Real Madrid won the Champions League after beating Liverpool 1-0 at the Stade de France in Paris, France. Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti played a tactical 4-3-3 game with the trio of Benzema, Valverde and Vinicius on the attacking line, while Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp played the same 4-3-3 draw with the trio of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Luiz Diaz is ahead.
Good start for Liverpool
Although the first ten minutes of the match were somewhat cautious, things changed as Liverpool, with the acceptance of high pressure, successfully grabbed the ball against the clear loss of the Real Madrid players in overcoming the pressure and moving up. the ball forward as Liverpool pressed six players in the Real Madrid stadium, also moved in attack and crossed the sides well with the advance of the defenders, but this attacking control did not turn into goals, despite the variety of attackers, cross-passes and long-range shots. in light of the genius of Real Madrid goalkeeper Courtois, so the result remains the same.
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Real tried to get out of their zone, clearly relying on the midfield duo of Kroos and Modric to play in tight spaces and then open up the field and focus on the right flank with the progress of the Carvajal defender. and this somewhat restored the balance and limited the game to midfield and reduced Liverpool’s attacking drive. The half ended in a 0-0 draw between the two teams.
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Liverpool started the second half like the first, with high-defence possession and constant pressure on the ball-holder at Real Madrid, and despite the desire to move to the sides and Mane’s presence in the depths, Salah entered the box. , but there were no real opportunities. With the first real, organized attack, Real Madrid managed to open the scoring through their player Vinicius in the 59th minute and lead Real Madrid 1–0, forcing the Liverpool manager to change coaches. cards.
The impenetrable Courtois dam prevented Liverpool from returning
Despite Real Madrid’s good defensive commitment, as well as the nature of defensive comebacks, blocking in the last third of the field and relying on bouncing balls, Liverpool have tried a lot to advance in depth and reach Real Madrid’s goal, be it with the help of Mohamed Salah’s falling balls. or that cross, but he faced an organized defense and an outstanding goalkeeper, Courtois, who saved ball after ball, keeping Liverpool out of the net. The final minutes were nothing new with no attacking moves for Liverpool and Ancelotti didn’t resort to substitutions until the last 5 minutes, amid complete satisfaction with the group’s performance and tactical discipline as the minutes ticked by and the meeting ended a 1-0 victory for Real Madrid and the title of European champion.
Source: El Iktisad