281: Sure enough, the height limit is really uncontrollable.
Almost all Milan fans are paying attention to this game, because Barcelona and them are historical enemies and there have been many grievances between them. The two teams have played against each other more than ten times in the Champions League alone. The two teams have also met in the Champions League final. AC Milan also won the Champions League trophy by stepping on Barcelona.
The two teams are bitter rivals.
The last time the two sides met in the Champions League was back in the 2013-2014 season. The two teams were assigned to a group H, which was also the group of death. In addition to them, there were Ajax and Celtic. Barcelona was in the group at that time. First, AC Milan was second in the group. At that time, AC Milan was at a disadvantage after losing home and away in the two rounds.
After that, the two teams never met again in the Champions League.
Because AC Milan has not entered the Champions League for many years.
This time Tong Yi leads the team back to the Champions League after 5 years. No wonder Rosenery is so in awe of Tong Yi.
Before that, AC Milan and Barcelona were UEFA's official grudge combination, and they met in the Champions League for three consecutive years. In the 20122013 season, the two teams met in the knockout round of the top 16. In the 20112012 season, the two teams were still divided into the same group, and they were still in Group H!
Just say it’s fate or not!
In the first two seasons, AC Milan was continuously divided into the same group with Real Madrid, another strong player in the Western Premier League.
There is really no one left.
The feud between AC Milan and Barcelona does not end there. In the 2005-2006 season, the two teams met in the semi-finals, and in the 2004-2005 season, the two teams were placed in the same group.
And they still met many times before this.
Based on the fate between AC Milan and Barcelona, it is no wonder that many media reporters and fans claim that the Champions League draw is a behind-the-scenes operation. Otherwise, how could there be so many grudges and fateful duels during the Champions League group draws every year? How can there be so many focus battles?
To be honest, if you have seen the Champions League feud between AC Milan and Barcelona, you will think there is something fishy in it!
If AC Milan hadn't pulled it off later and failed to enter the Champions League for five consecutive years, it's hard to say that the fate of AC Milan and Barcelona in the Champions League would have been even deeper this year!
No, AC Milan has just returned to the Champions League stage after 5 years. UEFA can’t wait to put AC Milan and Barcelona into a group. It’s strange that there is nothing fishy in this!
But now that the deal is done, Tong Yi and the others naturally don't care about this, but the media reporters and fans do!
After all, this is the meeting between AC Milan and Barcelona after five years, and fans and media reporters will definitely pay close attention to it. It is said that the Camp Nou stadium was packed with people both inside and outside today. Obviously, countless people are paying attention to this game. Everyone wants to see what will happen when these two teams meet again. What kind of result?
Everyone also wants to see how strong Tong Yi is? Will AC Milan under his leadership be as strong as Crystal Palace?
So, the stadium is packed with people now!
Barcelona fans all chanted, calling on the team to win the game, and even shouted
"You can lose to anyone, but you can't lose to AC Milan!"
Some fans even directly shouted the slogan "If you lose to AC Milan, Valverde will be fired!"!
This shows how much Barcelona fans hope the team can win this game.
Valverde is also under a lot of pressure!
The last time the two teams met in the Champions League, Barcelona had the advantage, and this time they naturally hope the same.
Valverde himself also wants to win this game, and he needs to reduce the pressure on himself.
This game against AC Milan is a good opportunity. After all, there is a deep grudge between the two teams. After defeating AC Milan, the fans will definitely look at him through a filter, and the pressure on him will naturally be relieved by then!
However, he is a little worried about this game because Messi is indeed injured and he doesn't know whether he can play today. Without Messi, Barcelona's strength will definitely decline, so he is not sure whether he can win this game.
Suddenly he saw Tong Yi walking into the stadium, but he did not move forward!
If it were someone else, he might show his kindness as a landlord. Even if Tong Yi is a "bad guest", he is still a guest, and the attitude of the protagonist must be expressed.
But Valverde didn't, and still sat in his seat, crossing his legs and smoking his pipe.
Seeing Valverde like this, Tong Yi didn't care at all. He came to Valverde's side and extended his right hand to Valverde. It was just a courtesy!
Valverde didn't reach out to hit the smiling man, he calmly stretched out his right hand.
The two of them didn't speak from the beginning to the end!
Tong Yi chuckled, shook his head, turned around, walked back to his seat, and sat down.
He is bound to win this game!
After all, this group is a group of death, and every game is very important. Especially at this time, Barcelona is full of problems and its stars are injured. This is a good opportunity for them. Naturally, he does not want to miss such a good opportunity.
This game must be won!
Before the game, Tong Yi informed the AC Milan players and asked them to go all out!
After all, you may not have such a good opportunity next time you face Barcelona. This is an excellent opportunity to defeat Barcelona!
The players of AC Milan all nodded, saying that they will definitely go all out to win this game!
At this time, the players from both sides walked into the stadium, and the game was about to start!
"Now the players from both sides have followed the referee team into the stadium. Both sides will conduct some pre-match rituals and then pick sides. After these ceremonies are over, the game will begin. Now we will introduce it to you Let’s take a look at the starting lineups of both sides today!” This game was also broadcast live on the China National Television Sports Channel, and the commentators were still old acquaintances Duan Jianhong and Zhan Lu!
Today’s starting lineups for both sides are as follows:
Home team Barcelona, head coach Valverde, formation 433
ter Stegen
Back four from left to right: Semedo, Lenglet, Pique and Sergi Roberto
Three midfielders from left to right Arthur, Butzkes and De Jong
Three forwards from left to right: Griezmann, Suarez and Rakitic
Visiting team AC Milan, head coach Tong Yi, formation 3412
Courtois
Three central defenders from left to right Romagnoli, Dias and Akanji
Midfield four from left to right Davis, Joan Armene, Goretzka and James
Single attacking midfielder Brandt
Double forward Haaland and Lautaro
Sure enough, Rakitic started today, and the Argentinian did not enter the starting list. It seems that the injury is very serious. This has a huge impact on Barcelona, and this is also an opportunity for AC Milan!
Seeing Barcelona's starting lineup like this, Rosenery was very excited. They felt that they would definitely win this game.
The AC Milan players in the stadium also think so, they will definitely win this game!
beep!
At this time, the referee blew the kick-off whistle.
The first team to kick off was the away team AC Milan. They pressed heavily as soon as they came up. They pressed crazy high and made the Barcelona people a little confused. To be honest, there are really very few teams that play against Barcelona like this. Aren't they generally defensive?
This made Barcelona fans a little angry, feeling that Tong Yi and AC Milan really underestimated them.
But the game scene on the court was beyond the expectations of the Barcelona people, because Barcelona seemed to be really suppressed. From the beginning of the game to now, AC Milan has been attacking them fiercely.
It seems that the Barcelona people's ball control ability is not showing up!
"Oh danger! Barcelona is in danger!" Zhan Lu suddenly exclaimed, his voice trembling!
Brandt rushed directly from the front of the penalty area and fired a shot, fiercely volleying the football towards Barcelona's goal. The ball was very fast, like lightning!
The Barcelona fans screamed in horror. Fortunately, Ter Stegen reacted quickly and saved the football from the bottom line with a side dive, trying to keep the goal!
This is very disappointing to Barcelona fans!
Did they really not expect that the game would turn out like this? This is completely different from what they expected. What if it was one-sided?
And this kind of situation often occurs in front of Valverde's Barcelona, which is why Barcelona fans are dissatisfied with Valverde. Fortunately, this guy doesn't have any arrangements in terms of technique and tactics. He just relies on the star's self-performance!
The Barcelona fans at the scene had already begun to chant some unpleasant words for Valverde.
Even the on-site cameraman captured the faces of Barcelona's senior executives, whose expressions were not very pretty.
Corner kick, AC Milan got a corner kick opportunity!
James quickly ran to the corner kick and kicked the football out immediately. This was a tactical corner kick. Barcelona is a little passive here because they have studied AC Milan's corner kick tactics. This tactical corner kick is relatively rare in AC Milan's system. After all, AC Milan has many high points that can be exploited!
Barcelona's defense was a little slow to react, and AC Milan took advantage of it, passing the ball continuously and directly stuffing the football into Barcelona's penalty area.
The Barcelona players were shocked. The football had rolled towards Lautaro in the penalty area. It was very dangerous!
Lautaro immediately swung his legs and hit the football hard with his kick - dangerous!
With a bang, a long leg kicked the football. The football immediately changed direction and quickly shot out of the baseline!
The Barcelona fans at the scene breathed a sigh of relief, and then gave Pique their applause!
Fortunately, Pi Kantuan really saw through this time, took the lead, and shoveled the football out of the bottom line. Otherwise, the ball would have been dangerous!
Lautaro also frowned slightly. He didn't expect Pique's defense to come so quickly. If Pique missed it a little later, the goal would undoubtedly be scored!
It's a pity that this guy sees through it all!
Lautaro immediately turned his head to glance at Pique, then immediately turned around and devoted himself to the next attack.
Corner kick, AC Milan still has a corner kick opportunity.
The danger on Barcelona's side has not been completely eliminated, and they are all very nervous now. AC Milan's corner kick tactics had threatened them before, and now they must be more committed.
At this moment, James in the corner corner rushed towards the football and hit the football hard with one kick. The football shot out quickly and quickly flew into Barcelona's penalty area!
This ball was a high-altitude ball. Both Pique and Lenglet raised their heads, staring at the football flying in the air, and judging the landing point of the football.
At this moment, Haaland, who rushed out quickly, jumped up high and slammed the football with his head.
Barcelona was shocked and blamed the defensive players. How could Haaland be allowed to jump up and fight for a header so easily?
Of course, more Barcelona fans are madly cursing AC Milan people for not following martial ethics. Where is the height limit that Barcelona promised? How dare you highball?
We are not afraid of you lobbing, we have Pique and Lenglet!
Then they watched Haaland slam the football over Lenglet's head towards Barcelona's goal, the ball was very fast.
Ter Stegen in front of the goal is a very good goalkeeper. He was once a super talent discovered by Tong Yi, but he was powerless against this ball. Because the header was too close to the goal, he couldn't react at all.
The football hit Barcelona's goal quickly!
One to zero, AC Milan took the lead in the away game, and it was Haaland who scored!
"Sorry, everyone! I forgot to update last night, so I will add a chapter today!!!"
