Since winning the Champions League in 2001, Bayern has had ups and downs in the Champions League in recent years.
To say that the team that has done the most damage to Bayern is none other than AC Milan.
In the past few seasons, Bayern met AC Milan three times and suffered a disastrous defeat at the feet of AC Milan three times.
In 2002, Bayern met the Rossoneri in the first group stage. As a result, in both home and away games, they were defeated by AC Milan with a score of 1 to 2. This made Bayern the bottom of the group.
Embarrassing elimination.
This disastrous defeat completely shattered Bayern's ambition and confidence, and they quickly fell from the ranks of the Champions League giants.
Recently, Bayern faced AC Milan in the Champions League knockout rounds for two consecutive seasons.
Bayern first drew 1-1 at home and then lost 4-1 away from home, leaving the Champions League in despair.
Last season, Bayern tied with AC Milan 2-2 on the road, but lost 0-2 at home and once again stopped in the quarterfinals.
It can be said that AC Milan dealt a huge blow to Bayern in the Champions League.
Times have changed, and they met AC Milan in the Champions League semi-finals. Bayern was on a winning streak and was unstoppable. This made everyone at Bayern ambitious and wanted to avenge their previous humiliation this season.
However, the German football world is very worried about Bayern's visit to the San Siro Stadium in the first leg.
In the past six rounds, they have not won a game. This embarrassing record makes it difficult to have confidence in Bayern.
However, in an interview with the media before the game, Su Dong rarely expressed in a high-profile manner that he was full of confidence in the away game.
"In terms of past record and European experience, we are indeed not as good as AC Milan, but we are younger and more energetic. This is the key to our victory!"
Facts have proved that Heynckes also arranged his troops according to this idea.
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Ronaldo is 32 years old, Emerson is 32 years old, Dida is 33 years old, Serginho is 36 years old, Cafu is 37 years old, Favalli is 39 years old, Fiore is 39 years old...
What?
Is this the roster of the nursing home football team?
No, this is the lineup of AC Milan first team players.
Oh? These are not the main players?
It's okay, let's take a look at the eleven-man lineup for the game against Bayern.
Goalkeeper Karachi is 35 years old, and the defense is from left to right. Kaladze is 30 years old, Maldini will be 40 years old in June, Nesta is 33 years old, and Odo is also 33 years old.
In the 4312 formation, the three midfielders are Ambrosini who is 31 years old, Pirlo who is 29 years old, and Gattuso who is 30 years old.
Kaka is 26 years old, Inzaghi will be 35 in August, and Pato is the youngest at 18 years old.
Among the eleven players in the lineup, there are as many as eight players over the age of 30, and among the remaining seven substitute players, only Bonera, Gourcuff and Gilardino are under 30, and all the others are
Over thirty years old, there are even veterans like Fiore and Favalli who are close to forty years old.
This is the lineup AC Milan lined up when facing Bayern.
In the past few years, owner Silvio Berlusconi has been unwilling to invest, coupled with good results in cup competitions, which has led AC Milan to be very conservative in its transfer strategy, focusing more on cost-effective signings, mostly veterans.
The Milan laboratory has also become famous in European football.
But a veteran is still a veteran after all. It is true that he has rich experience, but the problems are also quite obvious.
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AC Milan took the lead to kick off, but as soon as the game started, Bayern picked up the pace quickly.
After several consecutive passes, AC Milan tried to pass the ball to the left side of the frontcourt, allowing Pato and Kaka to cooperate to attack Bayern's right side of Lahm.
But as a result, Mascherano, Lahm and Modric, as well as Robben who actively defended, formed a flanking attack on the right wing, forcing AC Milan to make a pass error. After Bayern stole the ball, Modric quickly dribbled the ball to instigate
Fight back.
Just after crossing the halfway line, the Croatian midfielder sent a through ball.
The ball accurately passed through the defensive zone of Ambrosini and other midfielders and fell to Su Dong's feet.
Su Dong had already started at this time. After receiving the ball, he suddenly accelerated his speed and forcibly shook off Maldini.
Nesta desperately chased after Sudong and got stuck in position, but Sudong still dribbled the ball into the right side of AC Milan's penalty area and fired an angry shot without waiting for Nesta to reach his position.
The ball went straight to AC Milan's goal, and Karachi made a beautiful save to save the ball from the baseline.
The entire San Siro Stadium was shocked into a cold sweat.
"Bayern's counterattack was very sharp."
"Su Dong's start was too fast. Maldini was thrown away at once, and Nesta almost couldn't guard him."
"Seeing Su Dong at this moment, we can't help but think of Ronaldo when he first joined Inter Milan. He also dribbled the ball like this and challenged the opponent's entire defense line single-handedly."
"Look at Bayern's corner kick this time."
Modric quickly took a corner kick, and there was a melee in the penalty area. Su Dong feinted a shot, and Lucio grabbed the spot from the front and directly swung his head to attack the goal, slightly missing the goal, which once again shocked people.
Ancelotti could no longer sit still and ran to the sidelines constantly signaling to the players to stabilize and adjust the team's defense.
Soon, AC Milan's attack passed the center line, and Bayern launched a storm of pressure. After intercepting the ball at the front of the penalty area, it passed the ball to Ribery's feet with one continuous kick.
The scar-faced Frenchman dribbled the ball straight down the left wing. Facing Odo, Ribery made a flexible emergency stop, smashed the ball inward, shook off Odo, and passed the ball diagonally to Su Dong at the edge of the penalty area.
Su Dong received the ball with his back and blocked Nesta with his body. After stopping the ball, he flicked the ball.
Robben on the right followed up, met Su Dong's pass, and hit the goal directly with his left foot.
Didn't hold down the ball, it was too high!
Robben shook his hand in frustration, feeling a little annoyed.
Su Dong didn't mind. When walking back, he reached out and touched his bare head.
It does feel bad, but comfort is still needed.
"Bayern started playing at a very fast pace."
"AC Milan has not yet scored in Bayern's penalty area, but the Bundesliga hegemon has already shot three times, and they have all created a certain threat, especially the one at the beginning of the game, which was very scary."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "This is obviously Bayern's tactic tonight, and they must take the lead at the beginning."
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The commentator was absolutely right.
The tactics formulated by Heynckes for Bayern are to take the lead, but the purpose is not to score goals, but to speed up the pace of the game.
Everyone knows that fast-paced games are very demanding on players.
Bayern's players have an advantage in this regard, not only because they are young, but also because the Bundesliga has a long winter break. During winter training, Bayern has carried out sufficient physical reserve training for the second half. In addition, there are few Bundesliga games, so Bayern can
Invest more energy in the Champions League.
On the other hand, AC Milan is so old, has many games, and is a defensive team in Serie A. Each game consumes a lot of energy, which puts AC Milan at a physical disadvantage from the beginning.
To put it simply, Heynckes' tactic is to consume.
Relying on my youth and abundant physical strength, I will exhaust you alive!
Of course, it would be ideal if we could score a goal in the opening game.
But it is obvious that AC Milan has been prepared.
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Some people say that Italy specializes in producing tactical masters.
Ancelotti is not a fuel saver either.
He knows his team very well, and naturally also knows what tactics Bayern will adopt. He has made sufficient plans before the game.
AC Milan's response strategy is that after Bayern takes the initiative, they retreat appropriately to strive for more possession of the ball.
Don't you want to speed up the pace?
I retreat to control the ball, then you have to take the initiative to press out. The more you want to keep pressing me, the more you have to press forward, and the gap behind you will become larger. At this time, Pirlo's long pass
And Kaka's speed became a threat.
Soon, after Bayern started attacking for a while, AC Milan began to exert its strength.
After Kaka got the ball in the middle, he dribbled the ball past Modric, rushed all the way to Bayern's 30-meter area, and passed it diagonally to Pato who was pulled to the left. The latter got the ball and broke through.
Mu, diagonally inserted into the left side of the penalty area and kicked the ball towards the goal.
Although it failed to create a threat, it still shocked Bayern into a cold sweat.
But AC Milan quickly launched another quick counterattack.
Pirlo made a precise long pass from the backcourt, directly behind Bayern's defense.
Inzaghi succeeded in countering offside, sprinted all the way, and stopped Pirlo's long pass towards the penalty area with his chest.
Just as the man who was born on the offside line was about to take a shot, Pepe, who was chasing after him desperately, suddenly shot out diagonally, cut between Inzaghi and the football from the side, and kicked the ball first.
Out of bounds.
As he was about to go in, Pepe spoiled him, and Inzaghi was so angry that he cursed.
He couldn't understand why this arrogant-looking boy was chasing after him so quickly.
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After the opening, Bayern had a certain advantage, but AC Milan quickly adjusted and quickly regained the advantage. They made targeted adjustments to Bayern's tactics and created a wave of threats.
The battle of wits between the two teams was reflected on the court. The game went very fast, with both sides going back and forth, and the fight was endless. The fans at the scene were also surprised.
When AC Milan reacted, the choice fell into Bayern's hands again.
Should we continue to stick to the tactics we formulated at the beginning, continue to apply pressure, and speed up the pace of the game?
Or should we slow down the pace appropriately and let AC Milan control the ball, thereby strengthening their defense?
The former is undoubtedly more radical, while the latter is relatively more mature and prudent.
How to choose?
Heynckes and the Bayern players had reached a consensus at the pre-match preparation meeting in the morning.
Most players agree that the team should adopt a proactive style of play rather than passively defend.
Su Dong's words were echoed by his teammates in the locker room.
"AC Milan is a team for the elderly, and the San Siro Stadium is like a nursing home. Today we want to let them see clearly that Bayern is no longer the Bayern of the past. We must use youthful and passionate young people's football.
and thinking, to capture the decaying city of Milan!"
Therefore, even after AC Milan created several counterattack threats, Bayern still did not retreat, but continued to maintain pressure on AC Milan and continued to press forward.
This not only surprised Ancelotti, because he felt that this was not like Heynckes' style.
Old Man Ebi is in his sixties, how can he still be so radical?
Little did he know that Heynckes was also frightened.
Are all young people today so ungrateful to martial ethics?
