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Chapter 207 Tenacious AC Milan
Iliye stood there dumbfounded for several seconds, and then suddenly overjoyed, took off his jersey frantically, and ran towards the sidelines waving.

The Borussia Mönchengladbach fans also reacted at once, the goal was really scored, and it went forward at the end of the half game, 2:1, Mönchengladbach took the lead!
Therefore, crazy cheers immediately resounded over the Paul Cabage Stadium. This kind of joy was almost like the thorn stuck in the throat was finally spit out.

Nick also smiled and stood on the spot applauding. It can be said that half of the credit for the goal was scored by him. After running for a while, Elie also ran over immediately and gave Nick a high-five to celebrate.

"Hey captain, your free kick was so brilliant we thought it was out of bounds."

"Haha, after watching Roberto Carlos' free kick, I suddenly remembered that I did the same thing, but it was a pity that I hit the goal post and was missed by you kid."

"Hahaha, captain, you can't blame me for this. Don't take advantage of the bastard, and don't take advantage of the leak. Am I still a striker?"

"Come on, keep playing. In the second half, we will play defensive counterattacks. There are plenty of opportunities."

"That's, that's, captain, then you have to pass the ball to me more."

Riedel's high-decibel commentary was also fluttering in the wind: "GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! Haha, a supplementary goal! From Romanian star Adrian Ilier, he was found by good luck. Nick's Super S free kick hit the post. All the players did not guess the ending. Adrian was hit by the ball, and the score was rewritten. It seems that there is no problem in winning all three giants in this group."

All those who support Borussia Mönchengladbach are in a good mood right now.

The AC Milan players were a little discouraged. Nick's free kick was so high that they didn't expect it. The moment the ball bounced back, everyone was indeed short-circuited. The moment the ball entered the goal, the AC Milan players realized that it was a goal.

Off the field, Zaccheroni punched the coach's bench fender angrily. If he could enter the intermission with a draw, Zaccheroni was confident of scoring points from the Paul Kaberg Stadium, but now that Borussia Mönchengladbach is ahead, it will be difficult. Everyone knows how ruthless Borussia Mönchengladbach's defense is and how sharp its counterattack is. As long as you press up and attack, Mönchengladbach's counterattack will definitely sieve you.

"This Borussia Mönchengladbach team is very strong. I'm afraid this will surprise many people. Pot [-] team beat the other three teams. Hehe, I'm afraid this is no longer a team in Pot [-]. It is estimated that the odds of winning the Champions League must be adjusted now, right?" Huang Jian explained with relish, "We saw that Zaccheroni was a little restless off the field. If there is no accident in the second half, Borussia Mönchengladbach will probably win again by a big score."

After the game restarted, the referee blew the half-time whistle after AC Milan passed the ball.

Back in the locker room, Carl was very pleased that he could beat three giants like this in a row. Carl felt that this team has matured, and Borussia Mönchengladbach will also rise to become the favorite to win the Champions League!
"Everyone did a good job in the first half. AC Milan is very strong, but you have proved yourself. Borussia Mönchengladbach's goal this season is no longer just the Bundesliga championship. If the season ends and we can win the St. Bradbach Cup, everyone will have a wonderful holiday. Work hard, nothing can stop Borussia Mönchengladbach from winning the championship. Let the prophets die." Let him lean towards the middle.

At the same time, Karl asked Nick to pay more attention to the quality of the counterattack. As long as he can score another goal, AC Milan will definitely collapse. Karl firmly believes that his proud disciple has this ability.

In the dressing room of AC Milan, Zaccheroni was a little angry. He had nothing to say about the first goal, and it was a last resort for Gattuso to miss Nick.

"Well, we have to counterattack in the second half. We are AC Milan, the top club in Europe. We shouldn't play at this level. In the second half, continue to attack the opponent's two wings and continue to strengthen the physical collision. Andres (Gurley), you have to play smarter and stay away from that German kid, so that your offensive talent can be reflected." Zaccheroni pointed out the players, and then asked the players to strengthen the crosses from the wing in the second half, creating creations for Shevchenko and Jose Mari Chance to score.

At the same time, Zaccheroni also replaced Ambrosini with Boban. The Croatian veteran's organizational skills are obviously stronger. Zaccheroni hopes that Boban can better dispatch his teammates.

As for the defense, Zaccheroni boldly asked Costacurta and others to create offside tactics to deal with Borussia Mönchengladbach's three forwards.

If he wants to attack, Zaccheroni must take risks. Offside and anti-offside are only one word away. If AC Milan wants to invest more troops in attacking, this risk is worth taking.

After 15 minutes, players from both sides returned to the court, and the second half of the game began quickly.

The tactics of the two sides on the field were not unexpected. Borussia Mönchengladbach began to shrink and let AC Milan attack.

AC Milan didn't have any scruples, and attacked immediately.

At the beginning, AC Milan made a long pass into Borussia Mönchengladbach's penalty area. Although they did not have a high center forward, AC Milan's passes were a bit weird. Their passes seemed to be large, not directly hanging on the players' heads. The competition around the second place where the ball landed showed the demeanor of a strong AC Milan team.

Gurley kept grabbing the second point to attack, which made Nick a little depressed. The Argentine was too slippery at the moment.

In the 50th minute, Shevchenko interfered with Metzelder's header, and the ball flew to the right side of the penalty area. Guli stretched out his foot before Hausweiler, passed Hausweiler through the crotch, and then swept the goal.

Two minutes later, Maldini made a cross, and Shevchenko leaned against Metzelder, and Metzelder forced a squeeze, but Shevchenko suddenly unloaded, and Metzelder immediately lost his center of gravity.

Seeing this, Nick hurriedly shouted: "Don't mess up, keep an eye on the person you want to guard, and get ready to fight back!"

Then Nick decisively retreated back into the penalty area. Now that AC Milan's offensive is in full swing, he has to do something, but in this way, the area around the top of the penalty area in Borussia Mönchengladbach has been handed over to AC Milan.

Nick simply winked at Hausweiler and asked him to move to the position of the midfielder. Hausweiler was diligent and diligent, and it should be okay to mark Guli, while Borussia Mönchengladbach's defense suddenly became stronger.

AC Milan discovered this later, and no longer crossed from the side, but let Boban get in, and the two of them started to cooperate with Guli in the middle to pass the ball.

This is the tenacity of AC Milan. It can detect changes in the opponent in time and change. Although the score is behind, it is still calm. This is worth learning from Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Now it is AC Milan controlling the overall situation, while Nick deploys the defense and waits for AC Milan to make mistakes.

(End of this chapter)