August 16, Philip II National Arena, 7 pm local time in Macedonia.
The European Super Cup, the opening match of the European League before each season, is about to begin.
This game also has an opening ceremony before the game, which is quite grand.
In the locker room, Mo Yang looked at Salah, who was wearing a substitute vest, sitting on a chair in a daze. He wanted to go up and offer some words of comfort, but he didn't know what to say.
In this game, Salah was taken off by Klopp and replaced by new aid Shaqiri, who was in better shape during the training session.
Of course, there is another unlucky guy, that is Firmino. In this game, he was also displaced from the starting position by Ibrahimovic.
Since Klopp announced the starting lineup yesterday, these two people have been in isolation, looking worried and lost.
Mo Yang said everything that should be said and shouldn't be said, but the two people's mentality was still not right, and there was nothing he could do.
And during the game, Mo Yang would not waste an excellent offensive opportunity and use a lot of ball feeding to help Salah and Firmino get back into shape. That would be pure suicide, so he could only rely on
They adjust themselves.
Perhaps after being benched this time, the impatience in the two of them can be cooled down, and their anxious mentality may be improved.
In a blink of an eye, the opening ceremony was over, and the players from both teams followed the referee into the stadium.
But while waiting in line to enter the stadium, Mo Yang always felt that the Real Madrid players paid a little different attention to him.
Especially Modric in the Real Madrid team. This guy kept staring at him with a smile, which made his hair stand on end.
There is also the young Luo Sansui, who just came over and hugged him, as if they were two good brothers, and then talked with him about his usual training.
Mo Yang was a little uncomfortable with Ronaldo's enthusiasm. He always felt strange. After all, this was the first time the two of them had met.
"CCTV! CCTV!"
"Good morning, viewers, welcome to watch the live broadcast of the 2017 European Super Cup."
"This game pits Real Madrid, the champion of last season's UEFA Champions League, against Liverpool, the champion of last season's Europa League."
"Our Chinese player Mo Yang will start this game. I hope he can perform well. We will wait and see!"
At this moment, the match lineups of both sides appeared on the live broadcast screen.
Real Madrid:(433)
Forwards: Isco, Benzema, Gareth Bale
Midfielder: Kroos, Casemiro, Modric
Defenders: Marcelo, Ramos, Varane, Carvajal
Goalkeeper: Navas
…
Liverpool:(433)
Forwards: Mane, Ibrahimovic, Shaqiri
Midfielder: Mo Yang, Fabinho, Wijnaldum
Defenders: Robertson, Van Dijk, Matip, Alexander-Arnold
Goalkeeper: Karius
…
"In this game, Klopp took down Salah and Firmino, who have been in poor form recently. In the midfielder position is Liverpool's new player Fabinho this season. Captain Henderson sprained in the team training a few days ago.
Ankle."
"Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo also failed to start. He played in the Confederations Cup this summer and returned to the team late, so his condition is probably not adjusted to its best yet. Zidane put him in the starting lineup for this game.
He was on the bench, but coming off the bench is probably not a big problem!”
While He Wei was speaking, referee Rocky blew his whistle and the game officially started.
On the field, Mo Yang kept in mind Klopp's warning before the game, asking him to control the rhythm of the game and never let the Croatian from Real Madrid take him away.
Of course, he also didn't forget Real Madrid's other midfielder Kroos.
Kroos is responsible for midfield dispatch at Real Madrid, using passes to divert the team's offensive direction. He and Modric complement each other.
This combination is very similar to Barcelona's Xavi and Iniesta combination back then.
For this game, Klopp found a lot of Modric and Kroos games for Mo Yang to observe.
After watching the game highlights of Modric and Kroos, Mo Yang fully understood the horror of these two famous world-class midfielders.
On Real Madrid's side, Modric also organized several attacks to test.
But in the end, he found that his pass could not pass through, and under Mo Yang's command, the route he wanted to pass was blocked in advance.
This discovery gave Modric a very strange feeling.
This weird feeling has not been experienced by him for a long time since Barcelona's Xavi and Iniesta left La Liga.
This discovery made Modric think deeply, and he felt that he must maintain the necessary vigilance against this Chinese midfielder who looked a little immature.
In the fifth minute of the game, Liverpool and Real Madrid scored each other.
However, the final kicks from both sides were either inaccurate or lacked power, and were confiscated by the goalkeepers of both sides.
On the sidelines, Klopp saw Moyang's stable performance during this period, controlling the rhythm of his team's game, and not being led by Modric. His high-spirited heart was slightly relieved.
In Klopp's eyes, Modric, a world-class midfield commander, is actually the same type of midfielder as Mo Yang. They are all-round creative midfielders who are equally amazing in terms of offensive talents.
Moreover, this Croatian is the best all-around midfielder in world football today who is good at controlling the rhythm of the game. He is extremely terrifying.
Most of the giant ships that were defeated by Real Madrid's galactic battleship were dragged into Real Madrid's game rhythm by the Croatian, and then sunk by him and Kroos with shells one by one.
At this stage, Mo Yang is actually not as good as Modric in many aspects, especially in terms of competition experience. Mo Yang can't even catch up with him.
While Klopp was thinking, the situation on the field suddenly changed.
In the eighth minute of the game, the ball was kicked out from in front of Real Madrid's goal and passed from right to left.
Even when faced with Liverpool's frontcourt press, Real Madrid's players remained calm and relied on their outstanding personal abilities to successfully transfer the ball to Modric's feet, allowing him to organize the attack.
Before this, Real Madrid's pace was slow, but the next second the ball came to Modric's feet, Real Madrid's pace suddenly sped up, like a car shifting directly from first gear to ninth gear.
After Modric took the ball in the center circle, he turned half-turn without even looking and suddenly made a pass with the outside of his instep, catching Liverpool off guard.
The ball took off from the center, drew a long arc in mid-air, and landed in the unmanned area on the left side of the Liverpool penalty area with great accuracy.
Bell used his speed to eat Robertson alive. He got the ball first and went straight down. Then he suddenly smashed the ball and stopped suddenly, giving him the opportunity to kick.
Bell quickly adjusted and made a precise cross from the wing.
In front of the penalty area, Van Dijk was ready for air defense, but he never expected that Bell's corner kick would be a half-high ball, looking for Benzema in front of him.
When Benzema saw the ball coming, he was already prepared and he bent forward and dived forward, hitting the ball directly with his head.
"Clang!" With a crisp sound, Benzema's header hit the crossbar and bounced up. Only then did Van Dijk find a chance to clear the ball and win the duel with Casemiro.
The ball hit the bottom line.
"call!"
The fans at the scene were also frightened by this sudden attack and collectively let out a rapid exclamation!
Real Madrid's sudden speed attack startled Mo Yang, making Mo Yang feel that this Croatian was even scarier than in the video.
Klopp on the sidelines was also so frightened that he kept grinning bitterly.
Qi Xuanzong beside him covered his bald head with both hands, very upset that the goal could not be scored.
After Zidane was upset, he stood on the sidelines and applauded the players for their wonderful performance.
Then his eyes fell on Mo Yang and he smiled meaningfully.
He is looking forward to the performance of Liverpool's commander. Now that Modric has issued a challenge, will Mo Yang accept the challenge?
This summer window, Zidane is also one of the many wealthy managers chasing Mo Yang.
The reason why he wants Mo Yang is very simple: he is Modric's successor.
Modric is 32 years old this year. Although he is still at his peak, no one knows how long he can maintain his peak.
Therefore, Real Madrid's senior management began to search for a midfield brain commander for the next decade two years ago.
Then Mo Yang naturally entered Real Madrid's sight.
After a follow-up investigation by scouts, this young midfielder fully met Real Madrid's requirements, but it was a pity that he was picked up by Liverpool in advance.