Stylistically, this week's two Champions League semi-finals were simple to categorise a Bayern Munich against Barcelona was allegedly a conflict of two possession-based sides, Dortmund's ending up in Real Madrid about rapid counterattacking. Ultimately, there is an obvious similarity in the German triumphs a' they both added their physique and energy on the overall game, to stifle the Spanish factors' creativity and burst forward in to attack often. This tactical battle was all about beat. JosA Mourinho's decision to play Luka Modric in front of Angel Di MarAa altered Real's method. The Argentinian winger's wife gave birth this week, which had put his involvement in doubt, even though it is hard to believe a key player such as for instance Cristiano Ronaldo or Xabi Alonso would have been omitted in similar situations. Modric was supposed to provide extra guile and creativity: a third playmaker along side Alonso and Mesut Ozil, who was moved to the proper. But Dortmund needed a game based around urgent and quick transitions, and either side's period of prominence fitted this pattern. The first 10 minutes were very fast as Dortmund pushed Real into pointless long balls downfield and pushed greatly in midfield to win the ball straight away, springing forward to place Real's centre-backs under immediate pressure. Robert Lewandowski's opener arrived after only ten minutes however the target have been coming. Alonso struggled to cope with Mario GAtze's motion, with the Bayern-bound playmaker drifting either side of him to overload Real in large areas. The fluidity from the Dortmund entrance four was marvellous. The wingers Marco Reus and Jakub Blaszczykowki frequently darted into the center without issues with congestion and, though Dortmund's forward operating was largely outstanding because of the vigor degrees, there was also a remarkable selflessness in regards to the decoy activity. The speed of top-level suits broadly speaking diminishes after around 10 minutes nevertheless the effect was particularly clear here. Dortmund were too passive after their target, allowing the Real centre-backs Pepe and RaphaAl Varane to grow to the competition after a nervy start. In the opening moments, Dortmund employed Lewandowski and GAtze cleverly, with both falling off to refuse Alonso time on the ball. Their defensive discipline declined somewhat because the first half evolved, however, and whereas Alonso's passing was careless in the opening minutes, he was given licence to perform the overall game before half-time. Steadily, Real's passing increased in the accumulation to Ronaldo's equaliser. It felt like Dortmund expected their strategy to be underlined by JArgen Klopp at half-time, because the house side began the second period with another burst of energy. Ilkay Gundogan was critical during this spell, with the young German replicating the strong box-to-box position Bayern Munich's Javi MartAnez played the previous night. Reus's dribbling capacity was another important factor in driving Dortmund forward, and whereas in previous models Lewandowski has dropped deep to link play, this time he left imagination to the others and concentrated on working as a ruthless punishment box poacher. It'd be simple to suggest Real's problem was their failure to complement Dortmund's owning a ' however the position, of course, was that they were attempting to connect midfield and attack through technique and creativity instead. Alonso, Modric and Ozil had good individual times in a comparatively new beginning condition cohesion was lacked by Real with their passing and motion, and neither Gonzalo HiguaAn or the substitute Karim Benzema could fit the type of Lewandowski.
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