The fierce confrontation at the beginning of Chapter 409!

The fierce confrontation at the beginning of Chapter 409!

On the evening of June 4th at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, the weather: cloudy to sunny, temperature: 17 to 19 degrees, wind direction: northerly level 4.

This is more suitable weather for football matches.

Before the Champions League final, Cardiff had three consecutive days of light to moderate rain from the 31st of last month to the 2nd of this month. Yesterday it was cloudy, and today it turned cloudy. Such weather is really worth it. It's God's blessing.

Guardiola stood at the door of the home team's locker room at the Millennium Stadium, hugged his players one by one, sent his blessings and encouragement, and sent them out of the locker room to the stadium where the war was about to begin.

Every Manchester City player has a solemn face because they all know that this game is important.

This is a game that attracts worldwide attention. Fans from all over the world are gathering in Cardiff. This game is truly hard to get a ticket for.

Before the game, both teams announced their starting lineups for the game in advance.

There is actually not much suspense about the starting lineups of both teams.

Real Madrid's starting lineup is:

Goalkeeper: Navas.

Defenders: Carvajal, Varane, Ramos and Marcelo.

Midfielder: Modric, Casemiro, Toni Kroos.

Forwards: Neymar, Benzema, Bale.

This can almost be said to be the most luxurious lineup in the world, and there are also players such as Isco, James Rodriguez, and Morata on the bench, which can be said to be full of talents.

Manchester City is no less generous.

Goalkeeper: Joe Hart.

Defenders: Kyle Walker, Stones, Laporte and Clichy.

Midfielder: Kante, Gundogan and De Bruyne.

Forwards: Mane, Zhao Jinge, Mahrez.

Manchester City also has famous players such as Gundogan, Fernandinho, Mahrez, and Mane on the bench, who are also very capable.

Both teams are using their main players. Except for Manchester City's Cancelo, who is suspended due to a red card, no key players on both sides are injured or absent, which makes this final full of highlights.

Especially Guardiola, who previously coached Real Madrid's rival Barcelona to the Champions League finals twice and won the Champions League both times. The success rate in the finals is 100%.

Last season, he won his third Champions League title on the corpse of Real Madrid. Now facing his old rival again is undoubtedly a fateful showdown.

Now, Real Madrid is ambitious to return to the top of the Champions League, and Manchester City, last season's old rival, has become the target that Real Madrid must conquer.

Having reached the Champions League finals three times in four years, Real Madrid's current strength is evident.

But Guardiola and his Manchester City cannot be underestimated, and the atmosphere in the Millennium Stadium began to become particularly anxious.

With the referee's whistle, this epic battle reached its climax the moment after it started.

With the referee's whistle, this season's Champions League final kicked off.

At this stage, Manchester City will become more cautious the further they go.

When they came to the final stage, they naturally had to tighten the fence first to see if there was any chance to counterattack, allowing them to comfortably play their best offense.

Therefore, Manchester City's overall formation is relatively deep.

On the contrary, Real Madrid showed more excitement than before, and their willingness to take the lead in changing the situation was strong and obvious.

Without the right to kick off, they started their crazy oppression at the beginning of the game, without any ink, just started! After the game starts, quickly increase the rhythm to the peak!

The offense is simple and crude. If you have the opportunity to cross, cross the ball. If you can break through, break through. Short passes are interspersed with medium and long passes. The attack transfer and scheduling speed is very fast.

Manchester City suddenly found it difficult to adapt.

In the fourth minute of the game, Neymar made a pass from the right, and Benzema was cleared by Laporte during the scramble.

Casemiro quickly passed the ball back after beating Gundogan in the frontcourt.

Toni Kroos made another long pass and sent the ball to the left outside the penalty area.

After stopping the ball, Bell suddenly accelerated and changed direction to break through Kyle Walker, and then passed the ball back in an inverted triangle close to the baseline in the penalty area.

Modric actively made a diagonal pass from two meters behind Benzema, and pushed the ball forward.

Joe Hart subconsciously fell to the ground and stretched out his legs to barely touch the ball, and the football refracted and rolled out of the baseline.

Real Madrid is so simple and crude, it's almost arrogant! This made Manchester City's early rhythm feel particularly uncomfortable.

Real Madrid is a team whose value and combat power basically match. Unlike the English teams, the value is obviously inflated, and the premium brought by the local household registration is limited to the Premier League.

Real Madrid has always ensured the stability of the team's lineup over the years. If they want to buy, they buy superstars. In recent years, they have almost never bought parallel imports.

The team's development is very benign. It can withstand risks, but also has the tenacity and patience that a successful person should have.

Manchester City was suppressed a bit miserably after the start of the Champions League final.

As the core of the team, Zhao Jinge had to gesture to his teammates on the defensive line. After Clichy blocked Neymar's cross from the baseline, Zhao Jinge also clapped his hands to encourage the team.

The offensive pressure brought by Real Madrid is indeed a bit high.

Manchester City needs to be patient and look for opportunities to counterattack at any time.

With the extremely simple and rough performance of Real Madrid today, they repeatedly attacked Manchester City's defense through fast-forward and fast-out play. Manchester City, which began to slowly adapt to the rhythm of the game, has also been waiting for its own opportunity. Since Real Madrid's formation is too forward, as long as Manchester City can counterattack quickly, the large open space in front of them will definitely be enough for Real Madrid to drink!

In the eighth minute of the game, when Benzema passed the ball from the front of the penalty area and found Bell from the left, the latter's dribbling shot was confiscated by Joe Hart.

The ball failed to create a threat, and Manchester City immediately launched a quick counterattack.

Clichy played the ball from the left side of the backcourt, and Kanter responded from the left side of the center line. Without waiting for Modric and Toni Kroos to attack, Kanter quickly knocked the ball across the middle.

After receiving the pass from Kante, Stones, who was forward, made a precise long pass and accurately found Zhao Jinge, who was retreating to receive the ball.

After catching the ball, Zhao Jinge glanced at the positions of several players in his midfield, raised his legs, and suddenly picked up the ball with one kick!

The running of De Bruyne and Gundogan created a defensive vacuum in the frontcourt, and Zhao Jinge's pass landed exactly in that vacuum zone. Gundogan, who stepped in from behind, swept the ball towards the goal with a powerful volley. Navas once again played bravely and hit the ball directly with both fists and hit the ball out of the penalty area!

De Bruyne grabbed the first shot and immediately took another long shot, but this time, the ball flew into the sky.

"It's amazing, although it was Real Madrid who seemed to have the overall advantage on the pitch.

But Modric had nothing to do against Gundogan, allowing him to constantly maneuver calmly in the midfield, which in turn pressured Real Madrid's midfield. It seems that Manchester City definitely made arrangements before the game. "

It almost goes without saying that Manchester City has made special arrangements.

The double central defenders, the two full-backs and the deep-lying Kante form two beautiful triangle areas on the left and right ends. Every time Neymar and Bell want to break through, they have to face the defense of three people. , Such breakthroughs make it sometimes difficult for them to show their strength. There has been no breakthrough among Manchester City's iron walls.

This is what Guardiola can arrange before the game, blocking Real Madrid's wings and allowing them to attack in the middle. If Benzema cannot break out, then Manchester City will definitely make a profit!

As long as the two most important wings in Real Madrid's tactics are interrupted, Real Madrid's attack will naturally face a huge dilemma.

In the eleventh minute of the game, Manchester City finally got a golden opportunity.

Zhao Jinge constantly put pressure on Casemiro, trying to intercept his pass.

Casemiro's passing has always been safe, but there is no creativity at all. Under pressure, he is cautious by nature, and he passes the ball just a second late in order to protect the ball.

But in just this second, Bell had already rushed three meters away.

When the ball came over, he was already out of position. Kyle Walker, who saw the opportunity, rushed forward. With his strong body, he took Neymar away in one step and gave the ball to Zhao Jinge with one kick!

Zhao Jinge didn't wait for the ball to come over, but he turned around and ran forward. Facing Casemiro's defense, he used his body to block the best position. At the same time, his left back foot appeared on the ball. On the way, he picked up the ball with an easy back heel.

Almost as soon as Casemiro saw the ball flying, he turned around and blocked Zhao Jinge behind him.

But at the same time, Zhao Jinge also turned around and did not fall to the front, but to the left. Zhao Jinge deliberately used such a pick-the-ball movement to make Casemiro make a mistake in judgment and buy himself time. .

Controlled the ball and cut inside. Casemiro stretched out his foot to intercept Zhao Jinge, but Zhao Jinge, who had experience playing against him, just slowed down his foot and controlled the distance slightly, causing his interception to fail.

Top-level passing does not rely on blind acceleration. At this time, it is better to slow down in the frontcourt.

At this time, Zhao Jinge had penetrated deeply into Real Madrid's half. Casemiro could not catch up with Zhao Jinge and could only follow him with all his strength to prevent him from passing the ball.

But Zhao Jinge's foot suddenly swung faster, and the moment Casemiro caught up, he suddenly pulled the ball behind him. At this time, Zhao Jinge had completely lost his balance, but he still hit the football with the instep of his outside foot. , swept the ball away.

Mahrez received the ball at the edge of Real Madrid's penalty area. Ramos was next to him and he had almost no room to turn.

But he leaned towards the goal and pushed hard into the near corner.

This choice is really bold. Facing an excellent goalkeeper to hit the corner, the possibility of being blocked is very high.

Navas also thought that he must hit the far corner, and his judgment was wrong. However, at this time, Navas still showed the amazing reaction of his top goalkeeper: he stretched out one foot and blocked the path of the football.

After Mahrez's shot was blocked by Navas, the football jumped up and finally traced a trajectory that made Manchester City fans regretful and missed the goal.

Guardiola has the wisdom in his hands. Although Real Madrid's attack is lively, he has not seen Real Madrid's fatal attack so far.

Statistically speaking, Manchester City is at a disadvantage. This has never been a problem in his mind. The key lies in quality! Manchester City is even better!

Manchester City's two consecutive fast and threatening attacks made Zidane stand up from the coaching bench and walk to the side of the court. However, his expression remained unchanged and he did not seem to be unprepared for the situation on the court.

It's just that the suppression at the beginning did not achieve much effect, which is definitely not good news for Real Madrid.

Now the team needs to stay motivated and perform better!

The Real Madrid generals are in a stable mood, probably because the opponent is Manchester City after all. They have a deep feeling about the difficulty of this old rival, and they are not particularly surprised by this.

The game continued and Real Madrid's offensive continued.

Manchester City firmly believes that as long as they can withstand Real Madrid's madness after the opening, they will definitely take the initiative in most of the remaining time of the first half.

The rhythm of the game is now more favorable to Manchester City, but just like Real Madrid won without scoring, Manchester City, who felt good about themselves, soon experienced a huge shock!

In the 13th minute of the game, Stones' clearance in the penalty area was controlled by Casemiro in the center circle. Zhao Jinge counterattacked and the former passed the ball back to Carvajal, who was advancing forward at the full-back.

The Spanish full-back sent a diagonal pass to the ground. Toni Kroos ran to the right side of the center circle to receive the pass. After stopping the ball, he sent a precise long diagonal pass.

The football flew to the right side of the penalty area. Neymar stretched to the limit to meet the ball. He faced Clichy when he rushed the ball. He suddenly spiked the ball and retreated from an angle to pass the ball.

When Benzema took the initiative to receive the half-high pass, he tried to volley directly.

Laporte put pressure on him from the side and behind, and Stones blocked it with his body from the front.

Benzema's volley shot was forced, more like padding the ball.

The football hit Stones and bounced away. Just as Kanter was about to make a clearance, Modric spiked the ball first and then crossed to the penalty area and shot quickly.

The football rolled towards the lower left corner of the goal. Fortunately, although Joe Hart made a hasty save, his fingers that stretched to the limit still touched the football.

boom! The football hit the outside of the left goalpost and bounced off the sideline. Manchester City's penalty area became a mess in just three or four seconds. Fortunately, Real Madrid was not given a chance to score.

Guardiola's eyes widened on the sidelines of the court. After seeing Joe Hart push the ball out of the sideline, he also breathed a sigh of relief and almost missed the goal.

In just two or three minutes, the goals of both teams were severely tested, and the offensive firepower of both sides was evident!

(End of this chapter)