strictlysupreme Chapter 507 Top of Europe (1)
Chapter 507 Top of Europe (1)
Chapter 507 Top of Europe ([-])
On final day, the weather was fine with a light breeze.
The Champions League final is different from the previous games, that is, there will be a cultural performance before the official game.
The opening performance at the Bernabeu in 2010 was a flamenco dance, and the opening performance at Wembley, England in 2013 was a performance imitating the war in the ancient British cold weapon era.
This year in Milan, the opening performance was an electronic music performance. I don’t know if the organizer wanted to pay tribute to the Italian Summer of 90, but the performance was very good. After the hot Italian female singer sang a song, the enthusiasm of the fans was aroused.
At this time, the stands are divided into two camps. Of course, it goes without saying that everyone knows that the red side is Bayern fans, and the yellow side is Dortmund fans.
The yellow camp held up their scarves and sang "You'll Never Walk Alone" in unison.
The fans in the red camp held up signs the size of A4 paper, which said "Thank you, Josep". It has been 3 years, and this is the last match of Guardiola leading Bayern. After this battle, it will be decided whether it is a hero or a bear.
Of course, this is not the harsh criticism of the fans, but what Guardiola himself said when he came here three years ago, not winning the Champions League is a failure.
The referee for the law enforcement of this game is the No. [-] Golden Whistle in Europe, the Italian "Rizzoli", who is also the law enforcement referee for the World Cup final in Brazil.
After the warmth, the passion came. The fans of both sides began to shout slogans to choke each other. They punched each other and grinned, as if they wanted to swallow each other in one bite.
And when the fans were playing fiercely, players from both sides had already lined up in the player tunnel, ready to play at any time.
Finding that Li Qiao was distracted, the little caddy beside him touched Li Qiao lightly, signaling that Li Qiao was about to leave.
Li Qiao smiled, stretched out his big hand to hold the caddy's small hand, "Let's go".
Under the leadership of the 4-person referee team, the players began to play, and a burst of applause sounded as the best encouragement for the soldiers who will be fighting today.
Li Qiao was obviously absent-minded today, because this was probably his best game in Dortmund. Of course, the whole world didn't know it, even Li Qiao himself didn't know it. After all, many conditions were needed.
First of all, Dortmund will win this game. Second, Bayern does not know who the next head coach is. The so-called emperor and courtier, I don’t know if the next Bayern Munich head coach likes Li Qiao.
Because of this, the loud shouts were deaf to Li Qiao, "Maybe Weidenfeller is right, everything will be fine at the moment of kick-off."
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Rizzoli checked his watch. The kick-off time was counting down. Rizzoli put the whistle in his mouth. When the countdown reached zero, a whistle sounded. Muller dialed the ball and Lewandowski returned the pass. The 2015-16 UEFA Champions League final officially started.
There are some changes in Bayern's starting lineup for this game.
Goalkeeper - Manuel Neuer
Defenders - Lahm, Boateng, Benatia, Alaba
Back midfielder - Alonso, Vidal
Midfielders - Müller, Thiago, Costa
Striker - Lewandowski
The formation is 4231.
You will feel that nothing has changed, it is very ordinary, but I want to tell you that during Guardiola's three years at Bayern, 4231 is a very taboo formation for him.
The reason is simple, that is, his predecessor Heynckes used this formation to perfection, entered the Champions League final twice in two years, and finally won the cup in the second year.
A coach of Guardiola's level is most afraid of picking up people's teeth and being said that he is plagiarizing his predecessor. Therefore, during Guardiola's tenure, Bayern played 4141, 343, and some weird formations, but the 4231 formation is really rarely used.
At the most critical moment today, Gua Shuai regained 4231 with obvious intentions. Even if he was said to be a fool, he would still take this championship as his farewell gift.
But there is no change in Dortmund. On the one hand, it is unnecessary, and on the other hand, with Dortmund's family background, there is nothing to change.
Goalkeeper - Weidenfeller
Defense - Piszczek, Zhou Dun, Hummels, Schmelzer
Double defensive midfielder - Bender, Wang Kong
Avant-garde line - Royce, Mkhitaryan, Lee Joe
Solo striker - Aubameyang
At least in terms of formation, the two teams are exactly the same as in the final three years ago. Before the game, Klopp said, Bayern, you owe me a Champions League, and Guardiola said, I still owe Bayern fans a Champions League, so today it depends on who can repay the favor, and who is the grudge.
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At 1 minute and 30 seconds into the game, Bayern's Thiago received a yellow card. It was an unnecessary foul. Wang Kong picked the ball to Mkhitaryan in front of him in midfield, but Thiago on the passing route actually touched it with his hands.
This should be too nervous, but according to the rules, a yellow card must be received for intentional handball. In this way, Bayern's main attacking midfielder received a yellow card at the beginning of the game, which was a big blow to Bayern.
Thiago is known as the son of Guardiola. When Guardiola first came to Bayern, the first thing he did was to sign Thiago from Barcelona. I heard that Thiago will follow Guardiola to Manchester City next season.
Perhaps it was because of this that Thiago made such a low-level mistake.
But shortly afterwards, Dortmund also made a mistake. Wang Kong passed the ball to Li Qiao, but the pass was too slow. Alonso, who had already guessed what Wang Kong wanted to do, made a diagonal stab and broke the ball.
The ball came to Lewandowski after passing through Müller and Thiago twice. The latter made a quick shot, which was very threatening, but he hit the right point and the ball was hugged by Weidenfeller.
10 minutes before the opening, the ball possession rate of the two teams was almost the same, basically [-]-[-]. On the scene, both sides were not conservative and attacked when they had the opportunity. It was a beautiful confrontation.
The biggest difference between Bayern and three years ago is the two wingers. Three years ago, Bayern fans still remember that the winger at that time was the best in Europe, Robery, and Bayern's winning goal was also created by these two people.
That was Franck Ribery passing the ball to Robben. Robben twisted his body almost 90 degrees, pushed the ball in the opposite direction, and the ball bypassed Weidenfeller and slowly rolled into the goal behind him. It was nearly 87 minutes, the final kill! ! ! !
But now Bayern's biggest problem is the lack of two big killers on the wing. Ribery has entered the 18-man squad for this game, and Robben is in the stands.
After hitting, Dortmund began to split the ball to the side, especially Li Qiao's side. Guardiola had already guessed this point. Dortmund's play in the middle was a lie. The final goal was to split the side to Li Qiao and Royce.
So today Bayern's two full-backs are also the top match, Ramgar Alaba.
Facing Lahm, it is difficult for Li Qiao to pass through his unreasonable speed, and he can only seek cooperation with his golfers.
When Li Qiao took the ball, Mkhitaryan would slant behind Lahm to distract Lahm's attention, but Lahm was very experienced, and his attention was highly concentrated, all on Li Qiao alone, he didn't care about the people behind him, and handed it to Alonso.
When Mkhitaryan slanted, Alonso retreated a little to guard against Mkhitaryan. In this way, the side-edge tactics that are effective for other teams are not very useful for Bayern. This is also the sophistication of Bayern Munich.
Li Qiao swayed left and right in a fake move, which was useless all the time. He kicked back to his midfielder, but it was this kick that almost cheated Wang Kong, because usually after Wang Kong gave the ball to Li Qiao, Li Qiao would not pass back at all, because his personal ability is too strong.
So after the ball was passed, Wang Kong's attention was on defense. At this time, Li Qiao suddenly returned the pass, and Wang Kong almost stopped the ball and made a mistake. Fortunately, Wang Kong's skills were good, and he didn't directly stop the ball to Thiago beside him.
The Dortmund fans in the stands were also in a cold sweat, and couldn't help but exclaimed. Li Qiao made a sorry gesture to Wang Kong, and he was careless.
But this ball reminded Dortmund that this is an 11-to-11 game, and everyone must be highly concentrated, because you don't know where the ball will come from in the next second.
Today, Bayern's double defensive midfielders - Vidal and Alonso are like the two traditional Chinese goalkeepers, guarding the center tightly. In this way, it is difficult for Dortmund to comfortably pass the ball to the two wings in the midfield.
So the Dortmund midfielder can only find Aubameyang with a long pass, and then Li Qiao goes to bag the second point.
Li Qiao was originally the bridgehead of Dortmund's offense, but now it has become Dortmund's second row. The offensive power has been greatly reduced, but this is also a no-brainer. On the other hand, it is also the success of Bayern's defense.
The same is true for Bayern. When the ball hits the midfield, they encounter strong resistance. But Bayern has one thing that Dortmund can't compare to. They have Lewandowski and the Polish striker in the penalty area. Bayern plays more easily than Dortmund.
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A long pass to the penalty area, Aubameyang headed the ball back to the penalty area, and Li Qiao followed up with a volley. Of course, it was too hasty and not threatening, but such shots were one of the few opportunities. Counting this time, Dortmund shot a total of 2 shots.
And Bayern's side is similar, Lewandowski took a kick, Vidal took a kick, and Alonso's anti-aircraft gun, which was not counted in the shot, was considered a mistake.
There are few shots because the opponent's defense is strong, and they can only shoot in waves. If you want to swing your legs and shoot comfortably, then the opponent's legs have already shoveled over.
In this kind of game, set kicks are very important. After Vidal passed Wang Kong, Wang Kong took advantage of the situation, and Wang Kong's heart tightened, "Are you touching porcelain?"
Wang Kong immediately shook his finger at Rizzoli, indicating that I didn't touch him. The Italian ran over, first signaled Vidal to get up, then gave him a yellow card, and then said something, probably saying that you still need to practice your diving, it is too fake.
Vidal smiled bitterly, kept acting innocent, and pointed at Wang Kong, he really touched me, really, Wang Kong ignored him, ran over to set up the ball and was ready to continue the game.
(End of this chapter)