Thanks for the reward of "Death of the Thief"! ——

Wembley was lit up and the seats were packed.

It is a very rare situation that Millwall's Champions League match was actually full at Wembley.

The opponent is Dynamo Kyiv from Ukraine, which is very strange, last season Millwall played Barcelona in the group stage and Juventus and Monaco in the knockout round, and the highest attendance was only 93%.

Just in the last three months, Millwall's fan base has surged again.

Arsene Wenger's Arsenal attack became fluid and delicate, pleasing to the eye.

Aldrich's Millwall, on the other hand, is starting to get magically gorgeous, with a combination of mercury teamwork and dazzling individual skills.

It was no surprise that fans flocked to Wembley to watch the game as fans came into the stadium in anticipation of Ronaldo's dance moves, Thierry Henry's run, Nedved's burst, Larsson's ghost, Andrea Pirlo's subtle pass, and so on.

Adam, the CEO of the club, stood in the VIP box with high spirits, he stood with his hands in his hands, and today specially invited many representatives of Millwall's business partners to watch the game together, as entertainment, in fact, his mind is well known, is to show the partners: look at the popularity of Millwall!

The hatred in his heart!

He was urging the new stadium to do so, but no matter how fast the contractor was to speed up the work, it was impossible to deliver the stadium in the summer of '99, and Millwall could only move into the new stadium by August '99, then it would have to be in the summer of 2000. You can't do such a big project as moving the stadium in the middle of the season. That obviously affects the team's record. Owner Aldrich certainly disagrees.

If we were able to move into the new stadium, attendance was better than expected in the previous two years, with more than 40,000 season ticket bookings now being booked each season.

Adam is also a big figure in English football now, with several poaching offers from first-tier clubs in hand, but he himself is unmoved, similar to the CEOs of most teams in the Premier League, and he is looking forward to a move to the FA one day. He knows that he can make a name for himself, and he can't do without Millwall's dazzling record, doing this is the way it is, everything depends on the results, Bates's Chelsea was a joke a few years ago, Chelsea Village is a big man, and now with the record climbing, the business has also improved, but Chelsea's debt is too high, and the increase in operating income is a drop in the bucket.

When Aldridge, dressed in a suit, appeared on the sidelines, the excitement in the stadium rose several notches. Crazy Lions fans no longer need to use more words and deeds to express their admiration and trust in this young coach, thinking that so many heavyweight players in the team were sold more than half a year ago. The reaction of the fans is also relatively flat, except for some regretful voices, everyone's mood is very strange, changing other teams, even if it is a giant, selling so many stars will inevitably cause an uproar in the fan base, but the Crazy Lions fans don't seem to be worried at all.

After a lapse of more than a year, Aldridge and Lobanovsky fought again, he took the initiative to shake hands with each other, a simple greeting, close observation can be seen that the other party's complexion is slightly worse than last year, perhaps the physical condition is already a little unsatisfactory.

When the Champions League theme song played, players from both sides lined up on the pitch and stood up.

"The first leg of the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League will be played at Wembley, with last season's champions Millwall taking on Dynamo Kyiv from Ukraine. These two teams should be no strangers to each other, they played each other in the group stage last season, Dynamo Kyiv's memories are not good, they were killed by Millwall home and away, today their starting lineup has not changed from last season, Millwall's side has changed a lot, after all, they have lost half of last season's main force in the new season, this may be the key point of the game, how can Dynamo Kyiv prevent Millwall's multi-point attack group? Perhaps that's what a neutral audience is concerned about, with Millwall's recent form surprisingly good and people asking: how do you curb their attack? ”

Aldridge stood on the sidelines with his head held high, his face indifferent.

In the second year of Lobanovsky's three visits to Dynamo Kyiv, the team has matured and has been adjusted to the limit of its effectiveness.

Their personnel team has not changed, according to the ability of this group of players on the field, it is not a problem to dominate the Ukrainian league, and to reach the knockout round in the European competition is not only the addition of the player's own ability and team role, they have played the ultimate advantage of the Eastern European team, that is, the advantage of the home field.

Even if the giants are visiting Eastern Europe, the weather and venues, coupled with the impact of factors such as time difference, will greatly reduce the combat effectiveness, Dynamo Kyiv has won 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in 6 games in the group stage, accumulating 11 points to qualify, relying on 3 points at home and a draw away.

Millwall host Dynamo Kyiv at Wembley today, and if they don't win the game in the first 90 minutes, the second leg will be very dangerous.

The opponent discharged the 451 formation as a guest and strengthened the midfield interception.

Goalkeeper: Shovkovski.

Defenders: Luzny, Hrovka, Vaschuk, Kaladze.

Midfielders: Haskovic, Berkovic, Husin, Kadash, Kosovski.

Forward: Rebrov.

The sharpness of the Kyiv Dynamo offensive without Shevchenko must have decreased, which is a good thing for Millwall, at least the pressure when being counterattacked by the other side will not be too great.

Thierry Henry and Larsson stood in the centre circle ready to kick off, and the heroic Millwall attacking group looked at each other in a visibly defensive posture, and they were full of fighting spirit.

Millwall lead the Premier League points, the FA Cup has entered the round of 16, the Champions League is now playing the quarter-finals, and the outside world is very high in their call for new glory this season, which is what they are pursuing now, entering March, in fact, it has entered the sprint stage of the championship across the board!

The game begins, Millwall is the main attack!

Henry kicked the ball to Larsson, who passed it to Ronaldo, who rushed forward with the ball. The momentum was to break through, forcing Dynamo Kyiv to pinch him in the middle line. Ronaldo knocked the ball on his heel to Nedved in the back. The Czech's non-stop ball and a through ball, Larsson stepped forward and Thierry Henry also made a one-two, and Millwall's first wave of attack broke through the opponent's midfield defense after kick-off.

Larsson made a pass feint and broke through the penalty area directly by himself, and volleyed hard at a 45-degree angle!

"Larsson shoots! Shovkowski made a brilliant save as he got up from the ground and yelled at his team-mates to wake them up, and Millwall opened the scoring with four touches and it looked like Dynamo Kyiv didn't get into the game quickly after the break. ”

Dynamo Kyiv did get into the game slowly after the opening. They're used to playing in Eastern Europe, and when they come to England, they need to adapt as well.

Millwall not only dominated, but also dominated the game in an all-round way, starting from the start of the new year before and after three months of attacking running-in, the team's attack has indeed entered the mature stage, and then improve and strengthen is to keep improving.

Aldridge asked his team to attack after the opening kick-off, not giving the opposition time to gain a foothold, and this tactical arrangement worked wonders, with Millwall always pressing the opponent to attack.

The two full-backs, Zambrotta and Schneider, also pressed across the halfway line to play on the perimeter and compete for two points of attack.

The sixth minute of the opening period. Schneider passed straight to Nedved from the wing, and Nedved took a stop and used his body to turn and dribble past Husin. This was followed by a cold shot!

"Nedved shoots from distance! It's a pity that he was blocked by Hrovka with his body, the ball popped out of the penalty area, Ronaldinho stopped the ball, and he also came to shoot from a distance! Kaladze used his body to block the shot again. ”

Two long-range shots in quick succession caused Dynamo Kyiv's defence to panic and the defence lost contact with their positions, and the ball bounced off and was picked up by Pirlo in the middle, and he was able to shoot from distance around 30 yards from goal, which seemed he was going to do.

But when he swung his leg and shot and Kadash flew to block, he deftly smashed the ball past Kadash and then slid it through to everyone's surprise to Larsson, who was completely unmarked on the right side of the box.

Larsson took a step forward with the ball before sweeping it across goal, where Henry stabbed it and rolled into the door of the Dynamo Kyiv goal.

"Seven minutes into the game, Millwall scored! Although the assister is Larsson, but this ball must be praised Pirlo, he shook Kadash and calmly passed the ball to Larsson who appeared in the vacant position, although Dynamo Kyiv has many defenders, but the position of the defense has become chaotic after continuous shots, Larsson's ability to find space is unmatched, and the rest depends on whether his teammates can pass the ball to him, fortunately, Millwall has Pirlo, his overall view, passing vision is amazing. ”

Thierry Henry scored and pointed at Larsson, who in turn beckoned to Andrea Pirlo and the rest of Millwall's team-mates ran over and put their arms around each other's shoulders to the sidelines to greet the fans in the stands.

The Lions fans were indescribably happy, seeing the team perform wonderful and passionate football, coupled with the joy that Ronaldo has injected into the team this season, the fans are undistracted and unwavering in their support for the team, and they are not even interested in looking at the other giants, because they believe that Millwall's game is the best and the best.

Aldridge reacted calmly to the goal, simply applauding.

But my heart is full of anticipation.

The timing of the goal was significant, with Dynamo Kyiv trailing in less than 10 minutes, and every goal was gold in the two-legged knockout round.

What will Lobanovsky do next?

Are you still keeping?

As long as Dynamo Kyiv puts a little more troops into the attack, and the formation is pressed forward, Millwall's attack will be more threatening.

Nobanovsky was also very calm, he just sat in the coach's seat without moving, and his expression did not change in the slightest.

He felt bad about the draw for Kyiv Dynamo, not only drew Millwall, who was double-killed last season, but the other party was also the defending champion, plus the recent state of Millwall has attracted attention throughout Europe, Kyiv Dynamo is more unlucky to play away in the first leg, he hopes that Kyiv Dynamo will be better at home in the first leg, so that the opponent's play is limited than expected, Dynamo Kyiv has more chances, as long as Dynamo Kyiv can score at home, The mentality of the opponent is completely different when it comes to the away side, but unfortunately, in the first leg, it was Dynamo Kyiv who was a guest, but he couldn't hold it.

What's next?

Lobanovski had really envisioned it before, reminded the team.

So, Aldrich was disappointed.

He didn't see any change in Dynamo Kyiv, even if he conceded the ball first, he still put up the fence first.

After conceding the goal, Dynamo Kyiv quickly got into the groove and began to limit Millwall's attack in a layered manner. (To be continued......)