Super Marshal

"Viewers, welcome to the 2002-2003 season, the final of the UEFA Champions League!"

"We are now broadcasting live from Old Trafford in Manchester, England."

"This game is against Atletico Madrid from Spain and AC Milan from Italy."

"Both teams are traditional strong teams in La Liga and Serie A. They are also the best performing teams in Europe this season, especially Atletico Madrid. Under the leadership, he suddenly emerged and performed very well."

"Now we can see that both teams came out under the leadership of the German referee Merck."

"The entire Old Trafford stadium was full of seats, and more than 70,000 fans came to the scene. The scene was very spectacular."

"The fans of the two teams are also very fanatical, and they are very passionate in the stands, competing for the team songs of both sides, but when they gather together, we can't hear what is being sung, but we can feel the power .”

"This is the head coach of the two teams, Gao Han, who is only 27 years old, and Ancelotti, who is 44 years old."

"It is worth mentioning that, unlike Gao Han, Ancelotti is a professional player. As a midfielder, he has won three Serie A titles, two Champions League titles, and two Toyota Cup titles."

"I believe that such a final scene is not unfamiliar to him at all, and it looks relatively relaxed."

"On the contrary, the young Gao Han, as the youngest head coach in the history of the Champions League, led his team to the final. It is worthy of recognition to have such a performance, but his lack of experience is the biggest weakness of him and Atletico Madrid."

"We all know that the competition in the Champions League final is not only about strength and fighting spirit, but more importantly, experience."

"Okay, the two teams have already started preparations. The captains of the two teams, the veteran Maldini and the young player Torres are all ready to come and guess the side. The game will start soon."

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"Oh, they chose to attack from left to right!"

After Maldini pointed out that AC Milan had the right to guess the side, Emery on the sidelines exclaimed.

According to the legend of the world, the site design of Old Trafford Stadium has a certain slope, with the left side high and the right side low, so Manchester United will choose to attack from left to right at the beginning of every home game.

Of course, this is just a legend and has not been confirmed by actual evidence.

However, AC Milan still continued the consistent characteristics of Manchester United, choosing from left to right in the first half.

In this way, Atletico Madrid won the right to serve.

Gao Han shook his head, how could it be so magical?

He walked straight to the sidelines and clapped his hands vigorously, attracting the players' attention.

"Guys, remember what I said, hold on, hold on, hold on after the opening."

The players nodded in unison.

How to conduct the game, Gao Han has repeatedly told him how many times before the game, they all know it.

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Accompanied by referee Merck's whistle, amidst the roar of fans, the much-anticipated UEFA Champions League final officially kicked off.

Atlético Madrid took the lead, Torres kicked the ball to Villa, who kicked the ball into the backcourt.

Carvalho took the ball in no hurry and passed it to Xavi Alonso, but soon, the Spaniard passed back to the right and gave it to Dario Srna, but the ball was returned in a blink of an eye. To the feet of Carvalho.

The back and forth passes made it difficult for AC Milan to organize a press.

Standing on the sidelines, Gao Han nodded his head, "I just want to kick like this, take your time, don't worry."

Left, right and behind, the assistants of the coaching staff are also staring at the court, or looking at their laptops, doing their own research on the progress of the game and analyzing the situation.

Kaka dominated the offense in the frontcourt, quickly found a gap, and passed the ball to the front of the penalty area.

As soon as Torres rushed over, before he could stop the ball, Maldini blocked the position just right, directly intercepted the ball, and then made a clearance.

The first offense failed to break into the restricted area.

But Gao Han still responded with applause, "Very good, take your time, don't worry."

The ball still fell at the feet of Atletico Madrid, but AC Milan did not fall in love, and soon reorganized the defense line under the command of Maldini and Nesta.

This made Atletico Madrid have to pass back to the midfield and continue to wait patiently for the opportunity.

In the third minute, Jankulovski from the left seized the opportunity and made a pass with his left foot, but Nesta grabbed the ball before Villa and headed the ball out of the penalty area, once again defusing Atletico Madrid's offensive.

"The two central defenders of AC Milan are really strong!" Cantarero couldn't help but praised.

"The key is to be very stable." Emery also agrees very much.

Nesta is currently recognized as the No. 1 central defender in football, and he can be said to be an existence against the sky among central defenders. After joining AC Milan, he continued to continue his peak performance in Lazio.

As for Maldini, as a legendary player in European football, he is not young, but he has maintained a very good state. He has a lot of experience and is able to deal with any situation with ease. As the captain of the team, he also plays the role of leading the team .

More importantly, the two cooperate very well.

It was as if in the eighth minute, Xavi Alonso saw the opportunity and made a long-distance pass from the backcourt. After receiving the ball, Villa dribbled the ball along the left rib, before Nesta blocked it, and crossed Pass to Torres.

With a tacit understanding, Torres didn't let the ball stay, and passed it into the penalty area before Maldini.

But this time, Nesta's judgment was very accurate. After suppressing Villa with his body, he took the lead to destroy the ball and only gave Atletico Madrid a penalty.

The excellent defense of the two central defenders won them full applause.

The game was as expected by Gao Han and the media. After the opening, Atlético Madrid quickly took advantage of its passing and possession, mastered the possession of the game, and patiently organized an offensive towards AC Milan.

The Rossoneri's first threatening offensive of the game occurred in the tenth minute. After Pirlo took the ball in the middle, he passed it diagonally to Rui Costa. The front line entered the restricted area.

But at the moment he received the ball, the linesman raised the flag and the referee whistled for offside.

Soon, Atlético de Madrid played two consecutive offensives. First, Dario Srna went forward and crossed from the right, and Torres grabbed the first spot from the front of the small penalty area and scored with a header.

But under the interference of Maldini, the ball failed to hit the right position.

Only Villa's left rib dribbled the ball into the penalty area, but was tackled by Nesta in a very timely manner, and returned without success again.

Regarding the difficulty of the game, Gao Han and the coaching staff were also mentally prepared, they kept walking to the sidelines to boost the morale of the players, and kept urging the players to continue to maintain this rhythm, not to be careless or anxious.

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From the very beginning of the game, the entire Old Trafford stadium was shrouded in a tense and chilling atmosphere.

Although both teams failed to score, the game was extremely tense.

It's like a master is making a move. It seems to be calm, but undercurrents are surging. His gestures seem to be ordinary, but they all look like deadly moves.

"Gattuso's performance in this game is a bit abnormal." Jose Ramon de la Morena said with a frown.

As a die-hard Atlético de Madrid fan, in order to better appreciate the game, he even asked Searle Radio to arrange someone else to explain it instead of him, while he sat in the stands in the media area and watched the game quietly.

Mattayana also saw it, "It's probably also a mentality problem."

"When encountering this kind of competition, no matter how big the stars are, they will inevitably be nervous. Gattuso's performance is not satisfactory. AC Milan's midfield, especially the left rib area, is much weaker. Villa, Kaka and Deco have all started Consciously hit this way."

De La Morena smiled slightly, this is a favorable situation for Atletico Madrid.

From the beginning, Atletico Madrid looked young, but actually played very steadily, which is not easy.

It is not difficult to see from this that Gao Han has carefully arranged for this game for a long time.

Ideally, as long as Atletico Madrid continues to maintain this momentum, it is only a matter of time before AC Milan's defense is torn apart.

But the football field is changing rapidly, and any accident may happen, so don't be careless.

"Nesta and Maldini are really good, as well as Costacurta. AC Milan's defense is really strong. If it were any other team, we probably would have scored a goal long ago." Mataiana He shook his head helplessly.

"It's getting stronger and stronger!" De La Morena couldn't help it.

If we say that the biggest difference between AC Milan this season and last season, it must be that there is an extra Nesta in the defense.

The joining of this world-recognized strongest central defender has greatly improved AC Milan's defense, and it can be called a BUG-level central defender on the defensive line.

Pirlo retreated to play behind the midfielder, and at the same time allowed Rui Costa and Seedorf to pull to the two wings. AC Milan's formation looked more like a four-five formation, between Pirlo and Rui Costa The conflict of responsibilities among them has also been resolved a lot.

Ambrosini and Gattuso act as thugs and can also release Pirlo's organizational skills.

From these points of view, Ancelotti deserves to be the tactical master of Serie A.

On the court, Atletico Madrid took advantage of the scene, seized the weakness of AC Milan, and began to increase their offensive investment.

Especially the pressing in the frontcourt.

Captain Torres was very active, forcing AC Milan's left back to foul when he was pressing on Karadze. After stealing the ball, he formed a counterattack on the spot and quickly distributed the ball to the center.

Kaka grabs the ball before Ambrosini and Pirlo, and picks a pass to the penalty area after grabbing the ball.

Villa calmly cut in quickly from the left rib and rushed to the top in front of the goal.

But at the critical moment, Dida made an incredible save, hitting Villa's header from close at hand with a single punch.

This time the extremely beautiful defense made all the AC Milan fans cheer in unison.

Villa was kneeling in the penalty area, holding his head with his hands, and pressing his forehead against the turf, looking annoyed and remorseful.

"Oh, what a pity!" Mattayana patted his thigh even more vigorously.

De La Morena even jumped up from his seat, pointing at the court, "Can this kind of ball be saved? I'm so fucked up!"

Atletico Madrid fans in the audience are also heartbroken.

What a great opportunity!

But in the end, he didn't even enter!

Not only the fans, but even the players on the field looked frustrated.

After the opening, they didn't know how many chances they created, but they were all a little short of scoring.

Especially this time just now!

"Okay, don't think too much, just focus on me!"

The voice of Gao Han from the sidelines was clearly heard in the arena.

Deco quickly throws the corner stick, ready to take the corner kick.

"It's just a little short." De La Morena said nervously.

Mattayana was so focused on the game that she just nodded slightly.

Yes, he also felt that it was very, very close to breaking the goal, even...

With a bang, Deco sent a corner kick.

There was chaos in the penalty area, but Nesta calmly judged the first landing point, grabbed the position before everyone else, and made a header to clear the siege.

The ball did not fly far and landed in front of Rui Costa on the right.

The Portuguese didn't wait for the ball to land, and directly picked a pass.

There was a burst of exclamation in the audience.

Fight back!

AC Milan's counterattack!