As soon as the opening whistle of the UEFA Cup final sounded, Tang Hong suddenly shot out in the middle circle!

The football drifted across a parabola and fell towards Atletico Madrid's goal, and it seemed that it could hit the goal range!

Courtois, who was standing near the penalty spot, was shocked and quickly turned around and started running wildly. When he first stepped into the small penalty area, he jumped decisively and punched the ball that fell from the air and hit the ball above the crossbar!

call!

The fans of the audience were stunned!

Atletico Madrid almost lost the goal at the beginning!

"Omg! Just after introducing the starting lineup, Braga completed his first shot in the final in less than 5 seconds. Tang Hong's super long shot in the middle circle almost penetrated the goal of Atletico Madrid!

He keenly noticed that Courtois was a little ahead of his position and caught him off guard if he wanted to hit the opponent. If Courtois hadn't been quick and quick retreat, he might have been a goal that caused a sensation in European football!

Does Braga give Atletico Madrid a warning? Haha."

Simeone pointed at his temple with both hands on the sidelines and looked cold, signaling Atletico Madrid players to stay focused and never be distracted or taken lightly.

Tang Hong was not sorry to see that he didn't make the shot. With Braga's main tactic of defense and counter-revolution, there is no need to be obsessed with how to advance the offensive during positional warfare. He naturally knows the style of Atletico Madrid's play.

If the position war gets entangled with them, it will only break down your mentality and will not gain much advantage.

Braga shoots when he has the chance, and he can't push the whole line without the chance. It's better to be more straightforward in positional battles and attacks. If he can, he will fight. If he can't fight, he will retreat to defend and wait for the opportunity.

The corner kick offense failed to create a threat.

Atletico Madrid launched an offensive, and Braga retreated from all sides.

Braga, who looks like he is playing 433 today, actually played 442. Viana retraces the position and strengthens the defense and ensures that the organization of the midfield and backcourt can be completed smoothly during counterattacks.

Atletico Madrid has the characteristics of Spanish football itself, which is precise and delicate passing techniques, but in positional combat offensive, there is no creativity of positional combat organization that exceeds ordinary standards.

Especially in the context where they also don't give too much of the players to invest in the offense.

Brazil's midfielder Diego was snatched by Barbosa when he was controlling the ball in the middle of the frontcourt. After he finished spiking, he passed the ball diagonally to find Adrian on the left. The latter passed the ball to find Falcao in the middle under the interference of Viana. As a result, the football was cut off by Custodio halfway.

Braga's tight defense also makes it difficult for Atletico Madrid to create threats in positional warfare.

Perhaps it was because both sides were still testing in the early stage of the game and did not focus on the efforts.

Braga's counterattack started from the backcourt, and Amorin overtook the ball to Tang Hong's feet.

When Tang Hong was controlling the ball on the left side of the midfield, Tulan came from the back, and Gabi in the middle also helped defend the side. In the area near to far, Atletico Madrid's generals were forming a visible encirclement to open a blockade and encirclement to him.

This is very similar to how Valencia blocked him in the first leg of the semifinals.

Tang Hong was not surprised that Atletico Madrid's encirclement will be more decisive and fierce!

If they can't grab the ball, they will definitely foul!

This is the change that Simeone brought to the Bedding Legion after she entered Calderon Stadium.

If you want to play skills, you will be stronger and more accomplished than Barcelona and Real Madrid, don’t dream!

To steal the championship from the La Liga two heroes is like robbing food from the tiger's mouth, then you have to pick up both the axe and the machete!

If those who play skills cannot show off, they must be scared!

Without waiting for Gabby to get close, Tang Hong sent the ball to the front area of ​​the bottom line on the left side of the frontcourt.

Lima quickly inserted the ball in the middle and pulled the side. After controlling the ball behind Juan Fran, he seemed to be alone and had reached a dead end.

Tang Hong followed up in the middle, but stopped halfway through the run.

Juan Fran's back chase forced Lima to dribble in the penalty area, and this trip was intercepted by Godin.

Braga's counterattack did not create a threat.

Atletico Madrid did not launch a fast attack after controlling the ball in the backcourt, and they also needed to give the midfielders time to readjust their positions.

The pace of this final depends on Atletico Madrid, and their attitude and adjustments to the game will determine the trend of the game!

If they also choose defensive counterattack tactics from beginning to end, then Braga may not have many good opportunities.

The two teams will be in a stalemate.

In the 7th minute of the game, Alda Tulan tried to break through on the right and was blocked by Eziyejile. He then knocked the ball back to the right in front of the penalty area and looked for Diego. Amorin took the lead and made the ball break.

Tang Hong retreated and quickly hit the wall with Barbosa to cooperate and turned forward. After receiving Barbosa's pass, he encountered Gabi's frontal press. Tang Hong turned back and saw that he was about to pass Gabi, but when he turned around, he reached out and pushed Tang Hong lost his center of gravity and fell to the ground.

The referee called Gabi for a foul, and then the following was gone.

Tang Hong didn't seem to have any emotions after standing up. Being fouled was common for him, and it was facing Atletico Madrid, and it was an extremely important final!

The other party will definitely not be able to treat yourself with delicious food and drink, so it must be a whip and a big stick!

Simeone has been observing Braga's counterattack style on the sidelines. Referring to the previous style of play, it is actually incomplete for football and has lagging information.

Because first of all, the game is very accidental, and secondly, the opponent's adjustments will inevitably have differences in details in each game.

Even the development of the situation on the field you see now may not be used as a basis for predicting the trend of the next game, but as the coach, you must understand the core and key points from the information you see.

The most important point of Braga's counterattack was Tang Hong. There is no doubt about this. If you stare at him, you will basically stop Braga's attack.

Now the scene has entered a stalemate of confrontation, and Tang Hong has not appeared at the forefront of Braga's forward, which will not pose much threat to Atletico Madrid.

After all, in the finals, Atletico Madrid's defense line is always vigilant, and it is impossible for Tang Hong to start a one-stop from the midfield to overturn them!

In the 12th minute of the game, Atletico Madrid finally had its first shot in the final. After Falcao hit the wall with Arda Tulan in the right area in front of the penalty area, the latter flew into the stands with a long shot near the middle area in front of the penalty area.

There is no significant threat either.

But Custodio reminded his teammates around to move faster in defense and try not to even give Atletico Madrid such a long-range shot.

Three minutes later, Braga launched a quick counterattack again in the backcourt. Barbosa sent a straight pass to find Lima in the midfield, who quickly shot the ball under Suarez's defense and knocked back diagonally.

When Tang Hong was running towards the middle area, he stopped and tide and advanced forward. Gabi turned around and followed the defense, but Tang Hong stopped suddenly and spiked the ball to take the countertangent line. Gabi immediately stopped immediately and turned around to continue to follow.

The next second, he looked incredibly as Tang Hong still restarted the ball and walked into the inside line in the previous direction!

Gaby's continuous emergency stops and turns failed to keep up with Tang Hong's rhythm. This time he didn't even have the chance to reach out and foul!

Seeing that the situation was not good, Mario Suarez was about to rush forward after breaking through Gabi!

So he quickly gave up the sight of Lima and pushed forward to defend. He deliberately blocked Tang Hong's passing line to Lima.

After passing Gabi and entering the front court, Tang Hong decisively knocked the ball back to Viana in the side and rear, and then accelerated forward. Suarez's next reaction was crucial!

Before Viana touched the ball, he had already noticed Adrian from the back and Diego from the middle and was running towards him, so Viana made the ball a little decisively and too obvious.

He passed the ball straight to find Tang Hong!

As a result, the football was blocked by Mario Suarez halfway through the way!

Suarez knew that he could not keep up when he saw Tang Hong speeding up before, so he chose to block Viana's ball-out route. This choice was very correct and directly killed Braga's counterattack!

Simeone kept clapping and applauding on the sidelines. He thought the team had done a great job in defense so far!

Even if Gabby is beaten by Tang Hong, it will not cover up the bad luck. It is impossible to expect Atletico Madrid to successfully limit the opponent's performance every one-on-one defense. That is too much to take the Portuguese Super League and the Europa League double-header to dominate the list seriously.

In the stalemate game, it is actually difficult for both teams to create a threatening offensive. Atletico Madrid, as the stronger side overall, needs to fight a defensive counterattack. Braga can never press the offense to give his opponent space to seek death.

This is no longer just a competition of skills and tactics, a competition of overall strength and players' on-the-spot state, but also a competition of psychological quality.

Whoever can wait for opportunities more patiently will be more likely to give their opponent a fatal blow!

In the 20th minute of the game, Atletico Madrid's frontcourt fast break. Adrian collided with Diego on the left to cooperate with the bottom to the outside line. He knocked the ball across from the front of Bayano and sent it into the depth of the left rib of the penalty area.

When Falcao took the initiative to come to receive the ball, he turned his back to Braga's goal. Under Eveton's defense, Falcao dialed the ball and turned 180 degrees on the spot, and then took the ball and knocked back diagonally outside the penalty area.

Custodio has returned to the penalty area, resulting in almost no space in the penalty area.

The football that was rolling outside the penalty area was shot out by Suarez, but was blocked by Barbosa's legs as soon as he hit it, and the football changed direction and flew out of the bottom line.

Atletico Madrid corner kick attack.

Adrian took a corner kick and the ball fell to the front of the penalty area. Godin jumped before Eveton and headed to attack.

The football is slightly higher than the sliding door above the beam!

call!

Braga fans were also frightened!

Atletico Madrid's set piece offense is a strong point. As a team dedicated to playing defensive counterattacks, set piece is one of the usual means of creating scoring opportunities.
Chapter completed!