Chapter 932: Sporting Lisbon
Inzaghi has been in a good mood lately, with AC Milan getting better and better. In particular, Zhang Shujie's continuous goals ensured the victory of the Rossoneri.
And off the court, Wang Shihan and Zhou Ying and others plan to open a theme restaurant in China is also very smooth, their first stop is set in Dalian, which is also their hometown, and then Chongqing, which is also to take care of Li Mu, who is also one of the partners.
Wang Shihan called Zhang Shujie and was expected to return to Italy in November, and Zhang Shujie told her that she didn't have to worry about her here, and she could do her own thing with peace of mind.
On October 19, AC Milan faced the challenge of Sporting Lisbon in the third round of the Champions League. However, Sporting Lisbon is not without stars, such as goalkeeper Patricio, as Portugal's international goalkeeper, Patricio was the hero of Portugal's Champions League victory in 2016, and his strength cannot be underestimated.
Inzaghi also made a point of mentioning Patricio, and Zhang Shujie also praised the Portuguese goalkeeper before the game, saying that he was very good. I don't know if Patricio was aware of the praise, or if he was indeed one of the best in the team, and in the first half hour of the game, he saved all six of AC Milan's shots on target, including a close-range header from Yan Tao and a one-on-one goal from Andrea Silva.
"Patricio is really a god, he has been so good! AC Milan's attacking line has so far been unable to break through his ten fingers. If this performance continues, Patricio will definitely be the best player of the game. ”
Zhang Shujie also shook his head, his two shots were in the lower left corner and the other in the upper right corner, but he couldn't score, in normal times, this angle was enough for him to score, but today, he met a hanging Patricio.
In the 34th minute, Chen Zihua passed the ball to Zhang Shujie under the siege of three people, Zhang Shujie burst into the penalty area, faced Patricio who attacked with a single knife, and buckled with his right foot, but Patricio, who fell to the ground, pounced on Zhang Shujie, and the referee decisively blew a penalty and gave Patricio a yellow card.
"Patricio made a mistake, now let's see if he can make up for it, who has been showing great courage before. ”
It was AC Milan's first penalty of the season, and it was taken by Zhang Shujie, who pushed a shot into the bottom right corner of the goal, and Patricio pounced on it, his palm on the ball, bounced off the crossbar, and was cleared by a defender.
"Ouch! Patricio saved the penalty and really made up for it. This will be a big morale boost for the whole team at Sporting Lisbon. ”
His team-mates stepped forward to hug and high-five Patricio, and he himself was throwing his fist at his own fan stands, who were cheering him on. Everyone knows that against a big club like AC Milan, the defence will be very important, and Patricio's performance has propped up the entire Sporting Lisbon defence.
Just three minutes after Patricio saved the penalty, Sporting Lisbon beat AC Milan on a counter-attack through striker Dost, who gave Sporting Lisbon a 1-0 lead at AC Milan.
"It wasn't a surprise for Sporting Lisbon to score first at the San Siro, he did a very good job defensively and made it clear that he was going to play on the counter-attack. The goal also shows that their tactics have been successful. ”
The first half ended with Sporting Lisbon taking the lead. At halftime, Chen Hui in the press box deliberately looked at the reaction of the Milan fans, fortunately, the fans did not have any impatience, probably thinking that Milan's strength was superior, and conceding the goal first was just an accident, and there were at least forty-five minutes left, which was enough for AC Milan to turn defeat into victory.
I don't know if Sporting Lisbon overestimated the team's defence or underestimated the ability of Milan's attacking group, but they still defended with all their might in the second half. And what AC Milan need now is a goal, as long as there is the first one, the second one will be easier.
In the 57th minute, Chen Zihua was tripped by Martins in the front court, and the referee gave AC Milan a free kick, the position was not bad, slightly biased to the right, Zhang Shujie looked at the goal and could shoot directly.
He stood in front of the ball, Sporting Lisbon was lining up the wall, and after everything was in order, Zhang Shujie kicked the ball out. The ball bypassed the jumping wall and began to fall in the penalty area, Patricio made a pounce action in the fastest time, but Zhang Shujie's free kick angle was particularly tricky, even though Patricio touched the ball, but still could not save the ball, the ball flew into the goal behind him, and the net was in close contact.
1:1!AC Milan equalize!
Zhang Shujie equalized the score for AC Milan! AC Milan, who attacked the entire half, had several shots on goal in vain, and this time it was finally with a free kick that brought the two sides back to the same running line. Patricio saved many difficult shots from AC Milan, but there was nothing to be done in the face of Zhang Shujie's free-kick. ”
Zhang Shujie can be regarded as a complete release, counting the penalty kicks that were saved before, he had a total of four shots on goal, all of which were very threatening, if you do a simple addition and subtraction, theoretically he should have scored four goals, but Patricio's performance was so good that Zhang Shujie waited until the second half to open the goal account.
Now Milan are relaxed, the attack is more fluid, and the players are more relaxed, so, of course, the second goal is not long in coming.
Silva's shot in the penalty area was saved by Patricio, he grabbed the second point, but there was no shooting angle, he had to make the ball back in the penalty area, Zhang Shujie missed in front of the point, Xu Ziyi at the back point pushed with his left foot, and the score became 2:1!
"AC Milan still put the score on top. It can't be helped, the strength of the team is there. Xu Ziyi scored his first Champions League goal for AC Milan, and since he joined AC Milan, he has been performing very well, and the duo formed by Chen Zihua is a constant driving force for Milan in attack. ”
Patricio is also helpless, Xu Ziyi did not have a defender by his side just now, and he was facing the goal in the big penalty area, as long as this kind of ball is shot at a slight angle, the goalkeeper is almost impossible to save, and he can only count on the defenders on the goal line to help, but unfortunately the defenders of Sporting Lisbon failed to help him.
The match went on a disappearance, AC Milan 2-1 Sporting Lisbon, and the balance of victory has begun to tip in AC Milan's favor.
(End of chapter)