The Prince of Inter Milan starts with Brother Xiaosa

Chapter 177 Advance to the quarterfinals!

The scoreboard at Stamford Bridge was hugely zero-0, and there were only the last 45 minutes of the two-round contest.

On the way to the locker room after the game, the players on both sides had completely different expressions.

The Nerazzurri's soldiers looked relaxed, but the home team's players couldn't help but smile.

In the visiting team's locker room, Mourinho used to arrange tactics on the other side. Today, the Portuguese has mixed feelings here.

“We’re three points up and they only have half time left to play.

Chelsea will definitely attack with all their strength in the second half, and there will definitely be holes in their defense at that time.

so……"

Before the start of the second half, Mourinho pulled Leo and made a gesture to him.

"Seize the opportunity and hit with a fatal blow!"

"I see!"

Only one minute into the second half, Kolarov was given a yellow card by the referee for kicking Malouda down.

Drogba's low free kick was not powerful, and Inter Milan goalkeeper Cesar easily got it.

Anelka made a pass from the left sideline. Drogba passed Samuel through his crotch and cut into the penalty area. Lucio defended and kicked the ball out of the baseline.

Malouda's low shot passed Maicon on the left side of the penalty area and was saved by Cesar. The Brazilian goalkeeper was very focused.

The two teams fought fiercely and the physical confrontation became more and more intense.

Lucio and Malouda each received a yellow card within one minute, and Drogba also received a yellow card for a foul when blocking the ball from Leo's feet.

In the 61st minute, Inter Milan had a chance to counterattack.

Leo attracted the attention of two defensive players in the frontcourt and made a wonderful pass with his instep!
  Pandev broke through the middle at high speed into the penalty area and faced the goalkeeper directly!
  However, his shot was blocked by Chelsea defender Zhirkov who caught up in time, and Inter Milan missed an excellent chance to score.

Leo took a corner kick from the left, Milito turned around from behind and volleyed from a small angle but was confiscated by Turnbull.

Chelsea made the first substitution a minute later, with Ancelotti replacing Ballack with Joe Cole.

The supporters of the Blues in the stands cheered hard for the team, and the Chelsea players on the field were also attacking with all their strength.

Joe Cole played a trick with the ball in the backcourt, trying to dribble past Leo.

Playing this in front of me? Leo was not used to English people.

He went up and made a tackle that was accurate to centimeters and stole the ball directly from Joe Cole's feet.

No foul! Clean tackle!
  Immediately afterwards, Leo directly passed the ball over the top and hit the Chelsea defense!
  Milito stopped the ball with his right foot and walked into the penalty area. The angle was blocked by the attacking Blues goalkeeper Turnbull, and his diagonal shot missed the right post!

The Argentine seemed a little annoyed when he failed to score a single goal and faced Chelsea's third goalkeeper.

Two minutes later, Leo's high ball from the left wing once again flew over the opponent's defensive player's head and landed in the gap. Unfortunately, no teammate could follow up.

Chelsea made another substitution, Kalou came on as a substitute and replaced Zhirkov.

Ancelotti put on a strong offensive posture, leaving them less and less time, and the Blues had to give it a try.

Mourinho responded quickly, Thiago Motta replaced Pandev, and Inter Milan changed back to a three-midfielder formation.

Leo curled his lips, this was different from what he said during the intermission.

Didn't he say he was looking for opportunities to score goals and win Chelsea in the away game? How could this strengthen the defense?

However, it may be that Mourinho saw that the offensive players in the frontcourt were not as good as expected today and were unable to score the opponent's goal.

It is better to defend firmly, anyway, Inter Milan is in the lead now.

But Leo didn't think so, he didn't want it to end like this.

In the 72nd minute, Maicon made a wide range of moves on the right side of the frontcourt, and Milito turned back.

Leo accurately passed Ivanovic with his left foot from outside the arc of the penalty area. Eto'o used his speed to get rid of Ivanovic and entered the penalty area!
  Facing Chelsea goalkeeper Turnbull, the Cameroonian ejected the ball from the outside of his right foot into the lower left corner of the goal!
  One to zero!

Inter Milan broke the deadlock at Stamford Bridge and took the lead!

At the same time, they also further opened the score gap to four points, and there was only less than twenty minutes left in the game.

Chelsea has completely lost hope of advancing, and this game has basically lost its suspense.

Just after Eto'o scored, the Chelsea fans at Stamford Bridge fell silent, as they seemed to have realized what the outcome would be.

Unlike the Inter Milan players who celebrated crazily, Mourinho was indeed a little abnormal today.

The Portuguese, as he said in his pre-match interview, maintained restraint.

In the past, under such circumstances, Mourinho should have jumped up and celebrated with others the goal that sealed the team's victory.

But today, the madman just stood silently on the sidelines, and maybe something could be read from his eyes.

In the 82nd minute, Drogba, who was mentally unbalanced, had a physical confrontation with Motta in the visiting team's penalty area, then rushed over and trampled on the opponent.

Warcraft, which had already received a yellow card earlier, was directly shown a red card and sent off!
  The score was significantly behind, and there was still one less player on the field. The Blues were in a doomed situation.

As the regular time came to an end, Mourinho replaced Leo with Stankovic.    "Well done, have a good rest."

Mourinho praised Leo for coming off the field.

The most active and dazzling player in the frontcourt in this game was Leo. Unfortunately, many of the opportunities he created were wasted by his teammates.

Leo also made a considerable contribution in defense.

Although he was replaced after only playing for more than 80 minutes in this game, let alone Leo, it was really not easy.

The few Nerazzurri who traveled with the team applauded Leo from the stands.

Leo also smiled and waved to the stage. He saw that there seemed to be Inter Milan fans standing up and starting to celebrate their promotion.

In the second minute of stoppage time, Mourinho replaced Materazzi.

Referee Stark did not give any more time, and Inter Milan defeated Chelsea, the top blue team in the Premier League, 1-0 away from home.

The Nerazzurri also eliminated their opponents and won a place in the quarterfinals of the Champions League this season with an absolute advantage of 5 to 1 in the two rounds!
  If it's just advancing to the quarterfinals, it might not be particularly exciting.

But at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea's home ground, the Blues defeated the home team in a double-header and advanced to the Champions League quarter-finals.

It seems like this feels really good.

The Chelsea players glanced at the Inter Milan soldiers who were celebrating their victory and promotion, and walked into the player tunnel without saying a word.

"Chelsea are now top of the Premier League and they are definitely a very capable opponent.

But not only did we defeat them at home, we also didn't give them too many chances when we came to the away game.

It's amazing, we've crossed a huge hurdle tonight.

Now I hope we can jump more hurdles because then we can go further and I hope we can make it all the way to the finals.

We have been working hard in the Champions League for too many years and we know that we will encounter strong teams from all over the world.

In addition to strength, sometimes some luck is also needed.

This outstanding game today makes us happy, although this victory does not mean that we will win the Champions League.

I am quite satisfied with my performance. If there is any shortcoming, it would be that I couldn't help the team score a few more goals today, haha.

But now we have to start thinking about this planet six league.

All teams in the league want to beat us, and there are many people who don't want to see us successfully defend our title, but we will fight them to the end! "

After the game, Leo was interviewed by Sky Sports on the sidelines. He was very happy about the team's smooth promotion.

Mourinho also attended the post-match press conference with a smile on his face.

“I am without a doubt the happiest manager in the world at this moment.

This is a great moment for our team and for Inter Milan.

Of course, it's not that advancing to the quarter-finals is such an exciting achievement, but we eliminated the powerful Chelsea.

Our advancement to the quarter-finals of the Champions League did not rely on luck, but on our own strength. I would like to thank the whole team for their perfect performance and thank the players for their perfect performance from beginning to end today. "

When asked whether the double defeat of Chelsea in two rounds was a turning point for Inter Milan, Mourinho said:

"There is no turning point and although Chelsea are very strong we are never afraid of any opponent.

We beat them home and away because we were better, that's all. "

Mourinho then talked about Inter Milan's performance today,
  "I said I know the stadium, the atmosphere and the Chelsea players, so I always thought it was impossible to score a goal-to-nil defensively here.

This is why we were faster and more mobile on the court today, and Eto'o's goal is an example of our tactical intentions.

We came close to scoring many times in the first half, but we just didn't take advantage of the opportunity, and we finally did it in the second half. "

The madman was silent for a moment before continuing:
  “I didn’t celebrate like I usually do after a win, it’s really not my habit.

It's just that this is Stamford Bridge, and I can't cheer for defeating them in front of so many former friends, people who once supported and liked me.

It's a fantastic victory for my team, now my team is Inter Milan, just as now my fans are Inter Milan fans.

This win proves that Stamford Bridge is my place and I can always win here, whether I'm at Chelsea or not, like tonight. "

Finally, Mourinho was asked about his relationship with Chelsea coach Italian Carlo Ancelotti.

"Ancelotti and I have sometimes said outrageous things to each other, but these wars of words do not affect our respect for each other.

Today he gave me some Italian wine, and I also brought him some Portuguese wine.

He invited me to sit in his office after the game, which proved that we have a very good relationship.

We were rivals before the game, but after the game, we should be considered friends.

I wish him all the best to win the Premier League this season, but I don’t want to be the only manager in Chelsea’s history to win the Premier League with them.

Hahaha! "

(End of this chapter)