432 Wasn't it offside this time?(1/2)
19:45 pm on May 28, UK time!
Manchester Old Trafford Stadium!
The highly anticipated Champions League final is about to begin!
63,215 fans came to Old Trafford to watch the game, and the entire stadium was decorated in green, black and white!
Two kinds of shirts were intertwined in the stands, making people feel dizzy when they looked through the broadcast camera.
As the magnificent Champions League theme song sounded, Betis, wearing a green and white shirt at home, walked out side by side with the Juventus players wearing a black away jersey!
The atmosphere on site reached its first climax!
In the stands, commentators from all over the world introduced the starting lineup of the two teams in various languages.
"Betis has arranged a bold formation today. The magical Tang sent Drogba and Milito's double forwards on the front line today! Robben and Joaquin were arranged on both sides, and Kaka started again in the front midfielder position. In the back midfield position, today Tang Feng only sent captain Xavi Alonso. From left to right on the back line are Evra, Vidic, Carvalho and Alves. In the goalkeeper position, he faces his old club Van der Sar!"
"Juventus lined up a four-four-two formation today. Lippi sent Piero and Trezege's partners on the front line. The midfielder was Camoranesi, Tacinadi, Davis and Zambrota from right to left. The Dutch Ironman Nedved received a yellow card in the second leg of the semi-finals. The suspension of the Dow Jones' cumulative yellow cards was definitely a huge blow to Juventus. Therefore, Lippi's choice to push Zambrota to the midfield today was also a helpless choice. On the defense line, Tulam, Ferrara and Tudor's starter was not surprising, but Montero was put in the left back position. There was no suspense in the goalkeeper position, and Buffon will guard the goal for Juventus..."
"From the lineup of the two teams today, the attitude of the two coaches is shown. Today, Betis seems to be playing offensive tactics. Lippi is a little conservative..."
While the commentator introduced the lineup of the two teams, the TV broadcast footage gave the two coaches close-ups respectively.
Tang Feng continued to write his confidence on his face as always!
Juventus' midfield core, Nedved's absence, known as the Iron Man, is definitely a fatal blow to Juventus.
Lippi's choice to line up such a conservative lineup already shows that he is a little guilty.
As for Tang Feng, as the coach who played in the Champions League final for the first time, he was quite barefoot and was not afraid of wearing shoes.
He didn't want to compete with Lippi for who is more vulgar, and then dragged the game into overtime or even a penalty shootout.
What Tang Feng wants is to decide the outcome of the game in a dignified manner within ninety minutes!
In front of another coach's seat, Lippi was slightly surprised when he learned about Betis' starting lineup. He obviously didn't expect that Tang Feng would dare to play offensive tactics directly with him!
However, the fluctuations in his expression on his face were just fleeting. He soon returned to peace!
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After a series of ceremonies, the competition officially began!
The first serve was Juventus. After serving, they did not rush to attack, but patiently waited for the opportunity in the middle and backcourt.
The Betis players did not choose to wait, but took the initiative to attack. Several young players launched crazy presses in the midfield, making Juventus unable to feel at ease, and could only quickly send the ball to a relatively safe frontcourt.
It can be said that Betis is forcing Juventus to attack in this way.
However, although Juventus' lineup is a bit conservative today, it does not mean that their offense is powerless.
Nedved was absent, and Camoranesi on the right became the main offensive point of Juventus' midfielder.
Juventus' first attack was initiated by the Argentinian who became an Italian nationality.
After he swung out of the gap on the right, he made a cross directly at an angle of 45 degrees!
The ball accurately found the high point in the penalty area Trezege!
Trezege still got the first win under the defense of the same tall Vidic, but under Vidic's pressing, he failed to shake his head thoroughly and the ball flew out of the bottom line.
Soon, the Betis also launched a threatening attack.
Judging from the lineup of Betis today, it is not difficult to find that their main focus today is on the wing!
On Juventus' defense, although Tudor reached 1.93 meters, his defensive partner Ferrara was only 1.8 meters.
Although Diego Milito is only 1.83 meters tall, his ability to compete for headers is still very good.
So, today Tang Feng’s plan is to use the Premier League to deal with Juventus!
This attack came from the wing!
After Joaquin took the ball from the right to attract Montero's defense, he suddenly stuffed the ball forward.
Alves, who had assisted, caught up with the ball and made a pass directly!
Drogba at the front point stepped down after defending Tudor, who was taller than himself, and then headed the ball.
The ball flew towards the far post!
Diego Milito appeared in that position like a ghost, directly topped the ball into Juventus' goal!
Betis sent the ball into Juventus' goal on his first attack, which no one expected.
The 30,000 Betis fans burst into crazy cheers at the scene.
Diego Milito, who scored the goal, was also excited to take off his clothes and celebrate!
Tang Feng on the sidelines also jumped up in surprise.
However, soon the Betis celebration was interrupted.
Judging from the linebacker's flag, he believes that Diego Milito was offside before the goal was scored!
Diego Milito, who was celebrating with his teammates on the court, looked at the referee innocently, and he thought he was not offside.
At this time, the goal just now was also being played back on the big screen at Old Trafford Stadium.
Slow motion shows that before Milito headed the ball, Toulam, as the right back, was in a flush position with him, which means that Milito's ball is not offside.
"Damn it! This is a misjudgment! This ball is still half a street away from offside!!!" Tang Feng rushed to the sidelines excitedly and shouted.
The players on the court also gathered around the referee to argue.
However, the referee's attitude was very firm, and the penalty for this ball could not be changed!
After venting a few words, Tang Feng calmed down.
He knew that in such a final, the most taboo thing is to lose calm. As the head of the team, he should not be a negative lead.
So, after he calmed down, he also comforted the players and signaled everyone to continue playing like this!
The goal was blown away, and the morale of Betis was more or less hit.
For some time, Juventus gained the advantage on the field.
In the 23rd minute, Juventus won a free kick from the front of the penalty area.
Piero scored a free kick of excellent quality, and Van der Sa was also very focused in front of the goal. He flew sideways and touched the ball with his fingertips.
After the ball changed direction slightly, it hit the inside of the post and bounced back.
This really made the Betis on the scene sweat.
The Juventus people are very regretful!
Five minutes later, Juventus got a corner kick opportunity.
Piero's corner kick was first shot out of the penalty area by Vidic.
But the ball flew towards Davis outside the penalty area!
The Dutch wild boar Davis did not stop the ball and directly made a volley.
This shot is of extremely high quality, but unfortunately the angle is slightly off and it misses the goal post!
In the 31st minute, Juventus got another corner kick opportunity.
The continuous playing around Betis obviously also gave Juventus the opportunity to lead.
Therefore, they invested more troops this time.
Basically, the older players came to Betis' penalty area.
Betis' centers Drogba and Milito also returned to the penalty area to participate in the defense.
Piero's corner kick was taken out of the penalty area by Drogba.
Kaka, who was originally involved in defense near the penalty area line, immediately chased towards the ball route.
He chased the ball and strided forward with great strides and started a high-speed raid!
Seeing the emptiness on Juventus's defense line, the Betis fans in the stands suddenly became excited.
Tang Feng on the sideline was also excited to come to the sideline.
On the field!
Kaka dribbled the ball and rushed into the middle, while Robben and Joaquin inserted at high speed one left and one right.
At this time, there were only three defensive players on Juventus.
Ferrara, who stayed behind, Davis, who chased back in the midfield, and Montero on the left.
At this time, Davis was chasing Kaka's butt, but what made him feel helpless was that even though Kaka carried the ball, he still couldn't narrow the distance between him and Kaka.
Indeed, Kaka should be one of the few players in the world who dribble the ball at almost no slower than empty running.
Seeing that Davis could not get involved in Kaka, Ferrara, who was originally planning to defend Robben on the left, could only continue to stay in the middle.
Kaka quickly dribbled the ball through the midfield and saw Ferrara staying in the middle, while Robben on the left was in an unguarded state. He did not stick the ball anymore, but directly divided the ball.
Kaka's pass gave the ball sufficient advance, so that Robben, who was running at high speed, did not need to slow down at all!
To be continued...