In the first leg, the score was 3:2. None of the two teams suffered a loss. AC Milan has a goal advantage and Liverpool has two away goals, but in short, Liverpool is one goal behind, and they must score one goal to ensure the advantage.

They will definitely take the initiative!

But no matter what, AC Milan, who has the advantage of one goal, has the initiative. There is no need to fight with Liverpool hard, especially in away games. The players are likely to be unacceptable at the beginning, so Ancelotti's tactic is to pay more attention to defense at the beginning, and it is best to defend the goal to ensure that they do not concede goals in the first half. AC Milan's advantage will be greater in the second half.

In this defensive tactic, defense is much more important than offense.

Even if AC Milan doesn't score, Liverpool cannot score. This is a strategy formulated by Ancelotti.

But he was not confident.

Liverpool's offensive ability may not be strong overall, but the opponent's No. 13 is still very sharp. He cannot guarantee that the team will be able to defend the goal when the team tries to defend as much as possible, but at least there are many opportunities.

He believes that holding the goal is more likely than not being able to hold it.

That's enough.

There is no strategy to confirm victory in the football game. His side has a greater chance, so it is naturally worth a try. And he has no reason to fight against Liverpool, so AC Milan chose to stabilize the defense first in the opening stage.

Ancelotti guessed right.

Benitez told the players that they would take the opportunity to launch a large-scale attack at the beginning, and it would be best to come up and score a goal and grab the initiative back.

This is Liverpool's opening tactic.

Liverpool's formation today is 4231. Zhang Tiehanding is at the front as the center, Alonso, Garcia and Riser are behind as the full-back, and Gerald and Carragher are combined as the midfielder, which ensures the defense. In addition, the two full-backs Warnock and Josemi can also bring more support to the offense.

This is a set of offense and defense balance tactics.

Benitez believes that the key to the game lies in the efficiency of the frontcourt. Liverpool and AC Milan compete for goals, and both teams are good at defense. Which side can take advantage of the opportunity to enter in this kind of defense and offensive tug-of-war, which side will have a great advantage.

In the last round, Liverpool did not take advantage of it, but at least two away goals were scored, which also proved that his tactics were correct. To compete with AC Milan for efficiency, Zhang Tiehan's efficiency in Liverpool is still guaranteed, and they have the confidence to compete with AC Milan.

Other tactics may also have opportunities, but Benitez still believes in Zhang Tiehan more. After all, Zhang Tiehan's condition is in great condition.

At the beginning of the game, Liverpool took advantage of their home court advantage to launch a fierce offensive towards the hinterland of AC Milan.

Zhang Tiehan is the only striker. He is in the front row of the team. Many times hesitates if his teammates can hand the ball to him. This is not only Benitez has explained, but Liverpool players have long been used to doing this.

However, AC Milan's defense brought Zhang Tiehan a lot of trouble.

AC Milan focuses on defense. The two defenders Stam and Nesta came to defend Zhang Tiehan. They did not neglect Zhang Tiehan's defense at all. Nesta Zhang Tiehan is already very familiar with veteran Stam Zhang Tiehan, but veteran Stam Zhang Tiehan is a little unfamiliar. He has only fought with Stam once, and that time, Stam left a deep impression on him.

This is a difficult opponent.

But it was not just Steam. Zhang Tiehan soon realized the power of Italian chain defense. AC Milan players were able to use their continuous running positions to always block him and the football. As a result, for a long time, Zhang Tiehan didn't even have the chance to get the ball.

Zhang Tiehan's point in the frontcourt was blocked, and Liverpool's offense could not find the center, so the power of the offense was greatly weakened.

On the contrary, AC Milan took advantage of two counterattack opportunities and almost caused a goal.

Fortunately, AC Milan's focus is on defense. They have not counterattacked many times and their offense is not too strong. Liverpool still has a chance to breathe, and they also use all their time to find opportunities to break through the defense.

The two teams launched an offensive and defensive battle at AC Milan halftime.

This is an extremely difficult battle. As the top Italian giants, AC Milan's defensive ability is definitely the best in the world. When they focus on defense, it can have a huge impact on their opponents.

No team dares to say that they can score goals under AC Milan's full defense, Arsenal cannot do it, and Barcelona cannot do it, and Liverpool's offensive ability is definitely at the same level as the first two. Their only reliance is Zhang Tiehan's efficiency, but most of the time, Zhang Tiehan is very defensive by AC Milan.

As a result, Liverpool failed to break through AC Milan's defense for a long time, nor did they find any good opportunities.

The game between the two teams seems to be in a quagmire.
Chapter completed!