Chapter 300 Approaching the quarterfinals
"CCTV, CCTV, what you are now broadcasting is the second round of the 2009-2010 Champions League quarter-finals between Donetsk Miners and AC Milan. In the first round, the two teams reached a 2-2 draw at the San Siro Stadium in AC Milan. Such a score is more beneficial to the Donetsk Miners." Liu Jianhong appeared again, and this game is still broadcast live by the Sports Channel.
Of course, some websites are also broadcasting live videos on the Internet at the same time.
In order to attract attention, the title of some websites is not even called Donetsk Miners vsac Milan, but is directly called Xu Qi vsac Milan.
And there is something very much that has attracted much attention in this game.
That is the scorer list. Xu Qi and Ronaldo have scored seven goals now, ranking tied for first place.
As long as Xu Qi scores another one, Xu Qi will enjoy the top spot in the scorer list, with eight goals, and even very hopeful to win the Champions League top scorer.
After all, Ronaldo has been eliminated, and his goals number can no longer increase.
This was something that no one expected before the start of the Champions League.
Even Ronaldo himself probably did not expect that when he first found out that his best scorer position was tied for first place with Xu Qi, his idea was that Xu Qi would definitely be eliminated, and his number of goals would be difficult to increase in the future, and the best scorer must be his Cristiano Ronaldo.
But the result was completely reversed.
In the final Champions League scorer list, Xu Qi is the one who has the most hope to rank first now.
"Borello got the ball in the penalty area, and shot with one shot! The ball missed." Not long after the game started, AC Milan got a chance, and Borealo's shot in the penalty area missed.
Then, Serna sent a wonderful cross from the bottom. Adriano in front of the goal threw away Bonella, who was not close to her body and directly hit the goal. This extremely threatening shot was blocked by Abiati.
In less than three minutes, Ronaldinho once again threatened in the Donetsk Miners' penalty area. This time Rakitsky rescued and resolved the threat in time.
Judging from the situation of the whole game, the Donetsk Miners are still on the defensive. They have the advantage of away goals. When neither side scores a goal, the anxious side must be AC Milan.
AC Milan needs to score first. Only by taking the lead can they have a chance to reach the quarterfinals.
Next, in the first half, the two sides fought more midfield battles, and the Donetsk Miners also did not give AC Milan any good opportunities with their solid defense.
The game has been in a stalemate, the scenes seem very intense, and the fight between the two sides is also very active, but those creative and exciting scenes were not seen.
After all, the Miners are still defending, and both sides did not play the same as they did in the first round of the game.
In order to advance, the Donetsk Miners became pragmatic. They were indeed very close to advancement, so the more they played, the less they wanted to lose.
Therefore, Xu Qi and William all retreated deeply.
Of course, Lucescu knew that the team under his command would never give up on offense, especially the guys in the frontcourt had a very strong ability to fight back.
So, Lucescu also makes good use of this.
However, today, Leonardo, as the head coach of AC Milan, is also very aware of the threat of the Donetsk miners, especially the arrangement of Flamini, which is largely to control the Donetsk miners' quick counterattack.
As for the first half, this tactic was still very successful. The only unsuccessful point was that the only few opportunities were squandered by Hunterlaal and Borello.
Leonardo felt that the level of these forwards in his hands was not as high as the level of the opponent's Donetsk Miners' forward.
These guys can't seize opportunities at such a critical moment, it really makes it difficult to use some of the playing styles he arranged before the game.
Finally, the referee also took the lead in blew the whistle at the end of the game when he was at work. After 45 minutes, neither side scored a goal.
Zero to zero.
After the halftime break, AC Milan needed to score even more, and the rapid passage of time and months would be even more unfavorable to their situation.
In the second half, AC Milan wanted to attack even more.
However, after the start of the second half, some storms changed suddenly. The Donetsk Miners suddenly did not take the defensive moment during this period, but took the initiative to attack, using their midfield running ability to control the midfield and launch a fast attack on the spot in the midfield.
At this time, Xu Qi's performance began to become active.
In the first half, his performance was pretty well-behaved and did not have much eye-catching performance. However, in the second half, Xu Qi began to exert force and continuously intercepted Ambrosini and Flamini's balls to launch a fast break.
After Xu Qi cut off Ambrosini's ball, he immediately made the ball to Judson. Judson's shot was blocked by Thiago Silva and created a corner kick opportunity.
Another time he dribbled the ball and stole Flamini from the left, then directly rushed into AC Milan's penalty area. After passing Pirlo, he was knocked down by Abate, creating another opportunity to set the ball in the frontcourt.
However, neither of these two opportunities was seized by teammates.
Although there is no goal, AC Milan can be scared during this period.
In such a situation, they didn't even have the chance to consider how to win and advance, but instead considered how to block the Donetsk Miners' next fierce attack.
Although Xu Qi used his active performance to create opportunities one after another, he did not score or assist to his teammates.
In the fifty-first minute, the score changed.
In the frontcourt, Judson created another opportunity for a set piece. This time, Judson swept the ball into the penalty area. William promptly stepped forward and padded the ball directly into the goal guarded by Abiati.
The score has finally changed!
One to zero, the Donetsk miners led the battle of life and death, and it seemed that the miners would eventually survive.
After all, Milan must score two more goals at this time to have a chance to eliminate the Donetsk Miners. After all, they may not be sure to not be scored by the Donetsk Miners again.
Lucescu, on the sidelines, raised his arms and asked the audience for applause and encouragement. At this time, he needed the fans to give them confidence and make them convinced that he had reached the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
The game is not over yet, but the situation is great for the Donetsk Miners.
Xu Qi and William were also hugged each other, and then Judson and Adriano also chased after him, and all the miners and players were extremely excited.
This ball is too important to them. The team's efforts at the beginning of the second half paid off.
The total score is three to two, and there is an advantage of two away goals, AC Milan seems to have fallen into the abyss.
Afterwards, Leonardo immediately made a substitution adjustment. Seedorf appeared and replaced Flamini. He doesn't want the thickness of the midfield now, and it's meaningless now. He must play the old demon Seedorf to increase his creativity in the frontcourt and create more good opportunities.
Whether it is Hunterlaer or Borello, someone needs to feed the cake. It is not enough for Ronaldo to feed the cake by himself, so he must be on the previous one!
Chapter completed!