Evra replaced Pepe, who had received a yellow card.
Sporting Lisbon switched to a 442 formation.
Deng Kai and Yaya Toure formed the central midfield duo.
Kaka and Ronaldinho each took on the role of left and right midfielders, respectively.
This formation could strengthen Sporting Lisbon's defense.
It offered better protection on the wings.
In the midfield, Deng Kai's coverage ability was far superior to that of Guardiola after sixty minutes.
"Toure, I'll move to cover the whole backfield, and you fill the area I leave open," Deng Kai told Toure about their main playing method, "Pay extra attention to protecting behind me."
Toure nodded.
With this, Deng Kai and Toure implemented the "Backfield Double Sweeping Tactic."
This positioning was very risky; if the movements of the two defensive midfielders overlapped, the opposition could easily break through.
But Deng Kai's vision and defensive positioning almost never made such errors.
