On the evening of May 24, 19:30.

There is still a little more than an hour before the start of the race.

The stands at the Stadium of Light in Lisbon are already crowded, and thousands of fans are still lining up at the entrances to enter the stadium.

An hour later, in this stadium, the world's most anticipated Champions League final is about to ignite the flames.

Atletico Madrid coach Simeone has been standing in the Atletico half, watching his players train on the pitch, his brow furrowed, especially when his eyes fell on the number one centre-forward, Diego Costa.

Diego Costa did not participate in the team's joint training and trained by himself, but he was also the most important player in the team, not only with a coach and a team doctor, but also with media reporters on the sidelines, fans in the stands, and even his opponents, who paid close attention to his every move.

Can Diego Costa play?

This is the biggest suspense before the game.

In Simeone's pre-match press conference last night, Diego Costa is Atletico's "Yang Yang".

The implication is not to compare Diego Costa with Yang Yang, but to talk about the role and contribution of the team.

After the training session, Simeone quickly walked towards Diego Costa.

"How?" Simeone asked with concern.

Diego Costa ran a few quick steps on the spot and nodded, "It feels good, there should be no problem." ”

Simeone breathed a sigh of relief, and after reassuring Diego Costa, motioned for him to hurry back and rest.

The team doctor soon came over to provide an update on Diego Costa's situation.

'Just like when he played Barcelona, he could barely play, but we can't guarantee how long he will last.'

Football matches are full of fast sprints and switchbacks, which are physically demanding, especially in the Champions League final, where no one can accurately estimate Diego Costa's playing time.

But Atletico Madrid really needs Diego Costa!

"Think about it again, hold on, without him, our counterattack will not be able to fight at all." Simone had a headache.

He also prepared two different plans, with and without Diego Costa, and the worst option was to defend hard and make sure he didn't concede a goal for 90 minutes, and then drag the game into a penalty shootout.

But it was undoubtedly a rather risky option, as the Real Madrid players are extremely capable individually, and who knows when they will suddenly have a flash of inspiration and score in a game?

Especially Yang Yang.

The damned Chinese has already performed well against Atletico Madrid several times in a row, including a classic long-distance run that almost cast a shadow on Simeone.

Therefore, in this game, he also specially arranged and arranged for Yang Yang, and it was necessary to freeze Yang Yang.

As for Diego Costa, it's up to Simeone to make a choice.

If, as was the case against Barcelona in the final round of the league, Diego Costa barely came on and couldn't hold on for long, it would be a painful blow for Atletico and a valuable substitution.

The loss of substitutions will not have much impact in the first half, but in the second half, the role is undoubtedly very crucial, so this requires Simeone to consider, whether to risk Diego Costa?

The Argentine turned and walked slowly with his head down, his mind racing to calculate the benefits and losses.

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"Got the starting list for Atletico Madrid!"

When Real Madrid returned to the dressing room from the stadium after finishing their pre-match training, they were given a starting line-up for Atletico.

The goalkeeper is Thibaut Courtois, Felipe, Godin, Miranda and Juanfran at the back, Raul Garcia, Thiago, Gabi and Koke up front, and Villa and Diego Costa up front.

"Turan accumulates yellow cards and Simeone goes on Raul Garcia, if you look at the regular line-up this season, Raul Garcia should play on the right and Koke on the left, which has happened a few times this season."

Turan is Atletico's regular left wing-back, but if he is absent, Simeone will bring on Raul Garcia, who has been playing a regular role on the right side this season and has largely suppressed the opposition left wing-back.

"At that point, Simonico miscalculated." Ancelotti smiled.

Real Madrid's starting line-up has also been submitted for a long time, but like Atletico Madrid's line-up, there are some surprises.

Real Madrid still adopts a four-three-three formation, with Casillas in goal, Azpilicueta, Xavi Martinez, Ramos and Carvajal in the back, Mascherano in the midfield, David Silva and Modric in front, and Hazard, Yang Yang and Di Maria in the trident.

The biggest change was that Cesar Azpilicueta started in place of Marcelo, which was definitely a surprise.

In the past few years, Real Madrid has been best at the tactical play of flying on both wings, especially the wing-to-wing combination of Marcelo and Carvajal this season, which can be described as shining, but this time Ancelotti suddenly refrigerated Marcelo and chose Azpilicueta, who has excellent defensive ability but insufficient offensive ability, which is very unpredictable.

But in fact, if you understand Real Madrid's overall strategy, you can understand this.

That's the second half of the game!

The first half was a struggle, and the second half was the time to exert strength, so Ancelotti chose to refrigerate Marcelo.

Marcelo, Suarez and Isco are all sharp knives when Real Madrid attack, and they will not lose more than they lose when they fight with Atletico Madrid in the first half, but they will have more opportunities than when they use Atletico's physical energy consumption in the second half.

"Unexpectedly, Diego Costa is still on it." Ancelotti frowned as well.

This player is still very tricky.

"That's supposed to be a miracle doctor's horse placenta treatment plan that works." Zidane teased.

Ancelotti and the assistants around him couldn't help but smile, but their faces looked very solemn.

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Real Madrid is on the verge of a big enemy, and Atletico Madrid is also careless.

Simeone watched the players of both teams walk out of the tunnel under the leadership of Dutch referee Björn Keppers, and his face was also extremely solemn.

It's not just about how long Diego Costa can last, but also about Marcelo and Suarez, who sit on the bench at Real Madrid, the two wonders that Ancelotti has in his hands in this game.

No one can guess when and how he will use it until he takes it out.

It was quite deterrent, and Simeone had to stay on guard.

A master is a master, and Ancelotti is not easy at all!

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Real Madrid kicked off first.

Yang Yang and Di Maria stood in the center circle, and Yang Yang stepped on the ball and waited for the referee to blow the whistle.

Di Maria, on the other hand, tilted her head and muttered words as if she were praying before the game.

This could be a game-level game in the minds of countless players, and a key battle that countless superstars can only experience once in their lives, and no one wants to lose.

"Don't be nervous, take it easy and enjoy the game." Yang Yang smiled and encouraged.

Di Maria nodded towards Yang Yang, but her face was not relaxed at all.

When it comes to the Champions League final, who can really enjoy the game with ease?

"Pay attention to the reasonable distribution of physical energy, stay calm, don't be hot-headed, and fight with your opponent." Yang Yang reminded.

Di Maria nodded again, "You need to remind me a little more." ”

Yang Yang nodded in agreement.

In the Real Madrid team, if you want to talk about calm and rationality, Yang Yang is undoubtedly the best, he can stay calm almost at any time, and rarely see him in a hurry, but this does not mean that he is like this by nature, but has been trained for many years.

Anyone who can simulate all kinds of extreme situations and experience all kinds of cruel training in the super training ground like him for up to ten years will definitely be able to have such a tenacious heart and will like Yang Yang.

Real Madrid's strategy in the first half was to stabilize their position, observe the opponent, and dispatch the opponent through the advantage of passing the ball, and then deplete the opponent's physical energy so that the team could play an attacking threat in the second half.

To put it simply, the more the opponent consumes in the first half, the better it will be for Real Madrid in the second half.

If you really want to stumble in the first half, it is undoubtedly the most irrational behavior.

However, Yang Yang was also a little worried in his heart.

Dutch coach Björn Keppers' style of coaching is familiar to Yang Yang, who has a soft style, which is very helpful for Atletico Madrid, because they are very good at grasping the manager's enforcement scale.

To put it bluntly, Atletico Madrid is a team that likes to walk between yellow and red cards for fouls.

This is the same as when Simeone played, the Argentine has also had this style of career, the most famous is of course the red card given to Beckham at the World Cup in France in '98, which almost ruined Beckham's future.

After Yang Yang knew that the referee was Keppers, he had already reminded his teammates that they must pay attention, and at the same time be mentally prepared to withstand the provocation and infringement from Atletico Madrid during the game.

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With a whistle from referee Keppers, Yang Yang immediately kicked the ball to Di Maria, and the Argentine quickly passed it back.

This world-renowned focus battle has officially begun.

Atletico Madrid pressed forward aggressively from the start, while Real Madrid quickly passed back to the backline.

Javi Martinez passed to Ramos and the Real Madrid centre-back quickly moved to the right and gave it to Carvajal.

Carvajal passed to Modric again, and before the Real Madrid midfielder could stop the ball, Atletico Madrid's defenders had rushed in front of him.

Sure enough, as Ancelotti expected, Simeone's opening tactic was to rush around.

Only with strength can there be a choice, and without strength, you can only go all the way to the dark.

Atletico Madrid, whether it is the strength of the starting lineup or the thickness of the bench, is not as good as Real Madrid, and can only adopt the tactical play that they are best at and the most sure to restrain the opponent.

As for whether it can work, whether it can win, it can only be decided by God.

This should be the so-called dedication to the fate of heaven.

But tonight's Madrid duo didn't seem to be particularly lucky.