With Such Twin Stars, Why Worry About Barcelona's Demise?

"Real Madrid truly deserved to be called the world's number-one powerhouse. Not only was their attacking firepower up front formidable, but their defense in the middle and back was also extremely solid!"

"Although CSKA Moscow seemed to have held every advantage in terms of the flow of the match, they had possession without goals and struggled to create any truly threatening attacks. Real Madrid, on the other hand, created several dangerous chances on the counterattack. Unfortunately, their forwards were a little off form and failed to seize those opportunities. Otherwise, Real Madrid would already be in the lead!"

After the home side had attacked relentlessly for thirty minutes without being able to breach Real Madrid's goal, the commentators began speaking up one after another, praising Real Madrid.

Although Real Madrid were at a disadvantage in possession and number of passes, it was not because they lacked strength, but because it was the result of their tactical choice.

In other words, the opportunities their opponents saw before them were actually an illusion created by Real Madrid.

Neither side scored during the first forty-five minutes.

Long shots, headers, set pieces...

CSKA Moscow tried every possible method, yet they simply could not blast open Real Madrid's goal.

Keisuke Honda had worked very hard, but he discovered that in the face of such a massive gap in ability, his efforts had no effect whatsoever.

Real Madrid had not deliberately targeted him, yet he had already suffered immensely under the defending of Lin Feng, Mascherano, and the others.

The sharp passes and assists that had been unstoppable in the Russian Premier League were completely ineffective in this match.

Against the pressing of Real Madrid's two world-class defensive midfielders, he could barely even keep hold of the ball at his feet, making repeated mistakes. Several of