Real Madrid allowed Lin Quan to get the ball smoothly in this position, which was a huge test for their defense.

As the defensive backbone of Real Madrid's midfield, Casemiro saw Modric being dribbled past and immediately rushed towards Lin Quan without any hesitation.

He was well aware of the serious consequences of continuing to allow Lin Quan to advance to the front of his own penalty area.

He must build another barrier outside the back line to stifle the danger in the midfield as much as possible.

Not only Casemiro realized the danger, Isco and Carvajal also discovered the consequences if Lin Quan continued to develop in the empty position.

They also rushed towards Lin Quan as soon as possible, and together with Modric who had already crawled up from the ground, Real Madrid quickly built a multi-person double-team network against Lin Quan in a very short time.

As long as Casemiro can block Lin Quan for a second or two, these four people will be able to completely block all of Lin Quan's passing and breakthrough routes and resolve Manchester City's offensive.

"Real Madrid showed textbook defense. Manchester City seemed to fall into Real Madrid's defensive trap. Lin Quan was surrounded by the opponent. The ball was going to be lost!"

In the CCTV studio, He Wei saw Real Madrid quickly mobilize troops to surround Lin Quan, and he was deeply moved. Real Madrid's defense this season was really outstanding.

Especially the cooperation between the three players in the middle is simply amazing.

The three of them seemed to share one brain. They were always able to understand each other's intentions at the first moment. Their pace was almost completely consistent and they were very cohesive, with no flaws at all.

The opponent's defense was in place quickly, and Lin Quan was aware of the danger.

But he did not panic, but started thinking of countermeasures at the first moment.

Casemiro has strong intercepting ability. If it is a one-on-one situation, Lin Quan is confident that he can get past him.

But at this time he was trapped in a double-team by the opponent, and simply passing Casemiro would not make much sense, because the Real Madrid players who came to defend would immediately fill the gap left by Casemiro.

Furthermore, when he is dribbling past the opponent, the opponents who are double-teaming from the flank or behind are likely to kick the ball or disrupt it. He is outnumbered and it is difficult for him to keep the ball firmly under his feet in this situation.

So, the best way is to pass the ball.

But Kroos had already seen through his intention and consciously cut off his passing line, leaving Lin Quan with no good passing target.

Faced with this situation, most people would probably just surrender.

But Lin Quan keenly captured the loopholes in the opponent's defense. After seeing Kroos's position, he passed the ball sideways, avoiding Casemiro in front of him, and moved towards Kroos's position.

Seeing Lin Quan's choice, Casemiro and Kroos both thought to themselves that something was wrong.

It was originally a dead end, but after Lin Quan made this lateral move, the situation came back to life.

Because Real Madrid deployed heavy troops on the left side to intercept and double-team Lin Quan, their right side seemed a little empty.

Lin Quan dribbled the ball to the right at this time and took advantage of the weak loophole on the opponent's right side.

And there is something even more fatal. After seeing Lin Quan's move, Manchester City's right winger and right back both began to move forward resolutely.

As a result, Manchester City formed a local numerical advantage on the right side, and Real Madrid's only remaining left-back and Kroos on this side were unable to completely limit the attack of the opponent's three players.

As for Casemiro in the middle, he should have continued to move with Lin Quan.

But after Lin Quan dribbled the ball sideways, Manchester City's two main midfielders, David Silva and De Bruyne, had already arrived at the position he had just passed.

Casemiro had to target these two people at this time, because no one could guarantee that Lin Quan's action of dribbling the ball to the right was not a lie.

If he feints and suddenly knocks the ball back to the middle, then if there is no one closely guarding De Bruyne and David Silva, with their passing ability, the Manchester City striker in the penalty area is likely to get the ball.

Casemiro didn't dare to move, so Real Madrid naturally had a numerical disadvantage on the right side.

At this time, Zidane on the sidelines regretted his decision. Why did he use a 4312 formation? Wouldn't it be better to just use a 433? If the middle one leaned to one side, problems would easily arise on the other side.

Especially when facing a team like Manchester City! Thinking of this, Zidane stared at Lin Quan's back.

This damn brat immediately found the loophole in Real Madrid's formation!

He glanced at Manchester City's head coach Guardiola with some jealousy, envying the other party for having a good son.

It would be great if my son could be as good as Lin Quan!

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Casemiro's consideration was not an exaggeration. In fact, Lin Quan really had such a plan.

If Casemiro came over, he would pass the ball to De Bruyne immediately to give Real Madrid a surprise attack.

When De Bruyne passes the ball to the forward, if Aguero cannot find a chance to shoot, Lin Quan can still cut in from the middle and receive Aguero's return pass and shoot.

Unless Casemiro keeps staring at him the whole time after he passes the ball, otherwise, as long as Manchester City uses this offensive tactic, the probability of scoring is still very high.

But unfortunately, Casemiro was not fooled and chose to mark De Bruyne.

There is nothing I can do about it, you guys forced me to do it! Lin Quan gave up the idea of ​​passing the ball to the middle and instead passed the ball to full-back Walker.

When Walker saw Lin Quan passing the ball, he immediately slowed down, looked up to observe the positions and running directions of the two teammates in front of him, and chose to pass the ball to Lin Quan on the inside.

Real Madrid's left back is Marcelo, who is in a dilemma at the moment.

He didn't know who he should defend, the black guy on the wing, or the number 10? Time was running out, and Marcelo didn't have time to think about it. He chose Lin Quan who was holding the ball.

Lin Quan's position was closer to the penalty area, and if he took a few steps forward he would be within his shooting range. If he didn't rush forward to intercept and block, the kid might just shoot directly.

Marcelo's choice was not wrong, but as soon as he locked his target on Lin Quan, Lin Quan passed the ball.

Mbappe, who was unmarked, received the pass from Lin Quan and immediately chose to cut inside.

Real Madrid's goalkeeper hurried out of the goal to block Mbappe's shooting angle.

Mbappe's shooting angle was not wide to begin with, and when it was blocked by the goalkeeper, it looked even smaller.

In this situation, the player can choose to shoot the ball himself or pass it unselfishly to a teammate.

Mbappe chose the latter because he wanted to win so badly! The loss to Real Madrid in the Champions League final last year has always been a nightmare for him.

If he fails to get revenge on Real Madrid, it will probably become a heart disease for him and accompany him for the rest of his life.

Mbappe swept the ball to the middle, but he didn't control the force well. The ball was very fast and close to Real Madrid's goal. In the camera lens at the scene, it was impossible to tell for a moment whether he was shooting or passing the ball.

Aguero and Lin Quan, who had just entered the penalty area, fell to the ground and shot the ball almost immediately after seeing Mbappe's cross, hoping to touch the ball in.

Lin Quan was a little far away, and Mbappe was close to him. When he fell to the ground, the football had already rolled away.

Aguero's position was closer to the center of the goal, and because he was closer to the goal, his toes touched the ball when he fell to the ground and shot.

But the ball was hit with great force, and after Aguero touched it, it did not significantly change the trajectory of the ball.

The football hit the far post with a thud, bounced back and was cleared away by Real Madrid defender Varane with a big kick.

Alas! There was a sigh from the stands. Many Manchester City fans and neutral fans who stretched their necks and looked forward to it could not help but sigh after seeing the ball being cleared by Real Madrid players.

What a pity, if this ball had gone in, it would probably have been the fastest goal in the history of the Champions League final.

Real Madrid fans did not sigh, on the contrary, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

After sitting down, many people wiped their backs and found that they were sweating from nervousness.

That goal just now was really thrilling! If Manchester City really scored so quickly, then this game would be very dangerous for Real Madrid.

The thing a team playing defensive counterattack fears most is falling behind in the score.

Once they fall behind in the score, the initiative of the game is completely in the hands of the opponent, and their tactical power will naturally not be able to be exerted.

Manchester City's show of strength at the beginning of the game made everyone in Real Madrid more alert.

For the next ten minutes or so, they played very conservatively.

Even if there were some opportunities to try, they chose to be safe and not take any risks, for fear that Manchester City would seize the opportunity of their attack and launch a quick counterattack.

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The unlucky guy who missed the penalty in last year's final has grown into a sharp dagger on Manchester City's front line this year.

If Real Madrid is not careful, they may be stabbed by this dagger.

Real Madrid plays very conservatively, but that doesn’t mean Manchester City will be so conservative as well.

Seeing that the opponent did not take the initiative to attack, Manchester City pressed forward without hesitation and played passing and controlling the ball in Real Madrid's half.

This was exactly what Real Madrid wanted. They immediately started pressing, trying to disrupt Manchester City's passes and get a chance to counterattack on the spot.

When Manchester City's midfield and backcourt were on high alert, Real Madrid did not dare to attack. However, at this time Manchester City's formation had already been pressed out, and the backcourt was very empty, so Real Madrid naturally had no worries.

Although almost all the Real Madrid players on the field are high-priced stars, when they work hard and do the dirty and tiring work, they are no worse than others.

Although they had been tested by Liverpool before, Manchester City's players were more calm and confident than before when facing the opponent's high-pressure defense.

But Real Madrid's pressing intensity was even more exaggerated than Liverpool's. After all, Liverpool was pressing all over the field, while Real Madrid was pressing in their own half. Although both sides had the same number of players, the space in each half was much smaller. Real Madrid's pressing intensity was more than twice that of Liverpool.

Manchester City players started to lose the ball, but Real Madrid's attack had just begun when the linesman raised his flag one after another to indicate that they were offside.

Obviously, Manchester City dared to play like this because they were well prepared.

Among the three players in Real Madrid's frontcourt, except Isco, Ronaldo and Benzema's abilities in dribbling and long-distance running are average.

The most suitable offensive method for them is to speed up, receive the pass from teammates, and shoot directly!

This can not only increase speed, but also cover up the shortcomings of the two in this area.

But Manchester City's defense was very targeted. They let go of Ronaldo and Benzema and focused on Isco.

Isco's physical confrontation ability is not strong, and it is difficult for him to complete high-quality passes when being closely marked by opponents.

Coupled with Manchester City's carefully prepared offside trap, Benzema and Ronaldo failed time and time again. They had opportunities but were unable to seize them.

On the sidelines, Zidane had already begun to frown.

Isco failed to play the role he had imagined. In the past ten minutes, his performance on the field was very poor and did not meet his expectations at all.

The opponent had obviously studied Real Madrid's style of play carefully, and by limiting Isco's passing, they effectively curbed Real Madrid's counterattack.

Sure enough, Manchester City is not that easy to deal with. The methods used against other teams before have lost their effect when used on them.

It seems that a comprehensive adjustment is needed. Otherwise, why not just replace Isco? Zidane looked up at the game time on the big screen. It was only 15 minutes into the game. It seemed a bit inappropriate to make a substitution so early.

So he put this idea aside for the time being, and instead, when there was a dead ball opportunity, he waved Isco over and gave him some instructions.

Isco nodded seriously. He probably understood that his previous performance made the head coach very dissatisfied, so he must strictly implement the tactics arranged by the head coach next.

Zidane didn't want to make a substitution, but there was nothing he could do. Who can blame him for the unexpected?

In the 34th minute of the first half, Real Madrid's right-back Carvajal had his ankle stepped on by a Manchester City player during a defense. He was unable to continue and was forced to leave the field.

When Carvajal left the field, he had tears in his eyes and looked very sad.

He knew very well how important the game he was missing was and how huge an impact his injury would have on the team.

On the sidelines, Zidane's brows were already wrinkled into the shape of a "川" character.

It was a bad start, it was really a bad start!

The team was in a passive position on the field and the main defender had to leave the field due to injury.

In this game, was God helping Manchester City? It seemed that God heard Zidane's call and helped him.

Less than two minutes after Carvajal left the field, Manchester City also suffered an injury.

David Silva landed on his shoulder during a fight with Kroos and looked in pain.

The referee walked over to check the situation and signaled for a stretcher to be brought up. It was obvious that David Silva could no longer hold on.

Guardiola looked unhappy and had to replace David Silva with Gundogan.

Now, both teams have lost a general, and both sides are back to the same starting line, with neither side taking advantage of the other.

In the 43rd minute, Manchester City launched the most threatening attack in the first half.

Mbappe made a cross from the bottom, and Lin Quan kicked the ball into the goal in front of the goal.

But the referee ruled it offside and the goal was invalid.

The slow-motion replay on the big screen at the scene showed that at the moment Mbappe passed the ball, Ramos, who was at the back, moved forward a step.

Just this one step put Lin Quan, who was not originally offside, in an offside position, so there was no problem with the referee's decision.

After Lin Quan saw the entire process of his offside, he couldn't help but look at Ramos.

Ramos happened to be looking at him, and when he saw Lin Quan looking at him, Shui Ye threw a coquettish glance at Lin Quan.

This scene was captured by the camera, causing the fans in the stands to laugh.

"Haha, Mr. Shui, you are so sexy!" (End of this chapter)