Chapter 540: A Strange Opponent

There is a saying in England: no derby, no football.

Two of Milan's biggest teams have played countless derbies at this stadium!

And for Atletico Madrid, the stadium is completely unfamiliar.

Except, of course, Lucio.

As the players entered the visiting dressing room, Lucio couldn't help but feel a familiar intimacy.

Over the past two seasons, he has become very familiar with the stadium, even in the visiting dressing room, which he has experienced several times.

Every time there is a Milan derby, the away team has to go into the away team's dressing room.

Lucio's feelings for Inter Milan are a bit complicated.

On the one hand, Lucio's career was at the peak of his career at Inter Milan.

Of course, if you want to talk about Lucio's career, then Bayern Munich is the one that has to be mentioned. In Germany, he won three Bundesliga titles, three German Cups, and two Bundesliga Super Cups. Before joining Bayern Munich, the Brazilian defender also played for Bayer Leverkusen, where Lucio experienced his most painful season - the 01/02 season was unbearable for both Bayer Leverkusen and Lucio, who lost the title with a five-point lead over Borussia Dortmund with three league games remaining; Lost 2-4 to Schalke 04 in the German Cup final; In the final of the European Champions Cup, despite Lucio's own goal, they still lost 1-2 to Real Madrid, painfully becoming the "King of Sanya".

However, after the "King of Sanya" Lucio was sold to Inter Milan by Bayern Munich, he quickly became Mourinho's general, and that season, Lucio and Inter Milan became the "Triple Crown!" ”

Despite his short time at Inter Milan, the glory of the treble still makes Lucio have a special affection for Inter Milan, so now, when he faces AC Milan, he seems to be reminded of those Milan derby times.

Just as Lucio was stunned and thinking, Gao Bo had already begun to make the final deployment and mobilization for the game.

He has AC Milan's starting XI for the day.

Allegri's Milan are still in a 4312 formation.

The starting goalkeeper is Abyano, in the backline, right-back Bonaira, the combination of central defenders is the partnership of Nesta and Mex, the left wing-back is Antonini, and the three backs are Nocerino, Ambrosini, and Seedorf!

Basically, these seven players make up the basic defensive formation of Milan, with three midfielders and four defenders, and these people will not easily press the attack.

And what does AC Milan's attack rely on?

Naturally, it's the trident of the front.

Striker Boateng, the elder brother of Atletico Madrid's Boateng.

His full name is Kevin Prince Boateng, and he plays as a midfielder, Boateng is physically strong and well-rounded, and has shown amazing strength in his first season with AC Milan, and has firmly occupied the position of the main midfielder. However, unlike his younger brother Jérôme Boateng, the national team he chose is his home country Ghana, so although the two are brothers, they can only play for Ghana or Germany in international competitions, each with its own master.

However, in this game, the two brothers may not be able to compete together, because the starting center-back combination chosen by Gao Bo is Godin and Lucio, and in the Champions League, Gao Bo relies more on Lucio's experience.

After all, this stadium is different from the domestic league.

And in front of this forward midfield, are Milan's two strikers.

Swedish god Tajbrahimovic, and Brazilian cyclist Robinho!

Allegri is an Italian coach and Milan is a typical Italian team.

So now this Milan team attaches great importance to defense is engraved in the bones, excluding the goalkeeper, Allegri has arranged seven defensive players, and in attack, AC Milan can only rely on the performance of three players in the front court.

And the core of them is, of course, the Swedish striker Ibrahimovic with his own system.

The 195-centimeter-tall striker has delicate footwork that is difficult for a player of this length to achieve.

In fact, not only among the tall players, but even compared to the bantams, Ibrahimovic's footwork is not far behind.

He's got a great touch of his feet, always scoring goals in an unbelievable way, with a balanced left and right foot, and a particularly good finisher.

It can be said that he is almost a perfect striker, and his body and technique are world-class standards. The only thing that can be found fault is that Ibrahimovic, who is more than 190 centimeters tall, does not have a very good header. Of course, when the big man can send the ball into the goal with extremely delicate footwork and all kinds of unbelievable shooting movements, the small disadvantage of not being good at heading can be ignored. Other than that, he's a little lacking in speed.

"Lucio!! You focus on Ibrahimovic, he is the center of Milan's attack, you have to keep an eye on him at all times! ”

Gao Bo said as he stood in the middle of the locker room.

Some of the distracted Lucio didn't react at once.

After seeing Lucio's distraction, Gao Bo was a little angry, and he raised his voice: "Lucio! ”

Lucio reacted, and he hurriedly said, "Leave it to me!" Chief! ”

Gao Bo looked at Lucio with some unease, he was a little worried about his decision to send Lucio to the starter.

But this thought only flashed through my heart.

Maybe it was Lucio, who had been here for two seasons, that touched the scene.

He's a veteran player and he believes he can get his emotions up to the best once the game starts.

"The focus of this game is to defend AC Milan's counter-attack, which is their main attacking tool!" Gao Bo pointed to the tactical board and said, "They have three midfielders and four defenders, and these people basically don't come forward to participate in the attack, so my requirement is that they must not be tackled!" Playing away, even if it's 0-0, you can't lose! ”

Gao Bo emphasized.

AC Milan is a rather unfamiliar opponent, both to Gao Bo and to Atletico Madrid.

Gao Bo has never played against AC Milan, and the most recent meeting between Atletico Madrid and AC Milan was in a warm-up match in 2006, when AC Milan won 1-0.

Therefore, this opponent is alien to both sides.

At this stage of the Champions League quarterfinals, any small mistake can bury all the team's efforts in the Champions League.

Therefore, Atletico Madrid, which is playing away, must be based on stability.

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Players from both sides begin to enter the pitch.

The presence of every AC Milan player always makes the stands cheer.

The stadium, which can accommodate 80,000 people, is almost full today. In Italy, AC Milan is as popular as Inter Milan and Juventus, and they have many fans. If it weren't for safety concerns, a portion of the vacant space would have to be left as a cushion, and there would have been no empty seats in the stadium.

Lucio looked at the stand, he was already very familiar with the stadium, and the feeling of the city derby returned to him, which made Lucio even more motivated.

The live broadcast also began.

"Welcome to the San Siro Stadium !!"

The sound of the live DJ made the whole stadium boil.

"It's Meacha!"

Lucio said in his heart.

AC Milan is a rival who is new to Atletico Madrid.

But for Lucio, it was most familiar.