The Champions League semi-finals have been decided, with Chelsea and Liverpool set to decide one place in the final and Milan and Manchester United in the other, according to the draw on March 9.

The first leg of the semi-finals is scheduled for April 24 and 25. The match between Chelsea and Liverpool starts on the 24th, and the match between Milan and Manchester United takes place on the 25th.

With three Premier League teams surrounding Milan, the newspaper Sport believes that the situation for AC Milan is not optimistic. Torino Sports also expressed his worries: Milan is fighting on two fronts, the competition for the Serie A title has entered the white heat, and Milan cannot afford to lose, which will consume too much of their energy. Against Manchester United, who have just beaten Roma, their chances are slim.

The British media were the happiest, with four teams in the semi-finals, three of which were Premier League winners. The Guardian said: "Serie A has been in decline since the phonegate, and the stunning performance of Premier League teams in the Champions League this season shows that the Premier League is gradually replacing Serie A as the world's number one league. ”

"Some people say that whichever league Don goes to, that league is the First League. It's a bit of a big deal, the Premier League still occupies three-quarters of the semi-final spots without Don. However, if Don comes to the Premier League, he can confirm his reputation as the No. 1 league in the Premier League. ”

"Back in the Champions League, the top three in the Premier League will be perfect for Milan. This year's Champions League belongs to the Premier League! ”

The French media strongly supported Milan, and the Paris Daily newspaper published a signed article, believing that Milan will definitely break through the siege of the top three in the Premier League and successfully win the Champions League, becoming the first club to successfully defend the title since the restructuring. Because the horror trio is in great shape. Tang Jue reached the peak of his career.

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Milan were not involved in the discussion, and they did not have the energy to do so. The season has reached its final stage of the sprint, and to win the double, they will have to focus on the field. Milan now have only one point more points than Inter in Serie A, and if they are not careful, they will be overtaken by Inter.

On April 15, the 32nd round of Serie A will begin, and Milan will go to the Stadio Langivani to challenge Messina. At four o'clock in the afternoon, the competition officially began.

Thuram returned to the starting line-up, with Tang Jue and Inzaghi starting to take on the heavy lifting of the siege. Ronnie sat on the bench and played almost the whole game against Bayern four days ago.

Milan under the command of Pirlo. Orderly march towards Messina's half. In the twelfth minute of the first half, Inzaghi smashed Kaka's cross into the back of the net. Milan leads 1-0.

Twenty-seven minutes into the first half, Kaka fired from distance outside the box and knocked on Messina's goal again. Milan led 2-0.

In the second half, it was easy to play again. Milan in the sixtieth minute. Once again, the score advantage was extended. Tang Jue broke through to Messina's penalty area. Messina's central defender was helpless and put Tang Jue down. Penalty, red card. Messina is gone. Andrea Pirlo converted the penalty created by Tang Jue to give Milan a 3-0 lead.

Ancelotti saw that the situation was set, and in the 70th minute, he replaced Tang Jue with Seedorf. Milan won 3-0 against Messina. Another highlight of the game was Thuram, who seemed to be back in his prime.

After the game, Thuram was praised by Carlo Ancelotti as the biggest contributor to Milan's clean sheet in the game.

Gattuso also had a good performance in this game, and the Milan sports newspaper believes that the Milan backline is recovering for the next big game. The performances of Thuram and Gattuso show that Milan are ready to compete for the Serie A and Champions League titles.

In the afternoon, Inter suffered a miserable draw in Meazza and were equalised by a tenacious Palermo in the final moments of the game. The points gap between Inter and Milan, which has drawn two in a row, has widened to three points. The pressure on the Milan players has been reduced a little, but of course they still haven't let up, three points, and they can chase it back in one game.

What's more, they have a busy schedule and there is no time to relax because they will be playing away from home in three days' time.

On the afternoon of April 18, Inter Milan defeated Roma 2-1 at the Olympic Stadium in Rome to tie the points.

Milan withstood the pressure and beat Ascoli 5-2 in the evening's game. The horror trio took all the scores, with Tang Jue and Ronnie scoring twice and Kaka netting a goal.

With this victory, Milan reopened the gap and remained at the top of the standings.

Milan deserve credit for their victory. However, after the game, the Italian media once again criticized Milan's backline, with Milan Sport newspaper saying: Thuram is doing well, Nesta owning and Dida's mistakes are unforgivable. With the semi-final against Manchester United just around the corner, Milan's backline is in trouble again, do they expect another high score against Manchester United?

Torino Sport said worriedly: Without the horror trio, Milan would have given up the Serie A title a long time ago. But we can't expect a great performance from the horror trio every game. If United freeze the trio, what will Milan do to win the game?

The problems of Milan's backline have once again been bombarded by the Italian media. Tang never stood in front of the media to excuse his teammates, he hoped that his teammates would redeem themselves in criticism.

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The Milan players have rested for five days amid criticism and are heading for a double week ahead. Milan take on Cagliari at the San Siro on 22 April, and on 25 April they travel to Old Trafford to take on Manchester United.

Against Cagliari, Milan were desperate for a win, but with an important Champions League game three days later, Carlo Ancelotti had his head broken and decided to start Ronnie and Inzaghi in the final game.

In addition, Carlo Ancelotti put two veterans, Maldini and Cafu, as the two full-backs of the game, with Odor and Jankulovski on the bench. He has to think about the game in three days' time.

At 4 p.m. on April 22, the match between Milan and Cagliari officially kicked off at the San Siro. Milan fans knew that their team had been really tired lately, so after the game began, they sang "Milan! Milan! 》。 This is a way to boost the morale of the team.

Of course, it is more important for them to tell Cagliari that this is San Siro and that no one takes a victory from here. In order to combat Cagliari's momentum.

What people didn't expect was that as soon as the game started, Inzaghi took advantage of Cafu's assist in the second minute of the opening game to grab a point in front of the goal to score Cagliari's goal.

Scoring in the opening two minutes, Milan's momentum was superb. Fifteen minutes later, Kaka's heavy artillery broke through again. Milan led 2-0.

The ensuing time turned into Ronnie's solo performance, which he played for the first 37 minutes and the 13th of the second half. Twice against Cagliari. Milan leads 4-0!

In the ensuing game. Milan slowed down the tempo to conserve energy, while Cagliari did not launch a ferocious attack. Milan won the match 4-0.

Milan did not concede a goal in this game and it stands to reason that the backline should be commended. However, the Italian media continued to criticize the Milan backline: the awareness of complementing each other is not at its best. Nesta is already showing signs of fatigue. Carlo Ancelotti should consider resting him for the game against Manchester United.

Cagliari did not launch a onslaught at Milan when they were 4-0 down, and there was media analysis after the game. Cagliari is trying to save energy for Milan to face Manchester United.

The British press condemned Cagliari's actions:

"Damn Italians, completely forget about sportsmanship!"

"Italians are the most cunning people in the world!"

The Guardian has called on Manchester United to teach Milan a hard lesson at Old Trafford, calling on United fans to "let the damned Italians know what the most terrifying home stadium in the Premier League looks like!" ”

Speaking to the media, the presidents of United's three major supporters' associations said: "We're going to put in the scariest home stadium and yesterday wouldn't have happened. ”

"We're not going to let Don score here!"

On the afternoon of the 22nd, Manchester United was forced to draw 1-1 at home by Middlesbrough, and the Manchester United fans at the scene expressed their dissatisfaction with Ronaldo during the game, because Ronaldo told the media a few days ago: "Manchester United fans are immature, they don't cheer for their stars." ”

Last year's World Cup, Portugal met England in the quarter-finals, and England fans booed Ronaldo in that game. At the end of the game, Ronaldo lost control of his emotions. So Ronaldo has always had an opinion about England fans.

When Manchester United played Sheffield United on the 18th, Manchester United fans once cheered for Ronaldo, because Ronaldo did not pass the ball to Rooney, who was in a better position, after breaking through on the wing. As a result, Ronaldo's shot turned into an anti-aircraft gun. After the game, Ronaldo bombarded Manchester United fans in the media.

The Champions League is the highest honour for professional footballers. For club fans, the Champions League has an irreplaceable place. Think about what Real Madrid is so proud of, isn't it the club that has won the Champions League nine times, isn't it the club that has won the most Champions Leagues.

Manchester United fans have opted for solidarity as the Champions League looms. Milan are strong and if they don't unite, United's fate will be in their own hands. No one wants to do that.

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Inter's match was scheduled for the evening of the 22nd, and they withstood the pressure and won 2-0 away from Siena to continue to bite Milan.

There are only four rounds left in Serie A, and the Serie A title is still undecided. The closing stages have arrived, with Milan unprecedentedly united, undisturbed by outside criticism, and the dressing room returning to the atmosphere of last season's worst stage, which Carlo Ancelotti is very happy with.

Milan are ready for the title of double!

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On April 24, Milan left for Manchester City, and at 3 p.m., the Milan soldiers walked out of the airport. Media reporters outside the fence became emotional.

For some reason, Ancelotti arranged for Tang Jue to be interviewed by the media instead of the horse team.

Tang Jue and An Shuai walked towards the group of reporters, and the reporters were tangled into two parts, one surrounding An Shuai and the other surrounding Tang Jue.

"Mr. Ancelotti, what are your thoughts on tonight's game?"

An Shuai said: "We try to get away goals. ”

"Mr. Carlo Ancelotti, in the last two games, the Milan backline has improved, but they are still not back to their best, do you have confidence in your defence?"

In the away game against Ascoli, Milan's goal was breached twice, one by an own goal from Nesta and the other by Dida's fault. After that game, the Italian media criticized Milan's backline.

Carlo Ancelotti was adamant: "I have confidence in the backline! (To be continued......)