In the afternoon before the second leg of the Champions League semi-final, Millwall youth arrived in Munich with the first team for a friendly match against Bayern Munich.

The offensive line led by Joe Cole, Villa, Vicente and Joaquín completely destroyed Bayern Munich's youth team and won a big victory 5:2.

Instead of going around Munich, such as a friendly match against Munich 1860, the youth team under Najib sat in the stands behind the away team's dugout.

With such an important game, the players of the youth team also want to watch it up close.

It's also a way for clubs to foster a sense of belonging in their young players.

But when the team was eliminated by Bayern Munich, the young players also showed a look of loss on their faces.

On the field, Aldridge came to Xiao Luo, and everyone didn't realize that Xiao Luo had strained, and just thought that he slipped and missed a penalty and was lying on the ground sad.

Aldrich bent down and reached out to pull his hand away, and saw a face full of tears.

The smile that would have infected all Millwall people throughout the Lion's Den was gone.

"Boss, I'm sorry!"

Xiao Luo Zhilu said how much the whole team attaches importance and expects to defend the European Champions Cup, but he kicked everyone's dreams away.

Aldrich showed a gentle expression at him, not showing any bitterness, he didn't speak, pulled Xiao Luo up from the ground, and when he saw Xiao Luo standing on one leg and his face showed pain, Aldrich realized that Xiao Luo was injured.

He put one of Ronaldo's arms on his shoulder. Then he walked towards the middle circle with his arms around him.

Xiao Luo leaned on Aldrich's shoulder and still couldn't stop his tears, he kept apologizing to Aldrich, as if he had made a big mistake.

As Aldridge walked towards the center circle. There are cameras around him all the time, and the live broadcast is still not over, perhaps the audience in front of the TV is more curious about how the young marshal will react next.

The narrators are embarrassed, especially the one from England, Martin Taylor.

He said in a heavy and reverent tone: "This scene is new to us, to the Millwall fans, not that Millwall can't lose. They've lost and they've fallen within easy reach of the league title, but today they lost. It was a landmark defeat in Millwall's history and will go down in history. Bayern Munich defeated Millwall 1-0 at home, the first European defeat in the history of Millwall FC, a Champions League defeat! Since the previous season's European competition. Millwall in the European Cup Winners' Cup. The Champions League is unbeaten in 31 games, winning the Champions Cup in their first season with just one draw and all other wins, and last season, if you count the final, they won eight of their 11 games and drew three, including a draw in extra time in the final and a penalty shootout. With eight wins and one draw in their first nine Champions League games this season, there are reasons to take a hat off for Millwall. Hats off to Aldrich Hall! They are never favoured, even if they are the defending champions in the Champions League this season. The outside world is still not optimistic about them, because they lost too many excellent players in the summer, almost the loss of half of the team's main force, but Hall quickly adjusted a new generation of wild lions, and came to the semi-finals, and has a number of World Cup, European Cup champion members of Bayern Munich, in the game, we do not see Millwall fall into the downside, and finally regret the penalty shootout was eliminated, but I believe that they will come back, will attack the European Champions Cup again, never lose confidence in Hall's team, They can do wonders, they can bring the supreme enjoyment of the fans, and they can write the history of the football church! ”

Aldridge brought Ronaldo to the centre circle and, facing the depressed players with their heads down, he asked the three captains to pull up the players lying on the ground.

He waved to the sidelines again, signaling for the substitutes and substitutes to come over.

At the end of the day, he pointed to the stands behind the dugout and asked the youth team players to join them.

The stadium security staff hesitated for a moment, and finally let these young men in suits and leather shoes into the field, they were all dressed in the same way, wearing a suit at a young age, looking heroic, with Millwall's team crest printed on the left chest of the suit.

When everyone gathered, even if the cameraman and reporters next to him came over, Aldrich ignored it.

His eyes swept firmly over everyone's expressions, and then he said in a deep voice: "We lost this game!" That's right, lose, but lose is lose! We will feel sorry for losing to Bayern Munich, but we should not blame ourselves, be discouraged and be disappointed. To be able to play against such a powerful opponent is your wealth, and there is no shame in losing! Your expression now is like you are attending a funeral, what are you mourning? Are we at the end? No! This is not the end! Definitely not! This is the starting point, a beginning, and a milestone for Millwall to be stronger in the future! Ronaldinho, put away your tears, you're only 19 years old, you should be proud of your performance today! You make the Bayern Munich defence have to have at least 1.5 men to keep an eye on you! Materazzi, head up, I'll give you 9 points for your performance today! Each of you is, where is that 1 point missing? In the future, on the road of struggle, we will leave here with our heads held high, not to send any message to the outside world, but to tell yourself: we still have a future! The future is in your hands, in your hearts, the key is how you face it, whether you really collapse here and collapse, or make yourself stronger, and make us stronger as a team! Now, with your head held high, your sorrow thrown away, let's set sail again! ”

Aldrich's expressions, remarks, and body movements were recorded by the camera next to him from beginning to end, and the team members immediately changed their expressions.

Southgate exclaimed, "Millwall! ”

All the Millwall players and coaches in the audience shouted in unison: "Rush, rush!" ”

Aldridge turned around and led the team off the field.

This scene is extremely shocking.

Millwall, who lost the game, was led by a young marshal with a majestic expression, and everyone's expression was invisible. On the contrary, you can see an unyielding tenacity in their resolute expressions.

Even Ronaldinho, who had tears on his face and was on his shoulders by Villa and Joe Cole, had sharp eyes.

On this fallen field, Xiao Luo made a vow in his heart.

He'll lead Millwall back again. Give all Millwall people a Champions Cup back!

Definitely!

It will definitely !!

After the whole team returned to the locker room, Little Lola was injured, Schneider had cramps, and the team doctor was dealing with it, and the players calmly began to take a shower and change clothes without saying a word, preparing to leave Munich.

Aldridge walked over to attend the post-match press conference.

When Aldridge walked into the press conference, reporters from Fleet Street welcomed him with reverence and applause.

Millwall was eliminated. This caught Fleet Street off guard.

But Millwall did not fail miserably, but went out in a tragic penalty shoot-out fashion, in 120 minutes of play. Millwall, despite failing to score, managed to limit Bayern Munich's attack, with the exception of the set-piece header.

"For the result of this game, Coach Hall. Is there anything you'd like to say right now? ”

Aldridge calmly replied: "Congratulations to Bayern Munich for advancing to the final. They deserved to win, I said before the first leg that Millwall and Bayern Munich deserved to reach the final, the two teams were evenly matched, the suspense would be decided in an instant, Nedved's goal helped us get off to a good start, and Effenberg's header was also achieved by Bayern Munich's hard work, and finally won the game by way of penalties. It's cruel, but it seems to be fair. We were a little bit unlucky, which is normal, the penalty shoot-out, it is unpredictable, no one is completely sure. ”

Fleet Street reporters nodded in agreement with Aldrich's statement.

Judging from the 210-minute game process of the two legs, Bayern Munich and Millwall are inseparable, and the goals of both teams are not considered to be created by great chances.

A reporter from the German newspaper "Bild" raised his hand and asked: "Ronaldinho, the sinner who missed the penalty in the sixth round, before he took the penalty, we noticed that Millwall captain Southgate had a brief verbal exchange with him, did he take the initiative to take the sixth penalty?" ”

Aldrich suddenly changed color, and said sharply: "Sinner? You show me some respect! My players, not a single one is a sinner! You can accuse me of the fact that the team was eliminated from the competition, and the responsibility is mine, I made him take the penalty! It was I who neglected his physical limits and caused him to strain, and if you must find a sinner, it is me! ”

With that, Aldridge got up and left the table, not wanting to argue with the reporter anymore.

The Bild reporter was dumbfounded.

He turned his head inexplicably to look at the group of British reporters on Fleet Street.

Malegobi.

Isn't finding the sinner in a penalty loss what you do best?

Isn't it a tradition in England?

I respect your traditions, your young marshal is crazy with wool!

It's no surprise that Fleet Street reporters raised eyebrows.

The young coach is known for protecting his calves, and since he choked the media for Gareth Southgate, he has never let the outside world put mental pressure on his players as long as it is within the scope of football.

Not to mention the burdensome responsibility of being a "loser".

Millwall was defeated in Munich, and the return plane landed in London in the early hours of the morning.

When Aldridge led the team out of the airport to take the bus home, he saw nearly a thousand Lions fans gathered outside the airport, shouting the names of each player and cheering for them.

If you haven't watched the game and don't know the results of the game first-hand, you must think that Millwall is a winner.

Seeing that many fans came to support them for the first time, the players were extremely moved, and some even had moist eyes.

Aldridge was also infected by this scene, and made a gesture of worship to the outside fans before stepping onto the bus.

When he got home, Aldridge sat on the couch, and although he was the first to cheer the team up after the game, who was going to cheer him up?

A bitter smile appeared as he looked at the ceiling.

There is still a long way to go to defend the European Champions Cup.

Regrets?

No, he didn't feel that way.

Being able to play against Bayern Munich this season, as a manager, he feels that it is a precious memory, and he should be able to smile when he recalls it when he is old, winning and losing is commonplace, there is no shame in losing, and being able to compete with strong opponents is one of the joys of his job.

Ding dong.

The doorbell rang.

Aldrich really smiled this time, it turned out that there were still people who would comfort him and encourage him at this time.

When I opened the door, I was surprised to see Ewen holding a fruit salad (to be continued......