King of the Zone

AC Milan VS Borussia Dortmund is the heaviest matchup in the 2011/2012 finals of the 1/8 UEFA Champions League.

Even the strong dialogue between Inter Milan VS Arsenal is not as eye-catching as this AC Milan VS Dortmund game.

Because AC Milan was the Serie A champion last season and topped the Serie A standings this season, Dortmund was also the Bundesliga champion last season and topped the Bundesliga standings this season.

Dortmund has Cheng Hai, the striker who staged an annual record of 152 goals, as well as Hummels, Gundogan, Gotze, Kagawa Shinji, Lewandowski and many other rapidly rising football stars.

And AC Milan is even more terrifying. They have a bunch of experienced world-class superstars such as Nesta, Van Bommel, Seedorf, Gattuso, Boateng, Ibrahimovic, Robinho, Pato, Inzaghi and so on.

This is a duel between the Dortmund youth team and the Serie A giants AC Milan. It is a spear-and-shield contest between Cheng Hai and Nesta, Thiago Silva, Gattuso, Boateng, Van Bommel and many other defensive superstars.

It is also the competition between the supernova Cheng Hai and the veteran striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Robinho on who has the higher scoring ability...

There are too many things to watch, too many to count.

Therefore, before the start of the game on February 2, the San Siro stadium in Milan, which can accommodate more than 15 people, was already full of seats. There were tens of thousands of fans wandering in the square outside the stadium, trying to buy a scalper ticket to enter the stadium, but most people could not buy a ticket no matter how much money they had.

The strongest matchup of the UEFA Champions League 1/8 finals attracted hundreds of media reporters from dozens of countries around the world to report live, and sports TV stations in more than 100 countries broadcast live.

The number of fans watching this game around the world is undoubtedly the largest in this round of the Champions League.

During the warm-up before the game, AC Milan sang the Milan team song "Milan... Milan..." which shocked Cheng Hai.

This is a terrifying away game not inferior to Westfalenstadion.

意大利当地时间2012年2月15日晚上21:45，在现场和电视机前数以亿计的球迷关注下，随着主裁判的一声哨响，2011/2012赛季欧冠1/8决赛第一回合AC米兰VS多特蒙德的比赛正式开始。

The commentators on the commentary booth spoke the languages ​​of various countries and gave real-time explanations to the domestic audience excitedly:

"The game is on!"

"Friends in the audience, what you are watching is the first round of the 2011/2012 UEFA Champions League 1/8 final match between AC Milan and Dortmund."

“主场作战的AC米兰排出了4312的阵型，首发球员从后到前分别是32号守门员阿比亚蒂，20号右后卫阿巴特、13号中后卫内斯塔、33号中后卫蒂亚戈·席尔瓦、77号左后卫安东尼尼，三名后腰分别是10号西多夫、4号范博梅尔、8号加图索，前腰是27号博阿滕，双前锋为11号伊布拉希莫维奇、70号罗比尼奥。”

"In addition to the starting players, AC Milan also has a bunch of superstars such as Inzaghi, Pato, Zambrotta, Ambrosini, Cassano, etc. on the bench. AC Milan's lineup is as luxurious as other European giants."

"On the other hand, Dortmund in the away game was unlucky. Mario Gotze was injured and missed the game. Gundogan's injury has not fully recovered. This game can only sit on the bench and failed to start."

"However, fortunately, Dortmund's most important superstar, Cheng Hai, continued to start as usual."

"Dortmund formed a 4132 formation. From back to front are goalkeeper Weidenfeller, defenders Piszczek, Hummels, Subotic, Schmelzer, midfielder Sebastian Kell, forwards Gross Kreutz, Owomoyela, midfielder Shinji Kagawa, double forwards Lewandowski and Cheng Hai."

"Klopp also sent the strongest player he can send, hoping to take away a victory at San Siro."

"Let's take a look at Cheng Hai, the strongest striker in the world. When he encounters the Serie A reinforced concrete chain defense led by Nesta, Gattuso and others, what kind of sparks can the two sides collide with?"

In the excited commentary of the commentators, after a short period of trial, Dortmund launched the first attack in the 3rd minute.

This is what it should have meant.

Dortmund's 4132 is an offensive formation in itself.

And AC Milan's 4312 is the opposite. The defensive counterattack formation of the three midfielders is originally waiting for Dortmund to take the initiative to attack, and then they are easy to counterattack.

For the Italian team, defensive counterattack is an instinct rooted in their genes.

Therefore, Dortmund can only take the initiative to attack, trying to use Cheng Hai's breakthrough technique to penetrate the opponent's defense.

However, Dortmund's first attack was unsuccessful, and even Cheng Hai failed to break through.

He managed to break through Gattuso's defense, but under the interference of Gattuso's push, the ball he waded out with fried meatballs was a little bigger.

As a result, it was just a little bit bigger, and the ball was shoveled away by a decisive shovel by Van Bommel behind.

The distance between Gattuso and Van Bommel was just right, just avoided being broken by Cheng Hai, and shoveled the ball away in time.

Not only that, AC Milan also allowed Cheng Hai and his teammates to immediately see what an Italian-style quick counterattack is.

Van Bommel's tackle fell to the feet of defender Thiago Silva, who sent the ball to Seedorf before Lewandowski rushed to press.

Dortmund, who was on the top of the formation, immediately used the winger Owomoyela to press Seedorf, but the experienced Seedorf just simply pulled the ball, avoiding Owomoyela who was robbing, and then sent the ball to Boateng in the frontcourt.

Boateng, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and Robinho fired three arrows at once, forming a three-on-five situation in the backcourt in an instant.

Moreover, Boateng, Robinho, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic's foot skills are all really good.

In particular, Robinho's cycling was not inferior to Cheng Hai's, and he directly knocked Dortmund's defender Subotic out of the penalty area.

In previous games, Dortmund, led by Cheng Hai, often gave their opponents a stormy attack, making the opponent overwhelmed and unable to organize a decent counterattack at all.

Therefore, the instinctive reaction of Dortmund's players to return to defense was a bit slow.

As a result, this time, Cheng Hai and his frontcourt teammates watched as Boateng, Robinho, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic pierced through Dortmund's defense through a series of individual breakthroughs and passes.

In the end, the panicked Hummels and Schmelzer rushed towards Robinho, who had driven the ball into the penalty area. Unexpectedly, Robinho gave up his idea of ​​going it alone and passed the ball across to Zlatan Ibrahimovic who rushed into the penalty area.

Ibrahimovic, who had already uttered big words, was naturally unceremonious. He volleyed and kicked the ball towards the goal without any defense.

The hearts of Dortmund players and fans are in their throats.

Fortunately, the goalkeeper Weidenfeller played well. He jumped towards Ibrahimovic's side the moment Robinho passed the ball, and then threw the ball in time.

However, the ball was not caught in Weidenfeller's arms, nor was it able to save the baseline. Instead, he flicked it with his fingers and hit the post before bouncing back into the penalty area.

Just as Cheng Hai, his teammates, and the fans breathed a sigh of relief, a figure wearing the No. 27 jersey appeared on the small penalty area line and kicked the ball that bounced off the goal post into the empty goal formed by Weidenfeller after he fell to the ground.

AC Milan midfielder Boateng inserted in the back row in time, and before Sebastian Kyle who was following him, he kicked the ball and kicked the ball into Dortmund's goal.

In the 4th minute of the first half, AC Milan took advantage of a counterattack opportunity and Boateng sent the ball into Dortmund's goal. AC Milan led Dortmund 1-0.

Cheng Hai, his teammates, coaches, and the thousands of Dortmund away fans who accompanied the team in the stands were stunned.

At home, more than 7 AC Milan red and black fans burst into wild applause, cheers, and screams, celebrating AC Milan's goal and lead in the opening 4 minutes.

"Why are these old guys so motivated?" Cheng Hai was a little puzzled.

In fact, although AC Milan has so many world superstars that they can't fit on the bench, in fact many of them are veterans over [-] years old.

For example, Gattuso, who defended him just now, is 33 years old, Van Bommel is 34 years old, and Nestor is 35 years old.

The average age of AC Milan can be said to be the largest among all Champions League teams this year.

Although they are at the top of the standings in Serie A, their advantage is not very big. They are tied with No.2, and they are temporarily ranked first in the standings only relying on the advantage of goal difference.

Physical fitness has always been a chronic problem for AC Milan. They have to use up 3 substitutions in almost every game, otherwise they will not be able to last the whole season.

Under such circumstances, AC Milan's attack power and effect are actually not very strong.

Unexpectedly, in today's game, they not only defended Cheng Hai's first breakthrough and attack, but also scored a counterattack goal immediately.

"Is it luck or real strength?" Cheng Hai was a little confused.

Cheng Hai didn't know, but the Italian TV commentator who often commented on AC Milan games in the commentary booth knew it well. After a burst of excited roars in the commentary booth, he analyzed loudly:

"The fighting spirit of the AC Milan veterans is very high in this game, not only because it is a higher-level Champions League game, but also because of Cheng Hai."

"As Zlatan Ibrahimovic said before the game, this is Italy, this is San Siro. Cheng Hai, who created a record of 152 goals in the year, came here last year. Milan's players are bound to do their best to defend him and try to prevent him from scoring."

"In addition, whether it is Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Robinho, or Boateng, they are all arrogant people. They are hard to be convinced by Cheng Hai's great success. Naturally, they are full of fighting spirit in this face-to-face match with Cheng Hai, and they want to score more goals than Cheng Hai."

"That's what we saw. AC Milan got into the game immediately after the start, and they were very motivated, not at all like the oldest team in the Champions League this season."

"The fans are blessed, this game will definitely become very exciting!"