The weather in Milan in April is slowly getting hotter, and as the semi-final of the Champions League between Milan and Barcelona approaches, the heat of Milan City has risen a few degrees.

This football holy city, now people talk about this big battle after dinner. Milanese believe they will beat Barcelona, who have been almost unbeaten in Serie A this season and have barely faced any opponents in the Champions League. In addition to the tough game against Bayern, the opponents they met were quickly defeated at their feet.

Milanese have that confidence, having reached the semi-finals three times in the last five seasons, two in the final and one to lift the trophy. This year, the striker Sheva ushered in the genius boy Tang Jue and the former No. 1 striker Ronnie in the world, although Ronnie was injured and bruised, but Tang Jue's sudden rise gave them great confidence.

With the arrival of Barcelona, the temperature in the city of Milan has risen by a few degrees!

A football feast is about to be presented to the world's fans, the most eye-catching giants of the season, with both teams creating a fifteen-game winning streak in the league.

At 11 o'clock in the morning of the 18th, under the leadership of Rijkaard, Barcelona and his party walked out of Milan International Airport. Countless flashing lights began to flicker, and the outside of the airport passage began to boil!

Outside the airport passageway, dozens of media reporters were waiting for their arrival. Numerous spears and short guns were aimed at this luxurious division, with Ronaldinho and Rijkaard in the spotlight.

When it comes to who is the biggest star today, Ronaldinho is the number one, as evidenced by winning the World Footballer of the Year award for two consecutive years. He is at the peak of his football career. The "cow tail swing" that fans talk about, as well as weird passes, accurate free kicks, etc., are all used to describe him.

Under the flashing lights, Ronaldinho dragged his suitcase and with a confident smile on his face to the fence. There was no hint of nervousness on his face. Rijkaard also walked to the fence, something the club had agreed to a long time ago, and the two represented the club in an interview with the media.

Countless questions from reporters outside the fence were thrown at Ronaldinho like a barrage of cannons. Ronaldinho interrupted the reporter's question with a smile and said: "Don't worry. You should ask one by one, and I promise to make you satisfied. ”

A beautiful journalist asked: "What do you think of tomorrow's game and how are Barcelona going to break down Milan's goal?" ”

Ronaldinho laughed: "Milan are a great team, they have a lot of morale right now. They had just beaten Inter five days earlier. Tomorrow night's game. We will play the way we play. As for how to break down their goal, you'll see tomorrow night. ”

A male reporter immediately asked: "What are your expectations for the first round?" ”

Ronaldinho tilted his head and said: "We want to score away goals, that's our goal. Of course. If we're lucky, we'll be hoping to get all three points at the San Siro and walk away with a win! ”

On the other side, Rijkaard had a relaxed look on his face, their line-up was neat, and Xavi's early return increased the hope of victory for Barca.

Rijkaard said: "We are confident that we will play a great game at the San Siro, Milan are a strong team, but we are never afraid of any opponent. We're ready and we won't let the fans down. ”

"Milan's attack is strong, but we have a way to freeze Don and Kaka!"

When asked by reporters how he was going to freeze Tang Jue and Kaka, Rijkaard did not give a clear answer, but only said that the game would be known for the night.

Milan TV analyzed the words and expressions of the two in an interview with the media, and believed that Barcelona's confidence was very high, and the real test of Milan was coming!

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The day before the first leg of the semi-final between Milan and Barcelona, there was bad news in Milan: midfielder Gattuso suffered a groin strain in training and had to rest for a week, perhaps in the second leg of the two teams; Andrea Pirlo has suffered a recurrence of his foot injury and his availability remains to be confirmed.

There were two big players in the midfield, one was sure to be unavailable and the other was to be determined, and dark clouds hung over Milan. It was a bolt from the blue, almost throwing Milan fans into chaos, and there was no worse news than this.

Before the war, losing troops would be a taboo, and Ancelotti was very irritable. Without Gattuso, there is one less point of security in front of the penalty area, but Gattuso's absence can be replaced by someone else, such as Ambrosini, who can take on the heavy responsibility.

But if Andrea Pirlo can't play, it will have a big impact on Milan. Andrea Pirlo was out for a while this season when Milan played very hard.

For a time, the Italian media began to sing about Milan.

The Milan sports newspaper believes that Milan is unlucky, and without the two midfielders Gattuso and Pirlo, Milan lacks a defensive barrier and a midfield engine in front of the penalty area.

Roma Sport believes that Barcelona is too strong, and under great pressure, the Milan players are too nervous, which caused the team to attrition.

The team newspaper believes that Milan's hopes of reaching the final have been greatly reduced, Barcelona's attack is sharp, and without the barrier of Gattuso, the already poor backline will definitely not be able to stop the attack of Barcelona's front trident. Without Pirlo, Milan's attack would have been left uncommanded.

The British Guardian directly used "The god of fate once again played a joke with Milan!" They refer to last year's Champions League final. Milan were 3-0 up in the first half before being equalised by Liverpool and losing to Liverpool on penalties when the gods of fate were on Liverpool's side.

This time, Milan lost troops before the game, which shows that the god of fate is still not on Milan's side, and it is a big joke for Milan to enter the final for the second year in a row.

There are media interviews with Rijkaard about their thoughts on the injuries of Gattuso and Pirlo. Rijkaard said: "I am very sorry for this and hope that they will get back to health soon. As for tomorrow night's game, we won't be slacking off because of their absence, Milan will rely on the whole. The absence of both of them will have an impact on Milan's quality, but Milan are still strong and we will take it seriously! ”

Unlike when interviewed by the media at the airport, Rijkaard, who was very confident then, is now a little cautious. The media interpreted Rijkaard's words as cautious, and this cautious attitude is conducive to tomorrow night's game. Many people do not understand what Rijkaard would do in such a situation, but instead become cautious.

Milan TV expressed concern about Milan in response to Rijkaard's caution. Be cautious when the strength of the team is superior, such Rijkaard is terrible!

Huge pressure was on the Milan players. The congealed air made it almost impossible for them to breathe. In order to relieve the pressure on teammates. On the evening of the 18th, Maldini invited all the players to his home party.

At eight o'clock in the evening, Tang Jue appeared at Maldini's door with Alice, and Maldini and his wife brought the two into the house. Tang Jue was dressed casually. Alice was dressed up. A red floor-length dress. Reveal her proud figure.

In the living room of fifty or sixty square meters, handsome men and beautiful women gathered, and Nesta, Vieri, Kaka and others were chatting. They either bring their girlfriends or their wives. There is really no shortage of handsome men and women in Milan City.

Like the Kao among the thousands of flowers, Alice's appearance quickly became the focus of the party. Everyone's eyes were quickly conquered by Alice's beauty, and Tang Jue, who was beside Alice, was almost ignored by everyone. Tang Jue could only smile and shake his head, with such a beautiful and amazing girlfriend, he could only be ignored.

Naturally, the beauties gathered around and they talked about fashion and perfumes. The handsome men gathered around, holding red wine glasses in their hands, talking about the coming big war.

Kaka shook his head and sighed: "Gattuso's absence has a big impact on us, and if Pirlo is also unavailable, I don't know if we should play this game like this. ”

Everyone's mood was heavy and helpless, and their hearts were like pressing a boulder, and the powerful Barcelona was that boulder. Helplessly, it could have competed with Barcelona, but now the two big players are lost, which has too much impact on Milan's strength.

Nesta exhaled a long breath, wrinkled his eyebrows and said, "No matter how difficult it is, we have to fight!" ”

There was a predator in the words, and the blood in the veins of the players began to surge strongly. Yes, even if Milan dies, he must die standing up!

Maldini said: "Miracles will always be attached to those who never give up, we can't give up, the word never gives up in the dictionary of Milan!" ”

He looked at Tang Jue and said, "Tang, what do you think?" ”

As the game progressed, Tang Jue proved himself with goals, and with it, his status in the team also rose. As the team's top scorer at the moment, his form or his attitude has a certain impact on the team.

Tang Jue looked at Maldini and said, "The enemy is strong, but we have no reason to retreat. Ever since I was on the pitch, I've been telling myself that the pitch is the battlefield and the opponent is the enemy. Only by fighting the battlefield can we survive and achieve victory. ”

"Barcelona is a mountain, we grit our teeth and climb it; Barcelona is a sea, and we have to cross it in a boat. Even if the teeth are crushed, we swallow and move on; Even if the boat breaks, we have to swim over! ”

Grit your teeth and move on, the Milan player can do it, but if the boat breaks down, it's too difficult to swim across the ocean. Now Milan's ship is damaged, and it is very likely that it will be sunk by a storm in the sea of Barcelona. Tang Jue's point of view is to swim in the past.

It's very helpless, but it's also full of strong flavor.

Seedorf wanted to break the slightly heavy atmosphere, and said with a smile: "Brothers, it's just a game. We've been through so much this season, we've gotten through it and we'll get through it tomorrow. ”

"The god of fate is on our side!"

Yes, the only thing I can pray for now is the god of destiny to be on Milan's side. Seedorf's words did not lighten the atmosphere, and in this situation, it would be completely impossible to make the Milan players relaxed. (To be continued......)

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