Chapter 447: Attacking German Chariots
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This is FIFA's chance of Bayern turning the tables in this game before the start of the second leg between Bayern and Barcelona.
Bayern, who have one away goal in their hands, are not completely impossible to turn the tables around after only two goals down.
But two hours ago, after Bayern's squad and starting list were announced, the media was not optimistic that Bayern would succeed in making a comeback at home.
Manuel Neuer, Martinez and Boateng are out injured.
Although Thiago, Tolisso, and Robben are in the squad, their competitive form is also a little sluggish due to the recent recovery from injury, and they are sitting on the bench.
This caused a lot of difficulties for Heynckes' formation.
In the evening, Bayern fans poured into the Allianz Arena as if they were attending a gala party.
From the warm-up of the players, the drumming never stopped and continued until the players of both sides entered.
The two sides lined up and stood in a row, waiting for the main theme of the Champions League to sound.
The fans in the front stands put away their scarves and flags and stood quietly.
The Barcelona players muttered in their hearts.
As the team with the highest attendance in Europe, the Allianz Arena today seems to be a little less enthusiastic.
Is it that there is no hope for the promotion?
With the sound of the main theme of the Champions League, the stands in front of the players suddenly underwent earth-shaking changes.
A huge red, white and blue Bayern logo slowly opens from the middle of the stands and extends to the sides.
This was accompanied by the frantic shouts of the fans, like thunder on a dry day, which exploded in the Allianz Arena.
The Barcelona players were taken aback, and their ears were full of the shouts of the fans, and they were out of breath for a while.
Subsequently, on the stands on the north and south sides, a paragraph of English appeared.
“FC bayern forever number one!”
“MIA San MIA!”
Like two thick arms, enveloping the Barcelona players.
If you don't make a hit, it's a blockbuster!
The shocking giant tifo and the hot cheering scene made the Barcelona players feel the power of the German chariot.
"Our factory has collapsed !!!"
As the theme song of the Champions League came to an abrupt end, players from both sides shook hands and saluted.
The home team Bayern Munich starts.
Goalkeeper: Ulreich.
Backline: Alaba, Hummels, Jule, Raphinha.
Midfielders: Franck Ribery, Vidal, Kimmich, Thomas Muller.
Forwards: Rossi, Lewandowski.
Bayern's biggest problem in this game was at the back.
Captain and goalkeeper Manuel Neuer is out with injury and the core of the backline is missing.
The quality of the two centre-backs was unquestionable, but they faced the onslaught of small and fast forwards, and the defect of slow turning was magnified.
This requires the support and help of your teammates.
Away Barcelona starts.
Goalkeeper: Ter Stegen.
Backline: Alba, Lenglet, Pique, Roberto.
Midfielders: Coutinho, Busquez, Rakitic, Artur.
Forwards: Suarez, Messi.
Barcelona are a regular starting line-up.
With a two-goal lead, the 4-4-2 formation is more balanced in attack and defence.
Muller and Messi came to the center circle to guess the coin, and the result was that Barcelona kicked off first.
Dutch referee Björn Koippers, who has a wealth of coaching experience, became the referee of this key battle.
With his short and long whistle, the game officially began.
The boos poured in from all directions, and the fans became the team's solid backing to do their best.
After witnessing the shocking opening of the Allianz Arena, the Barcelona players were distraught and began to pass the ball back and forth amid huge boos.
"Pressing, it's a tactic that more than 80 percent of teams are using now. They forced the opponent in one direction or forced him to make a mistake in passing. ”
"It's a tactic that was used against Barcelona in the past, and it was very useful. But why did we concede three goals in the first leg? ”
"The reason is that the opponent's midfield is no longer in control."
This was four hours before the start of the game, when Heynckes was setting up his tactics in the conference room.
"Don't you wonder why the opponent's midfield control is weak, and the pressing effect is not good."
"Pressing, it's a passive tactic that can't be cut off from the opponent's feet."
"And what I'm proposing to chase is to take the initiative to grab the ball and take the initiative to create opportunities to attack and score."
Taking the initiative is the core of Bayern's tactics in this game.
The goal of chasing up front is not to force the opponent to pass the ball back.
Instead, at a distance of about two meters from the ball carrier, he suddenly launched an aggressive tackle.
Barcelona is undoubtedly one of the best teams in the world.
What Bayern have to do is to beat the best teams in the world in their own way.
These are the words that Heynckes conveyed to each player before he came on the field.
As soon as the game began, the Bayern players began to press wildly.
This made the Barcelona players very uncomfortable.
If it's just pressing, they still have time to observe the situation on the field and use the tacit understanding of the passing accumulated in daily training to find a way to solve it.
But today's opponent simply doesn't talk about martial arts, as long as the reaction is slow, they are either stealing with their kicks, or they are constantly stealing with kicks.
This kind of aggressive tactic will gradually make people lose their calm and patience.
Especially for a team like Barcelona that does not like to be suppressed in the half by the opponent, this disruptive catch-up tactic is very effective.
As soon as Valverde saw that the situation was not good, he immediately asked Messi to drop back into the midfield and help the ball.
Heynckes also immediately signaled to Muller, marking Messi close to each other and interfering with him with the ball.
Giving Messi space is the worst option.
In order to better limit Messi, Kimmich will also move closer to him appropriately and maintain a front and rear bag with his teammates.
After successfully limiting Messi, Bayern began to limit their other key player, Busquez.
The so-called Busquez turned around, and Barcelona switched from defense to attack.
As the playmaker and metronome of Barca's backfield, his passing controls the direction and rhythm of Barca's attack.
But this time, Vidal interfered with him closely.
Busquez could not calmly organize the attack, and Barcelona was kept suppressed in their own half.
This is a very red flag.
In order to relieve the pressure, Pique will take the initiative to come over and take care of the transfer.
Rossi quickly approached him and interfered with him with the ball.
In desperation, Pique passed back to the goalkeeper.
Rossi pounced on him again.
Rossi, who spared no effort, ran out of the oppression of three people in the front court.
Previously, the Barcelona players were still immersed in the good situation of leading by two goals, hoping to use the pass to play a war of attrition.
For Bayern's crazy chase at the beginning, it seemed a little embarrassing.
In the 10th minute, there was a mistake in Barcelona's backfield pass.
Lenglet missed a header and was cut off by Muller in the ribs.
The Bayern captain took advantage of the situation to pick up the ball to avoid Busquets' interception and cross wide.
Lewandowski copied outside the penalty area and pushed a right-footed shot into the bottom left corner of the goal.
Ter Schgent quickly fell to the ground, his arm outstretched, and he blocked the ball with his fingers.
The immortal-level save is enough to be selected as the best save in the Champions League this season.
However, it was Rossi's follow-up effort in front of goal that made a brilliant save for naught.
No one expected that at the moment when Ter Schgent blocked the ball, Rossi appeared on the trajectory of the ball.
There is no advanced shooting skill and skill, just use the arch of your foot to gently cushion the ball towards the goal.
That's all.
Pique threw his whole body out, his expression twisted and hideous, but he still couldn't stop the ball from burrowing into the net.
The current score, 1:0!
The aggregate score, 2:3!
Bayern scored with this goal and took the lead in the second leg.
(End of chapter)