AC Milan have been the best performing team in Serie A in the last four seasons in the Champions League, not only winning the final title last season, but also playing in the semi-finals for four consecutive seasons without losing in the process.The season has been equally impressive, especially at the San Siro, where they beat Bayern Munich and Lyon 3-1 respectively.Since the group stage of the 0304 season, the Champions League has not lost at home.Even though he was too arrogant that season and was beaten by Laco away from home, the Milanese were still proud at home.Judging from the predictions of various media before the game, half predicted that Milan would beat Chelsea 2-1 at home, while the other half predicted a 1-1 draw.Home advantage and a strong manpower are the prerequisites for predicting a win for the Milanese, but at the same time, the solidity of the Chelsea defence is still formidable, and the attacking power of Wang Ai's forward line, especially Wang Ai, cannot be ignored.In addition, there is only one thing that is not good for Chelsea, that is, Jose and Chelsea have never won the Champions League, and the league is a long-term accumulation of strength, which tests the amount of money invested in the club's transfer, but the cup is different, and it tests the manager's pre-match preparation and on-the-spot command.In this regard, Carlo Ancelotti and Milan are more experienced than Chelsea.In terms of personnel, the Milanese are a little worse.The Milan were absent from a big player in both the front and back, Inzaghi in the front court was unable to play due to a cold, and Maldini, the core of the backfield, was still recovering from a minor injury.On the Chelsea side, centre-back Carvalho is injured and Hutter is not in good form, so he has to temporarily bring in Gallas, who is desperate for this position.So comparatively, Chelsea are a little bit better.Both sides can be regarded as all-star teams, according to the transfer fee, the 22 people played by the two teams add up to 600 million euros, which is converted into RMB is a 6 billion yuan fight, this is a super luxury event, most of the World Cup games are really incomparable.On the evening of the 18th, the Chelsea people gathered in front of the hotel after dinner, boarded the bus in turn, and prepared to leave for San Siro.The family members who had travelled with the squad had already gone on their own, sitting with hundreds of Chelsea fans who had travelled from the expedition, forming a small settlement cheering for their side in the stands, and protecting the families.The atmosphere on the bus was a bit dull, and many teammates wore headphones and listened to music to adjust their moods.The teammates who have never been involved in the Champions League are in a solemn mood, Wang Ai prevented Jose from getting involved in the UEFA Cup in Tübingen, and stopped Jose from getting involved in the European Champions Cup in Laco.The closer we get to the final trophy, the more apprehensive people become, and the pride and confidence of the past are replaced by doubt.In this regard, Jose has not been able to really turn it around no matter how hard he tries, which cannot be compared to Carlo Ancelotti's Milanese sitting firmly in the Diaoyutai area.At 8pm, Chelsea arrived at the San Siro and then changed their clothes and shoes before heading out to warm up with the Milanese in their respective halves.At this time, although there was still nearly an hour before the start of the game, the San Siro was already full, the stadium was playing all kinds of pop songs, and the fans were chatting with themselves.Unless the stars who are warming up at some point make some wonderful moves.It's just that most of the time the stars are on the scene for simple activities.Half an hour later, the two sides returned to the locker room almost simultaneously after the warm-up, each carrying out the final tactical arrangement and the final physical and psychological adjustment.Unlike the Milanese who kept laughing when the door was not closed, Chelsea in the visiting dressing room had only a few chuckles occasionally.A few minutes later, both sides lined up and walked out of the locker room, staring at each other with serious expressions.Accompanied by the little caddy, facing the light and hustle and bustle of San Siro, he officially appeared.On the Milanese side, goalkeeper Dida, back four Stam, Nesta, Kaladze, Serginho, three midfielders Gattuso, Pirlo, Seedorf, three fronts, Kaka, Gilardino, Shevchenko.Among them, Shevchenko is the captain.On the Chelsea side, goalkeeper Petr Cech, back four, Geremi, Gallas, Terry, Del Horno; Five midfielders, Claude Makelele, Frank Lampard, Wang Ai, Robben, Duff, one striker, Drogba.From the perspective of positioning, AC Milan's attack and defense are more balanced, and the attack point in the front court is more resolute, after all, it is the configuration of the double striker plus the shadow striker Kaka, and the Chelsea man is still only a single striker, but it is equipped with Lampard and Wang Ai, two powerful attacking midfielders, and the attack systems of both sides are an inverted triangle and a positive triangle.The Milans are strong in the middle and Chelsea are strong on the wings.On the whole, Milan's formation has not changed much, while Chelsea has moved the attacking system forward, pressing the line of Seedorf and Gattuso, intending to suppress Seedorf's long-range shooting ability, using the attacking power of Wang Ai and Lampard to separate the Milanese's front and back, and then using two fast wingers to weaken Gattuso's interception ability in the middle.In exchange for an increase in attacking power, Jose chose the more defensive-oriented former between Makelele and Essien, leaving Essien, who was accustomed to inserting assists and even goals, on the bench.In other words, Jose's arrangement is to condense Chelsea's overall fluctuating attack system from the back to the forward, specifically Wang Ai, Lampard, and Drogba.Makelele's arrival also means that the Chelsea defensive system from him onwards has basically stopped coming forward and is at ease in defending, except for set-pieces.This is a set of extremely enterprising, but also extremely utilitarian thinking of arranging troops.On the one hand, the hope of scoring goals is pressed on the attacking system led by Wang Aiyin, choosing to trust the individual ability of the players to impact the solid defense of the Milanese, and on the other hand, he is proud of the defensive system to do the best.The whole team, except for Wang Ai, must participate in the defense.Occasionally, especially when launching a quick counterattack, Wang Ai's position inevitably became a striker and the only point of contact in the frontcourt.Through the pre-match build-up meeting, the whole Chelsea squad understood how to deal with the situation in this game.Truth be told, the defense hasn't changed much, while the attacking system has changed dramatically.Milan, who will laugh tonight?
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