super storm

Chapter 1447
On the evening of June 60rd, the No.[-] [-]nd UEFA Champions League Final will be held at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales!

After a short pre-match performance, Ian Rush, the former Welsh striker and the ambassador of this UEFA Champions League final, slowly walked into the Millennium Stadium, holding the Big Ears Cup, amidst the cheers of the fans, and put the championship trophy at the exit of the player tunnel.

Subsequently, the players of the two teams came out slowly under the leadership of the German referee Brich.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the arena was pushed to a climax, and thousands of fans were shouting frantically.

Since winning the Champions League in [-], this season is the fourth time Juventus has reached the Champions League final, but the previous three without exception all ended in failure, making them the team with the most losses in the history of the Champions League final.

And Real Madrid has become the most successful team in the history of the Champions League. Not only has it entered the Champions League finals the most times, it has won the most championships, and it has had five consecutive championships, and then three consecutive championships. This time it was another three consecutive championships, and it is currently hitting four consecutive championships.

Everyone seems to have seen Real Madrid's domination of European football. All opponents, including UEFA, have a headache about this, and they all hope to limit Real Madrid and avoid a situation of dominance.

But this season, Real Madrid has been in full swing in the Champions League, defeating Naples, Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid successively, showing an unstoppable side.

It's also a headache for everyone, because they can't beat Real Madrid on the football pitch.

As for the so-called conspiracy theories of some media, they basically do not exist, and even if they do, they will not be too obvious, because too obvious off-court suppression will inevitably seriously damage the authority and commercial value of the UEFA Champions League.

Especially now, with the rising broadcast fees of the Premier League, UEFA also feels the crisis, and is very worried that the UEFA Super League will reappear, so they are also doing everything possible to make the UEFA Champions League cake bigger and stronger.

Superstar-studded Real Madrid and Yang Yang, who has super popularity in Asia and North America, have undoubtedly become UEFA's best choice.

More importantly, Real Madrid is so powerful that they really have no opponents in European football.

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Real Madrid are playing in purple tonight, Courtois in goal, Marcelo, Javi Martinez, Ramos and Carvajal in defense, Toni Kroos, Casemiro and Modric in midfield, Hazard, Yang Yang and Suarez in front.

Juventus is playing tonight in a black and white striped shirt. The goalkeeper is the old goalkeeper Buffon, the defense is Sandro, Chiellini, Bonucci and Barzagli, the double midfielders are Khedira and Pjanic, the frontcourt is Mandzukic, Dybala and Alves, and the center is Higuain.

Real Madrid's starting lineup can be described as quite satisfactory, with no missing personnel, but Courtois replaced Navas in the goalkeeper position. A very important reason is that Juventus has two players with strong header ability, Mandzukic and Higuain.

Courtois is tall and has long legs, with a higher and wider range of control. Facing Juventus, which has an obvious overall height advantage, he will be more confident. As for Navas, he can only sit on the bench.

Juventus also made adjustments, that is, at the right winger position, they did not choose the main player Cuadrado, but chose the veteran Daniel Alves, who has played for Barcelona all the year round and is a deadly rival with Real Madrid, and they are very familiar with each other.

Also, at the right back position, Allegri did not choose Lichtsteiner, but chose central defender Barzagli.

Both teams have made adjustments and changes in their starting lineups, and both are obviously targeting each other, but for the specifics, we still need to look at the positioning and running of the players in the game.

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In this final, Real Madrid still pursued safe tactics.

Both Yang Yang and Zidane are very clear that Juventus is not as strong as Real Madrid, and their bench is not as thick as Real Madrid. Allegri is likely to adopt an opening attack tactic to try to create some opportunities at the beginning.

In this case, Real Madrid does not need to confront the opponent head-on, but should take it in properly and let the opponent play out.

There are many similarities between Juventus and Atletico Madrid, but there are also many differences. Whether it is such an opponent or the Champions League final, Real Madrid is very experienced. Yang Yang and Zidane have experienced too many such decisive battles. They know exactly what their players and opponents are thinking.

Therefore, Real Madrid's start is still to seek stability, first find out the opponent's tricks.

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Sure enough, Juventus looked like a four-two-three formation, but in fact, in the game, the Bianconeri adopted a three-back tactic. The left back Sandro was basically in the midfield.

This is why Allegri used Barzagli instead of Lichtsteiner.

Not long after the opening, it was the cooperation between Sandro and Mandzukic from the left. A cross from the left was sent to the goal. Higuain scored a header from the front of the penalty area and was confiscated by goalkeeper Courtois.

Such a shot is hardly a threat to Real Madrid's goal, and Courtois performed very steadily.

More than a minute later, Real Madrid's counterattack entered Juventus's penalty area. Bonucci made a beautiful tackle, broke the ball and quickly sent it to the frontcourt. Alves made a cross from the right. After Higuain got the ball from the 30-meter perimeter, he dribbled the ball forward, but failed to get rid of Casemiro.

Courtois was solid again, holding the ball in his arms.

Two minutes later, another long pass from Alves on the right side of Juventus sent the ball to the left side of the penalty area.

Mandzukic moved forward quickly, intercepted the ball before the baseline, turned around and kicked a pass.

Javi Martinez cleared with a header inside the box and headed the ball out of the box, but Pjanic stepped in and volleyed in after stopping the ball in the chest at the front of the box.

The ball went straight to the lower left corner of the goal, but at the critical moment Courtois swooped sideways and saved the ball again.

In less than 6 minutes, Juventus shot three consecutive shots, all of which threatened Real Madrid's goal. This also made people see the determination and bravery of the Serie A team, and at the same time figured out Juventus' strategy.

They tried to start the attack, even if they couldn't score, they wanted to disrupt Real Madrid's rhythm. If they could win first, then they would adopt a tenacious and solid defense to contain Real Madrid's attack, and then wait for an opportunity to counterattack.

Real Madrid already had rich experience in dealing with such an opponent and such a strategy, so after Yang Yang saw the clue, he made a gesture with Modric and Toni Kroos, and the team immediately adjusted slightly.

Soon, Juventus discovered that it was difficult for them to break into Real Madrid's 30-meter area.

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The defensive strategy adopted by Real Madrid tonight has also been adjusted.

Yang Yang and Zidane are very aware of the characteristics of Juventus, and have studied their opponents very deeply. Therefore, Real Madrid's seemingly conservative retreat does not actually retreat into the 30-meter area, but is more pressing from the center line to the 30-meter area.

It's pressing, not pressing.

Real Madrid's strategy is to press, but not to grab the ball. Players do not leave their positions easily. The focus of defense is to cut off Juventus' players who are running without the ball, and try to let Juventus take and control the ball.

Real Madrid also adopted this tactic when facing Atletico Madrid before, forcing rather than grabbing, allowing Atletico Madrid to control the ball, and then using the opponent's passing and receiving errors to launch a counterattack and create a threat.

And everyone knows how sharp Real Madrid's quick counterattack is.

On the third shot, Pjanic appeared on the outside of Real Madrid’s penalty area. This was a loophole in Real Madrid’s defense, so Yang Yang quickly made adjustments to make Toni Kroos and Modric both pay attention to the protection of the front of the penalty area.

From the 6th minute, Juventus found that their pass and reception hit a wall after crossing the center line. It was difficult to pass from the midfield to the frontcourt. Whether it was Mandzukic or Higuain, it was difficult to get the ball in the frontcourt.

Alves on the right, Dybala who retreated, and Pjanic who advanced, it was difficult to send the ball to the frontcourt players.

The 30-meter area from the center line to Real Madrid's half seems to have become a minefield for Juventus to pass and control the ball. They lack effective means to pass the ball.

Casemiro’s role came into play at this time. He was more oppressive and pressing. Unlike Kanter, he was like a rampaging tank.

On the contrary, Kanter is short in stature but very flexible and full of explosive power. The French midfielder is better at stealing the ball.

Originally, Juventus' attack strategy was to rely on the left and right wings, especially the left. Mandzukic and Sandro formed two wingers to form a numerical advantage on the left and create opportunities. However, with Modric's retreat, Real Madrid firmly blocked Juventus' left flank.

Dybala and Pjanic in the middle were also restricted, and Alves on the right was also restrained by Marcelo. Juventus's entire offense suddenly fell into a dilemma, and it was difficult to create an effective opportunity to break into Real Madrid's 30-meter area.

This is where the confidence of Yang Yang and Zidane lies.

The reason why Real Madrid dared to send the first strike and adopt a late-strike tactic is that they all have confidence in the team's defense and believe that the team will not be easily scored by Juventus.

Once Real Madrid stabilized the defense, what followed was waiting.

Juventus controlled the ball at the beginning, but failed to score for a long time, and even failed to pass into Real Madrid's 30-meter area.

They are not a team that is good at passing and controlling the ball. Once they have a lot of possession, they are more likely to make mistakes, but they don't know how to play.

And Juventus's mistake is an opportunity for Real Madrid to fight back.

As the best counterattack team in the world, as long as Juventus leaks a flaw, Real Madrid only needs to seize one opportunity to kill their opponents.

(End of this chapter)