Aragones frowned. It was beyond his expectation that Dortmund's defense would be so solid. However, Dortmund would concentrate on defense at home. There is nothing incomprehensible about this. They did not concede any goals at home.
It is very important for the two rounds of the game, and Dick has never been a head coach who values face more than results. Of course he knows how good Atletico Madrid's offense is. Not paying attention to defense at this time is simply suicide.
But Aragones was relieved after thinking about it. There was nothing to worry about. After all, Dortmund could not defend for one point like those mid-tier teams in La Liga. Aragones admitted that Atletico Madrid's offensive ability has declined this season.
Quite a few, resulting in too many draws in the league, but how could Dortmund keep clinging to it? No matter how wretched Dick was, he would not think about getting a 0-0 score at home, and then go to the away game to win as much as possible.
Dortmund launched a counterattack on the field, and their passing was much simpler. Rosicky passed the ball to Frings, and then he chose to go forward. Frings immediately passed the ball to his feet, Rivaldo and O
Kocha began to run in the frontcourt to attract the opponent's attention. Rosicky chose to dribble the ball forward himself. He is a player with excellent dribbling ability and has a very good long-range shot.
After the forward penetration, Rosicky passed the ball to Dede who was on the left. Dede dribbled the ball towards the center, while Rivaldo switched to the wing. This approach caused Atletico Madrid's defense to appear confused.
In a moment of confusion, Makelele brought down Dede in a hurry, and Dortmund won a free kick.
This free kick thirty meters away from the goal was taken by Rivaldo. He took a free kick directly and spiraled into the dead center of the goal. Molina made a beautiful save and flew to pick the ball in the air.
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Rivaldo shook his head. This free kick had good speed, strength and angle, but Molina was obviously very familiar with him and was well prepared. Even though he was well prepared, he saved his own shot very well.
This shot.
Atletico Madrid wanted to counterattack quickly, but Dortmund started to press in the midfield. Rivaldo and Okocha put down their star arrogance and began to press continuously to interfere with Belleron's ball.
With one less person on the field, Belleron's organizational threat has actually declined. Although he is more mature than before, the protection around him is not as good as before, and his layer-by-layer organization back and forth is not as good as before.
Ability is difficult to display.
Aragones can certainly see this. Belleron's performance on the court this season has dropped a bit compared to last season. This is not because his personal ability has declined, but because of Atletico Madrid's current formation.
It is not enough for him to perform at his highest level. The most important thing for Atletico Madrid this season is the attackers in the frontcourt. Belleron's organization is not as important as last season.
In this game, Dortmund's defense seemed very targeted. The two full-backs also paid attention to returning to defense while assisting. Dede dealt with Jorgensen, and Alves dealt with Vicente. In terms of speed and reaction,
They are not inferior to Atletico Madrid's two wingers. Even if it affects their number of assists, it will be of great benefit to the defense.
After struggling for a while in the midfield, Torres forced a breakthrough and completed a shot. However, this shot only allowed Lehmann to make a relatively easy save. After all, under the interference of the defender, it was not so easy for Torres to shoot.
matter.
Dortmund began to attack steadily. They were not in a hurry to attack, and they were not worried about Atletico Madrid's defense. Dick never thought about defeating his opponent at home or using offense to win the game, without conceding fewer goals.
Losing the ball is the first goal.
Dick is very clear about Atletico Madrid's defensive problems. In the past, the Atletico Madrid defense he established did not have many weaknesses. However, with the departure of Thuram and Baraja, Atletico Madrid used more
Attack to make up for the deficiencies in defense. Whether it is the right or the center, there will be a lot of offensive opportunities.
After reaching the frontcourt, Dortmund made a move to attack the right wing, but Rosicky suddenly made a transfer and quickly passed the ball to Atletico Madrid's left wing!
Capdevila is a pretty good full-back, but Vicente's defensive ability on this side is almost zero, and coupled with the decline in filling ability in the middle, there will also be many opportunities to attack this side!
Okocha completed a beautiful pass after receiving the ball. Capdevila was forced to foul and brought down Okocha. Dortmund got another free kick. This time the free kick was closer to the goal, but the angle was different.
It's a lot different, it seems more suitable for passing the ball rather than shooting directly.
Rivaldo walked up again and stood in front of the ball. His move made all Atletico Madrid players murmur - Rivaldo's free kicks are indeed good, but he always only shoots with free kicks.
, there was no free kick passed at all - when he was at Barcelona, this kind of work was done by Figo first, and then Xavi, he just shot directly.
Does he want to shoot from such a small angle? It's not impossible...
Molina focused his attention on Rivaldo. When Rivaldo started to run up, he concentrated all his attention. Sure enough, in the next moment, Rivaldo picked up his left foot and then directly
Shot from a small angle on the right side of the penalty area!
The shot flew into the penalty area against the inside of the wall and went straight to the goal. However, there were too many people in the penalty area at this time. Moreno, who was returning to defense, fell to the ground and tackled the ball out of the baseline.
Molina yelled at Moreno with some dissatisfaction, because he was already in a good position. If he were to attack, he would not be given a corner kick, and there would be no need to defend next.
Moreno waved his hand nonchalantly - isn't it just a corner kick? What's all the fuss about...
He is not a player brought out by Dick, so he naturally does not know how wary Atletico Madrid players are about Dick's set-piece tactics. When he was at Atletico Madrid, Atletico Madrid repeatedly used some unexpected set-piece tactics to achieve good results.
As a result, maybe Dortmund will have such a set-piece coordination sometime!
Due to the cooperation of two consecutive set kicks, Dortmund's two central defenders have already rushed forward. Warnes and Metzelder are running in the penalty area, coupled with Kyle and Kavinaji, there is Rival outside the penalty area.
With Duo and Frings roaming around, basically only the two full-backs are left defending in the backcourt.
Dick has really put a lot of effort into setting the ball. In this kind of ordinary game, setting the ball will be a good means of scoring. In terms of overall and personal abilities, Dortmund faced Atletico Madrid.
There is not much advantage, the only advantage is their advantage in the air!
The four people in the penalty area are all good header players, and there are two sluggers outside the penalty area. This is Dortmund's advantage, and what about Atletico Madrid's defense? Stam is the most reliable, and Marchena seems a bit shorter.
, Makelele is strong defensively, but is too short, and the two full-backs do not have much excellent aerial ball defense capabilities. Dortmund has an absolute advantage in this regard.
Once you have advantages, you must use them to kill your opponent - this is Dick's tone for this game. Set kicks and aerial passes are what he wants to show in this game. When the opponent attacks
When you are attacking, you don't mind fouling. When you are attacking, you have to tempt the opponent to commit a foul.
Even Dick himself would find it very difficult to defeat the army of sheets created by Dick!
Dortmund's players were looking for opportunities in the penalty area. Metzelder took the initiative to find Stam. Stam naturally knew that the young and tall central defender wanted to entangle him. After all, he was the highest point in Atletico Madrid's penalty area.
If you are entangled with him and let Vaughns and others bully Marchena, the probability of scoring a goal will become much greater...
So he kept up with Warnes. Although Warnes is shorter than Metzelder, his jumping and confrontation ability are even better. He is a player who must focus on.
Although Atletico Madrid's defensive ability has declined, since they were scored by Newcastle's Ameobi in the Champions League last year, they have maintained a record of not conceding a goal in the four group matches after the New Year, and they have never conceded a goal.
The time lasted for more than 400 minutes. To achieve such an achievement, Stam's performance played a major role, and of course the heroic goalkeeper Molina.
Rosicky stood in front of the ball, then looked at the situation in the penalty area. After the referee blew the whistle to take the penalty, he took two steps back, then started to run, and then raised his foot to pass the ball into the penalty area!
The ball spun and flew into the penalty area, passed Capdevila and Kyle at the front point, crossed the middle, and flew straight to the back point!
Stam came to his senses at this time. Vaughns in the middle was just a cover. Instead, Metzelder, who had previously actively entangled him like a cannon fodder, had already moved to the back when he wasn't paying attention.
, jumping high to meet the flying ball!
Defending at the back point was Contra - the poor Romanian was pinned behind Metzelder who had a favorable position and an absolute advantage in height. After jumping to the highest point, Metzeler
Germany did not directly swing his head to attack the goal, but pushed the ball towards the center!
Then he started to land, and the ball he pushed over flew in front of Cavinaggi, who escaped Marchena's defense by running laterally. Cavinaggi directly kicked off the hook while turning sideways.
Shoot!
Molina immediately opened his arms and rushed out from the goal. He rushed very timely, and his open arms completely blocked Cavinagi's overhead kick. However, in such a close situation, he could not
Unable to save the ball, the ball hit his chest and then flew diagonally to the back...
At the back point, Metzelder, who had just landed, saw the ball rolling towards him before he could react. As a player, Metzelder's subconscious action allowed Metzelder to directly volley towards the ball and shoot it.
The next moment, he flew directly into the empty door!
The ball went in! Atletico Madrid's record of not conceding a goal is fixed at this moment!
In the 18th minute of the first half, relying on young central defender Metzelder's first goal in the Champions League, Dortmund took the lead at home against Atletico Madrid, who came from afar, and scored the first goal in the two-round clash.
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When Dortmund's players pounced on Metzelder from all directions, the young German central defender still felt a little dizzy - Did he score? Scored in the Champions League knockout round? Dortmund's first time in four years
Returning to the knockout round of the Champions League, he scored his first knockout goal in four years?
