Chapter 577 The Champions League final begins, Zidane’s plan

Compared with last year, when they met Real Madrid again this year, Manchester City players had a feeling in their hearts - Real Madrid has become stronger!

This Real Madrid team has a sharp offense, solid defense, and a very rich style of play.

He can both explode from the side and penetrate with short passes in the middle.

And thanks to the improvement in midfield strength, they can even play pass and control like Manchester City.

More importantly, Real Madrid's special skill-quick counterattack has not been left behind, but has been further enhanced.

No wonder they were able to get through all the way and reach the finals. It’s really not surprising that they have such strength to reach the finals.

At the beginning of the game, both teams played very carefully and did not attack rashly.

After all, after a year, the lineups and technical and tactical styles of the two teams are different, and the inherent impressions of the past may not be reliable anymore.

However, as time went by, the offensives of both sides gradually increased.

Since Real Madrid has a top offensive combination like BBC, they have a lot of offensive firepower. Until the last moment, it is difficult to predict who from BBC will complete the final shot.

But judging from the beginning of the first half, Real Madrid obviously hopes to find opportunities from the wing.

Bell is in good form on the wing and has always been a sharp knife in the Real Madrid team.

As long as you create opportunities for him, he won't disappoint.

Moreover, in the last game between Manchester City and Juventus, most of Juventus's goals and dangerous attacks came from the wing.

Since Juventus has helped Real Madrid verify that Manchester City's wing defense has problems, then Real Madrid has no reason not to seize this opponent's weakness and pursue it fiercely.

Guardiola was not unprepared for Bell's threat before the game.

But after arriving on the field, he found that his preparation seemed not enough.

Due to the arrival of Kroos, Real Madrid's midfield lineup is fully formed, and Modric is freed to participate more in the attack.

Once Modric dribbled the ball past half-court, the threat faced by Manchester City's defense skyrocketed.

After the opening, several of Modric's passes almost created a threat.

Especially in the 8th minute, Modric sent a through ball. After Bale took the ball, he rushed along the wing. After getting rid of the Manchester City defender on the wing, he did not choose to pass from the bottom, but cut in and kicked the ball himself. Long shot.

The shot was of high quality, forcing Manchester City's goalkeeper to dive and save the ball.

Ronaldo had already rushed up from behind and was about to run out of space. As a result, Bell chose to shoot. This made Ronaldo spread his hands and was a little dissatisfied.

However, Zidane, who was standing on the sidelines, was not angry. On the contrary, he applauded Bale.

Bell's finishing ability is not weak. It would be a waste of resources to regard him as a tool who only knows how to make crosses.

And from a defensive perspective, the more options Bell has, the more difficult it will be for the opponent to defend. If you want to completely plug the loopholes in Bell's line, you must draw reinforcements from other places.

There are only so many players on the court, one carrot and one pit. Wherever the manpower is allocated, the defense of that side will be weakened. This is an opportunity for Real Madrid players in this direction.

Real Madrid, which has multiple offensive cores, has no worries about its players being targeted by the opponent, because the opponent simply can't target them all!

Guardiola did not act rashly. Although Bell's attack posed a considerable threat, Manchester City's defense did not cause too many problems.

If I have to say it, the full-back was probably a little careless and tried to steal the ball, but failed, giving Bell a chance to get past him!

Fortunately, the two central defenders are still very reliable, especially Van Dijk. He blocked the ball immediately, so Bell had to give up the idea of ​​continuing to dribble and was forced to take a long shot outside the penalty area.

As long as the goalkeeper's line of sight is not blocked and there is no huge mistake in his position, this kind of long shot will be difficult to score unless the angle is extremely tricky and the ball speed is very fast.

Therefore, he decided to wait and see the quality of Manchester City's counterattack.

In the stands, Real Madrid fans saw their team playing a threatening attack. They all felt proud and proud, bared their teeth at the Manchester City fans, and started shouting loudly.

The organizers of the event separated the fans of the two teams early on. Not only did they install an iron guardrail in the middle, but they also arranged a large number of guards to be stationed to prevent overly aggressive fans from both sides from climbing over the guardrail and running into the middle to fight.

This kind of thing has happened before. British football hooligans are very famous. If the team wins, they will provoke a fight. If the team loses, they will vent their anger and find someone to fight.

Before the Manchester City fans had time to launch a counterattack, the Manchester City players had already taken care of the matter for them on the court.

In the 10th minute, Manchester City also launched a quick counterattack on the wing. The passes of Lin Quan, De Bruyne and David Silva penetrated Real Madrid's defense on the wing and drove the ball to Lin Quan at the edge of the penalty area. , faced with Ramos's attack, he saw the opportunity and penetrated the opponent's crotch, passing the ball to Aguero in the back.

The ball was passed quite beautifully, but Real Madrid's other central defender Varane also made a wonderful defense.

He held Aguero tightly and did not give Aguero a chance to shoot directly.

Aguero was almost squeezed away by the opponent, so he could only force a half-turn and hit a hook shot.

The quality of this hook shot can only be said to be average. The ball speed is not fast and the angle is not tricky.

But the goalkeeper didn't see Aguero's shooting action immediately, and by the time he reacted, it was already too late.

However, just when the goalkeeper surrendered, Aguero's shot went over the crossbar...

Now, the Manchester City fans in the stands sighed, and the Real Madrid fans next door gasped.

This ball is really dangerous. The opponent's forward is really good. He can complete the shot in such a situation.

As for the opponent's No. 10, when facing Ramos, he can calmly find the accurate time to cross the crotch and pass the ball, which is really amazing!

It seems that even if Manchester City's strength has been weakened, it has not been weakened much. At least judging from this attack, Manchester City is fully capable of breaking through Real Madrid's goal.

Thinking of this, fans from both sides felt obviously nervous, and they all watched the game with fear.

After each side played a threatening attack, the mutual testing between the two sides officially ended, and the offensive rhythm suddenly accelerated. After getting the ball, both sides tried their best to pass the ball to the opponent's half, hoping to beat the opponent quickly.

In the 12th minute, Modric dribbled the ball in the frontcourt. After seeing Benzema running out of space, he quickly sent a through ball.

Benzema fired directly without stopping the ball and sent the ball into the goal.

After scoring, Benzema was so excited that he rushed to the sidelines and knelt down to celebrate. The Real Madrid fans in the stands also applauded and cheered.

But when Benzema received the ball, Manchester City's defenders had already raised their hands to indicate that he was offside. The linesman hesitated and did not raise the flag immediately, but after Benzema scored, he still raised the flag.

So the ball was disallowed!

Benzema was overjoyed and acted in disbelief, unable to accept the result.

However, the slow-motion replay on the big screen showed that Benzema's offside was still relatively obvious.

Before Modric passed the ball, Stones, who was behind at the end, moved a step forward, just creating an offside trap, putting Benzema, who was not offside, in an offside position.

Although the joy was in vain in the end, Benzema's offside goal still reminded Manchester City's defense that they could not just focus on defense on the wings, but also had to be extra careful in the center.

Although Benzema is not as well-known as the other two in the BBC, this guy is one of the top five forwards in football today. You really shouldn’t underestimate him!

Real Madrid seemed to have found the right way to attack. After that, they tried several more times in the middle, but unfortunately, these attacks failed.

On the one hand, Kanter targeted Modric, making it difficult for Modric to deliver the wonderful pass he did before.

Secondly, Van Dijk and Stones also stepped up their care of Benzema. Under the care of Manchester City's two iron guards, Benzema was like a tiger with its teeth pulled out, turning into a Benzema cat, temporarily lost. threaten.

Seeing that the game is approaching 20 minutes, the score on the field is still 0:0. The two teams have taken a lot of shots. Manchester City has completed 5 shots, and Real Madrid has more than them, with 7 shots.

But it is a pity that except for Benzema's offside goal, no one can break through the opponent's door.

However, in the 20th minute, the situation on the field suddenly changed.

Real Madrid stole the ball in the midfield, and Kroos accurately passed the ball to the right and found Kalhava who came in behind.

Carvajal made a move to pass down, but he completed an inverted triangle pass in the middle and passed the ball to Ronaldo who was on the line of the penalty area.

There were obvious problems with Manchester City's defense. The defenders only focused on retreating, and no one looked at the opponent's forward. As a result, when Ronaldo received the ball at the penalty area line, there was no one within two meters around him.

Cristiano Ronaldo's shooting skills are already at the top level. Without any interference, the quality of his shot was ridiculously high. The goalkeeper could only fall to the ground to make a symbolic save, but could not touch the ball at all.

The ball hit the net and the score became 1:0. Real Madrid won first!

Unlike Benzema's goal, when Ronaldo shot, there were at least three or four Manchester City players in front of him, so it was impossible to be offside in any case.

The referee quickly determined this and pointed his finger at the center circle to indicate that the goal was valid.

After scoring the goal, Ronaldo was very excited. He ran to the sidelines and jumped up, with his back to the audience and facing the court, and made his signature celebration move.

The Real Madrid fans in the stands shouted "siu" to save face, while the Manchester City fans responded with boos.

Although they booed the opponent, Real Madrid scored first, which made Manchester City's situation become passive.

Faced with the boos from rival fans, Ronaldo didn't care much because he was in a good mood.

Although after the transformation, Ronaldo was called a pie forward and was not worthy of being ranked as one of the three super giants alongside Lin Quan and Messi.

But there are so many forwards in the world, how many can score goals like Ronaldo?

What's more, this is a goal in the Champions League final, worth thousands of dollars!

Maybe I'm not as good as the other two in passing and dribbling, but as long as I can score goals and help the team win, that's enough!

After being scored first by his opponent, Guardiola called several defenders over and gave them some instructions.

Real Madrid is very good at this kind of counterattack to beat the opponent's counterattack. This time is a great test for the defender.

Don't just retreat to your defensive position. Always keep an eye on the people in front of you and behind you. Don't focus entirely on the football. Don't have a group of people running after the ball, but miss the people who should be guarded. .

Of course, Real Madrid's attack just now was indeed very beautiful, especially Carvajal's passing. The timing and accuracy of the passing were both well grasped.

Manchester City had previously focused on Bale, who was the loudest and most threatening, but ignored the opponent's full-back to assist. This is indeed because they did not remind him in place.

Zidane seems to be playing a psychological tactic with himself!

Guardiola even wondered whether he deliberately set a trap for himself when he asked Bell to attack Manchester City's wing in the early stages, so that his attention would be attracted by Bell and ignore the threats from others?

If this is really the case, then Zidane feels a bit scary!

Guardiola's guess is not groundless. Zidane does have something.

After all, people who can get a good death in Real Madrid are definitely not ordinary people!

After leading Real Madrid to three consecutive Champions League titles, he saw the problems in the team and then quit quickly without coveting the power in his hands. This is something that many people cannot do.

Zidane was even more excited than Ronaldo after seeing Ronaldo score.

Although he designed a series of tactics, when these tactics really worked and Real Madrid really took the lead, he still felt a little unreal!

The opponent is Manchester City!

This is the only team in the history of the Champions League to win three consecutive championships, and it is also a team that has entered the Champions League for four consecutive years.

Encountering such an opponent, Real Madrid is actually under a lot of pressure from top to bottom, especially him as the head coach.

Although Real Madrid won the long-awaited La Liga championship this season, a mere La Liga championship does not quench the thirst of a top giant like Real Madrid.

What the club wants is the tenth Champions League trophy in team history.

This is the most important task as the head coach of Real Madrid! But whether it was Mourinho, Ancelotti or Zidane before, they have tried many times, but they have all failed.

Last year he even led the team to the final, but was still defeated by Manchester City.

Encountering the same opponent again this year, even though Real Madrid's strength has improved compared to last season, Qida is still unsure.

The reputation of the father-son duo of Guardiola and Lin Quan is so great. One is a genius coach and the other is a genius player. Coupled with Manchester City's brilliant record in the past, anyone who meets them will probably not be able to help but sigh. fear.

Although Zidane was very brilliant as a player, he is still a newcomer in the coaching profession and is far less impressive than Guardiola's resume!