Looking at Barcelona's starting lineup in the stadium, Tong Yi raised his eyebrows slightly.
He couldn't help but turn his head and glance at Guardiola on the other side.
Guardiola obviously made special arrangements for this game, because Pique sat on the bench, allowing Abidal, who played as a full-back, to move to the central defender position.
What is the intention?
Guardiola was obviously targeting the high pressure of Munich 1860.
He knew that under the high pressure defense of Munich 1860, the space for midfielders to hold the ball and pass the ball would be very small. Even masters like Xavi and Iniesta would have difficulty holding the ball and passing the ball. This is Munich 1860. The power of high pressure.
Guardiola has studied the Munich 1860 game video with great concentration.
Munich 1860 relied on this method to defeat Bayern Munich, Dortmund and Porto. Moreover, the Porto team also pressed and defended at a high position, but Munich 1860 defeated them, which shows that Munich 1860's high position pressing was more powerful than the Porto people.
So, he had to make adjustments.
Abidal came to the central defender position, naturally to strengthen the defensive line's ability to control the ball and pass the ball.
Sometimes Abidal will even move up to the midfielder position, allowing Iniesta to return to the center back position and return to the defense to control the ball and organize the attack.
Otherwise, why would Iniesta appear in the defensive midfielder position instead of Keita?
Keita's defense is obviously stronger than Iniesta's, and Keita's defense protection is countless times better than Iniesta's.
However, Guardiola just let Keita go to the wing and Iniesta appeared in the midfielder position.
Obviously, it is aimed at the high pressure of Munich 1860.
In addition, Valdez also has the ability to control the ball with his feet.
Therefore, Barcelona's ability to control the ball and pass in the penalty area with this lineup is very good.
This will cause a lot of trouble for Munich 1860.
However, Tong Yi was not worried or anxious.
Because their high-position oppression is holistic, not between one or two people. Even if Barcelona's ball control and passing are very good, it will be very difficult to play.
Munich 1860's high-position pressing starts from the front line. The crazy pressing of Costa and Griezmann was also developed in these two seasons, like two fierce lions.
Especially Costa.
This will definitely leave a very deep impression on Barcelona people.
At the beginning of the game, Barcelona took the lead in attacking. Obviously they are still playing according to their classic tactics, emphasizing ball control and passing. The football is more often played in their own half, and they still emphasize ball control.
However, the players of Munich 1860 were like a pack of hungry wolves, crazily pressing past the half-court and pounced on the football like prey.
And although the players of Munich 1860 were crazy, their formation was not chaotic at all, just like a big net that directly caught the Barcelona players in the center. Harvey, who was holding the ball, quickly moved his head left and right to find the point where the ball was released, but he couldn't find it at all.
In his eyes, all the points forward were cut off.
At this moment, Costa's hungry tiger pounced on him.
Xavi deservedly passed the football back to Abidal on the back line.
Abidal immediately passed the football to Iniesta in front. As soon as the football was passed out, Abidal panicked and regretted it. He immediately shouted: "Someone is coming!"
Iniesta, who was about to catch the ball, understood it and immediately turned sideways to protect the football with his body, and then pushed the football back to Abidal immediately.
Just when the football rolled away from his toes, Iniesta felt a gust of wind coming from behind him, and a foot stretched out from behind him like lightning and stabbed the football.
Griezmann!
Griezmann is here!
Just a little bit closer! Just a little bit away, Griezmann stole the ball.
Iniesta also felt very hung up. The opponent's high-position press was really too strong and didn't give them any time to comfortably control the ball and pass the ball.
Iniesta's hasty ball also landed at Abidal's feet accurately. This is Iniesta's ability, it is really strong.
Seeing this, Tong Yi was also very envious.
It would be great if they had a midfielder like this in their lineup!
Abidal looked up at the frontcourt and made a long pass, quickly passing the football to the wing. Villa, who was running forward from the wing, immediately moved forward, ready to receive the ball.
At this moment, Munich 1860 full-back Walker rushed out quickly and pushed the football out before Villa. The football flew to the feet of De Bruyne in the frontcourt, and Munich 1860 successfully intercepted the ball.
The media reporters and fans at the scene were all shocked. They did not expect that Munich 1860 could force Barcelona to this point.
This... script is wrong!
Guardiola frowned slightly on the sidelines. Munich 1860's high-position press was really interesting. It seemed to be specifically aimed at them.
Even with Xavi and Iniesta in the midfield and a perfect Tiki-taka system, they were restricted by Munich's 1860 high-pressing defense.
The core of the TIki-taka system is actually frequent running and short-distance passing. Its core idea is to maintain control of the ball and reduce the pressure on the defense.
Barcelona's players are running very frequently, but the connection between them is severely cut by Munich 1860's defensive players. The space for holding the ball and passing the ball was also severely oppressed by the defensive players of Munich 1860. More importantly, the players of Munich 1860 were very fierce. Once they lost their position, they would foul and not give the Barcelona people any chance.
To be honest, faced with such a defense, Barcelona still performed at a level that amazed people all over the world.
Xavi and Iniesta both performed like this occasionally, making deft escapes and forcibly creating opportunities.
However, they will all be fouled by Munich's 1860 people at the first opportunity.
Munich 1860's defensive fouls were very fierce, and the pressure on the Barcelona people was very strong. But from the referee's point of view, this defensive action is not worthy of a yellow card.
Therefore, this is the most uncomfortable place for Barcelona people.
The Barcelona people are now completely trapped in Munich 1860's defensive quagmire, and the more they struggle, the deeper they sink. Now, they are entangled in it and cannot break free.
Just now, Xavi used his skills and experience to force a return smash to get rid of the defensive player Nainggolan. He instantly saw Messi advancing upfield, what a great opportunity!
Boom!
Before Xavi could rush the ball, Nainggolan stretched out his hand and pulled him to the ground.
The referee immediately whistled a foul.
However, Barcelona's players are very frustrated. This is a good opportunity. If you call a foul, why don't you play a card? If you don't play a card, why would you call a foul? Our players have made a save and Villa has come back.
Villa was able to get the ball quickly and organize the attack again.
However, the referee still called a foul because he saw Munich 1860 full-back Walker rushing forward. Even if Villa got the ball, he would probably be brought down by the foul.
It's better to just blow it.
Guardiola on the sidelines also saw it very clearly, and his heart tightened. Obviously, the defensive level shown by Munich 1860 live was sharper than what he saw on TV. In this game, Munich 1860 has performed very well so far, very amazingly.
If Munich 1860 can maintain this state for the entire game, Barcelona may not be able to win this game.
Guardiola thought to himself: "Sure enough, this Chinese guy really has something, very powerful!"
Harvey immediately stood up, put pressure on the referee, and signaled that the referee could play the card.
Such an action can result in a warning card, or even a direct red card to send Nainggolan off the pitch.
The referee shook his head slightly and rejected it.
"Hiss! The progress of this game is really beyond our expectations. We all think that Barcelona's offensive strength is super strong. Barcelona should win this game easily and score quickly. But now It seems that's not the case!" Fred suddenly said.
Kahn's eyes were fixed on the court, lost in thought.
Klinsmann's face was full of surprises. He immediately said: "This is indeed beyond our expectations. David's tactics obviously restrained Barcelona's tactics. Barcelona's midfield has so many masters, and it is still very good. It's difficult to get the ball out, which shows how powerful David's tactics are. I really didn't expect that this game would be like this. David is really amazing!"
Fred immediately stared at Klinsmann in surprise and asked immediately: "You mean Munich 1860 can win this game? They defeated Barcelona?"
Klinsmann shook his head slightly and said: "The good speed of Munich 1860 did restrain Barcelona. But it is really difficult for Munich 1860 to win this game, almost impossible! Barcelona's strength is very Strong, it is considered to be restrained now, but their ability to adjust is very strong, and the creativity of the players is also very strong. As long as these masters of theirs have a flash of inspiration, Munich 1860 will be finished. And Munich 1860 is like this It is difficult to defend for a whole game, but Barcelona can do it. Therefore, Munich 1860 still has little chance of winning, or even almost none!"
Fred nodded slightly, feeling that what Klinsmann said made sense.
However, at this time, Kahn suddenly said: "What if Munich scored first at 1860?"
Suddenly, Klinsmann and Fred were both shocked.
Yes, what if Munich scores the first goal and takes the lead at 1860, and then completely defends it? Can Barcelona make a comeback?
The commentary box was silent for a while.
Klinsmann said: "Even so, Barcelona should win. Again, Barcelona has too many geniuses. As long as they have an idea, Munich 1860 cannot stop it. I think this game, Still Barcelona will win."
Fred also said the same: "Yes, I am also optimistic about Barcelona."
Kahn also nodded slightly and thought so.
At this moment, Nainggolan in the midfield suddenly intercepted the football from Xavi's feet.
Counterattack, Nainggolan immediately launched a counterattack quickly.
He immediately pushed the football to Costa who was running forward, and Costa caught the football directly. Then under Abidal's defense, he suddenly pushed the football back.
Matic, who followed, took a heavy shot from a distance of 32 meters from the goal.
With a bang, the football shot quickly towards Barcelona's goal.
The Barcelona fans at the scene screamed in horror, because the long-range shot was of very high quality and flew straight towards the Barcelona goal.
Very dangerous~!
