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On March 3th, the 10 Munich team came to Madrid two days before the game.

In the waiting hall of Barajas Airport, they met a grand welcome team of fans.

More than 200 fans wearing the Lions' blue and white home jerseys stood guard at the exit, holding a slogan "Munich 1860 Champions League!" They cheered loudly, very organized and disciplined.

Such a scene made the Lions feel stunned.

They never expected to meet fans at the airport in Madrid-this is Madrid!Madrid, the football capital with teams like Real Madrid, Atlético de Madrid, Getafe and Real Vallecano!Haven't the local fans been divided by these teams?There are actually quite a few supporters of teams from other leagues and fans of the connection machine, and they have gathered more than 200 people!

This is really incredible.

After a brief shock, the Lions players waved their arms to greet the fans.

The fans responded with even louder cheers.

These fans are standing honestly a few meters away, at most taking a few photos with a camera, no one took the initiative to come up to talk to the Lions players, but their gazes here have an undisguised desire and expectation Feelings.

Carl hesitated for a while whether the team should stay at the airport for a while to interact with the fans. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a few reporters wearing SLRs gathering not far away, poking their heads in this direction, and immediately decided. down.

"We'll stay at the airport for an extra 10 minutes. You can thank the fans in a while. If there are autograph and group photo requirements, please do your best." Karl nodded to the players behind him, and then he was the first to leave the team and gather towards the fans. He walked to the place and conveyed his meaning to the few fans standing in front.

Those few people cheered and immediately passed the news layer by layer. In less than half a minute, almost every face of the more than 200 fans was moved and excited.

Karl was the first to be surrounded.

He didn't have the slightest impatience. As a result, marker pens handed over around him signed his name on the fans' jerseys. When someone stood beside him and called his name in a very excited tone, Carl would still He raised his head and showed a natural and decent smile to the camera in front of him.

Munich 1860 came here to compete with Real Madrid for the Champions League seat, but it was enthusiastically sought after by local Madrid fans. If it is reported by the media, the reactions of all parties will be interesting.

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It is not only the fans who are frantically pressing the shutter, but also several reporters from "Marca", "Aspen" and "World Sports Daily".

While filming, they were still thinking about how to write news when they went back.

These reporters will come to the airport today, but they are actually sent by their editor-in-chief to conduct regular interviews and collect some travel information after Munich 1860 arrived at Madrid Airport. This group of well-organized fans attracted attention. At that time, the first thought in my heart was: Hey, this group must be Real Madrid fans. They must have come to the airport to demonstrate after the arrival of flight 1860. right?

But when they walked a few steps closer and took a look, they immediately stopped hemming——Demonstrating your sister!This group of fans didn't wear pure white at all, but blue and white jerseys. They came to pick up Munich 1860!

Fans are different from fans of ordinary actors and singers. Fans of celebrities can often gather hundreds or thousands of pick-up teams, but in European football, a few hundred people come to pick up the plane is a huge scale.

Munich 1860 is actually so popular in Spain.

Of course, it is not ruled out that fans who like both Atletico Madrid and Munich 1860 want to make some trouble for the Galaxy Battleship...

However, if these photos are reported, Real Madrid will probably really feel unhappy. The preferential treatment received by Munich 1860 in Madrid does not look like it wants to compete with the overlord of the city for a qualifying place. Come to play a friendly match with Heqi.

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Although the newspaper will not be printed until the next day, many media with official websites have released the news in advance.

"Munich 1860's Popularity is Rising, Hundreds of Fans Pick Up at Madrid Airport" and there are also many local fans in Madrid happily posting on the social network, the signatures of the Munich 1860 coaches and players, as well as group photos.

These photos really caused a great sensation among the fans in Madrid, especially the extreme fans of Real Madrid. Madrid is a symbol of Spanish football. Supporting Real Madrid's opponents is betraying Real Madrid and Spanish football.

Regarding these accusations, the Madrid fans who uploaded the photos were very calm: "Calm down, football has nothing to do with politics, don't go online at every turn."

"I'm not a fan of Real Madrid. What's wrong with liking a German team? I didn't support Barcelona during the national derby. Why should I be so excited?"

"FIFA and UEFA have always advocated friendship first and competition second. It is because there are extreme guys like you in every game, so there are so many fan fights in European football every year."

"I'm neither a Real Madrid fan nor a 1860 fan. I went to the airport just to see Portillo. There were [-] fans at the Bernabeu on the day of the game. Then I definitely won't have the opportunity to face my idol like I do now."

"+1. But I went for Auston, and I got autographs and group photos!"

How many fans Munich 1860 has in Madrid remains to be seen, but it is an indisputable fact that Karl Beckham Portillo and others are extremely popular here.

Just look at how many views and reposts those group photos get on social networks.

Many Madrid neutral fans left angry messages on the Internet:

"It's just that I want to take a photo with the autograph, and shout under the photo that I am so envious, jealous, and admirable, and I want to kneel and lick."

"What about the character of the Madrid people? What about pride? What about restraint?"

"You! You! Just! Only! Yes! This! Click! Come out! Breathe!!"

"If there is another action like this next time..."

"Remember to call me!"

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"It's a battle between the upstarts of European football and the old aristocracy,"

When the two teams gathered at the Bernabeu, the commentators concluded.

"The fans at the Bernabéu just showed Spanish-style enthusiasm for their guests who came from afar. The resounding "Come on! Madrid" is the team's strongest backing and most useful encouragement in every Real Madrid game."

"The game is just a few minutes away. Will Real Madrid show their true strength as the best club of the 1860th century? Will [-] Munich be a tough opponent, or will they be dealt with easily? Lose?"

Because the game has not yet started, the commentators from all walks of life are busy stirring up the atmosphere and wasting time.

Compared with the last match, there are obviously more people who tout Real Madrid in this game. It seems that the Bernabéu's home court has made many people feel that Real Madrid will not lose today, and maybe they will win a big victory, especially Real Madrid fans. They firmly believe that they must be the last one to qualify.

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The situation at the beginning of the game exceeded many people's expectations.

Schuster's formation in this game has fulfilled his promise to the Real Madrid president and fans when he took the stage: tactics are free and flexible, and he advocates offense.

He arranged a double forward consisting of Raul and Ruud van Nistelrooy in the frontcourt, and behind the two forwards he set up a forward midfielder who played the ball-because he was not interested in the Dutch style single center forward + double forward tactics, so Robben Schuster placed him in the front midfielder position - behind Rob himself were two midfielders Diarra and Gago, and next to him was Guti, a free man who mainly attacked the wing.

Every coach has his own favorite and best tactics. For example, Ferguson’s permanent 442 formation. Even if Manchester United changes, it will be improved on the basis of 442. For example, Mourinho simply played the defensive counterattack to the extreme. , Another example is Carr's triangle offense system that keeps his team headed forward most of the time.

This kind of formation, which claims to be modified from the classical diamond tactics, is actually the 4222 formation that Schuster likes the most, because when he was a player, he was a player with similar characteristics to Guti. His current transformation of Real Madrid , A lot of experience is also gained from the experience of being a player.

After being transformed by Schuster this season, Real Madrid's team style has changed from the past. The whole scene of the game is an offensive style of play that emphasizes technology. The goalkeeper and defender defend the rear. The defensive midfielder is responsible for organization and penetration, and the forward midfielder Robben has a very strong ability to go forward. Guti has an excellent overall view and good personal skills. After receiving a pass from his teammate, he quickly advances to attack and destroy the opponent's defense. This style of play It was unexpected and could pose a threat to the defense of most teams, not to mention that there are two world-class forwards in the frontcourt who can come to help at any time.

Schuster's changes to Real Madrid's tactics at the beginning caused him a lot of doubts, but when the league rounds went on, Real Madrid always sat at the leader of La Liga, and everyone was convinced by him up.

Sitting on the advantage of the home court today, Schuster still used his trump card tactics since this season: 4222.

Although there is no unbreakable tactic in the world, the Real Madrid coach firmly believes that his big move can still be fresh for a few months. After all, it was only produced at the beginning of this season, right?It's always okay to be strong until the end of the season.

But the ideal is always full, and the reality is always skinny.

The last time they played against Munich 1860, Real Madrid was able to overwhelm the opponent's offense in front of the penalty area-although they still lost in the end, there were still a few threatening shots in the whole game.But today, something seems to be causing trouble. Let alone Real Madrid players enter the penalty area, it is difficult to break through even halftime.

Obviously judging from Real Madrid's own scene, the midfielder is constantly pressing forward, and the frontcourt is also constantly playing the ball, but it really didn't score half a point, which is really puzzling.

Careful fans began to carefully observe the situation on the field.

After a long while, the ignorant ones are still ignorant, and people with good vision and experience have already seen it: "Munich 1860's tactics are different from the previous game. If you look carefully, they seem to be faintly suppressing Real Madrid!"

The commentator is seriously explaining to the fans in front of the TV: "Because of the busy schedule of Munich 1860 this month, Oston has been rotating during the game in order to reduce injuries and increase the rest time of the main players, so the starting list for this game has just When it came out, a lot of people didn't see anything special, and the most they thought was -- oh, Auston had another rotation today."

"We all made careless mistakes before the game. Now if we look at the starting players of 1860 Munich on the field, careful fans may find that Khedira, Hummels, and Beckham appeared on the field together. !"

"Usually in the Munich 1860 game, either Beckham and Hummels are partnered, or Hummels and Khedira are partnered. The three are almost never started at the same time... Now I can conclude that this is different from the past. Change, for Real Madrid!"

"This is a slow-motion replay of a failed attack by Real Madrid just now: Diarra gave the ball to Gago, Gago took it to the center circle and passed it to Robben, who was cut off by Hummels when Robben was about to go forward. The ball. And this attack: the football was successfully brought into the 160 half, Robben was still holding the ball, Guti ran to the left, Robben passed Khedira and passed the ball to Van Nistelrooy, Van Nistelrooy cut inside, Guti started quickly, Van Nistelrooy was about to pass the ball to Guti, Beckham arrived! Beckham had already run to Ruud van Nistelrooy's side, and using his familiarity with Ruud van Nistelrooy's style of play, he intercepted the ball! The football was even far from the penalty area There are still more than ten meters to the front!"

"Three defensive midfielders! Munich 1860 set up three defensive midfielders in the middle, completely strangling the route of passing the ball from the middle of Real Madrid to the frontcourt! Libero is one of the biggest weapons of Real Madrid's opponents since half a season. But when the channel for transporting ammunition is also cut off, no matter how powerful the free man is, he becomes useless. No matter how powerful Guti's forward running and breakthrough are, he has no chance to display his skills."

Many fans in front of the TV felt a lot of complicated emotions after the commentator's detailed explanation. They couldn't help but stare at the screen and look at a certain position on the side of the court.

Carl Alston is really inscrutable.

He kept his mouth shut before the game, no matter how many arrogant remarks came from Real Madrid, he never said a word that would eliminate the opponent, behaved low-key like a little transparent, the result!Jing made a big move in the game, and suppressed Real Madrid in the game without saying a word!

It's terrible to be an opponent with such a person!

Many fans cast a sympathetic look at the Real Madrid coaching bench.

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What Schuster was thinking, Karl didn't know.

But he knew very well that the other party's expression must be as dark as the bottom of a pot.

The situation on the court made Karl feel happy and wanted to smile, but after serious thinking, he still maintained a flat expression for the time being.

It's better not to laugh too much before the game is over, lest people think you're getting carried away.

Karl felt happy, not only because the team played well, but also because he bet on one thing, and the hard work of the previous half month was also rewarded.

The so-called bet is actually the three midfielders that Munich 1860 is putting on in the game at the moment.

In the last match against Real Madrid, Carl had a faint feeling that the tactics of the Galaxy Battleship are beautiful, and the improvement of the classical formation is considered a success, but there is always something wrong.

Later, when the game schedule was not too urgent, he found out the game video of Schuster after he coached Real Madrid to study. Controlling the ball or attacking the ball depends on the organization and scheduling of the middle lane. Doesn't strangling the middle lane mean dismantling the engine for a racing car with superior performance?

The new discovery made Karl very excited. He specially formulated such a set of special combat methods for the team in response to Real Madrid's flawed injuries.

Because of the haste of the formulation, and only a few days of training time before the game, Karl didn't reveal anything, just waiting to go to the Bernabeu to check the results in person.

Unexpectedly, after actual combat, this method can really be used, and it is very easy to use.

In this case, the suspense of the outcome of the game should not be too great.