Chapter 257: Rising to Fifth (Page 1/1)

The Champions League semi-final at Old Trafford has become a stage for a new generation of costumed performances. Manchester United narrowly beat AC Milan 3-2 in stoppage time, scoring five goals, with Milan's peerless duo and Manchester United's Red Devils each scoring a goal.

At this scoreline, Milan had two valuable away goals, and Manchester United had the smallest advantage of the three points. A week later, everything was still to be found out to San Siro.

The other semi-final came to fruition the night after the team's return to Milan the following day, when Chelsea won 1-0 at home to Liverpool, with the Blues' No.10 Joe Cole scoring his first goal in six months with a half-time shot from the ground.

AC Milan have an old grudge against Liverpool, and the Reds staged a big comeback in Istanbul the year before last to snatch the Champions League Big Ears Cup from the Milanese, which is the most humiliating scene in the history of the Rossoneri in European competition. However, everyone is not bothered to discuss whether revenge is possible, as it is still uncertain whether Milan themselves or Liverpool will be able to reach the final.

But there is no doubt that Zhuo Yang hopes that Chelsea can go to Athens, Greece, because in this way, no matter who wins the Champions League this year, they will never escape the hands of the Six Musketeers brothers, either themselves or grandpa or Scar. Of course, what he wants most is to do it himself.

On this day, there was bad news for the Milan laboratory, with Maldini and Gattuso, who were injured in the first round, not optimistic.

Maldini thought he didn't have much of a problem yesterday, and when he was substituted, he was a little fussy about Ancelotti, but after the game, his ankle became more and more swollen and painful. After diagnosis, the team is determined to be in time for the second leg against Manchester United in a little more than a week.

The eighth master Gattuso, who twisted his old waist, was a little better than he expected at the beginning, there was no problem with the spine and intervertebral discs, it was purely a stiff injury to the psoas muscles, and it would be fine if it hurt, and the horse would run and dance. However, whether he can catch up with the battle of Manchester United still has to be said, during this period, the eighth master needs to insist on physical therapy, and the laboratory has been instructed to strictly prohibit sexual intercourse.

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In any case, even with just one defeat on the road, AC Milan have achieved their goals in Europe very well this season. In the Champions League semi-finals, any giant club will be satisfied with this result, even if they swear not to win the championship. Of course, the exception is Abu's Chelsea, where the Russian only has the trophy in his eyes, and there is no difference between the runner-up and the last place.

AC Milan's biggest problem right now is that the league is still in a tough situation. With only five games left in Serie A, the team is currently in sixth place, not far from the Champions League zone in the top four, but it is not easy to catch up. If the team goes all out, with the recent strong momentum, of course, there is still a lot of hope, but the prospect of a Champions League final is not far away, and it is indeed a dilemma.

In the end, after a meeting between the club's giants and Carlo Ancelotti, it was decided to release the full bench for the 34th round of Serie A away to Torino between the two Champions League semi-finals.

A do-or-die clash with Manchester United looms in a few days' time, and if Milan manage to reach the Champions League final for the second time in three years, there will be 20 days and three Serie A matches before going to the final, which the hierarchy has decided to go all out on a case-by-case basis. If you don't make it to Athens, let alone give it a shot in the last four rounds.

Serie A's Champions League places next season are 3+1, that is, the fourth place needs to participate in the qualifying round, the Milan club has been aiming for the top three, just to save this extraneous branch, last year at the beginning of the new season two Champions League qualifying matches with Red Star Belgrade had a great impact on the team's season preparation, Milan did not want to repeat the same mistake.

But the situation is pressing, and now Milan is no longer forced to pursue the top three, and it is a happy thing for everyone to finish fourth. At present, in fourth place is Lazio with 58 points, Milan is sixth with 33 games, 17 wins, 10 draws and 6 losses with 53 points (from -8 points), and the gap of 5 points is not easy to chase. What's more, there is a Fiorentina with 55 points in front of him, and Palermo with 52 points behind him.

Kaka was very reluctant to miss the game against Torino and has been involved with Carlo Ancelotti since returning from England. He was only two ahead of Totti in the race for top scorer, and as the season drew to a close, Kaka felt the pressure more and more.

No one listens to anyone's advice, and Zhuo Yang can't talk about it well, so he regrets a little that he instigated Kaka to go and compare with Totti. Originally, I just wanted to suppress Totti and help Kaka add icing on the cake, but I didn't expect Kaka to be so heavy. After almost a season of getting along day and night, Zhuo Yang already knows Kaka very well, and knows that what he values most in this competition is not the honor of the top scorer, but the worry about his face. Zhuo Yang was a little kind, but he dug a hole for Kaka.

Caroline admonishes Kaka, but he doesn't listen. Don't look at Ka Shao's love for his little wife, but he is very stubborn in this matter. Caroline said, and Kaka had two words waiting for her.

In the end, it was Prime Minister Berlusconi and the agent Figel who rushed to hear the news that reluctantly persuaded Kaka, and the young master pouted 10,000 reluctantly to be pulled by Zhuo Yang to swim in Milannello.

AC Milan, who went to Turin, was very bold, saying that the substitutes simply did not bring a Champions League main player, and they did not need to press the lineup, and the bench was filled by the mascot Fiori with several second-team youngsters.

Torino goalkeeper Abbiati and wing-back Coco are both veterans of AC Milan, with Abbiati even on loan at Torino and Milan trying to convince him to return to Milanello next season.

Milan played a hard-fought game, with the big four coming up but failing to make a difference, with Ronaldo halting his five-game scoring streak and Gilardino hitting the post twice. Oliveira and Borriello clearly contribute much more defensively than offensively.

The backline of Favali, Simic, Bonella, Cafu and Karachi also left little chance for Torino's weak attacking line. Seeing the game go towards a 0-0 disappointment for both sides, it was the three figures of the 1976 generation who kept Milan from leaving empty-handed.

In the 78th minute, Torino central defender Brevy, who was entangled with Ronaldo all over the field, finally couldn't hold on, and in order to stop Ronaldo's breakthrough, he had to foul and receive a second yellow card. Torino, who had one man to play, were immediately seized by AC Milan.

Brockie assisted, Seedorf's long-lost long-range shot, 1:0, and three prospective veterans, who are also 31 years old, pocketed the three points for the team.

There was even better news after the game, Fiorentina carelessly lost to Chievo who were desperate for relegation, and AC Milan rose to fifth place with this victory.

The match that ended the next day made the Milanese smile even more, and Kaka swept away the fear of the past few days. In this round of the Rome derby, Roma and Lazio drew 0:0, Milan is only three points behind Lazio, and Kaka is still two goals ahead of Totti.

Everything is moving in the direction of planning and anticipation.

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