At the end of the pre-match performance, players from both sides walked into the Stadium of Light under the leadership of Dutch referee Quipels, and fans from both sides kept applauding and cheering.

Manchester City was also affected by some injuries before the game. Defender Kyle Walker was unable to participate in the game anyway, but he was selected for the national team and could go to the World Cup.

Then in the midfield, Dembele had a cumulative yellow card suspension, and he could not play in this game, so he could only sit in the stands to watch the game.

Nasri resumed training, but it was obviously impossible to make a debut in this game. Aspas also suffered a muscle strain before the game and was unable to go out.

There is no problem with other people.

Manchester City continues to send out a 4231 formation:

Goalkeeper: Navas

Defenders: Milner, Van Dijk, Kompany, Hills

Midfielder: Casemiro, Kroos

Attacking midfielder: De Bruyne, Silva, Costa

Forward: Dzeko

Sitting on the bench: Johart, Albiol, Kolarov, Sabaleta, Wanyama, Chamberlain, Guideti

Real Madrid midfielder Alonso was absent, and he was unable to attend due to the suspension, so Khedira became a substitute. They sent:

Goalkeeper: Casillas

Defenders: Carvajal, Varane, Ramos, Coentran

Midfielder: Modric, Khdira, Di Maria

Forwards: Bale, Benzema, C Ronaldo

Pepe and Marcelo sat on the bench, which is the norm for Real Madrid this season.

After coming to Real Madrid, Ancelotti will definitely make some transformation of Real Madrid. This transformation is based on Mourinho. Ancelotti emphasizes the freedom given to players, so he is definitely seeking stability in the defense line. A full-back like Marcelo with strong offensive attributes can only play in the face of opponents with less strength. Compared with Marcelo, Cointran has a better defensive awareness and can stand firm.

As for Pepe, everyone knows a saying in North Germany, Pepe is known as a monk. He has strong defensive aggression and has a very good interception success rate, but it is too easy to get the cards. Ancelotti further straightened Vanella's position, which was also due to the needs of football politics. After all, Vanella was brought by his assistant coach Zidane himself.

Real Madrid gave the Turks to Arsenal in the frontcourt position, and Ancelotti also had a solution. He let Di Maria play to the left midfield position, Modric occupies the right midfield position, and Alonso plays as a midfielder, without setting up a front midfield at all. Di Maria's advantage on the left is that he has good skills and a wider range of activities, and can replace Coentrand to help Ronaldo attack. Modric and Alonso are responsible for the center connection.

Real Madrid has a high midfield skill, but Ancelotti is obviously not the kind of coach who plays control flow. He still advocates a faster offensive method, so Real Madrid's midfield role is more interception and first pass, and controlling the ball is not the core of Ancelotti's tactics.

And according to the characteristics of Real Madrid's frontcourt players, is fast? The key is to seize the opportunity to switch offense and defense. Frequent exchange of ball rights is a good thing for Real Madrid? Naturally, Ancelotti doesn't have to be so stupid? He has to be like Barcelona.

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Quipels blew the whistle at the beginning of the game, and the home team Real Madrid took the lead in kicking off. Manchester City quickly stepped forward to press the ball in the frontcourt? The position occupied quite well? Real Madrid could only pass it to the frontcourt with one kick? Kompany pushed the ball out and landed at Casemiro. Casemiro transitioned to Kroos without waiting for the opponent to grab it.

Kroos kept giving the ball directly to De Bruyne? However, a mistake occurred? Coentrane predicted in advance? He successfully grabbed the ball, which was a loss for Manchester City to have many defensive personnel? The position was also good? Ronaldo was overturned by Casemiro in the breakthrough? Real Madrid got a set piece in the frontcourt!

Wensheng was anxious to let the players pay attention to defense? Focus? He thought that Modric would pass the ball in this set piece more than 34 meters away, but unexpectedly, Modric shook for a while, and Ronaldo actually shot directly. The result was very bad, and he flew into the stands with great strength. Real Madrid also completed his first shot.

It is rare for De Bruyne to have such a catch mistake at the beginning.

Cross's pass was fine. De Bruyne didn't know what he was thinking but didn't notice Cointran. This was really not supposed to be. If this ball was played well, Manchester City would have a good counterattack opportunity and would most likely threaten the opponent.

In the next few minutes, the two teams turned to the fans on the scene to show what it means to make mistakes without limits.

In the 4th minute, Manchester City controlled the ball, Real Madrid pressed at high positions, Casemiro made a pass mistake, and the ball was sent directly to Benzema's feet. Benzema passed the ball and Bale sprinted. Fortunately, Manchester City's defense line was well-deep, and Kompany pressed Bale tightly. Bale probably didn't see Ronaldo in the far position, so he chose to shoot himself and hit the side net.

This time it should be said that Kompany's body took a big advantage. When Bale dribbled the ball, Hills had lost his position. Bale dribbled a little too big, Kompany was so fast that he completely stuck his position. Bale's shot was indeed difficult to find the sight.

In the 5th minute, Real Madrid turned around. Modric's pass was intercepted by Dzeko. Dzeko passed the ball. Costa drove straight into the wing and passed across the bottom. De Bruyne scored a tackle from the back. Casillas offered his divine save and blocked Manchester City's chance to score a goal.

Of course, this was the only two chances to make shots, and neither side finally made shots due to other mistakes. After all, Wen Sheng and Ancelotti were still quite focused on defense in the finals.

Wen Sheng was sometimes angry and sometimes upset when he was on the sidelines. The players were still a little nervous. Of course, it was really regrettable that they failed to grasp the opponent's mistake.

Ancelotti kept chewing gum in his mouth, and he was nervous.

After the opening, the two sides seemed to be playing against each other seriously, with each other offense and defense, and Wen Sheng did not dare to take risks. Real Madrid's frontcourt pressing speed was extremely fast, and the players might be nervous just now. If this factor is taken into account, his Manchester City had to make the pass as simple as possible, so that the football was far away from his goal.

The similarity between Ancelotti's Real Madrid and Bayern is that they also play the two-wing flying tactic. Ancelotti has more passes to the side in the midfield arrangement, and the way of playing is simply clear. Bale's speed is indeed a big threat, which suppresses Hills dare not step forward.

After more than ten minutes, the game began to change to the turn-based direction. Manchester City adapted to Real Madrid's style of play and started to pass and control. Real Madrid would definitely rather play fast-paced attack with them, but Wensheng definitely did not want to play with Real Madrid like this. Real Madrid lacked Alonso, and Khdira's interception ability is of course great, but his passing ability is not good. Modric and Di Maria are separated by two wings, which makes it difficult for them to play well when facing opponents like Manchester City.

With its flexible midfield running and good skills, Manchester City gradually gained a certain advantage in ball possession rate.
Chapter completed!