3 May 2017, Juventus Arena, Italy.

This is the home of Juventus, which was relocated in 2011 and is the only three Serie A teams to be wholly owned by the club.

With 41,000 seats, Juventus Arena is not too big a home stadium in Europe, but the furnishings are extremely exquisite.

With 4,000 parking spaces, 64 private rooms, 275 press seats, 3 locker rooms, 21 coffee bars, and 8 food outlets, this home stadium truly brings convenience and comfort to the stadium.

The course is very new, even the grass feels very comfortable, and obviously it is extremely well maintained.

It's just that this is very unfriendly to the Juventus players, to the Tottenham players, and to the Juventus fans around them.

As Champions League semi-final opponents, Juventus fans don't hate Tottenham, but they definitely don't like it either.

After all, between the home team and Tottenham, there will definitely be a team eliminated, and they are not like the home team eliminated, then it can only be Tottenham.

......

The starting line-ups of both sides appeared on the big screen.

Juventus (3-4-1-2)

Goalkeeper: Gianluigi Buffon.

Defenders: Chiellini, Leonardo Bonucci, Barzagli.

Midfielder: Alex. Sandro, Pjanic, Marchisio, Alves, Dybala.

Frontcourt: Mandzukic, Cuadrado.

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Tottenham Hotspur (3-4-3).

Goalkeeper: Lloris.

Defenders: Verhenton, Alderved, Danny. Ross.

Midfielders: Yile, N'Golo Kante, Elkeson, Thomas. Carlos.

Front: Higuain, Ibrahimovic, Son Heung-min.

The lineups of both sides were laid out, and the characteristics immediately appeared.

Zhan Jun said with a smile: "Juventus are still afraid of Tottenham's midfield, they deploy a large number of troops in the center and rear, obviously preparing to play the traditional Italian defensive counterattack. ”

"Alves is not only a defender, but also a good player when he breaks down the wings, and he has five assists in this Champions League, which is 10th in the assists list.

'Obviously, the Juventus manager is trying to lure Tottenham players into the Juventus half by defending, and then play a gap behind him.

Zhang Lu laughed and said: "But the problem with this tactic is to gain a foothold in the midfield first, Tottenham's midfielder has played well this season, and it is also one of the best in Europe, it depends on whether Juventus can withstand the pressure." ”

After a pause, Zhang Lu continued: "The second is Tottenham's formation, they have also made some changes, the back four has become a traditional back three, and the ability to bet on the midfield. ”

"These two teams are interesting, one wants to defend and the other wants to attack!"

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Due to the close home jerseys of the two teams, Tottenham wore the away jersey.

The Juventus players looked at the Tottenham half with solemn faces, especially Yile in the number 21 shirt.

The strongest midfield commander in the Champions League at this stage, it feels Alexander!

For Juventus, since Andrea Pirlo's departure, they have not had a real playmaker.

Pogba is a good candidate, but he can't afford to leave the vacancy since Andrea Pirlo's departure, and everyone knows that the Frenchman is not a central player.

Juventus' midfield is very poor today, how bad is it?

The fans ridiculed that none of them could beat it!

Yes, Juventus' midfield is expensive, but they are strong in the front line and in the backline.

This is also the focus of their survival.

But who doesn't want a good midfielder, like Tottenham in front of them, they are never lost when they play, because there is always someone who will tell them how to play next.

This is something that Juventus does not have.

For Juventus' midfield, Pjanic is barely able to maintain a midfield rhythm at this stage, but his limited coverage and low position have left him lacking playmakers up front.

This made Juventus have to let Dybala, a striker, retreat and put him in the central midfield position to organize the tandem, but it is okay to play a weak team, but it is very reluctant to play a strong team, let alone a team like Tottenham that sits on a '200 million midfielder'.

Under Allegri's coaching, Juventus has always been a midfield organization, a sapper and a frontcourt organization, Pjanic is considered a backfield playmaker, so when the ball is passed to the opponent's half, Juventus will not play.

But the problem is that this team has metaphysical pluses, some people always run to incredible positions, and the ball really passes.

But it was always a matter of luck and everyone knew that if Juventus wanted to get stronger, their midfield shortcomings had to be addressed.

And Juventus is actively running the transfer of Yile, which is also to get Yile, the most powerful midfielder at this stage, to solve the problem of Juventus's weak midfield.

When the time comes, Dybala will be completely liberated.

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Tottenham also had a tactical change.

First of all, Higuain and Son Heung-min will have a big impact on Juventus, and secondly, Ibrahimovic will play the role of a stumping center forward in this strategy.

Tottenham's midfield will be loaded with shells and Ibrahimovic will be tasked with scoring the crucial goal.

After the warm-up, players from both sides returned to the dressing room to prepare.

Villas-Boas gave a brief pre-match speech, and then the starters ran to the tunnel to take sides.

The game is on the verge of breaking out.

In the stadium, accompanied by the shouts of live DJs, the entire Juventus Arena boiled.

The players from both sides walked out neatly in two queues.

Their expressions are extremely solemn, and the camera takes a close-up of each player's face, especially stars such as Yile and Buffon.

Everyone understands that this is the semi-final of the Champions League and they are two games away from the final.

If they win the game, they will go to the Champions League final, which represents the highest level in Europe.

At this moment, no one will give up.

Their hard work in a season will bear fruit after three games, and no one wants their hard work to betray them.

After the routine round-picking session, players from both sides did not run to their respective halves, but took a group photo with a public service announcement.

It was an advertisement calling on the masses to reduce suicide rates, which have skyrocketed in Europe in recent years.

The players from both sides took a picture with each other's shoulders before finally starting to run to their respective halves.

As everyone took their seats, the referee stood in the center circle and looked down at his watch, and after about ten seconds, he blew the whistle for the start of the game.

At the same time, the commentators in the live broadcast rooms of various countries were excited and shouted:

"It's game on! It's game on! In the 2016/2017 Champions League semi-finals, Juventus sat at home against English Premier League upstart Tottenham Hotspur The match officially began!! ——”

Tottenham served first.

As soon as the game began, they launched a surprise attack.

Ibrahimovic passed the ball to Yile, who passed it to Kante and immediately ran forward.

He found that Juventus' defensive strength was almost all around the strikers.

Therefore, Yile raised his hand for the ball for the first time!

Thomas. Carlos didn't hesitate, he went straight to the foot and made a long pass.

Yi Le watched the football fly towards him, and the Juventus defenders ran towards him.

Yi Le stepped forward, accompanied by this slight unloading action, and did not stop the ball directly, but asked the ball to be knocked directly to Elkeson on the side.

Then, Yi Le went straight around the defender and suddenly picked up speed.

Elkser knows it, he's knocking back against the ball again.

The football was passed in front of Yi Le, and Yi Le did not hesitate to volley.

"Easy!! Shot!!!! ”

In the BBC live broadcast room in England, the commentator Gavin couldn't help but get up and howl excitedly.

Fans throughout the Juventus Arena craned their necks as they watched the ball fly towards the Juventus gates.

The volley was sudden.

At this time, Buffon made a brave save, dragged the ball out with one hand, and he fell to the ground hard, making a muffled grunt.

He ignored the pain in his body, got up and scolded loudly:

"Cheer up! It's the Champions League semi-finals!! ——”

Buffon had palpitations, the shot just now almost scored, but fortunately he reacted well.

Yi Le was a little stupid and obviously not very happy with the shot.