The smoke of the battle between Liverpool and AC Milan has spread.

Not only Liverpool is preparing for the big game, but AC Milan is the same, Liverpool and Manchester United are competing in the league, AC Milan is also competing with Juventus in the league, they are under more pressure, they are currently six points apart from Juventus in the league, and with seven rounds left in the league, they still have a glimmer of hope of winning the title, and AC Milan is also hesitating whether to give up or not to give up.

In the final penultimate round of the league, AC Milan lost 0:1 to Lecce.

After the game, Galliani announced in a semi-official tone: "I regret that we have lost the Scudetto title race in Lecce for the second year in a row. ”

At the same time, Galliani also admitted that Carlo Ancelotti was right to rotate heavily in the squad for the tournament as the team had to save money for the European Cup.

Many people analyze the situation of AC Milan and think that AC Milan will fight Lecce with all their strength in this game, then they will be 2 points closer to Juventus again, and the gap between the two sides in the last 6 rounds is only 4 points.

Is it a pity to make such a choice?

Seedorf pointed out after the game: "We could have come close to Juventus! "Apparently Seedorf thinks it's a pity, they still have a chance to compete for the league title.

So is this "strategic abandonment" correct?

Presumably, AC Milan will refer to the situation last year, when AC Milan fought on two fronts until the end, but in a sense, it was on both fronts that the consumption was too great, and the final "two are empty".

Looking at the schedule of the remaining six rounds, AC Milan will face Inter Milan and Roma in the following games, and Juventus's schedule for the last six rounds, although it cannot be said to be a flat horse, is much easier than AC Milan, especially Juventus is out of the Champions Cup and is going all out to compete in the league. It's hard for them to miss any more things.

In addition, although AC Milan was in good form in the previous period, the physical consumption was also huge, and in the second half of the game against Lyon, the team has shown a clear trend of physical decline, and at such a moment, some core players (such as Kaka and Serginho) who have played more games recently. As well as some injured players (such as Shevchenko, Nesta) to recharge is also necessary, Shevchenko came with the team to the away stadium, watched the game on the bench, but did not enter the squad at all, Ancelotti's intentions can be imagined.

Sending on the bench doesn't mean giving up completely, it just reduces the chances of winning, and Juventus' 0-0 win is not a sure result, Ancelotti did not foresee Juventus not getting three points against Treviso at the bottom of the list when he submitted his starting line-up, followed by second. Capello has been keeping an eye on the score between AC Milan and Lecce in the 63rd minute, replacing Ibrahimovic with Salayeta, and it was after seeing AC Milan concede away goals and not show the momentum of rebounding to equalize, if AC Milan scores early, Juventus will also play with the main lineup to ensure a league title.

So, should AC Milan really make this "strategic abandonment"? At least that's what Ancelotti thinks, and that's exactly what he did.

Carlo Ancelotti at a press conference calmed down the table. It was his substitution decision in the game, in fact. Although Sheva was not in the squad, Carlo Ancelotti had the option of bringing on Kaka, but he did not do so, and on 60 minutes, Seedorf replaced Andrea Pirlo, a change to ensure Pirlo's fitness as the main player in three days' time. It was probably booked before the game.

Win or lose, Ancelotti is carrying out his plan.

AC Milan were preparing for a big game against Liverpool in three days' time, but Carlo Ancelotti eventually chose to give up the league, and this is the situation for AC Milan now, after losing to Lecce. They are eight points clear of Juventus, making it almost impossible for them to compete with Juventus for the league title.

They can rest assured that they can focus on the Champions Cup.

Before the game, many media began to analyze the two teams, and Cruyff, the representative of Dutch football and the "godfather" of Barcelona, was invited by the Spanish newspaper "Vanguard" to write an op-ed, looking forward to the two semi-finals of the upcoming UEFA Champions League.

His analysis is still mainly focused on the matchup between Liverpool and AC Milan.

Cruyff believes that AC Milan are very strong, they have a strong squad, strong determination and always a steady play, the latter is terrifying, and under the mediation of Carlo Ancelotti, AC Milan has almost become a strong fortress of steel.

"They never make a mistake...... is what Cruyff said of AC Milan.

Regarding Liverpool's evaluation, Cruyff thinks that 'it's a one-man team', his opinion is the same as that of many media, Liverpool is on the way to qualify, Zhang Tiehan himself scored too many goals, so that other players, even Gerrard's appearance is very bleak.

"The key to winning or losing the game is Liverpool's number 13 and AC Milan as a whole." Cruyff put it this way.

However, he is still more optimistic about AC Milan, after all, AC Milan's table in the Champions League is too calm, and they really rarely make mistakes in the face of weaker opponents than themselves, obviously Liverpool is the weaker one compared to AC Milan.

Speaking of the other semi-final, Cruyff described it in one sentence: "The semi-final is a reward for one team – they have come far enough, but it is a responsibility for the other team – to make it to the final." ”

Villarreal and Arsenal have different needs, for Villarreal reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League is already a huge success, for Arsenal the UEFA Cup trophy is a little smaller for them, and they will have to repeat the path they took last season in the Champions Cup, Europe's top competition: to win the trophy.

"The big question is who will win: a small team that has hope but is not afraid of losing – but is it also a good team, or is it a team with the obligation to win that everyone thinks is the favourite?"

'I think it's logical to describe it that way, at least so far, Arsenal's Champions League campaign has been perfect.

Cruyff concluded.

Cruyff talked for a long time, and he didn't talk about the team that would win, maybe for him, it didn't matter at all. Because Barcelona is out, he doesn't want to offend any team for no reason.

But the two teams are different.

In interviews before the game, the players of both teams expressed a strong desire to win, and both said that their teams would eliminate each other to advance to the final.

"In the last three seasons, we reached the final twice, the first time we beat Juventus and won the title. Last year we lost to them in the final......"

In an interview, Shepchenko said that last year's final looked a little sad, but he still said, "But now, we have to use this match to prove our quality, we will beat them and reach the final again!" We all have the confidence to do it as a team. ”

Pirlo said in an interview, "Before the quarterfinals. We talked about the semi-finals, the second leg against Lyon hadn't started yet, but we talked about the semi-finals and when we talked about the opponents we were going to face, almost all of us wanted it to be Liverpool. ”

"Because last year, they took away our victory. That's AC Milan's pain, it's all of us. ”

"In this game, we will complete revenge!"

Pirlo's words were sonorous. Obviously he was impressed with last season's Champions League final, of course. That game will impress even ordinary fans, and I am afraid that for many years to come, it will become a classic Champions League battle that fans look back on, but the role played by AC Milan is not glorious, they are the side that was reversed.

As you can imagine, it's the same AC Milan players. What will it be like when Liverpool are again.

"They must be gnashing their teeth......"

At Melwood's training base, the players were resting, and they sat in a circle and listened to Zhang Tiehan say, "They must be gnashing their teeth at us, I can think of that picture." Hahaha, it's a pity I didn't come to the team last year. ”

"But it's interesting to keep them gnashing their teeth!"

"Let's see if any of them will grit their teeth when the time comes, it will definitely be very ornamental......" Zhang Tiehan's voice was full of schadenfreude, and the others laughed along.

Facing the game with AC Milan, Zhang Tiehan has a strange feeling, that is, Liverpool seems to have become a 'big boss', and AC Milan is a hero who comes to challenge the boss.

Because the outside media mostly supports AC Milan.

They say that AC Milan is stronger, that AC Milan is more united, and even that AC Milan 'deserves to be in the final', almost except for the English media, the media in other countries have a little bit of support for AC Milan, but this is very strange, because most people should have a sympathetic mentality, although the team won against Barcelona, but in fact, the overall strength of the team is indeed much worse than AC Milan, which he himself must admit.

But why do they all support AC Milan?

The reason is probably that Liverpool reversed AC Milan by 3 goals in Istanbul last year, creating the miracle of the biggest reversal in the Champions League final...... With that game, AC Milan became the injured and Liverpool became the one who caused the damage, even if AC Milan was stronger, they were still the 'Avengers', and the 'Avengers' deserved sympathy.

So Liverpool have become the 'big boss of evil' - even though the team is actually much worse than AC Milan as a whole.

Zhang Tiehan felt very angry.

So after the training, when the media came to interview, he said, "Talking about the game? Ac milan? Like you said, they're strong, they're united, we're weaker...... They will take revenge on us. ”

The Italian journalist's eyes lit up when he heard it.

But then Zhang Tiehan's voice changed and he said loudly, "However, we will let them know that wanting to complete revenge is just an unrealistic fantasy." ”

'They can say that now, but after the semi-final, they're going to be crying.'

Carragher suddenly jumped out, pointed to the camera, and said funny, "Don't want a mother then......" The Liverpool players who came out laughed behind him.

The Italian journalist's face immediately darkened.

PS: Chapter 1 of 2015.

I wish all the book friends who have supported this book all the best in 2015, the money is rolling in, and the love is sweet! The body is good, the food is fragrant, the teeth are good, the appetite is good, and the qiē is good ~~~~~~~~~ (to be continued......)