When Salah dribbled the ball into the penalty area, Casillas was already ready.
But because Pepe had already come over to cover up the defense, Casillas did not abandon the goal and attack. Instead, he stood on the goal line and watched the rolling ball with concentration.
When Salah rubbed the ball out, Casillas also jumped up and reached for the ball with his fingers.
However, he was still a little late.
Pepe's figure somewhat blocked Casillas' view, which made his take-off slightly slower.
Maybe only 0.1 seconds?
But when masters compete, this 0.1 second gap is fatal.
When Casillas' fingers approached the violently rotating ball, his heart sank suddenly.
He knew that this time, he couldn't pounce.
The arc created by Salah happened to bypass Casillas's fingertips, and then drilled hard into the goal.
At the same time that Casillas' body fell heavily to the ground, he also heard the clear sound of the ball hitting the net.
"The ball has been scored again!!!!!! Egyptian Salah!!!" Zhan Jun's voice also rang.
"In the 42nd minute, when the first half was about to end, Milan scored another goal!"
"This is a beautiful curve ball! It passed the fingers of Real Madrid goalkeeper Casillas!"
"Two to zero! Who would have thought that Milan could lead Real Madrid by two goals at halftime?"
"Although Salah scored this goal, I would say that most of the credit must go to the French teenager Kante."
"After he fought hard to win the ball, he still saw the space here even though he lost his balance, and accurately pushed the ball to Salahera's feet."
"We can also see that this is also due to Real Madrid's eagerness to equalize the score after conceding the ball first. Their Real Madrid defense is too high, especially on the wing where they mainly attack."
"The Milan players also keenly grasped this loophole of Real Madrid and used a concealed and clever pass to tear open Real Madrid's defense."
"Now Real Madrid is two goals behind! Is there any way they can reverse this situation!?..."
After scoring, Salah ran to the sidelines and made a "Pharaoh" pose standing on one foot with his hands clasped together to celebrate his key goal.
The Milan players who followed behind were not so "calm". They all pounced on Salah one by one, destroying his look.
Captain Gennaro Gattuso also roared at the cameras on the sidelines, venting madly.
Milan fans in the stands also shouted loudly at the players to celebrate, and some fans even set off red fireworks.
For a time, the San Siro stadium was filled with smoke and bustling with excitement.
And on the sidelines.
Pan Yi did not join the celebration.
The moment Kanter passed the ball, he was a little confused.
So much so that after Salah scored, he still hadn't fully reacted.
This kid Kanter...
sure!
Before Pan Yi reminded them of Real Madrid's wide space, Kante had already discovered it.
Moreover, the ball was passed really well, and Salah received the ball very comfortably and entered the penalty area in one step, which also laid the foundation for his powerful shooting.
Pan Yi has probably seen this kind of God-like insight and accurate passing ability from Pirlo or the future De Bruyne.
Pan Yi looked at the Milan players huddled together in the corner flag area.
Kanter couldn't squeeze in at all, and was applauding the fans from the outside with a silly smile on his face.
This has not changed...
Pan Yi knows that Kanter appeared as a purely defensive midfielder in the early days of his career.
Including the 2015-16 season, when he helped Leicester City win the Premier League championship, he was the Premier League's steal leader.
Therefore, Pan Yi also used Kante as a barrier in front of the defense in the tactical design of this Milan team.
Unexpectedly, Kanter's offensive attributes have already been developed in less than a season?
In Pan Yi's previous life, Kante joined Chelsea with a transfer fee of 35.8 million euros after winning the championship with Leicester City.
At the beginning, he still showed himself as a ruthless ball-grabbing machine, but after head coach Maurizio Sarri took over at Stamford Bridge, Kante was gradually transformed into an attacking midfielder.
Although he seemed a little uncomfortable in his new position, it also made his performance on both offense and defense on the court more balanced.
Later, in everyone's eyes, Kante was already an all-around midfielder who could attack and retreat. Through his positive performance, he once again helped Chelsea win the Premier League championship and the Champions League championship.
"Is it because I threw him into such a high-level game early and stimulated his offensive potential early?" Pan Yi thought while rubbing his chin.
This is indeed possible.
Different environments, different training levels, and competition levels will all change a player's development trajectory.
For example, if Cristiano Ronaldo, who became famous at a young age, had not encountered Ferguson's careful guidance, he might have ended up just like Denilson, a cycling boy.
Or swap Vardy, who only started playing in the Premier League at the age of 27, with Cristiano Ronaldo, and let Vardy receive high-level guidance as a child. Perhaps his achievements will be much higher than what he is now.
But no matter what, Kanter's vision and passing ability have evolved early, which is a good thing for Milan.
This means that their future tactics can become more diverse and varied.
Of course, the fact that Milan can now score these two goals is not entirely the result of the efforts of the Milan players themselves.
At least, tonight's game won't go so smoothly.
This is inseparable from the opponent's "coordination".
If Mourinho hadn't insisted on playing against AC Milan at San Siro, Milan players wouldn't have found so many loopholes in Real Madrid's defense so easily.
After all, everyone understands the power of Mu's counterattack.
Thinking of this, Pan Yi couldn't help but turn his head and look at the visiting team's bench.
But he discovered that Mourinho was no longer standing on the sidelines.
At some point, Mourinho had retreated to the bench and sat down, making it difficult to see clearly his expression at this moment.
Perhaps, he is already preparing for the second half of the game?
But one thing Pan Yi is sure of is that Mourinho must be very depressed now.
In this offensive battle, Real Madrid was completely at a disadvantage, which also made Mourinho's rhetoric before the game feel like a slap in the face.
At the same time, being two goals behind also made Real Madrid's players even more impatient.
When Ibrahimovic got the ball, the monk Pepe came up with a tornado leg tackle, knocking Ibrahimovic to the ground with the ball.
Of course, Ibrahimovic was not to be outdone, and grabbed Pepe by the collar when he got up.
Players from both sides gathered around, and the referee rushed over to calm the situation.
Pepe deservedly received a yellow card, and the first half of the game ended in a chaotic atmosphere.