The pace of the Champions League semi-final was excellent as Atletico's attack was constantly stopped, and Atletico gradually understood this after a few unsuccessful attacks. Wolfsburg is a very tough team, they are not easy to gnaw, and in a short period of time, Atletico Madrid will not be able to break their defense.

However, even with this realisation, the Atletico players are not too worried about the situation of the game. After all, their opponent may be a hard bone, but after all, they are not some kind of hurtful beast. After the start of the game, Wolfsburg showed their strength in defense, but in attack, they never showed a good level, so that Atletico Madrid's team also thought that they were nothing more than that.

For Wolfsburg's attack, Atletico Madrid is not very worried: Speaking of which, Wolfsburg's attack has a lot of similarities with Atletico Madrid, the same 442 formation that does not match the mainstream, the same reliance on the wing, relying on the offensive mode of headers, the same focus on the role of fullbacks, and constantly attacking on the two wings, these things, Wolfsburg and Atletico Madrid are the same, so before the game, Wolfsburg is certainly preparing for Atletico Madrid's tactics, and Atletico Madrid is also preparing for Wolfsburg's tactics. Wolfsburg's tactics are nothing new in their eyes, and they are confident that they can also live in a low grade.

Atletico Madrid's thoughts have become stronger as Wolfsburg took the lead in shrinking on the field. In their opinion, Wolfsburg's lineup is indeed inferior to their own, and they do play more conservatively, and it is estimated that there will not be too sharp offensive.

If Wolfsburg refuses to fight back, then Atletico also believe that victory will be their own. Bones may be hard to gnaw on, but there will always be a day when they will be gnawed off. It is an immutable truth that sharp claws are more important than hard bones in the battle of beasts.

However, it is clear that Wolfsburg's stubborn defense did not really last forever. When the first half of the game was coming to an end, the sustained attack at half time was not effective. When Atletico's offensive began to weaken slightly, Wolfsburg's counterattack also came.

Compared to Atletico, they are more conservative, but for chance. And they grasped it better.

After getting the ball at the back, Kjaer kicked the ball to the feet of Shaheen in the middle. Similar to just now, Shahin, who got the ball, did not rush to plug in, but waited for the running position of his teammates around him. And at this time. By Shahin's side, Atletico Madrid's players quickly pasted over and blocked his forward route: in the half game, both sides played like this, Wolfsburg didn't seem to be in a hurry to attack, and Atletico Madrid's defense has been clinging to Wolfsburg like kraft candy without giving any chance, Wolfsburg got the ball, and it seems that there is no way to attack well.

But that kind of situation, for Shahin. Not the norm after all. He knows how to attack when he needs to. The opposition's pressing did not make Shahin hesitate, he half-turned and dodged the opponent's press, and at the same time passed the ball to the feet of Rodriguez on the wing, and the attack of Wolfsburg chose to start on the wing, they wanted to open up the situation on the wing.

From the very beginning, this was the plan of Wolfsburg.

Atletico's defense is indeed excellent, but their tactics are more often used to support the middle on the wing: because they play in La Liga, they face a team like Real Madrid and Barcelona, and the midfield is counter-dominant. Stopping the opponent's attack has always been a top priority in their tactics. For example, Wolfsburg will strengthen its defense on the flanks because the biggest enemy of this league is Bayern, and Atletico Madrid's defense will naturally pay more attention to the middle, which is also a habit.

Of course. Paying attention to the middle lane does not mean ignoring the side lane. Although there is no excellent defensive system on the wing, it does not mean that Atletico Madrid does not have a way to defend on the wing. In fact, when Rodriguez got the ball in, Garcia followed him all the way, and Gabi moved closer to the flank. Coupled with the pressure of full-back Juanfran on the side, for a while, Rodriguez also faced the defense of three players.

Their defense is not different from the fierce blocking in the middle, although the three people also pressed Rodriguez's running position on the wing, but they did not rush to grab, but only relied on the advantage of numbers, and fixed Rodriguez on the wing. Obviously, their tactical thinking is also clear: as long as Rodriguez does not cut inside and has no way to cooperate with his team-mates, then on the wing, if he is willing to cross, Atletico are not prepared to intercept.

On the wings, their defensive strategy is very different from that of the middle, and this difference allows them to cope well with the opponent's attack in the middle, but also enough to cut off the wing. If there is no way to connect the attack on the side with the middle, the threat will naturally drop a lot, and Atletico Madrid also understands this truth, and they also rely on this tactic to seal Wolfsburg.

Of course, Rodriguez is still clearly still able to choose a cross. But even when it comes to crosses, Atletico are not too worried: header crosses are one of the tactics with the lowest success rate, and because of their pressing, Rodriguez can only be near the touchline now, and he can't get down smoothly. Even if he passes, he can only cross at a 45-degree angle, and it is difficult to have a high success rate with such a cross. In Atletico Madrid's penalty area, Miranda and Godin's air defense capabilities are also trusted by teammates, even in the face of Gao Shunyao and Mandzukic's two high points, Atletico Madrid is confident to play well.

Rodriguez also saw this kind of thing very clearly, controlling the ball at his feet, and he couldn't shake the opponent after two attempts, and he also knew that he was unlikely to force them head-on. With the ball under his feet, he kicked backwards and passed the ball to Shahin behind him, and this time he was about to counterattack, and he could only choose to pass the ball backwards.

Near the halfway line, Shaheen got the football, and when he got the ball, the Atletico players immediately moved closer to the middle and cut Perisic behind him. Their tactics ensured that they were able to transition quite smoothly and also made Wolfsburg's attack seem hopeless.

However, it was at this time that Shaheen also showed his extraordinaryness. Watching the opposing players run, he didn't stop at all and kicked the ball to the side again, allowing the ball to return to Rodriguez's feet

This pass was completely unexpected by the opponent. No one thought that Rodriguez had chosen to pass back just now, but Wolfsburg would still give him the opportunity. However, this time the pass was clearly the best option, and on the flanks, as the Atletico players contracted, Rodriguez had seen the hole, and by the time the ball reached his feet, he had already rushed forward with the ball.

Wolfsburg's attack is better than Atletico Madrid's imagination. On the question of how to deal with Atletico, they put a lot of effort into it. Rodriguez's back and forth made Atletico finally suffer and could no longer intercept him.

Atletico Madrid's defense was completely tricked by him. They can only choose to tighten up again to the side at this time. However, Rodriguez clearly understood that he should not be greedy, and he did not continue to dribble the ball and tried to get close to the Atletico penalty area, and when he saw that the opposition defence was about to close, he slid the ball through and kicked it towards Perisic behind Juanfrán.

It's better to give the ball to Perisic than to attack on his own. In Wolfsburg's attack, he is a better link than himself, which is undeniable. Using his efforts on the flanks to attract enough attention and then supporting his team-mates' attacks is what Rodriguez really intended, and he didn't think about challenging the opposition defense himself, what he wanted to do was to help his teammates bypass the opponent's defense.

When the ball was at his feet again, he was thinking about how to kick it to Perisic. And now, after the Atletico players experienced a back and forth, the defense of Atletico Madrid's backfield was also torn apart by Wolfsburg, near the middle, Perisic received the ball with his back, pulled the ball with his foot and turned around, kicked the ball past Godin's left side, and then, he himself ran forward from Godin's right side, trying to pass with a human ball and get rid of Atletico's defense.

He did a beautiful job, and if he faced an opponent from another team, he would probably be able to get past him. However, the man standing in front of him was Godin, and he would not let Perisic pass so easily.

At the same time that Perisic's ball was successful, Godin also turned around at this time, his movements were a step slower, it was too late to catch up with the football, but he also made a move at this time: he seemed to be deliberately slow at his feet, and did not move forward in time. And when he turned, his arms were also raised, just in time to block Perisic, who was running up to his right.

Perisic, who was running, did not have much defense against Godin next to him, and he did not expect that Godin would dare to use such a foul near his penalty area. Caught off guard, Godin's raised arm slammed into his chest, causing Perisic to fall to the ground.

In this attack, Atletico Madrid's choice turned out to be to block Wolfsburg's attack with a foul. In front of the penalty area, Godin's rather vicious foul this time directly made Wolfsburg's dream of scoring a goal come to naught.

The whistle blew, and players from both sides ran towards the place where the accident occurred. The anger of the Wolfsburg players was stirred up again, and they were all quite dissatisfied with the Madrid players opposite. This kind of foul hurtful action, this is not the first time they have used it, and it can be said that it is shameless to use this method repeatedly in the game.

However, no matter how angry they were, the referee's decision still didn't give a card. In this game, the whistle was quite lax, which also made the Wolfsburg players even more dissatisfied. In addition to the dissatisfaction, another problem also made them quite helpless: their offense was already very good, but at this point, it was ended by the opponent's foul. Wolfsburg didn't have a few chances to attack, and if they had come a few more, it would have been impossible for them to win.

The question of what to do to get their team to score has also made the Wolfsburg players quite frustrated. This game is a problem for Atletico Madrid, but the career is its own problem, and this deadlock is unfinished on how to break it.