On the evening of May 5, at the Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, Spain.

In the first leg of the Champions League semifinals, Real Madrid hosted Chinatown.

Both teams are from La Liga, know each other well, and there are no surprises on both sides, and the game went straight into a white-knuckle battle of bayonets from the beginning, especially in Chinatown, which played away from home.

Less than a minute into the game, Isco burst into the box with the ball and fell to the ground, and although the referee did not award a foul, slow-motion replays showed that Bruno Alves had a clear pull move.

No manager at the Bernabeu had the courage to give the visitors a penalty less than a minute into the game.

Especially in such an important Champions League semi-final.

Two minutes later, Chinatown went on the offensive again when Eden Hazard fired a low shot from the left side of the box that was saved by Casillas.

In the sixth minute, Real Madrid attacked the Chinatown penalty area, the ball was intercepted by Varane, De Vrij launched a long pass with his big foot, Morata carried Albiol with his body, and grabbed the ball in mid-air to shoot into the far corner of the goal.

In the face of such a surprise shot that was more than 20 meters away from the goal, Casillas, who was originally standing a little outside, reacted very quickly, kept retreating, and got the ball before the goal, resolving a wave of crisis.

However, Chinatown's continuous offensive still brought huge pressure to Real Madrid's already weak backline, and the midfield was also suppressed by the opponent from the opening and made frequent mistakes.

Until the ninth minute......

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'Moutinho made a mistake in his pass in midfield. ”

Chinatown midfielder Ilya Ramendi intercepted the ball and passed it to Isco. ”

'Real Madrid counter-attacked on the spot and Isco quickly returned the ball to goal. ”

'De Gea stopped the ball and passed it to Varane and then to the other side and gave it to Danilo. ”

"Chinatown made a series of passes to deflect the ball out of Real Madrid's pressing range. ”

Moutinho was also clearly remorseful, raising his hand to signal to his team-mates that it was a mistake in his passing. ”

Chinatown didn't seem to be in a hurry to pass the ball across the half-pitch, the two centre-backs were more open, still standing at the edge of their own penalty area to pass the ball, and the two full-backs were also close to the wings. ”

Real Madrid's front court pressed forward, Sergio Aguero stepped forward to harass him, and Illah Ramendi retreated to respond. ”

'There was another successive pass, De Vrij passed to Alex Sandro and the Brazilian left-back returned the pass. ”

Gareth Bale came up and pressed and De Vrij made a big foot off the right flank. ”

Danilo stopped the ball and De Bruyne came to pick it up. ”

'Isco and De Bruyne, the two central players, have a lot of movement, look at De Bruyne this time, there is no chance, and then pass it back to Illah Ramendi. ”

"Chinatown has already passed half time. ”

"Real Madrid still have to be careful, Chinatown's attack is not fast now, but once they seize the opportunity, it is a stormy attack, which is also Chinatown's best attacking method. ”

"Chinatown's two centre-backs had already pressed through the half-court to receive the ball, then to Alex Sandro on the left flank, crossed to Isco who responded, turned to protect the ball and passed it back to Ilya Ramendi. ”

"During this period, Real Madrid's defense was well organized, but China City was firmly in control of the ball, Real Madrid had no chance to grab the ball, and the players seemed to be in a hurry. ”

Then back to De Vrij, Gareth Bale this time straight to De Vrij and then to the left. ”

Gareth Bell sprinted for nothing. ”

'Isco took the ball and passed it back to Iljaramendi in the middle, who came up and passed to Danilo on the right. ”

"In the process of continuous pulling, there was a gap in Real Madrid's left side of the defense. ”

Danilo dribbled forward to the 30-metre zone and Coentrão stepped forward to mark the ball, but Danilo quickly passed to De Bruyne. ”

De Bruyne took the ball, adjusted it and passed straight to the edge of the box. ”

"Antoine Griezmann stopped the ball, had a chance, shook past Bruno Alves and hit the goal with his feet!"

"Oops!"

"Casillas flies to block the ball ......"

"The ball is in!!!!!!"

“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL！！！！！”

"In the eleventh minute, in the eleventh minute, Chinatown knocked on Real Madrid's goal first. ”

"It was a continuous pass and catch, and through constant pulling, we finally found a hole in Real Madrid's defense. ”

"One to zero!"

"The hero of the goal is Morata, a strong center forward in Chinatown!"

'He was very quick-witted, quickly chasing down the back post when Griezmann was on his feet, and after the ball was saved by Casillas, he calmly slotted the ball into the spot. ”

"The players in Chinatown were very excited. ”

"Let's look at the whole process of the goal, it feels like Real Madrid didn't even have a chance to touch the ball during the possession of the ball in Chinatown, which has to be said to be a very demoralizing thing. ”

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When Morata and Griezmann and others frantically rushed out of the stadium to the stands where the Chinatown fans were and celebrated wildly, the entire Bernabeu stadium was so quiet that only the voices of the away Chinatown fans remained.

Real Madrid's fans seemed to be in high spirits.

Yes, they have more than enough reasons to be unhappy with their team's performance.

"Thirty-seven foot passes. Cantarero laughed excitedly.

Starting from the ball that Ilia Ramendi intercepted, Chinatown made a full 37 passes, and finally it was Antoine Griezmann who got up to hit the goal, Casillas flew to save, and Morata picked up the miss.

During the entire goalscoring process, Real Madrid did not even have a chance to touch the ball.

"I didn't expect it, I really didn't expect it to be such a goal. Gao Han was quite surprised.

This type of goal is often more like Barcelona's characteristics, and China Town rarely scores this type of goal, but the result is actually achieved on Real Madrid, which is not only strength, but also luck.

'Manuel Pellegrini has a problem with his starting line-up. "He's more of an attacker, but he's exposed his weaknesses and deficiencies on the defensive end." ”

Gao Han nodded, this was indeed Pellegrini's mistake in this game.

The Chilean engineer fielded Toni Kroos and Moutinho in midfield, with James Rodriguez bursting forward in a clear attempt to allow the Colombian to form an attacking phalanx with Neymar, Sergio Aguero and Gareth Bale, with Toni Kroos and Moutinho organising and controlling the tempo behind them.

It's beautiful in theory, but it's hard to do in practice.

A very important reason is that the double back of Toni Kroos and Moutinho seems too thin, especially Moutinho, who has problems when he presses, and the goal just now is the first to come from his passing error.

However, compared to the midfield configuration, Real Madrid's more serious problem is the defensive formation.

Unlike Chinatown, which have defensive midfielders like N'Golo Kante and Ilia Ramendi, Real Madrid did not have a full-time defensive player for this game, and Brazilian midfielder Casemiro is a defensive player, but has not been trusted since joining.

Defensively, there was a bit of a gap between Coentrão and Bruno Alves, especially when Coentrão stepped forward to force Danilo, the 33-year-old Bruno Alves did not step forward to jam the position at the first time, which allowed Griezmann to get a chance to take the ball at the edge of the penalty area and get straight to his feet.

Of course, if you want to go back to the source, it should be that the midfield and midfield are not enough to defend, Neymar and Gareth Bale are more still roaming in the front and waiting for the pass from the midfield, which makes Danilo step forward, and Chinatown immediately gets a numerical advantage on the right side.

"The core problem is the disconnect between attack and defence, starting with the midfield. Gao Han squinted his eyes and said.

There is an old saying in European football that has been said thousands of times that whoever wins the midfielder wins the world.

Throughout the past teams managed by Gao Han, from Atletico Madrid to Chelsea to Inter Milan to Bayern Munich to Manchester City and finally Paris Saint-Germain, almost all teams have focused on the formation of a midfield first.

The peak moment of the Barcelona Dream Three team is also the time when their midfield is at its strongest.

During that period of time, no matter how Guardiola changed the formation and how to play with various formations, Barcelona was able to play with ease, in the final analysis, because the team's midfield control was enough.

This is like Zhang Wuji in Jin Yong's Heaven and Dragon Slayer, after practicing the internal skills of the world, all the martial arts have become hand-to-hand in his eyes, and the control of the midfield is the internal strength of a team.

'Real Madrid's midfield looks beautiful but there are a lot of problems, James Rodriguez is the most dangerous position close to the box, Toni Kroos ......'

Gao Han's face couldn't help but darken when he mentioned this player, he once wanted to bring Toni Kroos to Chinatown, but after consulting with Zidane, although the French also admired Toni Kroos, he still politely rejected Gao Han's offer, because he thought that it was necessary to maintain the harmonious atmosphere in the dressing room.

In Gao Han's view, Toni Kroos will be one of the strongest midfielders in European football in the next few years.

'If it were me, I would consider Casemiro to defend, with James Rodriguez and Toni Kroos forming a double midfield, I believe it would be far more balanced and reasonable than Moutinho, and of course, in terms of midfield, Real Madrid still have the advantage of winning and losing the game. ”

Chinatown's midfield is basically a big success, and Zidane will arrange the four midfielders of Isco, De Bruyne, Pogba and Koke to take turns according to different opponents and different needs to form different partners.

But no matter how it is formed, Chinatown's midfield control is the best in Europe, except for Barcelona and Bayern Munich, the two major perverted teams, even in the face of Ancelotti's Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain, Chinatown's midfield has an advantage.

As long as the midfield has enough control, can organize and plan the attack forward, create opportunities, and can protect the defense line and intercept the opponent's attack in the back, then the whole team will not be disjointed, no matter what kind of opponent it faces, it can have the power to fight.

On the other hand, Pellegrini and Moutinho are definitely a big trick.

Of course, the Chilean engineer may have his own considerations, after all, several superstars in the midfield must be played, he has no reliable cards to play, and in the case of Casemiro has not been able to prove himself, it is understandable that he chose the more mature Moutinho at a critical moment.

"Real Madrid have to be strong, they have to be straight, and they have to be at the back...... There's a long way to go!" Gao Han shook his head and sighed.

This summer, Real Madrid invested hundreds of millions of dollars to smash into the superstar in the midfield, but there was no corresponding reinforcement at the back, and Pellegrini could only rely on the veteran Bruno Alves and the team's academy players to support.

This is also the reason for the current embarrassing situation.

This also has a lot to do with the current shortage of defenders in European football.

And Gao Han faintly has a premonition,

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