La Liga has finally come to an end.

Atletico Madrid, a dark horse that has sprung up, is considered to be black to the end, and finally won the La Liga championship with a one-point advantage over Real Madrid, which is the 10th La Liga championship in the history of Atletico Madrid!

That night, countless Atletico Madrid fans celebrated wildly at the Calderón Stadium and Poseidon Square, and stayed all night.

But neither Yang Hao nor Atletico's players were able to get involved.

Because they have to move on to the UEFA Cup right away.

Yang Hao didn't even have time to pay attention to the outside media reports, and after the recovery training the next morning, he and the coaching staff had a meeting behind closed doors to discuss tactics against Liverpool.

The Premier League has also come to a halt, with Liverpool finishing third in the Premier League this season, but as many as 11 points behind Manchester United at the top of the table.

That's already quite a gap.

Alex Ferguson's Manchester United are in the midst of the heyday of the Premier League's history.

Of course, Houllier's Liverpool are also strong.

Before Yang Hao's previous life traveled, many fans did not know much about the football environment at the beginning of the century, and were very disdainful of Liverpool's five crowns at the beginning of the century, believing that the two most important and important championships, the league and the Champions League, were missing.

There's certainly nothing wrong with that.

But you must know that Michael Owen successfully entered the 2001 Ballon d'Or and the World Footballer of the Year campaign with Liverpool's five-time title, and also won the Ballon d'Or.

In the current era, the Ballon d'Or is much more valuable than the World Footballer.

In a way, this is a recognition of Liverpool's five-time crown.

German midfielder Hamann, who has experienced the five-time period and the Istanbul miracle period, has commented on the two teams, and he believes that during Houllier's coaching, the five-time Liverpool was stronger than the Liverpool in Istanbul.

As the main midfielder during the five-time crown winner and Istanbul Miracle, Hamann's evaluation is still very informative.

In Yang Hao's view, Liverpool's five crowns are of course less golden, after all, there is no league and the Champions League, but to say that Liverpool's five crowns are very watery, it is also underestimated.

Especially this year's UEFA Cup final.

This was Liverpool's first European final since the Heysel tragedy in the 80s.

Therefore, Liverpool also attaches great importance to this.

It could even be said that this was the most important game of the season for Liverpool.

……

After discussing with Yang Hao and Lillo and others, it was easy to get a consensus.

The most important thing to stop Liverpool from scoring is to keep an eye on two players.

One is the Husky.

Needless to say, he is Liverpool's tactical centre-forward, 1.88 meters tall, and the power confrontation is very dominant in the Premier League.

If it was Atletico Madrid last season, Yang Hao would really have a headache, but now, Atletico Madrid has Lucio.

Both Yang Hao and Lillo believe that Lucio has enough strength to confront Husky.

The premise is that he doesn't waste.

The other is Owen's speed.

Owen is not only a player with speed, he has a very keen sense of smell and is very good at interspersing movements, which can be seen in the way he played after frequent injuries and loss of speed.

Yang Hao has always felt in his previous life that Real Madrid's introduction of Owen was a very strange operation.

Of course, the low transfer fee is one thing.

But the team already has Raul, so what to sign Irving?

The styles of the two players are really similar, with Raul having better skills and Irving being faster.

One of the other points to note against Liverpool is that the midfielder is inserted at the back, represented by Steven Gerrard.

Gerrard still plays as a right wing-back.

Liverpool's two wings are also very impactful, and Huskey has a wide range of movements, often running to the flanks to receive the ball.

It will also cause some problems for Atletico's defence.

Once Heskey pulls out, he takes the centre-back and the space that Owen and the midfielder plug in behind comes out.

"Husky must be strangled at this point."

Yang Hao still has a headache about this.

Husky is a bit like Drogba, you have to send someone with him, Pochettino and Carvalho can't take him.

But if Lucio is allowed to focus on him, the defense will have to change, and it is easy to make mistakes.

If you don't follow it, then Liverpool must be constantly hitting Husky, which is very troublesome.

"Let Lucio follow?"

Yang Hao was silent for a moment, "During the training session, let's practice it, let Ade play Husky, and Baraha and Graveson will squat in the middle, ready to respond to the back line at any time." ”

"Feasible, give it a try." Ellio agreed.

None of the others had an opinion.

Also a headache is Owen's speed.

Liverpool's tactics are characterized by simplicity, or rather, simplicity.

As long as you can restrain their tactics, their offense won't pose much of a threat.

Truth be told, the simplest is often the most effective.

It's not that easy to prevent.

Whether it's Husky's physicality or Irving's speed, it's really hard to guard.

'There's also set-piece defence, Liverpool have too many tall players and set-piece attacking is a big plus.

What is the average height of Liverpool's backline?

1.9 meters or more.

From left to right, Traore at 1.91m, Hyypia at 1.95m, Hendjoz at 1.85m and former Bayern right back Marcus Babel at 1.91m.

It's just tall as a forest.

However, in the second half of the season, Houllier preferred to replace Traore with Carragher, who is 1.86m tall.

Carragher is a right-footed player playing at left wing-back, so Liverpool's defense on the left will be a big problem.

So, Houllier often used Murphy to partner Carragher.

Another possibility is to play with a back three, with McAllister, Harman and Gerrard, with Smitchell up front.

But this style of play tends to be defensive, mainly used in strong dialogue.

In this game with Atletico Madrid, Yang Hao felt that Liverpool was more likely to use 442.

analyzed so many of Liverpool's advantages, mainly because Yang Hao, Lillo and others know very well that as long as they can block Liverpool's axes, Houllier's team will only hate Dortmund.

Atletico's advantage is the wide attack, and the number 10 position brought by the 4231 formation, that is, the advantage of Deco's position, plus Pandiani and Adriano, these advantages are not lost to Liverpool in the slightest.

Houllier must also be struggling to restrain Atletico's attack right now.

In the finals, think about how to hold on first and make yourself invincible.

And Liverpool's style has always been to advocate pressing out and playing.

If the Red Army really took a defensive position, Yang Hao would definitely be overjoyed.

Facing a La Liga team that is good at passing and possessing the ball, can Liverpool hold on to the defensive?

Many times, football matches are not as complicated as they seem.

Contain your opponent's strengths and play to your own strengths, and you can win.

……

From the final round of the league to the final of the UEFA Cup, every day is a very, very tight schedule.

The coaching staff tried everything they could, and finally reluctantly squeezed out a training session for targeted drills.

It's really not Atletico's coaching staff who are amateurs, but some adjustments and recovery training are essential.

Otherwise, when the players arrive in the game, they can't play in shape, and no matter how good the tactics are, it's useless.

During targeted training, Yang Hao stood on the sidelines, watching Adriano and Lucio, two fierce men, fight on the court, and really had a special feeling.

These two guys are really fierce!

After finishing the training, Yang Hao called Lucio to his office.

In the game against Alaves, Lucio made a very serious mistake, although he scored later, but Yang Hao was still not at ease with him.

But it can't be helped, there are no perfect players in this world.

Defenders, in particular, are impossible not to make mistakes.

Cannavaro strong, right?

Not to mention Inter's low period, isn't it also scolded in Parma this season?

The defenders are all scolded by others.

It's just that, as time goes by, it depends on whether the good memories you leave to the fans are more profound, or the mistakes you make are more shocking, which determines the fans' word-of-mouth evaluation of you in the future.

The more he understands professional football, the more clearly Yang Hao realizes that in the final analysis, football still has to fight for the body.

The body here is not only about height, strength, and speed, but also about a comprehensive consideration.

The same defenders, Ramos and Pepe are two different types.

Both look rough on the surface and have matured after being honed, but fans can easily see that Ramos often fouls and even likes to foul, while Pepe has transformed after experiencing a certain level.

Why?

Because Ramos' body is not as good as Pepe's.

Whether it's physical confrontation or height, it's not as good.

Don't underestimate this, it is precisely because of the physical gap that Ramos has to use some other means to make up for it.

Defenders who are about the same height as Ramos, including Puyol, Carvalho, Thiago Silva, etc., are going this way, because they can't do it with real knives and guns.

But Pepe and Lucio are different, they are very physical, and they have accumulated a certain level of experience, and gradually they have played.

There's Nesta and Cannavaro, and the difference is the same.

And whether it is in the past life or in this life, among the many central defenders Yang Hao has seen, Lucio's body is really the fiercest.

At the same time, he has a quality that most defenders don't have.

Push forward!

……

"In the game against Alaves, I was always looking for a chance to talk to you."

After Yang Hao asked Lucio to sit down, he specially poured him a glass of water, releasing kindness, saying that he didn't mean to blame him.

But Lucio was still a little scared.

I always feel that before the League Cup final, it is not a good thing to be called over by the boss to give a lecture.

"Boss, I know it's wrong, and I swear, I'll never do it again."

Yang Hao was happy, "You can save it, can you believe your oath?" When I got on the court, my mind was hot, and I guess I forgot about it, right? Can you remember swearing by yourself? ”

Lucio smiled bitterly, "Otherwise, you know me, boss." ”

"Don't be hippie."

Yang Hao's expression was solemn, he took a piece of paper from the side, and casually drew the general situation in the game against Alaves that day, especially the general position of the players at that time.

"You see, when you push forward with the ball, Moreno has his eyes on you."

"yes, this kid is elusive, I was shocked." Lucio hurriedly complained.

"You didn't say that you were careless and didn't notice him." Yang Hao didn't give him a chance to make excuses.

Lucio suddenly didn't dare to defend any more, because what Yang Hao said was right.

He was thinking about how to get the ball in front.

"Your strengths, in addition to physical confrontation and high balls, are tackles, which are the basic job of defenders, and your dribbling is really good, especially with good break-through ability."

This is not necessarily a one-on-one break against a defender, but a break through one of the opponent's defenses.

Don't underestimate that, a lot of defenders don't have that ability.

"You see, from a tactical point of view, if you break through, their midfield has to have a man to defend you, and then their midfield defensive layout will be chaotic."

A defender can tolerate a player carrying the ball horizontally, however you want, and can tolerate lateral passing, but will never allow you to easily break through and pass the ball vertically.

Because it poses a huge threat.

Depth is something that all managers must take into account when designing offensive tactics.

To put it simply, how do you get the ball from your own half to the opponent's danger zone?

Long pass rushing, side breakthrough, middle short pass penetration...... These are the means.

In theory, a goal cannot be designed.

When the manager designs his tactics, he can only design the ball to the danger zone, and the rest is up to the individual players to play.

For example, send to the last pass or the penultimate pass.

Lucio's ability to advance, on a tactical level, is of great significance in that it can drive the team's offensive advancement.

It's a bit like the feeling of the back wave pushing the front wave forward, which can greatly disrupt the opponent's defensive formation.

But the risks are also very high.

'Once the ball is snatched down, or when it is knocked out, it's like against Alaves.

Lucio is not stupid, on the contrary, he is smart.

Yang Hao has already explained the good and the bad to him clearly, and he knows where the problem is.

"Boss, before, I have pondered these questions myself, but they are always vague, and now that you analyze it, I understand."

"10 meters."

"Huh?" Lucio didn't understand.

"Push up to 10 meters, beyond that, you have to weigh whether you are sure."

According to Yang Hao's tactical design, from the front line to the guard line, it is about 30 meters.

By that standard, Lucio can advance 10 meters, which is a lot.

This means that as long as he can pass the ball into the open space after he pushes it, and the receiver passes it forward, he can directly threaten the defence.

You must know that with the skill level of Atletico Madrid's current players, the success rate of passing the ball at about 10 meters is very high.

"I see, Boss, I'll take care of it." Lucio served.

"In the past two days, you have carefully studied the Husky materials for me." Yang Hao said again.

"Husky? Liverpool that? Lucio became agitated again.

"I told you, playing Liverpool, whether you can freeze Husky is the key, if you can't prevent him, our defensive pressure will be very high, and I took a look, we have the ...... to fight against Husky in the team"

Lucio immediately grinned, pointed at himself, and waited for the manager to say it.

Yang Hao was angry and funny at this guy, "Let me tell you, this is the key to the success or failure of our League Cup final!" ”

At the end of the day, he became very serious and didn't joke at all.

Lucio also felt it, nodded and agreed: "Don't worry, boss, I will definitely not mess around this time." ”

Yang Hao nodded secretly, he had already made it clear enough.

"Wait, I listen to you, did you mess around a lot before?"

"I didn't ...... No, I didn't, really, no. Lucio shook his head desperately.

"The more I think about it, the more wrong it becomes......"

Lucio didn't dare to stay any longer at this time, so he quickly stood up, turned around and left.

"Boss, I'll go first, and you can call me again if you have something."

It's a sturdy man, but it's pretty fast.

Watching Lucio run away, Yang Hao laughed in the office.

Bandits!

Against Liverpool, Yang Hao is not worried about Atletico Madrid's attacking power.

As long as the defense can stop the Red Army, then Yang Hao will win this game!

So, in a way, he wasn't wrong either.

Lucio is indeed key.

Let's hope this kid doesn't disappoint!

……

After two and a half days of closed training in Madrid, Atletico Madrid left for Dortmund, Germany.

It was already the day before the Confederations Cup final.

Yang Hao brought all the first-team players to Germany, and he hopes that in this final showdown, everyone in the team can unite and play side by side.

Liverpool arrived almost on the front foot of Atletico Madrid, but the hotels where the two teams stayed were relatively far away.

After checking in at the hotel and taking a short rest, it's almost time to head to the Westphalian Stadium for a familiarization session the day before the game.

The current League Cup is still quite influential, even if it is just familiar with the field training, it still attracts a lot of media reporters, and major newspapers and TV stations in Spain have also arranged reporters to follow the team for interviews.

When training, Atletico Madrid did not arrange any specific projects, but some very regular training to be familiar with the field, including wide crosses and the like.

This is still quite important.

Each pitch is different in length and width, including players like Vicente, Joaquin, Belletti, Aurelio and others, all of whom need to be familiar with the width of the pitch before they can play the game.

A few meters, sometimes a lot.

After training, it's time for the pre-match press conference.

This is Yang Hao's first pre-match press conference for the European final, and the sense of ceremony is still quite strong.

Although it was only the final of the League Cup, there were still many senior UEFA officials, the chairman of the referee committee, the German Football Association and celebrities, who all met with Yang Hao one by one.

From their eyes, Yang Hao clearly saw the surprise, as if they were thinking: This kid is really the head coach of Atletico Madrid?

Real people are younger than they appear in photos and on TV.

At the subsequent press conference, Yang Hao was neither humble nor arrogant, and first expressed his respect for Liverpool and Houllier.

The Reds have already won both the League Cup and FA Cup in England this season.

"This is quite an achievement!" Yang Hao praised.

But it also made the media reporters very uncomfortable.

Shouldn't there be a bit of gunpowder before such an important final?

As a result, the media began to fan the flames.

For example, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, who lost the FA Cup final, said that Liverpool won the title mainly because of luck.

'We were all better in the first 80 minutes but there was a hole in the last 10 minutes and Liverpool were lucky enough to take advantage of it and score.

The media reporter wanted to ask Yang Hao what he thought of Wenger's words.

This pit is dug ......

"Arsene Wenger does have reason to regret and be unwilling for Arsenal's final mistake, which is normal, but I think Liverpool's tenacity, perseverance and resilience are also very worthy of recognition, they persevered for more than 80 minutes and finally paid off."

Yang Hao also mentioned in passing that the most important thing against Liverpool is to beware of Owen.

"He's one of the best players in European football right now, and any team's defender doesn't want to touch Irving, he's too fast!"

Yang Hao also believes that Liverpool are very good at attacking from behind, "I think they prefer to score in the second half than in the first half. ”

The first time he participated in such an important final, Yang Hao walked on thin ice every step, even when he was interviewed by media reporters, he was cautious.

For Atletico Madrid, Yang Hao also admitted that the team is very young and lacks experience in European finals.

Even not just the players, including Atletico.

'If we win the UEFA Cup this season, it will be unprecedented for our club.

This will be the first UEFA Cup title in the club's history.

'I think we've prepared very well and my players and I will do our best to play at our best.'

"Nothing can stop us from bringing the UEFA Cup back to Madrid!"

Yang Hao said the last sentence relatively ruthlessly.

……

The next day, in the media report, it was obvious that Yang Hao's posture was obviously lower than Liverpool's Houllier, and the questions and tone of his answers were not as sharp as Houllier.

The French coach directly put down the cruel words, Liverpool will kill Atletico Madrid and win the treble!

On the contrary, Yang Hao's attitude is obviously weaker.

The media from all over the world have also interpreted this, thinking that Yang Hao and his Atletico Madrid are very young and lack some experience, so they are a little cautious in the game, which is also very normal.

As analyzed by the British Times, "Although Atletico Madrid is the darkest dark horse in La Liga and even European football this season, they still lack some confidence in front of the old giants Liverpool before the final of the UEFA Cup." ”

Spain's Ass newspaper also believes that "Yang Hao showed timidity at the pre-match press conference!" ”

Oscar even said in a column that Yang Hao's remarks seriously hit Atletico Madrid's morale and fighting spirit.

The German Bild newspaper put it more tactfully, thinking that Hollier is more confident and Yang Hao is more low-key.

In terms of the odds offered by the three major bookmakers before the game, Atletico Madrid is also slightly inferior to Liverpool, about 4 to 6 gaps.

This is also basically in line with public opinion.

Yang Hao just flipped through the newspaper hastily, and after laughing, he began to discuss the night's games and tactics with the players.

This was the last tactical meeting before the game, and Yang Hao once again reiterated and emphasized some precautions in the game.

Juanma Lillo also gave a special analysis of Liverpool's tactics, so that the players can better cope with the unexpected situations in the game, so as not to be caught off guard after an accident.

Yang Hao took a general look, the pressure of the team is indeed very high, but the mental state of the players is good.

These players at Atletico Madrid are at least European stars, all internationals from all countries, and it is impossible without strong mental strength.

In order to further stimulate the morale and morale of the players, Yang Hao paid out of his own pocket and carefully prepared a gift for them.

……

Before the UEFA Cup final.

Borussia Dortmund Westfalen Stadium, home team dressing room.

Accompanied by cheers and screams from the audience, bursts of fast-paced and powerful drums sounded, and everyone in the locker room heard this famous song that has long been heard in the football world, We Will Rock You.

And it's a concert version.

But at this moment, the picture on the TV screen gradually brightens from darkness, but the picture is not the concert scene of the bathhouse band, but the photos of Atletico Madrid players, all of which are pictures of their games in the past season.

Every player in the dressing room can clearly recall the game of the past season from these photos, and the drumbeat seems to beat on their hearts again and again, making them involuntarily boil to the end.

[Young man, you are a child who can only make noise, playing on the streets, hoping to become a big man one day]

When Uncle Ya sings the first lyrics in his unique voice, the picture shows photos of Atletico Madrid players as children, some on the street, some on the pitch, some at home, and some in the field......

Very timely.

And when the phrase "We will, we will rock you" was sung out in chorus, everyone's bodies seemed to be ignited, and many people even sang along involuntarily.

[Brother, you are a young, strong-willed person who is shouting in the streets, and one day you will control the world]

The picture is still showing pictures of the players, but they are significantly bigger.

In the locker room, everyone's emotions were ignited with this powerful song.

The players were clearly chasing the photos, searching for their own memories in their memories.

As the lyrics say, they have fantasized countless times that they want to be big people and control the world.

The song is just over two minutes long, which is not long, but it is enough to arouse the enthusiasm of the players.

After singing the song "We will rock you", the concert immediately entered "We are the champions".

At this time, the screen began to switch to the game screen of Atletico Madrid in the past season.

[We are champions, my friends, we will fight until the last moment]

In the picture, some of the players are jumping high and competing for the header; Some are down-to-earth shovels; Some fell and turned people on their backs; Some are prostrate to celebrate......

[We are champions, there is no time for losers, because we are world champions......]

With Uncle Ya's repetition over and over again, he kept emphasizing and constantly piling up emotions.

In the end, everyone was completely integrated into it, and the emotions were completely mobilized, and the whole person was completely ignited, and they couldn't help but sing aloud.

Over and over again.

……

This is a video that Yang Hao liked very much in his previous life.

Netizens call this "Uncle Bathhouse After getting off work, he will hold a concert by the way while taking a bath".

Coquettish walking, ultra-short pants, confident expression, bewitching stride, and the bright red scarf on the chest......

As long as Yang Hao closes his eyes, Uncle Ya's classic appearance when he sang these two songs at the 1981 Montreal concert comes to mind, which is quite a bit like the teacher's bare ass singing Kunqu Opera.

It is precisely because of this that Yang Hao didn't dare to release the live picture of Uncle Ya when he was killed, otherwise this would not be a mobilization meeting, but a comedy night scene.

Facts have also proved that if there is no coquettish Uncle Ya, these two songs at the concert scene can still be very emotional, especially with these photos, which makes the players unable to hold back their inner excitement.

By the time the 6-minute song was over, the video was over, and the players were fully mobilized.

At this time, the bell for the referee to signal entry also rang just right.

All the players stood up one after another, and they all turned to look at their manager.

They're all set!

"Go ahead! Bring back the championship trophy! ”

Yang Hao only said one word, opened his hands, hugged his players one by one, and sent them out of the locker room.

When he hugs each player, he can feel the strength, the hunger, the determination, and the burning desire to win.

That's what he's trying to achieve.

……

When the referee from France, Gilles Wiesel, blew the whistle to start the game, everyone was surprised by the 50,000 fans in front of the stadium, as well as countless fans crouching in front of the TV to watch the game.

Atletico Madrid, who were low-key before the game, took the initiative to attack Liverpool.

The trio of Vicente, Pandiani and Joaquín who bore the brunt of the attack rushed towards Liverpool's defensive position like a charging light cavalry.

After the ball fell to Pochettino, he played a long ball to the right side of the field.

Yang Hao did not hide his tactical intentions in the slightest, he told Houllier very clearly from the first attack, telling everyone that he was going to attack Liverpool's left side.

Liverpool's left wing-back Carragher got ahead of Joaquin and headed the ball back.

But a second wave of attacking players to keep up with Atletico is already in place.

The likes of Deco, Gravison and Baraja pressed Hamann and McAllister at the same time, and soon regained the ball and quickly passed it to the right and into the hands of Belletti.

Belletti decisively dribbled forward, passed to the front, and handed it to Joaquin.

Joaquín faced Carragher, forced his way down the right and crossed from near the right side of the penalty area.

But the ball hit Carragher, who was in hot pursuit, and bounced off the bottom line.

Corner kick.

'Atletico's opening attack was ferocious.

"Their players got into the rhythm of the game from the start."

"Look at Atletico's corner this time."

'Deco takes a corner and it goes to the front post.'

"Hyypia clears with a header."

"Liverpool's counter-attack, Gerrard dribbs ......"

"Graveson tackles the ball and breaks it off."

"The ball is still at Atletico's feet."

"Reorganize the offensive again, look at this time, still play on the right side, find Joaquin, or try to go down."

'The cross was a little too close to goal and it was confiscated by goalkeeper Westerved.

"Atletico opened the game with a very resolute attack."

……

Houllier stood in front of the away team's dugout, watching the game go by, and his brow furrowed involuntarily.

He didn't expect that Yang Hao would really press out and play in the game, and he played so resolutely.

This was a bit of a surprise to him.

He originally thought that with Yang Hao's posture before the game, he should at least be more stable.

On the contrary, Liverpool's biggest feature has always been to attack.

Houllier is very good at grabbing the start, especially with Huskey and Irving's one high and one fast, directly grab the start, and if he can score, then stabilize his position and play a quick counterattack.

This routine has been tried and tested by Houllier.

But tonight, Atletico's strategy was a bit of a surprise.

It's a hard match, but it doesn't count, because Yang Hao is playing with Liverpool's weakness, which forces Liverpool to strengthen his defense on the left side.

For example, Murphy is coming back to help defend, and Hamann is going to be closer to this side.

But even so, with three defenses and two defenses, Liverpool's left wing only barely stabilized its position.

Atletico's attacking players are very individual.

"This kid is really not afraid of death!" Assistant coach Phil Thompson was also surprised by Atletico's opening shot.

"I guess I wanted to grab one by surprise, I really entered the positional battle, and the Spanish team's body suffered a lot." Sammy Lee is not only a Liverpool legend, but also played for Osasuna in Spain.

Now, he is also one of Houllier's three assistant coaches.

"Deco is starting to move to the left now, too." Patrice Berg pointed to the pitch and alerted Houllier and colleagues.

Everyone looked over and saw that Deco was indeed approaching the right side, that is, the left side of Liverpool.

"This kid really plans to go out and fight for a goal."

"It's normal to think that way."

But everyone was still surprised.

It's the first time to participate in this kind of competition, and the manager and players are so young, they really don't have to prepare for anything, they don't even need to adapt to the rhythm, just come up and pick up their fists?

"They obviously mobilized in the locker room." Houllier voiced his guess.

The Frenchman immediately walked to the sidelines and motioned to Hyypia and Henchoz to watch out for Pandiani.

No matter how Atletico plays on the wing, the ball always has to go back to the middle.

And Houllier was quick to notice that Joaquin was more active on the right flank after Belletti came up.

This put a lot of pressure on Liverpool's left-hand defence.

Deco also came over at this time to attack on the right, so that Liverpool's entire defense had to be tilted in this direction.

In the eighth minute, Atletico tried to break down the right and Belletti passed back to Deco in the gap.

After the Brazilian stopped the ball, he flicked it sideways and suddenly moved the ball directly to the left side of the penalty area.

With Liverpool's entire defence slanting like their left side, right wing-back Marcus Babel also had to follow the queue to the middle to keep the overall formation tight.

But then the left side is empty.

Vicente had been waiting on this flank, sticking to the left touchline, chest stopping Deco's long pass.

Marcus Babel also rushed over immediately, but Vicente didn't wait for him to get close, and went straight to the left corner of the penalty area.

At this time, I saw Aurelio rushing forward at high speed from the backfield, allowing Gerrard to chase back, but Aurelio still took the lead, caught up with Vicente's pass, went straight into the big penalty area, rushed directly to the bottom line on the left side of the penalty area, and sent a mid-to-high cross with his left foot.

In the middle of the penalty area, Pandiani, who had already been gearing up, quickly followed up and poked his head out between Hyypia and Henjoz.

Aurelio's clever pass was just around the waist of Hyypia and Henjoz, making it difficult for the two Liverpool centre-backs to handle.

feet, feet out of reach; and the hand is not usable; Neither can the head.

But Pandiani was different, he bent his body slightly, his head leaned forward, and the whole person wanted to dive forward, just in front of Aurelio's pass, and hit it squarely.

The ball swerved in one direction and flew into the right side of Liverpool's goal.

“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL！！！！！！”

"It was only 8 minutes into the game, 8 minutes, Atletico scored first!"

"Goal from Uruguayan centre-forward Pandiani!"

After Pandiani scored the goal, the whole person turned and ran out in excitement.

Atletico's players scrambled to chase it down and finally celebrated the goal together on the sidelines.

The Atletico fans at the scene also let out deafening cheers.

Despite being only half the size of the stadium, they unleashed a passionate cheer that swept the stadium.

"Atletico's start to the game was very clever."

'Liverpool's defenders on the left side are well known and almost all teams will want to play on this side.

'Atletico started the game as well, but in reality, they were waiting for their moment and suddenly shifted their foot and opened up the situation from the right.

"I have to say that Atletico Madrid's opening attack tactics are very targeted."

It was clear from the live TV footage that the two managers in front of the dugout were clearly reacting differently.

Yang Hao was already excitedly punching over there, obviously quite satisfied with the goal.

Houllier turned to look at the dugout, with his back to the court, as if he didn't want to let people see his expression at this moment.

"This goal should have been unexpected by Houllier, but he must have conceded first, after all, Atletico Madrid's attacking firepower this season is famous not only in La Liga, but also in European football."

'They are the most attacking team in the UEFA Cup this season, there is no one.

"In the face of Atletico like this, Liverpool must have studied it."

Yang Hao was indeed very excited after the team scored the first goal, but immediately came to his senses and reminded the players to pay attention and continue to maintain the pressure on Liverpool.

The score of 1-0 is not secure, but more importantly, although the goal is leading now, if it retreats too quickly, Liverpool will definitely take advantage of the trend, and the advantage that was hard to fight just now will be destroyed in an instant.

So, he also wants to put a little more pressure on Liverpool.

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