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London is brightly lit and Wembley is packed with people.
The Champions League life-or-death battle between Millwall and Real Madrid will begin in half an hour, and the players from both sides have returned to the locker room after warming up.
The attendance at Wembley was huge today.
In addition to the importance of the event, this will also be Millwall's last Champions League game at Wembley. Starting next season, they will play Champions League games at their home court, unless Wembley can host it in the future.
The Champions League final, and Millwall has successfully advanced to the final, then the Wild Lions will return to this stadium to fight.
With this background, Lions fans almost occupied the entire stadium stands, and the stands were rendered into a blue ocean. Various slogans and banners were flying in the stands. The scene was hot and could easily make those present fall into excitement.
In a state of madness.
Aldridge observed the spirit of the entire Real Madrid team before walking out of the tunnel. They all had serious faces, and they couldn't be said to be fighting as soldiers. After all, the lineup was complete, and it felt intuitively that they were here to stage a last-ditch counterattack!
"The second leg of the Champions League semi-finals is about to take place. Millwall faces Real Madrid at Wembley. The total score is 4:3. Millwall has a great advantage, but this game is not without a chance for Real Madrid. They
At Old Trafford, they defeated Manchester United with a score of 3:2 to advance. Anything can happen on the football field. Let's take a look at the starting lineups of both sides in today's game.
In the last round at the Bernabeu, Del Bosque's 5-3-2 formation failed to suppress Millwall's counterattack at all. When he came to the away game, he chose a 4-4-2 formation that strengthened midfield control and was more balanced. Will this choice have a miraculous effect? Let us
Just take your time and observe during the game.”
Real Madrid changed their formation, which Aldrich did not expect.
Moreover, this 442, just by looking at the starting lineup, you can guess that this is an asymmetrical 442.
Raul seems to be a symmetrical wing midfielder with McManaman, but in fact this is not the case. Raul will move in the midfielder area, leaving Carlos alone to take charge of the wing. At the same time, the midfield is strengthened, and Carlos assists.
In the empty space at the back, Redondo can fill in and help defend without worries. Ballack's b2b coverage means that their defense will not be weakened by missing a defender.
Millwall returned to London, and Aldridge chose to play his own style, 433, strong attack.
This decision is that he learned the lesson of Manchester United's elimination. Manchester United won 0:0 in the away game. He returned to Old Trafford to control the situation on the field, but was directly stunned by Real Madrid.
At the beginning of the game, Millwall kicked off first and attacked at the beginning. In London, the right time, place and people were all in their favor, trying to catch Real Madrid off guard.
After a smooth pass in the midfield, the ball was passed to Larsson on the right side of the penalty area. He decisively chose to kick the ball towards the goal, but the ball missed due to interference from Redondo.
Aldridge observed Real Madrid's defensive movement and realized that the game was slightly different from what he had estimated before the game.
Bosque really dared to go all out and took the risk to change the mature formation style and let Ballack join the midfielder. In a sense, it weakened Redondo's offense, but strengthened Redondo's defensive tasks, and Ballack was not
That kind of pure offensive player, in the defense just now, when Redondo interfered with Larson, Ballack guarded the front threat zone in the middle of the penalty area to prevent Millwall's central players from getting in behind.
When Real Madrid organizes the attack, Redondo has Ballack as a helper in the midfield who can move in a wide range of areas. The two of them can ensure that Real Madrid's offense advances smoothly through the half in the face of Millwall's high pressure.
Millwall's first offensive resulted in a shot, while Real Madrid's first offensive was simply devastating.
Ballack passed the ball to McManaman on the wing, who met the ball and made a long diagonal pass before Zambrotta stretched out his foot to steal the ball. The ball passed over the top of Millwall's back line.
Over the top pass!
Raul, Anelka, and Morientes all rushed forward. Materazzi and Southgate immediately retreated after McManaman passed the ball. Schneider also quickly retreated to shrink the penalty area.
Millwall retreated very quickly, and this over-the-top through ball really hit the ball.
After all, Gattuso is not the same type of defensive midfielder as Makelele, and his ability to predict is not top-notch. Therefore, he lost Raul and had to use speed to chase back. Fortunately, he has plenty of physical fitness and cannot run to death.
, dare to fight and grab, and never give up.
Raul just got the ball on the left in front of the penalty area. He wanted to move forward to form a single shot, but he cleverly discovered that he had no space to move forward. Unexpectedly, Millwall retreated at an alarming speed. This came from Millwall's defense.
Wall's excellent tactical awareness.
Schneider shrank to block his forward path. Materazzi and Southgate faced off to mark Anelka and Morientes. Now they only need to hold back Raul, and then they can create an interception for Gattuso.
Timing, how long does this take? Just 2-3 seconds.
Raul unexpectedly passed the ball back, and then he continued to run forward, seemingly trying to counter offside. Behind him, the person who followed up to meet the ball was Carlos, and the golden left foot exploded with a powerful kick.
Shen's long shot.
Bute made a flying save and blocked the ball with one hand. The ball was refracted but still flew towards the goal.
Bang!
The refracted ball hit the crossbar hard and bounced out.
The bounced ball flew straight out of the goal 40 yards away. You can imagine how powerful this shot was.
The audience didn't have time to exclaim, sigh, or wipe away the cold sweat. Pirlo got the ball and turned around to launch a fast break. But Ballack used his big foot to clear the ball. His handling was correct, because he was not completely sure.
After intercepting the ball to organize an attack, in order to give the offensive players time to return to defense, destruction is the first priority.
After a threatening attack at the beginning, Aldrich immediately signaled to the players on the sidelines and used shouting to ensure that every player understood his adjustment.
With Real Madrid's formation today, Millwall can't press with high pressure.
Raul, Anelka. Even Morientes is actually not too slow. In addition, their midfielder, Redondo, Ballack, McManaman, all have the ability to pass the fatal ball.
Role, like the attack just now, McManaman made an overhead pass without stopping the ball, and then his teammates quickly moved forward, and there was a lot of space behind the center back. If this continues, Millwall may be beaten.
sieve.
Millwall and Real Madrid have similar characteristics. Both have role players in the midfield who are good at passing and controlling. Especially today, Del Bosque's formation almost formed a pairing situation, and the competition was about who can suppress the opponent.
midfield.
Aldridge's adjustment immediately after the start offset Millwall's early advantage, because they had to re-adapt themselves and unify their thinking, thus losing the overall burst to take advantage of the early start.
After Real Madrid gradually entered the state, the two teams started an offensive battle. Because they were both afraid of the other side's penetration, the defense line was dragged back relatively far, and the midfield area was empty. During the attack, the midfielders cooperated tacitly and smoothly, and they were able to
The attack advances to the front line.
In the first 25 minutes of the game, the two teams completed a total of 13 shots, Millwall took 7 shots and Real Madrid took 6 shots. The scene was really beautiful.
Aldrich didn't like this situation.
But facing Real Madrid, Millwall does not have the advantage of completely suppressing it, unless they adopt another football philosophy: possession of the ball.
If Real Madrid doesn't get the ball, then Real Madrid's offense will be out of the question.
But that's not Millwall's philosophy, not Aldridge's style.
When there is a 10% chance of scoring a goal, Millwall will not choose to ignore it, but will take the risk and choose to attack, attack, attack!
They just want to play passionate offense while constantly switching between offense and defense.
Therefore, when the opportunities are equal, it is difficult to say that Millwall has a clear advantage. It can only be said that they and Real Madrid have equal opportunities and are evenly matched.
This requires players to grasp the ability more, and the missed golden opportunity is unforgivable.
"Hall showed a rare expression of disappointment and unwillingness on the sidelines. Larsson missed an excellent opportunity, and his unmarked follow-up shot in the penalty area went over the crossbar. If he is given the same opportunity ten more times, I believe that
He can score at least eight."
Aldridge is naturally under pressure. In this situation, the first goal is crucial and every opportunity is valuable.
He just stared at the Real Madrid penalty area with anticipation, watching Larsson shoot a follow-up shot in the penalty area unmarked. Casillas had fallen to the ground, but Larsson kicked the ball away. Aldrich naturally bent down and lowered his head.
His face was full of regret, and when he raised his head again, he shook his head slightly to express his incomprehension.
In the 34th minute, Anelkara came out of the penalty area and shot a cold arrow from the outside. His long shot was saved by Butt.
Real Madrid got a corner kick. They took a tactical corner kick and suddenly hit it in front of the goal. The ball bounced in the penalty area and went straight into the net. McManaman himself did not expect that the goal would go in.
Bute asked the defenders in disbelief: "Why did the ball hit the ground?"
It is taboo to land a high-altitude ball in the penalty area!
Whether it is a high ball pass or a corner kick, one of the defensive players' responsibilities is not to let the ball bounce to the ground. To be precise, it must cause damage at the point of impact.
Gattuso lowered his head and walked forward. He was shaken by Morientes. The ball bounced in front of him and then flew into the back corner of the goal. Morientes made a header to ferry the ball, but he didn't do it at all.
Didn't touch the ball.
Real Madrid's players did not celebrate the goal and immediately went back to prepare for the restart.
"McManaman's unexpected goal gave Real Madrid hope of advancing to the final at Wembley. If they can guarantee not to concede a goal, then he only needs to score one more goal to come back and miraculously reach the final.
Champions League final!”
The Wembley stands were full of enthusiasm. The Lions fans were temporarily absent-minded after the team lost the goal, but soon they cheered for the team even harder.
They know what the team needs more now.
Aldrich loosened his tie and continued to encourage the team's morale from the sidelines.
At this time, the team must maintain unity of thought and cannot be divided.
Should we not let Real Madrid score, or should we use goals to defeat the opponent?
If there are such ideological differences, this game will really be over. (To be continued...)
