Chapter 725 We Bought It!
April 1st, April Fool's Day.
On this day, the Bernabéu Stadium in the center of Madrid, the capital of Spain, is staging a peak duel.
This is a focus match that has attracted worldwide attention, because the two participating teams are the most entertaining teams in the UEFA Champions League this season. They are Real Madrid from La Liga and Super Saints from the Premier League. , Southampton.
As early as mid-March, when Platini's claws were taken out of the glass tank to represent the small balls of Southampton and Real Madrid, everyone was stunned!
These two teams are the teams with the most goals and the second most goals in the Champions League this season.
But some people jokingly joked that this is quite in line with UEFA's long-standing principle of drawing lots.
That is to let the stars encounter their old clubs!
Ancelotti still adopted a four-three-three tactic in this game. The goalkeeper is Diego Lopez, the defense is Marcelo, Pepe, Ramos and Carvajal, and the three players in the midfield are Dio. Maria, Xabi Alonso and Vidal.
The front trident is Cristiano Ronaldo, Benzema and Gareth Bale.
Among the eleven starting players, three players are from Southampton, namely Carvajal, Vidal and Gareth Bale. It can be seen that the bones of this Real Madrid team are also deeply engraved with the imprint of the saints. .
Bielsa's team was also not to be outdone, and still adopted a four-three-three tactic.
The goalkeeper is Neuer, and the defense is David Alaba, Javi Martinez, Varane and Danilo.
The midfield is a combination of Modric, Toni Kroos and Kaka.
After the Brazilian superstar had an eye-catching performance against Galatasaray in the second round of the knockout round, Bielsa continued to arrange him to start this game, and James Rodriguez played all the games in the league last weekend.
For multi-line combat, proper rotation is a must, otherwise, the physical strength of the players will be too much.
The front trident has been adjusted, because Hazard was slightly injured, so Bielsa did not arrange for the Belgian to enter the squad, and Suarez replaced him.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic sits in the middle, and Chilean winger Sanchez is on the right.
It is clear,
Bielsa's arrangement is more about experience.
The combination of Suarez and Sturridge in the Premier League is indeed very strong, but their performance in the Champions League is relatively average, and Sturridge lacks experience in the Champions League. On the contrary, Sanchez has more experience in this area.
Don't look at the pleasantries between the two players before the game, it is very close to each other, and Kaka even walked into the middle of Real Madrid players, driving with Cristiano Ronaldo, Benzema, Di Maria and others joke.
And Gareth Bale, Carvajal, Vidal and others also came to say hello to coach Bielsa and Southampton players. The relationship with each other seemed very close, and they would not become strangers because of the transfer.
But when the game whistle sounded, the two sides immediately went all out, swords were drawn, and there was a rush to kill the other side.
Although it is an away game, Southampton is not conservative at all.
Real Madrid, who are playing at home, are also eager to win their opponents in the first round at home, so they also played very proactively.
Therefore, from the beginning of the game, the two sides fought very fiercely, and you came and went to fight against each other.
But don't look at the two teams speeding up the tempo one after another, and fighting each other with blood on the bayonet, but in fact, the playing styles of both sides are very targeted.
Southampton's three lines are relatively balanced, but the problem remains.
Because Bielsa insists on using a combination of technical double midfielders, the three lines must be as compact as possible to avoid giving Real Madrid players too many opportunities to take the ball and hit the defensive zone.
But Real Madrid's players are generally characterized by opening and closing, especially like Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale, who are the type who need space to give full play to their speed advantage and impact.
Therefore, from a theoretical point of view, Southampton is quite unwilling to face a team like Real Madrid.
But Real Madrid's problem is also very obvious, that is defense, especially the defense of the midfield.
Xavi Alonso is not young anymore, whether it is running ability or defensive ability, it has obviously declined a lot compared to when he was young, but in the current Real Madrid team, he is still a single midfielder.
Vidal's joining has achieved a very important balance on both offensive and defensive ends, but it is still not enough.
Fortunately, Real Madrid's biggest discovery last season, Ancelotti successfully transformed Di Maria from a winger to a midfielder, and unearthed his contribution and role on the defensive end, which in turn made Di Maria Real Madrid's entire midfield has achieved a delicate balance.
But on the defensive line, the two full-backs mainly actively insert assists, and the central defender combination Ramos and Pepe is a runaway style. It is always difficult to be reassuring, and it is far from stable.
In the goalkeeper position, captain Iker Casillas was taken down and replaced by Diego Lopez, so the problem is not too big.
Therefore, Bielsa's game strategy is to attack.
Let your defense make mistakes with the high-intensity pressing and pressing that Southampton do best.
And Ancelotti also took the same idea.
Because this is the Bernabéu stadium, with Real Madrid's consistent style, as long as the goal is scored first at the beginning, then the game will be won with a certainty.
Therefore, the two sides started to speed up the tempo, and they had a great time fighting the capture.
The head coaches of the two teams also appeared on the sidelines, watching the situation closely and making adjustments from time to time.
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"Toni Kroos made a diagonal pass and accurately found Sanchez on the right!"
"The Chilean winger is very fast, gets the ball, cuts inside, picks the pass..."
"Diego Lopez strikes, beautiful, got the ball!"
"Southampton's attack was very fast this time, but Real Madrid's defenders reacted quite quickly."
"Diego Lopez quickly sent a goal kick to Marcelo, and Sanchez countered it immediately!"
"Southampton seems to be very determined to fight back. Ibrahimovic also put pressure on the two central defenders in the middle. As a last resort, Ramos knocked the ball back to the goalkeeper."
"Ibrahimovic was going to press the goalkeeper and Diego Lopez kicked the ball to the right with a big kick.
"Vidal returned to defense and competed with Kaka for the top, neither of them got it..."
The ball went over the heads of Kaka and Vidal and fell behind them.
Modric came in quickly from behind and got the ball before everyone else.
This is the first time that Vidal has met his old club after leaving the Saints. He is very motivated. At the same time, he is also very aware of Modric's ability, so as soon as he landed, he immediately rushed towards Modric.
Kaka also ran away as soon as he landed, but he wanted to run out of the pass angle for Modric, and at the same time raised his right hand, "Luka, here!"
Modric didn't dare to fight one-on-one with Vidal, because he knew the Chilean midfielder too well. If he was entangled by this guy, he would have to peel off his skin if he didn't die, so he didn't wait for Vidal to get close. He passed the ball to Kaka in front.
After Kaka received the ball, Xavi Alonso next to him also ran over to guard him.
But as soon as the Brazilian superstar received the ball, he took advantage of the trend and immediately accelerated to sprint forward.
With Kaka's acceleration, Harvey Alonso couldn't keep up.
Seeing that Kaka was about to leave Harvey Alonso behind, Carvajal and Ramos had to keep a distance, ready to block Kaka's route anytime and anywhere.
But Kaka was very calm, the corner of his eye swept to the left, and Suarez followed like a ghost.
Ever since, the Brazilian star made a judgment immediately, Yigao was bold, accelerated again, and rushed towards the crowd with the ball.
Seeing that Kaka sprinted, Xavi Alonso couldn't keep up, and Carvajal and Ramos immediately blocked him like goalkeepers.
But just as Kaka was about to enter the penalty area, he braked suddenly and opened a gap with the defender. After adjusting his left and right feet continuously, he split the ball to the left.
Suarez understood, quickly cut into the penalty area along the left rib, and received a pass from Kaka.
In terms of reaction, the reaction of Carvajal and Ramos is not fast enough. They immediately threw Kaka to Xavi Alonso. The two quickly turned and rushed to the penalty area. Carvajal was the first Close to Suarez for a while.
But who is Suarez?
A typical example of a fine South American player!
He seemed to have expected that Carvajal would rush over, and made another emergency stop, smashed the ball with his left and right feet, swayed past Carvajal, and after a gap was created, he shot with the instep of his right foot!
The ball passed between Carvajal and Ramos, along a straight line, barely hit the inside of the right goal post, turned in one direction, and hit the goal, one to zero!
"!!!!!!"
Suarez rushed out of Real Madrid's restricted area excitedly, opened his mouth wide in excitement, and kept making strange noises.
The Southampton players all around also swarmed up one after another, surrounding the Uruguayan striker in the middle.
For this goal, the cooperation of the Southampton players is wonderful, but more importantly, it is the embodiment of the players' personal abilities.
If it wasn't for Kakayi who is bold and dared to take the ball alone, attracting the attention of three defensive players, and then distribute the ball to Suarez, if it wasn't for Suarez being a thief and shrewd, facing Carvajal, he would be calm With an emergency stop adjustment, it is impossible for the ball to have a shooting angle.
Even, if Suarez does not choose the far corner, but chooses the near corner, not to mention that Carvajal and Ramos have blocked most of the shooting angles, and Diego Lopez has also blocked the position. The slightest gap was also blocked.
If Suarez hits a close corner, the ball will either hit Carvajal and Ramos, or be hugged by goalkeeper Diego Lopez, it is impossible to score.
But the truly top players have this kind of ability to turn decay into magic. They can just rely on their own tyrannical strength to turn the impossible into the possible in such an impossible environment!
At this moment, the entire Bernabéu stadium became deathly silent.
Countless Real Madrid fans looked at the group of wildly celebrating players on the pitch with blank faces.
That's not a Real Madrid player!
Yang Huan was sitting in the chairman's stand of the Bernabéu stadium. As soon as he saw Suarez's goal, he was so excited that he immediately jumped up from his seat, clapped vigorously, and cheered excitedly.
"Brilliant, beautiful, Suarez! Wow!"
Florentino, who was sitting next to him, seemed to feel the pressure from the Bernabéu fans, and sat there expressionless, looking down at the pitch, feeling a little bit embarrassed.
Suarez and Modric, these two players were once favored by Real Madrid.
But at that time, Real Madrid had too many and complicated considerations, which caused the two players to be cut off by Southampton.
There is also Kaka, a player who has been sentenced to death in Real Madrid, but has become a hero for Southampton in the Champions League this season. The attack just now showed his strength and vision.
Yes, Kaka is no longer the Kaka he was back then, but his strength, consciousness and insight are still there.
He used this assist to tell the Bernabéu stadium that had given him pain.
I'm still me, but you didn't give me enough patience!
Thinking of this, Florentino felt that a fire was about to burst out in his heart.
When Yang Huan returned to his seat with a smile on his face again, Florentino also made a decision.
"Master Huan, in a word, how much is Suarez? We bought it!"
"ah?"
Yang Huan, who hadn't gotten away from the excitement of scoring a goal, was dumbfounded!
It turns out that in this world, there are really people who are richer and more self-willed than me!
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