As soon as the opening whistle of the Europa League final sounded, Tang Hong's shot suddenly shot out in the middle circle!

The ball crossed a parabola and crashed towards Atletico Madrid's goal, and it looked like it could hit the goal!

Courtois, who was standing near the penalty spot, was shocked, quickly turned around and started to run, and when he just stepped into the small penalty area, he jumped decisively and punched the ball above the crossbar!

Call!

The fans were dumbfounded!

Atletico Madrid almost conceded a goal at the beginning!

“omg！ Just after introducing the starting lineup, less than 5 seconds into the game, Braga completed the first shot of the final, and Tang Hong's super long-range shot in the middle circle almost pierced the goal of Atletico Madrid!

He was keenly aware that Courtois was standing a little forward, and wanted to catch the opponent off guard, if it weren't for Courtois's agility and quick retreat, I am afraid that this goal would become a sensational goal in European football!

Does this count as Braga giving Atletico Madrid a disadvantage? Hehe. ”

Simeone pointed his finger to his temple on the sideline with a grim expression, signaling the Atletico Madrid players to stay focused and not be distracted and taken lightly.

Tang Hong didn't regret seeing that the shot didn't go in, in terms of Braga's main defensive tactics, there is no need to be obsessed with how to advance the offensive in positional warfare, he naturally understands Atletico Madrid's style of play very well.

If the positional war gets entangled with them, it will only break down your mentality, and you won't take advantage of it.

Braga shoots when he has the opportunity, and if he doesn't have the opportunity and can't press on the whole line, it's better to attack the positional battle neatly, play if he can, and retreat to defend and wait for the opportunity if he can't play.

Corners failed to create a threat.

Atletico Madrid launched an offensive on their side, and Braga retreated all in the way.

Braga, who looked like they were playing 433 today, were actually playing 442, with Viana dropping back to strengthen the defence and ensure that the organisation of the midfield on the counter-attack was carried out smoothly.

Atletico Madrid's positional battles have the characteristics of Spanish football itself, that is, the passing precision and delicate skills, but in the positional warfare attack, it does not surpass the ordinary level of positional warfare organizational creativity.

Especially in the context that they also don't put too many players into attack.

Brazilian striker Diego was entangled by Barbosa in possession of the ball in the middle of the field, and after smashing the ball to get rid of it, he crossed diagonally to the left to find Adrian, who crossed the ball to Falcao in the middle of the pitch under the interference of Viana, only to be cut off by Custodio halfway through.

Braga's tight defence also makes it difficult for Atletico Madrid to create a threat in positional battles.

Or maybe it was because both sides were still trying in the early stages of the game and didn't focus on it.

Braga's counter-attack was launched from the back, and Amorim passed the ball to Tang Hong's feet.

When Tang Hong controlled the ball on the left side of the midfield, Turan came from the side and back, and Gabi in the middle also assisted in defending the side, and the Atletico Madrid generals in the area from near to far were forming a visible encirclement to block and encircle him.

This is very similar to the way Valencia blocked him in the first leg of the semi-finals.

Tang Hong is not surprised, Atletico Madrid's encirclement will be more decisive and ferocious!

If they can't steal the ball, they'll definitely foul!

This is the change that Simeone has brought to the Bed Corps since his arrival at the Calderón Stadium.

If you want to play technically stronger and more accomplished than Barcelona and Real Madrid, don't dream!

If you want to snatch the title from the La Liga duo, then you have to grab both the axe and the machete!

Don't let those who play with technology show off, and make them scared!

Tang Hong didn't wait for Gabi to get close, and sent the ball to the front area of the bottom line on the left side of the front court.

Lima cut in quickly diagonally and pulled the edge to pick up, looking lone and at a dead end after possession behind Juanfrán.

Tang Hong ran to the middle to follow, but stopped halfway through.

Juanfrán's follow-up forced Lima to drive the ball towards the box, which was cut off by Godin.

Braga's counter-attack failed to create a threat.

Atletico Madrid didn't launch a fast attack after possessing the ball at the back, and they also needed to give their midfielders time to realign.

The pace of this final depends on Atletico Madrid, and their stance and adjustment to the game will determine the direction of the game!

If they also opt for defensive counter-attacking tactics from start to finish, then Braga probably won't have many good chances.

The two teams will be locked in a stalemate.

In the 7th minute, Alda Turan tried to break down the right and was blocked by Eziegil, and when he slashed the ball back to the right in front of the penalty area to find Diego, Amorim scrambled to break the ball away.

Tang Hong retreated and responded with Balbosa to quickly hit the wall to complete the forward turn, and then received Barbosa's pass and encountered Gabi's frontal pressing, Tang Hong faked a change and looked backwards to see that he was about to pass Gabi, but the latter reached out and pushed when he turned around, causing Tang Hong to lose his center of gravity and fall to the ground.

The referee blew for a foul on Gabi, and then there was no follow-up.

Tang Hong didn't seem to have the slightest emotion after standing up, being fouled was a common thing for him, and it was against Atletico Madrid, and it was an extremely important final!

The other party will definitely not be able to eat and drink well to entertain himself, it must be a whip and a stick!

Simeone has been watching Braga's counter-attacking style of play from the sidelines, which is actually incomplete and lagging behind for football.

Because the game is first of all a chance factor, and secondly, the opponent's adjustment will inevitably have differences in details in each game.

Even what you see on the field of play may not be the basis for predicting the trend of the next game, but as a coach, you must gain insight into the core and key points from the information you see.

The most important point of Braga's counterattack is Tang Hong, there is no doubt about this, and staring at him is basically Braga's offense.

Now that the scene has entered a kind of stalemate, Tang Hong is not at the forefront of Braga's attack, which will not pose much of a threat to Atletico Madrid.

After all, in the final, Atletico Madrid's defense line was vigilant all the time, and it was impossible for Tang Hong to start a dragon from the midfield to overturn them!

In the 12th minute, Atletico Madrid finally had their first shot on goal of the final, when Falcao collided with Alda Turan on the right side of the box, and the latter's long-range shot from the edge of the box near the middle flew straight into the stands.

Again, no considerable threat was created.

Custodio reminded his teammates to move quickly and try not to give Atletico Madrid such long-range shots.

Three minutes later, Braga launched another quick counter-attack at the back, with Barbosa sending a through ball to Lima in midfield, who struck the ball diagonally back with a quick shot from Suarez.

When Tang Hong ran to the middle of the road, he stopped and rushed forward, Gabi turned to follow, but Tang Hong stopped and smashed the ball to take the reverse cut line, and Gabi also immediately stopped and turned around to continue to follow.

In the next second, he watched incredibly as Tang Hong still restarted the ball and walked the inside line in the previous direction!

Gabi couldn't keep up with Tang Hong's rhythm with continuous stops and turns, and this time he didn't even have a chance to reach out and foul!

Mario Suarez saw that the situation was not good, and Tang Hong was about to rush after breaking through Gabi!

So he hurriedly gave up marking Lima and defended forward at the same time, he deliberately blocked Tang Hong's passing line to Lima.

Tang Hong passed Gabi and entered the front court, decisively knocked the ball diagonally back to Viana on the side, and then accelerated forward, Suarez's next reaction was crucial!

Before Viana touched the ball, he had already sensed that Adrian from behind the flanks and Diego in the middle were rushing towards him, so Viana was a little decisive and too clear-sighted.

He sent the ball straight to Tang Hong!

As a result, the ball was blocked off the touchline by Mario Suarez halfway through!

Suarez knew that he couldn't keep up when he saw Tang Hong speeding up, so he chose to block Viana's ball line, which was very correct and directly stifled Braga's counterattack!

Simeone clapped his hands on the sidelines and he thought the team had done a great job defensively so far!

Even if Gabi is passed by Tang Hong, it is impossible to expect Atletico Madrid to successfully limit the opponent's play every one-on-one defense, and it is too much to take the scorer of the Portuguese Super League and Europa League double dominance seriously.

In a stalemate, it is actually difficult for both teams to create a threatening attack, and Atletico Madrid, as the stronger side as a whole, has to play defensive counterattacks, and Braga can not press the attack to give the opponent space to kill themselves.

This is not only a contest of skills and tactics, but also a contest of overall strength and the player's on-field state, as well as a contest of psychological quality.

Whoever can wait patiently for the opportunity will be more likely to deliver the fatal blow to the opponent!

In the 20th minute of the game, Atletico Madrid attacked quickly, Adrian collided with Diego on the left side and went down to the outside, and he knocked the ball into the depth of the left rib of the penalty area in front of Bayano.

Falcao took the initiative to answer with his back to the Braga goal, and under the Everton mark, Falcao turned the ball 180 degrees on the spot and then took the lead and knocked back diagonally to the outside of the box.

Custodio had already returned to the box, leaving little space in the box.

The ball that rolled outside the box was blasted out by Suarez's long-range shot, but it was blocked by Barbosa's outstretched leg at the moment of play, and the ball changed direction and flew out of the bottom line.

Atletico Madrid corner kick attack.

Adrian's corner kick was taken and the ball fell to the edge of the box, and Godin jumped before Everton and flicked his header into the goal.

The soccer ball is slightly above the crossbar and slides past the goal!

Call!

Braga fans are also in a state of shock!

Atletico Madrid's set-piece attack is a strong point, and as a team that is single-mindedly defensive, set-pieces are one of the usual means of creating chances.

Braga are different, they have been proactive for most of the league and have only counter-attacked in European competitions and against the big three.