Butzques ultimately opted for a more secure approach, passing the ball back to centre-back Gerard Pique.

Then continue to run for Pique.

Of course, he hadn't forgotten to glance back at Ledesma.

Obviously, Ledesma's defense just now impressed him.

For ordinary fans, there is something subtle about Lazio's defense just now, most of them may not be able to see it.

They saw Barcelona attacking anyway, and then Ledesma stood in front of Butzkes, who hesitated for a moment and turned to pass the ball sideways.

They didn't know that Lazio had completed a successful defence, and they didn't know about Butzques' struggle.

Even if the football is passed out, they don't think Lazio will succeed in defending.

Because in the game, don't Barcelona pass the ball like this a lot?

Only Butzkes knew very well how good Ledesma's defense had just now.

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Chang Sheng saw this scene on the sidelines, and a faint smile appeared on his face.

Ledesma had a good mark, and such a defence was one of the weapons that Lazio used against Barcelona.

Against Barcelona, a team that is very skilled in passing and cutting, and there is no shortage of breakthrough masters in the team, it is not possible to use man-to-man defense, but must use zone defense.

Defend the opposing player with the ball and the receiver at the same time.

To put it simply, it is to jam the opponent's passing route when defending, especially the opponent's forward passing route.

Force them to pass sideways or, preferably, back.

As long as they can't get the ball forward, there's a lot less pressure on the defence.

This defense is easy to say, but it is not easy to achieve.

Stuck passing routes.

It's as simple as that, but the price to pay is huge.

First of all, Lazio's coaching staff had to study Barcelona's route repeatedly. Know everyone's running and passing characteristics, and then draw a passing route map for Barcelona according to their characteristics.

Based on this legendary roadmap, Lazio's defensive position map was formulated.

But it's just a static picture, and the opponent won't let you honestly stand up and attack again.

The situation is constantly changing.

The coaching staff's summary of the opponent's passing route is only a rough result. It can't be precise.

And then. Then turn this dynamic diagram into a moving animation, targeting the opponent's different running positions and passing routes. How Lazio should stand and run in defence.

Through the form of animation, everyone can understand.

Glance.

Then there was the training, where the players practiced this kind of defense against Barcelona.

It's really against Barcelona, only a team like Barcelona relies so heavily on passing.

It's not a one-week process.

Lazio began preparing from the first moment the draw for the quarter-finals and semi-finals was announced.

Arguably. Winning has not considered any other possibilities, he doesn't think CSKA Moscow will cause problems for him, and he doesn't think Arsenal will be able to knock Barcelona out.

In the end, the teams that can reach the semi-finals will surely be his Lazio and Pep Guardiola's Barcelona.

Fortunately, the winning coaching staff is very familiar with Barcelona's tactics, so it saves a lot of effort when making targeted tactical arrangements and training.

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Barcelona finally went on the attack.

It's just that after going around in a circle, I broke through from the side and hit it.

Because it went around in circles. Time was wasted, Lazio's defense was already well organized.

So there was no threat to Handanovic's guarded gate.

Then it was Lazio's turn to attack.

When Modric took the ball forward at the back, passed through the midfield, and was about to pass the ball forward. He had the same problem as Butzkes.

Barcelona's players got stuck in his passing path.

Want to pass the ball?

You can pass back or sideways, but don't try to pass forward.

It's better to have a postback.

Lazio's attack was therefore only a cross.

In the end, there was no decent shot on goal, and the attack was over.

The result was less than five minutes into the game, with both sides attacking once, but neither creating any better scoring chances.

Then the offensive was over.

In the eyes of those who are purely watching the excitement, the game may not have really started yet, and the two sides are just testing or looking for a state.

But in the eyes of those who understand, the fierce competition has begun.

The battle is for the line of the passing route.

Just like the main thoroughfares, whoever controls the road access in a war has a much better chance of winning.

Because you can keep sending your troops and supplies up.

If the other side cuts off the transportation route, there is no way to support the front line, and you can only watch your front-line troops run out of ammunition and food, and then be wiped out by the other side.

The same goes for football matches. You can't pass the ball forward, how do you organize the attack?

If you can't organise an attack, how can you threaten the opponent's goal? How do you score?

If you can't score, what do you do to win the game?

Of course, this defensive tactic does not mean that the opponent does not even have a chance to pass forward.

There is no 100% blocking of the opponent's defense in the world, and there is no player in the world who executes tactics meticulously and flawlessly for 90 minutes.

And since everyone's defensive strategy is the same, it's good to react to that.

You're going to cut off my passing path, so I'm going to try to create chances, keep running, and find a way to pass forward.

Both teams have individual players with great individual quality and they alone can change the tide of the game.

In short, this game is a game where everyone uses the same targeted tactics. It doesn't mean that the game will be dull, but more exciting and intense.

Because this game is generally a head-to-head battle!

The best defense is offense!

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Lazio took the lead in launching an even more aggressive offensive.

In the eyes of outsiders, the ten-minute "tentative period" has passed. Then it's time for Lazio to make a move.

Lazio's attack is also very winning.

It's speed!

That's the second split between Win Chang and Pep Guardiola.

Tsunekatsu thinks that tiki-taka has developed later. If you want to go further, continue to maintain your competitive edge. Then you have to add a speed element, so that although you sacrifice possession, it works very well and becomes more threatening. There will be more goals and it will be easier to win the game.

But Pep Guardiola doesn't think it's that simple.

He believes that control is the essence of tiki-taka, and no matter how it is changed, this essence is impossible to move. It would be a mistake to sacrifice control for the sake of other effects. However, the pursuit of speed inevitably comes at the expense of control. Because speed means risk, it means hard to control, just like driving. When the car is slow, it is always easy to control, and once the speed is getting faster and faster, it will also be more and more controllable, and it will be a little careless. The car may be destroyed and people will die.

If you want to ensure control, you have to reduce your speed, and Chang Sheng is willing to sacrifice control for the sake of speed.

In Guardiola's view, this is very wrong and dangerous.

He would rather not have speed than control. He believes that as long as you can control the football at your feet, you will definitely score. It's just a matter of time or time.

If you pursue speed, there will be frequent mistakes, and these mistakes will provide the opponent with opportunities to attack, and even score goals......

Having speed can really improve your goal rate, but maybe more often than not, your goal is breached before you even score......

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When the speed of Lazio's attack increased, Barcelona's defensive strategy remained unchanged, still running and blocking the opponent's passing route.

It's just that it's faster than before, and the position is changed more frequently.

Guardiola has explained this in advance.

With his knowledge of Lazio, it is naturally impossible not to be prepared to face Lazio's rapid attacking strategy.

After defending against these quick attacks from Lazio, it was Barcelona's turn to attack.

Pep Guardiola asked his players to be patient during the game and wait for Lazio to make their own mistakes.

In fact, he studied all the footage of Lazio's matches in the last three months, and Lazio's attack was fast, but there were also many mistakes, especially because their attack was too fast and a little chaotic.

The reason why these mistakes and confusion did not lead to Lazio's loss was nothing more than because Lazio's opponents were too weak.

But now it's different, now Lazio's opponent is Barcelona!

Such an opponent has a strong ability to seize opportunities.

We're not going to squander those chances like those teams......

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When Lazio attacked, everyone was running.

Running around just to keep Barcelona from jamming their passing routes.

They have to keep running to find their chances.

Of course, the passing is faster, the running is faster, and the passing errors have really increased.

So Barcelona is not without opportunities to attack.

The two sides just went back and forth, and they started to attack.

And both sides have fully demonstrated their characteristics in the offensive.

Barcelona's precise control and Lazio's high-speed team pushing.

From time to time, the commentators applauded the wonderful performances of the players on both sides, and the atmosphere of the Stadio Olimpico in Rome was driven by this kind of attack, and there was no time to snub it.

The fans in front of the TV were also addicted to watching it, and even the Chinese fans who stayed up late to watch the game were not tired.

Falcao had a chance to attack in the box, but the shot was slightly on target and was held in the arms of Handanovic.

Lazio then attacked, and after a quick pass, the ball was pushed to the 30-metre area of Barcelona.

David Silva made a very sudden cross, Gotze successfully countered offside, and then shot!

The football was shot off the line by Valdés.

"Beautiful! This round of offense and defense is so beautiful! Barcelona attacked in front of Lazio's penalty area and patiently looked for opportunities. Eventually, after a dizzying series of complex passes, the football was given to Falcao, whose shot was slightly on target. Soon after, Lazio returned the colours...... Their rapid advance sent the ball into the box almost in the blink of an eye, forcing Valdés to make a good save as well...... This kind of competition is the pinnacle matchup we want to see! Both teams have shown their characteristics to the fullest! ”

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