Chapter 1167 The Opportunity to Counterattack Has Come!

On the evening of April 23rd, at 20:30, Madrid, Spain.

The stands of the Bernabéu Stadium are very steep, giving people a very strong sense of oppression. The layers of stands are full of black people, densely packed, and they made a deafening momentum, sweeping every space of the stadium.

Under the leadership of the referee Weber, the players of the two teams walked into the Bernabeu.

The monstrous noise made by more than 80,000 fans made the players of the two teams feel like a gladiator walking into a bloody arena or a matador walking into the Colosseum, which made people feel nervous and stressed.

No one doubts that this will definitely be a classic duel between top teams!

Bayern Munich under Guardiola is like the Barcelona he once coached. Any fan can recognize it at a glance after watching Bayern Munich games for a few minutes. This is the football style that belongs to Guardiola and Barcelona .

Real Madrid's styles are changeable, ranging from Italian-style solid defense to sharp and impactful counterattacks. At the same time, this team can also be patient, calm, and pass control slowly...

If it is said that Guardiola left a deep imprint on Bayern Munich and played his own traditional style and characteristics, then what Ancelotti created in Real Madrid is that there is no fixed style.

Therefore, in recent seasons, Real Madrid's tactics have changed, and the formation has also changed from 4231 to 433, and then switched back and forth between different tactical formations such as 442, 4321, and 352. Chelotti even sometimes adopts a variety of different tactical formations in a game depending on the situation.

These are two very different teams, but at the same time they are both one of the strongest teams in world football today.

This kind of confrontation, this kind of collision, can only happen in a stadium like the Champions League.

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The two teams walked into the stadium, and the starting lineups of both sides were already very obvious.

The home team, Real Madrid, still has the four-three-three formation that they are most familiar with and best at.

Iker Casillas in goal, Marcelo, Javi Martinez, Ramos and Carvajal in defense, Mascherano deep in midfield, David Silva and David Silva in front. Modric's combination, the front trident is Hazard, Yang Yang and Di Maria.

Players including Isco and Suarez were placed on the bench.

Guardiola played a four-two-three-one double midfielder formation in this game.

The goalkeeper is Neuer, the defense is Alaba, Dante, Boateng and Rafinha, the double midfielder is Schweinsteiger and Ram, and the frontcourt is Ribery, Toni Kroos and Thomas Muller, the lone striker is Mandzukic.

This is also an important starting lineup for Bayern Munich this season, that is, changing Ram, who originally played as a right back, to the midfielder position, because he is currently one of the few in the Bayern Munich team who can satisfy Guardiola's midfielder. requested player.

But in this way, the right back will go to Rafinha, and the Brazilian right back is not stable.

Real Madrid has also made a targeted plan for this. If Lahm plays the right back, then Real Madrid will start to grab the midfielder, but if Lahm returns to the midfielder, then Real Madrid will give up the midfielder appropriately, but the attack From time to time, they will attack Rafinha's side.

Everything has advantages and disadvantages. What Ancelotti is best at is to watch the food and prepare his own tactics according to the opponent's situation.

Therefore, after seeing Bayern Munich's starting lineup, Real Madrid has already decided on the strategy and tactics of this game.

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At the beginning of the game, Real Madrid adopted a safe tactical play.

Bayern Munich is mainly anti-customer, actively fighting for possession, but the home team Real Madrid has no intention of this.

Ancelotti's pre-match tactics are very clear. Real Madrid's defensive weakness lies in the gap after the full-backs attack forward. Therefore, after the opening, Real Madrid's main idea is to seek stability and strive to prevent Bayern Munich from hacking. .

As for the possession of the ball by Bayern Munich, Real Madrid doesn't mind, because every time they play against Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid have never fought for the possession of the ball, they basically play defensive counterattacks. This is Real Madrid's specialty, and everyone knows how to play. .

Guardiola's coaching ability was evident from the very beginning of the game, because Bayern Munich's midfield siege and press was very similar to Barcelona, ​​even stronger than the current Barcelona.

Because Harvey and Iniesta are old, but German players such as Schweinsteiger and Ram have stronger tactical execution.

This kind of pressing and siege seems very simple. It is to use the local number advantage to grab the ball, but it is actually very difficult and the risk is not small.

But judging from the confrontation in the opening few minutes, Bayern Munich still did a pretty good job. The press and siege of Real Madrid's midfielder was relatively successful. The double midfielder combination of Lahm and Schweinsteiger contributed a lot.

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"No wonder Guardiola would rather leave a hole on the right, but also move Lahm to the midfield." Ancelotti nodded in praise.

Zidane kept nodding, Lahm is indeed a very comprehensive player.

As a defender, he is the world's top full-back. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is in the top three. What is even more frightening is that his left and right wings are top-notch, and he can basically enter the world's top three. It's scary.

Let him appear in the midfielder position, mainly because he is comprehensive and stable enough.

In Barcelona's tactical system, the position of the midfielder is the hub, and the first requirement is to be stable. This is why Guardiola gave up Yaya Toure and chose Busquets. It is not the strength, but Busquets. more stable.

On the offensive end, Lahm's passing ability is very strong and stable, and he is also very smart in running without the ball. He is not tall, fast and flexible, and his defensive ability is also very good. The control of the scene is also in place.

Sometimes, for players in the defensive midfielder position, you can't rely on feeling or data, simply look at the comparison.

Just like Lahm, how would Bayern Munich perform without him?

This is the most intuitive comparison.

Putting it into this game, Bayern Munich was able to control the scene from the beginning, and the three midfielders of Ram, Schweinsteiger, and Toni Kroos contributed a lot.

This also surprised Zidane somewhat, because he found that there were such excellent midfielders among the German players. Before that, everyone had doubts about Guardiola coaching Bayern Munich.

"After stabilizing our position, our counterattack will begin!" Ancelotti's eyes flashed a stern look.

This is the tactic he arranged in the locker room before the game.

Seek stability at the beginning, stabilize the defense, maintain a stable formation, and then slowly see the opportunity to counterattack.

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On the court, players from both sides interact with each other.

The first shot of the game appeared in the fifth minute. Thomas Muller took the ball back from the right. Toni Kroos shot a long shot, but it was easily confiscated by Casilla and failed to pose a threat.

But Bayern Munich still firmly controls the situation and possession of the ball on the field.

"Ten minutes into the game, we saw the latest statistics. Real Madrid, who are playing at home, are a bit passive tonight. Or it should be said that Ancelotti's team is a little conservative. They haven't had a single shot since the start. This is It's hard to believe."

"Not only that, in terms of possession rate, Real Madrid is only 10%. This is undoubtedly quite scary. Could it be that Ancelotti's team has never thought of winning the opponent at home?"

The live TV commentator was very surprised by the game scene after the opening, because Real Madrid's performance was completely different from usual, even more conservative than when facing Barcelona, ​​which cannot be explained.

You know, this is at the Bernabéu.

Of course, ten minutes can't see anything at all.

The pace of the game is very fast, and ten minutes is just the blink of an eye.

Only the Real Madrid players on the field know that they have been adapting to Bayern Munich's pass and possession style of play, midfield containment and pressing, and the attacking rhythm of the frontcourt.

Real Madrid has a lot of experience, so they can quickly familiarize themselves with the opponent's methods and rhythm.

Guardiola brought Barcelona's passing and possession style of play and high-position pressing to Bayern Munich, but at the same time it also brought Barcelona's fatal weakness to Bayern Munich, that is, slowness!

This is a very serious problem that has always existed from the beginning of Barcelona to the present.

Or it should be said that for a coach like Guardiola who regards the ball as his life, the first thing they do after grabbing the ball is not to counterattack, but to firmly control the ball first, and then go Thinking about how to fight back.

Real Madrid is slowly adjusting their defense, making the midfield defense more flexible and changing, adapting to Bayern Munich's organization and offense, and waiting patiently for opportunities.

In the fourteenth minute, Bayern Munich made another attack. Ribery made a direct pass. Thomas Muller turned around and volleyed from the front of the penalty area. Ramos blocked the baseline and gave Bayern Munich a corner kick.

But this time the German team failed to make good use of the corner, Schweinsteiger's header was easily embraced by Iker Casillas.

By the 20th minute, Bayern Munich still controlled the situation, with a full 80% possession rate.

The two full-backs also began to advance actively. Rafinha kicked the ball from the right, Mandzukic flew the ball from the back and returned the ball to the front. Shot, blocked by Javi Martinez, who blocks the ball to the left.

Marcelo headed out of the box first, grabbed the ball and passed it forward to David Silva.

After the Spanish midfielder pulled to the left line to catch the ball, he turned around and was about to take it forward, but saw Marcelo quickly penetrated forward from the inside. He immediately understood and passed the ball straight to Hazard on the left.

The Belgian winger also took the ball from the left line. After stopping the ball, he immediately brought it forward, pulled Rafinha out, and then suddenly passed the ball diagonally behind him, sending the ball to the left outside the penalty area.

Marcelo, who was running all the way, suddenly appeared behind Borafinha at this time, and slanted into the left side of the penalty area at the fastest speed.

Real Madrid's counterattack opportunity has come!