Soccer is a competitive game in which two teams fight for victory for 90 minutes, but if one side has no way out of a draw, then it is obviously not a disadvantage.

In the Champions League group stage, Aldridge put a lot of energy into each of the first three rounds, because once he loses, the situation will immediately turn for the worse.

Fortunately, Millwall won all three games, Barcelona did not win three games, and now, fools know that Barcelona is in a situation where they have to win.

In this way, whether it is in terms of the team's mentality or the manager's arrangement, Millwall can be more calm than the opponent.

In addition to Van Gaal's factor of injecting attacking football into this team, Barcelona can't attack without attacking, even if it is away.

Wembley was in full swing as players shook hands on the pitch and Barcelona's starting line-up was unchanged from two weeks ago.

Millwall, on the other hand, made a change in midfield, with Andrea Pirlo, who returned from injury, making his Champions League debut today.

Ballack has also reached the peak of his hot form in the new season, and in the league ten days ago, he showed a slump after Zen spirit, which directly led to Millwall's disorganized midfield and frequent mistakes, and finally only managed to win a draw.

Thankfully, Andrea Pirlo returned from injury at the right time, and after only 70 minutes in the last league game, he showed good competitive form to help Millwall seal the win early, and he was holding back his enthusiasm for this Champions League game.

Playing Barcelona, why is it missing me Pirlo?

Without me Pirlo, Millwall's attack will be at least 20% less powerful!

Pirlo is so confident now. Aldridge put him in place two years ago. Although he didn't make as many appearances as Ballack. But the tactical status of the team, he is higher, everyone knows that in the role of the team's "brain", Pirlo is firmly in the top spot.

When the pre-match ceremony ended, the two teams pulled apart and loud voices rang out from the stands.

"Millwall, rush!"

The fans' pre-match chanting also ended, and the most relentless turned into a chorus of roars. Boost the team's morale, but at the same time make the visiting team feel a lot of pressure.

"At the referee's whistle, the game officially began, Millwall kicked off first, and when Ruud van Nistelrooy passed the ball back to Pirlo, Millwall's formation quickly pressed forward, and it looked like they were about to play a blitzkrieg!"

Barcelona must score, must win!

They also thought Millwall would play a conservative counter-attack as they did last time out.

There's basically nothing wrong with thinking so.

Under normal circumstances, Millwall has 9 points in hand. You can also guess that the opponent will attack wildly, and shrink the defense line to counterattack can give full play to their speed advantage.

And so. Barcelona's players scramble for the ball as soon as the game starts, not paying attention to the defensive formation, and most of them think that Millwall's forward ball is just a small combination between three or two.

It was a misdirection mistake they made in preparation for the game, and the consequences were catastrophic!

Pirlo controlled the ball by linking up with the wide players, the full-backs quickly inserted the assist, and between the three passes and the two downs, Millwall's formation quickly advanced.

Just eighteen seconds after kick-off, Pirlo crossed and ran to the edge of the Barcelona penalty area, all the way unimpeded, those opponents who grabbed the ball were all left behind him, and Guardiola in the midfield position stared at Nedved, but was surprised to find that Pirlo actually attacked in front of the penalty area, which annoyed him.

After the start of the game, the strikers pressed up, and the midfielders did not follow up on a large scale after the interception failed, what is this for?!

Pep Guardiola dropped Nedved to mark Andrea Pirlo, who easily picked up a cross from the wing, Sergi pressed Shevchenko closely, the ball went over their heads, Schneider came out from behind, and at the same time, Nedved and Shevchenko cut forward and Ruud van Nistelrooy ran to the left to meet at the back post, and the three alone turned Barcelona's defence to pieces.

Schneider received the ball and swept straight in front of goal, and Larsson, who was behind Ruud van Nistelrooy, blocked the ball with his foot like a ghost, and the ball bounced diagonally into the net.

"Half a minute into the game, Millwall scored! Larson! Larson, a strong contender for the Golden Globe! He's scoring again! He points to the sky while running, you can imagine how happy he is, in such a team, he is the happiest with a lot of goals! Oh, Schneider hugged him, Larsson got down on one knee and gestured to celebrate Schneider's boot shine, and the super shooter knew that his excellence also came from the excellence of his teammates! Louis van Gaal has been emphasising that Millwall's style of play is ugly, but Hall has shown the world that Millwall's unique style is that they don't play just one type of football, they can use different tactics flexibly, and when they want to play beautiful football, who team can play more smoothly than them? ”

Barcelona had a terrible start!

Their pre-match determination to turn the tables on the occasion was dealt a heavy blow.

Van Gaal still sat in the coach's seat without moving, but his expression looked far less calm and calm than half a month ago, more like a kind of numbness and death.

How strong were Barcelona since he took over at the start of the season?!

In the first nine rounds of the league, they won 8 and drew 1, and just before they played Millwall half a month ago, they beat Real Madrid away at the Bernabeu!

But after playing against Millwall half a month ago, the 0:5 defeat at home suddenly made this team lose its invincible momentum, losing two consecutive rounds, and the state suddenly had a world difference from the performance of the previous nine rounds.

Today's game mispredicted the situation again, and as soon as it came up, it was hit head-on, and Barcelona lost every inch in an instant.

Aldridge stood on the sidelines, smiling indifferently and applauding his team's goal.

He rarely celebrates wildly now, really rarely, but the young marshal standing on the sidelines is a unique sight, and he is still the focus of the TV camera.

Especially in a match like this, the less he celebrates. It's as if you're silently announcing: Hit Barcelona. Lao Tzu's team scored a goal and it was a matter of course. Need to be particularly excited?

In the Wembley game, Millwall does not have the ultimate home advantage, so they must not lose control of the game, which is the case with PSV Eindhoven, playing Barcelona, playing away from home, at Wembley. It's not that it doesn't work, it's unnecessary.

In terms of game control alone, Millwall's overall passing and possession ability is definitely stronger than Barcelona's, just like half a year ago, in terms of star fame and personal ability, Millwall is definitely not as good as the other party, but in terms of team chemistry, Millwall is bound to be better.

The outside world can't figure out what kind of style Millwall is, synonymous with playing attacking football? No, at least the first three Champions League games. They didn't show an overly attacking football shadow.

In Aldridge's view, overemphasizing style is not good for the team.

A strong team. It is only a rare team that can reach the peak of its own style, and it is difficult for this kind of team with a clear style to continue its glory, and only a team that can keep pace with the times and be flexible and different from time to time can continue to be brilliant.

He believes that there are many teams that have fallen into the "style constraints", such as Arsenal ten years later, Arsene Wenger overemphasized beautiful football, but has forgotten what kind of football Arsenal used to start from scratch under him in this era, Cruyff's dream of Barcelona completely collapsed when he was obsessed with beautiful football.

It's not uncommon for a team to stick to one style and eventually succeed, but the cycle of success is too long, and the continuation of the glory has become extremely difficult.

What kind of pursuits other coaches have, Aldridge doesn't care, and he doesn't make comments.

But he doesn't have the great ideal of starting a sect, he just wants the team to succeed, continue to succeed, and shorten the cycle between the peak and the trough to the shortest, so his team must be diversified in style, not take the extreme route, use the best talents, the most suitable tactics, and run the team differently.

He doesn't mind criticizing Millwall as a track team, nor does he mind being criticized for being ugly when he wins on the road with defensive counter-attacks.

He won the victory, the victory or defeat is clear at a glance, what others like to say, he really doesn't mind, living under the influence of other people's public opinion, it is estimated that he will not be happy for a minute in his life.

Barcelona didn't recover quickly after conceding a goal, they became constrained, both afraid of conceding and desperate for an equaliser.

This mentality has caused their front and back to be disjointed, and the midfield has fallen into total passivity!

In the 11th minute, Pep Guardiola couldn't find the ball in midfield and took the risk of playing a through ball to tear Millwall's defence through with a scalpel-like pass straight from the midfield.

This is too contemptible!

Makelele denied Pep Guardiola's through ball and sent the ball to Shevchenko's feet with a pinpoint interception, the Ukrainian dribbled laterally and slammed back to Andrea Pirlo, the Italian boy dodged Giovanni's press and then responded with a scalpel-like through ball to Barcelona.

The ball went through between Abelardo and Sergi, and Nedved unexpectedly slotted into the ribs of the opposition defence, receiving the ball and turning a half-way high cross to find the back post.

The ball flew near the back post and, from a tight angle, Larsson slapped his horse on, leaped high and slotted the ball into the Beyer-guarded goal.

'Larsson scored twice and headed home from Nedved's cross! Millwall is playing crazy rhythm, Barcelona is like losing their souls, and the defense line is full of holes! Strange to say, before meeting Millwall, Barcelona's defense was criticized, but their average number of goals conceded was only close to one goal per game, since being bloodied by Millwall half a month ago, they have conceded an average of more than 2.5 goals per game in recent games, and the defense seems to have become vulnerable all of a sudden! ”

Teammates rushed to Larsson to congratulate him on his goal, and at this crucial moment in the Ballon d'Or selection, Larsson and Nedved were both in good form, which was crucial for their inclusion in the rankings, and having an opponent like Barcelona as a foil made it all the more impressive.

The Barcelona players were completely awakened after conceding this goal.

They were relieved!

Yes, after being two goals behind away, what psychological burden can there be?

Don't think about whether you can beat your opponent and then have the favor of Lady Luck, forget the meaning of the points behind the game, and forget the situation of whether you can qualify for the group stage.

Simply play the rest of the game!

Barcelona's state is a bit strange, 0:0, 1:0 feel like they can't play anymore, and morale has fallen to the bottom.

But after 2:0, they cheered up, and from their offensive, they couldn't see the momentum of breaking the kettle to fight back.

On the contrary, it was as if they were starting to play normally in a tie environment. (To be continued......)