The Young Lion

The Wild Lions advanced to the semi-finals of the Champions League!

The defending champion's arrogance remains undiminished!

The wild lion defeated the Catalan giant!

Millwall announced its ambition to defend the title with a score of 6:3. When other games were still full of suspense with 90 minutes left, Millwall was advocated by the media to have advanced to the semi-finals.

At the same time, in the discussion of the ball critics who resumed the game after the game, they believed that Barcelona's loss was very superficial.

Reporters who write battle reports will write that Barcelona was full of courage at the Lion King Stadium and tragically lost the qualification for promotion.

But in the eyes of football critics, Barcelona didn't even figure out what level of team Millwall was!

The press conference preached that Bayern Munich lost the game uselessly when they lost to Millwall twice.

But ball critics, in turn, compare Bayern Munich with Barcelona, ​​and they will think that Bayern Munich's loss is more meaningful.

The reason is, can't Bayern Munich attack as bravely as Barcelona? Yes, absolutely!

Hitzfeld knows, let go of it, don't think about Millwall's advantages, don't go to targeted restrictions, let Bayern Munich play their own style and fight bravely, then after 90 minutes, Bayern Munich should also be able to win Score a goal, but the probability of losing the game may exceed 70%!

It's just that people are used to seeing Millwall suppressing opponents, and suddenly discovering that Barcelona is fighting against Millwall bravely, they will appreciate this spirit.

But if you go back two years, you will find that Millwall's offensive firepower is too strong. Only then did the opponent have to rack their brains to limit the wild lion. Have to adopt the routine of defensive counterattack. And weakened the self-centered game posture, playing against Millwall? Many strong teams did this two years ago, and then what? The whole army is wiped out, and the key point in a confrontation with Millwall is not whether they can break through the gate of Millwall, but with such a confrontation, the probability of losing the game will be very high!

It is precisely because Millwall played all opponents that they had to strengthen their defense, which is why people are used to seeing that Millwall suppressed opponents in more than 95% of the games.

Is Barcelona brave?

In the eyes of football critics, it is absurd to think of his bravery. Barcelona just felt the taste of failure after the confrontation, and did not even create a little trouble for Millwall.

Millwall vs Bayern Munich

At any rate, Aldridge continued to make adjustments on the spot. Playing against Barcelona, ​​except for the final substitution, Millwall almost didn't even have to change his rhythm on the court.

This game is very simple, so simple that you come and go in offensive football, you score one, I score one, and the 90 minutes are over. Millwall took the win, simple as that.

Weekend FA Cup quarter-finals. Aldridge sent a substitute lineup to continue to train Ronaldo and Kaka, the crazy lion twins advocated by the outside world.

At the Lion King Stadium, the Millwall team was full of energy, and the energetic substitute lineup launched a see-saw offensive and defensive battle with Newcastle United. The scene was extremely exciting.

Without the main force, Millwall naturally has no strong game dominance. Newcastle United coach Robson also knows this, so he launched a confrontation with Millwall. I dare not say that it is absolutely correct, but at least it can fight Millwall. It's all about the same.

The Newcastle United team under Robson's command has a good fighting capacity this season. The two sides saw each other offensively and defensively, but they didn't score many goals. When the game progressed to almost 90 minutes, the score was 1:1.

Seeing that there might be a rematch on another day, Aldridge took a gamble and replaced a striker with a long pass to look for the last chance.

He won the bet. Almost at the last second, Millwall created a scuffle in front of Newcastle United's goal. Alonso found a shot in the penalty area and sent the ball into the opponent's goal. The entire Lion King Stadium was boiling!

Seeing the team's countdown to beat Newcastle United on the sidelines, Aldridge jumped up excitedly.

Robson sighed softly, feeling a little discouraged.

Probably really old, without the adventurous spirit of young people.

In fact, he did not expect that the strength of Millwall's substitute lineup would grow so fast. Those little-known players actually formed a team that already possessed the strength of a mid-range team in the Premier League. They are on par.

The old coach wanted to procrastinate and consume Millwall. The closer the game is to the end, the better time to make a final effort, but Millwall has never shown any signs of slack, and the overall formation has no flaws. The old coach hesitated. , After this hesitation, Millwall made a move instead. Aldridge took a risky gamble, removed a midfielder and added a striker, and the result was a lore for Newcastle United.

After the game, Aldridge chatted with Robson on the sidelines.

Aldridge, every time I see you, I feel older.

Aldrich was speechless: You are almost 70, can you not be old?

Compared to Robson, who was full of emotion, Aldridge didn't have much emotion. After all, at Robson's age, it is normal to have more emotion.

After being promoted to the FA Cup, the Millwall League is very stable, and they are concentrating on entering the track of the cup competition. The young players on the bench are training more seriously and actively. They have not many games left. There may be two or three games in the league. , and then the semi-finals of the FA Cup against rival Chelsea.

This season, this group of substitute players began to gradually get rid of the shadow of training, and truly contributed to Millwall to strive for honor. Some players have also been recognized by the outside world, such as Metzelder and Alonso. The improvement is huge. When the new aid Kaka came, he was famous because of the genius clause. Now that he has shaken off the doubts of the outside world, his reputation has not improved much.

At the beginning of April, Millwall returned to defend Barcelona. During the second round of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, the Millwall team was full of enthusiasm. What the players are now pursuing is not only the result, but also the enjoyment of the game. The last round against Barcelona They are very excited to play against each other. The opponents are of high level, and they will not strangle wildly during the game, so they can play to their heart's content. So this is the second round of the fight. The fighting spirit of the Millwall players is absolutely fine.

After Barcelona experienced a disastrous defeat in the last round. Catalonia was shrouded in a haze. The head coach Rexach boasted before the game that he would play Barcelona's offensive football style, which was praised by the Spanish media. After the game, the media criticized him for ignoring the opponent's The offense is strong, and life is not easy now.

Not knowing whether the score of 6:3 could wake him up, Aldridge looked forward to it for two days, and then gave up looking forward to it. Because Barcelona has no way out, and they have to fight to the death at home. In the 180-minute game, they suffered a disastrous defeat in the first 90 minutes and were unimaginably passive in the last 90 minutes. How much meaning?

Before the game started, the Catalan media declared that this was a game for Barcelona to defend their honor and dignity!

Aldridge opened the Spanish newspaper on the morning of the game and was immediately delighted.

Whenever the media makes such a headline. Basically, it means not having any expectations for the home team.

3 goals to reverse Millwall?

No matter how proud Barcelona is, I am afraid they dare not say before the game that they will be able to do it. Even the strongest fantasy team in their history may not have such confidence. Besides, Barcelona at this time can only be regarded as a strong team in China or in Europe, without any dominance.

Coming to the Nou Camp again after a lapse of several years, Aldridge has a lot of feelings.

The last time I came here, I had some unpleasant quarrels with Van Gaal. There was nothing I could do about it. The other party was a bit crazy. I didn’t provoke him, but he belittled him. I taught the other party a lesson on the court, and there was no intersection.

Looking at the atmosphere of Barcelona's stadium today, it is full of a tragic atmosphere.

Barcelona, ​​Barcelona

This slogan-style team song echoed in the Nou Camp for a long time. The fans stood together with the team, and it was really going to be a desperate counterattack!

Aldridge sat on the coach's bench, thinking that one day when Millwall was in trouble, would there be 100,000 fans at the Lion King Stadium who would unswervingly support the team?

It is undeniable that this represents the background of a club, but Millwall cannot detect this now.

In the second round of the quarter-finals of the Champions League this season, the confrontation between Barcelona and Millwall started at the Nou Camp. Now the defending champion Millwall is temporarily leading with a total score of 6:3. Barcelona wants to advance to the semi-finals. Today is the first To beat the opponent by at least 3 goals, if the total score is a tie, it depends on whether Millwall can score 3 goals or more in the away game today. If Barcelona can return Millwall 6:3, then the total score will be Eye-popping 9:9, and then, the two sides played extra time, I think the probability of this situation should be very small. The two sides started the same game as a week ago, and Barcelona started”

Aldridge's expression was serious, and his eyes were fixed on the field. Barcelona's starting lineup was exactly the same as in the last match, and Millwall was the same. He wanted to see if Barcelona would have a backup in the game.

A little disappointed, my mind became more relaxed.

Barcelona is still the same, and it is more intense than the previous attack, and the backcourt players frequently attack.

Millwall is mainly anti-off, or mainly to oppress the opponent. In this way, the confrontation between the two sides in the midfield has become the focus.

Millwall's midfield control ability is stronger, and Barcelona rely on the backcourt to press forward to compete, but as long as Millwall finds space, it becomes easier to penetrate the opponent's defense than the previous game.

In the away game, Millwall needs a certain amount of time to enter the game state. After the opening, the defense line will be stabilized, and the offense will not be over-invested. After the team's rhythm is consistent, they will start to exert their strength.

In the 18th minute, Nedved sent an oblique through ball in the frontcourt. Larsson swept the ball from the side to the center. Henry grabbed the ball before De Boer and sent the ball into Barcelona's goal. middle.

The Nou Camp was dead silent for a moment.

Aldrich raised his left hand with a smile, and Klinsmann and Jensen hit his palm hard one after another.

Millwall scored first in the away game! Can Barcelona withstand it? Can it? Maybe the prediction of the British newspaper is correct: if Barcelona wants to reverse Millwall, they must first think about how not to concede the ball. If they only think about how to break Millwall's gate, then the Camp Nou battle will be completely different from what they expected!

Rexach covered his forehead, sweating all over his body! (to be continued...) ()