"Alright, the second half is about to begin. We can see that both teams' players have started to come onto the field..." Lineker said listlessly, because he noticed that Li Shiguang did not seem to have made any adjustments during halftime.

“I told you earlier, Li is unlikely to make any changes to the lineup.” Jon stared intently at the TV screen, his gaze sweeping over the faces of each Leeds United player appearing on screen. “But the players seem to be in pretty good spirits. Looks like Li gave them a big pep talk in the locker room during halftime!”

During the 15-minute halftime break, the two argued most about whether Li Shiguang would make a substitution.

Lineker believes Lee Shiguang will definitely be there, given that Leeds United are down by two goals at home and the situation is not optimistic.

But Jon and he had completely different views.

Jon believes that with Leeds United's current squad, no matter how Lee Shi Guang makes substitutions, the first thing they need to address is Kaká.

But Kaka was in such good form today that with Cannavaro out, no player in Leeds United's squad could say they could defend him one-on-one.

Moreover, now that they are behind in the score, Leeds United's primary task is to attack. Putting too much effort into defense is not a very good choice.

The television broadcast promptly focused the camera on the two head coaches who had returned to the bench.

Ancelotti always has that faint smile on his face, looking very confident.

Surprisingly, Li Shiguang's complexion didn't look as bad as everyone had imagined; his face didn't even show any change in expression...

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The second half of the match began amid the cheers of more than 50,000 Leeds United fans in the stadium.

AC Milan kicked off.

After Inzaghi passed the ball to Kaká behind him, the AC Milan players immediately ran towards Leeds United's half, wanting to launch a continuous attack on Leeds United from the start!

However, this attack didn't produce any significant results.

When the ball reached the edge of the Leeds United penalty area, seeing that Kompany and Silva were firmly positioned and the Leeds United defense was relatively intact, Gattuso, who received Kaká's cross, opted for a long-range shot from outside the penalty area.

The ball grazed the crossbar, signaling the end of AC Milan's attack.

Li Shiguang frowned, a strange thought creeping into his mind. Had AC Milan changed their style of play? Or did they think they had the game in the bag?

Logically, if it's clear the ball can't be kicked into the box, the ball can be passed back, allowing teammates to make runs and create opportunities to pass and initiate an attack. AC Milan played exactly that in the first half.

But why did your style of play change so drastically at the start of the second half? What's with that powerful long-range shot right off the bat?

Does this mean they've let their guard down?

Li Shiguang, his eyes darting around, waved to Lahm, signaling him to keep pressing forward and put enough pressure on Oddo so that they could have a chance to score.

Ram also understood what Li Shiguang meant.

When Schmeichel was about to kick off, he ran far back and waved to him, asking for the ball. So Schmeichel gave up the idea of ​​kicking long and instead passed the ball to Lahm on the wing.

Because the ball was received very close to the byline, Inzaghi in the middle didn't press him. Lahm, who was happy to be at ease, naturally dribbled the ball forward. What surprised him was that even though he had already dribbled the ball very close to the midfield, Seedorf, who had been running quite actively in the first half, was still standing in the center circle, showing no intention of coming up to challenge for the ball.

Just as he was about to cross the center line with the ball, Gattuso, unable to bear it any longer, finally rushed up.

Seeing this, Lahm didn't hesitate and passed the ball to Mascherano, who had run over to receive him.

After Mascherano received the ball, no one immediately pressed him, giving him enough time to stop the ball and observe his teammates' runs. When he saw Lahm had slipped past Gattuso and was waving at him, Mascherano passed the ball back.

After two passes, Lahm had already run into AC Milan's half of the field.

Upon receiving the ball, he quickly dribbled it along the left flank of AC Milan's half towards the penalty area.

At this moment, the AC Milan players finally realized that something was wrong. Gattuso quickly turned around and rushed towards Lahm, while Pirlo in the middle also moved towards them.

But Lahm only ran a few steps forward, and before the two defenders could touch him, he cunningly poked the ball through the gap between Maldini and Oddo with his right foot!

"A beautiful through ball!" Jon, who had been watching the game closely, was the first to notice. "AC Milan's defense has loosened up. Lahm and Mascherano broke through their midfield with just two or three simple passes. Bale has already overtaken Oddo on the wing!"

As Lahm made his tackle, Bale, who had been roaming down the wing, suddenly started his run. By the time Oddo reacted, Bale had already received Lahm's through ball and dribbled into the penalty area!

"Gareth Bell!" Lineker was trembling with excitement.

Dida had already rushed out of his goal to tackle Bale, who was charging towards the goal along the byline.

But the Welshman remained calm, knowing this was a golden opportunity to pull one back, and missing it would be just as the coach had said in the dressing room.

I will regret it for the rest of my life!

He stared intently at Dida's running pace, and the moment he saw Dida spread his legs to sit down, Bell also kicked out!

With a powerful push of his left foot, the football slipped between Dida's outstretched legs!

All eyes were on the football until Ibrahimovic, wearing a white jersey, appeared in front of the goal. He simply slid to the ground and used his long legs to block the ball, which was deflected and bounced into the AC Milan goal!

"Goooooooooooooooooool!" Lineker's long-suppressed shout finally came from the television. "Zlatan!! Zlatan Ibrahimovic!! In the 49th minute, not long into the second half, he helped Leeds United pull one back!! The game isn't over yet!! Leeds United still have a chance!!"

Lineker used every ounce of his energy to wildly praise Bale's brilliant pass and Ibrahimovic's final shot.

Although Leeds United are currently trailing by one goal.

But at least as Jon just said, the Leeds United players bounced back after halftime!