Juventus once again tried to play the ball to the feet of their two forwards up front. Alves sent a diagonal pass in from the right, trying to find his teammate Higuaín.
Higuaín tried to let the ball pass by him sideways, but he had not expected Javi Martínez behind him to turn first and get into position. Using his body, he cut off the connection between Higuaín and the ball, shielded it, then played it across to his teammate Ramos.
Mandzukic immediately pressed Ramos, but the Real Madrid center-back got the ball forward first, sending it to Casemiro. The Brazilian defensive midfielder showed the deft technique of a Brazilian player, controlling and carrying the ball in one motion to escape Dybala, then sending a diagonal pass to the front left and handing it to Hazard.
After receiving the ball, Hazard quickly carried it forward and sent it ahead.
Yang Yang moved out to the left touchline to receive the ball. As he carried it forward, he forced Barzagli to follow him, while raising a hand to signal for his teammates to push up.
By the time Marcelo came up, Yang Yang had carried the ball into the area thirty meters from Juventus's goal. He suddenly stopped and cut inside, dragging the ball sideways toward the middle. Barzagli had no choice but to tuck inside with him, but Yang Yang suddenly played the ball back out to the left flank.
Marcelo quickly overlapped and made a beautiful crossing run.
But Juventus's defense was no pushover either. Alves knew Real Madrid's patterns too well. He chased Marcelo all the way back in time, switched back into the role of right-back, helped Barzagli defend the space behind him, and blocked Marcelo's inside route.
Seeing that Alves had recovered his position, Marcelo immediately