San Siro, the second round of the Champions League group stage AC Milan faced Hamburg from the beginning, showed an unequal pattern.

Even though AC Milan has put on a positive stance, the reality is that Hamburg is gradually gaining the upper hand in this stadium!

When AC Milan takes 1 point from Camp Nou, people may think AC Milan is comparable to Barcelona. In fact, there will be obvious differences in actual combat power when playing defensive counterattacks away and trying to occupy the active attack at home.

Even if Milan's prince-in-law Pato did not appear, even if he was on the court, Hamburg would not give him the space to break through Barcelona's defense line. He forced himself to pass the ball to Navas.

Hamburg is not Barcelona and will not force the opponent to stay away from his own goal.

At the same time, Hamburg's emphasis on defense has also achieved the effect of cutting AC Milan formation.

Sidorf, who is not active enough, only Demer can block it. Kanter can use his wide range of running characteristics to attack from all sides!

Nocerino, Abat, Antonini, and AC Milan players who assisted in the frontcourt were inadvertently intercepted by Kante!

Reus and Griezmann were willing to exert their offensive passion with the firepower of De Bruyne and Rakitic, and Kanter was the reaper who swept wildly on the court and made his opponent almost desperate!

But after 25 minutes of the game, Hamburg still failed to score!

Nestati's role in leading the defense line is not only the impeccable defense of individual soldiers, but also the organization and mobilization of teammates' defensive positions and joint defense, which makes Hamburg's strong offensive firepower seem a little bit worse.

In the 27th minute of the game, Abat assisted the ball to the frontcourt and passed the ball straight ahead before Kante assisted the defense. Casano pulled the ball across the wing and then changed direction and walked over to the outside line. Although Matuidi was not cleaned, Casano also found a suitable route for passing the ball.

Ibrahimovic successfully responded in the right rib of the penalty area. He used his foot technique to trick Boateng into the center of gravity and then quickly took the ball. The shot was extremely sudden and hidden. The football flew straight to the near corner of the goal. Even though Navas blocked the near corner of the goal, he was still a little panicked and barely blocked the ball from the bottom line.

Ibrahimovic clapped his hands to boost the morale of the team, and hoped that everyone could continue to work hard.

But their threatening attack was more like a flash in the pan. After a long silence, they suddenly had a brilliant work.

In the 30th minute of the game, Rakitic dribbled into the frontcourt, Thiago Silva pressed Griezmann on the penalty area line, and Nesta asked Abate to reclaim the middle, and he would choose to grab the threat of long-range shot blocking Hamburg at any time.

In the past period of time, Hamburg's repeated long shots have made AC Milan feel a huge threat. If AC Milan had not been lucky, Hamburg could not score even if it hit the post, otherwise the score would have been rewritten at this time.

Long-range shots may not be Hamburg's ultimate goal-scoring method. As long as the threat is made, it will be effective in tactical terms.

In order to strengthen the defense in front of the penalty area, AC Milan had to let the full-back fill the space in the middle, and then the defender could push forward and defend.

The advantage of doing this is that it can not only curb the opponent's long-range shooting threat, but also avoid exposing the opportunity behind the scenes to play passes and cuts to the opponent.

But in this way, Hamburg can gain an offensive depth advantage!

Because Matuidi's assists are coming!

When Matuidi was on the side, Rakitic shortly passed the ball to De Bruyne under Nocerino pressing. The latter did not make any adjustments and sent the ball to the side outside the penalty area without making any adjustments.

Matuidi stopped the ball in front of the bottom line of the wing and then made a cross. At this time, Abat pulled out to block his cross line, but unexpectedly, Matuidi faked fax dunk, actually dunked Abat and dribbled into the penalty area!

Seeing this scene, Situ Yunbing couldn't help but get excited on the sidelines!

The real offensive is here!

Rakitic and De Bruyne were running outside the penalty area, and Griezmann pressed the area in front of the goal. At the critical moment, when Matuidi passed the ball, Nesta keenly noticed the forward movement from his side and back. Matuidi's passing direction was also the front point in front of the goal!

This is a narrower but more concealed pass line. Nesta turned around and fell to the ground and put the shovel to block the ball out of the baseline!

call!

The AC Milan fans in the stands cheered and showed reverence.

Nesta, 35, was the busiest person on AC Milan's defense line in the first half. He blocked Reus, cut off Griezmann, and blocked De Bruyne's long shot with his body. Now, he is still saving the risk!

Although Hamburg does not measure the speed and pace of the game accurately like Barcelona, ​​and the time to tear the opponent's defense line is not yet perfect, Hamburg is still simplifying fast attacks and sending threatening balls more frequently. They are simple, direct, and do not hide their sharpness, as if they are deadly moves!

Nesta has made great contributions to AC Milan’s goal so far. They hope that Nesta will be a few years younger. They hope that time will go slower and let Nesta play on the field for a few more years. At least they should wait for a suitable successor to partner with Thiago Silva!

But the most ruthless thing on the green field is the years.

After seeing that the threatening offensive was ruined, Situ Yunbing closed his eyes in disappointment first, and then opened his eyes even more sharp as a knife!

If the situation in AC Milan forces them to score 3 points at home, then the real situation is that Hamburg is more intense than AC Milan’s winning goal!

Hamburg quickly took a corner kick, and the football passed to Reus who was pulling the edge. Reus pivoted the ball lightly and started it when Nocerino came to press and then passed it. Griezmann and Rakitic stepped forward to the front point and the middle of the penalty area. At this time, Reus chose to cross without waiting for Van Bomel to press.

The football hangs towards the back of the penalty area, Thiago Silva's defense area!

When Silva tried to head the ball to clear the ball, a tall figure appeared in front of him. He jumped at the same time with the opponent, but the opponent was obviously one position ahead of him!

Dutch defender Van Dijk!

There seems to be no suspense in the air competition in the AC Milan penalty area. Silva and Van Dijk are 10 cm in height, and Silva's starting position is determined based on his own bounce force limit height. Van Dijk is closer to football than him!

Because Van Dijk is taller, and Van Dijk is very energetic!

Thiago Silva seemed to be shorter than Van Dijk in the air!

The speed and position before the jump determine the outcome!

Van Dijk pushed the ball into AC Milan's goal from the back of the penalty area like a huge thing!

Abiati can do nothing.

Thiago Silva was shocked!

Perhaps he had been under the impact of thin players like Griezmann, Reus, and De Bruyne. Suddenly his opponent turned into a tall and powerful Van Dijk. This sharp contrast caught him off guard!

Although Van Dijk is only 20 years old, he has a sense of domineering spirit. He opened his mouth and shouted during the celebration to make Hamburg fans extremely excited!

This Dutch central defender rising like a comet under Situ Yunbing scored a goal that he would never forget in his life!

"Van Dijk! Van Dijk scored a header! Thiago Silva lost in the competition for a high altitude ball this time!

Van Dijk unexpectedly scored in front of AC Milan and scored, and Reus gave an assist!

Hamburg tried various methods, but in the end, he relied on a header from the defender to smash the gate of AC Milan!

AC Milan has a big disadvantage at home today. Their midfield has completely fallen, and Seidorf is invisible and is walking most of the time. Nocerino works hard, but unfortunately he makes many mistakes. What can 34-year-old Van Bomel do? The successive impact of De Bruyne and Rakitic makes it difficult for him to deal with it!"

Situ Yunbing raised his fists and looked extremely cold. This goal was too critical!

It will force AC Milan to continue to strengthen its offensive!

And their defense will reveal more flaws!

It is no exaggeration to say that if AC Milan's last visit to Camp Nou was not Pato's stunning breakthrough shortly after the opening, forming a single-shot goal, which brought an advantage in the score, AC Milan would not be able to take 1 point from Camp Nou!

Although AC Milan is the Serie A champion now, if Inter Milan had not declined after Mourinho's departure, AC Milan would have not had the chance to win the championship. Their current strength is completely impossible to get a scene advantage in the top European confrontation!

Allegri should also understand that the most suitable way of playing in their current lineup is to defend and counterattack.

Because defensive counterattacks can compress backcourt space, for veterans like Van Bomel and Nesta, they can reduce coverage and improve defensive quality, and they also have speed forwards like Pato.

But if it is a head-on competition, the most intuitive change is that every player has more room to be responsible for. Van Bomel can only defend simply and may not be able to keep up with the opponent's rhythm. A midfielder like Seidov, who is so old that it seems to be a little difficult to even sprint, is easier to be restrained by the opponent.

It is because of the decline in Serie A's overall strength that AC Milan has no choice in most games and must attack strongly. Moreover, they have Irabati, and the role of Irabati in positional battle will be very significant.

Unfortunately, the Champions League is not Serie A. The opponents in the Champions League will not play slow football with AC Milan. They only need to use their strong impact to defeat AC Milan.

Perhaps because of Barcelona in this group, the comparison effect is not very convincing, because the comparison team is indeed too strong.

But when asked about fans all over the world, 90 fans do not think that Serie A champion AC Milan can take advantage of the top four teams in the Premier League. If there is an exception, it can only be Arsenal or Manchester City. The former is a decline in strength, while the latter is a lack of experience.

In the past five years, the rhythm impact of the Premier League has promoted the development of modern football to a certain extent, but when Serie A has entered a trough, they have not been able to keep up with this wave. Now any mainstream European style of play will not be slow!
Chapter completed!