After taking possession of the ball, Ibrahimovic broke in from the center and prepared to ride his bicycle to shake Pique away. However, the Spaniard obviously did not accept this trick. In the end, Ibrahimovic reluctantly hit the ball and bounced off Pique.
The pace of the whole game was very fast at the beginning, but it slowly slowed down after fifteen minutes. Milan's defense also began to recover. Chen Zhuo and the three intercepting midfielders had already leveled their positions and began to put more energy into it.
He devoted himself to defense, unlike what he did in Serie A.
Defense is not Chen Zhuo's weakness in the first place. Before this game, Allegri's defensive positioning for Chen Zhuo was to maneuver and strengthen, mainly cooperating with Van Bommel and Thiago Silva to defend Messi.
In the 22nd minute, Chen Zhuo's diagonal pass to Pato was seen through by Messi. He made a sharp steal and dribbled the ball to the side. Chen Zhuo quickly stepped forward to block it, but Messi easily passed him with a fake move.
, However, Messi was not able to stage a good show of riding through the barrier alone. With Chen Zhuo's quick return and the cooperation of Van Bommel and Thiago Silva, Messi's dribbling was also interrupted.
In the 24th minute, Harvey made a long pass from midfield and Messi hit the goal line. Villa adjusted slightly and hit the goal with his left foot, but it was slightly higher than the crossbar. This ball was also one that Barcelona did not miss in the first half.
Shot, but after it was called a shot, Barcelona started an offensive attack!
In the 26th minute, Messi made a precise through ball from the center circle to Villa, but the latter was offside. There was no dispute about the ball. Villa ran too deep.
In the (minute), Xavi's long-range shot from about 35 meters away hit Nesta and bounced off the sideline. The subsequent throw-in ball Messi once again broke through Chen Zhuo and was knocked by Chen Zhuo. The referee immediately
The referee awarded Barcelona a free kick in the frontcourt. During the scramble, Sanchez hit Seedorf with his arm and was whistled for a pushing foul. However, the referee did not show Sanchez a yellow card. In contrast, the referee did not show Barcelona a yellow card.
A lot more tolerant.
In the 33rd minute of the game, Milan got a corner kick opportunity. In the chaos, Ibrahimovic fell to the ground to signal a foul to the opponent's players. However, Pique was lying on the ground with his face covered with his hands. Barcelona players came over and signaled that Ibrahimovic wanted to do a scorpion tail swing.
, as a result, the spikes may have hit Pique's face, but Ibrahimovic indicated that he was pushed directly from behind by Pique...
Chen Zhuo didn't fully see it clearly either. He was busy observing the flight path and landing point of the ball and didn't pay attention to what just happened.
The referee did not play the card rashly this time. After discussing with the linesman, he allowed Barcelona to take the goal kick and put aside the controversy for the time being.
Guardiola had already called the players to warm up on the sidelines, but Pique was fine after receiving a simple treatment after leaving the field. It was a false alarm and the game continued.
Only 1 minute after the restart, Villa received Messi's diagonal ball in the middle. Facing Nesta's defense, he made a slight adjustment and hit the far corner from the top line. This ball was very tricky.
Abbiati is beyond his reach! 1-0, Barcelona took the lead to score after a stalemate!
Conceding a goal around the 35th minute made the Milan players a little depressed, but these players have also seen big scenes, so this situation will not distort their mentality.
After the stalemate continued for more than ten minutes, the referee blew the halftime whistle.
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At the beginning of the second half, Barcelona made a passing error in the backcourt. After Ibrahimovic stole the ball, he turned directly from the top of the arc and hit the goal. The ball was blocked by Puyol and the Milan team got a corner kick.
Chen Zhuo chose to hit the goal with a direct corner kick. Valdes was blocked by Ibrahimovic like a wall, but Chen Zhuo's kick missed the goal by a hair and hit the back post and was cleared by Pique's header.
In the 8th minute of the second half, Sanchez broke through Seedorf and Thiago Silva, and cooperated with Messi to hit the wall, but then was destroyed by Nesta, and Barcelona's corner kick was confiscated by Abbiati.
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It was Sanchez again, who made a comeback a minute later and almost succeeded in breaking through Nesta. The Chilean's tactic of cutting inside on the right caused a tremor in Milan's defense.
Chen Zhuo got the ball in the midfield and wanted to launch an attack quickly, but he passed the ball too hastily and made another mistake. The ball was destroyed by Alves and went out of the sideline.
Following Allegri's gesture, Chen Zhuo began to try to break through with the ball, allowing Pato to cut inside. Puyol, who was being chased, even dribbled the ball out of the baseline and won another corner kick.
In this corner kick in the 11th minute of the game, Chen Zhuo lobbed it towards the forward point. Pato stopped the ball and knocked back. Seedorf fell to the ground on the goal line and shot a shovel, bypassing many defenders in the goal and breaking through.
Barcelona equalized the score for AC Milan.
Another valuable away goal! Veteran Seedorf was also very excited after scoring. The 35-year-old Seedorf has not been away from retirement for a long time. Now he is also playing with the mentality of Chen Zhuo's last game.
Kick yourself every game.
This is indeed the case. Due to the accumulation of yellow cards, Seedorf will miss the home game against Barcelona. In this case, in the second leg of the semi-finals, both Gattuso and Seedorf will be absent.
In the 16th minute, Messi broke through with the ball while being double-teamed by many players from AC Milan. Boateng's pull on his clothes did not work. In the end, Boateng simply knocked the Argentinian down, and he also received
A yellow card. Fortunately, Messi missed the free kick he took personally, so this yellow card is still valuable.
In this case, all three intercepting midfielders will receive yellow cards. Allegri has to make personnel adjustments. In the second minute of the second half, veteran Seedorf comes off and replaces Robinho. Obviously, Chen Zhuo was withdrawn.
The defensive midfielder position is now in place, allowing him to strengthen defense and take into account organization.
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Soon after coming on the field, Robinho used a breakthrough to induce Sanchez to commit a foul in the backcourt, causing Sanchez to receive Barcelona's first yellow card after the start, and at the same time, Chen Zhuo won a free kick in the frontcourt.
This frontcourt free kick is 423 meters away from the goal. It is close to the sideline. Under normal circumstances, other players will definitely choose to pass it in. However, Allegri's gesture was very firm and asked Chen Zhuo
Don’t think too much, just shoot decisively! Other players only need to be ready for follow-up shots!
Allegri had requirements for the ball at this distance, and Chen Zhuo had also trained on it. It requires strength rather than angle. Even if he cannot score directly, after being blocked by the goalkeeper, there is still a chance for a follow-up shot. Unfortunately, because
Zaghi is not here, otherwise this tactic would be most suitable for Chen Zhuo and Inzaghi to cooperate.
Ruud van Nistelrooy is fine, but Allegri has no intention of letting him play for the time being. Allegri still needs Pato's speed, so Ruud van Nistelrooy and Cassano can only continue to sit on the bench and wait for the call.
Chen Zhuo's direct shot was hit hard by Valdez. Alves took advantage of the opportunity to counterattack with the ball. Nesta forced him one-on-one to the corner flag and kicked him down. Alves fell to the ground in an exaggerated manner, and the actor's true colors reappeared.
, the referee also cooperated and showed Nesta a yellow card.
Although the ball dropped rapidly, it boldly missed the intersection of the crossbar and the post. Messi's direct free kick near the corner flag area was also wonderful. Perhaps it was Chen Zhuo's direct shot from the corner in the first half that stimulated him, almost as much as
At the same position as the corner kick, Messi also chose to shoot directly.
If the game ends with 1-1, Milan will probably resort to 10-0-0 tactics after returning home to defend 0-0. Basically, not only Mourinho but Allegri can do this kind of thing.
, Guardiola, who was not satisfied with the score, replaced the goalkeeper
Villa, the hero of the game, although he scored a goal, he also wasted a lot of opportunities. As of about 30 minutes into the second half, Barcelona had 16 shots in the second half, but only 7 of them were on target.
The ball was basically caused by Villa.
Pedro, who replaced Villa, won a free kick for Barcelona shortly after coming on, but Xavi's long pass flew directly out of the baseline. He also waved to his teammates to apologize.
Like AC Milan, Barcelona also played a high-intensity game in April. They played eight games in a month, no less than Milan. Therefore, the players' physical reserves were already on the verge of exhaustion. In this game, both sides
It's because of the frequent mistakes and not being exciting enough.
In the 80th minute of the game, Barcelona made a long pass. When Messi was running, he collided with Chen Zhuo and both fell to the ground. The referee immediately blew the whistle and ran to the scene of the incident. Nesta hurriedly stepped forward to help Chen Zhuo clear the ball. The referee finally did not play the card.
, just gave Barcelona a foul, Chen Zhuo helplessly pointed to the big screen for the referee to see, and was severely scolded by the referee.
Messi lived up to expectations and sent the ball into AC Milan's goal, rewriting the score to 2-1. Chen Zhuo was helpless.
This score also became the final score. In the final stage of the game, Allegri replaced Pato with Ruud van Nistelrooy and Chen Zhuo with Ambrosini, holding on to the 1-2 tie with a lack of ambition.
The score did not allow Barcelona to expand the score again.
In the injury time of the game, Robinho once had an excellent long-range shot opportunity. He hit the ball high without being marked about 30 meters away. This also made the Milan fans watching the game feel regretful. If
If the ball belonged to Chen Zhuo, if Chen Zhuo hadn't been replaced, if Chen Zhuo hadn't been moved to a defensive position...
This game also ended Chen Zhuo's record of consecutive goals. The previous record of scoring in 7 consecutive games also came to an abrupt end.
(Four)
"Don't be discouraged! This result is not that terrible, at least we have an away goal!" Allegri comforted.
Allegri is now relaxed. In the harvest month of May, Milan has maintained strength on three fronts.
As long as Milan remains undefeated in the penultimate round of the league on May 1, they will win the trophy three rounds in advance. This game is against Bologna at home. A draw is not a problem for Milan.
In this way, Milan can focus mainly on the second leg of the semi-finals of the Champions League and Coppa Italia. The league will allow more young players to show off. After a season of hard work, it is time to reap the rewards! (Unfinished)
