In the last 15 minutes of the first half, there was once again a stalemate.

Bayern attacked, Hamburg defended.

The Bayern players consciously stepped up their long-range shots, but Hamburg's goalkeeper Keylor Navas turned into a wall and kept all shots out of goal.

In the end, the two sides went into the break with a score of 1:0.

This score certainly made the Hamburg fans at home happy, but it made the Bayern fans feel depressed and aggrieved at the scene and in front of the TV.

Bayern had 70 per cent of the possession but had just six shots on goal, most of which came from outside the box.

This shows that Bayern's attack is actually difficult to penetrate the Hamburg defense.

Hamburg is the opposite.

With 30 per cent possession, they had to rely on counter-attacks to threaten the Bayern goal, but they did create two chances on goal and scored one.

Defensive counter-attack, defensive counter-attack, Hamburg at least in this half, both defensive and counter-attacking, are very well done.

This also reminded fans of Pan Yi's speech at the pre-match press conference.

He said that he wanted to score points against Bayern.

At that time, everyone thought that Pan Yi was expressing that he wanted to guard the city gate and take away a point.

Now it seems that Pan Yi's ambition is more than just a point......

……

In Bayern's dressing room, the atmosphere is not harmonious.

Schweinsteiger had just heard Heynckes say to him, "You take a break for the second half," and his face became a little ugly.

The 28-year-old has been a regular for Bayern Munich and Germany, as vice-captain of both teams, and a big man in the dressing room.

But now, it's only half the game and you're going to be replaced?

This is tantamount to an insult to the piglet.

Schweinsteiger sat motionless on the bench, and did not say anything, but his heart could not be calm for a long time like a stormy wave.

Captain Ram walked over and gently patted Piggy on the shoulder as a sign of comfort.

We're all professionals, so of course we understand each other's feelings.

Schweinsteiger eventually endured it and did not have a seizure.

He also knows that he has a lot of responsibility for the goal he conceded in the first half.

It was because he was on the top for a while, rushed in front to grab the ball and did not return to the position, which led to a fire in the back, and finally led to the loss of the goal.

It must have been for this reason that Heynckes replaced him.

Schweinsteiger sighed and turned and walked towards the shower area.

He really needs to cool down in the shower.

……

Heynckes' substitution was simple, replacing Schweinsteiger with Tony Kroos.

In fact, from the perspective of substitutions alone, Gustavo would be a more suitable candidate.

The Brazilian is both offensive and defensive, with a lot of coverage and is a real midfielder.

But now Bayern is lagging behind, and they need to strengthen their attack!

If measured in terms of attacking ability, Gustavo is far inferior to Kroos.

From the perspective of personal technical characteristics, Gustavo has first-class defense, top tackling ability, and full of physical energy, but it is a bit homogeneous with Xavi Martinez.

Since the arrival of Xavi Martinez this season, the Spanish midfielder's ability value is almost exactly a small circle larger than Gustavo, or a strengthened version of Gustavo, which has led to Gustavo from last season's main player to a rotation player.

In fact, at the end of the season, in order to ensure his participation in the 2014 World Cup, Gustavo applied for a transfer to Wolfsburg......

So, whether it's from the perspective of strengthening the attack or ensuring the diversity of the midfield, Heynckes feels that going to Kroos is a better choice.

At the beginning of the second half, Bayern made a substitution, and their formation on the field also changed a little.

Kroos didn't stand in a midfield position, but moved closer to Muller, looking more like a 4123 from a position.

It is equivalent to removing a back midfielder and adding a forward midfielder, and Bayern's idea of strengthening the attack is very clear.

For this change, Pan Yi is a little big.

NND, Lao Tzu has set up a game for the little pig for so long, and it has been cracked like this?

Sure enough, it was the old handsome man who came out, a top two.

Originally, Pan Yi still thought that Schweinsteiger was a meritorious veteran, and Gonggong Hai would not replace him so quickly.

And as long as the little pig is still on the field, Pan Yi has a way to tease him a few more times, and even help him apply for a red card to get out of the game.

But now that Kroos has come up, it has to be reconsidered.

Although Mr. Tony may not be as good as Schweinsteiger defensively, he does have a hand in attack.

Whether it's passing the ball, mastering the midfield beat, or putting from a distance, it's all very powerful.

Otherwise, he would not have become the midfield commander of Real Madrid and Germany in the future, and become a member of the "ceremonial midfield".

He will likely be looking for a pass in tight spaces and helping Bayern break through Hamburg's midline defence.

Pan Yi thought for a while, then stood on the sidelines and gave instructions to the players.

He first signaled to Jamie Vardy, and now focuses on biting down the opposition's only midfielder, Xavi Martinez.

The two midfielders Makoto Hasebe and Casemiro on this side are focusing on Bayern's double forward midfielders Muller and Kroos.

In particular, Makoto Hasebe must keep an eye on Kroos, who has just come on the field, which is the key to whether he can continue to lock Bayern in the middle line.

At the same time, the defense of the two wings, Sun Xingmin and Wu Lei, could not relax against the Robery combination and continued to race against the two of them.

After Pan Yi made these arrangements, he was also much more relieved.

Hamburg's players have basically understood his tactical intentions and are playing according to the blueprint he has sketched.

With these obedient and well-behaved players, it's just worry-free.

"The Hamburg midfielder made a good break."

"Bayern were pressed by Hamburg's midfield, there was a mistake in passing, and Casemiro grabbed the ball from Muller."

"Hamburg started to fight back. Casemiro passed the ball to De Bruyne, but Bayern defended quickly, and De Bruyne had no space to pass the ball, so he had to split the ball to Carvajal. ”

'Carvajal dribbled forward and wanted to pass to Jamie Vardy in front.

"But the pass was spotted! Dante leaps high and pushes the ball out. ”

"The ball fell at the feet of Javi Martinez. Vardy immediately came back to steal, but Hama reacted quickly and a through ball got the ball to Toni Kroos in front. ”

Makoto Hasebe posted it. But Kroos moved faster, and he shook off Hasebe's defense with a feint and sent a long pass forward! ……”

on the field.

Although Hasebe Makoto followed Pan Yi's instructions and followed Kroos every step of the way, the German midfielder's ability was still stronger than the Japanese captain.

After shaking off the angle with a shoulder-heavy feint, Kroos unleashed a long pass over the top with his right foot.

The ball quickly flew over Casemiro's head and past Rudiger into the middle of the six-yard box.

There, Mandzukic was already launched.

Kjaer reacted quickly and immediately chased the ball to the spot.

However, Mandzukic, the "defensive forward" in everyone's impression, although he has no advantage in absolute speed, he has an excellent sense of position and is very accurate in judging the landing point of the ball.

I saw that he quickly rushed to the landing point of this pass, and then there was a falling cushion shot.

The ball changed direction and flew towards the right side of the goal.

Navas was also quick to react, seeing the ball flying towards the goal, he flew sideways and pounced.

But I still couldn't touch the ball.

The distance is too close, the ball is too fast.

"This ball...... Entered! ”

"In the 55th minute, Bayern equalized, and now the score on the field is 1:1."

'A wonderful assist from Toni Kroos, Mandzukic scored from the middle.

"It seems that Bayern's substitutions in the second half were very timely. Soon after Kroos came on the court, he used his skillful skills to get away from the defense and assist his teammates to score. ”

"Well, Hamburg is in a bit of a difficult situation right now. The game was not dominant, and the score was equalized again. ”

Now the camera is directed at Pan Yi. He frowned, certainly unhappy with the goal conceded. ”

"He's always been shrewd, what will he do to deal with this unfavorable situation now?"

(End of chapter)