Chapter 582: Advance to the Final
Bayern finally defeated AC Milan 2-0 away from home.
After Su Dong scored the second goal, neither side was able to score again.
This result shocked the entire European football world, because it almost meant that Bayern was about to advance to the final.
AC Milan head coach Ancelotti said in the post-match press conference that facing such a Bayern Munich, AC Milan really had no choice because they had tried their best.
Ancelotti said that Bayern Munich's entire offense and defense were flawless, while AC Milan was constrained by player injuries and poor condition. Injuries and fatigue were the key factors in losing this game.
When media reporters asked, what would happen to the game if there were no injuries and fatigue and the players' condition remained at a high level?
"I can't make such a guess." Ancelotti shook his head. "Bayern is younger, full of strength and passion. More importantly, Su Dong is the world's top scorer in the past few years. He is a unique existence. He can always cause trouble for our defense."
"If the team is in 100% condition, I can only say that this will be a close match and it is hard to say who will win, but given the current situation of the team, we can't do better."
At the end of the press conference, Ancelotti admitted that Bayern had the initiative to advance, but he said the team still had a chance away from home.
AC Milan will never give up until the last moment.
Not only Ancelotti, but AC Milan chairman Berlusconi also accepted an interview with the media after the game. He expressed regret for the defeat, but he said he was convinced.
"Bayern played better, they played fantastic football, showed their quality and at one point we completely lost our direction."
But Berlusconi believes that losing the first leg 0-2 at home is not the end of the world. There is still the second leg, everything is still possible, and AC Milan still has a chance.
Vice President Galliani also said that he was convinced by the strength of the game and that Bayern was indeed stronger.
Gattuso emphasized Sudon, believing that he was Bayern's most decisive player, and also mentioned AC Milan's fatigue.
"A week later, we will be visiting the Allianz Arena. What we need to do most now is not to get stuck in this defeat, but to reflect and summarize. We have to play better football away from home, so that we have a chance to advance."
Italian football godfather Sacchi believes that after losing at home, AC Milan has lost the right to advance.
"In the quarter-finals, Su Dong ended the Barcelona Dream Team II era, and in the semi-finals, he ended the AC Milan era with his own hands." Sacchi felt very sorry about this.
He believes that AC Milan, the most competitive team in Serie A, is currently in a complete defeat at Bayern, and judging from various phenomena, AC Milan has no signs of additional investment, which almost means that next season, AC Milan will not see a significant improvement in strength.
Sacchi speculated that Serie A's future Champions League campaign will depend on Inter Milan.
This is also what AC Milan's star player Kaka meant.
In an interview with the media after the game, Kaka said that he was convinced of the loss, but on the other hand he said that he would not give up the second leg. He believed that the team needed to improve its overall strength.
"This game made us realize that it is not enough to rely on just me, Inzaghi and Pato. We have tried our best, but we still lost the game."
Kaka implied that he was somewhat disappointed with Milan's defeat.
After losing to Cristiano Ronaldo in last year's double Footballer of the Year awards, Kaka has been determined to win both awards again this season, but now it seems that his hope is slim.
It is somewhat regrettable that AC Milan was eliminated in the semi-finals again.
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After the game, Su Dong unexpectedly received a call from Albertini.
This senior who used to take good care of him at Sporting Lisbon is now a match commentator for Italian TV. He happened to be at the San Siro Stadium and had just finished commentating on a match.
After receiving the call, Su Dong immediately asked for leave from the team, took Pepe out of the locker room, asked the staff, and soon arrived at the cafe where Albertini had met him.
"Hey, Demi!" Su Dong went straight up and hugged Albertini tightly.
This long-awaited reunion made him very happy, for he had not seen Albertini for a long time.
In fact, when Su Dong played for Barcelona, Barcelona almost signed Albertini, but it did not happen in the end because Barcelona signed Marcos Senna who was recommended by Su Dong.
In fact, the whole thing had little to do with Su Dong, because even if Marcos Senna had not been introduced, Albertini might not have been introduced. However, Su Dong still felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, and he even made a special call to Albertini for this reason.
"Pepe." Albertini greeted Pepe with a smile.
During his time at Sporting Lisbon, Albertini's best relationship was with Andre Cruz, as they were teammates during the AC Milan period, and after that it was Su Dong.
Even Su Dong's free kick was inspired by Albertini.
"I watched the game tonight. To be honest, you performed very well. Milan is indeed old!" Albertini sighed, obviously feeling sad about the aging performance of his beloved team.
Su Dong felt that Albertini might not be lamenting the aging of Milan, but was also lamenting himself to some extent.
He is only 36 years old, which is still considered young in the current AC Milan team.
But when those veterans who were only 40 years old were still in their prime, he had already retired and had been away from Milan for many years. How could he not feel sad?
Su Dong didn't want to make the meeting miserable, so he immediately changed the subject and asked about his recent situation.
Albertini is doing quite well now. He usually comments on matches and leads a pretty leisurely life.
Many of the knots I had when playing football have now been let go.
This is also the reason why he appeared at San Siro tonight to commentate on the game.
Su Dong could feel that Albertini was in a really good mental state.
"Actually, I've wanted to ask you for a long time. I heard that you are in love?" Albertini seemed very unconvinced.
Pepe laughed out loud as he listened.
Not only Albertini, in fact many people did not quite believe it, because Su Dong did not give the impression that he was someone who was good at falling in love.
But the fact is that Su Dong not only has a girlfriend, but his girlfriend is also recognized by everyone as a goddess. The two of them are very happy together, so much so that Pepe sometimes doesn't want to visit his house.
That level of sweetness is not just dog abuse, it's also abuse for people!
Sure enough, as soon as Albertini asked, Su Dong laughed very sweetly. Needless to say, that expression directly showed the word "happy" on his face, which made Albertini shake his head and laugh when he saw it.
"I'll have to meet her if I get a chance. What kind of girl can make you look like this?"
Su Dong immediately promised to find an opportunity to bring him over to meet Albertini.
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On the way back to Munich from Milan, Su Dong was in high spirits and laughed all the time.
Everyone else thought he was happy that the team won, but only Pepe knew that it was not only for this reason, but also because of Albertini.
Su Dong doesn’t have many friends, and their numbers are decreasing. The only people he really values are those select few.
Whether for Sudon, Pepe, or Ronnie, the memories of Sporting Lisbon are happy and will be hard for them to forget in their lifetime. Therefore, Pepe is still very grateful to Andre Cruz, and Sudon will always be grateful to Andre Cruz and Albertini.
But it's funny to say that they don't have deep feelings for Sporting Lisbon.
Not only Sudong and Pepe, but also Ronnie.
Perhaps it is because they knew from the beginning what their position was in the eyes of the club and did not invest too much emotion, so naturally there is nothing worth remembering.
Especially for someone like Su Dong, his impression of the then head coach Boloni was extremely bad.
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This weekend, the Bundesliga ushered in the 30th round, with Bayern playing against Stuttgart at home.
Eight minutes into the game, Van Bommel broke into the penalty area and made a cross, and Su Dong shot the ball to score the first goal for Bayern.
In the 19th minute, Bayern took advantage of a free kick opportunity, which triggered a melee in the penalty area, and Schweinsteiger scored with a header.
In the 55th minute of the second half, Bayern won a free kick 25 meters away from the goal. Su Dong took the penalty himself and scored again, scoring another goal for Bayern, making it 3-0.
Then, Ribery, who came on as a substitute, scored twice in two minutes to seal the victory for Bayern.
Five to zero, Bayern defeated Stuttgart by five goals at home.
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Three days later, the second leg of the Champions League semi-final will begin.
After defeating their opponent 2-0 in the first leg at San Siro, Bayern still did not dare to be careless when returning to the Allianz Arena.
Both teams played with their full main lineups, and both learned from the first round and played more steadily in the second round.
As a result, the game was very dull.
Bayern, playing at home, created several chances, especially Sudong, who used his ability to create good scoring opportunities for his teammates, but they failed to seize them.
When AC Milan defends with all their strength, it is difficult for any team to break through the Rossoneri's goal.
It was not until the end of the second half that Robben and Lahm made a wall pass on the right, Lahm made a cross from the side, and Su Dong headed the ball from close range to score the winning goal for Bayern.
One to zero!
Bayern eventually won a narrow one-goal victory over AC Milan at home, and eliminated the Rossoneri with a total score of 3-0.
The outside world had already anticipated this result.
Ever since AC Milan lost 0-2 at home in the first leg, everyone was basically certain that it would be difficult for the Rossoneri to turn the tables away from home.
Facts have also proved that Bayern Munich played very steadily. Heynckes did not give Ancelotti any chance to take advantage of in his lineup. In the end, after 90 minutes of hard fighting, Bayern won a narrow victory thanks to Su Dong's goal.
In another match of the Champions League semi-finals, Manchester United was tied 0-0 away from home, but won against Liverpool 1-0 at home thanks to a goal from Cristiano Ronaldo, and successfully advanced to the final with a total score of 1-0.
In this way, the two teams in the Champions League final are Bayern and Manchester United.
This is the first time the two teams have met in the Champions League final since Manchester United staged a miraculous comeback in 1999.
(End of this chapter)
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