The European Cup has finally arrived!

This is standing in the Lviv Stadium, looking at the double-layer stands that can only accommodate 35,000 people, densely packed with people.

Compared to the large stadiums that are already used to the capacity of European giants, which can be as high as 50,000 or even 10,000 yuan, Yang Cheng thinks that the Lviv Stadium is not good in creating the atmosphere. There are many fans and the atmosphere is also good, but it cannot give people a fanatical atmosphere. To put it simply, it has not mobilized your fanatical mood.

Of course, this is compared to the stands. For Yang Cheng and the German international, this game is destined to be their key battle!

There were not many people, and it would not be difficult to find someone in the stands if you knew the seat number, so Yang Chengqi quickly turned around and found Charlize Theron and his son, Melissa Terrio and his son, Natalie Portman and his son, Avril, Heidi Crum and Sienna Miller and others in the stands behind him, all of them were there.

Canalis is the chief reporter and host of Milan TV in Italy, and she is naturally in the media area.

Yang Cheng was still in the stands and saw the fan area that belonged to him. The Holy Spirit Knights also arranged many fans to come to the scene. They saw them pulling out a long banner in front of their stands with a slogan congratulating Yang Cheng on his victory.

All of this made Yang Cheng feel a familiarity and a stimulation of his blood.

In the last two years he led Real Madrid, he really didn't get much satisfaction and lacked enough stimulation, but now that blood-inspiring stimulation has returned to his body again, and he can feel the stimulation that was like that back then, challenging Bayern and Dortmund with Kaiserslautern.

Just as Yang Cheng was immersed in this stimulation, Paul Bayer came over, and as soon as he saw him coming, Benitez came over immediately. The three of them got together.

"The starting lineup of Spain is coming out!" Paul Bayer handed over a piece of paper, "You guessed it right. Villa, who was injured, did not start. Bosque let Mata take the lead. It seems that he decided to take the initiative in this game!"

Yang Cheng glanced at the list on the paper and actually many players started as expected.

Goalkeeper Casillas, the defense lines are Aveloa, Pique, Ramos and Miguel Torres, the midfields are Xavi Alonso, Delarede and Xavi, respectively, and the tridents in the frontcourt are David Silva, Mata and Iniesta.

Bosque's starting lineup has a total of 9 Real Madrid players. Pique and Xavi are from Barcelona. The main lineup of the entire Spanish national team is composed of Real Madrid as the main body and Barcelona supplements it, but Yang Cheng unexpectedly took Mata to replace Villa.

To be honest, Mata's strength is absolutely unquestionable. This player's ability to take the ball is also very good. After a long cooperation with David Silva and Iniesta, he also has a very good understanding. Bosque seems to be preparing to let Mata play the role of Aguero in Real Madrid's tactics.

"It seems that our old friends are planning to copy your tactics!" Benitez and Boske are also old friends. They worked together in Real Madrid's second team back then and were familiar with each other. When Yang Cheng was about to leave Real Madrid, Boske also proposed to ask Benitez to go to the national team to help him, but Fatty Belarus refused.

Yang Cheng shook his head and laughed. He had expected this situation to be the case, so he could not say it was unexpected.

The reason why it is Mata rather than Torres is not only that Mata cooperates with Real Madrid players in the team, but there is another important reason, that is, Mata has better ability to retreat and get the ball and make the ball. Torres is best at taking the ball and attacking head-on and speed straight behind him. Boske obviously takes advantage of Mata's characteristics in this game.

"This old guy is really hard to deal with!" Yang Cheng shook his head and smiled bitterly.

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While Yang Cheng got the roster, Boske also got the starting roster for the German team in this game from his assistant, and he also had a more surprising point.

Goalkeeper Neuer, defense liners are Ram, Kyle, Mertsacker and Jerome Boateng, midfielders are Schweinsteiger and Sven Bend, attacking forwards are Thomas Muller, Ozil and Podolski, and single striker is Klose. Yang Cheng did not choose the starting lineup of Deisler, who he has always trusted in the past.

When Boske saw the German starting roster, his first impression was that Yang Cheng had to play both sides.

There is something wrong with the German team's defense, is there no problem with Spain?

Whether Pique combines with Ramos or Delarede, there are certain problems, especially in terms of cooperation.

Maybe some people will say, just stare at him, knock more, and then change it. In fact, this is very difficult, because the game takes place in an instant, and most of them rely on the players' instincts to react first, and it is too late to say it.

Therefore, many players performed well in training, but problems arise when they were formal games. This is because the rhythm and intensity in training games are not as large as the formal games, and there is enough time to react or even think. However, when they were formal games, they were suddenly confused and the problems were exposed.

As Real Madrid's head coach, Yang Cheng certainly knew the problem, so when Boske saw Yang Cheng's starting lineup, he immediately noticed that he used Podolsky, who had a stronger scoring ability, to replace passer Desler, and he clearly noticed the changes in Yang Cheng's use of troops. This was to use Klose to suppress Spain's defense and hit both sides.

"Old friend, it seems you are planning to fight me hard!" Boske looked at the list in his hand, smiled and said to himself.

Both teams have problems with defense, which are not as strong as they appear on the surface. Therefore, the comparison between this game is actually not defense, or it should be said that who can break through the opponent's goal earlier while ensuring that their defense is stronger. Therefore, neither side is conservative and both sides are proactive in wanting to actively attack.

How is Yang Cheng's offensive ability in training? In the past ten years, no one can doubt it. Even many people think that Yang Cheng has certain problems with the defensive organization. But in fact, real insiders know that Yang Cheng is definitely world-class in the defensive training.

The reason why he always gives people the impression that he can't defend is that he is illusioned. The main reason is that he is too obsessed with offense, and his strong skills in offense training have taken away too much attention, which has led to many people mistakenly thinking that he can't defend.

What's more, there was Benitez next to Yang Cheng, who was not understood by others. Bosque knew very well that Benitez's attainments in targeted tactics and oppressive tactics were definitely world-class.

Of course, Boske didn't feel that he was one to two at all, and was at an unfair disadvantage, because he held the most luxurious offensive combination in the world, so he was full of confidence.

Looking to one side, Yang Cheng also looked over. The two looked at each other and smiled. They nodded, greeted each other, and turned their heads. They obviously began to think about targeted tactical arrangements and arrangements.

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"This is Spain's starting lineup!"

In the visiting team's locker room, Yang Cheng was drawing the tactical board of the Spanish starting lineup and explained Spain's starting tactics to all the players, because only when the players understand it can they know themselves and their enemies.

"David Silva, Mata and Iniesta, all three players have one characteristic. They are not tall and relatively short. They are those small fast spirit players with excellent technical skills. Boske's intention is very obvious. When we shrink our defense, small fast spirit players can create and get more opportunities to get the ball and dribble in the dense defense zone, and then create threats. This is also the main attack method in Spain in this game!"

At this point, Yang Cheng pointed to Mertesak and Kyle, and said with great utmost importance: "You must always remember to occupy your position, and don't let the other party deceive you easily. Leave your area, Mata, David Silva and Iniesta will definitely do everything possible to pull them out of their position. Don't be fooled, remember!"

Both Mertsack and Kyle heard Yang Cheng's serious advice and immediately nodded solemnly to agree.

"Sven!" Yang Cheng looked at Sven Bend, "In front of the defense line, build an interception area. You are the team's midfielder. Your responsibility is to protect the team in front of the defense line, especially after the two ribs and Mata retreated, strangle him to death as soon as possible!"

After Yang Cheng took charge of the national team, Sven Bend immediately gained a foothold and performed better and better. Although his contribution to offense was not large, he had a good defensive advantage and gained Yang Cheng's trust. Especially in the current situation of unstable national team's defense, he even pushed Khedira out of the main position.

"The opponent's best play is to pull our defensive players out of their position, then pass and insert the attack, and then disintegrate our defense line. Therefore, the most important thing for all of us in the game is to have a stable position in the defense line, and the midfield should provide strong protection, so that their offenses will completely lose their ability to advance in depth!"

As long as there is no depth, the German team's defense line can be guaranteed behind it, and the game may evolve into a head-on confrontation. The German team's defensive players' frontal ability is a strong point, and the difference is turning around and catching up. Therefore, Yang Cheng's defensive tactics are exactly the strength of the German team.

"Our offense is to actively look for opportunities, counterattack, and find Klose as we practiced before!" Yang Cheng trusted Klose very much, and the forward's awareness and ability never disappointed Yang Cheng's high expectations.

"Milo, remember, Pique can use this point, pull it out, or suppress him, and let the two wings cut into the creation opportunity, do you understand?" Yang Cheng looked at Klose and reminded.

Klose nodded. He was familiar with Pique and Ramos. He knew how to play these two defensive players.

If we talk about protection, Spain may not be better in terms of protection than in the German team. De La Reid is also a player who is both offensive and defensive. If the German team really seizes the opportunity to fight back, Spain's defense may not be as solid as it is.

"From the beginning of the game, I asked all of you to actively invest in pressing. From the forward line, we have to create enough pressure on Spain from the beginning. Once we grab the ball, we have to actively and quickly counterattack and create threats, but you must also remember what I said. Spain has a very strong adaptability, pay attention to my adjustments!"

Yang Cheng had already formulated many game plans against Spain before the game, but one thing he was very sure of is that after the game, he must first gain the initiative and suppress Spain's momentum and spirit. In this way, the next game will be easier to play.

However, he himself knew very well that it was absolutely impossible to suppress Spain in the whole game. Once Spain adapts to the German pressing and rhythm, the team can use their tacit and skillful ball control skills to gradually re-incorporate the game under their control.

"Believe me, we can win this game!" Yang Cheng said with great confidence after introducing the tactics.

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When players from both sides walked out of the player channel one after another, the stands at the entire Lviv Stadium were completely boiling!

All the fans shouted the names of the two teams and players, and some were calling Yang Cheng. They all supported each other and cheered for the candidates they supported.

"The two teams have entered the stadium and are ready to start playing the national anthem. Let's take a look at the starting lineup of both sides!"

The on-site commentator immediately began to analyze the starting lineups of the two teams, and also gave a certain preview of the game.

An interesting scene is that when playing the national anthem, Yang Cheng stood on the sidelines. Although he looked solemn, there was no movement. There were also many national players in the German team who did not sing the national anthem, including Ozil. He is a descendant of Türkiye and prayed when singing the national anthem.

This should be the feature of all immigration teams, but these behind-the-scenes can no longer affect the atmosphere within the national team.

After the national anthem was played, the players began to return to their half-time one after another. The captains of both sides began to draw lots, Spain won the kick-off, and the game was about to begin.

"The German team's condition has not been very ideal recently. Not long ago, Yang Cheng caused great controversy because he brought the team to Tigne for high-intensity training. After that, his condition in the warm-up match was also bad. The two games were against Switzerland and Israel, and the result was one loss and one draw. Such a result was obviously unsatisfactory."

"In contrast, since Spain lost to Switzerland 0-1 in the World Cup in South Africa, this Spanish team has always maintained a complete victory record, and its condition is amazingly hot, especially the current Spanish national team is based on Real Madrid players, and Real Madrid has just won the Grand Slam in the past season, which makes people feel afraid of this Spain."

"What's interesting is that Yang Cheng is the head coach of Real Madrid. He brought out an invincible Real Madrid and created the current Spain team. But now he has to take the German team to challenge Spain's hegemony. This is undoubtedly the most eye-catching game in the European Cup group stage, attracting world attention and looking forward to it."

"From the platoon of troops, both sides are obviously targeted. Now I can see who can stand out in this game!"

With the commentator's words, the referee finally blew the whistle to the start of the game.

Spain took the lead in kicking the ball. After Mata kicked the ball to Iniesta, the latter immediately knocked back to Xavi, Xavi hit Drared, and the latter punched it straight to Mata's feet, but Sven Bend stood behind Mata immediately, not allowing him to face the defense line directly, nor allowing him to turn around easily.

Mata had no choice but to pass the ball back to Delarede, who passed it to David Silva.

During the whole process of continuous back and forth, Spain unknowingly completed the pressure on the defense line. Bosque's team usually uses this defense line to shorten the distance between the three lines, and then uses skillful ball control technology to press the opponent to the half-time beating, which is exactly the same as Yang Cheng's Real Madrid.

But this time, when they pushed the ball to the German half, Germany's entire defense line retreated to the front of the penalty area and stopped retreating, and then began to actively press and defend.

The ball quickly fell to the German team. De La Reed wanted to pass an open ball for Mata to catch it, but Mertesak robbed it in advance and cleared the ball. The ball fell to Spain's defense line. Klose and Pique competed for the top, but the latter pushed the ball back to the midfielder, but as soon as Xavi Alonso got the ball, Ozil immediately surrounded him and entangled him.

Xavi Alonso couldn't stand the pressing, so as soon as Ozil forced him, he quickly wanted to pass the ball. Xavi happened to come back to pick it up, but during the process of passing it to Xavi, Schweiingsteiger directly intercepted the ball in the middle of the way.

"Counterattack!" When Schweiingsteiger saw that he successfully intercepted the ball, he immediately raised his right hand.

Schweinsteiger immediately dribbled the ball and pushed forward. Spain's defense line began to retreat, but the German team's frontcourt trident was actively rushing forward.

Kloze leaned to the left side diagonally, Schweinsteiger's ball came directly to Kloze's feet. As soon as the latter got the ball, he immediately faced Ramos, turned around to protect the ball, and passed it back to Ozil who was inserted in the back row.

Ozil raised his head and noticed that Thomas Mueller on the left was already preparing to rush forward.

The German young player was not slow, and he also saw the gap exposed by Ramos after being pulled out of position by Kloze, so Ozil immediately took the lead behind the Spanish defense line and let Thomas Mueller chase after him.

I saw that the German young player seemed to understand Ozil. As soon as he saw Ozil's movements, he knew what to do. He immediately urged himself to the fastest speed and penetrated the Spanish defense line diagonally. As soon as he passed, he had the chance to form a single sword.

But just as he ran together, he heard a crisp whistle sound at the scene, and the lineman raised the flag in his hand high to signal Thomas Muller to offside. It turned out that when Ozil passed the ball, Thomas Muller had already fallen into the offside trap of Espanyol.
Chapter completed!