Updated: 2012-11-09

Three days later, on September 19, 2007, AC Milan ushered in the first match of the UEFA Champions League in the 2007/2008 season at the home stadium San Siro.

This is also Zhang Yang's debut in the Champions League wearing a red and black robe.

This is the third consecutive year that AC Milan's opponent Benfica has participated in the Champions League group stage. Rui Costa, who helped AC Milan win the 2003 Champions League, serves as Benfica's captain. He was warmly welcomed by Milan's generals and fans. In the stands at the San Siro Stadium, banners thanking the Portuguese superstar for playing for Milan are everywhere, and slogans that "Welcome Rui Costa" to go home are everywhere.

In the Portuguese Super League in the new season, Costa has scored 3 goals in the first four rounds. He is old and stronger!

In the history of the Champions League, AC Milan defeated Benfica twice to win the championship. In 1963, he reversed his opponent 2-1 and won for the first time. In 1990, with Rijkaard's goal, Ancelotti was also in the team at that time.

In the quarter-finals of the 1994-95 season, AC Milan eliminated Benfica 2-0 with a total score. Benfica lost 8 times before nine away from Italy.

Zhang Yang was lucky in Siena, who was a little unlucky away today. He won his first goal in the Champions League this season in the third minute of the game!

It was after he received a pick pass from Pirlo. He saw the opponent's goalkeeper Quim stands a little forward, and suddenly hangs the goal with a cold arrow. The ball is directly on the net. Quim retreats repeatedly and tries to jump up to reach the ball but fails, and the ball enters.

One to zero!

After scoring the goal, Zhang Yang laughed and rushed towards Pirlo, and gave him a bear hug with the 'Milan Brain' who gave him a wonderful assist.

The broadcaster at San Siro also led the fans of the audience to shout Zhang Yang's name with extremely excited voices.

"open--"

"open--"

"open--"

The entire stadium shouted this last name three times in a row.

Benfica captain Rui Costa looked at the young man who was celebrating the goal enthusiastically, and looked at the number seven behind Zhang Yang. The Portuguese veteran was even a little dazed, as if he had returned to that passionate era and back to the years of red and black frenzy. At that time, the jersey number on his body was still No. 10, and the jersey on his body was also red and black. The guy wearing the number seven jersey was named Andre Shepchenko.

"Little guy, you're doing a good job, come on," said Rui Costa.

The final score of this game was 2-1. Zhang Yang created a free kick opportunity for AC Milan. Pirlo's accurate free kick 25 meters away from the goal on the left side crossed the wall and went straight to the near corner. Although goalkeeper Quim hit the ball with one hand, he still could not stop the ball from entering the net, 2-0! This is Pirlo's fifth goal in 83 European games.

Benfica scored a goal until the game was in injury time. It was Benfica's quick counterattack, Cachulanis passed the low pass from the left, Gomez crossed the back point, and shoveled into the empty goal with his right foot, and set the score at 2-1.

In the end, in the first match of the new season of the UEFA Champions League in 2007/2008, AC Milan defeated Benfica 2:1 at home. It was a gorgeous and exciting game, and the result was not unexpected. Milan deserved to be the three-pointer and even had the chance to score a more disparate score. However, all this seemed not so important, because Rui Costa came back, and he was still the familiar face, and the No. 10 jersey, although he represented Benfica and no longer AC Milan.

Sixty-eight thousand fans gave applause to Milan's former heroes. In this game, the first goal of AC Milan this season's Champions League even expressed the theme, Rui Costa "returned" - this became San Siro's only theme.

In the 86th minute, Benfica coach Camacho replaced Rui Costa at the right time, and at this moment, the former master of San Siro enjoyed the glory of him alone. At the moment when the old friend who had played for Milan for five seasons ended, San Siro 68,000 fans stood up with everyone on the bench on Milan and gave enduring applause.

Even before, as the game continued, fans still shouted Rui Costa's name from time to time.

When the final whistle sounded, no one even cared about the goal Nuno Gomez scored for Benfica, and all Milan fans once again gave applause to Rui Costa who walked to the center of the stadium.

Rebirth from San Siro, Rui Costa is still the king of elegance. He kept patting his chest with his hands, responding to this strong love. Under the Benfica team logo, the red and black heart was still beating.

Compared with the many right-hand men in AC Milan back then, Rui Costa is now a little solo. Because AC Milan has too much advantage, Costa does not have many opportunities to perform, but his accidental inspiration seems to make people see Milan's former midfield master - a powerful long shot after driving and dribbling the ball in the middle, which forced Dida to make a wonderful save, and a graceful "Ruy-style direct pass" tear opens AC Milan's defense line again.

According to UEFA statistics, Rui Costa shot four times in the game and sent 11 threatening passes. Compared to these, there may be two more scenes that should be remembered: after colliding with Carazze, Rui Costa rose up his former teammates, and the two hugged each other tightly; another time, Rui Costa hugged the fallen Gattuso from behind.

When they were replaced, more than 68,000 fans in the San Siro Stadium stood up and applauded. They were calling out a person's name: Rui Costa.

Just like the courtesy this Portuguese star received when he was replaced at San Siro Stadium!

Zhang Yang had been replaced at this time, and the Chinese guy also stood up and applauded Rui Costa. He even thought, many years later, if he left Milan or a team and came back to visit, would he receive such courtesy? For a professional player, such courtesy is the greatest recognition!

While Zhang Yang applauded, he clearly saw the tears in the corner of the Portuguese veteran's eyes. Then, Zhang Yang looked up and saw a banner in the San Sironan stand: Rui, this is your home, forever.

Rui Costa's return became the biggest theme of this game.

After the game, Zhang Yang's performance was also the focus of media attention.

In his first European Champions League game in his red and black jersey, he scored the team's first goal of the Champions League this season, and was the biggest contributor to the team's winning two-to-one game and achieving a good start to the season.

Including Zhang Yang's five goals in the league, Zhang Yang scored a total of six goals for AC Milan this season in the league and Champions League.

He is the number one scorer in this AC Milan team, and in the Serie A scorer list, Zhang Yang also led the scorer list with five goals. Behind Zhang Yang is Ibrahimovic who scored four goals.

Alexander Alfred is a 39-year-old AC Milan fan. He is fat, has a beautiful "Mediterranean hairstyle", a wife who is also a bit fat, and a cute son.

Every Monday to Friday morning, he would send his twelve-year-old son Alfred to school to class, and then go to work by himself, enduring the boss's rigor and some almost unreasonable difficulties from customers. When it was almost noon, he would go to a fan bar near the company to gather together, drink two glasses of beer, watch live games, or some game videos, listen to sports news, and cheer for AC Milan with many people. Then it seemed that everyone was exhausted and bitter, only their love for life and good expectations for the future.

After he had enough food and meals, he would continue to work and be busy until he got off work. Then he went to pick up his son home without stopping. When he got home, he looked at his wife's busy figure in the kitchen, watched his naughty son running out with a football to play football with his friends, and told him to be safe and go home on time. Then, Mr. Alfred poured himself a cup of coffee and opened the "Milan Sports News" for this day and he would feel a strong sense of happiness.

Alexander Alfred is a die-hard fan of AC Milan. He knows the history of this Italian football club. He collects the jerseys and various used items he can collect. His most proud treasure is a football with Van Basten's autograph. This was during the "Three Dutch Musketeers" that year, when in a Serie A game, Van Basten shot a strong shot and flew into the stands. The football caused a snatch from fans in the stands. In the end, Alexander Alfred became the lucky guy. He also found Van Basten after the game and asked him to sign. This football signed by Van Basten became Alexander Alfred's favorite collection.

Alexander Alfred's grandfather is an AC Milan fan, and his father is also an AC Milan fan. When he was ten years old, he was taken to San Siro Stadium for the first time by his father. After the game, the ten-year-old boy became an AC Milan fan.

From that day on, twenty-nine years have passed. In the past twenty-nine years, their family has purchased club tickets. After Alexander Alfred got married and started a business, he had his own son. When Alexander Alfred was eight years old, Alexander Alfred brought the little guy to the San Siro Stadium. Now, Alexander Alfred has been an AC Milan fan for four years!

For the Alfred family, raising their son to become an AC Milan fan is undoubtedly an extremely sacred and important thing.

For Alexander Alfred, there are only five things in life: eating, sleeping, working hard, loving your family, and - loving AC Milan.

This ordinary hardcore Milan fan was particularly excited today.

In the AC Milan 2-1 Benfica game that just ended today, he once again received a gift from God. After Zhang Yang received a pass from Seedorf in the game, he once shot and the football was on Benfica midfielder Maxi Pereira and flew to the stands. This time, Alexander Alfred, who was in a relatively high position, became the lucky one again, and he got the ball!

For this ordinary die-hard Milan fan, this is a dreamy gift. According to the unwritten agreement, fans have the right to take the football players in the stands as their own. This is also regarded as the best gift by fans.

After the game, Alexander Alfred originally planned to find Zhang Yang to ask him to sign the football, but after the game, the whole AC Milan team celebrated in the locker room and came out very late. Alexander Alfred couldn't wait and had to go home.

However, this loyal fan still did not give up on the idea of ​​asking Zhang Yang to sign the ball. He looked at the football signed by Van Basten and felt that this was something that must be done.

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