With the referee's whistle and the thunderous roar of the fans in the audience, the much-anticipated 2013-2014 Champions League final officially kicked off!

Hamburg took the lead.

Wu Lei kicked the ball to Vardy, who passed the ball to the backcourt.

Van Dijk was not in a hurry after receiving the ball and passed it to Rudiger on the side.

Seeing that Real Madrid forwards Bell and Benzema had quickly pressed forward, Rudiger transferred the ball to Carvajal on the right.

Before Ronaldo pounced in front of him, Carvajal quickly passed the ball forward along the sideline to Casemiro who ran to the side to meet him.

Through several such back-and-forth passes, Real Madrid's frontcourt pressure was resolved at the beginning of the game.

Pan Yi sat firmly on the coaching bench and nodded gently.

This is exactly what he wants to see.

Even on such an important occasion as the Champions League final, Hamburg players must stabilize their mentality and play at the pace of an ordinary game.

As long as we follow Pan Yi's idea of ​​"offensive and defensive balance" before the game, first prevent Real Madrid's opening rush, and then patiently look for opportunities, this game can still be won.

At this time, the ball has reached Kanter's feet.

He held the ball to launch an attack, and then found a gap between the positions of several Real Madrid midfielders, so he accurately passed the ball to the front of the penalty area.

There, Vardy was already preparing to drop back to get the ball.

However, Ramos' reaction speed is also very fast.

Just when Vardy retreated to his position and was about to stretch his foot to stop the ball, Ramos had already rushed in front of him, intercepted the ball directly in front of Vardy, and made a clearance with one kick.

Hamburg's first attack failed, and it was not even able to enter Real Madrid's penalty area.

The ball after the clearance still fell at the feet of the Hamburg players, but there was still no good second attack opportunity.

Because Real Madrid's defense was well organized in just a few seconds, Ramos and Varane had already taken their positions, with Marcelo and Nacho on both sides waiting eagerly for Hamburg to pass the ball.<

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At the same time, Real Madrid's trident also continued their aggressive pressing, making it impossible for Hamburg players to organize their own offense calmly.

So Hamburg could only continue to pass the ball back and patiently look for the next opening.

About twenty or thirty seconds later, Hamburg moved the ball to the left, and Robertson suddenly stepped back to find an opportunity to cross.

But this time it was Varane who got ahead of Salah and put the ball into the penalty area with a powerful header, once again defusing Hamburg's offensive.

"Real Madrid's two central defenders are really strong!"

On Hamburg's coaching bench, Nargelsmann couldn't help but praise.

"I have played against them on the court. They are indeed very powerful and very stable." Inzaghi also agreed very much.

Sergio Ramos joined Real Madrid with a transfer fee of 27 million euros as early as 2005. Although there were embarrassing moments when he was played by Ronaldinho, his tenacious character gradually grew into a player here.

World-class star.

He has also become the most reliable backbone of Real Madrid's defense in the past ten years.

He is very fast, which allows him to move forward quickly and return to defense quickly.

He has excellent physical fitness and strong explosive power, which gives him an advantage in defense and can always make accurate steals and interceptions at critical moments.

Although Ramos, who is fierce in tackles, often causes fouls, he also interrupts the opponent's offense many times. In this regard, he can make many forwards fear him.

Of course, when everyone mentions Ramos, they will talk about his good defensive ability, but what is more talked about is his offensive ability.

Born as a right back, he has a strong desire to attack. After switching to a central defender, he is often able to score headers from set pieces. He is one of the best defenders in La Liga who is good at heading goals.

He later became the defender with the most goals in La Liga history!

And he has a big heart. When the team is in a critical moment, he can always step in and save the team from fire and water.

How should I put it, as a central defender, he seems to have done all the work of defenders and forwards...

When he was in the national team, Ramos was also a well-deserved big brother-level figure.

In the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, the Spanish team won the championship. As the team's main central defender, Ramos also won the data rating of the World Cup with 9.79 points, which proved how outstanding his performance in the World Cup was.

He will also be the Spanish appearance record holder. Of course, what is even more exaggerated is that as a central defender, he can also rank among the top ten scorers in the history of the national team...

There is no doubt about the strength of Ramos, and the strength of the other central defender standing next to him today cannot be underestimated.

Although Ramos' old partner Monk Pepe is not available today, Varane, who replaced him, is only 21 years old but has already been famous for a long time.

Varane can be regarded as a representative figure of youth and maturity. At the age of 17, Varane was promoted to the first team of Lens. At the age of 18, he was bought by Real Madrid for 10 million euros. He quickly made his debut and became the most successful player in the history of Real Madrid.

The youngest foreign player to score a goal.

His nickname is "Schoolmaster", which originated from when Varane was playing for Lens. He once received a call from the then Real Madrid youth team coach Zinedine Zidane, who invited him to Real Madrid, but Varane

Rane used the excuse that he needed to prepare for the exam...

Hang up the phone.

Hang up the call from Real Madrid!

Hang up the call from legendary French superstar Zidane!

Of course, Varane can indeed be regarded as an academic leader among professional players. He had excellent grades in high school and ranked at the top of his class in all grades.

Not only that, Varane is also proficient in four languages: French, German, English and Spanish.

On the court, Varane is also a perfect center back candidate. He has a good overall view on the court.

His height of 1.91 meters gives him an obvious aerial advantage, both in defense and offense. Moreover, in defense, many of Varane's fierce tackles are completed with his long legs, which is an innate body.

The advantages brought by the conditions.

Varane's frontal interception is extremely strong, and in many cases he can rely on his speed and awareness to complete the defense.

He also does not have the disadvantage of traditional defenders being slow to turn around. He has extremely strong running ability, and with long legs and long steps, he can make good use of his speed advantage.

Although Varane is sometimes dragged out of the penalty area by offensive players, he is also very fast and can return to defense well.

Varane is also a modern ball-playing central defender. After successfully stealing the ball, he can also use his skillful skills to pass the ball.

Compared with Sergio Ramos, Pepe is used to making long passes from the backcourt. Many of Varane's long passes are close to the ground.

His deep ball stability is even better than some defensive midfielders, so sometimes he will use his passing to create more surprises on the offensive end.

His many advantages have allowed him to secure a main position in the star-studded French national team at a young age, and he will participate in the upcoming 2014 World Cup in Brazil with the team.

Therefore, Real Madrid’s central defender combination is really super strong!

They are all versatile central defenders with speed, body, height, steals, and offensive ability!

Moreover, the two of them cooperated very well with the entire back line, and they did a very good job of attacking and protecting, running and responding.

Hamburg's offense seemed a little helpless in the face of such a defense.

In the 10th minute, Hamburg midfielder Casemiro launched a long-distance pass directly from the backcourt to the left.

Wu Lei dribbled the ball along the left sideline and passed Nacho, and passed the ball across the ball to the middle of the penalty area, hoping to find Vardy.

Vardy's movement is already extremely agile. He first retreats to induce Ramos to follow him out of the small penalty area, and then suddenly moves forward to the front point, preparing to grab a shot.

But another central defender, Varane, saw through Vardy's attempt.

After Varane suppressed Vardy with his body and restricted his movement, the Frenchman relied on his precise judgment of the path of the ball to destroy the ball with a first kick.

Hamburg's attack failed again.

For this excellent defense, Real Madrid fans also gave warm applause.

Of course, Real Madrid fans know football. They will not only cheer for the wonderful offense, but also cheer for the beautiful defense of their team's players!

And Hamburg is not discouraged.

They used their advantage in passing and controlling the ball to gradually gain control of the game and patiently organized an offensive towards Real Madrid.

This is actually the scene that Pan Yi and many media expected before the game.

Ancelotti's team is still used to playing their best defensive counterattack!

Hamburg has dealt with a lot of anti-counterattack teams in the league and Champions League, so logically speaking, it doesn't matter.

But the problem is...

Your opponent's counterattack is not scary. What's scary is that the opponent who is trying to defend against counterattack is Real Madrid!

A team full of superstars can put down their body and fight against you, but I ask you if you are afraid!

Ordinary teams are often limited by the team's strength when defending counterattacks. They often fail to defend completely, and waste opportunities when attacking.

But Real Madrid rarely has such problems.

When defending, they have world-class stars like Ramos and Varane sitting in the backcourt. When counterattacking, Modric or Di Maria can create murderous opportunities with a through ball, not to mention Bale and Benzema in the frontcourt.

The invincible BBC combination formed with Ronaldo.

Sent the ball into the opponent's goal within seconds after stealing the ball, which is not uncommon in Real Madrid games.

So at this time, the "offensive and defensive balance" that Pan Yi has always emphasized is very important.
To be continued...