The last time the game in the 90-minute final of the Champions League was dating back to the 1991-1992 season, when Barcelona and Sampdoria scored 0-0 in 90 minutes. Finally, in overtime, Barcelona's Dutch central defender Ronald Koeman helped Barcelona win the first Champions League championship in the club's history with a shocking free kick. In the 90-91 season's final, Belgrade Red Star and Marseille scored 0-0 in 120 minutes. In the final of the penalty shootout, Belgrade Red Star won the penalty shootout and won the Champions League championship.

Is it a silver ball decisive victory (the sudden death method was terminated after the World Cup in 2002, and now the silver ball decisive victory is implemented), or a penalty shootout? All fans who are paying attention to this game held their breath and waited for the start of overtime.

The players were scattered in their half-court to rest. After the ninety-minute game, there was only five minutes of rest time, so naturally they could not enter the locker room to rest. The members of the coaching team walked into the stadium. The members of the medical team were helping the players massage and recover their physical strength, while the coach was hurrying to explain the tactics in overtime.

"We should still focus on offense in overtime, but we cannot relax our defense. Be careful of their counterattack. Today, Shepchenko's range of activities is very large. Don't stare at others, defend the area, and defend his own defensive area... When attacking, you can pass more straight passes, penetrate from the side to the middle, and hit behind the two of their central defenders. In overtime, they may send Rivaldo. Although his performance in AC Milan this season is average, he still has strength. If he gets the ball, be careful of his long shot... Be patient when attacking, take more balls, fall back more, and look for opportunities patiently. Do you understand?"

Xiao Ming did not plan to substitution. Although he had not changed anyone yet, he believed more about these players on the court, and they would not have any physical problems. The previous rest time had already made them have sufficient physical fitness even after playing overtime. In fact, even AC Milan, which has more veterans, is the same. Until now, they have only one of them forced to substitution.

But soon, Ancelotti changed to the second man, Rivaldo, and replaced Rui Costa. Rui Costa has never been very physically healthy. He was entangled by Marklele and consumed too much energy. In order to get rid of Marklele's defense, Rui Costa had to run more than usual to help his teammates, which also made his physical fitness drop rapidly.

Ancelotti plays Rivaldo as a forward when he plays on the court... In this way, AC Milan has three forwards on the court. It seems that the offense has strengthened and the defense has weakened, but in fact it is not the case.

In overtime, AC Milan began to use the tactic of long passes and rushing. The three midfielders rarely attacked, but directly passed the ball to the frontcourt for the three forwards to toss. However, the effect was not very good. The cooperation between Shepchenko and Inzaghi was very tacit. Adding a Rivaldo made the cooperation between them problems.

Gerald drove forward with the ball. Maldini wanted to go over to defend him, but Fanny was stuck in the route with his body. After a little delay, Gerald rushed into the penalty area with great momentum. All he had to face was Nesta...

Seeing Nesta coming towards him, Gerald did not slow down, but instead pushed the ball to the side while running, and then he was about to break through. He knew that this fake move could not be hidden from Nesta, but all he thought about was to squeeze through with his body!

If you catch up with the ball, you will shoot directly! As long as you hit the goal frame at such a close range, Gerald doesn't believe that Dida can react!

He was still one step away from catching up... When this thought flashed through Gerald's mind, he suddenly tripped his feet, and then he fell down like a golden mountain and turned his back. Behind him, Nesta stretched out his feet and lay on the ground...

The whole stand was in full swing, and the fans of Leiden Oriental shouted at the same time: "Penal! Foul!" The fans of AC Milan collectively cursed: "It violates your mother's rules - fake falls!"

If the stands between the fans of both sides were not occupied by neutral fans, maybe both sides could have fought on the spot!

"Foul! Penalty!" Xiao Ming roared loudly on the sidelines.

However... the referee Merck did not blow the whistle. He shook his head and pointed his hand at the corner kick point - the corner kick!

"How can this be a corner kick! Nesta tripped Gerald in the back!" The British commentator shouted excitedly, while the fans of Leiden East rushed up. Gerald slapped the lawn hard, and then shouted at Merck: "He is a foul! I'm only one step away from shooting!"

Merck probably felt guilty, and he ran to the linebacker, but no one could see clearly the scene just now. Did Nesta tackle the ball and trip Gerald first, or trip Gerald first and then tackle the ball - perhaps because he could not award a penalty at this critical moment, Merck finally maintained the original judgment.

Countless Leiden Oriental fans around the TV cursed. The slow motion just now was very clear. Nesta first tripped Gerald and then kicked the ball out. If it weren't for his tackle, Gerald would have been able to shoot directly in the small penalty area...

The fans of AC Milan were relieved. If they lost a penalty at this time, it would not be a penalty! What they lost is the Champions League trophy!

The angry Leiden Oriental players surrounded Merck for a long time before they dispersed hopelessly. It was now the last three minutes of overtime. This misjudgment saved AC Milan's life!

Maybe because I felt that I was probably wrong, Merck did not show a yellow card to the players of Leiden East, but so what? Leiden East missed the best chance to make a final decision...

The affected Leiden Oriental's subsequent attacks were not able to create any threats, and AC Milan had no energy to launch another attack. In the last few minutes, Merck looked at the watch and blew the whistle to end the overtime!

"The 120-minute game ends! The two sides exchange white scrolls! The game will enter a cruel penalty shootout! The sixth penalty shootout in the history of the European Champions League final is about to appear! The first penalty shootout in the Champions League final took place in the 1980s, when both sides were both English and Italian teams. In the end, Liverpool defeated Roma four-two in the penalty shootout to win the Champions League! This is the second time that the English and Italian teams used penalty shootouts in the Champions League final to fight. Will Leiden Oriental laugh to the end like Liverpool? Or does AC Milan win the penalty shootout in the opponent's territory like Liverpool (the game against Rome in penalty shootout was held at the Olympic Stadium in Rome)? Let's wait and see!"

In the middle circle of the court, players from both sides gathered together on both sides, standing or sitting waiting for the start of the penalty shootout, while the members of the coaching team were discussing the order of the penalty shootout later.

"Who is better to take the lead?" Xiao Ming asked the coaches.

The first penalty and the last penalty are naturally the most important. If the first penalty is not scored, it will naturally have a huge blow to the morale of the entire team.

There are many good penalty shooters in Leiden Oriental. Fanny, Figo, Pirlo, Ronaldo, and Gerrard. The five people have excellent penalties and psychological qualities. Figo is the first penalty kicker, and Fanny is also the penalty kicker when competing for the best scorer. Pirlo, Ronaldo, is excellent in skills and Gerrard's psychological qualities, so Xiao Ming is not very afraid of penalty kicking - even if the opponent's goalkeeper Dida claims to be the penalty kick goalkeeper, our Yasquelenen is also a very powerful goalkeeper.

"Either Luther or Louis." McDonald said, this is a very reasonable suggestion. Both of them are the players who take the most penalties and their psychological qualities are quite good.

"Luther took the lead, Louis was at the bottom." Xiao Ming thought for a while and said, "Andre was the second, Stephen was the third, and Ronaldo was the fourth."

This order sounds simple, but it is also quite knowledgeable. Pirlo and Ronaldo are both technical. They mainly take penalty kicks to deceive the goalkeeper and play angle, while Gerald is strength-based. Such different types of penalty kickers make it easier for the goalkeeper to adjust their save frequency.

The coaches thought about it and felt that there was nothing wrong with this arrangement, so they nodded in agreement. They didn't know which ones they took the penalty kick, but after all, they always counted it - Seedorf, Shepchenko, Rivaldo, Albertini... Speaking of penalty kickers, AC Milan is even worse than Leiden East.

However, it is precisely because of this that AC Milan speculates that it is much easier for Leiden Oriental to guess, while Leiden Oriental will be more difficult.

After deciding the order of the top five, it will be easier to deal with. It is nothing more than to line up one by one - Daniel, Ashley Cole, Deselli, Campbell, Marklele, Yassclein... I guess there will be no scene where Yassclein will shoot a penalty...

But Wilkins did not participate in the discussion, but walked to Jasquelanen and handed him a note.

Yasklein followed in confusion, but found that there were small words written on it - I think readers have guessed what it is - it was written one by one with the characteristics of players on the AC Milan field taking penalty kicks, especially those important penalty kickers, such as Seedorf, Rivaldo and Shepchenko who often take penalty kicks...

This is the secret weapon Xiao Ming arranged for the final penalty shootout, but he did not place his hope on this note, because there are only a few players who usually take the penalty kick, and Shepchenko, Rivaldo and Sedov take the penalty kick, so their information is easier to find, but Albertini has not taken the penalty kick for a long time, and he can't find out where his habit is to hit the ball. As for other AC Milan players, they have almost never paid the penalty kick at all. This only records which foot they are used to shooting and which aspect they are more likely to shoot...

For players who rarely take penalty kicks, they simply use their usual feet to shoot the most comfortable point, and can also help the goalkeeper to determine where they should pounce.

No matter how outstanding a goalkeeper is, the penalty shootout depends on luck, and prediction is necessary, because you cannot wait until the ball is shot before reacting. The distance of twelve yards is not enough to make the goalkeeper react, so you can only try your luck.

"The above information is not much, maybe you can only provide a little help. For the rest, it depends on you." Wilkinson said to Yasquelenin.

Yasquelen nodded, then clenched his fists. The penalty shootout was also a rare opportunity for him, but he had never participated in the penalty shootout. Before, Leiden Oriental had never participated in the penalty shootout in various cup matches...

On the other hand, Xiao Ming had already whispered to all the players about the order of the penalty kicks, and then he walked over and patted Yasquelenin on the shoulder.

"Yusi, it depends on you now." Xiao Ming smiled and said to Yasquelenin: "Come on, save a few penalty kicks and kill them!"

Yasquelen nodded with his lips and then stuffed the note into the socks on his calf, then patted it.

"Those information only provide some possibilities, and what you believe more should be your own judgment and reaction." Xiao Ming said to Yasquelenin: "But I have confidence in you. You are much better than that big Brazilian black man."

Jaskranen smiled, then lowered his head and carefully brought his gloves to himself, and strode towards the goal where he took the penalty kick.

The players on both sides who were originally sitting on the lawn rested stood up, stood in a row, put on their shoulders, waiting for the start of the penalty shootout.

The coaching staff members of both sides also walked off the court, and the stadium began to become empty, and all the focus began to focus on the second half of the AC Milan overtime game near the half-court goal. The penalty shootout that determines the final outcome of the battle is about to begin.

The whole of Old Trafford began to become extremely quiet.

The fans in the stands closed their mouths, extremely quiet and extremely suffocating. The fans seemed to be able to hear the heartbeat of the people next to them - the penalty shootout is indeed the cruelest game. The victory or defeat of the entire game and the success of the entire season depended on the result of the penalty shootout in just a few minutes...

The players who can appear on this stadium are all players who have experienced the most difficult tests this season, and at this time, they will be tested more severely, both psychological and physiological.
Chapter completed!