Chapter 1240: Missed the Finals

At AC Milan's home stadium, Real Madrid equalised. If this score can be maintained until the end of the game, it will be very beneficial for Real Madrid. But AC Milan are a bit of a bad one, they don't want to go to the Bernabeu with a draw.

Perhaps considering that Zhang Shujie is no longer on the field, Real Madrid does not have as many scruples as before when attacking, Andre Silva and Cutrone are not fast, and Milan will not be so smooth in counterattacking.

However, Real Madrid seemed to have forgotten the long-range shooting skills of Milan's two midfielders, and in the 84th minute of the game, Chen Zihua fired a powerful volley from 22 meters from the goal, and the ball hit Varane's body with a refraction and bounced into the goal, which was once again beyond the score for AC Milan.

It was Chen's third Champions League goal of the season and the last of the game as AC Milan beat Real Madrid 2-1 at home. However, the score was not so "friendly" to the Rossoneri, and Real Madrid only needed a 1-0 to secure promotion when they returned to their home stadium. With Real Madrid's strength, it's not hard to do that.

It's just that the whole AC Milan team has no time to think about other things, especially Inzaghi, who is now focused on Zhang Shujie. After the game, he immediately went to the infirmary to inquire about Zhang Shujie's injury, and the news he got was: it was more serious than expected.

This is a bitter Inzaghi, the competition for the league championship is still in suspense, and the prospect of Champions League promotion is not clear, what can be done next? This time last year, because of Zhang Shujie's injury, AC Milan lost the opportunity to win the Champions League, and almost didn't even win the league championship.

Chen Hui published a report for the first time: "For Zhang Shujie's injury, the injury results have not yet been obtained, but after analysis, it should not be so optimistic." How important Zhang Shujie is to AC Milan is well known to everyone, and Inzaghi should think about what to do next. ”

"Milan Sports Newspaper" also said: "At the beginning of May last year, Zhang Shujie was injured, Milan failed to enter the Champions League final, and the league champion was determined in the final round; All this is very bad for Milan, of course, we don't know the injury status of Zhang Shujie yet, but at the very least, he will miss the next round of the league and the second leg of the semi-final against Real Madrid. It is even possible to miss more. ”

In the words of "Milan Sports News", after Zhang Shujie's injury was reported, it was a ligament strain, and it was determined that he would recuperate for about three months, which also showed that Zhang Shujie would miss all the remaining games of AC Milan.

When Inzaghi heard the news at home, he was so angry that he almost smashed the television. The absence of Zhang Shujie means that he will reformulate his tactics in the next league and Champions League, and AC Milan's attacking line will also be broken.

Fortunately, in the 35th round of Serie A, AC Milan got three points thanks to the headers of Yan Tao and Andre Silva, and AC Milan maintained a two-point advantage in the standings. However, it also has a lot to do with the lack of quality of the opponents AC Milan face, who have seen them play Real Madrid again in the Champions League, and still on the road.

For the visiting team, the pitch at the Bernabeu is like hell, and even a person like Zhang Shujie, who is used to seeing big scenes, will feel some pressure, let alone other players. After the start of the second leg, Real Madrid held high the banner of attack, wave after wave of impact on AC Milan's defense, if it were not for Yan Tao and Romagoni many clearances, Donnarumma alone would not be able to withstand Real Madrid's attack group.

However, AC Milan only lasted 25 minutes before Asensio struck a clever shot from the top of the box that slid between Yat Ya and Musacchio, and Donnarumma pounced in the right direction but couldn't touch the ball as it hit the inside of the post and bounced into the net. At 1:0, Real Madrid led at home and the aggregate score was 2:2, but Real Madrid had an away goal and took the lead in the promotion.

Real Madrid were more attacking after the goal, and AC Milan's defense was a little chaotic, and Inzaghi shouted to them not to panic and organize the attack in time to hit the opponent's backfield.

AC Milan was not without chances, Chen Zihua, Xu Ziyi, Conte and other players all passed the ball badly, but Andre Silva and Cutrone were never able to send the ball into the Real Madrid goal. Sometimes they don't even get a point. The commentator at the scene said: "There is indeed a big gap between Silva and Cutrone's ability to grasp opportunities and Zhang Shujie, not only the judgment of the landing point is not as good as Zhang Shujie, but the breakthrough, dribbling, and reading ability of the game are much worse." ”

In the first half, Real Madrid led by one goal, and only four minutes into the second half, Asensio scored another goal to expand the score to 2:0! This is also Asensio's ninth Champions League goal this season, ranking second in the scorer list, second only to Zhang Shujie.

The aggregate score between the two sides is now 3:2, and Real Madrid is getting better and better. However, AC Milan still have the possibility of qualifying, as long as they can score a goal and the score becomes 3:3, they can be dragged into extra time. However, AC Milan are a bit "weak" right now, and who can guarantee that Real Madrid will not score for the rest of the game?

Chen Zihua and Xu Ziyi are also a little hot, the two have created a lot of opportunities for the forwards, but Cutrone and Silva can't score goals, so the "twins" simply come by themselves, but Real Madrid's defense of the two of them is very tight. The Real Madrid players know very well that Zhang Shujie is not on the field, and these two Chinese midfielders are the most critical link in Milan's offensive axis.

Chen Zihua and Xu Ziyi were firmly stared at to death, it was difficult to do anything, and it was difficult for other players to share the pressure on them, Yan Tao was in a hurry in the backcourt but there was no way.

As the clock ticked by, Inzaghi only hoped that his team could score a goal in 90 minutes of regular time, at least until extra-time. But for as long as fifteen minutes, AC Milan didn't even have a shot on goal, let alone score.

In the 77th minute of the game, Asensio broke through Conte's defense in front, dribbled into the penalty area, and passed the ball to Te'o, who scored his first Champions League goal of the season, turning the score into 3:0 and the aggregate score was 4:2!

Inzaghi sat back in the dugout after seeing the goal on the sidelines. He knows very well what this score will bring to AC Milan, who will have to miss out on the Champions League final again this year. Without Zhang Shujie charging forward, the two strikers on the field are not enough to score on Real Madrid.

(End of chapter)