Located just six kilometres from the centre of Milan, Meazza / San Siro is a mecca for Milan fans. Today, however, it is a gathering place for AC Milan fans.

Because their team will face tough opponents Liverpool here today.

Nearly three months earlier, their side had been levelled three times by Anfield and Liverpool, and were eventually overtaken by Liverpool, which was undoubtedly a humiliating defeat for their side.

On that occasion, some of the AC Milan fans who had travelled with the team to Liverpool were humiliated by the Reds fans there. This time they are fighting at home, and they naturally want to take revenge. Of course, they would rather see the team get revenge on the field than revenge off the field!

In their pre-match interviews, AC Milan's players also expressed their determination to get revenge. This makes AC Milan fans look forward to this match.

No, there was still almost an hour before the game started, and the inside and outside of the San Siro stadium was already a sea of red and black.

And the thousands of Liverpool fans who came to Milan with the team were also drowned in red and black.

…… When the fans entered the stadium in an orderly manner, Chen Xi and his teammates also came to the court to do warm-up exercises.

The San Siro Stadium is one of the few professional football stadiums in Italy, so the atmosphere here is much hotter than the last time Chen Xi represented Tottenham at the Olympic Stadium in Rome.

Although the 105,000-seat Stadio Olimpico in Rome has a larger capacity than the San Siro, the distance between the stands and the pitch of the Stadio Olimpico in Rome has become a barrier to the atmosphere.

Chen Xi was extremely excited at the thought of more than 70,000 home fans here to disagree with him at the meeting. He couldn't even wait to score a goal to provoke the Italian fans.

Well, what a restless guy!

After finishing the warm-up exercise, Chen Xi and his teammates returned to the away team's locker room to make final preparations.

When Chen Xi returned to the locker room, Benitez was still discussing something with his assistant in front of the tactical board. This is the case with this Spaniard, who is always meticulous in his tactical arrangements. His on-the-spot adaptability may not be as good as those of the world's top coaches, but his pre-match preparation is definitely the most adequate among the top coaches.

After the players returned to the dressing room, Benitez also made arrangements for the game again. In fact, Liverpool's attacking tactics are largely set. Benitez often just needs to make some cast-and-surname arrangements depending on the opponent. However, there are more problems to pay attention to defensively, after all, almost every opponent's offensive method will be different.

In fact, as early as the previous days, Benitez had already made arrangements for surnames in his preparations. So, today he just needs to mention a little bit about his tactics and add some of the results that he has just discussed with his assistant.

After arranging the tactics, Benitez also had to make a pre-match speech as usual: "This is our last group game in the Champions League this season, and in terms of points, we only need one point to guarantee a place as group winners. But I don't want you to play this game with the idea of a draw. In fact, I think for every game, we should have only one goal, and that is to win! In other words, our goal today is still to get all three points! Although we are bound to have a huge test today, it is something we have to face because if we want to go far in the Champions League, we should not be afraid of any team. AC Milan, the reigning champions of the Champions League and the leader of Serie A, can be our litmus test. Only by defeating them can we announce to the outside world that we Liverpool have the strength to compete for the Champions League title! ”

Benitez's words made Chen Xi and his teammates enthusiastic. Indeed, the team's excellent form this season has made the players want to perform in both the league and the Champions League.

After all, although Liverpool have won the Champions League four times and eighteen top-flight titles in their history, none of them belong to them. There is not a single player who doesn't want to be able to bring glory to the club and leave his name in history!

...... "Good evening, everyone in front of the TV, and welcome everyone to watch a key match in the final round of the 03-04 Champions League group stage with us. That's AC Milan's home game against Liverpool! ”

"Before that, Liverpool and AC Milan split the first and second places in this group, and the difference between them is three points, which means that this game will be a battle for the top spot in the group! For AC Milan, this game will have to be won if they are to win the group. Liverpool, on the other hand, only need a draw to finish top of the group with an unbeaten record! ”

"Liverpool won the first leg of the tie between the two teams, having equalised three times with three leads and coming back from the late stages, while Edison scored a hat-trick in that game. There is no doubt that Edison remains the most talked-about player of the game. ”

"At the same time, AC Milan's newcomer Kaka has withstood the test after nearly half a season......

…… Before the game, the commentator was conducting a series of pre-match analyses of the game as usual.

Boom~~~ Suddenly, a huge cheer erupted from the stands of San Siro.

"Okay, we can see that the players from both teams are playing, let's take a look at the starting line-ups of both teams......"

With the commentator's words, the starting line-ups of both teams were played on the TV screen...... AC Milan starting line-up (4-3-2-1):

Goalkeeper: DidaDefenders: Cafu, Costacuta, Nesta, KaladzeDefenders: Ambrosini, Pirlo, GattusoForwards: Seedorf, Kaka Forwards: Shevchenko "We can see that Ancelotti lined up his best Christmas tree formation in this game, the Ukrainian nuclear warheads were at the front, behind him were Seedorf and Kaka, Rui Costa was put on the bench, and the tactics of three backs can also reduce a lot of defensive burden for AC Milan's backline. At the back, the absence of captain Maldini will be a big impact for AC Milan. At the same time, Kaladze also replaced Pancaro at left-back. ”

Liverpool starting line-up (4-4-2):

Goalkeepers: Dudek Defenders: Finnan, Hyypia, Carragher, Reeser Midfielders: Luis Garcia, Xavi Alonso, Gerrard, Edison Chan Forwards: Heskey, Owen "Liverpool's lineup has not changed much, Benitez has only replaced Czech Smitchell with Spaniard Luis Garcia, who has been in good form recently, as the starter. ”

Stepping on the court, Chen Xi glanced around the San Siro Stadium. At this point, the huge stadium, which can accommodate more than 80,000 players, is now full. AC Milan fans were so excited that many of them were already in a hurry to set off fireworks.

In the famous San Sironan stands, die-hard AC Milan fans put together a giant jersey in red and black, with some in the middle of a yellow 'milan'.

As for the Liverpool fans, they were placed in the North Stand.

It's so stark at the San Siro/Meazza that a die-hard AC Milan fan would never sit in the North Stand that belongs to Inter fans, and they wouldn't allow Inter fans to come to their South Stand.

When the players of the two teams shook hands before the game, Chen Xi and Kaka took a photo again. Chen Xi could find that compared to the last fight, Kaka's face was obviously a little more confident.

Kaka's self-confidence is not groundless, and in the halfway point of the league play, this handsome Brazilian has successfully conquered AC Milan fans, and also conquered the team's coach Carlo Ancelotti, becoming the absolute main force of AC Milan. This is definitely not easy for a young man in the first European arena.

Before the game started, Chen Xi had already heard many fans shouting "Kaka" from the stands.

It seems that the Brazilian is already very good at San Siro, if not as popular as he is at Anfield. After all, fans of a top club like AC Milan are quite picky.

Chen Xi can imagine that even if he joins AC Milan, he does not dare to expect to let the stands of the San Siro sound the shouts of "king" in less than half a season.

Chen Xi knows very well that a large part of the reason why he conquered Liverpool fans so quickly is because Liverpool's poor record over the years has made Liverpool fans feel a lot of depression. At the same time, under the leadership of Chen Xi, the team also played the strength of the championship team, which made Liverpool fans who are full of desire for the championship to meet Chen Xi on the throne of the king!

With the referee's whistle, the much-watched game officially began.

From the start, AC Milan took advantage of the ball to launch the first wave of attacks.

After serving, the ball was passed back to the back, and after a few passes, the ball reached the feet of Andrea Pirlo, the initiator of AC Milan's attack.

Pirlo took the ball past Heskey's iconic press, took two steps and then passed straight to Kaka in front.

Kaka picked up the ball and spun in one go, and then an acceleration prevented Gerrard from getting to him in the first place.

When Gerrard also accelerated and prepared to paste over, Kaka suddenly rubbed the ball up and passed it to the left rib of the penalty area, and it turned out that Shevchenko had already inserted it at high speed!

After Shevchenko calmly unloaded the ball, Hyypia defended himself.

The Ukrainian nuclear warhead also played with his feet at this time, and after he stepped on two bicycles, he suddenly cut inward, as if he was going to force a shot!

In fact, Shevchenko suddenly knocked the ball across the middle of the box.

Seedorf suddenly appeared in the penalty area and stabbed before Carragher.

It's a pity that Seedorf poked the ball out of the sideline directly under Carragher's interference.

Three minutes later, AC Milan were back on the comeback.

Andrea Pirlo managed to intercept Xavi Alonso's pass to Steven Gerrard, and AC Milan's back three simply built a high wall between midfield and the box, making it difficult for Liverpool to transition from midfield to the box.

After the break, Pirlo passed the ball directly to Seedorf on the right side of the box.

The Dutchman pretended to break through after getting the ball, but in fact he suddenly knocked the ball back to the edge of the penalty area!

Xavi Alonso was clearly inferior to Kaka in terms of speed, and Kaka got the ball first.

After Kaka took advantage of the situation to catch the ball, he directly picked up his right foot and shot a long shot!

This season, Kaka has quickly conquered AC Milan fans with his powerful long-range prowess.

This time, the quality of Kaka's long-range shot was also very high, but unfortunately, maybe he was too much of an angle, and the ball went straight out of the goal!

From the start, AC Milan made two very dangerous attacks, which reflected the reason why they won this line of finals. At the same time, it also proves that Ancelotti's seemingly conservative Christmas tree formation actually has a lot of power on the offensive end!

Compared with Kaka's activity, Chen Xi was a little low-key in the opening stage of the game.

In fact, it is not that Chen Xi wants to keep a low profile, but that he has been facing the tight marking of Ambrosini, a powerful defender of AC Milan, today.

Obviously, a large part of Ancelotti's back three today is due to the fact that it was discharged in order to limit Chen Xi. You must know that in the first leg with Liverpool, AC Milan suffered enough from Chen Xi.

It wasn't until the tenth minute that Chen Xi made the first threat of the game.

The support of Chen Xi by Reese, who inserted the assist, and Gerrard, who was in the middle, eased the defensive burden for him, and finally, after a series of passes by the three, Chen Xi got rid of Ambrosini's defense with the ball.

When he hit the wing, Cafu defended again.

The Brazilian veteran suffered a lot from Chen Xi in the last round, so he appeared cautious.

Chen Xi also took advantage of his caution to get rid of Cafu's defense in the direction of the bottom line after playing a rhythm difference!

After passing Cafu, Chen Xi took two steps towards the middle before passing the ball to the middle of the penalty area!

Husky put his hands on Nesta's body and jumped high to smash the ball headlong into the goal. The ball is blocked by Dida!

However, the referee's whistle blew quickly, and he thought Husky had fouled him during the aerial battle.

Five minutes later, Chen Xi attacked on the left side again, but this time he did not break through the bottom, but after shaking off Ambrosini's defense, he directly hoisted the ball into the penalty area at 45 degrees!

This time, Husky and Nesta jumped at the same time. The two hit the ball almost at the same time, and the ball flew directly out of the baseline after changing direction.

After landing, Nesta once again signaled to the referee that Heskey had a move, but the referee did not give Heskey a foul this time, but gave Liverpool a corner kick!

Nesta got back on the defensive after a few complaints, knowing that the referee's decision could not be changed.

This was an opportunity for a corner kick on the left side, and Chen Xi ran directly to the corner flag area, took the ball from the caddy's hand and placed it in the corner flag area.

After seeing that his teammates in the penalty area were all in place, Chen Xi also started his own run.

He pumped the ball to the bottom of the ball with his right foot, and the ball flew towards the box with a strong internal spin!

Chen Xi's kick is flat and fast, which is very suitable for the attacker to compete for the top. All his team-mates have to do is get their hands on the ball, and the speed of the ball itself is enough to make it a powerful header. For defenders, such corners are very difficult to defend. Because one of them is not careful, they may even put the ball in their own door!

The height of the ball is not high, but it does not fall quickly in the penalty area, so the two pairs of offensive and defensive players in front of the penalty area failed to reach the ball!

After going over their heads, the ball suddenly dropped, much to the discomfort of the players in the middle who were ready to grab points. So this time, again, no one touched the ball!

The ball fell into the small penalty area and bounced off the ground.

In the face of the incoming ball, the nearby Liverpool players and AC Milan players both stretched out their legs. The Liverpool players were looking to poke the ball into the back of the net, while the AC Milan players were looking for clearance.

However, the ball seemed to have eyes, "avoided" the kicks of the players again and again, and after a turn, flew towards the far post!

Dida in front of goal was undoubtedly disturbed by the continuous leg stretching movements of teammates and opponents. By the time he finally got the ball on course and made a save, it was too late.

Chen Xi's corner kick didn't touch anyone, just bounced the ground, and it actually flew into the goal!

This left Liverpool fans a little unprepared, and they did not react immediately.

“gooooooooooooal！！！ Edison ~~~~~~ Chen !! Edison's corner kick actually flew directly into the AC Milan fans and helped Liverpool take the lead! This is undoubtedly good news for the Liverpool team! It was the on-site commentator who reacted the fastest.

Soon, the few Liverpool fans in the scene also erupted in loud cheers. They celebrated with excitement and it was clear that the goal was a surprise for them.

Also pleasantly surprised was Rafael Benitez on the sidelines, with a bit of excitement on his face. He obviously didn't expect the corner to be converted into a goal in such a way!

(To be continued)