The San Siro Stadium is brightly lit at night, shaking the night sky above like daytime.

The parking lots around the stadium were all full, and fans kept walking out of the subway station exit.

This is a highly-watched game, and today's San Siro Stadium is destined to be full of money.

Hoffenheim and AC Milan players have arrived at the stadium one and a half hours early, and they are now warming up on the stadium.

The stands at San Siro Stadium were filled with rapid speed. Italian fans were very good at creating an atmosphere. Before the game began, they had already set off red fireworks in the stands, the Italian national flag and AC Milan team flag, as well as large portraits of various players were fluttering in the stands.

Players on both sides can see clearly on the court.

During the warm-up, Chu Zhongtian, Salihovic, Quaresma and even two full-backs came up to try the shooting. The forwards were the main scoring points in this game, so the quality of their shooting was directly affected by the team's performance.

No one wants to shoot away even though he has a good chance, right?

Chu Zhongtian kicked first. Instead of hitting the football, he let the football roll forward against the turf. Enyema quickly fell to the ground to save, but the football rolled faster than he expected, and finally rolled into the goal with his fingertips.

Next was Salihovic. Salihovic's long-range shot was too pursuing the angle and missed a little.

After cutting inside the right side, Quaresma shot with his usual right foot outside the instep. Although Enyema was in the air and saved hard, she still couldn't stop the football from flying into the goal.

Seeing him finishing such a beautiful shot, Chu Zhongtian couldn't help but applaud him, and then gave him a thumbs up: "I'm in good shape today, Ricardo!"

Quaresma smiled at him.

Then Chu Zhongtian tried to hit the football again. Although he used a lot of strength to shoot this time, the angle was slightly straight and he was punched by Enyema. However, the loud "bang" sound was heard by the AC Milan players on the opposite side, and they turned their heads to come and see.

Enyema got up from the ground and shook his hands twice. Obviously, he was hurt by Chu Zhongtian's blow.

Chu Zhongtian quickly made a sorry gesture to Enyema.

Judging from the warm-up, Chu Zhongtian felt that his shot was pretty good, and he only had to shoot more in the game.

After the warm-up, the players returned to the locker room one after another. In another half an hour, they will reappear and start the game.

In the locker room, Rangnick was already waiting for them.

The players returned to the locker room, changed into long clothes and trousers for warm-ups, and changed into formal competition uniforms.

There is air conditioning in the locker room, and AC Milan people are not so "despicable" that they don't turn on the air conditioning in cold weather. Some teams use all means to prevent the visiting team from playing in normal conditions. Especially in England, this is basically what the managers of every team will do. For example, in cold weather, there is no hot water shower, and when you turn on the switch, the cold water comes out. There is no air conditioning in hot weather, and the locker room is like a steamer. In short, in order to disrupt the mood of the visiting players and interfere with their preparations, the home team often uses everything they can.

AC Milan is a century-old wealthy family, and she still doesn't want to do such things.

In the warm locker room with air conditioning, Rangnick intends to say a few last words.

AC Milan's starting lineup has come out, which is similar to his guess. The goalkeeper is Abiati, the defenders are Nesta and Thiago Silva, the left back is Zambrota, the right back Ambrosini, and the midfielder is Boateng, Pirlo, Abat and Sidov. The forwards are partnered by Ibrahimovic and Robinho.

This starting list is not much different from what Rangnick had previously guessed.

"Gentlemen, this is a game that is related to our life and death. We have said enough about the importance of this game over the past two weeks, so I don't waste time here to reiterate this. I believe each of you will go all out because it is about whether we can qualify in the group and whether we can go further in the Champions League."

Rangnick's tone was very calm, but in fact he was a little nervous inside. He just tried to be calm so that his players would not be under pressure.

"I just hope that you should be patient in the game, be patient when attacking, and be patient when defending. We can qualify for the tie in this game, so the opponent AC Milan should be impatient, not us."

※※※At the same time, in the locker room of AC Milan, head coach Allegri was also cheering the players: "This is a good opportunity, boys! Our home court, against our direct qualifying competitors, as long as we win them, we can qualify. This is much better than if we win the game but depends on the result of another game. Things have become simple, and our goal is to win!"

"Oh!" cried the AC Milan players.

It seems that their morale is much higher than that of Hoffenheim. Because after the head coach finished speaking, they responded enthusiastically.

※※※When the fans of both sides were doing their own positions, it was only ten minutes before the game began.

The players of the two teams were standing in the passage and preparing to enter the court. The two teams had no deep hatred before, so the waiting was very calm. The players of AC Milan chatted together with a relaxed expression, as if they were the ones who had the advantage in the situation. The players of Hoffenheim seemed very cautious and they didn't chat much. With Chu Zhongtian as the representative, everyone was silently waiting to appear.

In AC Milan, Chu Zhongtian has no acquaintances, and he is not used to chatting with the enemy before the game. He has this mentality - although the game has not started yet, since he has all walked into the corridor, the team of people standing next to him are all enemies. Since they are enemies, there is no reason to get close to them.

Before the FA Cup final against Liverpool, Wimbledon's legendary Winnie Jones roared at Liverpool players in the corridor and explained this spirit well - the enemy is the enemy. Treating the enemy should be as ruthless as the autumn wind sweeping the fallen leaves.

Chu Zhongtian inherited this spirit. He never gave the enemy a good look on the court. He will only return to normal performance unless the game is over.

The referees walked out of the lounge, walked forward from the back of the team, hugged the football, and said to the two captains: "Here you go."

The captain conveyed this message and the two teams followed the referees out of the stadium.

When the players appeared, the live broadcast was introducing the list of players from both sides. The visiting team was first reported, and each name was accompanied by a huge boo. AC Milan's players may not have any hatred for Hoffenheim, but their fans were different. In the first round of the two sides, Hoffenheim defeated AC Milan at home, which directly led to AC Milan's decision to qualify until the last round of the group stage. A giant team defeated a nouveau riche team, which was a great humiliation. Therefore, AC Milan's fans have been resentful of this failure.

Now that they are back at home, they will of course "welcome" Hoffenheim with fierce booing. The AC Milan fans who are close to the exit bent down and lie on the railings and shout at the Hoffenheim players: "We will let you see the awesome! Don't think about going out alive from here! German bastards!"

But they were all yelling in Italian, and none of the Hoffenheim players could understand what they were calling.

When it was the turn to introduce the home team, the boo and scolding of the fans turned into cheers and applause.

When the name of every AC Milan player is reported, a huge cheer sounds at the scene.

This is the home atmosphere. In such an atmosphere, home team players can really easily burst out with huge potential and perform at 200% in the game. This is also why many teams have a huge difference in home performance and away performance. Head coaches who are good at adjusting the team's psychology will make full use of this home atmosphere to make the team's performance to a higher level, just like Mourinho, so the team he coaches can maintain the "myth" of unbeaten at home in 143 games in nine years.

Although Allegri is not Mourinho, they can indeed burst out with huge energy at home. They almost defeated Real Madrid at home, so their performance at home cannot be underestimated.

However, Hoffenheim did not switch to defensive counterattack because AC Milan performed well at home. Rangnick's mission goal for Hoffenheim is to attack at AC Milan's home court.

He didn't know how Allegri would predict Hoffenheim's tactics, but Hoffenheim couldn't do anything well except offense. Football tactics should focus on playing to their strengths and avoiding their weaknesses, and we must not rashly use tactics that we are not familiar with before important games. What Hoffenheim has to do is to maximize what they are best at, to the extreme of offense, to the extreme of speed, to the extreme of frontcourt pressing, to the extreme of all running positions... In this way, even if you face a strong rival AC Milan, even if you are away, you will still have a good match.

When the players walked onto the stadium, the booed and cheered gradually stopped. After the necessary ceremony, the players on both sides of the field stood on both sides of the field according to their respective formations and waited for the kickoff.

This life-and-death battle is finally about to begin.

At the Bernabeu Stadium on the other side, the atmosphere of the game is not relaxed. Although it has already advanced, Real Madrid's top position in the group is still unstable. If they are tied or defeated by Ausselle at home - although the possibility is very small, it is still possible - and Hoffenheim defeated AC Milan away, then Hoffenheim will surpass Real Madrid with 10 or 11 points with 13 points and become the first in the group.

The first in the group can avoid other top teams in the draw stage of the quarterfinals, which will help the team go further in the Champions League. Real Madrid has not passed the quarterfinals for six consecutive seasons. This season they invited Mourinho, and their lowest goal in the Champions League is to pass the quarterfinals. If you want to advance to the quarterfinals smoothly, you must have a favorable position in the draw in the quarterfinals. Taking the first in the group is the safest. At that time, Real Madrid may draw a second in the group with a weak strength.

Therefore, Real Madrid must win this game. However, their difficulty is much smaller than Hoffenheim, and Ausserl is unlikely to pose any threat to Real Madrid. Although Real Madrid had just suffered a shameful defeat in the national derby, they soon defeated Valencia 2-0 at home in the league, restoring some confidence and morale.

The two games must be kicked off at the same time to prevent violations and fraud.

The referee made a call with the fourth official off the court through the headset and confirmed the time of the kick-off. Then, at the two courts, the referee blew the whistle to the start of the game at the same time!

※※※The life-and-death battle between Hoffenheim and AC Milan is obviously more interesting than the match between Real Madrid and Ausselle, so China Central Television Sports Channel chose to broadcast this game live, and put Real Madrid's game on the online TV Sports Channel.

He Ping once again sat in the studio in Beijing with his partner Xu Yang to explain the game to Chinese TV audiences.

This game is completely more popular in China than in other Champions League games. On the one hand, it is because the participants are in AC Milan, which is very popular in China, and on the other hand, it is because of the Chinese player Chu Zhongtian.

"Hello, CCTV, audience friends! Welcome to watch this Champions League group stage with us in the early morning, with the home team AC Milan against the visiting team Hoffenheim." He Ping's voice sounded.

His voice was a little small, and he was drowned out by the sounds coming from the scene in an instant. In this game, the fans of AC Milan were eager to give Hoffenheim a little more powerful look. Whether it was Hoffenheim's ball control or AC Milan's ball control, they would not stop and make sounds. Now that AC Milan is ball control, there were huge cheers over the San Siro Stadium. Through signal transmission, their voices even affected the Beijing studio, which was thousands of miles away.

He Ping had to raise his voice and broadcast the starting list of both sides of the game.

He was not worried about AC Milan's kickoff. After reading the starting list of the two teams, he might not have completed a shot. But if Hoffenheim kicked, He Ping would never dare to move his eyes away from the TV screen at this time. He was afraid that just a little lowered his head, he might have missed a wonderful shot.

After reading the starting list, AC Milan just completed a shot. Ibrahimovic made a long shot, and the football went out and did not cause a goal.

Without temptation, AC Milan launched a fierce attack on Hoffenheim's goal at the beginning of the game. Of course, they hoped that the earlier the goal, the better.

Only goals can make AC Milan players feel at ease, or only more and more goals can make them feel at ease.

Hoffenheim players also hope to score early.

Enyema took the ball, but he did not kick forward with his big foot, but passed it directly to the central defender Simunic. Simunic passed the ball to Chu Zhongtian who was retreating and receiving.

Chu Zhongtian did not pass and run back and forth in the midfield, but directly sent the football forward. He passed it to Quaresma on the wing.

After passing the ball, Chu Zhongtian did not stay in the backcourt, but quickly stepped forward and took out the speed of sprinting and ran forward.

His high-profile forward attracted the attention of AC Milan players. When they all focused on Chu Zhongtian, Quaresma broke from the wing to the middle.

At the same time, Ibissevic and Van Nistruei crossed their positions in the front and made a driving move to catch the ball, which involved Quaresma's defensive attention from the AC Milan defenders. Quaresma did not pass the ball to anyone, but instead took it horizontally to the middle and directly shot with his right foot outside the instep!

"Here you! Quaresma's best shot on the right foot outside the instep!" He Ping shouted.

Since the transfer to Hoffenheim, Quaresma has not scored a goal, but has performed very well, which is completely different from him who was wasting his time on Inter Milan's bench. He is now Hoffenheim's main player, holding Weiss, Hazawag and others firmly on the bench. Unless he is injured, Rangnick will not easily take him off the starting lineup.

Quaresma's right foot shot was very tricky from the long shot. He bypassed the central defender Nesta who came up to defend him and headed for the far post. Fortunately, goalkeeper Abiati was very focused. He watched Quaresma lead the middle and was guarding him for the shot. Now he watched the football fly over, immediately kicked out with his left foot, flew towards the right post, and at the same time, he stretched his right arm as much as possible, spread his whole body in the air, and held the football out with one palm!

"Corner kick!"

Quaresma held his head with regret without scoring the ball.

Chu Zhongtian came over and patted his head, expressing encouragement and appreciation, and then ran into the penalty area to prepare for a corner kick.

Settings are also a tactic that Hoffenheim attaches great importance to. When fighting away games, facing super strong teams like AC Milan, if you want to win, settings will be a very important means.

The corner kick was driven by Salihovic. The football was not opened in front of the goal, but flew slightly outward to the near penalty spot. Here Chu Zhongtian and Nesta competed for the top. In the end, Nesta, who was experienced, was slightly better and pushed the football out in front of Chu Zhongtian.

However, Hoffenheim's offense did not end here. The football came out of Nesta's top finally landed at the feet of the Hoffenheim player. Sana was outside, and stopped the football came out of Nesta's top with her chest, and then made a long shot, but in fact it did push and pass. The football passed through the foot of Boateng, a midfielder of AC Milan who jumped up to defend the goal, and fell to Van Nistruei who retreated with the AC Milan defense line. The Dutch shooter reacted very quickly after receiving the ball and turned around and shot directly!

The shot was quite tricky, but it was too tricky. The football crossed the goalkeeper Abiati's fingers and flew out against the post.

"Both sides have high-quality shots, but Hoffenheim, who played away, did not show cowardice. After AC Milan hit their goal, they immediately responded. Two consecutive threatening attacks seemed to be announcing their determination to AC Milan!"
Chapter completed!