Chapter 308 Cooked Duck
After Albertini saw Drogba header and Etoo scored, he completely relaxed, then stretched out his limbs and lay on the lawn, looking at the gray sky and the searchlights on the roof of the court, let out a long sigh...
Albertini doesn't resent AC Milan much, but at this time, he has the opportunity to defeat AC Milan with his performance, and he also hopes that he can do this.
Now he did it.
Mallorca's first goal was when he scored a corner kick and Kaka followed up with a long shot. Mallorca's second goal was when he sent a beautiful pass. After Drogba headed the ball, Etoo followed up and scored - neither of these two goals were his direct assists, but no one could deny the huge role Albertini played in these two goals!
He had never thought of taking revenge on AC Milan, but his performance so far made AC Milan deeply feel what a big mistake it was to drive Albertini away like a plague god!
Berlusconi in the box glanced at Galliani beside him with a stern face. Galliani was about to come out in a cold sweat. Although Albertini's departure was also Berlusconi's acquiesce, after all, Berlusconi was the boss, and he couldn't explain if he really wanted to put the blame on him...
After scoring the goal, Etoo was about to rush to the stands to celebrate, and then he immediately remembered something. He ran back and rushed to the front of the penalty area, then fell to the ground and slid to Albertini's side. He held Albertini's head in both hands and began to shout excitedly. Then Drogbakaka and Ronaldo rushed forward, surrounded Albertini in the middle, and began a crazy celebration!
The half occupied by Mallorca fans was boiling like a pot, while Jose was hugging the assistant coaches around him tightly. Now his heart was in his stomach - at this time, he led with one goal, and there were twenty minutes left in the game. Mallorca had never been so close to the championship of the Champions League!
Of course, it is not the time to be complacent.
Mallorca's celebration lasted for more than a minute before stopping with the protests of AC Milan players and the interference of the referee. Etoo ran back while pointing at the stands. Mallorca's fans also cheered loudly at him with fun.
However, the game did not start immediately because both sides started substitutions...
Ancelotti used up all the remaining two substitutions in one breath. Serginho replaced Pirlo, who performed averagely in this game, and the responsibility of organizing the offense was placed on Rui Costa. Serginho's appearance will increase AC Milan's wing offense. At the same time, the super substitute Thomasen, who scored a key goal in the quarter-finals, came on the court and replaced left-back Carlaze. AC Milan changed into a formation and made a desperate effort to strengthen the offense!
Jose only changed one person. Alonso replaced Albertini, who was exhausted. Albertini got applause from almost all the fans when he left the court. Mallorca fans gave Albertini unreserved cheers, while AC Milan fans clapped in complex emotions. They did not resent Albertini, because it was not Albertini who wanted to leave but AC Milan who didn't want him anymore. The fans could tell the difference between them.
Albertini raised his hands and applauded in the stands, then hugged Alonso, who was playing in the bench near the midfield, and said in his ear: "Okay, Xavi, it's up to you next."
Alonso was shocked and looked at Albertini in disbelief. He heard what Albertini said.
Albertini smiled, then let go of his hand and walked off the court.
When the scene ended, Albertini's expression was so calm.
"Good job, Demi."
Jose went up to him and handed him a sweat towel: "Let's have a good rest, and then I'll hand it over to your teammates... Twenty minutes later, let's go to win the trophy of the Champions League together!"
Albertini nodded slightly, took the towel handed over by Jose, and sat down on the bench, wiping sweat while watching the situation on the court.
AC Milan, who was forced into a desperate situation, began to go crazy.
Although many of their players on the court have consumed a lot of physical energy, everyone knows at this time that if they cannot exert all their strength now, when the final whistle sounds, they will never have the chance to consume physical energy again!
This game is their last game of the season. They did not win Serie A, did not win the Italian Cup, and after reversing Lazio in the 98-99 season, they have not been able to win any championship for a long time. This Champions League is the closest they have to have won the heavyweight championship in three years. They will never give up the next game like this!
However, the Mallorca people are eager for this Champions League championship and have been eager for eighty-seven years. In their 87-year team-building history, they have never won a league championship, let alone a Champions League championship!
Now they are very morale and have neat lineups. Although they have changed one player, it has not affected their overall cooperation. Faced with AC Milan's fierce attack, they still defended extremely closely!
In the 73rd minute, Rui Costa took a corner kick and was pushed out by Mattias. Gattuso, who followed the ball from the outside, swung the ball towards the ball, but the shot was launched with anti-aircraft guns.
In the 76th minute, Serginho made a curve ball from the side, and Inzaghi, who was in front, headed the ball high with Nadal's close press.
In the 77th minute, Nesta made a long pass from the backcourt, and Sepchenko knocked the ball directly at the front of the penalty area. Inzagi took the ball with his back to the goal. Under Nadal's interference, he turned around and shot, but was blocked by Mathias, who was filling up the ball with his body.
Seeing AC Milan's offense becoming more and more fierce, and the impact on Mallorca's front-front of the penalty area was getting more and more fierce, Jose frowned, and then replaced the second person, Pablo Garcia replaced Etoo, the goal-winning hero, to increase the defense and running at the front-line of the penalty area.
As soon as Garcia came on the court, he kicked Inzaghi, who had been very active just now, and Inzaghi screamed and fell to the ground. The referee Merck's whistle sounded, and he gave Garcia a yellow card when he came over. Garcia didn't say much. He came up as a cannon fodder - giving the opponent a kick, which also meant that the opponent was not too active...
After Garcia came on the court, he stabilized Mallorca's defense at the front of the penalty area. At the same time, his crazy running also curbed AC Milan's midfield attack to a certain extent. He ran a lot, but it seemed a little aimless and inefficient. This is also one of the factors that Jose has always regarded him as a surprise weapon. However, it doesn't matter now. Anyway, there are only more than ten minutes left, and no matter how fierce he runs, there will be no physical problems.
He is still holding the third substitution quota in his hand, which is his most favorable point.
Garcia's crazy running took a lot of time. When the game reached the 83rd minute, the AC Milan players finally couldn't help but start a big attack!
The Mallorca players are also waiting for the final decisive moment to arrive - at most ten minutes. Whether they are the champion or the opponent dragged into overtime depends on how they perform in these ten minutes!
Mallorca has a tradition of intensive defense - although this tradition has been almost destroyed this season, at this time, under the command of the old and firm Nadal, and under the tough defense and roar of Matthias, they set up an airtight defensive formation near the penalty area, leaving AC Milan, who wanted to fight desperately to equalize the score, helpless!
Run, intercept, press! And...foul!
The Mallorca players have only eaten two yellow cards so far - one of which was Garcia who just came on the court. Apart from him, only Drogba received a yellow card when he was fighting in the frontcourt. Now, all the players in the frontcourt defended like crazy. If they couldn't defend, they would foul immediately. They also fouled in the area 30 meters away - this kind of foul constantly disrupted AC Milan's offensive rhythm and gave them a lot of long-distance free kicks, but made AC Milan's last-minute offense shatter...
In just five minutes, Mallorca received three yellow cards in a row - one for Alonso Dakotkaka. They took turns to foul to delay time. This approach of rogue play made AC Milan fans boo in the stands, and also made the anxious Ancelotti shout out in anger off the court. However, in terms of the rules of the game, Mallorca's approach is beyond reproach. They played within the rules of the game...
In this case, Mallorca's lightning counterattack completely established the victory of this game!
Thomasson took the ball at the front of the penalty area and was about to turn around and break through, but Mathias took the lead and stabbed the ball out. Alonso took the ball quickly and handed it to Ronaldo. Ronaldo passed it straight to Drogba in front. Drogba stopped the ball, and then turned around and passed it straight!
Kaka rushed up from the backcourt like a wind!
After receiving Drogba's pass, Kaka changed directions in two large-scale directions in a row, completely getting rid of Maldini, who was dragging at the end, and then went straight in. Facing Dida who was attacking, Kaka directly shot while running!
The ball flew into the goal behind Dida against the turf, and Mallorca established the victory in three to one!
After scoring, Kaka pointed his hands at the sky again! The young Brazilian scored twice in the final! Only Kaka has accomplished this feat in the past five years. The last player to score in the Champions League final can be traced back to Dortmund veteran Riddle in the 1996-97 season - he also broke through the goal of the Serie A team twice at that time, but his opponent was Juventus!
The fans of AC Milan looked like earth. They knew that the champion had gone away now, while the fans of Mallorca started a complete carnival!
They knew that no one could stop them from winning the championship trophy now!
At this time, Jose was completely relieved. It was now stoppage time. Even if they gave AC Milan more opportunities, they would not be able to score two goals in this short time!
In this case, if AC Milan can still accomplish the miracle, then Jose will dare to say that he will never coach a professional team in the future!
Chapter completed!