Chapter 185 Do You Think I Am a Smoke Bomb or a Killer? [Please Subscribe! ]

London in summer is definitely more pleasing than in winter.

Without the cold fog and endless rain in autumn and winter.

Wembley Stadium is indeed a good place to hold an important final.

And the football atmosphere in England is very strong.

Li Ang has seen many enthusiastic fans in London these days.

On the day of the Champions League final, Li Ang and his team finished the last training in the morning and returned to the hotel.

I saw many local Real Madrid fans in London holding banners to express their support.

In the evening, Real Madrid and Bayern players took the bus and arrived at Wembley Stadium in advance.

The already full and clearly divided fans on the scene immediately made the players of the two teams feel familiar and intimate with the game.

Of course, playing in Wembley, a super-large stadium comparable to Camp Nou, the feeling of the players on both sides is naturally very different from the usual league and Champions League competitions.

Li Ang is not European, so he is not as excited as his teammates about playing at Wembley.

After looking around and feeling the vast area and the large number of seats at Wembley Stadium, he had only one immediate feeling.

It's big enough!

Then an inexplicable thought came to his mind:

"If I can score a goal in this stadium today, how should I celebrate to get the attention of the whole stadium?"

After this inexplicable thought flashed through his mind, Li Ang also laughed and shook his head, feeling that he was a little inflated recently.

Although he also scored a goal in the Champions League final last year, this year's opponent is really difficult to beat.

Let alone scoring a goal tonight, Li Ang felt that he would be more satisfied if he could get an assist.

After a little imagination, Li Ang still put his mood in order and devoted himself to the pre-match warm-up with his teammates.

The starting eleven player lists of the two teams were basically sent out at this time.

The media, who had not believed the two coaches' words before, were also proud now.

Benzema and Xabi Alonso looked very good during the warm-up on the sidelines, and Robben did not look injured at all.

Of course, the three of them were selected for the starting lineups of the two teams.

However, there were some unexpected starting situations.

For example, in Real Madrid, Modric's starting position was replaced by Matuidi.

And in Bayern Munich, Thomas Muller's starting position was also replaced by Robben, who was a substitute in the previous two Champions League semi-finals.

Such changes caught many media and fans by surprise.

Obviously, both teams made sufficient tactical plans before the game.

And in the subtle adjustments of the starting lineup, the two coaches' preferred playing styles were reflected first.

After Matuidi replaced Modric in the starting lineup, the double central midfielder formed by him and Li Ang will definitely have a better performance in intercepting and defending in the middle line.

In the first two rounds of the Champions League semi-finals, Robben, who played as a substitute, got the chance to start today.

Then it is not difficult to guess Heynckes' tactical play.

Bayern's two-wing combined tactics and the combination of wing and center will be launched first, while Real Madrid will focus on midfield interception first.

It looks like Heynckes wants to play a head-on offensive battle with Real Madrid.

But Mourinho put the time node for tactical efforts in the second half.

However, the media did not dare to say the situation to death at this time.

After all, Matuidi, who started the game, is not incapable of offensive tactics, and his ability to insert from behind is still good.

What if Mourinho is still playing nesting dolls?

The London media, who have been teased by Mourinho many times before, are also cautious and did not analyze the tactical play of the two teams in advance.

At this time, He Wei and Zhang, who are already debugging the commentary equipment on the spot, are also quietly discussing Real Madrid's play arrangement today.

At first, He Wei firmly believed that Mourinho was playing with nesting dolls, preparing to give everyone a big job after the game officially started.

But as time passed, after the players of both teams finished the opening ceremony and took their positions, he had to accept the reality.

Mourinho was not going to play with Bayern today. He really wanted to play defense and counterattack with Bayern in the first half and actively give up the initiative to attack.

Coach Zhang looked at He Wei, who was obviously a little disappointed, and stopped teasing him. He took over the conversation and began to introduce the starting players of the two teams.

"Today, Bayern Munich's starting players are as follows:

Goalkeeper No. 1 Neuer.

Left back No. 27 Alaba, center back No. 4 Dante partnered with No. 17 Boateng, right back No. 21 Lahm.

The two defensive midfielders are No. 31 Schweinsteiger and No. 8 Martinez.

Central midfielder No. 39 Toni Kroos, left midfielder No. 7 Ribery, right midfielder No. 10 Robben.

The forward center is No. 9 Mandzukic."

"For Real Madrid, today's starting goalkeeper is No. 1 Casillas.

Left back is No. 12 Marcelo, center back is No. 3 Pepe and No. 4 Ramos, right back is No. 17 Arbeloa.

In the midfield, No. 14 Xabi Alonso is still behind, No. 10 Li Ang and No. 15 Matuidi are the central midfielders.

On the front line, No. 7 Cristiano Ronaldo and No. 22 Di Maria are on the left and right wings, and the forward center is still No. 9 Benzema."

As soon as Coach Zhang finished speaking, He Wei, who had quickly adjusted his mood, continued to speak:

"Okay, thank you Coach Zhang for introducing the starting players of both sides. We can also see that the starting lineups arranged by the head coaches of both sides today are five midfielders in the middle, but in terms of specific tactical play, there may be some differences."

Before He Wei finished speaking, the referee on duty blew the whistle to officially start the game!

He Wei and Coach Zhang were both refreshed at this moment.

"Stage, stage! Dear audience friends, welcome to watch the live broadcast of the final of the UEFA Champions League in the 2012-2013 season."

He Wei was still reciting the opening remarks of the game, while Bayern Munich, who kicked off first, had already deployed their formation and launched an offensive on both wings against Real Madrid.

According to Mourinho's assessment of Bayern's combat power last year and the response tactics he finally adopted,

The strategy of defending first and then attacking that he adopted in today's Champions League final was a failure.

After all, last year Mourinho and the entire Real Madrid still believed that they could not just think about defending against Bayern, because they could not defend.

At that time, Real Madrid did fight Bayern for two rounds on the offensive end, and finally succeeded with a sharper trident and a strong attack in the middle.

However, there is an old saying in China that there is no constant situation for soldiers and no constant shape for water.

Some defects in Bayern's lineup last year have been strengthened by further running-in and transfers.

With Martinez in the midfield and backcourt, Bayern's two waists are already very strong.

If Real Madrid wants to force Bayern's center now, it will definitely not work.

Coupled with the improvement of Real Madrid's own defensive system and the growth and evolution of Li Ang, Mourinho made the decision to counterattack in the first half and not rush to attack.

Compared with Heynckes, who is more courageous and radical in tactical arrangement, Mourinho still chose the most stable way of playing today.

This has nothing to do with being conservative or not, it only cares about the choice. With the title defense imminent, Mourinho just wants to win this Champions League in the most stable way.

And Real Madrid's current strength, the defensive bottom-line ability of the three midfielders composed of Li Ang, Xabi Alonso and Matuidi, gave Mourinho the greatest confidence.

The trust he gave to the players was quickly rewarded in the first five minutes of the opening.

Real Madrid's current defensive performance is really watertight, or the habit of active defense and assisting defense has been engraved in the bones of this Mourinho Real Madrid.

Last season, Real Madrid's players used tough defense and sharp counterattacks to defeat one strong enemy after another, and finally got all the honors they wanted.

This method has been proven, and it has been proven by themselves, that it is a stable and reliable way to win the championship.

With the same belief and the ability to sacrifice for each other, Real Madrid withstood Bayern's slightly direct pressure attack at the beginning.

Heynckes watched the first five minutes of the two teams on the sidelines, and was not surprised by such a result.

Because this is the current level of defense that Real Madrid can play.

If you want to talk about which team is the most offensive in European football, then Bayern will not make any concessions in front of Real Madrid.

But if you want to talk about which team is the most defensive in European football, then Bayern's players and Heynckes can only admit that they are indeed not as good as Real Madrid.

This is just stating the facts. Mourinho knows the strengths of his team, and Heynckes certainly knows it too.

The strong attack did not work, and Bayern Munich quickly played a penetrating attack mode combining the wing and the center under Heynckes' adjustment.

If the player at the No. 10 position of Bayern Munich at this moment is Thomas Muller, then Bayern's offensive tactics may still be simpler and clearer.

But when the No. 10 player of Bayern Munich is Kroos, more delicate technical changes appear in Bayern's offense.

Leon is growing, and his opponents have not been idle in the past year, for example, Toni Kroos, who is now in the opposite position with him.

Last year, after Kroos was entangled by Leon, he was uncomfortable passing and organizing.

But this year, the two are facing each other again, and Kroos's more calm and freehand passing organization method immediately makes Leon feel tricky.

Because players like Kroos who really use wisdom and passing to guide the team's offensive method, once he completely stops competing with you, you don't have a good way to limit him.

Li Ang has already used physical confrontation and small movements to entangle and interfere with the defense.

But Kroos can still stably pass the ball out in the confrontation with him.

Li Ang's defensive method can delay Bayern's penetration and advancement in the middle as much as possible, but it can't be completely stopped unless Li Ang commits a malicious foul on Kroos.

But this is definitely not going to happen. Li Ang can't do anything to win.

Fortunately, even if Li Ang's targeted defense is a little passive at this moment, he has Matuidi's assistance and active sweeps.

Bayern's other receiving attackers still have a hard time advancing.

Li Ang has always been more fond of observation, and soon he got a lot of defensive inspiration from it.

After a quick and clear communication with Brother Long, Li Ang no longer entangled in any one-on-one restrictions with Kroos.

He also ran freely in his own half, just like Matuidi, his target became all Bayern attackers who might receive the ball on his side.

And Kroos, who is not fast, was handed over to Brother Long who was behind to mainly defend.

As soon as Leon's defensive strategy changed, the interception and strangulation combination formed by him and Matuidi immediately raised the defensive intensity of Real Madrid in their own half.

Kroos's pass was threatening, but when his teammates who received the pass could not quickly pass the interception of Leon and Matuidi.

His organizational role was weakened in disguise.

But it was unlikely for Kroos to try to attack independently and lead Bayern to speed up and change.

This half-time offensive and defensive situation that was extremely favorable to Real Madrid was seen by Mourinho. Before he said anything, Karanka had already praised him.

"This kid's brain is still as active as ever. He really gave him a chance!"

Mourinho smiled and nodded, but he was still cautious.

"We still can't be careless. Although we have an overall advantage in defense, we can't stand the strong individual strength of Bayern's two wingers.

If we can withstand the repeated attacks of Ribery and Robben later, our overall defense in this half can be completely stabilized.

And don't forget that Bayern Munich has many long-range shooters outside the penalty area."

As soon as Mourinho finished speaking, Bayern, who had been infiltrating for a long time without finding a good opportunity, tried to hit the goal with a heavy shot from Alaba, who was 30 meters away from the goal!

Casillas was very focused at this moment, but he took a little effort to save Alaba's long shot from the penalty area.

While Bayern's players were still regretting that this long shot did not result in a corner kick opportunity, Real Madrid had already taken advantage of the situation to launch a quick counterattack!

Modric did not start today, and the first person to follow up in the middle was naturally Li Ang.

Marcelo, who was leading the ball forward on the wing, encountered Lahm's timely defense and pressure, so he naturally passed the ball horizontally to Li Ang in the middle.

Schweinsteiger and Martinez, who had not played against Li Ang for a year, were now chasing back and dragging back.

It seemed that the blocking scene was foolproof.

But just when Li Ang was about to face Martinez, Li Ang, who seemed to have average speed before, suddenly accelerated, and almost in an instant he surpassed and widened the gap between him and Martinez!

Such a terrifying acceleration ability made Martinez break through the defense zone even when he was mentally prepared!

His turning speed was not slow, at least not slow among the ranks of big defensive midfielders.

But compared with Li Ang's acceleration after the explosion, Martinez's turning was like an aircraft carrier turning around, and the action seemed to be slowed down.

And Li Ang also saw the opportunity at this time and decisively sent a diagonal over-the-top pass!

This allowed Li Ang to avoid the possibility of direct confrontation with Boateng, and also gave Ronaldo, who cut into the Bayern penalty area, a very good chance to shoot.

After all, compared to Boateng, Dante's speed and physical flexibility are obviously not comparable to Ronaldo.

If Boateng were to defend Ronaldo alone, Real Madrid's attack would most likely end with Boateng destroying the ball.

But Dante's action was just a beat slower, and Ronaldo did not give Dante the chance to catch up with him to destroy the shot!

After stopping the ball with his chest, he adjusted his pace and relied on Dante's Ronaldo to fully exert his strength, and finally completed the volley side shot!

This shot was almost impeccable from adjustment to force.

And the more than 40,000 Real Madrid fans at the scene almost jumped up from the stands at this moment to cheer!

But a sudden big hand that broke into the live camera blocked Real Madrid's goal.

It was Neuer!

Neuer stepped forward at the most critical moment of the first half so far!

He almost dove sideways in mid-air, and with one hand, he barely lifted Ronaldo's perfect shot out of the goal line!

The emotions of surprise and fear seemed to be reversed between the fans of Real Madrid and Bayern.

However, the chaos in Bayern's penalty area continued at this moment.

Boateng, who was anxious to return to defense, saw the football flying towards him, but his position was a little too far at this moment.

In desperation, he could only twist his body and use his heel to knock the ball back outside the penalty area as if clearing the ball.

There was nothing wrong with his choice and the first idea of ​​clearing the ball.

But the problem was that when his heel didn't hit the right spot and kicked the ball, the direction of the ball was no longer controlled by humans.

The Real Madrid attackers and Bayern defenders who were trying to compete for the ball were dumbfounded at this moment!

Benzema, who had previously thought that he would have no chance, slowed down his running pace, and was also dumbfounded when he was standing near the penalty spot.

The football flew straight towards him.

Fortunately, Benzema, who was hit on the head by a huge surprise, didn't stay stunned for too long.

He subconsciously stretched his legs to block it, causing the football to change its direction again.

And Neuer, who just got up from the grass and counterattacked, obviously couldn't save Bayern's last line of defense again!

The football bounced across the line and finally hit the net!

At this moment, Li Ang, who also rushed into the Bayern penalty area, jumped onto Benzema's back, and shouted with more surprise than regret:

"My assist! My assist is gone!"

However, in the huge cheers and noise at the scene, Li Ang's excited complaints were not heard by others.

Benzema rushed to the corner flag area with Li Ang on his back to celebrate, and the rest of the Real Madrid players naturally rushed forward excitedly!

This dramatic counterattack of Real Madrid finally had a result that excited countless Real Madrid fans!

The Real Madrid fans at the scene can finally let go of their hearts and cheer and jump!

At this moment, Hai Shuai, who was angry about this bad luck and slapped the ceiling of the bench, seemed to remember something after being angry, and looked at Li Ang who was celebrating with his teammates on the field!

Li Ang, who had been defending honestly before, played for 16 minutes in the first half and only made this one forward run!

He did not assist Ronaldo to score, and Benzema's goal seemed to be a lucky shot that was completely accidental.

But Heynckes would not ignore Li Ang's role in this counterattack.

Without Li Ang's strong pass and Ronaldo's shot, could Benzema get the chance to pick up the leak in front of the goal? !

Heynckes fell into a tactical problem that he had to think about.

"Is this kid Mourinho's smoke bomb or killer?"

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