After the league, Lyon began to prepare intensively for the Champions League.

The quarter-finals of the Champions League are not like the round of 16, with plenty of time left between the two legs.

The two legs of the Champions League quarter-finals are in the middle of two consecutive weeks, and there is not much time to readjust and reschedule.

Therefore, when it comes to the quarterfinals of the Champions League, the team's hard power has a far more powerful impact on the outcome than the group stage and the round of 16, so there are relatively few upsets.

On April 4, the whole Lyon team boarded a flight and officially flew to Munich, Germany.

Lyon face Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, with a first-come-first-home schedule.

Bayern fans obviously don't take Lyon as an opponent that much, so Lyon didn't get as much disruption when they arrived in Germany.

According to the German media, Bayern drew Lyon, which is simply the most ideal signing.

Although the weakest team in the quarterfinals is recognized as Wolfsburg, after all, it is also a Bundesliga team, and when it meets Bayern, it becomes a civil war in the Bundesliga, and it is not good for each other to have internal friction.

So Bayern's ideal opponent automatically becomes Lyon, the second weakest team in the Champions League quarterfinals.

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On the evening of April 5, in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals, Lyon's away game against Bayern Munich officially arrived at the Allianz Arena.

Bayern have arranged their most commonly used formation of 4141 this season.

Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer;

Defenders: Lahm, Kimmich, Alaba, Beltna;

Defenders: Vidal;

Avant-garde: Douglas Costa, Thomas Muller, Thiago, Franck Ribery;

Forward: Robert Lewandowski.

Bayern currently have two key players injured, Arjen Robben and Boateng, so Guardiola has carefully arranged this starting line-up.

In the stands of the Allianz Arena, Bayern fans spelled out a "4:0" Tifo.

In the semi-finals of the Champions League in the 09/10 season, Bayern eliminated Lyon 4-0 over two legs.

However, the most eye-catching thing in the stands is another banner pulled up by Bayern fans - the Super League is garbage.

Some time ago, Bayern President Rummenigge was revealed to be dissatisfied with the existing Champions League competition, and proposed that other European giants reorganize the competition to replace the Champions League, and the new competition is called the European Super League.

As soon as the news broke, it was criticized by all kinds of verbal criticism, and even Bayern fans frantically accused and even insulted their team president.

As a result, the matter of the Super League quickly died down as soon as there was some rumor.

However, Bayern fans were still upset and pulled up banners in protest against Rummenigge during the Champions League at home.

After all, the Champions League has a long history and is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

The current Champions League is hosted by UEFA and is running well overall.

However, in recent years, with the increasing influence of the Champions League and the increasing amount of money, the distribution of benefits has naturally caused dissatisfaction among some teams.

The most important thing is that UEFA, as the sole monopoly host of the Champions League, has never made the Champions League transparent.

How much money is earned in the Champions League every year is only clear to the UEFA hierarchy.

How much money the UEFA hierarchy takes each year, no one knows.

Even the salaries of UEFA's top brass have been kept a secret and never made public.

But every time they get into trouble and are re-adjusted, they must all have serious corruption problems.

That's why Rummenigge proposed that the major European giants jointly form a new competition, which everyone manages together, and the distribution of benefits can be more even and transparent.

But judging from the current situation, both fans and major giants think that Rummenigge is drunk and has little interest in the so-called Super League for the time being.

After all, under the existing rules, everyone earns a lot, so why bother to make trouble?

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'Bayern Munich and Lyon are both regulars in the Champions League, having played each other eight times before.

"Six of them met in the group stage and two in the knockout round."

"Overall, Bayern have the advantage of four wins, two draws and two defeats in eight meetings."

"But the only two knockout matches, the 09/10 Champions League semi-finals, Bayern beat Lyon 1-0 at home and 3-0 away, and Croatian striker Olic scored a hat-trick at Lyon's home stadium."

"Another point is that as long as Bayern meets a French team in the knockout round of the Champions League, they can basically successfully qualify."

"The only time Bayern were eliminated from the Champions League by a French side was back in the 69/70 season when Bayern played in the Champions League for the first time, when they were knocked out 2-3 by Ligue 1 Saint-Etienne over two legs in the round of 16."

Before the start of the game, the German commentator gave a brief overview of Bayern's all-time winning record.

With the whistle blowing from Polish referee Marciniak, the game officially began.

Bayern kicked off in the middle circle and quickly advanced to the frontcourt.

Thiago went back and forth, and the ball passed back and forth around the Lyon penalty area, constantly pressing.

Under Pep Guardiola, Bayern have become a possession-based team.

That is, the legendary pass-and-control football.

However, passing and controlling football has been famous for many years, and it has long been without the sharpness of Barcelona winning the Champions League twice in three years.

After all, there is no absolute invincible tactic on the court, and as long as the opponent studies carefully, he will definitely be able to find what can be targeted.

What's more, players are not robots, they can really be perfect.

In Lyon's pre-match preparations, Fournier's tactical arrangement is the usual tactic used by most teams in Europe to face passing teams, defending and counterattacking.

But it's no ordinary defensive counter-attack either.

First of all, the midfielder must be able to withstand and have a strong ability to intercept and strangle, especially to protect the middle of the midfield.

Secondly, the counterattack must be fast, never delayed, and there must be a fast enough striker.

Under this tactic, the whole team of Lyon has a very heavy defensive task.

Even Zhang Chaoqiang kicked like a midfielder, constantly running and intercepting.

Bayern pressed around the Lyon penalty area for five minutes and didn't see too many chances.

So Douglas Costala received the ball and crossed with a big foot.

Lewandowski couldn't find a chance under Umtiti's marking, and the football was confiscated by Anthony López.

"Well done, just keep an eye on them!" Fournier on the sidelines applauded, believing the defence was a success.

In Fournier's tactical system, Lyon has always used defense to counterattack when playing strong teams, so the whole Lyon team can be quickly invested.

Next, Bayern continued to possess the ball, and they had a clear advantage in possession, but it was a standard scoreless.

On the contrary, in the 22nd minute, Zhang Chaoqiang received a pass from Tolisso and ran to start, and successfully rushed into the Bayern penalty area to smash the ball and hit the goal.

Bayern captain Lahm, who had retreated early, fell to the ground and was hit in the arm by the football.

"Penalty! Penalty kick!! The other Lyon players flapped their arms and made handball motions in an attempt to get a penalty to the referee.

But the referee pushed with both hands, indicating that there was no penalty.

It was really not the kind of penalty that was affirmed, and Lahm didn't raise his arms to expand the defensive area, which belonged to the ball hitter.

So Zhang Chaoqiang didn't put pressure on the referee.

But if the referee really gives a penalty in his head, then Zhang Chaoqiang will gladly accept it and seriously hit the penalty into the opponent's goal.

Soon 45 minutes of the first half passed and neither team found the back of the net.

So at half-time, Fournier continued to strengthen the team's defensive determination.

Even if you concede a goal in the second half, it's within acceptable limits.

I didn't expect this guy to be a prophecy.

In the 47th minute, two minutes into the second half.

Douglas Costa cut inside in front of the penalty area, Lewandowski took the ball with his back and crossed to his teammates, and Bernat crossed from the side.

The Lyon players had done a good job of marking one by one, but Vidal suddenly stepped forward and flicked his head, and the ball bounced in front of the goal and flew straight into the Lyon goal.

The Allianz Arena instantly transforms into a sea of joy.

Taking advantage of the celebration time of the Bayern players, Fournier kept emphasizing the established tactics.

"Continue to hold on to the defense, don't worry, it's not a big deal to concede this goal......"

So Lyon went on the defensive.

Bayern seemed to see the effect of a wide cross, or it could have been a tactical change made by Pep Guardiola at half-time, starting the second half without stopping wide crosses.

Lyon, on the other hand, held fast in the middle.

Compared to the wide cross, the penetration in the middle is the real killer move of the passing team.

Relying on a succession of wide crosses to try their luck, Bayern did brush up a lot of shots.

However, Poland centre-forward Robert Lewandowski was in average form, and as the first target of his cross, he had five shots on goal in the second half, only one of which was within the range of the goal, and he was not a threat.

Therefore, the two teams kept the score 1:0 until the end.

'A small defeat away from home should be an acceptable score for Lyon.

"Hopefully they will come back at home and seize the opportunity to continue their Champions League journey."

At the end of the game, the domestic commentator said.

The German commentator was pleased with the scoreline.

'A 1-0 win at home to Lyon, winning without conceding an away goal, is an ideal scoreline.

"I believe that for Bayern, a 1-0 win at home is enough."

"What's more, the last time we met Lyon in the Champions League, Bayern won 1:0 at home in the first leg, and 3:0 away in the second leg to advance."