At the moment the whistle sounded, Yang Cheng, who was standing on the sidelines, shook his hand hard, a little angry.

This was the first attack and counterattack of the German team in this game, but they fell into the offside trap of Espanyol. This made people feel somewhat depressed and wasted such a good opportunity.

"Thomas Muller started too early and was discovered by the other party!" Benitez shook his head and smiled bitterly.

Yang Cheng nodded. He knew that there was no problem with the offside penalty this time. Even the slow-motion replay on the big screen on the scene could be seen. Thomas Muller was indeed offside when Ozil passed the ball, and it was obvious.

I can only say that this kid is watching the football, not paying attention to his position, and falls into a trap set by the Spanish.

Thinking of this, Yang Cheng took a few more steps forward and clapped his hands hard, "Hey, hey, hey, get up the spirit. The competition has just begun. We have more opportunities. Don't be discouraged, get up all!"

Yang Cheng applauded on the sidelines to boost morale for the team. Schweinsteiger was also calling on his teammates, indicating that he should not care and return to defense quickly. Espanyol will soon launch an attack. It can be foreseeable that the German team almost broke through the defense line. Espanyol's counterattack will definitely come more fiercely and must be ready.

Sure enough, Spain, which re-took the free kick, quickly organized an offensive again. They fully utilized their technical advantages and cooperated with one pass and receiving as much as possible, and never allowed the ball to stay at their feet. They completed the pass and cooperated with one kick, which almost lost its effect on the German team's pressing.

Sometimes, the gap in strength cannot be simply filled by diligence, and hard work. The technical gap makes the German team need to invest more energy and manpower than their opponents if they want to curb Spain's offense.

Soon, Spain passed a small-scale cooperation and passed the ball to the front of the German team's defense. They finally had the opportunity to get the ball in front of the German team's defense for the first time. David Silva made a sharp pass and passed behind Mertsack, and Mata rushed forward quickly.

Just as Spain was about to pass through the German team's defense line, Kyle, who had just deliberately landed a little behind, successfully resisted Mata with his body. Before the latter, he cleared the ball out of the sideline with one kick, forming an outbound ball.

Kyle's steady clearance this time avoided the German defense line from falling into crisis, and the veteran also began to call on his teammates to come back and organize the defense, because once the out-of-bounds ball was opened, it was in a threatening area.

Sure enough, Spain soon took the ball out of the boundary. After David Silva took the ball from the left, he faced the defense of Jerome Boateng, knocked back and inserted the support of Aveloa. The Spanish left-back passed the penalty area with a diagonal pass and hung the ball to the back point. Ram decisively grabbed the ball before Iniesta. The header cleared the ball out of the baseline and corner kicked.

Xavi Alonso took a corner kick, and Mertesacker cleared the ball immediately. The German team made a counterattack, and the ball was given to Klose. The latter saw that Spain's pursuit was very fast and immediately passed it to Thomas Mueller.

Thomas Muller felt Ramos' pressing, and after getting Klose's pass, he immediately knocked back. The two of them formed a two-over-two cooperation around Ramos and Pique. However, after Klose got the ball, he was caught up by Spanish players. He had no choice but to barely kick the ball around 25 meters.

The angle was right, but Casillas stood firmly in front of the position and steadily threw Klose's long shot on the grass. The German team's first shot obviously did not pose enough threat.

Klose shook his head vigorously, and when he walked back, he gave Thomas Muller a thumbs up. This kid's consciousness is really good, especially just now, Klose did not respond, but he could understand and perceive Klose's intentions. His brain was good, good!

Thomas Mueller nodded and smiled. When he walked back, his expression was not much annoyed, because he knew that it was not the time to be upset. If he wasted one, how could he play the game?

Yang Cheng realized the opportunity and waved toward Mertesacker, signaling that the defense line should not retreat too far this time, withstand the pressure, launch a wave of attack, and suppress Spain's arrogance.

Casillas took the goal and fell directly to the midfield. Jerome Boateng rushed forward before David Silva, and Aveloa pushed the ball back. This time Sven Bend pushed the ball to Podolski. After the latter retreated and received the ball, he was disturbed by Aveloa and knocked the ball back to Jerome Boateng behind him.

The ball was passed by the German team a few times, stabilizing the situation and coming to Spain's halftime. The latter's front-court pressing was not light, and it was obvious that he hoped to force the German team to speed up the pace by counter-snatching the spot in the frontcourt.

Schweinsteiger realized the gap on the left and immediately ran over to receive the ball. After getting the ball, he quickly passed it to Ram who was inserted from the left. After getting the ball, the German captain immediately dribbled the ball along the left. Thomas Muller in front also pulled the gap for Ram as soon as possible and covered him.

When Ram was pushed to the outside of Spain's penalty area, he passed the ball to Thomas Muller and continued to rush forward to speed. Thomas Muller also passed the ball directly to the baseline, allowing Ram to squeeze Miguel Torres with speed and cross it after the ball went out of the baseline.

Klose had been ambushing in the penalty area. As soon as he saw Ram's cross, he immediately followed in the back row, stuck Pique with his body, and waited for the ball to come. However, Casillas saw through Klose's thoughts and intentions, and attacked decisively. He jumped high near the small penalty area line and steadily put the ball into his palms.

After getting the ball, Casillas ran forward quickly and directly took a big foot towards the front.

When the Spanish player in front saw Casillas kicking, he immediately rushed forward with speed.

"Danger, Spain's quick counterattack, the German team's defense is quickly returning to defense!"

Mata was running in the front. Among the three players, he was the fastest. After rushing in the front, he lifted his foot steadily to remove the ball. His original idea was to remove the ball, slow down and then suddenly accelerate. He directly passed Kyle who was following him and chased back.

But unexpectedly, as soon as he unloaded the ball, Kyle decisively broke the ball and directly broke it. After Jerome Boateng on the right chased back, he passed the ball back to Neuer in front of the goal line, barely resolving a very threatening counterattack, but this was enough to make the German team sweat.

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"The German team successfully intercepted the ball and counterattacked very quickly. The ball was given to Ozil's feet. The pass was given to Klose. Klose took the ball with his back and passed it back to Schweiingsteiger, and shot it directly, which was dangerous!"

"Oh, Casillas fell to the ground and saved the ball, corner kick!"

"Ozil took a corner kick. Jerome Boateng headed the ball slightly higher!"

"Oh my God, it's Thomas Muller's cross from the left again. Kloze shot in front of the goal. Oh, Ramos blocked Kloze's shot with his body at the critical moment, and the German team missed the opportunity again!"

The live commentator's commentator in this game was shocking, but it's no wonder, because since the start of the game, the two sides against each other played very proactively and openly without any boredom. From the beginning, they entered the fast-paced offensive battle. Neither the German team nor Spain were reserved at all, and they both played actively and proactively.

After finally seizing the opportunity to die, the on-site commentator breathed a sigh of relief and kept admiring.

"The game just lasted 21 minutes, which was very exciting. This is definitely the most amazing and impressive game in this European Cup so far. The first 20 minutes were full of joy, which made people feel excited!"

I believe this is not only the impression of the live commentator and the fans on the scene, but also the view of all the fans around the world waiting in front of the TV. Although both sides are quickly changing the ball, the back and forth attacks are frequently creating threats, especially the German team, who plays very proactively after the game.

"After the start of this game, the German team ran a lot, had a large range, and pressed actively, but they also had a lot of shots. So far, they have had 7 shots in 20 minutes, which allowed Casillas to make three very high-quality saves. Relatively speaking, Spain's shots were 5 times and the number of times threatening the goal was 2 times."

"The two sides are very exciting in the fight back and forth. Compared with the two European Cup matches that had ended before, this match between Germany and Spain is truly worthy of a classic European football match, because neither side has any reservations in the slightest, and has dedicated a wonderful match for the fans."

"But we can also see that whether it is the German team that is not favored or Spain, the targeted tactics of both sides have been very good at defensively. So so far, the game has been played for 21 minutes, but no one can break through the opponent's goal."

"It is worth mentioning that the tactical style created by the German team in this game is eye-catching, especially the veteran Kyle's steady performance on the defense line, which has resolved Spain's offense several times. This veteran is indeed very powerful and can be said to be the decisive needle of the German team."

"Yang Cheng actively attacked after the opening, but he did not push up like other teams. Instead, he adopted a more stable defense, similar to defensive counterattack tactics, especially their defense line, but their threatening attack and advancing to the Spanish penalty area were quite a lot, with high quality of counterattacks, and many cooperation and routines. This reminded me of a team, Real Madrid!"

"Of course, I'm not talking about the Real Madrid trained by Yang Cheng, but the Real Madrid before the first phase of the Galaxy Battleship. I believe that all fans who have seen Real Madrid at the end of the last century must have a deep impression, because at that time Real Madrid was not actually as beautiful as the first phase of the Galaxy Battleship. What they advocated was not that gorgeous attack like mercury, but more like a kind of active defensive counterattack tactic that Yang Cheng mentioned before."

"In the 97/98 Champions League final, Juventus had a clear advantage at that time. Real Madrid did not have the advantage in the 2000 Champions League. Boske played 5 defenders, which eventually helped the team to the top of the Champions League again. At that time, Real Madrid's style of play was an active and proactive defensive counterattack tactic, using pass control to pull out the opponent, then quickly push the ball to the frontcourt, and then through multiple attacks in the frontcourt, through rhythm changes and team cooperation, tear open the opponent's defense line."

"At that time, Real Madrid's defense was proactive, with orderly and rigorous counterattacks, and many routines in cooperation. The style of the game was also enjoyable. This is a bit similar to the tactics of the German team in this game. I know that Spain likes pressing in the frontcourt and counterattack on the spot, so I will let you grab it and quickly send the ball to the front."

"And Yang Chengyi trusts Klose. This is similar to Real Madrid, which took the initiative to defend against the enemy back then. It must have an all-round center with a wide range of activities and a strong sense of team cooperation, becoming the tactical fulcrum in the frontcourt."

When talking about this, the commentator on the spot felt more and more like him, but he also knew that not all of them were the same. Instead, the tactics used in Yang Cheng in this game were very similar to Real Madrid's traditional tactical style back then, both of which were proactive anti-reverse.

"I still remember that Yang Cheng said that defensive counterattacks can also play beautifully and have a very artistic sense. Many people scolded him, thinking that he was sarcastic, but now he can finally whitewash himself. Because his German team has so far interpreted what is an active defensive counterattack."

But just as the commentator on the scene applauded the German team's starting tactics, and was even looking forward to when it could break through the Spanish goal, Yang Cheng walked to the sidelines and waved at Schweiingsteiger, signaling to start asking for stability.

After ordering, the German team obviously began to shrink and began to maintain a tight distance.

This is also impossible. The German team started smoothly. From front to back, the defensive system was constructed rigorously and perfectly. It can limit Spain's passes through effective contraction and local confrontation. However, once Spain successfully adapts to the rhythm and pressing intensity of the German team, they began to control the midfield steadily and use dispatch and transfer to pull the German team's players.

If Yang Cheng does not make adjustments and allows the situation to develop like this, then in the end, it may turn into a German team being pulled by Spain, running continuously, but cannot grab the ball, and eventually exhausted its physical strength and become a lamb to be slaughtered on the Spanish chopping board.

Yang Cheng himself is a master in this field. He knows more than anyone else about the ideas of Bosque and Spain.

Perhaps, continuing to stick to the open style of playing can please fans, but you will definitely not get the results you want!

Just as he was thinking, he saw that after a German counterattack, Kloze took a few steps, but fell to the ground, as if he had just stopped.

Chris Schmidt and the team doctor rushed up immediately to observe Klose's situation. Yang Cheng also attached great importance to this.

"A little strain!" Chris Schmidt immediately conveyed Walfat's diagnosis.

"Damn!" Yang Cheng cursed. Klose is an important part of his tactics. The game has only been half an hour since the start of the game. If Klose ends up due to injury, how can the German team's tactics be carried out?

"Can you persevere?" Yang Cheng asked.

Chris looked at Walfat, and Yang Cheng looked over immediately. The latter immediately understood Yang Cheng's intention, looked at Klose's legs again, thought for a while, and when he looked at Yang Cheng again, he shook his head, indicating that he should not be allowed to stay on the court.

"Mario, prepare to play!" Yang Cheng shouted at Paul Bayer.

The latter immediately ran to the bench and called Gomez out, preparing to let him replace him. Benitez explained what he should pay attention to after he came on the court. Yang Cheng was thinking about how to reorganize the German team's tactics if Gomez was used to play, especially the tactics during counterattack.

"Klose is obviously injured. Yang Cheng replaced the starting striker with Gomez. It seems that his luck is not on the German team. At least from the first half hour of the game, among the best players of the German team, Klose is definitely remarkable. He and Kyle are one after the other, and they can be said to be the two pillars of the team. In addition, Thomas Mueller, who is increasingly active, the overall offensive and defensive configuration of the German team is reasonable."

"Now that Klose is injured and after Gomez comes on, the German team's offense will inevitably be affected. It depends on how Yang Cheng avoids the team being affected by this!"

But just after the game started again, Spain obviously consciously strengthened its offense, and the overall defense line was pressed higher.

There is a saying that when the house is leaking, it rains all night, and the boat is late and the wind is coming. Once a person is not lucky, nothing will go smoothly, especially in a football match with strong conversations. Luck is often the key factor that determines the outcome of the game.

After Klose was injured in the 31st minute, Spain took the initiative on the field and frequently attacked the German team's defense. Until the 42nd minute of the game, the German team's defense exposed a mistake. Jerome Boateng was rashly passed by the opponent when defending David Silva. In order to help him make up for the position, Mertesak left his position.

David Silva passed the ball to Mata. After getting the ball, the latter directly inserted into the small penalty area. He made a calm left-footed shot and directly hit the ball into the lower left corner of the goal, making the Spanish team's first record!

Faced with Spain's sudden attack, Kyle, who performed bravely in the whole first half, had no time to assist in defense and fill up, and Neuer could not stop Spain's goal. Everyone could only watch Mata send the ball into his goal, and then watch everyone in Spain rush out of the stadium happily to celebrate.

Spain scored its first record, and the German team has obviously been forced into a desperate situation! (To be continued)
Chapter completed!