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Chapter 155: Enter the final and win the Champions League! [A big chapter with ten thousand words, please beg me to subscribe]

On the evening of April 4, Bayer Arena, Leverkusen, Germany.

In the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, Atletico Madrid challenged the pharmaceutical company Bayer Leverkusen away.

Yang Hao stood in front of the visiting team's coaching bench and looked around the stadium. The stands were filled with a sea of ​​red.

Leverkusen's jersey is the red color that Yang Hao is most familiar with.

The Bayer Arena has only a single-story stand, which can barely accommodate 22500 people.

Although the number of people was small, the stands were covered with ceilings, leaving only the bowl above the court.

Coupled with the usual passion of Bundesliga fans, the atmosphere in the stadium is excellent.

At this moment, in the stadium, players from both teams are preparing for the game.

When Yang Hao just walked out of the player tunnel, he met Leverkusen head coach Top Muller.

It is estimated that many fans do not know him. The 50-year-old Top Muller is like a shooting star. He once was extremely dazzling in European football, but it was short-lived and disappeared from the sky in an instant.

Of course, later his son also became a head coach in the Bundesliga, which is another story.

When countless fans mention Leverkusen, they will think of Sanya King, but few will remember Top Muller.

But this head coach is definitely capable and not weak.

This can be seen from the Leverkusen he has built this season.

Leverkusen experienced turmoil last season. After Daum dismissed get out of class midway, Pharmaceutical Factory changed four head coaches in one season. Although they finally finished fourth in the league, it is conceivable that this season's performance against Leverkusen What does it mean?

Before Atletico Madrid left for the away game, many media, including those in Germany and Spain, reminded Yang Hao that Topmüller's Bayer Leverkusen was actually very similar to Atletico Madrid.

All insist on playing a very offensive and aggressive football.

But something different.

When Topmueller first took over, Leverkusen swung between 352 and 442.

From the start, they were undefeated in 15 games across all league and cup competitions.

With this report card, Topmueller surprised everyone.

After that, the team performed well in the Bundesliga and successfully advanced to the second group stage of the Champions League.

The key turning point lies in the second group stage.

Almost exactly the same problem as Atletico Madrid, Leverkusen also has little experience in the second stage of the Champions League group stage.

In the first game, Juventus, the team that was beaten by Atletico Madrid in the first group stage, was beaten 0 to 4 in Italy.

Can you imagine?
After that, although they returned to Deportivo La Coruna at home, in the fourth round, they lost 1-4 away to Arsenal.

At this moment, Topmueller clearly realized that his method could still work well in the Bundesliga, but it would not work in European football.

442 won't work, 352 will die even worse.

Therefore, Topmuller made adjustments and removed a forward from the 442 diamond midfield position to strengthen the midfield.

The core midfielder Ballack withdrew to the midfielder position and partnered with Ramelo. The Turkish core player Basturk was placed in the front midfielder at No. [-]. On the left was former Real Madrid player Ze Roberto, and on the right was the white The German international Schneider is known as the Brazilian.

At this point, Leverkusen has completed the transformation of the 4231 formation.

The pharmaceutical company also won two consecutive victories in the last two rounds of the group stage and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals.

It can be said that Topmueller's transformation during February helped Leverkusen complete a transformation and upgrade.

In today's European football, 4231 is the way to go!

This group of Leverkusen players is very strong and performed very well in this 4231 formation.

Needless to say, Ze Roberto, Real Madrid signed him that year, which is enough to prove the Brazilian's strength and potential. Although he did not succeed at Real Madrid, he performed well at Leverkusen and later went to Bayern Munich. A truly powerful faction.

Basturk is also a Turkish star with excellent skills. He will historically lead Turkey to third place in the World Cup in Korea and Japan in 02.

The forward line is equally impressive. The 35-year-old veteran Kirsten is still going strong and the 28-year-old Neuville is in his prime. There is also a newly debuted Bulgarian rookie on the bench, the dashing Berbatov.

Leverkusen's forward line is very strong this season, which is why Topmüller has always insisted on playing offensive football.

They are the most powerful offensive team in the Bundesliga this season, bar none.

But there is only one core player in this Leverkusen team, Michael Ballack.

He is 1 meters tall and weighs 89 kilograms. This seems to be the perfect physical template for a high center forward or center back, right?
If this person can also provide excellent running, stable long and short passes, iron-blooded mental will, tenacious defense, and keen sense of attack from behind, then this person should be regarded as a very rare B2B midfielder with both offense and defense. .

But what if, on top of these foundations, he can also provide outstanding long-range shots with both feet and a world-class header?
I believe that when everyone sees this, they can’t help but exclaim: Damn it, it’s a perfect hexagon!
Looking at the current situation in 2002, Ballack is really the perfect midfielder for the Germans.

Even his midfield organization ability, which is the biggest gap between him and the top midfielders, is not inferior to, or even better than, teammates like Schneider who are known for their skills.

Therefore, in Yang Hao's previous life, when Bayern bought Ballack, they hoped that he could replace Effenberg and become the organizer and top star of Bayern's midfield.

It is conceivable that when such a comprehensive player appears in the midfield of any team, it can directly raise the team's midfield to a higher level.

Therefore, Topmuller's tactics are also very smart, which revolve around Ballack.

There are forwards in front, Roberto and Schneider on both sides, Basturk in the midfield, and LaMelo in defense. At this time, Ballack can seize the opportunity to move forward anytime, anywhere. rush.

This is Leverkusen's most lethal tactic!
It is also the target that all teams must focus on when facing pharmaceutical companies.

Goalkeeper: Bute;
Defense: Placente, Nowotny, Zivkovic and Sebetzen;

Midfield: LaMelo and Ballack trail behind, with Ze Roberto, Basturk and Schneider in front;

Forward: Neuville.

That's Leverkusen's starting lineup tonight.

Yang Hao also saw a lot of familiar names here. He knew that this team was strong and good at attacking, but he still decided to go out and attack in the away game!
……

The away goals system is used in the knockout rounds of the Champions League in order to encourage offense.

This leads to many times that in the knockout rounds, away teams tend to adopt more aggressive tactics.

On the contrary, the home team remained cautious and steady.

Such was Topmüller's tactics tonight.

Before the game, he signaled that the team should start steadily and not be too aggressive, because Atletico Madrid is very good at attacking.

But in his heart, he still felt that Yang Hao should be more cautious.

After all, this is the Champions League semi-final.

But what he didn't expect was that Yang Hao showed his forge ahead from the formation of his troops.

When the players from the two teams set up their positions, Topmuller saw that Atletico Madrid adopted a 433 tactic.

The people are still the same, but the tactics are different.

Goalkeeper: Van der Sar;

Defense: Aurelio, Carvalho, Lucio and Belletti;

Midfield: Xabi Alonso deep, Deco and Baraja in the middle;
Forwards: Vicente, Adriano and Joaquin.

When everyone thought that Yang Hao would at least adopt the more secure 4231, he resolutely adopted the 433 formation.

The personnel are actually similar, but the biggest difference between the two tactics lies in the strength of the full-back's forward attack and the core position of the entire team's offense.

The core of the 4231 formation is the attacking midfielder at the tenth position, but the key to the 433 formation is the trailing fourth position.

When the team has double midfielders, the two full-backs will not press up at the same time, but will choose to go up. In this case, the double midfielders can separate one person to help defend the wing.

But if there is only one defensive midfielder, both full-backs can press forward boldly. At this time, the single defensive midfielder will be closer to the central defender. If necessary, the central defender can pull wide, and the single defensive midfielder can sink to the central defender's position. , becoming a back three.

This style of play is not uncommon in Barcelona's tactical system. Atletico Madrid adopted this style of play tonight because they are sure of their ability to control the ball in the midfield.

And Yang Hao's style of play is very different from Barcelona, ​​because he added more on-the-spot counterattacks and pressing pressure in the frontcourt, which is his common play style in the 4231 tactic.

On one side is the home team, which wants a stable start, and on the other side is Atletico Madrid, which is mainly against the visitors. The scene can be imagined.

Under Atletico Madrid's aggressive pressing, Leverkusen's counterattack was faster and more direct, but it also immediately encountered problems.

……

beep! !

The linesman on the sidelines raised his flag.

As soon as Neuville rushed to the edge of Atletico Madrid's penalty area, he heard the referee's whistle. After slowing down, he turned around and saw the linesman's flag raised high.

And the deafening boos at the Bayer Arena.

"Damn it!" Neuville spat and ran back quickly.

This is already his second time in 7 minutes.

Atletico Madrid's defense line pressed very high, leaving a large gap behind them.

Since the Shenlian Army played more openly, Leverkusen had two opportunities to hit behind at the beginning, but both times were offside, and Neuville was also drunk.

"Oliver, you start it a little slower."

When Neuville returned to his own position, Turkish international Basturk said to him.

"You can't slow down. Both of their central defenders are very fast, but you should pass the ball faster and don't waste time."

Basturk's skills are indeed very good, but a common problem among technical players is that they like to play with their feet.

"I also wanted to go fast, but they were robbing me fiercely." Basturk was also helpless.

After a pause, he added, "Do you think they can handle running like this?"

Atletico Madrid is a collective action of all members, not a single player running there alone.

Even Adriano, who is 1 meters tall, is running and counterattacking, and he is very active.

Others don't know this, but Leverkusen's players have a say.

Ballack in their team is almost the same height, but he can't run like Adriano, and he's even slower.

"Who knows?" Neuville looked at his own half in confusion.

He really couldn't understand this opening.

Atletico Madrid seemed to have no regard for the defense behind them, rushing forward and counterattacking when the ball was lost.

Leverkusen played steadily, but they were not conservative at all. They played as they should, but they were still suppressed.

Especially the two sides.

Atletico Madrid's two full-backs almost pressed into the midfield.

"Are all teams in La Liga like this?"

But Neuville quickly shook his head, because the Deportivo they encountered before was not like this.

Super Depor also played 4231, and Irueta's team was not so aggressive in tactics.

"They're looking for away goals."

Attack!

Is Atletico Madrid really so confident in its offensive capabilities?
Just as Neuville was guessing, the referee blew the whistle again.

Foul!
On the right side of our side, where is Sebetzen.

Neuville quickly ran over and found that Sebeczen had committed a foul while defending Vicente.

At this moment, the Spanish winger was lying on the ground with a painful expression on his face.

The referee raised a yellow card towards Sebeczen and gave Atletico Madrid a set kick opportunity on the left side of the front court.

Damn!

It's not a good thing for a defender to receive a yellow card so early.

Sebeczen is tall, reaching 1 meters. Turning and flexibility are not his strengths. Facing Spanish wingers like Vicente is already very difficult. Coupled with Aurelio who actively intervenes, it is even more difficult. Suffered a loss.

"Bernd, pay attention to your goal." Head coach Top Muller shouted from the sidelines.

Schneider is a rare technical player among German midfielders, but defense is not his strong point.

"It's okay, it's okay. Everyone, hurry up and get ready to defend the free kick." Captain Nowotny shouted loudly.

Afterwards, the captain, who looked like a general, walked over again, comforted Sebetzen, and pointed at Schneider and nodded. The meaning was very clear. Pay attention next.

On Atletico Madrid's side, Aurelio stood at the penalty spot.

When the Brazilian set up the ball and was about to retreat, Sebeczen walked over and protested that he had placed the penalty spot closer and had to retreat further.

"Cheer up and guard this time! Come on, Leverkusen!!!" Novotny applauded vigorously.

"Come on!!!" Others responded one after another.

Aurelio quickly stepped forward and hit a curve ball with his left foot.

"The ball is coming, watch out!" Novotny shouted.

But before he finished speaking, the ball was too fast, and when everyone was judging the landing point, suddenly a strong and vigorous figure came out from the side and went straight to the goal. He jumped high and raised his head.

When Lucio jumped up, he looked like a giant, and everyone couldn't help but look up.

The Brazilian central defender also smashed the ball hard into Leverkusen's goal.

The football passed by goalkeeper Bute's fingertips at a very fast speed and entered the left side of the goal.

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"

"It was only 7 minutes into the game. In 7 minutes, Atletico Madrid took the lead and scored!"

"A header from Lucio!"

"The Brazilian center back used a very wonderful set piece to attack and scored the Leverkusen goal with a header."

"1 to 0!"

When Lucio landed with a bang, the entire stadium seemed to be shaking.

Leverkusen's players were shocked.

But the Brazilian center back roared angrily and rushed out of the court, heading straight for Aurelio.

Other Atletico Madrid players followed suit, rushed to the sidelines, and hugged each other.

Yang Hao was equally excited!
This is a precious away goal!
……

Lucio's goal seemed to knock over the first domino, and Leverkusen began to lose control.

The game started to pick up the pace.

Just 7 minutes later, Ze Roberto threatened Atletico Madrid's goal with a direct free kick.

Although he failed to hit the goal, it shocked everyone into a cold sweat.

One minute later, Atletico Madrid responded.

Joaquin broke through with the ball on the right, forced past Placente on the left of Leverkusen, rushed into the right side of the penalty area, and passed the low ball to the goal, but this pass was too close to the goalkeeper. .

Bute struck out and held the ball.

Adriano's reception from the center was a little slow.

The two teams started a back-and-forth offensive battle, but in this case, Atletico Madrid's midfielder always contained Ballack.

Whether it was Deco's passing and sorting, or Baraja's late insertion, Leverkusen did not dare to be careless, causing Ballack to be more distracted by interception and defense in the midfield, and never failed. Can find opportunities to move forward.

On the offensive end, Yang Hao began to change his strategy.

Sebeczen's yellow card forced him to take action, so Yang Hao signaled Vicente and Aurelio to hit this side hard.

At the same time, it also allows the team to go more to the left when organizing offense.

In the 24th minute, Baraja cooperated with Belletti to steal the ball from Ze Roberto on the right, and quickly passed it to Xabi Alonso, who pushed forward and gave the ball to Xavi Alonso. At the feet of Deco in the gap.

Deco directly gave a diagonal pass over the top and passed behind the Leverkusen defense.

Both sides played aggressive football, and Leverkusen's backs were constantly exposed.

Vicente moved forward at the fastest speed, went straight behind Sebecen, caught up with Deco's pass, and entered the penalty area.

Leverkusen's right back did not dare to commit a foul when he had already received a yellow card, but he could not catch up with Vicente at speed and could only watch him run away.

As soon as Vicente broke into the penalty area, he made a cross pass, and Adriano in the middle gave way.

Joaquín on the right followed up, parked on the right side of the penalty area, shot directly, and the ball scored.

2 is better than 0!

The cheers and shouts of Atletico Madrid fans came from the Bayer Arena.Although there were only 1000 people, they created a huge amount of noise.

But in the 32nd minute of the first half, Leverkusen midfielder Ramelo sent an overhead diagonal pass from the backcourt. Ze Roberto took the ball from the left and faced each other one-on-one outside the penalty area. Lucio just relied on his personal ability to send a cross.

But this pass was a bit too far. Basturk and Neuville in the middle couldn't reach the top at all. The ball fell to the right side of the penalty area. Schneider grabbed it before Aurelio. After taking a look at the penalty area, he quickly caught the ball and passed it diagonally to the front of the penalty area.

When everyone's attention was attracted by Basturk and Neuville, a red and black figure quickly rushed towards Atletico Madrid's penalty area, just like an unreasonable tank.

Ballack rushed to the front of the penalty area, kept the ball, faced Schneider's pass, and fired directly.

An earth-shattering volley broke through Van der Sar's goal.

There was nothing the Dutch goalkeeper could do about it.

1 is better than 2!

The competition has completely heated up.

No one on either side was conservative.

Whether it is Atletico Madrid or Leverkusen, they insist on playing against each other and restrain their opponents without reservation.

In the 37th minute, Adriano forcibly pushed away the Leverkusen defender in the penalty area, turned around and volleyed with his right foot. Nowotny flew to block the hole of the gun, and used his body to block the powerful and heavy shot. Come down and cross the bottom line.

After Xavi Alonso's corner kick followed, Lucio once again grabbed the spot and headed home from close range.

"beam!"

"The crossbar saved Leverkusen!"

"Oh my gosh, both teams played a great game tonight."

"Atletico Madrid's corner kick attack was very threatening, and Lucio's header hit the crossbar."

But Leverkusen soon returned the favor.

Ballack sent a pass, and Neuville succeeded in countering offside. After breaking into the penalty area with a single shot, when he stopped the ball with his chest, he faced Van der Sar who had already rushed forward, and he hurriedly took a shot.

The ball just missed the goal.

Before the end of the first half, Basturk was flanked by two defenders, Xabi Alonso and Baraja, at the front of the penalty area. He just dribbled the ball out of the way and reluctantly took a shot, but A little off.

In the end, the first half ended with Atletico Madrid temporarily leading 2-1.

……

At halftime, Yang Hao told his players that Leverkusen would definitely take the lead in launching a crazy counterattack in the second half.

"This is like a game of daredevils, momentum is very important, because it is not only related to this game, but also our second leg at home, so tonight, we have to suppress Leverkusen no matter what!"

Yang Hao said in the locker room with great excitement.

Now between Atletico Madrid and Leverkusen, whoever gives in first will be a coward and will be weaker in momentum, which will further increase the opponent's momentum.

There is no so-called hard work and humiliation in a football match, because it only has 90 points, and it only lasts for two rounds and 180 minutes at most. How long can you endure it?
Besides, Yang Hao had already made up his mind to fight his opponent.

Because this is an away game.

If we really want to play against each other, Atletico Madrid will get enough away goals. As long as they don't lose, they will make a lot of money.

"guys!"

Yang Hao looked at all the players in front of him, one by one.

These players are also looking at their head coach.

In the past two years, they have played under Yang Hao. They have become a team and have a very harmonious relationship with each other. The players have also been constantly stimulated by Yang Hao to bring out their potential.

Now, many of them are even well-known European stars in their positions, or even hot supernovas.

For them, Yang Hao is different from all other head coaches.

They have full trust in Yang Hao!
"This is the first time we have seen the Champions League final. Believe me, as long as we reach the final, no matter whether our opponent is Real Madrid or Deportivo, I will lead you to win the championship!"

When Yang Hao said this, he was very confident, unprecedentedly confident.

"I will arrange such tactics tonight because I have full confidence in you!"

"I know that you are the strongest, and you can become stronger!"

"I have always felt that the career of a professional player is like climbing up a mountain with rolling stones. It is very hard and tiring, but the harvest is very charming and has a sense of accomplishment. We have worked hard to get to where we are today. I need you to work harder and grit your teeth. , win Leverkusen."

"Then...at the Calderon Stadium, we will reach the final together and win the Champions League!"

The players were all stimulated by Yang Hao's words.

The Champions League is definitely what all professional players dream of.

Yang Hao could even clearly feel that many players' breathing became rapid.

……

After changing sides in the second half, Leverkusen obviously began to strengthen its attack.

If there is any problem with this pharmaceutical company, it is probably that they like to conduct positional warfare attacks too much.

For example, their leading forwards Neuville and Kirsten are both less than 1 meters tall. Brother Xiaosha is not short, but he is not qualified to get a haircut yet.

Ze Roberto, Basturk and Schneider in front are not the type who can attack in positional battles, so Ballack's role in the frontcourt is very obvious in many cases.

Entering the second half, when Leverkusen decisively attacked, it put considerable pressure on Atletico Madrid.

First, Schneider sent a diagonal pass from the right. Basturk broke into the penalty area and hit the goal directly, but was blocked by Deco, who was chasing back all the way.

Not long after, Ze Roberto threatened Atletico Madrid's goal with a long shot from the left.

The quality of this long-range shot was good, but there was a luminous Fantman standing in front of Atletico Madrid's goal.

Atletico Madrid quickly returned the favor.

After Vicente and Adriano played a one-two, just when the Brazilian was about to break into the penalty area, he was pulled down from behind by Zivkovic.

Adriano protested that it was a foul, but the referee signaled for the game to continue.

Atletico Madrid's counterattack did not stop Leverkusen or slow down its offensive.

The German team performed extremely tenaciously and created dangerous situations several times.

Until the 58th minute, when Leverkusen's offense slowed down slightly, Atletico Madrid's offense immediately improved.

Or Vicente's left!

Tonight, when Yang Hao saw Sebecen receiving a yellow card early, he kept attacking his side. If possible, he even hoped that Vicente would take Sebecen off the field so that Atletico Madrid could occupy the number. Advantage.

This time it was a diagonal pass from Xabi Alonso. Facing Sebeczen, Vicente passed the ball deftly on the left wing and quickly started his sprint, once again completely beating Leverkusen's right back. Left behind.

After Vicente caught up with his pass as quickly as possible, he rushed to the left side of the penalty area with the ball. Facing Zivkovic who was rushing towards him, he once again passed the ball to the baseline, and he speeded up to catch up again. Going up, where the bottom line and the left side of the penalty area meet, he kicked a cross to the middle.

Adriano, who had been chasing the ball all the way, did not miss it this time. He directly faced Vicente's pass and shot with his right foot.

He now fully appreciates the benefit of being able to shoot with both feet.

His shot was crisp, powerful enough, and the angle was straight to the right side of the goal.

Goalkeeper Bute tried his best to pounce out, but in the end he was still out of reach.

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"

"3 to 1!!!"

"In the 59th minute of the second half, Atletico Madrid once again played a quick attack on the left."

"Vicente passed the ball sharply, passed two defenders on the left, and then passed the ball to the center. Adriano followed up and scored with a volley!"

"This is Atletico Madrid's third goal tonight!"

Yang Hao ran out after seeing Adriano score. He immediately walked out with a smile, stretched out his hand, and wanted to give him a high five. Unexpectedly, the Brazilian grabbed Yang Hao and pushed him straight away. He pulled out of the coach's command area and received a warm hug.

"Hey, yellow card, yellow card!" Although Yang Hao was happy, he just got the yellow card not long ago.

When the players get excited, who cares about your yellow card?There was a celebration surrounding the head coach.

When the referee came over and called them back to play, they dispersed and threw Yang Hao to the referee unjustly.

Tonight's referee is Denmark's Nielsen.

Yang Hao waited until the players had dispersed, then straightened his clothes, looked at Nelson again, and innocently spread his hands, "I was kidnapped, you have to calm down."

Nelson himself was also happy. I am the referee, why should I be calm?
"I know, I've seen it all, go back quickly." This Dane is not bad.

Yang Hao hurried back to the line and felt safe.

NND, are these monkeys crazy?

If I get sent off, let's see what you do!
Uh, but if after the head coach is ejected and the players lose their commander-in-chief and actually perform better, who will be embarrassed then?

……

When Atletico scored the third goal, there was actually nothing left to say about the game.

Top Muller made a decisive substitution and replaced him with the handsome Berbatov, aiming to strengthen the ball-handling ability in the frontcourt.

Obviously, he has realized it too.

In the face of Atletico Madrid's strong offensive power, Ballack was more distracted by the midfield confrontation and rarely made late insertions.

At this time, Leverkusen needs a stable ball-getting point in the middle of the frontcourt.

Berbatov is undoubtedly a very reliable character.

Now Berbatov is only 20 years old. He has just debuted. He is a complete rookie. How can he dare to act cool? He also performed very hard after coming on as a substitute.

Yang Hao made decisive substitutions and adjustments to strengthen the team's midfield.

But in the 79th minute, Leverkusen counterattacked. Ballack seized the opportunity and stepped in. He hit another long shot from the outside of the penalty area and hit Carvalho, failing to threaten the goal. , but in the chaos in the penalty area, Neuville seized the opportunity, stabbed the ball into Atletico Madrid's goal.

2 is better than 3!

As the game entered the 80th minute, Leverkusen players exhausted their physical energy and began to lose possession of the ball in the midfield.

In the last 10 minutes, Atletico Madrid frequently organized and planned attacks.

Especially in the 81st minute, Yang Hao replaced Diego Forlan and adopted a double forward tactic to suppress Leverkusen in the frontcourt and frequently create opportunities.

But unfortunately, he failed to score.

3-2, Atletico Madrid defeated Leverkusen away from home!
……

Leverkusen lost to Atletico Madrid 2-3 at home. Leverkusen was obviously extremely disappointed with this result.

Head coach Top Muller said after the game that Atletico Madrid's bravery exceeded their expectations.

"We have always known that Atletico Madrid is a tenacious and strong team that deserves recognition, but we did not expect that they would be so tactically brave tonight."

"We conceded three goals, which is okay, but for us, the most important thing now is to learn from this failure, and they played better."

Despite losing at home, Topmueller said he has not given up hope of leading his team into the Champions League final.

"We all know that the Champions League semifinals are difficult, and the opponents will be difficult. After losing at home, it will undoubtedly further intensify the difficulty, but we still have to have confidence."

"Judging from the process of this game, we still have a chance to defeat our opponent in Madrid and get the right to advance."

Yang Hao was satisfied with the result of this game and felt that the process was not bad.

"If those two goals hadn't been conceded."

Yang Hao praised Ballack, believing that Ballack was involved in both goals. He is Leverkusen's most important player in this game, and he is also a very troublesome opponent for Atletico Madrid.

"Early before the game, I told the players that there is a player in the opponent's lineup that deserves their attention, and that is Ballack. He has scored many goals in the Champions League and Bundesliga this season."

"He is a very attacking midfielder."

Regarding Atletico Madrid, Yang Hao said that now is not the best time, "I have always said that we can still improve and become stronger."

"In this game, we did not do well in some areas. For example, we did not handle possession of the ball well in the face of the opponent's pressing and defense. This is a problem for us."

"Of course, there are things we do well, such as running, speed and one-kick kick, etc."

Regarding the next game, Yang Hao said that he is full of confidence.

"I said, we will reach the finals, and no matter who the opponent is, we will definitely win!"

From the second round of the Champions League quarter-finals, after playing Panathinaikos, to playing against Bayer Leverkusen, La Liga played two rounds of league games.

Atletico Madrid defeated Athletic Bilbao 2-1 at home and defeated Alaves 1-0 away from home, winning two consecutive victories.

But Real Madrid also defeated Osasuna 3-1 away from home and defeated Tenerife 4-1 at home, also winning two games in a row.

So far, the league points gap between the two teams is still 2 points.

With three rounds left in La Liga, the ownership of the La Liga champion is still full of suspense.

Yang Hao once again emphasized that he firmly believes that Real Madrid will make mistakes.

"Regardless of whether we can win the championship in the end, we will win all the victories." Yang Hao said firmly.

Whether they can win the championship depends on whether Real Madrid will make mistakes.

But ending with a complete victory is Yang Hao's request for the team.

The two are not in conflict.

Another matchup in the Champions League semi-finals, Real Madrid's away game against Deportivo La Coruna, is scheduled to be held tomorrow.

Media reporters at the scene also asked Yang Hao what he thought of the game.

"To me, it doesn't matter who wins or loses. We don't mind whether the opponent is Real Madrid or Deportivo La Coruna." Yang Hao said with a confident smile.

……

When Atletico Madrid returned triumphantly from Bayer Leverkusen in Germany, Real Madrid also headed north to Deportivo La Coruna to challenge their opponents.

Irueta still adopted the 4231 formation to fight.

In this game, Real Madrid's main general Figo was injured and missed the game, so Del Bosque arranged for Solari to serve as the right midfielder.

Real Madrid adopts a 442 formation in the away game, and the two forwards are not Morientes, but Raul and Guti.

After the opening, Real Madrid turned away and took the initiative to put pressure on Deportivo.

But Super Depor's defense was well organized and they had the upper hand.

In the 13th minute, Helguera sent a direct pass. Raul went straight behind Deportivo. After receiving the ball, he passed the attacking goalkeeper Molina and sent the ball into the goal, giving Real Madrid Opening the scoring.

Subsequently, Deportivo fought back hard and became more and more aggressive, while Real Madrid remained calm and waited for the opportunity.

The smell of gunpowder on the court is getting stronger and stronger.

Both sides missed a lot of opportunities in the first half, but in the second half they changed sides and fought again. Not long after, Raul retreated in the middle to get the ball and sent a diagonal pass. Zidane successfully reversed the offside and scored. On the left side of the penalty area, he received the ball and formed a single shot. With a slight pick of his right foot, he sent the ball into Deportivo's goal again.

2 is better than 0!

In the 81st minute, after Real Madrid midfielder Makelele stole the ball, he quickly formed a counterattack, playing three on two in the frontcourt.

Zidane crossed the ball and Guti pushed with his left foot. The angle was too right and the ball was saved by goalkeeper Molina.

At the critical moment, Raul stepped forward again and used a supplementary shot to seal the victory for Real Madrid.

3 is better than 0!

This score was also maintained until the end of the game.

Real Madrid defeated Deportivo La Coruna 3-0 in the away game.

This immediately shocked the entire European football world.

Real Madrid were too strong in this semi-final.

Although from the scene, Real Madrid is indeed somewhat passive, but in terms of the number of threats created, Real Madrid is far ahead.

The final score was 3-0, still far ahead.

If Atletico Madrid's 3-2 match yesterday made everyone optimistic, then Real Madrid's 3-0 match shocked everyone. Many people even believed that Real Madrid was entering its best state!
Real Madrid coach Del Bosque refused to talk about the Champions League final. He only said that the team had taken the initiative.

But Bosque also said that Real Madrid has reached the Champions League finals 11 times in history and won 8 championships. The winning rate in the finals is amazing enough, and they have reached the Champions League finals in the last two times and won the championship.

All media and fans also recognized Bosque's data, because Real Madrid has reached the Champions League final for the third time in five years, winning the first two times.

Even in 2000, Cooper's Valencia performed extremely well, but in the final, they were swept 3-0 by Real Madrid.

"The Champions League final is different from all other competitions, it's more about experience."

Aspen's gold medal reporter Oscar analyzed in his column.

"If we really encounter this group of boy scouts like Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid will deal with Atletico Madrid just like they dealt with Valencia two years ago."

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