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Porto, Stadio de Dragons.

The grand and shocking kick-off consciousness was completed, and the players of the two teams shook hands before the game.

Carrick and Tuchel had already shook hands on the sidelines.

Both are young coaches, with Tuchel winning the top flight at Paris Saint-Germain and Michael Carrick as the new Premier League champion.

There are talented people from generation to generation.

Let's see who leads the way!

"Good evening, dear spectators, the final of the 2020-2021 UEFA Champions League season was played today at the Estadio d'Oro in Porto, Portugal.

The two teams that reached this season's Champions League final were both from England.

Manchester United and Chelsea meet in the final, following the 2019 Champions League final, the Champions League final has been staged twice in three years!

La Liga's era of dominating the Champions League came to an end with Cristiano Ronaldo and Ye Yifeng leaving La Liga in the same summer.

And the new era may be written by England's teams in the Premier League!

It's a familiar scene, as some 15 years ago, the Premier League teams in Europe were extremely strong, with at least half of the Champions League semi-finals occupied.

Whoever wins the Champions League today between Manchester United and Chelsea will bring a new trophy to England.

It is worth mentioning that this is the fourth time in Ye Yifeng's career that he has participated in the Champions League final in six years.

Among the active players, Lionel Messi and Gerard Pique are the ones who have won the most Champions Leagues.

He won the Champions League four times in 2006, 2009, 2011 and 2015.

Pique is different from Messi in that his first Champions League winning medal was with Manchester United.

If Ye Yifeng can lead Manchester United to win the title today, then he will set two records.

Active players have won the most Champions Leagues.

and two Champions League wins for two different clubs in their history!

Let's take a look at the starting line-ups of both teams today.

Manchester United started today with 433.

Goalkeeper: David De Gea.

Defenders: Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Harry Maguire, Victor Lindelof, Luke Shaw.

Midfielders: Fred, Pogba, McTominay.

Forwards: Rashford, Ye Yifeng, B Fee.

It was a surprise that Fernandes was in the winger position today.

Manchester United seem intent on strengthening their midfield defence.

It seems that this is an overly cautious approach to an opponent like Chelsea.

Chelsea started 343.

Goalkeeper: Edouard Mendy.

Defenders: Cesar Azpilicueta, Thiago Silva, Rudiger.

Midfielders: Reece James, Kante, Jorginho, Chilwell.

Forwards: Kai Havertz, Timo Werner, Mount.

While it looks like Chelsea have been very bold in their start, I think they will definitely switch to a 541 or a flexible 451 formation once the game starts.

Tuchel knows that his team must be defence-based if they want to create a myth.

Only by limiting Manchester United's scoring goals will Chelsea have a chance to reach the top of Europe!

Today we also saw a familiar figure in the stands, the fans are back on the pitch!

This is bound to make both teams very excited!

The cheering momentum has endured, and the passionate football is back!

In the battle for the pinnacle of Europe, the football that each of us loves is reborn! ”

The game is about to start, and Ye Yifeng stands in the middle circle to kick off.

Chelsea have already set up their formation, and Kante, who is in a defensive position in midfield, has his eyes locked on Ye Yifeng.

He is confident in the game.

He will put pressure on Ye Yifeng from behind, and once his teammates are not in bad form, then he may also lead his teammates to sweep and intercept Manchester United's attacking organization in the midfield.

The referee blows the whistle for the start of the game.

Champions League final, go!

Ye Yifeng kicks off.

Manchester United's attacking organisation is not in a rhythm.

Fernandes and Marcus Rashford run forward.

The two went deep into the front and Manchester United opened up in formation.

Kante was surprised.

Because Fernandes and Marcus Rashford had already run behind him, the man he was waiting for was joining forces with Paul Pogba in front of the centre circle.

Manchester United played 433 on the surface, but in fact 4312.

Ye Yifeng served as a forward midfielder and was responsible for offensive organization.

As United began to push down the middle, N'Golo Kante finally got the man in wait.

Although it was different from the expectation that he should be with the defender to flank Ye Yifeng, he was also fearless in a head-to-head duel.

Chelsea also went from 343 to 541.

Kai Havertz and Mason Mount adducted in defensively, plus Jorginho and N'Golo Kante, and flanked Ye Yifeng, Paul Pogba and McTominay in the middle, and the target of the targeted defense was undoubtedly Ye Yifeng was the most threatening point.

Ye Yifeng passed the ball back in the middle of the siege, and McTuominay followed up with a through pass.

B Fei picked the ball directly to the right side of the penalty area in front of the penalty area.

Marcus Rashford stepped forward and Rudiger stepped back to head in.

The football that failed to go far was headed into the penalty area by Ye Yifeng again.

Fernandes stepped forward but still couldn't get past Thiago Silva.

Kai Havertz controlled the ball at the back, McTominay counter-attacked, the former knocked the ball diagonally back, and Jorginho delivered a through ball.

Because Ye Yifeng did not expect to play the forward position, Chelsea's overall formation retreated relatively largely, resulting in only one Werner in the front.

When Timo Werner sped the ball to Fred, the ball was past and while he was still sprinting, Maguire had already cut the ball off.

Manchester United organized an offensive again, Ye Yifeng retreated, and Pogba responded from the side.

Tuchel looked solemn.

He didn't expect that Carrick would actually let Ye Yifeng play the front midfield!

This is to restrain Chelsea's only advantage!

Chelsea have shaped the situation with their defence, brewing to kill, but now the defence has fallen into passivity, completely led by the nose by Manchester United.

The Reds were steady, patiently creating attacking threats against Chelsea's dense defence.

With Ye Yifeng and Pogba in the midfield, they can not only stabilize the overall situation, but also continuously feed the forward line.

It's just that the chances won't be particularly good, and you want to break through the Chelsea defence with a straight kick or a simple combination?

Obviously whimsical.

But football isn't all about the best chances to score.

Manchester United's starting thinking was to create as many chances as possible on goal, not caring whether the chances were good or not, to suppress Chelsea in terms of momentum and cause panic in the Chelsea defence.

That's something they haven't done in two league meetings with Chelsea.

Today, Manchester United, who changed their thinking and let Ye Yifeng play as a striker, wants to find a breakthrough from this point first.

In the 5th minute of the game, B Fei knocked the ball back in the front of the penalty area, and Pogba inserted a continuous buckle adjustment and shot from a distance.

The ball flew down the middle of the net and went down the right, Mendy made a save to keep it out, and Thiago Silva took the lead to clear the ball to the wing.

Chelsea's fast-break at the back turned into a clearance.

Two minutes later, Ye Yifeng played a small triangle pass with Pogba and McTominay in the middle of the frontcourt.

He ran to the left in front of the penalty area and led Reece James on the wing to recycle the inside line and pinch the shot.

Ye Yifeng, who was always in the encirclement, walked the ball diagonally in front of the bottom line on the left side.

The Chelsea crowd turned their heads to take a look.

Luke Shaw assists the kill.

Ye Yifeng has a very clear mind and a broad vision.

Luke Shaw's cross was deflected wide by Marcus Rashford's volley from the back of the box.

Three minutes later, McTominay met Pogba's pass from the right in front of the box and fired a long-range shot.

Straight into Mendy's arms.

Continuing to press, United began to shoot more and more.

Chelsea failed to create even a single threatening attack.

Kante struggled a bit.

He is always running with Ye Yifeng, but as long as Ye Yifeng goes deep into the dangerous area of the attack, then he basically kicks the ball out.

N'Golo Kante was always half a beat slow to press closely, and the ball was already in the way when he was in place.

Carrick was actually a little nervous on the sidelines, after all, it was his first Champions League final as a manager, and even though the team was in good momentum, he was still feeling a little uneasy.

Only scoring goals can take the nerves off his nerves.

The current situation of the team is not a surprise to him.

Ye Yifeng retreats from the front line to play an attacking midfielder, then the forward line's ability to create opportunities and finish is bound to decline.

However, United kept Chelsea's defence at bay on the pitch as expected.

This made it difficult for Chelsea to organise an effective counter-attack.

In the 13th minute of the game, Ye Yifeng took the initiative to retreat under the pressure of pressing behind Kante.

McTominay passed the ball and Pogba followed the ball all the way forward.

Ye Yifeng picked up the ball with his right foot, twisted on the spot and swung his tail to pick the ball in the direction of the penalty area.

That's the line that Pogba plugged in front!

It looked like a threatening attack, but Azpilicueta headed in at the crucial moment!

Pogba didn't have time to think about it, and turned back to defend without stopping.

The Chelsea backfield were trying to unleash a quick attack, but Jorginho sent a short pass to Havertz in front of him under pressure from Ye Yifeng, who was followed by McTominay to keep Havertz from stopping.

Ye Yifeng quickly retreated and passed the ball diagonally to the side to Luke Shaw like a dragonfly.

Once again, United have curbed a swift comeback that Chelsea is brewing.

The Red Devils fans were thrilled!

They hadn't watched the game live for a long time, and they stood in the stands again to watch the team fight, and they trembled with excitement.

Watching the team's performance on the spot is still very different from watching it through the screen.

Although I don't know why Carrick asked Ye Yifeng to play the role of a forward midfielder again after more than a year, it has worked well so far.

It would be too superficial to simply think that he is only good at the offensive level when he plays as a striker.

Just look at the 15 minutes after the opening of this game, Ye Yifeng's contribution to the frontcourt anti-robbery and blockade is not small at all.

This is the Great Demon King they are familiar with!

Tuchel stood on the sidelines and his mood was almost at rock bottom.

He resisted pressure at the beginning, and he had this awareness.

But it was somewhat unexpected that the resistance to pressure turned into a headwind.

Because it's too early!

Manchester United can almost be said to have suppressed and gradually increased their threat from the beginning!

If this continues, even if the Chelsea defense is not technically penetrated by the opponent, it may be difficult to guarantee that no one will make mistakes and expose the flaws.

In a Champions League final, the manager's basic job is to have a plan.

Leading, falling behind, drawing, how to deal with adjustments in different time periods, you must be prepared.

Tuchel is also rich in experience, and he is also a man from Germany to France and then to England.

Now that he looks at the time, he can only make adjustments.

If you don't adjust, Manchester United's accumulation of offensive advantages may have to change qualitatively!