Before this day, Manchester United defeated Arsenal 3-1 away in the English Derby, plus a 1-0 victory over Arsenal at home in the first leg, and finally entered the Champions League final with a score of 4-1. This is their They have entered the Champions League finals for two consecutive years. The last time they lost to Mallorca in the finals, who will they face this time?
This answer will be revealed soon at the Conch Stadium on May 7th!
"We will win because this is the glorious Conch Stadium where we have never lost A fourth Champions League final in a row? Yes, I think so, for now For Mallorca, only five consecutive Champions League wins can stimulate our hearts"
Before the game, Jose was unusually high-profile: "We are better than Barcelona. There is no doubt that we are one point ahead in the league, and we have only lost two games in all competitions this season. It¡¯s not a particularly important game. Mallorca are the strongest ever and they deserve all kinds of great achievements and honours.¡±
Guardiola's counterattack was much more low-key: "We never thought about winning at the Conch Stadium. Of course, if we have the opportunity to break Jose's unbeaten record at home, it would be something that would make us happy, but our goal There are only three crowns. To achieve this wish, all we have to do is to get a goal-scoring draw in the away game. I don¡¯t think it is difficult to get this result.¡±
This duel attracted countless people to watch. It is said that more than one billion people around the world will watch the live broadcast of this match. More than 100 countries and regions will broadcast this match. This kind of data is comparable to that of the World Cup finals. Comparable - however, the current development of football is that the club is stronger than the national team - what team is better than Mallorca as a whole? Compared with the Brazilian national team, their defense is better, compared with the Italian national team, their offense is stronger, and compared with the Argentine national team, their midfield is more dominant
After the 1998 World Cup, some media once used Juventus as an example, thinking that Juventus was better than Brazil, France, Italy and the Netherlands, which performed best in the World Cup. As a result, Juventus began to decline rapidly in the following season. So much so that that report became a laughing stock, but now there is no such doubt. No national team seems to be as perfect as Mallorca, not to mention that Barcelona's ability seems to be no worse than them!
"As long as you are a fan, you won't want to miss this kind of matchup.
Jose sent out the entire main lineup in this game, goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar, defenders Ivanovic, Matias, Pepe and Puerta, midfielders Senna, Alonso, Kaka, Forwards Iniesta, Silva and Torres. Barcelona is not to be outdone, with goalkeeper Valdes, defenders Alves, Pique, Puyol, and Abidal, midfielders Yaya Toure, Busquets, and Xavi, and forwards Messi, Eto'o, and H¨¦l¨¦. cloth.
Busquets is a new player emerging in Barcelona's midfield this season. He has replaced Keita in the midfield and has become Barcelona's main force. He was born in the La Masia football school and has excellent footwork, strong dispatching ability and good defense. There is a tacit understanding of cooperation with Xavi in ??the midfield, and although Hleb's performance is slightly worse after joining, it is not too bad. Basically, he and Bojan will compete for a main position, and Pedro will still sit on the bench. This is also an outstanding young player who was promoted from the second team.
Barcelona¡¯s youth training has indeed produced a lot of fruitful results.
After the game started, it was not as boring as some people imagined. Mallorca gave up the back-and-forth scheduling tactics, and instead used their previous fast back-and-forth passes from the beginning. To tear apart the opponent's defense tactics, while Barcelona is looking for opportunities step by step.
Only two minutes into the game, Matias, who was pressing from a high position, beautifully stole the ball from Messi in the middle line, and then quickly passed it directly to Torres in front. Torres almost made a solo after unloading the ball, but was quickly defended by Puyo. I destroyed the ball and Mallorca almost took the lead.
After Mallorca launched the attack first, Barcelona quickly organized a counterattack. Eto'o received Xavi's ball on the left and volleyed the ball directly outside the penalty area before Puerta could come forward. Missed the far post.
Three minutes later, Messi received the ball from the wing, used his small steps to dribble the ball away from Ivanovic's defense, and then broke into the penalty area. Pepe, who quickly filled the position, blocked Messi. To distribute the ball, Xavi's cross hit Puerta and swung towards the goal. Matias made an overhead kick on the goal line.
The rhythm of the two sides was very fast from the beginning, which seemed to indicate thatThere will be a lot of goals in this game
In the ninth minute, the moment for all the Mallorca fans to start cheering finally arrived!
Puerta stepped in to assist from the left, and after receiving Alonso's pass, he quickly passed the ball directly into the penalty area - this is what makes him better than Riise. He is a winger himself, and he is not only good at playing. He is equally good at passing through balls, so after Riise played the main role for half a season, he was gradually suppressed by Puerta in the competition. First, Puerta became more and more The better, the second is that Puerta is more suitable for Mallorca¡¯s style!
This direct kick accurately landed at the feet of Kaka who was running forward. After receiving the ball, Kaka turned around and shot quickly. The ball hit Puyol and bounced back. Iniesta, who followed behind, met the falling ball. , shot directly in the air without stopping the ball!
The ball flew into the top corner of the goal like a cannonball! Although the distance was not very close, it was a powerful and heavy shot from a tricky angle. Although Valdez made a save, he still could not prevent the goal from entering the net!
A huge burst of cheers instantly erupted from the stands. Mallorca fans stood up one after another, suppressing the shouts of more than 3,000 Barcelona fans in an instant - their team scored!
Now that a goal has been scored, it will be easy to handle. This is the thought of all Mallorca fans. They have seen it many times. As long as Mallorca can score the first goal, they will be able to firmly control the entire game. In his own hands, he gradually expanded his offensive again. In the end, victory must belong to Mallorca!
The Barcelona players were a little stunned, but their psychological adjustment ability was still very good. They quickly adjusted their psychology. Valdes grabbed the ball and kicked it towards the center circle. Eto'o He held the ball in his arms and placed it at the kick-off point in the center circle, waiting for the game to begin.
Guardiola nodded off the court. It was just a goal. There is nothing to worry about. If Barcelona equalizes the score next, it will be Mallorca's turn to be anxious - they did not get any away games at Camp Nou. Goal!
Seeing the Barcelona players like this, Jose smiled.
He is different from those struggling head coaches. He has already won enough honors, and what he cares about is being able to meet strong enough opponents. Only when such strong opponents are defeated by them, will the honors they receive become more important. It¡¯s meaningful!
In the process of reaching the top, they must meet all kinds of strong opponents before they can reach the top of glory - now that they are at the top, of course they have to face challenges from all kinds of strong enemies!
This Barcelona is the biggest enemy!
After the celebration, Mallorca's players quickly got into the mood and began to tangle with the opponent in the midfield. In this game, both sides invariably gave up the tactics they used in the previous confrontation because they You know, this tactic is too tiring to play, especially when facing an opponent with equally good control, and it is also very dangerous - don't look at the last time no one scored a goal, but when both sides were fully focused, this kind of The situation is also difficult to achieve, and a slight relaxation may lead to collapse.
Therefore, in this game, both sides gave full play to their outstanding offensive characteristics. They used constant rapid passes in the midfield to find the opponent's shortcomings. This style of play can be said to be an enhanced version of the grinding style offensive style. , which requires higher players' passing coordination and high-position pressing abilities. In today's world, only Mallorca and Barcelona can do this.
In this kind of attack, Mallorca still has a slight advantage because their system is more mature and the players' cooperation must be more tacit.
In the seventeenth minute, Mallorca once again created a good opportunity. Kaka brought the ball upfield despite the constant interference of Yaya Toure, and then passed it to Silva on the left. Silva After getting the ball, he knocked back. Kaka, who was forward, received the ball and shot hard from a long distance. The ball was slightly higher than the crossbar.
Three minutes later, Iniesta brought down Hleb when he returned to defense. Barcelona got a direct free kick thirty meters away from the goal. Alves' powerful free kick went wide.
In the 24th minute, Kaka sent a beautiful overhead kick. Torres moved forward quickly to form a single shot. Valdes struck out in time to destroy it first.
Jose on the sidelines smiled slightly, and then made a gesture to the court - send more overhead balls. This is actually what Barcelona fears most about high-position pressing. If the opponent's midfielder controls the ball and passes the ball behind the ball, If his abilities were no worse than theirs, this kind of high-position pressing would be very dangerous. It was Valdez who made a timely attack to resolve this almost single-handed opportunity, but how many times can Valdez resolve it? How many times can he strike in time? This defense itselfIt is the last resort if there is no other way. As long as we seize this shortcoming, it is easy to form a large number of single swords!
Mallorca has such conditions. Kaka and Alonso have excellent long passing ability. Matias behind him also has a beautiful long pass. Even Senna has such ability. Whether it is Torres in the frontcourt , Silva or Iniesta, all are good at speed and technology. Just using a sharp knife can tear Barcelona's defense to pieces!
At this moment, Jose has never been so confident. As long as the game continues like this, Mallorca will have many more single-shot opportunities than Barcelona. There are more opportunities and more chances to seize. Even if it is more than the goal, Mallorca will Cards can also take an absolute advantage!
After receiving instructions from Jose, Mallorca immediately started this style of play, and Barcelona's adaptability seemed to be worse than Mallorca's. Just one minute later, Mallorca created another Chance!
Just now Valdes cleared the ball out of the sideline, and Puerta ran up and threw the ball into the court. Alonso faced the sideline to catch the ball, and suddenly flicked his ankle before the opponent's Yaya Toure came forward, and directly hit the ball. Sent the ball to Barcelona's half!
Silva, who jumped in from the left, jumped in at high speed at the same time and rushed towards the ball flying towards Barcelona's half!
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