On April 1st, April Fools' Day, AC Milan landed in Madrid!
Real Madrid faced last season's Champions League champion, AC Milan, after meeting Arsenal in the knockout stage!
The Real Madrid fans were not afraid of the arrival of AC Milan. They were even looking forward to it.
At least some fans were still brooding. If not for Capello's messy management of the locker room last season and his inability to get along with the big name stars, how could the team be regrettably eliminated by AC Milan last season?
This was a pinnacle showdown and also a battle for revenge!
On the night of April 3rd.
When the players of Real Madrid and AC Milan walked into the Bernabéu stadium, the entire stadium erupted in a tsunami of noise!
This game might not be as significant as the El Clásico, but it received more attention than the El Clásico!
There were superstars of the previous generation, Raúl, Nesta, Maldini, Cannavaro, and so on.
There were also superstars of the late Mesozoic era, Seedorf, Gattuso, Casillas, and so on.
There were also superstars of the new generation!
Kaka, Qin Xiong!
This was a feast of superstars.
"Welcome to the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid!
Today's upcoming game here could be said to be highly anticipated. The defending Champions League champion, AC Milan, and the invincible Real Madrid in the European arena will meet in the Champions League 14 final!
In the first round of the game, AC Milan visited Bernabéu first.
The gathering of two superstars would make countless fans around the world go crazy with excitement!
There would be a lot of highlights in the game, and the showdown between Qin Xiong and Kaka was undoubtedly the biggest highlight.
Whether the two Mr. Ballers of the past two years could lead the team to defeat their opponents was highly anticipated.
Now, let's take a look at the starting lineups of the two teams.
Real Madrid starting 442.
Goalkeeper: Casillas.
Defenders: Ramos, Pepe, Cannavaro, Heinze.
Midfielders: Robben, Diarra, Guti, Snede.
Forwards: Qin Xiong, Raúl.
AC Milan starting 4321.
Goalkeeper: Kalac.
Defenders: Oddo, Nesta, Maldini, Kaladze.
Midfield: Seedorf, Gattuso, Ambrosini, Pirlo, Kaka.
Striker: Pato. "
When Qin Xiong stood at the kickoff point in the center circle and looked at AC Milan's half of the field, his bright eyes suddenly became sharp and his heart was filled with lofty sentiments.
AC Milan?
This was his third season with AC Milan.
The first time, he lost convincingly. The second time, he won at San Siro, but Real Madrid lost.
Today, for the third time, his heart was bursting with fighting spirit!
AC Milan's manager, Ancelotti, stood on the sidelines with a solemn expression. He observed the state of Real Madrid's entire team. Their spirit was very good, and AC Milan was obviously not as good as their opponents.
The reason was actually very simple.
AC Milan's overall age was serious. Secondly, they were struggling in the league and could not even keep their Champions League spot.
In this situation, the imposing Real Madrid would naturally make him fearful.
As soon as the game began, Real Madrid immediately began to organize their offense and launched an attack on AC Milan's goal.
Qin Xiong passed the ball back to Guti and ran forward.
Guti and Snede cooperated to avoid Pato's pressing, and then he transferred the ball to Robben on the right.
Robben dribbled the ball and rushed forward along the flank. When Kaladze and Ambrosini came to defend against Robben, no one thought that Qin Xiong would run to Robben's side.
In the blink of an eye, Qin Xiong ran from offside and rushed behind Kaladze. Robben stuffed the ball straight over, and Qin Xiong controlled the ball in front of the end line.
AC Milan's players' defensive positioning was still very good. The Italian team's defense rarely had any hard problems, especially in response to a crisis situation, the team's defensive adjustment was even more praiseworthy.
Ambrosini immediately returned to the penalty area to defend, and Maldini came out to press Qin Xiong.
Qin Xiong looked up at the situation outside the penalty area. Guti was running forward to form an attack point from behind.
His movement of looking up confused Maldini, and Qin Xiong almost did not even look back before he made a move to overtake him.
He pushed the ball to the end line, then ran out of the end line and bypassed Maldini's side from the outside. Half of his body was out of bounds, and his left foot pushed the ball behind Maldini.
Maldini had to admire Qin Xiong's skill and courage. He used this kind of borderline pass to overtake people!
He was really confident!
He immediately turned around to use his body to press Qin Xiong's body center of gravity so that Qin Xiong could not return to the inside of the penalty area.
Qin Xiong would also divert his attention to observe the situation in the penalty area when he passed Maldini.
Nesta, a defensive master, marked Raúl one-on-one, and Guti could not find a passing route under Gattuso and Ambrosini's blockade. Snede had not run out of space yet.
Qin Xiong was not sure if he could pass a good shot, so he simply made an unbelievable decision!
Shoot!
The football was rolling toward the goal, pressing against the end line. Qin Xiong rubbed out a curve ball with the outer instep of his right foot and skillfully spun the ball to the back of the goal!
A zero-angle shot!
The goalkeeper, Kalac, was shocked.
He could not touch the ball in a hurry when he blocked the near corner of the goal. He watched the football fly past his head with a strong spin behind him!
Countless Real Madrid fans in the Bernabéu stands stared intently at the football shot by Qin Xiong.
They were also stunned.
He really dared to do that!
It was too unexpected.
Dang!
Everyone saw the football spin toward the far post. It was only a little bit away from spinning into the goal, but it was blocked by the goalpost!
The football that rebounded into the penalty area caused chaos in AC Milan's defense.
Raúl almost shot the ball into the nearly empty goal. Fortunately, Nesta did not let his guard down. He extended his leg to block Raúl's shot, and the football flew toward Qin Xiong after the refraction. Qin Xiong subconsciously raised his leg to stop the ball.
After stopping the ball, he took a step inside and then rubbed the ball with the outer instep of his foot into the goal. This time, the football rolled directly into AC Milan's goal.
But Qin Xiong realized one thing. He did not celebrate because he heard the referee's whistle. At the same time, he turned his head to look at the assistant referee. Sure enough, the flag in the assistant referee's hand was raised.
When Raúl shot, Qin Xiong was at the end line. It must have been an offside position.
Qin Xiong walked back without regret. The Real Madrid fans in the Bernabéu stands were a little disappointed.
"The game has just started and Real Madrid almost broke through AC Milan's goal!
Qin Xiong's wonderful zero-angle curveball shot at the end line was rejected by the goal. Then Raúl failed to seize the opportunity for a follow-up shot under Nesta's interference. As for Qin Xiong, he took a step back after stopping the ball and shot again. Although he sent the ball into the goal, he was in an offside position when he stopped the ball. There is no dispute that the goal was blown away.
This is just the beginning of the game. Real Madrid showed the momentum and attitude they should have at home. Now we have to see how AC Milan will respond! "
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