20demayo Chapter 318
Chapter 318
Pulling the computer in front of him, Lineker looked at the screen and said, "Let's take a look at the starting lineup of Sporting Lisbon at home. It seems that Bento also knows that his team is at a disadvantage in terms of hard power. He arranged a 3-5-2 formation today. It seems that Sporting Lisbon hopes to use the number advantage in the midfield to fight against Leeds United."
"In the goalkeeper position, Stojkovic still starts. The three defenders are Toner, Polgar and Abel Ferreira. Among the five midfielders, the core of the team, Moutinho, sits in the middle, and on both sides of him are Veloso and Leandro Romagnoli, and the two central midfielders are Ronnie Herberson and Marat Ismailov. The two forwards at the front are Liedson and Jalo!"
After introducing the starting lineup of Sporting Lisbon, Lineker took a breath.
Jon continued his words: "Then let's look at Leeds United. After the last round of the league, most of Leeds United's main players have recovered their physical fitness."
"Lee used the 4-3-3 formation that he likes very much recently today, and Neuer is still the goalkeeper. On the defensive line, because Cannavaro had a minor injury in the national team before, for the sake of insurance, Lee sent young player Hummels to partner with captain Kompany to form a double central defender, and on both sides of them were Lahm and Sun Jihai. Among the three midfielders, Mascherano played as a single defensive midfielder, and in front of him were Kaka and Rodriguez. Among the three forwards, Ibrahimovic was in the middle, and on his left and right were Reus and Adriano!"
"Gary, looking at Lee's lineup today, it seems that he is determined to get a good start in the Champions League from Sporting Lisbon." After reading the starting list, Jon turned his eyes to Lineker.
Lineker nodded: "That's for sure. In general, Leeds United is in good shape this season. Although they lost a game at the beginning of this month, they also adjusted in time. There is no reason for Leeds to hold back against an opponent like Sporting Lisbon that is obviously weaker than them..."
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When the two commentators were discussing the starting lineups of both sides.
A guessing ceremony was going on in the Alvalade Stadium. The two young captains stood in front of the referee. Kompany won the right to pick the side, while Moutinho got the right to kick off.
Considered the atmosphere of his home stadium.
Kompany chose the goal on the north stand in the first half.
The reason is simple.
The south stand of almost every stadium is the stand where the diehard fans of each club gather. From the moment the referee blew the whistle to start the game, the fans in the south stand would spare no effort to cheer for their home team.
Same.
They will also use all kinds of wonderful blessings to attack the visiting goalkeeper standing in front of the goal to the greatest extent, trying to use this method to influence the state of the visiting goalkeeper to the greatest extent.
Although Neuer is a person who likes to show off.
But in Kompany's opinion, if Neuer is too excited in the first half because of the blessings of the home team fans and makes some low-level mistakes, it will not be good...
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After a set of rituals are completed.
The players of both sides return to their respective half and stand in position.
After David, the referee on duty today, came to the center circle, looked down at the watch, waited for a few seconds, and then blew the whistle to start the game.
"————Okay, the game has begun! Ladies and gentlemen, fans! Welcome to the first match of the 2007-2008 UEFA Champions League group stage! Today's opponents are Sporting Lisbon from Portugal and Leeds United from England. Sporting Lisbon, who are at home, are wearing their traditional green and white jerseys, while Leeds United, who are away, are wearing their yellow away jerseys. Sporting Lisbon kicked off first, and their striker Jarrow passed the ball back to Mou————"
After the kick-off, Sporting Lisbon immediately launched a fierce attack on Leeds United's half.
Bento and the players of Sporting Lisbon thought very simply. Since Li Shiguang was so crazy before the game, would he pass this arrogant mentality to his players?
Anyway, their own hard power is indeed not as good as their opponents.
Then we will rely on the home advantage and the enemy's possible underestimation mentality, and try to take the lead in the first half when we have enough physical strength, so that we can safely retreat to defend and strive to get 3 points in this way.
But the players of Sporting Lisbon seem to have underestimated Leeds United a little bit.
The attack after the kick-off was passed by Moutinho and finally passed to Sporting Lisbon striker Liedson in front of the penalty area.
Liedson was facing away from the Leeds United goal when he received the ball, and used his running position and Kompany's defense to pull him out of the way by about two to three meters.
So the first thing he thought of after receiving the ball was to turn around first, and then choose to break through or shoot directly according to the situation.
But Kompany didn't give Liedson a chance to choose.
A distance of two or three meters is not a problem for the tall and strong Belgian defender.
So Liedson just used his right foot to scoop the ball to his left side, and his body turned along with it, and he felt that he hit a wall.
This is not over yet.
Liedson, who realized that something was wrong, didn't have time to pass the ball.
A sturdy leg appeared in front of him, and then poked the ball out from under his feet in front of Liedson!
The football poked out by Kompany fell at the feet of Mascherano who was returning to defense.
In just a moment.
The ball changed hands, and the roles of the offense and defense were exchanged.
Mascherano turned around quickly and found Kaka at the first time. He passed the ball to Kaka without hesitation, who was half-turned and ready to start.
Mascherano gave enough lead time for this ball. Kaka didn't need to slow down too much. When the ball rolled to his side, he gently led it with his left foot, and then rushed towards the penalty area of Sporting Lisbon along the ribs of the right half of the field with the ball at full speed!
Realized something was wrong.
Central defender Tonel immediately rushed towards Kaka and blocked Kaka's route to cut inside. Compared with letting Kaka cut inside and shoot, Tonel would rather let the Brazilian pass from the bottom.
This is indeed the case.
Tonel's interference prevented Kaka from finding a chance to cut inside.
He could only use his strength to bring the ball to the bottom line.
Just when he was about to reach the bottom line, Kaka suddenly accelerated, pulled away and swept the ball with his right foot to pass the ball to the goal of Sporting Lisbon.
In front of the goal.
Because Kaka's pass was very fast and it was a half-high ball.
So Polgar didn't touch the ball, and goalkeeper Stojkovic didn't touch it either, and the ball flew straight back.
But unfortunately.
Reus, who was responding at the back point, didn't keep up with Kaka's speed.
The ball also slipped in front of him and flew straight out of the sideline...