Milan, who are back in Fiorentina, will still be reminded of last season's game at the Stadio Franqui.

Milan were playing the Champions League in midweek and Juventus at the weekend, and they lost 3-3 away to Fiorentina in the middle of the week, continuing a humiliating ten-year winless streak against the Purple Lily.

A season later, Milan faced almost the same dilemma, away to Fiorentina, who had not won for a long time, and had to go to Istanbul in midweek to play a Champions League match, whether they would be league or Champions League dominant, there was no word until the game.

The focus battle has attracted the attention of the whole world.

Although Juventus and Milan are between the best in terms of strength, Milan is more attractive than Juventus in terms of playing style, Juventus have been more successful in the domestic league in the last two decades, and Milan have been more outstanding in the Champions League.

More than 40,000 fans and more than 200 journalists came to the game, and there were many fans outside the stadium who did not have the opportunity to buy tickets, and they could only watch the game through the big screens outside the stadium and the TV in the bar.

The match was played at half past eight in the evening, and the referee was the young and stern Gianledi.

“…… Let's take a look at the starting line-ups of both sides: Fiorentina 1 Frei 1 Ujfalusi, Gambelli, Dainelli, Pat Squial 3 Brocki, 4 Donadale 10 Fiore, 18 Montolivo, No. 9 Chen Yu 0 Toni...... AC Milan: 1 Dida, 1 Stam, 13 Nesta, 3 Maldini, 27 Serginho Gattuso, I Pirlo, 20 Seedorf Kaka Shevchenko, l1 Gilardino ...... Fiorentina looked like a 3l formation, with Toni up front, while AC Milan were in a 43 formation, with Gilardino and Shevchenko up front......"

The on-site commentator explained the lineups of the two sides to the fans during the pre-match ceremonies of the two teams, and as he read out the names one by one, the more than 40,000 fans on the scene broke out into warm applause from time to time.

The players on the scene are all internationals and quasi-internationals, and they have a lot of fame in the football world, and their status in the hearts of the fans is also extraordinary, even if there is no commentator's exaggerated tone, they will also fanatically support their favorite stars.

Carlo Ancelotti stood on the sidelines, his eyes scanned the players on the field, and finally locked on Chen Yu's body, last season he played two games with this team, one loss and one draw, home: draw, away l: 3 losses, the black-haired young Chinese striker in front of him scored 3 goals and created an own goal, it can be said that he has arranged four of them, in a sense, he is AC Milan's nemesis.

Today's young opponent Prandelli has an unexpected formation, 3I strikers only have two people, Chen Yu and Tony, and from their position, Chen Yu seems to be shouldering a certain defensive task, it seems that Prandelli also understands Milan's midfield control, and wants Chen Yu to help Fiore and Montolivo and others to take care of the midfield, to help against the combination of Pierlogatusso, Seedorf and Kaka

Although it can be seen that the opponent is afraid of the strength of his midfield, Ancelotti is not complacent, he is a real and powerful coach, who understands his strengths and weaknesses, and can be described as knowing himself and his opponent.

Milan have won eight consecutive league games this season, losing to away opponents, Sampdoria and PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League. Sampdoria, for example, have also been a weak team this season, finishing only in the top three with a goal record, but conceding 17 goals has left them in the middle of the table. As a result, when AC Milan met this team, although they opened the scoring with Gilardino's goal, they could not stop the opponent's fierce attack, and finally the opponent completed a reversal.

Looking at the longer term, AC Milan's away games against some attacking teams in last season's league campaign were not impressive. In last season's Serie A, Lecce scored UU goals and conceded 73 goals to be the most unbalanced team in attack and defence, and as a result, in the away game against Lecce, AC Milan led twice and drew with the opponent at the most. Going back further, Udinese, once known as the "nemesis of AC Milan", is also a team known for its attacking power, not to mention Fiorentina.

In fact, Ancelotti understands that the reason why AC Milan is afraid of such an opponent is related to the age structure of his team. Most of the players in AC Milan's backline are over 30 years old, and these veterans, despite their experience, are already on a downward trend in terms of physicality. If they come up against cautious opponents, these veterans can also use their experience to gain the upper hand in the contest. However, when faced with attacking opponents, the veterans are likely to be overwhelmed by the repeated bombardment, and at the end of the line, they will show flaws in the defence. Fiorentina, who have high striker Toney and versatile striker Chen Yu, will be another tricky opponent for AC Milan.

For Tony, Ancelotti knows how to deal with him, because the last thing Italy lacks is a high school striker, and Italy's defenders also have experience in dealing with high school strikers, but for Chen Yu, Ancelotti doesn't know how to defend him, played two games last season, Ancelotti has studied Chen Yu thoroughly, but the deeper the study, the more afraid Ancelotti feels, this Chinese striker seems to hide countless secrets, he can always play games that surprise you, against such opponents, All Ancelotti can do is keep Gattuso by his side, which would be a humiliation for Milan, but it would have to be made if Ancelotti is to claim his first win at the Stade Francie in 11 years.

Prandelli's eyes were on Milan's bench, with world-class superstars Vieri and Inzaghi sitting on the bench, and Shevchenko and Gilardino standing on the pitch.

However, Prandelli is not afraid, he has also made a detailed study of AC Milan, this is a strong team, they can be said to be stronger than Fiorentina in most aspects, but this does not mean that he has no weaknesses, otherwise he would not have taken Fiorentina twice last season without a little way, Mondonico can do it, Prandelli believes that he will be able to do it too.

As the focus of the eyes of fans and players on both sides, Chen Yu has become accustomed to such a gaze, he stands on the field, quietly waiting for the start of this game, for him, the fans in the stands from time to time shouting his name from time to time has no longer made their blood boil, but it can still make him remember his responsibility, he must use all his efforts to repay them, because they are the source of his wealth and fame.

Chen Yu did play a second striker today, walking between the striker and the midfielder, on the one hand, he had the task of scoring goals, and on the other hand, he also had the task of helping Fiore control the midfield.

Chen Yu chose the consciousness of the superstar of Piero at this time, and he chose Inzaghi, the other reserve star consciousness of the double consciousness conversion card, and the consciousness of Inzaghi, who was sitting on the opponent's bench, the opponent's central defender is indeed very experienced, but Chen Yu believes in his speed and explosiveness, once he is given a chance, no matter how strong the consciousness of these old guys is, I am afraid they can only look at themselves stunned, because now Chen Yu feels that his speed, reaction, and explosiveness have improved a little compared to the original.

"Forced"

After a brief lull, referee Gian Ledi blew the whistle for the last match of the first round of Serie A

AC Milan players Gilardino and Shevchenko, who kicked off first, passed the ball behind them, and then unhurriedly inserted into the opponent's half, behind them, Kaka, who had the ball, did not rush to pass the ball backwards, but confidently held the ball and waited at the back of the center circle.

The Fiorentina players pressed over quickly, and for the Fiorentina players, they knew that their advantage in this game was there, and physical fitness, which was Fiorentina's biggest asset.

In addition to being younger than AC Milan, the opponent will also travel to Turkey to play Fenerbahce, while Fiorentina will qualify for the Champions League early, which makes them not need to value their fitness at all, and AC Milan need to think about how to distribute their energy is indeed a problem, although Ancelotti pretended to be calm before the game. 'There are no problems with the team, both physically and mentally, and we will continue to win on a winning streak. But Fiorentina don't believe it, because the old and cunning team is afraid of their opponents dragging themselves with physical fitness, as they did last season when they lost to AC Milan.

Kaka didn't wait for the Fiorentina players to press in front of him, he quickly passed the ball back to Pirlo, let Pirlo control the ball, looking for the opponent's flaws, for Kaka, he knows what his position and role in the Milan camp is, he is a big general, he is used to impact the opponent's defense, and Pirlo is the marshal, he is the organizer.

Pirlo was already constantly watching the opponent's formation change before holding the ball, for him, long and short passes are deadly weapons, the ball at his feet, as long as the opponent is flawed, he has a way to send the ball to the opponent's most uncomfortable place.

However, Pirlo did not find the opponent's flaws, although Fiorentina pressed quickly, and the team's formation pressed forward quickly, but the position between the team's backline, as well as the two back Brockie and Donader, also protected the back line just right, leaving no space for Pirlo

"Alas, today is the anniversary of Brockie's 100th Serie A game."

Pirlo sighed, his old teammates transferred to Fiorentina, and he was going to congratulate Brockie with a few old people before Brockie's transfer, but now, he can only use this way to commemorate Brockie's 100 Serie A games.

Pirlo passed the ball to Seedorf, Seedorf passed back to the defender, AC Milan did not pass directly when he could not find an opportunity, but took the way of horizontal and diagonal passes to attract the opponent's players, the opponent is the easiest to show flaws in the case of running and pressing, and let the opponent stay in the backfield, their formation will not be flawed, as a midfield commander, Pirlo knows very well the reason for mobilizing the opponent without being moved by the opponent.

AC Milan's ability to control the ball and control the pace of the game is unique, even if the current strong rise of Barcelona is only between them and them, under the full pressure of Fiorentina, Milan still firmly controlled the ball at their feet, until Fiorentina's pressing players surpassed Milan's half and the players in the back line also mentioned the front of the center circle not far away, at this time, Pirlo suddenly passed the ball to Kaka.

If Andrea Pirlo is the commander-in-chief, Shevchenko and Gilardino are the strikers, then Kaka is the general, the general who charges into battle. If Pirlo is a metronome, then Kaka is a transmission, and when the ball reaches Kaka's feet, AC Milan's rhythm and style of play will change completely differently, because Kaka's style of play is to break through with the ball, because Kaka's position is behind the two strikers, so even if he fails to break through, it will not cause much damage to his own backline.

Sure enough, Kaka saw Pirlo give the ball to him, and knew that Pirlo did not find the opponent's gaps and weaknesses, so he needed to force his own rush to see if the opponent could cope with the change in his own rhythm.

Kaka took the ball in front of his goal, and when he received the ball, he seemed to pretend not to see Donadale pounce, and even when the ball was almost at his feet and Donadale was only two meters away from him, Chen Yu still kept calm, until Donadale stretched out his foot to steal, Kaka suddenly pulled the ball and turned around, shaking off Donadale who pounced.

It's a beautiful getaway, and in the eyes of the fans in the stands, Kaka is almost like he has eyes behind his back, and he looks very free.

Donadale was caught off guard and was deceived by Kaka, and by the time Donadale adjusted his center of gravity, Kaka had already used his most characteristic stride to rush to the Fiorentina penalty area.

Donadale was thrown off, Kaka rushed to himself with an indomitable momentum, but the Fiorentina back line was not panicked, they also studied Kaka thoroughly before the game, the Brazilian genius is best at dribbling in large spaces, not good at tossing and turning in small spaces, and Kaka's long-range shots on the periphery of the penalty area are very double, so Fiorentina's defenders and midfielders immediately pressed Kaka. Don't give him a long-range shot

Kaka didn't want to break through the right backline and rush into the box to shoot, which was the opponent's striker Chen Yucaiyu, all he had to do was to shoot when he got into the 25-metre area.

Kaka didn't expect his opponent to press quickly, and after he rushed into the 30-meter area, he didn't have a chance to get up at all, and the opponent's defender rushed up.

Kaka didn't continue to pass, his companion Shevchenko in front of him was already reaching for the ball, this is not Gilardino's raw melon egg, Mr. Golden Ball is a teacher and friend in Kaka's mind, and he immediately passed the ball to Shevchenko, who was about to pull to the side.

However, Shevchenko did not pass the ball, he just made a chance for Kaka to shoot on the side, not blocking the space for Kaka to dribble the ball, but seeing that the opponent did not give Kaka a chance to shoot from a distance, he asked for the ball, this is not that he wants to break through from the side, there is only Gilardino in the middle, there is no Vieri, there is no Inzaghi, even if Shevchenko completes the breakthrough on the side, it is difficult to say how much threat he wants to bring to the Fiorentina goal, the main reason why he wants the ball is to see Pirlo inserted.

Shevchenko's effect on the ball made the Fiorentina players nervous more than Kaka's on the ball, and when Shevchenko controlled the ball at his feet, the Fiorentina players immediately rushed to Shevchenko again

Shevchenko simply did not allow his opponent to surround him, and before the opponent's encirclement had been formed, he quickly passed the ball to the gap left by the opponent's run, and this is exactly where Pirlo was about to arrive.

Pirlo was supposed to be the focus of Fiorentina's attention, but with such a distraction from Kaka and Shevchenko, Pirlo came to the 30-meter danger zone of Florence and no one followed.

Pirlo had a wider view and he slotted the ball in the most uncomfortable direction and position before following it up with a long-range shot.

Pirlo's shot was exactly 25 metres from goal, a position where Pirlo had a 60 per cent chance of scoring a free-kick, but he was only 40 per cent sure of it.

The only player in a team who can see the overall situation is the goalkeeper, Frei's condition and spirit today are very good, when Pirlo appeared in his field of vision, he immediately locked his attention on him, when Pirlo got up to shoot, Frei was ready to save, he saw Pirlo hit a positive instep, Frei sneered, and said: "This must be his falling ball, I have to pay attention to the arc of the ball's fall." ”

Frey flew to save, and when he pounced halfway, he felt that the ball fell a little far, and it looked like it couldn't fly directly into the net, Frey was very surprised, but the time was too short, Frey couldn't think of what it was for, he still pounced without hesitation.

It wasn't until the ball hit the grass not far in front of goal that Frei realised that Pirlo had hit a bounce ball.

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Frey cursed, but he couldn't change his body, and could only watch as the ball bounced off the ground with his hand and flew towards the goal behind him.