Inzaghi is big on this match, and it will be a test for him. In fact, in the 2014/2015 season, AC Milan and Real Madrid had a meeting, Milan beat Real Madrid 4-2, but it was a friendly match during the winter break, and this kind of result is generally not a reference, and many players do not give their best in this kind of game.

It's different now, this is the semi-final of the Champions League, and it is a question of whether or not they can reach the final final, Real Madrid will definitely go all out, and Inzaghi does not dare to underestimate it. AC Milan will play at home in the first leg, and Inzaghi's idea is to try to score goals and not let Real Madrid score, so that there will be less pressure on the road. Although it is not so easy to do this.

In training, Inzaghi mainly trained on counter-attacking, and the backup tactic was to press high and he thought it was the only way to beat Real Madrid. Real Madrid is a master of counterattacking, Inzaghi does not dare to raise the banner of attack, if one is accidentally counterattacked by Real Madrid, then it is very likely to concede the goal.

The pressure on the defenders will definitely be great, but Inzaghi is most worried about the midfield, in addition to Chen Zihua, Inzaghi can't think of anyone else who can fight Kroos and Modric, sometimes Inzaghi will think that if Milan can have another midfielder with the same strength as Chen Zihua, it will not be so entangled.

The match was played on the evening of May 2 local time, and AC Milan warmed up at the San Siro Stadium ahead of schedule. Although Real Madrid are rivals, they caused a stir among Milan fans when they appeared at the San Siro, not for anything else, but because they were Real Madrid.

Ronaldo, as the leading brother, is extremely popular, and Milan fans have no resistance to the superstar, probably because the relationship between Milan and Real Madrid has always been good, so when many Milan fans see Ronaldo, they are still relatively happy.

Of course, this is only off the pitch, and it is difficult to say during the game, as Milan fans only have the Rossoneri in their eyes and hope that their team can beat Real Madrid at home.

AC Milan lined up in a 433 formation, goalkeeper Donnarumma, defenders Desiglio, Romagnoli, Yan Tao, Abate, midfielders Chen Zihua, Bonaventura, Montolivo, and forwards Deulofeu, Zhang Shujie and Suso.

Real Madrid's formation is also 433, goalkeeper Navas, defenders Marcelo, Ramos, Wanera, Carvajal, midfielders Kroos, Modric, Casemiro, and forwards Ronaldo, Benzema, Isco.

Looking at the lineup alone, Real Madrid is much more luxurious than AC Milan as a whole, although Milan also has Mr. Golden Ball, but most of the other positions are not as good as Real Madrid - except for Chen Zihua and Yan Tao.

Once the game started, Real Madrid did not have a big advantage on the field, and even AC Milan had more possession of the ball. However, the live announcer said: "If Real Madrid are a little passive, then they are ready to fight back. ”

Sure enough, after Zhang Shujie's shot was blocked by Navas, Real Madrid immediately played a beautiful counterattack, the ball passed from the feet of Modric, Kroos, Carvajal, and finally Benzema sent the ball to the front, Ronaldo burst into the penalty area on the left side, hit the goal with his left foot, and the ball was high above the crossbar.

Although the goal was not scored, the Milan fans were still taken aback. This is the speed of Real Madrid's counter-attack, it only takes a few seconds for the ball to hit the opponent's penalty area smoothly. Inzaghi is also trying this style of play now, but due to the lack of strength of the team's fullbacks, Inzaghi often relies on the transfer of Chen Zihua and Zhang Shujie's retreat to complete, and the effect is a little worse than Real Madrid.

Real Madrid's ability to counter-attack doesn't mean they can only play counter-attacking, and when they need possession, their midfield can show their strength, Modric's vertical penetration, Kroos's lateral transfer, and Casemiro's midfield sweep can give them enough possession. It's just that Real Madrid are not obsessed with possession.

The first 30 minutes of the game were relatively dull, with Real Madrid having more shots on goal, but overall, the game was not too exciting. In the last fifteen minutes, the speed of both teams increased, especially in the last five minutes! First, Benzema's shot was blocked by Donnarumma, and Yan Tao got the ball and knocked it to Chen Zihua. Real Madrid has Modric's master of possession, and AC Milan also has a master of possession like Chen Zihua.

Casemiro stepped forward to grab, Chen Zihua turned around and pulled the ball back, and chose to break through from the other end, Casemiro pressed again, Chen Zihua changed direction to dial the ball, and then took a small step forward, leaving Casemiro behind.

Chen Zihua broke through Casemiro's defence. You must know that Casemiro is one of the best defenders in football today, and there are not many people who can pass him from the front. ”

Chen Zihua passed the ball to Zhang Shujie, Zhang Shujie didn't turn around, Ramos posted it again, Zhang Shujie leaned on Ramos, controlled the ball to the left side with his left foot, Ramos followed, Zhang Shujie knocked on his heel, flashed out of the gap from behind, and smashed the ball forward with his right foot, past Ramos.

Ramos failed to keep an eye on Zhang Shujie, but this is not a shameful thing, there are very few defenders who can prevent Zhang Shujie from killing one-on-one, to put it mildly, it may not be found in active service. ”

Zhang Shujie gave the ball to Suso, Suso passed back to the penalty area, Chen Zihua shot the line of the big penalty area, Navas's height disadvantage was exposed at this moment, he jumped to the highest, stretched his hand to the longest, and still did not touch the ball.

Chen Zihua was ready to celebrate, but the ball hit the crossbar and bounced off Navas's hands after it went over Navas's hands. Chen Zihua didn't have time to be annoyed, because the ball was not out of bounds and was still in the penalty area, and AC Milan still had a second chance to attack.

Chen Zihua's shot was the most dangerous for both teams at the moment, but unfortunately the crossbar blocked his goal. ”

Inzaghi cursed from the sidelines that the goal was too short, but he seemed to forget that this was the San Siro Stadium, which was also the goal of the San Siro, where he scored countless goals as a player. It's just that today, it doesn't matter what goals he scored before, what matters is how many goals AC Milan can score.

Raphael Varane grabbed the ball and gave it to Kroos. Compared to Luka Modric, Kroos is not as delicate at his feet, but he is steady, and he can pass the ball to a safe place in the dense crowd and attack, so that his teammates can launch the attack smoothly, and it is not too much to think of Kroos as the first step in Real Madrid's attack.

The ball reached the feet of Carvajal, Ronaldo ran in the front, Benzema was also nearby, Carvajal passed the ball to Benzema, Yan Tao saw his thoughts one step ahead, so he immediately grabbed the ball and cut off the ball to stop Real Madrid's counterattack.

Yan Tao passed the ball to the left side, Ramos pushed it up, failed to go far, Bonaventura topped it again, and gave it to Deulofeu, Deulofeu swept the ball to the goal, Zhang Shujie grabbed the point to shoot, Navas's goal line reacted very quickly, fell to the ground and saved the ball.

This shot was also the last shot on goal in the first half for both teams.

(End of chapter)