Chapter 1057 Winning!

On the evening of October 24th, West *** Stadium.

In the third round of Group D of the Champions League group stage, Real Madrid challenged Dortmund away.

In the dressing room before the game, Klopp got Real Madrid's starting list, and the result surprised him.

"It's not Vermaelen." Klopp frowned.

It is not strange or uncommon to guess the opponent's starting lineup wrongly, but guessing wrongly about Real Madrid's starting lineup can be big or small.

Judging from the starting list, Ancelotti's goalkeeper for this game is Casillas, the central defender is the combination of Pepe and Ramos, the midfielder is the Spanish combination of David Silva, Xavi Martinez and Xavi Alonso, and the frontcourt is Hazard, Yang Yang and Di Maria.

The only puzzling thing is that Ancelotti played Azpilicueta and Carvajal at the same time.

What does it mean?

Who are the two standing on the left?

Carvajal is good at attacking, Azpilicueta is good at defending, who will appear on the left?

This is really a headache puzzle.

Dortmund's starting lineup tonight is also the main force, the goalkeeper is Weidenfeller, the defense is Schmelzer, Hummels, Subotic and Piszczek, the midfielder is a double midfielder Sven Bender and Sebastian Kyle, both defensive midfielders are known for their defense, while the frontcourt is Gros Kreuz, Gotze and Reuss, and the single forward is Lewandowski.

It should be said that this is the strongest lineup that Dortmund can form.

"Now I have no choice but to persevere to the end." Buvac said.

Klopp nodded.

For this game, he even gave up last weekend's league game, causing Dortmund to lose at home, because he knows very well that facing Bayern Munich, which has won eight consecutive domestic league games, the possibility of Dortmund hitting the league title this season is very slim. On the contrary, in the Champions League, the Hornets can still make a dash.

This is not only Klopp's idea, but also the idea of ​​Dortmund's management, because the results in the Champions League make money.

"Stick to the original tactics and play, and see what the hell Ancelotti does."

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The atmosphere of Dortmund's home stadium was terrifying. Nearly 66,000 fans, either sitting or standing, made an overwhelming and uniform sound in the stands, sweeping the entire stadium, as if even the sky and the earth trembled.

The Hornets and Real Madrid have many similarities. For example, both teams are young, both are good at passing through the midfield quickly and concisely, both are good at pressing high, both are good at defensive counterattacks, and both are good at two wings...

Too many similarities make this game more exciting and suspenseful.

But as soon as the game started, everyone was surprised to find Dortmund's changes.

On their own home court, the Hornets suddenly stopped pressing from a high position and no longer emphasized the pressing of the midfield. Instead, they decisively retreated and settled down, contracted the defense, and actively gave up the possession of the midfield, allowing Real Madrid to pass the center line smoothly.

This is a very surprising thing, because Dortmund has always liked to press forward, suddenly retracted, and also took the initiative to give up the ball, focusing on defensive counterattacks. This has to be said to be very puzzling.

Real Madrid sought stability at the beginning of the game, but they did not expect their opponents to take the initiative to show weakness. This caught the Galaxy Battleship a little off guard. They did not take the initiative to press forward and attack, but advanced slowly. It was not until the fifth minute that Real Madrid completed their first shot of the game, which came from Di Maria's volley from the right side of the penalty area.

It wasn't until the 11th minute that Dortmund made their first organized attack and advanced to the 30-meter zone of Real Madrid. After receiving the ball from the right, Reus tried to break through Azpilicueta forcefully, but failed.

A shot from Dortmund's corner followed, but failed to pose a threat.

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"Klopp should be surprised now?" Zidane chuckled.

The accident he was talking about was not a breakthrough on the court, but Azpilicueta appeared on the left.

The Spanish defender has always played right-back, but he is proficient with both feet. After Marcelo and Arbeloa were injured, Ancelotti gave him a cameo at left-back, and he performed well in training.

Having said that, Ancelotti is still not at ease, because against Dortmund, defending Reus is very important, so he tried to let Vermaelen play the left back, but against Celta Vigo, Vermaelen performed relatively average on the left, so Azpilicueta will start tonight.

Real Madrid's game strategy is very simple. Azpilicueta on the left is good at defending, and Hazard is suppressing in the frontcourt. The overall focus is on defense, but Di Maria and Carvajal are used on the right. They want to attack with all their strength, play the threat of Real Madrid's right, and suppress Dortmund's left-back Schmelzer.

Klopp is also a head coach who dare not take risks easily. Even at home, facing the disabled Real Madrid, he still arranged two defensive midfielders, which shows how afraid he is of Real Madrid.

But tonight, Real Madrid didn't come here to keep the tie, but to win!

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Real Madrid got off to a good start.

Dortmund took the initiative to retreat and defend, and Real Madrid successfully controlled the ball and the situation. Carvajal and Di Maria on the right were the main players, and they launched offensives one after another.

First, Yang Yang received a pass from Carvajal, and a long-range shot was saved by goalkeeper Weidenfeller, and then two consecutive corner kicks created danger. Although he did not score, it was still surprising.

Then Hazard broke through from the left and passed into the penalty area. Yang Yang headed the goal near the penalty spot, but under the attack of Hummels and Subotic, although Yang Yang grabbed the spot, he failed to hit the goal.

Two minutes later, Di Maria received a pass from Carvajal on the right side of the penalty area, made a beautiful turn, forced the ball out of the double-team of three Dortmund defenders, and then hit the goal with his left foot.

It's a pity that the last shot was really unsightly, and it went flying.

But Di Maria's wonderful performance on the right side of the penalty area won the unanimous affirmation of Real Madrid players, and Yang Yang even gave him a thumbs up.

Di Maria's ability is obvious to all, except for the last hit.

Yang Yang had already reached his position just now. If he had chosen to pass the ball instead of directly hitting the goal, Yang Yang would have turned around and kicked directly as soon as he stopped, but unfortunately, Di Maria probably did not see Yang Yang at the time.

In any case, Real Madrid became more and more active in the frontcourt, and the right side firmly suppressed Dortmund's left side.

The Hornets counterattacked several times and tried to pass from the left of Real Madrid, but Azpilicueta faced Royce and defended impeccably, and did not give the German Rockets any chance to perform.

But when Real Madrid had the advantage, in the 25th minute, Harvey Martinez was accidentally injured when he landed with Lewandowski in a fight for the top, unable to persist, and was forced to replace him.

This made the Real Madrid players on the field feel a little bit disappointed. No one thought that it had only been a while before another one was injured.

Ancelotti quickly made adjustments and Mascherano came on, replacing Javi Martinez.

After Yang Yang walked over to send away the limping Harvey Martinez, he ushered in his old comrade-in-arms Mascherano, and at the same time began to boost the morale of the team.

"Come on, the game has just begun, we must win!" Yang Yang shouted loudly.

Then, Yang Yang walked towards Hazard again.

"Their two central defenders are both taller and stronger than me. I have no advantage in a head-to-head match. Next, I will expand my range of activities. I need your cooperation to run more and intersperse more gaps. Do you understand?" Yang Yang asked.

The two have established a preliminary tacit understanding in the previous training and competition. Although they still can't reach the tacit understanding between Yang Yang and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, nor can they achieve the tacit understanding between Yang Yang, Robben and Di Maria, but at least they know the basics.

Hazard knows in his heart that after Yang Yang expands his range of activities, he will no longer fix himself in the middle of the frontcourt. At this time, he and Di Maria need to intersperse the space he pulled out. Whether it is to insert himself into the attack or create opportunities for Yang Yang to counter-attack, they need to adjust their play style.

"Don't worry, I know how to do it." Hazard nodded solemnly.

Yang Yang patted Hazard on the shoulder, "If you have a chance, hit it yourself, you can."

After finishing speaking, Yang Yang gave an encouraging smile, which warmed Hazard's heart.

In the Real Madrid team, there is only one person who has unlimited firepower, and that is Yang Yang.

He can use his own judgment of the situation, at any time and under any circumstances, to kick and hit the goal at will, and everyone in the team will support and cooperate with him.

This is not from the management, from the coaching staff, or from the privileges brought about by Yang Yang's own status and influence, but from the confidence that everyone has built and cultivated through game after game over the past three years or so.

For example, this season, Yang Yang scored 17 goals in the league, six goals more than Messi, who is ranked second and just staged a hat-trick, and eight goals more than Falcao, the third place, far ahead of other shooters in the four major European leagues.

What kind of terrible data is this?

But now, Yang Yang is encouraging Hazard to hit the goal more, which shows Yang Yang's mind and also represents his meaning. If he has the opportunity, he will also pass and assist Hazard.

But Hazard obviously doesn't know that Yang Yang has never been a selfish person. On the contrary, he hopes to have a group of outstanding teammates around him. Hazard is excellent in all aspects, but he lacks some desire to score.

Yang Yang has always wanted to stimulate his desire.

After half an hour of running-in and adjustment, both sides began to gradually understand each other's thinking.

Yang Yang knew in his heart that Dortmund just wanted to shrink their defense and make a quick counterattack.

So he began to expand his range of activities, mobilize his teammates around him, and increase the pressure of the frontcourt.

In the 31st minute, under the pressure of Harvey Alonso, Dortmund veteran midfielder Kyle made a mistake in the return pass.