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Chapter 1177 Raiders Vs Raiders

Chapter 1177 Raiders Vs Raiders

On the evening of May 24th, at nineteen thirty.

There is still an hour to go before the game starts.

The stands of the Stadium of Light in Lisbon have already been crowded with people, and thousands of fans are still lining up at various entrances and entering the stadium one after another.

An hour later, in this stadium, the world-renowned Champions League final is about to ignite the flames of war.

Atletico Madrid coach Simeone has been standing in Atletico Madrid's half, watching his players train on the court, his brows were furrowed, especially when his eyes fell on the top center Diego Costa.

Diego Costa did not participate in the team's joint training, but trained by himself alone, but he is the most valued player in the team. Not only is he accompanied by a coach and a team doctor, but also the media reporters on the sidelines and the fans in the stands, and even his opponents are paying close attention to his every move.

Can Diego Costa play?

This is the biggest suspense before the game.

As Simeone said in the pre-match press conference last night, Diego Costa is the "Yang Yang" of Atletico Madrid.

The implication is not to compare Diego Costa with Yang Yang, but to talk about the role and contribution of the team.

After the training session, Simeone quickly made his way to Diego Costa.

"How is it?" Simeone asked with concern.

Diego Costa ran a few quick steps on the spot, nodded and said: "It feels good, there should be no problem."

Simeone breathed a sigh of relief, and after reassuring Diego Costa a few more words, he motioned him to go back and rest quickly.

The team doctor came over quickly to report the latest situation of Diego Costa.

"It's the same as when he played Barcelona, ​​he can barely play, but we can't guarantee how long he can last."

Football matches are full of fast sprints and switchbacks, which place very high physical demands on the players, especially in such a high-intensity Champions League final. No one can accurately predict Diego Costa's playing time.

But Atlético Madrid really need Diego Costa!

"Think of a way and persevere. Without him, our counterattack will be completely impossible." Simeone had a headache.

He also prepared two different sets of plans, with Diego Costa and without Diego Costa. The worst choice among them is to strictly prevent the defense, ensure that no goals are conceded within 10 minutes, and then drag the game into a penalty shootout.

But this is undoubtedly a very risky choice, because Real Madrid players have extremely strong personal abilities. Who knows when they suddenly had a flash of inspiration and scored goals in the game?

Especially Yang Yang.

This damn Chinese has performed well against Atletico Madrid several times in a row, including a classic long-distance attack, which almost left a shadow on Simeone.

So in this game, he also arranged and arranged specifically for Yang Yang, making sure to freeze Yang Yang.

As for Diego Costa, this requires Simeone to make a choice.

If it was like the last round of the league against Barcelona, ​​Diego Costa couldn't hold on to the end after barely playing, it would be a painful blow to Atletico Madrid, and it would also lose a valuable substitution.

The loss of substitutions will not have much impact in the first half, but in the second half when the physical energy is exhausted, the effect is undoubtedly very critical, so this requires Simeone to consider whether to take the risk of Diego Costa?

The Argentine turned around and walked towards the player tunnel. He lowered his head and walked very slowly, his mind running fast to calculate the pros and cons.

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"Get the Atletico Madrid starting list!"

When Real Madrid finished pre-match training from the stadium and returned to the locker room shortly after, they got Atletico Madrid's starting list.

The goalkeeper is Courtois, the defense is Felipe, Godin, Miranda and Juanfran, the frontcourt is Raul Garcia, Thiago, Gabi and Koke, and the double forwards are Villa and Diego Costa.

"Turan accumulated yellow cards and was absent. Simeone played Raul Garcia. If you look at the regular formation this season, Raul Garcia should play on the right, and Cork will play on the left. This has happened several times this season."

Turan is Atletico Madrid's regular left midfielder, but if he is absent, Simeone will play Raul Garcia, who often plays a role on the right this season, and basically suppresses the opponent's left back.

"Then Simeone made a wrong calculation on this point." Ancelotti chuckled.

Real Madrid's starting lineup has also been submitted long ago, but like Atletico Madrid's lineup, there are some surprises.

Real Madrid still adopts a four-three-three formation, with Iker Casillas as the goalkeeper, Azpilicueta, Javi Martinez, Ramos and Carvajal in the defense, Mascherano at the back of the midfield, David Silva and Modric at the front, and Hazard, Yang Yang and Di Maria as the trident.

Among them, the biggest change is that Azpilicueta replaced Marcelo in the starting lineup, which is absolutely surprising.

In the past few years, Real Madrid has been best at the two-wing tactical play, especially the two-wing combination of Marcelo and Carvajal this season, which can be said to shine, but this time Ancelotti suddenly refrigerated Marcelo and chose Azpilicueta, who has excellent defensive ability but insufficient offensive ability, which is very unpredictable.

But in fact, as long as you understand Real Madrid's overall strategy, you can understand this.

That's the second-half tiebreaker!

The first half was exhausted, and the second half was the time to exert strength, so Ancelotti chose to refrigerate Marcelo.

Marcelo, Suarez and Isco are all sharp knives in Real Madrid's offense. It is not worth the loss to fight against Atletico Madrid in the first half. It is better to use Atletico Madrid's physical energy to play in the second half, and there will be more opportunities.

"Unexpectedly, Diego Costa is still on." Ancelotti also frowned.

This player is still very tricky.

"That should be the miracle doctor's horse placenta treatment plan worked." Zidane joked.

Ancelotti and the assistants around couldn't help smiling, but their faces looked serious.

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Real Madrid is facing a big enemy, and Atletico Madrid also dare not be careless.

When Simeone watched the players of the two teams walk out of the player tunnel one after another under the leadership of the Dutch referee Bjorn Keppers, the expression on his face was also extremely dignified.

Not only worried about how long Diego Costa can last, but also worried about Marcelo and Suarez sitting on the bench of Real Madrid.

Before taking it out, no one can guess when and how he will use it.

This is quite deterrent, and Simeone had to keep his vigilance.

A master is a master, Ancelotti is not simple at all!

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Real Madrid took the lead.

Yang Yang and Di Maria stood in the middle circle, and Yang Yang stepped on the ball, waiting for the referee to blow his whistle.

Di Maria raised her head and muttered words, as if praying before the game.

This may be a palace-level game in the minds of countless players, and it is also a key battle that countless superstars can only experience once in a lifetime, and no one wants to lose.

"Don't be nervous, relax and enjoy the game." Yang Yang encouraged with a smile.

Di Maria nodded towards Yang Yang, but her face was not at all relaxed.

When it comes to the Champions League final, who can really enjoy the game with ease?

"Pay attention to the reasonable allocation of physical energy, keep calm, don't get hotheaded, and smash your opponents to death." Yang Yang reminded.

Di Maria nodded again, "You need to remind me more."

Yang Yang nodded in agreement.

In the Real Madrid team, in terms of calmness and reason, Yang Yang is undoubtedly the best. He can maintain his composure almost at any time, and he is rarely seen in a hurry. However, this does not mean that he is born like this, but has been trained for many years.

Anyone who can simulate all kinds of extreme situations and experience all kinds of cruel training in the super training ground like him for ten years must be able to have such a tenacious heart and will like Yang Yang.

Real Madrid's halftime strategy is to stabilize their position, observe their opponents, dispatch their opponents by passing the ball advantage, and then consume the opponent's physical energy so that the team can play an offensive threat in the second half.

To put it simply, the greater the opponent's consumption in the first half, the more beneficial it will be for Real Madrid in the second half.

If you really want to die in the first half, it is undoubtedly the most irrational behavior.

However, Yang Yang was also a little worried.

Yang Yang is familiar with the whistle-handling style of Dutch coach Bjorn Keipers. The coach's whistle-handling style is soft, which is very helpful to Atletico Madrid, because they are very good at grasping the coach's law enforcement standards.

To put it bluntly, the Atletico Madrid team just likes fouls that wander between yellow cards and red cards.

This is the same as when Simeone played football. The Argentine also has this style in his career. The most famous one is of course the red card given to Beckham in the [-] World Cup in France, which almost ruined Beckham's future.

After Yang Yang knew that the referee was Keppers, he had already reminded his teammates to pay attention and be mentally prepared to withstand the provocations and violations from Atletico Madrid during the game.

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Following the whistle of the referee Keppers, Yang Yang immediately kicked the ball to Di Maria, and the Argentine quickly passed back.

This world-renowned focus battle has officially started.

Atlético Madrid pushed aggressively from the start, while Real Madrid were quick to pass back to the defense.

Javi Martinez passed to Ramos and the Real Madrid centre-back was quickly split to the right for Carvajal.

Carvajal then passed to Modric, Real Madrid's midfielder hadn't stopped the ball, and Atletico Madrid's defenders had already rushed in front of him.

Sure enough, as Ancelotti expected, Simeone's opening tactic was to press the siege.

Only those who have strength have choices, and those who do not have strength can only go one way to the dark.

Atletico Madrid is not as good as Real Madrid in terms of the strength of the starting lineup or the thickness of the bench. They can only adopt the tactics they are best at and most sure of to restrain their opponents.

As for whether it will work, whether it can win, it can only be left to God to decide.

This should be the so-called doing one's best and obeying the destiny.

But the luck of the Madrid duo tonight does not seem to be particularly good.

(End of this chapter)