On the evening of 6 June 2015, Berlin, Germany.

The 75,000-seat Olympic Stadium stands were packed.

The two teams that reached the Champions League final, under the leadership of the referee, walked into the stadium one after another, making the atmosphere in the stadium boil again, and the fans of both teams greeted the team with the warmest applause.

In the next 90 minutes, they will decide who will win this season's Champions League.

Will China City succeed in defending the title, or will Barcelona counterattack and get revenge?

Both teams fielded the strongest line-ups, and both started in a four-three-three formation.

Barcelona had Ter Stegen in goal, Alba, Pique, Otamendi and Alves at the back, Sergio Busquets in midfield, Andres Iniesta and Xavi up front, and Pedro, Suarez and Messi in the front trident.

Chinatown's starting goalkeeper was captain David De Gea, with Alex Sandro, De Vrij, Raphael Varane and Danilo at the back, Ilia Ramendi at midfield, Isco and De Bruyne in the middle, and Eden Hazard, Morata and Antoine Griezmann up front.

Unlike the Copa del Rey final a week ago, Barcelona took Rakitic in midfield and brought on Xavi, while China City made three changes, bringing on Ilja Ramendi for N'Golo Kante, Isco for Pogba and Montoya at right-back for Danilo.

Judging from the strength of the substitutions, Chinatown's bench thickness is undoubtedly better, but the change of three starting line-ups is also worrying, and it is unclear whether Zidane's team will be able to hold on and repeat the scene of beating Barcelona a week ago.

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"It's a game that the world is looking forward to, and hopefully it's going to be a good game. ”

In the chairman's stand, UEFA president Michel Platini said with a grin.

Contrary to the conspiracy theories of many fans on the outside, within UEFA, Chinatown's strength this season is very welcome.

According to the results of market research, this season's Champions League has attracted much more attention than all previous seasons, and Chinatown has even attracted more attention than traditional giants such as Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Tonight, the number of viewers watching the game live in front of the TV will be at a record high.

The fastest growing region is undoubtedly Asia, especially the Chinese market, with the rise of Chinatown, the development of La Liga and the Champions League in the Asian market can be described as a leap.

The market response was enthusiastic, UEFA made money, and everyone was satisfied.

As for who wins and loses on the pitch, it will depend on the next 90 minutes of the game to see the real thing.

"How's it going, are you sure?" asked Gao Han with a smile as UEFA Secretary General Gianni Infantino, sitting next to Platini.

Gao Han smiled slightly, "It's hard to say whether you will win or lose, but Zidane made a lot of interesting adjustments before the game, and I think it's feasible." ”

"Interesting adjustment?" both Platini and Infantino were curious.

Judging from the starting lineup, Chinatown has changed three starting spots compared to a week ago.

It's no surprise that Isco is a regular and returned to the main squad after returning from injury, as did Ilia Ramendi's start, with Danilo replacing Montoya, presumably also for wide attacking considerations.

The eleven starting spots have been changed to three, and it would be unrealistic to say that there are no adjustments.

But compared with Barcelona's exchange of Xavi for Rakitic, who made it clear that they wanted to play possession, Chinatown's adjustment was somewhat surprising.

Zidane is a legendary superstar in the end, there is nothing to say about his understanding of football, the coaching team was left to him by Gao Han, and he is surrounded by top staff officers such as Cantarero and Sergio Garcia, and even Gao Han will help with advice, which is indeed not to be underestimated.

Even the slightest tweaking can change the course of the game.

Thinking of this, Platini, who is also a legend, watched the game with interest.

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The referee blew the whistle for the start of the game.

In the cheers of more than 70,000 fans, the world-renowned Champions League final finally kicked off.

It was still Barcelona who kicked off first, but Chinatown pressed forward as soon as possible.

The three attacking players in the front field pressed all the way to Barcelona's backline, and at first they were forcing Barcelona's ribs, and the strategy was obvious, not to grab the ball, but to cut off the passing line of the Barcelona central defender to the wingback.

After forcing Barcelona to pass back to the goalkeeper, Eden Hazard and Antoine Griezmann immediately approached Barcelona's two centre-backs at the same time, with Alvaro Morata standing in front of the penalty area, forcing Ter Stegen to make contact with the retreating midfielder Sergio Busquets.

This kind of pressing in front of Chinatown made Barcelona Ter Stegen a little flustered, and immediately shifted the ball to the side.

But when Alba on the left had just stopped the ball, De Bruyne had already pressed over.

From the very beginning of the game, Chinatown directly showed its attitude and pressed from a high position.

And it was directly in front of the Barcelona goal!

This strategy has taken Barcelona by surprise, especially in the midfield.

You must know that in the Copa del Rey final a week ago, Chinatown was more steady, but this time it took the initiative to attack, and it was still a high press, which is indeed a bit surprising.

But the effect was significant, as Barcelona's pass was stifled.

Especially as the game progressed, the Chinatown players became more confident, and whenever Ter Stegen picked up the ball, Eden Hazard and Antoine Griezmann began to take turns pressing, forcing the German little lion to pass the ball to a more densely defended area, and then the other players grabbed the ball.

With the fifth minute played, Pique played a back pass to Ter Stegen and Chinatown pressed forward again, this time with Antoine Griezmann in the middle.

Ter Stegen doesn't have many passing routes to choose from, with Sergio Busquets and Xavi in front of him, but Morata is cruising near the top of the box arc and passing to the left, but this side is exactly the direction Griezmann is pressing, whether it is to pass to Alba on the wing or Pique on the left side of the box, the risk is too great.

In a hurry, the little lion king naturally chose to pass the ball to the right and find Alves.

He didn't dare look for Otamendi because Hazard was nearby.

The opening robbery in Chinatown is too uncomfortable!

Alves was close to the right flank, but before Ter Stegen's long ball arrived, Isco was already closing in on him.

It's definitely a conspiracy!

As soon as Alves stopped the ball, Isco blocked in front of him, and when he looked up, the ball lines around him were cut off by Chinatown, where should he pass?

Just when Alves hesitated, Isco suddenly approached and stabbed the ball directly.

This time the offense and defense change hands!

After Isco passed the ball, he quickly scrambled to block Alves with his body and poked the ball into the nearby Eden Hazard.

The Belgian took the ball to Otamendi, immediately led sideways to the middle, attracted the attention of the defence, and then crossed with his right foot to the back post.

Antoine Griezmann was very shrewd, forcing Ter Stegen to pass the ball before he took the initiative to retreat, and when Eden Hazard took the ball and cut in laterally, the attention of the entire Barcelona defence fell on Hazard and Alvaro Morata in the middle.

I saw Griezmann quickly diagonally insert the back point, and in the unguarded state, in the face of Hazard's pass, he shot directly in front of the goal, and the ball went in!!!

“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL！！！！！”

"In just five minutes of the opening game, Chinatown took the lead in scoring Barcelona's goal!"

"Oh my God, it's only been five minutes, and Chinatown has scored first!"

'It was a goal from a pressing up front, Alves took the ball, was cut off by Isco, Hazard got rid of Otamendi and cut inside and crossed diagonally to the back post, Griezmann easily cushioned in front of goal. ”

"The whole goal was very clean, but it was precise to tear apart Barcelona's defence!"

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In the entire Olympic Stadium, the cheers of the fans in Chinatown and the applause in the chairman's stand were also bursting with applause.

No one expected that the game would open up so quickly.

1 to 0!

It was only five minutes before the goal came.

"Is that what you call an interesting adjustment?" Infantino asked, pointing to the pitch and amazed.

Gao Han raised his eyebrows and smiled incomprehensibly, "This is just the beginning. ”

But everyone felt helpless and smiled bitterly.

Barcelona is indeed no longer as brave as it used to be, but it is definitely not weak to this extent, and the only explanation is that they were caught by the Chinese city lord and hit seven inches.

The opening attack, this has always been Gao Han's forte, if you want to say that Zidane did not learn anything from Gao Han, then no one believes it.

What's more, judging from the beginning of the game, Chinatown's high pressing was quite organized and very clear, even after Isco broke the ball, Hazard took the initiative to cut inside, attracting the attention of Busquets and others, and then passing diagonally to the back point.

As for Griezmann's subsequent diagonal insertion into the back post and the cushion shot in front of the goal, it seems very sparse and ordinary, which is the best score of Chinatown this season, and it is said that it is also the result of Zidane's special training for several attacking players in the team.

Scoring in the opening five minutes, it was a game that was really ......

Platini let out a long sigh, completely unexpected.

If he guessed correctly, Chinatown had already achieved the tactical purpose of pressing high in the opening game.

They just want a goal.

Barcelona were certainly affected after losing the Copa del Rey final 3-1 a week ago, but after a week of adjustments, there should be no problem in calming down, and maybe even the team will be able to turn their grief into strength.

But the start of this game allowed China City to take the lead, which was not only a slap in the face for Barcelona, but also a painful blow that disrupted Barcelona's deployment and plans.

It was clear from the Barcelona players on the pitch, as well as the reaction of Luis Enrique on the sidelines.

They didn't expect the opening game of Chinatown to be like this, and they actually conceded a goal, what now?

Barcelona has no choice but to press.

The initiative of the game has fallen into the hands of Chinatown.

It's only been five minutes!

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The game went exactly as Platini had predicted.

After scoring a goal, China City gave up pressing from the high position, but instead adopted a steady strategy, concentrating their forces with the 30-meter zone of their own half to the middle line, inducing Barcelona to take the initiative.

Losing the Copa del Rey final and conceding a goal in the opening game, Barcelona has been forced to a dead end in terms of both technical and tactical skills and the psychological level of the players, and has no choice.

(End of chapter)