The strongest winger

Chapter 502
In the dressing room of AC Milan, Ancelotti first affirmed the team's defense, and then praised the lucky Inzaghi, because if the ball hadn't been actively moved forward by Inzaghi, the football would not have changed its direction, and the refraction into the net would have been even more impossible.

Pirlo and Inzaghi, who caused the goal, smiled at each other and gave each other high thumbs to encourage each other.

Many players in the locker room began to feel flustered. In such an important Champions League final, even luck was on their side. It seems that this time the championship is almost inseparable!
Thinking of Ai Luo's two consecutive shots being rejected by the goal post, I feel even more refreshed.

Regarding the way of playing in the second half, Ancelotti specifically told Kaka to take more balls and break through. If he has the opportunity, he must cut in and shoot bravely, because his performance in the first half was not ideal, and his performance in the two rounds of the semifinals is completely different.

Of course, Inzaghi is also an important part of the counterattack. His awareness, running position and grasping ability in front of the goal are an important part of AC Milan scoring another goal to expand the score.

For coach Ancelotti's trust, Kaka and Inzaghi nodded at him at the same time.

At the same time, the commentators from various countries in the live studio of the Olympic Stadium in Athens also made a summary of the first half of the game. According to the data analysis of the entire first half, Valencia took the overall initiative, but AC Milan took the lead. It is really hard to figure out.

But according to the popular saying: "AC Milan's luck is simply too bad!"

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The second half of the game restarted after a 15-minute break at halftime. Before the start of the game, the camera specially gave Aiello a close-up of his face. He is the star of the team and often stands up when the team is in crisis. Now Valencia just needs a person who comes forward to equalize the score on the field.

And the meaning of this lens is self-evident.

Hyde looked at Aiello in the camera. His jersey had been tucked into his shorts. He looked very energetic, so his mood became better. As long as Ailuo's mental state is not a problem, then scoring goals will definitely not be a problem: "The second half of the game is about to start. I believe Ai will definitely help the team equalize the score in the second half, and then overtake the score. Lead our team to win the first Champions League trophy in history and set foot on the top of Europe!"

The Valencia fans sitting in front of the TV also clenched their fists subconsciously, looked at Ai Luo in the camera and murmured: "It's up to you! Ai!!"

beep~~
The second half started after referee Herbert van der's whistle.

At this moment, the Valencia fans in the stands sang their team song "Valencia Hymn", hoping that their singing can drive the players on the field and equalize the score as soon as possible, so that they can feel at ease.

But what I didn't expect was that AC Milan changed the slow-paced style of play in the first half. After gaining control of the football, they used Pirlo's long pass accuracy to hit Valencia's defensive right-sided space.

Because Moretti was defending this way, he was criticized for his slow turning speed in Serie A before, and AC Milan in the second half wanted to use his slow turning characteristics to let Kaka hit his way.

Fortunately, Albiol's replacement was timely, and a flying shovel shoveled the ball out of the sideline.

AC Milan's attack also attracted Valencia's defensive attention, making Moretti afraid to step forward to participate in the attack. He was afraid of being hit behind again. After all, it is very dangerous to always rely on the central defender to defend.

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The first 5 minutes of the second half passed in a flash. From the analysis of the situation of the game, Valencia has a tendency to play more and more anxiously. In their minds, this is the second half of the final. Every second that passes, they lose a second to tie the score. Don't rush.

The anxiety of the players on the field also slowly infected Aiello. From the 6th minute of the second half, he took the ball frequently and wanted to create a murderous intent. However, AC Milan, as a traditional Italian team, defense has been integrated into their blood. Even if Ancelotti does not make arrangements, the players on the field know how to adjust their defensive methods.

Whenever Valencia switched from defense to offense, AC Milan's defenders returned in a timely manner, especially when the football was passed to Aiello's feet. AC Milan's 7-man defense system was basically completed. By the time Aiello took the ball and broke through, the space was already very small.

This also indirectly caused Ai Luo to become more anxious.

Now that Valencia wants to break AC Milan's dense defense, it still needs to pass patiently to find AC Milan's defensive loopholes, but at this time the Valencia players have no such patience. The sooner they score against the Italian team, the better.

Three minutes later, Albiol pushed Maldini's clearance ball back into the half court at the arc of the midfield. Baraja stopped the ball with his chest.

Pirlo, who had already retreated to the 30-meter area, saw the football rolling in his direction, and the possibility of a quick counterattack suddenly sprouted in his heart. He stepped forward and wanted to directly launch a long pass to counterattack.

Albelda saw Pirlo wanting to grab the ball, how could he not know what he was thinking?So when there was still one meter away from the football, he took a big step forward with his right foot, pulled the ball back, and his body completed a 180-degree turn, and Pirlo was stuck behind him.

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The referee blew his whistle to indicate that Pirlo had fouled someone, and awarded Valencia a direct free kick about 35 meters away from the goal.

Pirlo did not defend himself, but just shrugged, bent down and stretched out his right hand to pull up Albelda who had been knocked down by him, but he found that the other party was covering his right thigh. Just about to greet him, Albelda stood up along his right hand, but there was a leg pressing movement after getting up, and Pirlo didn't pay much attention to it.

Everyone thought so and didn't care.

But 1 minute later, when Albelda ran to the side to cooperate with Ai Luo, his forward body suddenly stagnated, and then stopped in place. Ai Luo, who was holding the ball, was still at a loss. After Albelda persisted for two or three seconds, he sat on the ground, and Ai Luo realized something was wrong. Just now, Albelda seemed to be clutching his right thigh. He missed the second round of the Champions League semi-final because of a thigh strain. This...

Hastily kicked the ball out of the sideline, and then made a gesture towards the sidelines for the team doctor to come on the field.

Albelda held his right thigh with the palm of his right hand, and beat the turf unwillingly with his left hand. He knew that he could no longer keep fighting and missed the Champions League final.

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Sure enough, after 2 minutes of simple diagnosis, Hernandez reluctantly made a gesture to Flores that a substitution was needed.

Flores raised his head and sighed. Now that the team is behind and the captain has relapsed from an old injury, it is really difficult to play this game. You must know that the last game was played very passively without Albelda.

"Call Carlos over here..." Flores said softly to his assistant, Paul.

After 1 minute, Valencia made the first passive substitution adjustment. Albelda went off, and Marchena, who had come back from the ban, came on.

With the support of the team doctor Hernandez, Albelda personally handed over the captain's armband to Baraja. When he turned around, the stadium's director captured Albelda's disappointed expression.

Countless Valencia fans standing in the stands or in front of the TV silently applauded Albelda at this moment, and some fans with poor tear control even shed tears.

After six years of waiting, let them know how difficult it is to participate in a UEFA Champions League final...

"The biggest enemy of a professional player is injury, because you never know when he will come. Sometimes it is in an irrelevant game, and sometimes it is like David Albelda in the current UEFA Champions League final. I believe that at this moment, he is very disappointed with himself, but... I believe the players on the field will help him complete the task of this game!"

Huang Jianxiang looked at Albelda who was limping towards the bench, and felt emotional.

Albelda's end also changed Valencia's formation, from four-three-three to four-four-two, more appropriately it should be four-three-one-two, Baraja and Marchena were responsible for sweeping in the middle, while Ballack took over Albelda's job and was responsible for controlling the team's offensive and defensive rhythm, while David Silva was responsible for organizing the frontcourt offense.

At the same time as the substitution, the camera was also shown on the Valencia players on the field, and it stayed on Ai Luo's face for nearly three seconds. A trace of helplessness can be clearly seen in his expression.

No one on the court knows better than Aiello what will happen to the team's offense without Albelda, and the second leg of the semi-final against Liverpool is the best answer.

Therefore, Albelda's injury is undoubtedly worse for Valencia, who is still one goal behind.

At this moment, none of the Valencia players noticed that Ancelotti was making a gesture of raising his right index finger and middle finger towards Pirlo and pushing his left hand forward from the back while taking advantage of the substitution, which meant to let the team play No. [-] preparation plan.

Marchena missed four crucial Champions League knockout games, and now suddenly appearing in the Champions League final will definitely have an impact. This is what Ancelotti wants to seize.

(End of this chapter)