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After winning the opening game of the Bundesliga, the entire Bayern team took a plane to Estonia, the "Garden City" on the east coast of the Baltic Sea.

The UEFA Super Cup final will be held here in three days.

Their opponent is last season's UEFA Cup champion Atletico Madrid.

Atletico Madrid is an opponent that many teams don't like because their defense is too annoying.

The players under Simeone's feet are not bad at their feet, but they give up the width of play, which is a headache for many teams.

Relying on their tenacious defense, Atletico Madrid beat their rivals Real Madrid in the league last season, ranking second in the standings.

He also defeated Marseille in the Europa League final and won the championship.

The civilian team built by Simeone is about to win more honors step by step.

The rules of the UEFA Super Cup have changed.

The squad for the final was expanded from 18 to 23.

If the two sides enter overtime, one more player can be added.

This is just an attempt of the new rules, which will be extended to football leagues around the world in the near future.

After arriving in Estonia, the Bayern team immediately conducted a training session.

Rossi joined Bayern in the UEFA Champions League group stage in the first season, and the two teams were in the same group.

At that time, Simeone's team caused a lot of trouble for Bayern.

In the end, it was by virtue of Rossi's brace that he reversed Atletico Madrid in the away game and retreated.

It was this victory that established Rossi's starting position in the team.

Coming to Estonia this time, both teams need to adapt to the venue.

Whoever can quickly enter the state can grasp the initiative of the game.

So in the training session, An Pang is more about letting the players adjust their mentality.

Also, how to crack Atletico Madrid's defense.

After the Super Bowl has increased the number of rosters and substitutes, it benefits the defensive team the most.

Atletico Madrid has enough perseverance and fighting spirit to fight with their opponents for 120 minutes.

Although Bayern is not afraid of overtime, Ancelotti prefers to resolve the battle in regular time.

After entering overtime, there are too many uncontrollable factors.

The Alkirk Arena, which can accommodate [-] spectators, does not have the oppressive atmosphere of the home games of the two teams, but the enthusiasm of the fans remains undiminished.

When the two teams, led by the referee Maziniak, stepped into the stadium, the whole stadium suddenly burst into warm cheers.

A UEFA Super Cup event is a carnival of sports events for a small country like Estonia.

Estonia's female president, Kosti Kaliulade, came to the stadium to watch the game in person.

After Ancelotti and Simeone briefly shook hands off the field, they returned to their command areas and waited for the game to start.

Neuer won the coin guessing in the middle circle, and Bayern attacked first.

After the Bayern captain returned to halftime, he gathered the players and formed a circle.

"This is our fifth championship this year and we will return to Munich with glory."

"Mia san mia!"

As Neuer shouted the slogan, everyone folded their hands together. After shouting the slogan three times, they pressed down hard, and then dispersed to their own positions.

Bayern started.

Goalkeeper Neuer.

The defense line Alaba, Hummels, Jule, Kimmich.

The midfielder Vidal and Thiago.

Rossi, Muller and Koeman in the midfield.

Center Lewandowski.

Atletico Madrid start.

Goalkeeper Oblak.

Defense Lucas Hernandez, Godin, Savage, Juanfran.

Midfielders Lemar, Saul, Rodri Hernandez, Cork.

Strikers Diego Costa, Griezmann.

The development of modern football is changing with each passing day, and various tactics emerge in endlessly, but Simeone is not a very trendy head coach. He does not like high-position oppressive defense, and prefers to build a defensive line in the half-court and use layers to block opponents from attacking.

Especially in the era when wingers are king, when any team attaches great importance to the pressure of the ribs, Simeone still likes the 4-4-2 formation that is not deep enough.

Because of the offensive and defensive balance brought by the 4-4-2 formation, it is more suitable for a civilian team like Atletico Madrid.

After Lewandowski kicked off, Atletico Madrid's midfield defense line was clearly in a parallel position, and the two strikers were pressing near the center circle.

The purpose of this kind of pressing is not to steal the ball, but to drive Bayern's offense to the wing.

Once the ball is passed to the side, Atletico Madrid will immediately block the space for the ball to go out from the side.

Griezmann also quickly retreated to the midfield to participate in the defense.

The advantage of this is to increase the defensive number of midfielders to limit the opponent's lateral transfer of the ball.

Also, once the ball is stolen, it can be handed over to Griezmann and use his speed to dribble the ball forward.

The return of Diego Costa gives Atletico Madrid a heavy battering ram on the front line.

With his help, Griezmann's position is more flexible.

In the opening 5 minutes, Bayern tried to move forward, looking for opportunities in the ribs.

However, Atletico Madrid's defensive formation is very stable. Once the ball reaches the core area, it is immediately surrounded by them.

In the configuration of the midfielder, the technical midfielder Rodri dragged the organization, and was escorted by Cork and Ursa who are both offensive and defensive, making the midfield defense stable enough.

The left midfielder Lemar will return to his own half when defending. Once there is a chance to counterattack, he will be the third offensive point of Atletico Madrid after Costa and Griezmann.

Off the court, Ancelotti shook his head silently by observing the opponent's position and style of play in the first 5 minutes.

Atletico Madrid's style of play today is more conservative than it was two years ago.

The midfield defense line is too far behind, like Atletico Madrid's second line of defense.

With a large number of people piled up in the penalty area, even if Bayern forms a cross from the wing, it will be cleared by Atletico Madrid.

In the 7th minute, after Rossi got the ball from the left, Juanfran immediately stepped forward to defend.

This jersey from Real Madrid's youth training has grown into the team's main right back after coming to Atletico Madrid, playing an important role in defense.

Juanfran didn't dare to underestimate Rossi in front of him. He was the man who used a stunning oxtail to pass half of Hoffenheim's defense in the Bundesliga last weekend.

Davide off the court was a little excited.

He looks forward to Rossi's clash with Juanfran.

But Rossi did not intend to make a strong breakthrough, but returned the ball to Alaba and pointed to the right, signaling him to pass to the weak side.

Since Atletico Madrid's defense is concentrated on the left side, the entire defensive formation will tilt to the left, and their left back Lucas will usually stand in the space of the ribs.

If Bayern can play the ball quickly to the right, the whole defensive pressure will be on him.

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After understanding Rossi's intentions, Alaba made a diagonal pass and sent the ball to Kimmich on the right.

This is also An Pang's tactic before the game, using long passes to constantly mobilize Atletico Madrid's defense.

Atletico Madrid's defense also quickly shifted to the weak side, Lucas stuck to Koeman who was about to advance forward.

If Bayern chooses to go straight forward, Koeman will form a 1v1 on the wing and make a pass from the bottom.

But in this way, Atletico Madrid's defense is also in place.

Only Lewandowski has a high point in the middle, and it is difficult to break through Atletico Madrid's defense.

Therefore, Kimmich did not take advantage of the deep space, but directly crossed the ball and hit the ball to the area behind Atletico Madrid's defense.

Lewandowski slanted into the penalty area, scrambling for a spot.

Godin moved with him.

The two pushed and shoved each other in the penalty area, and both had hand movements.

Under mutual interference, they were unable to take off to compete for the high point.

After the ball landed in the penalty area, it rolled towards the back point.

This miss in the middle caused Juanfran, who was on the back point, to be feinted by the two, and did not make a clearance, allowing the ball to fly over his head.

At this time, Rossi appeared ghostly at the landing point. After lightly tapping the ball with his chest, he shot with his right foot.

Juanfran suddenly gasped, turned around and threw his body out, stretched his neck, and used his face to block Rossi's shot from the bottom line.

From the muffled sound coming from the scene, one could tell how much Juanfran was in pain.

Rossi was also taken aback. He didn't expect the opponent's defense to be so desperate. He hurried forward to check, and raised his hand to signal to the referee that he might need to apply for a team doctor to enter the field.

Just a few minutes after the start of the game, it was time to stop due to a player's injury.

The fighting spirit of Bayern and the tenacity of Atletico Madrid indicate that the process of this Super Cup will be quite difficult.