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Chapter 306 Blitzkrieg! The overall situation has been determined! Believe in yourself, we will definitely be able to make history! [Subscribe]

On the evening of May 2014, 5, in the away team's locker room at the Stadium of Light in Lisbon, Portugal.

It was very close to 19:45 when the game was about to kick off.

Atletico Madrid's players are all dressed and sitting in their seats, waiting for the final mobilization from head coach Diego Simeone.

The Argentine "bandit leader" is still wearing his iconic black suit.

This is his lucky color.

Interestingly, during the warm-up just now, Yang Cheng of Bayswater Chinese was also wearing a suit, but he didn’t wear a jacket, just a white shirt with an open collar and rolled up sleeves, looking very casual.

Simeone was clearly also calculating his emotions and wording.

This pre-match mobilization is crucial for Atletico Madrid.

Because this game is different from the past.

"First of all, here, I have to congratulate all of us!"

Simeone pointed at himself and then at the players in front of him.

"Yes, me, and you, us!"

With just this one sentence, Simeone tied himself to all the players.

"If I say that I didn't prepare any pre-match mobilization speech before this game, I must be lying to you."

"I prepared a lot, but the moment I walked into the locker room just now, I threw it all in the trash."

All the players looked at the head coach silently.

Because they know that there must be something more to come.

This is the Diego Simeone they are familiar with and trust!

"I want to say that if I still need to mobilize the team for a game like this, it proves that all the hard work I have put into this team and you over the past few years has been in vain!"

When most of the players heard this, they nodded in unison.

Nodded very vigorously.

"We are facing a team that is, I should say, the strongest team I have ever faced in my football career!"

"Many people say that Sacchi's Milan dynasty was stronger, but I don't know."

"In my opinion, Yang Cheng and his Bayswater Chinese are the best!"

Simeone said as he paced back and forth under the gaze of the players.

"Just yesterday at the pre-match press conference, I heard Yang Cheng say something."

"A media outlet asked Yang Cheng why his team always wins the championship?"

“Although we lost this season, we have won the Premier League five times in a row and have reached the Champions League final three years in a row, winning it twice.”

"They are the only team that has successfully defended the title since the Champions League was restructured, and they have defended it twice."

"No other top club has ever done that, including Real Madrid and Barcelona!"

"Yang Cheng's answer left a deep impression on me."

"He said the Bayswater Chinese really do win all the time and it looks easy but it's not."

"It's just that he and his team made this very difficult thing simple and made it commonplace for everyone."

After hearing this, everyone nodded again.

Yang Cheng's remarks were very well-spoken.

It's like people always talk about Messi and Ronaldo.

Is it easy to score a goal?

Not at all!
It's just that Messi and Ronaldo used their extraordinary personal abilities to make something that should have been difficult become very ordinary.

Fans will get used to this kind of "ordinariness".

So they will feel accustomed to it and wonder why other players and other teams can't do it?
But little do we know that it is normal not to be able to do it!
The first thing Simeone said was to praise the Chinese in Bayswater and the upcoming opponents.

It can be heard that he admires Yang Cheng and his Bayswater Chinese from the bottom of his heart.

So do many of Atletico's players.

But even with all these praises, everyone is actually feeling a little angry in their hearts!

Because of this game, this team that they admire so much will become their opponent!
Become the biggest obstacle on their way to the championship!

Realizing this made each of them feel dissatisfied and aggrieved!

The betting companies, media and fans outside all support Bayswater Chinese.

It's like if the Chinese in Bayswater don't win the championship, it's a shady deal, it's a fixed match.

But what about practicality?

Are we Atletico Madrid made of clay?
Did we work so hard to reach the Champions League final, just to serve as a backdrop and foil for the Chinese in Bayswater?
Don’t we have any shame or dignity?
Simeone continued to praise, but the anger of Atletico players continued to rise.

The Argentines did it on purpose.

Because he understands the team he leads.

He knew that this Atletico Madrid team had the spirit of resisting power and refusing to admit defeat in its blood and from the deepest part of its soul!
Just like what their former chairman, Old Hill, shouted to Real Madrid.

"It doesn't matter if we get relegated or not, we just want you Real Madrid to lose!"

Now, the same words, the same spirit, have fallen on the Chinese in Bayswater.

"I don't know what you are thinking at this moment."

"But for me, playing against such a team makes my blood boil. It is more exciting than being an AI with 10 beauties at the same time!"

"Because they are the strongest, and as long as we defeat them, we can prove that we are stronger than the strongest!"

“What could be more wonderful than this?”

Simeone said this, then stood in front of all the players and opened his arms wildly.

"So, we don't have to bear any psychological burden. It's our opponents who have the psychological burden!"

"We go out on the field and do one thing."

"Smash these bastards from London!"

The swear words at the end, accompanied by Simeone's body movements, completely aroused the wildness that had been suppressed in all Atletico Madrid players.

All the players couldn't help but stand up from their seats and followed the head coach, roaring excitedly.

They were all howling, wishing they could go on the field immediately and tear the Chinese in Bayswater to pieces!

……

Beep!
With the whistle of Dutch referee Bjorn Kuipers, the world-renowned Champions League final officially kicked off.

As soon as the game started, Atletico Madrid launched a fierce pressing attack in the frontcourt.

And a lot of troops were deployed.

It can even be said that all members are on the front line.

This is completely different from Atletico Madrid in the past.

Just 1 minute and 07 seconds into the game, Atletico Madrid launched a quick attack on the left side of the frontcourt.

As many as four players appeared on the left side of the frontcourt.

After the left-back Felipe Luis made a forward run, he made a straight pass and turned inside.

Koke quickly moved forward to the left side outside the penalty area. After receiving the ball, he wanted to pass it horizontally to Diego Costa in the penalty area. As a result, the ball was tripped by Piszczek and fell back to the outside left corner of the penalty area.

Felipe Luis just managed to grab the ball, but instead of passing it to Diego Costa in the penalty area, he passed it to David Villa at the top of the arc, who shot it directly.

Amid the exclamations of everyone in the stadium, the football just brushed the goal and went out of the bottom line.

This also allowed everyone to see Atletico Madrid's game strategy in this game.

Just as Yang Cheng expected, Simeone adopted the same strategy he adopted a week ago in the last round of La Liga against Barcelona at Camp Nou, attacking desperately after the opening.

He wanted to use the opening to resolve the battle!
Because he knows that if time goes on, it will be disadvantageous to him and Atletico Madrid!
Yang Cheng had already done simulations on this with the players before the game.

Of course, they also don’t know what kind of attacking method Atletico Madrid will adopt.

Therefore, we can only stabilize our position first and respond to ever-changing situations with the same attitude.

This is the difference between a strong team and a weak team.

When strong teams play, they always focus on themselves and stick to their own rhythm.

There will be some targeted measures, but overall, we will still stick to the style of play that we are most accustomed to and best at.

The weaker teams are at a disadvantage in terms of strength, so they need to come up with a surprise attack to win.

Just like Atletico Madrid today.

Simeone knew very well that if his team failed to gain an advantage in the second half, the game would basically be over.

Therefore, for Atletico Madrid, the most crucial part of this game is the first half.

It’s the start!

Simeone's strategy is to score a goal at the beginning and then let the game return to his most familiar defensive counterattack situation.

Yang Cheng responded calmly.

The Chinese in Bayswater have the advantage in strength, and in the second half, the advantage will become more and more obvious.

In this situation, Yang Cheng will not dwell on it, nor will he change himself to target his opponent.

That's something Guardiola would do.

Isn’t Atletico Madrid going to attack?

Then grab it!

See how long you can hold on!

Besides, if we really want to play a defensive counterattack, the Chinese in Bayswater are no pushovers!

In this game, both teams sent out their main players.

The number for the Chinese in Bayswater is 433.

Goalkeeper: Courtois;
Defense: Marcelo, Thiago Silva, Pepe and Piszczek;

Midfield: Matic drops back, with Toni Kroos and Modric in front;

Forwards: Hazard, Giroud and Gareth Bale.

Atletico Madrid said it was 442, but it was actually 4411, or it could also be said to be 4231.

Goalkeeper: Oblak;
Defense: Felipe Luis, Godin, Miranda and Juanfran;
Midfield: Koke, Gabi, Thiago and Turan;
Forwards: Diego Costa and Villa.

The two players on the front line, Diego Costa, are basically at the front, appearing in the penalty area to confront the central defender.

Veteran Villa was more often cruising around the periphery of the penalty area.

Just like the attack just now, Diego Costa faced Pepe in the penalty area and Villa seized the opportunity at the top of the arc.

Atletico Madrid was able to finish second in La Liga and reach the Champions League final. Simeone's team is really capable.

And today, the strategy of the Bed Sheet Army is to press forward with all their members.

They are very willing to invest troops in the frontcourt.

Whether it is attacking or pressing, they are very active.

In the 4th minute, Turan intercepted Marcelo on the right and made a diagonal pass.

Atletico Madrid's two forwards played a very beautiful combination in the penalty area.

Diego Costa first used his physical advantage to challenge Thiago Silva.

With his back to the direction of attack and unable to turn around, Diego Costa grabbed the ball and stopped it near the penalty spot.

Villa fired another fierce shot which went straight into the lower right corner of the goal.

But this time, Courtois reacted quickly, dived sideways, and blocked the ball out of the baseline.

Corner kick.

Although we failed to score a goal, this attack was very beautiful.

Especially when Diego Costa acted as a wall and stopped the ball back to Villa.

Yang Cheng protested loudly on the sidelines, saying that Turan had pulled Marcelo when he was defending him.

But the referee Capers ignored it and did not call a foul.

From this point of view, his law enforcement is indeed too lenient.

This kind of relaxed enforcement is itself more favorable to Atletico Madrid.

……

The Chinese in Bayswater are no pushovers either.

Although Atletico Madrid launched a series of attacks at the beginning of the game, Yang Cheng's team quickly fought back.

In the 5th minute, Toni Kroos received the ball on the left side of the frontcourt and made a diagonal pass, which was accurately sent to the right side of the penalty spot. Gareth Bale made a high-speed forward run, overpowered Godin and headed the ball into the goal.

As a result, he failed to exert enough force and the ball was confiscated by Oblak.

But the next attack by the Chinese in Bayswater soon came.

After Hazard completed a beautiful one-two combination with Marcelo on the left side of the frontcourt, the Belgian winger quickly moved forward.

Marcelo passed the ball to Toni Kroos, and the German made a straight pass, which was accurately delivered to Hazard's feet in the penalty area. The Belgian stopped the ball and pushed it forward.

As a result, it was blocked by Oblak and went out of bounds.

It was also a corner kick.

Modric took the corner kick, Pepe headed the ball to the far corner, but it slipped slightly out of the goal.

More than 6 fans at the Stadium of Light exclaimed in unison.

"After 8 minutes, the game was beyond everyone's expectations!"

“Before this game, all the media and fans thought it would be a battle between offense and defense.”

"Because the Bayswater Chinese are good at attacking, while Atletico are good at defending."

"But I never expected that in the game, the two teams would engage in a fierce offensive battle."

"Atletico Madrid is not playing conservatively at all now."

“It was a very unexpected choice.”

"Simeone obviously hopes to gain the upper hand through a fast-paced attack at the start of the game."

"As long as they score first, the game will enter the rhythm of defensive counterattack that Atletico is most familiar with and best at."

"But the Bayswater Chinese obviously know that, too."

The Chinese in Bayswater launched two consecutive attacks.

One time, Modric made a cross from the right and found Giroud.

But the French center forward's header still lacked power.

The next time it was Piszczek's forward pass, and Modric dribbled the ball to the front of the penalty area and took a long shot.

"Atletico's defense is still very solid."

"The Chinese in Bayswater really have no good way to deal with their iron-clad defense."

"But after 10 minutes, Bayswater Chinese gradually turned the situation around."

“They started to take control of the game.”

"This is still very bad for Atletico Madrid."

"Look, this time, it's the Chinese attack in Bayswater again."

"I want to pass it into the penalty area."

"Godin clears."

"The ball went out of the penalty area."

When the game reached the 13th minute, Atletico Madrid intercepted the ball near its own penalty area and quickly passed it to Turan on the right front.

After the Turkish player retreated to receive the ball, he immediately attracted the attention of Matic and Toni Kroos.

Because Marcelo moved forward and joined the attack.

Turan has great skills with his feet. After protecting the ball, he passed it to Gabi.

But at this time, Atletico's forwards had all pressed forward.

Gabi made a long diagonal pass and sent the ball to the right side of the 30-meter area in the frontcourt.

Diego Costa rushed forward quickly, overpowered Thiago Silva, and headed the ball towards the right side of the penalty area.

Almost at the same time, Villa made a forward move, kicked the ball down in the penalty area, blocked Pepe with his body, and then shot a powerful shot with his right foot.

The football went into the goal of the Bayswater Chinese team at a very fast speed, brushing against the inside of the right post.

"The ball went in!!!"

"In the 13th minute of the first half, just 13 minutes into the game, Atletico Madrid took the lead in breaking through the goal of the Bayswater Chinese!"

"A crucial volley from Spanish veteran Villa."

“I have to say, this was a very exciting and quick counterattack!”

“It was also a very classic counterattack cooperation!”

"Diego Costa headed the ball to Villa, who was in the penalty area and under pressure from Pepe, he volleyed the ball into the goal."

"Atletico's counterattack was very efficient and sudden!"

"This is the attack power of the Bed Sheet Army!"

……

"Cheer up, everyone!"

"It's okay, it's okay, it's not like we haven't fallen behind before!"

While Atletico Madrid's players were rushing to the sidelines to celebrate this crucial goal, Bayswater Chinese players returned to their own half, each of them looking a little bored.

Captain Modric clapped hard and shouted loudly to cheer on his teammates around him.

"That's right, cheer up, the game has just begun!" Toni Kroos also shouted.

Then Pepe, Marcelo and others also followed suit and shouted.

While Atletico players were celebrating the goal, Modric called all his teammates around him and gathered together.

"Start now and implement the third plan!"

Everyone nodded in unison, understanding what the captain was talking about.

Before the game, the coaching staff developed many plans, including tactical adjustments after conceding a goal shortly after the start of the game.

"Atletico's attack at the start today was very fierce and put a lot of pressure on us, but I think even if they scored first, they would not give up and they would continue to attack for a while!"

Modric said very confidently.

This is also the influence from head coach Yang Cheng.

In the current situation, if Atletico Madrid immediately switches to defense after scoring a goal, it may seem safe, but it is actually very stupid.

Because it is equivalent to handing the initiative of the game to the opponent.

Don’t forget, there is authoritative data showing that the 10 minutes after a goal is also a high incidence period for goals.

Either our team scores a goal or the opponent scores a goal.

After grabbing a goal, you give up the initiative. Isn't this giving the opponent the opportunity to score?

Therefore, a team with experience in defensive counterattacks will often continue to attack after scoring a goal, continue to put some pressure on the opponent, and also see if they can score more goals.

Don't forget, before the rise of Bayswater Chinese, they started out playing defensive counterattacks.

Yang Cheng's specialty is to attack at the beginning of the game and score the first goal, and then slowly play defensive counterattacks.

The Chinese in Bayswater are also very familiar with this style of play.

However, after so many years, the Chinese in Bayswater have become very strong and no longer play defensive counterattacks.

Therefore, many new players do not remember this "black history".

But Modric is not.

He joined the team in 03 and has grown with the team from the lower leagues. He knows better than anyone how the team played back then.

Now, he also knows what Simeone is thinking.

"Their retreat speed was very fast and their defense was very layered. They also focused on marking several of our players, so..." Giroud felt a headache.

At this moment, Toni Kroos suddenly said, "Then keep them in our half!"

Modric's eyes suddenly lit up and he looked at the German midfielder.

"As long as the ball is in our half, they won't retreat easily. We can keep them and create another time difference."

"Leave the right side empty so Gareth's speed can be brought into play."

"Atletico are different from us, they are not used to leaving space at the back!"

After hearing this, Modric also thought it was feasible.

"That's it, come on everyone!!!"

"Come!"

Everyone's hands suddenly overlapped and they shouted in unison.

"come on!!"

Then, everyone dispersed.

……

The game starts again.

After Giroud kicked the ball to Gareth Bale, the Welshman quickly kicked it back into his own half.

The Bayswater Chinese began to organize in the backcourt.

But it is obvious that Atletico did not choose to rush for the ball this time.

They chose to set up camp and then the frontcourt players would go for the ball.

Bayswater Chinese tried to launch an attack from the left.

But Marcelo's cross was cleared by Miranda.

Portuguese midfielder Thiago kicked the ball to Turan in front.

The Turkish midfielder once again planned an attack.

This time, Bayswater Chinese quickly chose to return to defense and successfully intercepted the ball in front of the penalty area. Bayswater Chinese still wanted to play on the left.

Diego Costa immediately rushed towards Thiago Silva on the left.

Turan, Villa and Gabi also put pressure on the left half of the Bayswater Chinese at the same time.

But the Bayswater Chinese are not rookies. These players are all battle-hardened and experienced warriors.

They have no idea how many times they have experienced this kind of pressing situation.

After a series of passes, Marcelo avoided Turan on the left sideline and passed the ball to Toni Kroos.

The German midfielder made a low lateral transfer, pressing the arc very low and the ball at a very fast speed, from the left rib in front of the 30-meter area in his own half to the right side near the center line of his own half.

At this moment, Gareth Bale's area is empty.

The Welshmen dropped deep.

At 15 minutes and 11 seconds, Gareth Bale received a pass from Toni Kroos.

Having observed the surrounding situation in advance, he stopped the ball directly in front of himself with his left foot, pushed hard with his legs, and rushed forward quickly like an arrow.

How fast is Gareth Bale?
He received the ball in 11 seconds and reached Atletico's 15-meter area in 30 seconds.

He didn't even give the Atletico players in front of him enough time to react.

Just now, Giroud deliberately ran to the right side, just to stop Felipe Luis and defend Gareth Bale.

At this moment, the French center chose to run outside, leaving the inside to Gareth Bale.

In 16 seconds, Gareth Bale dribbled the ball to the outside of the penalty area.

At this moment, Felipe Luis, who reacted hastily, no longer cared about Giroud and chose to intercept outside the penalty area.

Godin stood inside Felipe Luis to assist, while Miranda stood at the top of the arc.

So Giroud was in an offside position.

Gareth Bale knew this very well and he himself had no intention of passing the ball.

He wants to do it himself!

This is his mission!

But Giroud is also very smart.

As soon as he saw that the Atletico defender was not defending him, he immediately chose to retreat and stand in a position that was not offside.

And right behind Felipe Luis.

In this way, Godin will have to distract himself and take care of Giroud.

Without marking him, Gareth Bale passed the ball and Giroud was able to get into a one-on-one opportunity by making an offside move.

Although everyone says that Giroud's scoring efficiency is not high, for a center of this level, it would be difficult for him to miss a goal as long as he has a one-on-one opportunity, right?
Godin's distraction caused an accident!

When the Welshman reached the edge of the penalty area, he did a bicycle kick and faked a shot to deceive Felipe Luis, inducing him to kick the ball, and then he dribbled the ball sideways with his left foot.

Gareth Bale was calculating but unintentional, and focused on speed.

Felipe Luis tried to intercept by kicking, but he was able to dodge it.

After the Welsh winger cut inside laterally, he found that Godin did not intercept him immediately.

It turned out that Giroud not only shouted, but also ran forward, attracting Godin to defend.

When Godin realized that Felipe Luis had been dribbled past and that he had been deceived by Giroud, he immediately turned around and pounced on him.

But Gareth Bale had already passed Felipe Luis, seized the initiative, and rushed diagonally to the right side of the top of the arc.

The Welsh are so fast!
From 17 seconds to 18 seconds, in just 2 seconds, Atletico's defense became completely passive.

When Godin rushed over again, he found that he could no longer stop Gareth Bale from shooting.

Miranda rushed out from the top of the arc, trying to block Gareth Bale in time.

But the Welshman took a few small steps to adjust and then shot directly with his left foot.

The football was kicked out from Gareth Bale's left foot at an extremely fast speed and went straight to the left side of the goal.

Giroud's forward run was like a stroke of genius. Although it was offside, it not only confused Godin, but also scared goalkeeper Oblak, who moved to the right.

After Gareth Bale's shot, Oblak reacted quickly and moved quickly. Seeing that he was too late, he flew out sideways.

Oblak had tried his best and stretched his body as far as possible, but he was still out of reach.

The football went into the net and went into the left side of Atletico's goal.

At this moment, time stopped at 15 minutes and 20 seconds!
“The ball went in!!!!”

"my God!"

"A quick blitz from the Bayswater Chinese!"

"Gareth Bale broke through Atletico's defense at lightning speed and equalized the score for the team!"

“Just two minutes after the Colchoneros scored, Bayswater Chinese equalized the score!”

"fantastic!"

“This game is simply breathtaking!”

"The blitzkrieg of the Chinese in Bayswater is just too fast!"

"It took Gareth Bale only nine seconds from touching the ball to scoring a goal!"

All of Bayswater Chinese players rushed out of the field and ran all the way to the sidelines to celebrate.

The entire Stadium of Light was filled with the cheers of Bayswater’s Chinese fans!
When the live camera was turned to the sidelines, Simeone was obviously very surprised by the result. He couldn't believe it. He spread his arms and kept asking, what was going on?

Yang Cheng clenched his right fist, obviously not surprised by the result.

Because his team has such strength!

……

In just 2 minutes, we went from behind to equalizing!
But for the players of both teams, the mentality is completely different.

In the eyes of Atletico Madrid players, in addition to loss, there is also worry.

As the saying goes, there is no false reputation.

The reputation that Bayswater Chinese has gained over the past few years has been earned through hard work.

The score was equalized after only two minutes of leading, so with so much time left, the game would be difficult.

But for the Bayswater Chinese players, they are more confident.

Over the years, they have fallen behind more than once, but have always been able to catch up or even reverse the situation.

Now in the Champions League final, facing Atletico Madrid, the same is true.

This gave each of them a strong sense of self-confidence.

As morale fluctuated, the competition became more and more intense.

The Chinese in Bayswater still hope to bring the game back to the rhythm they are most familiar with.

But the Sheet Army doesn't think so.

Once the opponent finds the rhythm of smooth passing and cutting, Atletico Madrid will have no choice but to retreat.

Therefore, the Bed Sheet Army also found their most familiar side.

Fierce!

In the 17th minute, Turan committed a foul while defending Marcelo.

And it was a foul from the side and behind.

Capers had no choice but to give a yellow card.

But in the 22nd minute, Miranda fouled Giroud and received another yellow card.

Afterwards, Koke also fouled Hazard while defending and was also shown a yellow card.

Atletico Madrid obviously still hopes to disrupt the rhythm of the Bayswater Chinese through this fierce defense.

At the very least, we cannot let our opponents dominate the game smoothly.

But on the other hand, the Colchoneros have not given up their pursuit of goals.

Especially in the 29th minute, Atletico seized a counterattack opportunity and Koke sent a straight pass.

Villa successfully made an offside move, broke into the penalty area on the left side, received the ball and shot, but Courtois fell to the ground and hugged the ball.

Almost scored.

But for most of the rest of the time, Atletico Madrid chose to compress the defense line and limit the offensive space of the Chinese in Bayswater.

In the 34th minute, Hazard couldn't get the ball in front and chose to retreat.

Juanfran was the first to rush forward.

Thiago also came over at the same time.

When Toni Kroos passed the ball, Hazard turned his back to the direction of attack and blocked Juanfran with his body, seemingly wanting to let the ball slip past him, then turn around and receive the ball from the outside to overtake.

The Belgian's action naturally could not be hidden from Juanfran behind him.

The Spanish defender has rich defensive experience and chose to move and block the position at the first opportunity.

But what was unexpected was that Hazard, halfway through turning, skillfully stopped the ball with his left foot to his left side, which is the direction of the center.

The original movement of turning to the outside not only stopped suddenly, but turned towards the middle instead, and the right foot dribbled the ball to the left foot.

When the agile Belgian winger turned around, Juanfran had not yet adjusted his center of gravity.

Thiago wanted to come over to intercept, but he was directly blocked by him.

With a silky smooth fake move, he stopped the ball and turned around, directly passing two Atletico defenders and breaking out with the ball.

After Hazard broke through with the ball, he continued to move forward.

It’s a pity that his speed is not that fast.

Miranda came over immediately and blocked the inside, forcing Hazard to go to the outside.

When he reached the left side of the penalty area, Hazard paused and pretended to go back and cut inside.

But at this time, Juanfran had already returned to the penalty area and blocked Hazard at the same time together with Miranda.

The Belgian spiked the ball again and directly to the baseline.

He turned around and accelerated to catch up, then rushed into the penalty area. Near the baseline, he made a low cross with his left foot in front of the goal.

Unfortunately, Giroud, who was waiting in the middle, was blocked by Miranda outside the small penalty area and couldn't reach the ball at all.

The ball slipped directly past the goal from the front of Atletico's small penalty area, and no one could catch up.

But at the back point, Gareth Bale took two steps at a time and quickly caught up. When he received the ball, without waiting for Felipe Luis to rush over, he directly kicked a low ball with his right foot and sent the ball into the small penalty area again.

This time, Giroud finally seized the opportunity.

When Hazard broke through, the French center was pinned behind by Miranda.

But this time the ball came from the right.

Godin wanted to block Giroud again, but the French center forward got ahead of him and shot directly with his right foot, sending Gareth Bale's pass into Atletico's goal.

Facing this close shot, Oblak had absolutely no way to deal with it.

The Atletico Madrid goalkeeper could only watch the ball go into his own goal and was powerless to do anything.

2 is better than 1!

“It’s a reversal!!!”

"Bayswater Chinese scored a goal in the 34th minute by Giroud!"

"2 to 1!"

“The score has been reversed!”

"A lot of the credit for this goal goes to Hazard."

"In Atletico's tight defense, the Belgian used his skillful dribbling skills to break through a gap and passed the ball low to the front of the goal."

"Although he failed to directly assist, Gareth Bale's cross afterwards created a scoring opportunity for Giroud!"

"Atletico is in a bit of danger now!"

"From leading 1-0 to trailing 1-2, Atletico Madrid will probably find it difficult to defend."

"Simeone's team should think of ways quickly and take the initiative to press forward."

……

After conceding two goals in a row and falling behind in the score, Atletico Madrid is really anxious!

The vast majority of Colchoneros' players are participating in the Champions League final for the first time.

It may even be the only time in their careers.

So, they all started to fight hard with the Chinese in Bayswater.

In the 42nd minute, Villa committed a foul when he was returning to defense and was shown a yellow card.

In the 44th minute, Juanfran fouled Hazard while defending and received another yellow card.

In the first minute of stoppage time in the first half, Gabi committed a foul while trying to get the ball, tackled Matic and had a conflict with Pepe.

The referee gave both players 50 slaps and each received a yellow card.

Throughout the first half, Atletico Madrid received 6 yellow cards from 6 different players.

The Chinese in Bayswater only received one.

Uh, no, it’s 2.

Because Capers scored 50 points each and when Pepe was given a card, Yang Cheng protested angrily on the sidelines and was shown a yellow card warning by the referee.

But the first half ended with Bayswater Chinese taking the lead.

2 is better than 1!

"Throughout the first half, we could clearly see that the Bayswater Chinese had better experience and mentality in dealing with situations where they were behind than Atletico Madrid players, and they were more mature."

"Many of them have played in several Champions League finals."

"In fact, this has been their main force in reaching the Champions League finals for three consecutive years."

"So, in terms of experience, Atletico is indeed inferior to its opponents."

"But we also have to see that Atletico also showed good strength in the first half."

"It's not like they don't have the ability to fight back!"

"So, with a score of 2 to 1, it's hard to say yet whether Bayswater Chinese have already secured victory."

"The key lies in how Simeone will adjust during the halftime break."

……

"They were very physically exhausted in the first half and six players had already received yellow cards."

During the half-time break, in the locker room, Yang Cheng was very satisfied with the team's performance in the first half.

Especially Toni Kroos and Modric, the brains on the field.

Before he gave clear instructions, they adapted to the situation on the field and were able to tie the score in just 2 minutes.

It can be said that no one knows the situation on the court better than the players.

Therefore, Yang Cheng did not hesitate to express his appreciation and gave them a lot of praise.

For the second half, Yang Cheng still believes that Atletico Madrid will choose to attack.

"Just like when they started the first half, this was their last chance!"

"Once their physical strength declines, they will have to reduce their siege in the midfield, and the final possible result is that they will retreat to their own 30-meter area and adopt a defensive tactic."

This is a tactic used after a significant decline in physical strength.

Given Atletico Madrid's defensive strength, if Simeone really wants to do this, coupled with substitutions and adjustments, it should not be a problem to maintain the score.

But now is the backward stage.

Therefore, Simeone will definitely find a way to score a goal at the beginning of the second half.

Yang Cheng raised some issues that arose in the final stage of the first half.

That means the pace of the game has been slowed down.

Especially after the reversal.

"I said we have to control the tempo and keep it as fast as possible."

"We have the advantage of physical fitness!"

From May 5th to 11th, the Chinese in Bayswater rested for nearly two weeks.

What about Atletico Madrid?
They also played the last round of La Liga on the 18th, and it was an away game against Barcelona.

This is just the schedule.

In terms of tactical play, the Chinese in Bayswater have an advantage in both strength and tactical style.

Atletico Madrid relies on consuming physical energy to make up for the gap in its own skills and tactics.

Of course, Yang Cheng could actually understand it.

After the 2-1 reversal, the players were a little worried and wanted to play it safe, so they slowed down the pace appropriately, which is understandable.

“After the second half started, we immediately increased the tempo of the game, constantly wearing down our opponents, and controlled the game to the rhythm we are best at!”

Finally, Yang Cheng clapped his hands vigorously and gathered everyone around him.

"Everyone, I believe that you must be feeling the same as I am at this moment."

"In the history of the Champions League, only three teams have won three consecutive titles."

One is Real Madrid, which won five consecutive titles in the early days of the Champions League, but the Champions League was not formal at that time.

Next came Ajax and Bayern in the 70s.

But there were not many teams participating in the Champions League at that time, and the difficulty was far less than it is now.

Since the Champions League was restructured, it has become difficult to even defend the title, let alone win three consecutive championships.

Only the Chinese in Bayswater have done it.

And twice.

Now, Yang Cheng's team has reached the finals and has the opportunity to win the third consecutive championship!

"I want to say that we are only 45 minutes away from becoming legends!"

"But the more it gets to this point, the more we need to be calm and rational!"

"Tony, Luca!"

Yang Cheng mentioned the names of Toni Kroos and Modric.

They are the kind of players who can remain calm in times of crisis and keep their composure more at critical moments.

They both looked at Yang Cheng.

"Control the game, control the midfield, control the tempo!"

"Believe in ourselves, we will definitely win this game and make history!"

All the players felt Yang Cheng's determination and cheered in unison.

……

as predicted.

At the beginning of the second half, Atletico Madrid took the initiative to launch an attack.

But the Chinese in Bayswater did not back down and took the initiative to attack, significantly increasing the tempo of the game.

Attacking is something that the Chinese in Bayswater are almost good at.

In the 57th minute of the second half, Bayswater Chinese intercepted the ball near the center line of their own half.

Toni Kroos had noticed Marcelo's advance before receiving the ball.

As soon as he stopped the ball, he turned around and passed the ball, which just passed the center line and landed in front of Marcelo.

The Brazilian quickly caught up and made another straight pass from the outside to the bottom line.

The left winger Hazard made a decisive move forward and after receiving the ball on the left side of the penalty area, he tried to bring it into the penalty area under the defense of Juanfran.

Juanfran was facing a formidable enemy and stayed close to Hazard all the time.

No matter how the Belgian stopped or changed direction, he could not get rid of Juanfran.

There was no gap leading to the middle either.

Atletico Madrid's defense is truly impenetrable.

In a desperate situation, especially when he saw that Atletico's midfielders had begun to return to defense one after another, Hazard had no choice but to stop, turn around to protect the ball, and pass it back out of the penalty area to the left side outside the penalty area.

Marcelo arrived at this time. When he stopped the ball, he took a look at the penalty area, kicked the ball with his left foot, and sent a curved ball.

Near the left corner in front of the small penalty area, Giroud attracted Miranda's close defense.

But Marcelo's cross passed Giroud and others and went directly to the back point.

Godin was right behind Giroud. When he saw the ball being passed high, he immediately realized the danger and turned around to rush towards the landing point.

But Gareth Bale is faster. The Welshman is tall, and after a high-speed run-up and jumping up, he is like a god descending to earth. He directly heads the cross from Marcelo.

The football was headed by Gareth Bale, changed direction and went directly into the right side of Atletico's goal.

Oblak dived to the side, but was still out of reach.

3 is better than 1!

"The ball went in!!!"

"In the 57th minute of the second half, Bayswater Chinese scored another goal!"

"Another quick counterattack, Hazard attracted the defense's attention on the left and Marcelo made a cross."

"Gareth Bale heads the ball in from the back post!"

"Two goals!"

"Gareth Bale has scored twice in consecutive Champions League games!"

"The Welsh performance is simply unstoppable!"

“Bayswater Chinese lead 3-1!”

Yang Cheng also waved his right fist vigorously on the sidelines to vent his inner excitement.

3 is better than 1!

The overall situation is decided!

(End of this chapter)