AC Milan's captain on the field is Andrea Pirlo, and when he gathered his teammates to gather in a circle for the final cheer, he saw a slightly unnatural look on Ramos's face, and immediately understood that the Spanish boy should be standing on the stage of the knockout game for the first time, and it is inevitable that he will be a little nervous.

Nightshade patted Ramos on the shoulder, "What, the first time you feel this hot and oppressive atmosphere?" ”

Ramos swallowed and nodded. This visit to Old Trafford is not at all the same as coming to Stamford Bridge in the group stage, and the atmosphere of the knockout round is exaggerated to the extreme by Lord Frell's declaration of war and the frenzy of the Red Devils fans, which really makes people feel oppressed, and this is home advantage.

"Let's not forget that this is the starting point of our Champions League dynasty, which is actually better for us." , Pirlo passed by, leaving only such a bland sentence.

In 2003, it was Old Trafford, AC Milan went through a brutal penalty shoot-out after 120 in the Champions League final, and finally defeated old rivals Juventus to lift the Champions League trophy for the sixth time, representing the pinnacle of Europe. A year later, when many giants fell into the predicament of replacing the old with the new, AC Milan, which quickly completed the promotion under the operation of Jiang Qi, equaled the dark horse Porto and reached the top of the Champions League for the second consecutive year in Schalke......

If Milan can complete an unprecedented Champions League treble this season, then a dynasty will truly become a legend and go down in history.

In this way, the old Trafford in 03 is indeed the "beginning of the dynasty", Ramos stunned in place to reflect on Pirlo's words, the more he recalled, the more he could appreciate the confidence contained in it, the Spanish boy immediately clenched his fists secretly, and raised his head to see the fierce Giggs who was famous in Europe a few years ago.

"Andrei is a qualified leader." , Jiang Qi, who saw this scene, said with a smile to the coaching staff around him.

Maldini was the first to nod in agreement, "Indeed! ”

To be able to reach the top of Europe for two consecutive years, behind such glory is the kind of confidence that is slowly carved into the bones of AC Milan players, which is also Jiang Qi's biggest asset against the old man at Old Trafford, with this kind of championship temperament, he believes that the tactical details carefully arranged by the coaching staff before the game will be presented on the field one by one.

Originally, Ruud van Nistelrooy was rooted in the penalty area as an arrow, and the Dutchman had a strong ability to face the goal with his back to the goal or the side to the goal, which is the fulcrum of Manchester United's attacking system, and in addition, the speed of Giggs and Ronaldo's advancement ensures the flatness of the attack, we often see such a picture, Manchester United's wings and the arrows of the center forward appear in the camera at the same time, or interspersed, or one in front and one behind, or parallel, using crosses, Direct passes, diagonal or diagonal passes, all kinds of simple ways to quickly complete the goal.

And now with Rooney's joining, he will form a second impact behind Vanney, especially Lu Xiaopang's body combined with speed, like a tank, able to occupy an advantage in the confrontation against defenders, Rooney's footwork is also quite well controlled, contrary to his appearance, most of Xiaopang's shots are arcs or low shots, more pursuit of angle and speed, and there are not many bursts.

Also not to be overlooked is Onion's precise counter-attacking and deflective passes, which will make United's attack simpler, more direct and quicker...... Of course, it's even more deadly!

As for the weaknesses of the current Manchester United team, Keane is getting older, and his ability to support the midfield and protect the back has declined, Ferdinand and Samuel's frontal defensive ability is undoubted, but they are not solid behind them, Heinze is easy to defend and Gary Neville's speed is ...... Pieced together these subtle loopholes were the opportunity that Jiang Qi pointed out in detail at the tactical meeting.

Both teams are proportionally stronger in attack than in defense, and there are only two obvious keys to victory: offensive efficiency and defensive quality.

Manchester United, who had home advantage, had the initiative in the opening stages, and it was time to test the efficiency of the home team's attack and the quality of the visitors' defence, but the likes of Ruud van Nistelrooy quickly realised the difference between the defending champions.

When the Dutchman was in the penalty area, he was stunned to find that the defenders behind him were constantly interfering with his center of gravity, and the competition of lower body strength made it impossible for him to deal with the incoming ball in the shortest possible time, and more importantly, there would always be opposing players in front of him who stuck the line that his teammates used to pass the ball to him......

Lu Xiaopang only played for five minutes before feeling like he was stuck in a quagmire, no matter where he ran, the defenders around him would shrink rapidly, making him lose space to move, and even if he could receive the ball, it was difficult to have a chance to rush, and more into the wrestling with the Milan defensive circle......

Ryan Giggs and Cristiano Ronaldo should feel much the same, as if there are opposing players racing all the time, and despite Milan's zone-based defence on both wings, the shadow-like treatment is something they can enjoy as long as they cross the halfway line......

Scholes was the most depressed, he often found that the player number around him was No. 7 or No. 22, which made him mistakenly think that he had retreated too deeply, but just a few steps forward, the population density around him increased sharply, and he realized that it was not that he had retreated deep enough, but that the opponent had retreated too deep, but the space in his own backcourt was getting bigger......

This feeling is not only experienced by the Manchester United players on the field, but also by the spectators in the stands at Old Trafford, the team's attacking rhythm will stop from time to time, and the AC Milan team in the white jersey in front of you is like a big white sponge.

The old man's chewing gum frequency accelerated again, and now it seems that Manchester United is conducting half-court offensive training, but the efficiency is outrageously low, the Red Devils rely on the magic weapon of the opponent to submit - the space was compressed by the Milanese without hesitation, and the impact of the old man's hope is naturally impossible to talk about, Ferguson's brows involuntarily furrowed a little, and the originally conceived encounter evolved into a tug-of-war, which is equivalent to giving up their own advantages, and instead competing with the Milanese for will and tenacity, of course, this abandonment is forced.

Now Manchester United is in a bit of a dilemma, the main attack can't take advantage, and shrink back to wait for the opportunity to counterattack to get the best space attack, then morale will inevitably suffer......

But soon, AC Milan's counterattack helped the old man make a decision, Rooney's pass was cut off in a predicament, Ramos, who broke the ball, didn't even hand the ball to Pirlo to organize, and drove the ball directly to the midfield gap, Kaka was already speeding up, and then the long drive went straight into the ribs and then simply knocked back, Van Persie pulled his foot and shot low!

Fortunately, Dida was very vigilant and relied on his long arm span to block the ball from the bottom line, but this dangerous signal made Ferguson determined, the opponent had space to play the speed advantage that Jiang Qi hoped for, and why was he still trapped in the superficial advantage?

With a wave of his hand, United's formation began to retract, and the clouds of gunpowder that had gathered over Old Trafford seemed to dissipate a lot.