Chapter 329: Advance to the finals
May 14th, evening, CalderΓ³n Stadium. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ ο½ο½ο½ο½
When the referee blew the final whistle, more than 50,000 fans at the CalderΓ³n stadium left their seats and stood up to give the Atletico Madrid players the warmest applause.
1-0, this is the final score of the game.
In international practice, the home team is in front and the away team is in the back.
After beating Real Madrid 2-1 away in the first leg, Atletico Madrid beat Real Madrid again in the second leg at home thanks to Kaka's goal.
With an aggregate score of 3-1 over the two legs, Atletico Madrid successfully advanced to the Champions League final!
This result equalled Atletico Madrid's best ever European result.
At the moment when the whistle sounded, Gao Han, who was in front of the coach's seat of the home team, turned his back to the court, clenched his hands into fists, raised them above his head, and shouted loudly, "Yay", which greatly vented his inner excitement.
In my head, the coaching system pushed a dinging notification sound.
You don't have to look at him to know that it must be congratulating him on tying the record and winning another race at the same time.
In the past two years, he has become a little numb to such push notifications.
Without even going in to take a look at the coaching system, Gao Han walked over directly and hugged his assistant team one by one, celebrating the team's killing of the Champions League final.
In the whole stadium, everyone except Real Madrid was excited.
Reaching the Champions League final, which is definitely something that Atletico Madrid did not dare to hope for before, has now been achieved!
Because of this, the atmosphere in the whole stadium seems a little crazy.
"Congratulations, Gao Han. Bosque's voice came from behind Gao Han.
Gao Han Huo Di turned around and saw the hand stretched out by the Real Madrid coach, and quickly clasped it with both hands, "Thank you." β
"You did do a better job and deserved to win. "Bosque looks very generous.
Gao Han smiled slightly, "You guys have also performed very well, especially in the last two games. β
In the two games of the Champions League semi-finals, Real Madrid played better than before, with more blood and fighting spirit.
Others may not have noticed, but Gao Han did, and Bosque was reusing Real Madrid's descendants in both games.
Morientes and Guti have been entrusted with important tasks, plus Raul, Hierro, Casillas, Salgado, Elguera and other Real Madrid veterans, the two legs of Real Madrid have a bit of a back-to-basics feeling.
In fact, after washing all the lead and returning to the original Real Madrid, this team is more competitive, more bloody, and plays more like a whole.
As for stars such as Figo, Zidane and Ronaldo, in such a Real Madrid team, there is no longer the superstar aura of the past, but the performance is better and more integrated into the whole.
I don't know if it was when I heard Gao Han's words, Bosque felt something in his heart and let out a long sigh.
"A lot of people love superstars, but I miss Real Madrid even more when it was 2,000 years old. β
It's probably not just because, it's Bosque's battle for fame.
At that time, Real Madrid was in danger, and Bosque was in danger, but at the critical moment, with the unanimous support of Hierro, Raul, Sanches and other dressing room bigwigs, he united the team and turned the tide, and finally not only saved Real Madrid, but also brought the eighth Champions League title in the club's history.
"At that time, we were the real and most missed Real Madrid. β
Bosque's tone was embarrassed, but he was laughing.
A head coach can bring out a team like this in a lifetime, it's worth it!
Gao Han can hear that he doesn't support the superstar strategy at all, but in Real Madrid, he is just the head coach of the team, and he can't decide on the transfer at all, so he can only passively accept it.
So, leaving this position, for him, I don't know if it's good or bad.
"What's next?" asked Gao Han with concern.
Bosque frowned and thought for a moment, "They wanted to keep me as the team's technical advisor, but I refused. β
Gao Han nodded, if it was himself, he would definitely refuse.
Are you kidding?
The handsome positions have been fired, and they are still staying as technical consultants?
Do you really think everyone is as spineless as Ferrer in Barcelona?
"In the past three years, I have lived under pressure every day, often have insomnia, and have headaches for the team and the game every day. β
It can be seen that the Champions League is out, and there is no suspense about Bosque's dismissal.
But his whole person looked relaxed, as if he had been relieved of a heavy burden.
From this point of view, this is not necessarily a bad thing for Bosque.
"Then you have time to find me for tea. Gao Han smiled.
Bosque smiled, "As long as you're in for a treat, I'll be available at any time." β
Gao Han shook his head vigorously, looking unladylike.
Although the class is over, but as for the door so picky?
Besides, don't be so arrogant when you rub rice!
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Blood, toil, sweat and tears!
This is the Champions League semi-final, after the second leg, Marca newspaper published a front-page headline, with pictures of the two teams of players on the pitch after the game.
The headline of the newspaper Marca comes directly from a quote from Churchill's speech to the British people after the Second World War, "I have nothing but blood, toil, sweat and tears." β
In the report, Marca spoke highly of the two-legged match between the two teams, believing that Atletico Madrid maintained the same consistency and high level of performance as always, and reached the final worthy of the name.
At the same time, he also devoted a lot of space to praising Atletico Madrid's head coach Gao Han, believing that he brought revolutionary changes to the Sheets Army and was the biggest contributor to Atletico Madrid's success.
Even in the report, Marca used words such as great, giant, magician, etc., and highly praised Gao Han's coaching at Atletico Madrid, believing that after this season, the Chinese will be among the first-rate coaches in Europe.
But at the same time, Marca newspaper also believes that in the two games, Real Madrid's performance is also worthy of recognition.
"Although the management did not make it clear, everyone knew that at the end of the season, Bosque's position was over. β
Perhaps because of this, he took off the pressure instead, successively refrigerated the superstars, and instead let Raul, Guti, Hierro and other Real Madrid local cores act as the main force, and as a result, Real Madrid played a rare bloody and tenacious. β
"These two Champions League semi-finals can be said to be the two best performances of Real Madrid in more than a dozen Madrid derbies in the past two seasons. β
"Perhaps, after watching these two games, Real Madrid's management should reflect on the superstar strategy. β
"Every big team needs to have its own superstar, and it needs to bring in high-level stars, but whether it has to be a superstar, or even whether it is worth sacrificing the integrity of the team for the sake of the superstar, is a debatable. β
Not only Marca, but also As, which has always been known as the mouthpiece of Florentino, also spoke highly of Bosque's use of Morientes this time.
'Although Morientes have failed to score in either game, he has shown his quality and he deserves the starting spot that Bosque has given him. β
In addition, the newspaper also gave a high evaluation to the tenacious defense shown by Real Madrid players in the face of Atletico Madrid's flood attack, especially the midfielder Makelele.
"Makelele was undoubtedly the most impressive player for Real Madrid in the two legs, impressing with his relentless running in midfield, excellent interceptions and tackles. β
"He's like a wall of the Bernabeu, he's always fearless in front of the defence in the opposition's attacking storm, and he's like Zinedine Zidane in the defensive players with two masterful defensive performances in a row. β
For Atletico Madrid, who defeated Real Madrid and reached the Champions League final, the Ace newspaper also congratulated them.
"Atletico Madrid was able to reach the final, and the head coach Gao Han contributed to it. β
"We are also looking forward to seeing Atletico Madrid win the first St. Bride Cup in their history from Old Trafford. β
"But we have to remind Gao Han and his players that the Champions League final is not La Liga!"
In addition to Marca and As, other media in Spain have also praised the performance of Atletico Madrid, but the media did not blame Real Madrid, which showed blood but unfortunately lost.
But no one cried out for Bosque's dismissal.
In the other matchup of the Champions League semi-finals, AC Milan drew 0-0 with Inter Milan in the first leg, and the two sides exchanged home and away games at the same stadium, and the result was still 0-0.
Even after overtime, it was still 0-0.
What's even more terrifying is that the two Serie A teams played very dullly, and the tactics were extremely conservative, which was simply outrageous.
Ancelotti and Cooper have also been criticized for their conservative tactics.
Although it is the semi-finals of the Champions League, it is understandable to be conservative, but it is indeed rare to be conservative like this.
Of course, this is also the perception of ordinary fans, in the eyes of senior fans and professionals, the tactical gold content of these two legs is still quite high, and the fighting style of the two managers is also very targeted.
This is also typical of the Italian style.
In the end, AC Milan eliminated their rivals in the same city with a penalty shootout and successfully advanced to the final.
The first and second place teams in the first group stage of the Champions League actually met in the final, which immediately became a big joke among fans around the world.
But compared to last year's AC Milan, Carlo Ancelotti's side has changed completely.
If the previous Rossoneri were a rare pass-and-control team in Serie A, then the current AC Milan is an extremely conservative Serie A team.
This also added more suspense to the final.
Everyone knows that when Serie A teams play conservative defensive counter-attacking tactics, no one wants to break their walls easily.
What's more, AC Milan's midfield can gather a group of ace superstars who are not lost to any team.
On the other hand, Atletico Madrid, although it performed well and was full of spirit, but it was the first time to reach the Champions League final, and the team was young and not good at playing Serie A teams, which was really reassuring.
Because of this, the odds offered by William Hill are evenly matched between the two teams. (To be continued.) )