Ricken's red card seemed to have become the last straw that broke Dortmund.

After Dario Serner used his direct free kick to score the first record for Atletico Madrid, the Bedmont Army became more and more brave, and coupled with the advantage of the number of players on the field, he almost fell to the ground and hit Dortmund.

Samer did not make any substitutions and adjust them as soon as possible, but changed the team's style of play, hoping to stabilize the situation.

But unfortunately, Atletico Madrid did not give him such a chance.

After the first record, the bed sheet army quickly scored again.

This time, it was a corner kick opportunity. Lehmann slapped the ball out. There was a melee in the penalty area. The ball fell to the front of the penalty area. Undefended Xavi Alonso followed up and shot directly, breaking Dortmund's goal again.

Leading with two goals and one more person than the opponent, Atletico Madrid is already sure to win.

But the bed sheet army did not seem to be satisfied and continued to pursue Dortmund.

The Bumblebee was completely disrupted and had to choose to retreat and defend the game to the death.

In the 44th minute of the first half, Atletico Madrid organized another effective offensive. After Yankulovsky received a pass from Villa on the left, he made a cross from the bottom.

Torres inserted in the back and headed the ball ten meters in front of the goal, rewriting the score to three to zero!

This goal completely made Dortmund desperate.

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again. Summer had to adjust the team's tactics, replace Eveton, and strengthen the team's midfield defense.

In the frontcourt, two forwards, Jan Kohler and Amoruso, were left to cruise, forming a 432 formation.

It is obvious that Summer still refuses to give up, and he still wants a away goal.

Gao Han had a very thorough understanding of Summer's ideas. Atletico Madrid played more steadily, firmly controlling the ball control advantage on the field, and did not give Dortmund any chance.

When the game reached the 76th minute, Kaka made a wonderful pass from the middle and passed directly behind him. Torres received the ball in front of the baseline and then passed it across in front of the goal. Villa inserted it and followed up. He easily pushed the ball into the goal guarded by Lehman again.

Four to zero!

No one expected that the first leg of the League Cup semi-finals would turn into a one-sided massacre!

At this point, Summer completely lost hope and could only choose to strengthen his defense in despair.

The League Cup has already lost, so he can only hope to lose less and keep the team's morale.

Only in this way can his team continue to tightly grasp Leverkusen in the Bundesliga.

The score was finally frozen at 4-0, and Atletico Madrid defeated Dortmund at home.

This was greatly beyond the expectations of all the Bedding Legion fans, so the entire Calderon Stadium turned into an ocean of incomparable celebration at the moment of the whistle sounding.

Gao Han was also very glad that Kaka had just had a skin injury and nothing serious, so he bandaged it for a while and returned to the field. After the game, he also confirmed that there was no problem.

In addition, after Ricken calmed down, accompanied by head coach Summer, he came to Atletico Madrid's locker room in person, apologized to Kaka in person, and was forgiven by the Brazilian.

So, at the post-match press conference, Gao Han expressed his understanding of Ricken's red card.

"It's normal for the football field to change rapidly, and it's normal for a moment to get hot. He has paid the price for it and apologized to Kaka personally, so I don't think there is any need to continue to get involved in this foul."

At the same time, Gao Han also said that Ricken is a very powerful star and a very rare technical player in German football. He believes that Ricken can quickly get out of the shadows and regain his form.

Dortmund coach Summer also did not criticize Ricken for his foul, but he apologized to Kaka in public on behalf of Ricken.

"We all know that Lars is a very kind person, but when a professional player walks onto the football field, he is often easily induced by the atmosphere and tension on the field, and he loses control of his emotions. He feels deeply guilty, so I don't think we should blame it."

Regarding the League Cup, the Hornets head coach bit the second round and refused to give in.

"The zero-to-four score is indeed desperate, but I don't think we have already lost. We still have the second round. When we go back to home, we are not incapable of reversing Atletico Madrid."

"Of course, we won't think about these things now, we will just focus on playing well."

Summer's statement was also very consistent with his personality and refused to admit defeat.

Not only Summer was very tolerant of Ricken, but even the German media expressed their understanding of Ricken and their regret for Dortmund's crushing defeat.

The kicker believes that although Ricken's red card has rewritten the game trend, Summer's arrangement is also worth discussing, especially in the defense line facing stars like Villa, Torres and Kaka, who have outstanding personal abilities, it is indeed inappropriate to use the man-to-man tactic.

Photograph also believes that Dortmund has done its best, but Atletico Madrid is even better.

German Spiegel quoted the words of Dortmund's general manager Zorko to defend Ricken.

"We cannot blame Ricken for all the failures."

"Despite failure, we have put all our strength into it. I believe that all Dortmund fans will still be proud of the team's season."

Zorco's words quickly received a response from the fans.

A week later, Atletico Madrid was visiting the West Stadium, and the Hornets fans were creating terrifying noise throughout the game, creating unparalleled momentum.

But in the end, after ninety minutes of fierce showdown, Atletico Madrid took away a victory one-to-zero with Kaka's final victory, and then successfully advanced to the final with a total score of 5-0.

In another match, in two Milan derbys, AC Milan first narrowly defeated Cooper's Inter Milan with Cordoba's own goal away, and then in the second leg, with goals from Inzaghi and Shevchenko, they led 2-0 early.

Although Inter Milan regrouped in the second half, Sanetti and Caron scored goals one after another, helping Inter Milan equalize the score, in the end, Cooper's team still failed to reverse their arch-enemy in the city.

AC Milan finally successfully eliminated Inter Milan with a total score of 3-2 and entered the finals.

The League Cup final was scheduled on May 8, in the Dekuip Stadium in Feyenoord, Rotterdam, Netherlands.

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The meeting room on the second floor of the two-story building in Milanello Sports Center is silent.

Just now, head coach Carol Ancelotti asked the coaching staff members present a question.

How to defeat Atletico Madrid?

This is not only a difficult problem faced by all La Liga teams this season, but also the biggest obstacle facing AC Milan today.

As the most famous team in Serie A, the championship trophy gathers in AC Milan's honor room.

There are sixteen Serie A champions alone, five Champions League champions, two European Cup winners, three European Super Cup champions, and countless other domestic and Intercontinental Cup champions.

But in the huge honor room, there is only one League Cup missing!

In the more than 100-year history of AC Milan, he won all kinds of championships, but he was just one League Cup.

In recent seasons, the team has performed poorly and has been forced to play in the League Cup, which has disappointed the fans of the Red and Black Leagues, but the team was able to eliminate their arch-enemy enemies in the city and reach the League Cup final, which has rekindled the fans' hopes.

Perhaps, it is not a good thing to make up for a major shortcoming in the club's century-old history in this sluggish season.

Club chairman Berlusconi and general manager Galliani called Ancelotti respectively, hoping that the team can continue to work hard and win the League Cup championship to make up for the team's regret of poor performance this season.

As for the league, AC Milan is currently ranked sixth, and the club's performance requirements are the top four, and the UEFA Champions League qualification.

This is not harsh for AC Milan.

It's just that the opponent in the League Cup final is Atletico Madrid, which is tricky.

"Atlancia Madrid is indeed very strong this season. This team not only has outstanding ball control ability, but also has a high-level pressing and oppression. The positional battle is very threatening, and the rapid counterattack is even more sharp."

Chief assistant coach Mauro Tasotti said this, glanced at several coaching staff members in the conference room and sighed helplessly, "This team is not easy to deal with."

"Mauro is right, but I think the most terrifying thing about this team is their physical fitness."

The team's chief physical coach Giovanni Mauri also said, "I got a statistics. Atletico Madrid has averaged more than 100 kilometers per game this season, and there are eight players who average more than 10 kilometers per game."

Giovanni Mauri's words made many people present gasp.

If you choose a single game, ten kilometers is indeed not outrageous. Beckham even ran an amazing record of 16:1 km in the World Cup qualifiers against Greece last year.

But it is impossible to achieve this data in every game.

Even in AC Milan, Gattuso may not be able to do players who average 10 kilometers per game in one season, but at Atletico Madrid, there are as many as eight players with this kind of running ability.

The average running distance of the team is more than 100 kilometers per game, which is simply a shocking data!

"Cruyff once said that only smooth running can lead to skillful ball control, and this is the best citation for Atletico Madrid." Mauro Tasotti said with a frown.

Although running distance does not mean you can win, it can well illustrate the horror of this team.

Stars can defend targetedly, and tactics can also targeted restraint, but no team can stop the opponent from actively running, and as long as they run, empty space, pass opportunities, and even threats will follow.

Ancelotti was once the best professional player. He coached Serie A for many years and naturally knew the key here.

Looking at the assistants in front of him, Fatty An, who had begun to gain weight after retirement, took a deep breath.

"What do you mean?"

Mauro Tasotti also looked at everyone and found that he was not willing to take the initiative to solve the mystery, and sighed in his heart.

"I think you can only rely on defense when playing Atletico Madrid!"

This sentence made Ancelotti's eyes twitch, but it did not surprise everyone present.

They all know that they just can't say it.

A dignified AC Milan, facing a newly promoted team in La Liga, can only rely on defense?

If this is spread, Ancelotti, who has been criticized by fans for his conservatism this season, may be drowned by fans.

But, this is a big truth!
Chapter completed!