AC Milan kicked off the second half, so Dortmund was defensive from the beginning. They kept running in the midfield. Two of the three midfielders were German players who could run. The remaining Rosicky was also a very German player.
players - with such coverage, even if AC Milan wants to attack, it will be difficult to hit Dortmund's penalty area from the center. You must know that even if AC Milan has many good long-range shooters, if they want to attack from outside the thirty-meter area,
Scoring a goal is also very difficult.
AC Milan also had concerns. They did not dare to attack with all their strength, which made the second half of the game very boring.
Although the game was boring, the players from both sides did not dare to relax in any way on the court. Any relaxation at this time may become irreparable losses!
In the entanglement between the two sides, it was Dortmund who was passive and took the lead in creating an opportunity. In the 54th minute, Dortmund made a clearance in the backcourt. Everton dribbled the ball through the middle and broke through at high speed. After attracting the attention of the opponent's defender, he distributed the ball to
After Rivaldo stopped the ball, he raised his foot and sent a sharp and fast arcing half-high ball. Cavinagi rushed out from between the two Milan central defenders and met the ball directly in the penalty area.
Go to the top!
Dida jumped up but seemed to be a step too slow. The ball flew past his hand. When the hearts of all Milan fans were beating violently, the ball hit the crossbar heavily and bounced back into the penalty area. Nesta, who returned to defend, immediately
Bigfoot comes to the rescue!
"Damn it! This didn't even make it in!"
Dick held his head and jumped up on the coaching bench, shouting loudly as he jumped, with a look of remorse on his face.
And Ancelotti, who was almost frightened to death by the scene just now, saw Dick's remorseful look, which also gave him a feeling of escaping from death - this bastard, after all, had prepared something, if not for luck.
Not good, the goal has already been scored!
What he didn't know was that this was indeed not Dick's deliberate preparation, but the cooperation shown by the three people in the frontcourt at that moment. It is not that easy to achieve such cooperation, at least just now
Wetton's breakthrough, Rivaldo's pass and Cavinagi's grab, to use a saying in a martial arts novel, it was "exhausting all my strength in my life"...
The shocked AC Milan quickly launched a counterattack - from this point of view, they are indeed one of the best teams this season. After being so frightened, they felt keenly that this seemed to be a
Good opportunity.
Because the ball released by Nesta did not fly out of the sideline, but was picked up by Costa in midfield. The Portuguese quickly passed the ball to Seedorf, who began to dribble the ball forward in an attempt to
Caught Dortmund by surprise.
However, when Seedorf took the ball and watched the situation in the frontcourt, the Dutchman couldn't help but cursed in his heart.
In front of him were neatly seven Dortmund defensive players. In the attack just now, only the three attackers in the frontcourt participated. Frings just moved his position a little higher. After seeing
After the attack failed, he immediately returned to the half court!
In desperation, the AC Milan players could only switch to positional warfare, but their offensive ability was also very fierce. Under Dortmund's tight defense, they still almost scored a few minutes later with a corner kick.
Ball - Pirlo took a corner kick, Maldini grabbed the first spot in the penalty area and rushed to the top. The ball almost missed the crossbar and flew out of the baseline!
Dick looked down at his watch. It was now the sixty-fifth minute of the game, and there were still twenty-five minutes left before the end of the ninety minutes - which meant that a quarter of the game had passed.
three……
At this time, Dick turned around and called Alves, Rickon and Okocha from the bench and asked them to warm up.
After these three players ran out, they caught Ancelotti's attention, and he frowned - not because of anything else, because Ismail had already used up one substitution place when he replaced Metzelder.
Now Dick can only replace two people, but lets three people warm up - which two of them will he replace? Or will he replace Olic on the bench?
With this thought, Ancelotti did not forget to ask the players to warm up. He called Thomason, Serginho and Ambrosini and asked them to warm up too.
However, at this time, Ancelotti discovered an unpleasant situation.
The veteran Costacurta, who served as the right back in this game, performed very well. Not only in defense, he also continued to advance and assist. This caused his physical fitness to decline quickly, and he also had a yellow card. After observing
After Costacurta became a little overwhelmed, Ancelotti called Roque Junior from the bench and asked him to warm up quickly.
Soon, Ancelotti also made the first substitution of the game. Junior came on and replaced the exhausted Costacurta.
Now both sides have used up a substitution quota, and they have all been used on the defensive line - the mentality of focusing on defense is clearly displayed at this moment.
After seeing this substitution, many commentators sighed. It was obvious that neither Dick nor Ancelotti seemed to have the intention to adjust the offensive line to change the situation...
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Ancelotti wanted to take a preemptive strike and see what substitutions Dick made before making targeted arrangements. However, he waited for a long time and saw several Dortmund substitutes warming up on the sidelines for a long time. Dick
They didn't even call them back...
When Ancelotti was confused, Dick finally made a move.
He called Alves and gave him a few words of advice before making the second substitution of the game.
Captain Ruyter came off the field. He handed the captain's armband to Warnes before leaving the field, and then left the field gasping for breath - like Costacurta, Ruyter is also very old, although
He is a wide player, but in such a dense game, his physical fitness can no longer support him.
Seeing Alves coming on, Ancelotti's eyes lit up, and he quickly made his second substitution. Serginho came on, replacing Pirlo - Alves is a
An assist-type full-back, Dick replaced him at this time to strengthen the offense on this side. Ancelotti replaced Serginho in order to strengthen the offense on this side and suppress Alvi.
With Sri Lanka's offense, he might be able to seize the gap after Alves's assist and score a goal!
However, Ancelotti soon discovered that something was wrong - because after Alves came on the field, he did not appear at the right back position, but appeared at the right midfielder position, and now he is at the right back position.
What appeared on... was Flins!
Alves plays as a right midfielder, which allows him to provide assists without any worries. At the same time, he is not afraid of making mistakes when fighting in the midfield. Anyway, there are people behind to help clean up the tail. Frings moves to the right back position, allowing Dortmund's defense to continue to defend.
Strong - he is no stranger to this position. You must know that in the 2002 World Cup, Frings has been playing as a right back. It was not until Ballack was suspended in the final that he returned to the midfield!
"This substitution actually strengthened the defense..."
When Ancelotti thought of this, the game had passed for more than 70 minutes and came to the 81st minute of the game!
"Did he not think about attacking? Instead, he planned to drag the game to overtime or even a penalty kick?"
Such an idea suddenly appeared in Ancelotti's mind, which shocked him. However, he soon confirmed this judgment, because only this can explain the current situation on the field!
"This bastard..." Ancelotti couldn't help but cursed in his heart. However, it is already eighty minutes of the game. Should we continue to attack? That would be too risky. If Dortmund sneaks into a goal at this time,
, then it would be even more unjust...
At this time, Ancelotti was also forced to use his third substitution.
Rui Costa was injured and fell to the ground while fighting in the frontcourt. Ancelotti replaced Rui Costa with Ambrosini. Seedorf's position came to the center, taking over from Rui Costa and starting to organize the attack.
In the following time, Dortmund's defense began to become more rigorous, and even the three players in the frontcourt began to join the defense...
At this time, the commentators also came to their senses...
"It turns out that Dick has always been thinking about defense! It's really unexpected! Now that he has successfully dragged the game to nearly 90 minutes, what will he do in the next overtime? Dortmund has now reached
If they were not prepared for overtime and penalty kicks, I would not believe it..."
"From the beginning, Dick planned to drag the game into the final moment... He must have been fully prepared! I have to say that this is a very wise decision. After all, Dortmund's overall strength is worse than AC Milan.
Quite a few, but he has used various methods to hide his true intentions until now! What a terrible guy! Now I am beginning to be less optimistic about AC Milan. It is obvious that Dortmund is fully prepared, and the longer it delays
, maybe it will be even more disadvantageous for AC Milan! Can they score a goal? If they can score a goal, then Dortmund will be in danger. Now the Dortmund players also understand this, and they have launched a full defense!
"
At the last moment of the game, AC Milan's players began to attack aggressively. However, in the face of Dortmund's intensive defense, they were unable to create any opportunities. Shevchenko, who performed well in the first half, did appear in the second half.
With his condition declining, Inzaghi was drowned in the sea of people in the penalty area, and Seedorf's long-range shots were blocked twice by Dortmund's defenders...
Finally, after two minutes of added time, the referee blew the whistle to end the game!
The ninety-minute game is all over! However, the entire game is not over yet, and the suspense is not over yet. After a five-minute break on the court, the two sides will enter overtime with fifteen minutes each in the first and second halves - if
If there is no winner in overtime, the game will enter the most cruel and exciting penalty shootout!
"The ninety-minute game is over! The two sides are about to enter overtime! There is no goal in this final in ninety minutes, which is really surprising! The last time there was no goal in ninety minutes in the Champions League final was back in 1991
In the -92 season, there was no goal scored within 90 minutes. However, in overtime, Barcelona defeated Sampdoria with a goal and won the first and only Champions League championship in the club's history! Today's
