Soon the players from both sides played, and He Wei and Tao Wei were pleasantly surprised to find that Zhang Yuan appeared in the starting lineup.

Tao Wei said: "I didn't expect that Zhang Yuan had just come back to start and wait for this game, which was a surprise for many fans in our country!"

"Yes, Zhang Yuan, Asamoah, and Kuranyi are all on the field, so Slomka is estimated to be playing their more accustomed 433 formation today!

"The gap between an away goal is not very big, Slomka still wants to attack today, in the last game, Schalke 04's attack was actually not bad, but the striker's ability to seize the opportunity is a little worse after all, Kuranyi and Asamoah are not top scorers!" said Tawwi.

"Then let's see if Zhang Yuan's appearance today can bring surprises to everyone!" He Wei said with a smile.

"Hehe, don't get your hopes up, Zhang Yuan hasn't had normal training and competitions for more than a month after all!" Tao Wei also responded with a smile.

This is the second game of Zhang Yuan's Champions League journey, but he has not played away, the Camp Nou crowd is not full, but the momentum is still scary enough, Neuer and Zhang Yuan, who think they are not respected, are now respected, Schalke 04's players are overwhelmed with boos as soon as they come out, and it is obvious that the Barcelona fans want to put pressure on the visiting team.

These are useless to the Schalke 04 players, after all, they are used to the huge boos at the Schalke Stadium, and it is nothing for everyone to change their angles.

After listening to the theme song, it's night time, neither rain nor wind level, guessing the side has no special meaning, and who kicks off first is not the key.

Today, Barcelona naturally discharged the 433 formation that has been used:

Goalkeepers: Valdés;

Defenders: Right-back Zambrotta, centre-back Puyol, centre-back Thuram, left-back Abidal;

Midfielders: Xavi, Yaya Toure, 8-Iniesta;

Forwards: Bojan, Eto'o, Thierry Henry

Schalke 04 side 433 formation:

Goalkeeper: Manuel Neuer

Defenders: Raphinha at right-back, Bordon at centre-back, Kostadzic at centre-back, Westermann at left-back;

Midfielders: Jones, Ernst, Rakitic;

Forwards: Asamoah, Zhang Yuan, Kuranyi

In the face of Barcelona's extremely fast forward combination, Slomka put the relatively fast Westerman on the side in both rounds, and put the older Kristadzic back to the position of central defender, Kristadzic was originally a central defender and has no problem playing central defender, Pandel, who rose in Schalke 04 last season, has lost trust under Slomka this season, and now it is basically difficult to get the opportunity to come on the bench, and Slomka would rather use Westerman and Kristadzic to play left wing-back。

Barcelona's midfield position tends to be parallel, Yaya Toure is slightly further back, he only joined Barcelona this season, and in midfield he mainly performs the duties of a midfielder, escorting Xavi and Iniesta around him.

Xavi and Iniesta are Barcelona's midfield metronomes, the defensive ability of the two is not very outstanding, at first glance, I think that Barcelona's midfield interception is not good, in fact, Barcelona has been adhering to the concept of full attack and defense, using ball control to replace the lack of defensive interception.

Bolton won the right to choose sides, so Puyol naturally won the kick-off for Barcelona, and with the referee's whistle, the second leg of the match between Schalke 04 and Barcelona officially began.

Barcelona's style of play is mainly based on short passes and counter-attacks, and their players are strong in individual ability and fast counter-attacks, and if the opponent is not careful, they can easily be defeated by their counter-attack.

As soon as the ball kicked off, Henry passed the ball back to Barcelona's half, but several strikers of Schalke 04 were symbolically up to grab it, and the other players were stable in their own half of the defense.

The ball passed to Xavi's feet, Xavi's possession was not fancy at all, but it was difficult for others to grab his ball, Kuranyi was going to grab it when he retreated, it stands to reason that Kuranyi is tall, not a star and a half taller than Harvey, and his body is much stronger than Harvey, but Kuranyi neither grabbed the ball nor squeezed Harvey to the ground, Xavi seemed to be slow but he was actually very flexible, just a few winds on the spot, and easily got rid of Kuranyi, and then did not hesitate, a long pass.

The ball crossed Kristadzic in the box and landed in the six-yard box, Eto'o rushed in to try to take advantage of the momentum, but Neuer made a timely attack and the ball was firmly held in Neuer's arms.

Because Schalke 04's current tactics are to give Barcelona the illusion that they are shrinking the defense, so the back line retreats very deeply, as the Barcelona formation moves forward, Bolton and Kristadzic have actually retreated between the big penalty area and the small penalty area, but it is in such a small space that Eto'o actually came to an anti-offside success.

This time he posed a threat in front of the Schalke 04 goal, reflecting Xavi's wide vision and accurate passing, and also showing Eto'o's perfect sense of smell as a top goalscorer, he can successfully counter offside in such a small space, which shows how agile his reaction is and how fast he starts.

Samuel Eto'o gave Xavi a thumbs up from a distance, and if it hadn't been for Neuer's choice, the goal would have gone in.

Zhang Yuan witnessed all this on the field, and was both worried and envious, worried that it can be seen from this simple cooperation that Barcelona's players are very strong, and the other party also has Henry and Iniesta, the ability of these people has nothing to say, like Henry is a long-established emperor superstar, almost alone to support Arsenal's sky, in the face of these capable players, a small mistake will bring fatal consequences. Envious of Xavi's precise passing and Samuel Eto'o's sense of smell in front of fighters, he thinks he is nowhere near where they are.

This game is not easy to play, this is Zhang Yuan's intuitive feeling in his heart, he wants to open again after taking a few steps, his strength is not as good as his opponent, there is no way, but this is not a reason for him to surrender, no matter how he has to fight.

Slomka shook his head on the sidelines, the midfielder at home Schalke 04 did a good job in the last game, and was able to fight with Barcelona's midfield, but this one seems to have rebounded Barca's overall form.

Rijkaard is a good coach, his Barcelona is very dangerous in the wing attack, there are too many good players on the side of the whole team, but in the last game they were greatly limited in front of Schalke 04, Schalke 04's back line is too physical, there is basically no chance of crossing, Eto'o and Henry are not top strikers in headers, Schalke 04's backline is tall and big, and they don't have any chances, let alone a small striker Bojan.

At the same time, the regional joint defense of Schalke 04 in the last game was very good, especially in the defense of the two wings, which did not give Barcelona many opportunities.

In this game, Rijkaard knows that it will be very troublesome for him to continue to play on the wing, it is better to let Xavi and Iniesta in the middle of the penetration play, Schalke 04's defender is tall and strong, but relatively speaking, the turning speed is slow, and in the face of the straight stopper, it is basically over if he can't intercept it.

If Barcelona scores first, the two full-backs of Schalke 04 will have to attack, and Rijkaard believes that with Barcelona's two wings, Schalke 04 can be completely overturned.

In just 2 minutes of the opening game, Barcelona created a killing chance in front of the Schalke 04 goal, and Neuer could not blame his two center-back teammates for this goal, because it was a matter of personal ability, not that the two central defenders were not effective.

In this way, Barcelona controlled the situation on the field at the beginning, the possession rate was fully dominant, and in their own half, the players of Schalke 04 did not keep up at all, and in the half of Schalke 04, these players were like mad dogs pressing, and the retreat of the three forwards greatly increased the success rate of interception in the midfield.

Slomka asked Jones to go up and stare at Xavi, Jones has strong defensive ability and is not a professional like Kuranyi, even if the professional defense is passed, he will make a small trick and make a foul, as long as it is not a malicious foul, the referee will award a free kick at most, which will delay Barcelona's attack.

Just like that, Jones stared at Harvey, and Harvey's heart was hairy, why are you staring at me like this?!

After a few foul baptisms, Xavi finally stopped making long passes, so it makes no sense to delay the team's attack, even if the free kick is in the front court, what can it do, you can only fight in the penalty area, generally Schalke 04 occupies the high point, the free kick at the far point of the front court is not interesting for Barcelona, and the header is generally cleared by Schalke 04,

So now Xavi has opted for short passes, and Barcelona's entire team is moving, constantly running to increase the number of receiving points.

This kind of short pass penetration usually uses a change of tempo at the last moment, and only then does it start to pass slowly, and in the end it is a surprise pass to create a killing chance.

And once several players cooperate tacitly, no matter how ironclad you are, you will also be found in the cracks, and finally give you a final word.

Zhang Yuan didn't even pass the ball or catch the ball for a while, let alone get the ball to Barcelona's half, he could only help the midfielder to defend solidly, and there was no threat at all in the first few minutes. (To be continued.) )