No matter what era of football, fans have always been very interested in the duel between master and apprentice.

Although it is said that Leon and Pirlo played together in Milan for only half a year.

But since then, when the two have been interviewed by the media, as long as they mention each other, their words are full of closeness and admiration.

Fans who know a little bit about Leon's past interviews and matches in Milan will basically know that Leon learned a lot of team organizing skills from Pirlo's side.

When it comes to Leon's teacher, the vast majority of fans will immediately think of Xavi Alonso, but it is completely reasonable to call Pirlo Leon's second master.

Now the duo, who have spanned almost two eras of football, are facing off against each other on the stage of official competition.

The old fans of Milan were full of emotion, and the rest of the neutral fans were completely full of expectations and ready to watch the show.

The organizational interference that Leon had inflicted on Pirlo before and after was the first confrontation between their master and apprentice.

Compared to his rejuvenating performance at Euro 2012, Andrea Pirlo is now truly at the end of his career.

When he was younger, he would choose to use smarter methods to avoid such targeted tactical interference.

Not to mention that he is now over 35 years old.

However, a master is a master after all, and Pirlo doesn't need to control the team's rhythm with the ball as often as he does.

A lot of times he just needs to run and then play the ball out to slightly correct Marchisio or Pogba's misplay.

And these two juniors are not mediocre people.

Sometimes the pace of conduction is too fast, and even if they can't react for a while, as long as Pirlo reminds them, they will make adjustments as soon as possible.

Marchisio prefers to hold possession at the back of the ball, while Pogba prefers to deliver cannonballs forward.

The two perform their own duties, division of labor and cooperation, but also very well support the overall operation of Juventus.

In the short opening 10 minutes or so, Leon did not blindly restrict Pirlo from taking the ball.

He is also looking at the current system of Juventus' midfield.

In a way, after taking out Andrea Pirlo, this Juventus will not lose much strength at both ends of the pitch.

This strength refers to Juventus' lower limit.

Without Pirlo, they should also dominate Serie A now, and even if the lead is a few points less, it will not affect their current dominance of Serie A.

Reaching the quarter-finals of the Champions League shouldn't be too much of a problem.

At first glance, Andrea Pirlo is not very important to this Juventus team, and Pogba and Marchisio can also support Juve's midfield organization.

For example, at the moment, Andrea Pirlo is not directly involved in the organization of the opening game of Juve, but Juventus is still fighting with Chelsea in midfield.

The fans' feeling of the game was very straightforward, and compared to the "stealth" Pirlo, they were more able to notice Pogba, who stepped forward many times in the offensive end and played a good performance.

But is that really the case?

Chelsea started the game aggressively forward and already took control of the game.

If Leon is also involved in the attack at this time, then Chelsea will naturally have more threatening opportunities in the attacking end.

But Mourinho did not change the tactics of the opening layout for a long time, he still let Leon go forward to the heart of Juventus, continued to keep an eye on Pirlo, and did not let the Italian veteran play comfortably.

Li Ang also has no opinion, preferring to be invisible with Pirlo at this time, and does not have the slightest idea of retreating to catch the ball and organize the attack.

Allegri looked at this scene on the field and cursed in his heart.

He knows that Mourinho has seen the importance of Andrea Pirlo to the current Juventus team.

Yes, if Marchisio and Pogba can play normally, then the lower limit of Juventus' entire team can be fully maintained.

But when it comes to the ceiling of the team's performance and the stability of the control of the pace of the game, then this Juventus team is really not good without Pirlo!

Pirlo's importance to Juventus is much more than just a few great long balls on the pitch and a few straight balls to the ground.

The adjustment of the pace of the game is that he is in control, and he is also responsible for the stable delivery and distribution of the ball.

Pogba is extremely talented, but he can't bear it and always wants to press forward.

Marchisio is calm enough, but his talent stops at the top of the football world, and he has more than enough to do, but he is not enterprising.

Only Pirlo, whose presence has made up for Pogba's lack of scheduling at this stage, has also made Marchisio the best playmaker in Europe.

Even though he is old, Pirlo does have "magic", he can make the two juniors in the midfield play better and calmer.

He is indeed the only true nucleus of Juventus.

Therefore, the targeted tactics that Mourinho arranged at the beginning of the game completely hit the lifeblood of Juventus.

Uncle Miao's mood has deteriorated, which is completely understandable.

At this time, the only thing that made Uncle Yu feel acceptable was that Chelsea lost their core at the same time - Leon.

Swap the upper limit for the upper limit, and use self-damage to exchange for the opponent's core dumb fire, Mourinho is ruthless enough!

Allegri didn't think he could do that anyway.

"Do you want Paul [Pogba] and Arturo [Vidal] to switch places? We moved the offensive point forward, just in time for Arturo to retreat to increase the interception and fight their counterattack! ”

Juventus' assistant coach suddenly spoke up at this time and gave his tactical advice.

Allegri was a little moved, but after thinking for a moment, he finally shook his head slowly.

"Look again, look at ...... again"

In terms of tactical paranoia, Uncle Yu is very much like a famous football coach, that is, serious paranoia to the end.

This is not to say that Uncle Yu does not know how to be tactically flexible and is not good at on-the-spot adjustment.

Rather, when he thinks that he doesn't need to adjust his tactics, Uncle Yu will stubbornly continue to let the players on the field implement the tactics arranged before the game.

When he thinks he needs to adjust his tactics, he doesn't need to be urged by others, even if the players on the field think that the original tactics are better, Uncle Yu will stubbornly force adjustments.

Well, it sounds a little incredible, but it's also a clear reflection of Uncle Yu's tactical style.

However, the latter appears on the field relatively rarely, and Uncle Yu still advocates stable wins very much in his bones.

At this stage, there is no imbalance in the rhythm of the game between the two teams on the field, so Uncle Yu is naturally more conservative and stable.

Li Ang also expected this in advance, after all, he was also one of the players who came into contact with Uncle Yu's tactical core.

At this time, seeing that Uncle Yu had not made a decision on the spot, Li Ang also smiled.

Pirlo didn't know why, but when he saw Leon's confident smile, he suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart.

And even in front of countless fans in front of the TV set also believe that Chelsea and Juventus will continue to stalemate for a while, and will not fight easily.

Chelsea's variations are coming fast!

In the 16th minute of the first half, Jose Mourinho made two tactical changes to the Chelsea players on the sidelines.

Immediately afterwards, Chelsea's midfielders pressed forward quickly and gradually!

Li Ang finally became active at this moment, and together with his teammates, he aggressively pressed Juventus, who were now in possession of the ball!

"Jose Mourinho's tactical adjustment is coming very quickly, and Chelsea seem to be going to play high pressing! I don't know if Juventus made a corresponding tactical plan before the game......"

Zhan Jun, who commented on today's Champions League focus game, looked at the live broadcast camera with interest, and countless fans also looked at Allegri who was communicating quickly with the assistant coach in the camera at this moment.

Chelsea's run-and-run tactics of pressing high are no longer a new secret.

Especially after the collapse of Barcelona in the last round of the Champions League knockout round, Chelsea's tactics have now been dismantled and analyzed by countless media experts.

As for how Chelsea pressed their opponents and played a continuous stream of rapid attacks by seizing opportunities to switch between attack and defence, even a veteran fan can now tell the essence of the tactics.

But in football, fans haven't really seen a team that can cope well with Chelsea's tactical approach.

Can Juventus become the first big club to withstand Chelsea's frenzied attack?

The sports media of various countries, as well as the fans, are very curious at this moment.

And Allegri also quickly gave his own response after Chelsea's tactical changes.

Juventus further shrank their formation, the midfielders retreated, and Pirlo, who was no longer entangled by Leon at the moment, finally had his place.

At the beginning of Chelsea's tactical adjustments, both Pogba with the ball and Vidal from the retreat were embarrassed by Chelsea's flanking and pressing to pick up.

But after the collective retreat half, with Pirlo as the core of the ball, Juventus quickly came up with a new tactical system of passing and controlling at the back!

"Oh! The system of possession at the back when Chelsea played Manchester City! It seems that Allegri has also studied Chelsea's game, and Juventus came up with this set of tactics today! ”

Zhang Lu was amazed at filming in the studio, and Zhan Jun was also quite surprised.

Juve's trick of stealing the master can be regarded as stealing the essence, after all, Mourinho was in response to Guardiola's high pressing, and came up with this new set of backfield pass control.

The tactical effect is not ordinarily good.

Now Allegri is using Mourinho's tactics to deal with Chelsea's high pressing, and the tactics are naturally applicable, depending on whether Juve's players can withstand the pressure.

Under the expectant gaze of countless fans. Juventus were stunned to gain a firm foothold at the back.

If you want to play backcourt passing, there must be extremely high requirements for the player's technical ability and tacit understanding.

Juventus happen to be one of the European powerhouses that have adapted to this system.

Barcelona, which Chelsea collapsed before, is actually very suitable for this style of play.

But at that time, the speed at which Barcelona conceded the ball was too fast, and after losing the initiative in the game, Barcelona could only be forced to press forward, and finally was beaten by Chelsea with a two-legged score of 7-0.

Now it seems that Juventus has completely learned the lesson of Barcelona's defeat to Chelsea in the last round, and as soon as they encountered Chelsea's high-pressure situation throughout the game, they immediately came up with a response plan for possession of the ball at the back.

With Andrea Pirlo in the middle, Marchisio and Pogba dropping back, and Bonucci's ability to play the ball at the back, Juve can really play with this system.

Patrice Evra and Lichtsteiner adduct in positions to increase Juve's exit points at the back, and they can also step forward to receive the ball and counterattack at any time.

Uncle Yu copied Mu Shuai's tactics in place this time, and the degree of restoration even made Mourinho have a surprised look on his face!

Leon was also surprised, this was an unexpected situation that he had not expected.

Andrea Pirlo dominated the quick rotation of the ball at the back, using technique to hard press Chelsea's high post.

And what is even more dangerous is the long pass counterattack that Juventus may launch at any time in this situation!

I thought that there was still Morata in the backfield, the little brother of the past.

Leon involuntarily recalled the dusty memory of Morata riding thousands of miles alone and helping Juventus eliminate Real Madrid......

If Juventus really wants to score first at home, there is no doubt that Li Ang is 100% confident that Uncle Yi can really do a whole game and try to ensure a 1-0 result!

At the moment, Chelsea are pressing hard, and it is impossible to say that the tactics will pull back at all.

In the gap between Mu Shuai and Mourinho's reaction, Li Ang felt that he needed to give his team's tactics a safety rope first.

"Tony! Tony! Let's switch positions, I'll retreat first! ”

Before he could explain more, Leon immediately shouted for Kroos to come forward and change places with him.

Kroos didn't know Leang's tactical intentions in doing so, but the tacit cooperation for most of the past half of the season made him choose to trust Leon unconditionally at the first time.

The two quickly seized the time to complete the switch, but Leon did not just retreat to Kroos's original position, but continued to retreat all the way.

It was also at this moment that Juventus held the ball at the back to avoid Pogba, who was being forced by De Bruyne, and suddenly sent a counterattacking long pass that spanned most of the field!

Carlos Tevez, who had been at the front of Juventus' formation, has become the focus of Chelsea defenders at the moment.

But it was in the midst of this defensive misjudgment that Tevez retreated to respond, but Morata stepped forward at high speed!

The two Juventus strikers have already played an exquisite combination that interferes with the judgment of Chelsea's defence!

"Defend !!"

Terry was horrified, and he immediately roared angrily!

He had to rush because neither he nor Thiago Silva were top notch in football at the moment in terms of sheer speed.

Two of Chelsea's full-backs had already pressed into the Juventus half, with Nemanja Matic being slower to catch up.

John Terry couldn't have imagined what Chelsea would suffer in Juve's counter-attack if Morata was to get him on the ground!

In the Juventus Arena, more than 30,000 die-hard Juventus fans also cheered wildly at this moment!

They seem to have seen the scene of Chelsea, which was previously invincible in the Champions League and unbeatable, under the strong impact of Morata, being scored by them!

All it takes is one goal, one goal ahead!

Then Juventus can also play Chelsea's defensive counter-attack, which is also a tactic that the Bianconeri are good at.

Beating Chelsea and reviving Juventus' glory once again is ...... Groove !!

Countless Juventus fans who have already imagined the beautiful scene of Juventus beating Chelsea directly burst into foul language when they watched the live broadcast screen in the next moment, and their mood fell like a roller coaster!

Because they saw that the moment Morata successfully received the ball and rushed through the Chelsea defence, Leon also followed closely behind, and pressed towards Morata with a faster recovery speed!

What the is this!

Wasn't Leon still in the Juventus half? Why did you come back so quickly!

The questions in the minds of Juventus fans have not been answered by anyone, and Morata, who is running with the ball in the Chelsea half, is also facing the biggest crisis.

The two brothers, who had a good relationship with Real Madrid in the past, have completed a fast and rapid contact confrontation on the pitch at this moment!

Leon unceremoniously slammed into Morata's position and snatched the ball back from his feet!

Morata wanted to counter-attack, but Leon took advantage of the ball and spun in circles.

The positions of the two staggered again, and Li Ang did not stop at all, and launched a reverse attack on the spot.

And the Juventus players who had previously moved forward because of the excellent counterattack opportunity were directly exposed to their own defense in front of Chelsea at this moment!

Juve can play long balls and counterattack, and of course Chelsea can play too!

As soon as Leon counterattacked with the ball and rushed to the halfway line, he hurried the ball directly in front of Hazard, who had already pulled the side and accelerated forward at the moment, before Vidal intercepted!

Both Steiner and Patrice Evra have been retracted in previous tactical changes, giving Hazara plenty of space to sprint alongside.

Chelsea's terrifying ability to switch between attack and defence is on full display at this moment!

Hazard held the ball alone and directly penetrated the right side of Juventus!

The leather master who rushed over to intercept didn't even touch Hazard's jersey, and was ruthlessly cleaned.

But at the moment, few Juventus fans will blame Andrea Pirlo for his poor defense, because it was not his defensive responsibility in the first place.

Marchisio had wanted to nail it down the middle and interfere with Leon's further forward insertion.

But after Eden Hazard cut past Andrea Pirlo and into the Juventus penalty area, Marchisio couldn't do that much.

He could only get back to defend first, helping Bonucci, who was far less defensively strong than Chiellini, to block Hazard's space.

This is the forward space that Hazard has pulled out for Leon through his personal toughness.

In many games in the past, Leon has been able to smoothly insert back to participate in the attack, thanks to the huge advantage that Hazard has played in this kind of wing attack and defense!

Allegri's heart was beating fast and he screamed for Pogba to rush to the middle to fend off Leon's forward onslaught.

But Leon really didn't need to rest, and he still maintained a terrifying impact speed after continuous sprints!

Eden Hazard sent in a cross before he was clawed.

Ibrahimovic and Giorgio Chiellini were in the middle of the pitch around the same time.

And under the nervous gaze of more fans holding their breath, Li Ang rushed into the back of the Juventus penalty area and took off like a heavy bomber!

Pogba, who came over to make up for the defense, didn't have time to think about it, and after jumping with his strength, he crashed into Leon!

But the scene he expected to knock Leon away at the cost of a foul did not appear.

It was himself who flew out upside down!

Under the terrifying impact of Leon, Pogba did not even have room to resist.

Still in the air, he could only watch as Leon shook his head fiercely and pushed the football into the far corner of the Juventus goal!

Buffon actually reacted at the first time, and he really pounced on the football.

But just the hard touch of the fingertips didn't make this powerful header go off the back of the net!

The ball eventually spun and flew into the goal!

After landing on the ground, Leon did not beat his chest as passionately as usual, and then ran to the corner flag area to kneel in celebration.

He first took a deep breath hard, and the smile on his face became a little hideous.

The commentators from various countries released their emotions passionately at this moment.

They are applauding Li Ang's imposing and wonderful header!

But the fans really felt Leon's fatigue for the first time.

Without saying anything, Leon leaned on his knees near Juventus' bottom line and buried his head in his head.

After returning to the defense, he participated in the attack non-stop, and accelerated the sprint twice in a row, which made him almost lose his breath.

The other Chelsea players rushed over and hugged Leon in celebration with excitement and joy.

Mourinho was also lying in the coach's seat at this time, clutching his chest, making a look of fear and happiness.

Lao Mu made such an action a bit funny, and many neutral fans in front of the TV couldn't help but laugh when they saw it.

But looking back at the change of attack and defense that took place in just one minute in this exciting moment, neutral fans suddenly understood Mourinho's mood at the moment.

There is no doubt that Leon saved Chelsea... No! It's not just about saving.

Li Ang jumped off the cliff directly, and climbed to the top of the mountain against the falling Chelsea!

At this moment, Li Ang played the role of a B2B midfielder to the extreme!

Sky Sports' commentators shouted even more passionately!

"God will believe! At the end of the B2B midfield, it's Leon! ”

(End of chapter)