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Chapter 282 The Red and Black Years: The Role of Mr. Football

"goooooaaaaaaaal!!!!!! AND-REA!!! Cech couldn't do anything about the ball, let Andre score... 1:1!!! AC Milan played at 42 minutes in the first half, Evened the score..."

"This will be the best goal of this round of the Champions League quarter-final first leg... This is the role of Mr. Football... Superstars..." Lineker was full of praise for this goal... …

Cech flew to save, but unfortunately, did not touch the ball, the ball had an inconspicuous drop in the air, and hung into the net...

After scoring the goal, Xiangnan didn't celebrate wildly. He just slapped Pato beside him, then turned around and walked towards the center circle silently...

Xiang Nan had thought about many scenes of celebrating after scoring a goal, which was designed for the baby in his girlfriend's belly... But when he really hit the ball into the goal behind Petr Cech, when the snow-white net swung The moment I got up... Xiang Nan didn't have the slightest desire to celebrate...

This stadium has too many memories and the taste of glory that belongs to me and the fans...

There was no sound at Stamford Bridge at this moment... mixed feelings among the fans... no boos... and no cheers...

Anelka looked at the back of the big red and black No. 10 not far away. The Frenchman was completely stunned by Xiangnan's artistic goal... Although he was a little unconvinced, he had to admit, Xiang Nan's goal is really beautiful...

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At the end of the first half, Anelka and Xiang Nan each scored a goal at the beginning and before the end of the first half, and the two sides drew 1:1...

Xiang Nan silently walked towards the player tunnel with his teammates... At this moment, the sky above Stamford Bridge, like Poseidon, who just woke up from a deep sleep, uttered ear-piercing boos...

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Back in the locker room with the team, Basten first affirmed the team's offense when they were behind, and then, Basten glanced at the team's backline players——
"At the beginning of the game, the concentration was obviously not enough,... At the beginning of the second half, we must play with all our energy...Chelsea is not Lazio, nor is it Siena... If you don't pay attention, you will lose the goal ..."

Nesta, as the backbone of the team's defense, is now the oldest and most qualified player on the field, who took the initiative to take responsibility, "Don't worry, coach... In the second half, we know what to do..."

Basten nodded in relief. This is the role of an old player. At critical moments, the experience of an old player can play a role in stabilizing the morale of the army, especially the current relatively young AC Milan...

"Also, Andre..." Basten said to Xiang Nan, "In the second half, retreat a little bit, pay attention to the connection with the midfield, pay attention, don't lose touch with the front and back, Gourcuff, your position, you must Move closer to the middle, appropriately increase the long shots in front of Chelsea's penalty area..."

Xiang Nan and Gourcuff nodded.I understand...

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"Okay, boys..." Basten spread his hands, "In the second half, don't give Chelsea the ball comfortably, don't give them easy shots...Victory is ours..."

Everyone understands what Basten means. This is the knockout stage, the importance of two rounds of games. Now, with a score of 1:1 and an away goal, Chelsea should be worried... In the second half of the game, Chelsea Will definitely strengthen the attack...

In fact, in the locker room of the home team at Stamford Bridge, that was exactly what was requested. Ancelotti said a lot, and it can be summed up in one sentence...

'attack! !attack! ! !Or... attack! ! ! ! '

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When the time came, Ambrosini led the AC Milan players, pushed open the door of the locker room, walked through the player tunnel, and headed towards the stadium at Stamford Bridge...

"Andre..." Basten suddenly stopped Xiang Nan, "Are you okay...?"

Xiang Nan was stunned for a moment, and understood that the head coach was concerned about his mental state. In fact, Basten's worry was not unreasonable. Some players, when facing their old masters for the first time, would perform well. Although Xiang Nan's performance in the first half can be said to be great, but after scoring a goal for Chelsea, no one can guarantee whether Xiang Nan's mental state will be affected...

"Coach, I'm fine..." Xiang Nan smiled, "Of course, if necessary, I will ask for a replacement..."

Basten nodded, he was quite relieved about Xiang Nan's psychological quality...

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Regarding Chelsea's performance in the first half, Wilson and Lineker believed that after Chelsea made a wonderful start, they suddenly couldn't play football and didn't make good use of it. Adapt, expand results...

What's more, Chelsea obviously made a special arrangement to mark Xiangnan, but obviously, the effect was not obvious. Xiangnan and Chelsea teammates knew each other very well, but——
"If Andre is still on Mars... almost no one can guard against him..."

Lineker draws a conclusion to the first half of Xiangnan...

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After the start of the second half, the Chelsea players clearly carried out Ancelotti's tactical intentions during the intermission, as if he had taken an aphrodisiac collectively, and launched a fierce attack towards AC Milan's penalty area...

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Malouda lobbed the ball into the box on the edge of the box after a quick break, Drogba headed it wide...

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Immediately afterwards, just 2 minutes later, Lampard suddenly made a cold shot at a distance of about 30 meters from the goal. Storari was completely powerless against this shot, but, maybe, tonight, Lady Luck prefers to eat Italian In front of him, this powerful and heavy shot hit the crossbar...

On the sidelines of the court, everyone watched the ball drawn by Chelsea's deputy draw a wonderful arc and spun directly towards the dead corner. Ancelotti was already raising his arms, ready to cheer, 'bang' a sound...

Over the Stamford Bridge, a long sigh sounded...

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The game lasted to 71 minutes. Since the start of the second half of the game, the silent south suddenly broke out...

After Anelka got the ball in the midfield, he tried again to break through from Xiangnan, but Xiangnan suddenly made an uphill grab and broke the ball from Anelka's feet, like a leopard smelling blood Similarly, running along the left side of Stamford Bridge, changing direction while dribbling at high speed, after continuously breaking through the defenses of Lampard, Essien and Bosingwa, near the baseline, suddenly stopped suddenly and changed direction , trying to cut into the penalty area, attracting Terry to come up to defend, suddenly a low ball passed the ball to the middle of the penalty area, but unfortunately, Pato, who followed up, fell to the ground with a sliding tackle, and the ball went slightly wide...

Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech has completely given up resistance. When the ball slid past the goal, the camera on the scene can already capture the Czech's sallow face with a long sigh of relief...

The quarter-finals of the Champions League between Chelsea and AC Milan is the most eye-catching among the four quarter-finals. About 80 countries and regions around the world broadcast live broadcasts of this game... Commentators from almost all countries are exclaiming Xiang Nan's excellent performance...'This is the performance of a real Mr. Football...'

Basten was applauding on the sidelines... Even Basten was very excited to see his disciple's super performance. He was not worried at all, Xiang Nan would be affected by the psychological impact of facing Chelsea at Stamford Bridge ...

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Three minutes later, Chelsea responded immediately. Malouda made a breakthrough along the left, and Rafinha, who was defending him, was exposed again. After Malouda easily broke through Rafinha, he passed the ball. Entering the penalty area, Drogba got in behind, and at the same time he stopped the ball with his chest, he also avoided Nesta's attack. However, the next shot by 'Chelsea Warcraft' missed the ball because the angle was too small... …

"This ball... If Didier crosses it, the threat will be greater... Anelka has already moved over in the middle..." Lineker regretted Chelsea's waste of this opportunity...

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In the 79th minute of the game, Chelsea made a substitution. Deco, who was mediocre throughout the game, was replaced, and Joe Cole came off the bench...

2 minutes later, AC Milan also made a substitution, Hernanes was replaced, and Abate came off the bench...

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Abate, who had just played, received a big pass from Gourcuff, adjusted a little, the ball drove directly into the penalty area, and pressed Carvalho to the south for a header. Cech just used his arm subconsciously. After blocking it, the ball rolled out of the bottom line...

corner kick! ! !

It was also AC Milan's first corner kick in the second half...

After Gourcuff's corner kick was taken, Thiago Silva headed it up, but the strength was not strong, and Terry pushed him out of the penalty area. An angry shot with the foot, the ball almost slammed into the crossbar and flew towards the stands...

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Chelsea's free kick in the frontcourt, Joe Cole's free kick was a bit floating, Drogba headed it up, Anelka received a header from his partner after ferrying, and the header was killed by Storari hold on tight...

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The game went on for 85 minutes, and the score was still 1:1. At the last moment, Chelsea almost crazily attacked AC Milan's penalty area...

AC Milan made a substitution, and Grignino came off the bench to replace Rafinha, who was almost stunned by Malouda...

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On the edge of the court, an electronic signal sign indicating 4 minutes of stoppage time was raised...

The game went to the last moment...

Both Ancelotti and Basten stood on the sidelines, shouting at their players...two teammates from the Milan dynasty...the final confrontation...

(End of this chapter)