As the captains of both sides of the game, Tang Zheng and Casillas, went to referee Rizzoli to guess the ball, the frenzy at the new Wembley Stadium dropped significantly.

Of course, this is not to say that the Champions League final is not attractive, but rather that it will take time for both fans and neutral fans to recuperate and wait until the moment the game starts.

Tang Zheng was very humble before guessing the ball, and he was very gentlemanly to give Casillas the right of first choice.

Casillas was not hypocritical, he chose the positive, and Tang Zheng passively chose the negative.

Immediately, referee Rizzoli tossed the coin in his hand high, then stretched out his left hand, caught the free-falling coin with the back of his hand, closed it with the palm of his right hand, and took it away.

The coin shows heads, which means that Casillas won the right to pick the edge for Real Madrid and Dortmund automatically got the right to kick off.

Which side to tee off was a technical job, so Casillas' brain was running at high speed, pondering.

The south stand of the stadium is the Dortmund fan zone, and the north stand is the Real Madrid fan zone.

If the first half is played in front of the North Stand, then the second half of the attack will face the North Stand.

This advantage is obvious, a game is divided into the first and second halves, and the second half is decisive, if the second half of the attack in the face of the shouts of their own fans is obviously more effective with half the effort.

However, the disadvantage is also obvious, attacking the North Stand, and Conversely, Dortmund is also attacking against their own fan area......

Whether to face the south stand or the north stand in the second half, Casillas was hesitant.

Rizzoli saw Casillas' hesitation and coughed lightly as a reminder.

After a few tenths of a second of reflection, Casillas finally decided to face Dortmund in front of the North Stand in the first half.

While this option is also in Dortmund's favour, he believes in the ability to create and score in the front court.

The two sides exchanged venues to prepare for the start of the game, and Tang Zheng and Casillas shook hands with the referee team and took a group photo.

The camera of the live director left the captains of both sides, and then gave the two managers Jurgen Klopp and Heynckes respectively.

Jurgen Klopp is a big change from his previous preference for appearing on the sidelines in sportswear, and now he looks more like a senior in the workplace in a suit, a white shirt underneath, a black cardigan and a pair of black-rimmed glasses.

The facial expression is less passionate and more worried.

Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho is also wearing a suit and leather shoes, meticulous, and obviously has made a lot of preparations for this Champions League final.

In a short time, the players from both sides of the game were already standing in their respective halves, and Lewandowski stepped on the football and waited for the referee Rizzoli to start the whistle.

Borussia Dortmund stands on the right side of the screen, Real Madrid on the left side of the screen.

The sound at the new Wembley Stadium was reduced to a minimum, and fans held their breath as they waited for the game to begin.

"Beep~"

At this moment, referee Rizzoli blew the whistle to signal the official opening of the 2012-2013 Champions League final.

"Whoa—"

Suddenly, a deafening loud cheer rang out over the new Wembley Stadium.

There was a loud cheer and some boos, no doubt from the Real Madrid fans who were trying to force Borussia Dortmund to make a mistake on their own.

The football was handed to Tang Zheng by Gotze, and Real Madrid's half-time boos rang out louder.

The boos even became even louder as the Borussia Dortmund players entered the Real Madrid defensive half.

However, Tang Zheng, who was in charge of the rhythm of the game, did not rush to pass the ball to Real Madrid's defensive half, but handed the ball to his teammates in the back line to stabilize the rhythm of the game.

Real Madrid are well-trained, with no forward press from the midfielders, and only Cristiano Ronaldo, Mesut Ozil, Di Maria and Benzema in attack have been tentatively harassed to slow Dortmund's forward attack.

Piszczek, who participated in the Champions League final for the first time, was a little nervous, his stop did not stop well, and when he stopped, he was already pressed by Cristiano Ronaldo and Ozil, just when he was about to step forward, he suddenly heard Tang Zheng's voice: "Hey, give it to me." ”

I don't know why, Piszczek felt clear in his heart at this time, and the tension in his heart disappeared in an instant, and the arch of his right foot buckled the ball back, and knocked it to Tang Zheng, who was dragging behind.

Cristiano Ronaldo was far away, and he didn't pounce on Tang Zheng, so the burden of defending Tang Zheng fell to Mesut Ozil and Benzema.

Tang Zheng was not shocked on the surface, and did not take Ozil and Benzema in his eyes at all, but the handling of the ball at his feet seemed to be very important and very ornamental.

I saw Tang Zheng, who was on the broadcast camera, took a step to the left with his left foot, and used his body to resist Benzema, who braked sharply subconsciously, and at the same time, the inside of the instep of his right foot buckled the football passed by Piszczek to the left front, and even stopped.

Mesut Ozil is an attacking player, his defensive awareness is biased, his upper grab is basically bluffing, and the lower set has a big hole, Tang Zheng is very clever to take advantage of this, and buckle the football between Ozil's legs.

"Whoa—"

Seeing this, Dortmund fans subconsciously erupted into huge cheers, cheering loudly for Tang Zheng's wonderful performance.

The Real Madrid fan, who had previously made a cheer up, closed his mouth and his face flushed.

They believe that Tang Zheng's extraordinary actions are not only for Ozil, but also for slapping the face.

Tang Zheng, who successfully passed Ozil, did not dribble again, and he directly kicked 20 meters to the ground and passed to Kuba on the right.

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Dortmund's attack did not go well after the Real Madrid defensive half, and the attack entered a stalemate.

The on-site director took advantage of a dead ball opportunity to give the broadcast camera back to Tang Zheng's wonderful pass at the beginning of the kick-off, and Yang 5 commentator He Wei smiled: "Tang Zheng's game state is very good, his body is very confusing, Benzema and Ozil never thought that Tang Zheng would be so bold, what is called the boldness of the artist? This is the boldness of the artist!"

German Sky commentator Marcel Leif also praised: "Real Madrid are in trouble! Don showed his proud foot skills and open vision from the beginning of the game, although his current position limits his performance, but I believe that as the game deepens, he will suddenly exert his strength at some point and lead Dortmund to victory!"

"The No. 1 midfielder in the Bundesliga really deserves his name!" British Sky commentator Andy Gray suddenly changed his voice when he said this: "He is full of confidence as a defensive midfielder in this game, but the error tolerance rate in this position is extremely high, I don't know if Real Madrid will make a fuss from here, and Dortmund will be in trouble at that time......"

As soon as the words fell, Martin Taylor said: "I said Andy, you are thinking a little too much, Don's performance has been very consistent, as far as I know, he has very strong control of the ball at his feet, unless there is a foul, it is impossible for a Real Madrid player to form a break." ”

Andy Gray smiled and didn't speak, and it just so happened that the camera returned to the regular game, with Dortmund continuing to organise the attack and Real Madrid defending passively.

Jose Mourinho's team has always emphasized defence, even in charge of Real Madrid, so many times Real Madrid players will be dissatisfied with their own fans in key matches, because Real Madrid fans believe that the team they support should attack rather than defend.

This is why Mourinho will have a disagreement with Cristiano Ronaldo, and even to the point of intolerability with the fans.

However, Real Madrid fans did not have trouble with Mourinho in the final, after all, this game is about the tenth Champions League title in the history of Real Madrid, and Real Madrid's ability to finally reverse Bayern at home to advance to the final is directly related to Mourinho's on-the-spot performance.

Besides, there has always been such a saying in world football.

Offense wins fans, defense wins championships.

In a Champions League final, defending well is the key to winning the game.

Dortmund's forward attack was a little impatient when he couldn't find a chance in the continuous pass, and Gotze, who got the ball, came directly to a long shot from the outside 30 meters.

There was plenty of power, but the angle was slightly right, and the ball was easily confiscated by Casillas.

At this time, Tang Zheng's role on the field was initially reflected, and he reached out to pull the more impatient Gotze: "Mario, calm down, pass the ball more, this is the Champions League final, a decisive victory, I really can't find a point to pass back to me, I will always be a receiving point near you." ”

Götze tapped his chin in understanding.

But many times understanding and not doing are two different things, and now Götze is called the new hope of German football by the media, and he does not want to play in the shadow of Tang Zheng forever, so he decided to prove himself in the Champions League final.

So, in the next attack, Goetze chose to shoot again with a long shot without a good passing point.

Due to the defensive pressure of his national teammate Khedira, he did not hold down the football and directly put the anti-aircraft gun.

This time, Tang Zheng didn't say anything to Ge Ce again, and there were some things buried in his heart that needed to be vented.

Gotze is a very smart guy and he knows what he should do.

Head coach Jurgen Klopp was not as patient as Tang Zheng, taking advantage of Casillas' goal kick to the sidelines and shouting at Götze, making a multi-pass tactical gesture to Gotze.

Compared with Tang Zheng's choice of silent waiting, the head coach's 'madness' is obviously more effective.

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Most of Real Madrid's attacks are carried out from the left flank, and to put it bluntly, it is to find the team's number one star, Cristiano Ronaldo, who can create or take chances.

In other words, Real Madrid's offensive tactics revolve around Cristiano Ronal, so it is much easier to defend.

That's why Jurgen Klopp decided to play Tang Zheng as a defensive midfielder before the game, and his solidity and ability to read the game is something that Sven Bender doesn't have.

In the first few minutes of the game, Tang Zheng played little role on the offensive end, and he ran more to protect the football, that is, to act as a bodyguard for Gotze.

Of course, Tang Zheng, who has abundant physical fitness, also has strong offensive organization skills, so Tang Zheng should go out of the mountain and attack in tandem through running and passing when Gotze can't organize the attack smoothly.

The so-called capable people work harder, this is the truth.

Now Real Madrid's attack is in great trouble, Tang Zheng has already familiarized Cristiano Ronaldo's attacking style in the group stage of this season's Champions League, whether it is passing or grabbing points, Real Madrid fans found that their No. 7 could not find anything from Dortmund No. 10.

But fortunately, Tang Zheng's energy is too focused on defense, and he always seems to be very careful on the offensive end, for fear that the space behind him will be used.

After all, Cristiano Ronaldo and Angel Di Maria are both very fast players, while Mesut Ozil and Xavi Alonso both have strong through-ball skills.

As long as the defence reveals a slight problem, the Real Madrid players will definitely laugh at it.

A final where no mistakes can be made.

In the blink of an eye, the game was ten minutes into the game, and the combined number of shots created by the two sides was only three, two for Dortmund and one for Real Madrid.

There was only one shot from the range of the goal, coming from a long-range attempt by Götze in the early stages.

The low number of shots on goal is directly related to the focus of both sides on the defense of the midfield.

Dortmund is good at pressing high and will also defend space blocking, and the space blocking of opposing attacking players has always been Mourinho's strength, so before the game, experts believed that this was a battle between Mars and Earth and finally reduced to a battle of patience.

Such a match is nothing for fans on both sides, but it is undoubtedly an ordeal for those neutral fans.

But both bishops

Yang 5 commentator He Wei has now returned to normal after ten minutes of calm, and he said in a flat tone: "The final is not a mistake for any team, so it is destined to be a game that does not seek merit but seeks no fault, but I believe that after the first ten minutes of mutual testing, the next game will definitely change......

Marcel Leif, the German Sky commentator, frowned at the stalemate and muttered: "The game is very difficult now, but I believe it is the calm before the storm, and once the team scores first, I think the game will definitely return to the sidelines we want to see, of course...... I would prefer Borussia Dortmund to be the first to break the deadlock. ”

The Spanish national TV commentator fully praised Real Madrid's defense: "Jose Mourinho's coaching style is something that most Real Madrid players are unwilling to accept, but I have to admit that his tactical system plays a very big role in the final, and the rapid counterattack after stabilizing the defense is the most frightening part of this Real Madrid team now, and I believe that Real Madrid will definitely find opportunities in the near future!"

Attention was focused on the defence on both sides of the game, and the fans did not forget their duty and responsibility, and they frequently created loud cheers to add to the frenetic atmosphere of the Champions League final.

In the thirteenth minute, Real Madrid switched from defending to attacking, and the football came to the feet of Ronaldo on the left through continuous passes.

"Whoa—"

Suddenly, there was a huge cheer over the new Wembley Stadium.

Or rather, there was a coaxing, deafening.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Tang Zheng were originally the two focal points of this season's Champions League final, and now that the two are facing each other directly, all fans hope that the players they support can win.

But Ronaldo was not confident enough in the face of Tang Zheng again, and handed over the ball again.

Tang Zheng grinned, smiling very happily.

At the same time, the Dortmund fans in the stands also let out the winner's laughter, mocking the courageous Ronaldo.