The first half of the first leg of the UEFA Champions League 18 final between Liverpool and AC Milan ended.
Liverpool was leading 2: 0 in the away game.
After returning to the locker room, Comain said to everyone with a serious expression, "Today's game is completely different from what we expected. The only good news is that we are now leading by two goals, but I hope we don't let our guard down in the second half. In addition, you have to understand that we will encounter different opponents as we move forward. Games like today's where the law enforcement is lax, coupled with the opponent's rough tackling is very likely to happen. To be exact, it is happening now. We have to be aware that no matter what the opponent does, we can cope with it and face it bravely. Nothing can scare us, and nothing can stop us from dominating Europe! Yes, lads, we want to dominate Europe. We want to plant the flag of the Red Army all over Europe. We want to dye the sky of Europe red with Liverpool's red! Let all the teams look up at the green starry sky and see the Liverpool team emblem! This is what we want to do, so we are not afraid of any difficulties! Nothing can stump us! I have full confidence in all of you! "
Comain's words made everyone more unified in their thinking.
This was probably the first time that Comain had declared the ideal that everyone had in mind: to dominate Europe!
To restore the Red Army dynasty and create greater glory!
Liverpool's fighting spirit was lifted. After the start of the second half, Liverpool did not wait for AC Milan to exert their strength and faced the game with a wilder attitude.
The overall formation pressed slightly forward and compressed the midfield space. Lucas, Mascherano, Gerard, Kuyt, and Qin Xiong did not hesitate to strangle AC Milan's midfield and completely collapse!
They simply could not adapt to Liverpool's crazy rhythm.
Seedorf was repeatedly lost in Liverpool's dense defense in the middle. AC Milan's backfield did not have a player who could send a cannonball to the front field. A precise pass looked so rare for the current AC Milan!
Even if Ivan took the initiative to retreat, he still couldn't get the support of his teammates.
In the 58th minute of the game, when Gerard and Raúl surrounded Gattuso from the front and back and intercepted the ball, they passed it to Qin Xiong. Qin Xiong crossed the ball and was about to complete a long shot when Gattuso tackled the ball diagonally from behind. Qin Xiong sensed it and immediately dodged. He felt a strong sense of crisis in his heart.
Qin Xiong jumped forward, but he was still tripped by Gattuso in midair.
Qin Xiong lost his balance and fell to the ground.
He felt a strong discomfort in his thigh muscles.
However, he still stood up, turned around and roared at Gattuso, "You are like a f * cking mad dog!"
Gattuso stood fiercely in front of Qin Xiong. Just as he was about to attack, the referee rushed over and showed Gattuso a second yellow card. Then, he pulled out a red card!
Gattuso looked at the referee's gesture outside the field and cursed at him instead.
Then, he had to leave the field.
Qin Xiong took two steps and felt that the discomfort in his thigh muscles could not recover, so he took the initiative to walk outside the field. After the team doctor's initial diagnosis, the team doctor suggested that Comain replace Qin Xiong for insurance purposes.
Qin Xiong originally wanted to persevere, but on second thought, this was not the time to let his emotions affect his decisions.
The team was not in adversity. With a two-goal lead and an extra player, as long as there were no major accidents, the team could win the away game.
And if he insisted on playing and aggravated his injury, he might miss the next round, or even more games!
That would not be worth the loss.
After a brief exchange with Comain, Qin Xiong accepted the decision to be replaced.
"AC Milan suffered a heavy blow at the beginning of the second half. The midfield defensive general Gattuso was sent off with two yellow cards and a red card. Liverpool was not in a good situation even though they had an extra player. Qin Xiong looked injured after being tackled to the ground by Gattuso. He was replaced by Meireles."
Comain made a second substitution ten minutes later. Tiote came on to replace Raúl.
As a result, the game became a hand-to-hand battle.
Liverpool could both strangle and go head-to-head in the middle and front field, and they could run faster than AC Milan!
In terms of stamina, they were miles ahead of AC Milan.
The game was interrupted by frequent fouls. In the 81st minute of the game, Flamini also received his second yellow card of the game after he tackled Lucas with both feet, causing Lucas to be injured. He was also sent off with two yellow cards and a red card.
Liverpool's coaching staff and AC Milan's coaching staff had another verbal conflict on the sidelines.
The game was not at all what people expected. The confrontation was definitely too intense, but there were pitifully few exciting scenes.
Comain replaced Lucas with Carragher to strengthen the defense.
AC Milan almost did not create any shooting opportunities in the second half. They were drowned in Liverpool's frenzied wave of pressing.
After a dull and only confrontation in the second half, the game was over!
"After a fierce 90-minute battle, Liverpool, the defending Champions League champions, defeated AC Milan by 2: 0 in the away game at San Siro with goals from Raúl and Qin Xiong.
With two goals from the away team, Liverpool returned to Anfield and advanced to the Champions League quarter-finals was almost guaranteed.
For whatever reason, AC Milan did not play a convincing performance in the game. They wanted to use fouls to contain Liverpool, but the fouls escalated to the price of sending off two of their important players.
It has to be said that the referee of the game had very little control of the game. His lax control was the fuse that made the smell of gunpowder on the field more and more intense!
Hopefully, this situation can be avoided in the next round of the game at Anfield. We still want to see more exciting scenes in the game, and not endless confrontation and conflict. "
Liverpool's players got up and prepared to leave with a proud posture at the end of the game. But at this time, they found Gattuso coming out of the players' tunnel again, as if he was outnumbered and wanted to challenge the whole Liverpool team alone!
Qin Xiong and the others did not even look at him. They felt that Gattuso was like a clown.
There were no personal grudges in the game!
The stadium security staff restrained Gattuso to the side. The Liverpool players despised him and sneered at Gattuso's ferocious scolding.
Qin Xiong also looked at Gattuso with the corners of his mouth slightly raised. If he wanted to say something to Gattuso, it could only be one sentence.
I'm not the young boy from seven years ago.
You're not the god-like existence in front of me seven years ago.
Now, I can look down on you!
After the game, another fiery conflict broke out outside the San Siro stadium between the extreme AC Milan fans and Liverpool fans, which almost caused a riot!
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