Strange CL semifinal. Normal result but unreal football.

[Alexinho]

Also, there are sections of a match where not a lot happens and the minutes just tick by. So I assume at that time it's a middle field battle when no shots show, as sometimes happens in RL.

In general yes, I know that.
In this match NO. He has only 1 MC, so there can't be a middle field battle (at least in a real world).

As has been said his subs changed it. he probably brought on 3 of his better players and switched to hard defending to park the bus and shut up shop to use the old football clichés!

Nope.
You can't park a bus with 2 ST, 1 AMR, 1 AML.
That is NEVER a bus parked.
About the 3 subs, I have already answered that. Their skills don't matter, if his fromation has holes to penetrate and let my players do at least some shots. (again, not complaining about the result)

as your players lost their head to head battle with his players during those minutes.

Nope, wrong again.
There are no head to head battles. His attacking players are too high and the penetration is too easy.
That's what happens in a real match.
In T11 it just trolled me.