On the evening of April 7, the Amsterdam Athletic Stadium was full.

Ajax, who played at home, once again lined up the 433 formation in this game, but the lineup was adjusted.

There was no change in the defense line, and goalkeepers Robonte, Maxwell, Escud, Heatinga and Trabelsey formed four defenders, but the midfielder once again arranged the double midfielder composed of Galasek and De Jong, and Sneider was in the center.

The frontcourt Trident is Van der Fate, whose form has improved a lot recently, with Ibrahimovic standing in the middle and Wesley Songk playing on the right, but the positions of the three players are not fixed.

Real Madrid still lined up a four-two-three-one formation, with goalkeeper Casillas, defense line Robert Carlos, Mezia, Elgra and Salgado, and the midfield double midfielder Borja and Guti, Zidane, Raul and Figo partnered, and Ronaldo broke out one by one.

As it turns out, Queiros can choose very few cards, so he finally chose to drag Elgra on the back line and let Borja and Guti partner, which is exactly in line with the Ajax coach's prediction before the game.

The prediction is right, but Ajax's overall strength is still at a disadvantage.

After the opening, Real Madrid immediately quickly gained the advantage on the field with their skillful pass and control style. It was difficult for Ajax to grab the ball from the opponent's feet, so he could only be forced to shrink to his own half to defend.

Robert Carlos on the left was very active and frequently launched raids on the left at the beginning.

In this game, Ajax's defensive strategy against the wing was very clear. He could cross from the bottom, but could not cut in. Trabelsey and Maxwell both strictly followed this requirement. The main reason was that Ronaldo and Raul were not good at fighting for the top.

He fell into a passive position at the beginning. Ajax did not get a chance to counterattack until twelve minutes, and scored his team's first shot in this game, but it was a anti-aircraft gun, which could not create a threat at all.

The shot came from Sneider's back and inserted a long shot, but failed to suppress the ball.

Then, Real Madrid launched a counterattack, and Ajax once again returned to the strategy of stabilizing and counterattacking.

When the game reached the 20th minute, Real Madrid played quite threateningly, and made a fierce offensive, getting three corner kicks in a row, creating a threat three times, but they were always a little bit behind the goal.

This wave of offensive was finally temporarily interrupted with De Jong's yellow card. If the team can advance smoothly, De Jong will suspend the game.

Ajax's tenacious defense also won the cheers of 50,000 fans at the scene. Everyone knew that when facing a team like Real Madrid, they could only defend and counterattack.

Attack? That's equivalent to suicide!

It was not until the 28th minute that Ajax made the second shot of the game, a volley from Van der Fate, but he still missed and failed to create a threat.

In the first half an hour, Ajax not only lagged behind his opponent in possession, but also scored only two shots. The passiveness and embarrassment in the scene are evident, but no matter what, the team still defended the result of zero to zero.

Perhaps the defending of the Galaxy Battleship offensive made Ajax players relax and become confident, or the Real Madrid players consciously slowed down the offensive and allowed Ajax to strike appropriately.

Thirty minutes later, Ajax began to organize more counterattacks, and almost every counterattack hit the threat area, which made the players on the field and fans in the stands excited, as if they saw the goal coming.

But just when everyone was full of confidence, Real Madrid suddenly intercepted the ball successfully. Zidane intercepted De Jong's pass and quickly passed it behind the defense line. Ronaldo quickly inserted it.

Although the Brazilian striker is no longer in his peak state, and although many people criticize him for his obesity, in an instant, he completely tore open Ajax's defense line. After receiving Zidane's pass, he passed the ball across the goal, and Raul followed up and pushed the ball to score.

One to zero!

With just one mistake, Real Madrid not only caught it, but also scored a goal!

This is the superstar! This is Real Madrid!

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"Seven minutes, only seven minutes left before the end of the first half!"

Ronald Coman was so depressed that he had the urge to go crazy.

There seemed to be a blazing rage in his heart, trying to squirt out of his chest, but he knew very well that he really couldn't blame anyone.

Everyone made mistakes. De Jong performed well in the whole first half. In that pass and catch the ball, Zidane caught it and reacted very quickly, and directly passed the fatal pass behind him.

Ronaldo also caught it, and Raul also caught it.

What can Koeman say?

The entire Amsterdam Athletic Stadium became silent, and all the fans must be as depressed as Ronald Koeman, because this conceded goal completely pushed Ajax into a desperate situation.

The total score is 5-2, Real Madrid leads three goals, Ajax must score three goals in a row, and at the same time, he cannot let the Galaxy battleship score. How difficult is this, it is completely imaginable.

So big that Ronald Koeman really has the despair of simply giving up.

"Don't do this, Ronald." Luther Carroll patted Ronald Coman on the shoulder with comfort.

As an assistant coach, he can understand Ronald Koeman's mood at this time and the pressure on his shoulders, but isn't the game still not over yet?

"We still have the second half, there are still opportunities and hopes," Luther Carroll persuaded.

After hearing this, Ronald Koeman's eyes regained a little bit of spirit. He thought of the tactics formulated by the team before the game, and the sharp right knife Yang Yang sitting on the bench.

"Yes, we still have a chance." Ronald Coman took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.

"Luther, tell Yang Yang that the plan is ahead of schedule and the midfield substitution."

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"It's over, it's over!"

Club president Michael Van Prager looked at the Real Madrid player running out of the stadium below to celebrate and shook his head vigorously.

If you are two goals behind, there is still some hope, but now you are three goals behind, is this possible?

"It's not over yet, and it's not over yet." Van Gaal, beside him, said gritting his teeth.

"What?" Van Prager looked at the technical director in surprise.

They are all three goals behind, and they are still facing teams like Real Madrid, which is not over yet?

Not to mention anything else, in another focus match in the first half of the zone yesterday, La Coruña played against AC Milan at home.

La Coruña lost one-to-four away. After returning to home, he regrouped and played the Ross and Blacks 4-0, miraculously reversed AC Milan and reached the semi-finals. However, the other person directly restrained the opponent with a tactic. He scored goals in five minutes at the beginning, scored two goals in 35 and 45 minutes, and led three to zero in the first half.

This is the pace of the away game reversal, but what about Ajax?

I won’t say that I was passive in the first half, and I was scored a goal, further widening the score gap. How can I chase this?

"We have the second half and Yang Yang." Van Gaal said firmly.

When Van Prager heard Yang Yang's name, he was a little unbelievable, but did not refute it.

Yes, Yang Yang has become Ajax's gold medal substitute, and he will turn the situation around every time he plays.

From Bruges to Eindhoven to Arsenal, he has not disappointed at all.

But this time, I face Real Madrid. Can he do it?

"Real Madrid is now strong outside and plays on the inside, with a big momentum, but the players don't run a lot. Except for that interception and assist, Zidane performed very poorly in the whole first half. Apart from that assist, Ronaldo was invisible throughout the first half, and Figo did not leave a deep impression on the whole game."

"Their physical fitness problems are wrong and the players can't run anymore. At this time, as long as we don't disintegrate ourselves and as long as we show our determination, we can definitely turn the situation around."

After a pause, Van Gaal may not be sure enough, "Even if he really wants to lose and is finally eliminated, we can't lose so cowardly."

Van Prag was convinced and nodded heavily.

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The first half ended with a zero-to-one score.

Players from both sides walked down the stadium one after another, while Ajax's players went directly into the player's passage and went to the locker room.

The intermission break is only fifteen minutes, so there is not much time left for them to rest.

Before the coaching staff left, Luther Carroll reminded Yang Yang to return to the locker room after the heat.

“The plan is ahead of schedule!”

Yang Yang was excited and nervous, because he was originally scheduled to play for the bench from 60 to 65 minutes, but now it seems that he will be on the bench during the halftime break.

It is obvious that the zero-to-one behind has left Ronald Koeman feeling the crisis, worried about not scoring three goals in half an hour.

While running to the sidelines to warm up, Yang Yang met the superstars of Real Madrid who walked down the court. He took the initiative to say hello to the other party, but the superstars all looked weak. Zidane and Figo looked even more haggard. Without even saying a word, they walked over to Yang Yang directly.

When passing by, Yang Yang could sense their heavy breathing sound.

As a player, Yang Yang is too familiar with this breathing. Combined with their faces, expressions and responses, Yang Yang can basically confirm that the coaching staff's pre-match preparation skills are not wrong at all, and they can't hold on to the whole game.

Even if there was no intermission, they might not be able to hold on now.

Before the season, I was busy with gold hunting in Asia and missed the physical reserve period. Is there a good rotation mechanism after that? La Liga media even gave Queros' lineup a nickname [Twelve Arhats], which means that he only uses those twelve players.

It is April now, and it is completely normal to be in poor health at this time.

After discovering this, Yang Yang was ecstatic and immediately returned to the locker room. After pushing the door in, he happened to see head coach Ronald Koeman cheering his teammates. He immediately told his discovery to the head coach and teammates.

"Really?" The teammates were shocked.

"It's true." Yang Yang answered with great certainty.

Everyone in the locker room began to become ultrasounds again.
Chapter completed!