Chapter 357: The Indomitable Eindhoven

After a draw at Stamford Bridge, the Reds returned to Anfield on 2 May to take on away Myburgh.

Compared to the Chelsea game, Bescayne made five changes to the line-up and was sidelined by Biscayne with a thigh injury, with Barosch and Traore not even on the bench. Hyypia and Luis Garcia were also substituted in the starting line-up. Kewell, Morientes, Manuel Pellegrino, Nunez and Volnock came into the starting line-up.

Liverpool's extensive rotation worried fans, and this was also evidenced just four minutes after the start of the game, when Nemech passed the ball to Hahasselbaink and the Dutchman broke away from Manuel Pellegrino's defence to calmly fire a low left-footed shot from inside the box.

Just as Isselba Hasselbaink was celebrating a point against his old Chelsea team-mate, the linesman's flag was already hoisted high.

Offside!

The KOPs breathed a sigh of relief, they didn't want to be hit by their opponents to get off to a dream start.

This time it was offside to help, what about next time?

But Tang Wu's steady play helped the team again, and the two sides fought fiercely for an hour, and the two sides did not achieve anything.

The first to stand up this time was still the captain of the Red Army, Gerrard.

It seems that he was "stimulated" in the last game, and Gerrard also felt "crisis" because of his captaincy.

From the start of the match, he tore through the opponent's defense with his non-stop running.

In the 63rd minute, Reese's long pass found Gerrard, and the Liverpool captain volleyed in the outside of his right foot from 30 yards, and the ball erupted into a perfect arc and fell into the top right corner of the goal.

It was the sixth goal of the season!

It was this goal that helped Liverpool win 1-0 at home to Myburgh.

On the other hand, Everton lost 2-0 at Fulham. In the case of one more game, it was overtaken by Liverpool again. Throwing away the Magpies, who quit in the first two games, Liverpool is basically stable to earn four this season!

In the other three games, Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United have all won. Since both teams are the same as Liverpool have played one game less, Arsenal still has a chance for Professor Arsene Wenger!

After all, Chelsea's missing game was against the Red Devils Manchester United.

After 36 rounds of the league, the form of the Premier League is becoming clearer.

Arsenal and Everton both have a chance to win the title or win a top four, but Chelsea and Liverpool are too far ahead and this season's league goals can be achieved ahead of schedule, as long as there are no surprises.

In this way, both the Magic Bird and the Bald are focused on the upcoming Champions League second leg confrontation.

On May 5, the first match of the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals was played at the Philip Stadium in Eindhoven.

After the first leg between AC Milan and PSV Eindhoven, Galliani once said: "I like the performance of the two Koreans. "If in that game, Park Ji-sung and Lee Young-pyo were just eye-catching, then in this game, the two of them really became the key gentlemen in the team.

Park Ji-sung was the first to cause a thunderous cheer at Philips Stadium, and his first outburst was a goal.

You have to marvel at Park Ji-sung's feet too fast! When he faced Pirlo's interception in midfield, a through ball was slipped into Hesseling

, he was still more than ten meters away from the big penalty area.

Hessellinck picked up the ball in the box and tried to force Stamm, but the ball bounced between the legs of the two men. At this point, Park Ji-sung was already in the right position, and although Nesta was quickly returning and Maldini was on the right side in the middle of the box, Park Ji-sung found space between the three world-class defenders!

He didn't stop the ball after he took the first step, and the ball was placed in a position as if it were comfortable for him. The South Korean shoots with his legs, and the ball flies straight to the top right corner of the goal like an arrow!

Dida can't be blamed because it was a shot that couldn't be saved. At this time, the clock at Philip Stadium had just pointed to 9 minutes.

Park Ji-sung's value is not only in his front-court assault and organization, but also in the forward midfield position, he can also run and scramble like a midfielder.

Between 14 and 26 minutes alone, he made three tackles – from Andrea Pirlo, Gattuso and Kaka.

PSV Eindhoven's second goal came when he tackled an out-of-control chance in midfield to Lee Young-pyo, who set up Cocu to score.

TG gave Park Ji-sung a 65 points this time, but gave Lee Young-pyo a game-high score of 75 points, and indeed, Lee Young-pyo, who contributed an assist, performed better than his compatriots.

During the match, Lee Young-pyo and Cafu had a total of 4 conversations and two defenses, and the South Koreans managed to cause a foul on the Brazilian. On both occasions, Lee Young-pyo shook off Cafu beautifully, and the second time he completed a fatal pass, and the captain of the world champion faced the South Korean who was unknown to Europeans.

Just after PSV Eindhoven took a 2-0 lead, almost all Eindhoven fans seemed to see the light of day for a comeback.

Milan, who were strong in the last game, exposed the weakness of physical weakness, and this time they came from afar to visit Philippe, how can they be full of energy?

What's more, now that the score has been leveled, the chance of qualifying for the Champions League final seems to be imminent.

But football is round, and no one dares to jump to conclusions until the game is over.

The moment Ambrosini scored with a flying header, the moment Cocu turned and volleyed, and the moment Norwegian referee Hauge blew the final whistle, time, expression, and even blood froze.

In just 3 minutes, all the attributes and essences of football, all the connotations and extensions have emerged, floated, risen, and endured.

As Zhan Jun said, "If you are a loyal AC Milan or a loyal Eindhoven fan, you are destined to have indescribable joy or indescribable sadness at such a dawn." And if you're a purely neutral fan like me, I don't know if you have that kind of "solid" feeling like I do. ”

A week ago, when substitute Dane Tomasson scored PSV Eindhoven with a volley just before the end of the game, almost everyone was convinced that it was only a matter of time before AC Milan had a two-goal advantage in their quest for the title in Istanbul.

Now, thanks to the brilliant performances of the two Koreans, the balance of victory seems to be beginning to balance again, even tilting towards Eindhoven.

Seeing that it was about to enter overtime, in the 90th minute, a miracle belonging to red and black appeared!

Ambrosini split the ball in the middle, Kaladze crossed the left touchline, and Kaka stopped the ball and made a slight adjustment. In the face of Vogel's block, he crossed with his right foot. Ambrosini headed over the top from seven yards and the ball flew into the far corner despite being touched by Gomez's left finger.

AC Milan is 3-2 on aggregate!

At this moment, Gomez pounded the ground with his hands in chagrin, and Ancelotti and Tasotti hugged each other excitedly.

At this point in the game, it seemed that there was no suspense left.

But one minute later, PSV Eindhoven, who did not give up, made a long pass in midfield. Hesselink's header from the edge of the penalty area was ferried, and although Cocu was flanked by Stam and Cafu, he turned and fired a left-footed volley directly from 10 meters in front of the goal, hitting the ball into the far corner!

After the goal, Cocu quickly rushed into the opponent's goal to pick up the ball and beckoned his team-mate to run towards the centre circle.

Although they were 3-3 on aggregate, they had to score another goal to secure victory after an away goal from Milan.

However, time was running out, and AC Milan, who reacted, finally kept the score until the end and reached the Champions League final for the 10th time with an away goal.

After being eliminated, the Eindhoven players looked sluggish one by one, they could still run, but there was no time.

They had tried their best, but they couldn't save the day.

Especially Kocu, who scored twice in this game, he was lying on his back on the Phillip Pitch at this time, crying like a tearful man.

As a player at Barcelona, he reached the semi-finals of the Champions League twice; Even in the World Cup and European Championship, he was eliminated in the semi-finals.

In today's Champions League, people once again saw the hard work and tenacity of the Dutchmen.

But that's what football is all about, when the winner cheers louder for victory, the loser is bound to cry louder for defeat.

After a ninety-minute battle, the mighty AC Milan were lucky enough to get a plane ticket to Istanbul.

It was only then that fans hurriedly turned their eyes to the other side of the English Channel to see which Premier League team would meet the mighty Milan in Turkey in England's famous port city.