On March 12, I got up early.

Lucas walked out of the room and saw Castro sitting alone in the living room in a daze.

"Where is my grandson?"

"gone."

"gone?"

"Well, Milan has to train in the morning and he left early."

"Oh, I didn't even say goodbye to him..."

"There are wontons he left in the kitchen. He made them in the morning. I'll cook them for you later."

Fifteen minutes later, the two old men sat at the dining table.

They looked at each other in silence and ate in silence.

After just one bite, Lucas sighed again.

"It's so warm to eat the wontons cooked by my grandson."

"My grandson made it for you! I cooked it, it's me! Don't take advantage!"

"I'm just saying, why are you so pretentious!"

…

Sitting in the hotel restaurant, Chang Ming sneezed three times in a row.

Long Yu, who was standing next to him, asked with concern: "What's wrong? Don't you have a cold?"

Chang Ming shook his head: "I'm in good health, maybe someone is thinking about me."

Long Yu nodded: "Probably."

Balotelli, who was standing next to him, came over and said, "What is going on? Why does someone care about you when you sneeze?"

Long Yu snorted: "This is a traditional Chinese saying. One sneezing means someone is thinking, two sneezes means someone is scolding, and three sneezes means someone is talking about it."

Balotelli: "Is it so magical?"

Long Yu: "Oriental culture has a long history, you know nothing."

As soon as he finished speaking, Balotelli sneezed twice.

"fxxk, someone scolded me!"

Long Yu laughed heartily and sneezed twice in an instant.

Balotelli: "You too..."

Long Yu: "Well, hitting it twice means that two people miss me."

Balotelli: "Can you still play like this?"

Long Yu: "I just said your IQ is not good! You still think you are a genius!"

Balotelli: "Compared to you, my IQ seems to be barely there..."

On March 12, we continued to adapt to the field training.

Milan's generals are in very good condition.

On March 13, the day of the match, Milan did not leave the hotel for the whole day.

After a simple indoor training in the morning, the players went to the conference room on the 9th floor for tactical analysis.

In fact, it is rare to conduct tactical analysis at this stage.

Because how to deal with the opponent Barcelona has been decided ten days ago.

If we analyze again at this stage, it is very likely that the tactics need to be adjusted.

There are many reasons, the most common of which is injury.

The Milan players looked serious and looked nervously at their teammates around them, asking about the situation.

For these professional players, they are not afraid of anything.

Just afraid of getting hurt.

This is a terrible tragedy.

Even if a teammate is injured, it will be difficult for them to accept.

Even after a teammate is seriously injured, the team's psychological counselor will provide psychological treatment to the entire team.

Some people even see psychological trauma in their eyes just by seeing their teammates' injuries.

"Man, are you okay these two days?"

"It's okay, everything is normal."

"So what exactly is going on?"

"have no idea……"

Allegri walked into the meeting room and the players fell silent.

He didn't speak, but turned on the TV directly.

At this time, Spanish TV stations were broadcasting Barcelona's pre-match press conference.

Just started, no delay.

There are many players in the Milan team who understand Spanish, and they work part-time as translators.

Chang Ming sat in the front row, staring at the TV.

He had a hunch that maybe it wasn't Milan that had a problem today, but Barcelona.

Vilanova appeared in the center of the screen, giving a routine speech at the press conference.

The clichés in the opening remarks are meaningless, the words that follow are the key point.

"During yesterday's training, Xavi and Pedro were injured in the confrontation and were unable to participate in today's Champions League match."

As soon as these words were spoken, the Milan players in front of the TV were shocked!

As soon as Bo Yang finished translating for his teammates, his teammates went crazy!

"Xavi is injured? Then Barcelona will not have a world-class playmaker?"

"That's right! Iniesta is great at forwarding and controlling the ball, but his long passes are definitely not as good as Xavi's!"

"Fabregas may be pretty good, but he is not on the same level as Xavi!"

"And Pedro is also injured? Then they will lose another breakthrough point on the field!"

"As long as we prevent Messi from dying!"

"This game is a sure win!"

Chang Ming, who was sitting in the front row, said nothing and looked at the TV screen without saying a word.

Long Yu next to him whispered: "In this way, the game is stable?"

Chang Ming shook his head: "In this case, maybe we will be in more trouble."

Allegri allowed everyone to discuss. After a while, he pressed down his hands to signal everyone to be quiet.

"Boys, Xavi and Pedro can't play, which is definitely a good thing for us. What do you think about this matter? Do you think our previous defensive arrangement for them needs to be adjusted?"

After hearing Allegri's words, De Jong was the first to speak: "To defend Xavi and to defend others, we should definitely use different levels of defense. Now that Xavi is not on the court, no matter who is playing, we suggest that our midfield defense can be more active

, participate more in the offense."

Montolivo also nodded: "Yeah, if that's the case, Ming doesn't have to be a purely defensive midfielder like in the last game. With more Ming involved in defense, our offense will definitely be more effective.

"

Everyone looked at Chang Ming, but Chang Ming shook his head.

Barcelona is missing two main players. Chang Ming is not happy at all, but looks more solemn.

"Guys, let me tell you, you are taking Barcelona too easy.

"Xavi is a world-class organizing midfielder, but that doesn't mean others can't!

"In Barcelona, ​​there are many people who can play this position, and they are all very capable!

"I'm going to say something that shouldn't be said, and I'll use my past as an example.

"Now in Milan, thanks to everyone's trust, I have become the team's organizing midfielder.

“But when I’m at Barcelona, ​​it’s hard to even make the 18-man squad!

"Could it be that Harvey and I were completely different before?

"I tell you, absolutely not!

"Even if I were asked to take over Xavi's position and become Barcelona's organizing midfielder,

"I am also very confident that I can support Barcelona's midfield!

"So, Xavi cannot play today, and there are still many talented players in the Barcelona lineup.

"Be able to lead Barcelona to compete with us!

“We must not take it lightly!

"No matter who takes Xavi's place in this game, we will go all out!

"Don't change the previous tactical arrangement and still defend at the top of your game!

“I still focus on the defensive midfielder role and try my best to stop Barcelona’s attack!

"Now that we have a 4-2 advantage, the most important thing for us in this game -
Chapter completed!