Real Madrid 433 double center midfielder:

Goalkeeper: Casillas,

Defenders: Marcelo, Albiol, Carvalho, Abeloa,

Midfielders: Lass Diarra, Pepe, Xabi Alonso,

Forwards: Di Maria, Cristiano Ronaldo, Adebayor.

AC Milan 433 double center midfielder:

Goalkeeper: Buffon,

Defenders: Zambrotta, Nesta, Thiago Silva, Lars Bender,

Midfielders: Rakitic, Pirlo, Toni Kroos,

Forwards: Huang Kaiwen, Torres, Kaka.

"Today both teams’ managers chose the 433 formation, and both have a single defensive midfielder."

"Yes, it seems that Real Madrid’s three midfielders have stronger defensive capabilities, while AC Milan’s midfield leans towards control, which fits both managers’ personalities. During the semifinals against Manchester United, Mourinho had Pepe play as a defensive midfielder, and it worked quite well."

"Right, if the lineup given is correct, Adebayor should be on the right wing. Is Mourinho arranging this to enhance physicality on the right, causing trouble for Huang Kaiwen?"

"Ramos and Ibrahimovic’s suspension is a significant blow to AC Milan, today Inzaghi might have a chance to play in the UEFA Champions League final again, haha."

Players from both teams led the mascots out.

The managers followed them.

Mourinho and Guardiola both have good looks, plus high news value, always being the media’s focus.

Guardiola is once again wearing a gray suit.

Mourinho, meanwhile, has a tailored black suit.

"Jose, I didn’t expect we would meet in the finals."

Guardiola proactively extended a hand and said.

Mourinho smiled mechanically and said, "I didn’t expect it either, given that you don’t overly rely on any player."

Guardiola’s face showed some awkwardness.

Being directly confronted about this matter, there’s just no way around it.

He laughed dryly and said, "I hold no ill intentions."

"Heh, do you really believe in what you’re saying?"

Mourinho said with some anger, "I feel like you did something to me."

"What?"

Guardiola nearly lost his composure, hastily controlling his emotions and asked: "Why would you think that? We’ve known each other for a long time."

Mourinho said nothing more, turned around, and headed towards the coach’s bench.

His behavior left Guardiola stunned.

Before the ceremony, he had locked the dressing room door on purpose, how could Jose have discovered anything?

Did Jose install a hidden camera in the locker room?

With Jose’s extremely utilitarian nature, he might just do such a thing.

Guardiola shook his head, alas, didn’t expect a friend to go astray.

If possible, he must help Jose more.

Casillas won the coin toss.

At 8:45 PM, Koshoi blew the whistle to start the match.

Torres immediately passed the ball to Huang Kaiwen.

This time, three [Experience Cards] are active, and they’re enhanced ones.

Huang Kaiwen quickly felt the difference.

Usually, using one [Experience Card], he needed to cooperate to the maximum extent with its playing style and activity area to achieve the best effect.

But [Bobby Charlton] can stand in front or retreat to organize, linking [Best] and [Denis Law] together.

That means today he can effectively utilize the [Experience Card] in all areas of the frontline.

After receiving the ball, Huang Kaiwen didn’t rush forward.

He’s very familiar with Mourinho’s defensive tactics, don’t be fooled by the looseness at the front, the back line has strict positioning and covering requirements; rushing inside recklessly is easy to get surrounded.

As Adebayor charged up, Huang Kaiwen made a quick pull-back and turned.

Adebayor followed in circles immediately.

At the midpoint of the turn, Huang Kaiwen suddenly stopped the ball with his right foot and switched counterclockwise.

Adebayor tried to forcefully follow but slipped and fell onto the turf.

Nearby stands erupted in laughter.

Especially for the Arsenal fans who came to watch the match in person, this was their happiest moment in over a year.

As Huang Kaiwen moved forward, Real Madrid’s defense was inevitably shifting to the left.

Mourinho watched the four Milan players advance but couldn’t utter a word.

Could he instruct the players to return and defend Torres, Kaka, Kroos, and Rakitic, leaving Huang Kaiwen unattended?

Seeing Milan’s formation press forward as a whole, he finally let out a breath.

Seems like Guardiola is still using Barca’s approach.

Mourinho doubted Huang Kaiwen’s adaptation.

Pepe and Alonso joined in defending on the left flank, Huang Kaiwen struggled to find good passing opportunities.

Seeing Zambrotta advancing for support, he quickly made a turnaround pass.

Then darted towards the center.

Zambrotta wanted to pass to Huang Kaiwen but his movement was too complex, surrounded by players.

Abeloa was already up close, no time left for thought; Zambrotta had to chip it inside the box with his left foot.

Considering his left foot is not his usual one, the quality of the pass was low, Pepe at the arc comfortably headed it out.

Kaka pondered how to handle the ball, Huang Kaiwen suddenly dashed past him, Kaka immediately turned and made a direct pass.

Marcelo was not in his zone, Mourinho nearly exploded with anger.

Pepe, Albiol, and Carvalho swarmed towards Huang Kaiwen.

Huang Kaiwen was too quick, directly carrying the ball into the right side of the box.