1:0 seems to be a narrow scoreline, but in the home and away two-legged knockout rounds, the home team can win the opponent 1:0, 1:0 is of great significance.

First of all, the opponent did not get the away goal, then in the second leg away, Millwall can play defense, as long as the opponent can score a goal away, Juventus will score 3 at home!

This is where Aldrich hesitated.

He was satisfied with the 1:0 score, but with 45 minutes to go, did he need to defend from the beginning in the second half?

Benitez and Jenson each gave their opinions.

They all agreed that 45 minutes were too variable, and if they had fallen back at the start of the second half, Millwall would have been weak if Juventus had scored an away goal.

Aldrich thought it over and felt that they had a point.

Just like in the Carabao Cup against Chelsea, Chelsea started the game with a wild attack, and when the score started to shrink in the second half, they tried to attack but couldn't pick up the speed.

The players entered a state of excitement in the first half, suddenly descended from the high rate, all aspects of the body function "cooled", and it was not easy to mobilize in a short time.

Aldridge walked into the dressing room while the team doctor was reworking on Nedved's wound, and after asking a few questions and getting a reassuring result, Aldridge began to encourage the team while also making some tactical changes.

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again, and the whole Millwall team still maintained a high-frequency and fast-paced style of play, and every player was in good shape today. Precise passing. The ball is played quickly. The idea of passing and cutting the running position is clear.

Juventus also started to develop in the second half after adapting to the first half of the game, but their efforts were clearly controlled, little by little.

It can be seen from their player movement and player engagement in the attack that Zidane's ball is no longer forward, but more of a horizontal pull and then a side, allowing other teammates to assist.

The game heated up, with both sides arranging tight defensive lines from the midfield. Compared with many teams' non-hierarchical individual crazy pressing, both teams have shown a top level of defense and tactics, the Serie A team is good at chain defense, Millwall under the tutelage of Aldrich, the defense never emphasizes one-on-one rushing, each defensive point and the defensive line are linked as a whole, and the opponent will not be given the opportunity to break one by one.

Neither side was able to create better chances in the open game, and both teams began to use set-pieces to create killings.

Juventus' two consecutive corners were just as close to the goal as they were, sending panicked exclamations from the fans in the stands.

Southgate shouted at his team-mates to get their attention. Defending set-pieces they suffer a little bit, and that's the defensive height. This requires them to anticipate more accurately and position themselves more appropriately to contain their opponents.

By the 70th minute, Aldridge was pacing back and forth on the sidelines, and at this point in time, Millwall's physical exhaustion had begun to run out.

Judging from the perspective of observation alone, Aldrich knew that the players used 70 minutes today to run the distance of the usual 90-minute race, and it is estimated that the average running distance has exceeded 10,000 meters.

Juventus closed in the first half, and gradually gained strength in the second half, comparing the two, the gap between the two sides began to decline from Millwall's dominance, and now it has become balanced, and if it continues to develop, it is likely that Juventus will have an overall advantage.

The experienced Lippi estimated that he had planned to do so from the beginning, defending first and then attacking as a whole, which is understandable, if it weren't for Millwall's surprise attack in the opening stage of the first half, maybe Millwall would have involuntarily pressed on the ground because he couldn't score at this moment, giving Juventus more opportunities to attack.

It's time to put it away.

1:0

This is an acceptable result!

Just as Aldridge was about to replace Trezeguet with Ballack, the situation on the field changed.

Millwall played a wave of attacking highs.

Trezeguet switched positions with Larsson, and Trezeguet, who was pulling on the left side of the box, made a rare pass to the ribs of the right wing with a ball over the top.

Shevchenko inserted the ball at high speed and carried Pesoto with a long shot!

The ball flew towards the Juventus gate like a heavy artillery, Peruzzi flew to block the ball with one hand, but the ball was too fast for him to control the trajectory of the saved ball, only to see the ball bounce near the line of the small penalty area.

Ferrara and Montero reacted and tried to clear, but Larsson leaped high between the two and headed the ball to the other side of the goal!

Peruzzi was powerless to return to the sky, looking at the ball and sighing!

Ferrara and other Juventus players immediately raised their hands to signal Larsson to shoot offside, but the flag in the linesman's hand was always drooping.

'Larsson's stoppage shot scored the goal! Millwall leads Juventus 2-0! It's a golden goal, and if they can win Juventus by two goals at home, Millwall's chances of promotion will be very big, very big! Does anyone question Larson's lack of initiative now? He responded to all doubts with goals in key games, and he is the most important point on Millwall's front line, and this attack is a combination between Millwall's forward trident! Trezeguet, Shevchenko, Larsson, they all worked together to help the team extend the score! ”

Wembley's stands were boiling, and the Lions fans were happily bouncing around the stands, leading by two goals, and the probability of promotion was greatly increased!

Aldridge also waved his fist excitedly on the sidelines to celebrate, and then quickly turned back to let Ballack complete the substitution, and at the same time let Gattuso also warm up, at this time, there is no need to hesitate, you can hold the score of 2:0!

With such a scoreline, Millwall visited Torino in the second leg, and as long as Juventus can score one goal away from home, the opponent will score four!

Barak on, Trezeguet down.

Three minutes later, Gattuso went up and Shevchenko went down.

Millwall Formation 4411.

Lippi walked to the sideline with a solemn face and made adjustments, but tactically. And not personnel adjustments.

He knows that the difference between two goals is a very dangerous situation. According to Millwall's three away performances in the group stage. Even if Juventus return to home, they may not score at least three goals against their opponents.

After adjusting according to Millwall's formation, Juventus saw the move, the two fullbacks boldly stepped forward to assist, and the three midfielders also advanced at a level, Juventus counterattacked in the last ten minutes!

By this time, Millwall's players, although still running, had begun to lag behind Juventus in terms of speed. Their relentless running in the first 80 minutes made the last 10 minutes passive.

Aldridge kept pressing his hand to keep the players steady, rest more when they had the chance, adjust the pace of breathing, even if it was delaying.

However, Juventus did not give them a chance, and they were more physically fit during this period, and almost used basketball tactics to press the whole court and press frantically.

Zinedine Zidane shoots from distance and Inzaghi grabs the spot. Davies broke through and fired a long-range shot and Conte delivered a clever pass. Piero shook the ball off the ground and Torricelli crossed high for Conte, who was on the back of the line

Juventus's attack wave after wave, hitting Millwall in front of the goal, fortunately did not give the opponent a good chance to score, otherwise Bout may not be able to withstand it.

Even if Millwall wants to use his inverted feet to waste time, he can't bear the few fierce players in the opponent's midfield.

Deschamps cut the ball away from Andrea Pirlo's feet and then fired a through ball that Piero met and fired a long-range shot from outside the box, which Gareth Southgate blocked and used his body to keep the ball out of the line.

Stoppage time had come to the game, with Juventus pressing and Millwall retreating.

Juventus took a quick corner, the ball reached the feet of Pexoto, Schneider defended him head-on, Pexoto surprisingly did not pass the ball but cut inside the outside line, and chose to shoot from a 45-degree angle outside the penalty area!

No one thought he would be in this position, choosing to shoot from such a distance.

And the ball was a half-high ball, almost sticking to the turf and flying quickly towards the goal.

The penalty area was overcrowded, the ball hit Makelele's calf on the way to roll, and then changed direction and bounced to the front of the penalty area, the speed was still very fast, and on the small penalty line, I don't know who touched it, and the ball slowly rolled into the goal.

Bout, who was deceived by two refractions and fell to the center of gravity, couldn't save it!

"The ball is in! Juventus pulled a goal back in stoppage time, this goal will make Lippi leave London satisfied, 2:1, Millwall was given an away goal by the opponent, this result made their second goal slightly less valuable, and it can even be said that the score of 2:1 is far worse than 1:0! Who scored this goal? In the slow-motion goal replay, we see that Pexoto's shot is blocked by Makelele, by which time Bout has lost his center of gravity, he went to save the near corner, if Makelele does not block, he is absolutely sure to save the ball, but Makelele stretches this kick, let the ball refract, Elgra, who is defending on the line of the small penalty area, is caught off guard, he hastily swings his leg to clear the ball but the kick is broken, the ball slides past his feet, and then rolls into his own goal! After conceding the ball, Elgra covered his face and fell to the ground, looking extremely self-blaming! ”

As the Juventus men celebrated the goal frantically, Lippi laughed in the dugout and then celebrated with his fellow coaching staff.

Aldridge had the same expression as the fans in the stands, his face was expressionless and slightly pale.

The mood falls from heaven to hell!

Yes, 2:1, far less than 1:0.

The most intuitive interpretation is: with a score of 2:1, Juventus can advance as long as 1:0 when they return to home, and if it is 1:0, even if Juventus plays 1:0 at home, the two teams will have to play overtime.

Southgate pulled Elgra up, whispering something in his ear, and then nudged his head to cheer him up.

Stoppage time was up, and Millwall restarted the game with a quick wave of attacks, culminating in Andrea Pirlo's long-range shot that went wide to bring the game to the finish.

The fans in the stands also cheered up, and no matter what, they were more optimistic.

At the very least, the second leg was won with a leading scoreline, not a draw or a total score deficit.

The first ten minutes and the last ten minutes of the game were dominated by both teams, and the middle 70 minutes were a tug-of-war, with few chances, but there were still plenty of exciting scenes between attack and defense.

Aldridge walked over to shake Lippi's hand, didn't say much, and then turned to the field to comfort the disappointed disciples.

Aldridge was the first to walk up to Elgra and hug him for a long time, encouraging him in his ear to forget about the own goal.

"Don't blame yourself, look forward, so that you can continue to move forward on the road to the world's world-level central defender, I have confidence in you, no one will blame you, on the contrary, today you did a good job, managed to limit Piero, I am very happy with you!"

Elgra escapes from the psychological shadow in Aldrich's comfort.

Aldrich knew that he had to help Elgra as soon as possible, or the seed of self-blame would take root in his heart.

At the end of the game, the Millwall players exchanged shirts with the Juventus players, and then they came to the sidelines to thank the fans in attendance. (To be continued......)