"Real Madrid intercepted the ball and launched a counterattack quickly."

"Yang Yang dribbled the ball very fast and entered Manchester United's 30-meter zone at once."

"Gary Neville came on the snatch, wanting to stop Yang Yang..."

"One person scored the ball..."

"Beautiful! Yang Yang easily threw away Gary Neville and continued to drive straight into the penalty area."

"Vidic followed him back to defense and stood in front of Yang Yang."

"Yang Yang dribbled the ball into the penalty area, Manchester United is in danger!"

"Emergency stop, kickback, cut horizontally..."

"Vidic and Fletcher were dumped by him at the same time..."

"Carrick rushed over and tackled..."

"Yang Yang took the lead and shot..."

"ball……"

"Van der Sar!"

"At the critical moment, Van der Sar flew out like a god's help!"

"The great Van der Sar, at a critical moment, the Dutch goalkeeper saved Manchester United!"

"We saw that Carrick tackled Yang Yang in the penalty area. Will the referee award a penalty?"

"Real Madrid players are negotiating, but the referee seems to think that this should not be a penalty, because Carrick did not stop Yang Yang from shooting. As for the subsequent tripping Yang Yang, it was because he failed to stop the momentum in time."

"Real Madrid's offensive in the first half was very fierce, especially Yang Yang, who seemed to be stimulated by Cristiano Ronaldo and performed very well."

"Just this time, I dribbled the ball from the center line and drove straight in, surpassing three Manchester United players. Before Carrick was in the penalty area, I shot with a very high quality and a tricky angle, but Van der Sar flew with one hand to save the ball."

"It can be said that Yang Yang has done everything a player can do, but unfortunately, he met Van der Sar who is in full swing. The Dutch goalkeeper seems to have performed well tonight, and he has continuously blocked high and low contacts, blocking Real Madrid's tide offensive."

"The first half was very exciting, and both teams played without reservation, showing the highest level of skill and tactics of top European football teams. Thanks to Manchester United's goal in less than two minutes of the game, the deadlock was completely broken."

"But Real Madrid will definitely not be satisfied with this result, especially Yang Yang."

"If you only look at the performance, he is definitely one of the best players in the first half, especially this time he ran alone and ran straight into Manchester United's penalty area, almost breaking the attack of Manchester United's goal."

"From the opening performance, Yang Yang really lacked some luck tonight. He had hit the crossbar once just now, but this time he was saved by Van der Sar, who performed well. Yang Yang's luck tonight was indeed a little worse, but his overall performance was still satisfactory."

"On the other hand, Manchester United is really lucky. At the beginning of the game, Cristiano Ronaldo was also very active. The Portuguese obviously wanted to compete with Yang Yang."

"Both teams played their best, and the game was very unrestrained. Neither side reserved much, but the battle against each other was really exciting."

"However, relatively speaking, Manchester United should pay more attention. As Real Madrid stabilized the pace, they basically controlled the ball, and several attacks were quite threatening, especially Yang Yang, which would be a big test for Manchester United's defense."

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The first half ended with zero to one.

Manchester United temporarily took the lead with a goal of less than two minutes from Cristiano Ronaldo.

The fans of the Bernabeu stood up and applauded to cheer for the team.

For Real Madrid, one goal behind is not a disaster, let alone the Bernabeu.

Everyone in Real Madrid returned to the locker room with a little frustration, and everyone was obviously not satisfied with the first half.

Whether it is ball control, shooting opportunities, passing success rate, or even excellent scoring opportunities, Real Madrid has to beat Manchester United, but in terms of scores, Manchester United took the lead with the opening goal.

The central defender combination of Ferdinand and Vidic, plus Van der Sar, Manchester United's defensive organization is quite good. These three players can be said to be the strongest defensive iron triangle in European football at present.

The only big weakness is the full-back.

Gary Neville is already old, Evra has a strong offense and weak defense, and the midfield's weak defense can only be supported by Carrick and Fletcher. Manchester United's defense is actually very problematic.

But Real Madrid obviously does not have this targeted tactic.

From the current perspective, Real Madrid is a typical double-winger, but Yang Yang and Robben are more inward-cutting routes, and Marcelo on the left is also strong in offense and weak in defense, but Aveloa on the right is a defensive type, which also leads to Real Madrid's right reliance on Robben alone in attacking, which is somewhat difficult to beat.

Yang Yang felt that although Manchester United's defensive weakness was obvious, Real Madrid's offense did not show any effect, which was completely different from the team's big victory in La Liga. When it came to the Champions League, the defensive pressure was greater, and many problems were exposed.

For example, Real Madrid's current offensive methods are not rich enough, and it is obvious that the left and right sides lack echo.

In other words, Yang Yang and Robben both mean to fight each other.

This is not because Yang Yang and Robben both played very independently, but because Benitez's tactics restricted them tightly.

Sometimes, Yang Yang is wondering, why can't he use more long-distance transfer styles if there are outstanding mid- and long-distance passers in Real Madrid?

For example, the team launched an offensive on the left, and Yang Yang and Marcelo put pressure at the same time, forcing the opponent to tilt the center of defense to this side. If it can penetrate, it will penetrate. If it cannot penetrate, it will immediately move to the right to look for Robben. At this time, the right must be very weak, and Robben will easily get one-on-one opportunities and create a threat.

Many teams do not consider transferring balls from a long distance, because the success rate is too low.

Modern football emphasizes precision, efficiency and stability, and low success rate represents high risk.

But Real Madrid is different. With mid- and long-distance passers like Sneijder and Xavi Alonso, this long-distance transfer is not difficult for Real Madrid, and the success rate is also very high.

Benitez's personality does not like risks, so he has never taken this seriously.

Real Madrid also made a transfer, but it was done more by passing the ball at a short distance and then returning the ball from the midfield and backfield. The efficiency was too low.

After coming to Real Madrid, as the season deepened, Yang Yang had a lot of different feelings.

Benitez's coaching and tactics were not seen in Liverpool, but after coming to Real Madrid, Yang Yang gradually felt something that he could not feel before.

He even vaguely felt that Benitez's stubborn tactics began to limit Real Madrid's offensive ability and encountered a bottleneck.

But Yang Yang can't tell what happened for the time being.

Maybe it's because Real Madrid players are stronger overall.

...

During the break, Benitez pointed out several problems in the team's first half.

Basically, he is satisfied with the team's overall performance, and the reason why he lags behind is indeed a bit of a lucky factor.

"Manchester United over-contracted the midfield for most of the first half, and it was obvious that they were afraid of our attack."

Benitez pointed out the problem with great certainty.

There is Yang Yang on the left, Robben on the right, and there is a Nordic giant Taibrahimovic standing in the middle. Any team would probably be afraid and would have to hurry up the defensive formation.

"Mar United's midfield is not strong at all. Once it shrinks too much, the midfield's goal will be a problem. This is our opportunity, and their two full-backs will still be the target of our game's focus on offense, especially on Gary Neville's side. If Fletcher hadn't always actively returned to defense, we would have opened the channel from this side long ago."

Benitez analyzed the situation of the opponent and us in the first half, and focused on explaining how to break through Manchester United's offense.

In addition to tactical aspects, when Manchester United's ability to pass and control is not as good as Real Madrid, they rely more on the players' running coverage to make up for the lack of ball control. So on the surface, the two teams are a bit evenly matched, but in fact, Manchester United players consume a lot.

Both teams are facing hard battles on the schedule. Manchester United will face Chelsea at home on the weekend. This is the top battle of the Premier League this season. Both Manchester United and Chelsea are determined to win.

Real Madrid will usher in a derby against Atletico Madrid on the weekend, which is also a decisive battle that cannot be lost.

It can be said that in addition to worrying about the two-leg games in the Champions League, we must also consider the weekend league, and we will definitely not be able to do our best, but Real Madrid's bench thickness is obviously better than Manchester United.

"Not to mention Gary Neville, Evra has played all 32 rounds of Premier League games this season, and he has played seven games in the Champions League. I dare say that the physical fitness of these two players is at the limit, so we still look for breakthroughs from both sides in the second half and completely disintegrate Manchester United's defense!"

There is no winter break in the Premier League, so March every year is the limit of physical fitness for players, and they must grit their teeth and hold on.

Yang Yang has played in the Premier League for three years and Benitez has coached in the Premier League for five years. They know this better than anyone else.

"Everyone." Benitez walked to the Real Madrid players, "At the Bernabeu Stadium, we will take away a away goal to the opponent. We must play twelve points in the second half and we must never give the opponent any chance."

"Especially the more we reach the final stage of the game, the greater the chances we have. Manchester United players do not have an advantage in terms of physical fitness or tactical consumption. As long as we make good use of this, we will definitely be able to disrupt Manchester United's defense."

Benitez's confident words also rekindled the fighting spirit of the players in the locker room.

Everyone, including Yang Yang, was full of confidence in Benitez's tactics.
Chapter completed!