Chapter 290: Advance to the Champions League final
Real Madrid's defensive system is very compact as a whole, and at the same time ensures that no matter where Wen Zhihao runs to any area on the field, there is a special person to follow him.
Zinedine Zidane has now mastered Atletico's routine. As long as you want to create a killing opportunity in positional warfare, the ball must be sorted out by Wen Zhihao. Unless Simeone is willing to completely abandon Wen Zhihao's skills and return to the old way of Atletico Madrid's long-pass counterattack.
But this is obviously impossible. Because Wen Zhihao is still on the field.
Therefore, Zidane's tactical arrangement is very clear, with high pressure on Wen Zhihao as a whole, Atletico Madrid's midfield line will gradually approach him with Wen Zhihao's movement, and after the ball is broken in the backfield, he will directly hit the ball to the core area of Atletico Madrid. Real Madrid's striker today has been replaced by Benzema to Mayoral Majoral, and the impact of young people is difficult to compare with veterans. And with Mayoral not playing a minute in the first few meetings, Zidane hopes he can be a surprise player in this game.
In terms of effect, Mayoral did play a certain role, but on the whole, it was Real Madrid's offensive and defensive tactics that made Atletico quite uncomfortable.
We all know that Bale is fast, and Ronaldo's feet are virtual and real, but Atletico Madrid is a defender who has no ability to match in the local area, and often Real Madrid hits the left side directly with a counterattack, and without three passes, Real Madrid's attack can threaten Atletico Madrid's goal.
In the first 20 minutes of the game, Real Madrid threatened Atletico Madrid at least three times in this simple and effective way, and the atmosphere at the Bernabeu became more and more hot. Real Madrid's anthem "Come on! Madrid resounded in the stands behind the Atletico goal, complementing each of Real Madrid's counter-attacks.
Simeone couldn't sit still, this is away, if Real Madrid plays the momentum, I'm afraid it won't end well.
"Wen Zhihao played very hard today, Real Madrid's two-layer defense squeezed him in the middle like a sandwich biscuit, once he got the ball, not only can it not help Atletico Madrid, but it will become the source of the opponent's counterattack! If this continues to play, Atletico will only get more and more difficult, and Wen Zhihao will gradually be isolated. ”
Simeone considered that maybe he should pull Wen Zhihao's position back first, and stabilize the defense for the time being.
However, his adjustment was a little late, and Real Madrid's superior attacking prowess still made a difference.
Saul's inadvertent pass gave Ramos a chance to advance with the ball, Gabi saw that he was going to cross the midfield, Ronaldo and Bale's position was already to leave the two fullbacks behind, and to stay in front of the central defenders, as long as Ramos passed the ball, the defense line was penetrated!
As captain on the field, it is Gabi's responsibility to defend the defensive barrier in front of the defender and intercept dangerous attacks.
Seeing that Ramos was about to accelerate from his side, Gabi could only put a tackle from the side behind, even if it cost a yellow card, he conceded. Worth!
But when he made the tackle, he regretted it. Ramos clearly understood his intentions from his movements, stabbing the ball in Bale's direction first, then snatching a half-step forward before waiting to be brought down by Gabi.
Don't underestimate these two actions of Ramos, in the eyes of the referee, the nature of Gabi's foul is very different.
Without this action, Gabi's foul would normally be a yellow card. But now, Gabi's foul will be seen as a malicious disruption of the counterattack when it is obvious that he cannot get the ball!
Yellow card action is directly upgraded to red card!
“mygod! Gabby's tackle this time...... Cause a big disaster! Garcia pronounced the verdict directly.
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"Oh my God! Red! With only half an hour to play, Atletico have one less player on the road and they have to score to progress. Ramos is still experienced! ”
He Wei did not say that Gabi is not calm, 34 years old, and the captain of the giants who has experienced two Champions League finals should have made the right judgment. It can only be said that the captain of Real Madrid is also very old and spicy.
"Sure enough, it's a red card! The impact on Atletico is not limited to this game, even if they get past the Bernabeu, Gabi will miss the Champions League final. ”
Garcia still hasn't said a word, there is no experienced captain in the midfield in the final, whether facing Barcelona or Bayern, Atletico Madrid's hidden danger may not be small.
Simeone was still protesting fiercely, but Boggs saw that the fourth official had noticed this, and hurriedly went to pull Simone back: "Forget it, Diego, it's useless." Think about how you can remedy it. ”
Simeone's face sank: "There is nothing to choose from, we have to score, go, let Jose get ready to play, play three central defenders." ”
The Jose Simeone is talking about is Jimenez, Atletico's first substitute centre-back.
The players on the pitch were signaled that Felipe and Juanfran were playing as wing-backs, and Simeone had to choose a pinpoint against Maimang to have a chance.
After the substitution, Atletico attacked less from the middle and began to focus on two wings, and the large back-to-back assists from Felipe and Juanfran also left Atletico with plenty of corners.
This may be the most important role for Wen Zhihao under strict surveillance. There are few opportunities in the open game, and Simeone can only count on corner set-pieces, which can be scored with his excellent footwork.
An authoritative statistical agency has made a statistic that in football games, set-pieces can account for about half of the probability, and as the team with the highest set-piece goal efficiency in Europe, it naturally has a unique set in this regard.
And Atletico's goal was also coincidentally timed. Stoppage time in the first half. For Real Madrid, it was another half of winning the process and losing the result.
And the player who received Wen Zhihao's assist to score the goal with a header was Godin who took the captain's armband.
Garcia called this God's arrangement, while He Wei and Chinese fans wanted to know if Wen Zhihao was in harmony with Real Madrid?
No player has ever scored or assisted in a row for Real Madrid, and five in a row in a season is a fantasy.
But Wen Zhihao happens to be the genius who turns the impossible into reality. Well, from the standpoint of Real Madrid, you can call a freak.
Real Madrid went on a frenzy in the second half, and after 60 minutes, Real Madrid had put on a strong attacking formation with four strikers.
If the home team is attacked by Atletico Madrid twice in a row, Zidane will definitely be to blame. This is the first time since Real Madrid started the team.
However, perhaps Real Madrid ran out of good fortune last season and this season is doomed to bad luck. Seventeen shots on goal at half-time were always just one goal away.
Ninety minutes later, it was Atletico Madrid, who was slumped on the pitch but left with a smile on his face.
He Wei enthusiastically announced: "The game is over! Good Atletico Madrid! The aggregate score is 2:1 against Real Madrid, the third Champions League final in five years! This year's Champions League final is destined to be remembered by Chinese fans, because it will be the first time in history that a Chinese player will participate in the Champions League final and hit the highest honor in the club competition! ”