Chapter 455 He finally scored a goal!
Barcelona's attack once again failed to create any threat.
It was a long pass from the midfield, but it was sent too far forward and Su Dong couldn't catch up.
The ball went straight out of the baseline, AC Milan's goal kick.
Dida placed the ball in the corner of the small penalty area, slowly stepped back, and prepared to kick the ball with a long kick.
After Su Dong took a look at AC Milan's goal, he followed the Milan defenders around him and walked back to the right.
At this time, near the center line, Barcelona players and AC Milan players have begun to prepare.
With only a dull sound, Dida quickly kicked the ball out of the goal, which landed directly in the center circle towards the Barcelona half.
Marcos Senna rushed up quickly and competed with Gattuso for the first point.
As a result, Gattuso headed the ball in the direction of Barcelona.
Su Dong immediately quickened his pace and ran forward.
Marcos Senna is indeed a very good defensive midfielder, but he has one big flaw, which is his height.
Of course, this is a bit harsh. He needs to be able to take the ball and pass it, as well as run, cover and rob. The requirements are already so high. If he is forced to have height and confrontation, then Marcos Senna will be incredible.
Edmilson has the height, but he is not as good as Marcos Senna in other aspects.
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When Su Dong ran to the center line, Shevchenko turned his back in the 30-meter area and stopped Gattuso's header with his chest. Barcelona center back Marcos blocked him with his body and tried desperately to kick the ball away.
Marcos Senna and Deco also returned to defense at the same time, and the three of them double-teamed Shevchenko.
The Ukrainian striker passed the ball to Kaka next to him while being double-teamed.
Kaka got the ball and moved forward quickly, but Deco followed him immediately, preventing the Brazilian from entering the penalty area directly.
This is also where Barcelona has done best on the defensive end this season. The overall formation is relatively compact and orderly.
Kaka passed the ball to the right, and Stam, who played as a right back, was rushing up along the right side. On the right side outside the penalty area, after receiving the pass from Kaka, he made a direct cross and lifted the ball into the Barcelona penalty area.
Stam is not a regular full-back after all, and the landing point of his pass was not ideal. Inzaghi, who was waiting in the middle, and Puyol, who was defending him, both jumped at the same time, but neither of them could get the ball.
At the back post, left-back Maldini entered the penalty area and headed straight for where the ball landed.
Belletti followed the Milan captain closely, and goalkeeper Valdes left the goal and hugged the ball.
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As the entire San Siro stadium let out a sigh of disappointment, Barcelona quickly threw the ball away.
Valdés threw the ball to Belletti and quickly launched an attack.
Both of AC Milan's full-backs pressed forward, which resulted in a larger gap behind them.
Su Dong quickly reminded his teammates to speed up the counterattack.
Of course, this does not mean that teammates should directly pass the ball.
Blind long passes are completely inefficient, so Belletti did not make a direct long pass. Instead, he dribbled the ball forward and quickly passed it to Iniesta.
AC Milan also knew that their defense line was too high and the full-backs had not had time to return to their positions, so they organized pressing directly in front of Barcelona's 30-meter area, trying to slow down Barcelona's counterattack.
Iniesta got the ball, was disturbed by Seedorf, and immediately passed it back to Puyol.
Then it was passed to Marcos Senna and then returned to Iniesta's feet.
At this time, Xiaobai had moved further to the right.
Following Barcelona's pass, Su Dong first ran to the right, which made Nesta and Kaladze follow Su Dong to the right, but soon Su Dong reacted and immediately moved to the left.
Karaze stayed and Nesta continued to follow Sudong.
Messi retreated very deep and got the ball close to the right side. Under the close pressure of Maldini who returned to his position in time, Messi chose to dribble the ball sideways and quickly passed it to Iniesta.
At the moment of passing the ball, Messi gestured to his teammates to pass the ball back to the middle.
Iniesta understood what he meant and made a one-two pass, passing the ball to Messi who was cutting inside.
After shaking off Maldini, the young Argentine player chased Iniesta's pass and looked up ahead.
Su Dong was already on the left side of the center circle in AC Milan's half.
Ronaldinho retreated deep, pulling Stam away, and Nesta was the only one near Sudon.
Messi immediately exclaimed inwardly, "Smart!" This was definitely Su Dong's conscious move, just to get more long passes from his teammates.
Otherwise, he should have come running over to support.
Messi understood this, and after catching up with Iniesta's pass, he stopped the ball with his left foot and made a long pass over the top.
The ball passed over Nesta's head and fell into the 30-meter area of AC Milan's half, slightly left of the center.
Su Dong had been waiting for a long time, he knew his good friend too well.
When he saw Messi catching up with the ball, he started quickly.
Almost at the moment Messi passed the ball, Su Dong passed by Nesta and went straight forward.
As a world-class central defender, Nesta is very experienced and has a very keen sense of smell. When he saw the cooperation between Messi and Iniesta and Pirlo in front of him, he reacted immediately and turned around to defend.
I have to say, Nesta's reaction was really quick.
Messi's pass was aimed at Su Dong, but Nesta almost caught up with him.
Su Dong was at the front of AC Milan's penalty area, on the left side of the arc, and caught up with the ball, but Nesta had also arrived and blocked Su Dong in front of him on the right.
At this moment, Su Dong’s reaction was, he is truly Nesta!
But at the same time as stopping the ball, Su Dong also stopped abruptly, and used the outside of his right foot to stop the ball directly behind Nesta, trying to turn inside.
Nesta rushed over, but turned back immediately.
What’s even more terrible is that Stam has returned to defense in time and is right behind Su Dong.
When Su Dong cut inside, he was about to be caught in the double-team of Nesta and Stam, two of the world's top central defenders.
But just when everyone thought that AC Milan's two central defenders were about to complete the double-teaming of Su Dong, Su Dong caught up with the ball on the left side of the penalty area's top arc and knocked the ball behind him with his right heel.
The ball, which was originally heading to the right, hit Su Dong's heel and suddenly changed direction, heading to the left from behind Su Dong.
After Su Dong stopped again, he stretched out his hands to block Nesta and Stam. He quickly adjusted himself, staggered to the left, and almost lost his balance.
But at this time, Su Dong's strong and balanced physical fitness and Zidane's "Unmovable as a Mountain" showed their value.
Although he almost fell, Su Dong still caught up with the ball, dribbled the ball into the penalty area with his left foot, rushed directly past Nesta and stepped into the AC Milan penalty area. This made Nesta afraid to take action and he could only use his body to block Su Dong.
When it comes to physical strength, Su Dong is not afraid of anyone.
With a simple and rough collision, Su Dong dribbled the ball into the penalty area with his left foot.
Dida was also cooperating with Nesta's defense. The central defender was responsible for narrowing Su Dong's shooting angle, and the goalkeeper was responsible for guarding the goal.
But after rushing into the penalty area, Su Dong made a fake move with his left foot, pretending to kick directly, tricking Dida into reacting quickly. Unexpectedly, Su Dong feinted, adjusted with small steps, and shot again with his left foot!
The whole process, from Messi's long pass to Su Dong catching up with the ball, the continuous sudden stops and changes of direction, and the battle of wits and strength with the two central defenders Nesta and Stam, all happened between two or three seconds, without even any pause or respite in between.
When everyone reacted, they saw Su Dong had already rushed into AC Milan's penalty area with the ball, to the left side of the penalty spot. He first fooled Dida with a fake move, then adjusted his left foot before shooting.
The ball went almost in a straight line from Dida's side to the goal behind him.
After the shot, Su Dong, who had just tried his best to complete a series of actions, felt a little exhausted.
But when he saw the ball pass under Dida and go directly into the AC Milan goal, he jumped up excitedly, yelled, rushed to the sidelines, kicked down the corner flagpole, and punched and yelled at the stands.
“The ball goes in!!!!”
"Su Dong!"
“He finally scored a goal!”
"After five games without a goal, Su Dong finally scored again!"
"We saw that this was a very wonderful individual performance. Su Dong was sandwiched by two world-class central defenders of AC Milan, but he managed to create an opening by making a sudden stop and change of direction, and scored for Barcelona with his left foot."
“One to zero!”
All the Barcelona players rushed towards Su Dong.
Messi was the first to be affected. He jumped directly onto Su Dong, dancing and shouting excitedly. He seemed even more excited than when he scored the goal himself.
The other Barcelona players were also very excited and surrounded Su Dong to celebrate.
Even Valdes in front of the goal jumped high and roared loudly.
On the other hand, AC Milan's players were hit hard, especially Nesta and Stam who were the first to be hit.
The two central defenders teamed up, but Su Dong still managed to score.
Although this was because Su Dong had the advantage under the high-speed counterattack, they could not deny that Su Dong's goal was indeed a reflection of his personal strength.
Especially that heel-kick.
"Through slow motion, we can see that Su Dong's heel-knock on the ball on the left side of the arc is full of imagination and incredible."
"It's hard for us to believe that a center forward who is nearly two meters tall can play with such delicate footwork and such imagination. It's incredible."
“One to zero!”
"Barcelona broke the deadlock in the 76th minute."
"The situation will be very difficult for AC Milan now. Ancelotti needs to think carefully about the next game."
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After a crazy celebration, Barcelona quickly returned to the stadium.
The game is not over yet.
AC Milan will definitely fight back desperately because this is already the second round and they have no choice.
After Su Dong scored the goal, this game was destined to be a life-and-death game.
If AC Milan wants to win, they must reverse the situation by two goals.
Ancelotti has no way out!
(End of this chapter)
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