There is a dream called football

At the end of 90 minutes, the total score between the two sides remained at 3 to 3.

Ancelotti and Mourinho looked at each other, and to be honest, both of them were a little surprised.

Maybe it can only be explained by the phrase "this is football".

Lopez was surprised: "I really didn't expect that Porto could really draw with Milan. I think even the most optimistic fans could not have imagined such an ending before the game."

Mourinho quickly went to pat his players. They were exhausted, but he couldn't make a substitution yet.

"Children, there are still 30 minutes left, I can't make substitutions at the moment."

The players nodded. At this time, the new player could easily fail to keep up with the rhythm and be beaten. This is very common in high-level competitions.

"Head, what are we going to do in overtime? Are we going to continue fighting the Italians?" Maniche asked.

Offense or defense is always an eternal problem on the football field. It is like two sides of a coin. You can only choose one side.

"It's not that simple. I decided to look at the situation."

Moraes patted Maniche and said, "A goal conceded in overtime is also an away goal, you know?"

Maniche was stunned, "No way?"

"Haha, it's true."

In fact, there are still people here who don't know that conceding a goal in overtime is also counted as conceding a goal in the away game. Fortunately, the head coach reminded me so.

The Champions League system is actually somewhat unreasonable, but it has always been like this, and it has not changed even if many people oppose it.

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As for Ancelotti, he is very clear about the current situation. In fact, it only needs one goal. As long as one goal is scored, then Milan will win. Even if the opponent pulls back one more, it will be of no avail.

"Guys, I don't think I need to say much about the current situation. Many of you have been in Milan longer than me."

Ancelotti looked at Maldini and everyone nodded.

"We played poorly, but in the final analysis, we only need one goal. One goal can ensure that we advance."

Gattuso nodded, "Today's responsibility belongs to all of us. We all need to carry it, and no one can run away."

"Um."

"Think about it, if we really lose and go back, those fans in Milan won't be able to forgive us."

"hehe."

The Milan players all folded their hands and said, "Come on, Milan."

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Both sides were full of arrogance, but they became extremely cautious once they got on the field. Porto, in particular, still put up an iron barrel formation, but this time the fans understood the team and knew Mourinho's intentions.

On the court, Pirlo used a long pass to mobilize the Porto players. The opponent's entire formation could only move with the ball, and then Rui Costa soon made another long pass. This back and forth was very energy-consuming.

Mourinho gritted his teeth and could only say that the opponent's control ability was indeed too strong. If it was another team, it would have been snatched away by Porto's midfielder.

After a few ineffective long passes from the Milan midfielder, Pirlo felt that it was almost done and suddenly sent a threatening long diagonal pass to Shevchenko in front.

After Shevchenko got the ball, he cut directly in with his speed. When Jorge Costa saw that it was not working, he also kicked it. Shevchenko and Jorge collided with each other.

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The whole audience was dumbfounded. Mourinho felt as if he had been punched. His heart skipped a beat. He was really afraid that the referee would point to the spot, but...

Ancelotti is already going crazy over there.

"It's a penalty kick. I swear to God it's really a penalty kick."

"Penalty kick."

The players on the Milan bench also stood up. The most excited one was Ambrosini, who was even more excited than Ancelotti.

But the referee raised his hand to signal both people to get up, which meant that it was a 50-50 collision and no one committed a foul.

Mourinho's heart went back to his stomach, and the home fans' hearts went back to their stomachs. It's okay, it's okay.

No need for Mourinho to issue an order, everyone knows how dangerous it is for Milan to control the midfield.

So the players took the initiative to press out, Li Qiao went to grab Pirlo, the Italian swayed lightly, but he thought Li Qiao was too simple, and pestered Pirlo, the Italian could only play the ball, and here

At the same time, Mani, who had been waiting early, intercepted Pirlo's pass.

This is a ball-grabbing technique that has been practiced thousands of times in daily training and requires the cooperation of a group of two to three people.

Pirlo immediately chased after him, but it was also because his physical fitness had declined and he had forgotten even such a simple truth.

Maniche was running and found that the offensive line was not very good. McCarthy and Almeida in front seemed to be in an offside position. He could only wait for Li Qiao, and Li Qiao soon came up. Maniche

Give the ball to Li Qiao.

The latter quickly dribbled the ball forward, but Milan's midfielder retreated very quickly. Except for Rui Costa who did not retreat in time, the others had already retreated to their positions.

The counterattack turned into a positional battle, and Li Qiao could only pass one kick to McCarthy on the forward line, who completed a header.

Mourinho finally decided to make a substitution. He replaced Almeida and replaced him with Brazilian speedster Del Rey.

In addition, Moraes has reminded Mourinho to prepare a list for the penalty shootout.

"No need, I will just let the children choose the order of free throws when the time comes."

Later, Mourinho did this when he was at Real Madrid, letting the players step up and take penalty kicks.

After Del Rey came on the field, Milan's defense retreated again. When Ancelotti made tactical arrangements before the game, he pretended to be the starting lineup for Porto. Among them, Del Rey was the forward. This is the kind of striker Ancelotti likes very much.

type.

Del Rey did pose a few threats on the wing, but did not pose an absolute threat to Abbiadi.

There were not many 30 minutes of overtime left, and the fans were a little anxious. After all, the penalty shootout left the fate to God. Will God favor Porto?

118.

119.

120 minutes.

The referee was still looking at his watch until at the 123rd minute, the referee blew three long whistles and the game was over.

Porto and Milan are about to enter the most brutal penalty shootout. This is also the first time a penalty shootout has occurred in the Champions League knockout rounds this season.

Players from both sides fell to the ground, looking very, very tired. Ancelotti was already thinking about the player who took the penalty kick.

As for Mourinho, he asked the players to sit in a circle, and he stood in the middle.

"I have decided that the penalty kick is up to you, and I completely respect your wishes."

"So democratic." Maniche smiled.

"Ha ha."

But after laughing, everyone immediately fell silent, because standing up to take a penalty kick was a heavy responsibility and a lot of pressure.