host must win

Chapter 865 Dangerous situation
On the night of April 4th, Manchester City Stadium.

Manchester United hosts AC Milan in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final.

The home team's defense was hit by injuries. Ferdinand was injured in the league last weekend. Gary Neville, Nemanja Vidic and Sylvester were also recovering from their injuries. Ferguson had to let Heinze play as a central defender.Park Ji-sung, Richardson and Scholes were absent in the midfield, and Fletcher won the starting lineup.

AC Milan rotated most of the main players in the league last week. Except for Ronaldo who was not eligible for the competition, Ancelotti sent all the main players. Gilardino ended the suspension and played a single striker. Ambrosini added to the midfield , goalkeeper Dida recovered from a shoulder injury and started the game.

AC Milan adopted a four-five-one tactical style of play and set up a configuration of five midfielders.Ancelotti's strategy is very clear, that is to focus on the guest, control the ball, firmly suppress Manchester United, and strive to win the away game.

The strategy of the Rossoneri is not strong, because their lineup is very complete and they are attacking in the strongest state.Manchester United's two main central defenders are both absent due to injuries, and the defense is unstable. The Red Devils dare not be careless even in their own home court.

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The start of the game also seemed to be carried out in accordance with AC Milan's strategy.

The Rossoneri attacked from the start and held the ball firmly.

Continuous multi-line battles, Manchester United's players are exhausted physically and mentally. Even players with abundant physical strength like Yin Jun, Ronaldo and Rooney are starting to feel a little overwhelmed.

Although the half-time break gave Manchester United a valuable respite, everyone knew that the team encountered many problems and their performance in the first half was not satisfactory.

Kaka then broke through the middle, 30 meters away from the door, a low shot with his right foot was blocked by Van der Sar, Milan took a corner kick from the right, and Nesta headed over 10 meters in front of the goal.

This is Kaka's ninth Champions League goal this season. The Brazilian midfielder continues to catch up with Yin Jun in the scorer list.

When Yin Jun is restricted by his opponents, who can Manchester United rely on?

And AC Milan's fast and accurate ground penetration pass, as well as the wide range of running brought by the team's excellent physical fitness, made them almost pervasive.It is reflected on the court that AC Milan frequently launched offensives, and Manchester United's defense found loopholes, but they couldn't be blocked no matter what, and they could only be seized by AC Milan time and time again.

Manchester United, who was equalized, immediately launched a counterattack and took the advantage on the field, but Giggs, Rooney and Ronaldo missed opportunities successively.

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Originally, in this midweek game, Yin Jun should have been rested, but the reality is that he can't, because the midweek ushered in a life-and-death battle with AC Milan in the Champions League.

Before playing against AC Milan, Manchester United had played 7 times in more than three weeks, with double matches a week.In the league in the middle of last week, Ferguson finally arranged for Yin Jun to rest for a game, but he played against Middlesbrough again on the weekend.

But then, AC Milan continued to control the ball and opportunities on the field, and frequently created murderous intentions.

In the 43rd minute, Evra pushed Odo from behind and received a yellow card. He will miss the next round.

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After the international match day, in just 25 days, this is the 8th game Manchester United has played!

In the opening 5 minutes, Manchester United took the lead with the first threatening attack. Fletcher intercepted the ball in the middle of the frontcourt and picked a pass. Rooney volleyed with his right foot 14 meters in front of the goal and hit the flying Nesta's leg above the crossbar. The captain Yin Jun took a corner kick from the right, Ronaldo headed 5 meters in front of the goal and bounced off Dida's left shoulder, Heinze competed with Gilardino on the goal line, Dida turned around to catch the ball but used his fingers Point the ball into their own gate, Manchester United lead 1:0!

It's just that everyone subconsciously attributed the reason to Manchester United's focus on the upcoming AC Milan, and they were tied by Middlesbrough in a careless manner.

This draw actually caused great consumption to Manchester United.Many of the main players, including Yin Jun, actually played the full 90 minutes of the game.

In the 22nd minute, Fletcher was sentenced to a foul on Ambrosini in the middle circle. Gattuso took a free kick to the left. Seedorf received the ball and passed it directly. Kaka quickly started to throw away two A defender broke into the left side of the penalty area and rushed into the far corner with his left foot 7 meters away from the goal before Heinze returned to the tackle. The score became 1:1.

The score on the field was rewritten to 1:2, and Manchester United was overtaken!
And Manchester United's home unbeaten record since October 2003, 10 has also been threatened!
AC Milan, who overtook the score, saw the weakness of Manchester United and attacked more urgently and fiercely.

In the 45th minute, Gattuso was violated by Evra and fell to the ground and went to the outside for treatment. Pirlo took a free kick 28 meters in front of the goal and missed the left post.

In the 38th minute, Giggs passed a free kick from the left side. O'Shea was sentenced to a foul on Maldini for fighting for the top post. Dida took a free kick and sent it to the frontcourt. Kaka grabbed Fletcher on the left rib A little header from the front, and then the instep of the right foot volleyed over Heinze, Evra defended but collided with Heinze and fell to the ground, the ball missed between the two, and Kaka was 10 meters in front of the goal. Scored with a kick in the lower right corner.

The whistle at the end of half-time saved Manchester United.

Even Yin Jun is the same, he is obviously tired, the whole first half, he was frozen together by Gattuso and Seedorf.The weight of these two people, as long as the fans know.

As the game entered the end of the first half, the physical fitness of Manchester United players had a big problem.

The home and away system of the Champions League knockout rounds makes home games very important. As long as they lose at home, Manchester United will basically be out.

The biggest surprise of the entire first half came from a stroke of luck.

This is something that no one wants to see.

Although in the previous 7 games, Manchester United won consecutive victories, and even had an 8:1 shocking performance against Rome, which seemed unstoppable, but it can be seen from the 1:1 draw at home by Middlesbrough last weekend. It can be seen that Manchester United is actually at the end of its battle.

This goal was finally recorded in Ronaldo's account by UEFA officials, and Yin Jun also got an assist unexpectedly.

While the United players were mentally energized by successive victories, the physical reactions were honest.

A draw at home, and at the same time let the opponent score as few goals as possible, this is Manchester United's bottom line.

But it is clear that AC Milan has seen through Manchester United's sluggish state. They are not satisfied with the away game, they want to win.

Yin Jun does not complain about Manchester United or Ferguson's use of him. This was already mentally prepared when he joined the Premier League. In this league, everyone must learn to overcome and adapt to the difficult schedule.

What's more, in today's professional league, double matches a week can only be regarded as the norm, which is the minimum requirement for current professional players.

(End of this chapter)