1:1.
Champions League In just five minutes, two goals were scored in the final.
This is also a unique thing in the history of Champions League finals.
For a time, the passion of fans from both sides was completely ignited.
Whether they are fans of Real Madrid, fans of Manchester City, or neutral fans, they were all ignited by this wonderful opening.
There is nothing more exciting than scoring a goal in a football match.
However, the players on both sides of the court calmed down for the first time.
Both attacks let both sides know that the opponent's strength should not be underestimated.
Even if Real Madrid's attack was calculated mentally or unintentionally, there was still a certain amount of luck involved.
If you want to repeat the same thing again, the chance of failure will become even greater.
Restart the ball.
Manchester City's offense has calmed down.
Due to the addition of a midfielder, Manchester City began to take advantage of the large number of midfielders and advance layer by layer.
Real Madrid's formation has also been restored. Facing a team of Manchester City's level, even Real Madrid does not dare to take it lightly.
Real Madrid's forward line has also been pulled back to near the center circle. Karim Benzema's position slightly suppresses Manchester City's back line. Haaland and Vinicius retreat slightly to protect the defense on both wings.
This is what the Champions League finals should look like.
Defense is always the theme in the knockout rounds and even the finals.
Li Mingyu, who was sitting in the defensive midfielder, appeared in the frontcourt when attacking, dispatching and pulling from left and right, constantly testing Real Madrid's defense line.
Real Madrid's defense line can be said to be watertight, with no obvious flaws exposed.
Manchester City's offense has been unable to penetrate deep into the frontier of Real Madrid's penalty area, nor can it pose a threat to Real Madrid's gate.
However, Manchester City's players are very stable. If they find that there is no chance, they would rather give up the offensive opportunity than hand over the ball at will.
Time passed slowly, and in the 35th minute of the first half, the score between the two sides still did not change, 1:1.
At this time, the physical strength of the players on both sides has also reached a critical point.
The ball possession rate of Manchester City is more than 10 percentage points higher than that of Real Madrid. At this time, the advantage of physical fitness is completely revealed.
In this thirty-minute attack, the average distance Real Madrid players ran was greater than that of Manchester City players. In contrast, their physical strength was lost more.
Li Mingyu, who is sitting in the midfield and frontcourt, is the player who runs the most in the game. Although he has basically never left the area of 20 meters left and right of the center line, his running back and forth, positioning, passing the ball, defense, and interception all allow him to run the longest distance in the game.
However, Li Mingyu, whose physical fitness has reached the level of a superstar, is no longer the young kid who couldn't even compete in the entire game when he debuted.
Super physical strength allows everyone to still have the strength to fight when everyone is exhausted.
"Li Mingyu performed very well today. His statistics are very good now. In thirty-five minutes, he ran a distance of nearly 5,000 meters, and his passing success rate reached 90%. What's more, he has completed four steals. This data is very amazing."
"But Li Mingyu still has no desire to attack today. It has been thirty-five minutes and he has not even shot a single shot. Let alone a shot. He seems to have never even set foot in the opponent's 30-meter area."
"Is this a tactic specially arranged by Guardiola? Let Li Mingyu not go too far forward and protect the defense line in the midfield and backcourt."
"But as a top attacker, being placed in this position and not participating in direct attacks is a huge loss for Manchester City!"
"Oh, is this another new attempt by Guardiola?"
"The waistless formation in the Champions League final last season is still fresh in my mind. Will Guardiola make the same mistake again this season?"
"Although Li Mingyu's defense is very good, as one of the top attackers in the world, I hope Li Mingyu will still show his fangs. This is the final of Champions League. I need you to stand up quickly!"
The commentators in Tencent Sports's live broadcast room were a little confused by Li Mingyu's performance today.
Don't talk about them, even Guardiola is a little anxious.
Although he placed Li Mingyu in the defensive midfielder position, he never stopped Li Mingyu from participating in the offense.
There are two defensive midfielders in defense, but in attack, Rodri can stay behind, and Li Mingyu can participate in the attack!
It can't be said that Li Mingyu didn't participate in the attack, but this offensive mode made Guardiola have the urge to pull Li Mingyu over and ask him questions.
However, there is no need for Guardiola to be confused, because Li Mingyu is already ready to start his own attack mode.
Li Mingyu was near the center circle. Gundogan kicked a cross pass. Li Mingyu stepped forward to catch the ball and made a move to stop the ball. Haaland next to him suddenly rushed up and wanted to harass Li Mingyu in getting the ball.
But Li Mingyu turned half-turn in the direction of the ball and made a beautiful pass without touching the ball, leaving Haaland confused.
Taking advantage of the trend, Li Mingyu hooked with his right foot, and he had become the front half of Real Madrid.
Just when everyone thought Li Mingyu was going to pass the ball forward, Li Mingyu suddenly started.
"Assault!"
Li Mingyu silently activated his offensive skills in his heart.
After Haaland was shaken by Li Mingyu, he stopped in place and did not press like a mad dog like before because he was already too tired.
However, the sudden activation of Li Mingyu caused his pupils to shrink to the size of a needle tip.
Danger, danger, danger...
Um, long time no see...
Haaland wanted to rush over and stop Li Mingyu, but he found that Li Mingyu was still speeding up.
What kind of monster is this?
I have been running for thirty-five minutes and I can still speed up. This is too exaggerated!
For a moment, a hint of fear and despair appeared in Haaland's heart.
After three steps, Li Mingyu's speed has reached its peak.
Real Madrid's defense line was instantly shattered by Li Mingyu's high-speed breakthrough.
They didn't get close to Real Madrid's penalty area for thirty-five minutes, which gave them the illusion that Li Mingyu would not take the initiative to participate in the attack today.
Although this is impossible, it has to be said that the Real Madrid players are indeed relaxed.
"Stop him!--"
Haaland shouted loudly.