I am the king of football

Chapter 434 Head-on confrontation

Bayern almost completed the warm-up amid huge boos, but fortunately, each of the players on this team is good at big scenes and was not affected too much.

After the Bundesliga's Southern King finished training and returned to the locker room, the staff of the Theatre of Dreams quickly entered the venue to conduct a final inspection of the field.

For this game, the entire Old Trafford was decorated with Champions League decorations. In order to be broadcasted around the world, two huge square formations also appeared on the field and laid out Champions League flags.

Everyone began to wait quietly for the two teams to enter, and they didn't wait too long.

"Thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, la~"

When the melodious UEFA Champions League theme song sounded over the stadium, players from both teams wearing red and black jerseys appeared on the field following the referee team.

"Okay, both teams enter the stadium at the same time. This match is the first leg of the 2012-2013 European Champions League semi-finals. The two teams are Manchester United and Bayern Munich. Both teams are traditional European powerhouses. Both are strong and have a long history. Both have an experienced coach. Before the two rounds of competition are over, no one can predict who will advance to the final.

Zhan Jun's voice rang out after both sides officially entered the stadium and stood in a row. As the commentator of the country where the team's top star Qin Hu is from, Zhan Jun's position in the commentary booth is no longer what it used to be. He almost has the best view and the most comfortable position in the whole stadium.

"In this match, Manchester United, who are at home, were able to wear the team's classic red home jersey, while their opponents Bayern wore black away jerseys. From the close-up, you can see that both teams' jersey shoulder straps have the Champions League logo."

Looking solemnly at the players shaking hands on the court, both teams played their best players in this game. Bayern's starting lineup was no different from the key players in the information obtained by Ferguson. The only difference was that Bayern's defensive midfielder combination changed from the usual Javi Martinez and Schweinsteiger to Hammar and Kroos.

Compared to Manchester United's almost complete predictions about their opponents, Heynckes on the sidelines did not fully anticipate Ferguson's layout for this game.

For Manchester United, who like to play aggressively at home, according to the information obtained by Heynckes, Ferguson is actually used to using the 4132 formation. This formation has extremely high requirements on the waist and is also a good breakthrough for Bayern, but the situation is different now.

Just as Heynckes was frowning and thinking, the handshakes and gift exchanges on the court had ended. The captains of both teams, Vidic and Lahm, had come to the referee. They completed the captain's rock-paper-scissors game and completed the ball possession and half-court selection in the fastest way.

The one who won the captain's rock-paper-scissors game was Ram. Even though it was already night and the entire stadium was brightly lit with no sunny areas, he decisively chose the right to kick off for the team.

So the ball was given to Mandzukic and Ribery. They put the ball on the kick-off spot, smiled at each other, and then looked up at the referee.

"Everything is ready. Both sides are in their respective positions. Bayern will kick off the game first."

“Shhhhhhhh!!!”

A sharp whistle sounded, and the referee, after checking the time for the last time, officially blew the whistle to start the game.

"The game begins! Mandzukic kicks the ball, Ribery passes it to Muller, and Bayern starts to control the ball!"

His eyes quickly swept across the court and Zhan Jun began to comment on the game.

"In this game, both teams played in a 4231 formation. On the front line, the single strikers for both sides were Qin Hu and Mandzukic, and behind them were Rooney, Carrick, Van Persie and the combination of Ribery, Muller and Robben. Each of these players is a well-known star in the football world." Different styles do not affect fame, and different technical characteristics do not affect strength. When Bayern took the lead in controlling the ball and launched an attack, their offensive players behind their own center forward quickly played a role.

"Faced with Qin Hu's pressure, Muller passed the ball directly to Robben. The little man dribbled the ball forward quickly on the right. Rooney became the first obstacle in front of him. He dribbled the ball to the left and made a fake move! Robben broke through Rooney's defense in one encounter."

As an offensive winger, Rooney could not do much when facing Robben. He just relied on his body to block the opponent's successful breakthrough, which caused the Peter Pan to stagger but he quickly regained his balance.

But it was this stumble that gave Giggs, who was sitting in the defensive midfielder position, time to react. The experienced veteran appeared directly on the route that Robben wanted to continue advancing along the wing. Before the two men came face to face, Robben realized that he had to pass the ball.

"Shu~"

"With a lateral pass, the ball was given to Muller who was in the middle. He was struggling with Carrick who was defending him. He couldn't handle it at all. If he didn't pass the ball, it would be intercepted."

At this moment, the difference in the attacking midfielder positions of the two sides appeared. Obviously, Muller was not a comprehensive player like Carrick. Seeing that he could not withstand the opponent around him, he had no choice but to poke the ball directly forward.

"Mandzukic got the ball with his back to goal, and Vidic behind him was pressing hard. He went to the right, where Ribery was running in. There were also players defending him, and Van Persie actually followed him all the way to his own midfield."

"Boom!"

With a dull thud, Van Persie and Ribery had a real collision. Both sides did not give in at all when facing the ball passed by Mandzukic, which made them grab the ball almost at the same time and collided directly with each other.

"Two players fell to the ground because of fighting for the ball. The referee did not blow the whistle. He thought that the collision between the two sides was reasonable. Evra kicked the ball away, and Bayern's attack after the opening was interrupted."

Bayern's attack came quickly and was blocked quickly. The ball went from front to back and back to front several times, and finally came to an abrupt end in a collision. When Ribery got up from the ground, he looked at Van Persie on the side and saw him cursing.

"There was a lot of tension from the start. It seems that both teams have a strong desire to win!"

On the field, the ball kicked by Evra fell directly at the feet of Qin Hu who was recovering with the team. When he saw that the opponent's midfield had moved forward as a whole with only two defensive midfielders defending in the midfield, he knocked the ball and turned around and rushed forward.

"Manchester United's counterattack started immediately, and Qin Hu rushed out as the bridgehead of the team's attack!"

Before one crisis was over, another crisis arose. When Qin Hu ran all the way to Martinez with the ball, the team's midfielder found that he had no time to think. He could only rely on instinct to try to keep Qin Hu.

"Oh!"

"Qin Hu was tripped by a hasty kick, and the referee showed his card right away. This was too quick. Less than five minutes into the game, Javi Martinez, one of Bayern's two defensive midfielders, received a yellow card~"

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