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"Let's take another look at the whole process of this goal...... Hoffenheim launched a quick attack, with Quaresma dribbling the ball wide and up front with their two goalscorers, Ibisevic and Ruud van Nistelrooy, up front. They attracted the attention of AC Milan's entire back line www.biquge.info so when Chu rushed up to shoot, no AC Milan player could stop him in the first place...... What a good shot! The arc was very big, Abbiati had done a great job, but he couldn't save the ball, and he couldn't be blamed for the goal he conceded. ”

The game has restarted, and the TV broadcast is still replaying the goal, and the commentator is talking about it. However, the Chinese and German commentators were naturally full of praise for Chu Zhongtian's performance, while the Italian commentators criticized Seedorf for being too slow to return to the defense - "He was slow, as if he was taking a walk." Although he squeezed out Ronaldinho and became the main striker, he must understand that the main striker in this game does not mean that he can always sit in the main position. He's slacking off as always in this game, yes, slacking. This is one of the words we used most often when we mentioned Seedorf recently. Seedorf still can't figure out the situation? At AC Milan he wasn't at the heart anymore and he had to fight for his place, like the young lads. I think he should learn from Boateng's approach to the game! ”

These criticisms were certainly not heard by Seedorf. In fact, after conceding the goal, he seemed to want to say something to the referee, maybe he thought Quaresma's goal was out of bounds? But in slow motion, the football as a whole is not out of bounds, which is a good shot. He really had nothing to complain about. And even if he complains, it won't be his turn.

After the restart, AC Milan was clearly enraged by the goal, and the Milan fans in the stands sang the AC Milan anthem and cheered for the team, while in the field, AC Milan players also fought bravely to take the lead in the hope of equalising as soon as possible.

The game seemed to be back to the situation before the goal was scored - AC Milan laid siege to Hoffenheim.

But a closer look reveals that this is not the case. Although AC Milan did have the advantage in the field, Hoffenheim's quick counterattack was also sharp, in fact, it was no longer AC Milan besieging Hoffenheim, and the balance of the game was balancing a little bit.

In the twentieth minute, AC Milan finally organized a decent attack, Pirlo played a wonderful pass to Ibrahimovic in the box, and the Swedish Shenta turned and shot, but the ball was unbelievably blocked by Enyema with his foot. This attack and defense caused a huge sigh to resound in the stands. Ibrahimovic was also sorry that he didn't score the goal, and he put his head in his hands and sighed to the sky.

Before this game, he was actually very tired, but there was no way, he still had to grit his teeth and persevere, who made AC Milan lack people this season? Pato, Pirlo and others spent more time in the stands than on the court, Pato is still recovering from injuries, and Pirlo has just returned, only Ibrahimovic can be trusted in the front line, Robinho is not in good shape...... Faced with such a predicament, AC Milan's club president Silvio Berlusconi also came to add to the trouble, claiming that Robinho and Ronaldinho could partner up to play as strikers, so that Ibrahimovic could be rested. Allegri is not a fool, he knows that these two Brazilians are not the material to play center forwards at all, and the lack of a center forward who can hold the ball in the opponent's penalty area, no matter how good the technique, is useless. Robinho is a second striker, while Ronaldinho is best suited for a midfielder and left winger. With the strikers so stretched thin, Ibrahimovic had to continue gritting his teeth.

Coach Allegri promised him that he would be given a break after playing this group stage. As long as he finishes this game and successfully qualifies for the Champions League group, then the rest of the league will be much easier, and Ibrahimovic can also take the opportunity to rest. The match was so important for AC Milan that Allegri simply did not dare to rest Ibrahimovic, who was already heavily overdrawn...... Zlatan Ibrahimovic is working hard to find an opportunity, as is Robinho.

Three minutes later, AC Milan were back in action, this time with Boateng cutting in and providing the assist, before Robinho fired straight into the corner of the box and the ball flew over the crossbar.

In response, Hoffenheim quickly organised a sharp counter-attack as well. Chu Zhongtian's backfield teleported directly to the feet of Ibisevic. Ibisevic didn't rush to turn around after getting the ball, even if he did, it was useless, and he couldn't easily fall into the circle of two or three people on the other side without support around him. So he leaned on Thiago. Silva, wait for your teammates to come up. Thanks to Hoffenheim's overall rapid progression, he doesn't have to wait too long, which reduces the risk of the ball being broken at his feet.

Soon Salihovich rushed up, and Ibisevic gave the football to Salihovic, then turned and ran forward. At this time, Salihovic also has more passing points to choose from, and it is by no means limited to Ibisevic alone. Van Nistelrooy, Quaresma, and Chu Zhongtian all pressed up.

He eventually passed the ball to Quaresma on the other side, who crossed again and Van Nistelrooy and Nesta, who followed up in the middle, and the ball was pushed out by Nesta.

Immediately followed by AC Milan to attack. Pirlo passed the ball to Boateng and pushed forward.

Hoffenheim's men came up fast when they attacked, and they retreated quickly when they defended. Only Chu Zhongtian was left alone to interfere with the other party in front, and the others quickly returned to defense. Sprinting back and forth like this is already a common occurrence for Hoffenheim's players, who don't know how many times they have practiced in training, and Rangnick's insistence on training at a high intensity that is well above the average in the Bundesliga.

Chu Zhongtian interfered with Boateng, leaving him with no way to pass the ball directly to the front, and at the same time, Hoffenheim, who retreated quickly, did not leave too many holes for AC Milan to exploit in defence. So Boateng hesitated and passed the ball back to goalkeeper Abbiati.

Chu Zhongtian saw that his goal was achieved, and he didn't continue to waste time here, he turned around and ran back, and if he was lucky, he could still catch up with the opponent in the midfield to fight for a header.

※※※ In the 30th minute, the score was still 1:0, and the away team Hoffenheim was ahead. However, in terms of technical statistics, AC Milan have the upper hand. Whether it is the time spent on the ball or the number of shots on goal, they have more than Hoffenheim.

But no matter how advantageous it is on the field, it is useless, if it cannot be converted into goals, it is useless. Allegri stood on the sidelines with some anxiety, staring at the pitch. He was struggling to figure out what to do. What he is thinking about now is not how to defend Hoffenheim's sharp attack, but how to score as quickly as possible.

He trusted his pre-match judgment that Hoffenheim was definitely not a team that was good at defending. In fact, judging from the onslaught during this period, their defense is still porous, and AC Milan's players have also caught a few, but they are not very lucky...... So as long as the pressure continues, Hoffenheim's defense will inevitably be penetrated!

Seedorf's condition is not good, it can even be said that it is very bad, he is not good at the front of the front, he runs too little, his attitude is a little slack, and there are more passing errors, it turns out that what he is best at here is not played at all. But he doesn't like to replace Seedorf, Allegri and Seedorf have a good personal relationship, he still hopes to use Seedorf's experience, in today's football, there are not many players who can win four European Champions Leagues, this is experience. Experience can help Seedorf make important performances in important moments, such as in this one...... Although Seedorf is not going to be replaced, it does not mean that Allegri has to wait for Seedorf to go crazy so passively, he can adjust in other ways, and at the same time keep Seedorf on the field and wait for his wealth of experience to come into play.

Alerigg then gave his instructions, and with a dead-ball opportunity, he called Zambrotta, who was close to him, to his side, and then Zambrotta passed his instructions on the field. His adjustment was to remove Seedorf from the midfield position and return to the back, forming a 3 of 4312 with Pirlo and Abate, while Boateng was pushed into the midfield position. This is not the first time Boateng has played as a central midfielder, but he has played as a central midfielder for two consecutive games, having played in the last Serie A round against Brescia.

This tweak had an immediate effect. Previously, AC Milan's attack relied too much on Pirlo, so that Hoffenheim's defense became very simple, because Seedorf in the forward midfield position could not play a role at all, and his teammates did not assist, but frequently assisted opponents. So Hoffenheim didn't have to bother defending Seedorf. Boateng is different, he is young and impactful, physically strong and able to play against Sana, his presence gives AC Milan an extra fulcrum in attack, and Pirlo has more passing targets to choose from.

However, Seedorf, who retreated to the central midfield position, was still slack, which laid a hidden danger for AC Milan's defense.

Allegri can't take care of the defense, AC Milan at this time is not in a position to think "what if we are conceding a goal", they can only think "we have to score, score, score more!" ”

With that in mind, AC Milan launched an onslaught into Hoffenheim's heart in the last fifteen minutes of the first half.

If they can't equalise before half-time, the second 45 minutes will be very painful for them, and Hoffenheim will take a huge amount of confidence and courage from this 1-0 first half to help them survive the last 45 minutes.

The fans at the San Siro know that too, so they work harder to create the atmosphere. The entire San Siro Stadium is like a volcanic crater waiting to erupt.

In such a frenetic home atmosphere, the AC Milan players were encouraged, while the Hoffenheim players were under intense pressure.

Every touch of the ball gets them a deafening boo from the fans, and every shot from AC Milan wins a tsunami of cheers as if the football had flown into the goal.

This psychological cue is really affecting players on both sides. The atmosphere reminded the AC Milan players of their time against Real Madrid here, when Inzaghi came off the bench to score the equaliser, which was no problem as he scored his 69th European goal, and after the goal, Inzaghi ignited the entire San Siro and boosted the morale of his team-mates, and then they scored another goal to help the team reverse the lead of Real Madrid. Although they were eventually equalised in the last minute of stoppage time, the mid-game still makes their blood boil when they think about it.

Yes, now AC Milan are in trouble and it's exactly when that feeling is needed.

AC Milan's players are more confident, and they have been in constant physical contact with Hoffenheim's players in midfield, especially Boateng, the young midfielder who has not suffered in the confrontation, he can catch the ball from other team-mates such as Andrea Pirlo, and then withstand the impact of the opponent before passing the ball out. It's not always successful, but it's better than the lazy Seedorf.

In the 37th minute, Ibrahimovic received a cross from Zambrotta in the penalty area, beat Simunich, and headed the goal, but the header was not his good offensive method, and he headed it a little high.

It wasn't long before Boateng fired a long-range shot from outside the box that went just wide.

Despite not scoring a goal, AC Milan's dangerous shots are on the rise, while Hoffenheim's defence does have holes to exploit.

In the forty-first minute, AC Milan finally had a great chance.

Boateng passed the ball back to Pirlo, who did not pass it back to him, but moved directly to the wing. On the wing, Robinho receives the ball.

Kolarov went up to defend Robinho, and Robinho started to pedal, and his continuous straddling movements didn't fool Kolarov, but he didn't aim for that either. While all eyes were on Roniho's cycling moves, full-back Ambrosini slipped in from behind. Robinho took advantage of the situation to pick the football with the outside instep, and this formed a breakthrough!

Ambrosini received the ball and cut inside to wipe it in the penalty area, and as soon as Kolarov saw him enter the penalty area, he didn't dare to make a mistake, so he could only raise his hands and stick his body as close as possible to interfere with the interference. He couldn't do anything else.

Ambrosini didn't care how Kolarov interfered with him behind his back, he carried Kolarov with his body, and then quickly looked up to observe the situation inside. Hoffenheim's defenders are moving on him so fast that he doesn't have time to delay here. He noticed an opening at the back post of the goal. But soon he couldn't see it, as Pogatts had already struck and goalkeeper Nyema had blocked the near corner. If he doesn't pass the ball out, he'll just get a corner.

Kolarov dragged him behind him, he simply stopped wrestling with Kolarov, followed his drag, his body fell back, and at the same time his right foot was raised, and the football was passed directly!

The football passed between Pogatec and Enyema, and no one touched it!

Pogatts didn't dare to touch it, this position was too sensitive, and he was afraid that if he touched it, it would become an own goal. Nyema, on the other hand, didn't react, Ambrosini's pass was too fast.

If only no one touched the ball, it would be fine. Football is at best a goal.

But just when the football was about to draw out of the goal, one foot slapped the horse, and with a slight touch of the toe, the football changed the trajectory of the flight and bounced directly into the goal...... "Oh oh oh 1:1！ Ibrahimovic!! ”

The crater of the San Siro Stadium, which had been waiting for the moment of eruption, finally boiled over in earnest, and all the AC Milan fans watched Ibrahimovic shovel the ball into Hoffenheim's goal, jumped up from their seats, and then raised their arms and shouted: "Forza, Milan!! ”

'They equalised! Before the end of the first half, they equalized as they wished! Although Ibrahimovic said before the game that he was tired, it was not once or twice, but at critical moments, AC Milan still had to rely on this Swede! Allegri must have hoped that the Swedes were tireless iron men! ”

"Robinho, Robinho...... Ambrosini! Ambrosini ...... goooooooooooooooooooal！！！ Ibrahi-Mo-Vi-Chi-!! "The Italian commentators were overflowing, and they were waiting for this moment from the very beginning of the game. They didn't think they would have to wait too long, but they waited for nearly forty-two minutes.

"Yes! Yes! This is Milan! This is Milan! "The Italian narrator was really excited...... It was just an equalizer, but it was shouting as if it had won the game. However, it is understandable that this game is a game that AC Milan cannot afford to lose and draw, and they have no other way to go than to win, and to win by a big score. So now even if it's just a goal, they can be happy. As long as there are goals, there is hope.

After the goal, Ibrahimovic got up excitedly and ran wildly to celebrate, and at this time there was no trace of fatigue. Robinho even jumped on top of him from behind, still running to the bench with Robinho on his back.

Unlike the ecstatic AC Milan players, the Hoffenheim players were not frustrated by the goal, most just shook their heads. They are in a better situation than their opponents, and even if this game is drawn, they will qualify. However, AC Milan will need more goals after the equaliser, and they will increase their attacking intensity, and there will naturally be a lot of holes in the backline at that time, and with Hoffenheim's fast and sharp play, scoring again should not be a problem......

(To be continued)