The goal gave AC Milan a 3-2 lead on aggregate, and more importantly, AC Milan had two more away goals, but Barcelona were not completely out of chances, and if they could score two more goals without conceding a goal, they could still guarantee a final qualification.

However, Zhang Shujie dashed Barcelona's hopes when he pushed the ball into the far corner of the penalty area after outperforming Pique on the left side of the penalty area in the 61st minute of the second half, making it 4-2, and Barcelona needed three goals in a row with half an hour remaining to secure progress.

Messi worked very hard to help Barcelona score, but he couldn't pass the Milan backline formed by Yan Tao, no one dared to question Messi's strength casually, but one thing has to be admitted is that Messi, who was born in 1987, is now about to turn 32 years old, no matter how strong a player is, he can't escape the trouble of age, even if Ronaldo is so strong, he is slowly losing to age.

Barcelona failed to pull off a miracle as they lost 2-0 to AC Milan at the San Siro Stadium and were eliminated 2-4 on aggregate.

Chen Hui wrote in the press box: "Messi is great, but in the two-legged duel with AC Milan, Messi and his Barcelona lost to Milan led by Zhang Shujie. Maybe we shouldn't blame Messi, he has won too many accolades, he created an era for Barcelona, it's just that we can't forget that he is almost 32 years old. Compared with the 28-year-old Zhang Shujie, Messi has gradually gone downhill, and Zhang Shujie is at his peak. ”

Zhang Shujie has scored ten goals in this Champions League, tied with Li Mu for the top scorer list, followed by Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar, both of whom have scored eight goals, and Messi has scored seven. In this round of quarterfinals, Chelsea led by Li Mu eliminated Ronaldo's Real Madrid, counting Messi and Neymar, who were also eliminated, and the battle for the top scorer in this Champions League fell on two Chinese players.

In this regard, the Spanish newspaper "As" lamented: "In the past four to five years, Chinese football has undoubtedly stood at the highest peak in the world, and Chinese players are also a big step ahead of everyone in terms of overall strength." Perhaps many traditional powers do not recognize the fact that the current world football is the era of the Chinese. ”

Chinese players have played triumphant songs in major leagues. Xu Zhixin's Bayern Munich ranks first in the Bundesliga, as many as 11 points ahead of the second-place Dortmund, and it is basically no problem to win the league championship; and Tang Ling's Atletico Madrid is only one point away from Real Madrid at the top of the table, and there is a possibility of overtaking and winning the championship at any time; Manchester City and Chelsea, the top two in the Premier League, even have the same number of points, and there is only a difference in goal difference between them; only AC Milan and Juventus in Serie A have a relatively large point gap, reaching eight points. These Chinese players who play in the four major leagues are all in the top two in the standings, and they have also reached the quarterfinals of the Champions League.

However, Juventus and Bayern Munich both stopped in the quarterfinals, while the top four teams are AC Milan in Serie A, Atletico Madrid in La Liga, Chelsea and Manchester City in the Premier League. Surprisingly, for the first time in a decade, La Liga giants Real Madrid and Barcelona missed out on the Champions League semi-finals for the first time in a decade. "As" and "Marca" couldn't help but sigh: "It is not difficult to see from here that Messi and Ronaldo are really old, maybe Real Madrid and Barcelona should think about finding their successors, but this seems to be a very difficult thing to do, because it is rare in world football that no one can reach their heights for the time being." Of course, players like Zhang Shujie and Li Mu don't need to think about it, because they are at their peak and will not leave their own team, Neymar can think about it, but he is also 27 years old and is not a rising star. ”

In fact, there is a future crown prince in the Real Madrid team, and he is Asensio, but Asensio still has a long way to go if he wants to catch up with Ronaldo; Mbappe of Greater Paris is also counted as one, but Paris's results in the Champions League in the past two years are also a drag on him. Overall, these teams may be closer to Mero and Zhang Shujie and others, and it may still be difficult to reach or even surpass them.

However, fans don't have to be too sad, especially Chinese fans, although the aging of Messi Ronaldo marks the twilight of an era, but Zhang Shujie and Li Mu, who are in their prime, will continue to risk excitement for fans for about four years. Therefore, Chen Hui wrote on major social accounts: "Instead of looking for Messi Ronaldo's successor, it is better to think about Zhang Shujie's successor." Let's see if there are any eighteen-year-old demons in world football, maybe one or two will be discovered in the future. ”

However, some people do not agree with Chen Hui's statement, a famous domestic star surnamed Hao said: "Zhang Shujie is only 28 years old, is it too early to think about finding his successor? ”

In any case, it is an indisputable fact that Melo is old, Zhang Shujie is a player belonging to the Mesozoic generation, and the new generation is currently only Asensio and Mbappe are closer, and other players do not see any momentum to take over for the time being.

And Zhang Shujie himself is not in the mood to think about those things at all, he is just a football player, even if he is considered to be the king of today's football, he is not a god, he can't make people, who can take over depends on how far those young players will develop.

AC Milan continues to dominate the Serie A, in the next seven rounds of the league, Inzaghi took into account the Champions League, and combined with the team's advantage in the standings, Inzaghi will also let Zhang Shujie rest appropriately, Zhang Shujie still plays in every game, but four of them were replaced in advance, even so, Zhang Shujie still scored eight goals in these seven games, helping AC Milan achieve a record of six wins and one draw, and continue to lead the Serie A standings.

The Serie A league has reached the 34th round, and Zhang Shuming has played 33 games, scoring 41 goals and 12 assists. In the scorer list, he scored fourteen more goals than Immobile, and with four rounds left in the league, Zhang Shujie booked the Serie A Golden Boot in advance, which will also be Zhang Shujie's fourth consecutive year to win the Serie A Golden Boot Award, and the fifth time in his career to win this honor.

On the assist list, AC Milan, which has dominated the first two years on the list, is not ranked first this time, and Roma's Nainggran has thirteen assists, one more than Zhang Shujie, who is second, three more than Chen Zihua, and five more than Xu Ziyi. Compared with the scorer list, it is still unclear who is the assist king of Serie A this year.

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