On the second day of the match, the match was covered in detail by media outlets such as Sport Milano, Sport Torino and Digital Sports, all of whom believed that Juventus' victory was not accidental. As "Torino Sports Newspaper" said: "Although Juventus does not have Mr. Golden Ball like Zhang Shujie, but in terms of overall strength, except for a few players such as Zhang Shujie, Chen Zihua, Yan Tao, Romagnoli, Donnarumma, etc., players in other positions are basically unable to compare with Juventus, AC Milan loses not individually, but as a whole." ”

Digital Sports made a similar point: "Montolivo and Paletta were mainly responsible for Milan's defeat, with Milan conceding the first goal when Montolivo tripped and fell and the second goal conceded by Paletta giving Juventus a free-kick. ”

"AC Milan's midfield control is a bit too dependent on Chen Zihua, and once Chen Zihua is not at his best, Milan's midfield will get out of control," said Milan Sport. Bonaventura can control the ball, but there is a clear gap between him and Chen Zihua in terms of organization, scheduling and transfer; Locatelli is too young to take on this responsibility; as for Montolivo, he was not counted on at all. There is also the front court, Suso and Deulofeu have not fully played the role of Zhang Shujie's wingman, especially Deulofeu, who should see what Real Madrid's Benzema does. ”

In addition, "Milan Sports Newspaper" also said: "Zhang Shujie broke two records in this game, but with the loss of Milan, all this has become a little overshadowed." Thankfully, Milan are still top of the table, but they will have to keep an eye out for those chasing behind them. ”

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Zhang Shujie has played so many games this season, and so far, he cares most about this one, so much so that a day has passed, and he still hasn't been able to completely let go.

He sat on the couch, staring at the TV, not caring about what was on the TV, still thinking about yesterday's game. Arguably, AC Milan didn't deserve to lose, and if Montolivo hadn't had that inconspicuous fall, perhaps Milan would now lead the table not on goal difference, but on six points.

Wang Shihan sat down beside him, looked at him, and asked, "Are you still thinking about the game?"

Zhang Shujie nodded and said, "That's right." ”

Wang Shihan said: "It's rare for you to care so much about a game that has ended. ”

Zhang Shujie turned his head, looked at his fiancée, and said: "I can't figure it out, how did a player of Montolivo's level become the captain of AC Milan? Montolivo is the main force and the captain, and he actually appeared in defense...... I tripped myself with my left foot on my right foot, which had never happened to us in high school before. ”

Wang Shihan smiled bitterly, she didn't know how to answer this question. She is not a manager, let alone the owner of the team, and the reason why Montolivo has been playing the main team is probably related to the lack of manpower in Milan's midfield.

Zhang Shujie said: "Milan has to continue to increase investment. Especially in the midfield, you can see how tired Chen Zihua is! Locatelli is too young, and his way of playing is not yet fixed. ”

"Didn't Li Yonghong say it in front of the media last time? I will definitely continue to invest in it next season, you don't have to worry. ”

"Shihan, you know what? My thinking is that this season we are going to win the league and the Champions League. ”

Wang Shihan was stunned: "Both?"

"Yes, both!"

"The idea is good, but if you only rely on you, Chen Zihua and Yan Tao, how can you deal with the two-front battle? ”

"So I was thinking that if we could win against Juventus, we would have a six-point advantage so that I could accept the rotation against the weaker teams in the league, but now, I'm afraid it won't work. ”

Wang Shihan didn't speak, Zhang Shujie said: "No matter what, the league and the Champions League are my goals. We're going to try not to have surprises and set the tone for the first 70 minutes of the game that follows. And, more importantly, we will also wait for Juventus to make a mistake!"

The league is like that, you don't just need to play well, you also need to see how your competitors play. This is different from the knockout round, in the knockout round, it is completely up to you to decide life and death!

This season's AC Milan and Juventus matches are all over, and the rest is up to what the two teams can do against their respective opponents, which will be the key to deciding who will win the title. Now, AC Milan are preparing for the second leg of the Champions League last-16 against Bayer Leverkusen.

In the first leg of the game, AC Milan, who were playing away, defeated Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 with goals from Deulofeu and Zhang Shujie, and grasped the initiative to qualify.

Inzaghi appeared to have suffered a loss at Montolivo in the last round of the league and did not put him in the starting line-up this time, replacing him with Kuczka, with the captain's armband in the hands of Abate.

Bayer Leverkusen is not a weak team, but it is still a lot worse than Juventus, and as in the first round of the competition, AC Milan still controlled the midfield, and in the 27th minute of the first half, AC Milan relied on a free kick, assisted by Chen Zihua Yan Tao's header, for the Rossoneri to open the scoring. Six minutes later, Chen Zihua crossed the penalty area diagonally, Deulofeu knocked the ball in front of the goal after winning the ball, Zhang Shujie easily pushed the goal with his left foot, Milan 2:0 Leverkusen.

In the first half, AC Milan walked into the dressing room with a two-goal advantage, and in the first ten minutes of the second half, Leverkusen launched a threatening attack, but unfortunately was stopped by Yan Tao and Romagno in the backfield, AC Milan took advantage of this to play a beautiful counterattack, Zhang Shujie ran 50 meters with the ball, and distributed the ball to Suso, who shot seven meters in front of the goal, completing AC Milan's third goal of the game.

Milan, whose overall situation has been decided, began to make substitutions, Inzaghi first replaced Zhang Shujie, then Chen Zihua, and then Yan Tao. Inzaghi's substitutions were very targeted, and after the defeat to Juventus, he knew things were getting serious, so he needed the rest of the key players in the squad to get as much rest as possible.

The Champions League tie in the round of 16 ended with AC Milan winning 3-0 at home, beating Bayer Leverkusen 5-0 over two legs to advance to the quarter-finals.

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