Can you imagine that Real Madrid will go to the quarter-finals of the Champions League with a makeshift backline?

Can the central defenders with Nacho and Militão withstand Liverpool's attacking trident.

In the selection of two full-backs, Zidane abandoned the experienced Marcelo and continued to use Mendy.

On the other side, Vázquez was in charge.

In the midfielder and forwards, Real Madrid did not change and played with the strongest lineup.

On Liverpool's side, it is not difficult to see in the submitted starting list that their midfield is also short of major generals.

Kabak and Phillips form a double central defender, and they will also face the impact of Real Madrid's attacking group led by Rossi.

In order to ease the defensive pressure, Klopp brought on Keita to fill the position of captain Jordan Henderson.

How to help their own strikers break through the opponent's improvised centre-back combination is the focus of the game between the two managers.

At the beginning of the game, the two sides did not have any probing and adaptation to the rhythm of the game, focusing on hitting the holes in each other's defenses.

In the face of Liverpool's pressure in the front, Real Madrid's three midfielders gradually dominated the field through skillful transmission and cooperation.

In the face of this situation, Klopp has long had a response, replacing the injured Reds captain with Keita, which is a bold attempt by Liverpool tactically.

Naby Keita, who has played a big game in the Bundesliga, has been plagued by injuries after joining Liverpool and has not been able to play in Leipzig.

Now that Liverpool's midfield has been reduced due to injury, Jurgen Klopp has restarted the Guinean midfielder in the hope that he can make a difference in the game.

Toni Kroos, is the metronome of Real Madrid's attack.

When attacking, Modric will dribble on one side to attract Liverpool's defensive focus.

When there is a gap on the weak side, Kroos must divide the ball quickly and accurately, allowing Real Madrid to form a 1-on-1 attacking advantage on the weak side.

Vinicius Jr. has been in hot form lately, and his sharp breakthrough has turned Liverpool's defence upside down.

In this fight, Klopp wants to get out of the game and concentrate on preparing for the second leg.

If Liverpool wants to contain Real Madrid's attack, they have to start by limiting Kroos.

That's why Naby Keita was able to squeeze out Thiago as the starter.

Ten minutes later, however, Klopp found that the game had not gone his way.

A midfield consisting of Wijnaldum, Fabinho and Naby Keita is no match for Real Madrid's midfield three.

Kroos was extremely good at pushing the midfield through and combing the ball at the back.

In the 12th minute, Kroos received a cross from a teammate near the center circle and sent the ball straight to the front without interference.

Vinicius stopped the ball and turned around, turned on the Hurricane mode, and slammed towards the Liverpool penalty area.

Agile and small, Vinicius is at home with the ball in the box.

Liverpool's defenders didn't dare to rush up at all, relying on the close encirclement of many people to win the ball together.

An overly concentrated defense can certainly break the ball from the opponent's feet.

But once the attacking player passes the ball out, then the Liverpool defence will face a lethal threat.

After losing possession of the ball, Real Madrid switched from attack to defense, but they did not rush back and adopted the same high pressing mode as their opponents.

In Real Madrid's pressing system, it is a blockade that focuses on the wings.

Therefore, when the wingers block, the midfielders must have someone to follow up in time, taking advantage of the numerical advantage and interrupting the opponent's counterattack and rhythm.

And Real Madrid's midfielders come forward to defend, and there will inevitably be gaps behind them, which will become a point that the opponent can take advantage of.

In order to fill this gap, Zidane asked the full-backs to quickly enter the midfield and occupy this vacuum.

This seemingly simple oppression tactic is not easy to execute.

If Real Madrid's pressing is not in place in time, or if the ball is picked out by the opponent, then it only takes a through ball to penetrate the fragile defence.

Therefore, both teams are playing to their advantages in midfield and giving the opponent's temporary central defenders a lethal threat.

Fortunately, Real Madrid, who are playing at home, not only defeated Liverpool in the midfield, but also had to be better at the pressure of the forward.

Rossi's "pressing" skills made Liverpool's passing at the back on thin ice.

In the 15th minute, Liverpool tried to push forward from the middle and passed to the space left by Kroos after grabbing.

Salah had his back to pick up the ball, but Mendy was cleared by Mendy's header from high in the air.

Naby Keita immediately rushed to the landing spot and spotted Kroos who wanted to grab the ball.

In order to stabilize the tempo, Keita decided to pass the ball back to the defenders.

Alexander-Arnold wanted to control the ball first after seeing his teammate pass back, but found Vinicius who was following closely behind him.

The Brazilian youngster's agility made Alexander-Arnold quite jealous, and immediately changed his mind and headed back to the central defender.

But just as his head was about to hit the ball, a white Real Madrid uniform suddenly appeared in the backfield.

The momentary hesitation made a mistake in his return pass, and the power was too small, and it was cut off by the white figure that suddenly appeared.

Number 7!

By the time Alexander-Arnold saw someone coming, Rossi had already dribbled to the edge of the box and smashed past Assungli's 10-finger finish with a freehand volley.

In the stands of die-hard Bernabeu fans, huge flags with Rossi's portrait are waved in the air.

【GOAL！！！！！！ 】

[Rossi scores, Real Madrid leads! ] 】

[This is a mistake by the defender to clear the ball, giving Real Madrid a great opportunity to score! 】

[Adenor's return pass is a little reckless, he can control the ball himself first!] 】

[It's a super, super huge mistake! 】

The Liverpool defence made a mistake first, conceding a goal that disrupted Klopp's pre-match plan.

He immediately asked his players to step up their running and pressing up front to control the tempo of the game.

But in the face of Real Madrid's frontcourt pressure, Liverpool's ball looked so reluctant and unconfident.

Even when the ball was passed to the front, it was defused by Real Madrid's temporary centre-back combination of Militão and Nacho.

The reason for this one-sided situation is not due to Liverpool's injury problems.

In fact, Real Madrid's negative impact on injuries is no weaker than that of Liverpool.

But they are strong, and Real Madrid have a lot of experience in this group of players.

In particular, the midfield trio has participated in more Champions League finals than Liverpool's starting eleven combined.

And with four Champions League titles in hand, it is a veritable ceremonial midfielder.

As for the striker, Benzema is also a four-time Champions League winner.

Although Rossi has one less, his Champions League three times in a row is unmatched.

The more such a team faces an unfavorable situation, the more stable it can play.

In the 35th minute, Real Madrid's continuous transmission at the back, after teasing the Liverpool players, Kroos finally sent a long pass from the back.

Jurgen Klopp threw angry punches and roared loudly from the sidelines, expressing his displeasure with his players' defenses.

Keita, who is in charge of keeping an eye on Kroos, is even more to blame.

Just now, he was a little slackened in his pressing, and Kroos seized the opportunity to tear through the defense.

Vinicius on the wing cut forward at high speed, took a step and swept the ball to goal.

Rossi, who appeared at the outflanking spot, gently pushed the arch of his foot into the dead corner, and once again helped Real Madrid take the lead.

In just the first half, Rossi was already in the middle.

Kabak, the centre-back who replaced Virgil van Dijk, exposed his weakness of slow pace and lack of protection of the space behind him in this defence.

Zidane's pre-match deployment is obviously superior.

Five minutes later, Klopp made two substitutions in the first half of the game in order to save the slump.

Replacing Naby Keita, who had high hopes for this game, and Kabak, who was leaky in defense.

In the second half, Liverpool also wanted to start with a strong attack and try to score an away goal.

However, Real Madrid's frontcourt pressure did not relax in the slightest, and the back line was also leaky, allowing Liverpool's attack to be fruitless.

Under the continuous wear, the confidence and fitness of the Liverpool players continued to decline, and Real Madrid seized the opportunity to give the final blow.

Vinicius received a pass from Kroos at the back of the box, stopped the ball on his chest and fired a low shot to continue to extend the score advantage.

3：0！

At this point, there are still ten minutes left before the end of the game.

Liverpool are powerless.

To applause at the Bernabeu, Gareth Bale came on as a substitute for Rossi as Real Madrid prepare for the national derby four days later.

Replacing Rossi is to give him a rest and avoid injury.

Replacing Bale is to make him feel like a game.

In the face of the enthusiastic applause of the fans, Rossi responded to the fans with a celebratory gesture of opening a bottle of champagne.

It's also about telling our opponents that we're going to open champagne early and celebrate our promotion to the semi-finals.

If you have the ability, you guys come here!