The first leg of the Champions League quarter-final between Malaga and Dortmund will start today in the Rose Garden.
Major European media have made predictions about this game.
Most media think this game is likely to be a draw.
L'Equipe said: "Although Málaga ended two games without a win in La Liga three days ago and gained a victory, we can see that there is a problem with their defense.
Although the main center back Willigton has returned from injury, he has not yet found his form and shoveled the opponent's cross into his own goal. In addition, the main goalkeeper Caballero will miss this game due to injury.
Malaga's biggest problem now is defense!
Lee can still provide stable output for Malaga, and Malaga's offensive power is still strong, but once their defense has problems, it will be very difficult for Malaga to defeat Dortmund."
Defense is indeed Malaga's biggest problem recently. They have lost two consecutive rounds, and Barcelona has narrowed the points gap to two points.
For Barcelona, two points is a small gap, and maybe they can regain the top spot in the standings in the next round.
The British Guardian said: "If Malaga wants to win the first round, it can only hope that the forward line can make greater contributions!"
Gazzetta dello Sport in Italy was more direct: "If Malaga wants to win, they can only hope that the twin stars can shine!"
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This time Blanca Padilla did not come to Malaga a day in advance, but came to Malaga in the afternoon of the game.
Because of the conflict with training time, Li Chuanqi did not pick her up and asked her father to send a car to take her to the hotel.
After the training, Li Chuanqi went directly to the hotel to meet her.
The two of them did nothing. Blanca Padilla knew that her boyfriend had an important game tonight.
She puts tenderness at the end of the game.
The two had a warm and romantic dinner in the hotel restaurant.
Blanca Padilla drank a little red wine, her face was like a peach blossom, and she was very pretty.
Li Chuanqi wanted to eat her right away, but finally held back.
After dinner, Li Chuanqi and Blanca Padilla kissed passionately and headed to the training base carrying their sports bags.
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At seven o'clock in the afternoon, Malaga players gathered at the training base, took the club bus and rushed to the Rose Garden Stadium.
The atmosphere on the bus was still relaxed. Although there were problems with the defense, they were still looking forward to tonight's game.
Pellegrini closed his eyes and thought about tonight's formation.
Now that the defense is unstable, he wants to change the formation and make adjustments to the midfield and frontcourt.
Fans wearing Malaga home jerseys appeared in the streets of Malaga. They knew that their team had encountered difficulties recently. Many main players were either absent due to injuries or were in poor condition.
They go to the scene to cheer for their team.
When they saw the Malaga bus, they shouted to them: "Come on!"
At 7:30, the Malaga bus drove into the Rose Garden Stadium.
When Pellegrini and the players stepped off the bus, waiting reporters called to them.
Pellegrini came to reporters alone for an interview: "As for the team's defense, I have said a lot at the pre-match press conference in the afternoon, and now I will mainly talk about the offense.
Tonight I will give Li more autonomy, let him play freely, and fully exert his deterrence.
Isco's position will also change to some extent."
The reporter asked: "Can you tell me the specific changes?"
Pellegrini shook his head and said: "I can't tell you now!"
The reporter looked at him suspiciously. Do you know that your reputation is not good now?
The scene at the Dragon Stadium is still fresh in my mind. Are you going to use our mouths to release smoke bombs again?
Soon after, the Dortmund bus arrived and Klopp accepted an interview with the media.
A reporter told what Pellegrini just said and asked him what he thought.
Klopp thought for a while and said: "It is difficult to judge whether what he said is true now. If he wants to liberate Lee, he is most likely to put Lee in the middle. As for Isco, I think it should still be in the middle.
Tonight will be a difficult game. Some people say that Malaga has had problems with their defense recently. I don’t think so. I think their defense is still strong!
We will execute the plan we made before the game!”
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At 8:10, the players from both sides finished their warm-up and returned to the locker room to prepare for the upcoming battle.
Away team locker room.
Klopp was giving a passionate speech: "Tonight will be the beginning of another journey for us!
Even if Malaga is like a dragon and a tiger's den, we have to get through it!
Even if the Rose Garden is the devil's home court, we have to get through it!
Tonight, we will raise the flag of victory high and plant the flag of victory in the Rose Garden Stadium!
Tonight, we will be the bravest challenger, because this is the Rose Garden Stadium, where Real Madrid and Barcelona have fought successively!
Tonight, we will use all our courage and indomitable momentum to realize our dreams!"
Dortmund’s soldiers are full of fighting spirit!
In the home team's locker room, Pellegrini announced tonight's starting lineup and formation: "Tonight our formation is 442!"
The players were not surprised. In the past two days, Pellagrini kept trying the 4-2-3 formation and the 4-4-2 formation. At that time, many players guessed that the formation might change tonight.
"Goalkeeper: Kameni; four defenders: Sergio Sanchez, Willigton, Onyewu, Monreal; four midfielders: Joaquin, Tularao, Camacho, Is
Branch; Forward: Saviola, Lee!"
Pellegrini read out the starting lineup.
He looked at Li Chuanqi and said: "I will give you the greatest freedom tonight. You can play according to your own ideas!"
There was a surprised sound in the locker room, and then disappeared immediately.
This is giving Li Chuanqi special privileges.
But thinking of Li Chuanqi's contribution to the team, the players immediately accepted this reality.
In fact, this approach is very dangerous and may cause turmoil in the locker room.
Pellegrini seemed not to have heard the surprised sounds from the players. He looked at Saviola and said: "Once Li gets the ball, you have to open up the space appropriately and give him more space to attack!"
Saviola nodded. He has passed the peak of his career. As long as he can contribute to the team, he is satisfied.
Of course, more fundamentally, he has a very good impression of Li Chuanqi.
He had not yet come to Malaga at the time of the great conflict that engulfed the local gangs and the South American gangs.
Therefore, his impression of the local gang is not as negative as that of other South American gang players.
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At this moment, reporters have already obtained the starting lineups of both sides.
Looking at Malaga’s starting lineup, reporters started discussing:
"Pellegrini changed his formation on the spot and put Li on the front line. This is indeed to liberate him so that he can launch an attack from the front!"
"Put Isco on the wing! Pellegrini really didn't put any smoke bombs!"
"However, I don't think this change of formation will be effective. The midfielder is in a U-shaped position and the defensive level in the middle is missing. Their defense already has problems, and they still change the formation like this."
"Just see the effect. It's too early to say this now! To liberate Li, the midfield must make adjustments!"
"But, can Li adapt to this change? He is used to playing on both wings, and suddenly he is placed in the middle, and his speed advantage cannot be used at all! So I think this is a dangerous move! Maybe, Li
You will lose yourself tonight!"
"In terms of height and body, Li's position tonight is center. Is he suitable for this position?"
Most reporters are not optimistic about Pellegrini's change of formation, and are worried about Li Chuanqi's performance tonight.
Pellegrini is putting all his treasure on Li Chuanqi.
