After a short break, players from both sides began to return to the court for the second half of the game.
During the halftime break, George Lee replaced Granqvist, who scored in the first half, and replaced him with Robben, changing to Leeds United's familiar 433 formation.
Ancelotti also made personnel adjustments. He directly removed Seedorf and replaced him with a striker, Gilardino.
When George Lee saw Ancelotti make this adjustment, he knew that the opponent was Lao Jianghu, and he immediately discovered the problem with his team.
Instead of struggling with Leeds United in the midfield, they have strengthened the team's forward numbers.
Unfortunately, Leeds United has changed from three central defenders to two central defenders and no longer has an advantage in the number of defenders. It knocked AC Milan's gun in one fell swoop.
Sure enough, Leeds United's goal was lost in the 55th minute.
After Pirlo protected the ball on the right, he passed a short pass very covertly, and the ball was handed to Gattuso's feet.
"The Butcher" tried to hold Baynes with his body and then broke through along the right.
But Baynes is not a vegetarian. The fierce physical confrontation in the Premier League has created his character that is not afraid of confrontation. While sticking to Gattuso, he harassed the opponent's dribbling.
But Gattuso still withstood the impact of Baines. When he was about to be intercepted by Baines near the corner of the penalty area, he fell to the ground and completed the cross.
Gilardino attracted Leeds United's two central defenders at the front point, but the ball was not passed to the front point.
Inzaghi of the back point appeared like a ghost 3 meters in front of the door of the back point.
This time, Van der Sar was not so lucky. Facing Inzaghi's header, he tried his best to save the ball but still could not stop the ball from bouncing into the near corner of the goal after hitting the ground.
1 to 1.
Inzaghi scored his 59th goal in 94 European games and was still very efficient.
After completing the goal, AC Milan began to play better and better, passing the ball many times to find Kaká, Inzaghi, and Gilardino in the frontcourt to launch the attack. Since Leeds United is here to strengthen the wing attack, the defense in the midfield has dropped, which gives Pirlo a chance to play.
George Li understands that you must give up to get something. It is impossible to make a difference in defense and offense, and it is impossible to open up the situation in the center and on the wing.
Since Robben was deployed in the second half, it was decided that Leeds United's focus in the second half would be to play on both wings.
In the 60th minute of the game, when Leeds United had the ball in the backcourt, they discovered AC Milan's wing loopholes.
In the first half of the game, Sneijder, who had no outstanding performance except for a corner kick assist, found Smith starting from the left when he dropped back to receive a pass from Parker.
A long diagonal pass was passed behind AC Milan full-back Odo. Smith accelerated to get rid of Odo's defense and reached the baseline on the wing. After making an emergency stop and dunking past the chasing AC Milan full-back, he returned the ball to his familiar right foot.
Smith then took another step forward.
It was this step that gave AC Milan the opportunity to defend.
The inverted triangle pass, which was originally tried and tested in the Premier League, was seen through by Nesta who came over to defend.
The ball passed by Smith towards the penalty spot was scooped away by Nesta's precise tackle in the penalty area, and rolled to the feet of Odo who had just been freed.
Odo didn't hesitate and quickly passed the ball to AC Milan's playmaker, Pirlo.
As early as Nesta stole the ball, Pirlo began to observe the situation on the court. So after he caught the ball, he immediately found his best passing route.
This is a passing route that no one expected.
Pirlo made the same diagonal pass as Sneijder just now, and found his team's left wing, which was behind Leeds United's right defense.
Not Kaka, not Inzaghi, not Gilardino, but AC Milan left back Jankulovski.
The Czech unexpectedly appeared behind Milner.
Everyone at Leeds United is still focused on Pirlo and his left side, completely forgetting that there is such a big defensive hole on the right side.
Jankulovski, who reached the frontcourt, reached the penalty area unimpeded. Facing the attacking Van der Sar, he resolutely raised his left foot and completed the shot.
Jankulovsky was very confident in this shot, and even though the angle was very small, he still chose to shoot the far corner with his left foot.
Van der Sar touched the ball slightly with his fingertips, but did not completely block the shot.
2 to 1.
AC Milan overtook the score.
George Li kept shaking his head on the sidelines. Sure enough, the famous coach is the famous coach. With just one substitution and some adjustments in the midfield, the situation was changed.
After the second half, AC Milan not only strengthened the forward's ability to create opportunities, but also released two full-backs to participate in the attack. Obviously Leeds United has strengthened their numbers on the wing, but Ancelotti still let his two full-backs decisively intervene. This may be the strong confidence of the Champions League champion.
AC Milan, which completed the overtake, began to play more sophisticated, while Leeds United played a little impatiently.
In the 71st minute of the game, Robben, who was eager to seek an opportunity to equalize the score, cut in from the right and his long shot missed the goal. This reluctant shot also attracted dissatisfaction from other Leeds United players.
Kuyt kept reaching out to show that he was in a better position here, but Robben did not pass the ball. Kuyt is good at running without the ball, and his running range is large and the distance is long, but this does not mean that Kuyt is a fool. I have been running hard for a long time, and Robben is done with one kick?
George Lee off the field also discovered that Robben, who has been fixed on the right this season, has also had good and bad performances. Sometimes he can cut in from the left and then shoot and pass good balls, but more often Sometimes, some good opportunities are still wasted, especially when the timing of passing the ball to the frontcourt is not grasped well.
It can be said that Robben's independent offensive ability has met his requirements now, but there are still deficiencies in frontcourt cooperation. These should require more games and training to be refined.
In the 74th minute of the game, Gattuso was hit in the head by Barry with his arm during a fight for the top, causing a rupture at the corner of his eye and bleeding.
After the game was suspended, AC Milan replaced Gattuso with Emerson.
In the 80th minute of the game, Leeds United still pressed hard and launched an attack from the right. Robben was still facing Jankulovski's inward cut, and after a cross move with Kuyt, he passed the ball to Kuyt's left foot in the penalty area.
Just when Kuyt was about to adjust his steps, the ball was scooped away by Nesta who appeared on the side.
The referee outside the penalty area saw it clearly and knew that the Leeds United players would come over to argue, so he directly made a move to continue the game.
Kuyt, who fell to the ground, refused Nesta's move to pull him up and hit the ground hard.
Afterwards, Leeds United's corner kick was confiscated by Dida.
There is not much time left for Leeds United.
Ancelotti and Lee George are in completely opposite moods than they were in the first half.
George Li kept scratching his head below, feeling his own powerlessness, although he also made personnel adjustments. In the 75th minute, two consecutive personnel adjustments were made, replacing Bowyer and Charlotte, but still no goals were scored.
Looking to the side, Ancelotti was chewing gum leisurely.
"Damn it!"
At this moment, the Leeds United head coach felt that all old men chewing gum were bad people.
In the 86th minute of the game, Charlotte Black, who has been known for her maturity and stability since her debut, made a mistake.
In the penalty area, his tackle hit Kaká, who was cutting in to receive the ball. Instead of touching the football, he hit Kaká's leg.
"du~"
The referee awarded a penalty kick decisively.
If this penalty kick is scored, it will be a goal that kills the game.
Kaka personally takes the penalty here at AC Milan. What he will face is Edwin van der Sar, who saved three penalty kicks in the UEFA Cup final.
After taking two steps back, Kaka took a run and kicked the ball towards the lower right corner of the goal.
Van der Sar once again judged the right direction and blocked the shot with a side dive.
However, the ball did not roll far. Kaká, who was followed up, used his head to complete the follow-up shot and hit the goal.
3 to 1.
Leeds United ultimately failed to win the European Super Cup and could only watch AC Milan take away the trophy.
This is the first time that George Lee has lost in the final since he took office, and it is also the first time that he has watched others lift the championship trophy from the nearest distance.
Standing on one side was Alan Smith, who was also a little uncomfortable.
"Boss, although we already have this trophy, I'm still a little unconvinced when I see others taking it."
"Then go back tomorrow. I agree that you can go to the club's honor room and take out last year's one, touch it, and give it a good wipe by the way."
"How about you come with me?" Smith was not afraid of what the coach would say to him. After all, he was not the kind of person who would cry at the slightest touch.
"I would like to, but I can't go. I have to stay for the Champions League draw tomorrow."
"Oh~" Smith understood, "Speaking of the Champions League, I hope we can draw a good lottery this year. I don't want to play in the Europa League again. Although three consecutive championships can keep the trophy forever and print a mark on the jersey, but I still think the Champions League is more interesting."
"Yes, it would be interesting to play against strong teams, just like today." George Li said to Smith.
"Yes, I really hope to have a game or two with Real Madrid so that I can teach this guy Robin a lesson."
"Maybe it's a shame that we can't meet them in the group stage?"
"Real Madrid has also fallen into the second tier?"
"Shit, we became the first team."
