The Young Lion

Thank you Thieves for your reward!

Wembley was full of lights and packed.

In a very rare situation, Millwall's UEFA Champions League match had a full-seat attendance at Wembley.

The opponent is Dynamo Kyiv from Ukraine. It is very strange. Last season, Millwall played against Barcelona in the group stage, and played against Juventus and Monaco in the knockout round. The highest attendance rate of the stadium was only 93%.

Just in the last three months, the number of Millwall fans has surged again.

Arsenal's offense trained by Wenger has become smooth and delicate, pleasing to the eye.

And Millwall, trained by Aldridge, began to become magically gorgeous. They not only had quicksilver teamwork, but also dazzling individual skills.

Fans came into the stadium to watch the game, looking forward to Ronaldinho's dance steps, Henry's rush, Nedved's explosive shot, Larsson's ghost, Pirlo's exquisite pass, etc., this series most attracts fans With the focus on Millwall, it's no surprise fans flocked to Wembley.

Club Adam stood in the VIP box with high spirits. He stood with his hands behind his back. Today, he specially invited many representatives of Millwall’s business partners to watch the game together. Show it to our partners: look how popular Millwall is!

The hatred in his heart!

He kept urging for the new stadium project, but no matter how fast the contractor speeds up the project, it is impossible to deliver the stadium in the summer of 1999. If Millwall cannot move into the new stadium before August 1999, then it can only be completed in 2000. It's summer. It is impossible to carry out such a large project as moving the stadium in the middle of the season. That obviously affects the team's record. Boss Aldridge certainly disagrees.

If it can move into the new stadium, the attendance rate will be better than expected in the previous two years, and now there are more than 40,000 season ticket reservations per season.

Adam is also a famous figure in English football now. He holds several poaching offers from first-tier clubs, but he himself is unmoved. It is similar to the thinking of most teams in the Premier League. He also looks forward to one day in the future. The FA serves, again. He knows that he can become famous because of the dazzling performance of Millwall. This is the way of doing this. Everything depends on the performance of the game. Betts’ Chelsea was a joke a few years ago. With the improvement of the record, the operation has also improved, but Chelsea's debt is too high, and the increase in operating income is a drop in the bucket.

When Aldridge in a suit and leather shoes appeared on the sidelines, the warm atmosphere in the stadium suddenly rose several levels. Wild Lions fans no longer need to express their admiration and trust in this young marshal with words and deeds.

Thinking back more than half a year ago, so many heavyweight players in the team were sold away. The reaction of the fans was relatively flat. Apart from some pity voices, everyone's mood was very strange. Changing to another team, even if it was a wealthy team, sold so many stars, it would inevitably cause an uproar among the fan groups, but the Wild Lions fans They didn't seem to be worried at all.

More than a year later, Aldrich and Lobanovsky played against each other again. He shook hands with the opponent and exchanged a few simple greetings. From close observation, it can be seen that the opponent's complexion is slightly worse than last year, and perhaps his physical condition has deteriorated. Some are not ideal.

When the Champions League theme song was played, players from both sides lined up on the field.

The first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals is about to start at Wembley. Last season's champion Millwall played against Dynamo Kyiv from Ukraine. These two teams should be familiar with each other. They were in the group stage last season. The memories of Dynamo Kyiv are not good. They were double-killed by Millwall. Today, their starting lineup has not changed from last season. Millwall has changed a lot. After all, they have lost in the new season. Half of the main force last season, this may be the key point of the game, how does Dynamo Kyiv defend against Millwall's multi-point attack group? Perhaps this is also what the neutral audience cares about. Millwall's recent state is surprisingly good , people are asking: how to contain their attacks?

Aldrich stood with his hands behind his hands on the sidelines with his head held high and his face indifferent.

In the second year of Lobanovsky's third entry to Dynamo Kyiv, the team has become more mature and has been trained to the limit of its combat power.

Their personnel team has not changed. According to the ability of these players on the field, it is not a problem to dominate the Ukrainian league. To reach the knockout round in the European war is not only the addition of the player's own ability and the role of the team. The ultimate advantage of the Eastern European teams is the advantage of the home field.

Even if a giant is a guest in Eastern Europe, the weather and venue, coupled with the influence of factors such as adjusting the time difference, will greatly reduce the combat effectiveness. Dynamo Kyiv achieved 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in 6 games in the group stage and scored 11 points to qualify. That is to score 3 points at home and keep a tie away.

Today Millwall sits at Wembley and welcomes Dynamo Kyiv. If they can't win the game within the first 90 minutes, it will be very dangerous to be a guest in the second round.

The other side arranged a 451 formation as a guest to strengthen the midfield interception.

Goalkeeper: Shofkowski.

Defenders: Luzny, Hrovka, Vashchuk, Karadze.

Midfielders: Haskovic, Berkovic, Husin, Kardash, Kosovski.

Forward: Rebrov.

Dynamo Kyiv's offensive sharpness, which lacks the nuclear warhead Shevchenko, will inevitably decline. This is a good thing for Millwall, at least the pressure will not be too great when being counterattacked by the opponent.

Henry and Larson stood in the middle circle and prepared to kick off. The heroic Millwall attack group looked at each other and obviously put on a defensive posture. They were full of fighting spirit.

Millwall leads the Premier League in points, the FA Cup has entered the top 16, and the Champions League is now playing in the quarter-finals. The outside world is calling for them to create new glories this season. This is what they are pursuing now. In fact, it has entered the sprint stage of the championship across the board!

The game started, Millwall's main attack!

Henry kicked the ball to Larsson, who passed the ball to Ronaldinho, who took the ball and rushed forward. The posture to break through forced Dynamo Kyiv to pinch him from the midfield line. Ronaldinho hit the ball with his heel to Nedved behind. The Czech made a straight pass without stopping the ball. Larsson went forward and Henry also made a one-two with one kick. After Millwall kicked off, the first wave of offensive broke through the opponent's midfield defense line.

After making a pass fake, Larson directly broke through the penalty area and shot at a 45-degree angle!

Larson shot! Shofkowski made a great save, he got up from the ground and yelled at his teammates to remind them to wake up, Millwall finished with four touches at the beginning of the game Shots, it looked like Dynamo Kyiv didn't get into the game quickly after the opening.

After the opening, Dynamo Kyiv did enter the game slowly. They are used to playing games in Eastern Europe, and when they come to England, they naturally need to adapt.

Millwall not only has the advantage, but also dominates the game in an all-round way. After three months of offensive running-in before and after the start of the new year, the team's offense has indeed entered a mature stage, and it will be better if it is improved.

Before the game, Aldridge asked the team to attack after the opening and not give the opponent time to gain a foothold. This tactical arrangement has received miraculous effects, and Millwall has been pressing the opponent to attack wildly.

The two full-backs Zambrotta and Schneider also overwhelmed the center line to support and compete for the two-point attack on the outside.

In the sixth minute of the opening game. Schneider passed a straight pass to Nedved from the wing, and Nedved stopped and passed Husin with the ball while turning around with his body. Followed by a cold shot!

Nedved took a long shot! Unfortunately, it was blocked by Hrovka with his body. The ball popped out of the penalty area. Ronaldinho stopped the ball, and he also came with a long shot! Karadze blocked it with his body again This shot.

Two consecutive long-range shots made Dynamo Kyiv's defense flustered, and the defensive position also lost contact. After the ball bounced out, it was caught by Pirlo in the middle. He was about 30 yards away from the goal, and he was also able to kick. Long shot, it looks like that's what he's going to do.

But when he swung his legs to make a shot and Kadash flew to block, he nimbly smashed the ball past Kardash, and then passed the ball with a through ball, which was beyond everyone's expectations. Larson, who was on the right side of the penalty area, was completely unmarked.

Larson took a step forward with the ball, and then swept the ball across the goal. Henry stretched out his foot and the ball rolled into the goal of Dynamo Kyiv.

In the opening 7 minutes, Millwall scored! Although Larsson was the assister, we must praise Pirlo for this ball. He passed Kadash and calmly passed the ball to the open position. Larsson, although Dynamo Kyiv has a lot of defenders, the defensive line becomes chaotic after consecutive shots. Larsson's ability to find space is unmatched. The rest depends on whether his teammates can pass the ball Give it to him, but fortunately Millwall has Pirlo, his overall view and passing vision are amazing.

After Henry scored a goal, he pointed at Larson, but Larson waved at Pirlo, and the rest of Millwall's teammates ran over. They put their arms around each other's shoulders and came to the sidelines to greet the fans in the stands.

Wild Lions fans are so happy that it’s hard to describe. They see the team’s wonderful and passionate football, plus Ronaldinho’s injection of happy elements into the team this season. They are not even interested in taking a look at other giants, because they believe that Millwall's game is the most exciting and the best to watch.

Aldridge's reaction to the goal was very calm, and he simply applauded and gave up.

But the heart is full of expectations.

The timing of this goal is very important. Dynamo Kyiv fell behind in less than 10 minutes. In the two knockout rounds, every goal was like gold.

What's next for Lobanovski?

Do you still keep it?

As long as Dynamo Kyiv invests a little more troops to participate in the offense and presses out in front of the formation, Millwall's offense will be even more threatening.

Nobanovsky was also very calm, he just sat on the coach's bench without moving a bit, his expression didn't change at all.

He felt bad about the draw of Dynamo Kyiv. Not only did he draw Millwall, who was double-killed last season, but the opponent was also the defending champion. In addition, the state of Millwall recently has attracted attention throughout Europe. Dynamo Kyiv What is even more unlucky is that they have to play an away game in the first round. In his heart, he hopes that Dynamo Kyiv will play at home in the first round, so that when the opponent's performance is limited than expected, Dynamo Kiev will have more opportunities , as long as Dynamo Kyiv can score at home, the opponent's mentality will be completely different when they come to the away game. Unfortunately, Dynamo Kyiv was a guest in the first round, but failed to defend.

What next?

Lobanovsky had really imagined it before and reminded the team.

So, Aldridge was disappointed.

He didn't see any changes in Dynamo Kyiv. Even if he lost the ball first, he still put up the fence first.

After conceding the ball, Dynamo Kyiv quickly entered the state and began to restrict Millwall's offense in a hierarchical manner. (to be continued...) ()