From the man behind the football king to the football king.

In this life-and-death battle, Barcelona's game strategy is to attack. Two weeks ago, at the Camp Nou, the team lost 1:3, which not only caused the team to lose the initiative, but also lost the away goal, so Barcelona must score three goals away from home. This is also the reason why Valverde adopted the -- tactic, because the team has no way out!

According to pre-match speculation, Barcelona should launch a fierce attack from the beginning, relying on the outstanding offensive combination in the frontcourt, relying on the talented trident of Coutinho, Suarez and Messi, plus the strategic planning of Busquets, Vidal and Rakitic in the midfield, to swallow Manchester United in one fell swoop.

Before the game, everyone in the Barcelona team was full of confidence. Everyone felt that their team would take the initiative smoothly away from home.

The real trouble lies in how to break through Manchester United's iron wall and how to score goals.

But as soon as the game started, everyone in Barcelona realized that something was wrong, because Manchester United did not retreat as they had imagined!

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Even though they were leading 3:1, Manchester United's starting tactics at home were not conservative. On the contrary, they even looked more radical and attacked aggressively from the very beginning.

The front trident of Mbappe, Harry Kane and Rashford pressed Barcelona's defense, while midfielders Bruno, Gundogan and Kante suppressed Barcelona's midfield.

The back line is still the combination of Luke Shaw, Van Dijk, Maguire and Cancelo.

Manchester United's starting lineup was almost unchanged from the first leg, with the only change being Gundogan replacing Fred.

In addition, they played more aggressively than in the first round, with the entire midfield and defense pressed higher, and the trident led by Harry Kane also penetrated deeper into Barcelona's hinterland.

This was clearly beyond Barcelona's expectations.

The rhythm of the game was wrong from the beginning.

Manchester United's front trident has a large range of movement, and Pique has to deal with Harry Kane, but this makes it impossible for him to take care of his teammates on both sides.

Barcelona's defense was a bit messy because they found themselves in a three-on-three situation and they were a bit overwhelmed. Moreover, there was Bruno who kept moving forward.

The Portuguese had a large range of activities, ran very actively, and frequently made quick diagonal and vertical sprints.

Everyone knows that Bruno is only 24 years old, and speed and dribbling are his specialties, but Busquets is already 35 years old and there is no way to stop him, especially when he is sprinting quickly.

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Pique was a little at a loss because he didn't know what to do!

Logically, when Busquets went forward to follow Bruno, he should have been behind Busquets to assist him in defense. In this way, as long as Bruno broke through, he could quickly rush to grab the ball, and even if he couldn't steal the ball, he could still block Bruno.

But in this case, who will look after Harry Kane?

If he doesn't go to make up for Busquets, Bruno only needs to seize an opportunity, whether it is a diagonal or vertical attack, as long as he can get rid of Busquets, it will be a great shooting opportunity.

More importantly, the head coach on the sidelines has been slow to give specific instructions for adjustments, even if it is to pull Roberto back from the midfield and turn it into a four-back formation.

The lack of movement made Pique a little frustrated. He had a vague feeling that the team's fragile defense might not be able to hold on.

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In the second round of the Champions League quarter-finals, the Millennium Stadium was not quiet for a single second from the moment the referee blew the whistle. More than 70,000 fans shouted and cheered at the top of their lungs, cheering for the team.

Valverde said that playing at home is an advantage, but also pressure. This is true, but all Manchester United players obviously enjoy playing at home more, because the fans here are the team's best comrades!

Mourinho's game strategy was basically the same as in the first leg, including how to mark Barcelona's front trident.

Also, in order to cope with Barcelona's four midfielders, Bruno's position has returned a little.

Among Manchester United's front four attacking players, Bruno, who plays as a central midfielder, has the highest tactical freedom.

Rashford has to take the spot from Lenglet, Harry Kane has to suppress Pique, Mbappe has to deal with Alba, and Bruno's task is to attack.

Valverde's original idea was very simple, to control the ball, control the tempo, and use the experienced veteran Busquets to limit Bruno, then other things would be much easier.

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Although Mourinho's coaching style is characterized by strict tactics and emphasis on defense, it does not mean that he is very rigid. In fact, Mourinho is very flexible in tactics and can quickly adapt to the requirements of different leagues and teams. This is also the reason why he can succeed in different leagues and teams.

For example, in the match against Barcelona, ​​everyone concluded that Manchester United would continue to play defensive counterattacks. Even Barcelona's technical director Abidal felt during the psychological warfare that Manchester United would play defensive counterattacks.

Why? First, they led 3-1 in the first leg at Camp Nou; second, counterattack is Manchester United's forte and Mourinho's winning magic weapon; third, Manchester United's attack is what Barcelona wants to see the most, because it means Manchester United can no longer defend too tightly.

But Mourinho has this kind of courage, which caught everyone in Barcelona off guard, and Valverde was obviously stunned.

Who would have thought that Mourinho had so many options to choose, but instead chose the option that was the least likely to be chosen in everyone's mind?

But sometimes things are just like this, the more the opponent doesn't expect it, the safer it is.

Manchester United had an excellent start, starting with the trident, to the three midfielders, to the four defenders. The team played very cohesively and suppressed Barcelona all over the place.

Manchester United didn't have the ball but controlled the game.

At this time, Bruno was very clear that he didn't need to worry about defense or anything else. The only thing he needed to worry about was how to break through Barcelona's goal!

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Busquets is a very experienced and capable player. Even though he is 31 years old, he is still in very good shape.

In that cosmic team that once suffocated the entire European football world, Busquets is the least famous player, but his strength is unquestionable.

Barcelona's style of play is to pass and control. Generally, they will immediately press high after losing the ball. The players who lost the ball in the frontcourt will rush to grab the ball first. When the opponent passes this first line of defense, they will often face Busquets. Then Busquets will block the position first, the full-backs will assist in defense, Xavi and Xiaobai will block the return line and grab the ball when the opportunity arises. Of course, the wingers will also participate in blocking the line.

Busquets did not engage in crazy pressing or brutal fouls. Instead, he relied mainly on his excellent defensive prediction to reduce a lot of pressure and impact on Barcelona's defense.

Compared with traditional defensive midfielders, he does not have extraordinary physical fitness and a strong body, and his chasing speed is even more of a shortcoming, but it does not affect his role in defense at all.

In addition, Professor Bu has a very good sense of position and can always maintain good contact with the players with the ball in the midfield and backcourt to ensure the team's possession of the ball in the midfield and backcourt.

So, Bruno changed his strategy. He deliberately moved back to the left and tried to pull Busquets out.

As long as Busquets leaves his position, Bruno's diagonal and vertical sprints can be threatening.

The 31-year-old veteran, whose physical fitness has always been one of Busquets' weaknesses, could not keep up with Bruno's speed no matter what.

But Busquets had to come out, because Bruno hit the crossbar of Barcelona with a long shot from 20 meters away at the beginning of the game, which completely ignited the atmosphere of the whole stadium and shocked Barcelona.

If there was no crossbar, Manchester United would have scored in three minutes!

So Busquets had to come out, and in the ninth minute, he received the first yellow card of the game.

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Busquets also had a hard time dealing with Bruno.

Valverde did not make too many adjustments. Bruno guessed that the Barcelona coach should be very troubled at this time, and even regretted his starting lineup because he had no way to adjust it.

During the counterattack, Bruno's late run forced him to protect Roberto at the front of the penalty area.

Rakitic and Vidal are on both sides of the four midfielders. They are the key to the team's ball control, organization and passing attack, and they cannot be moved.

Bruno has a feeling that it is not that Valverde is too weak, but that Mourinho is too strong.

More importantly, the team's 3:1 victory in the first leg away from home was too crucial. It directly forced Barcelona into a desperate situation. There was no way out at all and they could only fight to the death.

Mourinho not only wants to leave his opponents with no way out, but also wants to push them off the cliff with his own hands.

Bruno is the trump card in his hand to intimidate his opponents!

"Manchester United midfielder successfully intercepted the ball again!"

"Kante tackles and hands it to Gundogan..."

"Gundogan dribbled the ball forward, Manchester United launched a counterattack, and passed the ball behind him..."

"Bruno..."

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The entire Millennium Stadium was in a frenzy.

In the first 15 minutes, Bruno was the most threatening player in Manchester United's frontcourt. This time, he retreated relatively far back, then suddenly turned around and started, cutting diagonally into Barcelona's penalty area.

Busquets followed him out, trying desperately to entangle Bruno, especially when he turned around and started, he even had a pulling action, but he soon let go because he realized that he had already received a yellow card.

It was like a sword of Damocles, always hanging above his head.