Chapter 261

Ricken's red card seems to be the last straw to crush Dortmund.

After Dario sRNA made the first record for Atletico Madrid with a direct free kick, the sheet team became more and more courageous. With the advantage of the number of players on the field, they almost beat Dortmund on one side.

Summers did not change players at the first time, but changed the way the team played, hoping to stabilize the situation.

Unfortunately, Atletico Madrid didn't give him such a chance.

After the first record, the bedspread team soon broke again.

This time, Lehmann took advantage of a corner to shoot the ball. There was a scuffle in the restricted area. The ball fell to the front of the big restricted area. The defenceless Harvey Alonso followed up and shot directly to break Dortmund's goal again.

Two goals ahead, one more person than the other side, Atletico Madrid has the chance to win.

But the sheet Corps didn't seem to be satisfied and continued to chase Dortmund.

Bumblebee is completely disrupted rhythm, can only choose to shrink half court.

In the 44th minute of the first half, Atletico Madrid once again organized an effective attack. Jankulovsky received villa's pass from the left and hit the bottom pass.

Fernando Torres put in a header 10 meters in front of the goal and changed the score to 3-0!

This goal completely let Dortmund despair.

In the second half, when both sides changed sides to fight again, Samuel had to adjust his team's tactics and replace Everton to strengthen the team's midfield defense.

In the front court, Yang Kohler and Amoruso were left behind to play a 432 formation.

Obviously, Samuel is still not willing to give up, he also wants an away goal.

Gao Han has a very thorough understanding of Samuel's idea. Atletico Madrid has played more steadily, firmly controlling the ball control advantage on the field, not giving Dortmund the slightest chance.

When the game reached the 76th minute, Kaka's central pass was blocked behind him, Torres took the ball from the bottom line, crossed the goal, villa followed up, and easily pushed the ball into Lehmann's goal again.

Four to zero!

No one thought that the first leg of the UEFA Cup semi-final would turn into a one-sided massacre!

The game to this, Samuel also completely lost hope, only desperate to choose to strengthen the defense.

Having lost the UEFA Cup, he can only hope to lose less and keep the team's morale.

Only in this way can his team continue to hold on to Leverkusen in the Bundesliga.

The score was finally set at 4-0, with Atletico Madrid beating Dortmund at home.

This also greatly surprised all the bedspread fans, so the whole Calderon stadium became a sea of jubilation at the moment of the whistle.

And the cold is also very happy, Kaka is just skin injury, nothing serious, so after a hasty bandage, back to the field, after the game re inspection, also confirmed that there is no problem.

In addition, after ricken calmed down, accompanied by coach Samuel, he personally came to the dressing room of Atletico Madrid, apologized to Kaka and was forgiven by the Brazilian.

Therefore, at the press conference after the game, Gao Han understood ricken's red card.

"It's normal that the football field is changing all the time, and he has paid for it and apologized to Kaka himself, so I don't think it's necessary to continue to worry about this foul."

At the same time, Gao Han also said that ricken is a very powerful star and a very rare technical player in German football. He believes ricken can quickly get out of the shadow and regain his own state.

Dortmund coach Samuel also did not criticize ricken for the foul, but he apologized to Kaka in public on behalf of ricken.

"We all know that Lars is a very kind person, but when a professional player goes to the football field, he is easily induced by the atmosphere and tension in the field, and then loses control of his emotions. He also feels guilty, so I don't think we should blame him for this."

As for the UEFA Cup, the Hornets coach insisted on the second round.

"The 4-0 score is really despairing, but I don't think we have lost. We still have the second leg and we are back at home. We are not incapable of reversing Atletico Madrid

"Of course, we don't think about that now, we just focus on playing well

Samuel's attitude is also very consistent with his character, and he refuses to admit defeat.

It is not only summers who are very tolerant of ricken, but also the German media have expressed their understanding of ricken and regret for Dortmund's tragic defeat.

Kickers believe that ricken's red card certainly rewrites the trend of the game, but Samuel's platoon arrangement is also questionable, especially the back line against Villa, Torres and Kaka, who have excellent personal ability, should adopt man to man tactics.

Bild also believes that Dortmund has done his best, but Madrid's competitive strength is better.

Der Spiegel quoted Dortmund's general manager zorko to defend ricken.

"We can't blame ricken for all the failures."

"The defeat is painful, but we have done our best. I believe all Dortmund fans will still be proud of this season."

Zorko's words quickly got the response of the fans.

A week later, Atletico Madrid went to the Wiz stadium, and the Hornets' fans were making terrible noises throughout the game, creating an unparalleled momentum.

But in the end, the two sides after 90 minutes of fierce duel, Atletico Madrid with Kaka's winner, one to zero to take away a victory, and then the total score of 5 to zero smoothly to the final.

In the other match, in the two Milan derby matches, AC Milan first narrowly beat Cooper's Inter Milan 1-0 by relying on Cordoba's own goal in the away game, and then took the lead 2-0 by relying on the goals of Inzaghi and Shevchenko in the second leg.

Although inter rallied in the second half, and sanetti and Kalon scored in succession to help them level the score, Cooper's team failed to reverse their rivals in the same city in the end.

AC Milan finally with the total score of 3-2, successfully eliminated Inter Milan, into the final.

The UEFA Cup final is scheduled for May 8 at the de Kuiper stadium in Feyenoord, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

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Milanello Sports Center, the two-story building on the second floor of the conference room, silent.

Just now, coach Carlo Ancelotti asked the coaching staff a question.

How to beat Atletico Madrid?

This is not only a problem for all Spanish teams this season, but also the biggest obstacle for AC Milan.

As one of the most famous teams in Serie A, AC Milan are full of champions in the honor room.

There are 16 champions in Serie A, five champions in the Champions League, two champions in the European Cup of winners, three in the European Super Cup, and countless champions in other domestic and Intercontinental Cups.

But in such a big honor room, there is a lack of UEFA Cup!

In the history of more than 100 years of AC Milan, we have won all kinds of champions, only one UEFA Cup is missing.

In recent seasons, the team has been forced to play in the UEFA Cup because of its poor performance, which has disappointed the Rossoneri fans. However, the team's ability to eliminate its rivals in the same city and reach the final of the UEFA Cup has rekindled the hope of the fans.

Perhaps, in this depressed season, it's a good thing to make up for a big defect in the club's 100 year history.

President Silvio Berlusconi and general manager Adriano Galliani all called Ancelotti respectively, hoping that the team can continue to work hard to win the UEFA Cup and make up for the team's poor performance this season.

As for the league, AC Milan are currently ranked sixth, the club's performance requirements are the top four, the Champions League qualification.

It's not demanding for AC Milan.

It's just that Atletico Madrid are the opponents in the UEFA Cup final, which is tricky.

"This season's Atletico Madrid is really strong, this team not only has outstanding ability to control the ball, but also has great pressure from high position. Positional warfare is very threatening and quick counterattack is sharp."

Chief assistant coach Mauro tassoti said here, looked at several members of the coaching staff in the conference room, sighed helplessly, "this team is not easy to deal with."

"Mauro is right, but I think the scariest thing about this team is their fitness."

The team's chief fitness coach Giovanni Mauri also said, "I got a statistical data. Atletico Madrid's average running distance this season is more than 100 kilometers, and there are eight players with an average running distance of more than 10 kilometers."

Giovanni Mauri's words made many people take a breath.

If it's a single match, the 10km is not unreasonable. Even in last year's World Cup qualifier against Greece, David has run an amazing record of 16.1km.

But it's impossible to achieve that in every game.

Even in AC Milan, I'm afraid Gattuso may not be able to run an average of 10 kilometers a season, but in Atletico Madrid, there are as many as eight players with this kind of running ability.

The average running distance of the whole team is more than 100 kilometers, which is an amazing data!

"Cruyff said that only smooth running can bring skillful control of the ball, which is best quoted by Atletico Madrid Said Mauro tassoti, frowning.

Although the running distance does not mean that we can win the game, it is a good illustration of the horror of this team.

Stars can have targeted defense, tactics can also have targeted restraint, but no team can prevent the opponent from actively running, and as long as a run, space, pass opportunities, and even threats will follow.

Ancelotti used to be the best professional player in Serie A for many years, and naturally knows the key.

Looking at the assistants in front of him, the fat man ANN, who began to put on weight after retirement, took a deep breath.

"What do you mean?"

Mauro tassoti also looked at the crowd and sighed that he was not willing to take the initiative to solve the mystery.

"In my opinion, playing Atletico Madrid can only rely on defending!"

This made Ancelotti's eyes twitch, but it didn't surprise everyone.

They all know it. They just can't say it.

AC Milan, facing a promotion team in La Liga, can only rely on defense?

If this word is spread out, Ancelotti, who has been criticized by fans for his conservatism this season, may be drowned by fans' saliva.

But, this is a big truth!

Ancelotti knows that, but