Chapter 115
Chapter 115
On the afternoon of September 9th, the Maccabi Arena in Tel Aviv, which can only accommodate 16 people, was full. No one knows what the Champions League represents, and no club does not know. The highest honor of the club is watched by one-fifth of the world’s people, and the high broadcast fee
In order to ensure the victory, Bayern coach Van Gaal ranked the team's strongest lineup,
Goalkeeper: Bout
Defenders: Planjic, Badstubel, Van Buyten, Lahm
Midfielders: Ribery, Li Feng, Schweinsteiger, Robben
Forwards: Olic, Müller,
In this game, the two wings of Bayern are finally going to fly together. Ribery started for the first time this season, and Muller, who performed well in the last round of the league, also appeared in the starting list. Brafhead returned to the bench and Gomez also sat on the bench.
Maccabi Haifa lineup
Goalkeeper: Davidovic
Defenders: Meshumar, Teixeira, Conan, Maslera
Midfielders: CoLS, Berkeley, Kayal, Katan, Gattier
Forward: Dvalishvili
Obviously, the head coach of Maccabi Haifa, Levi Levi, concentrated his troops in the midfield to prevent the midfield from being beaten. With the whistle of the Slovenian referee, Bayern's first Champions League game officially started, and Li Feng's first Champions League game will also be staged soon.
With the performance of the last few games, Li Feng's teammates have begun to trust Li Feng. If they passed the football to Li Feng because of Van Gaal's tactics before, then after the previous rounds of the league, they began to pass the football to Li Feng willingly.
Franck Ribery, who won the first start this season, seemed a little excited. He signaled to Li Feng to raise his hand for the ball at the beginning of the game. Naturally, Li Feng would not refuse Ribery's request, so after the two sides opened up, Li Feng directly sent the ball to Ribery's feet.
However, it is clear that Levi has made sufficient preparations for the season. The moment Ribery just got the ball, Maccabi Haifa's full-back Maslera and midfielder Kayal directly surrounded Ribery.
Not on the left, then on the right, Li Feng unloaded Ribery's return pass and then transferred the football to the right without stopping. Peter Pan Robben was already ready for battle. Although Meshumar and Berkeley moved quickly, they were not faster than Peter Pan.
Soon Robben held the ball near the bottom line, and Meshumar and Berkeley were chasing after him. Faced with such a situation, it was obviously impossible to cut inside, so Robben immediately passed the ball.
No goal was scored, but Bayern showed their strength as a top European giant. In the following time, Bayern officially took over the rhythm of the game. Under the organization of Li Feng and Schweinsteiger, Bayern launched a mad attack. Maccabi Haifa is like a small boat in the sea at this moment.
It's a pity that Bayern took it for granted. No one thought that facing the bombarded Bayern, Maccabi Haifa survived the first half abruptly. At the end of the first half, the score was still 0:0.
Faced with this situation, Van Gaal naturally couldn't accept it. Not long after the start of the second half, Van Gaal replaced Ribery, who was a little weak in stamina. Obviously, for the current Ribery, he still couldn't play the full 10 minutes. The first half was very exciting, but the physical consumption was also very serious.
Gomez came on, Ribery went off, Bayern played three strikers, and Robben became a free man in the midfield. At the same time, Gomez's playing also brought about Van Gaal's tactical requirements.
So after the game restarted, Li Feng and Schweinsteiger began to control the football in the midfield, launching a wave of attacks from time to time, and finally broke through the goal of Maccabi Haifa in the No. 60 minute. The goal was not Bayern's midfielder, but a header from central defender Van Buyten.
It has to be said that the tall and strong Van Buyten has a very high header level. He can score a few corner kicks every season. In his [-] professional games, Van Buyten has scored almost [-] goals. This scoring rate is definitely not low.
No. 60 minutes, Robben received a direct pass from Li Feng and went straight into the penalty area. Gomez's shot was saved from the bottom line. Bayern's corner kick, Bayern's two central defenders Bader and Van Buyten began to crowd the penalty area of Maccabi Haifa. Bader is also very tall, but his header is not comparable to that of Van Buyten. Bayern broke the deadlock.
After leading by one goal, Bayern played more calmly. After all, Bayern is leading now. If Maccabi Haifa does not want to lose, it is inevitable to attack, and the ending is exactly like this. After falling behind, Maccabi Haifa cannot remain indifferent. Although they are in the death group, it is obviously impossible to give up.
In the last few 10 minutes, Maccabi Haifa played against Bayern. Maccabi Haifa got several good chances, but Bayern goalkeeper Bout performed well, blocking all Maccabi Haifa's shots.
But Bayern's luck was not so good. The second goal came at the end of the game. It was Bayern Munich's Müller who scored the goal. For this guy, Li Feng couldn't help but wonder if this guy had the halo of scoring at the last minute.
But Bayern's goals were not over yet. No. 808 minutes, Bayern made a comeback. Li Feng broke into Maccabi Haifa and split the ball to the wing. Planjic took advantage of the situation and made a pass near the baseline.
In the end, with Van Buyten's header and Müller's brace, Bayern Munich got their wish and won the first Champions League victory, which opened a good start for the next Champions League trip. What made Bayern even more happy was that Juventus drew 1:1 with Bordeaux at home. Bayern, who took all three points, took the first place in the group. Although it was only the first round, winning is winning.
Li Feng's first Champions League game was very dull, with no goals or assists, but his role in Bayern's lineup became more and more important.
(End of this chapter)