World Football Tactics Lead WriterApril 24, 2013 CommentsComment Bubble Icon
Borussia Dortmund smashed Real Madrid 4-1 as we were treated to lớn consecutive surprises in the UEFA Champions League semifinals.
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Signal Iduna Park was rocking for the contest & BVB duly obliged their partisan home support by storming into the lead early on. Robert Lewandowski scored all four of the trang chủ side"s goals, while Cristiano Ronaldo claimed a solitary strike for the visitors.
Let"s break down this exciting affair tactically.
Formations
With Angel Di Maria arriving late in Dortmund, Jose Mourinho felt forced into changing his lineup. Luka Modric came into the side as Real Madrid adopted a strange 4-3-3-esque blend, forcing Mesut Oezil to lớn the wide areas.
Dortmund went with their typical 4-2-3-1 formation, Mario Goetze played as a No. 10 and the impressive Marco Reus was a key central winger from the left.
Dortmund on top
Right from the word go, Dortmund found room khổng lồ play. Look at the image above & you can see why—the odd formation change allowed playmaker Ilkay Gundogan to bởi whatever he wanted.
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He stayed deep—very deep, khổng lồ start with—and dictated the game"s tempo, seeking out Reus and Goetze at every chance and helping BVB take hold of the tie.
Ilkay played very well và remained instrumental lớn the attack, but unlike Malaga, who put Duda on him to try and reduce his influence on the game, Madrid simply let him play.
The lack of a No. 10 hurt los Merengues here, as no one was close lớn close him down.
Mats Hummels was also left không tính phí to stride forward and play positive passes, & the lack of pressure on Juergen Klopp"s deep-lying playmakers caused Madrid problems all night.
Madrid"s struggle
As mentioned, Modric joined Sami Khedira & Xabi Alonso in a three-man midfield, and the distinct lack of a No. 10 affected them: Not only did Gundogan get time on the ball, but los Blancos found it rather difficult lớn hold the ball in forward areas for prolonged periods.
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Sven Bender—an excellent run-tracker—filtered back to sit beside Gundogan in a pivot, but they were rarely challenged head on by a playmaker.
Alonso was the deepest of the three central players, và his lack of pace was exposed several times by a roaming, marauding Reus. Goetze applied plenty of pressure khổng lồ him when on the ball, forcing the Spaniard lớn drop deeper & deeper until he was màn chơi with his centre-backs.
Whenever the Madrid midfield shifted forward, BVB"s lightning-fast counterattacks were launched và Reus was able to meander into the space behind Khedira and rinse Alonso for pace.
Fabio Coentrao found it tough khổng lồ get involved for the first 25 minutes, too—Jakub Blaszsykowski did a fine job tracking & blocking him, while a lack of possession gave him very few chances to lớn overlap.
Lukasz Piszczek largely contained Ronaldo single-handedly, và it was only a whirlwind minute that saw the Portuguese get on the scoresheet. Neven Subotic bossed the aerial tussle, Piszczek matched him on the ground.
Changes?
Mourinho did absolutely nothing to block Gundogan"s influence on the game, making late changes to lớn switch to lớn a 4-2-4 formation that still committed little lớn the midfield battle.
Karim Benzema joined Ronaldo up front, Oezil remained wide and Di Maria came onto the left flank. Khedira and Alonso became a proper holding pivot, but Dortmund had it pretty easy on the ball.
Physically, BVB were superb. They pressed, harried, fought và committed in every single second of the game, giving only Raphael Varane and Pepe time on the ball.
Lewandowski and Gundogan will take the plaudits, & not to take anything away from the latter"s stellar performance, but Madrid simply lay down in front of him.
Conclusion
Dortmund have one foot in the final và deservedly so—Goetze leaving or not, the team was up for it và the crowd was superb.
It was a real shock lớn see Mourinho vày nothing khổng lồ stop Gundogan killing his side—even something as simple as shifting Modric forward khổng lồ pressurise him was not done—and he"s paid the price.
