Chapter 19: Initiation

In this game, the lineup sent by Ancelotti is, goalkeeper Dida, the back line is still four veterans, Maldini, Stam, Nesta, Cafu, midfielders Pirlo, Gattuso, Seedorf, Kaka, and Shevchenko and Zhang Qing on the forward line.

This is the same lineup as the last game, obviously Ancelotti is still satisfied with such a combination, after all, it is the first game of the Champions League, even if the opponent is not strong, you can't drop points, at least try to get three points.

Zhang Qing started this game, he was very excited, and it was the Champions League debut, so he attached special importance to the game.

From the start, AC Milan were firmly in control of the initiative.

Andrea Pirlo and Seedorf organised the game, sometimes possessing the ball and sometimes passing the ball, and kept the team's attack very fluid.

And Kaka has been running and interspersing in the position of the front midfield, breaking through with the ball, although his skills are not outstanding, but the rhythm is well controlled, especially his signature stride ball, although Serie A has a defender, but in these few games, there are few people who can defend his ball, and most of them will be kicked by him with rhythm.

And Zhang Qing gradually found his rhythm in the cooperation with Shevchenko, after all, a world-class striker can give him a lot of help, and he has slowly learned a lot from him.

At this point, the ball came and went to Pirlo's feet. Pirlo glanced up at the front, the right wing-back Cafu on the right side was plugging in at high speed, and the opposing defenders had already set up their defense.

Cafu crossed the ball right over Sheva's head, and he headed it in but the ball was saved by the opposition goalkeeper and then cleared by the defender.

That's when full-back Cafu came up to take the throw-in, and he threw it to Andrea Pirlo to start regrouping.

Andrea Pirlo was clever at play, he sometimes kicked lethal passes when he was not expecting it, he passed the ball to Kaka, who saw that he had no chance, passed it back to him, and then Pirlo slid it straight into Shevchenko, who was plugged in at high speed.

By this time, Shevchenko was left without a defender in front of him, and he was once again facing the goalkeeper, with a defender close to him.

He looked up and saw that Zhang Qing was also quickly outflanking, and it seemed that he was about to pass the ball.

So Shevchenko got up and passed the ball with his left foot.

The opposing defender was quick and stretched out his foot to block the ball. At this time, Zhang Qing was inserted at high speed, and the ball had already fallen behind him.

Zhang Qing couldn't brake, stretched out his foot and hooked back, stopped the ball behind his body, looked up, many defenders have already returned to defense, if he turns around again, and then shoots with his feet, these few actions are made, the opportunity has long been lost, not to mention that the defenders are back on the defensive, and the goalkeeper will also stand in a good position.

So he directly knocked with his heel, and the force was not small, and he kicked directly in the direction of the goal.

Entered! Teammates have gathered around to celebrate Zhang Qing's goal.

Zhang Qing didn't know yet, and didn't see whether his ball had scored or not.

When I turned around, I saw that the ball was already in the goal, so I went to celebrate with my teammates.

Heel goal, Zhang Qing has scored 2 goals in the season at this time, too fast, only about 20 minutes in the first half, he scored a goal, plus more than 20 minutes in the last game, that is to say, Zhang Qing has scored two goals in less than 45 minutes, a half.

This can set a record, a record for a Chinese in the Europa League, in Serie A, and even in the Champions League, after all, this is the first Chinese to score in the Champions League.

Although Zhang Zhi and Yang Lan did not go to watch the game, they turned on the TV in Milan and watched the whole game.

For their son's goal, although they are used to it, after all, this is the first goal of the Champions League, which is very memorable, and the two of them are also very excited.

Zhang Zhi was very emotional, his son has indeed grown up, and the road ahead has to be taken by himself, first the World Youth Championship shined, and then he participated in the Milan derby on his debut in Serie A, scoring on the first start of the Champions League, and a series of records were easily broken by Zhang Qing, Zhang Zhi felt that there was hope for Chinese football, and his own unfulfilled wish may have to be completed by his son.

Thinking of this, he yelled at the TV: "Come on, son, for the future of Chinese football, come on!" ”

Zhang Qing was celebrating with his teammates at this time, after all, he scored the first goal of the Champions League and was very happy.

As the game continued, AC Milan were significantly superior to their opponents, Panasynax of Athens, firmly dominating possession, with several key players passing to each other, looking for holes in the opposition's defence.

Pirlo, Seedorf and Kaka all stayed in the midfield, interspersing back and forth on the left and right flanks from time to time, while captain Maldini and right-back Cafu also inserted attacks from time to time to ensure the diversity of the attack. The Pana New Nax team is still struggling to cope, although there have been several counterattacks, but the strength is indeed significantly different, and there is no relatively threatening attack that can be organized.

At the end of the first half, the team entered the break room with a one-goal lead.

At the break, coach Carlo Ancelotti was satisfied with the first half of the game, especially the team's ability to control the tempo, and he asked the players to seize a few more chances in the second half to extend the lead, after all, the Greeks still have a strong willpower, they will not easily admit defeat, will continue to struggle, and will counterattack.

The second half began, and sure enough, Panasynax launched a quick counter-attack, moving the back line forward in its entirety and then attacking towards AC Milan's goal under the captain's leadership.

That's when midfield grinder Gattuso stepped up.

He is a good interceptor in the team, the role is to defend and intercept in the midfield, has been robbing the opponent's ball, the advantage is that the defense is active, the defensive area is large, the disadvantage is that the offense is his disadvantage, when the team is attacking, he generally does not participate in the organization, but on the side of the offensive protection, pass the ball, and hand it to Pirlo to organize.

When defending, he is the first to stand up, a barrier to the back line, to protect the two central defenders from facing the opponent's goalkeeper directly, to defend the opponent's front waist, to avoid the front waist to insert an attack or a long shot, in short, is a very important role, indispensable in the entire offensive and defensive system.

In addition, he looks very strong, although he is not very old, he is only 24 or 5 years old, but he looks fierce and vicious, everyone is afraid of him, and he is indeed a very enthusiastic person in private, Zhang Qing often asks him questions.