In the remaining four league games, although AC Milan lost Zhang Shujie, they only need to win two of their final four games to secure the title with their previous points advantage. In four games, AC Milan ended up with two wins, one draw and one defeat, and the one they lost was the last inconsequential game, and the Rossoneri also won the league title for three consecutive years.

In the Premier League, Manchester City and Chelsea have the same points, and finally won the Premier League championship by virtue of goal difference; there is no suspense in the Bundesliga, Bayern won the championship again, dominating the entire Bundesliga; in La Liga, Real Madrid won the La Liga championship by one point, beating Barcelona and Atletico Madrid.

If AC Milan can win the Champions League, they will not only win the double, but also win the trophy for the third year in a row, and if Atletico Madrid win, they will touch for the first time in their history.

Both teams have big players unavailable, AC Milan's Zhang Shujie was kicked by Fernandinho in the second leg of the semi-finals and missed all the remaining games, leaving him at home to recuperate in this Champions League final, while Chen Zihua was suspended by a controversial red card and had to watch from the sidelines on the day of the final. On the other hand, Atletico Madrid, Antoine Griezmann was reimbursed early for the season, and they were lucky to be able to pass Chelsea.

If you compare the two teams, AC Milan have a slightly better chance of winning. Up front, Andre Silva has scored 30 goals in all competitions, including 22 in 32 league appearances, five goals in 10 Champions League appearances, and three goals in other competitions, which is also the highlight of Silva's career, the key is that he is not yet 24 years old, and the young Silva has a bright future.

Looking at another substitute striker, Cutrone, the 21-year-old "trousers" has also scored 20 goals for AC Milan in all competitions this season, and Cutrone has played as a substitute most of the time, which is already a very good result. Therefore, AC Milan has two strikers in the front line, and they still have a little confidence. Although there is still a lot of gap between the two and Zhang Shujie, considering that Atletico Madrid is also in an incomplete lineup, AC Milan is not without opportunities.

Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann is unavailable, and there are a lot of people on the front line, but not many can really be used. Although Diego Costa is also in the squad, Costa will not be able to play for Atletico after returning from the winter break after playing in the Champions League for Chelsea in the first half of the season. Torres, on the other hand, has long lived up to his age and is just wondering if Simeone will value his experience and let him appear in the starting lineup for the final.

As for Angel Correa, he has suffered a lot of injuries this season, and they have been minor injuries. Therefore, Atletico's only real available man is Kevin Gameiro. On top of the forward line, AC Milan has a certain advantage.

In the midfield competition, AC Milan also has an advantage, although Chen Zihua is suspended and cannot play, but Xu Ziyi is still there, he will be AC Milan's biggest offensive guarantee. Simeone said frankly: "If you want to beat AC Milan, you just need to find a way to stare Xu Ziyi to death." As long as Xu Ziyi is prevented, AC Milan's offense will be paralyzed by at least half of it!"

Simeone never looked away, and various media outlets also believed that Xu Ziyi would be the key to AC Milan's victory. "Milan Sports Daily" said: "Milan can win the Champions League for three consecutive years, it all depends on Xu Ziyi's performance." ”

Chen Hui also said: "I don't want to think about it, Inzaghi will definitely bet on Xu Ziyi."

Xu Ziyi has scored 16 goals in all competitions for AC Milan this season, including 10 in the league, four in the Champions League and two in other competitions. With five fewer goals than last season, he has also made two fewer appearances and two more assists than last season, making him the team's leading assists leader. It is not easy for a midfielder to hand over such data.

The two sides of the back line should also have the advantage of AC Milan, but Yan Tao has been injured many times this season, which will inevitably affect his state, but AC Milan can't leave him, and Bonucci is also good and bad. Looking at Atletico Madrid again, the thirty-three-year-old Godin is getting older and more demonic, Tang Ling's state is also extremely hot, and based on various factors, Atletico Madrid's defense still has a certain advantage.

On the day of the final, Zhang Shujie watched the live broadcast at home, Wang Shihan accompanied him, and Chen Zihua appeared in the stands with Zhou Ying. As Simeone said, the key figure in AC Milan's attack and defense is Xu Ziyi, who single-handedly directs all AC Milan's attacks. In the first 30 minutes of the game, Xu Ziyi had three dangerous passes and a long-range shot hit the post. The Atletico players had a lot of headaches for him and were a little helpless about his organisation and movement in attack.

In the 37th minute of the game, Xu Ziyi sent a diagonal plug from the left side, Cutrone at the front point made a clever mistake, and Andre Silva at the back point scored from a small angle, and the score became 1:0! This is Silva's sixth Champions League goal this season, and it is also his first goal in the Champions League final.

This goal also made AC Milan fans fall into a frenzy, Chen Zihua in the stands stood up excitedly, shook his fist and roared, and Zhang Shujie at home almost injured himself again again, if Wang Shihan didn't take care of him, I'm afraid he would have to delay his comeback.

The commentator said: "Andre scored his first goal in the Champions League final, which is something many players dream of. However, the biggest credit for this goal should be credited to Xu Ziyi, his passing is really good, and what Andre has to do is to send the ball into the net. Even without Zhang Shujie and Chen Zihua, as long as there is Xu Ziyi, AC Milan will have enough confidence to stride towards victory!"

Simeone is also helpless about this goal, Xu Ziyi's control of the ball and the field is indeed not comparable to the group of midfielders in his team. But Simeone also feels that he is quite lucky, fortunately AC Milan only has one Xu Ziyi, fortunately AC Milan's other two big players cannot play, otherwise Simeone has no certainty of winning.

His high-pressing tactics still had some impact on AC Milan, but it has not limited Xu Ziyi, he needs to make some changes in the second half, and without Chen Zihua, Simeone found that neither Suso nor Calhanoglu have the ability to share the pressure for Xu Ziyi. So Simeone also let go of his previous scruples, and he wanted to send heavy troops to encircle and suppress Xu Ziyi.

(End of chapter)