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Jose Mourinho once again proved to be one of the best football psychologists and tacticians. The Madrid club led by him won the Spanish King's Cup, defeating a team that rarely loses in the final.
Many experts name Portuguese decision to allow the nominal defender Pepe to play in the midfield as one of the main reasons for the victory. Pepe formed a destructive partnership with Xabi Alonso and Sami Khedira.
Since the leaders of "Barcelona" Lionel Messi, Xavi, and Andres Iniesta often come back to "pick up" the ball in their own half of the pitch, when they turned towards the opponent's goal, they often saw at least eight opposing players in front of them.
It is no secret that "Real" also did not avoid conceding goals but successfully and purposefully stopped dangerous attacks from the Catalans.
How Real Madrid stopped Barcelona:
In addition, the Spanish television channel "Cuatro" closely watched the charismatic Real strategist Jose Mourinho, who did not shy away from emotions and interesting episodes during the entire match.
