1310 Absolute Suppression
After being pressed by Liverpool for a long time, the backline was unstable, and the score was behind, the AC Milan backfield players finally showed signs of being unable to hold back.
They were looking to fight back at the end of the first half, and just after the 45th minute, Seedorf passed the ball in front of the box to Jankulovski on the wing, who immediately burst forward with the ball.
Boateng, who responded in the middle, suddenly exploded as if he had been beaten, and rushed forward at a speed.
Robinho picked up a pass from Jankulovski up front and quickly made a one-two with Boateng.
When Merreles was beaten by a one-two, AC Milan saw the light of day.
It was as if their offensive glowed with great firepower.
However, when Robinho was distracted by Johnson's tackle when he cut inside on the wing, he had a problem with his dribbling rhythm and was stopped by Mascherano's precise tackle on lateral movements.
Ibrahimovic waved angrily in the box, Pato looked up and sighed in the back post and Boateng yelled at Robinho and ran towards the back.
Robinho appeared innocent, but he couldn't do anything about his team-mates' different reactions.
Liverpool, for their part, launched a fast attack as the first minute of stoppage time was about to end.
In fact, AC Milan intend to go into the dressing room after this attack, as long as they get the rhythm and time right, then no matter whether the attack succeeds or fails, they will consume one minute of stoppage time in the first half.
Unfortunately, Andrea Pirlo was not on the pitch and Seedorf couldn't run, which led to them conceding possession before injury time was officially over, and giving Liverpool plenty of time to play a quick attack.
Mascherano quickly moved the ball to another wing after a successful break, and Baines passed the ball to Qin Xiong, who retreated to receive it, after a straight pass from the backfield.
Under Abate's pressure, Qin Xiong went directly to the ball and walked to the middle, Abate wanted to foul behind him, but he couldn't reach Qin Xiong's jersey with his hand.
Seeing Qin Xiong take the middle road. Meireles immediately cut forward into the box.
The midfield was handed over to Strasser and Seedorf to defend, and Boateng simply didn't have time to run back.
When Strasser and Seedorf were about to block Qin Xiong's front, Qin Xiong's slanted kick made AC Milan's back line instantly panic!
Although Jankulovski returned to his zone, he was only a man back in the zone, and the position behind him was taken by Gerard Neche.
Qin Xiong's diagonal through ball is looking for Gerrard.
Steven Gerrard ran into the right flank of the AC Milan back line, and when he stopped the ball, he had already smashed into the box.
Meireles was kept out by Nesta at the back post. Raul, on the other hand, is looking for opportunities near Thiago Silva.
When Steven Gerrard came towards the goal, Liverpool could be said to have formed a three-on-two in the penalty area!
Thiago Silva had to come and press for Gerrard, who had just run two steps before Raul was close to him and Gerrard decisively played a pass through the unmarked Raul.
The moment Raul met the ball and shot with his feet, Abbiati predicted that Raul would hit the far corner of the goal and was about to move towards the far corner of the goal, but Raul finally pushed the ball with the arch of his foot, and the football rolled into the AC Milan goal against the inside of the near post!
The AC Milan defence completely collapsed. This time, even Nesta felt powerless.
The opponent's offensive routines and the ability to strike a critical blow are too strong!
Thiago Silva opened his arms and then lowered them, seemingly struggling to comprehend what the team is currently facing.
Never been so humiliated by an opponent in Italy, and twice against Liverpool, AC Milan's performance was simply unsightly!
Especially at the back!
This makes Thiago Silva can't help but ask inwardly: can AC Milan return to the top anytime soon?
No team is absolutely perfect, Liverpool also have flaws, and more serious than flaws are the team's hard injuries, Manchester United, Chelsea. Arsenal and other teams have it, AC Milan has it too. And if these hard injuries cannot be solved, the team will never be able to be convincing in strength!
Raul burst to the sidelines after scoring and all the Reds fans cheered Raul on!
The deal Liverpool made last summer was so good!
If it weren't for Suarez's inability to represent the team in the Champions League, Reds fans believe that Liverpool can form an incomparably luxurious trident forward combination!
"Raul has the final word! Raul, Raul scored again in the Champions League, although his position as the top scorer in European competitions has been snatched away by Qin Xiong. But that doesn't stop him from scoring goals to set a new tally, he's a great star who has been a big part of the Reds' forward line since he arrived, and who has almost sealed the Premier League's best signing of the season, and now he has the chance to do it with Liverpool.
4:0!
Liverpool leads AC Milan 4-0 on aggregate. There is not much suspense for them to step into the quarterfinals.
The referee blew the whistle at the end of the first half after the goal was valid.
Today Coman showed us the strength of Liverpool in another way, after the absence of Alonso, Liverpool completely suppressed AC Milan through the crazy pressing in the midfield and the physical energy that could not run!
Let's take a look at what happens in the second half, if AC Milan can't find a way to contain Liverpool, then the trajectory of fate will not change in any way, and AC Milan will be eliminated at the end of this game! ”
At half-time, Koeman praised the team's performance before telling Johnson to be a little more restrained in the second half.
Although Liverpool has good main candidates in the full-back position, there are relatively few substitutes, especially trustworthy substitutes.
Degen can only be used occasionally after all, and it doesn't make much sense for Aurelio to be reduced to a substitute now, unless Baines is injured, so Koeman has insisted on using Johnson for a long time, and he is worried that if Johnson is injured at the end of the season, even if Johnson is not a world-class full-back, he is Liverpool's best right wing-back, and now he naturally has to worry more.
AC Milan, on the other hand, did not make much adjustment in midfield, and after the two sides changed sides in the second half, AC Milan were still in the same half-dead state as they were in the first half.
Liverpool, on the other hand, began to play steadily, stopped taking risks, and slowed down the pace of the game.
In the 55th minute of the game, AC Milan took the lead in making substitutions.
It was only natural for Jankulovski to be replaced by Antonini, who was younger, more energetic and capable of making an impact on the game.
However, it is incomprehensible to replace Boateng with Angela Merkel, who has just turned 19, and perhaps Boateng has just returned from injury, and Allegri wants to avoid a recurrence of Boateng's old injury in a fierce confrontation. (To be continued.) )