The attendance rate of Calderon Stadium tonight is less than 40,000, and there are about 20% of the empty seats. It may be that Atletico Madrid fans think Monaco is not attractive enough and the game is not very interesting.

Who knows that if it is placed on the Stadium of Louis II, it will definitely be a grand occasion that is hard to get.

Monaco's warm-up preparations were orderly before the game. Situ Yunbing did not give the team a bloody blow before the game. He welcomed the first round of the Champions League group stage with a calm mind, which was also Situ Yunbing's debut in the Champions League.

When he was standing on the sidelines, many Atletico Madrid fans in the nearby stands were pointing fingers at him and talking.

They all knew that there was a young Chinese coach in Monaco, but they didn't expect to see him so young.

It's like watching a circus monkey who can trample a wheelbarrow.

Situ Yunbing devoted himself to the upcoming game. The starting players of Monaco and Atletico Madrid entered the stadium, instantly making the stadium active and cheers kept coming.

"Good evening for everyone, everyone. The long-lost UEFA Champions League has finally opened the curtain of the new season. Today, the first round of the UEFA Champions League group stage will start. The game we broadcast live for you is Atletico Madrid in Group D vs. Monaco.

In this group, there are also powerful Chelsea and Porto, who is also strong.

Atletico Madrid won fourth place in La Liga last season, while Monaco won the Ligue 1 championship last season with a dark horse!

The strength between the two teams seems to be equal, but European media generally believe that the teams that can advance in this group are Chelsea, Porto or Atletico Madrid.

The reason why people don't like Monaco is that they are too young, especially head coach Situ Yunbing has short coaching experience and has never led a team to fight European wars.

But here, I would like to congratulate Situ Yunbing on writing himself into the history of European football. He became the first Chinese coach. Asian coach appeared on the European stage and also became the youngest coach in the history of participating in the Champions League!

He just celebrated his 23rd birthday and stood on this stage. I wonder if he would feel pressured.

But his current condition should be relatively normal.

Let's take a look at the starting lineup of the two teams today.

Atletico Madrid, who is at home, starts 442 today.

Goalkeeper: Asenho.

Defenders: Uyfalusi, Luis Perea, Ivanes, Dominguez.

Midfielder: Jurado, Assonsan, Santana, Simon.

Forwards: Diego Fran, Aguero.

Monaco also started 442.

Goalkeeper: De Gea.

Defenders: Modesto, Benatia, Vertonheng, Moreau.

Midfielder: Perez, Nkuru, Matic, Gareth Bale.

Forwards: Luis Suarez, Falcao.

It is worth mentioning that Monaco's starting goalkeeper De Gea came from Atletico Madrid youth training. In the summer, Atletico Madrid introduced young goalkeeper Asenjo to replace Cooper, who left the team. Monaco immediately included De Gea in the account. In this way, in the new season of the Champions League, we saw two young goalkeepers competing on the same field.

The pre-match kickoff ceremony is about to end, let us enjoy the first round of this Champions League Group D team match!”

Although Monaco has set up a 442 formation today, in fact, it is definitely still 433 in the attack.

Situ Yunbing just didn't want Gareth Bale to be too radical from the beginning, so he would pull the position back and help Morrow get the defense well first.

The strongest person on Atletico Madrid must be the front line.

The combination of Fran and Aguero is their guarantee for their goals, while midfielders Santana and Assonsan are the foundation of defense. Both are defensive midfielders. Santana has strong confrontation and Assonsan has strong excitement and complements each other.

Jurado comes from Castia, the Real Madrid youth training system. His ability is unquestionable. At Atletico Madrid, he can not only play front midfielder, but also play forward. Needless to say, Ximang, the long-famous Portuguese star has a great threat to the left, but his age will also reach the 30-year-old mark next month.

Atletico Madrid's back line is also relatively mature, with Uyfaluci, Dominguez, Ivanes and Perea all experienced defenders.

Atletico Madrid's lineup strength is definitely first-class in Europe, but in La Liga, first-class level is far from enough, because Barcelona and Real Madrid have poor performance as the bottom line, and they are close to the top when they are well-behaved. If they perform well, they are super!

Just like Real Madrid and Barcelona have not won the championship in the past few years, they have always been able to win the top four in the league. This is their bottom line, and what about the upward limit? La Liga champion, the king of Europe!

This is the cruelty of competition in the top league, and it is also true in other top leagues. There are always teams that have been firmly in the top three for a long time. No matter how bad they are, they are not much worse.

When the referee whistled, the two teams opened up and began to fight fiercely.

Atletico Madrid took the lead in the offensive, Santana and Assonsan made excessive passes in the middle, and the left side took the lead in the offensive. Although Dominguez can play the left back, his assist ability is limited. Resino is obviously afraid of Monaco's offensive ability, so the four defenders arranged on the back line can actually play the central defender!

In other words, when they strengthen their inside defense, their awareness will be greatly enhanced due to their central defender's defensive habits.

Dominguez supports the midfield side, and the main offensive advancement depends on Ximang.

When Simur stopped the ball and turned forward, Perez quickly ran over and took a fierce steal. Simur suddenly dribbled and accelerated to wipe Perez over, but the next second he saw Nkuru stuck in a favorable position, forcing him to switch the ball to cut inward. However, in order to get rid of Nkuru, his splash was a bit strong, which caused the football to be cut by Matic, who was robbed.

Monaco's three defensive midfielders have a very close joint defense.

In fact, Situ Yunbing probably expected that Hurado would play the front midfielder today and Atletico Madrid would play a 433 formation, but the result was expected to be lost, but the defense strategy did not change.

While improving maneuverability, the three midfielders must maintain a joint defense system and implement local encirclement and suppression of Atletico Madrid's breakthrough.

After intercepting the ball, Matic quickly passed the ball to Perez. The latter pulled the ball and turned around and pushed forward for a distance before encountering a frontal interception from Santana. He passed the ball diagonally to Suarez, who was retracing and responding.

Suarez took the initiative to drift horizontally when he received the response from behind and dodged the press from Asson behind him. As soon as he turned around, he sent Falcao a straight pass.

But Falcao stopped while stepping forward because Spanish centre-back Ivanes had intercepted the ball.

After the Atletico Madrid successfully defended, he also quickly launched a fast attack. Right back Uyfalusi ran forward and received a pass from his teammate immediately after sending a straight pass.

Jurado continued to push forward the offensive after stopping the ball behind Garez Bale. During Garez Bale's pursuit, Matic and Nkuru were also tightening the defense line to this side.

Jurado sent the ball into the right rib of the penalty area before being surrounded.

Aguero, who was quick and flexible, inserted the empty belt behind Vertonheng. While the football was bounced on the ground, he turned around and volleyed directly!

De Gea steadily blocked the near corner of the goal, but Aguero's volley was so powerful that De Gea could not hold the ball, so he could only subconsciously block the ball out of the baseline!

"Aguero's wonderful shot was blocked by De Gea from the baseline! Atletico Madrid showed delicate technical advantages in the offense. Whether it was Jurado's pick-up pass or Aguero's half-turning volley after running, they threatened after the game began!"

Atletico Madrid's corner kick offensive created an attack, but Santana's header at the front of the penalty area went directly to the baseline.

Situ Yunbing had to gesture to the players on the sidelines to stabilize them!

It is difficult to play away games, Atletico Madrid is more natural in competitive state, while Monaco is a little nervous and impatient.

Like Suarez's pass to Falcao just now, he was a little anxious, and Falcao, who was running, also ran a little anxious.

It seems that they are afraid that opportunities will be fleeting, but in fact, they can play more carefully based on their level.

Against a team like Atletico Madrid, Monaco wants to pass through the opponent's entire defense line if he passes directly, which is a bit whimsical, unless he gives them a star like Pirlo and Rui Costa who can pass directly.

Monaco organized a positional offensive, and Suarez and Falcao attracted firepower in the front. The lack of creativity in the midfield is a weakness of the team, but Situ Yunbing could not improve such a situation.

When signing in the summer, Real Madrid Supermarket opened. He wanted players like Robben and Sneijder. Although it seemed that their transfer fee was not high, they must have no interest in Monaco, because the clubs that were rumored to have sex with them were Manchester United, Inter Milan, Bayern Munich, and Chelsea. At the same time, their high salary was also unaffordable by Monaco.

Among other young players, Situ Yunbing wants Tottenham's Modric, but Tottenham needs 40 million euros to open their mouths, and Monaco can only be discouraged. For example, Eriksen of Ajax is also a good choice, but he is too young, only 18 years old. In the context of players growing up in other positions in the lineup, Situ Yunbing must at least ensure that the team's system will not be disintegrated.

So we simply retained a tough midfield combination, which could at least retain a strong point in the offensive and defensive options.

If Eriksen comes and gets Nkuru, Moro needs to adapt, De Gea needs to grow the game, if Gareth Bale can't play a threat, Eriksen will definitely not be able to shine at the beginning. The entire team's entire system will be too weak. To put it bluntly, there are many flaws. If the offense fails to meet expectations, the defense will still have the risk of collapse.

If you don’t have creativity, then attack is simple.

When Perez passed the ball to Falcao, who was in double-team in the frontcourt, the latter could only pass the ball back to his teammate who was inserted.

Matic shot a long shot about 25 yards away from the goal!
Chapter completed!