Chapter 31: The Afterglow of the Dynasty [Don't Forget to Read It]

After the hiccup in the tunnel passed, the players of both teams soon followed in the footsteps of the referee team and stepped onto the pitch one after another.

After a year, the two teams met again in the group stage of the Champions League, although they both changed their coaches and changed their tactics.

But because of the advantage of last year's head-to-head record, the Milan players have enough confidence in their hearts.

And countless fans who are following this game are also excited at this moment.

Looking at it, the football superstars who came out of the players' tunnel were one after another!

Cristiano Ronaldo, Di Maria, Xavi Alonso, Casillas, Ramos......

Ibrahimovic, Pirlo, Gattuso, Seedorf, Zambrotta, Ronaldinho, Nesta......

Looking at the player's fame, Milan's momentum has completely overshadowed Real Madrid.

No matter how old the superstars on the Milan side are, the old superstars are also superstars.

There is still an Inzaghi sitting on the bench in Milan, competing for the overall fame, and today's Real Madrid is really not as good as AC Milan.

But fame is fame, if you really want to talk about combat effectiveness, Real Madrid is now too much to get rid of Milan.

At least in Mourinho's view, the young Real Madrid team led by him has no chance of beating the twilight Milan dynasty.

After all, everyone has to serve the old, and the irreversible decline in various body functions cannot be simply made up for by technology.

He also prepared a "tactical gift" for Milan's new coach Allegri today.

I don't know if the other side likes him or not, but the supporters of Real Madrid will definitely like it very much~

'Both Real Madrid and AC Milan used a four-three-three starting formation today.

On the Milan side, the backline from left to right, in order: Antonini, Bonella, Nesta, Zambrotta.

The three midfielders are Seedorf on the left, Andrea Pirlo at the back, and Gattuso on the right.

On the front line, Ronaldo, Ibrahimovic and Pato started together.

On the Real Madrid side, the back line from left to right, in order: Marcelo, Carvalho, Pepe, Ramos.

The three midfielders are the double midfielder Li Onga Alonso and the central midfielder Khedira.

In the forward line, Cristiano Ronaldo, Higuain, and Di Maria formed the attacking trident today, and Benzema was on the bench. ”

He Wei is still sitting in the studio of Channel 5 today to explain the key game of this round of the Champions League to domestic fans.

However, today's commentator who partnered with him changed from Zhang Lu, Director Zhang, to Xu Yang.

After talking to Xu Yang and letting him introduce the list of starters of the two teams, He Wei also quickly took over the conversation and introduced the recent records and game status of the two European giants.

Real Madrid's morale and form are high, with six wins and one draw in the league at present, and the first two rounds of the Champions League group stage have all been won, and they have not yet tasted defeat.

Milan, on the other hand, have recently ushered in a wave of three consecutive league wins after a tumultuous start to the season.

In the first two rounds of the Champions League group stage, Milan also won one and drew one, and their form was quite good.

It can be said that in this round of focus matchups, Real Madrid and Milan are in good shape, and they are completely worthy of the propaganda name of "strong dialogue".

At the beginning of the game, Milan also took the initiative to launch a high-pressure rush in the frontcourt, and it seemed that it was still the confident appearance of "not afraid of Real Madrid".

But anyway, Ibrahimovic and Pato grabbed very hard, and Xiao Luo pressed up and ran a few steps before waiting for his teammates to break the ball.

And Gattuso and Seedorf, who are older, are not as fast as when they were young, and they are still trying their best to fight, but the effect of fighting is not so good.

Because the backfield players on Real Madrid's side ran faster, the speed of passing and receiving the ball also increased, and with the cooperation of several crisp short passes, Milan's high-pressure encirclement intention was quickly broken.

Among them, Leon also used a successful close ball protection confrontation to make Seedorf deflated.

He doesn't weigh more than 80 kilograms now, but his core strength is solid, coupled with his broad shoulders and back, a strong back guard and a cross make Seedorf helpless.

As soon as the ball reached Alonso's feet, Real Madrid's simple and efficient long ball counterattack began.

is still looking for Ronaldo, and it is right to let Ronaldo break through at the beginning and test the opponent's side defensive intensity.

Ronaldo had this ability before he had a major knee injury, and Zambrotta looked at Ronaldo, who had stopped the ball and went straight to him, and also urgently called Gattuso to help return to the defense bag.

Cristiano Ronaldo has faced AC Milan twice in his previous career, but both times Ronaldo has been out of the tournament.

At that time, he was still at Manchester United, facing Milan at his peak, and in 07 he won the final Ballon d'Or.

Real Madrid met Milan in the Champions League group stage last year, which should have been Ronaldo's best chance for "revenge".

But it's a pity that he was injured at that time and couldn't play, so he could only watch Real Madrid and Milan in front of the TV.

This year, it was a "coincidence" again, and Ronaldo's body was not the slightest problem, it can only be said that it was providential, so he had to let the healthy Ronaldo and Milan fight again.

At this time, Ronaldo, who was full of confidence, held the ball on the side and advanced quickly, and he did not have the slightest intention of backing down in the face of Zambrotta and Gattuso.

A bicycle stepped on, Ronaldo suddenly started to speed on the side, and directly rushed past Zambrotta, who was slightly retracted from the position!

But when Zambrotta and Gattuso also used their strength to chase back, Ronaldo was a smash inside.

The speed is fast enough, the explosion is strong enough, even if it is slightly embarrassed by the timely closing defense of Gattuso and Zambrotta, but Ronaldo still successfully broke into the edge of Milan's big penalty area!

After adjusting his breathing and stepping point slightly, Ronaldo made a long shot directly with full strength!

But Milan's goalkeeper Amelia was also very focused, and at the last moment, he was able to block the football that almost got into the bottom right corner of the goal!

The frightened Bonella hurriedly kicked the ball into the half, denying Higuain another chance to steal the chicken.

Ronaldo shook his fist and roared in annoyance.

Leon only had time to cover his head in the backfield and said a word of pity, and then immediately ran to the landing point of the football with Ibrahimovic.

Eevee, who is tall and long-legged, relies on the "model" to be big enough, and at this moment he doesn't pay attention to Li Ang who came from behind him.

He has already found a route, ready to ferry the ball to Xiao Luo, who is already pulling the side and ready to start, and then he himself quickly steps forward to see if he can play Real Madrid on a counterattack.

But Li Ang didn't rush up to him first as he thought, as he thought.

Li Ang is not stupid, he will definitely suffer if he fights for the position with Eevee.

The height difference is more than ten centimeters, and in terms of static confrontation, he is not Ibu's opponent now.

He estimated the time when the ball fell, adjusted his pace in advance, and began to accelerate suddenly in the last two or three steps!

Ibu was caught off guard and jumped a little hastily, while Leon was sprinting to the top with all his might!

Although the two almost touched the ball together in the end, and neither succeeded in fighting for a point, Leon's defense was successful, but Ibrahimovic's counterattack was in vain.

"I'm Gan!"

Ibu, who was hurt by Leon's departing from the back of his body, was a little annoyed.

He turned his head to look at the melon seeds that were still a little buzzing, and there was only one figure left for him who was also rubbing his head and grinning quickly

"Hey, this kid ......"

Ibu was originally a little angry, but seeing that Li Ang seemed to be even worse than him, his mood suddenly improved a little.

At this moment, tens of thousands of Real Madrid fans in the south stand of the Bernabeu also applauded and cheered for Leon's brave and tough defense.

He Wei and Xu Yang were even more excited and praised Li Ang again and again.

The defense was indeed beautiful this time, and Leon's decisive rush did not give Ibrahimovic a chance to calmly organize the attack in the frontcourt.

And when facing opponents who are much taller and stronger than himself, Li Ang is not afraid at all.

If you dare to defend it, you can also prevent it!

In this moment, Leon left countless neutral fans with a clear image of both toughness and ability.

Real Madrid's simple offensive and defensive transition in the opening game also showed their overall advantage against Milan now.

Milan's backline will find it difficult to restrain Real Madrid's sharp knife advances as they did last season.

On the defensive end, there is a young midfielder who dares to play and rush to take on the frontal defense, plus an Alonso who has not yet made a force.

Milan will have a much harder time breaking down in front of Real Madrid's defence than it did last year.

After seeing the offensive and defensive results this time, countless Real Madrid fans are also relieved.

Although Brother Milan is strong, he can't beat time after all.

Real Madrid has been strengthening every year, with the addition of fresh blood, and the championship coach Mourinho.

Milan's lineup is getting older year by year, and the superstars who carried the beams five or six years ago have now become veterans, but they are still carrying the beams.

Looking at the most intuitive investment comparison, Milan cannot become a stumbling block for Real Madrid, which is striving for revival.

After that, the game process basically evolved into a situation where Real Madrid controlled the rhythm and continued to attack, and Milan was forced to close the formation again and again, and it was rare to get a few counterattack opportunities.

Xiao Luo is dumbfounded, and he will be completely useless if he can't get the ball in the front court.

Because he really doesn't like defense, even if he looks like he is defending, then the defensive efficiency can only be said to be a matter of seeing.

Allegri will stand on the sidelines of the pitch, looking at the situation where his side is almost pressed by Real Madrid.

Especially when he saw Pirlo being hit head-on by Khedira again and again, he was even more helpless when he chased and defended a little unable to keep up.

But he really has no one to change in his hands.

Veteran captain Ambrosini has suffered a recurrence of an old injury and is now in a hospital bed, and the only things he can use in the midfield position are Andrea Pirlo and Flamini.

But let's be honest, neither of these two is the type of midfielder he likes.

While other Italian coaches may have liked the idea of moving the core of the organization backwards, he liked the "all-round warrior".

The type of midfielder who is tough enough, balanced enough to attack and defend, and physical enough is what he likes.

So as soon as he took office, he reused Gattuso and Seedorf.

Ronaldo and Andrea Pirlo are both roles that should be replaced in his tactical design, and Boateng, who is currently playing as a substitute for Ronaldo, is basically his scheduled follow-up midfielder.

It's Pirlo that Allegri has always had a headache.

Thinking of this, Allegri couldn't help but subconsciously look at the Real Madrid half, and looked at Leang, who was delayed at the moment because Alonso pressed the organization and took on the responsibility of protecting the midfield.

Is it hard? This nineteen-year-old is indeed tough enough!

After confronting Ibrahimovic, Leon then used a ferocious shovel to block Pato's rapid advance, and also fought with Seedorf on the side until they both fell to the ground!

The ball is enough, there is a set of ball protection, and the organizational ability cannot be seen, because it was Alonso who controlled the ball before.

However, the playmaking midfielder is not a problem with Allegri, because the attack can be relied on Ibrahimovic in the front.

The attacking mode with Ibrahimovic as the core is enough in Serie A, and the midfielder only needs to comb the ball, and then.

Just hand over the ball to Ibrahimovic, and what kind of backcourt organization are you playing!

The defense is good, tough enough, can help teammates on both sides of the midfield to play the ball, respond to the defense in a timely manner, cover a large area, is still young, and can't spend much money on wages......

Allegri looked at Leon more and more satisfied, and the more he watched, the more he moved.

It wasn't until the abrupt whistle blew on the field that Allegri struggled to take his eyes back from Leon.

"Who fouled me? Real Madrid or our players? ”

'We, we gave Real Madrid a free-kick opportunity.

"Huh? What location? ”

"Forbidden Zone Arc Top ......"

Allegri, who heard the TA explain, was dumbfounded.

At this moment, Real Madrid fans are happy.

Mourinho also paced to the sidelines, staring at the football that had already been set up, and began to measure the step point and put a handsome Ronaldo by the way.

This distance is a good opportunity for Ronaldo to score a goal.

Li Ang previously told Ronaldo that he was the number one free-kick player in the current world, but he was not completely saying good things.

Whether it is the first or not, fans from all walks of life naturally have different answers in their hearts, but there is no doubt that Ronaldo in the 10-11 season is indeed the top three free kick masters on the planet.

Milan threw out a wide "human wall" of seven men and almost blocked the possibility of the football going around the wall in front of the penalty area.

His fear of Cristiano Ronaldo's free kick can be seen.

And after the referee blew the whistle again, Ronaldo quickly ran up, and then kicked an exaggerated short-distance elevator ball that only rose more than one meter and then fell rapidly!

This free-kick went straight through the wall and went straight into the bottom right corner of the goal in the stunned gaze of Milan goalkeeper Amelia!

It's exactly the same as the goal that Cristiano Ronaldo's long-range shot was aimed at in the opening stage!

But this time Amelia could only watch the football go into the net.

After all, the human wall composed of seven Milan players and three Real Madrid players was directly penetrated, and he really couldn't figure it out!

Allegri scolded with an ugly face.

Mourinho on the other side turned around angrily, signaling the Real Madrid fans behind him to give his players a bigger and more enthusiastic cheer!

Leon and Alonso happily rushed forward.

Cristiano Ronaldo's free-kick was a beautiful game, and he took the lead in the 14th minute of the opening game, which was also a "perfect" first fifteen minutes for Real Madrid!

AC Milan has been suppressed at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and the strength of Real Madrid continues in the Champions League.

The Milan Dynasty, which once shocked the world, has finally come to its own twilight.

Last season's win and draw against Real Madrid should be their last afterglow.

And Leon knows better how desperate AC Milan will fall into the abyss after that.

Fortunately, Milan can still survive two or three seasons in Serie A before they completely fall off the cliff.

Leon felt that his close-up "investigation" could end early.

He was satisfied.

Whether it's the current situation in Milan's midfield, or the few veterans in Milan's squad.

He was satisfied.