281: Sure enough, the height limit is really uncontrollable.
Almost all Milan fans are paying attention to this game, because Barcelona and them are historical enemies and have had many grievances. In the UEFA Champions League alone, the two teams have played against each other more than ten times.
This time, the two sides also met in the Champions League final. AC Milan once won the Champions League trophy by stepping on Barcelona.
These two teams are bitter enemies.
The last time the two sides met in the Champions League was back in the 2013-2014 season. The two teams were assigned to a group H, which was also the group of death. In addition to them, there were Ajax and Celtic. Barcelona was in the group at that time.
First, AC Milan was second in the group. At that time, AC Milan was at a disadvantage after losing home and away in the two rounds.
After that, the two teams never met again in the Champions League.
Because AC Milan has not entered the Champions League for many years.
This time Tong Yi leads the team back to the Champions League after 5 years. No wonder Rosenery is so in awe of Tong Yi.
Before that, AC Milan and Barcelona were UEFA's official grudge combinations. They met in the Champions League for three consecutive years. In the 2012 and 2013 seasons, the two teams met in the top 16 knockout rounds. In the 2011 and 2012 seasons, the two teams were still the same.
We were assigned to a group, and it was still group H!
Just say it’s fate or not!
In the first two seasons, AC Milan was continuously divided into the same group with Real Madrid, another strong player in the Western Premier League.
There is really no one else.
The feud between AC Milan and Barcelona does not end there. In the 2005 and 2006 seasons, the two teams met in the semi-finals, and in the 2004 and 2005 seasons, the two teams were placed in the same group.
And they had met many times before that.
Based on the fate between AC Milan and Barcelona, it is no wonder that many media reporters and fans claim that the Champions League draw is a behind-the-scenes operation. Otherwise, how could there be so many grudges and fateful showdowns in the Champions League group draws every year?
So many focus battles?
To be honest, if you have seen the Champions League feud between AC Milan and Barcelona, you will think there is something fishy in it!
If AC Milan hadn't pulled it off later and failed to enter the Champions League for five consecutive years, it's hard to say that the fate of AC Milan and Barcelona in the Champions League would have become even deeper this year!
No, AC Milan has just returned to the Champions League stage after 5 years. UEFA can’t wait to put AC Milan and Barcelona into a group. It’s strange that there is nothing fishy in this!
But now that the deal is done, Tong Yi and the others naturally don't care about this, but the media reporters and fans do!
After all, this is the meeting between AC Milan and Barcelona after five years. Fans and media reporters will definitely pay close attention to it. It is said that the Camp Nou stadium is packed with people both inside and outside today. It is obvious that countless people are paying attention.
As for this game, everyone wants to see what the result will be when these two teams meet again.
Everyone also wants to see how strong Tong Yi is? Will the AC Milan he leads be as strong as Crystal Palace?
So, the stadium is packed with people now!
Barcelona fans chanted one after another, calling on the team to win the game, and even shouted
"You can lose to anyone, but you can't lose to AC Milan!"
Some fans even directly shouted the slogan "If you lose to AC Milan, Valverde will be fired!"!
This shows how much Barcelona fans hope the team can win this game.
Valverde is also under a lot of pressure!
The last time the two teams met in the Champions League, Barcelona had the advantage, so they naturally hope for the same this time.
Valverde himself also wants to win this game and he needs to reduce the pressure on himself.
This game against AC Milan is a good opportunity. After all, there is a deep grudge between the two teams. If he defeats AC Milan, the fans will definitely look at him with a filter, and then the pressure on him will naturally be relieved!
However, he is also a little worried about this game, because Messi is indeed injured, and he doesn’t know whether he can play today. Without Messi, Barcelona’s strength will definitely decline, so whether they can win this game, he thinks
No bottom either.
Suddenly he saw Tong Yi walking into the stadium, but he did not move forward!
If it were someone else, he might treat him as a landlord. Even if Tong Yi is a "bad guest", he is still a guest, and the attitude of the owner must be expressed.
But Valverde didn't, and still sat in his seat, crossing his legs and smoking his pipe.
Seeing Valverde like this, Tong Yi didn't care at all, but came to Valverde's side and extended his right hand to Valverde, just out of habit!
Valverde didn't reach out to hit the smiling man, he calmly stretched out his right hand.
The two of them didn't speak from the beginning to the end!
Tong Yi chuckled, shook his head, turned around, walked back to his seat, and sat down.
He is bound to win this game!
After all, this group is a group of death, and every game is very important. Especially at this time, Barcelona is full of problems and their stars are injured. This is a good opportunity for them, and he naturally does not want to miss such a good opportunity.
This game must be won!
Before the game, Tong Yi informed the AC Milan players and asked them to go all out!
After all, you may not have such a good opportunity next time you face Barcelona. This is an excellent opportunity to defeat Barcelona!
The players of AC Milan all nodded, saying that they will definitely go all out to win this game!
At this time, the players from both sides walked into the stadium, and the game was about to start!
"Now the players from both sides have followed the referee team into the stadium. Both sides will conduct some pre-match rituals and then pick sides. After these ceremonies are over, the game will begin. Now we will introduce it to you
Let’s take a look at the starting lineups of both sides today!” This game was also broadcast live on the China National Television Sports Channel, and the commentators were still old acquaintances Duan Jianhong and Zhan Lu!
Today’s starting lineups for both sides are as follows:
Home team Barcelona, head coach Valverde, formation 433
ter Stegen
Back four from left to right: Semedo, Lenglet, Pique and Sergi Roberto
Midfield three from left to right Arthur, Butzquez and De Jong
The front three from left to right: Griezmann, Suarez and Rakitic
Visiting team AC Milan, head coach Tong Yi, formation 3412
Courtois
Three central defenders from left to right Romagnoli, Dias and Akanji
Midfield four from left to right Davis, Joan Armene, Goretzka and James
Single attacking midfielder Brandt
Double forward Haaland and Lautaro
Sure enough, Rakitic started today, and the Argentinian did not enter the starting lineup. It seems that the injury is very serious. This has a great impact on Barcelona, and this is also an opportunity for AC Milan!
Seeing Barcelona's starting lineup like this, Rosenery was very excited. They felt that they would definitely win this game.
The AC Milan players in the stadium also think so, they will definitely win this game!
beep!
At this moment, the referee blew the kick-off whistle.
The first team to kick off was the visiting team AC Milan. They pressed heavily as soon as they came up, and pressed crazy high, which directly made the Barcelona people a little confused. To be honest, the team playing against them in Barcelona was really
There are very few like this. Aren’t they usually defensive?
This made Barcelona fans a little angry, feeling that Tong Yi and AC Milan really underestimated them.
But the game scene on the court was beyond the expectations of the Barcelona people, because Barcelona seemed to be really suppressed. From the beginning of the game to now, AC Milan has been attacking them fiercely.
It seems that the Barcelona people's ball control ability is not showing up!
"Oh danger! Barcelona is in danger!" Zhan Lu suddenly exclaimed, his voice trembling!
Brandt rushed directly from the front of the penalty area and fired a shot, fiercely volleying the football towards Barcelona's goal. The ball was very fast, like lightning!
The Barcelona fans screamed in horror. Fortunately, Ter Stegen reacted quickly and saved the football from the bottom line with a side dive, trying to keep the goal!
This is very disappointing to Barcelona fans!
They really didn't expect that the game would turn out like this? This was completely different from what they expected. Was it one-sided?
And this kind of situation often occurs in front of Valverde's Barcelona, which is why Barcelona fans are dissatisfied with Valverde. Fortunately, this guy has no arrangements in terms of technique and tactics, and he relies entirely on the self-performance of the stars.
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The Barcelona fans at the scene had already begun to chant some unpleasant words for Valverde.
Even the on-site cameraman captured the faces of Barcelona's top executives, whose expressions were not pretty.
Corner kick, AC Milan got a corner kick opportunity!
James quickly ran to the corner kick area and kicked the football out immediately. This was a tactical corner kick. Barcelona was a little passive because they had studied AC Milan's corner kick tactics. This tactical corner kick is relatively good in AC Milan's system.
There are so few, after all, AC Milan has many high points that can be exploited!
Barcelona's defense was a little slow to react, but AC Milan took advantage of it, passing the ball continuously and directly stuffing the football into Barcelona's penalty area.
The Barcelona players were shocked. The football had rolled towards Lautaro in the penalty area. It was very dangerous!
Lautaro immediately swung his legs and hit the football hard with his kick - dangerous!
With a bang, a long leg kicked the football. The football immediately changed direction and quickly shot out of the baseline!
The Barcelona fans at the scene breathed a sigh of relief, and then gave Pique their applause!
Fortunately, Pi Kantuan really saw through this time, took the lead, and shoveled the football out of the bottom line. Otherwise, this ball would have been dangerous!
Lautaro also frowned slightly. He didn't expect Pique's defense to come so quickly. If Pique missed it a little later, the goal would undoubtedly be scored!
It's a pity that this guy sees through it all!
Lautaro immediately turned his head to look at Pique, then immediately turned around and went into the next attack.
Corner kick, AC Milan still has a corner kick opportunity.
The danger on Barcelona's side has not been completely eliminated, and they are very nervous now. AC Milan's corner kick tactics threatened them before, and now they must be more committed.
At this moment, James in the corner corner rushed towards the football and hit the football hard with one kick. The football shot out quickly and flew into Barcelona's penalty area!
This ball was a high-altitude ball. Both Pique and Lenglet raised their heads, staring at the football flying in the air, and judging the landing point of the football.
At this moment, Haaland, who rushed out quickly, jumped high and smashed the football with his head.
Barcelona was shocked and blamed the defensive players. How could Haaland be allowed to jump up and fight for a header so easily?
Of course, more Barcelona fans are madly cursing AC Milan people for their lack of martial ethics. What about Barcelona's promised height limit? How dare you hit the ball high?
We are not afraid of you playing high balls, we have Pique and Lenglet!
Then they watched as Haaland slammed the football on top of Lenglet's head towards Barcelona's goal. The ball was very fast.
Ter Stegen in front of the goal is a very good goalkeeper. He was once a super talent discovered by Tong Yi, but he was helpless in the face of this ball. Because the header was too close to the goal, he couldn't react at all.
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The football hit Barcelona's goal quickly!
One to zero, AC Milan took the lead in the away game, and it was Haaland who scored!
"Sorry, everyone! I forgot to update last night, so I will add a chapter today!!!"