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Chapter 275 The Red and Black Years: The Knockout Tournament Begins!
The bar was messy, and the hostesses with heavy makeup were walking around among the crowd with wine glasses.

However, these alcoholics don't have time to tease these girls anymore. On the somewhat old TV in the bar, the draw ceremony for the 2009/2010 knockout round of the 8-[-] Champions League is being broadcast live...

This is Mackendoll's Bar, a bar where Milan's blue-collar workers gather... Of course, and the most important point, that is, [-]% of the fans who come here to drink are AC Milan fans,...uh... In other words, the street where the bar is located is a restricted area for Nerazzurri fans...

"Hey, hey, hey!! I said, McCann, you should change your old TV to a bigger one!!!!" A guy who was obviously a little drunk yelled, but no one paid attention to him, everyone All my attention was focused on the TV screen, the ball in Hierro's hand was on...

Because the host stadium of the UEFA Champions League this season, in the Bernabéu, UEFA also put the draw ceremony for the first round of the knockout round in Madrid...

The signed ball in the hands of the former Real Madrid captain Hierro is the opponent that AC Milan will face in the quarter-finals...

Hierro handed the signed ball to the host, and he was also curious about what the drawn ball fell to the ground...

The host opened the signed ball and glanced at it. The TV screen could even capture the weird smile that flashed across the host's face...

The opened signing ball was facing the guests and the TV camera, and the host quickly and vigorously read out——
"INTER—MILAN!!!!"

Oh oh oh! ! !

In the bar, there was a burst of excited shouts, and everyone was mobilized by this duel... This is much more enjoyable than having another can of dark beer...

From the TV screen, you can see the expressions in the eyes of the guests at the scene, which can even be said to be gloating... The TV camera is also aimed at Inter Milan coach Mourinho and AC Milan coach Marco Van Basten...

Mourinho's face is normal, and even a smile can be seen from the corner of his mouth...

Basten exchanged a meaningful look with Maldini beside him...

damn it! ! !
If it is said that UEFA is not tricky in this signing, the ghosts will believe it... The old men of UEFA are thinking about how to use the greatest efforts to attract attention and increase the ratings... In short , everything is centered on the euro...

It is conceivable that the 'Derby Milano' in the European Champions Cup is so eye-catching. I am afraid that only the 'Spanish Derby' can be compared with it...

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On the TV screen, all the matchups in the 8/[-] finals were also played out...

AC Milan VS Inter Milan;

Barcelona VS Wolfsburg;
Liverpool vs Glasgow Rangers;
Sevilla VS Real Madrid;
Arsenal VS Atletico Madrid;

Chelsea VS Juventus;

Bayern Munich VS Lyon;

Manchester United VS Alkmaar;
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2009-2010赛季冠军杯8分之一决赛第一回合的比赛，时间安排在了2010年2月24日；
The second round of the competition is scheduled for March 2010, 3...

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"It's hard to imagine that AC Milan actually played against Inter Milan in the first round of the knockout round...I believe, this must be the result that Platini is satisfied with...Juventus VS Chelsea...The Englishman is laughing, The Spaniards can also drink freely...everyone is laughing...only Serie A is suffering..."

In the second day's article, "Gazzetta dello Sport" reported the results of last night's knockout draw with a sarcastic tone... In fact, this is exactly the case. Serie A has once again highlighted its status in UEFA The lack of the right to speak... Although it is absolutely fair to say that it is a lottery... But, how about a liar...

Only, Chelsea in the Premier League, a team that Platini has long disliked, received the same treatment as the northern giants in Serie A... Uh... I almost forgot, Chelsea's head coach Carlo Ancelo Dee, also Italian...

Platini is also not very friendly towards Real Madrid, which is 'disturbing the transfer market'. However, Florentino's connections in the football circle and Real Madrid's century-old accumulation are certainly not comparable to Chelsea...

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Uh... Take it easy, just after the draw, the weekend match, the Milan derby, Inter Milan vs. AC Milan at the Meazza Stadium...

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Xiang Nan didn't have dinner at Milanello. As soon as he got home, he hurriedly took a hot bath, chatted with Joanna for a while, and ate two donuts baked by Joanna hastily. Fell asleep from exhaustion... He was really exhausted from this match... It's nothing, the key is——
Milan, lost! ! !

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"Great Right Back! ! !Depressed Andre! ! ! "

This is the headline on the front page of Gazzetta dello Sport on January 2010, 1——
"André has completely lost the power of his magical magician's right foot... If André is a medieval dragon slayer, the Brazilian is the warrior who puts the warrior's sword back into its scabbard... In short, Maicon did a good job..."

In the Milan Derby on January 2010, 1, in Mourinho's new tactics, Maicon who completely gave up the attack, sacrificed his own assists, and completely froze Xiangnan on the right side for the whole game,... In the end, in the Milan Derby in this league, Inter Milan defeated AC Milan 25-1 at home, and also widened the points gap with their rivals in the same city to 0 points...

In another focus battle of this round, Juventus drew with Roma 2:2 at home. While failing to widen the point gap with AC Milan behind them, it was also thrown away by Inter Milan again...

Inter Milan leads Juventus by seven points at the top of the table…

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From the first round of the Champions League quarter-final against Inter Milan, there are still 8 league rounds to be played in the middle. The opponents of these four league rounds are Livorno at home on January 4, February 1, Away to Bologna, February 31, AC Milan will host Udinese on Valentine's Day, and then, before the European Champions Cup restarts, on February 2, AC Milan will travel to Bari...

There are no strong opponents in these four games. Therefore, AC Milan coach Van Basten has received an unquestionable order from the club to win these four games and ensure that the knockout round of the Champions League is coming. At this time, try to maintain the upward momentum in the league... try to narrow the points gap of the leader Inter Milan...

According to the comments of Milan fans on the official website, it is——
"Even if I can't win the championship this year, I won't let those people win the championship comfortably..."

In fact, the red and black fans are quite satisfied with AC Milan's performance this season. Milan, which is under reconstruction, under the leadership of Basten, has a team dominated by young people, which still gives Milan fans hope... …Even though the hope of winning the league championship this season is not great, but, anyway, let the fans see hope...

However, when interviewed by "French Football", Xiang Nan did not think that there is no suspense for this season's Serie A championship...

"Inter Milan won the championship?... Judging from the current standings, yes, they are the champions... However, the league is a long season... Let's see... everything is possible..."

When "Corriere dello Sport" talked about Xiang Nan's remarks, they joked about Xiang Nan's cooperation with a certain Chinese clothing brand, saying, "Andre never forgot his advertising words..."

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On January 1, in the 31nd round of Serie A, AC Milan played against Livorno at home.

In the locker room of San Siro, Basten stood in front as usual, doing pre-war lectures and mobilization to his players...

After the 'Away' loss to Inter Milan in the 'Milan Derby', there was an atmosphere of failure in Milanello. In the eyes of most people, this season, the league has ended early, and the championship has gradually moved away AC Milan is...

Xiang Nan is now the team's third captain and the leader of the locker room. When he was interviewed by "French Football", what he said was not casual. At this time, the morale of the team must not be broken. , a team without fighting spirit is the most disappointing...

"We lost to Inter Milan, what's wrong with you? Do you think this season is over? All goals are over?... Do you think we have failed this season?" Basten's tone was very severe. Today, The Dutchman deliberately wore a Milan sportswear, instead of a neat suit and a tie...

no one answered...

"I would say that in this season we have been successful so far...we beat Real Madrid, we reached the last 16 of the Champions League, in the league we are now third...all of this is ours. In the beginning, I fully believe that we can do better!!! But now, I can't see any success in your faces... Please don't forget...!!!!" Basten Suddenly walked to the locker in the locker room...

Some of these cabinets are even mottled, and the years have left traces on them...

"This is San Siro, every object here represents a legend...!!! There are Maldini, there is Baresi, there are... there are traces left by many people!!! There are also traces of me! !… What I am going to do now is to take you, after many years, someone can say, here is Andrei, here is Gourcuff, here is Abate, all of you have fought and won honor The place……"

Basten was a little excited, he waved his arms emotionally! !Indeed, when stroking these items, the Dutch, even, often think of their own years and those exciting days...

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In the final game, AC Milan beat Vivono 2-0 at home...

At the end of the first half, Xiang Nan received a pass from Ben Arfa, who started the game as a left winger, and volleyed the goal... 1:0.
This is also Xiangnan's 21st goal in this season's Serie A. At present, he is 2 goals ahead of the second-ranked Inter Milan striker Eto'o, and the third is Juventus' Amauri, the Brazilian. Scored 17 goals...

In the second half of the game, after Hernanes' long-range shot was saved, Gourcuff scored with a supplementary shot, 2:0! ! !

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After the game, the AC Milan club announced that the team rejected the Parma Club's request to purchase the entire ownership of Parowski...

"Alberto is the future of AC Milan... He will return to San Siro after the season... In Milanello, there is Alberto's dream..."

In an interview with Gazzetta dello Sport, AC Milan club vice president Baresi said that the team will revise the team building policy——
"A lot of young people came out of Milanello... some didn't come back... Over the years, we have neglected the growth of the young echelon... This is a mistake... In the future, AC Milan will increase the youth academy. Building... the first team? Youngsters will also get their chances... This is what I agreed with Basten...

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When Xiang Nan was interviewed by the media, he also expressed his welcome for Paroski to return to Milanello after the end of the season——
"There is no doubt that Alberto is a talented shooter... well, I think he has Philip's shadow in him... Alberto is a very easy guy to get along with... Yes, we are good friends..."

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On February 2010, 2, in the third round of No.7 in the league, AC Milan challenged Bologna away...

Facing the newly promoted team, AC Milan was on the road, and it was not a good looking process, but they got a good result, 1:0! ! !

Veteran Inzaghi came off the bench to score a goal...

In this round, Inter Milan defeated Cagliari 2-0 at home, Eto'o scored twice, and the Cameroonian also tied Xiangnan in the number of league goals, and the two jointly led the scorer list...

Juventus slaughtered Livorno 4-1 at home...Diego scored a hat-trick of assists, Iaquinta scored twice, Amauri missed...

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On February 2th, the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia, AC Milan played against Cagliari at home...

Basten chose most of the main players in Xuezang. Xiangnan still started in this game and wore the captain's armband. Bonera, Antonini, Favalli and Odo all got the chance to start. In the end, In this Coppa Italia with a young captain and a veteran, AC Milan defeated their opponents 3:1 at home... Xiang Nan scored a goal, and Huntelaar also scored his first goal in the Coppa Italia. Rinino's header seals the win...

In this game, Dida, who had a rare chance to start, maintained his nickname of "butter hand" very well. He was shot by the Cagliari forward with almost no threat. After the ball was dropped, he was shot into the net , Cagliari scored a valuable away goal at the San Siro...

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On February 2th, Valentine's Day, the 14th round of the league, AC Milan narrowly beat Udinese 24:3 at home, performed a hat-trick to the south, and gave his girlfriend the best Valentine's Day gift...

In this round, Inter Milan encountered a stubborn resistance in Naples. At the San Paolo Stadium, Lavezzi scored for Naples at the beginning of the game. In stoppage time of the game, Diego Milito received Barlow After Terry's pass, the header equalized for Inter... 1:1.

Inter Milan's draw gave Juventus the hope of narrowing the points gap. At the Alpi Stadium, the Bianconeri defeated Genoa 2:1... Del Piero and Diego scored a goal respectively. After moving to Genoa, Bo Riello got his chance and scored a beautiful volley in the game...

After this round of competition, Inter Milan is still 5 points ahead of the second-ranked Juventus and 8 points ahead of the third-ranked AC Milan...

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"Sampdoria, the Nerazzurri's new nemesis! ! ! "

2月21日，联赛No.20五轮，坐镇梅阿扎球场的国际米兰主场0：0被桑普多利亚逼平！！！

Del Neri's team, after breaking Inter Milan's unbeaten golden stature 1-0 at home in the first half of the league, then stubbornly blocked Mourinho's team in Meazza...

With the goals of Xiangnan and Pato, AC Milan beat Barry 2:0 in the away game...

Juventus beat Palermo 1-0 at home...Amauri scored the only goal of the game...

Finally, when the Champions League knockout rounds were about to ignite the flames of war, AC Milan won four consecutive victories. In the 2009-2010 season, Serie A No.20 finished five rounds——
The standings are as follows -
1、国际米兰，19胜5平1负，进49球失15球，净胜球34球，积分62分；
2、尤文图斯，18胜5平2负，进43球失19球，净胜球24球。积分59分；
3、AC米兰，17胜5平3负，进51球失20球，净胜球31球，积分56分；
Inter remain three points ahead of Juventus in the standings and six ahead of AC Milan...

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In addition, the situation of the Serie A scorer list so far this season is as follows ---
1. Southward, 25 balls;
2. Eto'o, 21 goals;
3. Amauri, 18 goals;
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On February 2010, 2, Gazzetta dello Sport quoted the press officer of Inter Milan as saying that the tickets for the upcoming quarter-finals of the Champions League, the first round, between Inter Milan and AC Milan at home, have been sold out...

(End of this chapter)