Chapter 105 The situation is critical

Chapter 105 The situation is critical

After AC Milan beat Barcelona hard at the beginning, in the next game, Barcelona gradually took the initiative on the field as expected.

After all, there is a gap in the strength of the two teams. AC Milan players do not lack the courage to fight, but sometimes courage cannot make up for the gap in strength. He must have high morale and a strong desire to fight when he went out to fight, but what happened?

Sad reminder!

Although AC Milan is not a sad reminder, it is indeed an indisputable fact that they were beaten by Barcelona.

In the eighth minute, Barcelona launched a long pass and fast attack. When Kaladze was defending, he rushed too hard. After being leaned on by Eto'o, he turned around with a deft ball and broke through easily. Fortunately, veteran Costacurta made up for it. In time, the ball was cleared out of the sideline in advance.

In the 16th minute, Kaladze played with fire on the right side of the backcourt again. He rashly picked Costacurta who passed in the middle. As a result, Costacurta was caught off guard and was pressed by Eto'o, resulting in a loss of the ball.

Although during the winter break, Costacurta was judged by Pele as one of the top 50 players in the world, but after all, he has reached his age, and his old arms and legs can still play his residual heat in AC Milan, which is enough to win a pennant. Now let him and the young people compete with each other, it must not be popular.

If it were ten years ago, Costacurta would not have been comfortable dealing with Eto'o, but he would have been able to compete. But now, Old Billy can only do nothing.

After Eto'o grabbed the ball, he broke into the penalty area directly along the middle road. Seedorf behind him didn't grab it. Eto'o was 9 meters in front of the goal and shot with the instep of his right foot, but Fiore made another key save , the ball fell to the ground by him, bounced into the air and flew towards the empty goal. Costacurta volleyed in front of the goal line to make a clearance.

Ancelotti was frightened by Fiori's consecutive wonderful saves. At the same time, he thanked Dida. If Dida hadn't been injured again, he would not have dared to put Fiori in the main goalkeeper position. Now it seems , The return is coming, if it weren't for Fiore, AC Milan might have conceded the ball now.

However, it is impossible for Fiore to send AC Milan to the final in Paris. AC Milan is still very passive on the scene, and even Degan has repeatedly returned to the center to participate in defense.

In the 20th minute, Ronaldinho took the ball from the left flank and cut inside. Facing the siege of the four Milan players, he took the lead and shot the goal. The crossbar flew out of the baseline.

Besieged by Barcelona, ​​AC Milan could only play a defensive counterattack. In the 21st minute, AC Milan intercepted the ball in the backcourt, and a big foot directly found Digan in the penalty area. After stopping the ball in the chest, Digan turned around and shot. Barr Des's reaction was not slow, and he fell to the ground to block the ball out of the baseline.

Kaka took a tactical corner kick from the left, Pirlo passed the header from the center, Digan succeeded in countering offside, and volleyed from a small angle on the right side of the penalty area, but hit the side net.

Although Barcelona's defensive players are not Degan's opponents in terms of speed and strength, Marcos is even better at playing. When he is defending, he does not step down to grab the ball. body, let him shake it off no matter what.

Since the opening, it is precisely because of Marcos' close defense that Degan has not been able to get a few absolutely good opportunities.

In the 28th minute, Stam made a cross from the right, Inzaghi protected the ball and knocked it back, but Barcelona intercepted the ball and launched a quick counterattack, Iniesta slammed for nearly 50 meters, and then gave the ball to Eto Oh, Eto'o made a slight adjustment, but 15 meters in front of the goal, he shot with his left foot and was blocked by Fiore again.

Immediately afterwards, Giuly got the ball outside the penalty area and distributed the ball to the right. Belletti seemed to pass and shoot at a small angle. Fiori was also unable to react in time. Fortunately, the team's veteran Costacurta came out in time. foot, the ball is blocked out of the far post.

In the 36th minute, Gattuso made a diagonal pass from the right rib, and Inzaghi then nodded the ball high. A minute later, Seedorf shot high and wide with his right foot from outside the penalty area.

In the 40th minute, Giuly knocked back on the right side, Deco took the ball horizontally and volleyed with his left foot.

In the forty-fourth minute, Eto'o scored the ball almost single-handedly, but was blocked by Costacurta with a foul. Ronaldinho then took a free kick and was directly confiscated by Fiori. .

Judging from the form of the first half, although AC Milan can also threaten Barcelona's goal, it is clear that Barcelona has more opportunities for both sides. Milan can completely cut off his thoughts, deal with the game honestly, and then go home.

During the intermission, Ancelotti was obviously very dissatisfied with the team's performance: "You are not playing AC Milan football at all, you are afraid in front of those Barcelona people, and you don't know how to attack. !? Or do you think a draw is a victory? Don't forget, we are still one goal behind Barcelona, ​​if you don't want to go to Paris, you can go out and say to your opponent, 'We surrender', if you still If you want to play in the final, you have to make changes in the second half! Digan! I don't need you to go back to the defense and go to the front. You said that Barcelona's defenders are not your opponents, but I'm sorry, in the first half of the game, I didn't see it, I just saw you fighting Marcos in a mess, and you, Ivan Gattuso! You seem to have forgotten your mission for this game, I let you mark Ronaldinho , but you seem to have found the wrong target, and you, Mr. Karadze, I don't want to see your clumsy performance anymore, I've had enough!"

It was rare for Ancelotti to lose his temper, the fat on his face trembled wildly, the veins on his forehead twitched violently, his face turned red from holding back and his neck was thick. Degan was worried for a moment, whether he would have a sudden cerebral hemorrhage.

"You still have forty-five minutes to fight. If you win, we will go to Paris together to wash away the shame of Istanbul. If you lose, we will leave together!"

Ancelotti is very aware of his current situation. Although he has just completed his contract renewal, if he really thinks that he can sit back and relax, then he is too naive. If Berlusconi is not satisfied, he will be considered a renewal. It's been about a hundred years, and it's possible to leave at any time.

At the beginning of the second half, Barcelona quickly got another chance. When Gattuso was defending Ronaldinho, he directly shoveled the poor Baoyaluo out of the sideline and got a yellow Ares card. Ronaldinho Dinho quickly took a free kick from the left, and Iniesta passed directly into the penalty area, but Fiore grabbed the ball ahead of Eto'o.

In the 50th minute, AC Milan got a good chance. Pirlo picked a pass from the front of the penalty area in the middle. Degan appeared on the left side of Barcelona's penalty area in time.

One minute later, Gattuso fouled Ronaldinho again. This time the referee was merciful. The Barcelona players were very dissatisfied, but there was no way to change the referee's penalty. Ronaldinho was 21 away from the goal on the right. A right-footed free kick at Michu, crossed the wall and fell into Fiori's arms.

In the fifty-fourth minute, Belletti stepped in and took the ball and knocked across. Ronaldinho sent a very penetrating direct pass from the right rib. Giuly made a low pass from the right side of the penalty area to the goal. After arriving, Stam broke the ball out of the bottom line in time.

After that, AC Milan suddenly stepped up their offensive. In the 59th minute, Stam made a diagonal pass from the right, and Inzaghi headed the ball in front of the goal and missed the far post. Subsequently, Kaladze brought Eto'o down, Ronaldinho took a free kick on the left, and Fiore got it again.

In the 63rd minute, Ronaldinho cut into the back post from the left and the ball went over Serginho's head. Giuly volleyed from a small angle and sent the ball flying. Subsequently, Inzaghi broke into the right side of the penalty area, but under the interference of Puyol, he volleyed wide of the right post.

Seeing that he couldn't attack for a long time, Ancelotti took the lead in making substitutions, Cafu replaced Karadze, Stam switched to the middle, and the field almost became a Brazilian civil war. There were seven Brazilians, and the German born in Brazil Branch, and Digan who switched doors.

In the 67th minute, Serginho made a pass from the left, the ball was hit by Valdez to the back point, and Cafu headed high.

Since then, AC Milan has further strengthened its offensive power. Rui Costa replaced Gattuso. Ancelotti knows very well that it is unnecessary to continue defending now. A goal must be scored. Milan pulls back from the brink.

Rijkaard also made adjustments here, replacing Giuly with Larson, hoping to use Larson's impact to completely seal the victory.

In the 69th minute, Degan used his speed to get rid of the defense of Marcos and Puyol, responded to Kaka's left diagonal pass, and headed in front of the goal to the left side of the goal.

But the German referee Merk had already blown his whistle, and it was said that Degan pulled Puyol down when he broke through the Chinese.

Degan was obviously very dissatisfied with this penalty. When he got rid of Puyol just now, he did make some hand movements, but Puyol almost took off his pants. Why did he foul instead.

Digan protested loudly to Merck, but got himself a yellow card.

Barcelona, ​​who escaped unharmed, almost broke the deadlock in the 72nd minute. Ronaldinho broke through with the ball in the middle, changed the line to get rid of Stam and fell to the ground, but at the moment of falling to the ground, he Suddenly picked the ball, but thanks to Fiori's concentration, he backed up again and again, and retrieved the football that was about to hit the net, keeping AC Milan's last hope.

In the 75th minute, Fiori made another wonderful save. Etoola crossed to the left with his right foot. Larson rushed to the top 8 meters in front of the goal, but Fiori reacted very quickly to block the ball. out.

Next, Carlo Ancelotti also intends to make a final gamble, replacing Inzaghi with Gilardino, but Barcelona's defense is very tight, and it is difficult for AC Milan to find a gap.

Since then, Rijkaard replaced Eto'o with Van Bommel, and the game went on to stoppage time, and the score on the field was still 0:0!

There are less than three minutes left before the end of the game. AC Milan's Champions League journey this season seems to have come to an end.

Ancelotti on the sidelines was also extremely anxious. He must not lose this game. He just got a contract extension. This proves that in the contest with Degan, the club has gradually leaned towards him. If he cannot reach the final, If you win the championship and continue to add chips to yourself, who knows what will happen after the end of the season.

But what makes Ancelotti feel conflicted is that he wants to use a championship to add chips to himself and drive away Degan, but he has to rely on Degan to score goals.

The referee blew his whistle and pointed his finger in the direction of Barcelona's goal. Degan lay outside the penalty area of ​​Barcelona and took a free kick. At the last moment of the game, AC Milan finally got a free kick in an excellent position.

The Barcelona players were protesting loudly around the referee, the German Merk. Although it was only a free kick, the position was too dangerous. It was right in front of the goal, almost pressing against the penalty area line.

There are quite a few people in AC Milan who can send the ball into the goal in this position. Pirlo and Digan are almost able to take free kicks as penalties.

But in this game, Merck seemed very stubborn. As long as the penalty is made, there is no possibility of changing it.

Kaka stepped forward and pulled Digan up: "Good job, Rhodes!"

Digan stood up: "It would be even better if you could hit it directly, wouldn't it?"

Looking at the Barcelona players who were still protesting to the referee, Degan really didn't know what else they were making a fuss about. Just now Marcos kicked him directly on the supporting leg. Fortunately, Degan escaped in time and was not caught He was kicked in the face, but even so, Digan couldn't stand still due to the pain.

Damn bastard!

Seeing that the protest was ineffective, the Barcelona players could only back away, line up the wall, and wait for AC Milan to take the penalty. They protested around the referee just now. They didn't really want Merck to change the penalty, but just to delay time. Look at the current situation Time, if AC Milan's goal cannot be scored, the game will almost be over.

"Andre! Let me kick!"

Degan stood in front of the ball, and his tone was undeniable. Pirlo hesitated for a moment, then nodded, and walked away. Although he was very confident in this position, after all, this ball was an opportunity that Degan fought for. .

Digan let out a long breath, letting himself relax.

As long as this goal is scored, AC Milan has the hope of entering the final. Of course, Degan is not unaware that after entering the final, Ancelotti has a greater chance of driving him away.

However, Degan wants to win, he doesn't want to lose here, even if he really wants to leave, he has to go upright, everyone thinks he will fail, the more he wants to succeed!