Chapter 175

The first match of the Champions League semi-finals took place at Meazza Stadium. To ensure the safety of the game, last year there will no longer be fireworks incidents causing injuries to people. AC Milan and Inter Milan fans are not allowed to bring fireworks into the stadium. This caused discontent among a small section of fans.

After the match started, the situation on the field was extremely drastic. Both teams have shown their full potential but still find it difficult to convert into goals. Inter Milan's best chance came in the 29th minute.

After Wang Feng and Franck Ribery combined from the right wing, they dribbled the ball horizontally into the penalty area, attracting most of the defense's attention and hitting Di Biagio on the back.

In front of an almost empty goal, Di Biagio shook slightly, the ball wobbled from outside the post and went out of the end line. With a sigh, he pulled at his hair in frustration. AC Milan also created very good opportunities. In the 49th minute of the second half, Shevchenko made a deep pass at the top of the penalty area, touched Materazzi and then bounced out in front of the penalty area. Rui Costa received the ball and was awarded a penalty kick. Zambrotta defended closely, he protected the ball and then returned it to Gattuso.

Gattuso again tried to pass the ball diagonally towards the right side of the box. This time he successfully penetrated Inter Milan's defense. Inzaghi angrily kicked the ball 5 meters from goal but missed the goal!

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In the end, the match ended with a score of 0:0. Inter Milan's proud attack did not yield results. Vuong Phong was controlled, the others were in poor condition. But their weak defense did not concede any goals. The AC Milan striker is also in bad condition. Shevchenko only made a few shots in the match, and Inzaghi was like a sleepwalker, missing many good opportunities.

In the final analysis, both teams are too tired, have almost the same schedule and must try to win to compete for the championship title.

..... When the referee blew the whistle to end the match, even though there was no goal yet, the match was still exciting and the whole Meazza stadium rang with warm applause.

Vuong Phong breathed a sigh of relief and walked towards Dich Biagio looking disappointed: "It's okay, a draw is also a good result." Di Biagio smiled bitterly and said: "If I can grasp the empty door of opportunity, I'm afraid everything will be lost." It's different."

"So if Inzaghi can start regularly, won't we be very far behind?" "It's happened and all we can do is try our best to play well in the next match," Wang Feng joked.

Zanetti came over and said: "Wang is right, a draw is not a bad result. You know, this was our home game and AC Milan didn't score a goal."

"As long as we score a goal in the second round, even if there is a draw, we can still advance thanks to the away goals rule."

Head coach Cooper also congratulated everyone in the post-match summary: "Everyone, great job this match. We didn't concede any goals. We had a slight advantage. In the next round, we will try to open the attack and AC Milan will be defeated. Leads to a dead end. »

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His statement also made players breathe a sigh of relief. When the forces are equal, the players' psychology becomes one of the important factors affecting the result. Currently, the coaches of both teams are trying their best to appease the players. Mentally facing the next match. .....

On May 10, on the 32nd match day of Serie A, Inter Milan challenged Parma away from home.

Inter Milan still plays the full main force. In the 25th minute of the match, Di Biagio threw a beautiful pass. After Wang Feng faked a shot in the penalty area and passed Ferrari, he volleyed with his left foot to open the scoring for the away team. But as soon as the second half began, Adriano helped Gilardino level the score for Parma. Their attack power is still very strong. If not for poor defense, Parma would not only be 5th on the rankings.

When the match ended, Vuong Phong planned to attack again. He found Vieri's pass from the right wing. The second player's header was saved by Frey, and Ribéry followed up with another shot to contribute.

2:1! Inter Milan beat their opponents!

When Vuong Phong returned to the dressing room, seeing his teammates were all smiling, he quickly asked why. Materazzi replied: "Wang, good news, the match just ended, AC Milan was led 0:0 in the match." guest 1 before Brescia. ."

"There are two rounds left, we are 4 points ahead of AC Milan. As long as we win against Modena in the next round, we will be able to defend the tournament championship one round early!"

Vuong Phong was overjoyed. Contrary to all predictions, AC Milan still cannot withstand the pressure, the defending champion is within reach!

But he immediately got a little worried, because he knew AC Milan would fight for their lives in the next round of the Champions League!

..... On May 14, still at Meazza Stadium, the Milan Derby continued to take place.

AC Milan launched an all-out attack from the beginning. They took advantage of the high position to apply pressure in the first half. In the 9th minute, Rui Costa made a horizontal shot from the wing. Shevchenko took advantage of the opportunity to move backwards. Shot on goal.

The ball went past the attacking Toldo. At that moment, Materazzi recklessly rushed forward, raised his right foot high and sent the ball over the crossbar, but he couldn't help himself and kicked hard into the post.

Materazzi only felt a sharp pain in his ankle and he was lying on the ground, writhing in pain. After a preliminary observation, the team doctor shook his head regretfully and signaled for a replacement.

Inter Milan's defense lost another general! In desperation, Cooper could only replace Materazzi with Pasquale, and let Gamarra replace Dalma, Wang Feng switched to attacking midfielder, UU Reading www.uukanshu.com changed the lineup on May 4. Cooper is really worried about defense! He can only use the number of people to line up the defense. As for such early adjustments, he doesn't have much control. It's better than falling behind and being passive.

Wang Feng's range of activities is already very wide, so there is not much difference between the position of striker and attacking midfielder, but he is closer to the midfielder and the defensive pressure is also greater.

The game has continued. Under AC Milan's fierce attack, Inter Milan's defense was truly in danger. They lost Materazzi's touch to hold them back. .

Fortunately, both of their physical conditions had not returned to their best condition and the attackers were still close to the goal, so the two teams maintained a 0:0 draw and entered the break.

After switching sides and rematching, AC Milan continued to have absolute dominance. Their ball possession rate reached 70% at one point, but the players' mentality became more and more anxious because they couldn't attack for a long time, and their actions on the field became more and more serious.

In the 81st minute, Seedorf tackled Di Biagio fiercely in the midfield. The dispute between the two sides almost caused a conflict. Fortunately, the referee separated the crowd in time and showed Seedorf a yellow card.

Inter Milan got a free kick in the midfield position. Dalma brought the ball near the top of the penalty area. Di Biagio blocked the ball and then went sideways, leaving an opening for the defense in the penalty area.

After passing Maldini with a feint, he advanced to the left then suddenly turned and made a cross. Wang Feng, who was behind the penalty area, used his left foot to fly sideways and through Dida's door handle!

Soon, the whole match was over, Inter Milan eliminated AC Milan with a total score of 1:0 and entered the Champions League final!