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Chapter 424 Champions Cup semi-final match ([-])
When he was still in the player tunnel, Li Rui smelled a strong smell of gunpowder smoke. This is the fireworks lit by AC Milan fans in the stands. This is the characteristic of Serie A. When he was still in high school, Li Rui watched The Serie A game was broadcast live on TV, and Serie A fans lit fireworks and cheered in the stands. He thought it was really cool.

Fireworks, banners, and singing are the characteristics of Italian fans watching football
However, now that he has become a player, Li Rui feels that the smell of the fireworks is really bad, and the smell is not usually choking.

Amidst the tsunami-like cheers of the fans, players from both sides lined up to enter the field.

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In the South Stand of the San Siro, where Milan's most die-hard fans are located, there is a huge pattern hanging from the stands——
This is a blood-red demon pattern with a pair of huge wings, as if overlooking San Siro, which makes people even a little daunting.

This is the south stand of San Siro, where the most die-hard red and black fans are located. In Italian stadiums, generally speaking, the south stand behind the goal is where the most die-hard fans of the team are located. During the game, these Fans are also staunch supporters of the team.

They shouted, they applauded, they cheered loudly, shouted, cheered for the team! !
At this time, the starting rosters of today's game were also displayed on the big screen of the stadium——

曼联(4-3-3)：1-范德萨/22-奥谢，6-布朗，5-费迪南德，3-埃夫拉/24-弗莱彻，11-吉格斯，18-斯科尔斯/7-克里斯蒂亚诺罗纳尔多，9-鲁尼，10-李锐。

AC米兰(4-4-1-1)：1-迪达/44-奥多，13-内斯塔，3-马尔蒂尼，18-扬库洛夫斯基/8-加图索，21-皮尔洛，23-安布罗西尼，10-西多夫/22-卡卡/9-因扎吉；
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The two teams lined up for a photo, followed by a handshake.

Li Rui and Kaka shook hands, and the two briefly hugged. Li Rui and Kaka said, "Victory belongs to us!"

He spoke in Portuguese, and of course Kaka could understand. He naturally knew that the phrase "we" in Li Rui's mouth referred to Manchester United. Kaka smiled and glanced at Li Rui, and said in Portuguese: "Victory belongs to us!"

Of course, the us Kaka mentioned refers to the AC Milan team.

Kaka was quite surprised by Li Rui's fluency in Portuguese. Of course, if Kaka knew that Li Rui learned this sentence more than a dozen times before he learned it, and then occasionally said it twice when he had time, it wouldn't be like this Surprised.

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Standing in the middle circle, Li Rui licked his lips and felt the smell of gunpowder smoke in his mouth. He spat on the ground, took a deep breath, and waited for the whistle to start the game.

At 19:45, referee Thomasson from Denmark whistled a whistle, amidst the cheers of the fans, the second round of the 2006-2007 UEFA Champions League semi-final, AC Milan VS Manchester United at their home stadium San Siro The race begins...

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The game started, AC Milan kicked off first, Inzaghi knocked the football lightly, and the football reached Kaka's feet.In today's game, Ancelotti used the veteran Inzaghi in the single striker position. In such an extremely important game, Ancelotti chose to believe in an experienced veteran like Inzaghi. In the first round at Old Trafford, Gilardino's performance as a starter was only mediocre, and he failed to seize two good opportunities. This was also criticized by the Italian media as not being able to play at a critical moment'* *'! !

"The game has finally started." Li Rui was almost like a leopard out of the cage at the moment when the whistle sounded. Li Rui kicked his left foot and rushed towards Kaka who got the ball.He felt a voice roaring in his ear——

If you win this game, it will be the final, and that stage is waiting for you! ! !waiting for you! !

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Kaka also seemed very excited. He saw Li Rui rushing towards him with simple movements, and also showed his superb skills to the fans. Kaka stepped on the football with his left foot, turned around halfway on the spot and knocked the football When he reached his right foot, he avoided Li Rui's attack, and then he kicked the ball with his beautiful heel, and the football reached the feet of Pirlo who came up to meet him...

Kaka's whole movement was smooth and beautiful, which aroused cheers from the San Siro Stadium. The media always regarded the match between Manchester United and Milan as a duel between Kaka and Li Rui. In the first round of the game, Kakame The second goal was considered to have the upper hand, but Li Rui also scored a crucial goal. The only regret for the fans is that the two did not face each other in the game.Unexpectedly, the two had a direct dialogue at the beginning of the second round of the game.

As a result of this direct dialogue, Kaka wins!
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Pirlo gave the football to Gattuso, who split the football and passed it to Seedorf who came up to meet him.

After receiving the ball, Seedorf moved the football forward and started chasing the ball. Scholes came up. Seedorf pushed the football to the inside, then accelerated, and Scholes intercepted it. At that time, he knocked the ball to Ambrosini who was plugged in
Ambrosini hit the ball with his right foot, and the football rolled quickly against the turf. It reached a person's feet, caught the ball, pulled the ball, turned around, and got rid of Fletcher's pull, and passed with one acceleration.

San Siro stadium burst into warm applause, dedicated to Kaka.The Italian commentator was also very excited, "Beautiful stop and get rid of the ball, Kaka looks very good today!! Now, Milan's primary goal is to score first!!!"

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In the first round of the game, Kaka's two long-distance rush goals made the Manchester United team pay special attention to Kaka in today's game. Seeing that Kaka got rid of Fletcher, he got the head coach before the game Evra, who was ordered by Ferguson to post Kaka, rushed towards him immediately.

Kaka faced the menacing Evra. He stepped on the football with his left foot, pulled it to the right, and then accelerated suddenly. He was about to wipe past Evra, and then he was shoveled to the ground .

This is Brown coming up. He made a fierce tackle and knocked Kakaren down. Although San Siro's boos were loud, Brown's tackle did hit the football first, and there was no foul. The referee Thomason from Denmark made a gesture to get Kaka up.

This time, the boos of the red and black fans became even louder.

Seedorf took a throw-in. After Ambrosini got the ball, he knocked the football to Jankulovski who was in the middle. After taking two steps, the Czech suddenly kicked a long shot and the football went over the bar. , the quality of this shot was not high, but it was the first shot from both sides since the start of the game! !

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Manchester United's attack.

Cristiano Ronaldo bounced the ball continuously with a juggling knee, and then broke through from Ambrosini's side with an inside cut. Li Rui reached out for the ball, and Cristiano Ronaldo passed it out with a ground kick.

Just as Li Rui was about to catch the ball, he saw Gattuso rushing towards him viciously——

"Gattuso's tackle!! Wonderful move!!!"

In the exclamation of the commentator, everyone saw that Li Rui pulled the football, then half turned around and poked lightly with his toes. The football just rolled between Gattuso's legs, and then Li Rui It also accelerated and wiped away from Gattuso's side.

Boos at the San Siro Stadium! !

"Beautiful! Li Rui's pass is quite exciting!! When he pulls the ball to stop the ball, he seems to have already calculated that the next step is to pass between Gattuso's legs!!" Tai Bi expressed his sincere admiration. Since the start of the game, such wonderful extraordinary scenes have appeared frequently. This is definitely the scene that commentators and fans like to see most.

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After breaking through Gattuso, Li Rui took another two steps, and then passed the football to Giggs who came up to meet him, and he himself went into the penalty area, which immediately attracted the attention of AC Milan's defense.

And when Li Rui interspersed and ran, Giggs was keenly aware of the gap between Jankulovski and Maldini on the left of AC Milan, and sent a low ball!

The football passes through the gap between Jankulovski and Maldini! !
"Dangerous!! Wayne Rooney comes up!!! He shoots!!! Wonderful save!!!"

When Giggs passed the ball, Rooney got in knowingly. He caught up with the football, pulled it horizontally, looked in the direction of the goal, and then lifted his foot to shoot. The power of this shot is indeed quite strong. Unfortunately, The angle was not good, and Dida saved the football from the bottom line with a side throw.

Corner for Manchester United! !
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Manchester United takes a tactical corner kick.

Giggs knocked the football to Cristiano Ronaldo, who directly evaded Jankulovski who came up to intercept him with a spike, then pulled the ball and flicked his ankle, and passed the football!
In the restricted area, Li Rui jumped in front of Nesta and barely made it to the top!The football hit the upper right corner of the goal!

Dida jumped up and threw the ball with all his might.

"It's dangerous! It's dangerous! Be careful, and don't take Li Rui lightly. Cristiano Ronaldo's skills are quite superb!! Milan needs to pay more attention!!" The Italian commentator exclaimed.

"The captain is still old..." Some Milan fans in the stands were a little sad. If Giggs scored the ball just now, if Maldini was ten years younger, he would definitely be able to get stuck in advance and shovel the football out of the touchline. , However, after all, I am old, and I have more energy than energy.

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Dida and Nesta hugged. If it weren't for Nesta's interference just now, if Li Rui could head the ball comfortably, the goal would almost certainly be scored!
Manchester United went on to get a corner, Giggs took the corner, Ambrosini grabbed the point in the penalty area, he pushed the ball out of the box, Cristiano Ronaldo after the chest stopped the ball, juggling the ball with his right foot , The football flew over Otto's head, Li Rui turned his back to the goal in the penalty area, and made a movement of leaning back and hanging the goal.

The football was slightly higher than the crossbar, which shocked Dida into a cold sweat. Li Rui's back hanging door was very sudden and completely unexpected.

Dida was a little dissatisfied with the team's defense during this period, he clapped his gloves and shouted loudly to remind his teammates to pay attention.

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The commentators on the commentary booth were also a little surprised. At the beginning of the game, the Milan team showed a good offensive posture. However, in the blink of an eye, the players switched and reached the feet of Manchester United. Two consecutive corner kicks, three of which were extremely threatening, Manchester United showed a more obvious offensive posture.

Before the start of the game, the experts called the beasts also analyzed the game. It is generally believed that the Manchester United team, which won 3:2 at home, should be relatively conservative and will not attack too much. After all, the matter is obvious. As long as AC Milan scores a goal and then keeps the lead of this goal, Manchester United can be eliminated. Therefore, experts generally believe that Manchester United will not take risks.

However, after the start of the game, in the past few minutes, Manchester United's desire to attack has surprised everyone——

"Does Ferguson really want Manchester United and AC Milan to fail?"

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Manchester United's offense followed.

In the 19th minute of the game, Fletcher handed the football to O'Shea, who was plugged in. After taking two steps, O'Shea knocked the football to Cristiano Ronaldo!

Cristiano Ronaldo was fast, and he dribbled the ball past Pirlo's interception along the wing.

Ambrosini came up.

Cristiano Ronaldo moved the football forward. At this time, he looked up to the left, where Li Rui was reaching for the ball.

Stopped suddenly, raised his foot, just when everyone thought that Cristiano Ronaldo would pass the ball to Li Rui, the right foot raised by Manchester United No. Rolling over by the side of the Milan team, at the same time, he himself speeded up and wiped away from the side of the deputy of the Milan team...

Then Cristiano Ronaldo caught up with the football, didn't even look at the goal, and directly shot a long shot from outside the penalty area. The football spun towards the upper left corner of the goal with a huge arc.Dida rushed towards the football, but failed to touch the football. Seeing that the football was about to spin into the goal, the football had a slight external spin. .

Goal kick!
(End of this chapter)