grass!

Li Shiguang finally lost his temper and angrily threw the mineral water bottle he had just picked up onto the ground.

"Ahhhhhh!" As Inzaghi sent the ball into the Leeds United goal, the fans in the stands at Elland Road all clutched their heads and screamed in pain.

In stark contrast to them were a small number of AC Milan fans wearing red and black stripes.

These Italians, who had traveled a long way to cheer for their team, completely ignored the Leeds United fans glaring at them, and danced and cheered in the stands.

"AC Milan has scored again." Commentator Eddie Gray wore a similarly pained expression; his deep voice echoed throughout the Elland Road stadium. "Just four minutes later, AC Milan has extended their lead at Elland Road! The goal was scored by Filippo Inzaghi!"

In the Sky Sports studio.

Lineker, who is usually a talkative person, was speechless at this point.

To keep the conversation flowing, Jon watched the AC Milan players embracing and celebrating their goal on TV and said helplessly, "That's the decisive role of world-class stars on the football field. They can always use their flashes of brilliance to help their team score goals."

"Sigh..." Lineker sighed deeply after recovering. "It's hard to accept, but Jon, you're absolutely right! Compared to Seedorf's goal, Leeds United's players did everything they could for this goal. That damn Brazilian, where does he get all these crazy ideas? He managed to pass the ball out like that!"

Jon shrugged and said, "That's the creativity of South American players. In any case, Leeds United, who are two games behind at home, are in danger. Their away goal advantage from the last leg has vanished. To put it boldly, AC Milan has now completely taken control of the game!"

Just as Jon predicted, Ibrahimovic restarted the game in the center circle.

Even though Li Shiguang kept encouraging his players from the sidelines, conceding two goals in a short period of time greatly damaged the team's morale, and even Ibrahimovic, who had been in good form recently, was silenced.

After two minutes of added time, the referee blew the whistle to end halftime.

With a gloomy expression, Li Shiguang turned around and walked into the players' tunnel first.

The Leeds United players behind him also looked dejected, bowing their heads and hurrying off the field with their manager.

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After both teams' players entered the players' tunnel, every television station broadcasting the match was discussing the 45 minutes of the game.

Everyone unanimously mentioned the same point: AC Milan is not as weak as people think!

Judging from the performance in the round of 16, Leeds United decisively defeated the defending champions Barcelona, ​​while AC Milan struggled against Celtic.

In the league, Leeds United and Manchester United are locked in a fierce battle and have essentially secured a top-two finish in the Premier League, while AC Milan is still struggling in the race for the top four.

Therefore, before this series began, almost everyone believed that Leeds United could easily secure a place in the next round! The first game proved everyone right, as Leeds United not only drew with AC Milan away from home but also scored two away goals.

But who would have thought that after returning to Elland Road, it was Leeds United who were injured, and they were already down by two goals just half an hour into the game!

"Perhaps Leeds United's excellent form this season has made us forget something very important. In any case, they have been away from the Champions League for many years! Once we enter the knockout stage, Lee's experience is still no match for Ancelotti, a veteran of the Champions League."

During the conversation, Jon shared his different perspective on Leeds United's struggles.

“But isn’t Rijkaard more experienced than Lee? Barcelona still lost to Leeds United!” Lineker asked curiously.

“But Rijkaard doesn’t have Kaka!” Jon blinked, looking at Reinkel with innocent eyes.

Lineker:...............

After chatting for a while, we ended up coming back to this topic.

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At this moment, the home team's locker room was quite quiet. Li Shiguang, the first player to enter the locker room, stood silently in the center, looking coldly at each player who entered the locker room.

After about a minute, having carefully examined each player's face, Li Shiguang suddenly turned his gaze to Rivaldo and asked, "Ferreira, do you still have any regrets about football?"

"Huh?" Rivaldo looked surprised; he hadn't expected Li Shiguang to suddenly call him.

“Tell us,” Li Shiguang beckoned to Rivaldo. “Regarding football, or your own career, do you still have any regrets?”

Seeing that Li Shiguang's tone was calm and not as angry as expected, the players who had been hanging their heads and preparing to bear the anger all raised their heads, looked at Li Shiguang, and then turned their attention to Rivaldo, who had walked up to Li Shiguang.

"Well, to be honest, after beating Barcelona last month, I have no regrets. I'd be willing to retire right now." Rivaldo seemed to understand what Li Shiguang meant and answered frankly, even showing a rare display of his humor.

“Very good!” Li Shiguang nodded, then turned his gaze to Cannavaro. “Fabio, what about you? Do you have any regrets?”

Although he couldn't play, Cannavaro, who still chose to watch the game from the bench, returned to the locker room with everyone. When Li Shiguang asked him a question, he nodded generously: "Yes, boss, I've never won the Champions League! I want to win it before I retire! Unfortunately, I can't play today..."

"Great!" Li Shiguang's voice suddenly rose. "Look, these two old guys on our team have won so many honors that they're practically overflowing. They both have their own regrets in their careers, whether in the past or present! But Ferreira has already erased his regrets through hard work, and Fabio is also working towards that goal."

"I just want to tell everyone that there are many regrets in a career. Some things may be within your grasp, while others you may never achieve in your lifetime! But you are standing on the court now, and you have the opportunity to accomplish them and strive for your dreams!"

"I hope everyone will show some fighting spirit in the second half and give it your all! I'm not afraid to lose, and I hope you won't be either! If we lose this year, we can come back next year!"

"But I don't want you guys to wake up tomorrow morning crying and complaining about how badly you did today, even if we're eliminated in 45 minutes!"

"May I?"

"Can!!!"

Outside the changing room.

Simone, who had just placed his hand on the locker room door handle, was startled by the shouts coming from inside...