Chapter 659 Entering the Final Four
Chapter 659: Entering the semi-finals
When Yin Jun and his teammates finished their celebration and returned to the stadium, they unexpectedly discovered that AC Milan's team doctor team had entered the court.
It turned out that Stam had just fallen to the ground and put the shovel in his thigh while he was about to intercept Yin Jun's shot!
This is undoubtedly a worse matter for AC Milan.
Although this Dutch veteran who is about to turn 34 is no longer as brave as he was back then, he is still a very important member of AC Milan's defense line.
If he can't stick to the game, it will be possible to let veteran Costakuta, who is about to be over 40, come on as a substitute. It will be even more difficult to fight Yin Jun.
Fortunately, after treatment, Stam returned to the field.
After the game started again, Yin Jun was still looking for opportunities. Especially on the left side, against Stam who was injured, Yin Jun frequently used his advantages and range of activities to pull and create opportunities.
Yin Jun had no idea of respecting his senior at this time. To deal with the opponent in the best condition is his best respect for this Manchester United senior.
This made the Dutch veteran who was about to turn 34 and had to run a little tired, but had to struggle to hold on.
Under the huge pressure of the game, Stam had to take the initiative to ask for an end after persisting for a few minutes. He knew very well that if he continued with his current state, the AC Milan he guarded would definitely be sieve on the right.
In the 23rd minute, Ancelotti replaced veteran Stam with an older veteran Costakuta.
This is also the 99th time in the European Games that the Italian defender, who is about to turn 40 in 20 days.
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AC Milan, who was forced into a desperate situation, launched a counterattack after 30 minutes of the game and equalized the score at the end of the first half.
In the 45th minute, Gatuso counterattacked the opponent in the frontcourt and made a mistake in passing. Shevchenko took the ball in the middle and turned around and entered the gap on the left in time. Seidorf took the ball with his left foot. Inzaghi threw away Gary Neville's defense and headed the ball 7 meters in front of the goal to accurately hit the far lower corner. Van derssa was helpless!
This is Inzaghi's 51st European goal and the 33rd Champions League goal.
The court became 1:1, and the total score of the two rounds was 1:3. Since AC Milan failed to score away goals, they still had to score another 3 goals before they could advance.
One minute from the second half, AC Milan got a chance. Pirlo took a free kick from the right, and the defender headed the ball to the back post. Nesta rushed to the top 8 meters in front of the goal.
In the 51st minute, Yin Jun broke through the right rib and tripped by Pirlo. He took a free kick 20 meters in front of the goal and hit the wall. Manchester United signaled that AC Milan players made a handball foul, but the referee ignored it.
Slow motion showed that the ball hit Costakuta's elbow, but in this case the referee could not blow.
Afterwards, the game was deadlocked, and although both teams got some opportunities, neither team had absolute scoring opportunities.
As time goes by, AC Milan's offense becomes more and more impatient. Ancelotti also continuously deploys troops. He first replaced Pirlo, whose running ability has declined, and strengthened the attack. Then he replaced Gattuso with Martini, topped Serginho and Costacuta to the forward position, changed to a formation of 343, and made a crazy attack.
For Manchester United, Ferguson is also making substitution adjustments. He first replaced Fletcher, who was already unable to run. Manchester United's midfielder had a very strong running intensity in the game and consumed a lot of physical energy. In the 80th minute of the game, Ferguson replaced Ronaldo with Giggs again and continued to strengthen midfield control.
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After 85 minutes of the game, AC Milan has already put up the whole army and does not care about conceiving the ball or not.
AC Milan, who had a desperate attack, scored a goal again in the 88th minute. Maldini passed the diagonally near the center line on the left side, Manchester United defender Ferdinand was over, and Shevchenko stopped the ball at a low angle from the right side of the penalty area, and the ball was 8 meters away from the goal. The ball was hit by Van der Sar's fingertips and hit the inside of the far post. The ball rolled along the goal line and hit the other side's post and bounced back into the field. Inzaghi, who had a keen sense of smell, pushed his left foot into the net 2 meters in front of the goal.
AC Milan reversed the score, but they still trailed 2:3 in the total score of the two rounds!
Although there is little hope for a comeback, AC Milan still suppresses Manchester United with crazy attacks amid the cheers of home fans.
When the game was about to enter injury time, AC Milan left-back Serginho made an offensive foul and was warned by a yellow card.
In stoppage time, Shevchenko competed for the top in the middle of the frontcourt. Richardson turned around under Inzaghi's tight pressure and passed the goalkeeper Van der Sar, but Shevchenko inserted into the left side of the penalty area in time, got the ball first and wade through Van der Sar who fell to the ground to get the ball, and pushed the ball near the baseline with a small right angle shot and scored.
The score on the field became 3:1, and the total score was 3:3!
This is also the last score of this game!
Although AC Milan stubbornly chased the total score to 3:3, they no longer had time to score the fourth goal.
When the referee blew the whistle to the end of the game, the home team could only accept the fate of being eliminated, and many fans shed tears of sadness.
Although their team worked hard in the game and tied the total score, they still couldn't advance to the semi-finals.
The Manchester United team, who lost the game, celebrated happily, because although they lost the game, they were the winners in two rounds of the game.
They also avenged the revenge of being eliminated last season, and even the score was the same: 2:0 at home, 1:3 away, 3:3 in total, and advanced with the advantage of having more away goals!
Return to the other person with his own way!
It can be said that there is no happier ending than this!
Even if it is a double-killing opponent in two rounds, Manchester United may not be so happy!
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"Hey, Kaka." Yin Jun walked to Kaka, took the initiative to reach out, shook hands with AC Milan superstar, and hugged him politely. This was his demeanor as a winner.
"Congratulations, you won." Kaka said helplessly.
Yin Jun shook his head and said, "You are the winners in this game. We are just lucky."
Yin Jun's statement is more important than hoping that Brazilian superstars will feel better.
"Anyway, congratulations, you have a good chance this year," Kaka encouraged.
Yin Jun nodded and said, "Thank you."
"Be careful Ronaldinho, he told me that he felt very good recently." Kaka reminded with a smile.
Is Barcelona? This is indeed a powerful opponent. You should know that in another time and space, this team led by Ronaldinho is called the Dream Team.
If Manchester United can beat Villarreal in the semi-finals, it is likely to meet the Red and Blues in the finals.
Chapter completed!