Starting With Real Madrid

April 25, Milan's San Siro stadium.

From the moment the German referee Merk blew the whistle for the start of the game, more than 76,000 Milan fans in the audience never stopped booing.

Because, from the first minute, Real Madrid launched a fierce attack and high pressure on Milan.

Goalkeeper Casillas, backline Felipe, Woodgate, Ramos, and Abeloa, midfielders Gravesson and De La Reid behind, Raul, Zidane, and Beckham burst out. Before, Negredo played the center.

Even on the road, Real Madrid still showed the aggressive aura that they did not lose to the Bernabeu, trying to suppress AC Milan from the first minute and even score goals.

Ancelotti's team suffered from injuries and the impact of consecutive battles, and the lineup had twists and turns.

The goalkeeper is Dida, the back line is Serginho, Kaladze, Costacurta, and Stam, the midfielder is Seedorf, Pirlo, Gattuso, Kaka rushes forward, and the two forwards are a combination of Inzaghi and Shevchenko.

Compared with the first round, Ancelotti made a reluctant adjustment, replacing Nesta with Costacurta.

However, he still put Nesta on the roster, obviously just in case.

Gao Shen received the news early and used Negredo to forcibly suppress the two central defenders, Kaladze and Costacurta.

Under Carlo Ancelotti's command, Kaladze has always played as a left-back, but he has been fixed as Nesta's partner recently, and his performance is also remarkable, but tonight, his partner is not Nesta, but forty-year-old Costacurta.

Gao Shen did not use Ronaldo, but Negredo, the purpose is very clear, that is, to suppress.

Facts have also proved that Real Madrid has formed a suppression of AC Milan in the frontcourt from the very beginning.

Whether it's Negredo's point or Zidane's point, it can seize the advantage, forcing Ancelotti's team to devote more troops to the defense.

Even so, AC Milan is still in danger on the court.

Sophisticated tactics are not very clever. Houllier's Lyon and Mancini's Inter Milan have used them, but Real Madrid is more holistic, more pressing, and more threatening on the offensive end.

That's enough.

...

Real Madrid still suppressed AC Milan as always, while the midfielder locked Pirlo and Kaka.

Inzaghi and Shevchenko in front were very active in running, but they failed to get support from their teammates behind.

Can't play the ball in the middle, AC Milan can only let Serginho move forward more and participate in the attack.

But this set of roads has been proved to be unworkable in the first round.

In the 22nd minute of the game, it was Serginho who stepped forward and tried to pass the ball to Inzaghi, but Abeloa and Ramos teamed up to break the ball first. Passed forward quickly to Beckham.

Beckham dribbled the ball across the center line, instigated a counterattack, attracted the attention of Seedorf and AC Milan's defense, and suddenly moved to the left with his big feet, and Felipe quickly intervened, and completed a two-stroke with Raul, who was retreating. After cooperation, the pass is cut inside to Negredo.

After the Spanish center retreated to catch the ball, he turned around and passed a ball behind him. Zidane quickly plugged in. After receiving the pass from Negredo, he strode to stop the ball in the penalty area.

I saw that the French attacking midfielder seemed to be dancing. Every touch and every movement seemed to have a ballet-like rhythm. For some reason, Kaladze, who was guarding him, was deceived by him and lost balance.

After Zidane passed Kaladze, he just relied on his flexibility and hit the door with his right foot when his body was already out of balance.

The ball passed under Kaladze and went straight to the bottom left corner of the goal.

Dida originally prevented Zidane from hitting the right side and handed the left side to Kaladze, which was beyond his reach.

1-0!

Real Madrid's players cheered when the whistle sounded.

Zidane rushed out of the court, Raul and other players followed closely, and even Ramos and others on the defensive line rushed over.

Casillas raised his hands in the penalty area, shouting and roaring loudly.

The total score is four to zero!

More importantly, Real Madrid's away goal pronounced AC Milan's death sentence.

The Rossoneri had to score five goals to reverse.

But is it possible?

AC Milan just emerged a little and wanted to attack a wave, but was caught by Real Madrid, a sharp counterattack, and a wave of harvest.

Not even a chance to resist!

...

Seeing Zidane score, Gao Shen laughed heartily on the sidelines.

Real Madrid's superstars are all babies!

It is old, but whether it is strength or consciousness, it is still the world's top.

The key is to see how the coach uses it.

Just like Beckham, not to mention the top right-sided cross in history, how threatening is his long pass?

The goal just now seemed to be the cooperation of the left, but it was Beckham's long pass that created the space.

The ball was quickly moved from the right side of the densely defended area to the left side with a large gap, and then Felipe and Raul formed a two-to-one on the left side, which created a scoring opportunity.

Does this routine sound familiar?

In my deep memory, the future Barcelona and Real Madrid in the Champions League three consecutive games will adopt similar sudden shifts of play.

Barcelona is Xavi, Real Madrid is Xavi Alonso and Toni Kroos.

I still remember that someone once said that in order to succeed on the stage of the top league, you must have your own unique set of killers.

It's the kind where your opponent knows what you're going to do, but just can't stop you.

Sudden long pass transfer is one of them, because it requires a good long pass player.

The personal ability of the stars is also included, such as the current Ronaldinho, the future Messi, or Robben's right-sided cut, all of which are strategic-level means.

Kaka's dribbling breakthrough in the middle can also be considered, but now AC Milan has not played Kaka's threat.

Whether it was restricted by Mohamed Diarra against Lyon, or restricted by Gravesen and De La Reid against Real Madrid, Kaka failed to play to his advantage.

When Ancelotti liberates Kaka, AC Milan's offense will be alive.

But certainly not this season.

...

With Zidane's goal, the game has been completely killed.

Real Madrid still uses a high position in the front court to press and press, while AC Milan is more stable.

Anyway, this is San Siro, and the Rossoneri lose 0-3 on the road. Lottie was afraid that she would be dismissed.

The stalemate lasted until the second half.

Ancelotti made three substitutions.

First, in the 65th minute, Cafu replaced the veteran Costacurta, letting Stam return to the middle and partner with Kaladze.

There is really no way.

No matter how good Costacurta's condition is, he is still forty years old, and he is fighting to the death with the young and strong Negredo. Where does he have an advantage?

Then Gattuso was replaced with Rui Costa, which was a bit interesting, obviously a signal to liberate the midfield.

Kaka, Rui Costa, Seedorf, and Pirlo are again four No. 10 configurations. The difference is that the previous Rivaldo has become the current Kaka.

Then, he replaced the big Inzaghi with Gilardino.

Gao Shen is also making substitutions. First, Baptista is used to replace Zidane, the scoring hero, to further strengthen the pressing force in the midfield. After all, AC Milan's four No. 10s are still very threatening.

Then, Gao Shen replaced Raul with Ronaldo.

Real Madrid began to evolve into 4312, Beckham returned to the midfielder position, Baptista stepped forward, Ronaldo and Negredo partnered with two forwards.

This is an obvious defensive counter tactic.

Seventy-five minutes into the game, AC Milan's crazy counterattack started.

The Rossoneri are now not about winning, but wanting to save face at San Siro.

Real Madrid responded with a defensive counterattack, and the two sides played very fiercely.

Unlike Inzaghi, Gilardino has a wider range of movement and a more obvious tactical role. That is, his harassment and suppression of Real Madrid's defense created an opportunity for AC Milan.

Kaka forced a breakthrough with the ball, created a foul on the outside of the penalty area, and won a valuable free-kick opportunity for AC Milan.

Pirlo made a precise free throw into the penalty area, Gilardino beat Woodgate and scored a goal for AC Milan.

1-1!

But just three minutes later, Real Madrid kicked a quick counterattack.

Beckham sent a long pass from the right front of his penalty area and went straight to the front court.

Negredo grabbed ahead of Kaladze, headed the ball and hit the back of the defense. Ronaldo went straight behind the defense, shook off Stam, stopped the ball, and entered the penalty area. When facing Dida, he tried to sway past the goalkeeper, but the previous series of actions had consumed too much energy. When he swayed past Dida's shot, he couldn't get the right spot, and the ball slipped out of the empty goal slightly.

The entire San Siro stadium exclaimed in unison.

Ronaldo knelt down in the penalty area in pain, beating his feet and chest.

Anyone could see that his awareness was still sharp, perhaps even better than when he was young. His skills have slightly declined, but he remains quite good. Ronaldo's biggest problem is his body. His body can't keep up with his awareness anymore.

And everyone knows that the balance between body, awareness, and skill is the golden age of a professional player.

This is undoubtedly a tragedy for Ronaldo.

But, what professional player does not need to experience such a tragedy?

In fact, doesn't everyone have to experience such a tragedy?

Football is like life.

...

The match ended in a 1-1 draw.

Real Madrid drew with AC Milan on the road thanks to Zidane's goal.

The Rossoneri saved face with Gilardino's goal, but the aggregate score of 1-4 kept them out of the Champions League final.

Real Madrid successfully secured a ticket to the Stade de France!