AC Milan were levelled by Palermo and Juventus beat Livorno in the last minute of stoppage time, and the two games decided the course of this season's Serie A and even the Champions League final.

What is certain is that with AC Milan behind Juventus on points, with little hope of winning the league title and an early exit from the cup, AC Milan will be putting all their energy on competing with Liverpool for the European title.

Juventus dominates Serie A, AC Milan is proud of Europe, and this has become an Italian tradition for more than a decade.

Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti has joked that he is willing to give up the league title if he can become the European champion, and owner Silvio Berlusconi has also said that one Champions League is equivalent to three league titles.

Unfortunately, no one can guarantee that AC Milan will be at the top of Europe this time, so Ancelotti's words can only be a joke.

But now, AC Milan has to choose to give up the competition for the league title and go all out to fight for the European title.

Although this most important title in all of Europe is more than enough to make up for the loss in the league. In terms of strength, AC Milan is stronger than rival Liverpool, but which Juventus or Chelsea who fell at the feet of Liverpool is not stronger than the Reds? After AC Milan's match against Palermo, one journalist even began to tell Galliani the history of Juventus who won the Serie A title after the death of Pope Paul VI and Liverpool won the Champions League.

The reporter's hint is not difficult to understand, this year's death of Pope Paul II, Juventus is also likely to win the league title again, and in this case, Liverpool may complete the history of the previous year.

Galliani's reaction to this was rather unpleasant: "What are you kidding, don't confuse the sacred with the mundane. However, his subsequent words showed his uneasiness, "Although Juventus have the initiative in the league, we and Fiorentina also have chances, Cagliari also need to be relegated, they will not easily admit defeat." ”

Although in addition to La Liga and the Premier League, league titles and relegation battles are in full swing, it is clear that the competition for the Champions League title is the focus of world football.

According to UEFA statistics, 500 million viewers from three countries and regions in the world will tune in to watch the decisive match between Liverpool and AC Milan, which will break the Champions League record of 3.5 billion set by AC Milan and Juventus at Old Trafford in 03. Even Afghanistan and Mongolia were among the countries that watched it.

The final also attracted football legends such as Pele and Maradona, and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and British Prime Minister Tony Blair will also be there to watch in person.

Since the start of the 55U Champions Cup, it is also the 3l meeting between Italian and English clubs in the history of the 59th match; In the first 58 matches, the Italian team won L games, the English team dominated the game, and the two sides were evenly matched in 15 games, with the Italian team scoring and the English team also scoring goals.

Among them, Liverpool played 8 games with Serie A teams, achieved a good record of 4 wins, draws and losses, scored 8 goals and conceded 8 goals; AC Milan has had the experience of playing against Premier League teams, with a record of 5 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses, scoring 15 goals and conceding 8 goals. Although the Italian team is on par with the English side in terms of wins, 10 of the 14 times they met in the knockout format eliminated their opponents or won the championship.

This is Milan's 10th Champions League final, in which they have won six, while Liverpool are in the final for the fifth time, they are more efficient and have won four, but Milan and Liverpool have never met in the Champions League, and this time they met in an encounter.

Before the game, the two teams, both of which are European giants, showed diametrically opposed "postures". The Reds are low-key and secretive, with Rafael Benitez rarely being seen, and Steven Gerrard praising Milan's star-studded stellar appearance. AC Milan, on the other hand, are full of confidence. Manager Carlo Ancelotti has vowed to destroy Liverpool's steel defence. And his superstars will be able to break through the Reds within three minutes of the game

Carlo Ancelotti was like a prognosticator, he predicted the start of the final.

Just seconds into the game, Maldini, who participated in the Champions League final for the seventh time, broke through the door of Liverpool with a sweeping shot, setting a record for the fastest goal in the Champions League final.

With the score behind, Liverpool could no longer set up a bucket formation, and could only attack as Ancelotti said.

In the 5th minute, Baros burst into the penalty area, Stam poked the ball out of the bottom line, Gerrard's corner kick on the right side was driven to the front of the penalty area, Reese was blocked with a left-footed volley from a meter in front of the goal, Liverpool won the ball for the second time, Gerrard crossed from the right, and Hyypia's header from the meter in front of the goal was confiscated by Dida.

However, AC Milan did not remain conservative, continued to attack after scoring, and gradually dominated the field

In the U minute, Shevchenko cut into the penalty area from an offside position on the right side, and was destroyed by Hyypia's anti-slip tackle to break the bottom line. In the 15th minute, Seedorf took a corner kick from the right side, Crespo hit the goal with a header at a small angle from the goal U meters, Luis Liscia who was guarding the near post pushed the ball out, Stamm's header from 9 meters in front of the goal did not top the force, and after the ball was destroyed by the opponent, Stam volleyed and was blocked by the opponent.

In the first minute, Liverpool, who were behind the scoreline, suffered another blow when Colwill strained his left groin and Liverpool were forced to make their first substitution, with Benitez replacing Colwill with Smitchell.

In the first minute, AC Milan almost extended the score, Garcia's breakthrough in front was broken, AC Milan quickly counterattacked, Kaka diagonally blocked the left side of the penalty area in the middle, Shevchenko pushed a right-footed shot into the far corner from 13 meters in front of the goal, but the assistant referee raised the flag to signal offside.

At this moment, the morale and strength of AC Milan completely took the initiative, in the 39th minute, Garcia burst into the right side of the penalty area, Nesta fell to the ground on his back when he blocked, Garcia smashed the ball with his right foot and touched Nesta's right arm, Liverpool applied for a penalty, but Mejuto Gonzalez thought that it was a handball, so the game was not interrupted, AC Milan quickly counterattacked, after Seedorf and Pirlo passed, Kaka rushed forward with the ball 30 meters in front, faced the blocking of 3 defenders at the front of the penalty area, and the outside of his right foot lightly picked the right side, Shevchenko burst into the box and feigned a shot, but in fact he sent a powerful low cross with his right foot to the back post, the ball slid past Carragher, and Crespo pushed the empty goal with his right foot from 5 meters in front of the goal.

After falling behind by two goals, Liverpool has fallen into chaos, in the 44th minute, Gerrard's direct pass in the middle of the field was broken, AC Milan counterattacked again, Kaka took the ball with his back in the backfield, got rid of the marker with a beautiful turn, and accurately passed the right foot near the middle line behind the defensive line, Carragher chased back and did not touch the ball, Crespo faced the attacking Dudek, and shot with his right foot into the lower right corner from 16 meters in front of the goal,

Halfway through the game, no one believed that Liverpool still had a chance, and the AC Milan fans began to celebrate, returning to the dressing room, and the AC Milan players also opened champagne with the manager to celebrate their seventh Champions League trophy in advance, completely unexpecting that the boiled duck would fly away.

The soundproofing of the dressing room at the Ataturk Stadium was not good, and the frustrated Liverpool players in the other dressing room also heard the laughter and celebrations from their opponents, which meant a great disgrace for any man who played football. The Liverpool players were so enraged that they didn't want manager Rafa Benitez to motivate them, and everyone vowed to give AC Milan a little colour in the second half.

Benitez, who was extremely disappointed in the second half, replaced Finnan with Hamann and wanted to continue to strengthen the attack, but at this time, everyone thought that Liverpool was just trying to save a little face, and no one thought that Liverpool could still turn over.

Judging by the first nine minutes of the second half, AC Milan were much more likely to extend their lead than Liverpool were likely to pull one back.

At this time when it seemed very bland, the stars began to shine.

In the 53rd minute, Reese crossed from the left, Cafu jumped up and blocked the ball with his back, Reese got the ball and then hoisted it into the penalty area, Gerrard shot extremely tricky with a header 10 meters away from the goal at the front point, the ball crossed Dida and fell into the far corner, Liverpool pulled the score into the score before AC Milan reacted, in the 56th minute, Reese threw the ball into the sideline on the left sideline, Alonso and Hamann knocked continuously horizontally, substitute Smitchell shot hard with his right foot at the meter in front of the goal, Barosh next to Stam closed his stomach and let the ball go, Dida flew to save, and his fingertips touched the ball, But the ball went into the bottom left corner.

AC Milan are in a state of panic, but the Liverpool miracle is not over.

In the UU minute, Hamann broke through in the middle and made a direct pass, Garcia knocked his right heel in the penalty area, Gerrard took the ball and was pushed down by the panicked Gattuso behind him, and the referee Gonzalez sentenced him to death.

Alonso's right-footed shot into the bottom left corner from the penalty spot was saved by Dida, but Alonso followed up in time to get ahead of Nesta's destruction and fired a left-footed shot into the top of the near corner from seven yards out to level Liverpool

From 53 minutes to UU minutes, in just 7 minutes, the situation of the game changed dramatically. The Liverpudlians, who equalised the scores, were slightly weaker, but they had the upper hand in terms of morale and confidence, and they did not give AC Milan another chance for 90 minutes.

The superior AC Milan did not want to play penalty kicks with Liverpool, and they bombarded Liverpool in extra time, but the Liverpudlians defended very well and had the advantage of physical fitness, and they desperately took turns to block the eye, blocking AC Milan's seven or eight shots on goal, and before the end of extra time, Dudek made incredible saves in front of the goal Shevchenko's two shots in front of the goal, dragging the game into a difficult penalty shootout.

In the shoot-out, AC Milan were demoralised and Serginho swept the spot-kick away and the in-form Dudek saved from Andrea Pirlo and Shevchenko. Liverpool won and became the first team in the history of the Champions League to qualify and win the trophy as fourth in the league. AC Milan also became the first team in the history of the Champions League final to suffer a three-goal lead in a tragic reversal.

AC Milan still have a chance to win the league title, but they are physically and mentally exhausted against a morale-boosting Udinese side, and the initiative to win the title is long gone, and if they are unlucky, they may even be in second place by Fiorentina, who dream of another miracle.