AC Milan have won their seventh Champions League title after beating Liverpool 2-1 in last night's final in Athens. Liverpool started the game as the offensive team, they pressed Milan and won the ball in the midfield through Xabi Alonso and Javier Mascherano. Mascherano was the surprised in Rafa Benitez's line up, but he was responsible for marking Kaka. Unlike the final two years ago, Milan were a little bit cautious and let Liverpool took control of the game. The chances were minimum, until Milan had a free-kick just outside of the area, after Alonso fouled Kaka. Andrea Pirlo took the kick which hit Inzaghi and diverted the ball into the net. Pepe Reina was left stranded. It was 1-0 at half time for Milan.
The second half was very much the same as the first with Liverpool still controlling the game and looking for the equalizer. But the goal they were seeking didn't arrive.
Left frustrated the Liverpool's defense was wide open. Kaka then had several chances to run out the defender, but couldn't get through Jamie Carragher. On the 83rd minute, a loose ball in Liverpool's midfield was won by Seedorf who then passed the ball quickly to Kaka. Kaka saw the run of Inzaghi and provided him a delightful pass. The rest was fairly simple goal by Inzaghi. He slotted the ball passed the oncoming Reina. Liverpool then began to attack sporadically. Benitez brought Crouch and Arbeola on. The changes soon paid off, after Dirk Kuyt scored with a header following a corner on the 88th minute. Fired by the goal, Liverpool players was pouring forward to look for a second goal. But it was Milan who was in control, and played possession football throughout the last few minutes.
It was then a sweet revenge for Milan after their defeat in the final of 2005 at the hand of Liverpool. This is a proof that history may not repeat itself, and while the ball is still round, the game of football can not be predicted. FORZA MILAN !
i know milan gonna be the champion ..heueueu :P congrates
ReplyDeleteNggak masalah Milan menang. Biar ajalah, daripada Maldini nangis udah mau pensiun nggak jadi menang Champions League. Kalo mau bicara soal keberuntungan, sepakbola itu 80% hardwork, 20% luck. Milan have quality in finishing, Tapi mereka nggak sampe dominasi pertandingan. Statistik pertandingan kemarin:
ReplyDeleteBall Possesion: Milan 46% Liverpool 54%
Shots on Goal: Milan 7 Liverpool 17
Shots on Target: Milan 3 Liverpool 4
Jadi kesimpulannya Milan memang quality finishingnya top. Pippo iwas superb. 6 kali offside 2 kali gol. Pas Milan pasang Pippo, feeling gue emang udah jelek. Dia ini emang gokil. He's a big player for big games. Kalo final dia selalu rise to the top. Milan has quality but Liverpool certainly does played them to the limit. Kaka 90 menit pertandingan hanya 11 menit 34 detik total dia menyentuh bola, dibanding sama Gerrard yang 12 menit 40 detik. Kaka juga cuman 2 shot on goal dengan 1 shot on target. Mascherano berhasil mematikan pemain yang ngacak-ngacak MU ini. Sampe dengan gol pertama Milan, pertandingan sangat imbang. Tapi Milan lebih baik di bola mati. Apalagi kalo pas didepan kotak penalti. Top class finish.
Kesimpulannya semalem itu malemnya Milan. Mereka yang dapet 20% of the luck itu. 2005, it belonged to Liverpool. Dan it was not a matter of luck. It was tactical brlliance. Dan tahun ini Rafa bikin blunder dalam substitution pemainnya. Liverpool tahun ini memang "beruntung" bisa ngalahin Barca (juara liga Spanyol tahun lalu dan juara Liga Champions tahun lalu); PSV Eindhoven (juara liga Belanda); Chelsea (juara liga Inggris tahun lalu dan juara FA Cup dan Carling Cup tahun ini) sama "beruntung"nya dengan tahun 2005 waktu mereka ngalahin Juventus (waktu itu juara liga Itali) dan Chelsea (juara liga Inggris waktu itu) terus Milan (juara 6 kali Champs League). Sebuah keberuntungan yang luar biasa huh? Yah at least Liverpool nggak pernah terlibat skandal nyogok wasit. Nah itu baru beruntung masih boleh ikut Champions League.....
By the way syarat masuk final Liga Champions tahun 2007 minimal 5 kali juara Liga/Piala Champions.... MU sama Chelsea masih jauh dari kategori ini. Mereka cuma "beruntung" di pertandingan domestik. Hhehehe....
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wah wah wah, panjang lebar neh komentarnya... ok memang kemarin itu liverpool lebih banyak menguasai pertandingan... tapi waktu tahun 2005 juga Milan memulai pertandingan seperti Liverpool kemarin, mereka lebih menyerang, menguasai pertandingan dan hasilnya 3-0 di paruh pertama. tapi babak kedua, kehilangan konsentrasi and a little bit of luck untuk Liverpool, hasilnya kita sudah tahu bersama. mungkin Milan kemarin memang menerapkan kontra strategi seperti tahun 2005, mereka mencoba lebih bertahan dan mengandalkan serangan balik, karena tahu bahwa Liverpool lebih unggul dalam segi fisik, namun kalah dalam hal kolektivitas dan skill individual pemainnya. tapi biar bagaimanapun, pertandingan bola ditentukan oleh banyaknya jumlah gol yang dicetak, bukan statistik pertandingan. kalo memang statistik pertandingan yang jadi ukuran mungkin seharusnya Belanda sudah menggenggam dua kali juara dunia dan bukannya runner-up dua kali. But hey, that's football. sometimes u win, sometimes u loose. sometimes u played well but loose, sometimes u played bad yet still win. that's the beauty of football. anyway.. thanks for the comment. FORZA MILAN !
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