Chapter 1224: Milan is back
In the first match of Group C of the Champions League group stage, AC Milan played away against Bayer Leverkusen. This is Leverkusen's second Champions League break through in many years, and they don't have much ambition either, with the primary goal being to qualify from the group. Their first game of the campaign was against AC Milan, and manager Hellich said: "We are now trying to get a point at home. It would be best if we could beat AC Milan and I know a lot of people say it's a fantasy, but AC Milan haven't been in great form lately and maybe we can win. ”
It seems that AC Milan's stumbling in the league has made many European teams seem to want a piece of the pie, and even teams like Bayer Leverkusen, who have been away from the Champions League for a long time, are playing AC Milan's idea. But......
Everything seemed to be different from Herlich on the day of the game, and after just seven minutes, AC Milan scored a goal that was scored by the team's number one star Zhang Shujie.
A wonderful header on goal, Zhang Shujie scored his first goal in the Champions League this season, with the production of this goal, AC Milan in Bayer Stadium completely reversed the main away, Leverkusen suppressed in the second half, in the first 45 minutes of the game, Leverkusen only had one shot, AC Milan as many as ten, but unfortunately these ten shots only in exchange for one goal, inevitably a little regretful.
But at the beginning of the second half, Romagnoli relied on a free kick opportunity and scored in front of the goal, rewriting the score to 2:0, which was the first attack of AC Milan in the second half, and in the third time, Zhang Shujie ran 20 meters with the ball in front, and then scored from a distance in the front of the penalty area, and the score became 3:0.
The on-site commentator said: "Maybe it was because AC Milan only got one goal out of ten shots in the first half, and in the second half they had to make up for the goals that they should have scored in the first half, so that the first two shots on goal in the second half were scored. ”
The score of 3:0 can basically determine the final direction of the game, but Bayer Leverkusen did not give up. It wasn't until the 65th minute of the game that Chen Zihua scored in the penalty area to expand the score to 4:0, and Leverkusen lost his fighting spirit. And six minutes before the end of the game, Cutrone, who came on as a substitute, locked the final score of the game to 5:0!
Hellich was disappointed to take points from AC Milan for this game, admitting his pre-match mistakes: "I didn't expect AC Milan to recover like this in this game, obviously no one can beat them with a strong Milan team, we lost at home, but it's not a shame because they are AC Milan. ”
Inzaghi said: "It's very nice to be able to win this big win. Milan have had some trouble lately, but I hope this hearty win will bring us back to the omnipotence we used to have. ”
With the aftermath of this big victory, AC Milan returned to the league, perhaps it was this Champions League 5-0 that gave Milan great confidence, and in the next three league games, AC Milan won three in a row, scoring seven goals and conceding only one. In the standings, he also moved up to third place.
But these are far from enough, for this AC Milan team, let alone the third place, even the second place is a failure, they want to get the first place. Only the champion is worthy of the mighty AC Milan.
At the end of September, AC Milan played their second group game against Lyon at the San Siro. Lyon finished second in Ligue 1 last season and are an out-and-out Ligue 1 giant, and they are also a good team in Europe, much better than Bayer Leverkusen overall.
However, the media is still optimistic about AC Milan, firstly, Milan's form has gradually recovered, and secondly, this is in San Siro, and AC Milan, which is currently in the limelight, has no reason not to win.
The first goal was scored by an away side of Lyon, who broke the deadlock in the 23rd minute with a free-kick. However, the whole Lyon team did not rejoice for long, and in the 31st minute, Andre Silva's push from inside the box helped AC Milan equalise.
It was the first goal of the Champions League for Seat A, and just before the end of the first half, Silva grabbed a point in the penalty area and scored again, allowing AC Milan to walk into the dressing room with a score of 2:1.
In the second half, Lyon effectively organized several attacks, but they were all broken up by the Milan backline led by Yan Tao. In the 70th minute of the game, AC Milan launched a textbook counterattack, the team only used four passes to hit the ball into the Lyon penalty area, Zhang Shujie from the opponent's defense, hit the far corner of the goal, and the score became 3:1.
It was also the final score of the game, as AC Milan won five in a row in all competitions, and the former all-powerful AC Milan team seemed to be back.
"In the last five games, AC Milan have won all of their games, scoring 16 goals and conceding only two. That's what makes AC Milan worthy of it. There is reason to believe that the mighty Rossoneri remain a serious contender for the league and Champions League. ”
Chen Hui's words were more direct: "If AC Milan continues to play like this, the whole of Europe will probably not be able to sleep." ”
In the eighth round of Serie A, AC Milan continued to maintain good form, with Chen Zihua's goal, they defeated Genoa 1-0 away and continued to rank third in the standings.
In the ninth round, AC Milan will face Napoli and in the tenth round, they will face Juventus, both of whom are in the top two of the table, and they cannot afford to lose for AC Milan. If you lose, the gap in the standings will only get wider. Napoli is good to say, it has always been a little lacking in stamina, and every season in the second half of the league will habitually collapse. But Juventus is different, if the opponent is separated in the first leg, it will be a little more difficult later. Unless Juventus make a mistake, AC Milan may not be able to catch up in the second half. However, the two teams that really have the strength to win the championship in Serie A today are Milan and Juventus, and others such as Napoli, Roma, and Inter Milan are more stirring sticks. Therefore, AC Milan is very aware of the current situation, first kill Napoli, and then win Juventus!
Inzaghi said: "Milan are back on the right track, but to win the title we have to go step by step and we will soon meet the two biggest Lagoons. I always stick to the point that AC Milan is the best team in the world and has the ability to compete for every title!"
(End of chapter)