Rebirth Football Simulator

Chapter 132
After the league, Lyon began intensive preparations for the Champions League.

The quarter-finals of the Champions League are not like the quarter-finals. There will be a lot of time between the two rounds.

The two rounds of the Champions League quarter-finals are in two consecutive weeks, and there is not much time to readjust and arrange.

Therefore, in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, the hard power of the team has a far greater impact on the outcome than the group stage and the quarter-finals, so there are relatively fewer upsets.

On April 4, the Lyon team boarded the flight and officially flew to Munich, Germany.

Lyon faced Bayern in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, and the schedule was first away and then host.

Bayern fans obviously don't pay much attention to Lyon's opponent, so Lyon received less disturbance after arriving in Germany.

According to the German media, Bayern's selection of Lyon is simply the most ideal lottery.

Although Wolfsburg is recognized as the weakest team in the quarter-finals, they are both Bundesliga teams after all. Meeting Bayern will become a Bundesliga civil war, and internal friction is not very good.

Therefore, Bayern's ideal opponent automatically becomes Lyon, the second weakest team in the quarterfinals of the Champions League.

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On the evening of April 4th, in the first round of the Champions League quarter-finals, Lyon's away game against Bayern Munich officially arrived at the Allianz Arena.

Bayern arranged their most commonly used 4141 formation this season.

Goalkeeper: Neuer;

Defenders: Ram, Kimmich, Alaba, Beltna;
Back midfielder: Vidal;

Forwards: Douglas Costa, Thomas Muller, Thiago, Ribery;

Forward: Lewandowski.

At present, Bayern has two key players Robben and Boateng injured, so Guardiola arranged this starting lineup after careful consideration.

In the stands of the Allianz Arena, Bayern fans spelled a "4:0" Tifo.

In the Champions League semi-finals of the 09/10 season, Bayern eliminated Lyon 4:0 in two rounds.

But the most eye-catching thing in the stands is another banner pulled up by Bayern fans-the Super League is rubbish.

Some time ago, Bayern chairman Rummenigge was revealed to be dissatisfied with the existing Champions League, suggesting that other European giants reorganize the competition to replace the Champions League. The new competition is called the European Super League.

As soon as this news broke out, it was criticized by all kinds of words and pens. Even Bayern fans frantically accused and even insulted their team chairman.

So the matter of the Super League, as soon as there was some wind, it quickly died down.

But Bayern fans still felt puzzled, and pulled out banners to protest Rummenigge in the home Champions League game.

After all, the Champions League has a long history and is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

The existing UEFA Champions League is hosted by UEFA, and overall it is operating well.

But in recent years, as the influence of the Champions League has grown and more money has been made, the distribution of benefits has naturally caused dissatisfaction among some teams.

The most important thing is that UEFA, as the sole monopoly organizer of the Champions League, has never made the revenue of the Champions League transparent.

How much money is earned in the UEFA Champions League every year, only the top management of UEFA knows.

Everyone also has no way of knowing how much money UEFA executives take away every year.

Even the salary of UEFA executives has always been a secret and has never been announced.

But whenever they get into trouble and get transferred, all of them must have serious corruption problems.

That's why Rummenigge proposed to let the major European giants jointly form a new competition, and everyone will manage it together, so that the distribution of benefits can be more even and transparent.

But judging from the current situation, both the fans and the major giants think that Rummenigge is drinking too much and has little interest in the so-called Super League for the time being.

After all, under the existing rules, everyone earns a lot, so why bother to create side effects?

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"Bayern and Lyon are both regulars in the Champions League. They have played against each other eight times in the Champions League before."

"Among them, there were six matches in the group stage and two matches in the knockout stage."

"In general, Bayern has the advantage with 4 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses in the eight matches."

“但仅有的两次淘汰赛交手，即09/10赛季欧冠半决赛，拜仁主场1:0客场3:0双杀里昂，克罗地亚前锋奥利奇还在里昂主场砍下帽子戏法。”

"Another point is that as long as Bayern meets a French team in the Champions League knockout round, they will basically be able to advance successfully."

"The only time Bayern was eliminated by a French team in the Champions League dates back to the 69/70 season when Bayern participated in the Champions League for the first time. They were eliminated by Ligue 2 Saint-Etienne 3:[-] in two rounds of the top sixteen."

Before the start of the game, the German commentary briefly described Bayern's historical winning record.

With the whistle of the Polish referee Maziniak, the game officially began.

Bayern kicked off from the center circle and quickly advanced to the frontcourt.

Thiago connected back and forth, and the football was passed back and forth around the Lyon penalty area, constantly exerting pressure.

Under Guardiola, Bayern has become a possession-based team.

That is the legendary pass control football.

However, the pass-and-control football has been famous for many years, and it has not been as sharp as Barcelona used it to win the Champions League twice in three years.

After all, there is no absolutely invincible tactic on the court. As long as the opponent studies carefully, he will definitely find something to target.

What's more, players are not robots, they can really be perfect.

In Lyon's pre-match preparations, Fournier's tactical arrangement is currently the common tactic used by most European teams to face passing teams, defensive counterattacks.

But it was no ordinary defensive counterattack either.

First of all, the midfielder must be able to withstand it, and must have a strong ability to intercept and strangle, especially to protect the middle of the midfielder.

Secondly, the counterattack must be fast, there must be no procrastination, and there must be a fast enough striker.

Under this tactic, the defensive tasks of the entire Lyon team are very heavy.

Even Zhang Chaoqiang played like a midfielder, running and intercepting non-stop.

Bayern pressed around the Lyon penalty area for 5 minutes and did not see a good opportunity.

So Douglas Costara sidelined the ball and made a big cross.

Lewandowski failed to find a chance under Umtiti's marking, and the football was confiscated by Anthony Lopez.

"Good job, just keep an eye on them!" Fournier applauded on the sidelines, thinking that the defense was a success.

In Fournier's tactical system, Lyon has always used defensive counterattacks against strong teams, so the entire Lyon team can quickly invest.

Next, Bayern continued to control the ball and had a clear advantage in the possession rate, but it was a standard gain without scoring.

On the contrary, in the 22nd minute, Zhang Chaoqiang received a pass from Tolisso and flew to start, successfully rushing into Bayern's penalty area and smashing the ball to hit the goal.

Bayern captain Lahm, who retreated early, fell to the ground to block, and was hit by a football in the arm.

"Penalty kick! Penalty kick!!" Other Lyon players slapped their arms and made handball movements, trying to ask the referee for a penalty kick.

But the referee pushed with both hands, indicating that there was no penalty.

This ball is indeed not the kind of sure penalty. Lahm did not raise his arms to expand the defensive area, which belongs to the ball hitter.

So Zhang Chaoqiang didn't put pressure on the referee.

But if the referee is really crazy about giving a penalty kick, Zhang Chaoqiang will also accept it happily, and seriously hit the penalty kick into the opponent's goal.

Soon after 45 minutes in the first half, neither team found a chance to score.

So during the intermission, Fournier continued to strengthen the team's defensive determination.

Even conceding a goal in the second half is within the acceptable range.

I didn't expect this guy to be a prophecy.

In the 47th minute, 2 minutes into the second half.

Douglas Costa cut in front of the penalty area and passed through. Lewandowski took the ball with his back and crossed his teammates. Bernat made a cross from the side.

The Lyon players originally did a good job of defending one by one, but Vidal suddenly made a head shake and hit the goal. The football bounced in front of the goal and flew straight into the Lyon goal.

The Allianz Arena instantly turned into a sea of ​​joy.

Taking advantage of the celebration time of the Bayern players, Fournier kept emphasizing the established tactics.

"Continue to stabilize the defense, don't worry, this conceded goal is not a big deal..."

So Lyon continued to defend.

Bayern seems to have seen the effect of the cross from the side, or it may be the tactical adjustment made by Guardiola during the intermission, and the cross from the side began non-stop in the second half.

Lyon strictly guarded the middle road and stood still.

Compared with crossing from the side, penetration in the middle is the real killing move for the team to pass and control.

Relying on continuous wing crosses to hit luck, Bayern did get a lot of shots.

However, Polish center Lewandowski was in average form. As the first target of the cross, he took five shots in the second half, and only one shot was within the range of the goal, which was not a threat.

Therefore, the two teams kept the score of 1:0 until the end.

"A small loss in the away game should be an acceptable score for Lyon."

"I hope they return home to seize the opportunity and continue their dark horse journey in the Champions League."

At the end of the game, the domestic commentator said so.

The German commentator is very satisfied with this score.

"Beat Lyon 1-0 at home, win the game while not letting the opponent get away goals, this is an ideal score."

"I believe that for Bayern, a 1-0 home win is enough."

"What's more, the last time they met Lyon in the Champions League, Bayern won a small 1-0 home game in the first leg, and then went to an away game with a 3-0 victory in the second leg to advance."

(End of this chapter)