From the moment German referee Merck blew the whistle to start the game, more than 76,000 Milan fans in the audience never stopped booing.
Because, from the first minute, Real Madrid launched a fierce attack and high pressure on Milan.
Goalkeeper Casillas, defense Felipe, Woodgate, Ramos and Arbeloa, midfielder Gravesson and De La Red, Raul, Zidane and Beckham suddenly
Previously, Negredo played center.
Even in the away game, Real Madrid still showed the same aggressive momentum as when they lost to the Bernabeu, trying to suppress AC Milan from the first minute and even score goals.
Ancelotti's team has been affected by injuries and continuous battles, and the player lineup has experienced twists and turns.
The goalkeeper is Dida, the defense is Serginho, Kaladze, Costacurta and Stam, the midfielder is Seedorf, Pirlo, Gattuso, Kaka comes forward, and the double forwards are the big factor.
The combination of Zaghi and Shevchenko.
Compared with the first round, Ancelotti made a reluctant adjustment and replaced Nesta with Costacurta.
However, he still put Nesta on the roster, obviously just in case.
Gao Shen received the news early and used Negredo to forcefully suppress the two central defenders, Kaladze and Costacurta.
Kaladze has always played as a left back under Carlo Ancelotti, but recently he has been fixed as Nesta's partner, and his performance is remarkable. But tonight, his partner is not Nesta, but Nesta.
Forty-year-old Costacurta.
Gao Shen doesn't use Ronaldo, but uses Negredo. The purpose is very clear, which is to suppress.
Facts have also proved that Real Madrid suppressed AC Milan in the frontcourt from the very beginning.
Whether it is Negredo's point or Zidane's point, they can seize the advantage and force Ancelotti's team to invest more troops in defense.
But even so, AC Milan is still full of dangers on the court.
The advanced tactics are not very clever, Houllier's Lyon and Mancini's Inter Milan have used them, but Real Madrid is more holistic, more oppressive, and more threatening on the offensive end.
This is enough.
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Real Madrid still suppressed AC Milan as always, and the midfielder locked up Pirlo and Kaká.
Inzaghi and Shevchenko in front were running actively, but failed to get support from their teammates behind them.
Unable to play the ball in the middle, AC Milan could only let Serginho advance more and participate in the attack.
But this routine has been proven to be unworkable in the first round.
In the 22nd minute of the game, Serginho moved forward and tried to pass the ball to Inzaghi. Arbeloa and Ramos teamed up to intercept the ball first.
Quickly passed to Beckham.
Beckham dribbled the ball across the center line and instigated a counterattack, attracting the attention of Seedorf and AC Milan's defense. He suddenly moved to the left with his big foot. Felipe quickly intervened and completed a one-two with Raul who was retreating.
After some coordination, he cut inside and passed the ball to Negredo.
After the Spanish center dropped back to receive the ball, he turned around and passed the ball behind him. Zidane quickly stepped in, received the pass from Negredo, and stopped the ball in the penalty area with a leisurely pace.
I saw that the French midfielder seemed to be dancing. Every time he touched the ball, every movement seemed to have a ballet-like rhythm, and Karadze, who was marking him, was deceived by him for some reason.
Balanced.
After Zidane passed Kaladze, his body was already a little out of balance, and he just relied on his flexibility to hit the goal with his right foot.
The ball passed under Kaladze and went straight into the lower left corner of the goal.
Dida originally prevented Zidane from hitting the right side and handed the left side to Kaladze, which was beyond his reach.
One to zero!
When the whistle sounded that the goal was valid, all the Real Madrid players cheered.
Zidane rushed out of the stadium, followed by Raul and other players, and even Ramos and others on the defense rushed over.
Casillas raised his hands in the penalty area, shouting and roaring loudly.
The total score is four to zero!
More importantly, Real Madrid's away goal sentenced AC Milan to death.
The Rossoneri must score five goals to reverse the situation.
But is this possible?
AC Milan had just taken the initiative and wanted to attack, but Real Madrid took advantage of the opportunity and launched a sharp counterattack.
There is no chance to resist!
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Seeing Zidane score, Gao Shen smiled from ear to ear on the sidelines.
These superstars from Real Madrid are all babies!
He is getting older, but he is still the best in the world in terms of strength and consciousness.
The key depends on how the head coach uses it.
Just like Beckham, not to mention the top crosser from the right in history, his long pass, how threatening is it?
The goal just now seemed to be a collaboration from the left, but it was Beckham's long pass that created the space.
The ball was quickly moved from the right side of the densely defended area to the left side with a wide gap, and then Felipe and Raul formed a two-on-one on the left side, creating a scoring opportunity.
Does this routine sound familiar?
In my deep memory, the future Barcelona and the Real Madrid who won the Champions League for the third consecutive time both adopted a similar sudden transfer style of play.
Barcelona is Xavi, Real Madrid is Xavi Alonso and Toni Kroos.
I still remember that someone once said that if you want to succeed in the top league, you must have your own unique set of trump cards.
It's that kind of thing where your opponent knows what you're going to do, but they just can't stop you.
The sudden long pass transfer is one of them, because it requires an excellent long pass master.
The personal abilities of the stars are also included in it, such as Ronaldinho now, Messi in the future, or Robben's right-side cutting in. These are all strategic-level methods.
Kaka's breakthrough with the ball in the middle is also considered, but the current AC Milan has not yet shown the threat of Kaka.
Whether it was being restricted by Mohamed Diarra against Lyon, or being restricted by Gravesson and De La Red against Real Madrid, Kaká was unable to take advantage of this advantage.
When Ancelotti releases Kaka, AC Milan's offense will be alive.
But certainly not this season.
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With Zidane's goal, the game has been completely killed.
Real Madrid still adopts a high position in the frontcourt to press and press, while AC Milan is more stable.
In any case, this is San Siro. It’s okay for the Rossoneri to lose 0-3 on the road. They will never want to lose ugly at home. Otherwise, they will not be eliminated from the Champions League. Even coach Anche Lottie was afraid that get out of class would be dismissed.
This stalemate lasted until the second half.
Ancelotti made three substitutions.
First, in the 65th minute, Cafu replaced veteran Costacurta, allowing Stam to return to the center to partner with Kaladze.
There is really no way around this.
No matter how good Costacurta's condition is, he is still forty years old after all. How can he have the advantage in a fierce fight with the young and strong Negredo?
Then he replaced Gattuso with Rui Costa, which was a bit interesting. It was obviously a signal to liberate the midfield.
Kaká, Rui Costa, Seedorf and Pirlo are four No. 10 configurations again. The difference is that the previous Rivaldo has become the current Kaká.
Then, he replaced Inzaghi with Gilardino.
Gao Shen is also making substitutions. First, he replaced the goal scorer Zidane with Baptista to further strengthen the pressing force in the midfield. After all, AC Milan's four No. 10s are still very threatening.
Then, Gao Shen replaced Raul with Ronaldo.
Real Madrid began to change into a 4312 formation, with Beckham returning to the midfielder position, Baptista advancing forward, and Ronaldo and Negredo partnering as a double forward.
This is an obvious defensive counterattack tactic.
After the game entered the 75th minute, AC Milan started a crazy counterattack.
The Rossoneri no longer want to win, but want to save face at San Siro.
Real Madrid responded with a defensive counterattack, and the two sides played very fiercely.
Gilardino is different from Inzaghi in that his running range is wider and his tactical role is more obvious. His harassment and suppression of Real Madrid's defense created an opportunity for AC Milan.
Kaka forced a breakthrough with the ball, causing a foul outside the penalty area and winning a valuable free kick opportunity for AC Milan.
Pirlo made a precise free throw into the penalty area, and Gilardino beat Woodgate to score a goal for AC Milan.
One to one!
But just three minutes later, Real Madrid launched a quick counterattack.
Beckham sent a long pass from the right side of the penalty area and passed the ball directly to the frontcourt.
Negredo got ahead of Kaladze and hit the ball behind the defense with a header. Ronaldo went straight behind the defense and shook off Stam. After stopping the ball, he entered the penalty area. But when facing Dida,
He tried to pass the goalkeeper, but the previous series of actions had consumed too much of his physical energy. When he shot past Dida, he failed to hit the right spot and the ball slightly slipped out of the empty goal.
The entire San Siro Stadium let out an exclamation of surprise.
Ronaldo knelt down in the penalty area in pain, beating his feet and chest.
Everyone can see that his consciousness is still there, maybe even better than when he was young. His skills have deteriorated a bit, but they are still quite good. Ronaldo's biggest problem is his body.
His body could no longer keep up with his consciousness.
And everyone knows that when the body, consciousness and technology reach a balance point, it is the golden age of a professional player.
This is undoubtedly a tragedy for Ronaldo.
But, which professional player doesn’t need to experience such a tragedy?
Even, doesn’t everyone have to experience such a tragedy?
Football is like life.
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The game finally ended one to one.
Real Madrid drew with AC Milan in the away game thanks to Zidane's goal.
The Rossoneri saved face with Gilardino's goal, but the total score of 1 to 4 prevented them from qualifying for the Champions League final.
Real Madrid successfully got tickets to the Stade de France!
