Chapter 81: The Great War Begins

In the midst of all kinds of rhetoric and hype, the match between Granada and Real Madrid has arrived.

Thanks to these topics before the game, the match received a lot of attention from the entire football world. The match is not even as much of a match as the Spanish derby between Real Madrid and Barcelona.

On match day, Granada fans filled the entire Granada stadium. This is a rare hot ball market for the Granada team. However, these tens of thousands of people are a drop in the ocean compared to another statistic.

According to post-match statistics, the match was watched by 100 million fans around the world. Of course, more than half of these late-night fans came from China.

A team with two Chinese players is going to challenge Real Madrid, which is no less important to Chinese fans than the Chinese team to play in the World Cup. Seeing your players play against the world's top stars in the world's top leagues is something that any true Chinese fan won't want to miss.

Before the match even officially began, all the football-themed bars in the country were packed with fans wearing Granada jerseys. A large number of private rooms in various hotels have also been booked. As for the fans sitting in front of the TV and the computer, there are even more numerous.

It's just a match from La Liga though. But for Chinese fans, it's no less than a festival.

The happiest person about the level of attention this match received was Jiang Lizhang, the owner of the Granada team. For this game alone, the advertising results he received made him want to laugh in his dreams.

Others who are very happy about the situation are the La Liga marketing department. Because this situation is exactly what they want, and they will also contribute to the topic that will come up before this game. Being able to stir up another topic comparable to the national derby comes out, which means spending a little money for nothing. You know, isn't it China that the whole world wants to make money now?

For this game, La Liga has made a lot of preparations before the game. Major media outlets have also invested a lot of manpower and material resources to pay attention to this game. It is said that the major media outlets in Europe sent their best teams to broadcast the game. A lot of media chose the protagonist of the live broadcast as the game.

And the other protagonist of La Liga, the Barcelona team, because the opponent in this round of the game is the Eibar team. That game received many times less attention. For the first time in history, Barcelona went unnoticed. For the first time, they experienced what it means to be left out in the media.

Back at the Granada Stadium, in the media area, a team of journalists from all major media pointed various long guns and short guns at the stadium. The strongest host commentary group of every media is desperately commenting on the camera.

"Welcome to XXX, I'm XXX and now you can see the Granada Stadium behind me. Granada vs Real Madrid is about to start here, now ······"

Under the lens of the media, the players of Granada and Real Madrid walked into the stadium one after another and began to warm up before the game.

Although the two teams broke out in a fierce verbal battle before the game, when they arrived at the field, some acquaintances would still talk and say hello to each other.

First of all, and the most concerned figure on both sides, the head coaches of both sides walked to the middle of the field for the first time and had a cordial and friendly greeting and hug and handshake.

"See you again. ”

"yes. It's another meeting since we were players. ”

"It was also the first time in our coaching career. I'm glad we're rivals again. ”

"Me too. ”

Both Pirlo and Zinedine Zidane smiled and shook hands at each other. If one looks closely, it seems that they can see something called sympathy in the eyes of the two people.

"The first meeting between the two midfield masters in their coaching careers will be a scene to remember in history. The footage of Pirlo and Zinedine Zidane shaking hands in their suits was faithfully recorded on camera. And was so emotionally said by many hosts and commentators.

In addition to the scene of the young managers of the two sides meeting, there is also a meeting of the core of the two sides that has attracted much attention.

Yan Feng and Ronaldo also gave a friendly greeting near the midfield. Although Yan Feng and Ronaldo actually have no friendship, the two still fought a few times. Yan Feng once left a very deep impression on Ronaldo, and he is the only captain of the Granada team who is qualified to be valued by Ronaldo.

"Cristiano Ronaldo. "Strict. ”

"We meet again. ”

"Welcome to Granada. “

Yan Feng smiled and shook hands with Ronaldo, who also kept smiling. It's amazing that Yan Feng at this moment was not affected by the verbal battle between the two teams before the game. He greeted Ronaldo with calm and respect.

Luo's face also did not see the smell of gunpowder that the outside world thought, but more respect for his opponent.

"Last time, you stole the fruits of victory from us. This time, I'm here to get it back. Ronaldo said confidently.

"The fruits of victory are only known when you play on the pitch. Are you ready? Come on, and see which of us has what it takes to enjoy victory. Yan Feng also smiled confidently.

"Good. However, I believe that the victory will be ours. Ronaldo raised his head and said a little domineeringly.

"We will win!" Yan Feng looked at Ronaldo with undiminished momentum.

The two looked at each other for a while, and both smiled and turned to leave.

Next, Yan Feng also shook hands with Bell and talked.

"I'm at my best today, are you ready? Bale is also confident.

"I'm in great shape. Maybe we can have a 100-meter trapeze today. Yan Feng said with a smile.

"The 100-meter trapeze? haha, I'm looking forward to it. I'm curious to see who was the fastest guy in the field before us. ”

"Me too. ”

Yan Feng talked to Bell for a while and walked back to his teammates. As for the rest of the Real Madrid team, to be honest, Rowe and Bale are also opponents who have competed directly, and it is normal for them to have a verbal exchange before the game. Next, both sides threw themselves into the warm-up.

Players on both sides of the pitch are trying to warm up. A full warm-up before the game is also a part of the game, and it is a prerequisite for giving full play to your strength.

The players are warming up, and the host commentators of various media are also not idle. However, when introducing the players and characteristics of both sides, it is the preparation of both teams. There is also another prediction for this game.

"The starting line-ups for both sides have come out. As can be seen from the squad, this time both sides are all the main players. ”

"Real Madrid fielded the strongest squad and it looked like it was going to win. Judging from the strength of the formation of the two sides, Real Madrid will have a higher chance of winning. The 433 formation is the formation that they can best exert their offensive firepower. Will the Granada team be able to withstand it?"

"4231 formation, unexpectedly, the Granada team chose this more balanced formation, instead of the 541 defensive formation expected before the game. 4231 team, the Granada team is too confident in themselves, they are sure that they can withstand Real Madrid's attack in this way?

From the starting lists reported by both sides before the game, it is easy for the media to understand the intentions of both sides. Many of the presiding commentators were surprised. In the eyes of the outside world, Pirlo's best strategy for this game should be to line up the bucket.

Wear down Real Madrid with a solid defense first, and then look for a win. This is the most common way for the Granada team to face strong opponents in the past, and it is also the best at it.

"Granada want to play against Real Madrid? ”

The media rushed to give their predictions about the game as the players returned to the dressing room after warming up.

"We've been preparing for the tactical setup for this game for a while. I don't need to say much about it now. And what I'm going to say now is, believe in yourself. We have to believe in ourselves. We can defeat them, just as we did the last time we defeated them. In the dressing room, Pirlo didn't explain any tactics, but did another pre-match mobilization.

"Defeat them, the Granada team will win!" Yan Feng shouted at the right time.

"Defeat them, Granada will win!"

"Victory!···" The others shouted. The excitement on his face also rose.

At the same time, in the dressing room of the visiting team, under the leadership of Zinedine Zidane, the players of the Real Madrid team shouted similar slogans. "Real Madrid must win!······"

After a while, players from both sides left the dressing room with a desire to win. When they came to the players' tunnel, after lining up, the two sides not far away looked at each other passionately, and their provocative eyes and expressions were on display.

In the eye contact, the players from both sides slowly walked out of the player tunnel and walked into the arena.

"Granada must win!Come on!Granada team!~~~" The sound of cheering like a tsunami but uniformly sounded.

The shouts of tens of thousands of people made Yan Feng and other Granada players feel refreshed, and an excited emotion was beating, which carried power. Here, instead of eleven people fighting, tens of thousands of people face the enemy together.

That's the advantage of playing at home. Whether it's psychological, or momentum.

The players of Real Madrid, on the other hand, do not seem to have been affected much by this away atmosphere. Having said that, as a team that has been watched all over the world, where is it not in such a situation? The only difference from the home side is that they have tens of thousands of supporters.

The two teams that conducted the entrance ceremony looked full of confidence. Granada are confident of winning their previous meeting at home. And Real Madrid has the confidence of a super giant.

Seeing that the opponents were calm and confident under the shouts of tens of thousands of people, to be honest, Yan Feng was quite envious. "This is the confidence of a strong team, and this is what we are working for. I believe that we will do the same in the future!"

After the entrance ceremony, after the coin toss to choose the side and the ball, the players from both sides returned to their positions in each half.

The referee on duty had a whistle in his mouth and looked down at the watch on his wrist. After a while, the whistle sounded a "beep".

The competition has officially begun. A big war began to break out.

It really erupted, and the game erupted after the referee blew the whistle.

In this game, Yan Feng, as the representative, chose the right to choose the side and gave the ball to the Real Madrid team. It is most advantageous to play to the advantages of the sidelines.

Real Madrid, who were given the right to serve, launched an onslaught as soon as they kicked off. Zinedine Zidane sent Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale on the front trident today.

These three are the strongest combination in Real Madrid's forward line. It's a combination of skill, power and speed. Once this combination is in good form, it will be a nightmare for any opposition centre-back.

In the face of this combination, even the Granada team, which is very strong defensively, will have to deal with it with all their might.

Although the Granada team discharged the 4231 formation, in fact, their force investment in defense is very well adjusted. In order to deal with Real Madrid's attacking combination, Granada directly invested four defenders plus three midfielders.

That's right, even Lin Fan, who is the front midfielder, must be put into defense. If it was Samper in the past, because his fitness and speed were not so good, doing so would affect the counterattack from behind. But Lin Fan, who has better physical fitness, doesn't have this problem. That's why Andrea Pirlo dared to line 4,231 in this match.

Real Madrid's trident immediately turned around and ran to the front as soon as the kick-off, and Modric, who had the ball behind, found Ronaldo in a hurry with an accurate long pass.

After Ronaldo got the ball, Luo had the intention to impact Bezo's defensive zone, but Yan Feng's timely defense response made him dispel this idea.

Cristiano Ronaldo opted to pass back to Kroos in the back, who in turn turned to Modric. Modric dribbled a few steps before transferring to Bale.

Bale got the ball and was quickly met by McTaky and Costa defenses. Bale didn't go it alone, but struck with his foot and kicked Benzema at the front of the middle.

Benzema ran to the front, but didn't take the ball, knocked it straight and then turned and rushed forward.

Benzema answered the knock back, and Casemiro plugged in just behind him, a delicate combination. Here's the opportunity······" Benzema's pass was quickly praised by the host of the game.

Real Madrid's series of passes seemed to be moving a lot, but they were actually very fast, and it took very little time during the period. Benzema's knock was really good, and it just gave Casemiro who was inserted in the back.

And Casemiro will have a lot of options after catching the ball. You can hit the goal directly, you can share the ball, or you can directly pick up the pass to Benzema, who is turning and rushing forward.

This is indeed an opportunity for Real Madrid. If it had been the previous Granada team, even if Sandel was still around, it would have been a crisis for the Granada team.

However, this time, just when Casemiro's face was happy and he didn't have time to choose a good way to deal with it, Lin Fan quickly rushed to his side and interfered with him.

Lin Fan's timely defense of Casemiro allowed the latter to miss the opportunity to shoot from distance or pick a pass to the front at the first time. However, Casemiro still relied on Zifeng's strong physical ability to protect the football, and then insisted on carrying Lin Fan's entanglement to hit the goal.

Due to Lin Fan's interference, Casemiro failed to achieve results and was slightly out of the goal.

This was Real Madrid's first goal of the game. Although there was no goal, it didn't even hit the woodwork. But the 20-second attack just declared their strength in this game.