Chapter 388 Night in Istanbul 3

The European Champions Cup is the highest level club competition, and the Champions League final has attracted the attention of nearly 800 million fans around the world. According to statistics, the number of fans watching the live broadcast at the same time reached 150 million, and the audience rating is only the World Cup final.

Games with such high attention are often 'unsightly'.

The perspective of watching the ball game is different. The layman watching the ball game is lively. Ordinary fans watch the ball game and the goal. Professional fans watch the ball game. The technical and competitive level. The people in the football circle naturally look at the players of the two teams, the tactical arrangement of the coach, etc., but only from the perspective of appreciation, ordinary The fan's perspective is the most correct.

If you don't score a goal, you won't look good.

But the European finals are very important for the two teams participating. Often in order to win, the two teams will be cautious. In the opening stage, or even in the first half, neither team will take the initiative to give the opponent a chance. Solid defense is the most important thing, and a solid defense has a greater chance of winning.

Therefore, the final of the UEFA Champions League is generally not good, and it is not as enjoyable as the ordinary league.

But in this game, AC Milan broke this law. Maldini's goal made Ataturk Stadium crazy for a moment. In less than a minute, AC Milan scored a goal, and all AC Milan fans in the world entered happiness.

This is the goal in the final!

According to the historical statistics of the Champions League finals, the winning rate of the advanced team is 276 percent, that is to say, after this goal, the winning rate of AC Milan has been greatly improved. There is a reason. The goal in the Champions League final is too important, because both teams will work hard on defense, and it is very unacceptable to score a goal. Yi, if you score a goal, the team will have a score advantage, and the state of mind will naturally be different. Teams that are eager to equalize the score will often be more impatient, and there will naturally be omissions in impatience. So it is not strange to win a big score.

Obviously, Liverpool failed to escape this strange circle.

Seeing AC Milan's goal, Benitez on the bench looked ugly. He knew that today's game was not easy to play, but he still didn't expect the other side to score so quickly. The current situation is that AC Milan is one goal ahead, and the opponent will definitely not be in a hurry after that. The next game will be played by Liverpool's attack.

This is an obvious thing.

AC Milan's head coach Ancelotti also thinks so. With a goal advantage in hand, the team can naturally stabilize the defense and wait for Liverpool's move. This is a late striker, but with a stable defense guarantee, it will be very calm to fight back. AC Milan is already invincible.

Liverpool has no choice!

Must attack!

If you can't equalize the score in the first half, it will be even worse. Entering the second half with a backward situation, it will really become the world of AC Milan. As long as Liverpool's hurried attack is successfully counterattacked by the opponent, and there is not much time in the game, there is no need to continue. Liverpool will definitely lose. Even Benitez thinks so.

After all, the opponent is the world's top giant, AC Milan.

But the situation is worse than expected...

After the game restarted, Liverpool began to advance positionally. The football passed the half-court again and again, but in the face of AC Milan's iron wall-like Italian defense, Liverpool's attack did not have much effect.

However, a few minutes of continuous attack made the pace of the game faster.

In the fifth minute, Liverpool's attack finally entered the AC Milan penalty area. It was striker Czech Hanbarosh. He broke through the penalty area with the ball. Unfortunately, the football was poked out by AC Milan central defender Stan with his toes. Gerrard on the outside caught the ball on the right. He made a long pass and drove the ball to the front of the penalty area!

Riese followed and shot in the air 20 meters in front of the door!

AC Milan's penalty area was overcrowded. Stamm, an Italian super iron defender, showed his reaction speed beyond ordinary people. In a panic, he quickly moved to the right and blocked the ball with his body with his cross arms. The football popped out of the penalty area, and AC Milan escaped.

But the football came to the feet of the Liverpool players, and the second attack came again!

It's still Gerrard.

Gerrard doesn't know how many times he has taken the ball. In the position outside the penalty area, he has always been the core of the team's attack. When the football is handed over to Gerrard's feet, other players can plug in and find a good position to answer. It's the same this time. After getting the ball, Gerrard chose to pass the ball for the first time. This was an accurate cross like a machete arc, and the landing point was at the back point on the left side of the penalty area.

AC Milan's players in the penalty area are a little flustered.

Central defender Haipia plugged in. In the competition with AC Milan defender, he grabbed the ball with a physical advantage. At the close distance of 12 meters in front of the goal, Haipia directly waved his legs and shot in the running rhythm!

"Liverpool's ball.... Oh, shot!"

Fula...

The Turkish fans at Ataturk Stadium felt that the goal was not worthless. Haipia's shot was very powerful, and the angle was also tilted to the left. However, AC Milan's Brazilian goalkeeper Dida played too well. In the emergency, Dida caught the ball with both hands for the first time and made a steady income.

The applause from the audience was thunderous!

The fans applauded for Haipia's shot, and more importantly, for Dida's save, this save is definitely world-class. Generally, this kind of goal is basically scored, but Dida put the ball in his arms, and its excellent performance can be imagined.

The goal did not score, and Benitez on the sidelines shook his hand regretfully. Just now, he stood up to celebrate the goal.

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This attack seems to have hit Liverpool's momentum!

But what the fans didn't expect was that in the next game, Liverpool's attack was a mess, but AC Milan's attack was quite fierce. In the sixth minute, Ukraine's nuclear warhead Sheva was powerful. He rushed straight on the right side and used his teammate's pass against offside to successfully cut into Liverpool's penalty area. Fortunately, Haipia The defense was timely. He rushed before Sheva shot and shoveled the ball out of the bottom line.

AC Milan made a corner kick, and it was Haipia jumping high to relieve the siege, sending the ball into Dudek's arms!

"Wonderful, Liverpool's defensive master Haipia is 32 years old, but he is still the most stable defense core of Liverpool!" The commentator of Sky TV praised: "These AC Milan's attacks are quite threatening, but Liverpool's defense with Haipia doesn't have to worry about the opponent's goal. Haipia will always appear in the most critical position!"

Only two minutes later, AC Milan's midfielder Gattuso kicked an accurate long pass on the right side of the midfield, and the football hung directly into the penalty area. Fortunately, Shevchenko did not stop the ball well under the pressure of the defender. Liverpool lost a fatal threat, and goalkeeper Dudeck got the ball.

Liverpool's attack was not a threat. As soon as the football passed the midfield, it was robbed by AC Milan. After that, AC Milan midfielder Sedoff passed the ball to the right. Argentine striker Crespo dribbled the ball on the side. Josemi kept fighting. As a result, the football came out of the bottom line, and AC Milan won another corner.

Sedoff made a corner kick, and Crespo headed the ball at a small angle six meters from the goal, defending Louis near the post. Garcia reacted very quickly and pushed the ball out at the first time. After that, AC Milan's central defender Stam headed the ball directly at nine meters in front of the goal, but the ball failed to hit the top. After it on the Liverpool player, Stam inserted it and made another volley shot, and the result was blocked by the other side.

AC Milan's attack obviously has the upper hand!

Since Liverpool's attack, AC Milan's attacks have made Liverpool's defense look very weak. AC Milan kept passing the ball into Liverpool's penalty area, making Dudeck very nervous. He became the busiest person in the game. Many people think that the goalkeeper is relaxed, and in fact it is not. The goalkeeper is the most nervous at any time. Whenever the ball is in Liverpool's half, Dudeck has to keep running back and forth to seal the goal angle. The goalkeeper is afraid that the opponent will suddenly shoot coldly. AC Milan's corner kicks make Dudeck highly nervous during this period. He has been in a state of tension, and his sweat has long been soaked. In the weather approaching June, veteran Dudeck is under the greatest pressure in the audience.

By the way, it's difficult to send charcoal in the snow... It's easy to add insult to injury...

In the twenty-third minute, Cowell and AC Milan's midfielder Gattuso collided. He suddenly felt a pain in his ribs. Benitez was forced to replace Cowell. As Liverpool's players with strong offensive ability, Cowell's end had a great impact on Liverpool, and they almost lost half of his side. Road offensive ability, how can Liverpool equalize the score in a passive situation?

"Corwell is over, and Reese is constantly comforting. The situation in Liverpool is not good. AC Milan's attack has the upper hand. They have another goal in hand, and the game seems to have lost the suspense..." The commentator at the Ataturk Stadium analyzed: "Now Liverpool has lost its offensive ability. If they want to win, they must do a good job of defense. Of course, they have another option, that is, to change Jack. Liverpool's No. 10 is full of threat, just..."

The outside world knows Benitez's stubbornness!

But the Spaniard still wanted to keep his stubbornness low. He did not choose to change to Don Jack. This move puzzled the fans watching the game all over the world. Sky TV took the camera on Jack Don again and again and saw Jack Don staring at the game in a daze, just like a fan focusing on the game. I'm not worried about my appearance at all.

He has no reason to worry!

For Liverpool, Don Jack feels that he has done what he has done. As a professional player, he has never been vague in the last game, but now because of his 'forced' transfer, the head coach actually chooses not to let himself play in the most important game. What else can he say? Question mark

Are you dissatisfied?

It doesn't matter. If you let yourself play, you will play hard and don't let yourself play. Losing has nothing to do with you. Although it is the honor of a European champion, most of the honors belong to the club, and you are still young. At the age of 20, you can be fearless, because he has a lot of opportunities.

What about Liverpool?

"Maybe it's just this one chance?"

Liverpool's current situation is very good. The league has steadily won the second place, and the Champions League has also reached the final. It can be said that this season seems to be a recovery, but in fact, Don Jack is very clear about his role in it. When he transfers, Liverpool's performance will definitely decline, although Benitez's ability is good, but there are no players who score goals. Liverpool can't pass by luck again and again in a season. On the whole, Liverpool urgently needs its own replacement to maintain their performance.

Your own replacement? What a joke!

Are there any players in the world who can replace you? This is completely impossible. No striker can have his own efficiency. Jack Don is still very sure about this.

Under such circumstances, what pressure can he have? Don Jack is completely open-minded. Since Benitez let himself be on the bench, it is the coach's decision whether to play or not. If he plays well, it doesn't matter if he doesn't play. The last game in Liverpool, so what? Don Jack has no nostalgia for Liverpool.