The first day of May is also the day of Champions League matches.

In the second leg of the semi-finals, Atletico Madrid will travel to the Bernabeu for the second time, ushering in the most important derby in a series with Real Madrid.

This evening, the team that will be the first to qualify for the Champions League this season will be decided.

Although everyone knows that Atletico Madrid's goal is to win the treble, Wen Zhihao's announcement of this goal on the night of the championship, as well as the disguised hype of "Marca", further increased everyone's attention.

Everyone is watching to see if Atletico Madrid will take advantage of the momentum of the league title to complete the revenge of Real Madrid in the Champions League.

The bookmaker's markets are valuable for predicting matches.

In terms of odds, Real Madrid's odds to advance at home are lower, but bookmakers are also optimistic about the possibility of a 1-1 draw in 90 minutes and a tiebreaker in extra time.

In addition to the odds of advancing to the final, William Hill, the leader of the European gaming industry, has offered the odds of winning each individual event in the Champions League.

Although Wen Zhihao ranks third in the odds list of the Golden Boot, his odds are fully double that of the first-ranked Ronaldo!

Wen Zhihao is now third in the scorer list with eight Champions League goals, four fewer than Cristiano Ronaldo's twelve! There are only two games left in the final, and it is unlikely that Wen Zhihao will hit the Champions League Golden Boot this season.

However, as an 18-year-old Champions League rookie, he was able to score eight goals and seven assists in his debut season, basically locking the record card of the Champions League assist leader, which is enough to convince the whole of Europe.

Longitudinal comparison, even Messi and Ronaldo's Champions League debut seasons have no such report card!

"French Football" magazine took stock of the top ten new stars in the Champions League this season, Wen Zhihao was undisputed at the top, and there was a qualitative sentence in the comment: After the end of Messi and Ronaldo's double pride, it will be the era of the Chinese genius and Mbappe!

As the official media of the annual Ballon d'Or in cooperation with the FIFA Ballon d'Or, the commentary of "France Football" still has an authoritative voice.

As soon as such a comment came out, Chinese fans couldn't help but think about it: although Wen Zhihao and Mbappe have not really played each other (the national team's match in the China Cup is not counted for the time being, the overall strength gap is large, and it is not something that one player can change), it is not appropriate to put them together directly, but it is also a reference.

So the question is, Mbappe can win last year's Ballon d'Or, if the two are really at the same level, next year's Ballon d'Or may be a certainty?

Of course, this is only a rich association ability, and fans with leisure will think of this, Wen Zhihao never cares about these things that have nothing to do with him for the time being, and he is now thinking about the second leg of the Champions League with Real Madrid.

Due to the situation, Simeone was not conservative on the road, and based on fighting for the initiative in midfield, he lined up a 4-1-4-1 formation.

Wen Zhihao is still the offensive brain of the team, and there are so many important changes compared to the 4-3-3 formation that puts CG in the front court as a whole.

First, Griezmann is more flexible, returning to the midfielder position on the defensive end, and on offense, as long as Wen Zhihao stabilizes the rhythm, Griezmann immediately inserts to form a traditional CG triangle position, and the midfield is more flexible.

The second is that Wen Zhihao is closer to the two defensive midfielders Gabi and Thomas, and the two can form a certain protection for Wen Zhihao. Simeone's biggest concern is not the outcome of the game, but whether Wen Zhihao can stay on the court for a long time.

The episode on the Copa del Rey reminded Simone that it is difficult for the opponent to completely lock up Wen Zhihao with conventional means, so he must beware of the opponent's unconventional "cutting down the tree" method. That is, it is commonly known as the violent flying shovel as the characteristic defensive style

Since the 1986 World Cup, when the South Koreans used this strategy against Maradona, it has been almost a recognized last resort for the unstoppable super-strong individual.

Some fans may think that this kind of victory is not martial, but there is another sentence, football is war in peacetime.

War, there are no rules!

The winner takes all!

As a famous coach in world football, Simeone is naturally very clear. So he can't help but be on guard.

The most important task in the second leg of the semi-finals is to fully protect Wen Zhihao - in Simeone's eyes, this matter is as important as winning, otherwise even if they reach the final, Atletico will not gain more than they lose, and the probability of winning the cup in the end will be infinitely reduced.

Before appearing, Simone specially explained to Wen Zhihao: "You are not fighting alone. ”

At first, Wen Zhihao thought that Simeone was reminding him to pretend to be a teammate in his heart, and he still wondered in his heart, could he not be satisfied with the leader in terms of connecting the team?

It wasn't until he entered the game that Wen Zhihao gradually understood the meaning of this sentence.

Zinedine Zidane in the starting lineup, put captain Ramos in front of the central midfield! Playing in a back two with Casemiro, Ramos also played at the back when he first mentioned the first team in his early years, and has the excellent selection and awareness of a world-class centre-back. At least in front of the back line, the ability to counter-attack and intercept is the strongest in Real Madrid's existing squad.

To put it bluntly, it was arranged for Wen Zhihao.

Wen Zhihao touched the ball for the first time, he just wanted to turn around and pass the ball, but before his body turned to the right, he was directly swept by Casemiro with the ball.

Simeone spread his hands, and he could see from Wen Zhihao's handling this time that Wen Zhihao didn't listen, at least he didn't understand what he wanted to express.

Casemiro and Ramos high-fived each other, a gesture that showed that this was a planned and purposeful defensive strategy.

Gabi nervously confirmed that Wen Zhihao was fine, and then pulled him up, and Saul and Griezmann also rushed over, and the three of them exchanged a few words.

Saul said first: "Wen, you have been targeted by them, it will be delayed if you continue to play like this, you have to reduce the ball, and we will help you share part of the work in midfield." You need to get closer to their penalty area. ”

Wen Zhihao immediately objected: "Then I didn't dump all the problems on a few of you, and if I didn't get involved, wouldn't you be under more pressure?" With one less point to get the ball in the vanguard line, can this game still be played? ”

As the captain, Gabi needs to quickly unify the opinions on the field, and said to Wen Zhihao seriously: "Wen, there is no time, you have to listen to Saul this time, believe us!" Don't forget what Diego told you, you're not fighting alone! ”

Wen Zhihao was a little stunned, and Gabi finally said: "There's no time, just do it, anyway, there is Diego in the back." ”

Wen Zhihao pondered it, at least his pressure could be reduced.

Sergio Ramos is one of the most experienced players in this Real Madrid team. Seeing that Atletico's ball-holding core became Saul, Wen Zhihao frequently ran without the ball between the midfielder and the defender, and he quickly beckoned the back line to press forward and compress the space between the two lines.

An attacking core like Wen Zhihao, who is full of spirit and creativity, must apply high-intensity pressure both with and without the ball. Being off the ball is even more dangerous because defenders are subconsciously overlooked.

Once the prey lets its guard down, the price is to be killed by the hunter with a single blow.