Wembley, evening, breezy gusts.

The much-anticipated first leg of the Champions League semi-finals is about to start, and Wembley is full of seats, and it is hard to find a ticket!

Not to mention the fans of the Wild Lions, countless neutral fans also want to come to the scene to watch this peak matchup.

Players from both sides wait in the tunnel to play.

Mateus, 38, noticed that someone had been staring at him, and he turned his head to see that it was Schneider, who greeted him respectfully.

Why has Bayern Munich always been the dominant player in German football?

Didn't the former Dot, Menxing, also dominate the rivers and lakes?

There are too many factors in this, in addition to the support of the consortium, Bayern Munich contributed to the German national team in the championship year is one of the most important factors, especially the German football Kaiser Beckenbauer as Bayern president, but also to further expand Bayern Munich's influence in the country, so as to form at least half of the German national team from Bayern Munich tradition, in turn, because of this, the German local outstanding players want to go to Bayern Munich, in disguise to improve the hope of entering the national team, This cyclical pattern is difficult to break after that.

Now the main members of the Bayern Munich team, except for Lizarazu, Elber, and Kufuor, are all local German players, and Kufuor, although he is a Ghanaian player, is a Bayern academy product.

When Schneider saw this group of big brothers, he should say hello respectfully no matter what, and he still has to play as a substitute for Babbel in the German national team.

Xiao Luo's eyes rolled, and Mateus was very annoyed to see it. Xiao Luo is curious, the opponent is twice his age, but he can still start in a game of this level, just like a monster

Aldridge and Heathfield exchanged a few words before the game, and then stood in front of the dugout and waited for the game to begin.

Players from both sides entered the stadium, and the Champions League theme song resounded at Wembley.

"Good evening to the crowd, the thrilling Champions League semi-finals kicked off, with defending champions Millwall reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League in their second year against Bayern Munich, with both teams fielding their strongest line-ups today.

Millwall started 433.

Goalkeeper: Bout.

Defender: Schneider. Materazzi. Southgate, Zambrotta.

Midfielders: Makelele, Pirlo, Nedved.

Forward: Larsson. Henry. Ronaldinho.

Bayern Munich starting 532.

Goalkeeper: Kahn.

Defender: Babbel. Kufuor, Mateus, Link. Lizarazu.

Midfielders: Jerry Hearts, Effingberg, Basler.

Forwards: Jankel, Elber.

Millwall are undoubtedly one of the most attacking teams in Europe, and Bayern Munich are a very solid team defensively, so it will be interesting to see what kind of sparks will be made between the two teams today. ”

Aldridge stared at Bayern Munich's starting line-up with some excitement in his heart.

That's right, Millwall ran into a complete and powerful Bayern Munich team.

Far from the Bayern Munich that United have encountered without Lizarazu and Elber!

In the classic 99 Champions League final in history, Bayern Munich fans who can't let go of it may say: If Lizarazu and Elber can play

Manchester United fans will surely fight back: if Keane and Paul Scholes can also play!

If Mateus hadn't been substituted 10 minutes after the game's worst.

If

There is no if.

But the reality is that Bayern Munich encountered by Millwall is in full swing, and twenty years later, this is almost half of the legendary team that is talked about!

Needless to say, Kahn is the strongest goalkeeper in German history and is in the prime of his playing career.

Babbel, the main player of the winning team of Germany in England in 96!

Kufuor and Link were both the main players in the original history of Bayern from the runners-up in '99 to the Champions League in '01.

Mateus, the 38-year-old evergreen Mateus, if you talk about honor, maybe there is only Beckenbauer above him in German football, the national team's World Cup, European Cup champions, runners-up, third place, club honors are only one Champions League champion, and he is also fighting for it.

In recent years, 352 or 361 tactical play has emerged in German football, and the key position is the role of Mateus, a free man!

He is a scavenger when defending, and he can also provide support in attack, and he will be there when needed, so Bayern Munich's tactical formation can be 352, 343 in attack, and 532 in defense.

This position has a high degree of freedom, almost relying on personal awareness, game reading ability to play, play well, Summerer won the Golden Ball Award in 96, play badly, then this role on the field is a complete rat, not only can not help the team, but will harm the team, and Mateus is obviously not rat.

Lizarazu, France's all-time best left-back, helped France win their first World Cup last year.

Jeremes, Germany's strongest defensive midfielder in this period, is similar to Gattuso at the peak of the future, and has a strong sweeping ability.

Effenberg, who carried the banner of German football in this period, had a distinct personality, was a natural leader, and his vision was not tolerant of sand, and in the original history, he mercilessly attacked Mateus's voluntary exit in the '99 final, and after Mateus' departure, he thought it was an inspiration to Bayern Munich.

Although this "bad boy" is a midfield superstar, in terms of organizational ability, there is a lot of difference from the master, if intuitively, Ballack is his successor, but his leadership temperament adds points to it, and then becomes a top midfielder.

Basler, a flamboyant attacking midfielder, played well in the Bundesliga and won the Bundesliga Golden Boot, but it is not surprising that the German tank is more focused on unity and spirit on the field, and it is not surprising that it is not reused by the national team.

Elber, the most successful foreign player in the history of the Bundesliga so far. After coming to Bayern Munich, he began to score goals at the peak of his career.

Jankel, a traditional German high school striker, complements Elber's partner perfectly.

Even so, Bayern Munich has a large number of people on the bench.

Sauer, Tanat, Ziegler, Fink, Strenz were the ones who were either brilliant or were squeezed on the bench by stronger teammates, like Strenz. Tanat. But they are all members of the national team, and Strenz was a finalist who reached the European Championship in '96.

'The game started with Millwall tee off first, after Henry flicked the ball to Larsson. We saw three Bayern Munich players pounce. Yankel. Elber, Basler ran forward in layers to press, and Bayern Munich looked like they were fighting for every inch of land. Don't give the home team Millwall the slightest breathing room. ”

After Pirlo got the ball, he didn't expect the opponent to rush him like a hungry wolf, and he couldn't find the ball in front of the court and passed the ball backwards.

The intuitive feeling at the beginning is: Millwall was cut by Bayern Munich in an attacking formation!

The distance between the midfield line and the forward line is stretched, and there must be a Bayern Munich player in the middle to intercept the pass or be ready to press.

There is no doubt about the tactical literacy of the German team, they are not as romantic and beautiful as the Latins, and they pay attention to the courage and bloodiness on the field, revealing a murderous atmosphere.

Millwall's attacking group met Bayern Munich today with a very different quality of attack than the devastation they had been able to play at all times.

The offense was blocked, blocked, the offense was tackled, the counter-break was plugged again, and it still didn't hit.

The undead Effenberg and the fierce Jerry Hearts completely suppressed the Pirlo organization, and even if Ronaldo retreated and Nedved retreated, the front line was isolated.

Especially Mateus, who is old and well-aged, is obviously 38 years old, but you feel that he is everywhere!

Whenever Millwall's attack picked up a bit, Mateus appeared in the most critical areas, and even the audience seemed to ask: Is he 18 or 38?

At his age, playing football is no longer mainly based on enthusiasm, up to 20 years of playing experience will allow him to watch the game situation on the field, plus he is a free man, he has no fixed defensive area, he has no scruples, accurately judge the development of the ball, and then appear in key positions to intercept.

The game played 20 minutes and Millwall had no better chance to attack except for Thierry Henry's shot from the ground up when he entered the box.

Aldridge is not moving on the sidelines, he is not anxious in his heart, the master has made a move, the first thing that comes to mind is to limit the other party, Bayern Munich has done a good job so far in the opening today, and it can even be said to be perfect!

At the same time, he also hopes that the players will cherish this opportunity to play.

Abuse vegetables can't become gods, and they must bravely fight against such top masters in order to test their own shortcomings, make them realize that there is a sky outside the sky, and move towards a higher goal.

Bayern Munich played away today, the first thing they had to do was to defend, which naturally weakened the attack, even Yankel and Elber were actively harassing the attack, their counterattack basically relied on single-handedness, Basler made a personal breakthrough and passed Pirlo cleanly, fortunately Makelle stabilized the center of gravity and did not shake, and then the steal was successful, otherwise Millwall's defense must be in a hurry.

In high-tempo matches, the demands on the players are even higher, and they need to make the best choices in the shortest possible time so that they can play against their opponents.

Although there were not many opportunities between the two sides in the game, the confrontation was very fierce, and the spectators did not seem to feel the passage of time.

Half an hour later, Millwall still haven't had a decent chance and it doesn't look like they're in the ascendancy at Wembley.

Aldridge saw the crux of the problem, a wave of consecutive wins some time ago combined with the easy elimination of Dynamo Kyiv, which put the attack group into a fixed pattern.

Whether it's Ronaldo, Thierry Henry, or Nedved, they all want to get into the opposition box with ground passes or individual breakaways.

It's perfectly fine to play like this against the opponents you've faced in the past, and with a little patience, you'll get at least three great chances in 90 minutes.

But in the face of Bayern Munich, especially Bayern Munich with a defender of Mateus, Millwall will only return in vain if he continues to play like this.

Aldridge gestured to Pirlo, he immediately nodded in understanding, and Aldridge gestured twice to the players in front of him, simple and clear instructions, and they immediately understood.

To put it bluntly, such an attack group needs to be more abundant in offensive means.

When they play ground pass and cut with success, they keep playing ground pass and cut, and when they encounter the opponent who can limit it, they will use individual breakthroughs, but when neither of these works, they can't change it at the first time.

This is a question of run-in and molding maturity. (To be continued......)