347: The surprising Crystal Palace team!

March 5, 2020, Milan, Italy, San Siro Stadium, sunny weather.

What is happening here today is the first leg of the 2019-2020 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, against AC Milan and Crystal Palace.

Both teams have a very deep connection with Tong Yi.

Tong Yi is the former owner of Crystal Palace and the current owner of AC Milan, which has attracted a lot of attention.

What's more important is that this is the first time Tong Yi has played against Crystal Palace since he left Crystal Palace.

This is simply fascinating.

Moreover, the head coach of Crystal Palace in this game, Yuan Zhen, was also a disciple of Tong Yi. This master-disciple battle really attracted a lot of attention. They want to see what the outcome of this game is.

At this time, Tong Yi and Yuan Zhen were standing on the sidelines reminiscing about the past.

Yuan Zhen walked up and gave Tong Yi a big hug, and the on-site camera immediately recorded this moment.

This is simply a famous scene in world football.

Tong Yi looked at Yuan Zhen, smiled slightly and said, "How are you, are you ready today?"

Yuan Zhen said very seriously, "Teacher, we are very well prepared. You have to be careful for this game!"

Tong Yi laughed and said, "Really? Then today I want to see how powerful your Crystal Palace is!"

When he said this, Tong Yi was also slightly startled. This sentence "your Crystal Palace" felt a bit awkward.

Tong Yi couldn't help but look up at the stadium and the Crystal Palace players.

It can be seen that the Crystal Palace at this time has changed a lot from when he left the Crystal Palace.

It even gives people a feeling that things are different and people are different.

But you can still see a lot of old acquaintances in this lineup.

During the warm-up, Van Dijk and other teammates came to Tong Yi and gave her a hug, and also casually chatted about the current situation and memories.

To be honest, facing such a Crystal Palace gave Tong Yi a very special feeling.

But he couldn't explain exactly what it felt like. It felt very complicated.

But in this game, AC Milan will not show mercy. They will definitely go all out in this game.

At this time, the referee of this game, Simon Maziniak, blew the whistle to start the game.

The first to kick off is the home team AC Milan!

For this game, the starting lineups of both sides are as follows:

Home 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 Pellegrini

Double forward Haaland and Lautaro

Visiting team Crystal Palace, head coach Yuan Zhen, formation 4213

goalkeeper Maignan

Back four from left to right Ferland Mendy, Elvedi, Van Dijk and Carvajal

r\u003e Double defensive midfielder Casemiro and Kessie

Single attacking midfielder Calhanoglu

Three forwards from left to right Nunez, Andre Silva and Yan Yufeng

It can be seen that the changes in Crystal Palace are actually quite big.

However, as far as this lineup is concerned, they still have some strength. Calhanoglu and forward Silva have performed very well since coming to Crystal Palace. Beyond many people's expectations, Crystal Palace can enter the Champions League this season. , these two people are also indispensable for the current top three rankings in the Premier League.

Especially at this time, Silva has scored 21 goals in all competitions and has 7 assists, which is really impressive. This has also attracted the attention of many wealthy clubs. Even Bayern Munich and Manchester United wanted to poach the Portuguese forward during the winter transfer.

However, the young Uruguayan forward Nunez also performed very well on the front line. He has scored 12 goals and provided 7 assists. This is a signing that makes Crystal Palace fans particularly satisfied.

Of course, Yan Yufeng on the striker has also performed very well this season. So far he has scored 10 goals and provided 14 assists. This is Crystal Palace's front three this season, and one that many teams are envious of.

It is said that Real Madrid has set its sights on Yan Yufeng. They still want to introduce a powerful Chinese player to consolidate their Chinese market.

Therefore, the current Crystal Palace team is not weak.

After all, the fact that they can reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League speaks for itself.

Of course, some media reporters claimed that Crystal Palace was able to reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League mainly due to good luck. If they had not met RB Leipzig led by Nagelsmann in the knockout round of the top 16, Crystal Palace would have been really unlikely. Advance to the Champions League quarterfinals!

Many media reporters feel that Crystal Palace's lineup does not have the strength to advance to the quarterfinals of the Champions League.

Anyway, some media are not optimistic about Crystal Palace and Yuan Zhen.

They also believe that Crystal Palace has almost no chance of winning this game.

Compared to Crystal Palace, AC Milan is stronger. Moreover, Tong Yi is Yuan Zhen's master. From all aspects, Crystal Palace has no chance of winning this game.

Some media reporters claimed that Crystal Palace did not dare to win this game at all, and they would definitely give up the promotion spot to AC Milan. Many conspiracy theorists even believe that Tong Yi and his wife own two different teams just for this moment to send one team to promotion.

Now it seems that it is obvious that the one they want to send is AC Milan!

Because at this time, the resurgent AC Milan very much hopes to achieve very good results in the Champions League. Moreover, the one who owns AC Milan is her husband Tong Yi, who knows how to play football. Naturally, Martina will give the opportunity to Tong Yi.

Such remarks were also very popular before the game and attracted the attention of many people.

However, neither Tong Yi nor Yuan Zhen cared about this.

After all, rumors stop with the wise.

For those who firmly believe in rumors, no matter how you explain and explain, it is impossible to convince them. So there is no need to say anything at this time. Their current task is to handle this game well.

At this time, more people are still optimistic about AC Milan.

But after the game started, Crystal Palace, playing away from home, was obviously more energetic.

This is beyond the expectations of many people. Now Crystal Palace is almost playing against the visitors, and is playing against AC Milan. Now AC Milan can only run exhausted and passively defend.

This surprised the fans and media reporters at the scene and expressed disbelief.

What's happening here? Is AC Milan such a big problem now? Haven't they come out of the turmoil yet? Or are they still stuck in the quagmire of just losing the league?

At this time, Italian media reporters and AC Milan fans were a little worried.

They are really afraid of AC Milan losing at this time!

At this moment, Casemiro in midfield made a long diagonal pass to Yan Yufeng who was advancing forward in the frontcourt. Yan Yufeng was very fast and rushed in front of Davis. Davis hadn't made a defensive plan yet, so Yan Yufeng immediately got up and slammed into Davis, knocking the unexpected Davis away.

Yan Yufeng stopped the ball frantically and easily, firmly stopping the football in front of him at the most comfortable and controllable position.

Before Davis could react, he immediately passed the ball and cut inside, entering the AC Milan penalty area.

Seeing this, all AC Milan fans were surprised. Why didn't Tong Yi bring such an outstanding young Chinese player to AC Milan?

Yan Yufeng broke into AC Milan's penalty area, and Romagnoli immediately stepped forward to intercept Yan Yufeng.

At this time, Yan Yufeng immediately made a fake move of sweeping the pass, and immediately changed direction and headed towards the baseline.

Romagnoli was not fooled, but his reaction was still more proactive. Yan Yufeng was half a beat slower, and he immediately accelerated and rushed to intercept. However, Yan Yufeng was still half a step away. Just when Romagnoli thought that Yan Yufeng was going to continue to cut inside, Yan Yufeng suddenly passed the ball back in an inverted triangle and passed the football to Romagnoli. Behind Li.

Romagnoli, who rushed towards the bottom line, had no time to stop immediately. He could only watch the football rolling past him and towards the penalty spot behind him.

Danger, all AC Milan fans at the scene were aware of the danger.

Many people at the scene erupted into screams of terror, and even more people realized that something was wrong!

Dias in the middle immediately stepped up and in front of Silva, leaving no room for Silva to take a shot.

Unexpectedly, Silva in the middle had no intention of handling the ball at all, but directly missed the ball!

Then Nunez, who came up from behind him, didn't stop the ball at all. He directly swung his leg and swept the football toward the lower corner of the near post.

ball speed

Very fast, like a sharp arrow off the line.

Courtois reacted very quickly in front of the goal. At the end of the first moment, his fingertips almost touched the football. The football changed direction slightly, and then quickly rushed into the lower corner of AC Milan's goal.

The entire San Siro Stadium was completely silent!

Many people did not expect that this game would start like this. They were all stunned and did not react. There are even some guys who are still chattering in the stands without realizing what is happening?

The ball went in. In the 11th minute of the first half, Crystal Palace, which had been under attack for a long time, broke through AC Milan's goal and took the lead. Nunez, who scored the goal, immediately rushed out quickly and performed a passionate sliding kneel.

Yuan Zhen and his assistant McCarthy on the sidelines hugged each other tightly and were very excited.

What they saw was not just a goal, but the hope of winning the game.

They feel that they can win even at AC Milan's home court.

If they can win this game, their chances of advancing to the semi-finals of the Champions League will be much greater.

Both of them were very excited and didn't care at all about the mood of their master Tong Yi who was not far away.

The cameras at the scene were also focused on Tong Yi on the sidelines for the first time. They all wanted to see how Tong Yi was feeling at this time?

Tong Yi seemed relatively calm, but he kept waving and pointing at the AC Milan players.

Obviously, Tong Yi was very dissatisfied with the players' defense this time.

This discard put AC Milan, who was playing at home, into a passive position, and made many people feel that danger had arrived. Many people even feel that AC Milan is probably going to lose in this game!

After all, AC Milan had just lost before this game, and their current mentality and state may not have been adjusted. If we concede a goal and fall behind at this time, doesn't this mean that AC Milan's game is completely over?

Many Crystal Palace fans who came from afar were jumping excitedly in the stands, singing the team's anthem and cheering for the team. They saw the hope of winning and even strengthened their confidence in winning. .

Crystal Palace must win this game!

After scoring the goal, Yuan Zhen didn't make any excuses. He immediately came to the sidelines and loudly reminded the Crystal Palace players to keep working hard. This goal is nothing, the difference of one goal is not safe at all, and they are still facing the strong AC Milan. So don't be distracted at this time, continue to play like this, strive to score two more goals, and completely establish the victory.

Yuan Zhen really wants to take advantage of your illness to kill you.

However, Tong Yi didn't feel anything. On the contrary, he felt that this little guy Yuan Zhen did a good job and knew how to seize opportunities. Very good, it seems that this guy has grown a lot in these years, and Tong Yi is proud of it.

However, this game will not be that simple. AC Milan will not admit defeat easily. This game has just begun. It is still unclear who will win and who will lose!