There is a dream called football

San Siro.

In the first few years of the 21st century, it was the heyday of the Milan dynasty and the happiest time for Milan fans.

A huge tifo rises from the San Siro Stadium. It looks like a man holding a telescope and seems to be looking into the distance.

Where is the distance?

Of course the Champions League winner.

The AC Milan soldiers are very ambitious. Their goal is to win the Champions League for two consecutive years and defend the title for the first time after the Champions League was restructured.

Ancelotti stood on the sidelines, the Italian media had already praised him to the sky, and he himself was very proud of himself.

"If we can't defend the Champions League, then I dare say no one can do it." Ancelotti thought to himself.

At this time Mourinho came from the side, he stretched out his hand, and the two held it together.

Li Qiao walked out with his teammates, and his first feeling was shock. San Siro was larger and taller than the Dragon Stadium, and looked more majestic. Coupled with the noise created by the home fans, this made the Porto players who came from the away game

Somewhat uncomfortable.

"Milan."

"Milan."

"..."

The fans were singing the Milan team anthem in unison, and it was a wonderful feeling when tens of thousands of people sang and the stadium echoed.

"Milan."

"Milan."

…

Players from both sides lined up, the Champions League theme song played, and the camera scanned everyone's faces. The ceremony was very solemn, like going to war for the country.

When the players from both sides shook hands, Li Qiao was still a little excited. After all, all the Milan players at this time were superstars.

Maldini.

Seedorf.

Nesta.

Rui Costa.

Gattuso.

Inzaghi.

In their view, Li Qiao was just a little person with an unspectacular appearance, so they just smiled lightly.

At the beginning of the game, Ancelotti gave a fatal order that he could not score a goal at home, but he must not concede a goal.

*****

After kick-off, as long as a Porto player takes the ball, the fans at the scene immediately send huge boos as a greeting.

It felt like being surrounded by tens of thousands of summer cicadas. As soon as Li Qiao picked up the ball, there was a really loud bang.

When Li Qiao lost the ball, the audience immediately burst into applause.

This is a huge disturbance and a new challenge, but once you get familiar with it, you will adapt and even like this environment in the future.

Generally, mature professional players will lose their energy if they play in an empty venue. This is actually the reason.

Soon AC Milan took control of the midfield, and Porto could not get the ball. Rui Costa, Seedorf, and Pirlo firmly controlled AC Milan's midfield, and their offense advanced layer by layer.

This is a very dangerous signal.

Generally speaking, it is good for a team to have one passing master. For example, Porto has Deco, but AC Milan's midfielders are all masters of passing the ball. This is terrible.

Sudden.

Inzaghi on the forward line started, and Pirlo sent a curved ball to the forward line. This ball was like playing billiards and bypassing obstacles. The arc it drew was so big that it actually bypassed if

Hot blocking.

The ball was accurately delivered to Inzaghi's feet. He didn't look at the goal but it was Esau. Inzaghi is the kind of player who relies on instinct to play football. Inzaghi was indeed one of the best forwards in Europe in his prime.

The ball rolled towards the far corner of the goal, but at the most critical moment, Baia took a kick, slightly changing the direction of the ball, and then the ball rolled out of the baseline.

There was another bang, but this time it was a pity that the ball hit the goal post and came out of the bottom line.

Moraes called out Mourinho.

"Should we strengthen our monitoring of Pirlo?"

Mourinho shook his head, "Then Seedorf and Rui Costa will get more space. We have no choice but to attack and gain possession of the ball."

*****

Deco's kick was intercepted again. Today, the midfield magician's passing success rate was almost 50%, which is terrible.

Ancelotti formulated corresponding tactics for Deco. Gattuso stepped forward to block it, and then others blocked Deco's passing line.

Everyone is a master of passing the ball, so they naturally know how others will choose. This is a mutually reinforcing principle.

With just one look, the AC Milan players knew what Deco wanted to do, so it was easier to steal the ball. After AC Milan stole the ball, Porto's sharp counterattacks made Porto very uncomfortable.

Inzaghi is like a ghost.

The ball went in!!

Inzaghi was celebrating, but the assistant referee raised the flag for offside.

However, Mourinho knows that this is not a long-term solution. Once Inzaghi, a man who lives on the offside line, succeeds in countering offside, it will be a sure win.

However, Mourinho has nothing to do about this. If someone is sent to mark Inzaghi, this guy will completely mess up the team. He has a strong ability to disrupt the defense, which is his talent.

On Porto's side, Li Qiao and Maniche opened the distance between themselves and Deco. Since short passes are not safe, let's pass long passes.

Deco's medium and long passes were also very accurate, and he passed an arc to Li Qiao. Huge boos rang out, and Li Qiao ran forward with the ball.

Soon I met Maldini who was guarding the area.

Maldini is a legend of Milan. He has only played for this team throughout his life, but he is older.

Li Qiao knew that Maldini was slow, so he wanted to use his speed to break through the opponent and put his foot down. When Li Qiao was about to pass, he didn't expect that Maldini stretched his foot and kicked the ball away as if he could read his mind.

What a strong sense of defense.

That is the greatest ability of Italian defenders. Defense in Italy is philosophy and art, not head-on confrontation.

After a brief daze, Li Qiao was introduced to the power of Italian football for the first time.

But after losing the ball, AC Milan was already counterattacking. After three passes and two downs, the ball reached the feet of Pirlo in front of the penalty area.

There was someone on the wing, but Pirlo suddenly drove straight into the penalty area. At this moment, Inzaghi, who was pressing the offside line, suddenly started the ball. The line referee did not raise the flag.

Inzaghi faced Baia one-on-one.

With a false push with his left foot, Baia fell to the ground and pounced, but Inzaghi made a fake move. His left foot was a fake shot, but the real shot was with his right foot.

The moment the ball rolled into the goal, San Siro was boiling and the city of Milan was boiling. Inzaghi ran wildly and celebrated wantonly.

Ancelotti waved his hand, feeling reassured. The first goal is crucial. Once AC Milan opens its goal account, it can easily defeat the opponent's counterattack.

Mourinho was a little helpless. The defending champion was very strong, but he didn't expect that the strength was beyond his imagination.

Facing Milan, where everyone is a passer, Porto is really helpless. This is a game of whose knife is sharper, because there is obviously no hope in defending.

"Should we change someone?" Morais suggested.

Mourinho simply shook his head.