With the exception of Dembele, who was unable to get a starting spot because of his bad swing, Barcelona sent almost a full squad.

Apart from D'Demofeu, who started Dembele, Barcelona have struggled to field a stronger squad, whether it's Rakitic, Andres Iniesta or Sergio Busquets. There is no doubt that the main players in the Barça squad.

Real Madrid, on the other hand, face a match against an absolute sworn enemy. The squad they put out, with the exception of the Portuguese, who were put on the bench due to internal controversy, was almost poured out.

The national derby, even friendly matches are full of gunpowder, and although the Spanish Super Cup does not have much gold content, it is also an official trophy game.

The two sides fought each other in the first leg.

But soon, the scene appeared in which Barça were restricted. De Ulofeu is also not good at speed, and he cannot provide enough depth compensation for Messi in a 433 lineup like Neymar before him.

As a winger, providing depth and width are fundamental functions, and Messi can no longer fully apply his physical strength to the duties of a winger due to his physical decline and his own technical characteristics.

But Deulofeu couldn't provide enough width and depth on the other side to fill in what Messi was missing.

As a result, under the experienced Zidane, Barcelona's attack could not really threaten Real Madrid. Despite creating a threatening attack on several occasions, Real Madrid's defenders are not badly equipped and can always defuse the threat before these opportunities become truly deadly.

And the consistent performances of Ramos and Varane have left Barcelona with little absolute chance. You can only get up in a more reluctant position.

In the absence of a real threat, even the superb cooperation of Suarez and Messi failed to break through the door of Real Madrid.

Navas in front of goal was well positioned and managed to block the few remaining angles.

Barcelona's best chance in the first half came from Andres Iniesta getting away from Messi in a small area, and then Messi and Suarez formed a wall to cooperate and then attacked.

But Casemiro, who was fully defensive, knelt on one leg. With the side of his knee, he blocked the ball. Suarez and Deulofeu followed up and failed to touch the ball before Keylor Navas.

In the first half, although Barcelona looked more attacking, the real threat was not as great as the counter-attack. The atmosphere in the team's dressing room suddenly darkened a lot.

Fortunately, in terms of scenes, because of the hot atmosphere of the national derby, both sides did not eat less. Although Pique and Messi on this side have yellow cards on two important players, Casemiro, Bale and Carvajal on the other side also have a yellow card. With the situation still 0-0, Barcelona still have a certain advantage.

It's just that everyone can see this advantage, and if it doesn't translate into a winning situation, then I'm afraid it will become a disadvantage

: "I think we should make a change, coach."

Valverde is not a famous manager, although he has always been a very promising coach in Spain, but his past coaching experience has always given him insufficient control of the dressing room when facing a big club like Barca.

The 0-0 situation in the first half made Pique stand up and start to actively question Valverde's tactical arrangement.

"I know that. Dulofeu, get ready for the rest. His

gaze swept to Dembele, who was sitting in the dressing room with a look of indifference. Valverde's face was full of difficulty, did he want to let such a player enter the stadium?

From the perspective of player ability, maybe it is really time to choose Dembele. But from a manager's point of view, Valverde would never choose to let Dembele play in this game, even if he would lose it.

Shaking his head and rejecting Dembele's option, Valverde looked at another young player.

Dennis Suarez is also a rotational player at Barca, and like most of Barca's players, he is better at small-scale techniques. It's just that physical confrontation and size are his obvious weaknesses.

As a manager, Valverde is well aware that the results of replacing Dennis Suarez and using Deulofeu are not too bad.

But keeping Deulofeu on the pitch will also be of little use, as the first-half game proved enough.

But even if Dennis Suarez is replaced, it will not change much, after all, the ability and style of play of the two are not enough to meet the current tactical needs of Barca. Such a substitution is ultimately just useless work.

"Coach. If you can, please give me a chance to play. Carvajal has a yellow card on him and I can make a difference with that.

While Valverde was still hesitating about a replacement, Malone took the initiative to get up from his seat.

This action caused Pique who was about to go to the toilet to drain the water to look back, and after getting along for the past few days, he did not feel that Marlon was a very cheerful personality.

He is the kind of player who prefers to stay in his own circle, although he is polite to all the old players of the team and has the attitude of a junior.

But in fact, whether it is training, leisure activities, or some daily life, it will undoubtedly be closer to Messi and Suarez.

Such a young man, at this time, actually took the initiative to ask to play, which no one expected.

"I've been watching Carvajal's movements on the bench and if it's with a yellow card on him, I'm sure"

Malone was resolute in both attitude and tone.

"This is a national derby,"

Valverde responded after a moment of silence. The meaning of this is self-evident, for the debut of a young player who has just turned 18, the national derby, both in intensity and pressure, is a bit too high.

"I don't care what I'm opposing and what I'm trying to do is help the team win games and do what I can.

Glancing at Messi and Suarez, Malone's attitude became more resolute

: "I'm here to win the title, I don't care who is on the other side." Cristiano Ronaldo, Benzema, Modric, Casemiro... Whoever comes is fine. Now that you wear the Barcelona shirt, you should stand up no matter what kind of opponent you are facing. "

Go to the arena, kid."

What Ma Long didn't expect was an unfamiliar touch behind him. A large hand gently pressed on his shoulder and encouraged to

"show your stuff and don't put too much pressure on yourself."

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