Section 533 Decisive Battle
The German Cup final with Kaiserslautern was not able to distract Wolfsburg too much of its 'spirit' after all. The update is so fast. After already leading 3-0, Kaiser has basically surrendered himself, and the failure of league promotion has made this team lose most of their fighting spirit, and it is difficult for them to muster enough courage in the face of desperate situations. In contrast, Wolfsburg has recently won the morale because they reached the Champions League final, and their lack of fighting spirit made them even more defenseless in front of Wolfsburg, and they lost all the way.
In this German Cup, although they went all the way to the final, they still lost in front of Wolfsburg in the end. Before the arrival of the Champions League, Wolfsburg players had already lifted their first trophy of the season and tasted the sweet rewards of hard work after a season.
For Wolfsburg's victory, the German media also sent their blessings for the first time, no one thinks that Wolfsburg won the championship is anything to be surprised, on the contrary, except for Kaiserslautern football 'fans', everyone is happy about it. In fact, this championship has basically been confirmed to be in the bag after Wolfsburg crossed Bayern's biggest rival, and this result has long been expected by the media.
This match with Kaiserslautern is, in the eyes of many, actually just a play-off, and Wolfsburg can win this game, it is reasonable, if they really 'yin' the ditch and lose to such an opponent, then a week later against Real Madrid, how can they be expected to win?
Everyone knows that although Wolfsburg have played well in the league and cup this season, they have only one real goal this season, which is their Champions League match. Compared to the league and cup competitions, the Champions League is the game they really value. Reaching the Champions League final for the first time in history, they represent the last hope of German football this season and have made the German media have high hopes for them.
Although from a rational point of view, if you choose a more 'outstanding' strong team in Real Madrid and Wolfsburg, basically eighty percent of the German media will think that Real Madrid is the stronger one. But. Since it is the German media, then in their hearts, they still expect Wolfsburg to be the winning team.
Wolfsburg have given them a lot of surprises over the past season. I just don't know if this surprise can last until the last minute? Against other strong teams, Wolfsburg have already won, so in the face of Real Madrid, will they be able to hold on to the miracle to the end?
Something like that. It's not impossible. After all, their opponents are Real Madrid - although Real Madrid have been known for their strength over the years, but at the same time, Real Madrid is also famous for their ability to 'pump' their brains from time to time. Perhaps, in their final finals, it is really possible to 'pump' their brains, who can say for such a thing?
In this regard, the German media are holding on to a glimmer of hope. And this hope has been until the arrival of May 24, watching Real Madrid's formation on the field, those who still have some thoughts about Wolfsburg's victory are also in their hearts, lamenting that Wolfsburg's fate is too bad.
Real Madrid's posture in this game is not careless at all, on the contrary, from the perspective of the lineup, this game. Real Madrid are quite serious.
Real Madrid's lineup is still as 'colorful' as before. In the 'goalkeeper' position, their 'goalkeeper' will be Casillas, the captain of Real Madrid, although he has been a substitute in the league this season. He didn't have many chances to play, but in the Champions League, he has always been Real Madrid's starting 'goalkeeper'. Although this 'goalkeeper' encountered a lot of trouble when Mourinho was in charge last year, and has been suspected of being past his peak this year, he is not in form, but from his save success rate. He is still one of the world's top goalkeepers. Although compared to himself at the peak, his statistics have indeed dropped a little, but the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, if compared with some of the 'goalkeepers' who are now regarded as first-class by the media, his saving efficiency is still not inferior, and he thinks that he will be the shortcoming of Real Madrid, it would be too much to look down on Real Madrid.
In front of him, Real Madrid's back line is a defensive line composed of Coentrão, Ramos, Pepe and Carvajal, which can be said to be the most 'outstanding' defensive lineup that Real Madrid can come up with now. Obviously, Ancelotti didn't mean to underestimate Wolfsburg at all, and he also planned this game very well.
It can be seen from his arrangement that although this game is only against Wolfsburg, Ancelotti did not take it lightly. In order to cope with this game, he chose his personnel quite carefully: on the left flank, he chose the more defensively good Coentrão rather than the attacking Marcelo, and in the middle, Carlo Ancelotti also chose the more experienced Pepe rather than the younger Varane. It can also be seen from these two arrangements that although this game is just a game of abuse in the eyes of many people, Ancelotti still did not underestimate the opponent after all, and he is still cautious.
After all, he is a person who has suffered a big loss in the Champions League final, and Ancelotti faces the Champions League final again, and he is not willing to be sloppy in the lineup arrangement. He knows very well in his heart that he regards his team as a better team, and being too proud when arranging the lineup can easily lead to the failure of a team, and he doesn't want to make such a mistake, so he also strives to be safe in the arrangement of the lineup.
In front of them, Real Madrid put out a double-back formation - the opposite side is just Wolfsburg, after all, Real Madrid is not so mad as to play three back defenses in the face of Wolfsburg, this game, Real Madrid arranged Modric and Khedira as double backs, and did not put out three backs like when facing Atletico Madrid or Bayern, but it is not completely conservative to home.
It's just that even so, this combination is not so easy to deal with. Under Carlo Ancelotti, Modric has been arguably the heart of Real Madrid's playmaking this season, and he has had a rather perfect season, surprisingly good form, and Ancelotti's tactical squad is a perfect fit for him, mobilizing almost all of his abilities. I don't know the organization and scheduling, even in the defensive position, he also plays well, and it can be said that he is a very competent midfield core.
His partner, Khedira, is a fairly versatile player. Although he does not have any particularly outstanding ability, he is strong in almost everything in the midfield, and there are no shortcomings, and his cooperation with Modric, although it is not a first-class back-back combination with interception ability, but because of his good skills, he is still extremely 'outstanding'. Not only can they guarantee decent defensive ability, but most importantly, they can provide enough counter-attacking opportunities for the frontcourt players, which is also the most important ability.
After all, Real Madrid's idea in this game is to defend and counterattack - if the presence of Coentrão at the back has not made this particularly obvious, then the arrangement of their players in the front field is to fully display this mind.
In the front field of Real Madrid, the lineup arranged by Real Madrid in this game is enough to make anyone feel 'twitching' in their hearts when they watch it: Real Madrid's central midfield position is placed on Di Maria, and on their two wings are Bale and Ronaldo.
These three players, any one of them is a master of counter-attacking football, Ronaldo goes without saying, even the people who look down on him the most have to admit his second position in football, and no matter how much Bale is questioned, he is worth nearly 100 million, and he has played a jaw-dropping superstar in counter-attacking football. Even Di Maria, the worst of the three, has extremely 'outstanding' skills, and the 'refinement' of the skills under his feet is not matched by anyone in the entire Wolf Castle, and he is also an enemy that people have to fear.
Even the most stupid person can know what Real Madrid thinks if he looks at Real Madrid's arrangement. In the backfield, Coentrão who is good at defense and Pepe who is experienced are used, and three fast horses who are good at counterattacking and have amazing speed and terrifying breakthrough ability are put on the front court.
Obviously the best team in the world, known as the world's No. 1 squad and investment, in the face of a Wolfsburg team that does not have a high status in the Bundesliga, they still have to play defensive counterattacks - for Ancelotti's arrangement, the Wolfsburg players are really a little depressed, they are not confident enough to break the big 'door' under the defense of Ramos and Pepe, Casey guards, nor enough confidence that they can intercept the surprise attack of the three monster-like guys: none of these opponents are easy to deal with.
Not to mention, their front position, is still against Benzema, although the French striker has been complained about a lot, there seem to be a lot of 'faults', but his strength is not weak, compared to Lewandowski, who is now known as the first striker in the Bundesliga, he does not tend to let more, in other teams, he is also a core player, but in Real Madrid, he is only a tactical supporting role.
This Real Madrid team does have a top-notch squad. Just look at the players on their pitch to see how good they are. And a glance swept over their bench, Isco, Varane, Morata, Marcelo, Iliara 'Men' Di...... Even their substitutes are also 'outstanding' in strength, which is surprising.
Real Madrid is Real Madrid after all, no matter how you look at it, their strength is extremely 'outstanding'. Looking at their lineup, the Wolfsburg players also seem to remember that their team was defeated by these opponents last year and missed out on the final four.
Real Madrid under Jose Mourinho last year could not be called an invincible division. The contradictions within their team are almost semi-public, and in the end, they lost all their money in the Champions League. However, even that Real Madrid still beat last year's Wolfsburg. A year later, Real Madrid under the leadership of Carlo Ancelotti has become even stronger, is this team really something Wolfsburg can fight against?
All this will be known at this point - after 90 minutes, whether Wolfsburg is really capable of beating Real Madrid, people will also know.