Chapter 673: The Final Begins
When the game time came, the players ran out of the locker room and onto the pitch, the enthusiasm of the fans reached a **, they shouted feverishly, which made the players blood rush, they took a deep breath and tried to calm their mood, because the more important the game, the more you need to be calm. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
However, it was only after the first few minutes of the game that the players really calmed down, after familiar physical contact and confrontation, that they entered the familiar rhythm of the game.
Because it was such an important game, the players on both sides showed great caution in the game after calming down, and easily did not invest too much in the attack, but focused on defense.
After all, it is the Champions League final, and some teams can't score once in the entire history of the team, and among all the players in the Manchester City team, only Ding Hongxing and Seedorf have participated, and no one wants to lose, so it is normal for them to be cautious.
Summerer followed Ding Hongxing closely after the start of the game, but he did not stick close to Ding Hongxing, but kept a certain distance from him, and then with the assistance of his teammates, restricted Ding Hongxing from receiving the ball.
Although Ding Hongxing can also play without the ball, and he also plays very well, which can be called the top level, but compared with his ball, the threat is still much smaller.
Summer's physical fitness is also good, he is 1.81 meters tall and weighs 75 kilograms, which is very strong, but his height is more than ten centimeters shorter than Ding Hongxing, and his weight is more than ten kilograms lighter, so he is born with a gap with Ding Hongxing in terms of confrontation ability, plus he has been injured all year round, especially the knee injury is very serious, so he has adopted such a defensive method and tried to avoid physical confrontation with Ding Hongxing.
Summerer can be said to be the best libero in Germany after Beckenbauer, Mateus and others, he is very good in defense, and his defensive characteristics are strong prediction, often able to start in advance, cut off the opponent's pass, this is more similar to Baresi, is a player who plays with his brain, therefore, his method of defending Ding Hongxing is very right.
Ding Hongxing felt that Summerer and Dortmund's other defenders were like weaving a net, making it difficult for him to catch the ball, and the German players were very strong in running, and it was not easy for Ding Hongxing to get rid of this net.
Fortunately, Ding Hongxing was mentally prepared, and he was not in a hurry, he kept running in the midfield, trying to disrupt the Dortmund team's defense.
However, now that the game has just started, the Dortmund players are still quite fit, so their defense is very active, it is not easy to disrupt their defense at this time, Manchester City must also have enough patience, otherwise, they may be seized by the old opponents.
As with most finals, the game was not spectacular, with both sides putting a lot of effort into the midfield confrontation and their defence being so well organised that it was difficult for the opposition to have too many good attacking opportunities, and the game was even a bit dull.
In this case, Quinn, the heavy center of the Manchester City team, appeared to be very active, and most of the Manchester City team's attack did not pass through the midfield, but Ding Hongxing, Seedorf and others frequently sent long passes in the backfield to hoist the ball above Quinn's head.
Quinn's playing time was drastically reduced in the second half of the season, because he was too big, 1.93 meters tall, weighed 100 kilograms, and spent too much energy in the first half of the season, and in the second half, Vanney played more time than Quinn, and even in last week's FA Cup final, Quinn was also hidden, but it was because of this that Quinn got enough rest, and in the Champions League final, his fitness was quite good, so he once again became the fulcrum of the Manchester City team's front court in this game, And this game is the last game of the whole season for Manchester City, and it is also the most important game, Quinn, of course, has nothing to keep, and he is also giving it his all.
Although Quinn is a good centre-forward, he has never played for a big team in his history, his Irish national team is mediocre, so he has never performed on any big stage, and now that he has been given the opportunity to play in the Champions League final, why should he not give his all?
Dortmund's marking centre-back Coral is also not an idle person, he is called iron plaster, and the plaster is sticky enough, let alone the iron plaster? His quality can be seen, and the legendary Dutch striker Basten once said that Coral is the hardest defender he has ever seen to get rid of, and scoring goals in front of him is the hardest job.
However, Iron Plaster can be regarded as meeting an opponent today, it should be said that Coral is large enough, he is 1.86 meters tall and weighs 87 kilograms, this is a very strong central defender, but in front of Quinn, he is obviously smaller, and he is slightly inferior to Quinn in his proud confrontation ability and header kung fu, so in the confrontation between the two, Quinn quickly gained the upper hand.
Of course, Coral also has his own advantages, that is, his physical fitness is better than Quinn's, Quinn's size is too big, he has not been very good physically, and the usual games are fine, this kind of game that makes him the fulcrum of the attack, it is difficult for him to play the whole game.
Although Quinn had the upper hand in the confrontation, Coral was very experienced defensively, and he made some small moves from time to time below, making Quinn's jump more difficult, even if he hit the ball, it was difficult to exert force, and today's other Dortmund central defender Stefan. Ruit is a very fast player, he always pays attention to the landing point of Quinn's header, and he still has a relatively large advantage in the second landing point, so there are not many real opportunities for Manchester City.
Maybe Quinn was too active today, in the twenty-second minute of the game, there was an accident on the court, in a header battle, Quinn and Coral jumped at the same time, although Quinn hit the ball, but Coral made a small movement below, he pushed Quinn in the air, Quinn lost his balance, fell heavily to the ground, and moaned in pain.
The referee immediately blew the whistle to stop the game, stepped forward to check Quinn's injury, and the Manchester City players also ran up, Quinn's striker partner Larsson could see it clearly, he angrily pushed Corel, and Coralle was not to be outdone and pushed Larsson back, and the referee quickly separated the players from both sides who surrounded him, and sternly warned them not to act rashly.
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