298 Blood-Splattered Arena

"The focus of the first leg of the quarter-finals of the 97/98 European Champions Cup, Millwall's match against Serie A giants Juventus at Wembley is about to begin! Both teams have performed well in their respective leagues, with Millwall holding third place in the Premier League but still looking to defend their title, while Juventus are on the same level as Inter Milan in Serie A. ”

"Millwall are in the Champions League for the first time in the club's history, but they have shown incredible form, winning all six games in the group stage to start the Champions League history of English clubs, with fierce attack and tough defence, and it has to be said that the experience of winning the European Cup Winners' Cup last year has been crucial to their development, and the youth team led by Aldrich Hall has faded and they are fully capable of competing with Juventus! Juventus, the Champions League winner last year, lost to Borussia Dortmund in the final last year and finished second, Lippi's team has shown stability and strength in the league and European competitions, which shows why Serie A can be proud of Europa! ”

"The starting line-up and line-up of both sides are as follows:

Millwall started 433.

Goalkeeper: Bout

Defenders: Schneider, Elguera, Southgate, Capdevilla

Midfielders: Makelele, Pirlo, Nedved

Forwards: Shevchenko, Trezeguet, Larsson

This is Millwall's strongest squad!

Juventus started 4312

Goalkeeper: Peruzzi

Defenders: Torricelli, Montero, Ferrara. Pesotho

Central midfielder: Davis. Courtney. Deschamps

Forward: Zinedine Zidane

Forwards: Piero, Inzaghi

Blessed are the fans today, the main lineup of the two teams is neat, and the key players will not be unable to play due to the lack of major generals, although the first leg is not decisive, the two teams may be conservative in terms of tactical play, but the first 90 minutes of the 180-minute game will be an important foreshadowing. Let's wait and see what the results will look like in 90 minutes. ”

A glance at Juventus' starters, Aldridge had an adjective in his mind: star-studded!

All 11 of them are some of the biggest names in Serie A.

Peruzzi has been playing for various giants in Serie A since his debut, and the goalkeeper with the motto "I want to fly higher" only looks at the ability to save, which is even better than the future Buffon!

The four players on the back line are all well-known figures, and the central defender combination of Montero + Ferrara is a golden partner.

The three midfielders Davies, Conte, and Deschamps are all characters who can not run to the death, both offensive and defensive, plus the tactical literacy cultivated in Serie A, this combination is arranged. Not inferior to any future "black and hard" beast waist defensive hardness!

Zinedine Zidane is a superstar, very strange!

When you think he's the best he's now. But as you get older, you will find out: it turns out that tomorrow he is the better Zidane!

Almost all superstars in history won the Ballon d'Or at their peak, but Zidane subverted this phenomenon, and Zidane when he won the Ballon d'Or was far inferior to Zidane later.

This also proves from the side that his career trajectory is abnormal, others are parabolas, from low to high, and then began to decline at the end of their careers, but Zidane is all the way up and does not fall, the last battle of his career is the World Cup final, and he is playing with the absolute core and soul, which is the best proof of Lu.

Among the young stars in Europe in focus, Piero, Raul, Ronaldo, this is synonymous with European football in the new era, the Italian media regards Piero as a role that competes with Ronaldo, and Piero is definitely the most popular among young European players before the rise of Ronaldo, and it is the first love of most contemporary young fans! Although the next few years will be disappointing in the national team competition, there is no denying that Piero is in great form today, and the Prince of Biancones is well-deserved!

Another Inzaghi also performed well in Juventus in the new season, perhaps the most sensational transfer market in the summer of 01 was Zidane's record transfer to Real Madrid, but Inzaghi's value in the transfer to Milan at that time was conservatively estimated to exceed 30 million US dollars, such a value is that he scored one goal after another in Juventus!

Juventus's squad can be described as a team of three generations of top players in European football in the past, present and future, and the strength can be imagined.

"Millwall, rush!"

"Millwall, rush!"

In the stands at Wembley Stadium, the Lions fans chanted in unison, they had just finished singing the cheering song, and after the end, they kept repeating the climactic lyrics, louder and louder, more and more excited, encouraging the team to fight bravely against the Serie A giants!

The Wild Lion is never afraid to lose, but never loses on his knees!

When the game began, Aldridge got up and stood on the sidelines, his arms around his chest, while Lippi sat firmly in the dugout on the other side.

Millwall were in excellent form from the first minute of the game, thanks to the thorough preparation they had in the past, as Aldridge sacrificed a league game and ended up with a draw to lift Arsenal at the top of the table.

Juventus played away from home, and as soon as they came up, they first put up the fence and were not in a hurry to compete with Millwall for the ball.

However, they did find it new, and in this era of playmaking up the front, Millwall's playmaking responsibility was at the feet of Andrea Pirlo at the back.

Pirlo's precise and sharp shots make every attack of Millwall a great threat, because he is more able to see the weaknesses of the opponent's defense in the big picture, of course, this is a relative concept, Juventus's defensive system is simply impeccable, they have conceded the fewest goals in Serie A, which is enough to show the strength of their defense.

But today Millwall is prepared, waiting for work, and is going to hit the other party by surprise!

Antonio Conte and Davies were shocked to see Millwall's attacking players running!

What is Millwall up to?

Nonsense kicking?

After the opening, Millwall's attack was completely to the right. Nedved. Larson. Coupled with Trezeguet and Shevchenko, who was already on the right side, Pirlo's ball was frequently given to the right side, and all the attacking players were piled up on this side, taking advantage of the local number advantage in a small range to play together, and after a kick out of the ball, he went to the right side of the ribs to play a straight ball, which suddenly made Juventus's defenders a little stunned.

The other side of their defence is completely empty, and without Millwall's players, aren't they afraid of being counter-attacked on this side?

Davies and Antonio Conte immediately supported the other side of the defensive pressure.

Millwall's players were more aggressive. It's also faster.

Their attacking disc trio, Larson-Nedved-Shevchenko, all have speed characteristics, so they are more agile and quick in their running and crossing, and can complete them quickly in a short period of time between retracts and releases.

In the first ten minutes, Millwall concentrated on playing on the right flank, playing and playing when an attack failed and the ball was cleared. Schneider picked up the ball on the right and passed it to Andrea Pirlo, who suddenly dribbled forward. Forcing Deschamps to come up and force him, Pirlo distributed the ball to the right side, Schneider assisted and walked forward with the ball, and then observed the situation ahead, and flew into the penalty area with an accurate diagonal long pass!

Trezeguet and Shevchenko, however, did not press forward at the same time, but drew the attention of the defence near the line of the penalty area.

Larsson cut in front and took the back midfielder, and Nedved consciously ran to the back of the penalty area before Schneider passed, it was a diagonal run, very hidden, Torricelli and Davis were aware of it, but they were completely thrown away by Nedved on the way to accelerate the chase!

The ball bounced off the ground in the box and fell to the back post, Nedved rushed forward, Torricelli couldn't catch up and wanted to interfere with the opponent with a flying tackle, he flew out of the ball with his foot, but Nedved still took the lead and rushed to head the goal!

His whole body seemed to fly parallel to the ball, his head firmly pressed against the ball, and then his eyes stared at the trajectory of the ball with great determination.

Peruzzi had made two good saves before, denying shots from Larsson and Trezeguet, but this time, Nedved's attack was too hidden, Schneider's cross, his movement, almost a heart!

Peruzzi, who was a little chubby, made the best of his saves, but watched as the ball slipped into the goal against the post.

Nedved was not happy when he saw the ball fly into the goal, his head was deflected, and a sharp pain came from the left side of his forehead!

Torricelli retracted his foot, but it was too late, and his spikes scraped the left part of Nedved's forehead, and the blood rushed out.

"The ball is in, the ball is in! Millwall open the scoring at Wembley! The one who scored the goal was Nedved, and since 98 years, Nedved has been in great form! This stems from Hall's change in his role, where he used to be more of a tandem attacker and provide firepower for the front trident, but now he's closer to goal and has transformed into a hidden killer! He repeatedly scored key goals in the league, and it was his goal that helped Millwall win the League Cup, Nedved and so on, he seemed to be injured and fell on the pitch after the goal, he covered his forehead, as if he wanted to sit up, but Torricelli and Ferrara pressed him, signaling that it was better for him to lie down. From the slow motion of the goal, we can see that Torricelli's flying tackle is too dangerous, and although he has a foot-closing action, it still injures Nedved. ”

Aldridge, who was on the sidelines, raised his fists in celebration after seeing the goal, and the coaches behind him also rushed out, but they rushed halfway to find that Nedved did not celebrate, and a sense of foreboding suddenly rose in their hearts!

Torricelli immediately apologized to Nedved, he was afraid that his action just now would cause him to get a red card, to be exact, he was not too high, it was Nedved who jumped to the top of the ground distance was too low, but in the initiative to grab points, he was behind Nedved, and in this case still chose to fly the tackle, it depends on the referee's judgment, the foul is certain, but the goal must be effective.

If the referee dares to cancel the goal and award a penalty, it is not that he is not level, but that he is purely stupid - forced, and he will be hated for smashing his own job!

Millwall's men rushed to Nedved's side.

In order to reduce the penalty for Torricelli's foul action, even if they conceded the goal, the Juventus players showed a friendly side, reassuring Nedved while explaining to the Millwall players.

They are too experienced, they can't provoke Millwall at this time, after all, they are playing away and conceding a goal, if there is one less person to fight, today's game will be completely hanging, maybe there will be a hidden danger of being out!

Nedved eventually got back to his feet, and he was definitely able to get up, but the Juventus players wanted him to lie down and wait for the doctor to arrive.

When Nedved stood up, the live TV camera only dared to take a close-up, and then only used the long shot to focus on the center of the event.

Half of Nedved's face was stained red with blood, and he looked like a terrible ghost crawling back from hell! (To be continued......)