Chapter 142: King of San Siro!
The next day, April 20th. The world's sports media reported last night's battle at the top from different angles. The Italian media was full of praise that no one would have expected Milan to win 2-0 before the game. The main reason for this was Milan's poor backline, which caused incalculable damage in addition to Gattuso's absence.
The headline of the Milan sports newspaper reads: One pass, one shot, Don helps Milan win the night of the peak!
The headline of the team newspaper reads: Battle of the Peak, Milan wins the first leg 2-0!
The team newspaper, which is known for its impartiality, believes that in last night's game, both teams showed their own level. Barcelona's attacking prowess was evident at the start of the game, when Ronaldinho came close to finding the back of the net with a bizarre direct free-kick. After that, they had a number of good chances, but they all missed out on the back of the net under intense pressure.
Fifteen minutes before the end of the game, Barcelona showed their attacking ability to the fullest, surrounding Milan and attacking. It's a pity that under Milan's airtight defence, they still can't get a valuable away goal.
They praised Milan, believing that the attacking line formed by Tang Jue and Kaka showed deterrence, and the two scored a goal against Barcelona respectively. Two rising Milan stars are carrying the banner of attack. Without Ronnie, Milan didn't lose much in attack.
However, they were still criticised at the back, believing that they were still not consistent enough, and Nesta gave Barcelona a chance to equalise. Can such a defense withstand Barcelona's sharp attack at Camp Nou?
The headline of Roma Sport is: 2-0, Milan beats Barcelona!
They praised Milan's tenacity. For the main contributor to the team's victory, they opened up a special feature to report. The title is: Amazing, Don shoulders the heavy responsibility of Milan's attack!
In the feature, they describe Tang Jue's goal in detail, and at the end they commented: It was a complete demonstration of his speed to the fans of the world, and Eto'o, who is known for his speed, failed to win the competition of speed. Not only that, but he also broke through the defense line carefully organized by the four Barcelona generals and successfully broke out. At that moment, he fully showed his keen insight and superb football intelligence. Tear apart Barca's defence.
It's simply unimaginable. An eighteen-year-old Don with only two years of professional experience was able to be under such strong pressure in a very short period of time. Quickly find a solution to a problem. Even those famous strikers who have dominated the stadium for many years. It is also unlikely that this will be done.
A commentator said at the time. He is the king of San Siro. We think it's the right thing to call it. What he shows is the momentum of a king. At that time, San Siro completely forgot about Shepchenko. Don has managed to replace him in the hearts of Milan fans, even higher than him.
He has already made a number of long-distance runs at the San Siro this season, and the game against Bayern Munich was even more exciting than this goal, and last night was one of the proofs of his claim to be the best!
In stark contrast to him is the two-time World Footballer of the Year, Ronaldinho. The Brazilian star, who has the title of the world's No. 1 star on his head, was easily confiscated by Dida under tremendous pressure. Even Dida, who was hugging the football, was full of surprise and confusion at that time.
After that, his mind was completely distracted, and he crossed with the football, and in front of the Milan defence, he broke his head and bled without gain. In the end, Rijkaard, who couldn't bear it, was replaced early.
Ronaldinho's performance proved the famous pattern summed up by the Spanish media: the first time you face an important game, players will play erratically.
Rooney proved this pattern in the '98 World Cup final, and Ronaldinho, who is now also Brazilian, proved this pattern.
Speaking of exceptions, Don ignores this rule, which shows how strong his psychology is. This is also an important basis for him to claim the title, and the king will inevitably show his ability in important matches. Maradona in the '86 World Cup, Zidane in the '98 World Cup Final, and in the Champions League final in '02, he staged an earth-shattering volley. In the final of the World Cup in 02, Ronnie scored twice.
All this shows that in order to become a king, you must show your ability at a critical moment. Speaking of which, Ronaldinho lacks such a self-sacrificing temperament. At least in last night's game, he didn't show that temperament.
Milan have all but secured the league title so far this season and will certainly be focusing on the Champions League. If they make it to the final, they will set a new record in Milan's history, reaching the final three times in four seasons!
Now they have taken a solid step towards the finals!
The headline of the British Daily Mail reads: Don equals Champions League goal record, Milan wins first leg 2-0!
They focused on Tang Jue's twelve Champions League goals, and thought that Tang Jue had begun to show his kingly temperament. Under tremendous pressure, one pass and one shot helped Milan win against the mighty Barcelona.
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Looking at the report of the Rome Sports Newspaper, the corners of Tang Jue's mouth on the sofa in the living room curled slightly. At the start of the season, he was not yet fully integrated into Milan's attacking system, and Roma Sport criticised him. Look at the current report, full of beautiful words.
He was even called the king of the San Siro, and Don did not agree with this title, in his opinion, there was no championship trophy for an important competition, everything was fake.
The world is obviously sophisticated, and when you behave well, they don't hesitate to give you praise. When you don't behave well, you'll definitely fall into the trap.
Ronaldinho, who was sitting on the plane at the moment, felt this. It was only at two o'clock in the morning last night that he dragged the exhausted Edmilson back to the hotel. At this moment, he looked at the Torino Sports newspaper in his hand, and realized that they were photographed by the Italian media last night.
The Torino Sport newspaper put him and the drunken Edmilson in the newspaper, with the headline: Barcelona swallows bitter fruit, Ronaldinho drinks bitter wine!
They said in their report: On the night of his peak, Ronaldinho, who missed a penalty, returned to the hotel. Pull Edmilson to the hotel to get drunk. Drink from eleven p.m. to two a.m.
If last night's game, Barcelona swallowed the bitter fruit of arrogance, then Ronaldinho drank bitter wine. Barça are arrogant because they have repeatedly shown before the game that they have a way to contain Don's play. There were even media reports that Valdés claimed to keep a clean sheet against Milan, but Don used a strong long-distance run to declare their arrogance bankrupt.
Ronaldio angrily put down the Torino sports newspaper and picked up another newspaper. Perhaps unintentionally, he flipped to the sports section. In the most eye-catching position of the section, there is his frustrated expression of missing a penalty.
There is a line of small print below the picture: Ronaldinho's expression after missing the penalty!
At the top left of the image is the caption: Ronaldinho misses a penalty. Milan win the battle for the top 2-0!
You don't need to look at the specifics to know what they wrote. Ronaldinho angrily closed the newspaper and closed his eyes. I thought to myself, "Damn it! Next time, don't expect to get a word from me. It's just a game, is it worth writing about like you? Look at your ugly faces, it's disgusting!
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Barcelona was praised by the Spanish media. They are considered to have shown a consistently high standard at the San Siro. It's just bad luck. They encouraged Barça: return to Camp Nou. Barcelona will definitely win.
However, they have harshly criticized Ronaldinho for not showing the temperament that a world footballer of the year should have. Under intense pressure, the most important penalty was missed. It was almost a fatal mistake and a precious away goal was gone.
Especially for his performance after the penalty, the criticism was even more severe.
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While the media outlets were commenting on the battle for the pinnacle, Arsenal were preparing for a match against Villarreal.
Before the game, Henry was interviewed by the media, and when asked by reporters what he thought of last night's summit game, Henry said: "Congratulations to Milan on their victory, but back at Camp Nou, Barcelona will still have a chance." ”
Many media believe that Henry's rhetoric shows that he still wants to transfer to Barcelona.
The reporter asked again: "What do you think of Don's performance, he is your partner in the national team." Will his wonderful performance add pressure to you? Also, the media called him the 'King of San Siro', what do you think of this title? ”
Henry regretted the interview so much that he wanted to strangle the reporter, but he replied anyway: "Don had a perfect performance last night, and I'm here to congratulate him." He's been doing really well this season, scoring in a lot of big games. ”
"People are always full of praise for the winner, and Don showed the temperament of a king last night."
"As for the pressure, in the big games, everyone has pressure, and I will adjust the pressure."
The journalist asked: "If Barcelona are unfortunately eliminated by Milan, will you still consider a transfer to Barcelona in the future?" ”
Thierry Henry said vaguely: "Now is not the time to think about this, what I have to think about now is how to beat Villarreal, who are considered to be inferior to Arsenal. I don't think so, the team that can knock out Inter Milan is weak, it's pure lie. ”
At 8:30 p.m. that night, the Champions League semi-final was staged at Highbury Stadium, which was Arsenal's last European game in Highbury, and they will say goodbye to Highbury next season and move into a new stadium.
Both Arsenal and Villarreal have reached the semi-finals of the Champions League for the first time. Arsenal, who had the advantage of home stadium, launched an onslaught on the visitors from the start of the game, with Thierry Henry netting a goal in the 12th minute of the first half, but it was ruled offside.
After dominating for 40 minutes and squandering a couple of chances, the Gunners picked up the chance in the 41st minute of the first half as Tours scored his first goal of the season and proved to be the game-winner. Thierry Henry, the French striker of the home team at the time, won the ball in front of the field and crossed to the Belarusian, who stuffed the ball to Tours; Tours won the ball and fired a powerful shot into the near corner.
Just before half-time, the visiting Argentinian star Riquelme took a free-kick from 25 yards, which was saved by the home goalkeeper Lehmann. In addition, the home team's Gilberto committed a foul in the box, but the referee did not award a penalty.
The hosts continued to step up their attack in the second half, with Thierry Henry scrambling in front of goal in the 56th minute but the visitors' Alzo was able to keep the ball out on the goal line. In the 70th minute, Thierry Henry broke through to the bottom line and passed the ball to goal, but no one for the home team could follow the shot.
The game ended 1-0 at the end of the game, and throughout the game, the Yellow Submarines, who were playing away, did not really threaten Arsenal's goal a few times. Their disadvantage in strength is unmistakable.
After the game, a number of media outlets believed that Arsenal's victory at Highbury was expected. Arsenal took a solid step towards the final. They are progressing towards their first Champions League final. For Arsene Wenger, it was the only way to keep Thierry Henry.
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Ancelotti made good on his promise and opened up to the media about Ronnie's training on the 20th. Ronnie greets a reporter he knows as he enters the training ground. The reporters looked at Ronnie, whose gait was not very steady, and had doubts in their hearts.
Ronnie: This is because he drank too much alcohol last night, and the alcohol in his blood has not completely dissipated now. But when it came to the training ground, Ronnie seemed to be a different person. Under the guidance of strength and conditioning coach Tonia Cini, Ronnie did jogging, sprinting, switchback running and other training programs.
Reporters outside the training ground finally believe that Ronnie is really recovering!
So the next day, in addition to reporting the news of Arsenal's victory, the major sports media reported on Ronnie's training. There are even some media reports that Ronnie has written more than Arsenal won. It can be seen how high Ronnie's status is in the eyes of football and the media.
Fans who like Ronnie rejoice, and they run to tell each other that Ronnie will soon be on the field. He will appear in the German World Cup! (To be continued......)