When the referee Howard Webber from England blew the whistle to start the game, Sudong kicked the ball to Ribery in the penalty area, and the latter passed it back to the midfielder for Bastian Schweinsteiger.
Barcelona quickly moved forward and pressed Bayern.
Bastian Schweinsteiger moved the ball to the right and handed it to Robben.
The Dutchman faced Seydou Keita's close attack on the right and tried to kick the ball to the baseline. When a man passed the ball, he was blocked by Seydou Keita and the ball flew directly out of bounds.
Barcelona throw-in.
Robben raised his left hand high to indicate that it was his mistake.
Bayern's three lines immediately retreated, and even Su Dong in front followed.
After Barcelona took the throw-in, they passed it skillfully and the ball moved back and forth in the midfield.
Soon, Barcelona opened a fast lane on the right. Alves directly pressed into the 30-meter area of Bayern. After receiving Xavi's diagonal pass, he passed it to Messi and quickly moved forward.
Messi understood the idea, took the ball with his back, turned and passed it to the right baseline.
Alves quickly stepped in and sent a cross with his right foot directly to the goal.
Ibrahimovic quickly stepped in, and Pepe was entangled at every step. The two of them started at the same time, one to hit the goal and the other to clear the ball. As a result, the ball hit Ibrahimovic's leg.
, changed direction and ran into Pepe, who was blocked by the Portuguese central defender. Pepe quickly caught up and kicked the ball out with a big kick.
In the stadium stands, Bayern fans were obviously relieved.
Although many people feel that Ibrahimovic cannot integrate into Barcelona, his performance and data in Barcelona are not bad.
Superstars at their level are the type that shine brightly when given a little sunshine, and can kill the game every minute.
Or a Barcelona throw-in.
Pepe reminded his teammates in the backcourt, especially Marcelo.
In Barcelona's attack just now, Marcelo obviously failed to follow Alves in time.
This is the routine, but sometimes things change rapidly on the court.
Alves passed the ball to Messi, which made Marcelo reflexively want to flank Messi, but as a result, Messi passed the ball behind him, Alves stepped in, and Marcelo couldn't keep up.
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"You keep an eye on the wings, we don't need you in the middle!" Pepe shouted.
Marcelo made an OK gesture.
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With a threatening attack, Barcelona's morale was still very high even though it failed to produce a shot.
This team began to press in the frontcourt.
As soon as Bayern grabbed the ball, they immediately launched a frantic counterattack, forcing Bayern to keep taking big shots.
In just three minutes, Bayern kicked the ball twice, once kicking the ball out of bounds, and once failing to find Su Dong, passing it directly to Pique, who was trailing behind.
Obviously, this is the effect Barcelona wants.
Through this high-intensity pressing, Bayern was forced to be unable to hold the ball.
How to attack if you can't hold the ball?
Doesn't Su Dong become a decoration in the frontcourt?
What's more important is that Barcelona's pressing area falls into Bayern's 30-meter zone, which is very fatal. As long as the ball is intercepted and passed back, it is a threat and can start at any time.
It feels like your opponent has a knife on his neck and can cut him anytime, anywhere.
Heynckes was also very anxious on the sidelines, constantly signaling to players to press out and stay away from their own penalty area, especially if they were too close to the goal.
Everyone knew that this was Barcelona's first strike, and they would never be able to maintain a long-term press.
Messi may still be able to bear it, but can Ibrahimovic?
Besides, Bayern is not a fuel-efficient lamp either.
In the seventh minute, Bayern created an opportunity in the backcourt. Bastian Schweinsteiger sent a long pass directly to the left side of the frontcourt.
Su Dong quickly countered offside and crossed the left side. After getting the ball, Pique and Puyol were already approaching. Together with Alves and Yaya Toure, four defensive players surrounded Su Dong.
Left side of the restricted area.
Su Dong was quite stubborn, he just stood on the boundary line, blocked Pique with his body, stepped on the ball with his feet, turned around and passed the ball back.
Unfortunately, as soon as Ribery stopped the ball, Alves kicked the ball out of bounds.
Bayern quickly sent a throw-in, passed it to Bastian Schweinsteiger again, and reorganized near the midline.
Barcelona first held firm, and then after seeing Bayern pass the ball back, players such as Ibrahimovic and Messi immediately pressed forward.
When Su Dong saw that he couldn't find the ball release point in the backcourt, he immediately retreated and raised his hand to ask for the ball.
Pepe's long pass found Sudong accurately, but as soon as he stopped the ball, Yaya Toure was behind him to resist him. Next to him were Seydou Keita and Pique, and Xavi also ran over in front of him.
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Another encirclement!
Su Dong made a prompt decision and passed the ball directly to Marcelo who was unguarded on the left before the encirclement was completed. However, when the Brazilian left back tried to break through with the ball on the left, he was blocked by Alves.
Foot clearance.
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"Judging from the tactics of the two teams at the beginning, they were very targeted, especially the defense of the opponent's core players."
"Both Sudong and Messi were under tremendous defensive pressure. As soon as they got the ball, the surrounding defensive players immediately formed a double-team, which made it difficult for both of them to deploy."
Zidane watched the game for about ten minutes and found that the two sides were really at odds with each other.
Mourinho attaches great importance to defense, but Barcelona's ball possession rate is still very high.
"In the first ten minutes, neither team had any chance to kick the ball off. Barcelona had a high ball possession rate, but they actually didn't create many chances, mainly because they still had a lot of long passes to find Ibrahimovic.
Movic.”
"This is an obvious change in Barcelona's tactics this season. However, the Swedish center cannot hold the ball or even grab the ball under the guard of Lucio and Pepe. Therefore, Barcelona's ball reaches the frontcourt and the turnover rate is quite high.
of."
"However, from the current point of view, Barcelona's frontcourt counterattack is quite good, which gives Bayern a very headache."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Just as he was talking, he saw Bayern counterattack again, and the ball came to Su Dong's feet.
In the frontcourt, as soon as Su Dong got the ball, he was double-teamed by Barcelona players again, and there were basically three or four players around him.
No matter how strong Su Dong's personal ability is, can he still fight against four single-handedly without any space?
This is basically impossible.
Cristiano Ronaldo also felt it was a pity when he saw Su Dong having to pass the ball back to the defender, who was forced to pass it back to goalkeeper Neuer.
"Francis Ribery and Robben did not give Su Dong enough support. They can definitely get closer to Su Dong and cooperate with him. Su Dong has that kind of ability and consciousness, and his body is very good.
As long as he turns around and hits the ball head-on, Barcelona's goal will be in danger."
"Yes, that's right." Zidane also agreed with Ronny's judgment. "Su Dong's problem now is that he can only get the ball with his back, and Bayern can't pass the ball. Barcelona is also trying its best to avoid letting Su Dong
Frontal impact."
"It's been thirteen minutes since the game, right? Su Dong has picked up the ball a few times, but he's basically never faced the goal." Ronnie felt very puzzled.
You can see it yourself, but Heynckes can't?
This makes no sense!
Sure enough, in the 15th minute, Heynckes signaled the players on the sidelines to pull back appropriately, and also asked Ribery and Robben to move closer to Sudong.
After withdrawing, the space in front of Su Dong becomes larger.
But as a result, the pressure on Bayern's defense will also increase.
But just two minutes later, a long pass from Lucio went directly to the right side of the penalty area.
Su Dong quickly crossed behind Maxwell, got ahead of everyone, and caught up with Lucio's long pass on the right side of the penalty area.
When the ball was stopped, Barcelona's Seydou Keita and Maxwell both returned to their positions at the same time.
But after Sudong stopped the ball, he paused for a moment, then suddenly accelerated again. He drove the ball to the baseline, used his speed to force past Seydo Keita, then dribbled the ball into the penalty area, squeezed Maxwell away with his body, and used his right foot.
Cross.
The ball landed in the middle of the penalty area, but this area was full of Barcelona players.
Neither Franck Ribery nor Robben entered the area immediately to create a threat. As a result, Sudong's pass was directly cleared by Puyol and kicked out of the penalty area.
"If it were me at this time, I would at least be able to form a shot. If Puyol and Pique didn't defend, I would be sure to score!" Ronnie and Su Dong cooperated very well, and he also had enough confidence in his own abilities.
and confidence.
But alas, neither Ribery nor Robben is Cristiano Ronaldo.
Heynckes could only worry on the sidelines.
Ribery and Robben are good players on the wing, but when it comes to shooting, Robben is pretty good, but Ribery is far behind.
Not to mention compared to Cristiano Ronaldo, even Thomas Muller, they are obviously inferior.
Of course, this is purely from the perspective of shooting and smell, after all, they are both wingers.
"This is what I just said, as long as he gets the ball and attacks head-on, neither of them may be able to defend him." Cristiano Ronaldo was still regretting that the attack just now did not result in a shot.
Bayern's quick counterattack seemed to stimulate Barcelona, and they began to launch a more fierce attack on Bayern.
This caused Bayern's three lines to basically retreat to their own half, and even Su Dong retreated past the midline.
Bayern has been famous for its defensive ability in the past three years. It has been able to dominate the European competition because of its excellent defense.
Needless to say, Pepe and Lucio, Mascherano is the world's top midfielder, plus Bastian Schweinsteiger and Modric, Bayern's midfield defense is very solid, and they just don't let Barcelona
Create a threat.
Barcelona's two full-backs began to actively move forward to participate in assists, looking more like they were using themselves as wingers.
Just when Barcelona was about to break into Bayern's penalty area, Mascherano completed a steal of Messi and knocked the ball down. Pepe made a clearance and kicked the ball to the front.
Su Dong was near the midline, constantly judging the landing point. After blocking Pique with his body, he headed the ball to Ribery, then turned around and moved forward quickly.
Franck Ribery understood the idea and chased after the ball without stopping. He volleyed towards the ball that landed and passed behind the Barcelona defense.
And almost at this moment, Su Dong passed by Pique.
