The major leagues in European football have their own styles and characteristics, and some of the characteristics of the style of play that even fans are familiar with are also deeply rooted.

Italy, for example, has been tactically oriented and good at defending counter-attacks, which has been circulating for nearly half a century.

Every success of an Italian team, whether at national team level or club level, has been one of near-the same defensive solidity, swift counter-attacks, and little change in the core of the core of the team, even with a lavish squad of stars.

Tang Hong was in trouble after the start of the match against Napoli.

Every time he dribbles forward, whether it is Macho in front or Behrami in the middle to help defend, no one of them takes the initiative to grab, they will keep following the defense at an appropriate distance, and when Tang Hong tries to change the direction of the ball to break through, they will intercept, which increases the difficulty of Tang Hong's breakthrough.

Because the opponent is always hitting his backhand, and it is a joint defense pinch, one person can't prevent it, and another insurance is added.

This is also the defensive characteristic of the Italian team, unlike the Premier League team that likes to play close to the active pressing, the Italian team prefers to defend frontally, and first adopts the strategy of slowing down the opponent's attack speed and playing the backhand joint defense and pressing.

When you take this defense to the extreme, it's Italy's best skill to stand tall among the strong: chain defense!

Tang Hong was cut outside the formation of the Dortmund attack group, and coupled with Callejon's harassment from behind from time to time, Tang Hong seemed to be stuck in a quagmire.

In the first 20 minutes, Dortmund's offensive could not be continued, because of the lack of frontal explosions, pinning hopes on Tang Hong could not be effective.

Napoli's counter-attack was relatively simple but threatening.

If it weren't for the solid performances of Hummels and Subotic, who repeatedly intercepted the opponent's threatening ball in key positions in the box, Dortmund would have conceded the first goal.

Tang Hong, who had touched the ashes, found that it was difficult for him to rely on his personal ability to win a clear local advantage in front of Napoli, so he could only retreat to the next best thing and cover for his teammates, and at the same time he also changed his thinking.

Napoli has no space behind them to take advantage of when defending frontally, and it can't be said to be whimsical to want a wonderful pass with speed and a forward insertion to form an excellent shooting opportunity, which requires too much tacit understanding and ability for the team, which requires not only the right timing of the pass and the timing of the player's running, but also the accuracy of the pass and the seamless coordination of the running line!

Maybe it takes a lot of repeated passing and cutting to get it done.

That was a stroke of luck.

In order to create better offensive conditions, Tang Hong tried to quickly kick the ball out after 25 minutes of the game, but after the ball, he did not go deep into the penalty area to respond, but prepared to counterattack!

has been prepared for the setback of the attack, play a counter-robbery in advance to disrupt the Napoli counterattack organization, once Dortmund midfield counter-attack success and then play fast attack, Napoli will have very little time to adjust the defensive line, and the flaws will be easy to expose.

Before Dortmund could threaten much, Napoli's counter-attack was a fatal blow.

In the 35th minute, Hamsik sent a through ball from behind the center circle.

Higuain played the ball diagonally in front of Callejon's run in the middle of the pitch, who quickly stepped down the ball and sent in a cross.

The ball flew to the left in front of the penalty area, and Insigne adjusted the ball to the middle after stopping the ball and fired a powerful shot into the bottom right corner of the goal!

Weidenfeller had made a save to the limit but couldn't keep the ball out.

Dortmund's front was too long, and the two centre-backs were pinned down by Higuain in the box, but they didn't expect Callejon's cross to be passed to Insigne, who followed up inside in the back row.

The São Paulo Stadium was full of jubilation, and Insigne was loved by the local fans as a Napoli academy player, and they even expected him to be the new Maradona!

"Insigne scores from distance on the line of the penalty area! Napoli were the first to break the deadlock at home and score!

Dortmund was finally punished for not being able to attack for a long time, and Napoli's counter-attacking threats again and again finally turned into goals!

Napoli lead Dortmund 1-0!

Will the Bundesliga giants be unfavourable in the Champions League? ”

Klopp looked solemn on the sidelines, Dortmund's style of play is not effective for everyone, and it is expected that the victory or defeat of such a strong team that plays defensive counterattacks on the field is also within the expected range.

The first goal is crucial, if Dortmund scores the goal, then Napoli will have to weaken the defense in order to equalize, and the probability of Dortmund scoring consecutive goals to defeat the opponent will be very high!

But now it is Napoli who have scored, and Dortmund's situation has not changed much, but it is undoubtedly too difficult to completely turn the situation around, because even if a goal is scored, it is only an equalizer, and Napoli can still continue to play their defensive counter-attack.

After the score fell behind, Dortmund immediately raised the tempo of the game after kick-off, and the strong attack became simpler, but the defensive counter-attack became more ferocious!

They almost left Napoli in a mess at the back!

In the 41st minute of the game, when Reus's cross from the right side of the field was directly cleared by Britos, Sven Bender immediately passed the ball straight forward after controlling the ball in the middle circle.

Mkhitaryan controlled the ball and dribbled horizontally in front of Inle and immediately passed through, and Lewandowski responded with his back and decisively knocked the ball diagonally back.

Tang Hong cut inside to follow up and hit the ball with his feet!

The ball was blocked in the box by goalkeeper Reina, and Suniga returned to the box and did not dare to control the ball because Reuss had already made a follow-up counter-attack.

He tried to clear the ball with a big kick, but the ball was not high off the ground and was easily controlled by Gundogan in front of the centre circle.

Gundogan sent a direct pass again to find Tang Hong, who retreated and responded.

Behrami cautiously followed the defense, Tang Hong slanted the ball in the middle, Mkhitaryan followed up with Lewandowski hit the wall and shot on the right side of the penalty area!

The powerful shot was too square, and Reyna blocked the ball head-on!

The Napoli defense line is in turmoil!

Just as the football flew to the middle of the penalty area, Tang Hong jumped before Inle in a quick run and stopped the ball from the air chest.

In this kind of Dortmund continuous fast attack, Napoli defense continuous adjustment rhythm, Napoli defense has a huge flaw!

Tang Hong didn't wait for the ball to hit the ground and immediately passed the ball straight because Britos was coming towards him, and Reus was running inside.

Tang Hong sent the ball straight to the opponent's back.

By the time Britos turned to look, Reus had already possessed the ball on the right side of the penalty area and crossed the ball across the front of goal after taking a step towards the baseline to play an advantage in attacking depth.

Lewandowski followed up with a flying tackle and scooped the ball into the Napoli goal!

Dortmund's wave of counter-robbery and fast play made Napoli's defense finally collapse!

"Lewandowski scoops and scores! Borussia Dortmund equalises!

Dortmund's style of play is extremely aggressive, even if an attack fails, they will quickly launch a fast attack again through counter-attacks in a short period of time, each time more threatening, each time closer to the goal!

When Mkhitaryan's shot was blocked, Tang Hong grabbed possession of the ball outside the box and sent a threatening ball to make Dortmund's final goal come naturally, Reus assisted Lewandowski to score!

Napoli 1:1 Dortmund. ”

Benitez was expressionless, and it was a lie to say in his heart that he was not lost.

In terms of playing style alone, the most aggressive in European football right now are Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund!

Even Barcelona and Real Madrid in La Liga can't compare.

It may be that after Pep Guardiola takes over Bayern Munich, Bayern Munich's attacking aggression will also be downshifted, after all, they have started to play passing.

The tactical changes in European football over the years do not seem to have affected Italy, who are still holding on to their ancestral skills, but the counter-attacking has not been followed by Inter Milan since 2010.

Even if Benitez wants to forge ahead in Serie A, some things that are ingrained in his bones are difficult to shake, so he can't talk about being reborn.

It was a goal that made the Dortmund crowd unanimous.

It's almost impossible to blow down the opponent's defense in a static attack.

At the level of the Champions League, unless it encounters the champion team of the second-rate league, it can be partially crushed, but the team in the mainstream top league depends on the scene and situation.

Napoli's defensive counter-attack today forced Dortmund, who are eager to take all three points, to have a tough battle.

If they are to make a hole in their defence and have Dortmund chances to score, they will have to keep their opponents at bay in terms of rhythm and counter-attack!

The first half ended quickly with a temporary draw of 1:1.

Jurgen Klopp did not make any tactical adjustments after a short break at half-time, and Dortmund had already played an all-round advantage in the final 10 minutes of the first half, even if it cost them dearly in terms of physical fitness, but this is what has characterized Dortmund's Champions League campaigns over the past two seasons.

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again, Dortmund became more ferocious, and after a quick kick from the midfield, they tried to create a direct attacking threat opportunity, and even if they couldn't play, they would quickly launch a counter-attack.

Napoli were forced to pick up the speed as well, playing more simply and directly on the counter-attack.

In the 62nd minute, Higuain received a half-high cross from Insigne and bypassed defender Hummels, but his follow-up shot from the middle went slightly over the crossbar, which made Napoli sigh.

Only 2 minutes later, Dortmund attacked quickly in front, Tang Hong on the side and Gundogan who took the initiative to respond to the wall to cooperate, and the cross was cleared by Albiol after the bottom, but the football that was cleared was controlled by Sven Bender in the front court, and then Sven Bender sent a diagonal pass to the ground to transfer the offensive to the right side.

Reus cut inside and sent a clever pass to Mkhitaryan, who met the ball in the box and volleyed the ball into the far corner!

Goalkeeper Reyna can't save this time!

Football went into the net, Dortmund completed the score 2:1 at the Sao Paulo stadium!