Midfielder Ruler

Real Madrid overtook the score in the 83rd minute of the game, and the Real Madrid fans in the new Wembley Stadium were extremely excited, with huge cheers one wave after another.

In their hearts, they don't think that Dortmund, who has one less player, can make any waves.

The champion will belong to Real Madrid!

However, Dortmund coach Klopp decisively chose to make a substitution, replacing Schmelzer with Gross Kreutz, who has stronger offensive and running abilities, a very obvious signal to strengthen the offense!

The formation changed accordingly and became more aggressive.

The position of Tang Zheng, who partnered with Jing Duoan as the double defensive midfielder, is no longer limited to the area in front of the central defender, he can cover the entire stadium.

Of course, the premise is that the physical fitness can keep up.

Although Dortmund played one less player, but with the mentality of losing the championship if they don't score, they just suppressed the Real Madrid players during the kick-off period.

As Dortmund's possession time increased, Mourinho became more hesitant.

Now Real Madrid has hoarded too many offensive players in the frontcourt, and there are three forwards alone.

Except for Benzema's conscientiousness and willingness to assist in the defense, Cristiano Ronaldo and Higuayan basically act like one.

In addition, Ozil and Modric are both strong offensively and weakly weak, and finally said that only Harvey Alonso has a certain defensive ability in the midfield, which is a huge hidden danger for the team.

It must be made up!

Mourinho turned his head and looked at the warm-up area. The only players suitable for playing were Coentrao, Varane and Essien.

Coentrao's defensive midfielder is competent, but the left back and left forward are the first choices. It is not suitable to play in this situation.

Varane played enough to release Pepe to the midfielder position, but Varane is still young, and it takes a lot of courage to use him in the central defender position.

In this way, only the experienced 'Buffalo' Essien is the most suitable substitute.

He once represented Chelsea in the Champions League final in the 2007-2008 season, so he has rich experience in the game.

To sum up, Essien is the most suitable substitute.

However, Essien was not in good form when he came in.

There will be hidden dangers in changing it.

"what can we do about it?"

Mourinho frowned, his brain was engaged in a battle between heaven and man.

At this moment, Tang Zheng received a direct pass from Hummels and easily passed the combined defense of Modric and Ozil with a stop and a stop.

Tang Zheng entered the 30-meter area as if he was in no one's land, Royce and Gross Kreutz moved on both sides, so that Harvey Alonso didn't dare to step forward.

Lewandowski is very smart, he is between Pepe and Ramos, so neither Pepe nor Ramos dare to support Xavi Alonso.

In the blink of an eye, Tang Zheng got a chance to start.

About twenty-seven meters away from the goal, Tang Zheng suddenly flicked the ball to the right, swung his right foot and directly completed a long shot.

"Boom~"

The defensive player in front, Harvey Alonso, heard the sound of hitting the ball and quickly made a blocking action, but it was too late.

The football flew straight to the goal with a whistling sound, and the Dortmund fans standing behind the goal suddenly raised their arms high, as if they were welcoming a goal.

At the same time, Iker Casillas was moving very fast, and the Spanish national TV commentator shouted hoarsely: "—San Igor!!"

Through the broadcast lens, it can be clearly seen that Casillas held the ball out of the crossbar with one palm, leaving only a corner kick for Dortmund.

Tang Zheng felt very good the moment he kicked the ball, so he almost believed that the ball was there, but he didn't expect Casillas to hold the ball out...

Even so, Tang Zheng was not discouraged, he turned his head and looked at the scoreboard, there were still five minutes before the end of the regular game.

There is still enough time!

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As the football went over the crossbar, Klopp covered his mouth with his hands in front of the coach of the home team, with a look of regret.

Just now he once thought that the ball had been scored, if Tang Zheng's long-range shot really scored, it would be a stroke of magic!

In stark contrast to Klopp's expression was Real Madrid coach Mourinho, who rushed to the sidelines and roared, speaking plausibly and venting his dissatisfaction.

Immediately, he asked his assistant Faria to call Essien over.

Faria was a little puzzled: "Do you really want to fuck Michael?"

"Well." Mourinho nodded lightly: "Now the midfield defense is not strong enough, and Michael is needed."

After all, Faria, the assistant who turned around, added: "According to the No. 3 tactical diagram, I believe Michael can complete the defensive task very well."

At the same time, Central 5 commentator He Wei praised Dortmund's attack: "Gross Kreutz and Reus's running positions are very smart. They won time for Tang Zheng to shoot. It is a pity that Tang Zheng's The angle of the long-range shot was not fully opened, otherwise it would be difficult for Casillas to save the ball, what a pity..."

It's not difficult to hear Howe's great regret from his voice, and it's even more so for Dortmund fans in the new Wembley Stadium, especially the die-hard fans behind the goal. They once thought they had it.

The result... was a hair's breadth away.

Gundogan took a corner kick, Tang Zheng took off with difficulty in the three-person double-team of Cristiano Ronaldo, Benzema and Ozil, the football was pushed by him, but the strength and angle were not well controlled, Casilla Si easily confiscated.

At this point in the game, Casillas, as the captain, knew that what the team needed most was not to seal the victory, but to control the rhythm of the game.

So he held the ball in his arms and didn't rush to throw the goal kick.

Mourinho is very satisfied with Casillas' choice. Dortmund's desire to attack is very strong now. If the fast break fails and they fight back, there is really no place to cry.

Half a minute later, Real Madrid's overall formation advanced to the midfield. As soon as Harvey Alonso received Modric's cross pass, he saw Dortmund players with yellow and black jerseys approaching. He subconsciously pulled the ball backwards.

But the action was still half a beat slow, and the football was kicked out of the touchline by Gross Kreutz.

Xavi Alonso watched the football go out of the sideline and shook his head. He was getting older and his movement frequency had decreased, but luckily the football was still under his control.

At this moment, the referee Rizzoli blew his whistle and pointed his finger to the sidelines, indicating a substitution.

Essien, wearing the No. 15 jersey, stood next to the fourth official holding up the electronic sign for the substitution, waiting for his teammates to leave the field.

German Sky commentator Marcel Leif saw the substitution electronic card and mused: "The signal of Jose Mourinho choosing to replace Karim Benzema with Michael Essien is obvious. Defense, Keep the 2:1 score until the end of the game."

The Spanish national TV commentator did not blame Mourinho for his conservative substitution this time, but was supportive: "There are still three minutes left in regular time, plus six minutes at most in stoppage time, what Real Madrid needs most now It's no longer offense, it's defense! Because defense can guarantee the championship!"

King Juan Carlos of Spain who came to the scene also nodded lightly, expressing his approval of the substitution.

Essien and Benzema hugged and high-fived and quickly explained to Harvey Alonso, Modric and Ozil how to stand in the next game.

Not many surprises, Harvey Alonso, Essien and Modric served as the three midfielders, but the positions and division of labor of these three midfielders are different.

Modric's position is slightly higher, and he has little defensive responsibility. He is mainly responsible for the offensive organization that changes from defense to offense.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Ozil are on the left and right, with Higuain at the forefront.

In other words, the four-two-three formation is more appropriate.

Real Madrid's return to the defensive 423 formation is understood by most commentators. After all, Real Madrid is now leading the score and playing one more player on the field. Reasonable consumption of game time is the most important thing.

It's not that Real Madrid didn't attack in the last few minutes, but hid the offense in the defense, waiting for the opportunity to give Dortmund a fatal blow!

After all, Dortmund's offensive enthusiasm is very strong now. Real Madrid, which has the leading number of opponents, may have an advantage, but they are not afraid of 10,000, just in case.

What if Dortmund scores first?

To be on the safe side, solid defense is the most correct choice.

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Marcelo throws the ball from the touchline, Modric does not kick the ball forward, but returns it to Marcelo, who in turn passes it to centre-back Ramos.

It is obvious to control the rhythm of the game, so He Wei, the commentator of Central 5, said his worries: "There is not much time left, and Dortmund is not dominant in numbers. Now the game time is consumed every minute and every second..."

As soon as the words fell, Ramos, who was holding the ball, paused, and Lewandowski accelerated and rushed towards Ramos.

Ramos has participated in countless major competitions, so he is naturally not afraid of this kind of persecution. He calmly dialed the ball to the right and prepared to pass it to Arbeloa, but what he didn't expect was that Gross Kreutz quickly pushed forward.

Intuition told Ramos, can not pass!

Harvey Alonso and Essien in the ribs are both very good pass points, just when Ramos was about to pass the ball, he saw Tang Zheng speeding up from the corner of his eye.

Can't pass!

So... what should it be?

"Be careful!"

Ramos was still hesitating how to pass the ball, Lewandowski was already close at hand, and Pepe, as a partner, had to remind him with a big victory.

In order to prevent the football from being intercepted, Ramos chose the safest defense-kicking the ball out of the right sideline.

Less than ten seconds after the throw-in was thrown, it changed hands. Coach Mourinho looked particularly annoyed!

If Ramos was more clean and tidy, how could he give Dortmund a chance for a sideline kick?

Ramos didn't even think Dortmund would pose a real threat to their defense at all, so he didn't care about ceding control of the football, and he didn't even wave to his teammates in apology.

Central 5 commentator Howe was very excited about Dortmund's quick possession of the ball: "Dortmund forced Ramos to clear the ball out of the touchline with their best high-pressure pressing! Beautiful!!"

Gross Kreutz threw the ball from the sideline, and Tang Zheng made a turn to the right ahead of time with his back against Essien.

Immediately, Essien's face appeared with a capitalized word '嗤'.

The football hasn't come yet, so why give way in advance?

Take the initiative to return control of the ball to us?

Live Lei Feng?

In the blink of an eye, he realized what kind of medicine Tang Zheng was selling in his gourd.

Tang Zheng moved ahead of time for the next move, a highly ornamental extraordinary move.

He knocked the falling football up with the heel of his left foot that was dragging behind him. Essien watched the football flying in front of him and subconsciously jumped up, trying to clear the ball with a header.

But his subconscious action was only made when he saw the football, which is equivalent to saying that he was half a beat slow...

"Aww-"

Most of Real Madrid's defensive half were Dortmund fans, so deafening cheers resounded from above the new Wembley Stadium, cheering and cheering for Tang Zheng's extraordinary performance this time.

Ozil, who was helping to defend next to him, never thought that Tang Zheng would make such a choice, and he was also too slow to react, and witnessed Tang Zheng's entire extraordinary move with his own eyes.

Essien had a strong sense of defense, he knew that he had to make up for the mistakes he made, so he immediately hugged Tang Zheng behind him.

The referee Rizzoli blew his whistle, indicating that Essien had fouled, and at the same time gave a yellow card.

The evidence is sufficient, Tang Zheng is very straightforward, Harvey Alonso and Modric have some distance, obvious tactical fouls.

Despite the referee's yellow card, Dortmund fans still booed Essien. They thought Essien was destroying art!

It's a crime!

Hearing the wild boos coming towards his face, Mourinho, who was standing in the coach's command area of ​​the visiting team, could see clearly, so he felt that he was about to explode.

The sideline kick could have been avoided, and the yellow card was even more avoidable.

Faria patted Mourinho on the shoulder: "Jose, don't be nervous, we have the superior number and the score."

"That's what worries me," Mourinho said, shaking his head.

Although the game time is nearing the end, this time period happens to be one of the easiest times to score goals, and there is no room for sloppy.

Besides, the advantages are obvious, and it is more likely to cause players to make mistakes.

At the same time, the on-site director gave a slow-motion replay of Tang Zheng catching the ball from Gross Kreuz's touchline.

"God! It's so beautiful! I really don't know what Tang's head is made of. He can think of such a way to get past Michael Essien!" Marcel Leif, a German sky commentator, was indignant : "No matter what the result of the game is, Tang's performance is world-class! I think it will be very difficult for Dortmund to keep this green artist this summer!"

He Wei, the commentator of Central 5, also said: "We often see the heel jumping over people in cartoons, but we can't expect to see it in reality. I have to say that Tang Zheng's personal ability has reached the pinnacle. It’s made by hand, full of spirituality.”

Guest commentator Zhang Lu went on to say, **** is high: "In the entire European football, although Tang Zheng can't be said to be the number one midfielder, he can still be ranked in the top three, especially after the baptism of the Champions League final, I can guarantee it! Today The No. 1 midfielder in European football is well-deserved!"

Every Chinese fan sitting in front of the TV feels sincerely excited and proud. They originally watched the Champions League final to support Tang Zheng. Of course it would be best for Dortmund to win. Even if they don’t win the championship, they can see Tang Zheng’s good performance It is also sufficient.

When the commentators of various TV stations were praising Tang Zheng endlessly, there were still two minutes left in the regular game time.

Every opportunity is crucial for Dortmund.

Tang Zheng's extraordinary performance was exchanged for a good set-piece opportunity, about forty meters away from the baseline, on the left.

Except for the two players Piszczek and Gross Kreutz who stayed behind, the other players entered the Real Madrid penalty area and waited for Gundogan's free kick.

Oh yes...there's still a minute and a half left in the game.