"Friends of the audience, welcome to the finals of the 2002-2003 seasons, the UEFA Champions League!"

“We are now broadcasting live for everyone at Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester, England.”

"This match is against both sides of Atletico Madrid from Spain and AC Milan from Italy."

"The two teams are traditional strong teams in La Liga and Serie A, and are also the best teams in the European arena in the past season, especially Atletico Madrid. After experiencing a nightmare of relegation, they emerged and performed very well under the leadership of the young coach Gao Han from China."

"Now we can see that both teams have come out under the leadership of German referee Merck."

"The entire Old Trafford Stadium was full, with a total of more than 70,000 fans coming to the scene, and the scene was very spectacular."

"The fans of both teams are also very enthusiastic, and they are very passionate in the stands, competing with the team songs of both sides, but when we get together, we can't hear clearly what we are singing, but we can feel that power."

"This is the head coach of the two teams, Gao Han, who is only twenty-seven years old, and Ancelotti, who is forty-four years old."

"It is worth mentioning that unlike Gao Han, Ancelotti is a professional player. As a midfielder, he has won three Serie A championships, two Champions League titles, and two Toyota Cup championships."

"I believe he is not unfamiliar with such a final scene and looks relatively relaxed."

"On the contrary, Gao Han, the youngest head coach in the history of the Champions League, led the team to the finals. It is worthy of recognition to have such a performance, but lack of experience is his biggest weakness in both Atletico Madrid."

"We all know that the Champions League finals are not just about strength and fighting spirit, but more importantly about experience."

"Okay, the two teams have already started preparing. The captain, veteran Maldini and young player Torres are all ready to come and guess the side. The game is about to start."

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"Oh, they chose to attack from left to right!"

After Maldini pointed out that AC Milan got the right to guess the sidelines, Emery on the sidelines exclaimed.

According to legends from the Jianghu, the venue design of Old Trafford Stadium has a certain inclination, with high left and low right, so every time Manchester United plays at home, they will choose to attack from left to right at the beginning.

Of course, this is just a legend and has not been confirmed by actual evidence.

However, AC Milan continued Manchester United's usual characteristics and chose to go from left to right in the first half.

In this way, Atletico Madrid gained the right to serve.

Gao Han shook his head, how could it be so magical?

He walked straight to the sidelines and clapped his hands hard, attracting the players' attention.

"Guys, remember what I said, keep it steady, keep it steady after the game."

The players nodded at the same time.

Gao Han had repeatedly advised him before the game, and they all knew how to play the game.

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With the whistle of referee Merck, the highly anticipated Champions League final officially kicked off with the roar of fans in the audience.

Atletico Madrid took the lead in serving, and Torres kicked the ball to Villa, who passed the ball to the backcourt with one kick.

Carvalho was not in a hurry after getting the ball, and turned to Xavi Alonso, but soon, Espanyol passed it back to the right and gave it to Dario Serner, but the ball was back at Carvalho's feet in a blink of an eye.

The back-and-forth pass of the backcourt made it difficult for AC Milan to organize the pressing.

Gao Han stood on the sidelines and nodded in a hurry, "I just want to play like this, take your time, don't worry."

Left and behind, the assistants of the coaching staff were also staring at the stadium, or looking at laptops, each performing his duties to study the progress of the game and analyze the situation.

Kaka led the offense in the frontcourt and soon found a gap and passed the ball to the front of the penalty area.

As soon as Torres rushed over, before he stopped the ball, Maldini got stuck at the right place, directly intercepted the ball, and cleared it out with another kick.

The first attack failed to break into the penalty area.

But Gao Han still gave him a round of applause, "It's great, take your time, don't worry."

The ball still landed at Atletico Madrid, but AC Milan was not interested in the stack. Soon, under the command of Maldini and Nesta, the defense line was reorganized.

This forced Atletico Madrid to pass back to the middle and backcourt and continue to wait patiently for the opportunity.

In the third minute, Jankulovsky seized the opportunity on the left and made a cross with his left foot, but Nesta headed the ball out of the penalty area before Villa, once again dissolving Atletico Madrid's offensive.

"These two central defenders in AC Milan are really strong!" Cantalero couldn't help but praise.

"The key is to be very stable." Emery also agreed very much.

Nesta is currently recognized as the number one central defender in football and can be regarded as a despicable existence among central defenders. After joining AC Milan, he continued his peak performance in Lazio's period.

As for Maldini, as a legendary player in European football, he is not young, but he is in good condition and has a very rich experience. He is ease in dealing with any scene. As the team captain, he also plays a role in leading the team.

More importantly, the two cooperated very well.

It was as if in the eighth minute, Xavi Alonso found an opportunity and made a straight pass from far away from the backcourt. After Villa received the ball, he dribbled the ball along the left rib and made a strong breakthrough. Before Nesta blocked it, he made a cross to find Torres.

Torres had a good understanding and did not allow the ball to stay. He passed it into the penalty area before Maldini.

But this time, Nesta's judgment was very accurate. After suppressing Villa with his body, he took the lead and destroyed the ball, giving Atletico Madrid an extra-boundary ball.

The excellent defense of the two central defenders won them all applause.

As Gao Han and the media expected, after the opening of the game, Atletico Madrid quickly took advantage of its own pass and control advantage to control the game, and patiently organized an offensive towards AC Milan.

The first threatening offensive in this game occurred in the tenth minute. After Pirlo got the ball in the middle, he passed it to Rui Costa. The latter got the ball and passed it straight behind him. Inzaghi broke into the penalty area at the front of the penalty area.

But the moment he received the ball, the lineman raised the flag, the referee blew the whistle, and offside.

Soon, Atletico Madrid made two consecutive attacks, first Dario Serner stepped forward and made a cross from the right, Torres grabbed the first landing point at the front of the small penalty area and headed the ball.

But under the interference of Maldini, the ball failed to hit the front part.

Only Villa dribbled the ball into the penalty area on the left rib, but was tackled by Nesta very timely and returned in vain again.

Gao Han and the coaching staff were also mentally prepared for the difficulty of the game. They kept walking to the sidelines to boost the morale of the players and kept calling on the players to continue to maintain this rhythm, not to be careless or in a hurry.

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From the beginning of the game, the entire Old Trafford Stadium was shrouded in a tense and solemn atmosphere.

Although neither team was able to score a goal, the game was extremely tense.

It's like a master fighting, it seems calm, but it's also surging undercurrents. Every move seems to be ordinary, but it seems like a fatal killing move.

"Gattuso's performance in this game was a bit abnormal," said Jose Ramon de la Morena with a frown.

As a die-hard fan of Atletico Madrid, in order to better appreciate the game, he even asked Serre Radio to arrange for others to comment on him, while he sat in the media stands to watch the game quietly.

Matayana also saw it, "It's probably also a matter of mentality."

"In an event of such a big game, no matter how big the stars are, they will inevitably be nervous. Gattuso's performance is not ideal. AC Milan's midfielder, especially in the left rib area, is much weaker. Villa, Kaka and Deco are all beginning to consciously play here."

De La Morena smiled slightly, this was a favorable situation for Atletico Madrid.

Since the opening, Atletico Madrid seems young, but in fact he plays steadily, which is not easy.

It is not difficult to see from this that Gao Han carefully arranged this game for a long time.

Under ideal conditions, as long as Atletico Madrid continues to maintain this momentum, it will only be a matter of time before it breaks through AC Milan's defense.

But the football field is changing rapidly, and any accidents may happen, so you can't be careless.

"Nesta and Maldini are really good, and Costakuta, AC Milan's defense line is really strong. If it were other teams, we would have scored a goal long ago." Matayana shook his head helplessly.

"I'm still stronger!" Dela Morena had no choice.

If we say that the biggest difference between AC Milan this season and last season is that there must be one more Nesta on the defense line.

The joining of this world-recognized strongest central defender has greatly improved AC Milan's defense line and can be called a bug-level central defender on the back line.

Pirlo retreated and dragged the ball to organize the midfielder, and at the same time, Rui Costa and Sidov pulled to the two wings. AC Milan's formation looked more like the 451 formation, and the conflict of responsibilities between Pirlo and Rui Costa also resolved a lot.

Ambrosini and Gattuso acted as thugs and could also unleash Pirlo's organizational ability.

Judging from these, Ancelotti is worthy of being a master of tactics in Serie A.

On the court, Atletico Madrid had the advantage of the scene, seized AC Milan's weakness and began to increase offensive investment.

Especially the front court pressing.

Captain Torres was very active. When pressing Karaze, he forced AC Milan's left-back to foul. After intercepting the ball, he formed a counterattack on the spot, quickly dividing the ball into the middle.

Kaka grabbed the ball before Ambrosini and Pirlo, and then passed it to the penalty area.

Villa calmly cut in from the left rib and rushed to the top in front of the goal.

But at the critical moment, Dida made an incredible save, heading Villa's close-kick and punching out a single box.

This beautiful defense made all AC Milan fans cheer in unison.

Villa knelt in the penalty area, holding his head with his hands, pressing his forehead against the turf, looking very regretful.

"Oh, it's such a pity!" Matayana slapped her thigh hard.

Dela Morena jumped out of her seat and pointed at the stadium, "Can you save such a ball? It's such a fucking day!"
To be continued...