When the referee's whistle blew, Real Madrid's Trident led the charge as they surged toward Dortmund.
Hazard, Jović, and Mbappé formed the first line, instinctively making a beeline for Die Borussen's defense.
Behind the Trident, the midfield trio of Frenkie de Jong, Kanté, and De Bruyne also pushed forward. De Bruyne and Kanté in particular pressed extremely high, forming the second line.
Real Madrid's back line consisted of Ferland Mendy, Varane, De Ligt, and Carvajal, and they all pushed up together as well.
The match had barely begun, yet Real Madrid had already displayed an extremely resolute High Press.
The Trident pressed all the way to Dortmund's back line, suppressing the three-man defense of Piszczek, Hummels, and Zagadou and forcing Dortmund to retreat as a unit.
Real Madrid's players showed remarkable unity in their approach: they would suppress their opponents from the very first minute.
On the sidelines, Yang Yang kept signaling for his players to stay focused and maintain a unified rhythm.
Dortmund Head Coach Favre sat upright in the home dugout, his expression growing increasingly grave.
He knew perfectly well that although his team was in good form, Real Madrid's overall strength was even greater. What he had not expected was for Yang Yang's team to show such an aggressive, imposing presence right from the start.
This was definitely no simple matter!
Was he planning to play an all-out attacking game?
With home-field advantage and the support of more than eighty thousand fans in the stands, Dortmund also came out with tremendous momentum.
But as Real Madrid's High Press got underway, Die Borussen quickly exposed their own problems.
They lacked any means of linking up and progressing the ball through midfield!
After Yang Yang released Kanté, the French midfielder instantly became like a Dragon Entering the Sea,