This is Arsene Wenger's second Champions League final.

But he didn't have anything to be nervous about.

Manchester United's Alex Ferguson.

Dominating the Premier League, Enrique doesn't know how high it is.

I talk and laugh.

Of course.

Barcelona is a tough place to deal with.

The other side is perhaps the best team in the last five seasons.

This is their third Champions League final in five seasons.

Reaching the final three times in five years fully shows the strength of Barcelona.

As Arsenal won the Premier League title very early.

Therefore.

Arsenal's coaching staff began to study their Champions League final opponents early on.

Break apart and crush all the tactical details of the opponent, summarize and analyze.

Trying to unfold all the possible abilities of their opponents.

Not a single detail is missed.

Even now.

Arsene Wenger's mind was also thinking about all the tactical details, scrutinizing them in his head, trying to find any possible slips through.

He's not a rookie head coach, so he doesn't need to rehearse for a pre-war mobilization or anything.

Not to mention.

This is the Champions League final.

How else do we need to mobilize for such a competition?

Every player wants to win the title.

Instead, what he has to do is try to stabilize the mentality of the players.

Too much excitement is often not advisable.

After all.

Their opponent is not a grandma or dog that can be defeated casually.

All players need to be prepared for a tough fight.

After the players are all back.

Arsene Wenger saw everyone start to make their final preparations before the game.

So he spoke.

"In this game, our main tone is attack. We know very well where the opponent's advantage is, so we don't need to fight them for control of the midfield, as long as we have the ball, we pass forward! Forward! Forward! Offensive! Offensive!!! ”

"Pull the rhythm up! We're going to crush them with our offense! ”

Syllable!

Arsene Wenger's fist slammed into the palm of his hand.

Make a crisp sound.

"We don't have to think about possession! Possession doesn't mean scoreline, we don't need to be slow in the middle and back to control the ball, we need to pursue a quick pass to their box!! As long as Ye can get more passes in the penalty area, then. They're doomed! ”

Hear what the manager has to say.

Everyone's eyes looked at Ye Luo.

These words.

made their already nervous hearts calm down.

Oh, yes.

What we have to do is too simple for Ye Luo.

We have Yelo here, and we don't need to complete any complicated tactical passes.

We give the ball to Yelo.

And then.

Watch him sink Barcelona!!

This.

It's Arsenal's confidence, and confidence.

This time.

That's what everyone is rehearsing.

Everyone knows that Barcelona's possession is terrifying.

So.

Arsenal, for their part, are targeting the characteristics of Barcelona.

N'Golo Kante, Fabinho and Cazorla are three midfielders, plus Alexis Sanchez and Sadio Mane are two wingers/wingers.

When defending, form five midfielders!

And Ye Luo is at the forefront.

this game.

Arsenal's two centre-forwards, Harry Kane and Olivier Giroud, were both on the bench.

Instead, Ye Luo stood in the center position.

Objective.

Just to play fast!

In order to pull up the rigid rhythm.

The two big centre-forwards are Arsenal's back-ups.

It will not be used lightly.

And if the pace is fast.

The role of the two big centers in the tug-of-war is really limited.

So.

Let Yelo play as a center.

Let Sanchez and Sadio Mane play on the wing, not only to take care of the midfield defence, but also to rush along the flank quickly when you have the opportunity, and then pass the ball to the middle!!

Such an arrangement.

It can be said that it is the hand that wins and loses everything.

It's all on Ye Luo alone!!

If it were an ordinary person.

I'm afraid I can't bear this kind of pressure.

But Ye Luo's expression was indifferent.

He saw the eyes of his teammates.

Stood up.

Tidy up the captain's armband on your arm.

Cough and clear your throat.

"Let's go!"

Dressing room in Barcelona.

Enrique is also doing the final pre-match mobilization and preparations.

'Arsenal are quick and direct, so we have to be ready to play a fast-paced back-and-forth game!'

Barcelona have their own way of dealing with counter-attacks.

The first is ball control.

If the possession is more at your feet, then the opponent will not have so many opportunities to attack.

The second is to carry out the siege in the front court.

After losing the ball, he grabbed it as soon as possible, even at the expense of fouls.

This greatly reduces the chances of the opponent hitting the counter-attack.

A lot of counterattacks are directly in such a siege and interception of the stillborn in the lower abdomen.

"Watch out for their counter-attacks! After losing the ball, you must block their counter-attack line as soon as possible, cut off their direct pass from the back to the front, and don't hesitate to foul when necessary! ”

"In short"

"Can't let them play speed!"

The Barcelona players are listening.

They knew very well how terrible Yelo was.

Two seasons ago.

Yelo's leadership of teams like Malaga has been able to win back-to-back La Liga giants like Barcelona and Real Madrid.

What's more, the Arsenal where he is now is much stronger than Mara in terms of squad strength.

And.

Now Ye Luo.

It's also much stronger than before.

Locker room.

Messi appeared somewhat silent.

But those who know him well know.

He's taking it very seriously to prepare for this game.

This season, Ye Luo is too popular.

Before this season.

People would also say that there are three monsters in world football.

What now?

Many simply default to Yelo as the best player in the world.

What Messi, Ronaldo, are all a grade lower than him.

Messi could not stand such humiliation.

He's going to be in this game.

Prove yourself!

Prove that you are still the best in the world!

Therefore.

After hearing about Pep Guardiola's tactical arrangements to aggressively attack.

Messi's fighting spirit is already unprecedentedly high.

"Guys, play our football! We can win everything! ”

Xavi, as the captain of the field for this game, stood up and said loudly.

As Puyol faded out of Barca's squad more and more.

The current captain of Barcelona has an armband. Already more on Harvey's arm.

In the backfield.

Gerard Pique is more often than the aging Puyol in central defenders.

Mascherano is a player who is not very tall.

He actually played as a central midfielder during his time at Liverpool.

But after coming to Barcelona.

He was at centre-back.

It's like a fish in water.

Besides.

On the left and right wing-backs.

Alba on the right, Alves on the left.

They are among the best wide players in the world today.

Goalkeeper Valdés is also experienced.

In midfield.

The Khabaibu Iron Triangle is still very vibrant.

And what is even more terrifying is their front court Messi, Suarez, Neymar trident.

Take a look at this lineup.

Who would dare to underestimate it?

Players from both teams met in the players' tunnel.

Players on both sides look ahead.

There were no pleasantries.

As a matter of fact.

There are not many acquaintances in everyone's array.

Many are also teammates in the national team.

However, at this time, on the stage of the Champions League final, the players on both sides did not have the heart to greet acquaintances.

Everyone is looking forward to the start of the game.

Under the leadership of the referee team.

Players from both sides begin to walk onto the pitch.

The Stadium of Light was filled with thunder.

Especially.

When the camera lens, lock on to the core players of both sides.

Close-ups of Messi and Yelo when they appear on the big screen.

The atmosphere of the stadium reached its first climax!

"The key player of the game, the most headache opponent on the Barcelona side! Will he be able to bring Arsenal their first ever Champions League trophy? ”

On the commentary seat.

Andy Gray, a commentator from Sky Sports Radio England, has a particularly high voice.

It's the Champions League final!!

England's teams have also been unlucky in recent years.

In recent years, the Premier League team has actually performed quite strongly in the Champions League.

But they were at the top of Barcelona.

The two seasons in which Barcelona won the Champions League reached the semi-final stage.

It's all three Premier League teams facing Barcelona.

Three British battles against Lu Bu.

was won by Barcelona.

And the unlucky ones who finished runners-up were Manchester United.

And today.

It seems that the situation is similar to a few years ago.

Arsenal from the Premier League met Barcelona.

This time.

Whose hand will the deer die?

At this time.

Both players are already in their respective positions.

Barcelona will kick off first!

Suarez stands in front of the ball.

"The game is about to start and both sides have sent all their main players to play!"

"On the Barcelona side, goalkeeper Valdés, central defender Pique partnered with Mascherano, left wing-back Alves, right wing-back Alba, midfielder Iron Triangle Busquez, Iniesta, Xavi, forward trident is Neymar, Suarez, Messi!"

"On the Arsenal side, goalkeeper Szczesny, the central defender is Mertesacker and Van Dijk, the left wing-back Monreal, the right wing-back Joao Cancelo, the three midfield combinations are N'Golo Kante, Fabinho, Cazorla, and the front trident Sanchez, Yelo, Mane!"

Just as the narrator's voice fell.

The referee blew the whistle for the start of the game!

"Okay! The referee's whistle blew, and the 2013-2014 UEFA Champions League final officially began at the Stadium of Light in Lisbon, Portugal!! ”

As the narrators raised their voices, they raised their voices.

Barcelona repeatedly passed the ball back.

This is Barcelona's tactic.

They used their strong ball control to control the football at their feet, and then advanced layer by layer, compressing Arsenal into half of the pitch for siege!!

That's how it is now.

With the advantage of being the first to kick off.

Five minutes before the game.

It's almost Barcelona's half-time siege.

In those five minutes, Barcelona had four consecutive attacking chances.

After a failed attack, Barcelona quickly regained possession through a high-intensity siege up front.

Wave after wave of offensive was launched.

In the midst of these attacks.

Messi is undoubtedly the brightest star on the field.

Because he is the finisher in Barcelona front.

No matter how you pass the ball.

Eventually, the ball will come to his feet and let him finish the final shot.

In this lineup.

Suarez is a center forward though.

But he is the role of Messi's green leaf.

But there is no shame in being a green leaf for Messi.

In the first five minutes you attacked a couple of times and Barcelona attacked fiercely but they didn't score.

Arsenal, who are champions of the Premier League, have a quality defence and they can't easily concede goals.

Although it is said that Messi has attacked a lot with the ball.

But on Arsenal's side, there was no defence against Messi in particular.

Instead, it maintains the integrity of an overall defensive system, which has the advantage of avoiding being led by Messi alone.

Of course, there are certain risks associated with this.

No defense can be foolproof.

However, Messi has not had enough chances to score in the past five minutes.

Just when Barcelona was ready to regroup and continue the attack.

Arsenal have finally started their first offensive campaign of the game.

Originally, Barcelona planned to slow down the tempo, take a breath, adjust their state, and relaunch the offensive.

However, Arsenal did not give them a chance.

Arsenal certainly know that Barcelona's attack is strong.

They won't give Barcelona a chance to recalibrate their attacking form.

As Barcelona tried to slow down and reorganise, Arsenal immediately seized the gap to press up.

Ye Luo received the pass with his back and firmly protected the ball.

Busquets behind him couldn't shake Yelo even by pulling and pulling.

Ye Luo was waiting.

Wait for his teammates to rush up, and then he passes the ball again.

The football went to the wing, at the feet of Mane.

Sadio Mane faced Barcelona left wing-back Alves.

He didn't break through.

It's not that I'm worried that I won't be able to get through, but it's too much time.

It doesn't make much sense to get past Alves when you get past them, as it will give Barcelona time to reorganize their defence.

So he simply stopped the ball.

Then he looked at the penalty area and made a passing feint, and after the deceived Alves shook his body, he immediately connected the cross with his right foot!

The soccer ball arcs and flies towards the penalty area!

The cross was too long, so Mane was quick to pass the ball.

Rub the ball up with the inside of your foot with a strong spin.

Coupled with the ball speed brought by the rapid swing of the calf.

Soccer balls are almost as fast as a normal curling free-kick shot.

If it's a pass to another player.

This kind of ball speed is obviously very difficult to deal with.

But Sadio Mane and the Arsenal players know it.

Give Yelo such a ball.

Don't worry about Yelo being difficult to handle - for the ball that Yelo is difficult to handle, it is even more difficult for the defenders!

"Mane's cross! Ye Luo!! ”

With the exclamations of the commentators.

Barcelona fans are also in their throats.

That's the head of the high ball.

It's that they're just too short.

In midfield.

Their main centre-back, Mascherano, is only 178 centimeters.

The height of the midfield is maintained by the two noodle players of Pique and Sergio Busquets.

So many teams know that set-pieces are a great threat to Barcelona.

The average team will also increase the number of crosses against Barcelona.

Arsenal are no exception.

Since the other side has obvious weaknesses.

So why not take advantage of it?

What's more, Yelo's header is so good.

Therefore, Barcelona fans were in their throats when they saw Yelo leaping high in the box.

They are afraid of this situation.

Pique is fighting against Yelo.

His whole body was leaning against Yelo's body, and he wanted to interfere with Yelo's shot in this way.

He did succeed this time.

Under the interference of Pique.

This time, although Ye Luo hit the ball, it was slightly off.

Of course, Peake knew how good Yelo was.

During this time, Barcelona's focus was on how to defend Yelo, and in order to contain Yelo, Pique watched a lot of Yelo's game videos.

If it's hard, he doesn't have any confidence at all.

Therefore, it can only rely on such small actions.

It's also a strategy.

After all, heading is an all-round contest.

Body, bouncing, landing point judgment, accuracy of the top ball, etc.

Indispensable.

So it's usually hard to see a consistent header in the amateur game.

Because headers are actually very difficult.

Especially with a header.

The slightest interference will not be able to comfortably top the ball.

It's easy to deflect or high, or even simply top to the ball.

This success came as a slight relief to Pique.

But he didn't show it.

Hold your horses.

Not arrogant or impatient.

is the quality of a good defender,

The success of such a defense once or twice is nothing.

The key is whether you can sustain the whole game.

The attack ended with a header from Yelo.

But then Arsenal soon grabbed the ball again and organized the attack again.

Arsenal though set guidelines for defending counter-attacks.

But their defence was not a passive attack that retracted into their own half.

It's an active defense.

Positive forward pressure.

Rush!

Put plenty of pressure on Barcelona midfielders when they get the ball!!

It's not the same as putting a bus.

This defense is aggressive.

And once the ball is broken in the front court.

Arsenal will be able to attack in no time!

Both sides have adopted their own game strategies!

Both sides can be said to be dominated by me.

The two sides are facing each other.

It didn't take long for the game to start.

The two sides come and go.

The fight was quite lively. (End of chapter)