striker cool brother

Chapter 582

Can you imagine that Real Madrid will meet the quarter-finals of the Champions League with a makeshift defense?

Whether the central defender composed of Nacho and Militao can withstand Liverpool's offensive trident.

In the choice of two full-backs, Zidane gave up the experienced Marcelo and continued to use Mendy.

On the other side, Vazquez served.

The midfielder and forward, Real Madrid have not changed, playing with the strongest lineup.

On Liverpool's side, it is not difficult to see from the submitted starting list that their midfield is also short of major generals.

Kabak and Phillips form a double central defender, who will also face the impact of Real Madrid's offensive group headed by Rossi.

In order to ease the defensive pressure, Klopp sent Keita to fill the position of captain Henderson.

How to help their forwards break through the opponent's temporary central defender combination is the focus of the game for the coaches of both sides.

At the beginning of the game, the two sides did not have any temptations and adapted to the rhythm of the game, focusing on attacking the loopholes in each other's defenses.

Facing the oppression imposed by Liverpool in the frontcourt, Real Madrid's three midfielders gradually took advantage of the scene through skillful conduction cooperation.

Faced with this situation, Klopp has already had countermeasures. It is a bold tactical attempt by Liverpool to replace the injured Red Army captain with Keita.

Naby Keita, who once killed all sides in the Bundesliga, was plagued by injuries after joining Liverpool and has not been able to play in Leipzig.

Now that Liverpool's midfield has been reduced due to injuries, Klopp has restarted the Guinea midfielder, hoping that he can play a role in the game.

Toni Kroos is the metronome of Real Madrid's offense.

When attacking, Modric will dribble on one side, attracting Liverpool's defensive focus.

When there is a gap on the weak side, Kroos must distribute the ball quickly and accurately, allowing Real Madrid to form a 1v1 offensive advantage on the weak side.

Vinicius has been in hot form recently, and his sharp breakthrough has turned Liverpool's defense upside down.

In this campaign, Klopp wanted to get out of his body and concentrate on preparing for the second round.

If Liverpool want to contain Real Madrid's offense, they must start by limiting Kroos.

This is also the reason why Naby Keita can squeeze out Thiago as the starter.

But after 10 minutes, Klopp found that the game did not develop in the direction he expected.

The midfield composed of Wijnaldum, Fabinho and Naby Keita is not the opponent of Real Madrid's three midfielders at all.

Kroos was excellent at pushing the midfield pass and sorting the ball out of the backcourt.

In the 12th minute, after receiving a cross pass from his teammate near the center circle, Kroos sent the ball directly to the front court without interference.

Vinicius stopped the ball and turned around, turned on the hurricane mode, and rushed towards the Liverpool penalty area.

The flexible and compact features allow Vinicius to dribble the ball in the penalty area like a fish in water.

Liverpool's defensive players did not dare to rush up to grab the ball at all, relying on the tight encirclement of many people to work together to win the ball.

An overly concentrated defense can certainly steal the ball from the opponent's feet.

But once the offensive player passes the ball, Liverpool's defense will encounter a fatal threat.

After Real Madrid lost the ball, they switched from offense to defense, but they did not retreat in a hurry, and adopted the same high-position pressing mode as their opponents.

In Real Madrid's oppressive system, it focuses on the blockade of the wing.

Therefore, when the winger blocks, the midfielder must have someone follow up in time, and use the advantage of numbers to interrupt the opponent's counterattack and rhythm.

While the Real Madrid midfielders stepped forward to defend, there must be a gap behind them, which became a point that the opponent could use.

In order to fill this gap, Zidane asked the full-backs to quickly enter the midfield and occupy this vacuum.

This seemingly simple oppression tactic is not easy to execute.

If Real Madrid's press is not in place in time, or the ball is chosen by the opponent, then only a through ball is needed to penetrate the fragile defense.

Therefore, both teams are giving full play to their advantages in the midfield and frontcourt, posing a fatal threat to the opponent's temporarily formed central defender.

Fortunately, Real Madrid, playing at home, not only beat Liverpool in the midfield, but even the oppression of the striker was superior.

Rossi's "pressing" skills made Liverpool's passing in the backcourt like walking on thin ice.

In the 15th minute, Liverpool wanted to advance the attack from the center and passed to the space left by Kroos after the grab.

Salah turned his back to get the ball, but was cleared by Mendy's header from behind.

Naby Keita rushed to the spot and spotted Kroos who was trying to grab the ball.

In order to stabilize the rhythm, Keita decided to pass the ball back to the defender.

After Arnold saw his teammate pass back, he wanted to control the ball first, but found Vinicius following closely behind him.

Arnold was quite afraid of the Brazilian teenager's agility. He immediately changed his mind and headed back to the central defender.

But when his head was about to hit the ball, a white Real Madrid uniform suddenly appeared in the backcourt.

A moment of hesitation caused him to make a mistake in his return pass, his strength was too weak, and he was cut off by the white figure that suddenly appeared.

Number 7!

When Arnold saw the person coming, Rossi had already dribbled the ball to the edge of the penalty area, and used a freehand kick to break through Assunli's ten fingers.

In the stands of the Bernabéu's loyal fans, a huge banner with a portrait of Rossi was waving in the air.

[GOAL! ! ! ! ! ! 】

[Rossi scores, Real Madrid leads! 】

[This is a clearance ball error by the defender, which gave Real Madrid an excellent chance to score! 】

[Adeno's return pass is a bit reckless, he can completely control the ball by himself first! 】

[This is a super, super huge mistake! 】

Liverpool's defense was the first to make a mistake, and the loss of the ball disrupted Klopp's pre-match plan.

He immediately asked the players to strengthen the running and pressing in the frontcourt in order to control the rhythm of the game.

But in the face of Real Madrid's frontcourt pressure, Liverpool's ball seemed so reluctant and unconfident.

Even if the ball was passed to the frontcourt, it was resolved by Real Madrid's temporary central defender combination Militao and Nacho.

The formation of this one-sided situation is not caused by Liverpool being plagued by injuries.

In fact, the negative impact of Real Madrid's lack of personnel is not weaker than that of Liverpool.

But they are strong because they are strong. This group of Real Madrid players has very rich experience in competitions.

The midfield trio, in particular, has participated in more Champions League finals than Liverpool's 11 starters combined.

And with four Champions League champions in hand, he is a veritable ceremonial midfielder.

As for the striker, Benzema is also a four-time Champions League champion.

Although Rossi lost one, his three consecutive Champions League titles are unmatched.

Such a team, the more unfavorable the situation is, the more stable it will be.

In the 35th minute of the game, Real Madrid's continuous conduction in the backcourt, after playing with Liverpool players, Kroos finally sent a long pass from the backcourt.

Klopp punched angrily off the court and roared loudly, expressing his dissatisfaction with the players' defense.

Keita, who is responsible for marking Kroos, is even more to blame.

Just now he was a little slack in pressing, but Kroos seized the opportunity and tore through the defense.

Vinicius from the wing advanced at high speed, took a step, and swept the ball to the goal.

Rossi, who appeared at the outflanking point, gently pushed the arch of his foot into the dead corner, once again helping Real Madrid take the lead.

Only in the first half, Rossi has already killed the numbness.

The central defender Kabak who replaced Van Dijk exposed his weaknesses of slow speed and insufficient protection of the space behind him in this defense.

Zidane's pre-match deployment was obviously superior.

Five minutes later, in order to save the situation, Klopp changed two people even before the end of the first half.

Replaced Naby Keita, who was expected to be high in this game, and Kabak, who had a defensive loophole.

In the second half, Liverpool also wanted to start a wave of strong attacks, trying to score an away goal.

However, Real Madrid's frontcourt pressure did not relax in the slightest, and the back line was also impeccable, which made Liverpool's offense return in vain.

Under the constant attrition, the confidence and physical fitness of Liverpool players continued to decline. Real Madrid seized the opportunity and gave the final blow.

Under the double-teaming of the two, Vinicius received a pass from Cross in the backcourt, stopped the ball in the chest and shot a low shot, continuing to expand the score advantage.

3: 0!

At this time, there are still 10 minutes before the end of the game.

Liverpool has been powerless.

Amid the applause at the Bernabeu, Bale came on as a substitute for Rossi, and Real Madrid were preparing for the Clasico four days later.

Replacing Rossi is to let his body rest and avoid injury.

The reason for replacing Bell is to let him find the feeling of the game.

In the face of warm applause from the fans, Rossi responded to the fans with a celebratory gesture of opening a bottle of champagne.

At the same time, it is also to tell the opponent that we will open the champagne in advance to celebrate the promotion to the semi-finals.

If you have the ability, come here!