When it comes to fighting a war of attrition, Li Ang has a lot to say.

He followed Jose Mourinho from Real Madrid to Chelsea and has been playing this kind of game every season.

Whether it's a single point of marking or a covering sweep, his physical hardware is enough to take on any opponent in midfield.

Atletico are very good runners and do a very good job in terms of confrontation.

But to be honest, the pressure they brought to Leon was really no better than that of the Super Bayern team in 13 years!

Leon had to wipe Marcelo's ass in defence, mark Robben one-on-one, and occasionally have to fight Schweinsteiger and Martinez in midfield.

He has withstood such defensive pressure, and there is no reason why he is limited in his play against Atletico Madrid.

Before the whole Atletico Madrid team adjusted their tactics to press over the midfield, Leon and Kroos almost completely controlled the situation in the midfield.

The two of them said that they controlled the field, and they had no idea of trying to penetrate the attack again.

Chelsea's possession statistics have also skyrocketed.

Pressing by Diego Costa and Raul Garcia couldn't interfere too much with Chelsea's half-time passing.

The two of them are very positive, but it is clear that this is the time when Atletico Madrid's midfield as a whole needs to be committed to Atletico to qualify for the ball with Chelsea near the centre circle.

Simeone was hesitant, but he eventually signaled to his disciples to compete with Chelsea for the tempo.

He could have accepted to give up the initiative first, but only if Chelsea got the initiative and pressed aggressively.

But in the current situation, Chelsea have no intention of attacking at all, so Atletico Madrid must fight for the ball and take the initiative of the game into their own hands first.

Atletico's four midfielders were cued by their own manager and finally started to put pressure on the Chelsea midfield.

In the 13th minute of the first half, Nemanja Matic almost lost possession of the ball when Raul Garcia and Alda Turan were forced to do so.

In the end, the young man managed to distribute the ball to Kroos, who retreated to pick it up, but his small mistake still made the Chelsea fans in the audience scream.

Atletico's pressing system is very mature, and after investing enough manpower, the effect has slowly come out.

Seeing this, Li Ang also decisively retreated to the position, and formed two main control points in the midfield with Kroos.

Raul Garcia doesn't believe in evil, and when he saw Leon get the ball, he wanted to call Diego Costa to pack and force together.

As a result, Leon took the initiative to get on his body, and took the first step against his defensive interference to smoothly distribute the ball to Bertrand on the side!

Diego Costa seemed to have anticipated Raul Garcia's deflated presence on Leon.

The other midfielders will be uncomfortable and may even be out of shape when they press with this intensity.

But who is Leon?

Back then, in La Liga, if Pepe and he Diego Costa were the most difficult to mess with defenders and forwards respectively.

In the midfield, Leon is definitely the defensive titan that the attacking players of other teams in La Liga except Real Madrid hate to face!

This guy can retire as a striker, enter a defender, and after returning to Real Madrid in the summer of 2011, I haven't seen him regress in any game!

Anyway, Diego Costa didn't suffer less from Leon, and he didn't want to waste his energy and physical energy to provoke Leon again.

Raul Garcia was forcibly "justified" by Leon, and his mind was cleared up, and he recalled Leon's prestige in La Liga.

He's certainly not a fearful master.

But when he thought of the famous rumor that Leon elbowed people and couldn't eat cards, Raul Garcia only hesitated for a moment, and finally gave up the idea of continuing to compete with Leon.

Gradually helping his teammates stabilize their positions at the back, Leon remained careless, continued to direct his teammates' defensive positions, and then handed back the main task of possession to Kroos.

There's no pretty ball-handling and no dashing passing skills.

But Li Ang is sitting in the backfield at the moment, and his tough performance shows the core style!

Jose Mourinho sat back in the dugout with confidence, and the countless Chelsea fans in front of the TV also felt extremely safe at the moment.

On the contrary, it is natural that Atletico Madrid fans are feeling bored at the moment.

When Leon was still at Real Madrid. has repeatedly deflated Atletico Madrid's attacking players on the field.

To be honest, Atletico Madrid fans probably hated Leon no worse than Barcelona fans at that time.

Unexpectedly, almost two years have passed, and Leon still successfully blocked Atletico Madrid in a head-to-head duel!

Seeing that Chelsea successfully defused Atletico Madrid's wave of pressing offensive, Atletico Madrid fans' resentment towards Leon has also become more and more serious.

"Do you want to increase the force? Our two full-backs can also try to get past the halfway line, and as long as Leon is not in the first echelon of Chelsea's counter-attack, Diego [Godin] and Gabi can handle Chelsea's quick attack! ”

Atletico's assistant gave a bold tactical suggestion.

Simeone looked at the game situation on the field at the moment, and saw Leon, who had always been honestly staying in the half of the court to defend, and after thinking for a while, he finally nodded!

In this Champions League final, he and Mourinho will naturally focus on stability.

But beyond the stable tactical tone, some small adjustments and variations are still necessary to try.

And at this point, the tactical tone of Chelsea's insistence on the half-time has also taken shape, and it will take time for the tactical thinking to change.

Simeone felt it would be fine for Atletico to take the initiative for a few minutes before Chelsea hit the counter-attack.

As a result, after making quick tactical adjustments, Atletico's forward pressing has also penetrated deeper and deeper into the heart of Chelsea.

Many neutral fans in front of the TV were excited at this time.

Regardless of which side of Chelsea or Atletico took the initiative, the pace of the game finally changed.

Even if Atletico finally hit Chelsea's steel defence, it will be better than the previous stalemate between the two teams.

But under the expectant gaze of countless fans.

Li Ang saw that Atletico Madrid had unified their tactical ideas and wanted to press on it vigorously, and he did not control the ball to the end.

Instead, he decisively drove Kroos's return football to Atletico Madrid's half!

There is no hesitation in the action of opening big feet!

Gabi, who had already pressed over the middle line, could only helplessly chase back at this time to receive the ball controlled by goalkeeper Courtois.

And many Atletico Madrid fans were also laughed at by Leon's big-footed behavior at this moment.

Let's play!

Atletico Madrid did not take the initiative to press forward to test Chelsea and possess the ball, and as soon as Atletico pressed it, Chelsea slipped away in the backfield.

So which side has the stronger hard power in today's final?

Chelsea can't show some dignity and face as a strong team!

If Li Ang knew the hearts of Atletico Madrid fans to break the defense at this moment, he would have responded simply:

We really don't have these vain things!

Maybe when playing in the league or in some small cup competition, Chelsea will also pay attention to the face of the so-called strong team.

But they have all reached the Champions League final, and Mourinho's team will only be pragmatic!

There are no so-called tactical surprises, and more back-ups are all about dealing with unexpected situations.

As long as the score balance on the pitch is not broken today, then Chelsea is to be stable to the end, and it is to fight with Atletico who can make fewer mistakes!

When Atletico took control of the ball and finally launched a siege on Chelsea.

Chelsea's players burst out with great defensive enthusiasm in their own half!

Atletico's attacking prowess is not yet at the top of the top four leagues, but today Chelsea are taking the initiative to give Atletico 200% respect.

Give Atletico enough space to organise their attacks?

That must not be possible!

Chelsea have come straight to the posture they have taken on Manchester City in the Premier League.

Tough scramble, confrontation, defensive strangulation!

Anyway, it is impossible for Atletico to attack calmly in the heart of Chelsea's defence!

In Atletico's own half, it doesn't matter how Atletico likes to pass the ball, but they can't cross the line.

Once it's Chelsea's half, you have to play according to Chelsea's rules!

The Manchester City players have suffered in Chelsea's defensive system this season, and the players on the field of Atletico Madrid today have to eat a lot of it!

Under this strong rhythm of confrontation, the thorns in the Atletico team soon couldn't stand it anymore and began to make big moves with Chelsea's defenders.

Dominated by two brutal strikers, Raul Garcia and Diego Costa, Atletico's attacking players used unconventional countermeasures.

On Chelsea's side, the likes of Nemanja Matic and John Terry at the back are also not humble gentlemen.

In addition, the referee's whistle for blowing the penalty game today is relatively loose.

Therefore, the two teams are wrapped together, and before they have yet to distinguish the winners and losers in terms of technology and tactics, they are about to stage an all-martial arts show first!

At the critical moment, Li Ang stood up again!

saw that in the chaotic situation, he first pushed away Raul Garcia, who wanted to make trouble with Little Pony, and then launched a confrontation with Diego Costa with a tough head!

"Tell your teammates to stop troubleing my brother with TMD! And watch your movements! This TM is the Champions League final! It's not La Liga or the Championship! We're not ashamed, we're ashamed! ”

"Isn't that because you TMD did it first?! If you can't afford to play, surrender and admit defeat in advance, and don't complain like a! ”

"Shut your foul mouth! If you want to fight, I'll accompany you! Come on, we'll just do it right here..."

The two greeted each other fluently and skillfully in Spanish.

However, just as Leon grabbed Diego Costa's arm and signaled that he was really fighting on the spot, Costa subconsciously withdrew his forearm.

The referee on duty is also the first two big.

These two teams have exactly the top two fouls in this year's Champions League.

If these two teams really fight on the court today, then his chance to blow a big game like this will basically come to an end!

After a fierce and rapid whistle, the referee forcibly separated Leon and Costa, who were still bullstruck.

The penalty of hitting 50 boards each was certainly indispensable, and both Leon and Costa received a stern verbal warning from the referee.

And Raul Garcia and Matic, who were quite tough in the confrontation before, were also seriously pulled aside by the referee to remind them.

He blew the whistle loose today, but it was just to keep the game flowing.

This does not mean that he acquiesces that the two teams can do further confrontation on the court, there can be a smell of gunpowder, but the conflict must not arise, this is his red line!

After a lot of commotion, the game resumed.

However, in the face of Chelsea's defensive strangulation, Atletico Madrid, who did not dare to continue to do things at this time, obviously did not have many ways to break the game.

If Griezmann can still play regularly at this time, then his long-range shots and local breakthroughs can still play a big role in the strong attack.

But he was sidelined due to injury.

Alda Tulan, as the true core of Atletico Madrid's attack at the moment, naturally has to provoke the beam.

Looking at the stats alone, Alda Turan doesn't actually have the demeanor of a top European attacking player.

It's been four years since he moved to Atletico Madrid, but it wasn't until last season that he delivered his best single-season career stats in La Liga.

Throughout the 2013-2014 season, Alda Turan played 9 goals and 6 assists.

At first glance, this is not the top of the European charts.

But Alda Tulan's role for Atletico Madrid is not at all evident by his personal data alone.

He is not fast, although he mainly plays on the wing, but he is not a fast horse on the wing at all.

But he has excellent technique, solid dribbling, better confrontation ability than the average wide player, excellent ability to read the game, and a unique ability to hold the ball with one hand.

In terms of side-to-side tandems and penetrating attacks in the rib area of the court, he is a rare attacker in the four major leagues.

Not to mention that he is also responsible for the short distance of Atletico Madrid's midfield.

It can be said that Griezmann's statistics this season are better and have attracted more attention from the outside media.

But Alda Turan is the indispensable attacking nucleus of Atletico's team.

He remains Simeone's most trusted cornerstone of attack.

At this point, Turan has more offensive possession, and he naturally has to find a way to help the team open up the situation on the offensive end.

It's a pity that many media and fans don't know the goods, but as Atletico Madrid's opponent, Chelsea has studied Atletico's offensive and defensive system very carefully in this preparation.

Jose Mourinho is of course well aware of the importance of Arda Turan to the functioning of Atletico's midfield attacking system.

So Leon once again took over the tactical burden, and he was very active in guarding the mediocre-looking Alda Tulan!

Leon also made up for some of Aldaturan's recent game highlights some time ago, knowing that he can't be allowed to carry the ball to his defensive third.

Turan has the ability to threaten the ball with a pass, and he has a strong ability to change direction and break through on short distances!

The closer this threat comes to the box, the more he will be able to play alone!

So to be successful in restricting him, it is necessary to further limit his range of movement to the wing, not to give him the opportunity to cut inside, preferably near the center circle.

This is not difficult for Leon to do.

He is now facing a midfield opponent who is not very fast, and he can basically be in heavenly form.

And Turan has a good fighting ability, but it is only compared to other wide players.

In front of him, Turan couldn't withstand a strong collision with him no matter how stable he was.

Mourinho's rogue tactical behavior made Simeone stand on the sidelines and shake his head repeatedly.

Turan was targeted by Leon on the right side, and in the end, he had no choice but to switch sides with Cork and go to the left to find opportunities.

But soon the Turkish midfielder found out that Leon and Kroos also quickly switched places and came to the opposite side of him again!

Such a match scene is complete torture for Atletico Madrid fans.

Atletico Madrid's offensive operation is basically ineffective, and the routine of finding Costa directly from the middle is difficult to work because of the presence of Terry's air tyrant.

The only consolation for them may be that Chelsea spent the entire first half playing with them around control of midfield and not attacking them aggressively.

But with the first half of the game about to end out, Chelsea still looked as steady.

A large number of neutral fans can't help but put a question mark in their hearts.

"Chelsea aren't really going to fight a war of attrition today and force extra time, are they?"

(End of chapter)