When Real Madrid began to control the pace of the game and shape the game situation to battle AC Milan in the second half, AC Milan's offense was much worse than when they could still make a few threatening attacks in the first half!
There were only three players in the front field, Pato, Kaka, and Seedorf. Whether it was Pirlo or Ambrosini, who plugged in from the back, they lacked enough speed to attack. In addition, Real Madrid had strengthened their midfield defense compared to the first half, so AC Milan's passing and cutting coordination could hardly make a threatening attack.
In the 61st minute of the game, Pirlo plugged in from the back to receive Seedorf's cross pass, which was intercepted by Qin Xiong!
Qin Xiong intercepted the ball and strode forward. When he reached the front waistline, he passed the ball to Snede, who passed the ball diagonally to Raúl. Raúl, who had the ball with his back facing Raúl, gently kicked the ball to the right in front of the penalty area.
That was right in front of Qin Xiong's running position. Qin Xiong pretended to directly lift his leg for a long shot. Maldini and Kaladze were both deceived by Qin Xiong's illusion of a shot.
After Qin Xiong touched the ball, he unexpectedly sent a straight ball.
Robben cut inside the penalty area and dribbled the ball horizontally. This time, he chose to push the ball into the lower left corner of the goal.
When the football rolled past Kaladze, Robben almost celebrated the goal.
But at the far post of the goal, Oddo rushed over and shoveled the ball to the other sideline.
Robben covered his mouth in disbelief!
"Oddo has done a good job! Robben's push shot has beaten Kaladze. When the football was about to roll into the inside of the left post of the goal, Oddo came to the rescue in time and cleared the ball on the goal line!
But AC Milan still needs to brace themselves. Real Madrid's attacks are starting to become unpredictable. We don't know when Real Madrid will speed up and launch a wave of threatening attacks. If AC Milan's defensive line is distracted for a moment, I'm afraid they will suffer a greater blow! "
AC Milan could only make their attacks simpler and cruder when they could not achieve the desired results in a positional battle.
In the 67th minute of the match, Pirlo came to the right side of the front field. He received Kaka's return pass and stopped the ball. Then, he immediately sent a long diagonal pass into the penalty area!
AC Milan's sudden long pass really caught Real Madrid off guard.
Pato ran diagonally to get rid of Pepe and received Pirlo's accurate pass from the left side of the penalty area. He chose not to wait for the ball to fall to the ground before he volleyed!
His right foot met the falling football with the sole of his foot and kicked out!
The football flew straight in the direction of the far post of the goal. Casillas was powerless to reverse the situation. The Real Madrid players were paying attention to Pato's beautiful and wonderful volley.
AC Milan fans and players also stared at the trajectory of the football with expectant eyes.
Everyone knew in their hearts that if the ball went in, the situation of the game would be completely different!
A score of 2: 1 was acceptable to AC Milan because the result would be better than a 1: 0 defeat!
It meant that AC Milan could advance to the Champions League semi-finals as long as they won 1: 0 when they returned to San Siro!
But when the football brushed the outside of the far post and flew out of the end line, the Real Madrid fans and players felt relieved. On the other hand, the Rossoneri fans and players felt a huge sense of loss.
Pato slid to his knees on the turf. He had tried his best to control his footwork, but his body's inertia forced him to kneel on the turf. He covered his face with regret.
Real Madrid continued to organize their offense after escaping a disaster. Before the score changed substantially, their mentality would not be affected by a dangerous situation.
In the 72nd minute of the game, Qin Xiong controlled the ball in the front field. He did not step into the danger zone. In front of Ambrosini, he suddenly passed the ball to Snede, and then ran to Snede's side.
Snede and Qin Xiong tacitly completed a cross switch, and then Snede kicked the ball back to Qin Xiong with his heel.
Qin Xiong dribbled the ball forward to Oddo, and then suddenly changed direction horizontally.
Gattuso frantically came to block, but Qin Xiong consciously dribbled the ball around Gattuso after a pause. Diagonally facing the goal in front of the penalty area, Qin Xiong used his inner instep to shoot a curveball to attack the goal!
The football sped over the top of the penalty area and then fell rapidly. With a strong internal spiral arc, the football finally brushed the top corner of the far post and flew out of the end line.
This time, there was a huge sigh in the stands.
The Real Madrid fans naturally hoped that Qin Xiong could score a hat-trick.
Just now, Qin Xiong dribbled the ball, cut horizontally, paused to break through Gattuso, and finally connected the shot. It was impeccable.
Even the arc of the football flying out was pleasing to the eye.
Unfortunately, the ball did not go in!
AC Milan felt that the long pass sent by Pirlo to Pato just now could be a threat, so they continued to try a long pass.
However, their long pass would certainly not be as boring and monotonous as the long pass in the Premier League in the past.
In the 77th minute of the game, Kaka dribbled the ball in the front field and pushed the attack into the danger zone. Before Guti and Diarra joined forces to block him, he immediately passed the ball back to Pirlo, who then passed the ball to Seedorf in the front left.
Seedorf did not stop the ball and kicked the ball into the penalty area!
Pato ran away with Pepe, but Pato was just covering for his teammates.
The real killer who was rushing into the penalty area was Kaka!
After the return pass, Kaka ran wildly into Real Madrid's penalty area. When Seedorf's pass came, he was running side by side with Cannavaro to grab the ball's landing spot.
Just as Kaka and Cannavaro both jumped together to compete for the header, a fist appeared above the two men's heads. It was Casillas' fist!
Casillas had just been beaten by the opponent's long pass. How could he sit back and watch AC Milan repeat the same trick?
He punched the ball out of the penalty area and thought that he had resolved the danger. He did not expect Seedorf to control the football again on the outside. He chose to shoot immediately. After he aimed at the Real Madrid goal, which was almost empty, he did not expect a player to slide past in front of him!
His shot hit the man's arm and bounced out!
Qin Xiong!
The referee's whistle sounded.
He signaled Qin Xiong to commit a handball foul. The Real Madrid fans in the Bernabéu stands cheered for Qin Xiong at the top of their lungs!
Qin Xiong, who performed perfectly in the offense, never slacked off when it was time to defend. He was using his actions to fulfill what he said on the day he joined Real Madrid: to defend the honor and dignity of Real Madrid!
Qin Xiong himself did not feel that he had accomplished anything great. He only knew that if he had not blocked Seedorf's shot, Real Madrid's empty goal might have been penetrated by Seedorf!
He stood up and saw that the referee had shown him a yellow card. He was a little depressed as he went forward to argue with the referee, saying that his arm was just supporting his body and that he did not deliberately touch the ball.
The referee shook his head to show that he did not accept his argument.
Qin Xiong walked away helplessly and formed a human wall with his teammates in the penalty area.
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