As soon as the news was broadcast here, it came to an abrupt end, because the Super Bowl broadcast finally began, and the three of them did not speak again but watched the TV very intently, and they all wanted to know who was playing on both sides today.

The 2012 UEFA Super Cup was contested at the Stade Louis II, the second time in three years that Atletico Madrid have won the UEFA Super Cup, after the Spanish side had won the UEFA Super Cup nine times and the non-Champions League winners eighteen times.

Atletico have won both the UEFA Super Cup, while Schalke have not. This time, Atletico declared before the game that they would try to win the title for the second time in three years, while Schalke had a mediocre record against the Spanish side, with the exception of last season, which was a bit miserable. The Champions League winners have won 19 of the previous 37 UEFA Super Cups, with a slight advantage, while Spain have won nine times and Germany five times.

This is also the last edition of Monaco's Stade Louis II to host the UEFA Super Cup after 15 consecutive editions, with the next edition taking place at the Eden Stadium in Prague.

Atletico Madrid set up a 4-2-3-1 formation, goalkeeper Courtois, defenders Juanfran, Miranda, Godin and Felipe, midfielders Suarez, Gabi, Adrian and Koke, and the forward line sent Forlan and Falcao, which is also Atletico's strongest attacking formation.

And Schalke still put on his best 4-4-2 formation, and the goalkeeper is still Zhang Chong from China, although Ai Huan has left, but Zhang Chong's recent performance is still relatively good, so Ranieri did not use other people's ideas. From left to right in the back line, Krishitto, Hovides, Metzeld and the Japanese player Atsuto Uchida, who only joined this year, formed the back line, and the midfield has changed very much, the back has been replaced by the Brazilian defender Paulinho, who only joined this year, and Da Lisandro, who transferred from Wolfsburg, is also in the team, and he has now become the core of Schalke's midfield. The other two are Holtby and Draxler, who have already played on the wing. In the striker, he still sent Demba Ba and Pukki to score in the last two rounds of the Bundesliga, and they are in good form, so they were both sent to the main position.

'It's hard to say whether Schalke is playing well or not at the moment, but they have problems at the back. As soon as Rui saw the lineup, he immediately said disdainfully, "To be honest, Metzelder was a very good central defender in the past, but his style is very good to eat, and now as he gets older, the first reaction speed is gone, and he completely relies on his own experience to play against an average team, but in the face of this kind of team, it is really like that, I think as long as Atletico Madrid goes all out to attack, Schalke will not be able to stop their attack." ”

With his words the game officially began, there was little temptation between the two sides, and Atletico launched an all-out attack at the beginning. They came close to opening the scoring in the fourth minute when Cork passed the ball and Adrian's powerful shot in front of the box was blocked by Hovedes. Adrian then crossed from the left side of the box and Falcao hit the crossbar with an outstretched shovel from behind Atsuto Uchida from the edge of the six-yard box. Two minutes later, Adrian crossed again from the left side of the box, and the unguarded Juanfran tackled back in front of goal from a distance and was cleared again by Hovides.

However, Atletico still took the lead in the seventh minute, and it was Adrian's through ball that Falcao's soft shot from 12 yards on the left side of the penalty area was met by Metzelder on the goal line, and the ball hit the inside of the right post into the net, and the score became 1-0.

Ai Huan didn't speak, just shook his head lightly and then couldn't help sighing, it turned out that what they said was true, Metzelder was really old, he was no longer enough to appear in the position of central defender, the previous defensive misposition had already explained the problem, and his clearance in the back blocked Zhang Chong's save, which was almost equivalent to an own goal.

Seeing that there was an opportunity, Atletico immediately launched a more resolute attack, but Schalke did not have a chance to counter-attack, Paulinho launched a series of attacks on the right side of the penalty area, and once he fell down when he broke through the bag, but the referee ignored it, and another cross was cleared by Godin.

The diuretic counterattack also allowed Schalke to quickly stabilize his position, and in the twelfth minute, Holtby passed the ball back, and Paulinho's shot in front of the box was blocked. A minute later, D'Alessandro passed the ball and Pukki fired a powerful shot wide of the top right corner from 25 yards out from the left.

However, after blocking Schalke's counterattack, Atletico's attack was launched again, and in the 16th minute, Suarez passed, and Adrian burst into the left side of the penalty area and shot from a small angle was blocked by Zhang Chong with his body. A minute later, Felipe crossed from the left and Turan headed wide of the near corner from the far post to Atsuto Uchida.

Schalke's counter-attack did not achieve much success, but Atletico Madrid extended the score again in the 19th minute, Koke and Adrian combined together to pass the ball, and Metzelder intercepted it, and Falcao's left-footed curling shot from 18 yards on the right side of the penalty area flew past Zhang Chong and flew into the far corner again, and the score became 2-0.

Schalke then launched a counter-attack but lacked attacking threat, while Atletico, who had a two-goal lead, regained their formation and pressed tightly. In the 25th minute, Holtby's shot in front of the box was blocked again. In the 29th minute, Crisito fell down on the right, but the referee still did not give a penalty.

Atletico seized the opportunity to counter-attack, Adrian counter-attacked, Gabi's shot from the right side of the box was saved by Zhang Chong, and Atletico won a corner. Then Cork took a corner kick and Miranda's header went straight into Zhang Chong's arms.

In the 35th minute, Falcao passed, Turan crossed from the right side of the penalty area, Adrian swept sideways on the edge of the small penalty area, the ball hit his face and bounced down, Falcao immediately made up for the header from close range but hit the left post and bounced back, Zhang Chong seized the opportunity to hold the football in his arms.

However, this time the defense did make him very angry, and he complained loudly about his teammates at the back, and only his roar could be heard on the field.

"This guy is pretty good. Mourinho, who had not spoken all this time, suddenly spoke, but his words did not mean much.

Ai Fan didn't speak, because he knew that even if he recommended Zhang Chong to Mourinho, it would be useless, and now Chelsea's goalkeeper is Cech, and he has always maintained a good form, so even if Zhang Chong is here, maybe sit on the bench, it is better to let him be the main force in Schalke, which is definitely a good thing for him.