March 5, 2020, Milan, Italy, San Siro Stadium, sunny weather.
What is happening here today is the first leg of the 2019-2020 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, against AC Milan and Crystal Palace.
Both of these teams have a very deep connection with Tong Yi.
Tong Yi is the former boss of Crystal Palace and the current boss of AC Milan, which has attracted a lot of attention.
What's more important is that this is the first time Tong Yi has played against Crystal Palace since he left Crystal Palace.
This is simply too attractive.
Moreover, the head coach of Crystal Palace in this game, Yuan Zhen, is still a disciple of Tong Yi. This master-disciple battle really attracted a lot of attention. They want to see what the outcome of this game is.
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At this time, Tong Yi and Yuan Zhen were standing on the sidelines reminiscing about old times.
Yuan Zhen walked up and gave Tong Yi a big hug, and the on-site camera immediately recorded this moment.
This is simply a famous scene in world football.
Tong Yi looked at Yuan Zhen, smiled slightly and said, "How are you, are you ready today?"
Yuan Zhen said very seriously, "Teacher, we are very well prepared. You have to be careful for this game!"
Tong Yi laughed and said, "Really? Then today I want to see how powerful your Crystal Palace is!"
When he said this, Tong Yi was also slightly startled. This sentence "your Crystal Palace" felt a bit awkward.
At this time, Tong Yi couldn't help but look up at the stadium and looked at the Crystal Palace players.
It can be seen that the Crystal Palace at this time has undergone great changes from when he left the Crystal Palace.
It even gives people a feeling that things are different and people are different.
But we can still see a lot of old acquaintances in this lineup.
During the warm-up, Van Dijk and other fans came to Tong Yi and gave her a hug, and also casually chatted about the current situation and memories.
To be honest, facing such a Crystal Palace gave Tong Yi a very special feeling.
But he couldn't explain exactly what he felt. It was very complicated.
But in this game, AC Milan will not show mercy. They will definitely go all out in this game.
At this moment, the referee Simon Marciniak blew the whistle to start the game.
The first to kick off is the home team AC Milan!
For this game, the starting lineups of both sides are as follows:
Home 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 Pellegrini
Double forward Haaland and Lautaro
Visiting team Crystal Palace, head coach Yuan Zhen, formation 4213
goalkeeper Maignan
Back four from left to right Ferland Mendy, Elvedi, Van Dijk and Carvajal
Double defensive midfielder Casemiro and Kessie
Single attacking midfielder Calhanoglu
Three forwards from left to right Nunez, Andre Silva and Yan Yufeng
It can be seen that the changes in Crystal Palace are actually quite big.
However, as far as this lineup is concerned, they still have some strength. Calhanoglu and forward Silva have performed very well since coming to Crystal Palace. Beyond many people's expectations, Crystal Palace can enter the Champions League this season.
, these two people are also indispensable for the current top three rankings in the Premier League.
Especially at this time, Silva has scored 21 goals in all competitions and has 7 assists, which is really impressive. This has also attracted the attention of many wealthy clubs, even Bayern.
Munich and Manchester United also wanted to poach the Portuguese forward during the winter transfer.
However, the young Uruguayan forward Nunez is also performing very well on the front line. He has scored 12 goals and provided 7 assists so far. This is a signing that makes Crystal Palace fans particularly satisfied.
Of course, Yan Yufeng on the striker has also performed very well this season. So far, he has scored 10 goals and provided 14 assists. This is Crystal Palace’s frontline trident this season, which has made many teams proud.
Eyes burning.
It is said that Real Madrid has set its sights on Yan Yufeng. They still want to introduce a powerful Chinese player to consolidate their Chinese market.
Therefore, the current strength of this Crystal Palace team is not weak.
After all, the fact that they can reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League speaks for itself.
Of course, some media reporters claimed that Crystal Palace was able to reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League mainly due to good luck. If they had not met RB Leipzig led by Nagelsmann in the knockout round of 16, Crystal Palace would really be impossible.
Advance to the Champions League quarterfinals!
Many media reporters feel that Crystal Palace's lineup simply does not have the strength to advance to the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
Anyway, some media are not optimistic about Crystal Palace and Yuan Zhen.
They also believe that Crystal Palace has almost no chance of winning this game.
Compared with Crystal Palace, AC Milan is stronger. Moreover, Tong Yi is Yuan Zhen’s master. From all aspects, Crystal Palace has no chance of winning this game.
Some media reporters claimed that Crystal Palace did not dare to win this game at all, and they would definitely give up the promotion spot to AC Milan. Many conspiracy theorists even believed that Tong Yi and his wife owned two different teams.
The purpose is just for this moment, to help a team advance.
Now it seems that it is obvious that the one they want to send is AC Milan!
Because at this time, the resurgent AC Milan very much hopes to achieve very good results in the UEFA Champions League. And the owner of AC Milan is her husband Tong Yi who knows football, so Martina will naturally give up the opportunity.
For Tong Yi.
Such remarks were also very popular before the game and attracted the attention of many people.
However, neither Tong Yi nor Yuan Zhen paid much attention to this.
After all, rumors stop with the wise.
For those who firmly believe in the rumors, no matter how you explain and explain, it is impossible to convince them. So there is no need to say anything at this time. Their current task is to handle this game well.
At this time, more people are still optimistic about AC Milan.
But after the game started, Crystal Palace, playing away from home, was obviously more energetic.
This is beyond the expectations of many people. Now Crystal Palace is almost playing against the visitors, and is playing against AC Milan. But AC Milan can only run exhausted and passively defend.
This surprised the fans and media reporters at the scene and expressed disbelief.
What is the situation? Is AC Milan's problem so big now? Have they not come out of the turmoil yet? Or are they still stuck in the quagmire of the league defeat just now?
At this time, Italian media reporters and AC Milan fans were a little worried.
They are really afraid of AC Milan losing at this time!
At this moment, Casemiro in midfield made a long diagonal pass to find Yan Yufeng who was advancing forward in the frontcourt. Yan Yufeng was very fast and rushed in front of Davis. Dai
Weiss hadn't made a defensive plan yet, so Yan Yufeng immediately got up and slammed into Davis, knocking the unexpected Davis away.
Yan Yufeng stopped the ball frantically and easily, firmly stopping the football at the most comfortable and controllable position in front of him.
Before Davis could react, he immediately passed the ball and cut inside, entering the AC Milan penalty area.
Seeing this, all AC Milan fans were surprised. Why didn't Tong Yi bring such an outstanding young Chinese player to AC Milan?
Yan Yufeng broke into AC Milan's penalty area, and Romagnoli immediately rushed up to intercept Yan Yufeng.
At this time, Yan Yufeng immediately made a fake move of sweeping the pass, and immediately changed direction and headed towards the baseline.
Romagnoli was not fooled, but his reaction was still more proactive. Yan Yufeng was half a beat slower. He immediately accelerated and rushed to intercept. However, Yan Yufeng was still half a step away.
When Romagnoli thought that Yan Yufeng was going to continue to cut inside, Yan Yufeng suddenly passed back in an inverted triangle and passed the football behind Romagnoli.
Romagnoli, who rushed towards the baseline, was too late to make an emergency stop. He could only watch the football rolling past him and towards the penalty spot behind him.
Danger, all the AC Milan fans at the scene were aware of the danger.
Many people at the scene erupted into screams of terror, and even more people realized that something was wrong!
Dias in the middle immediately stepped up and in front of Silva, giving Silva no room to kick and shoot.
Who knows that Silva in the middle has no intention of handling the ball at all, but directly passes the football!
Then Nunez, who came up from the side behind him, didn't stop the ball at all and directly swung his leg low and quickly swept the football towards the lower corner of the near post.
ball speed
Very fast, like a sharp arrow off the line.
Courtois reacted very quickly in front of the goal. In the first moment, his fingertips almost touched the football. The ball changed direction slightly, and then quickly rushed into the lower corner of AC Milan's goal.
The entire San Siro stadium was completely silent!
Many people did not expect that this game would start like this. They were all stunned and did not react. There were even some guys who were still chattering in the stands without realizing what was happening.
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The ball went in. In the 11th minute of the first half, Crystal Palace, which had been under attack for a long time, broke through AC Milan's goal and took the lead. Nunez, who scored the goal, rushed out quickly and made a passionate goal.
The slippery kneeling.
Yuan Zhen and his assistant McCarthy on the sidelines hugged each other tightly and were very excited.
What they saw was not just a goal, but the hope of winning this game.
They feel that they can win even at AC Milan's home court.
If they can win this game, their chances of advancing to the semi-finals of the Champions League will be much greater.
Both of them were very excited and didn't care at all about the mood of their master Tong Yi who was not far away.
The cameras at the scene were also focused on Tong Yi on the sidelines for the first time. They all wanted to see how Tong Yi was feeling at this time?
Tong Yi seemed relatively calm, but he kept waving and pointing at the AC Milan players.
Obviously, Tong Yi was very dissatisfied with the players' defense this time.
This discard put AC Milan, who was playing at home, into a passive position, and made many people feel that danger had arrived. Many people even felt that AC Milan was going to lose this game!
After all, AC Milan had just lost before this game, and their current mentality and state may not have been adjusted. If they concede a goal and fall behind at this time, wouldn't this mean that AC Milan's game is completely over?
Many Crystal Palace fans who came from afar were jumping excitedly in the stands, singing the team's anthem and cheering for the team. They saw the hope of winning and even strengthened their confidence in winning.
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Crystal Palace must win this game!
After the goal, Yuan Zhen did not make any excuses. He immediately came to the sidelines and loudly reminded the Crystal Palace players to keep working hard. This goal was nothing, and the difference of one goal was not safe at all, and they faced
The team is still very strong AC Milan. So don’t let your guard down at this time, continue to play like this, try to score two more goals, and completely establish the victory.
Yuan Zhen really wants to take advantage of your illness to kill you.
However, Tong Yi didn't think anything of it. Instead, he felt that this little guy Yuan Zhen did a good job and knew how to seize opportunities. Very good, it seems that this guy has grown a lot in these years, and Tong Yi is the same as Yourong.
Yan.
However, this game will not be that simple. AC Milan will not admit defeat easily. This game has just begun, and it is still unclear who will win and who will lose!