"A battle of giants in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League 1/8 finals kicked off at the Lion King Stadium. Defending champion Millwall faced the challenge of La Liga giants Barcelona! Today the players from both sides showed up, and we have
There are reasons to expect this to be an exciting game.
Millwall started 433.
Goalkeeper: But.
Defenders: Schneider, Nesta, Silva, Lahm.
Midfielder: De Rossi, Nedved, Kaká.
Forwards: Ronaldo, Henry, Ronaldinho.
Barcelona started 433.
Goalkeeper: Valdes.
Defenders: Belletti, Marcos, Puyol, Van Bronckhorst.
Midfielder: Edmilson, Xavi, Deco.
Forwards: Giuly, Eto'o, Iniesta."
For Millwall, Alonso will return in the near future due to injury, but he won't be able to make it in time for this game. Aldridge is not too worried. The appearance of experienced Nedved is very reassuring.
After the game started, Aldridge wanted to see if Rijkaard would bow to reality and come to the Lion King Stadium to play a utilitarian game.
When the game started, Aldrich smiled excitedly!
Barcelona is really not timid at all!
They kicked off first, but they actually wanted to take the lead and suddenly launched an offensive storm without any warm-up!
Bravo!
I dreamed of Godfather Cruyff, then Louis van Gaal, and now Frank Rijkaard. The influence of the Dutch concept of offensive football on Barcelona did not happen overnight, but was an era, lasting more than ten or even twenty years.
!
Aldrich admires this kind of courage that can either swallow mountains and rivers in anger or perish together!
At least, everyone can have a good time fighting!
Even though the combination of Xavi and Iniesta is not as dominant a midfield combination as it will be in the future, at least from a player position perspective, there is still Deco between them, but the talents and talents of the two have begun to be revealed.
Xavi is a midfielder who is not very fast, but averages a very high running rate per game. In other words, he rarely has surprising bursts of acceleration. However, he plays at a steady rate during the 90 minutes of the game.
Running up and down, covering the midfield, coupled with his role, his role in the team is very significant, which means that the support points seem to have increased invisibly.
He uses his non-stop running to intersperse gaps so that his teammates will not fall into a situation where they cannot find anyone to pass the ball to. At the same time, his excellent organizational talent allows him to ensure the team's control through stop-and-pass passes without showing off.
Gain possession of the ball and continue the offense steadily.
Iniesta is characterized by his ability to control the ball and get rid of breakthroughs in a small area. It can be said that Barcelona's lineup configuration today is a bit similar to Arsenal's former wing. On the left, players with attacking midfielder ability play wingers, and on the right
Then use breakthrough players to play wingers for players with outstanding acceleration and back-breaking abilities.
Iniesta, Deco and Xavi passed the ball continuously in the frontcourt to disrupt Millwall's defense.
Millwall's players also felt strange after their first match against Barcelona.
For example, Deco will often appear in Nedvěd's defense zone, and at the same time, we must be wary of Xavi's late penetration. However, Xavi and Deco, who do not seem to be very fast, will always run to where there is space to receive the pass.
, even if the space is small, it can’t trouble them.
Deco is a familiar opponent to Millwall. In the past two years, Deco has become more mature than when he was at Porto. At the same time, the tactical system he is in and the abilities of his teammates around him have also improved compared to when he was at Porto, so his performance has naturally improved.
Improvement, this is team chemistry.
Passing the ball continuously on the left, one pass makes the ball move quickly. Barcelona's attack is beautiful, but it is inseparable from their passing pattern, which is unpredictable.
The most fatal thing is the last transfer.
At the beginning of the game, in the third minute, Iniesta passed the ball three times in a row. The fourth time he suddenly passed the ball horizontally in front of Schneider to break away. Just as he attracted other Millwall defensive players, he suddenly
The ball was passed back to Xavi on the right back.
Harvey did not stop the ball 40 yards away from the goal. If he stopped the ball, Kaka would defend next to him and limit his control of the ball. Harvey made a precise diagonal through ball to allow the attack.
Immediately turn from the left wing to the deep right wing.
Giuly, who penetrated forward, got around Lahm and caught the ball in front of the baseline, then swept the ball towards the goal with one kick.
Eto'o, the astute African cheetah, started up and rushed to grab the ball in front of the goal with a bloodthirsty threat. Silva turned around and tried to block the ball with a sliding tackle, but he was a step too slow and failed to touch the ball. At the critical moment
, or Nesta interfered with the opponent in front of Eto'o and kicked the ball out first.
He made a diagonal clearance. He didn't want to give his opponent a corner kick, so he naturally kicked it towards the wing. Unexpectedly, on the right wing, Belletti received the ball, stopped the ball, passed it long, and passed the ball directly to Millwall.
From the edge of the middle of the penalty area, Deco took advantage of the situation and hit the ball with a long shot!
Bang!
The ball hit De Rossi firmly and bounced out!
De Rossi did not follow Deco and did not dodge when the opponent shot. The ball hit his shoulder and bounced out!
Barcelona's momentum after the start excited their fans who came from afar, and also excited the Millwall players!
Rijkaard saw on the sidelines that the team's attack was not successful. Even though the threat was coming, there was still a clear gap between the goal and the goal. He immediately made a gesture on the sidelines and asked the players to return to defense!
The bounced ball was caught by Kaka. Kaka faked a horizontal pass on the spot and deceived Xavi. Then he directly moved the ball forward and accelerated. Xavi stretched out his hand and pulled Kaka's arm. Kaka.
Throwing his arms away without looking back, he strode forward to kill!
When the ball came to the front waistline, Kaka made a diagonal breakthrough, and after Edmilson shifted his center of gravity, he passed the ball across to the left.
Before Belletti could get back in position, Ronaldinho was unmarked. After getting the ball, Ronaldinho passed the ball diagonally!
Henry, who had his back to Barcelona's backline, kept the ball coming and passed it back to Ronaldinho. Ronaldinho also kept playing the ball and passed the ball straight!
Looks like I'm still looking for Henry!
But Henry missed the ball!
Marcos and Puyol were shocked to see the ball rolling between them and behind them. Marcos immediately turned around, only to see a lightning-fast figure charging in diagonally!
Ronaldo!
Cristiano Ronaldo's starting speed exploded Van Bronckhorst's. After Ronaldinho and Henry passed the ball continuously and Ronaldinho's last pass and Henry consciously confused the opponent and missed the ball, he directly countered the offside successfully!
Cristiano Ronaldo grabs the spot and volleys!
It's a pity that Valdes immediately abandoned the goal the moment the back line was penetrated. Perhaps he was just like Van Gaal commented: his wide range of movement is his advantage.
Ronaldo's volley also hit the opponent!
Valdez took a shot from Ronaldo with his chest!
The ball bounced out and Edmilson immediately kicked it out of the sideline for a clearance.
"The two sides launched a wonderful attack at the beginning of the game! The offense of the two teams is simply amazing. Fans must not blink, otherwise they may miss the wonderful moment!"
Aldrich tilted his head and smiled, while Rijkaard looked serious.
For Rijkaard, he knew how difficult his choice and persistence was.
Want to destroy Millwall with attack?
It’s so difficult!
It’s so difficult that almost no one in Europe would believe that this would be successful!
Look at Millwall's offensive players, Henry, Ronaldinho, Kaká, and Cristiano Ronaldo. Any one of them is a huge threat. Playing against Millwall will definitely give these players more room to play. Chelsea
It was lost to Millwall, but at least when Chelsea played Millwall, no one would think there was a problem with their choice. The core of the problem in losing to Millwall in the league is: Chelsea's ability to attack tough positions is not special.
Refers to the confrontation with Millwall. The league is not a cup competition. It is a competition system based on who has the most points.
Aldridge appreciates Barcelona's courage to challenge Millwall, but as far as the game itself is concerned, his chances of winning have improved.
You must know that although Barcelona is adhering to the Dutch offensive football style, during this period, their concept of game control has not yet achieved a qualitative change. Only when the Guardiola era arrives will this feature become explosive.
sublimation!
And what about Millwall?
During their training, the offensive team faced off against the defensive team, and the defensive players were accustomed to this unexpected offensive shift.
You know, although players like Silva and De Rossi are teammates with Ronaldinho Henry, they will be opponents during training confrontations!
Use Ronaldinho Henry's terrifying offensive power to hone their defensive awareness and abilities!
So although Barcelona does a great job on the pitch, they at least overdo it in the midfield, speeding up the pace and diverting the attack through unexpected passes.
However, they still struggled to be efficient in the most dangerous areas. Millwall only made them look like they could raise the offensive banner, but in the duel and defense at key positions, Millwall did an excellent job.
Barcelona, on the other hand, is obviously not as good as Millwall in this regard.
Maybe it's because players like Ronaldinho, Henry, Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaká are all unique.
Even though Barcelona may be like Millwall in training, using offense to sharpen and improve defensive capabilities, but the quality of offense is different, and the tests that defensive players undergo are also different.
In the 19th minute of the first half, Lahm intercepted Xavi's through ball to Eto'o in the backcourt. Immediately in the penalty area, Lahm made a bold long pass to initiate the attack. Although it seemed that
It looks more like a rescue.
But the ball landed accurately at the feet of Ronaldinho, who was on the wing in midfield.
Ronaldinho turned around with the ball and dribbled forward, showing his indomitable momentum. In the process of moving forward, Kaká forced his forward movement towards the center to cover Ronaldinho, allowing Ronaldinho to finish in front of Edmilson.
He dribbled the ball diagonally and disrupted the opponent's back line defense. After completing the disruption from left to right, Ronaldinho passed the ball diagonally to the other side of the penalty area and passed the reverse route!
Kaka moved forward and ran directly into the penalty area. When Ronaldinho's pass arrived, Kaka was at the back point of the far corner of the goal. He waited for the ball to hit the ground and volleyed the ball across the middle with the arch of his foot. Henry surrounded the goal and shot the ball into the goal! (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
