"As I said half a year ago, it's hard to say about professional football."

At the pre-match press conference at Old Trafford Stadium, AC Milan head coach Ancelotti faced the media reporters in the hall, talking freely, unspeakable and relaxed.

"I'm afraid no one would have thought that the two teams in the first stage of the group stage would eventually reunite in the Champions League final, but this is professional football."

Ancelotti's remarks did resonate with the media reporters on the scene.

The first stage of the group stage opponents meet in the later schedule, which is not a rare occasion in the history of the Champions League. The most recent one was Real Madrid and Bayern Munich in 2000, and Bosque also led Real Madrid to complete revenge.

But meeting in the finals is indeed extremely rare.

"We've had three matches over the past two years, and as you all know, we've lost all three games, and we've also lost one UEFA Cup, but this match has made us very familiar with each other."

The media reporters on the scene nodded again.

"But what I want to say is that this is a Champions League final and anything can happen. When we get this ticket, my players and I are very clear that if we don't want to repeat the regret of missing the League Cup last season, we have to win at all costs."

"I believe this is the biggest consensus among our team so far!"

A burst of warm applause rang out at the scene.

The reporters with a keen sense of smell could hear that Ancelotti was a bad person.

"Carol, how do you evaluate the opponent in this final, Atletico Madrid?" an Italian reporter asked.

Ancelotti smiled slightly and nodded, "This is a phenomenal team. There is no doubt that they are very outstanding. This is the reason they have not failed in the past two years. They are not afraid of any team. They are full of aggressiveness in all games. They are the strongest team."

But at this point, Ancelotti changed his mind, "We all know that in professional football, no team can win all the time, every team will fail, maybe tomorrow."

"For us, this will be a very meaningful game because we can use the same opponent to test our progress over the past period of time and the results of the team's efforts to prepare for the past few days."

"AC Milan is a great club, and the players are all great stars who have experienced many battles. Each of us is focusing on this game. We all know the significance of this game and are looking forward to the arrival of this game."

“My players and I have enough confidence to be the best!”

Ancelotti's words once again received applause and cheers.

Although AC Milan has lost to Atletico Madrid three times in the past two years, this does not mean that it will still lose in this final. On the contrary, what Ancelotti is best at is counterattack.

In everyone's impression, his nickname is Wannian's second, because his past record has always been second.

But few people know that he has another nickname, Ancelotti who cannot be beaten.

Because his coaching is just as stoic and tenacious as he was when he played football.

In his past coaching career, he has experienced repeated defeats, and even some of them are shameful defeats. When it comes to other head coaches, he may be in a slump, but Ancelotti survived again and again and completed his revenge.

This is quite valuable in professional football!

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"It's wonderful to say, Carol."

After the press conference, Ancelotti returned to the rest area, and AC Milan general manager Galliani came up to meet him.

As the club's general manager, he was also invited to participate in some of UEFA's activities tonight.

"Thank you, Adriano." Ancelotti nodded and smiled.

Galliani looked around and found that no one was approaching. She immediately pulled Ancelotti to the corner next to her, looking like a thief.

"Carol, tell me honestly, how sure are you in this game?" Galliani asked with a serious look on his face.

Ancelotti replied without thinking: "I will do my best to win."

Jia Bazi almost slapped him, pretending to be garlic in front of me?

"I know, you have been practicing penalty tactics every day in training these past few days."

Ancelotti nodded, "Yes, this is part of the regular preparations."

"To be honest, Carol." Galliani couldn't stand it anymore.

"Ok." Ancelotti decided to confess, "Atlético Madrid is very strong, you shouldn't deny this, right?"

Galliani nodded, this is a fact recognized throughout Europe.

"If we play two forwards, I'm not sure, but if we play single forward..." Ancelotti raised his brow, and his words were not clear, but the meaning was already very obvious.

Playing as a double striker is a request from Berlusconi. Da Inzaghi and Shevchenko are both arrowheads he focused on, and they don’t want to give up.

But what Ancelotti wants more is a single striker, four, three, two, and one formation.

"Are you sure?" Galliani asked with a frown.

Ancelotti smiled slightly, "I promise they will make mistakes during regular game time. Even if not, I can definitely drag them into the penalty shootout."

Galliani immediately understood why there have been some decisive matches in AC Milan's training events this past week.

"Okay, I believe in you!"

After saying that, Galliani buttoned the suit, looked at Ancelotti deeply, and turned around and left.

Behind him, Ancelotti's eyes flashed with a hint of harshness.

The opportunity for revenge has finally come!

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"I'm very happy that the team is currently adjusting well, and luckily, we are all able to play, which is crucial for us, at least, I haven't encountered any troubles in line-up selection."

After Ancelotti's press conference, it was Gao Han's turn to hold a pre-match press conference to announce the 18-man roster.

In response to reporters' inquiries, Gao Han first introduced the team's current situation.

"Yes, as you all know, I brought all the players who have played in the first team this season to Manchester, and we are an inseparable whole, but unfortunately, only eighteen people are able to show up on the court."

"I already have an idea about the starting lineup. I will not change ourselves because of AC Milan's lineup and playing style, because I know that our most powerful weapon comes from our confidence in ourselves."

"There is no doubt that coaching Atletico Madrid has been a fantastic journey for me. Here, I met a group of the best players, the cutest fans, and the management who trusted me the most. Everything is the most perfect for me, and the only thing I want to do now is to lead the team to the best."

"Unlike the UEFA Cup, the atmosphere in the Champions League final is more tense. This is pressure, but it is also motivation."

"As part of professional football, we always walk on the court with pressure and responsibility, and the only thing we want to do now is to do our best and win the opponent."

However, Gao Han also mentioned that it is not easy to defeat AC Milan now.

"We've played three games in the past two years and they're familiar with us, but we're a little strange to them now, which may cause us some trouble, but I believe we can overcome these disadvantages well."

Gao Han's analysis has also been recognized by many media reporters.

Atletico Madrid's impressive record of winning in the past and never fails, has also attracted the heart-to-heart trust of many media reporters and fans. They unconditionally believe that Atletico Madrid will definitely win.

"Mr. Gao Han, according to Italian media disclosures, AC Milan has repeatedly practiced penalty tactics every day for the past week, but as far as we know, Atletico Madrid does not seem to have this arrangement."

After listening to the reporter's question patiently, Gao Han nodded and said, "Yes, we didn't think about dragging the game into a penalty shootout. We have the determination and confidence to end this game during regular game time, so we don't need to practice the penalty kick tactics."

Hundreds of media reporters at the scene captured Gao Han’s strong confidence.

In fact, everyone knows that when it comes to a penalty shootout, Atletico Madrid will have no advantage.

As Ancelotti said at the last press conference, AC Milan is a star with many battles. Everyone is mature and steady, and has stronger psychological qualities. This is the disadvantage of Atletico Madrid.

If you really enter the penalty shootout, this disadvantage will be exposed more clearly.

"Mr. Gao Han, I am a Chinese journalist. Do you have anything you want to share with domestic fans about this Champions League final?" Another reporter stood up.

Gao Han recognized him as a well-known reporter of an authoritative sports newspaper in China. The two nodded tacitly and smiled.

"I'm not a professional player, but like all professional players, the Champions League has always been my dream. Winning the championship is something I never dared to even dream of in my dreams."

"I come from China, where football is not high. Last year, our motherland entered the World Cup finals for the first time, but the result disappointed many fans who love him. Coupled with various factors and problems, many fans chose to abandon him and even turned to hate him because of love."

"I can fully understand the heartache of these fans, and I can also understand their regrets, but I do not agree with their approach because I know that this will not help improve the level of Chinese football."

"I still remember clearly that in the season when Atletico Madrid was relegated, the fans were also very sad and disappointed, but they did not abandon the team, nor did they hate the team because of this. On the contrary, there were more fans who bought the team's season ticket than before. They chose to continue to support the team unconditionally, even if they were just paying attention in obscurity."

"Today, Atletico Madrid can reach today and enter the stadium of the Champions League final. It is the best affirmation of this group of fans. I also firmly believe that as long as there is a group of fans who continue to support Chinese football, even if they are insignificant and just stand by the side in obscurity, then I firmly believe that Atletico Madrid today is Chinese football tomorrow!"

"I don't know what the outcome of this game tomorrow night will be, but I can guarantee that we will do our best to fight until the last minute and second. As long as the ending whistle has not sounded, we will never give up!"
Chapter completed!