On the night of the match, there was a sea of excitement on the Cruyff Stadium.

Before the start of the game, there is also a cheering program.

De Ligt will present his Golden Boy trophy in front of more than 50,000 fans.

It's not just a personal honour for him, it's for Ajax as well.

In the south stand of the stadium, the fans also played huge tifos.

“Who's Golden Boy？”

There is no doubt that this will be a battle of the golden boys.

But in the eyes of fans, it's not just De Ligt and Retona Sanchez who will face off.

It's still a duel between him and Rossi.

The Golden Boy Award is given to young players under the age of 21.

Rossi was 22 years old when he won the title at Leicester City, otherwise with his performance, the Golden Boy Award would not have fallen into the hands of his current team-mate Retona.

If you don't beat Rossi, it's not a victory for the golden boys.

When Retona walked into the stadium and saw the huge tifo, he was a little ashamed.

[Welcome to the final round of the Champions League group stage! ] 】

[Ajax meets Bayern Munich!] 】

[As you can see!] 】

[This is a key battle related to the qualifying situation of the group! 】

[It's a battle between the golden boys of Europe!] 】

The home team, Ajax, wore a red and white jersey and white shorts.

Goalkeeper Onana.

Backline: Tagliafico, Wolbel, De Ligt, Mazraoui.

Three midfielders Donny van de Beek, Blind, Frenkie de Jong.

Forwards Neres, Tadic, Hakim Ziyech.

Bayern Munich wore a grey jersey.

Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.

Back line: Alaba, Hummels, Boateng, Raphinha.

Midfielders: Retona Sanchez, Vidal, Kimmich, Muller.

Forwards Rossi, Lewandowski.

The adjustment in Bayern is that Kimmich plays as a midfielder.

He has shown solid defence and excellent passing awareness in previous games, and Heynckes wants to develop him into a midfielder who can play both offensively and defensively.

The captains of both sides guessed in the middle circle, and Bayern got the right to kick off.

After the referee's whistle, Lewandowski passed the ball back in the center circle, and Ajax's forward line immediately pressed up.

There are few European coaches today who don't ask their teams to be high-pressure, and Ten Hag is no different.

Born in the Netherlands, studied in Germany, and is the director of two companies, Ten Hag has put his own stamp on Ajax in just over a year.

High pressure, short penetration and flexible full-backs are the most striking characteristics of his management of Ajax.

The two full-backs under him, in the wing-back position, have a very large range of assists, more like wingers.

When Bayern passed the ball through the back, Ajax had as many as seven players press through the half.

De Ligt and Wobel have a very large defensive coverage, which ensures that the team has no worries when pressing forward.

In this way, the team's high-pressure pursuit of offensive and defensive integration can quickly regain possession and attack on the spot.

In their previous five games, Ajax had allowed 7.4 passes in the defensive phase, the lowest for any team in the last 32 of the Champions League.

Bayern, on the other hand, allowed their opponents to pass the ball 8.8 times.

This is a reflection of Ten Hag's instinctive demand for the whole team when it comes to pressing.

Bayern's midfield configuration in this game does not have a real midfield commander.

This meant that it was difficult for the team to organise effective passes in the face of Ajax's aggressive pressing.

Soon, Bayern was under pressure, and Neuer passed the ball to the front, and Lewandowski did not fight for the ball, so he had no choice but to hand over the ball.

Although Bayern's open training has no reference value, the starting lineup announced in advance is still somewhat useful for his lineup.

At first, he thought it was a smoke grenade from Heynckes.

But immediately after the press conference, Bayern handed over the starting line-up to UEFA.

Isn't this a fool?

As long as you have a coaching certificate, you can deduce the details from this set of starters.

It was only after reading the starting list that Ten Hag decided to resolutely implement the high-pressure tactics.

Without a central midfielder, Bayern can only start from the flanks if they want to advance the attack.

However, Ajax's two full-backs stepped forward to suppress Bayern's counter-attack.

I'm going to see what you can do.

Is the prestige of a famous handsome in vain?

Ten Hag, standing on the pitch, crossed his hands and full of confidence.

Judging from the first few minutes of the opening game, the tactical arrangement of the opponent Ajax is indeed aimed at Bayern's midfield weakness.

Kimmich has potential, but he hasn't fully grown enough to take on the role of midfield commander.

Before the game, Heynckes deliberately asked Kimmich for a private conversation, so that he could rest assured that Vidal would escort him.

Excited but a little apprehensive, Kimmich stepped onto the green field.

But from the start, Ajax was under high pressure, which made it a little difficult for him to adapt.

After the ball was converted, Ajax started passing down the right and advanced slowly.

The Dutch players have good skills on their feet and are very skilled at the ball.

On that basis, Ten Hag asked for the pitch to be tilted.

As the name suggests, it is to concentrate forces on one side, penetrate through a large number of short passes, and intersperse flexible running positions to pull the opponent's defense.

When the opponent's defensive center of gravity is drawn over, a passer moves the ball to the weak-side space.

This style of play is also used by many teams, but it is rare for a team like Ajax to have a skillful short pass combination.

And such a high-frequency fast short pass, onslaught to one side, quick turn, is typical of Dutch football.

Passionate attack, fast conversion and constant pressure on the opponent are also the hallmarks of German football.

In the seventh minute, after successive passes from Ajax on the right side, Blind diverted the ball to form a 1v1 on the weak side.

Winger Neres forced his way inside, shook off the aged Raphinha and crossed underneath.

Neither side could grab the landing point in front of the goal, and the ball slid past the goal, causing a low cheer from the fans.

Ten Hag's side soon formed a threatening attack.

And from this attack, you can see the execution of Ajax's tactics.

Bayern kicks off.

In the face of Ajax's high pressure, Kimmich needs to constantly run and respond to the attack.

Meanwhile, Müller will move closer to the middle to assist Kimmich.

Alaba will also step forward to provide an assist to form an equal number in the middle.

In such a situation, even if there is no central midfield, it is possible to use the whole to comb the attack.

Not only that, but Rossi will also pull back appropriately to help the organization.

In this way, Ajax's defense is also attracted to the middle.

In the 10th minute, Kimmich, in the midfield position, suddenly passed the ball to the left and broke through the defence.

Retona Sanchez was completely empty on the wing.

He drove forward with the ball and slowed down against De Ligt.

This is not a tentative move to break through the rhythm, but it gives a sense of daunting.

With no teammates to pick up, Retona opted for a strong break.

But as soon as the ball left his feet, De Ligt made a nice turn and tackled it off the touchline.

There was applause in the stadium.

Alaba takes a throw-in, Kimmich gets on the ball and crosses with his feet.

The ball crossed Lewandowski at the front post and appeared at the back post.

Rossi was a little unprepared because his vision was always blocked by Lewandowski and the opposing central defender.

When the ball appears, it is already in the back of one's head.

In a hurry, he swung his head slightly, and made a long-lost "looking back at the moon", pointing the ball back.

Goalkeeper Onana's face changed dramatically. He didn't expect that Rosie's dexterous reaction would be so fast.

As he watched in despair as the ball flew back, De Ligt appeared.

He rushed to the net before the ball went into the net, and used his head to push the ball off the baseline to defuse the crisis.

Rosie was taken aback.

The goals of this "highlight card" can be cleared, it's too strong!

At the beginning of this "golden boy battle", De Ligt used two wonderful defenses and won applause.