When Qin Xiong picked up the ball from inside the goal for the second time and ran to the midfield with it in his arms, all the AC Milan players felt a chill in their hearts!
The Real Madrid players retreated to the backfield like a tide. Everyone was waiting for the game to start again. Although the gap in the score was shortened to one goal again, the situation was completely different!
“3:1,3:1！ Real Madrid scored the third goal, and the total score was now 3: 4. Real Madrid was only one goal behind AC Milan. If they could score the next goal and change the total score to 4: 4, then they would advance to the top eight of the Champions League with the away goal advantage!
Qin Xiong, who returned to Real Madrid's starting lineup today, performed so well that Real Madrid's three goals were all related to him. One was a direct assist, and he scored twice. Was he writing a personal epic game?
Beckham, who was released from the ban, did not disappoint everyone's expectations. Real Madrid's goal just now came from his assist. The ball with a great arc went behind the AC Milan defenders. Maldini interfered with van Nistelrooy, making it impossible for van Nistelrooy to finish the shot. Although Nesta also interfered with Qin Xiong at the back, Qin Xiong took advantage of the momentum to fall to the ground and head the ball into the half-empty goal!
Will Real Madrid perform an incredible comeback? Will AC Milan relive the nightmare in Istanbul two years ago? "
Although the AC Milan players did not panic, their mentality had become a little nervous.
Real Madrid was burning their boats today. They were united in their thoughts to score at the San Siro, so the entire team's ability to execute tactics was very consistent. The situation had developed to the point where it was AC Milan's turn to make a choice.
Defense or offense?
After all, there was still a one-goal advantage, or rather, a half-goal advantage. As long as Real Madrid scored the next goal, the score would be tied, but the result would not be a draw!
Ancelotti pressed down with both hands on the sidelines, indicating for AC Milan to control the situation on the field and not pull the pace too fast.
The valiant general Gattuso was about to fly into a rage out of humiliation.
Three years ago, he had not taken the brat in Ajax's formation seriously. Three years later, the situation had reversed. It was as if Qin Xiong was arrogantly stirring up trouble in front of them!
When the match resumed, AC Milan maintained control and only launched a threatening offensive when the situation was good.
In the 74th minute of the game, Pirlo made a diagonal pass to Ambrosini, who was running ahead. This little bit of forward movement caught Real Madrid's defensive line off guard. Ambrosini almost drove straight to the front of the penalty area, but his last pass was not as superb as Pirlo's.
He wanted to send an assist to Kaka, but Kaka could not control the ball when he received it because it was almost a knife-hill ball. Helguera took the risk to step forward and steal it successfully. Real Madrid immediately urged a threatening offensive.
The royal guard, Helguera, passed the ball directly to the front. As a defender who could attack and defend, Helguera used to play as a defensive midfielder for a long time. Coupled with his rich experience, the choice at the critical moment seemed risky, but it was actually the best choice.
On the field, how could there be a reward without taking risks?
In a pinnacle match, it was easier said than done to destroy the opponent step by step.
Helguera's straight pass looked for Qin Xiong, who was running ahead. It had to be praised for Qin Xiong's awareness and ability to switch positions during the transition between offense and defense. He would quickly get rid of the target he was marking to avoid being marked by the opponent to restrict his play. He would run out of space to let his teammates pass the ball, and then immediately control the ball to launch the next step of the attack.
Qin Xiong dribbled the ball and rushed directly to the front field. At this time, AC Milan's defensive line was slightly empty. It looked like Pirlo and Gattuso were holding the fort. Ambrosini rushed forward and had not returned, but Pirlo's defensive ability was still a certain gap from the general defensive defensive midfielder.
Pirlo's retreating speed was a little slow. He could not form a joint defense with Gattuso. When Qin Xiong rushed over at lightning speed, he could only bite the bullet and put on a defensive posture. Qin Xiong was a little unreasonable. He directly changed direction and broke through in front of Pirlo's eyes!
He accelerated with a dribble and left Pirlo behind. He continued to move forward without looking back.
Gattuso gritted his teeth and also rushed to Qin Xiong. He knew how great a threat Qin Xiong was, and to be honest, Real Madrid's offensive configuration was obviously stronger than AC Milan's!
AC Milan's strength was in the midfield. Pirlo, Seedorf, and Kaka had a variety of methods, whether it was control, passing, or dribbling to advance.
But what about Real Madrid?
Raúl, van Nistelrooy, Qin Xiong, and Beckham. As far as today's configuration was concerned, Real Madrid's offensive threat in the front line was stronger than AC Milan's. After all, AC Milan only had Inzaghi in the front line, and only Kaka could timely plug in and burst out a threat.
Therefore, to curb Real Madrid's offense, the first priority was in the midfield, not the defensive line. Once Real Madrid's offense was pushed to the front line, the consequences would be unimaginable!
Gattuso decisively rushed to Qin Xiong. His impact was obvious at a glance. Qin Xiong did not want to tangle with Gattuso at all. When he was two meters away from Gattuso, he passed the ball to Raúl, who was approaching the middle. Then, he planned to bypass Gattuso and plug in. A simple two-over-one pass could break through Gattuso's defense!
As soon as Raúl touched the ball, he passed the ball diagonally behind Gattuso. He also intended to cut straight into the penalty area after passing the ball, either to form a threat to the goal, or to help Qin Xiong or van Nistelrooy distract the defenders in the penalty area.
However, Qin Xiong did not break through Gattuso's defense area. Gattuso did not intend to intercept the ball one-on-one. That was unrealistic. He could not control Qin Xiong's thinking. Just like when Qin Xiong passed the ball, he had to make a change in his body's center of gravity to retreat. If that happened, it would be too late!
He and Qin Xiong were facing each other head-on. How could he turn around? What a joke!
How could he catch up with Qin Xiong?
Therefore, he chose to foul and directly blocked Qin Xiong. The two men's bodies made a clear sound when they came into contact, and the two men fell to the ground together like Mars hitting Earth!
In the process of the collision, the two men's limbs collided with each other. Qin Xiong's elbow hit Gattuso's arm, and Gattuso's other hand hit Qin Xiong's face.
Gattuso groaned when he fell to the ground. He felt as if his elbow was dislocated, while Qin Xiong did not make any sound.
The referee's whistle sounded, and he rushed over to show Gattuso a yellow card. Then, he was wary of Qin Xiong and Gattuso's conflict.
After all, the collision between the two men was too loud.
Qin Xiong stood up casually. He did not intend to tangle with Gattuso. It was meaningless and would only be a waste of time.
But when he stood up, all the spectators who saw him fell into an unprecedented shock.
A stream of blood flowed out from the corner of Qin Xiong's eyes and quickly dyed his jersey collar red.
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