Wembley was brightly lit and the seats were packed.
In a very rare situation, Millwall's Champions League game had a full attendance at Wembley.
The opponent is Dynamo Kyiv from Ukraine. It is very strange. Last season, Millwall played Barcelona in the group stage and Juventus and Monaco in the knockout rounds. The highest stadium attendance rate was only 93%.
Just in the past three months, the number of Millwall fans has surged.
Arsenal's offense trained by Wenger has become smooth, delicate and pleasing to the eye.
Millwall, trained by Aldridge, began to become magically gorgeous. They had both mercury-dropping teamwork and dazzling individual skills.
Fans come in to watch the game, looking forward to Ronaldinho's dance moves, Henry's run, Nedved's explosive shot, Larsson's ghost, Pirlo's exquisite passing, etc. This series is the most attractive to fans.
When attention focused on Millwall, it was no surprise that fans flocked to Wembley to watch the game.
Club CEO Adam stood high-spirited in the VIP box with his hands behind his back. Today he specially invited many representatives of Millwall's business partners to come and watch the game together, just as entertainment. In fact, everyone knows what he is thinking.
Just to show our partners: look at how popular Millwall is!
The hatred in his heart!
He urged the new stadium project again and again, but no matter how fast the contractor accelerated the project, it was impossible to deliver the stadium in the summer of 1999. If Millwall could not move into the new stadium before August 1999, it would have to move into the new stadium in 2000.
It's summer, so we can't carry out such a big project as moving the stadium in the middle of the season. It will obviously affect the team's record, and owner Aldrich will definitely disagree.
If the stadium can be moved into a new stadium, the attendance rate will be better than expected in the previous two years, and season ticket reservations will now exceed 40,000 people each season.
Adam is now also a prominent figure in English football, holding several poaching offers from first-tier clubs. He himself is unmoved. He has similar ideas to the CEOs of most Premier League teams. He also looks forward to one day in the future.
He went to work for the Football Association. Moreover, he knew that he could make a name for himself and could not do without
Millwall's record on the field is dazzling, that's what this business is like. Everything depends on the results on the field. Bates's Chelsea was a joke in the past few years.
However, Chelsea's debt is too high, and the improvement in operating income is only a drop in the bucket.
When Aldridge in a suit and tie appeared on the sidelines, the warm atmosphere in the stadium suddenly rose to several levels. Lions fans no longer needed to use more words and deeds to express their admiration and trust for the young coach. They thought about the team more than half a year ago.
So many heavyweight players have been sold, fans
Their reaction was also relatively dull. Apart from some pity sounds, everyone was in a very strange mood. They changed to other teams. Even if it is a wealthy club, selling so many stars will inevitably cause an uproar among the fans, but the crazy Lions fans
I don't seem to be worried at all.
More than a year later, Aldridge and Lobanovskyi met again. He took the initiative to shake hands with the opponent and exchanged a few simple greetings. From a close inspection, it could be seen that the opponent's complexion was slightly worse than last year. Perhaps his physical condition has deteriorated.
It's a bit unsatisfactory.
When the Champions League theme song played, players from both sides lined up on the field.
"The first leg of the quarter-finals of the European Champions League is about to start at Wembley. Last season's champion Millwall will face Dynamo Kyiv from Ukraine. These two teams should be familiar with each other. They were in the group stage last season.
After playing against each other, Dynamo Kyiv's memories are not good. They were beaten by Millwall home and away. Today, their starting lineup is not the same as last season.
What changes. Millwall has seen relatively big changes. After all, they have lost half of their main players from last season in the new season. This may be a key point in the game. How can Dynamo Kyiv defend against Millwall’s more blossoming attacking group?
?Perhaps this is also what neutral viewers are concerned about. Millwall's recent form is surprisingly good, and people are asking: How to contain their offense?"
Aldridge stood on the sidelines with his head held high and his face calm.
In the second year after Lobanovsky joined Dynamo Kyiv for the third time, the team became more mature and had been trained to the limit of its strength.
Their personnel team has not changed. According to the abilities of these players on the field, it will not be a problem to dominate the Ukrainian league. Being able to reach the knockout rounds in the European war is not only the addition of the players' own abilities and team role, but also their performance.
The ultimate advantage of Eastern European teams is their home court advantage.
Even if a wealthy club visits Eastern Europe, the weather and venue, as well as the time difference and other factors, will greatly reduce the combat effectiveness. Dynamo Kiev has 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in 6 games in the group stage, accumulating 11 points and qualifying first. Damn it.
That is to score 3 points at home and maintain a tie at away.
Today Millwall will host Dynamo Kiev at Wembley. If they cannot win the game within the first 90 minutes, then it will be very dangerous to be a guest in the second leg.
As a guest, the opponent formed a 451 formation to strengthen midfield interception.
Dynamo Kiev's offensive sharpness, which lacks the nuclear warhead Shevchenko, will inevitably decrease. This is a good thing for Millwall, at least the pressure they encounter when being counterattacked by the opponent will not be too great.
Henry and Larsson stood in the center circle preparing for the kick-off. The heroic Millwall attacking group looked at the opponent and clearly put on a defensive posture, and they were full of fighting spirit in their hearts.
Millwall leads the Premier League in points, has entered the last 16 of the FA Cup, and is now in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. The outside world has very high calls for them to create new glory this season. This is what they are pursuing now, entering the third round.
month, it has actually entered the sprint stage of the championship across the board!
The game begins, Millwall takes the lead!
Henry kicked the ball to Larsson, who passed it to Ronaldinho. Ronaldinho rushed forward with the ball, trying to break through and force Dynamo Kiev to pinch him on the midfield line. Ronaldinho took the ball with his heel.
Knocked to Nedvěd behind, the Czech passed the ball without stopping. Larsson pushed forward and played a one-two with Henry. Millwall broke through in the first wave of offense after the kick-off.
The opponent's midfield defensive line.
Larson faked a pass and then broke through the penalty area by himself and shot a powerful shot from a 45-degree angle!
"Larsson shot! Shofkovsky made a wonderful save. After getting up from the ground, he yelled at his teammates to remind them to wake up. Millwall completed the opening with four touches of the ball.
Shot, it seems that Dynamo Kyiv did not get into the game quickly after the opening kick."
After the start, Dynamo Kyiv was indeed slow to enter the game. They are used to playing games in Eastern Europe, and naturally they need to adapt when they come to England.
Millwall not only had the advantage, but also completely dominated the game. After three months of offensive running-in before and after the beginning of the new year, the team's offense has indeed entered a mature stage, and further improvement and strengthening will require continuous improvement.
Before the game, Aldridge asked the team to attack after the start without giving the opponent time to gain a foothold. This tactical arrangement worked wonders. Millwall kept pressing the opponent and attacking furiously.
The two full-backs Gianluca Zambrotta and Schneider also crossed the center line to provide support and compete for two points of attack from the outside.
In the sixth minute of the opening, Schneider passed the ball straight to Nedvěd. Nedvěd made a stop and turned around while dribbling the ball past Husin, followed by a cold shot!
"Nedved took a long shot! Unfortunately, Hrovka blocked it with his body. The ball bounced out of the penalty area. Ronaldinho stopped the ball, and he also took a long shot! Kaladze blocked it with his body again.
This shot."
Two consecutive long shots made Dynamo Kiev's defense panic. The defensive position also lost contact. After the ball bounced out, it was picked up by Pirlo in the middle. He was about 30 yards away from the goal and was able to take the kick.
Long shot, it looks like that's what he plans to do.
But when he swung his legs to shoot and Kadash flew to block it, he spiked the ball lightly past Kadash, and then made a through ball. To everyone's surprise, he passed the ball to
Larsson was completely unmarked on the right side of the penalty area.
Larsson took the ball forward and then swept the ball in front of the goal. Henry stretched out his foot and poked the ball into the goal of Dynamo Kiev.
"Millwall scored in the first 7 minutes! Although the assister was Larsson, Pirlo must be praised for this goal. He passed Kadash and calmly passed the ball to the man who appeared in the open position.
Larsson. Although Dynamo Kiev defended many people, the defensive position became chaotic after being shot continuously. Larsson's ability to find open spaces was unmatched. The rest depends on whether his teammates can pass the ball.
I gave it to him, but fortunately Millwall has Pirlo, whose overall view and passing vision are amazing."
After Henry scored, he pointed directly at Larsson, but Larsson waved to Pirlo. Other Millwall teammates ran over. They put their arms around each other's shoulders and came to the sidelines to greet the fans in the stands.
The Lions fans were so happy that it was indescribable. They saw the team perform wonderful and passionate football, coupled with the element of happiness that Ronaldinho injected into the team this season. The fans were undistracted and firmly supported the team, even
There is no interest in even taking a look at other giants, because they believe that Millwall's game is the most exciting and the best to watch.
Aldridge's reaction to the goal was very calm, and he simply applauded and then gave up.
But my heart is full of expectations.
The timing of this goal was very important. Dynamo Kyiv fell behind in less than 10 minutes after the opening. In the two rounds of knockout rounds, every goal was like gold.
What’s next for Lobanovsky?
Are you still keeping it?
As long as Dynamo Kyiv devotes a little more troops to participate in the attack and press out in front of the formation, Millwall's offense will become more threatening.
Nobanovskyi was also very calm. He sat motionless on the coaching bench and his expression did not change at all.
He felt bad about the draw of Dynamo Kyiv. Not only did they draw Millwall, who was double-killed last season, but the opponent was also the defending champion. In addition, Millwall's recent state has attracted attention throughout Europe. Dynamo Kyiv
What's even more unlucky is that the first round will be played away from home. In his heart, he hopes that Dynamo Kiev will win.
It is better to sit at home in the first round. In this case, the opponent's performance is more limited than expected, and Dynamo Kyiv has more opportunities. As long as Dynamo Kyiv can score at home, the opponent's mentality when coming to the away game is completely
It was different. Unfortunately, Dynamo Kyiv was the guest in the first round, but they failed to defend.
What to do next?
Lobanovsky had actually thought of it before and reminded the team.
So, Aldrich was disappointed.
He didn't see any changes in Dynamo Kyiv. Even if they conceded the ball first, they still built the fence first.
After conceding the ball, Dynamo Kyiv quickly entered the state and began to limit Millwall's offense in a layered manner.
