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Chapter 860 Mourinho guessed right!
According to the usual practice, the head coaches of both sides announced the starting rosters before the game.

The lineups of the two teams are very neat, and no players have accumulated suspensions, so they both played with the strongest lineup.

Inter Milan is the home team tonight, and Mourinho has adopted a four-three-three formation.

The goalkeeper is Cesar, the defense line from left to right is Chivu, Lucio, Samuel and Maicon, the midfielder is Thiago Motta, Cambiasso and Zanetti, and the frontcourt is Pandev, Diego Milito and Eto'o.

It is said to be four three three, but in fact, judging from most of Inter Milan's season, Pandev's position should be more late, while Diego Milito and Eto'o are more active on the two sides.

When counterattacking, Milito's tactical role and Eto'o's speed are quite terrifying.

This point has been fully demonstrated in the first round of the semi-final elimination of Barcelona.

Real Madrid is the visiting team tonight, and Benitez still adopts a four-three-three formation.

The goalkeeper is Iker Casillas, the defense line from left to right is Marcelo, Vermaelen, Ramos and Arbeloa, the midfielder is Javier Mascherano and Xavi Alonso, Sneijder is in the middle, and the frontcourt is the trident combination of Yang Yang, Ibrahimovic and Robben.

In the selection of the starting lineup, Benitez replaced Maxwell with Marcelo, who has a stronger offensive ability. This also represents Real Madrid's attitude in this game tonight, showing that the team wants to actively seize the offensive idea.

As for Kaka not starting, this is not surprising, because Kaka has been injured for half a year, and his performance is not stable enough after his comeback. In such an important final, it is not appropriate to rashly let him start.

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After a short UEFA Champions League final ceremony before the game, when the St. Bradley Cup was raised at the entrance of the player channel, players from Real Madrid and Inter Milan entered the stadium one after another, led by the English referee Webber.

There are nearly two-thirds of Real Madrid fans in the audience, and they have an advantage in terms of momentum. This is also Real Madrid's home court advantage tonight.

But although Inter Milan's fans are at a disadvantage in number, they are not far behind in terms of momentum.

Obviously, the duel on the field also extends to the stands.

And when Yang Yang walked behind the team, under the leadership of captain Iker Casillas, and shook hands with the referee team and Inter Milan players one by one, he clearly felt the hostility and fighting spirit in the eyes of the Inter Milan players.

In the current European football, the defensive players of all teams are proud of freezing Yang Yang, let alone in such an important key final.

Mourinho has always been known for being cautious, and this game is no different.

In addition to arranging Maicon on the right, he also let Argentine veteran Zanetti, who originally played right back, appear on the right side of the third midfielder. This is obviously hoping that Zanetti and Maicon can freeze Yang Yang at the same time.

In addition, Eto'o's counterattack in front will also be a headache for Real Madrid, especially for Marcelo's side, which is definitely what Real Madrid needs to pay attention to.

However, Yang Yang is already used to these things.

After returning to their respective halfs, the two sides set up their battles. Casillas and Zanetti guessed and Real Madrid lost the right to serve.

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When the referee Webber whistled, Inter Milan kicked off quickly.

Milito passed the ball to Eto'o, and the Cameroon striker quickly passed back to the defense.

Yang Yang, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Robben rushed forward at the same time, approaching Inter Milan's defense.

Former Real Madrid central defender Samuel chased the ball all the way back, before Yang Yang, and assigned it to Maicon on the right.

Yang Yang immediately changed direction and chased after Mai Kong.

The Brazilian right-back sent the ball up to Eto'o, but as soon as Eto'o got the ball, Real Madrid had completed control of the situation around him. Inter Milan tried to pass the ball back in the middle of the midfield. Sneijder interfered and was intercepted by Mascherano.

Yang Yang turned his back to the attacking direction in the frontcourt and raised his hand to ask for the ball.

When the ball arrived, he immediately passed it back to Marcelo who was plugging in from the left, and turned around and quickly chased behind Maicon.

Marcelo understood, quickly passed the ball over the top, and sent the ball to the direction of Yang Yang's sprint.

Maicon stayed behind Marcelo, Zanetti chased Yang Yang all the way back to the defense, and blocked the inside, not giving Yang Yang a chance to cut inside, but Yang Yang's left foot was also very flexible. After catching up, he stopped the ball and insisted on speeding up to the baseline. He forcibly used his speed to throw Zanetti away and passed in with his left foot.

In the penalty area, under the interference of Lucio behind him, Ibrahimovic raised his right foot and raised Yang Yang's cross ball to a higher place after losing the best position, trying to pad it to the back point for Robben.

But at the critical moment, Qi Wu took the lead to clear the ball and resolved Real Madrid's first attack after the opening.

The entire Bernabéu stadium was full of regretful sighs.

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"Real Madrid played very resolutely after the start of the game, but Inter Milan's defense was also very good, leaving no holes for Real Madrid."

"It can be seen that the players of both teams have done their homework before the game, and they are in good condition. The game directly entered the theme at the beginning of the game. I believe this will be a very exciting matchup."

"Look at this time, it's still Real Madrid's attack, or pass to the left and hand it over to Yang Yang."

"Yang Yang took the ball and faced Maicon and Zanetti's left and right pincers, Sneijder came to respond."

"Beautiful two to one, Yang Yang dribbled the ball to the middle..."

"Zanetti made a decisive foul and the referee gave Real Madrid a free kick in the frontcourt."

"This time it's a little bit farther and it's off to the left."

"It should be said that Zanetti's foul is very decisive and has a lot of experience. He knows very well under what circumstances he will not give the opponent a chance. I believe that Mourinho must have focused on the foul area of ​​​​the team before the game. Yang Yang's direct free kick is also a very important scoring weapon for Real Madrid."

"This time the free throw was taken by Marcelo. It seems that Yang Yang also felt that he was not sure and wanted to cooperate."

"Real Madrid took a free kick, and at the second point, it was Qi Wu who grabbed the first point."

"The ball was still in Real Madrid's hands, handed over to Xabi Alonso, long ball to the front of the box to find the centre-forward."

"Ibrahimovic and Lucio grabbed the first point, the Brazilian central defender made a header and came back."

"Sneijder grabbed the point, took it forward, and shot a long shot directly."

"Taller!"

"It was the first shot from both teams tonight, from Real Madrid's midfielder Sneijder."

"It took more than three minutes to hit a shot. Inter Milan's defense tonight is very tight, especially in the flanks and the center. It can be said that it has deployed a heavy force and does not give Yang Yang and Robben the slightest space."

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"It's still an attack handed over to Yang Yang."

"Marcelo came up to respond, and then passed it back to Yang Yang..."

"Yang Yang dribbled the ball and forcibly broke through Maicon..."

"Maicon is chasing after him, and the two are competing for speed."

"Yang Yang entered the penalty area, made an emergency stop, then dunked, crossed to the middle, and had a chance..."

"Oops, Zlatan Ibrahimovic fell in the Inter Milan penalty area, and the Swedish center was a little bit worse."

"Referee Webber signaled that Samuel's defense did not foul."

"Looking at the slow-motion replay, it was indeed a very timely tackle. Samuel and Lucio flanked Ibrahimovic one after the other, and did not give the Swedish center a chance to shoot."

"Yang Yang's forced breakthrough this time is very beautiful, but unfortunately, Real Madrid's offense is still a little bit worse."

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"Look at this time, Xabi Alonso played the ball to the right and gave it to Robben."

"Robben aligned with Wu on the wing, one-on-one, picked the ball up, Robben was very fast, threw away Qi Wu, dribbled the ball into the penalty area, faced Cambiasso, and made a beautiful cross from the bottom..."

"The ball goes in the middle, Zlatan Ibrahimovic..."

"At the critical moment, Lucio blocked Zlatan Ibrahimovic's shot with his body."

"Real Madrid's offensive has been very fierce during this period of time."

"In the first 10 minutes, Real Madrid can be said to have the upper hand, and Inter Milan is very passive. We have seen such a scene in the two rounds of the semi-final between Inter Milan and Barcelona, ​​but the final results of the two games were surprising. Inter Milan insisted on defending the goal and won the victory."

"Let's see if Inter Milan will continue to upset Real Madrid tonight? Or will Galactico win the tenth Champions League at home?"

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The trend of the game is basically consistent with the comments of the commentator and the guesses of the ball critics before the game.

Real Madrid took advantage from the very beginning, while Inter Milan was passively beaten everywhere.

But just like the two-round match between Inter Milan and Barcelona in the semi-finals, the Nerazzurri relied on tenacious defense to make the 30-meter area in front of their goal almost monolithic, leaving no room for Real Madrid.

In the first ten minutes of the opening, Real Madrid played a mad attack in one go and created opportunities one after another.

It was not until the No. 14 minute that Inter Milan made a counterattack, but Diego Milito made a cross from the left side of the penalty area, and Vermaelen made a header to clear the siege, which did not give Inter Milan a chance to shoot.

The Nerazzurri's first shot occurred in the No.204 minute. It was a long-range shot by Pandev, which also failed to create a threat, but Real Madrid also failed to shake Inter Milan's defense.

Yang Yang was as active as ever on the left. Even if Maicon and Zanetti teamed up, they couldn't freeze Yang Yang's performance. They could only isolate him as much as possible, not giving him the chance to face the goal directly, and at the same time cut off the cooperation between Yang Yang and his teammates as much as possible.

This style of play is the same as when Inter Milan restricted Messi, and even Mourinho invested more defensive forces.

Real Madrid changed tactics many times to play on the right, but Robben also didn't have much advantage against Chivu.

With four backs, three defensive midfielders, and an active frontcourt trident, Inter Milan, through this tight defensive formation, has almost blocked any space that might threaten the goal of Real Madrid.

Mourinho didn't even care about the disparity in ball possession between them at all. He only cared about one thing, and that was whether the team could hold it.

Because he believes that as long as the team can defend, Real Madrid's unstable defense will expose its flaws sooner or later.

And it turns out that Mourinho was right!

(End of this chapter)