Starting from playing as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid

"I said before that Atletico Madrid will get stronger and stronger this season, but you still laughed at me at the time."

On the afternoon of the second day after playing against Zaragoza, the Real Madrid team was doing recovery training, and Li Ang began to speak.

Modric was warming up next to him and couldn't help laughing when he heard this.

When he transferred here at the beginning of this season, when Real Madrid was going to play the UEFA Super Cup with Atletico Madrid, Li Ang kept telling him that Atletico Madrid was not something to be afraid of.

Now Li Ang changed his tune too quickly, and he said it quite confidently.

However, other Real Madrid players did not refute Li Ang.

Because before Modric came to Real Madrid to report, Li Ang actually said this during summer training, and was ridiculed by many teammates at the time.

There is no conflict between Atletico Madrid not being afraid at the beginning of the season and Atletico Madrid getting stronger now.

Because in just two and a half months, Atletico Madrid has completed another starting adjustment.

Simeone has initially fulfilled the promise he made to Atletico Madrid fans after the UEFA Super Cup defeat. He has built a strong team.

In Atletico Madrid's currently fixed starting lineup of 4,42.

Diego Costa, who was previously favored by Simeone to become the starter, used his outstanding fulcrum role to completely activate the Colombian Tigers.

After ten rounds of La Liga, Falcao has scored ten goals and one assist, averaging one goal per game.

If Real Madrid faces Atletico Madrid now, their physical strength will still be superior, but the game will definitely not be as easy as it was in the European Super Cup.

Of course, no matter how difficult it is to play, Real Madrid's players will definitely still believe that their side will win in the end.

Li Ang did not hold any contrary opinions on this.

The main reason is that he feels that the restrained relationship between Ronaldo and Atletico Madrid is very metaphysical.

Now Cristiano Ronaldo is already at the peak of his career. Whenever he plays against Atletico Madrid, he is always extra energetic and always scores goals.

Before the game even started, Real Madrid basically assumed a 1-0 lead over Atletico Madrid.

Therefore, Li Ang feels that as long as there is no problem with Mourinho's thinking, Atletico Madrid can still do it again this season.

After ending the discussion on Atletico Madrid's recent state, Real Madrid's generals devoted themselves to resuming training.

There are only a few days left to prepare for the game. Apart from today's recovery training, they only have two and a half days left to practice tactics and prepare for Dortmund.

The pressure is still quite high.

Real Madrid's rotation players, who want to get valuable playing opportunities in the second match against Dortmund, are training extra hard.

Here Mourinho is thinking deeply about home tactics and selection.

On the other side, in the German city of Dortmund, Klopp is also struggling with the starting arrangements for the next round of the Champions League.

In the last round of the battle with Real Madrid, he and the Dortmund players were unwilling to lose.

Even if they understand, in fact, in terms of the scene, Real Madrid reserved their strength at the beginning and did not try their best to attack at the beginning like they did.

They have experienced the offensive capabilities of Real Madrid with all their strength, and they also admit the difference.

But that doesn't stop them from being convinced.

The youth army all have this iron-headed boy-like temper.

Klopp is very satisfied with the momentum his team currently maintains, so his struggle is not in the balance of offensive and defensive tactics.

What he is struggling with is whether to maximize the offensive ability and directly arrange personnel to strengthen the control and offensive attributes of the midfield.

This kind of brain circuit is very Klopp.

There may be another important reason, that is, Dortmund's current lineup can only work hard to adjust tactics on the offensive end.

If you want to be more defensively stable, Dortmund's defense will have no big problem. The main problem is still the "waist".

Kyle is too old, and Svende's ability is not considered top-notch in football.

In addition, Dortmund does not have much money to recruit, Klopp just wants to further improve the midfield defense, and there is no one, so he has no way to recruit.

Looking at it this way, it is really better to maximize the offensive attributes and use offense instead of defense to compete with Real Madrid again.

If you lose, it’s because you don’t score as many goals as your opponent!

Therefore, continue to strengthen the team's offensive capabilities.

Nothing wrong!

Klopp made his own tactical decisions.

He chose to lead his disciples into madness again.

So when Dortmund's starting lineup was released on November 6, one hour before the game started, not to mention the Western media, the German media were dumbfounded!

Not to mention Gundogan starting, Kyle also sat on the bench.

Klopp chose to pair Gundogan with Svennd!

This is indeed a midfield configuration that Dortmund currently has full of offensive attributes.

Svenwind + Gundogan + Gotze.

Mourinho and the Real Madrid players were stunned by this courage.

At the Bernabeu, Klopp and Dortmund almost completely stole the spotlight from Real Madrid's home team.

After hearing the news, Lafayette could only shake his head helplessly.

Originally, he invited some sponsor representatives to watch the game at the Bernabeu today.

But now, he truly regretted it from the bottom of his heart.

It's not that Real Madrid will lose, but he is more afraid that Mourinho will choose to defend to the end after learning about Dortmund's aggressive play style.

That scene is completely incompatible with "gorgeous and beautiful".

Winning games is important, but for Real Madrid's business development and global promotion, star-studded cards and gorgeous game scenes are more important.

Lafayette had already preconceived the idea that Mourinho would continue to play conservative tactics.

But when the players on both sides started to take the field and took their positions after the opening ceremony, Lafayette was pleasantly surprised to find out.

Mourinho did not want to stick to the half-court counterattack.

On Real Madrid's side, Alonso is the only one who is trailing in front of the defender. Both Li Ang and Modric, who is starting today, have prerequisites for their positions!

"Not 4,231! Real Madrid did not continue to play 4,231 starting formation today, they will start with 4,33 today!"

He Wei, who was commentating on the focus of the Champions League today, was also pleasantly surprised.

He had kept an eye on it before.

Although the live footage has already given a guessed diagram of the starting lineups of both sides, He Wei only introduced Real Madrid's starting players.

Because he had an inexplicable premonition.

He believes that Mourinho will not choose to sacrifice the scene to counter Klopp's bright tactics.

This is not Mourinho's character.

You can say that Mourinho's tactical choices are sometimes conservative, but he is also a very proud person.

Would a crazy coach who has won five championship trophies this year allow his opponents to steal the spotlight at his home court?

Mourinho will not allow this to happen.

This is He Wei's interpretation of Mourinho's style and the current Mourinho-style Real Madrid.

And the facts proved that he was right.

Mourinho is tough!

He is going to have a head-to-head showdown with Klopp at the Bernabeu!

Attack versus offense, whatever field you want to compete in, then I will compete with you in this field!

The atmosphere in the Bernabeu instantly became more and more passionate!

Many fans who had not watched the game this time also tuned in quickly in surprise and anticipation after being reminded by friends.

This is a Real Madrid with full firepower. Last season, it scored more goals than any other in Europe. It is a Real Madrid that no one can beat!

Stimulated by the rapidly soaring ratings, media from various countries also went all out to promote the event online at the last moment before the start of the game.

When the referee blew the whistle, the Real Madrid players who took the lead today quickly formed their formation and launched a decisive attack into Dortmund's half!

Tremendous cheers came from the fans of both teams. Under the roar, players from the two teams quickly interspersed in the midfield area.

Alonso's first long pass attempt found Ronaldo first.

After C Compass overcame Royce's defensive interference, he distributed the ball to the middle. Then he pulled to the side and started to rush forward!

It's a pity that Benzema, who received the ball this time, did not pass the ball back. Gundogan, who took the initiative, intercepted the pass, and the offensive and defensive situation on the field also changed!

Li Ang was the first Real Madrid midfielder to notice something was wrong and start to retreat.

Modric was a beat slower. After Gundogan sent a powerful through ball forward, Modric could no longer keep up with Gotze who was resolutely advancing!

Li Ang immediately pulled towards Reus, but Gotze's ball was given to Grosskreutz who was running wildly on the other side.

Lewandowski rushed into Real Madrid's penalty area. Grosskreutz's cross was timely, but Pepe, who had been on guard for a long time, took the lead and pushed the ball out of the penalty area!

Alonso stopped the ball with his back, Gotze quickly stepped forward to interfere, and Lewandowski also retreated to double-team Long Ge in the frontcourt.

However, with Li Ang's timely response, Brother Long still gave the ball out immediately.

Li Ang decisively started to stride forward with the ball from his own half. The Real Madrid fans at the scene were very enthusiastic and kept cheering!

The game entered a high-intensity offensive and defensive rhythm from the beginning.

Unfortunately, the referee's whistle was relatively loose today. In order to ensure the smoothness of the game, some minor fouls were not blown.

So the competition scene was quite exciting!

Li Ang grabbed Gotze's upper body jersey, and Swende blocked Modric's defensive action from the side, but the referee did not call it a whistle.

It wasn't until the fifth minute of the first half when Di Maria advanced from the wing and was chased by Grosskreutz that he stumbled on his calf and fell. The referee called the first foul of the game!

Players and fans on both sides had little to say.

After all, judging from the current situation, the referee's whistle blowing scale is similar to both sides. If it is fair, it will be okay.

Moreover, the players on both sides did not make any foul fouls with the intention of hurting others.

Those stumblings didn't matter, Di Maria didn't complain. After getting up, he immediately took a set kick and continued to advance forward.

When the main energy of both teams is devoted to fighting for the ball and quick offense, the wingers on the field naturally become the focus of attention of fans and commentators.

Grosskreutz's level may not be that good, but his physical fitness and willpower are top-notch. With Royce on the left and right, his performance is not bad at all.

Naturally, Real Madrid mainly depends on Ronaldo's performance. Apart from Ronaldo, the most outstanding wing player is not Di Maria.

But Marcelo!

Mapengpeng's active forward attack caused a lot of trouble for Dortmund's defense on the right and even the entire midfield.

Because he is a complete X variable!

When he did the job of a winger as a full-back and did a pretty good job, Ronaldo's moves inward or outward became more threatening than usual!

It's just that Li Ang will have to work harder this time.

After all, when Marcelo went up, he had to press forward to respond, but when Marcelo couldn't go back, he had to chase back desperately to interfere with Royce's counterattack.

He will now be regarded as a true "free man".

That is from the own penalty area to the front of Dortmund's penalty area. From the left to the center, you can almost see his figure!

In terms of energy investment, he will definitely invest much more energy on the defensive end than on the offensive end.

But it’s also because of his “full picture coverage”.

Even with the increased offensive firepower of Real Madrid, Reus did not completely break out Real Madrid's left wing, making it a weak defensive side that Dortmund could exploit.

It was Li Ang's desperate running style that made many neutral fans feel their legs were inexplicably sore.

Fortunately, his hard work is meaningful.

Before Gotze and Reus penetrated Real Madrid's left defense, Real Madrid first found an opportunity on Dortmund's right!

In the 16th minute of the first half, Marcelo took advantage of Ronaldo's containment and threatened to get rid of Piszczek before decisively cutting inside!

Holding the ball until it reaches the top of Dortmund's penalty area, Marcelo chooses to pass the ball to Di Maria who penetrates into the right side of Dortmund's penalty area!

Marcelo's X variable was very successful in tearing apart Dortmund's defense, and Di Maria's single-point breakthrough also caused chaos in Dortmund's penalty area!

Seeing that there was no good opportunity to switch inside, Di Maria could only give up the idea of ​​​​shooting directly.

Before Subotic could press over, he chose a powerful lateral sweep pass!

Guo Feng moved slightly forward at this moment, but he was smart enough not to forcefully reach the ball, but instead took Hummels' defensive attention away.

Cristiano Ronaldo made almost no adjustments at the back of the goal. He changed the shape of his left foot and shot directly into the near corner!

Weidenfeller went down to the ground and stretched his legs to block the ball, but his reaction was still a little slow. In the end, he could only look back and watch the football plunge into the net in the near corner!

Mourinho confidently raised one arm high on the sidelines, clenched his fist and waved it, as if everything was under his control!

It's true that the fighting method is spear against spear, but the bottom of the sharp spear in his hand comes with an iron shield that can block the opponent's forward thrust!

This iron shield is naturally Li Ang!

It seems a little unfair.

Klopp came up with a big deal, and he really didn't have any more trump cards at hand.

But Mourinho can use Li Ang to protect the defense when he gives it a try.

Li Ang is not necessarily required to stop Dortmund's offensive progress every time.

But while Ronaldo and Marcelo successfully launched five offensive attempts, Reus and Gotze could only successfully launch four or even less three offensive attempts in the same time.

In fact, Real Madrid has already won!

A conceding goal in the first half almost determined the passivity of Dortmund's entire tactical arrangement.

Even though they got a goal back in the 37th minute of the first half, the score at this time was only 1-2.

Real Madrid took advantage of Dortmund's defensive holes in front and back to constantly look for offensive opportunities. The final four goals were their most satisfying harvest.

And Dortmund is indeed tough enough, not stopping on the offensive end even if their defense is breached.

They finally scored their third goal in stoppage time. At this time, Li Ang had been replaced by Mourinho in advance.

4-3!

This is the final result of both teams letting go of the fight!

Mourinho seemed a bit overconfident when he replaced Li Ang in the last three minutes.

But it doesn't hurt. At least in the eyes of the fans, this Champions League group match, which produced a total of seven goals, was worthy of the title of "Focus Battle" that was dubbed by the media before the game.

On the other side, Manchester City and Ajax, who just drew with a score of 2-2, are also in high spirits now!

One of them scored two points in four rounds, and the other scored four points in four rounds, but neither of them was too panicked.

Because now Dortmund also has four points from four rounds!

All three teams still have a chance to qualify, and they all still have hope.

It's just that in the back, one by one, it all depends on Real Madrid's face!