Starting from playing as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid - Chapter 441
c430 See you in the final, brothers
The arrogant slogans that Li Ang shouted after the game made countless Meilingge feel refreshed!
Barcelona fans were of course very angry again, but when the anger and depression faded, they still couldn’t muster the energy to fight back against Li Ang in the public opinion field.
There was no way, they really had no confidence in the face of Li Ang.
If the person who shouted “Let Barcelona pay tribute to Real Madrid” was Ronaldo or Ramos, then Barcelona fans would have ridiculed and fought back at the first time.
Because the team they support has defeated Real Madrid led by Ronaldo and Ramos many times.
There is a history of big wins, which can be easily turned over, and you can always find words to fight back and a superior mentality.
But against Li Ang, whether it was Li Ang in the Real Madrid period or the Chelsea period, Barcelona has never won even once against his team!
Oh, maybe this is still not rigorous enough.
After all, in the season when Li Ang was selected for the Real Madrid first team, Barcelona also slaughtered Real Madrid. Although Li Ang was not selected for the 18-man roster at that time, he was still an important member of the Real Madrid first team~
If you really want to pick words, then Li Ang can barely be considered to have lost to Barcelona, but Barcelona fans are not so thick-skinned after all, and did not bring this up.
This time, Li Ang blocked the fountain and ridiculed them again. Barcelona fans were holding their breath and felt very humiliated, but the experience of losing several important games in the past has made them gradually accustomed to it…
With such a habit, you will be mentally prepared in advance, even if you are very reluctant.
But to be honest, most Barcelona fans have already expected this scene to happen.
And what should we do next?
Do we really have to abide by the traditional rules of La Liga to line up to salute Real Madrid, who won the championship in advance?
The smart Barcelona fans did not jump out in advance to discuss the so-called “countermeasures” this time. They seemed to have completely ignored Real Madrid’s early championship and did not discuss this matter at all on the Internet.
They pretended not to see other fans provoking and mocking them, and completely threw the responsibility of handling this matter to the club, or more accurately, to the team’s current head coach Valverde.
What’s more interesting is that the Barcelona players also remained silent at this time, as if they had made an appointment with their fans, and left the matter entirely to Valverde.
So Leon, who had shouted slogans and had been waiting for Barcelona’s response, suddenly felt bored.
He had no grudges with Valverde, so it was not worth forcing a good man to bear such a big pot.
In fact, he would rather fight with the big-mouthed Pique or Alves in the public opinion field, but he did not expect that these two guys would also become foxes this time.
In this case, even if the entire Barcelona team lined up to salute Real Madrid at the Bernabeu, it would become a farce of blame-shifting by their players and fans.
Bullying Valverde can’t bring any happiness to Leon.
Seeing that other Barcelona players did not take the bait, Leon lost much interest in this matter.
After a simple team celebration with teammates, he put his energy into the upcoming second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals.
In the first leg, Real Madrid defeated Bayern 2-0 at the Allianz Arena in Munich, which actually reflected the current strength gap between the two teams.
The Robey-Ry combination was affected by age after all. The threat of full play was still there, but it could not maintain the peak firepower output.
Javi Martinez’s defensive ability also declined rapidly due to several serious injuries.
It just so happened that his partner now was either Thiago, who was responsible for organization and dispatch, or Vidal, who loved to advance.
Both of them had good defensive capabilities, but they could not compare with his partner Schweinsteiger at the time.
A big problem that troubled Bayern’s midfield was the reduction in the area of defensive coverage.
If Vidal retreated to focus on covering and intercepting, the defensive pressure on Javi Martinez’s shoulders would be much easier.
But in this way, Thiago would have to move forward to face and confront Leon and Modric more.
By then, Bayern’s ability to organize and distribute the ball in the entire midfield will inevitably be seriously affected.
This is also a problem that Bayern’s midfield and backcourt have not been able to solve since Schweinsteiger left the team.
In other words, it is becoming increasingly difficult to find a midfielder like Schweini who can not only ensure the organization of the entire team but also contribute important defensive protection.
Even if Kovac has thousands of ravines in his mind, without the right players, he can’t solve the current shortcomings of Bayern’s midfield.
Before the game, some German media had suggested that Javi Martinez play as a single defensive midfielder, and then let Thiago and Vidal play as double central midfielders, so as to protect both sides of the midfield.
But in the end, after some deduction, these German media had to admit that if Bayern really adjusted the second round lineup as they suggested.
There should be a greater probability that Real Madrid will break through the entire midfield defense…
Tiago is likely to be restricted by Modric’s defense, and Li Ang can easily break through Martinez, whose turning speed is getting slower and slower.
Can we expect Vidal to attack and then retreat to defend?
Come on, Vidal is only the top B2B player in the current football world. Yaya Toure, who was at his peak a few years ago, was much stronger than him, but Yaya Toure couldn’t balance the attack and defense well.
Perhaps Li Ang is the only one who can solve this fatal problem in today’s football world.
Not only is he versatile in both offense and defense, he also has the stamina of a superman who can run forever.
Kovacs doesn’t have the ability to turn Vidal into Leon in a short period of time, nor can he balance the offense and defense problems of his own midfield.
So he finally chose to go all out and put the team’s greatest strength into another path!
Attack, attack, or tmd, attack!
On the evening of April 18, after a short period of emergency adjustment, Bayern finally revealed their final starting lineup in the life-and-death battle to the fans.
Lewandowski, who returned from injury, started the game without any surprises.
The double-wing combination of Rober and Ribery still provided him with passing assistance.
Muller ambushed behind him and connected the frontcourt offense.
And the double defensive midfielder combination behind Muller, which supported the entire Bayern tactical system, became Thiago + Vidal!
Yes, in order to maximize the team’s offensive ability, Kovacs really tried his best and directly put Javi Martinez, who might slow down the offensive rhythm, on the bench!
So this set of starting lineups that surprised and excited Bayern fans, but also made them feel extremely worried, appeared.
On the Real Madrid side, as soon as Ancelotti received the list of Bayern’s starting lineup for today’s game, he directly gave up the No. 1 tactical plan to grab the start at the Bernabeu home court in the locker room.
There is really no need to fight Bayern to death in this round of games. If Real Madrid attacks, that is what Bayern wants.
Facing Bayern, whose tactics are clear, the tactical choice that Ancelotti has to make now is actually quite simple.
Contract the formation, control the field, kill the game time and… play a quick counterattack!
Playing this set of tactics at home is somewhat conservative, but it is also the safest choice.
Li Ang has no opinion on this. As soon as the game started that day, he was in the position of defensive midfielder. After receiving the ball, he and his teammates brushed the team’s ball possession data.
Bayern is of course unwilling to let Real Madrid kill the game time like this, and directly used the high-pressure tactical play.
At this point in the Champions League, there is really no need to save energy.
Moreover, Bayern is now 8 points ahead of second-placed Leipzig in the Bundesliga, and there is almost no pressure in the game.
Kovac intends to fight for everything in this battle, and Bayern’s players are also mentally prepared.
As soon as such a fierce attack came, countless fans in front of the TV were excited.
But for the entire Real Madrid team, the defensive pressure is a bit greater, but the situation is not out of control, and they will not lose their composure because of Bayern’s offensive.
This is also the biggest benefit of Real Madrid’s consecutive entry into the Champions League semi-finals in recent seasons and the competition with other powerful teams.
The experience has never stopped, and facing such a big scene is as common as breathing and drinking water, and the technical foundation is even more solid.
The Real Madrid players on the field, who are as steady as old dogs, are dancing on the edge of the knife, using one accurate pass after another to cut Bayern’s offensive and pressing layer by layer!
While maintaining a dominant ball possession rate, Real Madrid’s midfielders and backfield players did not forget to send a counterattack long pass to see if they could steal another goal.
Such a veteran style of play will not shake the Bayern team’s belief in attacking to the end, but it does bring greater pressure to Bayern’s backcourt defense.
The attack in front was lively, but the back was terrified. Bayern’s desired offensive effect was indeed achieved, but Ronaldo and Li Ang, who was rushing to attack, also sounded the alarm for Bayern’s back line with two shots!
However, Bayern could not care so much at this moment, and the momentum on the offensive end was getting stronger and stronger.
In the 29th minute of the first half, Robben used an experienced penalty area “touch porcelain” to really get Bayern a chance to score the first goal!
The referee on duty ignored Marcelo who raised his hand innocently to appeal for himself, and resolutely awarded Bayern a penalty kick.
Lewandowski, who took the penalty, also did it in one fell swoop, leaving Navas no chance to save.
However, in the live broadcast replay later, more neutral fans clearly saw that Marcelo’s foot in the penalty area did not touch Robben at all!
Robben’s fake fall was so realistic that it really fooled the referee and countless fans!
However, Real Madrid, which suffered an unfair penalty, quickly calmed down under the leadership of several big players in the team.
Still insisting on the previous tactical play, controlling the field as much as possible, continuing to wear down the physical strength of Bayern’s front and midfield players, and taking the opportunity to counterattack.
Even if Bayern’s subsequent morale was greatly boosted and launched a more fierce offensive, the entire Real Madrid team remained unmoved.
In the end, under the offensive pressure of Bayern’s ten shots in the first half, Real Madrid still withstood the pressure and entered the halftime break with a total score of 2-1 in two rounds.
Originally, most of the fans who watched this game thought that Real Madrid would definitely grab the start in the second half and catch Bayern off guard.
As a result, after the second half of the game really started, Real Madrid still maintained their control of the game without panic, and it seemed that they were not worried about losing at home.
The Bayern players on the field were overjoyed, thinking that Real Madrid’s coaching staff had given up and wanted to maintain the one-goal lead until the end of the game.
Under the motivation of this self-attack strategy, they fought harder and attacked more and more.
The offensive effect was still outstanding, but their physical loss was also quite amazing!
Maybe Bayern’s players on the field were not aware of it, and their running pace slowly slowed down unconsciously.
The body’s instinct will gradually overwhelm the mental will, telling them that they need to take a rest, at least slow down, and need time to re-accumulate physical energy.
And before they realized the seriousness of the matter, Real Madrid used sudden tactical adjustments to remind them that the game situation was about to change hands!
In the 67th minute of the second half, Real Madrid suddenly exerted its strength, and a wave of counterattacks directly disrupted Bayern’s offensive rhythm. The subsequent rapid counterattack almost sent Bayern into hell!
That was Neuer, who used a divine save to block Bell’s close shot at the most critical moment!
But before the Bayern team could rejoice for too long, Real Madrid’s counterattack came back.
The scene that Kovac was most worried about also appeared on the court at this time.
Thiago, who was being marked by Li Ang, began to lose the ball frequently. As soon as Real Madrid grabbed the ball, they would launch a very threatening and quick counterattack in a very short period of time!
Neuer was able to save one and two threatening shots from Real Madrid, but in the face of Real Madrid’s continuous offensive like waves, he was ultimately powerless.
In the 75th minute of the second half, Real Madrid hit two consecutive shots in the chaotic Bayern penalty area. Benzema and Li Ang completed the shots one after another. In the end, it was Li Ang who scored the football into Bayern’s goal!
Neuer was so angry that he slapped the turf in front of the goal, but at this moment the other Bayern players had no time to worry about it.
Must score two more goals!
With two more goals, they can eliminate Real Madrid with the advantage of away goals!
This is difficult, but it cannot be said to be impossible.
Holding the last glimmer of hope, Bayern’s offensive players waited anxiously in the frontcourt.
But at this moment, Bayern’s midfielders, who were forced by Real Madrid’s reverse attack and had to control the ball first, were unable to deliver too much offensive ball to them.
Unable to get the ball, Bayern’s offensive players had no choice but to retreat to respond.
However, they also underestimated the determination of the Real Madrid team to fight back at this moment.
After strangling and pressing together, Li Ang once again destroyed the ball from Thiago’s feet.
Modric took the first step to pass the ball, and then distributed the ball to the right. Bell leaked the ball, and Carvajal, who penetrated forward, took the ball to the side and went directly to the bottom!
Alaba was also in a hurry, and at the last moment he chose to shovel Carvajal from behind!
But Carvajal had already finished his observation before he released the shovel, and sent the final pass!
Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo hit the goal in the middle of Bayern’s penalty area. Boateng jumped with him, but when he saw the ball hitting the back of the penalty area, his heart suddenly sank!
Ram judged the ball’s landing position right away, but before he could take off, a huge figure directly occupied his entire line of sight. Then he met the ball with an exaggerated take-off height and completed the goal with a swing. !
Lahm was bounced away, and Neuer gritted his teeth and made a final pounce on Bayern’s last line of defense!
But the football finally avoided his palm with a faster rotation speed and plunged into the goal behind him! ! !
“The ball went in——!!!!!”
Commentators from all over the world roared passionately at this moment!
And Li Ang, who finally scored twice, also slapped the team logo on his chest and completed a long and cool kneeling celebration in the bottom line area of Bayern’s half!
The game has been killed early!
In addition to Navas, Real Madrid players also gathered in the corner flag area to celebrate wildly.
Li Ang once again became the focus of live broadcast cameras.
After he finished the group celebration, he got a haircut and then made a “phone call” gesture to the camera.
And the Chelsea players who are watching the game at this moment also understand that Li Ang is asking them to meet in the Champions League final!