Legend of Fengshen

Chapter 1096 Second Round ([-])
Ali was sent out of the starting list. The reason Klopp did this was that he believed that Coutinho's level of organization was higher than that of Ali, and his level of ball control was also higher than that of Ali. Ali now plays more and more like a forward. The players put pressure on the opponent's penalty area on offense, and the passing level is actually average, but today they are facing Atletico Madrid's relatively tenacious defense. Klopp hopes that Coutinho can take on the role of the central hub.

And the advantage of moving Coutinho's position to the middle can make him closer to Zhang Yuan. Klopp believes that they can have a better chemical reaction.

Atletico Madrid Simeone used his own 442 formation as usual, goalkeeper Obarak, right back Juan Julan, center back partners Jimenez and Godin, left back Felipe, midfielder Gabi, Fernandez, Cork, Saul, the strikers are young and old, and Torres and Griezmann are partners.

Obarak was Atletico Madrid's replacement goalkeeper brought in from Benfica after Courtois left Atletico Madrid. The Slovenian goalkeeper is also very good. He filled the void left by Courtois effectively and This is a [-]% Atletico Madrid player. The former Courtois was on loan from Chelsea.

The right back Juan Julan is a youth training player of Real Madrid, but during Zhang Yuan's time at Real Madrid, Juan Julan has left Real Madrid to join Osasuna, and has not met directly.

Left back Felipe used to play for Chelsea. He transferred from Atletico Madrid to Chelsea in 2014, and he only played for Chelsea last season, but he was not the main force under Mourinho. As a result, he moved back to Atletico Madrid after only playing for Chelsea in the Premier League for one season.

To say that his in and out is really interesting, Atletico Madrid made a difference of several million pounds in vain.

Felipe's key man-marker today is Zhang Yuan. Zhang Yuan happened to be facing him. As early as in the Premier League, Felipe knew how powerful Zhang Yuan was. The measures he took against Zhang Yuan in the last game were relatively large. All in all, it was hard to freeze Zhang Yuan's performance, but he still didn't have the confidence in this game, and he really didn't have the confidence.

At the end of the last game, Zhang Yuan did not make much action. Felipe would not take it lightly and think that Zhang Yuan did not have that ability. He still thought that he was facing a severe test in this round. Before the game, Simeone also specifically targeted Zhang Yuan. The far side has made a competitive deployment, which is to ask the midfielder to give Felipe enough support. Like the last game, being able to restrain Zhang Yuan to the greatest extent is a victory.

The central defender Godin has long been famous, and Jimenez is very young, but he has shown great potential.

These four people are basically the main force in Simeone's defense. Their personal abilities may not be particularly outstanding, but in Simeone's defensive tactics, their energy can be stimulated. The defensive ability in the Champions League is well-known.

With the Turkish referee Chaker's whistle, the 2015-2016 UEFA Champions League semi-final match between Liverpool and Atletico Madrid at home officially kicked off.

The two head coaches Klopp and Simeone couldn't sit still on the coaching bench. They both stood on the sidelines respectively. The fault tolerance rate in such a game is relatively low. Perhaps any player's mistake is very likely to cause a goal. Ball, it is strange that the two head coaches are not nervous.

Henry said in the live broadcast room that Klopp should lure the enemy deep, but Klopp did not adopt such a strategy. This time he hopes that his team can control the ball and slowly find ways to attack, rather than taking risks.

Like Carragher, Atletico Madrid's strikers are all fake, and neither Griezmann nor Torres is a fake name.

Torres returned to the Anfield stadium again today with a lot of emotion, but this stadium did not welcome him that much. From the beginning of the game, as soon as he got the ball, the fans at the Anfield stadium booed him loudly.

The most brilliant stage of Torres' career should actually be in Liverpool. During this period, he scored very efficiently as a striker, surpassing any other time, but he finally went to Chelsea for his championship dream. At Chelsea, he also achieved the grand slam of his life, and he won everything that could be won at the club level.

However, the transfer fee of 5000 million pounds at the beginning could not offset the resentment of Liverpool fans towards him. When Torres returned here after so many years, he was still greeted with boos. The blow is not insignificant, which is also an important reason why Liverpool fans are quite dissatisfied with him.

When Torres conceded the ball, the fans at Anfield were booed.

Zhang Yuan is still in the mood to consider Torres' feelings at this time. What he wants to give Torres is sympathy. Compared with his return to the Juventus Arena, his treatment is much better.

After the start of the game, the rhythm was very fast. Klopp's strategy was to control the ball, and Atletico Madrid fought for every inch of the ground just like the previous game. They just didn't want Liverpool to control the ball. Atletico Madrid's midfield strength is not better than that of Liverpool. Both Kanter and Emrejan are defensive midfielders with a relatively large coverage area. Today, they were beaten by Zhang Yuan. In front of the home audience, it seems that their combat effectiveness has become much stronger. After Atletico Madrid experienced a few minutes of siege, After all, it still failed to make Liverpool give up the short pass.

They did pay a few warnings, this warning is very important, which shows that maybe the next time Chuckel gave them not a warning but a yellow card, Simeone had no choice but to let his formation be slightly recovered, relying on density , Relying on the defensive system to make a fuss, today's bravery seems to be useless, and the only thing that can be relied on is Simeone's defensive system.

Seeing that the team has gradually grasped the ball and the initiative on the field, Klopp also breathed a sigh of relief. Now it depends on how Zhang Yuan and the others in the frontcourt show their talents. The time to attack has come.

Felipe fouled Zhang Yuan twice in just 10 minutes after the opening. In the previous stage, Atletico Madrid's formation was relatively upward, and Zhang Yuan had a relatively large space. He also got the ball a few times. Felipe's side The teammate did not double-team in time, Felipe could only use foul tactics to rescue the emergency, he was fortunate that he was on time both times, and Zhang Yuan could not get rid of it successfully, unfortunately, Chuckel specifically proposed to him He issued a warning, indicating that he could not make such a big foul.

Zhang Yuan is not a modest gentleman, he kept telling Chuckel that it was time to give the card for this action, and raised his hand to signal the action of giving the card, but Chuckel didn't give it.

Felipe's foul location is very particular, always in the area far away from the penalty area. Liverpool got the opportunity to set the ball without embarrassment but could not convert this opportunity into a goal. The distance to the penalty area was too long and the time was too long. Given enough reaction time for Atletico Madrid players, Liverpool don't have many tall players.

After Simeone let his team recover, the defensive density in the backcourt increased, and the space for Zhang Yuan to hold the ball was much smaller. It can be said that certain habits of the Liverpool team can never be changed. After that, it didn’t take long before he became impatient, and Zhang Yuan was also impatient. His teammates moved well, but Atletico Madrid also did a good job of defensive movement. It was always impossible to get the ball into the penalty area, which was disappointing. !

Unable to bear his temper, Zhang Yuan chose a forceful method, trying to form a connection with Firmino and Coutinho.

In the 15th minute, Liverpool gave Atletico Madrid a threatening shot for the first time since the opening. Zhang Yuan received a pass from Kante on the wing, and passed the ball directly to Firmino, who was relying on Godin, without stopping the ball. A hit-the-wall fit.

Then after Zhang Yuan received the ball, he passed it to Coutinho without stopping. After Coutinho took the ball, he shook Fernandez away and passed it to Firmino.

At this time, Zhang Yuan has moved to the middle of the penalty area. Firmino understood it and scored the ball from the outside of his instep. Zhang Yuan took advantage of the situation and rushed to shoot before Jimenez blocked him. Menes was slow in the end and failed to seal the ball.

It was not too late for O'Barack to fall to the ground, but they were lucky. Zhang Yuan's angle pursuit was too tricky. Instead, he shot the ball into the goal post, and the ball bounced off the baseline!
(End of this chapter)