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Spain, Madrid, Bernabeu Stadium.

Under the night sky, the lights flickered, and a large number of fans had entered the stands wearing white jerseys. It didn't take long for cheers to fill the entire stadium.

Amid waves of cheers, the players of both sides were warming up in an orderly manner.

Real Madrid in white jerseys.

Dortmund in yellow jerseys.

For the Champions League, Dortmund is a 'newcomer'. Before Klopp came, it was still a team struggling in the upper middle of the Bundesliga, but after this sloppy German took over, the whole team changed its previous state.

In just four years, he made Dortmund a Bundesliga upstart that could threaten Bayern Munich, and even cut off Bayern Munich's dominance of the Bundesliga, and now it is impacting the Champions League.

Dortmund is a young army, but compared to those young armies in history, they seem to be more impactful and energetic.

Thanks to the great success of German youth training, combined with Dortmund's characteristics of training young players, and the talented players Klopp has plundered from other leagues, this Hornet has shown a flying posture.

Of course, this game is still very stressful for Dortmund.

After all, standing opposite them is the defending champion of the Champions League, and it is also the most prestigious Real Madrid in Europe.

Although Real Madrid is deeply mired in internal conflicts, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. Facing such a behemoth, Dortmund must be cautious.

Dortmund's players are constantly looking at Real Madrid's half.

Their eyes subconsciously look at Suker. For any ambitious young man, challenging Suker is a key link in their growth.

Of course, compared to most players, they have already succeeded.

After all, they stood in front of Suker and had the qualifications to challenge.

As the saying goes, genius is only the threshold to challenge Suker.

So far, no one has accomplished this feat.

"This is the Bernabeu~"

Götze, Reus, Lewandowski and other talented players of Dortmund looked around the stadium. They naturally have some special feelings for this prestigious stadium.

Playing here means that they will truly stand in the spotlight.

And their performance in this game will make them grow greatly.

Suk also turned his head to look at Dortmund's half.

He saw young Reus, Gotze, Lewandowski and others.

Especially Gotze, who is now known as the Messi of Germany and enjoys a reputation as a genius.

A healthy Gotze is a very strong player.

If this player is not affected by injuries, the future may be even more brilliant.

Suk retracted his eyes and did not look at them more.

Dortmund is indeed strong, but the current Dortmund has not yet reached the level of strength to enter the Champions League final.

In the original time and space, they are also gradually improving and growing in the Champions League.

And based on these, although the situation of Real Madrid is a bit bad, there is still hope of winning.

Soon, the players from both sides finished warming up and returned to the locker room.

Suk changed into his jersey and boots.

After he stood up, Marcelo came over and took the initiative to tie the captain's armband for Suk.

The black captain's armband was printed with the Real Madrid team logo. This was the first time Suk wore the captain's armband of Real Madrid and fulfilled the captain's obligations on the field.

After Marcelo put the armband on Suk, he patted Suk on the shoulder.

Suk took a deep breath. When the dust settled, it would be useless to complain now.

Since it has been decided, let's do the next thing.

"Everyone pay attention!"

Suk shouted loudly.

In an instant, everyone turned their heads to look at Suk, and some people also stood up from the bench and faced Suk.

Suker walked to the middle of the locker room and said loudly:

"This is our first Champions League game this season, and this is also the first time I fulfill my captain's obligations on the field."

Suker said in a deep voice: "I am not like the previous captains, cheering you up or comforting you. I have my own way. What I can do for you is to score goals!"

"The group of little guys on the opposite side want to laugh at us. They naively think they can beat us!"

Suke paused for a moment.

He saw that the Real Madrid players were either frowning or laughing. Obviously, they had not forgotten their own glory.

"Very good!" Suker smiled: "Let's spank the kids hard!"

After that, Suker clapped his hands and shouted; "Get ready for battle!"

Suke turned around and walked out of the locker room first.

Other Real Madrid players also followed.

At the end of the crowd, Albiol and Ramos were both wearing substitute vests. The former said to the latter: "You were supposed to play as the captain in this game!"

Ramos: "It doesn't matter. Suker is not our enemy!"

Albiol: "Then do you think he can really be the captain of Real Madrid?"

"Why not?" Ramos turned his head.

Has this guy forgotten who the real pillar of Real Madrid is?

"Don't let your anger get the better of you. This has nothing to do with Suker. We only hate Mourinho." After a pause, Ramos said, "And Suker is also a good choice. Have you forgotten that Marcelo performed well in the league wearing the captain's armband?"

Hearing this, Albiol fell silent.

In the player tunnel, Real Madrid and Dortmund stood on both sides.

This was the first time Suker stood at the front row of the Real Madrid team.

Suker held the team flag in one hand and the ball boy in the other.

The ball boy looked at Suker with surprise.

The allocation of ball boys is arbitrary, unless you spend more money to specify a player.

But he didn't do that. If he had a choice, he would definitely choose Suker.

He was assigned to the captain's ball boy, and he had given up being Suker's ball boy.

But he didn't expect Suker to be the captain!

The little guy was immediately excited as if he had won the lottery.

Suker also lowered his head and blinked at the little guy, but soon, the referee said it was time to play.

"Oh~~ This is the first time that Suker has participated in the game as the captain of Real Madrid. A few days ago, Real Madrid restructured the captain position. Ramos is the first captain and Suker is the second captain! When Ramos cannot play, Suker will fulfill the captain's obligations on the field!"

"We can look forward to how Suker will play this game as the captain!"

The players of both sides entered the field, and the fans burst into violent cheers.

For Real Madrid fans, although the internal situation is very bad, they believe that the team can overcome these difficulties, and they also believe that these problems will not be difficult for Madrid warriors.

The starting lineups of both sides are as follows:

Real Madrid (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: Adan.

Defenders: Srna, Carvalho, Pepe, Marcelo.

Midfielders: Bale, Khedira, Kroos, Kaka, Suker.

Forward: Benzema.

Dortmund (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: Weidenfeller.

Defenders: Piszczek, Subotic, Hummels, Schmelzer.

Midfielders: Reus, Sven Bender, Gotze, Kyle, Grosskreutz.

Forward: Lewandowski.

The captains of both teams, Suker and Kyle, came to the referee. After exchanging team flags, they guessed the side.

Suker won the right to choose the side and asked for the ball.

Dortmund occupied the left half.

The players of both teams came to their respective half and the game was about to begin.

"Cheer up and show your performance. This is the best stage where you can fully show yourself!" Kyle encouraged the young talents of the team.

Since these amazing guys joined the team, Dortmund quickly got rid of the half-dead state and its competitiveness rose sharply.

Kyle knew very well how outstanding these talented players were, so they must show themselves well in this game.

On the Real Madrid side, Suker also said in a deep voice:

"Don't forget the arrangements before the game. Dortmund is very good at high-pressure pressing, especially after pressing, they can directly counterattack. The defensive position must always be vigilant. We need to use a victory to repay the fans' support!"

Real Madrid fans have also been panicking recently.

Facing internal conflicts and the ups and downs in the league, they are in a mess.

A victory, especially a victory in the Champions League, is very important, which can play a role in comforting.

What's more, this is Suker's first game as captain, and he must win. He can't afford to lose face!

After that, the players dispersed, and Suker also came to the center circle to wait for the kick-off.

"This is the first match of the 2012/2013 UEFA Champions League Group D, Real Madrid vs. Dortmund at home!"

"The Hornets are the new upstarts of the Bundesliga. Klopp has injected soul into this team. They have also overturned Bayern Munich's dominance of the Bundesliga several times. This is an opponent that cannot be underestimated. We must treat it with caution!"

"At the same time, we can also look forward to Suker's performance in this game. This is his first game as the captain of Real Madrid!"

As soon as the voice fell, the whistle sounded, Benzema kicked off, and Suker immediately passed back.

At the moment of the kick-off, Dortmund players rushed into Real Madrid's half.

"Go, go, go!"

"Stop the left!"

"Don't let them pass the ball easily!"

"I'm coming! I'm coming!"

A Dortmund player rushed into Real Madrid's half like a howling wolf cub and began to attack wantonly.

Real Madrid passed the ball back in an orderly manner, and Kaka took the initiative to retreat to help the back line pass the ball.

Their formation was very wide, fully expanding the width of the field on both sides, and at the same time reducing Dortmund's pressing pressure.

However, Dortmund's pressing was still very impactful. They did not rush straight to the ball, but circled around, first limiting the passing channel, and then pressing.

Klopp is a master of high-position pressing!

How could a head coach who developed the "shield forward" position be unfamiliar with high-position pressing?

Kaka soon found himself about to be forced to the position of the back line, constantly shifting, and failing to bring forward passes.

At this moment, he saw Kroos running horizontally behind Gotze.

Kaka immediately passed the ball between Gotze and Reus.

This was a predictive pass. The ball went through two people and was just received by Kroos, but Kyle quickly rushed to Kroos, trying to cooperate with the retreating Reus and Gotze to press.

But Kroos was not greedy for credit and immediately passed the ball horizontally to Suker.

Suker saw the encirclement rushing towards him and moved forward with a big foot.

Bang!

The speed of the ball transfer was extremely fast, and the pass was also extremely accurate. Bale easily unloaded the ball without spending any effort.

From the strong side of defense to the weak side, Real Madrid is very good at using the transfer tactics.

After unloading the ball, Bale faced Schmelzer's pressing and went straight forward.

But Schmelzer was very experienced and let the ball pass. When he turned around, he stretched out his hand to stop Bale from starting, and immediately stuck to him, grabbed Bale's jersey and pulled it down.

The two sprinted together, Bale couldn't get rid of Schmelzer, and could only let the ball be taken by Hummels.

"Damn it!"

Bale cursed inwardly in annoyance.

He thought that after Schmelzer pressed, he could use his speed to get rid of him immediately, but he didn't expect this guy to be so difficult.

The ball changed hands, Hummels passed the ball forward to Kyle, and Kyle passed it to Gotze.

However, Gotze immediately passed it back.

Real Madrid did not press high, but took the initiative to retreat and close the defense line.

Today's Real Madrid's defense line is not stable enough, they dare not press high, once the press fails, Dortmund can immediately break through Real Madrid's defense line.

They dare not take risks, so they adopted a more stable intensive defense tactic.

"Real Madrid retreated?"

"Intensive defense?"

Dortmund players were a little unbelievable.

Real Madrid adopted intensive defense?

And they adopted intensive defense when they kicked them, what's the difference between this and actively admitting defeat?

Intensive defense has always been a trick for weak teams to play against strong teams!

But you are Real Madrid!

Don't you want face?

At the scene, the fans of Real Madrid also widened their eyes.

They had never seen it!

It was just intensive defense.

They gave up the ball and then retreated to defend.

This. This is so fucking disgusting!

In the past, high-pressure pressing was still a bit proactive. Although it was all one-touch, the kick was integrated. It was not gorgeous, but it was still pressing the opponent.

But now?

Being pressed, and still taking intensive defense?

What are you thinking?

In front of the coaching seat, Mourinho looked indifferent. He could feel the surprise and anger of those fans. Unhappy expressions, and even angry shouts like "attack, press on" came from his ears.

But Mourinho was indifferent!

Attack? Yes, attacking is beautiful, but it also greatly increases the danger.

In this game, retreating to defend can maximize the advantage!

As for the ball? Playing well? Ornamental?

When did Mourinho care about these!

Winning!

Better than anything else!

In front of Dortmund's coaching booth, the bearded Klopp was also a little surprised.

He thought that Real Madrid would come up with various tactics to deal with them in a targeted manner.

But he never thought of dense defense!

But it must be said that this tactic is the most suitable for playing against them.

Dense defense can best ensure the safety in front of the goal.

In addition, Dortmund are all young people. When they can't attack for a long time, their mentality will inevitably become impatient, which will also make mistakes easily.

Combined with Real Madrid's super efficient counterattack and goal-scoring ability.

It can be said that this tactic is indeed the most suitable for playing against them, and it also minimizes the danger.

The only problem is that the kick is a bit embarrassing!

But Mourinho is obviously not a person who cares about face!

Suk cruised on the side, constantly watching Dortmund's attack.

After retreating, Real Madrid's defense level has improved a lot, and it is also very stable.

Dortmund was unable to launch an effective attack for a while.

The three tricks to break the dense defense are nothing more than passing, breaking through to create points, and passing diagonally.

But now Real Madrid has packed their own penalty area.

Sure enough, Dortmund soon began to get impatient.

After all, they are a group of young people. It is unrealistic to ask them to be patient and constantly grind Real Madrid's defense line.

Gotze, Reus and others began to dribble the ball towards Real Madrid's penalty area.

"The opportunity is here!"

Kaka said secretly.

Soon, Real Madrid's midfield began to rush forward to prevent them from entering the penalty area, and at the same time, the pressing became more intense.

From passive defense at the beginning, it turned into a slightly more active low-position pressing.

Real Madrid's sudden counterattack also scared Reus. He immediately transferred Gotze horizontally,

Kaka quickly turned his head and rushed towards Gotze, Khedira also rushed over from the other side, and when Gotze looked up, he found that the passing lines around him were cut off.

At this time, Suker had quietly pulled back and was ready to start running.

Bang!

Kaka and Khedira knocked Gotze a little staggered, and taking this opportunity, Kaka immediately poked the ball out.

The ball just poked to Kroos.

Before Kroos received the ball, he first made a confrontation to prevent Sven Bender from getting close to the ball, and at the same time pushed the ball again along the central axis.

The ball rolled towards Benzema.

Benzema faced the ball and flicked it with his right foot.

"Suker!!!——"

The Spanish commentator Gonzalez yelled.

He saw a white lightning rushing towards the ball at the left sideline, and the speed was amazing!

"Block him!"

"Tackle him! Tackle him!"

"Don't let him catch up with the ball!"

Dortmund's defense line suddenly tilted to the left, and everyone rushed towards Suker.

Seeing that the left offensive route was about to be blocked, Suker would also face the trend of being surrounded.

At this moment, Suker faced the ball and shook his left ankle.

The ball made an arc and fell towards the back point of Dortmund's penalty area.

Suker smiled at the corner of his mouth, and after he passed the ball, he was immediately tackled by the opponent.

But the smile on his face remained!

Suker was very fast, that's right!

But in Real Madrid, there is another guy who can catch up with him!

Boom boom boom!

Bale is running wildly!

The skin on his cheeks was shaking violently, and his arms were swinging violently, moving forward at full speed.

Staring at the falling ball, Bale gritted his teeth, and the whole person flew into the air, exerting strength on his waist and abdomen to stabilize his body, and stretched his right leg forward as much as possible.

"Touch it!"

Bale lowered his toes as much as possible.

"It's okay if I touch it!"

Bang!

The touch came from the toes, and it was slightly painful. The hit position was not so ideal.

But. Enough!

Before Bale fell, he saw the ball go along the right goal post and into the goal.

Swish!

The ball entered the net!

12 minutes into the game, Real Madrid scored the first goal with a counterattack, Suker assisted Bale!

Real Madrid 1:0 Dortmund!