Chapter 505: Real Madrid Is Lagging Behind, Zidane Makes a Trick in Advance!

After Torres missed the penalty kick, Atletico Madrid's offense never created any threat.

Seeing that the overall situation was decided, Guardiola replaced Lin Quan and others one after another after the 75th minute of the second half.

However, to his surprise, as soon as Lin Quan came off the field, Manchester City got a penalty kick opportunity in an attack.

This made many fans feel sorry for Lin Quan. If he had not come off the field, as the first penalty kicker in his team, he would definitely take the penalty kick.

With Lin Quan's penalty shooting rate, scoring this goal is a high probability event. In this way, he can complete the hat trick!

It's a pity that Guardiola made the substitution a little early!

Lin Quan was not present, so Aguero stood at the penalty spot without hesitation.

However, I don't know whether he was infected by Torres or something else, but he actually missed the penalty kick.

Oblak predicted the right direction and made a wonderful save to deny Aguero's penalty kick.

Aguero is so depressed!

It's this guy again. He doesn't know how many opportunities were ruined by this guy in this game. If it weren't for this guy, he would have scored at least two goals!

After missing the penalty kick, Guardiola quickly replaced Aguero and sent a very young player on the field - 17-year-old Kylian Mbappe!

This also made Mbappe, at the age of 17 years and 139 days, break the record previously held by Lin Quan as the youngest Champions League appearance in the history of Manchester City.

On the bench, when Lin Quan learned about this, he also stood up and applauded Mbappe.

The record broken by Mbappe is enough to rank among the top four in Champions League history.

The intensity of the Champions League is higher than that of the five major leagues. Being able to appear in such an intense competition is a kind of affirmation and recognition for young players.

Without excellent talent and huge potential, it would be difficult for them to appear in this kind of game, even in some garbage time.

After Mbappe came on the field, he performed very actively. He even used his speed to forcefully overtake on the wing and passed an Atletico Madrid player, which caused bursts of exclamations from the fans at the scene.

However, the 17-year-old director Mbappe still seems a bit too immature. The weapons in his arsenal are not comprehensive. Although he is very fast, he is almost useless in other aspects. Facing Atletico Madrid's level of defense, it is difficult for Mbappe to Rely on individual combat to complete the blasting.

In the end, the score between the two teams was fixed at 1:2. Atletico Madrid lost to Manchester City at home and suffered a double defeat at home and away from their opponents. Unfortunately, they stopped in the Champions League semi-finals.

Manchester City has completed the feat of reaching the Champions League finals for three consecutive years, making them the seventh team in the history of the Champions League and the first team in the Premier League to accomplish this feat.

If they can win the title again in this year's final, they will become the fourth team in Europe to complete three consecutive Champions League titles after Real Madrid, Ajax and Bayern.

At the same time, it will also become the first team to win this honor since the Champions League was restructured!

In view of this, countless fans have turned their attention to another game-the peak showdown between Real Madrid and Bayern away from home!

Coincidentally, both teams have completed the great feat of winning three consecutive Champions League titles!

For them, whoever can win will shoulder the important task of stopping Manchester City at the San Siro Stadium!

Compared with the game between Manchester City and Atletico Madrid, the game between Real Madrid and Bayern actually attracted more attention.

The reason is also very simple. The strength gap between Atletico Madrid and Manchester City is relatively large. In addition, Manchester City's advantage in the first game is too great, so almost no one is optimistic about Atletico Madrid. Everyone feels that this game is just a clock in and there is nothing interesting to watch.

But the game between Real Madrid and Bayern is different!

Although Real Madrid defeated Bayern 1:0 at home in the first round thanks to Benzema's goal.

But the gap of 1 goal is not a particularly big gap for teams with strong offensive power like Real Madrid and Bayern.

What's more, the schedule of visiting first and then home is more beneficial to Bayern. Therefore, many fans outside the world are optimistic that Bayern will overthrow Real Madrid at home.

Facing Bayern with strong offensive strength, Zidane's tactical arrangements tended to be conservative.

In this game, Real Madrid deployed a 442 formation, aiming to control the midfield while strengthening the defense on the wings and containing the opponent's attacks from the wings.

Compared with Real Madrid, Bayern's formation is much more radical.

Coach Heynckes formed a 4141 formation at the Allianz Arena!

This formation greatly enhances the power of the wing, but its weaknesses are also obvious. The defensive pressure of a single defensive midfielder is extremely high, and it is easy to be defeated by the opponent's powerful offensive!

However, Heynckes was not afraid of these risks and resolutely chose this formation.

After the opening, Bayern took advantage of their home court advantage to launch the fiercest attack on Real Madrid.

In the first thirty minutes, Bayern completed 11 shots, 5 of which were on target, but all of them were saved by Real Madrid's goalkeeper!

The person guarding the gate for Real Madrid is none other than Thibaut Courtois, a Belgian who was loaned by Real Madrid from Chelsea during the winter break and an old acquaintance of De Bruyne! (Note: Generally speaking, players who have participated in the Champions League on behalf of a team cannot continue to participate in the Champions League after transferring to a new team during the winter break. This is due to plot requirements and does not mean that it is practical.)

When Courtois first returned to Chelsea, he was complacent because he joined a wealthy club and even squeezed out veteran goalkeepers like Petr Cech through court battles.

However, as Chelsea gradually declined in the league and Champions League, Courtois began to feel restless again.

Seeing the ship of Chelsea gradually sinking, and the sky of the Premier League gradually being shrouded in sky blue, he felt that he did not have much development prospects in the Premier League, and might even be dragged down by Chelsea, so he began to act like a monster and went on strike from training and matches. Looking for transfer.

Abramovich actually admires Courtois very much, otherwise he would not have sold the meritorious goalkeeper Petr Cech and kept him as a young man.

Therefore, in the face of Courtois's unreasonable troubles, Abramovich rarely got angry and did not agree to Courtois' transfer.

However, team coach Hiddink did not want such a cancer to exist in the team, so Chelsea had to loan Courtois out.

It just so happens that Real Madrid has been lacking a good goalkeeper due to De Gea's transfer mistakes during the summer window.

So the two sides hit it off, and Real Madrid signed a one-year loan contract with Chelsea, bringing Courtois to the Bernabeu.

Kuwatuwa has performed very well in Real Madrid this season and has won unanimous recognition from his teammates and even the top management of the Real Madrid club.

Wonderful saves like this one are often seen in La Liga and other previous Champions League games.

But the better Courtois performs, the worse his image among Chelsea fans becomes.

After all, anyone who is not blind can see that Courtois' performance this season is completely different from his performance at Chelsea last season!

This guy, it turned out that he didn't try his best when he was at Chelsea, he was just fishing!

Although Courtois' outstanding performance kept Real Madrid from losing the goal, Real Madrid could not find a good counterattack opportunity under Bayern's powerful attack.

The situation is still very passive for Real Madrid, which makes Real Madrid fans very worried.

And this fear soon came true!

In the 34th minute of the first half, Bayern launched another attack. Lewandowski returned the ball to his teammates at the front of the penalty area, and Xabi Alonso, who came in behind, played a very high-quality world wave. .

Although Courtois made the save immediately, it was also his signature flying save.

Courtois's posture stretching in the air was indeed very cool, but it was of no use at all. The ball flew into the net with a swishing sound!

Bayern scored first, rewriting the score to 1:0, and the total score also reached 1:1!

The two sides are back on the same starting line!

"Alonso!"

"Alonso!"

"Alonso!"

The fans at the Allianz Arena chanted Brother Long's name in unison, wanting to give all their compliments to this old and strong player!

This veteran, who is about to turn 35, is still an indispensable brain in Bayern's formation!

His command and dispatch and his precise long passes are crucial to Bayern!

How important is Xavi Alonso?

You can see this from the proportion of touches and passes!

In Bayern's games, Xabi Alonso often accounts for one-third of the team's passes!

This is not only unique in the Bundesliga, but there is no other player like this in the entire five major leagues.

After he came to the Bundesliga, he successively broke the Bundesliga's historical records for the highest number of touches, highest passes and highest number of successful passes in a single game!

Long Ge not only plays a major role in offense, but also is an indispensable barrier in front of Bayern's defense when defending.

He has used his excellent defensive experience many times to help the team resolve crises, and has won high recognition from his teammates and fans!

For Bayern fans, Xabi Alonso's only shortcoming is probably his age!

How great it would be if he were not 35 years old now, but 25 years old!

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Bayern's first goal made Zidane's face become very solemn: the Allianz Arena's reputation as the devil's home stadium is indeed well-deserved.

No wonder Manchester City lost here last year!

But Real Madrid must not lose. He has been doing homework for a long time to deal with Manchester City. How could he fall at the feet of Bayern before meeting Manchester City?

He waved his hand and used a special move!

"Zidane is going to change his formation!"

In a box somewhere at the Allianz Arena, Guardiola suddenly spoke.

Lin Quan nodded. The situation was so passive. If they didn't change their tactics, Real Madrid would be waiting for chronic death.

"What adjustments do you think he will make?"

Lin Quan took advantage of the situation and asked.

"Real Madrid's two wingers are very strong and should do more articles on this aspect. In addition, Ronaldo's position should be changed. He should be placed behind Benzema and not parallel to him."

After the transformation, Ronaldo has very powerful finishing ability.

But after all, he is not a traditional center, and his ability to hold the ball behind his back and stand up is relatively weak.

If you put him in front, he will easily be marked by the opponent's defender, and he will not be able to exert his power.

At this time, he should be allowed to retreat a little appropriately to give him enough room to move. When attacking, Benzema in front should give him the ball and use his strong finishing ability to equalize the score as soon as possible.

"Well, that makes sense, but I think Zidane may also adjust the positions of Bale and even Isco!"

In this game, not only was Cristiano Ronaldo invisible on the court, except for Benzema, the performance of Real Madrid's frontcourt was not good.

Bell's sharp breakthrough is gone, and so is Isco's outstanding dribbling and passing ability.

Modric is quite good, but his teammates are collectively disconnected, and it doesn't matter how strong he is alone.

As for Casemiro, his main task is to defend well, and he does not have to worry about offense.

If Zidane cannot find a way to activate these players, Real Madrid's passivity may continue!

Guardiola thought for a moment and nodded seriously.

What Lin Quan said is really possible.

What the two discussed was soon fulfilled, and Real Madrid really made corresponding adjustments.

But Zidane's adjustment made Guardiola's eyes widen: Isn't this too courageous?

"Back waist forward?"

Lin Quan was also a little surprised. Casemiro's position was moved forward by Zidane, seemingly to protect and support Isco!

Isco has solid skills, excellent dribbling, and is good at breaking through and passing people, but he has a very obvious shortcoming, that is, he cannot defend.

Taking advantage of this weakness, Bayern often found opportunities from him.

In order to make up for this loophole, Zidane asked Casemiro to come forward and wipe his butt. This was considered a last resort!

But, with Casemiro gone, what will happen to the midfielder position?

Is it like Manchester City, where the full midfielders are used as defensive midfielders and the four defenders become three central defenders?

Well, this possibility is not impossible. After all, the three-center-back system led by Guardiola is very popular in European football, and many teams have learned from it.

However, what neither Lin Quan nor Guardiola expected was that Zidane arranged for an unexpected candidate to appear in this position-Bale!

"Huh? Let Bell play as a defensive midfielder? Am I reading that right?"

"Is Zizou trying to learn from Guardiola and help everyone in the competition?"

"If that's the case, then Qi Zu is risking his life. If he loses this game, Real Madrid's Champions League dream this season will be shattered again. I'm afraid Qi Zu will not be able to reap the fruits after he returns. Maybe Will be kicked out by Real Madrid!"

"I think Qi Zu's arrangement is not just a random idea. It actually has something to say!"

"Yes, Bell once played as a full-back when he was at Tottenham. He was mentioned as a winger after discovering his speed and offensive talent. At least in the early days, he played as a left-back. He debuted with his identity!”

"Since he has played as a left-back, his defensive ability must not be weak. Nowadays, it is popular to have full-backs move in to play as defensive midfielders. Full-backs from other teams can do it, but there is no reason why Bell can't!"

"But asking Bale to play as a defensive midfielder and do the dirty work, isn't it too condescending?"

"Well, let me ask, is there a possibility that Bale is not playing as a defensive midfielder, but as a B2B midfielder?"