Pirlo took the ball in the backcourt and saw that the Dortmund players did not come up to press him. He immediately raised his foot and sent a beautiful long pass. The ball accurately fell to the feet of Shevchenko who pulled out of the penalty area. Ukraine's nuclear warhead
Start dribbling the ball faster and forcefully break through the penalty area along the left path!
Facing an excellent defense, using personal breakthroughs to complete the offense is also a way.
Shevchenko is very fast and has good foot skills. It is difficult to stop him when he rushes up. However, Dortmund's response is very good. Dede and Kyle control both sides of him, and from the front, Iss
Mel came up to meet him and blocked his path.
Seeing that he was about to hit Metzelder, Shevchenko had no choice but to pass the ball. He passed the ball to Inzaghi in the penalty area, but Vaughns pushed him hard from behind and made him unable to do so.
Turning around, Inzaghi passed the ball again when being pressed, trying to pass the ball back to Shevchenko's feet.
However, after Shevchenko passed the ball, Metzelder did not relax his defense against Shevchenko. Now he got in front of Shevchenko and took the ball passed by Inzaghi first.
The penalty area, and then the big-footed clearance!
"Dortmund's defense is quite solid! However, AC Milan controlled it very well. The ball flew out and was intercepted by them midway, and they started attacking again..."
In the voice of the commentator, the ball flew towards AC Milan's half, and then Nesta controlled the first landing point. He passed the ball to Costacurta who inserted on the right. Costacurta
He took the ball a few steps and passed it to Gattuso. Gattuso made a direct pass and passed the ball to Rui Costa in the middle.
The Portuguese superstar controlled the ball in the midfield, and Rosicky's pressing did not make him lose his position. While controlling the ball, he found a route and passed the ball to the left side of the penalty area with a diagonal pass like a scalpel!
Inzaghi pulled out of the penalty area and immediately passed the ball low to the penalty area. Shevchenko, who advanced forward, received the ball in the penalty area, and then he quickly shot with his left foot for the first time!
Vaughns immediately appeared in his passing route, and then he used his body to stop Shevchenko's shot in the penalty area. Shevchenko wanted to follow up and shoot again, but returned to defend.
Metzelder lifted his foot and cleared the ball.
AC Milan created several opportunities in a row, and Dortmund finally seized the opportunity to counterattack. Rivaldo received Metzelder's inbounds ball in the frontcourt. Under Gattuso's pressure, he chose to pass back. Rosicky
With the ball at his feet, he stabilized the midfield with his ball control ability. The AC Milan players were gradually returning to defense. At this time, he passed the ball to Ruyter who came on the right, and Ruyter dribbled the ball.
When he reached the center circle, he suddenly started to pass long into the penalty area!
This long pass was quite accurate. The ball flew directly into the penalty area of AC Milan. Cavinagi, who came in at high speed, took off under the interference of Maldini, and then grabbed the first landing point in the penalty area and flicked his head to attack.
Door!
The ball missed the far post and flew out of the baseline! Dortmund fans sighed in the stands, followed by huge applause.
In a situation where they were passively beaten, such an attack was enough to restore their confidence!
"This attack has sounded the alarm for AC Milan! Although they can control Dortmund's offense well in the midfield, don't forget that although Dortmund starts to play more on the ground this season, they are a team that
Bundesliga team! Such a long pass is also very threatening. If Maldini hadn't interfered in time just now, then Cavinaggi would have been able to tip the ball in... Shevchenko is in good condition.
He is constantly dribbling and breaking through, causing trouble for Dortmund's defense. If his performance cannot be restrained, Dortmund's defense may also have some problems."
Shevchenko's condition did appear to be very good, and the AC Milan players quickly discovered this. Costa began to pass the ball to him continuously to allow him to form a breakthrough.
In the 12th minute, Shevchenko broke into the penalty area from the left again, and Warnes, who was filling in, made a timely and beautiful tackle to destroy the ball.
In the 15th minute, Shevchenko received a long pass from the backcourt and then crossed the ball. Inzaghi met the ball and shot directly, but Warnes blocked it with his body.
AC Milan continued to attack, while Dortmund launched a continuous defense. In the eyes of others, AC Milan suppressed Dortmund. However, the Dortmund players did not panic because of this, because one thing they knew was that,
Now they are intentionally recycling instead of being passively suppressed, and their opponents don't know this yet!
But with AC Milan's offensive capabilities, even if Dortmund's defense is so tight, they still created a very good opportunity!
Shevchenko received a pass from Costa on the left, and then suddenly distributed the ball to the left where Dortmund's defense was weak. This was beyond the expectations of Dortmund's defense. Seedorf was unguarded.
Received the ball without any hesitation, and then passed the ball without pausing!
The arc of this pass was just right, bypassing Metzelder who was defending at the forward point, and landed on the head of Inzaghi who was between the two central defenders...
The fox in the penalty area jumped up, met the ball seven meters away from the goal, and headed directly towards the top!
When Inzaghi appeared at that landing point, AC Milan fans had already given out uncontrollable cheers. In their opinion, they would definitely usher in a goal!
However, the next moment, it was Dortmund's fans' turn to burst into loud cheers!
Lehmann made a world-class save. Almost at the same time as Inzaghi shook his head, he judged that this was a header flying towards the lower left corner of the goal. He reflexively saved to the left
, blocked the ball in front of him with one palm, blocking the ball and flying diagonally to the left side of the penalty area!
"Wonderful save! Rare save! Lehmann's performance is so outstanding, so amazing, so..." the commentator shouted incoherently. Lehmann's save was indeed extremely wonderful. In such a close situation,
In the distance, Inzaghi's header was from a tricky angle, but he saved it abruptly!
Even Inzaghi himself couldn't believe that Lehmann would make such a save. He knelt on his knees and held his head in his hands, looking at Lehmann in disbelief as he just climbed up from the lawn...
However, the game has not yet reached the point of dead ball!
The ball rolled out and was caught by Metzelder. He immediately made a quick diagonal pass and passed the ball to Dede on the left!
Dede took advantage of the situation and moved the ball forward, accelerating, leading to Dortmund's counterattack!
The cheers of the Dortmund fans broke out again. They hope to see the next scene where Dortmund escapes from death, and then uses the counterattack to score the first goal, giving the opponent a heavy blow!
However, AC Milan is indeed a very mature team. Although they missed such an opportunity, their players reacted quickly. Although Dede rushed very fast from the wing, but after just passing
After reaching the center line, Costacurta, who was being defended, directly made a flying tackle and even dribbled the ball out of the baseline.
Dortmund fans booed and cursed wildly in the stands. Amidst the curses, Costacurta received a yellow card and then left without expression. Dick shook his head. This yellow card was so worth it.
, prevented Dortmund from a very sharp counterattack, and at the same time allowed the AC Milan players to stabilize - veterans like Costacurta can still play a very big role in such a situation...
There was a free kick almost fifty meters away from the goal. Dortmund chose to drive the ball directly into the penalty area. Nesta jumped in front of Metzelder to make a clearance. Rivaldo volleyed directly outside the penalty area and the ball was slightly high.
Out of the crossbar.
Rivaldo shook his head with regret. Gattuso's pressing just now made him have a hasty shot. Otherwise, at least it would have been within the goal frame...
AC Milan had just created an excellent opportunity, and Dortmund immediately used a counterattack to create a shot. This made Ancelotti frown. It was obvious that AC Milan now had the advantage on the field, but could not
Completely suppress Dortmund. If the attack goes too far, they may counterattack and seize the opportunity.
Thinking of this, Ancelotti made a downward gesture to the court, indicating that he should stabilize his position first.
Ancelotti naturally had his own considerations in making such a decision. He just missed such an excellent opportunity, which will definitely have a certain impact. At this time, it is better to be cautious, so as not to be seized by Dortmund - Half
In the final, Dortmund seized an opportunity in the away game and began to suppress Juventus, and then finally completed the victory. Ancelotti did not want to become the second victim...
And Dick, that's what I want him to think.
Dick's current thinking is actually very simple. If you want to attack, there is no chance of scoring a goal, but you have to risk conceding the ball. Dortmund's offense is always better in the knockout rounds. Ancelotti probably won't think that Dick
From the beginning, the idea was to drag the game to overtime or even a penalty kick. The occasional attack would make Ancelotti think more. When he found out that Dick wanted to delay the game from the beginning, he
After reacting, there was no time for him to adjust...
In this final in history, the two Serie A teams used a classic zero-0 to let people know what football does not make mistakes. This is what Dick is afraid of, because compared with AC Milan, in the attack
Obviously Dortmund will be more likely to make mistakes, so they must reduce the possibility of the team making mistakes, use tighter defense to avoid conceding goals, and at the same time use constant counterattacks to put less pressure on their defense. This is
Dick's tone for this game.
The scene of escaping from death just now made Dick more determined in this state. In this game, Dortmund's defensive players were in very good condition, and Lehmann's state was even more incredible. It seemed that he had failed in AC Milan.
The experience made him motivated!
There was a stalemate in the following period. The two sides were more entangled in the midfield. AC Milan's defense did not press, which made their frontcourt offense lack of layering, while Dortmund only relied on the two frontcourts.
The three men completed the breakthrough. Everton's several dribblings created some opportunities, but they were mainly harassment.
"This final is very intense... but in terms of highlights, it is also very boring. Neither side has created many opportunities. Instead, they first need not to make mistakes... There are more and more finals like this. It's a pity."
These top attackers..." the ESPN commentator sighed.
