Vyacheslav Zakhovailo, a well-known manager and expert, shared his impressions of the Champions League 1/2 final return match between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich (2:1) yesterday in Madrid. On the sum of the two meetings (2:2, 2:1), the Spanish team reached the final.
Vyacheslav Zakhovaylo"Big show. And the tactical battle Real experienced a clinical death. Despite the fact that "Real" the whole match looked more charged with creative action.
In my opinion, the game was equal. The Germans scored a beautiful goal. "Real" sat, as they say, on the shovel. Tuchel made an unfortunate substitution, removing Kane. I immediately thought: if they equalise, who will play in extra time? And he kept Real's defence in suspense.
Real's tactics? If you want to win, you have to take risks. In defence, a compact block is axiomatic, I agree. Ancelotti tried to press high and at the same time the whole team was in the other team's half of the pitch. Purely visually it seemed like a lot of space. A couple of times Bayern came off the press and created dangerous chances. But there wasn't much of that. Almost three-quarters of the game was played in the Germans' half of the pitch. "Bayern, I agree, played compactly in the middle block. We waited for mistakes. "Real Madrid doubled up in the inside zones. What is not a modern attacking style?
In my opinion, Tuchel started making substitutions early. Real's players had had enough by that minute. And Kane is a pure coaching blunder. Now on German TV, the experts are skinning Tuchel.
Old Neuer made a mistake. By this time Bayern had run out of ammunition ... Immediately, all the pessimists at the TV screen changed their shoes.
Ancelotti! Papa Carlo, thanks for the positive emotions.
Borussia vs Real Madrid final? On fresh footsteps... I think Real have more arguments to win," Zakhovailo wrote on his Facebook page.
