The Prince of Inter Milan starts with Brother Xiaosa

Chapter 104 Goodbye Gunner
  "It's good. Now I can go back to London to see my old friends."

Drawing Arsenal is not a draw for Inter Milan.

Look at the other three sets of confrontations, Liverpool against Chelsea in the same league, Manchester United against Porto, and Barcelona and Bayern Munich.

In comparison, Wenger's Arsenal seems to be relatively easy to deal with.

The only thing that makes many people wonder is why UEFA didn't let Mourinho face his old club.

Maybe they wanted to save the drama for later?

But the problem is that you may not be able to compete in the future. If you reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League, no matter who you are, you may be eliminated at any time.

The Champions League games are temporarily over, and Mourinho will return his attention to Serie A.

Fiorentina 2-0 at home, Reggina 3-0, and Udinese 1-0 away.

The Nerazzurri are still invincible in their home league.

After thirty rounds, defending champion Inter Milan is already 84 points ahead.

Juventus, who are in second place, have only 63 points, 21 points behind with only eight rounds of the league remaining.

As long as they score three points in the next game, Mourinho's team will win the championship seven rounds in advance!
  But before that, three days after the game against Udinese, the Champions League war reignited!
  On April 2009, 4, Inter Milan faced Arsenal at home in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

With Maicon out due to injury, Thornton was able to return to the right-back position he was most familiar with since childhood.

David Thornton, who plays on the right side of the youth team, has played as a left back for the first 13 times he has played for the Inter Milan first team.

Today the left wing was left to Maxwell.

Stankovic replaced Muntari in the starting lineup, partnering with Zanetti and Cambiasso in the midfield.

Because Arshavin is not eligible to participate in the Champions League, players such as Robin van Persie, Eduardo, and Diaby are also unable to play.

So the Gunners who appeared at Meazza were not considered their strongest lineup.

Professor Wenger arranged a starting lineup of 4,231.

Single forward Adebayor, attacking midfielder Cesc Fabregas, Nasri and Walcott on the left and right.

Alexander Song and Denilson partnered as a defensive midfielder.

Left back Clichy, right back Sagna, center back combination of Gallas and Kolo Toure, goalkeeper Almunia.

Zhongyifa, Nasilifa and Song Gongming all started the game. It is a pity that Fan Dazhi was injured, otherwise the "Arsenal Four" would have all assembled.

Leo played against Arsenal when he was playing for Tottenham last year.

At that time they were not even ordinary opponents, they were sworn derby rivals.

Meeting again a year later in the distant city of Milan made Leo sigh that this was such a wonderful fate.

Before the game started, both sides observed a minute's silence for the victims of the Italian earthquake.

Just two days ago, an earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale occurred in central Italy, with the epicenter located in L'Aquila, the capital of the Abruzzo region, northeast of the capital Rome.

So far, the earthquake has killed more than 7 people, injured nearly people, and made at least people homeless.

Human beings are so insignificant in the face of natural disasters, and football has never and will never be higher than life and death.

Players from both teams wore black gauze on their arms, and Inter Milan coach Mourinho also wore a black tie on his chest today.

As soon as the game started, Leo changed direction and passed Arsenal midfielder Denilson straight into the penalty area!
  Ibrahimovic's shot from the left side of the penalty area was blocked by Almunia.

Fabregas glared at Leo fiercely, and let's avenge the old and new grudges together today.

After passing the ball from his teammate, Xiaofa took the ball and ran towards Leo.

Leo poked his long leg and easily stole the ball from Cesc Fabregas.

When passing by Fabregas after stealing the ball, Leo asked doubtfully.

"Why are you giving me the ball?"

Xiaofa's cheeks turned red, and he felt that the other party was laughing at him.

In fact it is.

Coupled with the fact that Leo had just intercepted the ball, the Spaniard became so angry that he shoveled Leo to the ground with a flying kick from behind.

The Norwegian referee, Tom Herning Ovrebo, who was officiating the game, showed Cesc Fabregas a yellow card warning.

In fact, this was a dangerous move that could lead to instant fame, but Ofrebo still showed mercy.

Wenger looked ugly, and their midfielder received a yellow card just after the game started.

Forget it, Fabregas's defensive task is not heavy anyway. What's more important is that Fabregas seems to be in a bad mood.

It shouldn't be. Although Xiaofa is a spoiled child by him, his temper is not that bad usually.

Is it...

The professor looked deeply at the extremely young No. 10 from Inter Milan and touched his chin thoughtfully.

Oh, by the way, after Adriano left the team, Inter Milan's No. 10 jersey was taken over by Leo without any suspense.

With his performance for most of the season, no one can question the team's decision.

Leo passed the penalty area and the ball hit the left hand of Arsenal defender Gallas.

There was an uproar in the stands, but Norwegian referee Ovrebo remained unmoved.

Xiaofa dribbled in the middle, and Leo flew and shoveled and successfully stole the ball again.

That wasn't the end of it, after getting up, Leo even deliberately said "Tsk!" in Xiaofa's ear.

Fabregas:?

Just when the Spaniard was about to give Leo another hard blow, he saw the ugly head coach Wenger on the sidelines.

Then he remembered that he had a yellow card on his back. In just a moment's hesitation, Leo had already carried the ball ten meters away from him.

Faced with Kolo Toure's attack, Leo turned around and struck horizontally.

Stankovic followed up with a long shot from outside the penalty area and hit the dead center of the goal!
  One to zero! Inter Milan leads 1-0 at home!

Soon after, there was another pass from Leo, and Balotelli's back-angle push from the back point was saved by Almunia!
  However, the Arsenal goalkeeper hit the post and fell in pain in the goal.

The visiting team's substitute goalkeeper Fabianski urgently started warming up on the sidelines.

In the seventeenth minute, Almunia, who couldn't hold on anymore, was replaced by Fabianski.

The wrinkles on Wenger's face deepened, and he felt that this game was not going well.

There were surprises in the defense, and the offense in the frontcourt was also problematic.

With Cesc Fabregas in a sluggish state, Arsenal's overall offense could not be organized.

Arsenal were in a mess on both ends of the pitch at Meazza, far from their normal level.

Ibrahimovic and Balotelli's continuous passing and receiving cooperation in the frontcourt attracted the attention of many defensive players from the visiting team and then knocked back with their heels in front of the penalty area!
  Leo followed up with a powerful volley from the outside of his instep!

The sound of "Duang!" hit the crossbar of the goal and bounced off the baseline.

Fabianski, who just came on the field, didn't even have time to make a save, and was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat.

"Oh, just a little bit."

Leo shrugged, a little regretfully.

In the 22nd minute, Arsenal finally tried to play a threatening attack in the frontcourt.

Walcott and Cesc Fabregas passed the ball after a one-two at the front of the penalty area.

Nasri's left-footed volley from the left side of the penalty area was saved by Cesar!

Fabregas took a corner kick from the left and was destroyed by the Inter Milan defender out of the penalty area.

Nasri made a pass from the left, and Gallas' forward shot was blocked by Cesar with one hand and blocked the near post!

The linesman raised the flag and the ball was ruled offside. Even if it was scored, it would not count.

Balotelli's powerful low shot from the front of the penalty area caused Fabianski to take it off!

David Thornton broke into the penalty area and his shot from a small angle was blocked by Fabianski!

Oops, the continuous attacks by Inter Milan's offensive players seemed to make Fabianski, who came on the bench, quickly enter the state.

The Pole caught the goalkeeper's high and low block to keep the goal, like a god of war!
  Leo passed the ball straight from the middle, and Balotelli accelerated.

Song used a scissor kick at the edge of the penalty area to trip up Bashen and was given a yellow card by the referee.

Then Balotelli took a free kick into the penalty area and was cleared by Toure's header. Leo took the ball outside the penalty area and was brought down by Gallas.

Leo just relied on himself not to be injured and bumped into Gala hard, and the opponent was carried off the field on a stretcher.

Facing Gala, who left the field injured, Leo, who looked innocent, gave a concerned look.

He really didn't mean it. Who knew the other party could be hurt so easily.

"Damn it! It's happening again! He's a devil!"

Fabregas recalled what happened to him last year, and when he looked at Leo, his eyes were full of resentment and fear.

After breaking his leg, Fabio experienced the darkest moment since the beginning of his career.

It took a lot of effort for him to muster up the courage to get over his injury, but he didn't expect to meet Leo again so soon.

Moreover, he saw with his own eyes that a teammate was "injured" by Leo in front of him.

So the audience of this game will be surprised to see that Fabregas tried his best to avoid Leo's kicks throughout the next game.

But the problem is that Fabregas is the core of Arsenal's midfield, and by playing like this he is effectively destroying this point of his game.

Wenger looked at it and shook his head inexplicably.

But before the first half was over, they were already forced to use two substitutions due to injuries.

It is also unlikely that he would replace Xiaofa so quickly just because his performance was abnormal.

The consequence of this is that towards the end of the first half.

Leo dribbled the ball in the middle and got rid of three Arsenal defensive players in a row, and passed the ball into the gap with a light poke in front of the penalty area.

Balotelli followed up with a push into the near corner of the goal!
  Two to zero!
  Inter Milan expands its lead!

At the end of the first half, Arsenal fell behind by two goals, and coach Wenger ordered forward Bendtner to stay on the court to warm up.

I don’t know what Wenger said to Fabregas during the halftime break. After the start of the second half, the Spaniard seemed to have regained some form.

In the 47th minute, Fabregas midfielder passed an overhead ball. Surrounded by three Inter Milan defenders, Adebayor stopped the ball with his back in front of the goal and then hooked his right foot upside down!

The ball bounced into the lower right corner of the goal!

The Togolese relied entirely on his own personal ability to score a goal against the Nerazzurri's defense!
  Two to one!
  Arsenal pulled a goal back at the beginning of the second half!
  After the Gunners pulled a goal back, their morale increased and they continued to attack.

Three minutes later, Adebayor headed the ball from the left, and Nasri's right-footed volley from the top of the penalty area missed the right post.

This didn't work, Mourinho made two substitutions, with Muntari and Vieira coming off the bench.

The two defensive midfielders greatly strengthened Inter Milan's defensive intensity in the midfield after coming on the field.

The visiting team's momentum was immediately suppressed.

The game entered a stalemate stage.

Until the end of the game, neither side made any threatening attacks.

In the 92nd minute, Leo passed Cesc Fabregas with a pass and got rid of Alexander Song with a pass.

Then he suddenly shot a cold arrow with his right foot outside the penalty area!

Fabianski failed to maintain his excellent performance and stood there stunned as the ball hit the net!
  Three to one!

Mourinho's team took the lead by defeating Arsenal 3-1 at home in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals!

(End of this chapter)