Real Madrid should feel lucky, playing like this at home and still being able to qualify, it is really the Bernabeu blessing and RB Leipzig who are not strong enough.
Listed as a strong contender for the Champions League title, Real Madrid has little desire to win this game, and compared with Manchester City, who played on the same day, the two are in heaven and earth. Reaching the quarter-finals should not be Real Madrid's goal, if they want to win the Champions League, Real Madrid need to be more powerful.
Before the game, all the ** suddenly turned out the game of Ajax's 4-1 elimination of Real Madrid, which seemed to be to cheer up RB Leipzig. After all, there was only a one-goal defeat in the first leg, which is exactly the same as five years ago. Since Ajax can turn the tables around, why can't RB Leipzig replicate the Ajax feat?
The idea is good, the reality is skinny. Jia Fu was full of talent at that time, and RB Leipzig was a little strong. It's almost meaningless.
RB Leipzig does have a lot of good players, Olmo and Opponda are good players, Simmons is a new star in Europe, and Roze's attacking style of play has gained a lot of goodwill. However, RB Leipzig's players are not strong enough to keep them going, and Roze's 4222 has a lot of minor flaws such as passing and catching the ball and being too high in a high-level game.
However, it is precisely these details that prevent them from going further. If these details can be done well in the future, RB Leipzig will usher in a breakthrough and truly become a Bayern challenger and a European powerhouse.
Real Madrid suffered a sullen draw at the weekend, with the goal blown out and the team's core Jude Bellingham suspended for red. The whole team is in desperate need of a win to sweep away the gloom of last weekend.
However, Real Madrid could not keep up their spirits. In particular, Real Madrid's loose performance in the first half could not be seen as the favorite. The 1-0 score also did not lay the foundation for promotion, and both teams were equal in the absence of a large gap.
After the opening, RB Leipzig 4222 became 442, and the formation was still very tight.
On the contrary, Real Madrid does have the idea to invest more troops in attack, leaving only one in the midfield and pressing the rest. Kroos dragged his feet and Leipzig pressed him. It can be seen that Roze wants to disrupt the Real Madrid organization, and the RB Leipzig striker presses Kroos very often.
Real Madrid have been reborn this season and seem to have a new look. But in the course of the game, if you look closely at Real Madrid's performance, it is actually no different from the previous two seasons. Kroos can't be delayed, and as for why Kroos is still being used, Ancelotti doesn't have any good ideas, ideas and candidates.
This time it was Leipzig who played down the flank, with Sesko cutting forward sensitively to form a one-on-one. There was a huge gap between Nacho and Rudiger that was caught by Sesko. Of course, this time he was single-handedly knocked off by Sesco, and as a young player, he seemed to feel that he was offside. If he can be more confident, regardless of the three seven twenty-one first, instead of looking ahead like this, RB Leipzig will have a chance of qualifying. To put it bluntly, it is inexperienced and immature.
Luo Ze's 4222 couldn't stand it after 18 minutes, and the team's offensive genes awakened, and the lineup became 424. On the contrary, Real Madrid became 2332, with multiple layers and more emphasis on possession.
Kroos was protected by Camavinga and Tchouameni, and that's where Ancelotti's train of thought came in. Another idea for Carlo Ancelotti is to build up enough manpower in the middle, like this. With six men firmly grasping the midfield, RB Leipzig can only find the front court in the backfield, and the efficiency is naturally low.
Roze realised the importance of Kroos and arranged a press for Kroos in the frontcourt. But Ancelotti gave another plan to use Camavinga and Tchouameni to protect Kroos, how should Roze break it?
Luo Ze's idea is that you hit yours, and I hit mine. Real Madrid has the advantage of possession, and RB Leipzig will inevitably encounter the problem of how to crack the Real Madrid system. It's a pity that Luo Ze didn't give an answer in the game, and Luo Ze's thinking seems to be that he doesn't want to dismantle it, but uses the wing as the main means of breakthrough. Therefore, RB Leipzig's threatening attacks are all launched from the wings.
RB Leipzig put the focus on the wing, playing out on the wing, Simons scurried all the way to find Opponda in the ribs. Unfortunately, Opponda's shot went wide and the RB Leipzig players wasted another chance.
Real Madrid is very besieged by RB Leipzig, but the RB Leipzig players are not capable enough. Opponda has great chances to score, he gives you a chance to adjust, you go out of the net, that's the difference between a second-rate player and a first-class player. If Haaland is in this position with the ball, can Real Madrid players be so calm?
Why is Real Madrid no different from the past two seasons, it is Kroos who defends Opponda. If Kroos had been able to stick to Opponda instead of defending Simmons, there would have been no such high-threat offense.
With Kroos another year older, Real Madrid's midfield system has not changed much. Camavinga and Tchouameni will definitely have someone to help Kroos defend at the back, or defend in place of Kroos to free Kroos. Can Real Madrid and Carlo Ancelotti do it?
With Kroos at the back, that threat is the price you have to pay. This time it was Opponda who missed, and after the quarterfinals, he met all the masters, and he still had to rely on the opposing players to defuse the threat?
Real Madrid's crisis continued, as RB Leipzig disrupted Real Madrid's attack and then counter-attacked, finding Opponda on the left from the right and the unmarked Belgian striker's shot was broken down by Real Madrid goalkeeper Lunin.
This attack was the same as above, Kroos was average in midfield. When the Real Madrid players' attention was taken away by RB Leipzig on the right side, the sudden turn to the left left the Real Madrid players scrambling, and Opponda's shot was saved by Lunin.
The best thing RB Leipzig did in this game was to turn the strong side to the weak side, to draw your attention, and suddenly shift widely to find the weak side teammate.
Not only that, but the set-piece was also wrong, and Real Madrid's set-piece defense had this kind of low-level mistake more than once, how did a dangerous person like Opponda prevent it from being lost?
Therefore, Real Madrid was not beaten in the first half, and I really have to thank the Belgian striker. If well-known strikers such as Haaland, Nunez, and Mbappe are here, Real Madrid and Ancelotti will directly say goodbye, and Ajax's reversal feat will really become a feat.
The first half was a chaotic first half, with Real Madrid being beaten passively and the team not very aggressive. I don't understand why Real Madrid is so calm, facing Celta at the weekend, Bellingham is suspended, and it is completely possible to win RB Leipzig in one go, why the team is so loose. There were zero shots on target in the first half, and this was again at the Bernabeu. If it is against Manchester City, Real Madrid's performance is still in the past, but this is RB Leipzig, what is Real Madrid doing?
The Ancelotti midfielder is also aware of the team's problems:Kroos' defensive ability is average, and the midfield is frequently penetrated. Camavinga doesn't do much. Bellingham couldn't play a role.
So, in the second half, Ancelotti replaced Camavinga with Rodrygo.
Ernesto Valverde was pulled back into midfield, Tchouameni returned to central midfield and Jude Bellingham returned to midfield. Rodrygo's appearance gave Real Madrid a centre-forward, allowing Bellingham to plug in and attack, without him having to carry the opposition's centre-backs.
Rodrygo's introduction made a difference, with Jude Bellingham able to play with his attacking brilliance and Tchouameni defending in midfield to free Kroos. The goal in the second half was the successful connection between Bellingham and Vinicius.
There are changes, but they are not completely resolved. RB Leipzig are still on the initiative side, and with the passage of time and the score gap is not large, RB Leipzig still has hope of qualifying. So there was Orban's quick equaliser.
The two sides are back on the same running line, and there is still a one-goal difference, or Real Madrid will hurry up to hit the second and third goals to strangle RB Leipzig's desire to advance and resist. However, Carlo Ancelotti and Real Madrid opted for control and seemed to be content with a 1-1 scoreline.
Ancelotti's hesitation did little harm to Real Madrid, and it was Roze who really helped Real Madrid. After the 1-1 equaliser, RB Leipzig will definitely have to continue their momentum, so do they try to make substitutions or let these people continue. Roze opted to replace Opponda in favor of Paulson.
The Danes are becoming more and more marginalized in the RB Leipzig system, and of course it's a tactical issue, with Roze preferring to play fast whirlwind, while Paulson is a traditional centre-forward. It was normal to bring on a new force, but it dragged on until 77 minutes, and it was a substitution of the active Opponda instead of Sesko, who had limited help in the attack, was tantamount to self-defeating.
It can't be said that Roze has abandoned his martial arts, and after seeing Orban score, Roze wants to try his hand at double center forward header bombing. But do RB Leipzig have good crossers? Simple substitutions won't solve the problem, but you need to cooperate, and RB Leipzig's cooperation starts to be messy. By the time Roze figured out that Sesco was not of much help, it was already 85 minutes, Opponda had already left, and Roze was counting on Olmo.
But Olmo let him down, as the Spaniard, the head of RB Leipzig, had a disappointing two-legged performance. There was a chance to drag Real Madrid into extra-time at the last minute, and Olmo had a shot like this. Of course, if Olmo scores this kind of goal, he is not Olmo, or a player at the level of Cristiano Ronaldo Messi.
Real Madrid's elimination of RB Leipzig was quite thrilling, especially in the second leg. From the first minute of the game, Real Madrid were in a slump and the players were loose on the pitch.
Carlo Ancelotti brought Kroos to play as a central midfielder, causing a lot of problems for the team. They were ravaged by Manchester City last season, and this season they almost couldn't even cross RB Leipzig. The midfield was as undefended as the road at two o'clock in the morning, easily penetrated by RB Leipzig. If it weren't for Opponda's wasted chance, Real Madrid would really have to replicate the story of being eliminated at home by Ajax again.
In the second half, Real Madrid cheered up and finally looked like the king of the Champions League. However, it was never clear that Real Madrid had a strong desire to advance, and seemed to be very satisfied with the draw or a one-goal lead. RB Leipzig had Roze's mistakes, but the attack was well maintained, and Olmo still had a chance to drag Real Madrid into extra time, and there was even hope of a comeback.
After so many years of innovation, Real Madrid's framework has always been the same. Bellingham's excellent performance has overshadowed the squad problems, and as long as Bellingham can provide assists and goals, Real Madrid will be fine and on the road to winning.
This year, Manchester City's strength is average, Bayern and Barcelona have declined sharply, and Arsenal is still in the stage of paying tuition soon after returning to the Champions League. Only Real Madrid has changed the least, and Bellingham's form has sparked hopes that Real Madrid will win the Champions League again. But in Real Madrid's state, when it meets other strong teams such as Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester City, and Inter Milan, I am afraid that the problem will not be smaller than it is now.
How to solve these problems will test the wisdom of Real Madrid and Ancelotti. Reaching the quarter-finals should not be Real Madrid's goal, winning the Champions League is Real Madrid's task.
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