The first half of the game ended quickly with the score at 0:0 and neither side scored a goal.
Compared with the Champions League finals in previous years, this game was obviously less bloody.
However, both teams have strong offensive capabilities and goals could be scored at any time in the second half.
During the half-time break, the head coaches of both teams took the time to summarize and adjust their respective tactics.
The problem City faced was the strong pressing from their opponents once they advanced into the other half.
This greatly limited Manchester City's offense and made it much more difficult for them to organize their offense.
The problem Real Madrid faced was that their formation was somewhat disjointed, with a loose connection between the forward line and the midfield, which resulted in many opportunities that were missed instinctively, resulting in almost no threatening attacks in the first half.
In response to this problem, Zidane thought about it again and again and decided to replace Bale in the second half.
After Bale came on, Real Madrid's formation changed to 433.
The person responsible for connecting the midfield and the front line became Modric. With Modric's ability, he is fully capable of doing such a job.
Moreover, after Bale came on the court, Real Madrid also had the speed to counterattack quickly on the wing.
At that time, the ball can be passed to Bale on the wing, letting him try more and see if he can use his speed to tear open Manchester City's defense.
Manchester City's overall formation is pressed forward, leaving a lot of space in the backcourt. Such a huge space is most suitable for players like Bale to perform.
Fifteen minutes passed quickly and both sides returned to the field to prepare for the second half of the game.
In order to confuse Guardiola, Zidane did not make substitutions immediately.
Instead, he kept the formation unchanged and secretly hid his tricks.
Guardiola looked at Isco who was still on the court with some surprise. With his vision, he naturally saw that Isco's performance in the first half was poor.
Zidane should have replaced him during the half-time break, but I don't know why he didn't do that.
However, this is not a bad thing for Manchester City. Isco's presence on the field will create loopholes in Real Madrid's defense and provide them with opportunities to attack.
In the 55th minute, Manchester City launched a counterattack on the spot after successfully stealing the ball in the frontcourt.
De Bruyne's straight pass broke through Real Madrid's defense, Aguero took the ball into the penalty area and calmly scored the ball in the face of Courtois.
The score became 1:0, and Manchester City scored first.
A Kun was very excited and was about to take off his jersey to celebrate while running.
But when he thought that he would get a yellow card for doing so, he quickly calmed down and slid on his knees passionately to celebrate the goal.
His teammates rushed up from behind and slid on their knees passionately with him.
When Guardiola saw Aguero score a goal, he jumped up excitedly and hugged the coaching staff members to celebrate.
On the sidelines, Zidane was about to ask Bale to warm up, but in the blink of an eye he saw the team lose the ball. He was so angry that he wanted to pinch his thigh to pieces.
Wouldn't this problem have been avoided if Isco had been replaced earlier?
Why not Isco?
Zidane really wants to find a pill to regret his decision now, but unfortunately, there is no pill to regret in the world.
It is never too late to mend.
After Bale finished warming up, Zidane no longer hesitated and decisively substituted Bale onto the field.
After Bale came on the pitch, Real Madrid's offensive threat greatly increased.
In the 59th minute, Real Madrid launched an attack on the right.
Bale used his speed to run all the way, dribbled the ball to the bottom, glanced at the penalty area, and then sent a good quality cross.
C Ronaldo, who was in the penalty area, jumped high to receive the ball, and headed the ball into Manchester City's goal with a mighty force.
Ronaldo's heading ability is really not to be underestimated. The angle and strength of this ball are impeccable.
But Ronaldo's luck didn't seem to be very good. The football hit the crossbar with a bang and bounced out of the bottom line.
There was a sigh from the scene, and Ronaldo held his head in annoyance, with a look of regret on his face.
He felt that the ball was going to go in after he headed it, but who knew that it would be rejected by the goal frame.
Bale glanced at Ronaldo and said nothing.
But he was already eager to try it in his heart, and if there was a chance next time, Bell planned to do it himself.
The pace of this game was very fast. Real Madrid's attack just created danger for Manchester City's goal. The next second, the camera turned and Manchester City quickly launched a quick and concise counterattack after the ball was kicked out.
Manchester City bypassed Real Madrid's well-prepared center and broke through from the wing where Bale was.
Lin Quan dribbled the ball forward and was intercepted by Nacho, then passed the ball to Laporte who was on the side.
The latter made a triangle pass after going down the bottom line, and Lin Quan, who was near the penalty area line, shot the ball with great speed, making a high-quality long shot.
But this time, Real Madrid goalkeeper Courtois scored.
He jumped high and lifted the ball over the crossbar with one hand, helping the team to resolve a dangerous situation.
This save greatly boosted the team's morale, and several teammates came up to high-five Courtois.
Courtois himself was also very proud. Being able to save Lin Quan's shot was enough for him to brag about for a long time.
Lin Quan was not affected at all. He discussed with De Bruyne and finally decided that De Bruyne would take the corner kick.
De Bruyne lifted the ball to the back post, and Van Dijk got the ball, but his header went wide and failed to pose a threat.
After entering the second half, the offensive tempo of both sides accelerated.
Both teams tacitly avoided the heavily guarded middle road and chose to look for opportunities from the flanks on both sides.
The cross from the flank is the main offensive method for both teams at this time.
At this time, the competition is about whose full-back has better crossing ability and whose player has better heading ability.
Players like Aguero, who are short and difficult to compete for headers, gradually began to disappear.
Guardiola captured this point keenly and killed Haaland without hesitation.
"Erling, do you want to play in the Champions League final?"
When Haaland heard what Guardiola said, he jumped up all of a sudden as if a spring was pressed under his butt.
"Think about it, coach, I want to play!"
This is the Champions League final. Who wouldn't want to become famous and stand out in such a competition? Although Haaland is young, he is not stupid. If he can seize this opportunity, it will be of great benefit to his future career development.
After all, how many players throughout history can play in the Champions League final at the age of seventeen?
"Then go warm up!"
Guardiola is very satisfied with Haaland's attitude. The young man is aggressive, energetic and eager to make a name for himself, which is a good thing.
If they become as decadent as the old hands in the team, then they are doomed.
Although Haaland was eager to play immediately, he knew very well that he must not be in a hurry at this time.
If you don't warm up and move your body enough, and you get injured accidentally when you go on stage, it would be counterproductive.
Five minutes later, Haaland completed his warm-up.
Guardiola brought him on as promised, replacing Aguero.
Aguero looked depressed when he left the field. He felt that his performance was not bad and he even scored the only goal so far.
Why didn't the head coach want to continue to believe in him, but to replace him? It is normal for Aguero to have such emotions. After all, anyone who plays well on the field will definitely feel dissatisfied if he is suddenly replaced.
If it were normal times, Guardiola might have patiently explained to the other party why he did so.
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But today, he doesn't have the leisure time, because he needs to pay close attention to the situation on the field and make timely adjustments based on the progress of the game.
In the football world, one of the most important indicators for evaluating whether a coach is a famous one is his on-the-spot command ability.
In this regard, Ferguson, Ancelotti and Mourinho are all outstanding.
Arsenal's former head coach Wenger's score was not high. The most criticized point about the professor was that he was not decisive enough in his on-the-spot command.
Guardiola's score in this regard is actually not very high, which is why he often fails in the Champions League in the original time and space.
Seeing that the opponent sent out a young striker who was not even eighteen years old, everyone in Real Madrid looked at each other in bewilderment.
Who is this guy? What is Manchester City doing? Aguero was playing well, why was he suddenly replaced? Real Madrid fans don't know Haaland, but Liverpool fans who watched this game said they were heartbroken, it was too painful!
This kid scored two goals against Liverpool, and Liverpool fans may never forget him! Zidane has obviously studied Haaland, although the other party is not very old.
His abilities in all aspects are not particularly strong, and there is still a big gap between him and the top stars.
But Haaland is one of the few center forwards in Manchester City's front line, and this kid has strong heading ability.
Guardiola brought him on at this time, the purpose was self-evident, he was going to compete for headers in the penalty area.
Thinking of this, Zidane quickly shouted to the players on the field, asking them to be careful of Haaland and not to be fooled by his appearance.
After receiving instructions from the head coach, Ramos was personally responsible for closely marking Haaland.
Shui Ye has rich defensive experience and was in very good shape in this game. He has enough confidence that he can defend Haaland alone.
However, when the two sides began to engage in physical confrontation in the penalty area, Ramos quickly discovered something unusual.
Huh? What happened?
Why is this guy so hard as a rock and I can’t push him at all?
Just when Shui Ye was shocked, Haaland pushed him away, took two steps back, jumped back, rubbed the flying ball with his head, and headed the ball towards the goal.
This ball was played very cleverly. Haaland saw in advance that the opponent's goalkeeper was standing close to the near corner, so he deliberately did not jump to compete for the header, but stepped back and headed the ball to the far corner.
Haaland's idea was good, but he underestimated Courtois's speed and arm span.
After realizing Haaland's intention, Courtois quickly moved sideways and opened his arms, narrowly blocking the ball.
Haaland was dumbfounded. How could this ball be saved?
How is this possible? Is the opponent's goalkeeper a superman? Lin Quan was not far behind Haaland, watching the entire process of Haaland's shot from a close distance.
Seeing Haaland's shocked and puzzled look, Lin Quan walked up and patted him on the shoulder:
"Stupid boy, slam the ball hard on the ground next time. Rebounding balls are the hardest for goalkeepers to predict and save!"
Haaland nodded repeatedly, learned, learned again!
Thinking about it carefully, the angle of his shot was indeed good, but the speed of the ball was too slow, giving the goalkeeper enough time to react.
This is Courtois. If it was replaced by a goalkeeper with faster reaction speed like Casillas or Oblak, he would probably be blocked even more badly.
Just as De Bruyne was ready to put into practice what he learned from Lin Quan.
Real Madrid launched a quick counterattack on the left side. Marcelo dribbled the ball down the bottom and made a cross near the corner of the penalty area.
When he completed the pass, there were as many as four Manchester City defenders in the penalty area, while only Ronaldo and Bale from Real Madrid entered the penalty area.
With 4 defending 2, Manchester City's players were in good position and the ball should have been blocked.
But after seeing the opponent's position, Bale decisively gave up the option of conventional shooting.
Instead, he did an extremely difficult overhead kick!
Players from both teams in the penalty area, fans in the stands and in front of the TV.
After seeing Bale's exaggerated jumping height and graceful overhead kick, everyone's eyes widened.
The ball drew a beautiful arc and went directly into the net from the right corner!
1-1, Real Madrid equalized the score!
After Bale scored this groundbreaking goal, the scene fell into silence for a while.
Countless fans were so shocked that they were speechless! Not to mention them, even Zidane, who had performed a flying fairy in the past, opened his mouth in surprise after seeing Bale's shot, and almost an egg could be stuffed into it.
Is this goal really something a human can do? Is this guy an alien? Bale's goal was very morale-boosting, because he not only helped Real Madrid equalize the score, but also greatly dampened the opponent's momentum.
Bale himself didn't seem to expect that the ball would go in, and it was so beautiful.
After he fell to the ground, he saw the football fly into the net. He jumped up from the ground excitedly, opened his arms, and ran along the field like a glider.
The other players of Real Madrid followed behind him like wingmen and ran madly with him.
Ronaldo did not run with his teammates. He looked at the ball still rolling in the penalty area, then looked at the complacent Bale, shook his head slightly, then turned and walked towards the center circle, waiting for the kick-off.
Bale scored a goal just a few minutes after he came on the field, but he had played for sixty or seventy minutes but had not scored a goal, which made Ronaldo very depressed.
This is his last game for Real Madrid and he wants to put a perfect end to his nine-year career at Real Madrid.
So he is very eager to score a goal, but unfortunately, until now, he has not had any good opportunities.
Sometimes, the more you want to score a goal, the harder it is to score. (End of this chapter)