The Prince of Inter Milan starts with Brother Xiaosa

Chapter 184 We have Leo!
  Although this game ended with a red card, one injury, and a defeat for Juventus.

But the supporters of Inter Milan are hardly satisfied with the result that the team only scored two goals against the opponent.

It can only be said that considering the Champions League game in midweek, they still saved their strength.

Compared with Inter Milan, who had won the championship early, Barcelona, ​​their opponent in the Champions League semi-finals, is much more anxious in the league.

After the 33rd round of La Liga, Real Madrid is only one point behind Barcelona and is eyeing the second position in the standings.

The Catalan giants dare not be careless in the slightest, as they may be overtaken by their mortal enemies at any time.

What's even more uncomfortable is that due to the volcanic ash incident in Iceland, almost the entire sky over Europe has been affected, flights have been suspended in large areas, and many airports have been directly closed.

It happened in Barcelona. It would have been very convenient to arrive in Milan within a few hours' flight.

Now they have to start from Barcelona and take a thirteen-hour bus trip for nearly a thousand kilometers. This can really cost the lives of Barcelona players.

What does it mean to work hard on a long journey? This is it!
  In contrast, Inter Milan, which is sitting at home and waiting for work, is much more relaxed.

On April 2010, 4, in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, Inter Milan faced Barcelona at San Siro!
  There were no surprises in Mourinho's starting list. The Nerazzurri played with the strongest lineup of four, three, and three!
  Three arrows from Pandev, Milito and former Barcelona general Eto'o.

Leo leads the midfield, with Zanetti and Cambiasso behind him.

Left back Kolarov, right back Maicon, Samuel and Lucio partnered as central defender and goalkeeper Cesar.

In the first half of the season, Lazio struggled in Serie A and couldn't even make the top ten.

In the second half of the season, he already started in the Champions League semi-finals against last season's Triple Crown winner Barcelona.

Kolarov himself did not expect that joining Inter Milan from the Blue Eagles during the winter break would be his most correct decision.

Just in time to catch up with Chivu's serious injury and Thornton's unstable state, Mourinho used game after game to help the Serbian integrate into the team and fine-tune the tactics.

Now even if Chivu returns from injury and Thornton is in good training condition, as long as there are no major problems with Kolarov, the head coach will not be able to make adjustments easily.

Looking at Barcelona, ​​Iniesta is absent due to injury, and Abidal is on the bench after recovering from a thigh injury.

It is also the starting lineup of 433, with Messi, Ibrahimovic and Pedro playing together!
  The three midfielders are Xavi, Keita and Busquets.

The left back is Inter Milan's old player Maxwell, the right back Alves, the center back Puyol partners with Pique, and the goalkeeper Valdez.

This "peak battle" has attracted countless eyeballs even before it started.

Some people even believe that no matter who reaches the finals of Barcelona and Inter Milan, they will become this year's Champions League champion.

Of course, this view is a bit too dismissive of the two top four teams in the other half, Bayern and Lyon.

Football is round and as long as the game is not over, anything can happen.

Inter Milan fans are also very generous. Today, more than 80,000 people crowded into the Meazza Stadium, just to see the style of many Barcelona stars including Messi, the World Player of the Year and double winner of the Ballon d'Or Award.

Last year the team reached the semi-finals, but Leo had an accident at home and missed it. In the end, Inter Milan failed to reach the final.

It was the first time this year that I stood in the Champions League semi-finals. I looked up and looked around. When I saw the Meazza Stadium that was packed with seats, I couldn't help but sigh.

This is the Champions League. After all, it is different from the league and domestic cups.

Of course, such a grand occasion also has a lot to do with today's opponents.

Leo glanced towards the visiting team. Ibrahimovic thought he was greeting him and nodded towards Leo.

Leo found it a little funny. He was actually looking at Messi.

This 22-year-old little Argentinian looks unattractive. With his hot performance in Barcelona, ​​there are already calls for him to become the number one player in football.

Leo is still far behind. Unless he wins a Ballon d'Or first and then compares with Messi, all other goals and assists will be false.

At the beginning of the game, the two sides fell into a stalemate midfield battle at the beginning.

Ibrahimovic even enjoyed special treatment. Every time he took the ball, he would cause uniform boos from the audience.

The Swede feels that there is nothing wrong with him pursuing honors and leaving Inter Milan, but Nerazzurri believes that it is unforgivable that Ibrahimovic earns a maximum salary in Inter Milan and is loved by the fans, but is not loyal to the team.

The two sides stand from different angles, and naturally they cannot have the same point of view on the issue.

One minute later, Maxwell made a breakthrough pass from the left. Ibrahimovic tried a "scorpion tail" with his back to the goal, but did not touch the ball due to Lucio's interference.

Inter Milan counterattacks immediately!

Leo dribbled the ball through the middle and passed the half-court with a diagonal pass to the gap left by his "old teammate" on the right!

Maxwell's old problem is, if you rush forward, you can't come back!

Leo, who knew this well, would not let it go!

Maicon advanced at high speed from the right wing and was blocked by Pique as soon as he received the ball.

The Brazilian and Eto'o skillfully hit the wall on the right side of the penalty area to get rid of Pique's defense!
  Eto'o crosses into the penalty area, Milito supports him from the center, and Puyol goes one-on-two!

The Cameroonian is not greedy for merit. For him, being able to defeat Barcelona and slap them in the face is the most wonderful thing. A cross kick was passed to the feet of Milito, who was in a better position. The Argentine shooter turned around and volleyed!
  Although it was just after the game started, Barcelona goalkeeper Valdes was very focused and immediately jumped up to hit the ball!

Cambiaso followed up with a long shot from the outside of the penalty area that went slightly over the crossbar.

Oh, what a shame, such a great opportunity.

Leo was half a step slower. If he had controlled the second penalty just now, he might not have taken such a hasty long shot.

But it doesn’t matter, the game has just begun, and there are still opportunities ahead!

Tens of thousands of Nerazzurri in the stands had already stood up and were ready to cheer for the goal, but in the end they could only sit back in frustration.

In the sixth minute, Messi relied on his personal ability to connect multiple defensive players to the edge of the penalty area!
  But then he fell to the ground when facing Cambiaso's interception, and the Portuguese referee Ben Krenca, who was officiating the game, did not interrupt the game.

After the successful steal, Cambiaso may have been a little careless. His pass was intercepted by Keita's sudden grab!

Immediately afterwards, the Barcelona midfielder's left-footed volley from the outside of the penalty area went slightly wrong.

Cesar's goal kick went to the front court, Leo was assigned to the right, Eto'o broke through with the ball and passed straight!

Milito made a timely forward move to create a chance for a single goal!

But the referee blew the whistle and the ball was ruled offside.

But the slow-motion replay showed that Alves was behind the ball just now, and Milito was not offside at all!

This is an absolute misjudgment!

Eto'o was called for a foul while fighting with Keita in the frontcourt, and he kicked the ball away to vent his dissatisfaction.

As a result, Benkerenka took out a yellow card and warned the Cameroonians.

Mourinho had a dark face, obviously dissatisfied with Eto'o needlessly receiving the first yellow card of the game.

Zanetti and Leo double-teamed and easily stole the ball from Busquets' feet, and then Leo sent a direct pass!

Eto'o dribbled the ball diagonally into the penalty area and smashed the Barcelona defender's left-footed shot, forcing Valdes to save the ball!

But Milito's follow-up shot went just over the crossbar.

As the old saying goes, wasted opportunities will be punished.

In the 17th minute, Lucio's ball from the backcourt was too light. After Barcelona intercepted the ball, several offensive players patiently turned their feet to the left many times!

Maxwell faced the blockade of three defenders and forced his way to the bottom line!
  Then the old Inter Milan player took the ball and quickly cut into the inverted triangle on the left side of the penalty area and hit the middle on this venue that he is very familiar with!
  Pedro rushed to the goal and hit the lower right corner of the goal with his left foot!
  One to zero!

Barcelona scored first away from home!

This is very uncomfortable. Inter Milan was so aggressive just now, but suddenly they were scored by their opponents.

And it was an away goal, so Barcelona immediately took advantage.

The Nerazzurri, who were lagging behind, stepped up their offensive. Kolarov stepped forward with an assist from the left but was knocked down outside the penalty area by Alves.

Leo was not very sure about this distance, so he simply left it to Kolarov to take the free kick.

The Serbian took a free kick into the penalty area, and Lucio flew in from behind and headed the ball wide of the left post!

During the visiting team's quick counterattack, Ibrahimovic sent a through ball from the middle!

Pedro prepared to catch the ball on the right side of the penalty area, but Zanetti got stuck in time and intercepted the ball.

In the 27th minute, Leo accelerated and changed direction and passed Keita's defense and passed straight to the left.

Pandev dribbled the ball into the left side of the penalty area and stabbed it to Milito. Valdes attacked to block the shooting angle. Milito pushed the shot with his right foot from close range in front of the goal!
  The Argentine missed a great scoring opportunity again!
  However, Inter Milan's continuous offense at home still created many opportunities and posed a threat to Barcelona's goal.

Three minutes later, Leo and Maicon passed the midfield in a one-two, and then Leo cleverly passed the ball to the right.

Eto'o dribbled the ball at high speed and passed the ball low with his right foot. Milito protected the ball with his back in the middle of the penalty area and turned around with his left foot to the left in time!

Leo got the ball in the arc of the penalty area and then dunked the angle to face the opponent's goalkeeper Valdez.

However, in this extremely tense moment, Leo was extremely calm, and the cheers and shouts from the audience seemed to be a dynamic soundtrack playing in his ears.

Just out of the corner of his eye, he could see Valdez's position clearly. No need to adjust, he just pushed the ball with his left foot into the lower left corner of the goal and succeeded!
  The ball is in!
  Leo shot the ball accurately with his left foot into the lower left corner of the goal!

Barcelona's goalkeeper has tried his best to save, but there is still nothing he can do!

One to one!

Inter Milan equalized the score!
  This goal is not only Leo's third goal against Barcelona, ​​but also his tenth Champions League goal this season!
  After scoring the goal, Leo ran all the way to the corner flag area and performed a classic celebration in style.

The Nerazzurri fans in the stands cheered and applauded like thunder.

"We have Leo! Who needs Ibrahim!"

(End of this chapter)