Playing tie is usually lost

Bayern Munich last night reminded him a basic lesson to Real Madrid, which are taught in all schools when children begin to know what it means to compete: playing tie is usually lost. Nothing new under the sun: the philosophy of Jose Mourinho is well known and shared by many coaches and fans. It is entirely respectable (and there are plenty of successful teams from that way of understanding football as strong argument), but also very questionable, especially if carried to extremes, as when Mourinho and his players defended the course last to a goalless draw at home in the first leg of a Champions League semi-finals, was a result not only acceptable, but desired. Or, like yesterday, when one is not able to see beyond that idea.

Last night, at the time that Madrid managed to tie the game at the Allianz Arena, Mourinho made a decision: get back and settle for a tie. Of course, one matched with away goals is a good crop for any set, but it is disappointing that a team with the greatness of Madrid, with the players we have, not try to kill when he smells the blood of his rival and instead this, only settle for having hurt him. Bayern, as a good German team, not one of those who are frightened and hide to lick his wounds: his competitive gene leads them to fight to the end. And yesterday they found the prize with a goal late in the match that gives advantage to move the tie. One advantage that it can be swallowed at the Santiago Bernabeu within seven days, but an advantage after all.

Both alignments jurisdictions anticipated, with a change in every eleven type: Schweinsteiger left on the bench and Marcelo Müller was supplied by Coentrão. The first fifteen minutes were whites, positionally dominant, with tight lines and combining perfectly the retreat with advanced pressure. But it was Bayern who found the way to goal. To pieces, an endemic weakness in Madrid long before the arrival of Mourinho. Ramos did not clear well and caught the rebound Ribéry. Neither Webb nor the two involved participants judged that the position of Luiz Gustavo Casillas prevented the reaction, just as the white gatekeeper himself, who complained about it after seeing the replay, but not in situ.

The reason that Madrid does not defend well from set pieces defies all logic. No height or lack of air power. Ramos and Pepe are a great wall over when the ball rolls, but in the corners and sides suffer faults. The two main targets were replete in their area and helping Arbeloa and Coentrão, especially the Portuguese, who gave a recital cut and the crossing, causing all think about how great it would be if I had half a brain. But a Champions League semifinal is wilderness: two defensive errors, two goals against.

Following the successful start-up and, above all, get the goal, Madrid was diluted. In addition to the central Benzema only lived up to the party and the stage. And Ozil was not bad considering how far he had everything. By contrast, Di Maria contributed nothing, neither inside nor outside, and Cristiano Ronaldo is returned to miss a really big party. Was very clear that once missed a shot shy Neuer's body, but he came to visit the Virgin: Ozil and Benzema fought the rebound, the ball returned to him and when he had no end border, the German appeared to serve as rebound wall and solve the previous error.

The equalizer just seven minutes after the break came in the second good chance that had the Madrid. Is it about: a huge punch. At least you do it. That has not beaten anyone. In courage, confidence and determination can not say that. Real resigned to go to Bayern, even tried during those five minutes after the goal in every team trembles a little. No lock launch the attack like crazy, but just before the goal remain the same: defending well, trying not to make mistakes while maintaining the view and intention pointing to the goals.

Bayern took the role of managing the office. The inclusion of Schweinsteiger, Kroos with the playmaker, was focused on it, although 90 caps, recently recovered from an injury, it was not so fine. Shortly after the draw, Jupp Müller Heynckess replaced it and Bayern improved. And that was totally unbalanced: Ribery was great (and considering how much it helped on defense) but neither was seen Robben. The Bavarians began to gain ground, or rather, pushing it necessary, that it was not long, for the Madrid ceded it. Mourinho reacted by bringing out and putting Özil Marcelo, a change that on paper seemed quite right: the Brazilian ahead of Coentrão would be free to attack a Lahm who had already been a few miles in the legs.

Heynckes read well at the time variation and exchanged the positions of his men band. He knew that the imbalance was at the feet of Ribery and sent him to move against Arbeloa. And here was where the blanket mess Mourinho to mind: Marcelo ordered out right behind Scarface, to exercise indoor or right hand drive, do not really know what. The fact is that Ribery also saw him, he turned to switch bands and hunted there to Madrid. No Khedira inside left and behind the French, Coentrão Lahm broke, slipped to the bottom and gave a pass to Mario Gomez's death became a goal.

Load side inks Luso is unfair. Errors before and after him, as the misplacement of Casillas or wrong end of the first suit by the mills. Coentrão crashed out when I should not, but it is no big haggle you from time to time. And he has no fault that he has hung up the band of "defensive side." The whole goal seems an irony of fate with Mourinho: Marcelo waiver, the best offensive left back in the world, and chooses Coentrão, which is not a Maldini on defense. And it turns out that the goal of defeat starts with the opponent's right side to make clear to its more defensive left back. Lahm also would have liársela Marcelo, but the Brazilian could also have to make as much or more damage to the German.

The tie is wide open and promises a thrilling denouement in a week, at the Santiago Bernabeu. The goal scored in the Allianz Arena is worth its weight in gold for Madrid. Be interesting to see how the leg plated both coaches. ¿Bayern will wait to pull back the cons? Does he know the Madrid attacks collectively generate static occasions? I have only two certainties. The first is that if either of the two trusts, is dead. If you think Bayern is done, you just have to endure 90 minutes, will commit suicide. If Madrid think that just playing in the Bernabeu the comeback fall under its own weight, be tied to itself the noose. This is the second conviction: if Madrid want to return to Munich to play the final, will have to do pretty much what he did yesterday.

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