Midfielder Ruler

"Ouch-ouch——"

With huge cheers erupting from the Bernabeu Stadium, Tang Zheng, running at high speed, overpowered Rafinha who was returning to defense, passed the ball forward, and then looked at the movement of his teammates in the penalty area.

Dante was already the first to cover up Rafinha. Due to his lack of speed and body, he went to the right to cover up the defense. However, Tang Zheng was very insightful in handling the ball. Tang Zheng, who was running at high speed, was very good and in the process of chasing the ball. He consciously adjusted his footing, which meant that Tang Zheng had made all preparations.

By the time Dante subconsciously made the tackle, it was already too late. Tang Zheng passed the ball very quickly with his left foot, almost grazing the sole of Dante's extended right foot and quickly rolling towards the center of the penalty area.

The distance between Boateng and Dante should be kept appropriate. When the defensive midfielder is not in the defensive position, he must ensure the safety of the space behind Dante.

But Dante subconsciously shoveled and failed to hit the football. Boateng needed time to react because of the close distance...

Chacha Boateng had no time. He fell to the ground and tackled instinctively, which was obviously half a beat too late, and even affected goalkeeper Neuer's judgment of the path of the ball.

Boateng and Neuer were affected, but Benzema, who followed up and outflanked him in the middle, did not have the consciousness to open up the distance between him and Boateng during the high-speed follow-up. When Neuer realized that the football was rolling into nowhere, When Benzema was being marked, it was too late to make a move.

When Benzema raised his right foot to push, Neuer fell to the ground slightly to the left of the goal to pounce on the ball. He pounced on the football like a hungry tiger pounced on its prey.

It's just that the distance between the other person and the football is very far, and even if his body flies in, his left fingertips won't touch the football.

"Goooooooooooooooooooal——" About half a second later, the Bernabeu Stadium broadcast sounded the unique loud shout of the on-site announcer Albert: "It was Karim who scored the goal for us——"

In the fanatical atmosphere of the scene, Benzema seemed very excited to score. He ran to the stage in front of the enthusiastic Huang Maitrimi with open arms.

At the same time, tens of thousands of Real Madrid fans tacitly cooperated with the shouts of the on-site announcer Albert, shouting hysterically: "——Benzema!"

Of course, Benzema, who scored the goal, did not forget Cristiano Ronaldo, who gave him wonderful assists and planned the attack. They hugged each other and celebrated the opening goal at home.

However, Real Madrid coach Ancelotti was not as happy as the players. The first record at home meant that the balance was broken.

The result of the balance being broken has both advantages and disadvantages.

The advantage is that Bayern Munich, which is lagging behind, will gradually strengthen its offensive, so that the holes in the defense will become bigger and bigger as time goes on.

The disadvantage is that Bayern Munich, which increases its offense, may find loopholes in Real Madrid's defense and then deliver a fatal blow.

In two rounds of home and away games, away goals are particularly important.

Therefore, as the head coach of Real Madrid, Ancelotti must plan ahead and think in advance how to respond to the next game.

Should we avoid its sharp edges, maintain the status quo, or counterattack with offense.

During the time when Ancelotti turned to discuss strategies for the next game with his assistant Clement, the live director's close-ups showed many Bayern players.

They are frustrated.

Although the goal was not scored by 'Bayern's nemesis' Tang Zheng, it was directly assisted by him, which somewhat reminded those old Bayern players of that memory they didn't want to recall.

Is it... really impossible to beat the team with Tang Zheng?

if it is possible? Why couldn't they win against Dortmund in the first place?

Why is Dortmund so easy to deal with without Tang Zheng?

Robben and Ribery couldn't think clearly, and captain Lahm also couldn't think clearly. Even head coach Guardiola frowned and thought, is it really so evil? Unable to beat Tang Zheng’s team?

Simeone, the current Atletico Madrid coach in one of the stands at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, did not think so. In his opinion, it was not difficult to defeat Real Madrid, but the difficulty was how to suppress Tang Zheng's performance throughout the ninety minutes.

As for how to completely suppress Tang Zheng's performance, Simeone has some clues, but he has not yet completely sorted it out.

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The game restarted and Bayern, which had a kick-off advantage, significantly strengthened its offensive.

However, there are always reservations about the number of offensive penetrations, obviously because they are worried about Real Madrid's ability to quickly counterattack.

After all, Real Madrid's opening goal came from a quick counterattack. Guardiola once coached Barcelona and suffered from Real Madrid's quick counterattack, so caution is essential.

Besides, the game only started for more than 20 minutes, and there was still more than an hour to complete the goal.

Not urgent!

But there is only one result of not being anxious, and that is that the score did not change in the first half.

1:0, Real Madrid entered the locker room with a lead.

Before the two sides walked to the tunnel, the on-site director gave a meaningful close-up of the core players of both sides.

Before the end of the first half, the broadcaster Mingming gave the ball possession ratio of both sides. The home team Real Madrid was 43% behind the visiting team Bayern 57%.

However, the lead in ball possession ratio did not bring any substantial benefits to Bayern. On the contrary, it was lower than Real Madrid in terms of the number of key shots hitting the goal. This means that Real Madrid's offense creates more opportunities in terms of actual threats.

Therefore, Central 5 commentator He Wei said: "Bayern does have a unique advantage in terms of big data, but it lags behind Real Madrid in several crucial data. What does this mean? It means that Bayern spends more time on ineffective possession of the ball. Time, and Real Madrid's offense was low-key and threatening under Tang Zheng's deliberate control. If Real Madrid finally defeated Bayern, it can be said that efficient football wins control of football. There is a saying in the football world that defense wins championships and offense wins fans. It's really Worth pondering……"

British Sky commentator Andy Gray also talked about related issues: "As the times progress, too much money power has penetrated into the football field. The concept of defense winning championships has penetrated into the minds and bodies of many coaches, but there are also many coaches who do not believe in evil and believe in offense." Also winning the championship, Barcelona coached by Guardiola has succeeded before, but that was based on Barcelona's strong overall strength, but Bayern Munich... is still close, maybe... they may reach the top of the Champions League in the future, but now? It's very difficult. "

The fifteen minutes of the intermission passed quickly, and the two sides changed sides to fight again.

It is worth mentioning that no substitutions were made in the first ten minutes of the second half. It is not difficult to see that Ancelotti and Guardiola are very satisfied with the team's existing lineup.

However, the head coaches of both sides were very nervous. They stood in their respective coaching areas with their arms folded and watched the game. They also turned their heads from time to time to have brief exchanges with their assistants.

The on-site director took advantage of dead ball opportunities or stalemate situations to give several shots to the warm-up area, but the warm-up players who went to the warm-up area were never called up, so they had to continue to warm up in the warm-up area to prepare for the game.

The game lasted until the 62nd minute before both sides made their first substitution adjustment.

The visiting team Bayern replaced Raphinha with Javi Martinez, and Lahm returned to the right back position. Javi Martinez partnered with Bastian Schweinsteiger to ensure the defense in the middle while ensuring that the transition between offense and defense on the right is no longer possible. problem appear.

Raphinha is dedicated in defense, and it is precisely because he is too dedicated that he cannot help the team on the offensive end, often causing Robben to fall into a one-on-two or one-on-three situation.

However, Lahm, who replaced Raphinha as the right back, was more cautious. He had already cast a shadow against Tang Zheng's team in the past four seasons. He was really afraid that Tang Zheng would suddenly attack the right side of his defense, so he attacked Robben. Help is limited.

In addition, Robben was also worried about Tang Zheng's defense, so he lacked confidence. The "Robben line" for which he was famous did not succeed once at the Bernabeu Stadium.

Robben had played for Real Madrid for two seasons, but in 2009 Florentino eliminated Calderon players and bought two superstars, Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaká, which caused Robben to lose his position and he had to move to Bayern.

In the 2009-2010 season, he represented Bayern and scored 23 goals in 37 games. He was the team's top scorer. He also contributed four goals in the Champions League, helping Bayern enter the Champions League final hosted at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, which made Real Madrid lose face. They were a guest in this game. Real Madrid's Robben also hopes to repeat the scene four years ago, but... he is unable to do so.

On the other side, Franck Ribery had the same feeling. He felt that last season was the best season of his career, but he was defeated by Dortmund in the third line led by Tang Zheng. The decline in form this season is naturally even further. The self-confidence is worse than Robben.

The match situation favored the visiting team Bayern, but Bayern's actual threat to Casillas was limited in guarding the goal. Ancelotti did not make targeted substitution adjustments until the 70th minute of the game because Pepe indicated that he had strained his right hip and could not persist. The first substitution adjustment of the entire game was made during the game.

Varane goes into battle.

Guardiola originally thought that Varane, who was appointed at the critical moment, would become Real Madrid's defensive weakness, so he asked Robben, Ribery and Mandzukic to focus on attacking Varane. As a result, Varane was not nervous at all, and then after Ramos, Ha With the help of Alonso and Tang Zheng, he quickly stabilized his position and got into the role.

"Ouch-ouch——"

The fanatical atmosphere at the Bernabeu Stadium continues unabated, and even though Real Madrid's possession time is much lower than Bayern Munich's during this period, Real Madrid fans are still enjoying it.

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In the blink of an eye, the game reached the critical point of physical fitness at the 75th minute. The physical reserves of the home team Real Madrid players obviously could not be compared with Bayern, which won the league championship six rounds in advance. Fortunately, La Liga postponed Real Madrid's league game on the weekend, otherwise the physical fitness would be even worse. Platycodon.

With no other choice, Ancelotti made passive substitution adjustments. Illarramendi replaced Di Maria, and the formation became Ancelotti's best four-three-two formation.

At this point in the game, Real Madrid still leads Bayern Munich 1:0, and the huge momentum created by the home fans has dropped significantly.

Fans who know a little bit about the virtues of Real Madrid fans know that this is a dissatisfaction of the home fans against the home team.

Many Real Madrid fans believe that Real Madrid, as the best club in the 20th century, should naturally play more aggressively and score more goals.

But many times the reality is cruel and contradictory, and the possibility of being both beautiful and champion is very low. After all, Barcelona coached by Guardiola has won the Champions League twice in three years, which is a rare case in world football.

In other words, Guardiola's success is due to Spanish technical football and La Masia.

The offense was unable to break through Casillas' goal, and Guardiola made continuous substitution adjustments, which meant using up the last two substitutions.

Thomas Muller and Pizarro came on to replace the out-of-form Ribery and Bastian Schweinsteiger respectively.

However, the substitution adjustments did not have the desired effect. In Real Madrid's relatively stable 4321 system, the use of space is very little, the middle can't penetrate, and the two wingers have to be inserted step by step, and Vara Ney and Ramos are in excellent form, and it is difficult for Mandzukic and Pizarro to pose a threat.

With mistakes and goals conceded in the two rounds of the Champions League quarter-finals, Real Madrid's defense error rate was reduced to the lowest, so Guardiola's hope of fighting for the second goal before the game was also in vain.

It was not until the end of the game that Bayern Munich found a decent opportunity, but Thomas Muller's semi-volley shot from seven meters in front of the goal was blocked by Tang Zheng who returned to defense in time, and then went over the crossbar.

German Sky commentator Marcel Leif shook his head and said: "It seems that Josep Guardiola's preparations before the game were not sufficient. Although his team's style of play is close to that of Barcelona when he coached, it is not as good as the use of key personnel." There seems to be a big problem with Tang, and the restrictions on Tang are not enough, but fortunately this is the first round of the contest. Tang's focus is more on defense than offense. If the game ends with 1:0, I think it will be against Bayern. Best result in Munich.”

As time gets shorter and shorter, Bayern players who are lagging behind feel that losing one goal on the road is acceptable, so they devote fewer and fewer offensive forces.

Ancelotti had two requirements for the team before the game, one is to win, and the second is not to concede a goal.

Now that the game is coming to an end, both requirements are still there, so he has no intention of strengthening the attack. He just asks Tang Zheng to attack boldly if there is a chance. As for how to control that opportunity, it is up to Tang Zheng himself.

Tang Zheng has known the responsibilities of a qualified midfielder since he first joined River Plate and tried to switch to a defensive midfielder role - to attack and protect the football, and to defend and protect the space.

As the Champions League reaches the semi-finals, everyone should be careful. They should not numbly strengthen the offense according to the fans' requirements. Otherwise, it is very likely that the offense will not score a goal but the opponent will equalize the score.

In order to prevent this possibility from happening, maintaining the status quo and strengthening defense is the best option.

Therefore, the score did not change until the referee blew the full-time whistle. Real Madrid defeated visiting Bayern Munich 1:0 with Benzema's goal in the first half.

The game ended with Real Madrid winning 1:0, which was somewhat disappointing. After all, Real Madrid took the lead early. Real Madrid coached by Ancelotti cannot be said to be conservative. Bayern coached by Guardiola has always been under the banner of attack. The result...

However, the score of 1:0 also brought great suspense to the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals between the two teams at the Allianz Arena a week later.

Which team will ultimately advance to the Champions League final this season will have to wait until a week later to decide.