When the game reached the ninth minute, Benzema dropped back to a deep position to respond.
Paris Saint-Germain formed a tight defense against Real Madrid at the forefront of its own 30-meter area.
Benzema, Di Maria, Modric, Carvajal who pushed forward, and Xabi Alonso who trailed behind formed a continuous pass, constantly pulling on Paris Saint-Germain's defense.
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Finally a breakthrough was revealed.
Modric advanced the ball from the right rib and quickly passed the ball diagonally to the top of the arc.
Benzema, who returned to the key position, blocked Benatia with his body at the top of the arc. Without stopping, he passed the ball directly to Modric who came in behind, forming a one-two on the right rib that hit the wall.
After Modric broke into the right side of the top of the arc, he suddenly sent a diagonal pass with his right foot.
The ball was like a sharp scalpel, accurately cutting a wound through Paris Saint-Germain's defense, passing diagonally from the top right side of the penalty area to the left corner of the small penalty area.
Cristiano Ronaldo advanced as fast as he could, but failed to catch up in time. He fell to the ground and failed to touch the ball when he tackled the ball.
The Paris fans screamed in surprise throughout the Parc des Princes stadium.
"Real Madrid's attack is very threatening."
"If Ronaldo had grasped the timing of his forward thrust a little better and had a faster speed, this ball would have been achieved."
"This is actually a reminder to Paris Saint-Germain that they must pay attention to the defensive loopholes created by Real Madrid's back-and-forth passing and control."
The live TV camera also went to the sidelines and found that Ancelotti was also a little excited and shouted Matuyindi's name.
On the contrary, Gao Shen held his head in his hands, obviously disappointed at missing such a scoring opportunity.
Just a little bit different!
Real Madrid's continuous kicking and pulling created many opportunities near the Paris Saint-Germain penalty area, but they were just a few.
Ancelotti's team really did a good job defensively.
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"I never expected that Real Madrid could pass and control the ball like Barcelona."
Paris Saint-Germain assistant coach Castellachi said with admiration.
After the opening, Real Madrid's ball possession rate reached 75%, which made Paris Saint-Germain really passive.
It can be robbed, but it cannot be robbed.
Not to mention that Ibrahimovic cannot run, but Cavani can run, but blindly pressing and pressing consumes a lot of physical energy, and the gain outweighs the gain. More importantly, even if the ball is snatched, Paris Saint-Germain cannot hold it.
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Even in the game, PSG's rhythm is difficult to control.
“Back in Serie A, the sophisticated Napoli were very good at passing and controlling the ball. He very imaginatively used two organizational midfielders, Biglia and Rakitic, to play as a double midfielder. This caused a lot of controversy at the time.
repercussions."
Ancelotti knows the depth too well.
"There is also Thiago Motta, this sick kid who was not reused in Barcelona. After arriving in Naples, he turned into the world's top No. 4 player. Barcelona was even willing to pay a lot of money for him, but now
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Speaking of this, Ancelotti looked resentful.
He once asked Barcelona about the introduction of Thiago Motta, because he has always felt that Thiago Motta is the world's top deep-lying midfielder and can help Paris Saint-Germain stabilize the midfield.
But Barcelona refused to sell him and even asked Leonardo to poach Thiago Silva.
It’s totally off the mark!
Now, among Paris Saint-Germain's midfielders and backfielders who have the ability to play the ball, Benatia counts as one, and Beckham counts as one.
But Beckham's age is there.
"We must introduce an organizational midfielder this summer, otherwise, we will be too passive!" Ancelotti was filled with resentment.
As a head coach who is pursuing his own coaching career, how can he be willing to blindly defend himself?
You know, he didn't play conservatively in AC Milan and Chelsea, and even played amazing offensive football every time.
But in Paris, they are also in the French Ligue 1.
When it comes to the Champions League, Paris still can't do it.
"Get Xavi Alonso here," Castellachi suggested jokingly.
"Not to mention, under the guidance of Gao Shenyi this season, Xavi Alonso's performance in the deep midfield has been greatly improved, and his performance is amazing." Ancelotti was really moved.
Xabi Alonso is good at offense and defense, but his biggest problem is his lack of ability to escape when faced with pressing pressure, but it doesn't matter, he can even directly push to the same position as the central defender to get the ball.
More importantly, his long passing ability is outstanding.
Speaking of which, Gao Shen really paid special attention to this point.
Toni Kroos is good at long passes, and Xabi Alonso is also good at long passes. Many players in the Real Madrid team, such as Marcelo, Carvajal, Di Maria and Modric, can do it from time to time.
Come and transfer with a long pass.
Not to mention Ramos and Pepe.
Everyone knows that Gao Shen is equipped with a ball-playing central defender.
But just think about it.
The season is not over yet, Real Madrid has announced that it has reached a contract extension agreement with Xavi Alonso.
It is said that Gao Shen also specially set up a termination clause, which is as high as 100 million.
Obviously, he is wary of poaching from those wealthy teams.
Who is crazy enough to spend 100 million to grab Xavi Alonso?
"You still have to pay attention. Real Madrid's rhythm changes very quickly, sometimes fast and sometimes slow, which is completely different from Barcelona." Ancelotti reminded.
Barcelona's rhythm is always at a certain frequency. It was better when Guardiola was coaching in the past. Although it has become slower year by year, at least it is not too slow.
But things are different now. Today's Barcelona is almost playing football for the elderly and keeps falling.
In fact, Ancelotti also knows that the current passive defense of Paris Saint-Germain will be very difficult to deal with Real Madrid, but he has no choice but to do this.
Once the pressure is out and Real Madrid is given more space, Paris Saint-Germain simply cannot hold on.
Just like just now, Benzema first retreated to provide support, and then moved forward to create a wall, directly driving the two players Matuyindi and Shangtome, and also attracted Benatia.
Only then did Modric pass forward and then pass the ball diagonally.
It won't work if the players don't move, because Real Madrid players are always running into gaps, and the players have to follow; but there is a risk in following, as new gaps can easily appear, which can then be exploited by Real Madrid players.
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As the game progressed, Ancelotti began to see more and more clues.
The sophisticated Real Madrid mobilized more on both wings, but concentrated their forces in the middle and in the ribs to break through.
A more obvious sign is that Di Maria and Ronaldo often retreat, but forward they are basically in the ribs, active in the gap between the full-back and the central defender, clamping down on the midfielder, full-back and central defender.
The two full-backs were basically used as wingers by Gao Shen.
Once Real Madrid formed a possession area in the 30-meter zone of Paris Saint-Germain, the formations of both sides were very flat.
In order to better defend Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain was forced to shrink the defense line, but this will cause problems again.
Just like this time in the 21st minute.
Real Madrid first tried in the middle, Xabi Alonso directly played a long pass to find Benzema, but the ball was pushed out by Benatia.
Modric stopped the ball, but it was intercepted by Matuindi and passed to Carvajal coming from the wing.
Real Madrid's right back stopped the ball outside the 30-meter area of Paris Saint-Germain and tried to pass it to Modric, but Matuindi was watching eagerly.
At this moment, Di Maria retreated from the front in time to receive Carvajal's ball.
The Argentinian turned his back to the direction of attack, facing Carvajal and Modric. When he stopped the ball, the Croatian quickly moved forward, but Matuindi followed Modric immediately.
Di Maria chose to dribble the ball laterally and cut inside.
If you freeze time at this moment, you will find a very interesting situation on the court.
The ball is on the right side of the thirty-meter area, moving laterally inward. Benzema is on the right side of the top area of the arc in front of the penalty area, and Ronaldo quietly comes to the left side of the top area of the arc. Tony K.
Rose also moved to the center in time to meet Di Maria who was cutting inside with the ball.
Real Madrid's entire offensive formation is completely moving towards the center and right.
Paris Saint-Germain's defensive players naturally moved closer to this side, and even Beckham and Ya Lai moved towards the center.
Pastore also followed Xabi Alonso who was pressing forward.
The entire left side of the stadium is empty.
In reality, this situation flashes by and cannot be framed or replayed. Naturally, no one knows that this situation will happen. Everyone, including the players, including the head coach on the sidelines, is based on the situation.
to deal with the situation.
But just as Di Maria was cutting inside, the Argentine suddenly made a diagonal pass with his left foot.
The ball traveled a long distance, directly to the outside left corner of Paris Saint-Germain's penalty area.
When Paris right back Ya Lai followed Ronaldo into the penalty area, there was no one in this area.
Just when everyone was wondering who Di Maria was going to hit with his kick, they saw a white figure quickly cutting in from behind at high speed.
Marcelo!
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Ancelotti was shocked.
Especially when he saw Cavani chasing back and shouting all the way, he was already aware of the danger.
The Brazilian left back stepped in at high speed and firmly passed Di Maria's diagonal pass in front of him with his left foot.
Almost at the same time, Ronaldo and Benzema, who were ambushing in the middle, moved forward, ready to attack the goal at any time.
Ya Lai immediately rushed towards Marcelo.
But what no one expected was that Marcelo caught up again and instead of passing the ball directly, he suddenly dunked the ball.
Ya Lai managed to survive the attack and was dunked directly by Marcelo.
The Brazilian left back dribbled the ball into the left side of the penalty area.
At this time, Beckham and Thiago Silva panicked and rushed to cover their positions. Chantom also returned to the penalty area immediately.
But at this moment, Marcelo did not choose to pass the ball to Ronaldo or Benzema from behind, but suddenly passed the ball back to the edge of the penalty area.
I saw Toni Kroos step in, stop Marcelo's return pass with his right foot, and after adjusting, he took off with his right foot and fired a long shot from the left side of the top of the arc in front of the penalty area.
Like a bolt of lightning, the football quickly penetrated Paris Saint-Germain's defense and went straight to the right side of the goal.
