Starting from playing as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid

"Real Madrid used solid defense to frustrate the young Dortmund repeatedly in the opening stages of the game! The fast attack that the Hornets were most proud of in the Bundesliga seemed to have lost its sharp momentum.

Lewandowski, the outstanding center who ranked third in the Bundesliga scorer list last season, seems to be lost in Real Madrid's constant defense!

Without his ball-making, both Gotze and Reus will spend more energy than usual to get the opportunity to attack with the ball in Real Madrid's defensive third zone.

The Polish center needs to play smarter. I don’t know how Klopp will teach his disciples at this moment, but there won’t be much time left for them, because Real Madrid’s counterattack may threaten them at any time! "

The person commentating on this Champions League battle today is Duan Xuan, who is extremely familiar with the Bundesliga.

As a Bayern fan, Duan Xuan is very familiar with Dortmund, which has suppressed Bayern for two years, which is reasonable.

In terms of personal ability, the current offensive trident in Dortmund's formation is actually considered top-notch in football.

There are no top players, but Klopp put the three of them together, and coupled with the power of his personal tactics, he used the three of them to a level that far exceeded that of a first-class offensive combination.

But today he met Mourinho, who has a more vicious vision.

This requires ordinary coaches to make tactical decisions, and most of them will choose to limit Gotze's performance first and shut down Dortmund's offensive engine.

The second is to limit Royce's wing advancement and suppress Dortmund's offensive variation.

Lewandowski will be considered last.

After all, Lewandowski is a standard "center forward" and he does not have a strong personal ability to break through.

It's okay if you expect him to have a flash of inspiration and occasionally play tricks, but if you want him to embroider dribbling shots in and outside the penalty area like Ronaldo and Ibrahimovic, it is purely to embarrass him.

But for Mourinho, taking away Lewandowski's performance first will make Dortmund's offense most uncomfortable.

Because he just wants Gotze and Royce to lose their "tactical shield".

Without Lewandowski's involvement and the ability to retreat to play, Gotze and Reus will not be able to catch the ball without any help, but they must face Real Madrid's midfield defense more times!

Mourinho wants Dortmund's two major attackers to spend a lot of energy hitting Real Madrid's "reinforced concrete wall".

He deployed three defensive midfielders on the field. Li Ang seemed to be playing as a central midfielder today, but when defending, he would retreat to the penalty area and face Gotze.

With such defensive specifications, Mourinho does not believe that Gotze and Reus can be far better than Robbery or the combination of Messi + Sanchez!

He has this defensive confidence, and in fact he made a mistake in judgment. After sacrificing a certain amount of offensive initiative, Dortmund was completely unable to penetrate Real Madrid's defensive third zone at the beginning.

Klopp doesn't like to be conservative, or in other words, when he believes that his side is not completely inferior, he will more often choose to play a very adventurous attack.

Mourinho seized on Klopp's small flaw and shrunk his fists at the beginning.

And now, it's time to punch out!

Mourinho set his sights on Real Madrid's backcourt and Li Ang.

And in the 12th minute of the first half, when Li Ang saw Essien intercepting Royce's inward attempt, he made a decisive forward sprint for the first time!

"Beautiful steal! Real Madrid's chance to counterattack is here!"

The moment Duan Xuan saw Li Ang running forward, he subconsciously yelled in the studio!

With lightning speed, Essien's diagonal pass was very decisive.

Li Ang saw Gotze in front of him and Royce who started to defend. He did not choose the simpler way of passing the ball.

Because Gotze's obstruction will waste some of his time chasing the ball, and Royce's speed is incomparable to him now.

This will rush the ball just to give the ball away.

So he chose another more crude way of advancement.

As he led the ball with his left foot and advanced to the right, Li Ang adjusted his position to ensure control of the ball first, and then exploded to speed up!

This adjustment of ball protection made Gotze's quick interception plan go to waste.

And Li Ang did not let the ball escape his control when sprinting forward.

This trick was something he learned from Kaka.

His current dribbling ability value is not high enough, and his dribbling posture is incomparable to Kaka, but he doesn't care, as long as it is practical.

First you have to dare to use it and know how to use it, and then we can talk about whether it looks good or not.

This will put Geze at a disadvantage in all aspects of confrontation, and there is nothing he can do with Li Ang's move.

And when Kyle and Grosskreutz quickly double-teamed Li Ang, Li Ang quickly sent the ball to the ground!

Aveiroa, who started off on the right wing, had nothing to hesitate about now.

Li Ang helped him contain Kyle's defense. At this moment, there was only Schmelzer left in front of him. There was a lot of room for him to play, so he simply went to the ball first to speed up the advancement!

Kyle immediately turned around and double-teamed Arbeloa with Schmelzer who expanded the defensive area.

This is the characteristics of Dortmund's defense today.

With all players involved, if the frontcourt fails to seize the ball on the spot, then the backcourt will double-team decisively to give the frontcourt players time to return to defense.

But Arbeloa was not greedy for the ball at this moment. Seeing that it was almost impossible, he simply knocked the ball back to the feet of Li Ang who was following up.

Li Ang glanced at Dortmund's dense defensive crowd that would swarm to his side, and did not rush forward to give the ball.

He withstood Gotze's defensive interference with his back, and then passed the ball back to the center of the midfield in an inverted triangle.

This pass seems to delay the counterattack, but it is actually the final accumulation of energy before Real Madrid's counterattack is slashed!

Alonso, who was advancing slowly, had a clear view of the current situation in the middle.

So when Li Ang's pass came over, he had already adjusted his steps, and then used his left foot to send a fast and long pass without stopping the ball!

The target is either the wing or Dortmund's penalty area!

Previously, the running cooperation between Li Ang and Arbeloa had caused Dortmund's defense to tilt to the right.

So at this moment, Alonso's precise and fast pass was like a sharp sword inserted straight into Dortmund's defensive weak side!

And Ronaldo, who successfully countered offside, is extremely familiar with such moments.

Hold your breath, push forward resolutely, and then volley sideways after stopping the ball with your chest!

If someone has to ask what are the characteristics of Real Madrid's counterattack during this period.

Then he can understand it by looking at this ball!

Familiar cooperation, accurate final threatening pass, plus a stable finish at a historical level!

Weidenfeller's reaction at this moment was nothing short of unpleasant.

He immediately rushed to the near corner of the goal, but Ronaldo's previous shooting action deceived him!

The final shot of the football is not from the two corners of the goal, but from the middle of the goal!

"Leon's protective pass?! Alonso's follow-up long pass! Beautiful! Cristiano Ronaldo stops the ball and hits the goal -!!! The ball goes in -!!! The ball goes in! The ball goes in! First half In the 13th minute of the match! Real Madrid leads Dortmund 1-0 at the Westfalenstadion!

We can see the Real Madrid fans in the live footage excited! This is definitely a big surprise for them!

Dortmund suffered a heavy blow. They failed to prevent Real Madrid's quick counterattack. This was a quick counterattack in the true sense! The cooperation between Alonso's long pass and Ronaldo's finish probably didn't last more than three seconds!

Li Ang's final passing choice was so smart! Gotze did not perform too convincingly in this offensive and defensive transition. At least in this round, Li Ang was the more dazzling presence! "

In his excited commentary, Duan Xuan originally wanted to say that Li Ang's opening performance completely surpassed Gotze.

But he finally held back and limited his performance to this one offensive and defensive round.

However, neutral commentators from other countries were not so polite and reserved this time.

Today's commentator and commentator on Sky Sports said bluntly that Li Ang no longer needs to prove his excellence.

"This is an absolute suppression performance in the matchup, which is more effective than offense and defense. With all due respect, Mario Gotze and Li Ang are not on the same level today."

As soon as these words came out, the discussion about this game in English football took the lead.

The scope of public opinion is quite wide, especially this kind of comparative public opinion that has aroused heated discussion before the game.

Gotze on the court was calm at the moment and was not in a hurry. Instead, he helped captain Kyle calm the emotions of his teammates around him.

Klopp also reacted at this time and made emergency adjustments, allowing Lewandowski to pull out of Real Madrid's defensive hinterland first.

Rather than letting Lewandowski continue to stay in and around Real Madrid's penalty area, unable to receive passes and unable to play a fulcrum role.

It would be better to let him retreat first and serve as a stable ball-holding point in the top area of ​​the mid-circle arc in Real Madrid's half.

There is still a lot of game time left. Klopp was very surprised by the defensive level displayed by Real Madrid today, but he did not think that his team had no chance at all.

After the game restarted, Dortmund clearly increased the pressure of all players, and their players became more proactive in fighting for positions.

However, Mourinho was not overly immersed in the joy of opening the scoring.

He decisively signaled his disciples to shrink their formation and return to their own half.

Dortmund's offensive attack is very aggressive, with quick ball transfer and fast advancement.

But they need space.

Mourinho just didn't give Klopp this space.

Meat grinder defense is what Real Madrid is good at.

When Li Ang and Essien fully covered the sweep, Dortmund had to pay a difficult price for every step forward.

Even if Dortmund's offensive players can occasionally break through this sweep level, they will still be greeted by Alonso and Real Madrid's impregnable defense!

Five minutes, ten minutes, fifteen minutes!

Dortmund has no good solution to Real Madrid's defensive system!

And when Gotze once again tried to force a charge and was blocked by Li Ang, he finally patted the turf under him in a hurry!

Li Ang passed the ball to Essien who was advancing, looked at Gotze and shook his head.

Don't break the defense, brother.

Because I am indeed stronger than you, this is a fact, you have to admit it!