When the players from both teams returned to the court, everyone was surprised to find that Barcelona had made substitutions.
Rijkaard replaced two players in one go.
Giuly and Oleg took a shower in the locker room, and teenagers Iniesta and Messi took their place.
As a result, Barcelona's formation is still 433, but the midfield has become Xavi holding deep, Deco and Iniesta advance, Messi serves as the right winger, and Marcos returns to the defense with Puyol
partner.
This is not the first time this has happened, but in such an important game, it still takes courage to replace two players at once.
"Barcelona has no retreat at this moment."
"The score of zero to four in the first half forced Rijkaard to make changes and adjustments."
"Substituting two offensive players, including teenager Messi to replace Giuly, is a big gamble."
"Giuly's performance in the first half was indeed unsatisfactory, but it remains to be seen whether Messi can change the situation."
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With the referee's whistle, the second half of the game officially began.
After AC Milan kicked off the ball, they passed the ball directly to the back line, slowly preparing to control the ball and slow down the tempo.
The trident headed by Su Dong, Ronaldinho and Messi pressed forward at the same time, pressing and pressing AC Milan.
The Rossoneri's ability to pass and control the ball is not bad. Pirlo, Seedorf and others are all good at passing and controlling. Barcelona's pressing effect in the midfield and frontcourt is not very obvious. The Rossoneri quickly passed the ball across the center line.
The first shot of the second half was still taken by AC Milan. Kaka's long shot from outside the penalty area failed to hit the ball hard and was caught by Valdes.
After the goal kick was taken, it was still difficult for Barcelona to pass the ball through the center line.
AC Milan still deployed heavy troops near the midline. This strategy was exactly the same as in the first half. However, after taking a four-goal lead, AC Milan played more steadily and at a slower pace.
The situation didn't seem to have changed at all. AC Milan even made two small-scale advances on the wing and played beautifully.
Barcelona does not have a full-time defensive midfielder, which means that the team's protection at the front of the penalty area is not good enough.
Fortunately, Deco and Iniesta both actively retreated.
AC Milan advanced slowly and pressed into Barcelona's half, constantly applying pressure.
"Morale in Barcelona is really low."
"At this time, if one person can stand up and score a goal, I believe Barcelona will play more energetically."
"Throughout the first half and the beginning of the second half, Barcelona gave people the impression of chaos, lack of backbone, lifelessness, and lack of vitality. This has something to do with AC Milan's defensive cutting, but Barcelona's own problems are also relatively big."
"Look at AC Milan's attack, it was Kaká who started it."
"The 23-year-old Brazilian performed very well tonight."
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When AC Milan tried to pass the ball to Shevchenko and rushed into the penalty area from the left rib, Puyol decisively took a step in front of the penalty area and blocked the ball. Iniesta quickly passed the ball across to Xavi.
Xavi knocked back, and Iniesta turned around to catch up and kicked the ball to Messi in front.
After Messi stopped the ball, he ran laterally from the right to the center, avoiding AC Milan's left back Maldini.
Maldini followed Messi all the way, but as a left-footed player, Messi just took two steps forward, spotted an opportunity, and quickly kicked a low and long pass with his left foot.
The ball was given very quickly, passing directly between Stam and Nesta and falling to the left side of the AC Milan penalty area.
Su Dong suddenly burst out of speed and rushed forward as fast as he could, chasing Messi's pass.
Nesta also reacted very quickly and followed closely all the way.
Just as he stepped into the AC Milan penalty area, Su Dong caught up with Messi's pass and made an emergency stop.
Nesta also immediately stopped, approached Su Dong, and leaned against him with her body.
After Su Dong made an emergency stop, his body was squeezed by Nesta and he almost lost his balance. However, he relied on his excellent balance to stabilize his body. He blocked Nesta's back with his shoulder and relied on his height and long legs.
His right foot adjusts the football under his feet.
Since Su Dong had already stepped into the penalty area, Nesta could only block it with his body and did not dare to make any other moves.
Stam has also chased back to the top of the arc and is about to form a siege with Nesta.
At this moment, Su Dong suddenly stepped forward, stood still with his left foot, and kicked out quickly with his right foot.
The ball flew out from Su Dong's right foot at a very fast speed. The ball was as fast as lightning. After passing through a light and shadow, it went straight to the right side of the goal.
After Dida reacted, he dived sideways, but was out of reach.
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"
"In the 51st minute, Su Dong volleyed hard with his right foot in the penalty area and broke AC Milan's goal."
"This is Barcelona's first goal in this game, coming from Sudong!"
"This is a very wonderful goal, it is not even a good opportunity, but Su Dong grasped it."
"From the slow motion, we can clearly see that when facing Nesta, Su Dong still relied on his height advantage to control the ball, and turned around to hit the goal."
"This goal fully reflects Su Dong's personal strength and characteristics as a world superstar."
"But, it still can't save Barcelona!"
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After scoring the goal, Su Dong did not celebrate, but quickly rushed towards the goal.
Before Dida, Su Dong picked up the ball and kicked it toward the center line, signaling for a quick kick.
On the way back, Su Dong kept waving his hands and calling to the fans, indicating that they should be more passionate.
Barcelona fans were also infected and started cheering in the stands.
With this goal, Barcelona will at least not be shut out and avoid the humiliation they experienced eleven years ago.
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Even though the stadium was filled with people, the camera still captured Su Dong's shouts to his teammates from near the center circle.
Inspired by Su Dong's goal, Barcelona players seemed to have rekindled their fighting spirit.
When AC Milan restarted the ball, Barcelona players began to press hard.
The front trident began to press hard against AC Milan's defense, and the midfielder and defense also pressed forward at the same time.
For the first time, Barcelona showed the momentum and determination to break the boat.
This pressing made AC Milan a little confused.
When Maldini and Seedorf cooperated on the wing, Seedorf tried to hit the ball on Iniesta's legs and went out of bounds. Unexpectedly, he became the last person to touch the ball.
The referee clearly understood the situation and directly gave Barcelona a frontcourt throw-in opportunity.
Belletti quickly threw the ball to Xavi, and the Barcelona midfielder sent a long pass, trying to hit the penalty area directly behind him.
Stam was very steady and judged where the ball would land, headed the ball to clear the ball and then pushed it out.
But the ball did not fly far. Ronaldinho took the ball off at the top of the penalty area, blocked Nesta and Pirlo with his body, and knocked the ball back to Deco who came in behind.
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Deco quickly stepped forward. After stopping the ball, he glanced at Ronaldinho and found that the Brazilian was actually in the middle. What about Sudong?
The Portuguese midfielder had almost no hesitation, because this was not the first time.
After he glanced at the positions of Cafu and Nesta, he pretended to look for Ronaldinho to cooperate, but secretly he suddenly sent a direct pass with his right foot. The ball passed between Nesta and Cafu and entered the penalty area.
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The moment Deco passed the ball, Su Dong got rid of Cafu, rushed behind AC Milan's defense, stopped the ball with his left foot, and pushed the ball into the far corner with his right foot. His movements were as smooth as clouds and water.
When everyone reacted, Su Dong's shot into the far corner hit the inside of AC Milan's right net with Dida, who was unable to make the save.
The referee's whistle that the goal was valid also sounded instantly.
In an instant, Ataturk Stadium erupted into wild cheers.
All the Barcelona fans in the audience were shouting Su Dong's name crazily, but Su Dong stood there and kept encouraging the fans, indicating that they should shout louder and louder.
"Two to four!"
"Oh my God, Barcelona chased two goals in less than three minutes in the second half, which is as amazing as the efficiency of conceding two goals in the first half."
"AC Milan was beaten by Barcelona's attack and was in a bit of a mess."
"In the goal they just conceded, they obviously missed the defense against Su Dong. This is quite inappropriate."
"Barcelona has now chased two goals in a row, and their morale has gradually recovered."
"We saw that not only Sudong was boosting morale, but Puyol was also constantly shouting, calling on fans and teammates to keep up their efforts. The mental outlook of Barcelona has changed a lot."
"This is football!"
"In all multiplayer games, including football, including ancient wars, morale is very important."
"Chasing two goals in three minutes, should Ancelotti make substitutions?"
"Although AC Milan has players such as Rui Costa, Tomasson, Sergio and Kaladze on the bench, they are obviously not good substitution options. Ancelotti obviously still wants to be stable."
When he came back to prepare for the kick-off, Puyol called all his teammates over again.
"Chasing two goals in three minutes, we are only two goals away. We will definitely still have a chance, come on!"
The teammates all spoke out in unison.
"If you have the opportunity, try to pass it to me. No matter what the ball is, I will definitely send it into the goal!" Su Dong promised confidently, "We will get it back in the second half if we concede the ball in the first half!"
This is a bit exaggerated, but shouting it out at this moment not only shows Su Dong's confidence, but also boosts the team's morale.
After everyone heard Su Dong's words, they all regained their confidence.
If they didn't chase two goals in three minutes, maybe they wouldn't be so motivated.
But now, they are beginning to believe that the team may really be able to turn things around.
Win or not, it doesn't matter anymore!
The important thing is that the team must turn the situation around and regain the dignity lost in the first half!
It would be best if all those people who thought Barcelona was lost and had no hope in the first half realize their stupid mistakes.
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The game restarts.
Everyone was surprised to find that Barcelona was like crazy and launched a crazy pressing towards AC Milan.
