King of the Zone

When Dortmund aggressively attacked quickly, they would naturally make various mistakes, and then they were intercepted by AC Milan and counterattacked.

In the 23rd minute, when Shinji Kagawa was about to pass the ball to Gundogan, he made a pass error and was intercepted by Seedorf. Then Van Bommel, Boateng, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic fired three arrows at once, and AC Milan launched a quick counterattack.

With the counterattack of Seedorf and others, Kyle, Gundogan, Shinji Kagawa and others naturally had to quickly return to defense, and the back line even retreated to their own penalty area while getting stuck.

As a result, most of the players on both sides followed AC Milan's counterattack and moved to the midfield, or even Dortmund's half.

After being pressured by Dortmund for a long time, there were few counterattacks, which made AC Milan in the stands very depressed.

Seeing this counterattack, the fans cheered excitedly, hoping that the counterattack by Seedorf and others would score a goal.

Correspondingly, the Hornet fans at home broke out with huge boos and curses, hoping that the interference would affect AC Milan's counterattack.

The Westfalenstadion is known as the scariest home stadium in Europe, and the boos from tens of thousands of die-hard Hornets fans are indeed extraordinary.

I don't know if it was really affected by the boos of the Hornets fans. When Boateng got the ball and was about to face Dortmund captain Sebastian Kell's interception, he was going to pass Kyle with a Matthews fake.

Unexpectedly, his fake moves were not in place, and his speed was too slow. Kyle reacted in time and shoveled, and immediately shoveled Boateng to the ground with the ball.

Ibrahimovic, Seedorf and others immediately raised their hands and shouted: "Foul!"

As a result, the referee didn't say anything.

The ball that Kyle shoveled fell at the feet of the full-back Piszczek. Piszczek was also quite clever. He didn't care whether Kyle really fouled or not and didn't stop the ball until he heard the referee's whistle.

The ball soared into the air, over the heads of most people on both sides, and flew towards AC Milan's half.

Dortmund used AC Milan's counterattack to concede a goal and in turn hit Milan with a counterattack.

The referee ignored Boateng on the ground at all, and ran directly to AC Milan's half in the direction of the ball's flight.

Obviously, the referee thought that Kyle's tackle was a good one. It was a good goal to tackle the ball first and then bring Boateng down.

There was no other way, Seedorf and the others had no choice but to quickly return to defense.

But it was too late.

After being played fiercely by Dortmund for more than 20 minutes in a high-intensity game without slowing down, Seedorf, Gattuso, Van Bommel and others were a little bit unable to run.

It's not that they are physically exhausted, but that they are getting older and can't maintain such a high-speed running, sprinting and returning to defense for the time being.

Their speed of returning to defense has been unable to keep up with Dortmund's counterattack speed.

In addition, Piszczek's pass did not pass through the ground, but drove directly to the frontcourt with a big foot. Even if Gattuso and others sprint at full speed, it is impossible to catch up with the flying ball in the air, let alone they can't sprint now.

Therefore, Cheng Hai, who stayed in the frontcourt, successfully blocked Thiago Silva with his strong physique, and then faced the falling ball with a non-stop pass. Not only did the ball pass over the heads of him and Silva, but also to Lewandowski, who was more than ten meters away from the left, who advanced at high speed.

Cheng Hai's skill combination of "picking the ball over others" + "long pass in the air" allowed him to make a good pass without the ball landing on the ground.

The ball flew towards Lewandowski smoothly, while Cheng Hai immediately turned around and ran towards AC Milan's penalty area without the ball.

Cheng Hai's direct pass without stopping the ball was beyond Thiago Silva's expectations.Therefore, when Cheng Hai turned around and ran past him, Silva reacted a step slower.

When he was about to reach out and pull Cheng Hai at the risk of a foul, he couldn't hold it any longer.

Cheng Hai's physique is full, and the acceleration is also full. After the successful start, Silva's outstretched hand just pulled Cheng Hai's wrist, but Cheng Hai immediately broke free and walked away, leaving Silva with a back.

After breaking through Silva, Cheng Hai was already close to the penalty area. AC Milan's last line of defense, Zambrotta, stared at Lewandowski on the other side, and at the same time blocked Cheng Hai, who was running without the ball, to prevent Cheng Hai from running out of space.

But one person's defense is of little use to Cheng Hai.

Lewandowski, who received the pass from Cheng Hai over there, saw Cheng Hai break through Silva, and then passed the ball to Cheng Hai, who rushed to the top of the arc of the penalty area, before Mex came up.

Cheng Hai got the ball at the front of the penalty area, and there was only one Zambrotta in front of him. No matter on or off the field, everyone on both sides suddenly became nervous.

Dortmund is nervous because they want Cheng Hai to score a goal, while AC Milan is nervous because they are afraid of losing the ball.

Except for Zambrotta in front of him, Thiago Silva, who was just rid of by Cheng Hai with his speed, is actually not far away from Cheng Hai.

Because Cheng Hai's total distance from throwing off Silva to rushing to the top of the penalty area is not far away. No matter how fast he is, Silva is not a wooden stake standing still.

Therefore, when Cheng Hai received the ball, Silva had rushed to a position only two or three meters away from Cheng Hai.

As long as Cheng Hai delays for a while, he may form a two-team situation with Zambrotta, and may break the ball at Cheng Hai's feet.

But Cheng Hai didn't delay.

He knows that such opportunities are rare.

AC Milan's steel-and-concrete chain defense is indeed something Cheng Hai has never seen before.

From the first round to this game, AC Milan's defense has been doing very well, and it is rare for him to get this kind of opportunity to break through and shoot.

In addition, from the last game to this game, Ibrahimovic has not scored a goal against AC Milan, which made Ibrahimovic's egomaniac very proud, and Cheng Hai also has the determination to score goals.

He didn't allow himself to waste time and gave Thiago Silva a chance to catch up by delaying time.

Therefore, the moment he received the ball, Cheng Hai flicked the ball to the right, making the illusion that he wanted to flick the ball from the right to break into the penalty area.

In the process of stopping the ball, Cheng Hai made a fake move with a bull's tail.

Cheng Hai's skills were full, and the movements he made were so realistic, coupled with the tension facing Cheng Hai, Zambrotta didn't think too much, and immediately moved his body a step in the direction of Cheng Hai's ball, wanting to intercept Cheng Hai's breakthrough in this direction.

Unexpectedly, Cheng Hai dialed the ball halfway, but with a hook of his foot, he hooked the ball back to the left, and then broke through from the other side of Zambrotta.

It sounds slow, but in fact Cheng Hai's movements with full skills are quite fast, and Zambrotta was caught off guard.

Maybe it was due to slipping on his feet, or he was out of stamina after being played by Dortmund for more than 20 minutes of high-intensity games. The 34-year-old Zambrotta fell to the ground with a thud, although his face changed drastically when Cheng Hai hooked the ball back with his tail.

Cheng Hai used a simple stop + oxtail feint to knock the world-class defensive superstar Zambrotta to the ground, and then rushed into the penalty area.

Although there was a little delay when passing people, Thiago Silva caught up.

But at this time, Cheng Hai had already entered the penalty area, and Silva was already apprehensive and did not dare to foul, so he could only slightly pull and push Cheng Hai from the side, hoping to affect his ball control.

However, Cheng Hai's full physique prevented him from being influenced too much by Silva.

Cheng Hai opened his arms to block Silva on the side, glanced at the goalkeeper Abbiati's position, and then volleyed the ball three or four meters to the right of the penalty spot in the penalty area, and drew the ball to the near corner.

Thiago Silva, who recovered from the penalty area, still failed to stop Cheng Hai's shot after all.

For Cheng Hai's full-value shooting skills, after entering the penalty area, the goalkeeper's coverage area is too small, and it is impossible to block a 7.32-meter-large door frame.

This time, Abbiati's position is a bit remote, maybe he wants to bet on Cheng Hai to play the far corner.

But with Cheng Hai's shooting skills, he can hit whichever side has the biggest gap, and it is almost impossible for the goalkeeper to catch him.

Therefore, after observing that the near-angle gap was larger, Cheng Hai decisively volleyed the near-angle.

Abbiati stands at the far end, so he is naturally mentally prepared to pounce on his opponent and shoot from a close angle.Therefore, the moment Cheng Hai shot, Abbiati rushed to the near corner.

However, his position is too far away.

What's more, the distance was too short, and Cheng Hai's full-scale shooting power hit the ball so fast that before Abbiati's hand was fully thrown, the ball flew past his palm and slid into the goal against the post under the desperate eyes of all Milanese.

In the 23rd minute of the first half, Cheng Hai made a successful shot after knocking Zambrotta down with a counterattack, giving Dortmund a 1-0 lead.

Cheng Hai finally scored his first Champions League goal against AC Milan and helped tie the total score to 4-4.

If the game ends with this score, then Dortmund will eliminate AC Milan with the advantage of more away goals and advance to the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

Therefore, this is a key goal to reverse the game between the two sides.

The moment Cheng Hai carried Silva to take a shot and volleyed the ball into AC Milan's goal, the entire Westfalenstadion erupted with a "wow", and all the Dortmund fans screamed and cheered like crazy.

Broadcast: "In the 23rd minute, Borussia Dortmund scored a goal, the number 9 scored..."

"Cheng Hai!!!"

"The one who scored the goal was..."

"Cheng Hai!!!"

"The one who scored the goal was..."

"Cheng Hai!!!"

The huge sound waves made by more than 8 fans were simply deafening, and the sound shook the whole field.

The commentators from various countries in the commentary booth also roared with the loudest voice:
"Goooooooooooooooooooal..."

"The ball is in!"

"Cheng Hai scored a goal."

"Cheng Hai scored the first goal in the second round of the UEFA Champions League 1/8 final match between Dortmund and AC Milan, giving Dortmund a 1-0 lead."

"The total score of the two sides became 4-4, and the situation was reversed. Dortmund overtook Milan and took the lead in advancing to the quarter-finals with the advantage of more away goals."

"Cheng Hai's key goal became a turning point in the game."

"At the same time, this is Cheng Hai's 16th goal in the Champions League this season!"

"so horrible!"

"Next, AC Milan had to fight back. But, after being dragged by Dortmund for more than 20 minutes of high-intensity games, do they still have the strength to fight back?"

Of course AC Milan wants to counterattack, because they will be eliminated if they don't counterattack or score goals.

However, as some commentators said, after being dragged by Dortmund for more than 20 minutes of high-intensity games, and after being bombarded by the attack line led by Cheng Hai for more than 20 minutes, AC Milan's midfielders were a little unable to run.

Among other things, Seedorf, who wears the No. 10 jersey, is an offensive and defensive midfielder, and he is also the offensive organizer of AC Milan's midfield.

However, he is 35 years old after all, and some players have already retired. It is a miracle that he can still play in the giants AC Milan at this age.

But after being attacked by Cheng Hai, Lewandowski, Kagawa Shinji, Gundogan and others for more than 20 minutes, Seedorf was temporarily unable to rush.

It's not that I'm exhausted, it's just that I can't maintain the previous high-intensity sprinting and fighting rhythm for the time being.

But in this regard, Dortmund has no problem.

Even Cheng Hai, who is the weakest in physical fitness, has only played for more than 20 minutes, but he can still run, and he can run at a higher speed.

His acceleration and speed are at full value. Even if he doesn't run at full speed, he runs faster than most of the opponent's players.

But if the opponent wants to keep up with his footsteps, they have to run at full speed to keep up. This is also an important factor in the rapid consumption of human energy by Seedorf, Gattuso, and Van Bommel.

Under such circumstances, even if AC Milan wants to counterattack, there is still a disjointed rhythm between the front and back courts.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Boateng are at the age of their prime, but Seedorf et al are not.

As a result, Ibrahimovic and Boateng, who wanted to counterattack, often found that after they attacked, Seedorf, Van Bommel and others behind them failed to keep up.

Although Ibrahimovic's skills are very good, but after all, it is not possible to perform the kind of performance that connects several people every time.

Even Cheng Hai, who has many breakthrough skills at full value, can't do this, let alone him?
Therefore, AC Milan's counterattack always returns in vain.

Not only that, after scoring the first goal, Dortmund did not have the idea of ​​slowing down, but still maintained the high-intensity attack and fight for the first 20 minutes.

It's not that Cheng Hai and the others don't know how tired they are, but that they themselves are mentally prepared to wear down their opponents in this match, so they made physical reserves a few days in advance.

On the other hand, Cheng Haihuang's goal after defeating Zambrotta also let them see the huge gains of this tactic.

Although it is not obvious, everyone thinks that Zambrotta's fall must have been caused by physical exhaustion.

Therefore, stimulated by the goal, the whole Dortmund team strengthened their high-position pressing tactics and their morale was even higher. They vowed to drag down AC Milan, which has a super-high average age, and defeat the opponent to advance to the quarter-finals.

Under such circumstances, AC Milan's counterattack not only failed to score a goal, but conceded another goal in the 37th minute.

It was the same scene as Zambrotta again. The 33-year-old Gattuso, who was defending Cheng Hai, was shaken by Cheng Hai's bicycle several times in a row and fell to the ground.

Then Cheng Hai sent the ball to Gundogan who followed up in the middle with a wonderful pass before Van Bommel and Mex rushed up to stop him.

Cheng Hai's short pass skills are also at full value!

Gundogan received a pass from Cheng Hai at the front of the penalty area. Facing Thiago Silva's interception, he slightly dialed the ball and dodged a shooting gap, and kicked the goal at the top of the arc of the penalty area.

The ball passed by Silva's side, flew over the palm of Abbiati, who was trying his best to take off to save, and slammed into the net with a "bang" after crossing a weak parabola.

第37分钟，程海助攻京多安再入一球，多特蒙德本场比赛2-0、两回合5-4反超了总比分。

The Dortmund fans in the stands can cheer and celebrate again.

And those AC Milan fans who came from afar fell into painful confusion.

The AC Milan players on the field were also out of breath, unable to run.

Of course, Dortmund's players are not easy.But they are young and have the capital to fight.

Therefore, after the game restarted, although the passing speed of Cheng Hai and others was a little slower, it was not much slower, and they still had an overwhelming advantage over AC Milan.

Because, as time goes by, the physical exhaustion of AC Milan's veterans is faster and more embarrassing than the Dortmund team.

As a result, an unexpected scene appeared.

Less than 5 minutes had passed since the second goal. In the 41st minute, Cheng Hai carried the defense of Zambrotta and Box in the penalty area, squeezed out of position abruptly, and succeeded in taking off to compete for the top. Mario Gotze's corner kick went into the goal guarded by Abbiati.

Cheng Hai scored twice to help Dortmund take a 3-0 lead and the total score became 6-4.

If AC Milan wants to advance, they must score at least three goals, and they must not allow Dortmund to score again in order to be eliminated and advance to the quarterfinals.

But is it possible?
Anyway, a few minutes before the end of the first half, AC Milan couldn't do it.They can withstand Dortmund's indiscriminate bombing as always, and they performed well without conceding a goal.

After 1 minute of stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half. Gattuso, Van Bommel and other AC Milan superstars can finally breathe a sigh of relief and take a good rest.

During the intermission, Allegri made a substitution adjustment, replacing Seedorf, who was completely exhausted and unable to persist, with Ambrosini.

On the Dortmund side, no adjustments have been made.

Although everyone is equally tired, after a 15-minute intermission, everyone can continue to fight for a while. Klopp is going to wait until someone is really exhausted in the second half before making a substitution.

As for Cheng Hai, there was no need to worry at all.

Although Cheng Hai was almost supported by Shinji Kagawa at the end of the game, after 10 minutes of deep sleep and a massage from a physical therapist, Cheng Hai will become lively again in the second half.