On the evening of April 12, Allianz Stadium in Munich.

In the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals knockout match, Real Madrid challenged Bayern Munich away.

Before the game, the atmosphere between the two teams was excellent, whether it was warming up or walking into the stadium.

Ancelotti has coached Real Madrid for many years and has a high status in the minds of Real Madrid players. She has a very good relationship with Yang Yang and Zidane. She is naturally very happy to meet again after a long separation. She talks in a familiar way, without any tension at all.

Xavi Alonso will retire this summer, his last Champions League season. After retirement, he will return to Spain to live. His house in Madrid has not been sold. He told Yang Yang that he wants to become a coach after retirement.

There is also Robben, a powerful winger who reached the peak of his career at Real Madrid, is still still strong after transferring to Bayern Munich, and he played in a surprising state. He formed the Robberi combination with Ribery, which is a top winger combination in European football. Bayern beat Arsenal five-to-one in two consecutive games, and the Robberi combination made an indelible contribution.

Tonight, Robben and Ribery will be Real Madrid's number one enemy.

Whether it was the reunion of the master and apprenticeship or the polite meeting between the best friends and old friends, the Allianz Stadium before the game was harmonious. At least when Yang Yang was interacting with Ancelotti and his friends, there were also many fans shouting his name at the scene.

"Even as an opponent, you are still so popular at our home court." Harvey Alonso smiled and patted Yang Yang on the shoulder, teasing funny.

"I guess they won't show mercy when they get to the game." Yang Yang knew it in his heart.

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Bayern Munich did not send all the main players tonight because Lewandowski was injured.

Goalkeeper Neuer, the defense line is Alaba, Hummels, Jerome Boateng and veteran Ram. The midfield uses a double midfielder. Thiago and Xavi Alonso are partnered with Vidal, and Vidal breaks forward. Ribery and Robben on both sides, and Thomas Muller is in the center. This is a typical four-231 formation.

Real Madrid still adopts a stable 442 formation, with goalkeeper Navas and defenses including Marcelo, Fermuren, Ramos and Carvajal, Varane and Xavi Martinez all injured and failed to play.

The midfielder is Hazard, Tony Kroos, Casemiro and Modric, and the frontcourt is Yang Yang and Suarez's double striker.

As the saying goes, the name of a person and the shadow of a tree.

In the previous quarterfinals knockout match, Bayern Munich defeated Arsenal five-1 in two consecutive games, and the combination of Robery was in full swing. At this time, he was visiting Allianz Stadium again. Real Madrid rashly fought with Bayern Munich to death. This was definitely not a wise choice.

What's more, Zidane and the coaching staff have been thinking hard for two weeks but have not found a way to effectively restrain Bayern Munich, because Ancelotti is too familiar with Real Madrid.

So in the end, Yang Yang and Zidane felt that they would simply respond to changes in a constant manner and adopt stable tactics to deal with Bayern Munich, who was playing at home. Even if they lost away, as long as they were not defeated, they would still have a chance of winning when they returned to home.

There is no way to do this. After all, Bayern Munich has been in great shape recently, and Ancelotti is too familiar with Real Madrid. No matter how Yang Yang and Zidane make moves, it will be difficult to work.

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The atmosphere before the game was harmonious and we were in love with each other, but when we really got into the game, we immediately turned against each other.

At the beginning of the game, Bayern Munich took advantage of his home court advantage to take the lead, especially the two wings where Ribery and Robben were located.

Ancelotti knows Real Madrid very well, knows Real Madrid's tactical ideas, and also knows the importance of the two full-backs in Real Madrid's tactics, so he took the lead in attacking and used Ribery and Robben to limit Carvajal and Marcelo.

One-on-one, it's hard for anyone to defend against Ribery and Robben.

Carvajal and Marcelo were immediately suppressed and did not dare to be careless at all, but even so, just one minute into the game, Bayern Munich created a corner kick from Robben on the right.

Obviously, Ancelotti knows very well that corner kick defense has been a stubborn disease for Real Madrid over the years.

From Benitez to Ancelotti, and to Zidane today, this chronic disease has improved, but it has never been resolved.

Then the two teams went back and forth, attacking and defending each other.

Bayern Munich focused on the two wings, especially Robben's right, frequently creating one-on-one opportunities. Although Marcelo has firmly stood on the back line, it is still difficult to stop Robben.

In this way, Bayern Munich frequently created threats and frequently received corner kicks.

It was not until the seventh minute that Real Madrid got the first shot. This was a frontcourt foul created by Yang Yang and Suarez. It was 24 meters away from the goal and was taken by Yang Yang himself.

Yang Yang sent out an accurate leaf-falling ball with his left foot, but Neuer made a wonderful side pass and blocked the ball with one hand.

The quality of this free kick is not low, but Neuer's save is obviously better.

In the 18th minute, Real Madrid got another chance to counterattack to the frontcourt. Tony Kroos replaced the ball to the right, sent a diagonal pass, and landed directly to the back point. Suarez headed the ball nine meters in front of the goal and sent a ground rebound, but once again, Neuer supported it with his fingertips as if he was helping, hit the crossbar and bounced back.

Two consecutive threatening shots were resolved by Neuer, and Real Madrid became more passive in the game.

On the contrary, Bayern Munich has goalkeepers like Neuer behind him. Two control midfielders, Xavi Alonso and Thiago, firmly locked in the midfield situation, which made them not inferior to Real Madrid in the midfield competition, and even had a slight advantage.

This also depends on Guardiola's coaching. His transformation has injected more elements of passing and controlling the ball into Bayern Munich, allowing this team to dare to get the ball, control the ball, and organize even when facing Real Madrid.

In the 25th minute, Robben made a cross from the right, Thiago knocked back from the front of the penalty area, Vidal volleyed and was blocked by Real Madrid players and went out of the baseline. Bayern Munich won the sixth corner kick in this game.

Bayern Munich's wing offensive can be seen by getting a corner kick in four minutes.

At the same time, you can also see Ancelotti's intention very clearly, that is, relying on the personal ability of the wide-bet players to suppress Real Madrid's full-back assists. It is best to be able to directly enter the penalty area. If not, try to get a corner kick and rely on corner kick attacks to solve Real Madrid.

Everyone knows that corner kick defense is a very rare fatal point for Real Madrid.

But this time, when Robben sent a corner kick, Vidal grabbed the landing point and headed the ball seven meters in front of the goal.

Although Navas reacted and held his hands up, he did not lift the ball out of the crossbar, but hit the top net inside the goal.

Bayern Munich leads 1-0!

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Seeing Vidal rushing out of the court excitedly, his hands were compared with one heart. When he celebrated with great utmost care on the sidelines, Yang Yang put his hands on his hips and shook his head helplessly.

Bayern Munich is really strong now and in good condition.

Xavi Alonso is getting better and better as he grows older. His understanding of football games and control of the scenes are really amazing. It is amazing. With him in the midfield, coupled with the two wings of Ribery and Robben, Bayern Munich's offense is really difficult to deal with.

No wonder Arsenal was beaten into sieve in both rounds!

Yang Yang sighed deeply, turned his head to look at Zidane on the sidelines, shook his head, indicating that he could not confront him head-on.

Bayern is now in a strong morale and is at home again. He just scored a goal. If Real Madrid fights them head-on, it will not be worth the loss.

Besides, it’s nothing to lose a goal. With Real Madrid’s strength, you can go back to the home court to take revenge.

Of course, Yang Yang felt that there was still a lot of potential in this game.

Whether it is Harvey Alonso, Ribery, or Robben and Ram, they are all old.

The veteran has rich experience, which is true, but physical fitness is also a big problem.

Lewandowski was unable to play in this game. Ancelotti chose Thomas Muller, but the characteristics of these two players are different. The Polish center can stand in the penalty area in the frontcourt and hold the scene, and the tactical role is not ordinary. However, Thomas Muller is more guerrilla warfare, and his best attitude is to run.

So, it is obvious that Bayern Munich's frontcourt attack went through both wings, but when he reached the penalty area, he could not show any threat. He was more likely to let Vidal intervene to resolve the battle.

Vidal was in good condition tonight, and it could even be said to be very good, extremely excited.

Just twenty-five minutes into the game, he scored a goal, but almost every time Bayern Munich attacked Real Madrid's penalty area, he would quickly forward and participate in the attack. It can be seen that Ancelotti has entrusted him with an important task, and even corner kick attacks Vidal to grab the first point.

But another problem will be exposed, that is, the weakness of midfield interception.

Xavi Alonso and Thiago are both technical players. The former is old and the latter has no defensive ability, which makes Bayern Munich's double midfielder lack interception ability, especially as physical fitness declines, this will become more obvious.

Originally, Vidal was staying in the midfield and could provide the interception and defensive hardness that two technical midfielders lacked, but he frequently stepped forward tonight. As the saying goes, there will be gains and losses. Vidal was forward and behind, and once the attack was frustrated, Real Madrid could quickly pass the midfield by counterattacking.

However, at present, Real Madrid does not have targeted arrangements in this aspect, but Yang Yang has already seen the clues.

Therefore, he shook his head at Zidane on the sidelines, indicating that the team should continue to focus on stability in the future, strive to maintain a zero-to-one result, wait for an opportunity to counterattack, and then make adjustments during the halftime break.

The second half, especially when Bayern Munich's physical fitness declined, was the moment for Real Madrid to make efforts.

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Zidane and Yang Yang have always divided the work and cooperated very well.

When directing the game, one of the two was on the sidelines and the other was on the court. According to their own observations and analysis, they adjusted the team and directed the game, which complemented each other.

Zidane also believed in Yang Yang very much. After seeing Yang Yang shaking his head, he immediately made adjustments and signaled the team to keep steady.

This further boosted Bayern Munich's arrogance.

But once Real Madrid defends firmly, it is definitely not easy for any team to break through Real Madrid's goal.
Chapter completed!