Ricken's red card seemed to have become the last straw to crush Dortmund.

After Dario Srner opened the scoring for Atletico Madrid with a direct free kick, the sheet army became more and more brave and, coupled with the advantage of the number of people on the field, almost fell to the ground and pressed Dortmund to play.

Summer did not change the team for the first time, but changed the team's play, hoping to stabilize the situation.

Unfortunately, Atletico Madrid did not give him such an opportunity.

After the first scoring, the Sheet Army quickly broke the goal again.

This time, he took advantage of a corner kick. Lehmann shot the ball out. There was a scuffle in the penalty area. The ball fell to the front of the penalty area. Undefended Harvey Alonso followed up with a direct volley and broke Dortmund again. Goal.

Two goals ahead, and one more person than the other, Atletico Madrid is already in possession of the victory.

But the Sheet Army did not seem to be satisfied, and continued to chase Dortmund.

The Hornet was completely disrupted and could only choose to defend halftime.

In the forty-fourth minute of the first half, Atletico Madrid organized another effective offensive. After receiving a pass from Villa on the left, Jankulovsky made a pass from the bottom.

Torres intervened and scored with a header from ten meters in front of the goal, rewriting the score to three to zero!

This ball completely made Dortmund desperate.

In the second half, the two sides changed sides to fight again, and Summer had to adjust the team's tactics and replaced Everton to strengthen the team's midfield defense.

In the frontcourt, two forwards, Jan Kohler and Amoruso, were left cruising, and they played a four-three-two formation.

Obviously, Summer still refuses to give up, he still wants an away goal.

Alpine had a very thorough understanding of Summer's ideas. Atletico Madrid played more steadily and firmly controlled the ball possession advantage on the court, and did not give Dortmund the slightest chance.

When the game went to the 76th minute, Kaka made a pass from the center and passed behind him. Torres received the ball before the baseline and then crossed the goal. Villa then stepped in to follow up. The ball was sent to the goal guarded by Lyman again.

Four to zero!

No one thought that the first round of the UEFA Cup semi-final would turn into a slaughter!

At this point in the game, Summer also completely lost hope and can only desperately choose to strengthen the defense.

The UEFA Cup has lost, he can only hope to lose less and preserve the morale of the team.

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

The score was finally fixed at four to zero, with Atletico Madrid defeating Dortmund at home.

This also greatly exceeded the expectations of all the sheets Legion fans, so the entire Calderon Stadium became a sea of ​​incomparable celebration at the moment the whistle sounded.

Gao Han was also very fortunate that Kaka was just a skin injury, there was no major problem, so after a hastily bandaged, he returned to the arena and retested after the game and confirmed that there was no problem.

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

Therefore, at the press conference after the game, Gao Han expressed his understanding of Riken's red card.

"The football field is changing rapidly, and it's normal for a moment to be hot-headed, and he has already paid the price for it, and personally apologized to Kaka, so I don't think there is any need to continue to dwell on 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 that Ricken can quickly get out of the shadows and regain his state.

Dortmund coach Somer also did not criticize Ricken's foul, but on behalf of Ricken, he apologized to Kaka in public.

"All of us know that Lars is a very kind person, but when a professional player walks on the football field, he is often easily induced by the atmosphere and tension in the stadium, and then loses control of his emotions. He is also deeply emotional. Feeling guilty, so I don’t think we should blame it."

For the UEFA Cup, the Hornets head coach bit the second round and refused to let go.

"The score of zero to four is really desperate, but I don't think we have lost. We still have a second round. Back at home, we are not incapable of reversing Atletico Madrid."

"Of course, we will not consider these now, we will only concentrate on playing the game."

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

Not only was Summerer very tolerant of Ricken, but even the German media expressed their understanding of Ricken and regretted Dortmund's fiasco.

The kicker believes that Ricken’s red card has rewritten the game’s trend, but Summer’s formation is also questionable, especially when the back line faces the stars of Villa, Torres and Kaka with outstanding personal ability. It's really inappropriate to use man-to-man tactics.

Bild also believes that Dortmund has done its best, but Atletico Madrid is even better.

Der Spiegel quoted Dortmund’s general manager Zorko to defend Ricken.

"We can't put the blame for all failures on Ricken."

"Failure is painful, but we have tried our best. I believe that all Dortmund fans will still be proud of the team this season."

Zorko's remarks quickly received a response from the fans.

A week later, Atletico Madrid was away at the Weiss** Stadium, and the Hornet fans were making terrifying noises throughout the game, creating unparalleled momentum.

But in the end, after 90 minutes of tragic duel between the two sides, Atletico Madrid relied on Kaka's lore to take away a victory one to zero, and then successfully advanced to the final with a total score of five to zero.

In the other matchup, in the two Milan derby games, AC Milan first relied on Cordoba’s own goal in the away game and narrowly beat Cooper’s Inter Milan 1-0. Then, in the second round, it relied on the big cause. Zaghi and Shevchenko's goals led early in the game.

Although Inter Milan regrouped in the second half, Zanetti and Caron scored successively to help Inter Milan equalize, but in the end, Cooper's team still failed to reverse their rivals in the same city.

AC Milan eventually eliminated Inter Milan and entered the final with a total score of three to two.

The UEFA Cup final is scheduled for May 8th, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Feyenoord's De Kuip Stadium.

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

Just now, head coach Carol Ancelotti asked a question to the coaching staff present.

How to beat Atletico Madrid?

This is not only a problem faced by all La Liga teams this season, but also the biggest obstacle facing AC Milan today.

As the most prestigious team in Serie A, AC Milan has championship trophies gathered in the honor room of AC Milan.

There are 16 Serie A champions alone, five Champions League champions, two European Cup Winners Cup champions, three European Super Cup champions, and there are countless other domestic and intercontinental cup champions.

But in the huge honor room, there is no UEFA Cup!

In AC Milan's more than one hundred years of history, all championships have been won, except for the UEFA Cup.

In recent seasons, the team’s performance was poor and forced to play in the UEFA Cup. This originally disappointed the Rossoneri fans, but the team was able to eliminate its rivals in the same city and reach the UEFA Cup final, rekindling the fans’ fandom. hope.

Perhaps, in this sluggish season, it is not a bad thing to make up for a major shortcoming in the club's century-old history.

Club chairman Silvio Berlusconi and general manager Galliani respectively called Ancelotti, hoping that the team will continue to make efforts to win the UEFA Cup and make up for the team's poor performance this season.

As for the league, AC Milan is currently ranked sixth, and the club’s performance requirements are the top four, qualifying for the Champions League.

This is not demanding for AC Milan.

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

"Atletico Madrid is really strong this season. Not only does this team have outstanding ball-handling capabilities, it is also a must-have high-position press. Positional warfare is very threatening, and quick counterattacks are even sharper."

When the chief assistant coach Mauro Tassotti said this, he glanced at the several coaching staff in the conference room and sighed helplessly, "This team is not easy to deal with."

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

The team’s chief physical coach Giovanni Mauri also said, “I got a statistics. Atletico Madrid has averaged more than 100 kilometers per game this season, and there are players who average more than 10 kilometers per game. Eight."

Giovanni Mauri's words caused many people present to take a breath.

If it is a single match, ten kilometers is really not outrageous, and even Beckham ran an amazing record of 16.1 kilometers in the World Cup qualifier against Greece last year.

But it is impossible to reach this data in every game.

Even in the AC Milan team, after a season, Gattuso may not be able to run an average of 10 kilometers per game. However, at 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 per game, which is simply a staggering statistic!

"Cruyff said that only smooth running can bring skillful ball control. This is the best citation in Atletico Madrid." Mauro Tassotti said with a frown.

Although running distance does not mean that you can win, but it can well illustrate the terrible aspects of this team.

The stars can have targeted defense and tactics can also have targeted restraint, but no team can stop the opponent from actively running, and as long as there is a run, neutrals, passing opportunities, and even threats will follow. Come.

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

Looking at the assistants in front of him, UU Reading www.uukanshu.com, the Fatty An who started to get blessed after retiring, took a deep breath.

"Then what do you mean?"

Mauro Tassotti also looked at everyone, and found that he was not willing to take the initiative to uncover the mystery, and sighed in his heart.

"I think playing Atletico Madrid can only rely on defense!"

The words made Ancelotti's eyes twitched, but they did not surprise everyone present.

They all know it, but they just can't say it.

Dignified AC Milan, facing a newly promoted La Liga, can only rely on defense?

If this word is spread, Ancelotti, who has been criticized by fans this season for being conservative, may be drowned by the fans' saliva.

But this is a big truth!

Ancelotti knew it himself, but... (To be continued.)