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"After Bayern Munich's goal, the two sides entered an equilibrium situation, and once the attack advanced to the midfield, it was blocked by the opposition's tight defence. The first half was coming to an end, with Bayern Munich and Millwall 1-1 on aggregate, with neither side scoring away from home. ”

Aldrich is troubled by today's situation.

It wasn't that he didn't expect his team to concede a goal, but he definitely didn't expect to be scored by an opponent in the opening 10 minutes.

The two teams entered into a rhythm of mutual limitation, more intense and conservative than the first leg, and even long-range shots were rarely given to each other.

Everyone is afraid!

Bayern Munich, in particular, would have to score two more goals if they had given Millwall an away goal, which would have been too difficult.

In fact, Millwall has been passive.

Dilemma.

The opponent does not invest more troops in the attack, and he does not dare to take it lightly.

Even if Millwall is conservative to lure the snake out of the hole, Bayern Munich will not be fooled.

At the end of the first half, Aldridge turned and walked into the tunnel of the players.

The problem before him was actually the same as Heathfield's.

Only by scoring again can the opponent be eliminated in regulation time.

Then Millwall relied on the attack group of five men in the front field alone, and Pirlo did not dare to risk plugging in, and it was actually four players who put in the front line.

Bayern Munich relies only on Elber, Jankel, Basler. and Effenberg, who was running all over the field. These four men will also struggle to make a difference in front of the Millwall Defence.

To score goals you have to create better chances. In today's confrontational situation, it is necessary to devote more offensive forces.

If you can put in offensive forces, then the defense will definitely be weakened.

Who will move first?

Aldridge was so preoccupied that he looked down and thought about moving forward, almost hitting his head against the wall.

He feared that it was Heathfield's ploy to lure the enemy.

If Millwall plays away, the two full-backs can provide support at the back, and once the full-backs attack is counterattacked, the gap in the defensive line is very obvious.

It's not time to make an all-or-nothing gamble. When it was time to take the risk, Aldridge could have risked his life, but the overall score was a draw, and Millwall was not yet on the edge of the cliff.

In the locker room, the players were sweating profusely, playing away from home, and their physical energy was consumed quickly.

Ronaldo was depressed today, and against Bayern Munich, he was always pressed to death, and he had no bright spots in the last meeting except for a few long-range shots. The one-on-one success rate is plummeting compared to the Premier League, and even in the first half of today, the success rate is 0!

Babbel draws on his experience and lessons learned from his last encounter. Xiao Luo was completely frozen today.

Aldridge has nothing to adjust to the tactics, if it was last year's lineup, he could have made the team play a little more obscene, but the current offensive system is to rely on small-scale cooperation, if he lets the team take back a little more, maybe the offense will be completely single-handed, then it will be clumsy.

He stood in the middle of the locker room, calmly speaking.

"The European Cup, the highest honour in European clubs, all teams, from grassroots to big clubs, dream of this title, we won this competition last year, we had a lot of difficulties, but with willpower and belief we won it. I don't want you to think that the title will come to us, every club will give everything to win it, we are, and so is Bayern Munich. In today's game, you can feel the strength of Bayern Munich on the field, what should we do? First, stay calm and stay focused. Second, the fighting spirit, you can't let yourself relax in a minute and a second. I want to see in the second half that you show the quality that I demand, because I'm sure that the Bayern Munich players, unless they break their legs, they don't stop running, they don't stop chasing victory, and if you want to beat them, you have to beat them in a battle outside of technical and tactical tactics! ”

At this level, there is no one who has a clear advantage at the technical and tactical level, and if you want to win, you must defeat the opponent in the mental battle.

Most of the players present knew it.

Like last season's winner against Juventus, it was the strength of the team's belief that paid off in the last moments.

The defeat of Monaco to advance to the final was a strategic mistake by Monaco after getting a good result in the first leg, if Monaco can play a little conservative at home like Bayern Munich and do a leaky defense, no one knows what the final result will be.

"Guys, come on in the second half, we fought, we all want to go to Camp Nou, Bayern Munich also thinks, the last time they won the title was more than 20 years ago, they may be hungrier, but we will show them with our actions that we have a stronger determination to defend the title!"

Gareth Southgate stood up to cheer the team on, nodding their heads and feeling refreshed, as if the fatigue of the first half had vanished.

Aldridge watched Bayern Munich change from the sidelines in the second half.

If anything, Bayern Munich's tactical discipline has become stronger, they are not agitated, they are steadily frightening.

Although Bayern Munich has been championing the Champions League for more than 20 years, most of their players have international honours, rich experience, and a calm mentality, and will not be as imbalanced as Monaco is in a hurry for quick success.

"It's a game where players from both sides compete on the pitch to see who is more consistent and who makes mistakes first, and to be honest, this game is less exciting than the first leg, the two teams played for an hour, but the combined number of shots on goal was less than 10, and they focused more on how to limit the opponent, which is understandable, Millwall have Henry, Larsson, Nedved, Ronaldinho and other attacking weapons, Bayern Munich also have Elber, Jankel, Basler. A player to be feared by Effenberg. They are all afraid of being torn apart by the other side. As a result, offensive engagement is weakened. At the same time, this is also the way Hall and Heathfield fight off the field, the two are competing for endurance and mentality, to see who is more composed, who can't help but make adjustments first, at this time to adjust the team, it will undoubtedly be a gamble, maybe to improve the probability of victory. But it also increases the risk of failure. ”

As the minutes ticked by, Aldridge was still standing on the sidelines, pacing back and forth without agitation, which would have affected the players.

What kind of medicine does Bayern Munich sell in a gourd?

The opening blitzkrieg, which had an effect, brought the game back to the starting point.

But then, I kept playing defensive counterattacks, the offense did not speed up, relying on individual combat, and the cooperation between two or three players could not penetrate Millwall's defense at all. Millwall, on the other hand, was passive because the opponent's defense was calm and there was no room for progress in attack, especially Mateus's wonderful play. Originally, the battle between Millwall's attacking players and Bayern Munich's defensive players was half-hearted, but with the addition of Mateus to disrupt the game, he could always make a halfway interception attack, allowing Millwall to return repeatedly in vain.

But so what?

What did Bayern Munich rely on to advance to the final?

Aldridge did not guess Heathfield's calculations until the end of the 90 minutes of regular time.

'At the end of the 90 minutes, Bayern Munich and Millwall drew 1-1 on aggregate and will go to extra time.

In the first half of extra time, Millwall and Bayern Munich were still inseparable, and the physical fitness of the players on both sides had reached the limit, but neither side made any substitutions.

Don't dare to change, for fear that the players who are replaced will not be able to enter the game at the first time, then there will be holes in the defensive area.

When the second half of extra time began, Aldridge's eyes suddenly became sharp.

Bayern Munich suddenly accelerated and launched a furious attack!

With both defenders, midfielders Effenberg, Basler and Mateus, as well as strikers, Bayern Munich's attacking force has nearly doubled!

Aldrich gritted his teeth.

Is Bayern Munich really trying to take advantage of their home stadium to the extreme?!

Early in the first half, they got into the game quicker and scored.

After 105 minutes of play, Millwall's physical exertion on the road must be more serious than that of the opponent, although they are almost to the limit, but the German tank is going to grit its teeth and play a period of pressing attacks to destroy Millwall!

Bayern Munich, who lost the first leg and have a clear lead in the league, have plenty of time to prepare for the second leg at home and should be physically ahead of Millwall.

But did Millwall despise it?

Aldridge was on the bench against Manchester United and Derby County, considering that the game might go to extra time, giving the players a short time to rest and prepare.

Lizarazu crossed diagonally into the box from the flank, Jankel was defeated by Materazzi in a scramble for a header, and after the header was cleared, Basler took the ball on the edge of the area and pushed it wide to Effenberg, who fired a long-range shot that Bout picked well and pounced to take the ball into his arms.

Bout got up as soon as he made the save, strode forward and threw the ball straight to the wing near the halfway line with a strong hand on the edge of the box.

Larsson rushed forward to get the ball and Lizarazu quickly chased it back, but it was clearly not as fast as Larsson.

Larsson dribbled forward along the flank, quickly made a 2-on-1 kick to the wall with Thierry Henry in the middle, and then hit the bottom of the box and then knocked back to the middle, Nedved met the ball with a powerful shot, and the ball was blocked by Kufuor's outstretched leg.

Nedved looked remorseful.

If you make a quick stop, you might be able to shake off Kufuor's defence, or shoot or pass to get better.

He was annoyed that he hadn't been able to score the goal.

"Wow, the game went into the second half of extra time, and both teams had a dangerous shot on goal in 20 seconds."

Heathfield also stood up and walked to the sideline, his face solemn.

I didn't expect Millwall's players to run so fast after 110 minutes of play!

In the attack just now, Larsson, Henry, Nedved, and Ronaldinho all rushed forward and shook off Bayern Munich's players after a long sprint.

Miscalculated!

Of course, the Premier League's schedule is more dense than the Bundesliga, and there are more games, and the physical training of this group of players is no problem, although it has reached the limit, but when it is time to rush, it is no problem to grit your teeth and rush forward.

Aldridge crossed his waist on the sidelines, hesitating to make a substitution.

Pirlo couldn't run, he was chasing Effenberg and couldn't defend the opponent's long-range shots, and he couldn't even make harassing moves.

However, given that a penalty kick might be taken in less than 10 minutes, Aldridge could not replace him.

After experiencing the scene of almost conceding the goal just now, Bayern Munich still increased its offensive efforts, but did not dare to press it significantly.

In the last 5 minutes, the two teams suffered from cramps one after another, and the game was frequently interrupted.

Seeing this, Aldridge used substitutions to delay time and prepare for a penalty shootout.

Frank Lampard replaced Claude Makelele as a penalty candidate, while Mills replaced Schneider with calf cramps. (To be continued......)