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Volume 1 Chapter 310 The Miracle of Istanbul

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    AC Milan was equalized by Palermo while taking the lead, and Juventus defeated Livorno in the last minute of stoppage time. These two games determined the trend of this season's Serie A and even the Champions League final.  What is certain is that because AC Milan is 1 point behind Juventus, it is almost impossible to win the league, and it is out of the cup early, so AC Milan will focus all its energy on competing with Liverpool for the European championship.  Juventus dominates Serie A and AC Milan dominates Europe. This has become a tradition in Italy for more than ten years.  Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti once jokingly said that he would give up the league title if he could become the European champion. Boss Silvio Berlusconi also said that one Champions League is equivalent to three league titles.  ¡°It¡¯s a pity that no one can guarantee that AC Milan can reach the top of Europe this time, so Ancelotti¡¯s words can only be a joke.  But now, AC Milan has to choose to give up the competition for the league championship and fully compete for the European championship.  ?Although this most important title in Europe more than makes up for the loss in the league.  In terms of strength, AC Milan is stronger than its opponent Liverpool, but which one of Juventus and Chelsea, which fell at the feet of Liverpool, is not stronger than the Red Army?  After the match between AC Milan and Palermo, a reporter even started to tell Galliani about the history. Years ago, after the death of Pope Paul VI, Juventus won the Serie A championship, and the winner of the Champions League was  Liverpool.  It is not difficult to understand the reporter¡¯s hint. After the death of Pope John Paul II this year, Juventus is likely to win the league championship again. In this case, Liverpool may complete a repeat of history from a year ago.  Galliani's reaction was quite unpleasant: "Are you kidding? Don't mix sacred things with secular things." However, his subsequent words still showed his uneasiness, "Although Juventus has taken the initiative in the league  , But we also have a chance with Fiorentina, Cagliari also needs to avoid relegation, and they will not give in easily. "Although in addition to La Liga and the Premier League, fierce battles for league championships and relegation are going on in various countries, but it is obvious that the competition for the Champions League championship is world football.  The focus of the altar.  According to UEFA statistics, 500 million viewers in three countries and regions around the world will watch the decisive battle between Liverpool and AC Milan, which will break the 3.5 billion Champions League record created by AC Milan and Juventus at Old Trafford in 2003.  Ratings record.  Countries including Afghanistan and Mongolia are among the countries watching.  This final also attracted football legends such as Pele and Maradona. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and British Prime Minister Tony Blair will also attend the event in person.  Since the start of the 55U season Champions League, this is also the 31st time in the history of the Italian and English clubs that they have met, and the 59th game has been played; in the first 58 games, the Italian team won 1 game, and the English team was in the game.  Having the upper hand, the two sides were evenly matched in 15 games, with the Italian team scoring and the English team also scoring.  Among them, Liverpool played 8 games with Serie A teams and achieved a good record of 4 wins and 1 loss, scoring 8 goals and conceding 8 goals; AC Milan had the experience of playing against a Premier League team once, with a final record of 5 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses.  It was passable, scoring 15 goals and conceding 8 goals.  Although the Italian team is on par with the English team in terms of wins, they have eliminated their opponents or won the championship 10 times out of the 14 times they met in the knockout format.  This is Milan's 10th Champions League final, in which they have won six times, while Liverpool has reached the final for the fifth time. They are more efficient and have won four times, but Milan and Liverpool have never met in the Champions League.  , this time the fight between them was an encounter.  Before the game, the two teams, which are both European giants, showed completely opposite "attitudes".  The Red Army is low-key and mysterious, Benitez rarely shows up, and Gerrard praised Milan for its gathering of superstars.  On the contrary, AC Milan appears confident.  Head coach Carlo Ancelotti stated: He vowed to destroy Liverpool's steel defense.  Moreover, the superstars under his team will break through the Red Army's door within 3 minutes of the game. Ancelotti is like a prophet, he predicted the beginning of the final correctly.  Just seconds into the game, Maldini, who was participating in his seventh Champions League final, scored Liverpool's goal with a sweep, setting a record for the fastest goal in a Champions League final.  With the score behind, Liverpool could no longer set up an iron barrel formation and could only attack like Ancelotti said.  In the 5th minute, Baros broke into the penalty area, Stam poked the ball out of the baseline, Gerrard took a corner kick from the right to the front of the penalty area, Riise's left-footed volley from a meter in front of the goal was blocked, and Liverpool got the ball twice.  In the second attack, Gerrard made a pass from the right, and Hyypia's header meters in front of the goal was confiscated by Dida.  However, AC Milan was not conservative. After scoring the goal, they continued to attack and gradually took advantage of the field. In the U minute, Shevchenko reversed offside from the right and cut into the penalty area. Hyypia's anti-skid shovel broke the bottom line and set a goal.  The successful Hyypia then almost made a big mistake. When he made a clearance, he almost made an own goal.  In the 15th minute, Seedorf took a corner kick from the right. Crespo headed the ball from a small angle U meters away from the goal. Luis Cocia was guarding the near post.After pushing the ball out, Stam's header 9 meters in front of the goal failed to reach the goal. After the ball was destroyed by the opponent, Stam's volley shot was blocked by the opponent.  In the 1st minute, Liverpool, which was lagging behind, suffered another blow. Kewell strained his left groin. Liverpool was forced to make the first substitution. Benitez replaced Kewell with Smicer.  In the first minute, AC Milan almost expanded the score. Garcia's breakthrough in the frontcourt was blocked. AC Milan quickly counterattacked. Kaka crossed the left side of the penalty area from the middle. Shevchenko pushed his right foot into the far corner from 13 meters in front of the goal.  , but the assistant referee raised the flag to indicate offside.  At this moment, AC Milan, which had stronger morale and strength, completely took the initiative. In the 39th minute, Garcia broke into the right side of the penalty area. When Nesta blocked it, he fell on his back. Garcia smashed the ball with his right foot and hit Nesta's right arm. Liverpool applied.  Penalty kick, but Mejuto-Gonzalez thought it was a passive hand ball, so the game was not interrupted. AC Milan quickly counterattacked. After Seedorf and Pirlo passed the ball, Kaka dribbled the ball forward 30 meters in front of the penalty area.  Facing the blockage of three defenders, Shevchenko flicked the outside instep of his right foot to the right side. Shevchenko broke into the penalty area and pretended to shoot, but in fact, he passed the ball low to the back post with his right foot. The ball slipped in front of Carragher and Crespo was there.  His right foot pushed into the empty goal 5 meters in front of the goal. After falling behind by two goals, Liverpool was already in a state of chaos. In the 44th minute, Gerrard's direct pass from midfield was intercepted. AC Milan counterattacked again, and Kaka took the ball with his back in the backcourt.  , made a beautiful turn to get rid of the defender, and accurately passed the ball behind the defense with his right foot near the center line. Carragher chased back and missed the ball with a sliding shovel. Crespo faced the attacking Dudek, 16 meters in front of the goal.  He shot the lower right corner with his right foot. The game was just halfway through. No one believed that Liverpool still had a chance. AC Milan fans began to celebrate. Back in the locker room, AC Milan players also opened champagne with the coach to celebrate in advance for finishing seventh.  A Champions League trophy, I never thought that the cooked duck would fly away.  The soundproofing effect of the locker room at Ataturk Stadium is not good. The frustrated Liverpool players in the other locker room also heard the laughter and celebrations from their opponents. This is for any man who plays football.  Such contempt from an opponent means great shame.  The Liverpool players were all irritated and did not ask coach Benitez to encourage them. Everyone vowed to give AC Milan a look in the second half.  In the second half, Benitez, who was extremely disappointed, replaced Finnan with Hamann and wanted to continue to strengthen the offensive. However, at this time, everyone thought that Liverpool just wanted to save some face. No one thought that Liverpool could turn around.  Judging from the first 9 minutes of the second half, AC Milan is more likely to expand the score than Liverpool is to get a goal back.  In this seemingly ordinary time, the stars began to shine.  In the 53rd minute, Riise made a pass from the left. Cafu jumped up and blocked the ball with his back. Riise got the ball and then lobbed it into the penalty area. Gerrard's header 10 meters away from the goal was extremely tricky and the ball went over.  Dida fell into the far corner, and Liverpool evened the score. Before AC Milan could react, in the 56th minute, Riise threw a sideline ball from the left. Alonso and Hamann hit continuously, and Smicie came on as a substitute.  Er hit a low shot with his right foot meters in front of the goal. Baros next to Stam tightened his abdomen and let the ball pass. Dida flew to save and touched the ball with his fingertips, but the ball still got into the lower left corner.  AC Milan is in panic, however, the Liverpool miracle is not over yet.  In the UU minute, Hamann broke through and passed through the middle. Garcia knocked his right heel across the penalty area. Gerrard took the ball and was pushed down by the panicked Gattuso behind him. The referee Gonzalez sentenced him to death.  Alonso took the penalty kick and shot the lower left corner with his right foot. Dida blocked it with a side save, but Alonso followed up in time to catch Nesta before destroying it. He shot a supplementary shot with his left foot 7 meters away from the left goal post and hit the near corner.  At the top, Liverpool tied the score. From the 53rd minute to the UU minute, in just 7 minutes, the situation of the game changed earth-shakingly.  Although the Liverpool players who tied the score were slightly inferior, they had the upper hand in terms of morale and confidence. They did not give the AC Milan players another chance within 90 minutes.  The dominant AC Milan didn't want to take penalty kicks with Liverpool. They bombarded Liverpool in overtime, but the Liverpool defenders were very good and their physical fitness was superior. They took turns to block the shots and blocked AC Milan's seven goals.  Eight shots were taken. Before the end of overtime, Dudek incredibly saved Shevchenko's two shots in front of the goal, dragging the game into a tough penalty shootout.  In the penalty shootout, AC Milan lost all morale and confidence. Serginho missed the penalty kick, and Dudek, who was in great condition, saved Pirlo and Shevchenko's penalty kicks.  Liverpool won and became the first team in the history of the Champions League to qualify and win the championship as fourth in the league.  AC Milan also became the first team in the history of the Champions League final to reverse a three-goal lead.  AC Milan still has a chance to win the league, but they are exhausted physically and mentally. They face Udinese, who has high morale and good strength, and the initiative to win the championship is no longer in their hands. If they are unlucky, they may even  Perhaps even the second place was taken away by Fiorentina who dreamed of another miracle.
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