On the evening of May 24th, 19:30.

There is still an hour left before the game begins.

There were already crowds of people in the stands at the Lisbon Light Stadium, and thousands of fans were still queuing at various entrances and entering the stadium one after another.

An hour later, in this stadium, the world-renowned Champions League final is about to ignite the war.

Atletico Madrid coach Simeone has been standing in Atletico Madrid's halftime, watching his players train on the court, frowning, especially when his eyes fell on top center Diego Costa.

Diego Costa did not participate in the team's joint training, but trained by himself. However, he is the most valued player in the team. Not only is he followed by a coach and a team doctor, media reporters on the sidelines and fans in the stands, and even his opponents pay great attention to his every move.

Can Diego Costa go?

This is the biggest suspense before the game.

As Simeone said at the pre-match press conference last night, Diego Costa is Atletico’s “Yang Yang”.

The implication is not to compare Diego Costa with Yang Yang, but to talk about the role and contribution of the team.

After the training session, Simeone quickly walked towards Diego Costa.

"How is it?" Simeone asked with concern.

Diego Costa ran a few quick steps in place and nodded, "It feels pretty good, there should be no problem."

Simeone then breathed a little relieved, comforted Diego Costa and signaled him to go back and rest immediately.

The team doctor quickly came over to give Diego Costa the latest situation.

"Just like when playing Barcelona, ​​we can barely get on, but we can't guarantee how long he can last."

Football matches are full of various fast sprints and back-runs, which have very high requirements for players' physical fitness, especially in such a high-intensity Champions League final, no one can accurately estimate Diego Costa's playing time.

But Atletico Madrid really needs Diego Costa!

"Think about a way and persevere. Without him, our counterattack would not be able to be hit at all." Simeone had a headache.

He also prepared two different plans, including Diego Costa and no Diego Costa. The worst option is to guard against the dead, ensure that the ball does not concede within 90 minutes, and then drag the game into a penalty shootout.

But this is undoubtedly a very risky choice, because Real Madrid players have extremely strong personal abilities. Who knows when they suddenly had a flash of inspiration and scored in the game?

Especially Yang Yang.

This damn Chinese has performed well against Atletico Madrid several times in a row, including a classic long-distance raid, which almost left a shadow on Simeone.

So in this game, he also made special arrangements and arrangements for Yang Yang, and it is necessary to freeze Yang Yang.

As for Diego Costa, this requires Simeone to make a decision.

If Diego Costa barely played against Barcelona in the last round, and after he could not hold on for a long time, it would be a painful blow to Atletico Madrid and would also lose a valuable substitution.

The loss of substitutions will not have much impact in the first half, but in the case of excessive physical energy consumption in the second half, the effect is undoubtedly very critical, so this requires Simeone to consider whether to take the risk of Diego Costa?

The Argentinian turned around and walked towards the player passage. He lowered his head, walked slowly, and his mind was running rapidly, calculating the gains and losses.

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"I got the Atletico list!"

When Real Madrid finished pre-match training from the stadium and returned to the locker room, they got Atletico's roster.

The goalkeeper is Courtois, the defense is Felipe, Godin, Miranda and Juan Fran, the frontcourt are Raul Garcia, Thiago, Gabi and Cork, and the double strikers are Villa and Diego Costa.

"Turan is missing accumulative yellow cards, Simeone is on Raul Garcia. Judging from the regular arrangement of this season, Raul Garcia should be playing on the right and Cork plays on the left, which has happened several times this season."

Tulan is Atletico Madrid's regular left-back, but if he is absent, Simeone will play Raul Garcia, who often plays a role on the right this season and is basically suppressing the opponent's left-back.

"Simonico made the wrong abacus at this point." Ancelotti smiled.

Real Madrid's lineup has been submitted, but like Atletico Madrid's lineup, there are also some surprises.

Real Madrid still adopts a 433 formation, with goalkeeper Casillas, defense line Azpilicueta, Xavi Martinez, Ramos and Carvajal, midfielder behind Mascherano, David Silva and Modric ahead, and Trident is a combination of Hazard, Yang Yang and Di Maria.

Among them, the biggest change is that Azpilicueta replaced Marcelo, which is absolutely surprising.

In the past few years, Real Madrid has been best at tactical play of two wings flying together, especially the double-wing combination of Marcelo and Carvajal this season, which is shining. However, Ancelotti suddenly refrigerated Marcelo in this game and chose Azpilicueta, who has excellent defensive ability but insufficient offensive ability. This is very unpredictable.

But in fact, you can understand this as long as you understand Real Madrid's overall strategy.

That is the second half of the final victory!

The first half was a battle to consume, and the second half was the time to make a comeback, so Ancelotti chose to refrigerate Marcelo.

Marcelo, Suarez and Isco are both sharp swords when Real Madrid attacked. They won the first half to compete with Atletico Madrid for consumption, but the loss is not worth it. If they don’t use Atletico Madrid’s physical energy to consume in the following half, they will have more opportunities.

"I didn't expect that Diego Costa would come on." Ancelotti also frowned.

This player is still very tricky.

"That should be the miraculous doctor's horse placenta treatment plan has worked." Zidane teased.

Ancelotti and the assistants around him couldn't help laughing, but his face looked very serious.

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Real Madrid is facing a big enemy, and Atletico Madrid is also not careful.

Simeone looked at the two teams as they walked out of the player channel one after another under the leadership of Dutch referee Bjorn Kepps, and his expression was also extremely solemn.

Not only are he worried about how long Diego Costa can last, but he is also worried about Marcelo and Suarez sitting on Real Madrid's bench. These are the two surprises Ancelotti has buried in his hands in this game.

Before it is taken out, no one can guess when and how he will use it.

This is quite shocking, and Simeone had to keep his strength and watch out.

The master is the master, and Ancelotti is not simple at all!

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Real Madrid took the lead in kick-off.

Yang Yang and Di Maria stood in the middle circle, Yang Yang stepped on the ball and waited for the referee to whistle.

Di Maria raised her head and muttered something in her mouth, as if she was praying before the game.

This may be a palace-level game in the minds of countless players, and it is also a key battle that countless superstars can only experience once in their lifetime, and no one is willing to lose.

"Don't be nervous, relax and enjoy the game." Yang Yang encouraged with a smile.

Di Maria nodded at Yang Yang, but her face couldn't feel relaxed at all.

When it comes to the Champions League final, who can really enjoy the game easily?

"You should pay attention to the reasonable allocation of physical fitness, stay calm, don't be angry, and fight with your opponents." Yang Yang reminded.

Di Maria nodded again, "You have to remind me more."

Yang Yang nodded in agreement.

In Real Madrid, Yang Yang is undoubtedly the best to be calm and rational. He can keep calm almost at any time and rarely see him anxious. But this does not mean that he is by nature, but it is obtained through years of training.

Anyone who can simulate various extreme situations in the super training ground like him and experience various cruel training for ten years will definitely have such a tenacious mind and will like Yang Yang.

Real Madrid's strategy in the first half is to stabilize the position, observe the opponent, and dispatch the opponent through the advantage of passing and controlling the ball, thereby consuming the opponent's physical strength so that the team can attack the offensive threat in the second half.

To put it simply, the more expensive the opponent consumes in the first half, the more beneficial it will be for Real Madrid in the second half.

If you really want to fight to the death in the first half, that is undoubtedly the most irrational behavior.

However, Yang Yang was also a little worried.

Yang Yang is familiar with the whistle-holding style of Dutch head coach Bjorn Kepps. The whistle-holding style of the head coach is soft, which is very helpful to Atletico Madrid because they are good at grasping the head coach's law enforcement standards.

To put it bluntly, Atletico Madrid's team just likes to foul between yellow and red cards.

This is the same as when Simeone played football. The Argentine also has this style in her career. The most famous one is of course the red card given to Beckham during the 1998 World Cup in France, which almost ruined Beckham's future.

After Yang Yang knew that the referee was Kaipers, he reminded his teammates to be careful and be mentally prepared to withstand provocations and invasions from Atletico Madrid during the game.

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With the whistle from the referee Kepps, Yang Yang immediately kicked the ball to Di Maria, and the Argentinian quickly passed it back.

This focus battle that attracted worldwide attention has officially begun.

Atletico Madrid actively pushed forward as soon as the game started, while Real Madrid quickly passed back to the defense line.

Xavi Martinez passed to Ramos, and Real Madrid's central defender quickly reached the right and gave it to Carvajal.

Carvajal passed it to Modric again. Real Madrid's midfielder had not stopped the ball yet, and Atletico Madrid's defensive player had already rushed to him.

As Ancelotti expected, Simeone's opening tactic was to siege the siege.

Only with strength can you have a choice. Without strength, you can only go all the way to the dark.

Atletico Madrid is not as strong as Real Madrid in terms of lineup strength or bench thickness. It can only adopt the tactical style that he is best at and most confident to restrain his opponent.

As for whether it can work and whether it can win, it can only be left to God to decide.

This should be what it means to do your best and leave your destiny.
Chapter completed!