“Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid have won this round of the Champions League... The situation is now clear. Real Madrid’s opponents in the last round are weaker. However, if they want to advance, they have to see whether Dortmund can win at least in the away game.
Got one point. Although AC Milan lost in the last round, they have already secured the first place in the group and may not send their main lineup at home. After all, their tasks in the league are very important. The last one
This round of competition is not beneficial to Real Madrid."
"Now it depends on what AC Milan thinks. They definitely have the ultimate goal of winning the championship. However, they need to consider which opponent is more suitable to deal with in the group stage. If they think Dortmund is more threatening, they can definitely
Try their best to defeat Dortmund at home, and if they think Real Madrid is more of a threat, then they can easily lose to Dortmund and solve an opponent like Real Madrid..."
The situation of this group is now very clear. Real Madrid will definitely try their best to defeat Lokomotiv Moscow in the last round. However, they will depend on Dortmund's results. If Dortmund loses to AC Milan, then Real Madrid will qualify. If Dortmund draws or wins, then Dortmund will qualify.
——They will only qualify as second in the group. AC Milan, with 12 points, has become the first in the group two rounds ahead of schedule, occupying a quite advantageous position.
"In the last game, we will try our best. Of course, we will not relax in the league. I am very happy with the growth of the substitute players. Dortmund has always attached great importance to youth training, and now this kind of youth training is showing its power.
when."
As the second half of the season began, Dortmund's luck seemed to be getting better. The growth of young players such as Klinger, Demel, and Madoni made Dick become more comfortable in personnel selection.
, in the twenty-fifth round of the weekend, Dick allowed the injured Dede and Rosicky to continue to rest, Madoni and Klinger appeared in the starting lineup, and Rivaldo and Okocha also got the opportunity to rotate.
Ricken and Everton served as the two attacking midfielders. This combination still achieved good results. They defeated Hannover 96 with two goals at home. Frings took the lead in the first half with a long shot, and in the
In the second half, Klinger scored his second league goal of the season, helping Dortmund secure the victory. This also gave Dortmund's main players a good rest. Next, they will go to Milan.
Challenge AC Milan!
After leading the team to Milan, one very interesting thing is that the local media in Milan and the Italian media downplayed the game. Because AC Milan had already qualified early, they paid more attention to Inter Milan's away game the day after the Dortmund game.
Challenge Leverkusen, because Inter Milan has not yet qualified early...
On the contrary, many Spanish reporters rushed to Milan to follow this game. There were reporters who supported Real Madrid and wanted to see Dortmund lose in the away game. There were also reporters who supported Atletico Madrid - they came to support Dick.
Dick was very satisfied with such a relatively quiet atmosphere. He knew in his heart that Real Madrid was actually out of business. Perhaps Dortmund led by Dick was a greater threat to AC Milan than Real Madrid, but AC Milan was also very concerned about the league.
Yes, they are now locked in a fierce battle with Inter Milan and Juventus at the top of the standings. They have already qualified early in the group stage. It is unnecessary to waste physical energy. In this game, AC Milan's main force may be one
None of them will play - the current AC Milan staff is not very well-organized.
So after coming to Milan, Dick chose to keep a low profile and build up his character - this was not the time to be high-profile. After all, even if he beat AC Milan with all substitutes on the bench, there was nothing to brag about. People's thoughts were not on that at all! At this time, there was nothing to brag about.
To be high-profile is not to be exaggerated, but to be shameless...
Dick still knew this degree in his heart.
When March 19th arrived, the atmosphere at the San Siro Stadium was not very warm. Only more than 40,000 AC Milan fans came to watch the game. However, many Dortmund fans came, with a total of 6,000 coming from afar.
The Dortmund fans set a record for Dortmund fans in away games, and they are looking forward to the moment when they see Dortmund reach the Champions League knockout finals again four years later!
One side pays attention to it, the other side does not pay attention to it - Real Madrid should think that they died in a bitter situation... But in fact, if they could defeat Dortmund at home, if they did not lose two points to Lokomotiv Moscow, they would not be as depressed as they are now.
Surrendered.
After AC Milan's starting lineup came out, Real Madrid fans almost began to despair - Dida was not the goalkeeper, Abbiati was used, Maldini and Nesta did not play in the defense, and the right back
Helwig, Simic at left back, Laursen and Costacurta as center backs, and Pirlo, Seedorf, Redondo, Gattuso, Ambrosini and Brocchi in midfield.
In the midfield, Rui Costa served as the attacking midfielder, and Thomason served as the lone forward. It can almost be said that, except for Rui Costa and Gattuso, none of Milan's attractive players played - Nesta,
Maldini, Pirlo, Seedorf, Inzaghi, Shevchenko...
But looking at this substitute lineup, Dick began to sigh. It makes sense for Milan to be in a top state in recent years. Just look at what kind of players their main players and substitutes are. It is indeed
A top team with extremely strong main players and substitutes!
However, what Dick has to deal with is not the top AC Milan, but only their substitute lineup - more importantly, as long as they score one point, they will be able to qualify for the group...
Therefore, in this game, despite sending out all the main players, Dick still adopted a solid defensive counterattack tactic. He was not in a hurry to attack and gradually looked for opportunities during the game. That was enough.
Although they are mainly substitutes, AC Milan still plays more proactively on the court. Redondo was injured for more than two years after joining AC Milan and only started to play some games this year. However, after all, there is a two-year gap period, and his
My health is indeed not good anymore, and my performance on the field can only be considered average.
The game was relatively boring. AC Milan attacked a lot, but due to the excellent performance of Dortmund's defense, they were not able to create any opportunities. In front of AC Milan, Dortmund's counterattack was not particularly effective, especially
AC Milan itself is a Serie A team, and they are very diligent in defensive counterattacks. The layers of interceptions prevent Dortmund from starting a fast break, and they can only use long shots to complete the offense. The effect is not very good.
Seeing such a scene, Dick was not very anxious - there was no need for him to be anxious now. If he was eager to attack, he would easily be beaten by AC Milan, who had no baggage in mentality, and would get one or two fast breaks. At that time, he would not be able to cry even if he wanted to.
——The one who is worried now is Real Madrid, not him, let alone AC Milan.
He is not afraid that AC Milan will completely suppress Dortmund after their offense goes smoothly. After all, they are all substitutes. No matter how good Rui Costa is, he cannot always send sharp direct passes. Thomasson is a strong player.
forward, but if there is no chance in the penalty area, he is of no use. AC Milan's four defensive midfielders are good at defense, but they are a little worse in offense. As long as they guard the front of the penalty area and use Dortmund's high altitude advantage in the penalty area, it is not
Very afraid of losing the ball.
In the entanglement between the two sides, the first half ended with a score of 0-0. This game made AC Milan fans want to yawn. They felt that this game was too boring. Dortmund fans did not.
With this thought, they kept shouting loudly and cheering for their team with their own shouts.
When Dick entered the locker room, he heard the news from another stadium - Real Madrid led Lokomotiv Moscow 1-0 in the away game. However, this news did not move his eyebrows. He just nodded.
, indicating that he knows.
"In the second half, we must not be anxious, understand? A draw is enough for us, and AC Milan will not be anxious, so we cannot expose flaws in the backcourt... If we have a chance, we will make a few counterattacks. If we don't have a chance, don't fight.
Keep the defense intact and don’t give them any chance... Qualifying in the group is our biggest goal now, don’t worry about anything else right now, do you understand?”
"Understood!" Dortmund's players responded in unison. They knew this. For Dortmund, promotion is the most important thing now, not pursuing some gorgeous wins. They don't have such qualifications yet. Maybe
They have such strength, but in a two-front battle, they must keep a low profile.
For Real Madrid, they are suffering, and now they are constantly paying attention to the performance of this side. Several assistant coaches conveyed the news to Del Bosque in a fluid manner: "The score in the first half was zero to zero." "The second half began.
It’s been five minutes, and it’s still zero to zero.” “It’s been sixty minutes since the game, and it’s still zero to zero.” “It’s been seventy minutes, and it’s still zero to zero!”
This kind of news keeps them hopeful, because maybe AC Milan will defeat Dortmund with a goal, and then Real Madrid will be able to qualify - it doesn't feel good to have the fate in the hands of other teams, but now
They can only pray that fate will favor them!
However, when the time reached the eighty-minute mark, news that made them desperate came.
After fighting with the opponent for 80 minutes, Dortmund began to seize the opportunity of the opponent's laxity to continuously put pressure on AC Milan. Finally, in the 80th minute, Laursen was not marking tightly, and Okocha took the ball with his back at the front of the penalty area.
The ball was suddenly passed straight, and Cavinagi suddenly turned around and advanced in the penalty area. After forming a single shot, he broke into the penalty area and shot. The ball flew from Abbiati's arm and into the door of AC Milan!
One to zero! In the 80th minute, Cavinagi's eighth goal in the Champions League this season helped Dortmund achieve a crucial victory!
More than 6,000 Dortmund fans let out a huge roar. They knew that advancing their team to the knockout stage would no longer be a dream!
When the news reached Moscow, Real Madrid was in pain. What they understood was that Real Madrid's Champions League journey this season will end today!
Seeing that the team was leading, Dick immediately chose to make substitutions! Metzelder and Ruyter were substituted at the same time, replacing the assist hero Okocha and right back Alves. Dortmund began to strengthen the defense, AC
Milan had no interest in attacking violently, and the remaining ten minutes passed like this. When the final whistle sounded, Dick stood up from the coaching bench with his hands raised high!
