When the referee blew the whistle for the start of the game, the Real Madrid players rushed to Atletico Madrid's half like a raging tide.

The Atletico Madrid players, who originally thought that Real Madrid were likely to stand on the defensive and launch a counterattack, were caught off guard by the opponent's sudden attack.

Two hours ago, when Diego Simeone was given the starting line-up for Real Madrid, he was confident that the opposition would adopt a more defensive approach.

Goalkeepers: Casillas;

Defenders: Coentrão, Sergio Ramos, Varane, Carvajal;

Midfielders: Khedira, Modric, Ilia Ramendy;

Forwards: Di Maria, Cristiano Ronaldo, Bale.

On the surface, Ancelotti appeared to be in a 4-3-3 attacking formation, but in Diego Simeone's view, it was a clearly defensive-heavy line-up.

Let's talk about the midfield first, Ancelotti not only discharged two defensive players, Khedira and Ilia Ramendi, but also Modric, who is responsible for the task of attacking and organizing, is also an all-round midfielder with both offensive and defensive skills and excellent running ability.

Secondly, the two wingers, Angel Di Maria and Bale, were not only able to tear apart the opposition's defence with their speed advantage, but they were also able to drop back in time to participate in the defense when they were fit. Thanks to Angel Di Maria and Gareth Bale, Real Madrid's formation can be switched between 4-3-3 and 4-5-1.

Therefore, Diego Simeone expects his opponent to be on the defensive side of the game, and then use the speed of the front three to attack himself with counter-attacks.

However, when Diego Costa, who was in the center circle, passed the ball to Alda Turan next to him, the Real Madrid players in the opposite half did not quickly retreat to defend, but quickly pushed forward, and in the blink of an eye, five Real Madrid players had pressed into the opponent's half.

Facing Modric and Iljaramendi who rushed towards him, the somewhat ill-prepared Alda Turan had to quickly turn and pass the ball to Koke on the flank. And the next moment when Cork received the pass, Ronaldo and Bale pounced from both sides, and Koke, who did not dare to be careless, immediately passed the ball to Felipe Luis on the wing.

The next moment when Cork played the ball, Bale had already rushed to the wing, and Carvajal, who was standing near the halfway line, also sprinted with all his might, trying to flank Felipe Luiz with Bale.

Felipe Luiz, who was a little unprepared, made a slight mistake when stopping the ball, although he was not directly cut off by the opponent, but kicked the ball directly out of the sideline when he passed the ball to the front court in a hurry.

Real Madrid, who got the ball, kept the ball firmly under their feet through the wide range of players and frequent and rapid transfers, and then constantly attacked from both flanks.

Although Real Madrid's attack is ferocious, Atletico Madrid, who concede the fewest goals in Europe, has not made obvious mistakes in the defensive end.

In particular, Miranda, who was selected as the best team in La Liga, not only gave full play to the characteristics of his fierce and accurate card position, but also in the 3rd minute of the opening game, Ronaldo quickly turned around and chased back after getting rid of it with a continuous change of direction near the center circle, and when the opponent was about to shoot from the right side of the opponent, he cleanly shoveled the ball out of the bottom line from the opponent's right side.

Miranda's speed is one of the best among defenders, but in the face of speedy strikers, especially when the opponent has already completed the start, it is more likely to rely on tactical fouls to stop the opponent's attack.

However, before the start of the game, when the two sides stood in the players' tunnel and waited for the entrance, Feng Quan told Miranda: "Joao, if you want to prove that you and Diego (Godin) are the best defenders in La Liga, you need proper defense to stop the opponent's attack, rather than using foul tactics after being eliminated by the opponent like some people." ”

Although Sergio Ramos, who was not far away, did not say anything to fight back, his eyes were full of disdain when he looked at Feng Quan, and he sneered in his heart: "Cut! You think that everyone else is like you, and you can still chase it back if you are broken through. If you are broken by the opponent and don't foul, do you watch the opponent rush into the penalty area with the ball and score? ”

However, Miranda slapped Sergio Ramos in the mouth with his own practical actions.

Who said that if you are broken, you can only rely on fouls to stop the opponent's attack? Cristiano Ronaldo's speed is fast, right? Didn't I chase you back? What you can't do as the "best defender in La Liga", I, Miranda, can do it!

Of course, in addition to her own efforts, Miranda also has to thank Fengquan for her help. If it weren't for Feng Quan's [Great God's Light] to boost his [Speed], it would still be difficult to complete the chase before Ronaldo's shot.

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Although Atletico Madrid's defense did not make too many mistakes, Real Madrid's surprise first attack still caused them to fall into the opening stages, and it was not until the ninth minute of the first half that they advanced to the opponent's 30-meter area for the first time.

At this moment, Feng Quan, who was originally arranged by Diego Simeone to contain the opponent's defense in the front court, saw that the team could not get rid of the passive situation, so he decided to retreat to his own half to participate in the defense.

Although Feng Quan's defensive ability is very limited, his speed advantage is still a little fearful for Real Madrid players. Therefore, in the process of organizing the attack, Modric will deliberately pass the ball to an area far away from the wind, so as to prevent the opponent from suddenly accelerating forward to interfere or even break the ball.

After the wind retreated, Atletico Madrid, who had one more person in the midfield, not only changed the previous passive trend, but gradually regained control of the game.

In fact, Real Madrid took advantage of their players' running ability to suddenly launch an onslaught in the opening stages, which was a gamble for Ancelotti.

As an Italian coach with a natural "defensive gene", Ancelotti can use the "bus tactic" to waste time, but wait for the opportunity to react quickly and counterattack to give the opponent a fatal blow. However, in Ancelotti's opinion, even if he chooses to defend, it will be difficult to completely resist Atletico Madrid's attack in the space of 90 minutes.

Therefore, only by taking advantage of Atletico Madrid's miscalculation of their own strategy and tactics in the opening stage, and taking advantage of the opponent's unstable foothold, it is best to score first, then your team will take the lead in a strategic advantage. And if the deadlock cannot be broken quickly, then when the opponent recovers, it is likely that he will have to endure more intense artillery fire.

As the game time went on, the situation of holding the initiative in the game but not being able to score for a long time made Ancelotti's face gradually appear worried. Although their own team still has a clear advantage in terms of time on the ball, it only takes one chance to be caught on the counter-attack by Atletico Madrid, which could lead to a fatal result.

In addition, after the fast and frequent running in the first ten minutes of the game, it is also a lot of physical consumption for the Real Madrid players. And if you can't continue to run at such a high intensity, then it will be difficult to continue to control the initiative of the race. Fortunately, Feng Quan returned to his own half to participate in the defense, otherwise as soon as Atletico Madrid sent a through pass forward, Ancelotti's heartbeat would have accelerated immediately.

However, after seeing the fatigue of his players, Ancelotti asked the team to pay attention to the rhythm of the game in order to relieve his physical exertion to a certain extent.