The Green Superstar

Municipal Stadium, Braga and Valencia's Europa League semi-final first leg kicked off.

Sure enough, Valencia did not play very aggressively, but watched the changes in the away game.

When Braga launched the first wave of offensive, Valencia's tight defense line in midfield made them only pass the ball to Tang Hong's feet.

It was Tang Honglai who tried to tear Valencia's defense.

When Tang Hong held the ball on the left side of the center line, Feigulilai defensively blocked his return line, Jonas blocked the line of his diagonal return pass, Mathieu shot from the side, Tino Kos The tower marked Barbosa in the middle.

The faint encirclement formed extremely quickly, enough to show that Valencia's technical and tactical qualities are very strong.

Perhaps it was influenced by Barcelona's presence in La Liga and even Europe for at least three years in the past few years. Some teams may not try to imitate or try to replicate Barcelona's pass-and-control play, but they will inevitably learn from some of its advantages, such as high-post press and defense. Space squeezing is extremely obvious.

Tang Hong had to dribble forward, but Mathieu was cautiously forced to squeeze him to the side by killing him!

If Tang Hong breaks through Mathieu faster, Ricardo Costa will inevitably intercept him. At the same time, Ricardo Costa will also have the advantage of timing, which is the effect of zone defense.

Tang Hong smashed the ball to dodge Mathieu's pressing, and at the same time ran a step forward quickly to avoid falling into a physical confrontation with Mathieu. That is definitely not his advantage.

Seeing that Ricardo Costa was about to steal the ball, Tang Hong quickly knocked the ball with his left foot to the center of the front court.

When Lima crossed in and tried to control the ball, Rami took the lead and cut it off!

Valencia's defense is very good!

From the overall formation contraction to the local defense are interlocking.

Coach Emery stood on the sidelines and stared quietly at the arena. The goal of Valencia's defense today is to limit Tang Hong!

The Chinese striker who dominates the top scorer list in the Portuguese Super League and the Europa League must be a big trouble.

When Valencia launched the offensive, they first advanced from the midfield to the right.

After receiving from the wing, Figuri hopped the ball forward and hit the offensive danger zone. Seeing that Amorim had a tendency to help defend the wing, he knocked the ball diagonally back to the center. Tino Costa kicked in front of the center circle. The ball crosses the front field diagonally to the left.

The little quick spirit Alba quickly jumped in and sprinted into the offensive danger zone. Facing the full-back Biano, who intercepted him head-on, Alba immediately knocked the ball across the center, and after the ball, he ran from the outside line. cut.

Jonas came over and kicked the ball, and before Custodio blocked it, he passed the ball out, naturally the left side of the penalty area.

Baiano turned and chased but was obviously not Alba’s opponent. When Alba passed the ball back to the inverted triangle near the bottom line in the penalty area, Soldado’s active running position responded to the kick and the shot was barely blocked by Everton. The bottom line will pop up after one click!

Valencia's threatening offensive shocked the Braga fans.

After the opening, it seemed clear that Valencia was more threatening in attack.

Yaltim frowned on the sidelines.

Valencia today is very targeted in both formation and play style.

The 352 formation may not be Valencia's regular style of play, but Emery’s arrangement is strongly targeted. Tang Hong’s threat on the left was first suppressed for the most part, and Valencia released Alba on the left. Offensive threats can also suppress Braga's offensive on the right, so there is no need to arrange full-backs on the left.

In the attack, Feguuli was more like a feint on the right, because the right was too crowded!

Alba, who is fast and skilled, plus a player with excellent forward penetration and a broader space, really cannot be blocked by Bayano.

Braga is really not afraid of opponents with some defensive counterattacks, such as Manchester United, which has no absolute strength, and Porto.

But Valencia's delicate skills and tactics made Braga very passive.

Their interspersed running and passing combined with the overall technical advantage can be reflected to the extreme.

In the 4th minute of the game, Braga once again forcibly attacked the left. This time Tang Hong chose to force a breakthrough. In order to get rid of the tall Mathieu, Tang Hong suddenly speeded up and overtakes the outside line!

Although he had passed Mathieu, the experienced Ricardo Costa made the first tackle so that Tang Hong could no longer control the ball. It was definitely going to hit the gun to ask for trouble.

After Valencia restrained him again, Tang Hong gritted his teeth slightly.

It seems that only Mathieu and Ricardo Costa double-doubled him. In fact, from the moment he succeeded in receiving the ball, the line behind him and the pass to the center were blocked by Valencia players!

This means that Valencia is forcing Tang Hong to break through without other options. In the absence of options, the predictive success rate of defensive players will be higher.

In the 9th minute of the game, Valencia had a fast attack in the frontcourt. Topal and Tino Costa hit the wall and crossed the ball diagonally to the center of the frontcourt. Jonas, who took the initiative to retreat, crossed the ball to the right.

Figurie took the ball and crossed the middle before waiting for Amorim to get close and sent the ball to the hinterland on the left with a long diagonal pass.

It seemed that the ball should not have been received, but the fast-paced Alba stopped the ball smoothly before the baseline.

Bayano took advantage of the situation and grabbed the ball. Unexpectedly, Alba beat the ball to the penalty area first, and then rushed past the baseline.

Bayano wanted to foul but didn't have a chance. The opponent was short and fast and agile, just like a little mouse, trying to catch the opponent is so easy!

After Alba entered the penalty area, he saw Everton come back and knocked the ball diagonally back to the left rib of the penalty area.

Jonas rushed forward and knocked the ball across the middle of the penalty area just after stopping the ball.

Soldado rushed the ball with his left foot to the lower right corner of the goal before Coelho put in a shovel to block it!

The old goalkeeper Kuim struggled to make a save but failed. The football hit the inside of the goal post and bounced into the goal!

The municipal stadium burst into cheers from Valencia fans!

"Soldado scored a goal! Valencia scored the first away goal!

Valencia's cooperation is simply pleasing to the eye, they played out the characteristics and essence of the Spanish team!

Whether it is the accuracy of the pass or the skill of cooperation, they are all better!

In all fairness, Braga is definitely weaker than Valencia in overall strength, so Valencia's offensive can be seen more threatening on the scene.

At the same time, Tang Hong was restricted very seriously today. He failed to launch three offensives after the opening!

Valencia seems to be well prepared!

Braga 0:1 Valencia! "

Soldado celebrated with his teammates, Emery applauded from the sidelines, Yaltim still had no choice but to frown. At this time, the most is to clap his hands to encourage the team's morale not to lose balance.

When Tang Hong was standing in the middle circle and preparing to kick-off, Barbosa shouted to him: "When attacking, we should move closer to you and give you support. You should observe the surrounding situation."

Tang Hong nodded slightly.

Although Braga fans felt bad in their hearts, the game time was still long, and they were frustrated at this time. After a brief silence, they set off a deafening cheer.

Braga kicked off, Valencia's morale boosted, and they implemented their pre-match tactics more firmly. At the same time, the players' overall running was more active.

In the 12th minute of the game, when Eziegille passed the ball to the left side of the front court, Tang Hong took it with his back. At this time, he saw Figurie coming to the side to block his return line.

Valencia didn't seem to be afraid of his possession of the ball, and even consciously created a cage. When the ball passed to Tang Hong's feet, then the cage door was closed!

It's like Braga's offensive is a self-rejection!

Tang Hongla turned the ball to the side. At this time, Mathieu and Ricardo Costa kept 5-10 yards away from him, gradually narrowing the defensive range.

When Barbosa approached him, Tang Hong leaped forward to start the ball, seduce Mathieu to rush up to intercept the foot, at the same time Ricardo Costa also showed signs of grabbing, Tang Hong decisively crossed the ball. After the ball, the footsteps kept passing Mathieu, and went straight behind Ricardo Costa!

Barbosa took the initiative and was about to pass the ball, but found that Tino Costa was blocking him!

Barbosa, who could only change his mind, took possession of the ball and turned to face his backcourt. When he was about to pass the ball to Amorim, Feiguli killed him, and Barbosa subconsciously shifted the ball to dodge. No. Costa shot from the rear to seize his position and cut the connection between him and football!

Valencia succeeded in stealing the ball and quickly launched a fast attack. Jonas knocked the ball diagonally back in the middle of the penalty area to Alba, who quickly plugged in on the side. The latter looked at the situation in the penalty area and pretended to pass. Zhong deceived Bayano's defensive center of gravity, kicked the ball under his feet and started to kill all the way to the outside of the penalty area before passing the ball to the front area.

Seeing that Soldado was about to head for the goal, goalkeeper Quiem decisively shot the ball out.

The football that flew outside the penalty area was controlled by Figurie, who was running from the side to the center. He sent an over-the-top pass when he was on the Amorim.

The football flew to the area behind Coelho, Jonas slanted into the running position to reach the goal of the football first, and kicked the ball to the goal!

The Braga line of defense is already in a mess, and the mind is even more chaotic at this time!

Quiem hurriedly made a save, and was relieved to see the football hit the net, but he still had a lingering fear.

The Valencia fans sighed, it would be great if this goal had been scored!

Braga fans can't help but wonder.

what happened?

Barbosa was a little dazed, and Tang Hong looked solemnly at Valencia's overall formation and recalled their position and adjustment methods when defending.

Mathieu is in his prime, and Ricardo Costa is also at the end of his peak as a defender. With more than ten years of professional field experience, he is handy on defense. These two men are the main force in blocking Tang Hong.

If Tang Hong is the biggest threat to Braga’s striker, then in Valencia’s eyes today, Tang Hong is the biggest decoy for them to build a line of defense to limit Braga’s offensive threat!