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Chapter 163 Come on! [1000 monthly ticket plus update, please subscribe monthly ticket]

"The players of the two teams, led by the Danish referee Kim Milton Nielsen, walked out of the channel one after another."

"All audience friends in front of the TV, the UEFA Champions League final of the [-] season is about to start."

"Now we can clearly see the starting lineups of the two teams."

"Let me introduce to you, first, Porto's starting lineup."

"The goalkeeper is Portugal international Baia, and the defense line from left to right is Valente, Jorge Costa, Carvalho and Paulo Ferreira. This is also Porto's main line of defense this season."

"The midfielders are Maniche, Costinha and Mendes. Alenichev is placed on the bench for this game, while the core midfielder Deco comes forward. The two forwards in the frontcourt are Delle and the Brazilian teenager Alberto."

"McCarthy, the top scorer in the Portuguese Super League this season, was placed on the bench by Mourinho in this game. Porto's head coach chose the 19-year-old Alberto. This should be an intentional move. McCarthy is likely to start as a surprise player in the second half."

"Ajax's starting lineup is still a four-three-three formation. The goalkeeper is Robont. The defense is Maxwell, Escuder, Heitinga and Trabelsi. The midfielder is De Jong.

"It is worth noting that the 12-year-old Chinese teenager Yang Yang, who was hailed as a gold medal substitute this season and the best No. 17 player, was once again placed as a substitute. If there is no accident, he will come off the bench in the second half. I believe that all fans are looking forward to his appearance. This will make him the youngest player ever to play in the Champions League final."

"More importantly, in the past six months, every time Yang Yang has played as a substitute can change the situation of Ajax, and this time Ronald Koeman arranged him as a substitute again, I believe he also has high hopes for him."

"Judging from the formations of the two teams, they still insist on the stable play style of the past season, and the lineups of the two teams are relatively neat. Ajax has veteran Garasek suspended, which is slightly affected, while Porto is Xuezang's top scorer. McCarthy chose the teenager Alberto, which is very surprising."

"These are the two line referees in this game, Logan Jepsen and Jaynes Lawerson, and the fourth official Eric Fusk on the sidelines. Like the referee Nelson, they are all from Denmark."

"The referee Nelson is most famous for sending off Beckham in the [-] World Cup in France, which made him famous in one fell swoop. He has officiated Porto four times, and the Portuguese Super League team has two draws and two losses. They are unbeaten in four games. I wonder if Porto can break this vicious circle tonight."

"We saw that the live broadcast camera was shown at the entrance of the players on the sidelines. The golden St. Blair Cup is placed here. It will belong to the winner of tonight's final. Is Porto slightly better? Or is Ajax the last laugh?"

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With the referee's whistle, Ajax took the lead.

From the first minute of the game, Porto consciously shrunk their defense, but did not retreat too far. Obviously, they were afraid of Zlatan Ibrahimovic's dominance in the penalty area, and the three lines were kept very tight.

Ajax controlled the ball but didn't find a gap until the third minute when Van der Vaart sent a through ball into the penalty area. Wesley Sonck tried to chase after it, but goalkeeper Baia made a decisive attack and fell to the ground first to hug the ball.

But soon, Porto also played a counterattack. A long pass from the backcourt looked for Dellei.

Deco quickly took the free kick, but goalkeeper Robont took the ball off first in the penalty area.

After the start of the game, the two teams had mutual offense and defense. They obviously played more cautiously, and the rhythm was not fast. Obviously, they also focused on stability.

Yang Yang sat on the bench, and his attention was always on the field.

In fact, looking at the stadium from his position, the field of vision is very partial, which is not as intuitive as live TV, so he can only watch and analyze it in combination with [God's Vision].

Porto's defense is very flexible, mainly two midfielders, Maniche and Mendes.

When the Portuguese Super League team is attacking, the two midfielders will take the initiative to press forward. Costinha will drag behind alone, and Deco still occupies the position of the midfielder. This makes Porto's midfielder a bit like a diamond midfielder. Even Maniche and Mendes will press higher.

Once the ball is lost in the frontcourt, Porto's frontcourt will immediately engage in a counterattack. The two forwards and Deco are very active in counterattacking. Maniche and Mendes will immediately retreat to the front of the defense line to form a three-back defensive line.

With an active counterattack in the frontcourt, every time Ajax managed to bring the ball to the frontcourt, they were directly facing Porto's two stable defense lines.

In addition to the midfield, the two wingers are also very interesting. Valente on the left is more active and will get in when he has a chance, while Paulo Ferreira on the right is more conservative and basically stays in the backcourt. This makes Porto basically have three defensive players in the backcourt.

The support of the two forwards is also very fixed, basically Dellei catches the ball, and Alberto cruises around to grab the second spot.

Yang Yang came to Ajax for a year and was deeply influenced by Ajax's style. He felt that Porto's style was too conservative, but he had to admit that this conservative and pragmatic tactical style played a key role in the team's ability to reach the Champions League final.

Basically, Porto's entire tactical style is similar to what the Ajax coaching staff expected before the game. In this game, their pressing area was mainly concentrated on the center line, and they retreated to the 30-meter zone if it was not possible.

This should be a conscious pressing strategy of Mourinho after in-depth analysis.

Ajax played more active here, actively trying to get behind the ball. In the first 15 minutes, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Wesley Songk and Victor Scola each had an offside.

The most threatening shot since the opening took place in No. 201 minutes. Wesley Sonck returned a pass to Van der Vaart, the Dutchman split the ball to the left, and Maxwell quickly inserted his left foot in the back row to pass to the back point.

But it is a pity that Ibrahimovic failed to follow up in time under the double-team of Carvalho and Jorge Costa.

Then Ajax actively opened up two sideways. In the No.209 minute, Trabelsi actively lapped up and got a side kick from Victor Scola, then dribbled the ball straight to the bottom line.

Valente chased back desperately, tackled Trabelsi from the rear, and gave Ajax a set ball in the frontcourt. At the same time, the referee Nelson also gave Valente a yellow card, but Ajax's subsequent free kick directly hit the wall.

It didn't take long for Porto to counterattack quickly.

Valente made an attack from the left, passed the ball into the penalty area, and was cleared by Escudé with a header.

In the last chance of the first half, Ajax's right winger Victor Scola broke into the penalty area and was thrown down by goalkeeper Baia after receiving the ball. The linesman had already raised the flag to indicate that both Victor Scola and Ibrahimovic were in an offside position.

In the first half, the two sides finally shook hands with [-]-[-].

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After hearing Nelson's whistle, Yang Yang quickly stood up from his seat and ran to the sidelines quickly.

Players from both teams walked off the court one after another, each of them already sweating profusely and panting like a cow.

When the Ajax players passed by Yang Yang, they all reached out to give Yang Yang and other teammates on the bench a high-five, and then walked back to the player channel and returned to the locker room.

Yang Yang and others continued to stay on the field to warm up.

The first half of the game was very dull, neither side created good scoring opportunities, and both played relatively conservatively.

Needless to say, Porto, Ajax also intends to protect their own defense. Ronald Koeman is very aware of how fragile his defense is. Tonight is the Champions League final, and there can be no flukes. Therefore, he has been suppressing the positions of Heitinga and Escuder.

On the contrary, the two wings played more actively, and Maxwell and Trabelsi appeared more active.

From the expressions of his teammates when they left the field, Yang Yang could understand their pressure in the first half, and the second half would be even heavier.

"Maxwell told me just now that he would die after playing for 10 minutes." Vermaelen said with a chuckle.

Yang Yang narrowed his eyes, "Is that an exaggeration?"

Vermaelen shrugged, "The pressure must be too much."

Yang Yang nodded. The pressure is like a pair of heavy shackles, which will cause every movement of the players on the field to be more exhausted than usual. But as Maxwell said, it will not work in 10 minutes, and it is more due to psychological factors.

No, he was fine for 45 minutes.

"I really hope to be able to play and feel the suffocating pressure." Vermaelen muttered to himself.

Yang Yang also raised his head, so why not him?
But it's quite a headache to face a solid wall like Porto when it's really on the field.

Ajax not only has to think about how to break through the opponent's defense, but also beware of the opponent's counterattack. It has to look ahead and look back, especially in such an important game, it can definitely make people feel distressed overnight.

Turning around again, looking back at the crowded stands, Yang Yang could guess that at this moment, his parents, relatives and friends must also be watching him. Although he couldn't see them, he could feel their expectations.

There are also more than 3 Ajax fans from the Netherlands in the stands, and they must be expecting Ajax to win.

This made Yang Yang grit his teeth again, as if he was talking to himself and Vermaelen.

"come on!"

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