In the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, home side AC Milan unexpectedly lost 2-0 and conceded two goals in the first 11 minutes before the Champions League for the first time in their history. A lost defensive line and bad luck led them to lose three consecutive derbys.
The two teams met again in the semi-finals of the Champions League after 20 years, leaving the two matches dubbed "one of the most important Italian matches of the last decade" by the Italian media.
Prior to the derby, Milan were in excellent form, having been unbeaten in nine home games since losing to Sassuolo since January 29 and conceding just two. In all competitions, Milan are also unbeaten in nine matches since March 18.
Milan qualified four times against Italian teams in the knockout stages of the Champions League, and two against Inter. At the same time, he has won 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in the last 6 home games of the Champions League knockout matches, and has conceded only 1 goal.
However, Leo's absence due to injury has cast a shadow over Milan, and the pressure from the Champions League semi-finals has left Milan's players unsettled, scoring twice in 11 minutes, the first time in Milan's history that they have conceded two goals in the first 11 minutes of the Champions League.
The most surprising thing is that Milan have conceded only 4 goals in 9 games before, but in just 3 minutes, 2 goals have been conceded, whether Calabria, Tomori or Kjaar.
What went wrong with Milan? Legendary midfielder Seedorf analyzed: "Leo's absence has hurt Milan, I think Milan did not play tightly enough. In fact, Pioli made an adjustment in the 60th minute and replaced Salemarkles and centre-back Kjaer in place of Leo.
After keeping Inter's clean sheet, Milan failed to score in three consecutive derby appearances, the first time since October 1979 to September 1980. Of course, Milan were not lucky enough when Tonali's powerful shot hit the post.
Despite losing 2-0 away in the second leg, Milan had a chance to complete the comeback. Leo's comeback will be a reassurance for Milan, but at least they can't play so nervously.