Casillas won the coin guessing, so he also won the right to pick sides. For nightclubs, picking sides is meaningless, and it is the same on both sides. Casillas chose the side where his teammates are standing now.

Barcelona won the kick-off.

In fact, Chu Zhongtian wants the team to get the kick-off right. If the game can use the kick-off to create a continuous offensive at the beginning of the game and cause trouble to the opponent's defense, it may be beneficial to the subsequent game.

Anyway, with the familiarity between Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​there is no need to test each other after the start of the game, and you can get it right.

After the side-picking ceremony, the players from both sides found their formation in their respective halfs.

At this time, the commentators sitting in the commentary seat could clearly see that Barcelona's formation was 442. They thought they knew that Barcelona had adjusted their formation now, but this was the first time they confirmed this matter. Before that, they still didn't believe it after getting the starting lineup of both teams from the broadcaster, because Barcelona's 433 has long been deeply rooted in people's hearts. This is Barcelona's football tradition. Whether it is Cruyff, Van Gaal, Cruyvert and Guardiola, they all insist on this style of play.

The 433, which is full of attack and defense, was once considered by football experts to be the most balanced and stable formation, because in this formation, no matter how Barcelona players run, they can form a solid triangle relationship with their teammates, so that they will have more angles and choices to pass the ball, and it is difficult for the opponent to prevent such pass-through cooperation. This is why Barcelona players seem very handy when passing the ball on the court - their running position on the court is like playing checkers, and they have already paved the road in advance. The remaining chess pieces only need to jump along the route paved in advance, and they can reach the final goal - the goal!

But now they have given up their usual persistence of 433 and instead hit 442. Why is that?

"...It seems that Guardiola is really afraid of Chu... This formation and this lineup are obviously prepared for Chu. His team has played against Chu five times before, two of which were the Spanish Super Cup. Chu only came on as a substitute at the last moment of the game, and there is no reference value. The remaining three games are one of the Champions League finals last season, and the other two are the La Liga this season. In these three games, Barcelona won, not even draws, and lost all! And in these three games with all losses, Chu played a very important role... In these three games, Guardiola hopes to use Butsques to curb Chu, but the facts prove that Butsques alone cannot stop Chu, so Guardiola hopes that Butsques and Mascherano can join forces to freeze Chu..."

"Mascherano is an excellent defensive midfielder! But Buscherano is different. While defending, he also needs to be responsible for the offense more often. He is Barcelona's metronome, and most of the offenses are actually initiated from him... Before, Buscherano had to defend and attack, and asked him to freeze Chu, which was indeed a bit difficult... Now, with Mascherano, his pressure is lighter, and at the same time, Mascherano can concentrate on defending Chu. I believe Chu will encounter great resistance in the game!"

"...Liverpool once had the advantage in the 2007 Champions League final because Mascherano successfully defended Kaka, but later, Benitez replaced Mascherano and Kaka became active again... I think this game must have touched Guardiola before thinking about letting Mascherano defend Chu! This is really a good idea!"

The commentators praised Guardiola's adjustment. According to common sense, Chu Zhongtian was really uncomfortable facing Mascherano and Buzquez alone. In addition, there was a lack of strong support around him, Khedira could only defend and could not support Chu Zhongtian in the offensive organization and provide him with help. So everyone thinks that Real Madrid is already at a slight disadvantage in the midfield competition.

"It seems that Alonso's injury had a very big impact on Real Madrid at the time, but this impact was only revealed in the Champions League final..."

Barcelona fans were a little surprised by Guardiola's adjustment. However, after being surprised, some people showed happy smiles on their faces - obviously they thought what Guardiola said before the game was true, and he did find a way to deal with Chu Zhongtian. The combination of Mascherano and Buzquez is enough to deal with Chu Zhongtian alone!

Of course, not everyone was happy with Guardiola's adjustment. For example, Cruyff, the spirit godfather of Barcelona sitting in the VIP box, frowned after personally confirming the change of the formation - what he was most worried about was still happening.

He previously wrote an article asking Guardiola to stick to his traditions no matter what, not just to fight Mourinho - yes, he has spitted with Mourinho a lot, but this time it is different. He is really warning Guardiola... Well, maybe it's because he's used to fighting Mourinho's verbal battles, which gives people an illusion that Guardiola doesn't fully understand what he means... But Guardiola actually doesn't need to remind himself. He is a smart man. He coached Barcelona for three seasons. He has been in La Macia since he was a child and played in Barcelona as a real Barcelona man. He has led the team to win so many championships. How could he not know what Barcelona's tradition is, and why don't he know why Barcelona is so powerful?

Just for a Chu, he changed the tradition that he had adhered to for more than 20 years. Such a team had already admitted defeat from the beginning. In Cruyff's view, a team that could not even stick to his football tradition would be impossible to win the championship. Just like he had always criticized Real Madrid for using this before, he believed that Real Madrid should adhere to that beautiful artistic style, just like Real Madrid in the Five Eagles era and the Champions League five consecutive championships, rather than utilitarian Real Madrid like Mourinho.

As a result, his disciple Guardiola slapped him with reality and told him that in the face of utilitarianism, even the head of Barcelona could not help but surrender to fame, wealth and reality. He changed the tradition that Barcelona had insisted on for many years... This annoyed Cruyff.

But he can no longer do anything now. If it were before the game, he could still use his influence within the club to pressure Guardiola to give up this stupid idea - yes, in front of Barcelona's spiritual godfather, such a change is not the best way to curb Chu Zhongtian, but a stupid move.

He can only sit in the VIP box and watch the game about to begin with a complex mood. On the one hand, he certainly hopes that Barcelona can beat Real Madrid and save this failed season. He knows very well what it means if Barcelona loses in this final. On the other hand, he does not want Guardiola to use this practice of betraying Barcelona's tradition to win the championship, because it represents his own failure. At the same time, he is worried that this will create a dangerous precedent for Guardiola and his future successors, that is, as long as it is necessary, the team can abandon their tradition without hesitation. When tradition is no longer insisted, no longer followed or respected, does tradition still have the meaning of existence? And if tradition no longer exists, is Barcelona still Barcelona?

He didn't dare to think about it. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that the future was dark, completely different from the future he wanted to see.

Just when Cruyff was frowning and even a little angry, the game had already begun.

There were huge cheers and noises outside the private room, and the flashes on the opposite stand were flashing like stars in the dark, densely packed. Just beside him, there were guests in the private room standing up and taking photos of the stadium outside the glass wall with a digital camera, regardless of whether the glass would reflect the camera's flash. Then the photos found were snow-white and nothing was left.

The competition has begun!

※※※This Barcelona, ​​which Cruyff thinks is betraying the tradition, is taking advantage of their kick-off opportunity to launch a fierce attack on Real Madrid's goal. Without any temptation, their attack went directly to the two ribs of Real Madrid's defense line. They are very, very familiar with their mortal enemies.

Although Cruyff considered to betrayal of tradition, judging from this wave of offensive, this Barcelona is no different from the Barcelona that everyone is familiar with before.

Their pass and run cooperation were very tacit, and the players performed very normally, and it was impossible to see the impact of changing formations on them.

When attacking, Buzques rushed forward, which was different from the past. In the past, because he was the only midfielder and needed to take into account the defense while attacking, he always needed to actively return to defense. Now there is no need. With Mascherano guarding from behind, he can reduce the number of times he returns to defense and participate in the attack more actively and deeply.

Real Madrid's defense will naturally be under greater pressure.

Guardiola is very proud of his approach. Many people think that he uses double midfielders to curb Chu Zhongtian. If they really understand this way, they will underestimate themselves too much. Double midfielders can not only defend Chu Zhongtian, but also play a greater role in offense. It can even be said that they have a greater role in offense than in defense.

Barcelona's previous 433, three midfielders were very stable triangles. The formation was stable and stable, but lacked a little change. It was easy to limit the teams that had figured out Barcelona's tactics. For example, Mourinho, this person had already figured out Barcelona. The tactics of each game were different, but he could restrain Barcelona. This fact forced Guardiola to examine the opponent and himself with a normal mind. Then he found that Barcelona's success in the past few years had unknowingly put the team in a fixed mode. Before the game started, the opponent knew how Barcelona was going to play. The reason why they could not win Barcelona was not that the players' strength gap was too big, but because the team's overall strength gap was too big, so they could not win. The opponent's defenders could not compete with Messi and others in terms of strength. What tactics were there?

But Real Madrid is different. Under Mourinho's training for nearly two seasons, this team has been marked by him. The team's strength is stronger than before, and its psychological quality is better than before. It is no exaggeration to say that this team is the closest team to Barcelona in terms of strength, and it is also the only team that may threaten Barcelona.

If you meet such a team and your opponent knows you well enough, then Barcelona will have little chance of winning.

It must be changed, this is the determination that Guardiola had considered for a long time - he didn't know what Cruyff's column article meant. If Barcelona were the same as last year and dominated the La Liga, then he could play in this Champions League final according to Barcelona's tradition. The situation has undergone fundamental changes. If Barcelona cannot win this championship, then the dynasty may really be overturned.

Barcelona must win this championship.

Under such pressure, Guardiola didn't care about sticking to his traditions. If he could win the championship, he would be able to buy Barcelona valuable time. It would be fine if he could stick to the traditions at that time. It would not work now.

Guardiola decided to gamble. The bet was very big and the spoils were very attractive, but the risks were very, very high. If you lose the bet... Guardiola knew very well what he would face.

※※ Chu Zhongtian found that when Barcelona attacked, when Buzquez rushed up, Real Madrid's midfield defense was tight. Originally, Xavi and Iniesta were both top-notch players, so they were enough to have a drink with Khdira. Now another Buzquez came, not only had an advantage in numbers, but also better than Real Madrid's midfielder in overall strength.

With Buzquez's insertion, Xavi and Iniesta are more flexible. They do not need to control the ball and break through the iron walls formed by Chu Zhongtian and Khedira. They only need to distribute the football to Buzquez, and then run without the ball to get rid of Real Madrid's midfield defense. In this way, the situation will be opened.

Faced with such an attack, I must be more active than before and have a larger control range.

At this time, Chu Zhongtian was particularly glad that the person he partnered with was Khedira, not Alonso. Although Alonso would stay behind to defend, his defensive ability was not as good as Khedira who specialized in this, so Chu Zhongtian was much more relieved to have a defensive midfielder with outstanding running ability by his side.

He can appropriately expand his control, and Khdira will naturally protect the space left by himself behind him and on his flanks to prevent leakage.

※※※ Barcelona's first offense did not score a goal - of course, if they scored the first offense in the opening game, Real Madrid's defense should collectively apologize - no goals, and threatening attacks were not created.

When Buzquez planned to give the football to Xavi, Chu Zhongtian saw through his intentions. He was on the pass route in advance. Buzquez had no choice but to transfer the football to Messi on the wing. As a result, Barcelona's offense lost the most threatening opportunity. The football passed to Messi's feet. The fans who were eager to see the superstars performing their best were enjoying themselves. They cheered loudly in the stands, but Buzquez knew in his heart that Barcelona's attack was actually frustrated. Perhaps the possession of the ball could continue to stay on Barcelona, ​​but they had to reorganize the offense.

In the end, Messi forced himself to shoot with a long shot after the ball was crossed. The football flew high above the crossbar.

How the commentator explained: "Messi's long shot -! He didn't make a goal... He seemed to be looking for a shot. This was Barcelona's first shot in this game, and it was also the first shot of both sides!... It seems that Messi is in good shape in this game, and he also has the desire to score goals... I think Messi will score at least one goal in this game..."

This explanation made Barcelona fans feel happy when they heard it in front of the TV, but if they knew that Messi had to do this long shot, they would probably not have such an idea.

At the beginning, Messi originally planned to use his good practice to cooperate with his teammates in a wall-to-wall style, but as soon as he started to run a horizontal dribble, he met Chu Zhongtian.

This old enemy stood in front of him, making Messi involuntarily recall the scenes at Camp Nou - no matter how he dribbled, he seemed to be unable to cross the rolling mountain of Chu Zhongtian. Every time he looked up, he could see his focused face. It felt really bad.

Because he was worried that he would be intercepted in the first attack and then Real Madrid took advantage of the situation to counterattack, Messi had to decisively take a long shot when he couldn't find a suitable pass.

The corner kick was decisive, but it was helpless and hasty, so the quality of the football shot was not high and it was directly above the crossbar.

Buzquez had previously felt that possession of the ball could continue to stay with him, and Barcelona's first offense ended like this. There was still huge applause in the stands, cheering for Messi's wonderful performance.

Chu Zhongtian smiled.

If Messi had such a "wonderful performance" throughout the game, then he would have enjoyed it... but it probably wouldn't be. Messi himself knew how clumsy his shot just now was. When he came back, he would definitely be even more powerful and threatening than before.

But he was not afraid, he had already been ready to face the enemy.

Whether it is Messi, Xavi, Iniesta, or the Busquez who was liberated in this game, he is not afraid.

Because he fought against the entire Barcelona team alone!
Chapter completed!