On the evening of April 9th, Alpine Stadium in Turin, Italy.
In the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, Real Madrid challenged Juventus away.
The game went as Gao Shen predicted before the game, with Juventus attacking from the very beginning.
A 3-0 away defeat was very bad for Juventus. The only hope was to attack at home in the opening game.
Try to grab a goal from Real Madrid from the beginning, suppress Real Madrid's momentum, and disrupt Real Madrid's rhythm. Only in this way can you have a chance to reverse the situation, shorten the gap, or even tie the score.
If they cannot suppress Real Madrid from the start, the game will be very difficult for Juventus.
In line with the team's tactical needs, Conte also adjusted the starting lineup.
Asamoah and Vucinic started at the same time, partnering with Quagliarella to form Juventus' frontcourt attack combination.
Looking at the players' positions, it's still 3-5-2, but the offensive power in the frontcourt is stronger.
Conte had no choice, he had to fight to the bitter end.
Even after the kick-off, Quagliarella and Vucinic did not pass the ball back. Instead, they drove the ball directly towards Real Madrid's hinterland, trying to directly attack Real Madrid.
But Modric successfully got stuck and intercepted the ball.
After stealing the ball, Real Madrid passed the ball quickly and avoided Juventus' pressure in the midfield.
This is also the targeted tactic deployed by Gao Shen before the game.
He knew that Juventus wanted to steal, so he asked his players to retreat after the opening, and controlled the ball in the midfield and backcourt, allowing Juventus to press out, and Real Madrid waited for an opportunity to hit Juventus behind.
It’s not that Conte didn’t know Gao Shen’s intentions.
This is not a conspiracy, but an honest conspiracy.
Italians have no choice!
The 0-3 defeat in the first round forced him to score goals as soon as possible, even two goals.
That's how football is.
As long as Juventus scores a goal, the Bianconeri will taste the sweetness and may score a second goal immediately.
After pulling back two goals, the situation was completely reversed. By that time, Real Madrid would be in a very bad situation.
But as long as Real Madrid can withstand Juventus's attack and score another goal, Juventus' morale will be greatly affected, and it may even collapse.
Gao Shen also knew this clearly, so Real Madrid quickly launched a counterattack after consecutive kicks.
Ronaldo dribbled the ball to the edge of Juventus' penalty area and almost made a shot.
Barzagli successfully stole the ball, but Real Madrid immediately organized a counterattack on the spot, pressing and pressing the Bianconeri's three defenders directly near the Juventus penalty area. Modric also stepped forward to restrict Pirlo.
This style of play has already been used in the first round of the match between the two sides, and the effect was very good, but this time Conte was well prepared.
The ball was passed to the left, handed to Asamoah, and quickly advanced into the hinterland of Real Madrid.
Real Madrid quickly retreated and organized its defense.
Today, Real Madrid's central defender was Varane partnering with Ramos. Neither of them gave Juventus's Quagliarella and Vucinic a chance and successfully blocked Juventus' attack.
But Juventus still refused to give up and continued to organize another attack on Real Madrid.
Isla from the right wing moved forward and dribbled the ball along the right wing to the right side of Real Madrid's penalty area. He tried to cross to the penalty area, but was blocked by Marcelo and the ball fell near the penalty area.
Ramos took the lead and kicked the ball to Ronaldo in front.
The Portuguese dribbled the ball laterally from the left near Real Madrid's 30-meter area, avoiding two Juventus defenders, and appeared on the right side of the bottom of the center circle. When Di Maria was in place, he sent it directly
A kick behind the ball.
The Argentinian sprinted forward as quickly as possible, strode forward, passed Ronaldo's pass towards the Juventus half, caught up with him in stride, and dribbled the ball straight into the Juventus penalty area.
When Di Maria rushed into the 30-meter area of Juventus, Chiellini rushed over immediately, but Di Maria reacted faster and sent a diagonal pass with his left foot, sending the ball to
Behind Bonucci who was lagging behind.
Benzema quickly rushed behind Bonucci and got ahead of the Juventus centre-back. Faced with the veteran goalkeeper Buffon who attacked near the penalty area line, the French center shot directly.
The football fell very quickly to the empty Juventus goal behind Buffon.
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"
Amid the screams of Juventus fans in the audience, Benzema did not slow down, turned around and rushed to the sidelines, cheering excitedly.
What a crucial goal!
The French center was on the sidelines, waving his fists in front of the live camera.
"Only 2 minutes and 11 seconds into the game, Real Madrid scored the first shot of the game against Juventus!"
"The Bianconeri's attack after the opening failed to work. Instead, Real Madrid's quick counterattack penetrated its own defense."
"It's still an interception in the midfield."
"Cristiano Ronaldo's lateral dribbling was very crucial. It attracted the attention of the defense and also created opportunities for his teammates."
"I have to admit that Real Madrid's counterattack is really fast, and the players' personal abilities are really strong!"
"Often two players can break through the opponent's defense through effective cooperation."
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After scoring the first goal, Juventus did not stop there, but continued to attack Real Madrid.
In fact, at this time, whether out of dignity or wanting to take care of the emotions of the home fans, Juventus has no chance of giving up the game.
They will only fight harder and more fiercely.
He might even completely let go of his psychological baggage and risk his life directly with Real Madrid.
But precisely because of this, the tactics developed by Gao Shen can produce better results.
For example, in the fifth minute, Real Madrid encountered an interception at the center line and passed back to the central defender.
Juventus once again launched a frontcourt press, with the two forwards pressing against Real Madrid's centre-back.
After Xabi Alonso dropped back to catch the ball, he directly passed a long pass to the right side of the frontcourt.
Di Maria quickly moved forward to the right side of the penalty area, received the ball and passed it back to Carvajal who came up from the back row.
Real Madrid's right back stopped and passed diagonally into the penalty area to find Benzema and Ronaldo, but the ball was pushed out by Barzagli.
Benzema signaled Barzagli for a handball foul, but the referee did not blow the whistle.
Just two minutes later, Real Madrid was still attacking.
Di Maria suddenly stopped and spiked the ball on the right, passing the ball diagonally with his left foot into the penalty area, but was cleared by Chiellini's header and pushed out of the penalty area.
The ball didn't fly far, Xabi Alonso directly passed the ball to the right wing.
Carvajal advanced with the ball and passed it directly to Di Maria who returned to the offside position.
The Argentine winger dribbled the ball laterally and cut inside. After attracting the attention of two defensive players, he suddenly passed straight to the right side of the penalty area.
Modric inserted into the right side of the penalty area and passed the ball to the goal. Cristiano Ronaldo got ahead of Benzema and sent the ball into the Juventus goal.
The ball was so close that Buffon didn't even have time to react.
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!"
"Two to zero!"
"In less than ten minutes after the opening, Real Madrid scored two goals in a row!"
"There's no way to win this game!"
"Not only did Juventus' opening attack fail to produce results, but Real Madrid took advantage of the opportunity and beat them up."
"The strength gap between the two sides is very obvious. Even at the tactical level, Conte was completely defeated in front of Gao Shen."
"This is the strength of the world's top coach!"
"Conte is older than Gao Shen, but in terms of coaching experience and coaching ability, he is not as good as Gao Shen."
"Tonight, Juventus' tactics were not beyond Gao Shen's expectations. Real Madrid also organized very threatening countermeasures against Juventus' tactics."
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After Real Madrid scored two goals in a row, the game had completely lost its suspense.
The total score is 5-0, with two away goals at the same time, and Juventus must score six goals.
This is basically an impossible task.
As a result, on the court, Juventus players began to be divided and their thoughts were not unified.
Some people still want to attack, but some people have given up, and some are not particularly focused on playing.
This caused the situation on the court to become very strange.
Real Madrid actually didn't try their best.
This involves another problem, that is, when the team is already guaranteed to win, it cannot actually continue to pursue the home team fiercely, because the gain will not be much, but it may pay a price.
For example, irritating the opponent's players can further cause conflicts, or even lead to physical conflicts among the players.
Therefore, Real Madrid actually stopped at the right pace, slowed down the pace of the game, and focused more on defending.
Juventus is constantly adjusting and continuing to work hard to attack.
But after conceding two goals in a row, the energy was gone and it was basically difficult to threaten Real Madrid's goal.
Gao Shen is still standing on the sidelines, but he no longer adjusts the team much. He still lets the players organize defense spontaneously. Once Juventus' offense takes off, Real Madrid will counterattack to create some pressure on Juventus.
Let them restrain themselves.
This is like a warning again and again.
The first half ended with Real Madrid taking a two-goal lead.
After the start of the second half, Juventus once wanted to counterattack, but Real Madrid quickly counterattacked three times in a row and broke into the Juventus penalty area. Although they failed to score, this somewhat makes people speculate that Real Madrid deliberately kept it
I don't have the strength to kill them all.
This is to save some face for Juventus at home.
The Bianconeri's skills were inferior to others, and they had no choice but to admit defeat in the end.
After sixty minutes, Gao Shen saw that the overall situation was decided and began to make substitutions.
Morata replaced Benzema, and Jesus also replaced Ronaldo.
At this time, everyone noticed that the person sitting on the Real Madrid bench tonight was not Argentine forward Higuain.
This was also the decision Gao Shen made before setting off for Turin.
Because just after Real Madrid beat Levante at home, Higuain, who performed well, found Gao Shen and expressed his feelings to Gao Shen personally.
He also wants to leave Real Madrid this summer.
Originally, Higuain had high hopes for whether he could get the main position, but judging from Gao Shen's heavy use of Benzema and the team's performance since this season, he knew very well that it would be difficult for him to shake Benzema again.
The horse's starting position is up.
Under such circumstances, he was naturally unwilling to stay at Real Madrid and wait for opportunities.
Perhaps, in Real Madrid, he can win more championships, but he still hopes to accept more challenges.
