Completely different from other stadiums around the world, the visiting team locker room at the Stade de France is the real home team locker room.
Why is this happening?
Speaking of which, it also has something to do with Zidane and Ronaldo.
In the 1998 World Cup in France, France and Brazil both reached the World Cup finals, but France was not assigned to the home team's locker room because it was playing at home, but was assigned to the away team's locker room.
In the final, the French team led by Zidane defeated the Brazilian team led by Ronaldo and won the World Cup championship.
Since then, every time the French team plays at the Stade de France, they will choose to stay in the visiting team's locker room.
And tonight, this spacious and bright locker room belongs to Barcelona.
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When Rijkaard walked into the dressing room, there was dead silence inside.
All Barcelona players are still immersed in the frustration of the first half.
They went from leading by one goal to conceding two goals in a row. This psychological gap left many people unable to let go.
When Rijkaard walked in, his eyes naturally fell on the super large bottle of champagne placed in a conspicuous place.
Barcelona specially found it and spent a lot of money to buy it in order to celebrate the second Champions League championship in the team's history.
When they learned that they were assigned to the visiting team's locker room at the Stade de France, everyone at Barcelona was very excited, because it represented a home game and luck.
Don't laugh, in the football circle, luck is still valued by quite a few people.
For example, there are countless so-called curses in English football.
In order to boost the team's morale, Rijkaard specially asked people to place the bottle of champagne in a conspicuous place, hoping to use it to motivate the players, boost the team's morale, and make everyone fight for it!
But now, the 1-2 deficit makes it look more like irony.
Rijkaard didn't need to think about it to know that when the players entered the door just now, they must have been very depressed when they saw it.
So does he.
It’s nothing now, the real irony is yet to come.
What to do with the champagne if we lose the game?
It's a funeral, just drink it to celebrate the team losing the Champions League?
Or take it back?
With such a big bottle of champagne, the whole world knows that Barcelona brought it into the Stade de France and then took it out again?
Ha, how will the media report it?
Rijkaard is a person who attaches great importance to his own image, but at this moment he really regrets it. Why did he follow the club's suggestion and bring such a large bottle of champagne into the Stade de France?
Of course, it's not time to worry about this yet.
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Rijkaard came to the middle of the players and looked directly at the Barcelona players in front of him.
"In the first half, our offense was closely monitored by our opponents and our performance was not very ideal."
Everyone raised their heads and looked at Rijkaard.
Tenkat didn't even enter the dressing room tonight, much to the satisfaction of many.
There is no way, this assistant coach who always plays the role of the devil coach is really unpopular in the locker room.
"We know Real Madrid's defense, but this is by no means the reason for our weak offense. We must make adjustments and changes in the second half, especially our frontcourt."
With that said, Rijka pulled over the tactical board and adjusted the chess pieces placed on it for both sides.
"Real Madrid's defense is very rigorous, but it is not without loopholes. After the start of the second half, Eto'o moved to the left wing and used your speed to attack Arbeloa. You have an advantage in this regard."
Eto'o is very fast. Although Arbeloa's speed is not slow, he is still at a disadvantage against Eto'o.
But as a result, Eto'o will be far away from the goal.
Rijkaard is definitely not that simple.
Ronaldinho was placed in the middle of the frontcourt, displaying his excellent ability to pick up the ball with his back.
Many people are actually deceived by Ronaldinho's genius and footwork. In fact, the Brazilian is very good at taking the ball with his back.
He is a technical genius, has devilish footwork, and is good at holding the ball. As long as he gets the ball, he will hardly lose it. All these made Rijkaard determined to make a big bet on Ronaldinho.
"You suppress the opponent's two central defenders, Ramos and Woodgate, in the middle of the frontcourt. What to do specifically depends on the situation on the court. You decide whether you want to go forward or withdraw to defeat Ramos and Woodgate.
Get pulled out."
Rijkaard changes the position of the chess pieces and changes the situation on the field.
For example, he moved Ronaldinho's position back to the midfielder. Because he got the ball, Ramos followed. As a result, a gap was exposed behind Ramos, and Eto'o came out.
This vulnerability can be quickly inserted diagonally.
Barcelona has also tried this style of play, and it worked very well.
"Remember, we will attack as soon as the second half begins and equalize the score as soon as possible!"
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Gao Shen didn't know what tactics and adjustments Rijkaard arranged during the halftime break, but at the beginning of the second half, he clearly saw the changes in the positions of Barcelona's players.
Ronaldinho actually stood in the middle outside the center circle, while Eto'o stood on the left side of the center circle and Messi on the right.
"Have their positions changed?" Gao Shen asked Lucas.
Lucas also looked solemn, "There are obvious changes from the first half kick-off, but we have to look at the details again."
Gao Shen nodded.
It's just about to kick off now and the game hasn't started yet. How do we know what adjustments Barcelona will make?
But as the game unfolded, Barcelona's midfield adjustments were quickly reflected.
Ronaldinho appeared in the center, while Eto'o was moved to the left.
This style of play is quite new, Gao Shen himself has seen it for the first time.
But soon, it showed its advantages.
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After an unsuccessful attack, Barcelona was pressed by Real Madrid and passed all the way back to goalkeeper Valdes.
After Valdes stopped the ball at the edge of the penalty area, he glanced ahead and drove directly to the frontcourt with a big kick.
Ronaldinho failed to take advantage of Woodgate's aerial challenge and the ball was pushed back to midfield.
But Barcelona planted heavy troops in this area and quickly took the ball back.
When Xavi got the ball, Ronaldinho quickly retreated from the front, leaned on Dela Red with his body, pushed Xavi's pass to Deco, and turned around to run into space.
Deco moved forward and, after seeing the right moment, passed the ball to Ronaldinho in the gap.
Two Brazilian players completed a double collaboration in a small area.
When Ronaldinho got the ball, Ramos quickly stepped forward to grab it, but the Brazilian superstar did not stop the ball and directly kicked the ball behind him.
The football passed by Ramos and landed directly in the direction of the penalty spot in the penalty area.
Eto'o started as fast as possible, like a black lightning, passing the ball straight to the penalty spot.
This made the whole stadium scream in surprise.
At the critical moment, Casillas decisively abandoned the goal, fell to the ground to save the ball, and held the ball tightly in his arms.
Eto'o jumped over Casillas and missed an excellent single opportunity.
It wasn't until this moment that the fans' voices came out of the stadium again.
Barcelona's attack just now was too dangerous!
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Gao Shen stood on the scene and looked at the scene on the court with a stern face. He discovered Rijkaard's adjustment.
Somewhat unexpected.
Unexpectedly, Ronaldinho can also play in the center of the frontcourt.
In this way, Guardiola learned from Rijkaard in letting Messi play the ninth position.
"What should I do?" Lucas was a little nervous.
The attack just now was too dangerous.
If Casillas hadn't struck out in time, the goal would have been lost.
Not only Lucas was nervous, but Maqueda, Buenaventura and others also looked at Gao Shen.
Real Madrid must make adjustments. The key is, how to adjust?
Gao Shen thought for a while, walked straight to the sidelines, and immediately made adjustments.
"David." Gao Shen shouted towards Beckham.
He signaled Beckham to drop back and play in a back three, with Zidane in the center and Raul and Negredo forming a double forward.
It is said to be a double forward, but in fact Negredo is still allowed to rush into the gaps on Barcelona's two wings, and Raul still actively returns to defend.
After advanced adjustments, although Barcelona once again created a dangerous situation, Ronaldinho turned around after taking the ball with his back in the middle and sent a kick from behind. But this time it was Ramos who took the lead and scored on Eto
Austria kicked the ball out of bounds before.
Ramos, who had just been criticized for conceding a goal, received applause from Real Madrid fans for his defensive contribution this time.
Real Madrid also quickly completed adjustments and arrangements and stabilized its defensive position.
By this time, ten minutes had passed since the game.
Rijkaard saw that the two attacks at the beginning of the second half failed to work, so he decisively made substitution adjustments.
In the 60th minute, Barcelona took the lead in making substitutions.
Iniesta replaced Van Bommel, and Barcelona adopted a more aggressive midfield configuration, letting Xavi stay behind and Deco and Iniesta move forward. Rijkaard's substitution was obviously more
radical.
Harvey first played the fourth position and is no stranger to this position.
But what this substitution showed was Rijkaard's desperate gamble.
It's no wonder that Barcelona has 75% of the ball possession rate and can completely manipulate Real Madrid.
Gao Shen remained unmoved and continued to signal the team to play steadily and adopt defensive counterattack tactics.
Except for Negredo in front, Raul and Zidane also began to actively defend.
Real Madrid's defense has been tested by strong teams such as Arsenal, Juventus and AC Milan. Faced with Barcelona's passing and ball control, Real Madrid is not afraid and always maintains a rigorous defensive posture.
This made Rijkaard's team feel helpless.
When the game reached the 70th minute, Rijkaard was forced to make a second substitution, replacing Messi, the hero of the goal, with Larsson. This was obviously an attempt to further strengthen the team's offense, especially
Scoring for diagonal penetration into the penalty area.
Although Messi today is amazing and has superior strength, he is not as terrifying as he was when he was the king of briquettes.
It was also when Barcelona made its second substitution adjustment that Gao Shen decisively made the first substitution.
He replaced captain Raul with Ronaldo, allowing the Brazilian to form a double forward with Negredo.
This immediately made Rijkaard in the coaching area next door gnash his teeth with hatred.
