The Young Lion

When Juventus kicked off again, there were only 40 seconds of stoppage time left in the game, but the referee will definitely make up a little more time as appropriate.

Aldridge doesn't care about this, as long as it doesn't exaggerate for more than 2 minutes, he can accept it.

Now the situation on the field has completely reversed.

Especially mentality.

Millwall scored a goal, the arrogance was high, and Juventus conceded the goal in stoppage time. This blow was like thunder.

The most important thing is that Millwall is not afraid of losing the ball now. Even if they lose, the big deal is overtime, and if Juventus can't score in the last few minutes, they will definitely be out.

Juventus's kick-off formation is more like rugby. Except for the goalkeeper, other players lined up on the center line to prepare for a sprint. When Inzaghi kicked the ball to Del Piero, all Juventus players Run to the field.

Millwall is a sweeper + four defenders + four midfielders + single striker's shrinking position to protect the goal tightly.

Zidane took the ball in the middle line and waited. When the Juventus players rushed to the opponent's penalty area, he hoisted the ball directly into the penalty area with a big kick. The ball landed well. Near the penalty spot, Juventus had players Going to fight, but it was Bout who was one step faster. He chose to attack, then jumped high and hit the ball out of the perimeter. He was well prepared and consciously punched the ball to the right where there were no Juventus players. .

Ballack rushed to receive the ball, held the ball in place, and when the Juventus frontcourt player pounced like a wolf, he chose a through ball on the ground.

Larson received the ball from the side and rushed forward, almost a one-handed ball. However, Juventus' superb physical defenders rushed back quickly. Larson was exhausted. He couldn't rush anymore, and seeing that the distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer, and he was about to be overtaken, Larson wisely chose to kick the ball with moderate strength to the sideline near the bottom line.

It took a lot of time just for the ball to slowly roll out of the sideline. Peruzzi tried his best to catch up but failed to catch up. Then when he got the ball out of bounds and wanted to send the ball out of bounds, he had to wait for the Juventus players to come back to catch up. .

Pessoto turned around after receiving the throw-in and drove forward with a big foot, but was snatched by Nedved to make a clearance, and Larson received the ball again. Then he stopped rushing and went directly to the goal with a big foot. After Peruzzi sent the sideline ball, the Juventus goal was empty.

However, the distance is too far, and Larson's long-distance hanging goal is a bit outrageous.

When Peruzzi ran back to the goal and took the goal kick,

The referee blew the whistle to end the game.

The second round of the European Champions Cup quarter-finals at the Alpi Stadium came to an end. Millwall from England drew Juventus 1:1 in the away game with a lore goal before the end. The total score was 3 :2 Advance to the semi-finals! This is the first time Millwall has played in the European Champions Cup. Marshal Aldrich Hall made history again today. This is not only written into the history of English football, but also the history of the European Champions Cup. A 21-year-old head coach led the team to the semi-finals of the Champions League. Maybe they can go further, because they defeated Juventus, which was once a champion and a runner-up in the past two years. Today's hero is the Italian Andrea Pirlo, his goal beat the Italian giants Juventus, however, we should note that the two successful tackles by Makelele and Southgate when the team pressed the whole line were very important, if not for those two Successfully stifled Juventus' counterattack. Juventus may not let their opponents snatch the tickets to the semi-finals. In any case, the young Millwall is worth looking forward to. I hope we can see their wonderful performance in the semi-finals .”

When the game ended, all Millwall players were relieved, and then excitedly celebrated today's hard-won victory.

Southgate knelt down and raised his arms and roared, Schneider was so tired that he lay on his back on the turf, closed his eyes and showed a woman's intoxicating smile, Larson squatted on the field and suddenly vomited a few mouthfuls of bitter water, Pirlo was replaced He had been standing on the sidelines since he got off, and now he sat down, propping his body behind his hands, panting but smiling happily.

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Aldrich temporarily suppressed the uncontrollable excitement in his heart, and walked to shake hands with Lippi calmly. Lippi encouraged him a few words in his ear, then patted him on the shoulder and left first. Blessings and praises, and then walking back to the field, the camera lens next to him has been following him, recording his every word and deed.

Aldridge, who hadn't celebrated passionately for a long time, presented another classic scene to the press today. It was a moment of emotion, and he couldn't use reason to drive his behavior.

Aldridge first walked to Larson's side. The team doctor was checking his condition. Aldridge asked with a smile, How is it? Do you need to rest for a while?

Larson was just overtired. Millwall's tactics originally required players on the offensive end to retreat in a wide range. Larson has been doing a good job of hard work, so his running distance has always been the second highest in the team. The first is Nedved.

Oh, I won't miss the semi-finals and finals.

Larson replied feebly, Nedved came over to help him up, the two hugged and advanced to the semi-finals, they were one step closer to conquering Europe!

Pirlo was also pulled up by Materazzi, while Gattuso opened the lid with two bottles of mineral water and poured water on top of his head behind Pirlo.

Aldridge walked up to Schneider, bent down and patted his chest, and asked, How do you feel?

Snyder sat up and said, The whole body is falling apart. Boss, who do we play in the semifinals?

Aldridge shrugged and smiled, I don't know, whoever he is.

Schneider laughed, nodded and said, That's right, no matter who he is, no one can stop us from reaching the final.

Wrong, wrong, no one can stop us from taking the trophy home!

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After all the team members had recovered from the exhaustion of the high-intensity game, everyone stood together and went to the sidelines to thank the fans.

At this time, Aldrich noticed that there were only about a thousand Wild Lion fans scattered in the stands, and he saw places with vacant seats before the game. There are also seats for visiting fans.

very strange. More than 2,500 away tickets were officially sold. Coupled with the fact that some scattered fans will buy tickets on the black market, there should be at least 3,500 fans of the visiting team present today.

Aldridge suppressed the doubts in his heart, and thanked the fans of the visiting team in the stands hand in hand with the players.

Some of these Wild Lions fans wept with joy, some continued to applaud, and some kept cheering.

They had witnessed a great game, less entertaining but soul-stirring, with Millwall trailing. Tirelessly attacking, the team's persistence paid off.

Crazy Lions Millwall has entered the semi-finals, as long as they beat two more opponents, three games, they will dominate Europe!

When it was all over, the players went back to the locker room to pack their bags, and Aldridge was going to attend the post-match press conference.

The English reporters really felt proud today. Millwall lived up to their expectations, carried the banner of England, and eliminated their opponents at home in the Italian champions, known as the world's first league. It was a difficult victory, but a great one.

The Italian journalists were more depressed. Parma was out of the group stage, Juventus fell before the semi-finals, and Italy's Champions League this year is over.

In the case that Italian teams have finally reached the Champions League final for six consecutive years, this year’s momentum was ended by Millwall. To put it bluntly, in the past nine years, Italian teams have only missed the Champions League final once. , In the past ten years, the Italian team has entered the final 8 times. This is also a remarkable achievement, which proves the dominance of the Serie A team on the European arena from the side.

There was no flash of swords in the post-match interview. Aldridge was calm and eliminated Lippi's team, and he did not show contempt for the opponent. Instead, he praised Juventus and Lippi, and confessed that his team won through will and luck. , It is the players' belief in winning that determines the result of the game in the end, and Lippi is respectable, and he is still far away from the opponent.

His humble attitude has won the favor of the Italian media, which is well known.

In the process of the game, everyone who watched it would not think that Millwall won by an overwhelming advantage, or that they did not have much advantage at all. The goal at the last moment did have an element of luck. Juventus had two absolute advantages. The best opportunity was not seized, and this was the turning point of the game.

Aldridge answered the questions about summarizing the game as usual, and he smiled when faced with the question about looking forward to the semi-finals.

When you advance to the semi-finals by eliminating opponents like Juventus, you will be greatly encouraged in your confidence, and you will also see the shadow of the championship trophy. The opponents in the semi-finals will come out tomorrow. Is it Monaco or Manchester United? I don't really care because no matter who the opponent is, we will go all out and try to reach the final, my team is young, but because we are young, we need to prove ourselves with trophies! I believe Millwall has reached the level of Europe The top level, but this level is not at an absolute height, like us and Juventus, I think there is a gap between the two, but it is not big, this situation also exists between us and other top four teams For a long time, this will be a contest between the strong, but no one can win easily, and you can't defeat your opponent without putting in extra effort!

So Millwall will focus on the Champions League next, but the team is only in the third place in the Premier League, have they given up defending the title?

This is a question from a Fleet Street reporter.

On this occasion, at the press conference arranged by UEFA, journalists from other countries did not care much about the news about the Premier League.

Aldrich still answered the question.

A player's energy is limited. I can't hypocritically say that it is impossible for the players to distribute their energy and physical fitness equally to keep the league and the Champions League at the same level. We will do our best to play well in the Champions League. The level of 90 points, but if you average it, it may only be 70 points. The league is not over yet, we have encountered difficulties in the intensive schedule, but the club will maximize the use of resources in a difficult situation, and respond reasonably and appropriately I firmly believe that there is still hope of defending the league title, but Millwall does not take the initiative.

The answer to this question can be regarded as a sincere statement. Millwall is behind in points and ranked third. Of course, he has no initiative.

After finishing the press conference, Aldridge boarded the bus with the players and prepared to leave Turin at the airport.

But just after he got on the bus and took out his mobile phone, he found a lot of missed calls and text messages. After reading the text messages, he immediately called the bus to stop, got off the bus alone, and took a taxi to Turin. police station.

It's weird, Brady, Fred, Saul and a group of Roar fans were locked up in the police station... (to be continued...) ()