Iron Man on the pitch

On April 23, the 33rd round of La Liga.

Because the distance is not too far, Real Madrid will rush back to Madrid from Valencia to attend the celebration on the day of the King's Cup championship, just to celebrate with the fans. After a day off, the team conducted restorative training to check the players' physical condition. Afterwards, all Real Madrid players returned to Mestalia Stadium.

The games and back and forth in just a few days made the players tired and physically and mentally exhausted, so Mourinho rested most of the main players in this game, because the Champions League semi-finals were the top priority.

Among the starting players, in addition to goalkeeper Casillas, Li Ling, also the physical monster, all replaced the player who did not play in the final of the Cup del Rey.

Originally, Ronaldo felt that he had enough energy and wanted to play, but after seeing the resentful eyes from Benzema and Higuain, Ronaldo gave up the idea of ​​fighting. Because there is no position in the frontcourt, Ronaldo cannot play as a central defender or even a midfielder like Li Ling, so he had to sit obediently on the bench. In case the game is not going well, Ronaldo still needs to save the game.

Real Madrid's starting lineup is goalkeeper: Casillas; defenders: Thornton, Albiol, Galai, Cointran; midfielder: Li Ling, Kaka, Nacho, Canales; striker: Benze Horse, Higuain.

Before the game, Valencia lined up to welcome Real Madrid, who had just won the Copa del Rey. There was no murderous intent in the eyes of the players on both sides.

Everyone thought Real Madrid should be at the end of their strength. This game was just a matter of meaning. However, Real Madrid players on the court shocked everyone with their performance.

Kaka, who was recovered from injury, couldn't wait to prove himself. His range of activities covered the entire frontcourt and frequently launched an impact on Valencia's defense line.

Although Kaka is no longer in his peak strength and cannot make a breakthrough with a meteor as before, Kaka's pass and receiving level is top-notch. Although it has caused a certain decline due to injury, Still have 80% of the strength at its peak.

After trying a few times, he was helpless to find that he could not tear the opponent's defense line like before, Kaka decisively changed his kicking style and began to cooperate with Li Ling behind him.

With Li Ling's long shot and back-shot attack increasing the threat, coupled with Benzema and Higuain's running pull, Kaka can get a lot of space to display, causing several consecutive goals to Valencia's goal. A threat.

Seeing his own defense difficulties, Valencia tried to use a fierce attack to relieve the pressure on the defense.

Although Valencia lost many main players such as David Villa and David Silva in the summer of 2010, they introduced good players such as Soldado, plus the remaining Mata in the team. The player still has good offensive ability, otherwise he would not rank third in La Liga.

And although Valencia and Real Madrid and Barcelona have a gap, that is also the gap between the main lineup. At this moment, facing Real Madrid's defense line consisting of substitutes and new players, if Valencia dares to attack, it would be too courageous.

Mata and Pablo made exquisite straight passes for Soldado one after another. Soldado's shot forced Casillas to make two wonderful saves.

Real Madrid's pure substitute defense cooperation is really not tacit enough. If Li Ling hadn't often returned to the penalty area to make up and directed Nacho to assist in defense, he might have been the first to break the goal by Valencia.

The two sides launched a fierce attack.

Fortunately, with the offensive firepower of Real Madrid's frontcourt players, Li Ling just needs to complete the interception and pass the football to the frontcourt to serve as the role of Xavi Alonso.

Li Ling intercepted the ball from the Valencia midfielder's feet, dunked and moved, got rid of the opponent's counter-robbery on the spot, and then passed it with a long pass to find Kaka in the frontcourt; Kaka took two steps and directly divided the sides. Higuain who was running forward at high speed; Higuain sent a 40-meter diagonal pass to the ground and headed straight for Valencia's penalty area.

Valencia's goalkeeper hesitated for a moment, and the attack was a bit late and he was unable to get to the football.

Benzema easily got the football and scored a goal.

1:0!

"It's another classic Mu-style counterattack. From the start of the counterattack to the end, it was almost a single kick, and it was so classic."

"Indeed, under Mourinho's guidance, Real Madrid mastered the essence of this style of play, and such a quick counterattack is really pleasing to the eye."

Valencia players who thought they could win were a little impatient. They did not expect that facing Real Madrid's relegated defense line, they not only failed to score the first goal, but were instead attacked by their opponents.

Valencia, who was unstable, suffered another heavy blow. The goalkeeper and the defender made a mistake in cooperation and gave in to each other. They thought the opponent would clear the ball.go out. So Higuain seized the opportunity and stabbed the football into the goal before the two people with brain crashed.

2:0!

Valencia, who was behind 2 goals, continued to make a big attack.

But Li Ling found another opportunity and cut off Valencia's cross-bow to the middle with a flying tackle. Then Li Ling made another long pass to the ground and found the Kaka in front.

Kaka brought the ball to Valencia's penalty area and found that there were a lot of defensive players surrounding him, so he passed the ball to Benzema on the side in the cracks, and then continued to run forward.

Benzema, who was holding the ball on his back, directly split the side, Higuain responded with the side and sent a cross to the penalty area.

Kaka arrived at this time, and his push shot made Valencia's goalkeeper sigh.

3:0!

After scoring the goal, Kaka was so happy that she picked up the football and stuffed it into her clothes, ran back and interacted with Higuain and Benzema, without even making the classic two-handed celebration.

"Is this Kaka's strength? Look at how bright he smiles. It's been so long since we've seen Kaka perform on the court that we forgot that he's also a Golden Baller."

"Kaka is in such a good state in this game. I think Mourinho may have to face a happy trouble in the subsequent Champions League semi-finals."

"It's not just Kaka, Benzema and Higuain are in very good shape. It seems that the three brothers have recovered very well in injuries. But the important thing about playing Barcelona is defense, otherwise this frontcourt combination will be put on the court. On the way, it will definitely make Barcelona's defense line frightened."

The disaster in Valencia continues.

In just two minutes, their offense was interrupted by Real Madrid again, but it was Nacho who intercepted the ball this time.

The moment Nacho intercepted the ball, Li Ling ran to the open space on the side, and then successfully received the football. With another long pass, he directly found Kaka who moved to the side.

Kaka received the ball and went down the bottom at high speed. The one who rewarded Higuain made a cross pass. The latter did not disappoint Kaka's intentions and succeeded in the goal.

4:0!

The referee couldn't stand it anymore, and only gave him two minutes of injury time, and almost blew the whistle at the point, ending the first half.