The Young Lion

Thank you Thieves for your reward!

After Bayern Munich scored a goal, the two sides entered a balanced state. Once the offense advances to the midfield, it will be blocked by the opponent's tight defense. The first half of the game is coming to an end, Bayern Munich and Millwall. The score was 1:1, neither side scored an away goal.

Aldridge feels tricky about today's situation.

It's not that he didn't expect the team to concede a goal, but he definitely didn't expect that his opponent would score an equalizing goal in less than 10 minutes.

The two teams entered into a rhythm of restricting each other. Compared with the first round of confrontation, they were more intense and conservative, and even the chances of long-range shots were rarely given to each other.

Everyone is afraid!

Especially for Bayern Munich, if they give Millwall an away goal, they will have to score two more goals. That situation is too difficult.

In fact Millwall has been passive.

Dilemma.

If the opponent doesn't invest more troops in the attack, he doesn't dare to take it lightly.

Even if Millwall is conservative to lure the snake out of the hole, Bayern Munich will not be fooled.

At the end of the first half, Aldridge turned and walked into the player channel.

The problem before him is actually the same as that of Hitzfeld.

Only by scoring again can the opponent be eliminated within regular time.

Then Millwall relied solely on the five-man attack group in the frontcourt, and Pirlo didn't dare to take the risk to get in. It was actually four players who put in the front line.

Bayern Munich only rely on Elber, Janker, Basler. And Effenberg running all over the field. These four people are also difficult to accomplish in front of the Millwall defense line.

To score goals is to create better chances. In today's confrontational situation, more offensive forces must be invested.

If you can invest in offensive forces, then the defense will definitely be weakened.

Who will move first?

Aldridge was preoccupied, and walked forward with his head down in thought, almost hitting his head against the wall.

He worried that this was Heathfield's trick to lure the enemy.

If Millwall attacks away, the two full-backs can provide support in the backcourt. Once the full-backs attack and are counterattacked, the gap in the defense line is very obvious.

It's not time to put all your eggs in one basket. When it was time to take risks, Aldridge risked his life, but the total score was a draw, and Millwall hadn't reached the brink yet.

In the locker room, the players were sweating profusely, playing away games, exhausting their physical energy quickly.

Ronaldinho is very depressed today. When he meets Bayern Munich, he is always suppressed to death. In the last confrontation, he had no bright spots except for a few long-range shots. Compared with the Premier League, the one-on-one success rate has plummeted, and even in today's first half the success rate was 0!

Babel used experience and what he learned from the previous confrontation. Ronaldinho was completely frozen today.

Aldridge has nothing to adjust the tactics. If it was last year's lineup, he could make the team play a little more insignificantly, but the current offensive system relies on small-scale cooperation. Just relying entirely on individual combat, that would be self-defeating.

Standing in the middle of the locker room, he calmly spoke slowly.

The European Champions Cup is the highest honor for European clubs. All teams, whether they are grassroots teams or wealthy clubs, dream of this championship. We won this championship last year. At that time, we encountered many difficulties. But through willpower and belief, we won the championship. I don't want you to think that the championship will come to us. Every club will give everything to win the championship. We are, and Bayern Munich is also. Today's game, you are here We can personally experience the strength of Bayern Munich, what should we do? First, stay calm and stay focused. Second, fight, and don’t let yourself relax for a minute. I hope to see you in the second half. Show the qualities I require, because I am sure that Bayern Munich players will not stop running unless they break their legs, and they will not stop chasing victory. Defeat them in an outside contest!

At this level of competition, there is no one who has a clear advantage at the technical and tactical level. If you want to win, you must defeat your opponent in the spiritual level.

Most of the players present have a deep understanding.

Like last season's lore against Juventus, it was the strength of the team's belief that was rewarded at the last moment.

Defeating Monaco to advance to the final was due to Monaco's strategic mistakes after getting a good result in the first round. If Monaco can play a little conservatively at home like Bayern Munich and do a watertight defense, what will the final result be? do not know either.

Guys, come on in the second half. We fought hard. We all want to go to the Nou Camp. Bayern Munich also want to. The last time they won the championship was more than 20 years ago. They may be more hungry, but we will show them with actions. There is a stronger determination to defend the title!

Southgate stood up to encourage the whole team, everyone nodded, and their spirits were refreshed, as if the exhaustion of the first half had disappeared.

Aldridge observed Bayern Munich's changes from the sidelines in the second half.

If anything, Bayern Munich have become more tactically disciplined, unflappable and frighteningly stable.

Although the Bayern Munich club has been away from the Champions League for more than 20 years, most of their players have international honors, rich experience, and a calm mentality. They will not be eager for quick success and lose their mentality like Monaco.

This is a game where both players compete on who is more stable and who makes mistakes first. To be honest, the game was less exciting than the first leg. The two teams played for an hour, and the combined shots The number of times is less than 10. They put more energy on how to limit their opponents. This is understandable. Millwall has offenses like Henry, Larsson, Nedved, and Ronaldinho. Sharp weapon, Bayern Munich also has players like Elber, Janker, Basler, and Effenberg who are dreadful. They are all afraid of being partially torn apart by the opponent. Therefore, the offensive investment is weakened At the same time, this is also the battle between Hall and Heathfield on the court. The two are competing in endurance and mentality to see who is more impatient and who can't help but make adjustments. Adjusting the team at this time will undoubtedly be Gambling may increase the probability of winning. But it also increases the risk of failure.”

As the minutes ticked by, Aldridge was still standing on the sidelines, not pacing back and forth anxiously, which would affect the players.

What kind of medicine does Bayern Munich sell in the gourd?

The opening blitz paid off and brought the game back to the starting point.

But in the next step, they have been playing defensive counterattacks, not speeding up the offense, relying on individual combat, and the cooperation between two or three players will not be able to penetrate Millwall's defense line. And Millwall was passive because the opponent's defense was stable and there was no room for advancement in the offense, especially Matthaus played extremely well. Originally, the contest between Millwall's offensive players and Bayern Munich's defensive players was equal to one-on-one man-to-man, but there was an extra Mateus to disrupt the situation. Repeatedly failed.

But so what?

How did Bayern Munich advance to the final?

Aldridge did not guess Hitzfeld's plan until the end of 90 minutes of regular time.

At the end of the 90 minutes, Bayern Munich and Millwall drew 1-1 on aggregate and will go into extra time.

In the first half of extra time, Millwall and Bayern Munich were still fighting inextricably. The physical fitness of the players on both sides had reached the limit, but neither side made substitutions.

Don't dare to change, for fear that the player who is replaced will not be able to enter the game state in the first place, and then there will be loopholes in the defensive area.

When the second half of overtime began, Aldridge's eyes suddenly became sharp.

Bayern Munich suddenly accelerated and started a mad attack!

With bilateral defenders, midfielder Effenberg, Basler and Matthaus, and strikers, Bayern Munich's offensive force has nearly doubled!

Aldridge gritted his teeth.

Does Bayern Munich really want to maximize the home advantage? !

At the beginning of the first half, they entered the game faster and scored goals.

After 105 minutes of the game, Millwall's physical consumption in the away game must be more serious than that of the opponent. Although they are approaching the limit, the German chariot is going to grit their teeth and play a period of oppressive attack to destroy Millwall!

Bayern Munich lost the first leg and have a clear lead in the league. They have plenty of time to prepare for the second leg at home and should be ahead of Millwall physically.

But did Millwall take it lightly?

In the battle against Manchester United and Derby County, Aldridge was on the bench, considering that this game may enter overtime, giving the players a short period of rest and physical preparation.

Lizarazu crossed the penalty area diagonally from the side, and Yanker was defeated by Materazzi in the header. After the header was cleared, Basler took the ball from the outside and crossed it to Effenberg, who inserted it. The latter took a long shot, Bout chose a good position, and threw the ball into his arms.

After the successful save, Bout immediately got up, strode forward, threw the ball with a strong hand on the edge of the penalty area, and threw the ball directly to the side near the center line.

Larson rushed forward to get the ball, Lizarazu quickly chased back, but obviously not as fast as Larson.

Larson dribbled forward along the side with the ball, quickly made a 2-over-1 kick to the wall with Henry in the middle, then reached the bottom of the penalty area and then hit the middle. Blocked by Kufuor out of the baseline.

Nedved looked remorseful.

If he made an emergency stop, he might be able to sway Kufuor's defense, or his shooting or passing could become better.

He was annoyed that he didn't score the goal.

Wow, the situation changed suddenly after the game entered the second half of overtime. The two teams each completed a threatening shot within 20 seconds.

Hitzfeld also stood up and walked to the sidelines with a serious expression on his face.

No way Millwall players could run so fast after 110 minutes!

In the attack just now, Larsson, Henry, Nedved, and Ronaldinho all rushed up, and after a long sprint, they threw away the Bayern Munich players who returned to defense.

Estimated wrong!

Of course, the Premier League schedule is denser than the Bundesliga, and there are more games. The physical training of these players is no problem. Although they have reached their limit, when it is time to rush, it is no problem to grit their teeth and rush forward.

Aldridge with his hips akimbo hesitated on the sidelines whether to make a substitution.

Pirlo couldn't run anymore. He was chasing Effenberg just now and failed to defend the opponent's long shot. He even failed to make harassment movements.

However, considering that a penalty kick may be played in less than 10 minutes, Aldridge could not replace him.

After experiencing the scene where they almost lost the ball just now, although Bayern Munich still stepped up their offensive efforts, they did not dare to press up significantly.

In the last 5 minutes, the two teams had players cramp one after another, and the game was frequently interrupted.

Seeing this, Aldridge used substitutions to delay time and prepare for a penalty shootout.

Lampard replaced Makelele as a penalty candidate and Mills replaced Schneider, who had a calf cramp. (to be continued...) ()