"Incredible game!" This is the adjective that the commentators said the most in the major sports programs the next day, because they never thought that Fiorentina could win the final championship trophy in the Ferraris Stadium. "The boys in Fiorentina showed surprising fighting spirit and tenacity, and their efforts paid off at the last minute!" This is what most people evaluated this game.

After all, the Italian Cup is just a domestic cup match, and its influence is still limited. The wave of Fiorentina's championship was soon over. As for how many undercurrents are hidden under the calm sea, this is not what Zhuang Mingge can expect now.

A week has passed since Fiorentina reversed Sampdoria to win the Italian Cup, and the calendar turned to May 18. The most eye-catching game on the European court this season has finally arrived, that is, AC Milan, who has completed three consecutive Serie A championships and Barcelona, ​​which has won four consecutive La Liga titles and is known as the "Dream Team"!

This season's European Champions League, fans did not see the defending champions at the starting line.

Because of the "Marseille Fixed Football Case" incident, the French Ligue 1 champion Marseille last season was suspended by UEFA. Interestingly, because the French Ligue 1 runner-up Paris Saint-Germain in the 1992-93 season was disdainful of replacing Marseille, Monaco, who should have participated in the UEFA Cup, was able to participate in this club event that represents the highest level in Europe.

In the 1993-94 season, only 8 teams participated in the main competition. Barcelona, ​​Monaco, Moscow Spartacque and Galatasaray were in Group A, while AC Milan, Porto, Bremen and Anderlecht were in Group B. Although Monaco participated in the 2018 Champions League for the first time, Monaco had stars such as Klinsmann, Schift and Djokav (who had transferred to Fiorentina during the winter break). Although he lost to Barcelona twice in the group stage, he still won the second place in the group and entered the semi-finals smoothly. In Group B, AC Milan won the top spot in the group with 2 wins, 4 draws and 8 points, and Porto beats Bremen to win the second place in the group.

It must be noted here that the 1993-94 Champions League semi-finals were not two rounds at home and away, but a knockout match, and the team that won the first place in the group had the advantage of home court.

On April 27, 1994, AC Milan faced the challenge of Monaco at home. With the goals of Deselli, Albertini and Massarro, the Ross and Blacks defeated their opponents three to zero and entered the final. In another semi-final, Barcelona also won three to zero. With Stoickov's double score and Ronald Koeman's goal, the Spanish giants defeated Portuguese powerhouse Porto and met AC Milan in the final.

AC Milan vs. Barcelona, ​​and this game was seen by many media as a peak match between offense and defense, and spear and shield, because in this season, Barcelona scored a total of 104 goals in La Liga and Champions League matches, while AC Milan only scored 35 goals in the Serie A championship this season, with an average of only one goal per game, but the Milanese defense line has only conceded 15 goals in the long league.

As the creator of the "Dream Team", Barcelona coach Cruyff performed very high-profile before this final. He came to the final at Athens inspection venue a week in advance. In an interview, the Dutch coach said: "The real AC Milan is the Milan with Saki and the "Three Dutch Musketeers". Now Capello only likes to build a lineup with pure defensive players like Deselli..."

It is not difficult to see from Cruyff's words that the Dutch, who advocated offense, disdained the conservative Capello.

Although Zhuang Mingge knew the result of this game from his "memory", since he had the opportunity to witness such a classic moment with his own eyes, how could he give up?

Before the finals, the media and experts generally did not like AC Milan, not only because of their weak offensive ability this season, but also the central defender combination that formed the steel defense line - Baresi and Costakuta, both suspended the game, while Barcelona opposite was in a well-staffed manner. Public opinion believes that AC Milan, which lacks the strongest shield, cannot stop the "Dream Team" from winning the championship.

However, AC Milan coach Capello carefully studied Barcelona's game before the game and successfully found a breakthrough. With the suspension of the "absolute main combination" of the central defenders, Baresi and Costa Cuta, absent from the ban, Capello found the most suitable replacement - Philip Galli and Maldini Jr.

As a "pure defensive player" mentioned by Cruyff, Deselli hit back at the Dutch coach before the game: "We AC Milan are only afraid of ourselves!"

On May 18, 1994, this peak showdown between spear and shield was finally staged in Athens!

AC Milan's starting lineup in this game is goalkeeper Rossi, four defenders are Tassoti, Maldini, Philip Galli and Panucci, Deselli, Albertini, Boban and Donadoni to build the midfield, Savicevic and Masaro are cruising at the forefront of the team; in Barcelona, ​​Cruyff puts out his most commonly used 433 formation, legendary goalkeeper Subizareta guards the goal, the four defenders are Ferrer, Ronald Koman, Nadal (the uncle of tennis king Nadal) and Sergi, and the three midfielders are Guardiola, Amor and Bacro, Romario, Stoichikov and Begilistan form a trident.

After the game started, AC Milan first extinguished the Barcelona central axis composed of Ronald Koeman, Guardiola and Barcro by actively fighting the frontcourt against the ball in advance, and then relied on the backline's assisting defense and excellent personal defense ability to limit the personal performance of Romario and Stoickov, forcing Barcelona to not play in the way they are used to.

At the end of the first half, fans were surprised to find that AC Milan not only successfully limited Barcelona's firepower, but also scored two goals by veteran Massaro, which almost made them touch the Big Ear Cup with one hand, and Savicevic and Donadoni each gave an assist.

In the second half, the Milanese counterattack became more ease. Just two minutes after the game started again, Yugoslav midfielder Savicevic kicked a pass and shot on the right side of the frontcourt. The ball flew past Subizareta's ten fingers to the goal. This was the most exciting scoring score in the history of the Champions League final. After the score became three-to-zero, Barcelona's "Dream Team" completely collapsed. Barcelona players were sleepwalking on the court, and Deselli received Albertini's assist in the 58th minute to add icing on the team, smashing Barcelona into an abyss that would never be restored, and at the same time put a perfect end to this Italian-style defensive counterattack masterpiece.

At the post-match press conference, Capello could not suppress his feelings. He praised Deselli as "the greatest midfielder in the world" and promoted "the final result proved that only the best team can win, and also proved the greatest tactical wisdom. I think we are perfect tonight." Savicevic, who scored a wonderful scooter, believed that this was his "the best game in his life". Deselli also "defended" the Champions League after winning the Marseille in 1993. He countered the arrogance of the "Dream Team" before the game with the winner, "I think the Barcelona man is a bit despised us."

As a loser, Cruyff could only admit with a sour taste that “the Milanese won this game and we couldn’t finish the game as we were used to.”

As a special correspondent of French "League", Victor Cine commented after the game: "More than 60,000 fans from Spain and Italy have turned the final into a Latin derby. At the same time, we also saw a fantastic and outstanding Milan! The Italians were not popular before the final, but they completely put the game on their own track. At first, people thought that Capellona's broken team was unable to fight Barcelona's offensive football - because their previous performance was so outstanding and irresistible, and the whole of Europe was constantly praising Cruyff's offensive football."

The impact of this game on Barcelona was very far-reaching. After losing to AC Milan in the Champions League final, Barcelona's players' value generally shrank by more than half. The Barcelona management, which seemed to be iron-clad, also began to have conflicts. After the game, Chairman Nunez expressed dissatisfaction with Cruyff's tactical arrangement and on-site command in the final, and the Dutch began to publicly oppose Nunez's fingers on the team.

A dynasty team that Barcelona spent years building collapsed because of this Champions League final.

PS1: Since the recommendation ticket exceeded 1,300 yesterday, we will update it today, but because there is something to do in the afternoon, readers can only wait until the evening to see the second update~

PS2: Temporary notice. Since we have a tricky bilingual course exam tomorrow morning, the update time tomorrow will be changed to around 12 noon~
Chapter completed!