289. The Triple Crown beckons
After a 3-0 away win over Real Madrid, Inzaghi, who scored two goals in the game and created the decisive penalty, once again became the focus of the whole of Europe.
In particular, his dexterity in leaping from behind Carvalho and intercepting the ball to cut inside was defined as "the moment that killed the game".
But in fact, it was not only the running and acceleration of the Nine Masters that killed the game, but also the decline in the concentration of Carvalho, the iron guard, under the continuous pressure of Milan, otherwise the Portuguese would not have been at a loss to block the cross with his chest without observing the situation around him.
And this just reflects the state of Real Madrid's players, so even if Mourinho finally decisively replaced Ronaldo, replaced Morientes, and replaced Zidane with Solari, hoping to make the final impact, but the situation is no longer in Uncle Bird's control.
To make matters worse, after being eliminated by the Milanese's stubborn comeback, there was a lot of news about the discord in the Real Madrid dressing room, and the shot of Carlos who was a stranger to Mourinho when he came off the field was the murder of many sideline photographers.
As for Florentino, the ruler of the Galactic Battleship, he remained silent in the storm that was gradually forming......
Fortunately, there was another piece of reassuring news for Real Madrid fans the next day, when Chelsea unbelievably overcame the Camp Nou, just three minutes into the game, the former Barcelona king Rivaldo blasted the Valdés goal with a long-range shot, and then the Blues used great tenacity and hard work to maintain the advantage of this goal until the end, and finally eliminated Barcelona with the highest title call 2-1 on aggregate to enter Istanbul!
It was the second leg of two eye-popping Champions League semi-finals, and it was quite exciting news that two dominant teams were overturned at home, despite the fact that the opponents were equally strong.
UEFA secretly rejoiced in the public opinion craze brought about the two reversals while secretly rejoicing that AC Milan reached the final for the third year in a row, and the fans shouted in disbelief, perhaps only the Spanish fans looked a little disappointed, but the Catalans and Madridians seemed to have weakened each other's sense of frustration.
After qualifying for the Champions League final, the Milanese began to shift their focus to the final six league games.
They are now seven points ahead of second-placed Juventus, which means they will be on the throne after a maximum of four games if both sides win the same situation, and the outcome that can already be seen will naturally keep the Milan players motivated.
The opponent in the penultimate round is Fiorentina, who once rivaled the top three in the north and the Roma duo.
Speaking of Fiorentina, who was reborn in the Apennine top league because of the expansion of Serie A before the season, the entanglement with AC Milan is not small, Chiellini, who was pinned on high hopes, was loaned to the Purple Lily to increase experience in the first half of the season, and recalled the team in the second half of the season in order to increase the depth of the bench, and in the summer, Jiang Qi also preemptively signed Fiorentina's intended to attract Uj Farousi, which greatly reduced the back line of the Purple Lily's new season.
Without the absolute main force of Ujfarusi and the main rotation of Chiellini, Fiorentina's backline is only one main central defender left by Dainelli, Vialli as the main rotation, supplemented by De Licari, Cellini and others, although there is plenty of money in the back three, but once it becomes a back four, the manpower is a little tight.
However, the Purple Lily's midfield strength is not bad, with veterans such as Jorgensen and Maresca, as well as newcomers such as Maggio and Donadale, plus the experienced Mikoli in the front line, the attacking power is quite impressive.
Surprisingly, Jiang Qi sent Chiellini to the field again in this league, and he didn't seem to be afraid that his unstable state would bring trouble to his own backfield, and it was Uj Farousi who partnered Chiellini, as for the center forward at the front, Lao Jiang Hehe smiled and discharged Tony.
Over the course of the game, Chiellini's progress was worthy of the rookie coach's trust, and Toney gradually showed his terrifying attacking prowess. Throughout the game, the young Italian defender made three key tackles and an 86 per cent success rate in aerial duels, while Luca Toney scored two more goals as AC Milan won 2-0 away at the Purple Lily.
At the end of the 2004~2005 season, Moratti had already made the decision to dismiss Zaccheroni, who still had one year left on his contract, and his preferred successor was Mancini, who was barely able to maintain the pride of the Blue Eagles under the pressure of Lazio's financial deficit, and this news is no secret in the Apennine Peninsula.
So, back at home to face Lazio, AC Milan saw a team with a slightly loose morale, the manager is about to leave, and the players have to worry or be glad that they will be sold by the team to fill the hole in the books, Lazio's decline is inevitable, and the result of this game is self-evident.
In the 35th round of the league, AC Milan met a nervous knife team, Pepper Lecce......
Remember the three lads Chevanton, Boydinov and Vucinich?
In what may have been the final season of the trio, they caused enough problems for the Milan players at home, with Chevanton's free-kick giving Lecce the lead in the opening six minutes, and then although Villa equalised just before half-time, Vucinić fired a long-range shot through Abbiati's 10 fingers at the start of the second half!
Villa stepped forward again, and scored with three people in the penalty area, but Boydinov stabbed inside and sent a wonderful pass under the side to help Chevanton score twice with a header, and Lecce led again, 3:2!
After that, AC Milan's Van der Vaart and Kaka hit the woodwork in quick succession, which gave the visitors a bit of a morale blow and the home fans hoping to beat the leaders in an upset.
When the key man stepped up the most, the Spanish striker stepped up and equalised with a free-kick in the 88th minute, then sneaked into the far corner from a tight angle in the third minute of stoppage time, and finally helped Milan to take three points away with a big four.
What made this victory even more valuable was that in another city, Parma, Gilardino led the Young Guards to defeat the Bianconeri Juventus 2-1!
The contrast between one win and one loss widened the gap between the two teams to 10 points, and AC Milan was crowned league champion three rounds ahead of schedule!
Add to that the fact that the final against Udinese in the Coppa Italia is almost one step away from a treble, and the most important of these is the Champions League final in Istanbul, which will be an unprecedented night of legend, no doubt about it......
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