Hamburg is really resolutely playing defensive counterattack now.
Many of their players stayed in their own half, and Son Heung-min and Salah, who had been constantly roaming on the wings, now retreated to the full-back position.
Hamburg's formation now looks more like a 451, or 4141.
Because among the five midfielders, midfielder Casemiro often retreats to the defense line to act as a central defender, so sometimes Hamburg plays like a more defensive 541.
In front of this "five defenders", there are two immortal players, Paulinho and Kante, sweeping away. You can imagine how difficult Atletico Madrid's advancement will be.
This is Pan Yi’s current style of play.
He just wants to disgust the opposing team that is trying to prevent a comeback.
Who doesn’t know how to defend and counterattack?
Today I am going to use magic to defeat magic!
Of course, the goal just now is also crucial.
With two goals in hand, Pan Yi no longer has the need to fight Atletico Madrid to the death.
Exhausting physical energy is one thing, but preserving vitality is the most important thing!
At the Calderon Stadium, having too much physical contact with Atletico Madrid players is actually not a good thing.
De Bruyne has already been injured. Even if Hamburg’s bench is deep enough, it won’t be able to withstand a few more injuries!
They have passed Atletico Madrid, and there are German Cup finals and more important Champions League finals ahead!
Hamburg was busy waiting for Atletico Madrid to take the initiative, but Simeone was a bit nervous.
Although Hamburg was defensive at the beginning, it still had a balanced formation, and the two wingers did not stay so far back.
In this case, Atletico Madrid's attacks from the center and the wings can still provide some coordination.
But now, Hamburg seems to really set up a bus after scoring a goal!
This makes Atletico Madrid players a little uncomfortable.
You know, most of Atletico Madrid's midfielders and wing-backs are engineer-type players.
Perhaps only Turkish player Arda Turan's foot skills are better, but he has not reached the level that can break through thousands of troops.
In front of Hamburg's bus formation, the space for Atletico Madrid players to move forward was very narrow, and they often made mistakes in coordination.
Their midfield was dysfunctional, their ball movement was disorganized, and they became even more disorderly in the frontcourt.
Once the ball is obtained by Hamburg, either Casemiro, Van Dijk, or Rudiger will not hesitate to pass the ball directly to Vardy in front to launch a counterattack, basically not letting the ball go.
Staying on your feet too long.
In this case, it is difficult for Atletico Madrid's frontcourt pressure to restrict Hamburg's backcourt. The most they can do is run over and interfere.
In addition, Diego Costa, who was originally very aggressive, is now carrying a yellow card. He also knows that he just escaped the punishment of a red card by luck, so he is not so cruel;
Villa himself is not a very fierce player, and continuous high-speed running and pressing is not his strength. Moreover, he is 32 years old this year, not at the peak of his career, and his physical functions are also declining; p>
Therefore, the weakness of Atletico Madrid's two forwards has also reduced Hamburg's transmission pressure to a certain extent.
Of course, since Hamburg is currently pressed very far back, the encounter line is almost always behind its own half, so most counterattacks launched from the backcourt can only find Vardy.
This makes it easy for Atletico Madrid's three central defenders to guard against Vardy and Hamburg's counterattack.
As a result, neither side actually created any threatening attacks, and it became a bit of a stalemate.
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Of course, Pan Yi is not anxious at all about this situation.
Hamburg now leads by two goals and has an away goal in hand.
In other words, even if Atletico Madrid can score two goals to equalize the total score, Hamburg will still advance.
Of course, this also means that this game is destined to not enter overtime.
If Atletico Madrid wants to reach the finals now, they must score more than three goals!
This task is obviously very difficult.
It seems that there is no team that can score three goals in Hamburg in one game this season?
Not to mention such a "Atletico-like" Hamburg team.
So under the same situation, Simeone on the other side is of course becoming more and more anxious.
He started waving constantly on the sidelines, directing the team's offense while also adjusting his 352.
Of course, to be precise, this is not an adjustment, because it is a variant of 352 that will appear when attacking with all its strength.
That is, in the positional battle against Hamburg, through the forward penetration of the two wing-backs, the forward penetration of the two forwards in the center (Villa) and one of the midfielders (Turan and Gabi), a 235 offensive formation can be quickly achieved! p>
In this way, Atletico Madrid has five people who can directly enter Hamburg's penalty area and use their own methods to attack Hamburg's 4-back system through the ribs.
This can be said to be the craziest offensive mode.
Because at this time, Atletico Madrid only had two center backs left in the entire backcourt, and even Alderweireld moved into the midfield.
Of course Simeone knows that doing so is risky, but he has no more choices.
Now that he has lost the capital to prevent counterattacks, he can only force himself out!
Such changes are obviously effective.
Atletico Madrid suppressed Hamburg very well.
From the 30th minute on, Atletico Madrid took complete control of the midfield and began to create many shooting opportunities.
Hamburg can only threaten Atletico Madrid's defense through some sporadic long passes.
In the 32nd minute, Arda Turan started from the midfield, faced multiple defensive players and broke through continuously, and was finally destroyed in the penalty area.
In the 33rd minute, Felipe broke through from the left, and then his cross was blocked by Van Dijk.
In the 34th minute, Cork made a direct pass, and Costa's low shot from the right side of the penalty area slid past the goal.
In the 36th minute, Hamburg had a chance to counterattack. Vardy attracted the defense and passed the ball diagonally, but Sun Xingmin volleyed away from the penalty area.
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In the 37th minute, Gabi distributed the ball to the left. Villa adjusted and then pushed the ball but Navas resolved it.
In the 38th minute, Raul Garcia forced a breakthrough from the right, swung the angle and shot slightly higher.
In the 39th minute, Costa made a move, Villa's shot in the penalty area was blocked by Navas, and Koke missed with a follow-up shot.
In the 40th minute, Atletico Madrid launched an offensive with a cross from the right. Costa turned around and fired from close range, but Navas rescued him.
Danger continued in front of Hamburg. Nagelsmann and Inzaghi were a little anxious, but Pan Yi still sat firmly in his seat, unmoving.
Even the commentator Zhan Jun started to sweat over the burger.
"During this period, the game was very intense and there were constant shooting shots. However, most of these shots belonged to Atletico Madrid. Hamburg only had one high shot during a counterattack."
"Atletico Madrid showed a very strong desire to win. They rarely adopted a siege posture and invested a lot of troops in Hamburg's penalty area."
"Hamburg's defense is quite solid now, but I'm a little worried that it may not be able to sustain it for too long under Atletico Madrid's fierce attack."
"Although Hamburg currently has a two-goal lead, if it continues like this..."
But Zhang Lu has a different view:
"Although it seems that Atletico Madrid has the advantage on the field and has gained some shooting opportunities, why do I feel that this was done intentionally by Pan Yi?"
"Although Atletico Madrid is playing lively, Hamburg's defense is still very tight. Atletico Madrid's shots are often hasty, so the quality is not very high."
"Although Hamburg's counterattack is easy to crack due to too few points in the front, it also seems to paralyze the vigilance of Atletico Madrid players. This is not the first time that Pan Yi pretends to be a pig and eats the tiger!"
"Don't forget, just a week ago in the first round, Pan Yi deliberately showed weakness in the match against Atletico Madrid, luring Simeone to make a decision to directly change three players, and defeated him in one fell swoop." "This time... Hey, it's hard to say whether Pan Yi will repeat his old tricks. After all, his formation is very flexible. As long as the two wingers press up, a three-forward attack formation will be formed immediately." "Hey? Look, Pan Yi has stood up and is about to start directing the game!"
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At this time, 40 minutes of the first half of the game have passed.
Pan Yi took a long look at the timepiece, then stood up and walked to the command area.
He really needs to fine-tune his playing style.
As Zhang Lu said, Pan Yi is preparing to move Sun Xingmin and Salah a little earlier to enhance the strength of the frontcourt counterattack!
However, the decision he made was not a matter of "repeating the old tricks" but a "temporary decision."
Because he saw that after about twenty minutes of fierce attack, the running ability of Atletico Madrid players had declined to varying degrees.
In fact, Atletico Madrid was unable to seize the shooting opportunity after creating it, and a large part of the reason was due to insufficient physical support.
Without enough physical fitness, you will not be able to hit the last and most important effective shot after passing someone or grabbing a point.
This is also the reason why many people "outperform others like Messi and shoot Husky".
The last stages of the first and second halves, that is, 40-45 minutes and 85-90 minutes, are when this happens most often.
But if at this stage, the team with better physical strength and more determined will will have more opportunities to score goals if they can fully exert their strength!
Pan Yi saw this opportunity.
Because Hamburg's players have maintained a stable formation and maintained a good distance between each other, they did not consume too much physical energy at all.
So now, at least in terms of physical fitness, Hamburg has an absolute advantage!
It's great to be able to hold on to a two-goal lead, but wouldn't it be even more perfect if they could score one more goal?
As a result, Son Xingmin and Salah no longer stood at the winger position, but moved up to the initial winger position.
They will still retreat to the wing to press against Atletico Madrid's two wing-backs, but when Hamburg's backcourt gets the ball, they will also intervene more actively to target the natural and fatal power behind Atletico Madrid's two wing-backs.
Free time!
Along with it, there is Hamburg's midfielder.
On the left, Kante and his partner Sun Xingmin attacked Atletico Madrid's left wing position, and were supplemented by the off-ball running of Paulinho and Salah on the right to target the possible openings in the middle of the opponent's three defenders.
Such a change in formation was also accompanied by a sudden change in rhythm, which made Atletico Madrid, which was still focused on attacking, suddenly feel that something was wrong.
But they failed to keep up with this pace in time.
First, Salah tried to cut inside. After being blocked in time by the opponent's central defender, Salah immediately passed the ball back to Paulinho.
Atletico Madrid's Gabi and Koke ran over immediately, wanting to form a double-team on Paulinho.
After the Brazilian midfielder stopped, he glanced at Vardy in front of him, then at the left wing, and suddenly picked the ball with his left foot directly behind Godin and outside the left corner of the penalty area.
I saw a white figure quickly come up from behind Godin, and after passing Paulinho's pass to the front, his speed did not slow down and he rushed directly into the penalty area.
It’s Son Heung-min!
He didn't know when he had come up from the midfield position, his speed was really too fast!
For a time, the entire Calderon Stadium once again exclaimed.
If Sun Xingmin is allowed to shoot, Atletico Madrid's goal will be in danger again!
But at this critical moment, Alderweireld, who had been chasing desperately, came out from the side and bumped into Sun Xingmin from the side and back, knocking the South Korean forward away and falling in the penalty area.<
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Alderweireld immediately raised his hands to show that he was innocent, but the referee immediately blew the whistle and showed him a yellow card.
Will this be a penalty?
Alderweireld's foul seems to have occurred in the penalty area!
Then, the referee's arm is raised at an angle of 45 degrees, which means...
It's a free kick!
Not a penalty!
Suddenly there was a soft cheer in the Calderon Stadium, emphasizing a feeling of joy.
But the visiting team's stands were not satisfied.
They booed harshly, expressing their dissatisfaction with the referee's decision.
In their opinion, this is a 100% penalty!
"The referee believed that this was a foul on the penalty area line, so he only awarded a free kick, not a penalty kick."
"Let's take a look at the slow motion replay..."
"We can see that Son Xingmin's sudden advance made Atletico Madrid's defensive players a little late to react. Alderweireld, who was chasing back, had no choice but to hit him."
"He didn't have any chance to touch the ball at all, and he threw his arm into Son Xingmin's face... So this is a foul without a doubt. So, where is the foul location?"
"Look at the position where the two came into contact...ah, it was really in the penalty area. This should be a penalty kick! The referee made a misjudgment again!"
"Having said that, even if this goal is not a penalty kick, Alderweireld is the last defensive player. Son Xingmin is about to face the goalkeeper and was knocked down. Shouldn't Alderweireld be shown a red card?
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"The referee was merciful once again. If you include Diego Costa's flagrant foul on De Bruyne, Atletico Madrid should have received two red cards, and now they can only fight with nine men!"
"Perhaps the referee is trying to prevent the game from losing suspense early. But such a penalty makes people wonder, is this the home field advantage?"
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On the field, Sun Xingmin was still lying on the grass with his face covered, and Hamburg's team doctor came in again.
Soon, the team doctor made a substitution gesture in the direction of the away team's bench.
"Holy crap! Are you injured again?" Pan Yi's eyes widened.
I am really afraid of what will happen.
Atletico Madrid is not playing football, this is murderous football!
Although Pan Yi's adjustment immediately paid off, Sun Xingmin's pressure on the left side directly created a great threat, but this "consumable" style of play is really difficult to resist.
But now there is no choice but to replace someone.
Pan Yi took a look when the stretcher carrying Sun Xingmin passed by. Sun Qiuwang's face was so swollen that he really couldn't play.
Pan Yi thought for a while and made a somewhat unexpected decision.
He did not let Wu Lei play and make a matchup substitution.
Instead, Calhanoglu came up and replaced Sun Xingmin, and the Cha ball king was replaced by Sun Xingmin!
Pan Yi doesn't want to consume too many players anymore.
Just score as few goals as possible. Just the lead of these two goals is enough!
And even if there is consumption...
You just have to make the best of this spot as the best player in the game. I still want to keep Wu Lei!
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After Calhanoglu came on the field, he naturally stood in front of the ball.
Although he is a substitute player, he is the first free kick taker in the Hamburg team.
Usually De Bruyne, Salah and others will take free kicks, but if Calhanoglu is on the court, he is usually left to take the kick.
To be fair, in the early days of Calhanoglu's career, his free kick skills were indeed outstanding. He could kick all kinds of banana balls and elevator balls, so his teammates were still very impressed.
This is also the origin of his title of "Chuck King".
People who can be called "King of the Ball" by fans, except for those really powerful players such as Pele and Maradona, actually often mean that this player has a relatively outstanding skill.
For example, the Chaqiu Wang who is good at free kicks, Sun Qiu Wang who can travel long distances, and the three-goal king who can break through from the wing...
Of course, there are also many people competing for London’s only scoring title...
However, the position of today's free kick was a little too close to the goal.
Yes, too close.
Don't think that the closer the free kick is to the goal, the better.
When a player kicks a free kick, he needs to make an arc to bypass the wall, then fall and hit the goal.
And if the free throw location is too close to the goal, the ball will probably arc out of the baseline before it even has time to fall.
This is especially true for players like Calhanoglu who are better at long-range elevator shots.
Therefore, at this time, in addition to Calhanoglu, Salah and Paulinho also walked over and reached the penalty spot.
This free kick was on the left side of the penalty area, and Salah is a left-footed player. If he were to take the kick, he would have to kick an outswinging ball to allow the high point in the penalty area to fight for the header.<
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And if Paulinho comes to take the penalty, it may be a low burst shot, trying to see if it can penetrate Atletico Madrid's wall.
At this time, the three players came closer and covered their mouths, seeming to be discussing something.
The die-hard Atletico Madrid fans in the stands behind the goal suddenly made a deafening noise, trying to influence the taking of this free kick.
But the Hamburg players were obviously not affected in any way. After discussion, Salah and Paulinho stood between the ball and the Atletico Madrid wall, while Calhanoglu took two steps back.<
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At this time, the referee seemed a little impatient and blew a crisp whistle.
At the moment of the whistle, Salah gently pushed the ball towards Calhanoglu, while Paulinho stepped forward and fixed the ball on the grass.
In this way, they artificially pushed the free kick point back one or two meters, which also reached Calhanoglu's arc range!
Atletico Madrid players also saw the intention of Hamburg's free kick tactic. Costa and Felipe in the wall rushed towards Calhanoglu, trying to block his shooting angle.
But at this time, Chaqiu Wang has already completed his run-up.
He seemed to be pouring all the energy in his body into his feet, and he immediately took out a furious shot!
It’s not a curve ball!
But since Atletico Madrid's wall had dispersed, this furious shot just passed through it and flew towards Atletico Madrid's goal with lightning speed.
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This ball speed is really too fast!
Courtois reacted quickly, but his line of sight was somewhat blocked by his own wall. When he stretched out his hand, he could only feel that his fingers could touch the leather of the ball, but he was unable to change the flight direction of the ball. p>
"The ball is in!
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"In the 45th minute, which is the last minute of the first half, Hamburg scored again!"
"The score is now 0:2, and Hamburg is already two goals ahead in the away game!"
"Calhanoglu just took the first touch of the ball as a substitute and scored with this beautiful powerful free kick!"
"This is really a bit of a dramatic scene. A dangerous foul by Atletico Madrid caused Son Xingmin to be injured and Alderweireld escaped the red card, but Atletico Madrid was once again scored."
"The same is true when thinking of Hamburg's first goal. Diego Costa fouled De Bruyne and was injured, but Hamburg quickly scored with an attack... Should Atletico Madrid be lucky or unlucky?
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"But no matter what, Hamburg has already taken a three-goal lead in the total score!"
"Due to the existence of away goals, this means that Atletico Madrid must score four goals in today's game to overtake Hamburg!"
"But now the game time is only half-time! Judging from the performance in the first half, Atletico Madrid actually has no good way to win Hamburg."
"I must say that Hamburg has already stepped into the Stadium of Light and entered the stage of this season's Champions League final!..."
After the goal and the passionate celebration, the referee quickly blew the whistle to end the first half.
But Pan Yi is actually a little confused.
Just scored again?
He still thinks that he can just win two goals!
Forget it, just accept this fact reluctantly, three goals is three goals!
Who makes Atletico Madrid play so fiercely? It's right to defeat Hamburg's two generals and win a few more goals, and it's only right to be arrogant!
Then, Pan Yi already knows what the arrangements will be during the halftime break.