Chapter 151: Drag down AC Milan

When Dortmund attacked quickly, it was natural that there would be various mistakes, and then AC Milan would break the ball and counterattack.

In the 23rd minute, Shinji Kagawa was about to pass the ball to Gundogan when there was a passing error, which was tackled by Seedorf, and then Van Bommel, Boateng, and Ibrahimovic fired three arrows, and AC Milan played a quick counterattack.

With the counterattack of Seedorf and others, Kyle, Gundogan, Shinji Kagawa and others naturally had to quickly return to the defense, and the back line retreated to their own penalty area while being stuck in position.

As a result, most of the players from both sides moved together to the midfield and even Dortmund's half, following AC Milan's counter-attack.

was pressed by Dortmund for a long time, and rarely counterattacked, which made AC Milan in the stands already very depressed.

Seeing this counterattack, the fans cheered excitedly, hoping that Seedorf and others could score goals in the counterattack.

Correspondingly, the Hornets fans at home erupted in loud boos and curses, hoping to interfere with AC Milan's counter-attack.

Westfalen Stadium is known as the most terrifying home stadium in Europe, and the boos from tens of thousands of Hornets die-hard fans are truly extraordinary.

I don't know if it was really affected by the boos of the Hornets fans, Boateng was ready to use a Matthews feint to get past Kyle when he got the ball to face an interception from Dortmund captain Sebastian Kyle.

Unexpectedly, his feints were not done properly, and his speed was slow, and Kyle reacted in time to turn down and tackle, and immediately shoveled Boateng to the ground with the ball.

Ibrahimovic, Seedorf and others immediately raised their hands and shouted: "Foul!" ”

However, the referee did not say anything.

The ball tackled by Kyle fell at the feet of fullback Piszczek, Piszczek was also quite clever, without hearing the referee's whistle, he didn't care whether Kyle really fouled, he didn't stop the ball, just looked at the position of Cheng Hai in the frontcourt, and kicked the ball directly in the backfield and kicked the ball to AC Milan's half.

The ball took off into the air and flew over the heads of most of the people on both sides and towards AC Milan's half.

Borussia Dortmund took advantage of AC Milan's counter-attack and conceded a counter-attack.

The referee ignored Boateng on the ground and ran straight in the direction of the ball's flight towards AC Milan's half.

Obviously, the referee decided that Kyle's tackle was a good ball, and it was a good ball to tackle the ball first and then bring down Boateng.

There was no way, Seedorf and the others could only hurry back to defense.

But it's too late.

After being played by Dortmund for more than 20 minutes of high-intensity games without slowing down, Seedorf, Gattuso, Van Bommel and others were a little unable to run.

It's not that they're physically exhausted, it's that they're getting older, and they can't maintain such a high-speed running sprint and back defense for the time being.

Their speed of defense can no longer catch up with Dortmund's counterattack speed.

In addition, Piszczek's pass did not pass through the ground, but drove directly to the front court with a big foot, and it was impossible for Gattuso and others to catch up with the ball flying in the air even if they sprinted at full speed, not to mention that they couldn't sprint now.

As a result, Cheng Hai, who stayed in the front court, smoothly stuck Thiago Silva with his strong physique, and then faced the falling ball with a sudden non-stop pass, not only picked the ball over his and Silva's heads, but also picked Lewandowski, who was inserted at high speed more than ten meters away on the left.

Cheng Hai's skill combination of "picking the ball" + "long passing in the air" allowed him to pass a good ball when the ball did not land.

The ball flew smoothly towards Lewandowski, and Cheng Hai immediately turned around and ran without the ball and rushed towards the AC Milan penalty area.

Cheng Hai's non-stop direct pick and pass was beyond Thiago Silva's expectations. Therefore, when Cheng Hai turned to run past him, Silva reacted a step slower.

When he wanted to stretch out his hand to pull Cheng Hai at the risk of fouling, he couldn't pull it anymore.

After the successful start, Silva's outstretched hand just pulled Cheng Hai's wrist, and Cheng Hai immediately broke free and walked away, leaving Silva with a back.

After breaking through Silva, Cheng Hai was already close to the position of the big penalty area, and AC Milan's last defense Zambrotta stared at Lewandowski on the other side, and at the same time stuck Cheng Hai who ran without the ball to prevent Cheng Hai from running out of space.

But one person's defense is no longer of much effect on Cheng Hai.

Lewandowski, who received Cheng Hai's pass over there, after seeing Cheng Hai break through Silva, passed the ball before Mex's grabbing and sent the ball to the feet of Cheng Hai, who rushed to the top of the arc of the penalty area.

Cheng Hai got the ball at the front of the big penalty area, and there was only one Zambrotta in front of him, no matter on or off the field, everyone on both sides suddenly became nervous.

Dortmund are nervous hoping that Cheng Hai will score, and AC Milan is nervous for fear of conceding a goal.

In addition to Zambrotta in front of him, Thiago Silva, who had just been got rid of by Cheng Hai with speed behind him, was actually not far from Cheng Hai.

Because Cheng Hai's total distance from throwing off Silva to rushing to the top of the arc of the big penalty area is not far, no matter how fast he is, Silva is not a stake standing still.

Therefore, when Cheng Hai received the ball, Silva had already rushed to a position only two or three meters away from Cheng Hai.

As long as Cheng Hai delays a little, he may form a two-person situation with Zambrotta, and he may break the ball at Cheng Hai's feet.

But Cheng Hai did not delay.

He knew that this kind of opportunity was rare.

AC Milan's reinforced concrete chain defense is indeed something Cheng Hai has never seen before.

From the first leg to this game, AC Milan have been doing a good job defensively, rarely allowing him to get the chance to shoot on goal after breaking through one more person.

In addition, from the last game to this game, he has not scored in the face of AC Milan, which makes Ibrahimovic very proud, and Cheng Hai is also determined to score a goal.

He could not afford to waste his time and gave Thiago Silva a chance to catch up by delaying time.

Therefore, the moment he received the ball, Cheng Hai took advantage of the situation to flick the ball to the right, making the illusion that he wanted to break through from the right side and enter the penalty area.

Cheng Hai made a fake action with a bull's tail in the process of stopping the ball.

Cheng Hai's full value of skills, the movements he made were too realistic, and the nervousness in the face of Cheng Hai made Zambrotta not think much about it, and immediately moved his body in the direction of Cheng Hai's ball, wanting to intercept Cheng Hai's breakthrough in this direction.

Unexpectedly, Cheng Hai dialed the ball halfway, but hooked his foot, hooked the ball back to the left, and then broke through from the other side of Zambrotta.

Speaking slowly, in fact, the movements made by Cheng Hai's full-value skill were quite fast, and Zambrotta was caught off guard.

Perhaps it was a slippage under his feet, or a lack of fitness after being taken by Dortmund to play a high-intensity game for more than 20 minutes, the 34-year-old Zambrotta fell to the ground with a snap at the moment when Cheng Hai hooked the ball back with a bull's tail.

Cheng Hai used a simple stop ball + oxtail passing feint to shake the world-class defensive superstar Zambrotta directly to the ground, and then entered the penalty area.

Although there was a slight delay in passing the pass, Thiago Silva was able to catch up.

But at this time, Cheng Hai had already entered the penalty area, and Silva had already had some scruples and did not dare to foul, so he could only push Cheng Hai with a slight pull on the side, hoping to affect his ball control.

However, Cheng Hai's full physique made him not affected too much by Silva.

Cheng Hai smashed his arms to block Silva on the side, and after glancing at the position of goalkeeper Abbiati, he volleyed three or four meters to the right of the penalty spot in the big penalty area and pumped the ball into the near corner.

Thiago Silva, who chased back into the penalty area, was unable to stop Cheng Hai's shot after all.

For Cheng Hai's full-value shooting, after entering the penalty area, the goalkeeper's coverage is too small, and he can't block a goal frame as big as 7.32 meters.

This time, Abbiati is a little remote, probably trying to bet on Cheng Hai to play the far corner.

But with Cheng Hai's shooting skills, he will hit whichever side has a big gap, and it is almost impossible for the goalkeeper to save.

Therefore, after observing that the near angle gap was larger, Cheng Hai decisively volleyed the near angle.

Abbiati is positioned at the far end, so he is naturally mentally prepared to save his opponent and shoot into the near corner. Therefore, the moment Cheng Hai shot, Abbiati pounced on the near corner.

However, he was standing too far away.

What's more, the distance was too close, and Cheng Hai's full value of shooting power hit the ball so fast that before Abbiati's hand could be completely pounced, the ball flew in front of his palm, and drilled into the goal against the post under the desperate gaze of the Milanese in the audience.

In the 23rd minute of the first half, Cheng Hai successfully shot after knocking down Zambrotta with a counter-attack, giving Dortmund a 1-0 lead.

Cheng Hai finally scored his first Champions League goal against AC Milan and helped to level the aggregate score at 4-4.

If the match ends with this scoreline, Borussia Dortmund will beat AC Milan by more away goals and advance to the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

Therefore, it was a crucial goal to turn the tide of the game between the two sides.

At the moment when Cheng Hai carried Silva to shoot with his feet and volleyed the ball into the AC Milan goal, the entire Westfaren Stadium boiled instantly, and the Dortmund fans screamed and cheered like crazy, and shouted Cheng Hai's name in unison under the leadership of the stadium broadcast, bowing to him.

Broadcast: "In the 23rd minute, Borussia Dortmund scored a goal by the number 9 ......"

"Cheng Hai!!"

"It was ...... who scored the goal"

"Cheng Hai!!"

"It was ...... who scored the goal"

"Cheng Hai!!"

The huge noise created by more than 80,000 fans was simply deafening and sonic to the whole world.

The commentators of various countries in the commentary table also roared in the loudest voice:

“Goooooooooooooooooal……”

"The ball is in!"

"Cheng Hai scored."

"Cheng Hai opened the scoring in the second leg of the Champions League 1/8 final between Dortmund and AC Milan, giving Dortmund a 1-0 lead."

"The aggregate score between the two sides became 4-4, and the situation reversed, Dortmund overtook Milan and occupied the opportunity to advance to the quarterfinals with the advantage of more away goals."

"Cheng Hai's key goal became the turning point of the game."

"At the same time, this is also Cheng Hai's 16th goal in the Champions League this season!"

"It's horrible!"

"Next, AC Milan had to fight back. However, after being dragged by Dortmund for more than 20 minutes of high-intensity play, do they still have the strength to fight back? ”

Of course, AC Milan want to fight back, because if they don't fight back and don't score, they will be eliminated.

However, as some commentators said, after being dragged by Dortmund for more than 20 minutes of high-intensity play, and after being bombarded by the attacking line led by Cheng Hai for more than 20 minutes, AC Milan's midfielders were a little unable to run.

Wearing the number 10 shirt, Seedorf is a central midfield that plays both offensively and defensively, and he is also the playmaker of AC Milan's central midfield.

However, he is 35 years old after all, and some players have long since retired, and it is a miracle that he can still play at the age of the giants AC Milan.

But after being attacked by Cheng Hai, Lewandowski, Shinji Kagawa, Gundogan and others in turns for more than 20 minutes, Seedorf couldn't rush up for the time being.

It's not that the physical energy is exhausted, it's just that I can't maintain the high-intensity sprint and scramble rhythm before for the time being.

But Dortmund has no problem in this regard.

Even Cheng Hai, who is the weakest in physical fitness, has only been playing for more than 20 minutes, he can still run, and he can run at a high speed.

His acceleration and speed are at full value, and even if he doesn't run at full speed, he can run faster than most players on the opposing side.

And if the other party wants to keep up with him, he must run at full speed to keep up, which is also an important factor in the very fast consumption of the human body such as Seedorf, Gattuso, and Van Bommel.

In such a situation, AC Milan has a disjointed rhythm in front and back even if they want to counterattack.

Ibrahimovic and Boateng are at their peak age, but the likes of Seedorf are not.

As a result, Ibrahimovic and Boateng, who have the heart to counterattack, often find themselves attacking after attacking, but Seedorf, Van Bommel and others behind do not follow, and sometimes after being caught by many Dortmund players, they can't even find a place to get the ball.

Although Ibu's foot skills are very good, after all, he can't put on the kind of performance that has even been performed by several people every time.

This can't even be done by Cheng Hai, who has a number of breakthrough skills at full value, let alone him?

As a result, AC Milan's counter-attacks have always been in vain.

Not only that, after scoring the first goal, Dortmund did not have the idea of slowing down, but still maintained the high-intensity attack and scramble for more than 20 minutes in the first 20 minutes.

It's not that Cheng Hai and the others don't know how to be tired, but they themselves are mentally prepared to drag down their opponents in this game, so they have made physical reserves a few days in advance.

On the other hand, Cheng Hai's goal after knocking down Zambrotta also showed them the huge gains of this tactic.

Although it is not obvious, everyone believes that Zambrotta's fall must have been due to physical exhaustion.

Therefore, stimulated by the goal, the whole Dortmund team has firmly strengthened the tactics of pressing from a high position, and the morale is even higher, vowing to drag down AC Milan, which has a super high average age, and defeat the opponent to advance to the quarterfinals.

In such a situation, AC Milan's counter-attack not only failed to score, but conceded again in the 37th minute.

It was the same scene as Zambrotta, where the 33-year-old Gattuso was shaken by Cheng Hai several times in a row when defending Cheng Hai and fell to the ground.

Cheng then sent the ball to Gundogan, who was following up in the middle, before Van Bommel and Mexes rushed up to stop him.

Cheng Hai's short passing technology is also full value!

Gundogan received a pass from Cheng Hai on the edge of the penalty area, and after facing Thiago Silva's interception, he deflected a shot gap and kicked the ball from the top of the arc.

The ball flew past Silva, flew over the palm of Abbiati's hand, scrambled across a faint parabola and slammed into the underside of the crossbar and into the net.

In the 37th minute, Cheng Hai assisted Gundogan to score another goal, and Dortmund overtook the aggregate score 2-0 and 5-4 in the two legs.

The Dortmund fans in the stands were back cheering and celebrating.

And those AC Milan fans who came from afar fell into a painful confusion.

The AC Milan players on the field were also out of breath and couldn't run.

Of course, Dortmund's players won't have it easy. But they are young and have the capital to fight.

Therefore, after the game started anew, although the passing speed of Cheng Hai and others was a little slower, it was not much slower, and they still had an overwhelming advantage over AC Milan.

Because, as time goes on, AC Milan's veterans will be physically exhausted faster and more embarrassed than the entire Dortmund team.

As a result, an unexpected scene occurred.

Less than 5 minutes have passed since the second goal, and in the 41st minute, Cheng Hai carried the defense of Zambrotta and Box in the penalty area, squeezed out of the position, jumped and successfully competed for the top, and put Mario Gotze's corner kick into the goal guarded by Abbiati.

Cheng Hai scored twice to give Dortmund a 3-0 lead, and the aggregate score became 6-4.

AC Milan need to score at least three goals if they want to advance, and they can't let Borussia Dortmund score again to knock out the quarter-finals.

But is it possible?

Anyway, in the minutes before the end of the first half, AC Milan couldn't do it. They can withstand the same indiscriminate bombardment as ever by Borussia Dortmund, and they are good if they don't concede a goal.

After one minute of stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half, and Gattuso, Van Bommel and other AC Milan superstars could finally breathe a sigh of relief and have a good rest.

At half-time, Allegri made a substitution, replacing Seedorf, who was completely exhausted and couldn't hold on, and replaced him with Ambrosini.

Dortmund, on the other hand, did not make any adjustments.

Although everyone was equally tired, after a 15-minute break at half-time, everyone could continue to fight for a while, and Klopp was ready to wait for someone to run out of energy in the second half before making a substitution.

As for Cheng Hai, there is no need to worry at all.

Although Cheng Hai was almost helped down by Shinji Kagawa at the end of the game, after ten minutes of deep sleep and massage by the physiotherapist, Cheng Hai will become lively again in the second half.