Football King Bale

Germans, especially Munichites, have been very depressed recently. They feel that the whole of Munich is occupied by the British.

Of course, this feeling is just an illusion. After all, the total number of Manchester United and Chelsea fans who actually came from the UK is less than 100,000. But these people walked in groups on the streets of Munich, shouting slogans in support of Manchester United or Chelsea, and the momentum was quite loud.

Because the capacity of the Allianz Arena is more than 20,000 less than the New Wembley Stadium, the venue for last year's Champions League final, tickets for this year's Champions League final are even more sought-after than last year.

The British "Daily Mirror" said that a ticket originally priced at 302 pounds was sold online for 8,000 pounds. The lowest-priced ticket was 57 pounds, but it was sold to 1,687 pounds, almost 30 times the original price.

The Allianz Arena can accommodate a total of 66,000 fans to watch the game. Manchester United and Chelsea, who participated in the decisive battle, each received 17,500 tickets. These tickets will be sold to fans of both sides, or reserved for insiders of both sides. Of the other 31,000 tickets, UEFA will reserve 20,000 for sponsors and VIPs that cooperate with UEFA, and the final 11,000 tickets will be sold externally.

This method of allocating tickets is very unreasonable and has attracted criticism from both participating parties. In an interview, Rooney publicly accused this method of distributing tickets as a joke.

Think about it, for a Champions League final between Chelsea and Manchester United, the fans of the two clubs received just over half of the total tickets. Isn't this funny?

In fact, it is not just the ticket distribution method of this Champions League final that has been criticized by both participating parties. This has almost become a tradition and will continue to be so in the future. UEFA is happy to do this, it is really a dead pig that is not afraid of boiling water.

As for the reason, it is very simple, just profit.

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On May 19, 2012, at 20:45 local time in Munich, this season’s Champions League final officially started at the Allianz Arena.

This is the fourth time Munich has hosted the Champions League final in history, behind London, which has hosted the Champions League final six times, and Paris, which has hosted the Champions League five times. It is tied for third with Rome and Brussels. However, it is the first time for Munich's Allianz Arena to host the final of a major European event.

This game is the sixth time Manchester United has appeared in the Champions League final and Chelsea, which has reached the Champions League for the second time, will meet again in the final four years ago. In the previous five finals, Manchester United won the championship trophy four times, with a trophy winning rate of 80%. The only time Chelsea reached the final was at the hands of today's opponent Manchester United.

If Manchester United finally win the cup in this final,

Then they will become the fourth team to win the Champions League five times after Real Madrid (9 times), AC Milan (7 times) and Liverpool (5 times). But it is a pity that it is no longer possible for Manchester United to permanently retain the authentic Champions League trophy like the first three teams did, because that regulation was invalidated three years ago.

However, Liverpool fans are still the people in the world who least want Manchester United to win the championship, apart from Chelsea fans, because this means that Manchester United will once again tie Liverpool in the number of Champions League titles after surpassing Liverpool in the number of top-flight league titles last year. , the title of England's richest club will completely change.

And if Chelsea finally defeat Manchester United to win the championship, they will not only create new history, but also become the fifth team in English history to win the Champions League and the sixth British team to win the Champions League. Continue to widen the gap with other leagues in this data.

At the same time, as this season's championship fell to England, they also completely left behind Spain, leading the total number of Champions League wins with 13 times. The British, especially the English, are more confident in saying that their league is the first league.

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In the final, as many as seven players from both teams were unable to play due to suspension, which also broke the record of three players being suspended and absent in 2009.

After selecting the starters, Manchester United's personnel arrangements were as expected. Sir Alex did not make any vain plans to stand out. They are all old domestic rivals, so that means nothing.

Manchester United's formation is still the most traditional 442, with goalkeeper De Gea, back four Phil Jones, Smalling, Ferdinand and Evra, and midfield four Nani, Carrick, Sneijder and Bale. In a diamond position, the two forwards are Rooney and Welbeck, and on the bench sit Hernandez, Ashley Young, Giggs, Carrick, Vidic, Evans and Lindegaard .

Chelsea's two central defenders, David Luiz and Gary Cahill, both returned from injury in time to start. Drogba was at the forefront. The youngster Bertrand, who was assigned as the left midfielder, also became the first player in history to play in the Champions League. A player who made his Champions League debut in the final.

Di Matteo arranged a starting lineup of 4231, with goalkeeper Cech, four defenders Bosingwa, David Luiz, Gary Cahill, Ashley Cole, Mikel and captain Lampard as double back At the waist, Bertrand, Mata and Kalu lined up in the forward line, and Drogba's single arrow shot forward.

Like the final meeting four years ago, Chelsea still wore blue jerseys, while Manchester United faced off in red.

The referee of this game is Portuguese Proenza.

Before the game started, there was a brief but lively artistic performance at the Allianz Arena.

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When the two teams lined up and stood in the two halves of the stadium, Manchester United's two forwards, Rooney and Welbeck, stood in the center circle and prepared to kick off. This was won by Bell, the captain of Manchester United, when he guessed the side just now. Chance.

After winning the right to kick off, Bell called everyone over and formed a circle, hoping that the team could rush for the opening shot.

This is a consistent characteristic of the English team. They must start with momentum and frighten their opponents.

This trick may not seem new, but it actually works.

Rooney is preparing to serve, while Sneijder is slightly forward in order to pass the ball back immediately and avoid Chelsea's pressing.

With the referee Proensa's whistle, Rooney kicked the ball to Welbeck, who passed it directly back to Sneijder.

As expected, Chelsea quickly attacked and rushed directly towards the hinterland of Manchester United.

Carrick stopped the ball, quickly adjusted, passed it to Ferdinand, and then distributed it to the left.

Bell was still standing on the left near the center line at this time. After receiving Ferdinand's pass, Mikel and Bertrand both pressed towards him at the same time, and he had to choose to pass back to Evra.

From the very beginning, Chelsea adopted a double-marking and double-teaming tactic against Bell. This is the psychological shock that he, the first player in football in the world, brings to his opponents!

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Chelsea's frontcourt players immediately pressed towards the French left back, and Evra immediately passed the ball back to the center of the midfield to Carrick.

Carrick's header was given to Ferdinand, but at this moment, Drogba actively stepped forward to press. Ferdinand made a mistake while busy and the ball was poked by Drogba, but fortunately the ball did not leave Manchester United's control and was obtained by Evra who connected.

Evra did not dare to neglect, and directly passed the ball back to the penalty area from a long distance, sending the ball back to De Gea's feet. The Spanish goalkeeper stopped the ball with his foot at the edge of the small penalty area, then slowly moved forward, before Mata, and passed the ball to Phil Jones on the right.

Phil Jones drove forward with a big kick and passed directly behind Ashley Cole.

After Nani chased the ball as fast as he could, he got ahead of Ashley Cole. When the ball bounced off the ground and then fell quickly, he saw the right moment and kicked out his right foot directly, volleying the ball in the air. The ball is passed into the penalty area.

Manchester United's fast break on the right was very urgent this time, and Chelsea only returned David Luiz and Gary Cahill in the penalty area. The former helped protect Ashley Cole on the outside of the penalty area, while Gary Cahill blocked Rooney in the penalty area.

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Lu Xiaopang is between David Luiz and Gary Cahill, closer to the right than David Luiz, so when Nani's pass comes, his position is higher than that of Gary Cahill. Better.

But the Chelsea central defender was also very experienced. He blocked Rooney with his body, making it impossible for Rooney to turn around even if he got the ball. David Luiz immediately turned back to defend, attacking from both sides.

Rooney is very strong and judged where the ball would land. After blocking Gary Cahill with his body, he did not let the ball stay at his feet, but stopped the ball directly to the outside of the penalty area.

Due to the pressing just now, Mikel and Lampard were both positioned higher up. When Sneijder quickly came up, there was no defensive player at the front of Chelsea's penalty area, and Lampard had not had time to return to defense. Only Bertrand and Bosingwa were still on the right side of the arc, looking at Bell.

Sneijder caught up with Rooney's pass, stopped, adjusted his pace, and directly passed the ball diagonally with his right foot. The ball crossed the penalty area and fell to the back of the goal.

When the team quickly counterattacked on the right, Bell had two options, either to catch up with Nani as quickly as possible, one on the left and one on the right, to counterattack, and then Nani passed to the back point. But because he had just received a pass from his midfield teammate, he was positioned a bit behind and couldn't catch up with Nani at all. So he chose another option, which was to lean towards the center, but deliberately fell behind, even further back than Sneijder.

When Sneijder received Rooney's pass, Bell slowly came to the edge of Chelsea's penalty area. Both Bertrand and Bosingwa kept a close eye on him. One of the two is in the front, the other is on the right, and the division of labor is also very clear. One is to guard against Bell's rapid advance, and the other is to intercept Bell's route to the center to connect with Sneijder.

Everyone knows that Bell is very good with both left and right feet. If you give him a chance in the penalty area, he can score a goal for you every minute.

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