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Mourinho has no aversion to playing against Liverpool. Of course, he definitely doesn't like that bald Spanish man. His English is really annoying, and his style of looking for trouble is really unpleasant.

But what Mourinho cares about is that Chelsea finally doesn't have to travel far this time. After all, it is definitely good news that they can get a chance to fight on home soil in the Champions League semi-finals. Whether it is Anfield or Stamford Bridge, the players will not be exhausted on the journey.

And before the two teams started the battle, Mourinho even had time to get the players together to watch the game between Eindhoven and AC Milan at home. Although Mourinho did not say that Chelsea has now entered the final, he does need to observe the opponents he may encounter in the future in advance.

A team like AC Milan has a huge threat at any time, which is a psychological sense of oppression. Although AC Milan's performance in the league has been ups and downs in recent seasons, this red and black army is absolutely invincible in the Champions League.

In addition to defeating their city rivals in a clean and tidy manner, in this season's Champions League, they have been relying on their tightly structured defense to lock down various offensive teams. Mourinho himself has also said privately that although Chelsea's defense is very strong now, they are still a certain distance away from AC Milan's defensive awareness that is deeply rooted in their bones. This may be the natural subconscious gap between the English and Italians, which is not so easy to make up.

This away game perfectly reflects the efficiency and accuracy of the Italians, and in terms of the control ability in the midfield and backcourt, AC Milan's players can be said to be absolutely at ease. Their 67% ball possession rate throughout the game simply made Eindhoven team go around in circles.

You can't say that Eindhoven team was not prepared this time. They had hidden most of their main players in the previous round of the league. Even so, they won the Eredivisie four rounds in advance, and Hiddink originally planned to use the home advantage to deal with the opponent.

The Dutch fans had already filled the Philips Stadium with their crazy shouts half an hour before the start of the game. Such a stadium atmosphere was terrifying, but AC Milan's strong nerves could completely ignore such interference. In the first ten minutes after the start of the game, they did not let the opponent control the ball at all.

From Pirlo to Gattuso, from Shevchenko to Kaka and Seedorf, it can be said that AC Milan pressed forward on all fronts. In the first ten minutes, five consecutive shots were fired. If it weren't for Gomez's blocking in front of the goal, it is estimated that the goal of the PSV Eindhoven team would have been penetrated long ago.

The shouts of the Dutch fans also began to die down with the crazy attack of AC Milan. Even Hiddink became silent when he stood on the sidelines. This old guy who advocates pressing and attacking in his bones may be the first time to be suffocated by such a fierce offensive.

It was not until the 17th minute of the first half that PSV Eindhoven kicked a threatening shot, but it was not an opportunity created by the striker, but an opportunity snatched by midfielder Van Bommel. However, his shot could not escape Dida's ten fingers.

What kind of fierce offensive momentum is this? However, what Mourinho saw was AC Milan's suffocating defense level. In the first ten minutes, this defense level completely trapped Farfan and others' offensive attempts. The Italians did not let them get close to the goal at all.

This level of defense was played in the absence of Stam and Nesta. Perhaps only the game can most directly reflect the overall quality of a team. At the Philips Stadium, AC Milan used its own water-proof defense to completely kill the Dutch's delusion.

Only efficient defense can bring higher-quality counterattacks. This tactical awareness has long been rooted in Mourinho's mind, and those Italians perfectly demonstrated to those watching the game on the field what it means to dismember the opponent at any time and anywhere.

It was a seemingly careless cooperation, but such an attack suddenly formed a lore intention. In the 43rd minute of the first half, Gattuso and Kaka had a header relay in the middle circle without any threat, but just when the ball fell at Kaka's feet, they moved.

Kaka took the ball and made a slight adjustment. When Van Bommel was still guarding against his passing, the Brazilian boy suddenly made a straight pass. No one noticed his passing intention at all. When they noticed it, they could only see Shevchenko who had started to move forward with his back.

The Ukrainian's quick start immediately passed Bauma's defense. When he received the pass with the outside of his foot, there was no one around him. This was definitely a beautiful and amazing offside. Facing Shevchenko who was challenging him alone, Gomez did not take the initiative.

Maybe that guy was confused by this offside, and maybe he was expecting the linesman to raise the offside flag at this time to save his embarrassing situation, but the referee's whistle did not sound, and Shevchenko pushed the ball directly into the lower left corner of the goal with his right foot a few meters in front of the goal.

When the football had already entered the net, Gomez waved his hand as if he was slow to react, but this could not save anything. The Italian used this sudden attack to penetrate Hiddink. The defensive system that was finally established in PSV.

Shevchenko's goal made the Philips Stadium instantly silent. The Dutch fans who were still shouting now saw how big the gap between themselves and AC Milan was. They tried their best to It only lasted for more than 40 minutes, and the goal that should come will never be postponed.

Just like what Hiddink said before the game started, "We are lucky to reach the semi-finals. I don't expect AC Milan to make the same mistakes as last year. The team led by Ancelotti, They won’t be knocked down easily, they are really powerful and scary.”

It seems that the tough Dutchman is right. After the painful experience of being reversed by Deportivo La Coruna at home last year, the current AC Milan is definitely not simply tough. They are also very cautious on the court. Such a team A team that doesn't let itself make mistakes is absolutely terrifying.

Moreover, the goal in the first half allowed the Italians to more freely display the accuracy of their defensive counterattacks, especially in the midfield control. Pirlo cooperated with Kaká, and Gattuso and Seedorf supplemented the position by his side. Don't expect them to really lose the ability to have the ball at their feet.

Although they cannot be like Barcelona and have 70% of the ball possession time on the court in every game, every time they get the ball, they can make the opponent's defense scalp numb, because you never know this group of Italians Where is the focus of the counterattack?

Shevchenko? Kaka? Crespo? Or is it that guy Seedorf's long-range shot from the outside that makes him cool? No one can figure out AC Milan's most accurate counterattack points. This is what makes the Dutch the most melancholy, and every Italian counterattack appears to be extremely efficient.

Scenes like the first goal didn't just happen once. In the second half of the game, Shevchenko had at least one chance to stand alone, but this time Gomez learned his lesson and would rather abandon the goal. It didn't look like he was being tricked by his opponent again. Fortunately, his attack finally saved the goal.

But the Italian's precision and patience showed their strength again when the game entered stoppage time. Originally, they thought the game would end 1:0, but less than fifteen seconds into stoppage time, AC Milan's accurate counterattack , a heavy blow to the Dutch's confidence.

In the 90th minute, Van Bommel hit a low shot with his right foot 20 meters in front of the goal. It is estimated that this tough guy has not given up to equalize the score at this time, but Dida, who played extremely stable in this game, made a side shot. The ball was confiscated and he immediately started a counterattack with a big kick.

This guy's big foot really went far. Bouma, who made a mistake in conceding the first goal, made another fatal mistake this time. Under Seedorf's interference, this guy's clearance ball didn't kick far at all. This caused another defender of the PSV team, Alex, to run over and make another clearance.

But just when Alex was about to kick again, Thomason, who had just come on as a substitute, suddenly came up. His strong style made Alex panic at the time. Thomason relied on this He successfully stole the ball with such hard work, and he didn't hesitate at all after getting the ball. He kicked the ball directly to the right.

Kaká, who suddenly burst out from the right wing, dribbled the ball directly past Park Ji-sung's pursuit and broke into the penalty area. He volleyed with his right foot from about fifteen meters away from the goal. Cocu, who had already passed by, subconsciously stretched his right leg back to block it. , the ball bounced on his toes, which directly affected Gomez's judgment.

This tragic guy could only try his best to stretch his body to block the football, but his fingertips could only touch the football, but he was unable to move the ball out of the danger zone. Thomason grabbed the first spot in time, Five meters in front of the goal, he crossed with his right foot and shot into the lower left corner.

2:0, when the game ended in less than a minute, the Italians not only expanded the score, but also destroyed the confidence of the Dutch to play away from home.

Mourinho and the Chelsea players watched the last minute of the game. When the game actually ended and the Italians began to celebrate the victory, many Chelsea players did not speak because they also saw the extremely powerful side of their opponents. .

"This may be our opponent in the final. They have already won. I don't want to belittle the strength of the PSV team, but I can only say that they have no chance. The Italians have already won the ticket to Istanbul. Now it is our turn." "In 24 hours we have to prove ourselves at Anfield."

The opponents in the final have been decided. Now these Chelsea guys just want to get through Liverpool's entanglement, and then have a face-to-face contest with this group of equally powerful Italians. Are their opponents very strong? Yes, but such a game will only inspire Lin Yi and the Chelsea players to perform even more fiercely.

Just wait and see. . .

(Being swept, alas, the Lakers are indeed sluggish this year. They have been in a slump since the first game of the second round, and Zen Master has definitely quit. I wonder who among the NBA coaches in the future can still support the world.)