On April 2nd, in the evening, Milan experienced a sunny day.

The brightly lit San Siro stadium is undergoing warm-up training.

But Barcelona's players have realised that something is wrong.

In the afternoon, when I stepped on the field, it was a decent field, and when it was about to warm up before the start of the game, the whole stadium looked like after the heavy rain.

The pitch was slippery and there was a lot of water that made it difficult for the ball to roll.

In response, Guardiola protested to the referee team.

"Is this course up to par? It hasn't rained in Milan in any time, and they did it on purpose! ”

Pep Guardiola looked furious.

Playing on such a pitch would greatly diminish Barcelona's passing attributes.

To this, the referee team responded; "Milan has already made a report that temporary watering is needed to ensure the quality of the turf due to the fact that the venue needs to be rented out for other commercial activities during non-competition periods."

With that, the referee team took out all the reports from Milan.

Pep Guardiola didn't expect Milan to report to UEFA in advance.

He scrutinized the report and couldn't find the slightest problem.

According to the report, the site has not been watered for a long time, and in order to prepare for the important Champions League match, it can only be watered temporarily to ensure the quality of the lawn.

"But that's too much, isn't it?"

Pep Guardiola complained.

The referee did not respond to this.

How much more water do you manage?

It's someone's home field!

That's home field advantage!

And it's all within the rules, they don't care how much Milan waters, anyway, there are no violations.

Protests were ineffective.

Pep Guardiola returned to the dugout indignantly.

He turned his head to look over and saw that Ancelotti was also looking at him.

"This fat man!"

Guardiola whispered insults, his eyes almost bursting with fire.

Ancelotti turned her head silently, the corners of her mouth slightly hooked.

It's all experience!

On a waterlogged lawn, Barcelona had a difficult warm-up and returned to the dressing room wet to change gear.

Luckily, they brought spikes, otherwise it would have been really miserable.

"The turf situation was not in our favour today, try to be stable in the first half, these old guys in Milan can't hold on for long!"

Pep Guardiola gave instructions, and his tone sounded extremely angry.

After all, the unexpected situation occurred before the game even started, which made him extremely panicked.

On the other side, in the dressing room of AC Milan, Carlo Ancelotti was also giving instructions.

"First half offense! You have to be resolute enough on the counter-attack, the pitch will make Barcelona cautious and they will need to get used to it for a while, but we didn't have that and we started pressing and trying to score goals from the start, you know? ”

The crowd shouted; "Understood!"

Ancelotti shouted; "Go ahead! Lads! ”

The Milan players quickly walked out of the dressing room.

The Barcelona players also came out of the corner, and the two sides looked at each other, full of gunpowder.

The starting line-ups for both sides are as follows:

AC Milan (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: Dida.

Defenders: Odoh, Nesta, Simunic, Jankulovski.

Midfielders: Pato, Gattuso, Kaka, Pirlo, Seedorf.

Forward: Suker.

Barcelona (4-3-3);

Goalkeeper: Valdés.

Defenders: Abidal, Thuram, Puyol, Zambrotta.

Midfielders: Iniesta, Yaya Toure, Xavi.

Forwards: Thierry Henry, Samuel Eto'o, Messi.

Looking at AC Milan's formation, Guardiola felt that something was wrong.

Kaka plays in central midfield.

Pato and Seedorf played as the two wingers.

Suke's attributes are yet to be examined.

Is it the impact of the center or the fulcrum...

After all, under Suker's versatility, AC Milan's formation has a lot of changing attributes.

However, for Barcelona, as long as they hold the ball, then there is no big problem.

Suker and Pato stood in the center circle.

"After kick-off, Barcelona will come forward to press, if you want to get the ball back, I will help you open the defense properly, and Kaka will also pass the ball to you!"

"Just like our pre-game training, if you have the chance, you can rely on your speed to run straight up!"

Pato said with an uplifted look; "Understood! Leave it to me! ”

Suke turned his head to look over.

The Barcelona players looked at them with vigilance.

Obviously, they also see themselves as the biggest threat and are bound to waste a lot of attention on themselves.

And Suker, Kaka, and Pato had drills before the game.

They can take advantage of this environment and create a space for a small transparent pato,

This guy's instantaneous explosiveness is very strong.

At the same time, on the other side of the half, Messi also looked at the half court solemnly.

For Messi, he still remembers that two years ago, they lost to AC Milan in the Champions League.

At that time, Messi was still a substitute, but he could still feel the strong unwillingness.

This match is a battle of revenge for them.

A two-year-long war for revenge!

Barcelona is strong enough now!

Strong enough to pull any opponent off the altar!

Even the Milan dynasty, which has risen to the top of football, is the same!

Beep!

A sharp whistle sounded.

Suker kicked off right away.

The game is on!

"This is the 2007/2008 Champions League quarter-final, AC Milan at home against Barcelona!"

"As the defending champions, will they be able to beat a strong opponent from Spain?"

"And can the tough Barcelona pull Milan off the throne?"

Aldo. Serrera's tone was very excited.

After all, the whole football world is looking forward to this game.

One is the emerging superpowerhouse!

The other is the dying Milanese dynasty!

What kind of sparks can these two teams burst out?

In the middle of the field, AC Milan started to pass patiently after kick-off.

Barcelona stepped forward to press, but not excessively.

This allowed AC Milan to pass possession constantly.

Suker is also a proper drop-back, answering passes from time to time.

And every time Suker retreats, Barcelona's backline is also on the move.

"Still not with you?"

Su Ke glanced at Thuram and saw that the guy was still a little hesitant.

Suke groaned for a moment, then leaned back suddenly, elbowed Thuram's chest, and quickly retreated.

Sure enough, this time Thuram followed.

Puyol, on the other hand, was in the middle and the distance between him and the full-backs widened.

"There's a chance!"

Suke turned to look at Kaka.

Kaka also looked at Suke,

Suke made a gesture, and Kaka nodded immediately.

Nineteen seconds into the game, Pirlo sent the ball to Kaka's feet.

At this time, Barcelona's midfield distance is very flat.

Suker retreated decisively.

"Kaka!"

Thuram followed Suker, Puyol's position was in the centre again, and the gap between the centre-backs and full-backs was widened.

Kaka also saw this scene.

He flicked the ball diagonally in front of him and shouted:

"Pato!"

Swish!!

Pato suddenly came out and kicked the ball violently.

The force of this kick was very strong, and if it was a normal stadium, it would probably be out of control, but at this time Milan's stadium was full of water, and the ball stopped near the line of the big penalty area after crossing the back line.

Pato's legs were like Hot Wheels, rushing forward desperately.

"Oh~~! Oh, God! Pato has passed! ”

Aldo. Serrera jerked to his feet.

He was amazed by the sudden turn of events.

When all eyes were on Suker and Kaka, Pato turned out to be the sharpest sword for AC Milan!

Pato galloped all the way.

Barcelona's defenders were a little overwhelmed by the sudden turn of events.

Suke shouted excitedly; "Rush forward! Rush up! Shot! ”

Pato made his way into the big forbidden area, and rubbed his feet lightly.

The ball went past the goalkeeper and into the Barcelona goal.

Just 24 seconds into the race!

AC Milan stole a surprise attack and they scored in just 24 seconds in a way that surprised everyone!

18-year-old Pato opens the scoring for AC Milan!

"Goal!!!!!!!!! ——”

Aldo. Serera shouted excitedly.

"Goal! Goal! Goal! Goal! ——”

"Alexander. Pato! An 18-year-old talented player from Brazil! It took him just 24 seconds to lightningly break through Barcelona's goal! ”

"AC Milan leads Barcelona 1-0! ——”

(End of chapter)