Chapter 431: I'm Sorry, But I Want to Win
The closest thing to a goal was made by AC Milan.
In the 15th minute, Odor took a corner kick and Ambrosini won the penalty in the box, and he headed in a rebound that was the most difficult for the goalkeeper to deal with, and the ball smashed on the grass and bounced towards the goal. However, Casillas deserved to be the Spanish goalkeeper, and he miraculously made a sideways pounce to beat the ball out.
There was chaos in front of the goal, but fortunately, Gago reacted quickly and cleared the siege with a big foot.
Real Madrid played more cautiously, following Capello's instructions, they began to shrink their defence and play defensive counter-attacks, and AC Milan gradually dominated possession.
Under the control of Seedorf and Pirlo, they basically dominated the midfield.
Real Madrid's counter-attack was a bit problematic, with David Beckham not playing, making it difficult for them to launch a threatening counter-attack through precise long passes from central midfield.
AC Milan didn't have a good way to take Real Madrid's dense defense for a while, and the two sides fell into a tug-of-war in the midfield and didn't get too good chances for a while.
The deadlock was not broken until the 35th minute.
Real Madrid counter-attacked from the right, and after the ball reached Kaka's feet, he used his speed to break through Jankulovski and pass diagonally to the far post, where Van Nistelrooy on the left side of the penalty area bounced the ball over the defending Otto and into goal, where Ricardo swooped in and turned and volleyed past Dida's ten fingers.
"Ricardo Goal!!!! He scored his eighth Champions League goal of the season! ”
The biggest contributor to the goal was Kaka, who burst through and pulled at AC Milan's defence and found Ruud van Nistelrooy with a pinpoint cross. The prince of San Siro, today he will fight against San Siro! ”
Kaka was not involved in Ricardo's celebrations, and he still has a deep affection for AC Milan. Although he has gradually become accustomed to Real Madrid, to the white shirt and to playing next to Ricardo, he is still grateful to his AC Milan team-mates.
They helped him establish himself in Europe and develop into a world-class player.
The eternal anchor and captain Maldini, the diligent and simple Ambrosini, Pirlo, who seems to be sleepy-eyed but can always launch a deadly pass at critical moments, Gattuso, who is brave and uncompromising, and Seedorf, who is getting older and hotter......
They were his most reliable team-mates, they fought for the league title and the Champions League, and although they failed, he remembered the days when he cried and laughed.
"I'm sorry, but I want to win."
AC Milan, who restarted the kick-off, equalised almost immediately.
After falling in midfield, Nesta suddenly picked up the tempo with a long pass, and Odor stopped the ball near the baseline on the right and passed it to goal. Gilardino beats Cannavaro on the line of the small penalty area and flicks his head at goal!
Everyone thought the goal was going to be scored, and many AC Milan fans jumped up from their seats in excitement, but Casillas unbelievably blocked the ball!
After the ball popped up, it hit the feet of Gilardino who fell to the ground and rolled towards the goal! It's just that the football with a strong spin, lifting and slipping, turned around and hit the outside of the post out of the bottom line when it was about to enter the door.
Didn't even get a corner!
The stadium echoed with the sighs of AC Milan fans. Their luck is terrible.
In the 40th minute, Gilardino picked up the ball on the edge of the penalty area, shook off Elgra and tried to continue to rush forward, but Elgra was quick to kick out, stretched out his foot from behind him, poked the ball out of the bottom line, and Gilardino also fell to the ground.
The AC Milan players asked for a penalty, but referee Bakaskov saw it and only awarded them a corner.
Pirlo took the corner, his pass was a little too high, and none of the players in front of him could touch the football, which flew towards the back post at high speed.
As the ball was about to fly off the touchline, Oddo caught up with the ball and, after adjusting a bit, passed the ball to the back of the box again.
Andrea Pirlo came back from an offside position and flicked his header on goal, and the ball arced past Casillas' head and into the back of the net.
"Pirlo Goal!!! He scored his first goal in the Champions League this season! Less than 5 minutes after conceding the goal, AC Milan equalized! ”
'The Real Madrid players seemed very unhappy as they signalled to the referee that Pirlo had been offside when he scored. The referee ran over and exchanged a few words with the linesman, upheld the penalty, and the goal was valid! ”
'Let's look at the slow-motion replays, and the moment Odor passes, Pirlo is really in an offside position, and he runs back from the offside position to fight for the top.
"Okay, it's okay, won't it be equalized," Ricardo reassured his teammates, "You always have to have a little advantage at home, don't you?" ”
The Real Madrid players gradually calmed down under his persuasion.
After the restart, Real Madrid regained more restraint, and AC Milan tried to take advantage of the morale surge to score another goal, but there was nothing good to do in the face of such a dense defense, and the two sides could only go into the second half with a score of 1:1.
At half-time, neither side made any adjustments.
AC Milan were the first to blow the horn of attack after the rematch, and they were not satisfied with a draw at home, let alone an away goal for Real Madrid.
But Real Madrid's penalty area was full of people, leaving AC Milan with few chances.
In the 50th minute, Maldini headed on a corner kick from Andrea Pirlo, but his header was too straight and was confiscated by Casillas.
One minute later, AC Milan attacked from the right and Seedorf shook off the ball to Odok, who hesitated and when he got to his feet, the shot was blocked by the Real Madrid player.
In the 53rd minute, AC Milan launched a long pass near the centre circle and Gilardino was offside, but he still slotted the ball into the back of the net with a beautiful volley when the referee blew the whistle.
Referee Bakaskov immediately ran to show him a yellow card, and Gilardino rushed to defend himself, saying that he did not hear the whistle, but the decision could not be changed, and he would still miss the second leg due to the accumulation of yellow cards.
"This is good news for Real Madrid, Inzaghi's form this season is not good, Gilardino's suspension will be a huge blow to AC Milan," the commentator analyzed. Inzaghi doesn't fit into the Christmas tree formation that AC Milan are now adopting, and as an opportunist, he's not suited to playing as a lone striker. ”
It looked as if the referee was looking after Real Madrid, but he soon proved otherwise.
In the 59th minute, Real Madrid counter-attacked, Ricardo suddenly passed the ball after a series of shakes in the box, and his pass hit Maldini's hand and was blocked.
Ricardo immediately called for a penalty, but Bakaskov ignored it.
"There were a lot of misjudgments today," the commentator said dissatisfied, "and almost all of them were decisions in AC Milan's favour. ”