Before the game started, Sun Pan had already turned on the TV and waited for the game to begin. At the same time, he was chatting with several other friends who did not participate in the game in the group.

When the referee blew the whistle of the game, he turned his eyes away from the screen of his phone and to the TV.

He saw Dortmund's forward Mark gently kick the football out, and then another Dortmund striker Aubameyang stepped forward and turned around and passed the football back.

Of course, his good friend Zhou Yi is his goal.

At the same time, Atletico Madrid players rushed up and came for Zhou Yi.

This is the tactic they arranged before the game. As Dortmund's midfield core, Zhou Yi will of course be taken seriously.

Facing the pressing of Atletico Madrid players, Zhou Yi was not panicked. He didn't even stop the ball and passed the football to the left to Yan Min.

After Yan Min received the football, he made a little adjustment and passed the football back to left-back Dulm.

After Durm received the ball, he passed it to Sven Bend, who was receiving the ball in the middle.

Sven Bend passed the football to Zhou Yi not far away.

Before Zhou Yi received the ball, Atletico Madrid players had already posted it from the back, not intending to let Zhou Yi turn around.

But Zhou Yi had no idea of ​​turning around at all, and saw him pass the football from Sven Bend to Reus with his heels.

Then he turned around and ran forward.

Atletico Madrid has demonstrated their way to deal with Dortmund from the beginning of the game - using the same high-pressing tactic as fighting Barcelona, ​​and making Dortmund lose his footing through completely tireless pressing.

But when they were a little surprised, Dortmund did not panic. Under their pressing, they used very fast passes to deal with it...

Not only Zhou Yi, but other Dortmund players also pass quickly.

In less than a minute, the football had already circled from the left and came to the right.

When the football was at Reus' feet, it was finally not immediately passed - Reus dribbled the ball forward.

At the same time, Atletico Madrid immediately forced a player to go up.

But after they forced them up, Reus passed the football out--he didn't even have to look up to find a passer--just just a point to the side, Zhou Yi ran up to face the football.

Because he had passed the midfield, Atletico Madrid players' defense against Zhou Yi was tighter. Beside him, Gabby followed him almost without hesitation.

Even when Zhou Yi ran to catch the ball, both of them had physical confrontation, and Gabi kept putting pressure on Zhou Yi.

As long as Zhou Yi stops the football, he can lean on it completely. By then, it will be difficult for Zhou Yi to control the football.

But Zhou Yi did not stop the ball. He passed the ball behind him again with his heel and gave Sven Bend the back.

Sven Bend assigned the football to Yan Min again.

Yan Min made a cross at a forty-five degrees after getting the ball.

Mark jumped up in the penalty area to compete for the top, but he didn't hit the football, and the football was pushed out by Atletico Madrid defender Godin.

Although he did not reach the football, Mark's competition for the football still interfered with Godin. This resulted in Godin's ball not reaching far. The football flew outside the penalty area and landed in the area where Aubameyang was. He grabbed the second landing point and shot!

The football headed to the lower right corner of the goal!

"Courtois-!!" the Spanish commentator shouted in a long voice, "Good! He made a beautiful save!"

Amid his shouts, the Belgian goalkeeper flew over and blocked the football out of the baseline with one hand!

"In less than two minutes of the game, Dortmund completed their first shot in the game, and it was a very threatening shot!" Marcel Leif said. "Bortmund's morale is very high. Such a performance should provide some confidence to Dortmund fans..."

Dortmund fans in the stands feel sorry for not scoring this time the offense - they know if there is such a good opportunity next time...

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Dortmund's corner kick was taken, and no surprise did not threaten Atletico Madrid's goal.

Atletico Madrid then launched their attack.

Their attack is also very strong, but it is different from playing against Barcelona. Atletico Madrid did not use the tactic of high-altitude bombing this time. Because Barcelona's air defense ability is very weak, Dortmund is different. Hummels and Papastasopoulos are both high-powered central defenders, with outstanding heading ability. It is utterly a dream to break through Dortmund's defense line from the air.

So they walked on the ground.

The combination of Diego Costa, Cork and Raul Garcia has a strong impact.

However, this time they encountered a tenacious blockade from Dortmund's defense.

Their attack was stopped in front of the back line at Dortmund.

When possession of the ball was transferred to Dortmund, Atletico Madrid launched a counter-attack directly in the frontcourt.

Whoever takes the ball will grab it. If Dortmund players control the ball more and pass it a little slower, they will likely be posted by Atletico Madrid players, and then use their physical advantages to grab the football. Even if they can't grab it, it can interfere with Dortmund's passing and propulsion, prevent them from launching threatening attacks, and make the game unable to be played according to the rhythm Dortmund is used to...

This is the "feast" that Simeone carefully prepared for Dortmund.

But Simeone probably never expected that Dortmund also prepared a gift for him and wanted to give him a surprise.

Sven Bend quickly passed the ball as soon as he grabbed the football. As soon as he passed the football, Atletico Madrid player Kerk forced him up. If he let the football stay under his feet for even half a second, he might not be able to pass the ball.

It's still a trivial matter if the opponent cuts the ball here directly, and there is no ten meters away from Dortmund's penalty area, Atletico Madrid can launch a counterattack directly and catch Dortmund off guard.

It can even be said that Simeone played this idea. When football is on Atletico Madrid, their offense may not have any results. The main reason is to expect football to fall at the feet of Dortmund, Atletico Madrid will rob it on the spot to create murderous intent.

Especially dealing with Zhou Yi.

Everyone knows that Zhou Yi is the core of the midfield in Dortmund, and he takes far more time to get the ball than other players.

As long as you can press around Zhou Yi, you can not only stop Dortmund's attack, but also launch a counterattack directly and threaten Dortmund's goal.

So even if Zhou Yi retreated to the front of the back line to receive the ball, there was an Atletico Madrid player who was inseparable from him. This candidate would change at any time, but the task would remain unchanged.

If Zhou Yi retreats to the backcourt, the task of guarding him will be handed over to Atletico Madrid's forward. If Zhou Yi is in the midfield, the midfielder of Atletico Madrid will be guarding him. If Zhou Yi breaks into the 30-meter area of ​​Atletico Madrid, then the defender of Atletico Madrid will be posted, and by then, he will not be alone, completely forming an encirclement of Zhou Yi.

After experiencing the failure of last season, Simeone increased his research on Zhou Yi. He found that Zhou Yi was good at observing the surrounding situation when playing football. He could always find spaces that were not so easy to be discovered by others, and then catch the ball and pass the ball.

With his characteristics, Simeone thinks the best way is to keep people following him all the time. No matter where he goes, there will be someone following him, which is the safest.

So after Sven Bend passed the football to Zhou Yi, Diego Costa almost ran to football with Zhou Yi. He did not want to intercept the ball directly, but wanted to stick to Zhou Yi.

During his training before the game, Simeone specifically advised the players who defended Zhou Yi to not try to intercept the ball directly when Zhou Yi received the ball, and he is likely to take advantage of this opportunity to get rid of it. Zhou Yi has a strong ability to get rid of it.

The correct way is to stick to Zhou Yi and prevent him from passing the ball easily, and then find a way to intercept the ball. One person entangles him and drags him, and another person comes up to intercept the ball, so that the success rate will increase greatly.

But Zhou Yi did not give Atletico Madrid players the chance to hold him.

Facing the football sent by Sven Bend, Zhou Yi did not stop the ball, but directly passed the football out.

When Diego Costa rushed up, nothing stopped...

In addition to Zhou Yi, Atletico Madrid also uses this tactic for other Dortmund players, but the intensity may not be as strong as Zhou Yi.
Chapter completed!