Chapter 156: .156 Champions League debut

The Calderon Stadium has less than 40,000 seats tonight, and there are about 20% of the empty seats. It may be that Atletico Madrid fans feel that Monaco is not attractive enough, and this game is not very interesting.
Who knows, if it were placed at the Louis II Stadium, it would definitely be a rare event.
Monaco warmed up before the game in an orderly manner. Situ Yunbing did not give his team a blood before the game. He greeted the first round of the Champions League group stage with some calmness. It was also Situ Yunbing's Champions League debut.
When he was standing on the sidelines, many Atletico Madrid fans in the nearby stands were pointing and talking about him.
They all know that Monaco has a young Chinese coach, but they didn't expect to see him so young.
It's like a monkey riding a wheelbarrow at a circus.
Situ Yunbing devoted himself to the forthcoming game. The starters of Monaco and Atletico Madrid stepped into the stadium, which instantly enlivened the stadium with endless cheers.
"Good evening, everyone, the long-lost UEFA Champions League has finally kicked off the new season. Today, the first round of the UEFA Champions League group stage kicks off. The match we broadcast live for you is the match between Atletico Madrid and Monaco in Group D.
In this group, there are also strong Chelsea and Porto who are not weak.
Atletico Madrid won the fourth place in La Liga last season, while Monaco won the Ligue 1 title with a dark horse last season!
The strength between the two teams seems to be the same, but the European media generally believe that the team that can advance in this group is one of Chelsea and Porto or Atletico Madrid.
The reason why people are not optimistic about Monaco is that they are too young, especially the coach Situ Yunbing has short coaching experience, and has never led a team to play in Europe.
But here, I would like to congratulate Situ Yunbing for writing himself into the history of European football. He became the first Chinese and Asian coach to appear on the stage of the European war. At the same time, he became the youngest coach in the history of participating in the Champions League. !
Just after his 23rd birthday, he stood on this stage and wondered if he would be under pressure.
But his current state should still be relatively normal.
Let's take a look at the starting lineups of the two teams today.
Atletico Madrid, who sits at home, started 442 today.
Goalkeeper: Asenjo.
Defenders: Ujfalusi, Luis Perea, Ibanez, Dominguez.
Midfielder: Jurado, Asuncion, Santana, Simao.
Forwards: Diego Forlan, Aguero.
Monaco also started 442.
Goalkeeper: De Gea.
Defenders: Modesto, Benatia, Virtonghen, Moreau.
Midfielder: Perez, Nkulu, Matic, Gareth Bale.
Forwards: Luis Suarez, Falcao.
It is worth mentioning that Monaco’s starting goalkeeper De Gea came from the youth training of Atletico Madrid. In the summer, after Atletico Madrid introduced the young goalkeeper Asenjo to replace Cooper who left the team, Monaco immediately took De Gea into the account. In the new season of the Champions League, we have seen two young goalkeepers playing together.
The kick-off ceremony before the game is coming to an end, let us enjoy the first round of the Champions League group D group! "
Although Monaco put up a 442 formation today, in fact it must still be 433 in attack.
Situ Yunbing just didn't want Gareth Bale to be too aggressive at the beginning, so he pulled back his position and assisted Moreau to defend well.
Atletico Madrid's strongest side is definitely the striker.
The combination of Fran and Aguero is the guarantee for their goals, while midfielders Santana and Asuncion are the defensive foundations. Both are defensive midfielders. Santana is strong against opponents and Asuncion is strong in excitement and complements each other.
Jurado comes from Castilla, Real Madrid’s youth training system. There is no doubt about his ability. At Atletico Madrid, he can not only play the front midfielder, but also play the edge forward. Needless to say, Simao, the well-known Portuguese star, The threat from the left is not small, but the age will also enter the 30-year-old mark next month.
Atletico Madrid's defender line is relatively mature. Ujfalusi, Dominguez, Ibanez, Perea are all experienced defenders at their peak.
Atletico Madrid’s squad strength is definitely first-class in Europe, but in La Liga, first-class standards are far from enough, because Barcelona and Real Madrid's poor bottom line is first-class, they are close to the top when they are quite satisfactory, if they perform well. , That's super!
Just like Real Madrid and Barcelona in the years without championships in the past few years, they have always been able to get the top four in the league. This is their bottom line, and the limit of upwards? La Liga champion, king of Europe!
This is the cruelty of competition in the top leagues, and it is the same in other top leagues. There are always teams that have been in the top three for a long time.
When the referee blew the whistle, the two teams opened up and began a fierce battle.
Atletico Madrid took the lead in launching the offensive. Santana and Asuncion passed the ball from the left to the first to launch 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 on the back line can actually be the center back!
In other words, when they strengthen the inside defense, they will increase their consciousness a lot due to the defensive habits of the central defenders.
Dominguez played in the midfield side, and the main offensive advancement still depends on Simao.
When Simao stopped the ball and turned and moved forward, Perez quickly rushed to steal the foot fiercely. Simao suddenly accelerated the ball and wiped Perez away, but in the next second he saw Nkulu stuck in a favorable position. Forcing him to smash the ball and cut inwards, but in order to get rid of Nkuru, his smash was a little harder, which caused him to be the first to grab the ball when he tried to control the ball after passing by Nkuru. Titch cut off.
The three defensive midfielders of Monaco have very close defenses.
In fact, before the game, Situ Yunbing most expected that Jurado would play the midfielder today and Atletico Madrid would play a 433 formation. The result was expected to fail, but the defensive strategy remained unchanged.
The three midfielders must maintain the joint defense system while improving their mobility, and partially achieve the siege of Atletico Madrid.
After Matic intercepted the ball and quickly passed the ball to Perez, the latter pulled the ball and turned forward for a certain distance before encountering Santana's frontal interception. He obliquely passed the ball to Suarez who had withdrawn.
Suarez took the initiative to dodge the ball horizontally when he came back to catch him. After Asuncion's press, he just turned around and sent a through ball to Falcao.
But Falcao stopped on the way forward, because Spanish central defender Ibanez had already intercepted the ball.
Atletico Madrid also quickly launched a fast break after a successful defense. The right back Ujfalusi moved forward and immediately sent a straight pass after receiving the pass from his teammate.
Jurado continued to push forward after stopping the ball behind Gareth Bale. During Gareth Bale's recovery, Matic and Nkulu were also tightening their defenses to this side.
Jurado sent the ball to the right rib of the penalty area before being surrounded.
Aguero, who was agile and agile in his running position, leaned into the empty belt behind Vertonghen, turning around and volleying directly while the football bounced off the ground!
De Gea steadily blocked the near corner of the goal, but Aguero's volley was so strong that De Gea couldn't hold the ball, so he could only subconsciously block the ball out of the baseline!
"Aguero's wonderful shot was blocked by De Gea! Atletico Madrid showed meticulous technical superiority in attack, whether it was Jurado's picking pass or Aguero's half-turned volley after running. Threats were made after the game started!"
Atletico Madrid's corner kick created the goal, but Santana's header from in front of the penalty area went straight out of the baseline.
Situ Yunbing had to gesture to the players on the sidelines to stabilize them!
The away game is not easy to play, Atletico Madrid is more natural in athletic form, and Monaco is somewhat nervous and impatient.
Like Suarez's pass to Falcao just now, the pass was a little anxious, and Falcao, who was running, also ran a little anxiously.
It seems that they are afraid that the opportunity will be fleeting. In fact, according to their level, they can play finer.
Against a team like Atlético Madrid, Monaco wants a through to penetrate the opponent's entire defense, which is a bit whimsical, unless they are given a star like Pirlo and Rui Costa.
Monaco organized a positional offensive. Suarez and Falcao attracted firepower in the front. The creativity of the midfield was not enough to realize a shortcoming of the team, but Situ Yunbing could not improve this situation.
In the summer, when the Real Madrid supermarket opened, Robben and Sneijder wanted players like him. Although it seems that their transfer fee is not high, they are certainly not interested in Monaco because of the club that has been rumored with them. They are all at the level of Manchester United, Inter Milan, Bayern Munich and Chelsea, and their high wages are also unaffordable by Monaco.
Among other young players, Situ Yunbing wants Tottenham’s Modric, but Tottenham’s mouth cost 40 million euros. Monaco can only stay away from it. Ajax’s Eriksson is also a good choice. But he is too young, only 18 years old, and in the context of other positions in the lineup that need players to grow up, Situ Yunbing must at least ensure that the team's system does not show signs of falling apart.
So simply retain a strong midfield combination, which can at least retain a strong point in the offensive and defensive options.
If Eriksson comes and plays Nkulu, Moro needs to adapt, De Gea needs to grow up, and if Gareth Bale can’t play a threat, Eriksson will certainly not be able to start. To shine, the team weakened the entire system too much at once. To put it bluntly, there are many flaws. If the offense fails to meet expectations, the defense is at risk of collapse.
If creativity is not good, then attack simply.
When Perez passed the ball in the frontcourt to Falcao, who was trapped in a double-team, the latter could only pass the ball back to the teammate who was inserted later.
Matic shot a long shot from about 25 yards from the goal!
After moving two steps, Asenjo confiscates the ball smoothly. The ball did not threaten!