Football’s First Defender

The UEFA Champions League final of the 2014/15 season was held at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany.

On the second day after the elimination of Barcelona, ​​​​the Liverpool team watched another Champions League knockout game together, confirming their opponents in the Champions League final.

Serie A overlord - Juventus!

Juventus has returned to Serie A since the relegation of Calcio. After several years of dormancy, they have used their own background to recover and become the strongest team in Serie A in the past few years.

After the team completed its monopoly on the Serie A championship in Serie A, it has also begun to focus on investing in the Champions League in recent years.

However, although there was once a small World Cup, Italy's sluggish economy still affected the investment of Serie A teams.

Today, the financial resources of Serie A teams have dropped so much that even Juventus, with its team value and investment ability, is no longer a local rich team in the actual sense among these European giants.

Looking at Juventus' starting lineup, apart from the self-trained youth players, local Italian players, and other foreign players, they are basically "abandoned players" eliminated by other top giants. These players who have not played their worth in other top giants, Players who could not get the main guarantee were "taken over" by Juventus at a low price, and then formed a championship team that swept Serie A.

Juventus broke into the Champions League final this year, which is actually a bit surprising.

After the semi-final draw, most media and fans predicted that Real Madrid and Barcelona could advance.

Especially in the match between Real Madrid and Juventus, many people think that Real Madrid has won a "big gift package".

As a result, it turned out that the much-loved El Clasico in the Champions League final was not staged yet again.

Liverpool reversed Barcelona at home and successfully represented the Premier League in the final.

And Real Madrid, on the way to attack the first defending champion after the restructuring of the Champions League, was once again killed by the old team.

Morata did the same as his predecessor Morientes did in the past. In the semi-finals of the Champions League, he broke through the old home gate, making Real Madrid's efforts for a season come to naught, and completely shattered Ancelotti, a galaxy battleship. .

Many Chinese netizens said that Real Madrid and the old general surnamed "Mo" had a conflict. In the future, Modric will definitely die in Real Madrid, or send him to Europe. Modric must not be allowed to kill the old owner...

The two "Western Super League" teams once again all fell into the sand in the semi-finals. Instead, Liverpool and Juventus joined forces in the Champions League final.

In order to represent the Champions League champion of the Premier League, Liverpool went to Berlin to prepare for the game a week before the start of the game.

And rented Hertha Berlin's training ground to adapt to the weather and climate in Germany.

After the Champions League match was confirmed, the media trend was even more optimistic about Liverpool.

However, Liverpool will not be touted by the media to affect their preparations.

For many Liverpool players, this is the first time they have participated in a major event like the Champions League final.

The veteran who participated in the Istanbul night, so far, Liverpool is only left with Jay. According to Jay's statement in the team, "The Champions League final is just for everyone. Just let everyone play freely. Don't worry about falling behind, as long as you don't fall behind. Four goals, we still have a chance..."

Of course, Yang Feng also won the UEFA Champions League trophy with Chelsea, but such a "flat and stable" final was far less than the final that Gerrard participated in, so it was worth "bragging"!

Unlike the chilling atmosphere of Juventus, Liverpool was very relaxed in the field training before the start of the Champions League game.

This may be the difference in football culture. The style of Italian football is perfectly reflected in this Juventus team, while Liverpool is more like representing the spirit of "happy football" in England.

"It's a pity, if I knew it, I would have been on the bench for another year!"

As a Liverpool star, Carragher is naturally the best choice for Sky Sports commentary guests in such a major game involving Liverpool.

"At this time last year, I felt like I was making money. I had planned to retire, but was persuaded by Gerrard and Yang Feng to stay for an extra year. Although I only played a dozen games as a substitute, I personally won the coveted Premier League championship. , raised the championship trophy, thinking that life is like this, and it should be complete.”

"But looking at it now, Gerrard and Yang Feng didn't persuade me to stay for another year, it was a 'heinous crime'"

"The defending champion of the Premier League, a champion of the Carabao Cup, and this upcoming Champions League champion."

"The honor of the Triple Crown, and the supreme honor of being a champion of the Champions League, this is not a blood loss..."

Carragher's complaints are also the best compliment to Liverpool's players.

No one thought that at the beginning of the season, when Suarez left the team, Liverpool had achieved such a dazzling record after a short run-in.

The double crown has been won, can the third crown be far behind?

"We've got the starting rosters for both sides."

"For Juventus, the starting goalkeeper for this game is still the Italian goalkeeper Buffon."

"The back line, from left to right, is Evra, Barzagli, Bonucci, and Lichtsteiner. Chiellini's absence due to injury is definitely a huge loss for Juventus' back line."

"In the midfield, Vidal, Pogba, Marchisio and Pirlo are the four midfielders that Juventus will start today."

"The forwards are the 'beast' Tevez, who is rejuvenated in his second spring, and Morata, who switched from Real Madrid to Juventus this season."

"Juventus has a 442 lineup as always, with both offense and defense. If there is any hidden danger, it may be that Chiellini's inability to play will cause a certain gap in Juventus' defense. I don't know how Italian-style chain defense can be. No, in today's game, contain Liverpool's offensive impact."

"Liverpool is still the team's most familiar 433 lineup."

"The entire back line has not changed, and it is still the most familiar five-man team."

"Goalkeepers Mignolet, Moreno, Yang Feng, Skrtel and Flanagan lined up from left to right."

"In terms of the choice of the three midfielders, Henderson has always been the unshakable main force. For the collocation of the other two midfielders, Rodgers chose Lallana, who has performed well recently, and Lucas, who has the strongest defensive ability."

"Gerrard is still on standby on the bench. Whether it is the Premier League or the Champions League, Gerrard has adapted to the role of a super substitute. Thirty minutes after the game, he has repeatedly contributed key goals or assists."

"There are no surprises in the configuration of the three forwards."

"Coutinho, Sturridge, Sterling."

"For Juventus' tall defense, this game may not be afraid of Liverpool's set-piece tactics, but how to limit the defensive end, such as Coutinho and Sterling, who are extremely flexible and fast People will be the biggest test for Juventus..."