Chapter 152 The Great War Is Coming

"The match between AC Milan and Barcelona will be staged in advance of the Champions League final. Both teams that may win the championship will meet in advance in the quarter-finals. This will be good news for fans. For fans all over the world, what they need to do on this night is to enjoy the game."

Who is better, Zhang Yang or Messi? Maybe this game can explain some problems.

"AC Milan may still remember the sad memories of their elimination by Barcelona in the 2005/2006 season, but it's a pity that they will experience the same painful memories again." - The Catalan said.

"Barca stole our victory in an unsumping way last time. This time, we have to make them pay for their blood." - Ji Rui, director of the Milan Fan Association. Fassas made a statement on behalf of the Milan fans.

As the game is getting closer and closer, the focus of media reports has completely revolved around the game.

"AC Milan is in good shape. They have narrowed the gap between Inter Milan to four points in the league. AC Milan has performed very well. The only regret is that Zhang Yang did not score in the game against Atlanta."

"This is nothing. The key goal will always stay in the key game. We believe that Zhang Yang will score a goal in the match with Barcelona. It's like when the car's engine needs to be warmed up. Milan Sport explained it in this way.

Two days before the game, the whole Barcelona team arrived in Milan.

At Milan's Malpensa Airport, the reporter interviewed Barcelona head coach Ricard.

Barcelona is obviously concerned about the recent good state of AC Milan. Barcelona head coach Ricard was cautious when talking about the game: "AC Milan has performed very well this season. They were champions of the Champions League last season. As defending champions, they must want to keep the trophy more than anyone else. Kaka's performance is still excellent. Of course, there is also Zhang Yang, who is a terrible scorer. In the match with Milan, he will become the focus of our attention.

After saying these formulaic remarks, Ricard is unwilling to reveal the rest. He is very cautious, and he doesn't want to say too much.

"Gan Yang! You must kill Barcelona! If you kill you, you will meet us in the semi-finals!" Cristiano Ronaldo called Zhang Yang and was very concerned about the game. Of course, his banner is to care for his friends.

Zhang Yang rolled his eyes. Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi seem to have a natural rejection. I don't know how Messi feels about Cristiano Ronaldo, but anyway, Cristiano Ronaldo has no love for Messi.

"If you don't tell me, I will win. Not only will we beat Barcelona, but we will also win you later. Speaking of this, Zhang Yangzi said, "Yes, you'd better go through Rome first."

"Rome? We beat them seven to one last season, and it's no problem to beat them this season. Cristiano Ronaldo seems to be disdainful when it comes to Manchester United's opponent Roma in the quarter-finals.

"Be careful of the boat overturning in the gutter." Zhang Yang sneered, "Besides, should I support Rome? Anyway, it's a Serie A team."

"How can it be? There is me. There won't be any accident, haha." Cristiano Ronaldo laughed dryly and said, "Goodbye in the semi-finals." I hung up the phone.

In the past few days, the whole of the Apennine Peninsula and the whole of Europe are talking about this game.

Outside the hotel where the Barcelona team stayed, there have always been reporters squatting and waiting, hoping to dig out some news. I don't know if the team has received a closed notice before coming to Milan, or for some other reason, Barcelona players rarely accept public interviews, even if Surrounded by reporters, he just said a few words in a very formal way.

On AC Milan's side, some reporters originally planned to talk from him. Unexpectedly, Zhang Yang also shut up, and the whole AC Milan team seemed much quieter.

In a word, when the war came, everything seemed so quiet, and the quietness made people feel unaccustomed.

"AC Milan and Barcelona, it's like two peerless martial arts masters are going to have a peak duel on the top of Mount Hua. Before the duel comes, both sides hold their breath. When they adjust their state, accumulate strength, and wait for the battle to start, it must be earth-shaking!" - China's domestic A sports media commented.

April 2, 2008. The first leg of the 2007/2008 Champions League quarter-final match, match day.

15:30 p.m.

AC Milan is preparing to leave the hotel and go to the stadium, their home stadium, San Siro.

When they saw the red and black AC Milan bus appear at the door of the hotel, the reporters around them were excited. They knew that the AC Milan team was leaving.

The flash kept on. Inzaji first appeared at the gate, did not greet the fans around him, and did not smile in the face of countless shots. He walked past the reporters with a serious expression, and then got on the car first. Inzaghi could have started today, but in the routine examination before the game, Inzaghi's muscles were sore, so, for the sake of safety, Ancelotti still excluded Inzaghi from the starting list, which was nothing more uncomfortable for Inzaghi, who was eager to fight.

Zhang Yang's appearance is always eye-catching, because he is more active than anyone else. As soon as he came out, he raised his hands and kept saying hello to the fans and reporters. Of course, the way he greets is a little special.

"Okay! Brothers! It's time for us to come to the stage of glory!!!" Zhang Yang turned his head and shouted to his other teammates around him, not caring about the surprised eyes of others at all.

"I think Zhang Yang is the only person in the whole team who may affect our image..." Someone said with a smile.

"Yes, yes."

"Zhang, pay attention to the image."

AC Milan captain Maldini has been communicating with head coach Ancelotti just now, so he is the last elevator in the team to walk out of the hotel. As soon as he came out of the elevator, he heard Zhang Yang's declaration. He came up and patted Zhang Yang's head: "Zhang, get in the car quickly, hurry up. What are you doing in a lingze?

Reprimanded by the captain, Zhang Yang laughed dryly, waved to the fans on both sides, and got into the bus.

"I said, Zhang, you don't pay attention to your image at all. Tut-tut." Ronaldo came up and said sarcastically.

"Did I have a bad image just now?" Zhang Yang asked.

Everyone is speechless.

Only Ancelotti is thoughtful. This young man seems to be very nonsensical and doesn't pay attention to his image. However, in Ancelotti's opinion, Zhang Yang is decompressing himself in his own way. It is impossible to say that Zhang Yang has no pressure on him. This game has been given too much meaning.

Catalonia believes that Zhang Yang can rank second in the selection of the 2007 European Golden Globe Awards, while Messi only ranks fourth, which is unfair. They think that Zhang Yang is not as good as Messi. In the mouth of the Catalans, Messi will be the future king. How can Zhang Yang be better than the king of the ball? What about it? According to the media in the Apennine Peninsula, Messi ranked second in the selection of the World Footballer in 2007, and Zhang Yang only ranked fourth, which is very unscientific. Zhang Yang's performance last year was much better than Messi. How can Messi be higher than Zhang Yang's ranking? This must be There is a shady story, um, there must be a shady story, so the Italian media are saying that the collision between AC Milan and Barcelona is the most direct confrontation between Zhang Yang and Messi! Which of the two is better? It's useless to talk about it, so let's see the real chapter on the court.

In Ancelotti's opinion, Zhang Yang must be under a lot of pressure, so he pretends to be relaxed and relieves his stress.

Well, if Ancelotti knew about the conversation between Zhang Yang and Chinese reporter Zhong Dajun, he knew that Zhang Yang really didn't pay attention to Messi now, and he didn't know what to think.

Assistant coach Tasoti stood up. He tapped the number of people and made sure that everyone got on the bus. After that, he gave instructions to the bus driver, "Okay, let's go."

The driver nodded, pressed the button, the bus door slowly closed, and then the engine roared. Under the flash of the reporters and the eyes of the fans, AC Milan drove to the San Siro Stadium.

Almost at the same time, Barcelona's bus also drove out of the hotel under the attention of the public.

AC Milan is a home game. It can be said that after coming out of the hotel, AC Milan is followed by fans all the way. Many fans drive and "protect" the team's bus back and forth, as if to escort a sacred product to the sacred temple.

The speed of the bus is not fast, so Zhang Yang and others will open the window from time to time, poke their heads out, and wave their arms to the fans.

At this time, when it arouses the cheers of the fans, it will also attract the scolding of assistant coach Tasotti.

"All be honest!"

When AC Milan's bus drove into the home team's special parking lot of San Siro Stadium, Barcelona's bus also turned over, and the two world-renowned opponents met for the first time in such a coincidence.

"Hey! Barcelona! Hello!!!" Zhang Yang pointed to the red and blue bus opposite and shouted.

Suddenly, many AC Milan players got up from their seats and looked at the oncoming Barcelona car, and then they saw many Barcelona players standing up in the opposite car.

AC Milan is going to park in this special parking lot for the home team. After getting off the bus, they can have a convenient passage to go directly to the home team's locker room, while the visiting team Barcelona has to park the bus in the visiting team parking lot. After getting off the bus, the Barcelona people need to walk a distance to reach the visiting team parking lot. This is nothing strange. In fact, not only AC Milan, but also any team will cause some trouble for the visiting team.

Although it just needs the visiting team to walk a little longer, but this road is very quiet, there is no cheers, no applause, and no staff to greet you. This is a 'reminder' for the visiting team. This is our home, not your territory. Are you ready to 'die'?

When the Barcelona bus drove by, Zhang Yang felt that someone was looking over. He looked up and saw Messi from the back window of the Barcelona bus. Obviously, Messi was looking this way just now. Their eyes met in the air until the car passed, and they were still looking back at each other until they couldn't see anything.

Didn't Zhang Yang really take Messi seriously? I believe that if Zhong Dajun sees this scene, he will have a new understanding.

"Hello, Zhang Yang, we finally meet."

"Yes, I hope you won't make me feel bored."

"Are you confident?"

"Aren't you the same?"

Although neither of them spoke, the staggered eyes at this moment seemed to have said a lot.

"What are you looking at, Messi?" Inesta asked.

He and Messi are both from the Lamacia youth training camp. They have been playing football together for many years and have always had a good relationship.

"That's publicity." Messi nodded and said.

"It's not that you haven't seen him." Iniesta asked doubtfully. Then he nodded himself, "I know what you mean."

Now the media is so developed. Zhang Yang's competitions, videos, photos, advertising endorsements are everywhere. Messi naturally knows what Zhang Yang looks like, but this is the first time he and Zhang Yang have met in a formal competition.

"He is the most threatening of AC Milan." Pujol, the old captain who has been silent, suddenly said that this surprised others a little, because, in the eyes of many people, although Zhang Yang is excellent, the most threatening in AC Milan should still be Kakamo.

"Why? I think Kaka is the most threatening." Mirito expressed different opinions.

"Because Zhang Yang is a shooter, and Kaka is a midfielder." Pujol said, "Zhang Yang is closer to the goal than Kaka. Correspondingly, he is also closer to the goal."

Some others nodded, and some did not say anything. Obviously, they did not agree with Pujol's opinion. According to this statement, the striker is more threatening than the midfielder. Obviously, this is not the case.

Only Messi's eyes lit up. He knew that the shooter Pujol said was not a shooter in a general sense, but a real shooter. It was really horrible.

This is exactly what Messi pursues. Fundamentally, Messi is not a real shooter. He has a wide range of activities, but this does not prevent this small player from having a dream of becoming the ultimate.

The AC Milan team has arrived in the locker room.

"Hurry up and warm up later." Assistant coach Tasotti shouted, "The weather forecast says it will be cloudy today, but it's unlikely to rain. However, you also know the reliability of this damn weather forecast, so it's enough for me to warm up."

No one is talking, and everyone is changing their equipment quickly. Obviously, the upcoming war makes everyone's emotions involuntarily tense. This is not tension, but the quarrel reaction before the war.

Quickly change the equipment in the locker room, and the players are about to warm up.

"Dear audience! Dear viewers! What you see now is the current picture of San Siro Stadium. The whole stadium is full. The match between AC Milan and Barcelona is undoubtedly the most concerned and eye-catching game this night. Now, the players have arrived at the locker room, and in about ten minutes, they will appear on the court to warm up before the game! From the news we got, Zhang Yang will definitely start in the game. As for Zhang Yang's partner, the news came before the game that Inzaghi may not be able to start because of his injury. So, now, the most concerned thing about AC Milan is how they will configure at the offensive end. It is Zhang Yang's sudden four, three, two, one. The Christmas tree formation is still one of Ronaldo or Gilardino's starting lineup and Zhang Yang's partner. We will get AC Milan's starting list in a while, and everything will be revealed.

CCTV Sports Channel broadcast the game live. Their commentators Liu Jianhong and Duan Xuan came to San Siro Stadium to explain the game. At this time, although the game had not yet started, the fans had begun to make a loud noise in the stands, so that the two had to shout loudly. Only then can you ensure that your voice can be heard by the fans through the radio.

In this game, the match between Zhang Yang and Messi is particularly eye-catching. Now, in addition to Kaka, who was born in 1992, the most eye-catching in European football are three young people. They are Cristiano Ronaldo, who was born in 1985. He is now playing for Manchester United, a Premier League giants. The other is our Zhang Yang, Zhang Yang was born in 1986, and today's Argentine young player Messi in AC Milan's opponent Barcelona is born in 1987, Cristiano Ronaldo in 1985, Zhang Yang in 1986, Messi in 1987, God is here. In three years, a year has been given a great player in football. These three young people are considered to be the three most talented stars in football. The football world in the next decade will be full of movement because of these three people!"

At this time, there was a loud noise from the whole stadium, and the players came out to warm up.

"Come out, AC Milan players came out to warm up. They detonated the whole stadium. We can see--" Duan Xuan stood up and shouted, "In the stands, there is a huge cartoon portrait, which is a huge cartoon drawn by Milan fans for publicity. This is not the treatment that ordinary players will enjoy. In Europe Only the players that the fans like very much can enjoy the courtesy of the fans.

After a while, Barcelona also came out to warm up.

After the two teams fully warmed up, they returned to the locker room one after another.

In the visiting team's locker room at the San Siro Stadium, Barcelona head coach Ricard is making the final tactical arrangement for the team.

"AC Milan is at home in this game, but it is precisely because they are at home, they will be more cautious, and they will be more afraid of losing the ball than us. Therefore, AC Milan will definitely defend the defense and wait for the opportunity to counterattack. What we have to do is not forget our defense while attacking. Their publicity is a monster. This player doesn't need to say too much. You should all know his characteristics. He is very fast. Although his foot skills are not quite good, it is also very good. However, he rarely seems to use fancy movements. The movements have always been very practical, so the defenders have to play up percent. With the spirit of Bai, it is very decisive when Zhang Yang breaks through. In this game, the assist timing of the two full-backs should be grasped. Once the ball rights in the front court change, they must immediately return to the defense. At the offensive end, we have to fight for the first goal and break the tactical subordinates of AC Milan. Aren't AC Milan afraid of losing the ball? We just want to score goals to force them to face us and force them to attack! Let the game get into our rhythm!" Ricard told his disciples about his tactical intentions again. Although he had said these words more than once, he had to repeat it again when the war was coming.

Rijecard's current situation is not good. Barcelona has performed quite badly in the league this season. Now, there is no hope of winning the championship. They are far away from Real Madrid in the table. Even now, Barcelona is only ranked third in La Liga and second is Pellegrini's commander Villarreal, so now, Rijkard's coach is unstable. Now, the only thing that can save him and his team is the Champions League!

If he can eliminate AC Milan, make it to the final all the way, and finally win the Champions League, Ricard will still be the head coach of Barcelona and the merit of the team. However, if he is defeated in the Champions League, he will really say goodbye to the team that has coached for many years.

Therefore, Barcelona is not allowed to lose in the first round of the quarter-finals of the Champions League against AC Milan. They must lay the foundation for the second round.

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