There is a dream called football

Chapter 110 Being Beaten by the Defending Champion

San Siro.

In the first few years of the 21st century, it was the heyday of the Milan dynasty and the happiest time for Milan fans.

A huge TIFO rises in the San Siro Stadium, which looks like a person holding a telescope, as if looking into the distance.

Where is the distance?
Of course the Champions League.

The soldiers of AC Milan are full of ambitions. Their goal is to win the Champions League twice in a row and achieve the first defense of the Champions League after the restructuring.

Ancelotti is standing on the sidelines, the Italian media has already praised him to the sky, and he himself is also full of ambition.

"If we can't defend the Champions League, then I dare say no one can." Ancelotti thought to himself.

At this time, Mourinho came from the sideways, he stretched out his hand, and the two held together.

Li Qiao walked out with his golfers, and the first feeling was shock. San Siro was bigger and taller than the Dragon Stadium, and it looked more magnificent. Coupled with the noise made by the home fans, the Porto players who came from the away game were a little uncomfortable.

"Milan."

"Milan."

"..."

The fans were singing the Milan team anthem in unison, and tens of thousands of people singing will form a wonderful feeling under the reverberation of the stadium.

"Milan."

"Milan."

……

Players from both sides lined up, the theme song of the Champions League played, and the camera scanned everyone's faces. This ceremony was very solemn, just like the feeling of going out for the country.

When the players from both sides shook hands, Li Qiao was still a little excited. After all, all the Milan players at this time are superstars.

Maldini.

Seedorf.

Nesta.

Rui Costa.

Gattuso.

Inzaghi.

In their view, Li Qiao was just a small person with no striking appearance, so they just smiled lightly.

At the start of the game, Ancelotti gave a death order. He could not score at home, but he must not concede a goal.

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After the kick-off, as long as the Porto players took the ball, the fans immediately sent a huge boo as a greeting.

It felt like being surrounded by tens of thousands of Xia Chan. As soon as Li Qiao took the ball, there was a bang, which was really loud.

When Li Qiao lost the ball, there was a round of applause immediately.

This is a huge disturbance and a new challenge, but after you get used to it, you will get used to it and even like this environment in the future.

Generally, if a mature professional player plays in an empty field, he will not be able to cheer up. This is actually the reason.

Soon AC Milan took control of the midfield, and Porto couldn't get the ball. Rui Costa, Seedorf, and Pirlo firmly controlled AC Milan's midfield, and their offense advanced layer by layer.

This is a very dangerous signal.

Generally, it is not bad for a team to have a passing master. For example, Porto has Deco, but AC Milan's several midfielders are all masters of the ball, which is terrible.

Sudden.

Inzaghi on the forward line started, and Pirlo kicked a curved ball and sent it to the forward line. This ball was like playing billiards and bypassing an obstacle ball. The arc drawn was so large that it even bypassed Jorge's block.

The ball was delivered to Inzaghi's feet accurately. He didn't look at the goal and it was Esau. Inzaghi is the kind of player who plays by instinct. Inzaghi in his heyday was indeed one of the best strikers in Europe.

The ball rolled towards the far corner of the goal, but at the most critical moment, Baier made a kick, slightly changed the direction of the ball, and the ball rolled out of the baseline.

There was another bang, but this time it was a pity that the ball would hit the bottom line of the goal post.

Mores called Mourinho.

"Is it necessary to strengthen the marking of Pirlo?"

Mourinho shook his head, "Then Seedorf and Rui Costa will get more space. We have no choice but to attack and control the ball."

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Deco split the side with one kick and was cut off. Today, the midfield magician's pass success rate is almost 50%, which can be described as appalling.

Ancelotti formulated corresponding tactics for Deco, Gattuso stepped forward to push, and then others went to break Deco's passing line.

Everyone is a passing master, so they naturally know how others will choose, which is a complementary principle.

With just one look, the AC Milan players knew what Deco wanted to do, so it was easier to steal the ball. After AC Milan's steals, the sharp counterattacks made Porto very uncomfortable.

Inzaghi is like a ghost.

The ball is in! !

Inzaghi was celebrating, but the assistant referee raised the flag and was offside.

But Mourinho knows that this is not a long-term solution. Once Inzaghi, a man living on the offside line, succeeds in anti-offside, it will be a lore.

However, Mourinho has nothing to do about it. If someone is sent to mark Inzaghi, this guy will completely mess up the team. He has a strong ability to disrupt the defense, which is his talent.

On Porto's side, Li Qiao and Maniche distanced themselves from Deco. Since short passes are not safe, let's make long passes.

Deco's mid-length pass was also very accurate, and he threw an arc to Li Qiao's side. Huge boos sounded, and Li Qiao ran forward with the ball.

Soon I met Maldini who was guarding here.

Maldini is a legend of Milan. He only played for this team all his life, but he is getting older.

Li Qiao knew that Maldini's speed was slow, so he wanted to use his speed to break through to the opponent. When Li Qiao was about to pass, he stretched out his foot to kick the ball away as if he could read minds.

Very strong defensive awareness.

That is the greatest ability of Italian defenders. Defense in Italy is philosophy and art, not head-to-head confrontation.

After a short period of stupefaction, Li Qiao was also very good at getting acquainted with Italian football for the first time.

But after losing the ball, AC Milan was already fighting back. After three passes and two downs, the ball reached Pirlo's feet in front of the penalty area.

There were people on the wing, but Pirlo suddenly went straight into the penalty area. At this moment, Inzaghi, who was pressing the offside line, suddenly started. The ball... the lineman did not raise the flag.

Inzaghi one-on-one, facing Baia.

With a false push with his left foot, Baia fell to the ground, but Inzaghi faked a shot with his left foot, and the real shot was with his right foot.

The moment the ball rolled into the goal, San Siro was boiling, Milan City was boiling, and Inzaghi ran wildly, celebrating wantonly.

Ancelotti waved his hand, feeling at ease. The first goal is very important. When AC Milan opens the scoring account, they can easily hit the opponent's counterattack.

Mourinho was a little helpless, the defending champion was very strong, but he didn't expect that the strength was beyond his imagination.

Facing Milan, where everyone is a passer, Porto is really helpless. This is a game of sharper knife, because it is obviously hopeless to defend.

"Do you want to change?" Mores suggested.

Mourinho simply shook his head.

(End of this chapter)