The Prince of Inter Milan starts with Brother Xiaosa

Chapter 298 Putting Lots

In any case, Inter Milan can finally breathe a sigh of relief after defeating Naples 3-1.

Because the devil's schedule in February has come to an end, the Nerazzurri returned to Milan to take a short rest. The next game will be played in a week.

Although Ancelotti's team is not yet able to secure the league title more than ten rounds in advance, they are currently far ahead in the standings.

Whether it is Juventus or AC Milan, it is almost impossible to say that they want to catch up.

This situation also allows the Inter Milan players to face the next game with a more relaxed mentality.

On March 3, in the twenty-sixth round of Serie A, Inter Milan’s home game against Catania once again attracted more than 4 spectators to watch the game.

The Nerazzurri, who faced the challenge with all their main players, almost effortlessly won a big victory like chopping melons and vegetables.

The front three scored a goal each, and Leo passed and shot. Inter Milan defeated their opponents 4-0 at Meazza.

Another week later, in the 27th round of Serie A, Inter Milan went to play away against the "Flying Donkey" Chievo.

"Four days later we have the second leg of the Champions League against Marseille at home, so there will be a certain degree of rotation in this league."

Ancelotti said it was a certain degree of rotation, but in fact even goalkeeper Handanovic took a rest and did not play.

Leo didn't even make the roster.

Despite this, defending champion Inter Milan still defeated Chievo 2-0 away with goals from Berbatov and Samuel.

Obviously, as long as Inter Milan does not have any problems, the middle and lower Serie A teams will not even have the ability to cause them trouble.

In the hands of Ancelotti, the Nerazzurri's talented players can give full play to their talents.

On March 3, a fierce battle in the second leg of the 13-11 Champions League quarter-finals started at San Siro. Inter Milan faced Marseille at home.

In the first round of the contest, Inter Milan could have defeated the opponent 2-0, but at the last moment there was some slack and the opponent pulled a goal back.

This also makes the second round of the game even more suspenseful.

However, after losing to Inter Milan at home, Marseille suffered four consecutive losses in Ligue 1 and could not score a goal.

In this state, if you want to defeat the powerful Inter Milan on the road, you can only see if Deschamps can come up with any unique tricks.

As expected, Inter Milan arranged a starting lineup of 4,231.

Balotelli's single arrow shot forward, and Bale and Neymar flew on both wings.

Leo is the attacking midfielder, Pirlo and De Rossi are in the midfield.

Left back Kolarov, right back Zanetti, Bonucci and Ranocchia partnered as central defenders, and the goalkeeper was Handanovic.

For Marseille, there are two minor adjustments compared to the first round. Mbia and Remy replaced Cheroux and Brandang in the starting lineup.

Due to Inter Milan's excellent record and beautiful style of play, fans' enthusiasm for watching games at the scene has been very high since the start of the new season.

Tickets for every home game are hard to come by.

Of course, there is no need to worry about the attendance at the Meazza Stadium today. It was almost full an hour before the game.

The Inter Milan fans in the stands set off fireworks and waved flags. In the past, perhaps only the Milan Derby would have such a lively scene.

"Brothers, we can't be careless at home today. We must concentrate on defeating our opponents!"

"Must win!"

After captain Zanetti made the decision to retire, he has been deliberately cultivating Leo.

Many of the tasks that the captain of Inter Milan had to do were handed over to Leo.

For example, Leo is now responsible for mobilizing teammates and boosting morale before the game.

The first-team players are already used to this.

Inter Milan took the lead in the first half, but Marseille, playing away from home, quickly attacked.

Valbuena's long-range shot from outside the penalty area was blocked by the Inter Milan defender. Marseille stole the ball in the frontcourt and attacked again!

It was Valbuena's long shot from the same position, but Handanovic got the ball.

In the third minute, Marseille passed a high ball from the right into the penalty area. Remy beat Bonucci and headed the goal slightly wide of the left post.

In the seventh minute, Neymar dribbled the ball gorgeously on the right and cooperated with Zanetti.

Zanetti cut inside and passed a low ball. Leo stopped the ball steadily due to the interference of the defensive players in the penalty area.

No need to make any adjustments at all, Leo calmly shot!

The ball was blocked by the fallen Marseille goalkeeper Mandanda subconsciously with his body!

This reaction is amazing!

Leo shook his head and smiled bitterly. It seemed that it was not that easy to score a goal today.

A minute later, Inter Milan made a comeback. Leo passed a long pass into the penalty area. Balotelli took the ball from his chest and landed gently in front of him.

Isn't this level of stopping the ball common?

Why will there be a striker in the Premier League worth tens of millions stopping the ball ten meters away in ten years' time?

Just pretend to be a professional player.

Stopping the ball is just the most basic thing, but Bashen was stunned for a moment after stopping the ball and failed to hit the goal in time.

Nkoulu seized the opportunity and stepped forward to clear the ball out of the penalty area.

Neymar made a precise pass from the right, and Bell's left-footed low shot from the small penalty area was magically saved by Mandanda again!

Bell also smiled, which could also be saved.

After missing excellent scoring opportunities in a row, Inter Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti spread his hands in disbelief on the sidelines.

More than 70,000 Inter Milan fans at the Meazza Stadium stood up collectively to celebrate the goal, but they sat down with their hands on their heads and a blank look on their faces.

Just defending is useless. Marseille must score goals on the road if they want to advance.

So the visiting team started to counterattack.

Remy turned his back, and Valbuena took another powerful long-range shot from outside the penalty area!

Fortunately, his long-range shot did not hit the goal frame and was higher than the crossbar.

Andre Ayew dribbled the ball from the wing and sent a cross near the left baseline!

Remy's diving header from the center was blocked by Handanovic!

Your goalkeeper is pretty good, but we are even better!

After making a key save, Inter Milan's goalkeeper bounced off the ground and roared with arms raised!

This is a very morale-boosting act, and the Nerazzurri soldiers are very motivated!

Taking advantage of the dead ball, Ancelotti called Leo to the sidelines.

"What happened to Mario today?"

"I don't know either. I'll remind him right away."

An Pang nodded. He had absolute trust in Leo and didn't say anything more.

In fact, Balotelli was in pretty good shape today, but he should have failed to seize the opportunity before.

Leo found Balotelli, covered his mouth and said to him:

"Mario, you have to work hard quickly. If you don't score a goal, the coach will say that you will be replaced."

Balotelli:? ? ?

It's only halfway through the first half, are you going to replace me?

Ba Shen did not doubt what Leo said at all, he had always believed in Leo.

"I will pass the ball to you more, but you have to shoot more decisively. It can't be like that time again."

Leo stared into Balotelli's eyes,

"Can it be done?"

Ba Shen's blank eyes became focused, and he looked at Leo and nodded firmly.

"I can!"

That's good, Leo breathed a sigh of relief.

The game continued, and Marseille's midfielder Diarra also tried a long shot from outside the penalty area.

However, the deviation was too outrageous and did not pose any threat to Handanovic.

Inter Milan had a chance to counterattack quickly. Bell broke through at high speed from the left and knocked back. Leo passed the ball from the front to the penalty area!

Balotelli turned his back to the goal, leaned on Diawara's chest, stopped the ball, turned around, shook the defense, and fired vigorously!

Mandanda did not continue his previous magic this time. The Marseille goalkeeper struggled to save but was still unable to do anything.

The ball went in! One to zero!

Amid the cheers of the fans, Inter Milan took the lead!

At the same time, the total score of the two rounds came to three to one!

Marseille's hopes of advancing have become slim.

Balotelli was stunned for a moment after scoring, and then ran to the sidelines to celebrate.

He crossed his arms across his chest, which looked a little funny.

No matter what, the die-hard Nerazzurri fans at the scene laughed very happily when they saw it.

They gave Ba Shen a warm applause.

In the 24th minute, Pirlo knocked down Mbia in defense and was given a yellow card by the referee.

Even if there is little hope, the visiting team has no intention of giving up.

Valbuena made a diagonal pass, and Andre Ayew fell and was "injured" during the breakthrough from the left.

Zanetti was experienced and stopped in time when he was half a meter away and raised his hands to indicate that he had not touched the opponent.

But Ayew was deeply involved in the play and continued to pretend to be injured even if he failed to get a foul.

He pretended to go to the sidelines and received treatment from the team doctor before returning to the court.

No, he is wasting his time like this, right?

Now it is clear that Marseille is lagging behind. It is not Inter Milan but the visiting team that wants to speed up the pace.

Therefore, the vast majority of black players just have no brains and cannot see the situation on the field clearly.

Pirlo made a direct pass from the front, and Neymar was blocked from breaking through on the right and barely made the pass.

Bell, who was at the back, ran in the wrong direction and didn't get a chance to shoot. Seeing the ball go out of the baseline, he grinned angrily and shook his head.

"Don't worry, we are leading now, it's them who should be anxious."

As Leo said, Marseille is indeed anxious.

Diarra and Mbia received yellow cards for tackle fouls.

In the 35th minute, Li Ao keenly discovered the loopholes in the visiting team's defense with a keen eye, and penetrated directly with a scalpel-like through ball!

Balotelli made a single breakthrough to the sideline of the penalty area and was tackled to the ground by Marseille center back Diawara with a scissor kick!

The whole audience fell silent, everyone was waiting for the referee to make a decision.

The Portuguese referee Proenza hesitated a little, waiting for the assistant referee's opinion.

With tens of thousands of people watching, he awarded a free kick in front of the penalty area!

"The foul was outside the penalty area, so even though Balotelli fell in the penalty area, it was not a penalty kick."

Leo stood with his waist in front of the penalty area, waiting for the Marseille players to line up the wall under Mandanda's command. As soon as the Proensa whistle sounded, Leo swung his right leg sharply and hit the ball hard with his right foot!

The ball was arced over the wall, but fell a little too late and finally landed on the net.

The distance was too close, and Leo's footwork was somewhat difficult to use.

Although the free kick failed to score directly, the Nerazzurri who knew the ball still gave Leo applause.

Morel inserted a long shot from the left side of the penalty area and missed the right post.

In half-time stoppage time, Kolarov made a pass from the left, Balotelli nodded the ball and then Neymar volleyed from a small angle on the right side of the penalty area!

Mandanda flew to save but missed, and the ball missed the post!

Amidst the lamentations from the audience, the referee blew the whistle to announce the end of the first half.

Inter Milan takes the lead temporarily.

The Inter Milan players returned to the locker room talking and laughing. As time went by, the game became more and more favorable to them.

“Everyone performed really well in the first half and continued to do so in the second half.

The visiting team is now behind, and if nothing else goes wrong, they will launch an attack at the beginning of the second half.

Just like in the first half, we first tightened our defense to withstand their first wave of offensive, and then it was easy.

Use the width of the pitch to launch quick counterattacks from both wings.

......"

At the beginning of the second half of the game, the two teams changed sides and fought again, with neither home nor guest making adjustments.

As Nerazzurri coach Carlo Ancelotti expected, Marseille launched an attack with all their strength.

However, Inter Milan's formation was retracted and layers of defenses were deployed in front of the penalty area. Marseille still could not easily pass the ball into the penalty area.

They can only miss the mark through long-range shots from outside the penalty area.

At the same time, the visiting team's defensive players did not dare to press too far. The threat of Bell, a "big killer", in the counterattack was really terrifying.

Valbuena, Diarra and Amalfitano all took long shots from outside the penalty area.

But they all missed the goal, showing no threat.

When it comes to qualifying for the Champions League, Inter Milan plays a little conservatively at home.

Especially after the start of the second half, although the home team's defensive arrangement was very good, the passivity on the scene still made the fans at the scene feel a little dissatisfied.

And their dissatisfaction has become increasingly difficult to suppress as time goes by.

The singing and shouting that echoed in the Meazza Stadium gradually subsided, and the scene became quieter and quieter. Some impatient fans even threw fireworks into the stadium.

At this time, the situation on the field changed again.

Remi's header from a cross from the wing went straight into the arms of Handanovic, and the Inter Milan goalkeeper threw the ball to Bonucci.

The Nerazzurri quickly launched a counterattack!

Bell and Kolarov hit the wall on the left and combined with a high ball in the second half. Balotelli dived in the middle of the penalty area and scored with a header!

Two to zero!

Inter Milan scored again and opened the score gap!

Ba Shen, who scored twice, clenched his fists like the God of War coming to the world!

The cheers at the Meazza Stadium were overwhelming. Leo jumped on Balotelli's back and raised his right arm high, celebrating the goal that sealed the victory with all the fans.

In fact, the game can be declared over at this point.

The Nerazzurri in the stands stood up and shouted "Three to zero!".

Marseille's free kick from the right was dropped into the penalty area, and Andre Ayew's header from close range was blocked by Handanovic's heroic sideways dive!

This is already Marseille's most threatening attack today.

Already in dire straits, Marseille made two substitutions in a row. Cheroux and Brandang came on the bench, replacing Remy and Diarra.

But in fact everyone knows that it will be useless no matter who you replace.

Marseille is three goals behind Inter Milan in the total score, and there are only ten minutes left in the game.

Wanting to score three consecutive goals against Inter Milan in an away game would be a fantasy for Marseille anyway.

You must know that they have not scored a goal in the last four rounds of Ligue 1. Why can this Champions League game get better?

In the 78th minute, Ancelotti replaced Pirlo with Thiago Motta.

This substitution also means that the Nerazzurri, who are leading the score, have decided to stop. They do not want to waste their energy needlessly in a game that has no suspense.

In stoppage time, Marseille made a long pass from the backcourt. Brendan, who came on as a substitute, stopped the ball, turned around, broke into the penalty area, and shot with his left foot!

The ball goes straight to the lower right corner of the gate!

Just when the ball was about to cross the goal line, Handanovic fell to the ground and bravely blocked the ball!

The Meazza stadium once again erupted with deafening cheers. There is no doubt that Handanovic is the new goalkeeper of the Nerazzurri!

Since the opponent still dares to fight back, we can't blame Inter Milan for being ruthless.

There's nothing much to say, just a few simple passes and the ball was sent to the opponent's penalty area.

Leo made a clever direct pass, and Neymar passed the last defensive player on the right side of the penalty area like a butterfly through flowers to form a single!

Mandanda's brain got hot in the penalty area and he flew over to knock down Neymar!

Red card! Penalty kick!

The referee Proenza decisively gave the Marseille goalkeeper a red dot package.

Deschamps sighed and replaced the team's backup goalkeeper Brasigliano.

Of course, it actually doesn’t matter whether you change it or not.

Leo scored the penalty kick into the dead center of the goal without any suspense, 3-0!

Without giving any more time, the referee blew the whistle to end the game.

In the end, Inter Milan defeated Marseille in two home and away rounds, eliminating the opponent with an absolute advantage of five to one in total and advancing to the Champions League quarterfinals!

All the matches in the Champions League quarter-finals this week have ended, and this season’s Champions League quarter-finals have also been announced.

La Liga and Serie A each had two teams win in the quarter-finals, and Real Madrid and Barcelona's advancement was a natural progression.

As expected, Inter Milan advanced to the quarter-finals, but AC Milan showed its strength and eliminated the Premier League powerhouse Arsenal and successfully entered the quarter-finals.

So far, only Chelsea is left in the Premier League, and only Bayern has entered the quarterfinals in the Bundesliga.

The two other top eight spots are the dark horse APOEL from Cyprus and the Portuguese Super League giant Benfica.

On March 3, the draw ceremony for the Champions League quarter-finals and semi-finals was held at the UEFA headquarters in Switzerland.

Although APOEL is considered the local hegemon in Cyprus, it is not enough to watch in the Champions League.

Among the quarterfinals of the Champions League, they are undoubtedly the weakest team.

Who will be lucky enough to win this "big gift package" has also become the focus of close attention by fans and the media.

“I wonder if it’s possible for us to draw APOEL.”

"It's impossible. UEFA definitely doesn't want to see us win three consecutive Champions League games. They want to give us their strongest opponent."

"That's true, I guess Real Madrid or Barcelona will probably draw them.

They are the most topical. With their games, there is no need to worry about attention. If UEFA wants to protect them, they will definitely protect them. "

"Okay, okay, stop talking, I'm going to smoke."

In the helpless eyes of Leo and others, Inter Milan unexpectedly found an opponent that was difficult to deal with.

Bayern Munich!

The Champions League final two years ago was staged early this year in the Champions League quarter-finals.

Moreover, the Bundesliga overlords defeated Basel 8-0 in two rounds in the quarter-finals, and their strength is amazing.

"It's all David's mouth. This is really not a good sign."

Leo smiled and waved his hand, "It doesn't matter who we draw, who are we?"

"We are Inter Milan!"

Not only the Nerazzurri, but their rivals in the same city also share the same problem with them this time.

Inter Milan drew Bayern, and AC Milan drew Barcelona.

It seems like UEFA wants both Milan duo to stop in the quarterfinals!

Chelsea and Real Madrid have much better luck. They will face two relatively weak opponents, Benfica and APOEL, in the quarter-finals.

On the afternoon of March 3, in the 18th round of Serie A, Inter Milan faced Atalanta at home.

Inter Milan, which had just experienced a tough battle in the Champions League in midweek, once again made a substantial rotation.

Because after this game with the "True Nerazzurri", Inter Milan ushered in the second round of the Italian Cup semi-finals against Siena only two days later.

In comparison, the importance of today's league is not particularly great.

But Atlanta is anything but easy to deal with.

Before this game with Inter Milan, Atlanta had been undefeated for six consecutive rounds, including a 4-1 victory over Roma at home.

Therefore, although top scorer Dennis was absent due to injury, Atlanta's away game still caused unexpected trouble for the defending champion.

In the first half, the visiting team Atlanta took the lead.

The fans of the home team in the Meazza stadium sang and mocked Atalanta captain Cristiano Doni, who has recently been involved in a gambling case. Inter Milan has a great home advantage.

Betting on football seems to be a tradition for Italian players. Just like the endless number of phone calls, Serie A can be called "unintentional fraud".

No matter how many years pass, it is a bad habit that cannot be changed.

Atlanta's players on the field were inevitably affected. Thornton sent a cross from the left, and Pazzini was dragged down by the defender when he was grabbing the point in the middle. Penalty kick!

The referee showed a yellow card to Atlanta defender Bellini who committed a foul.

But just as the audience was waiting to celebrate the goal, something speechless happened.

Berbatov's penalty kick shot towards the lower right corner of the goal, but was saved by Atlanta goalkeeper Consili!

The penalty missed!

What kind of thing is this? And after resolving the penalty crisis, Atlanta, playing away from home, gradually gained momentum.

Not only did they withstand Inter Milan's attack, they also waited for opportunities to launch a threatening counterattack.

The first half ended with a score of zero to zero. After the start of the second half, the game was still as deadlocked as it was in the second half of the first half.

In the 69th minute, Leo and Bell were substituted.

It was originally agreed to take one round of rest, but in the end, he still had to go into battle.

In the expectant cheers of the Meazza fans, Inter Milan's No. 10 made a shining debut.

In the 77th minute, the two men, who had just come on as substitutes in the second half, completed a tacit cooperation in passing and receiving.

Leo made a long pass from the backcourt, and Bell ran 60 meters past two people and scored the ball!

In the end, Inter Milan defeated Atlanta 1-0 at home. There were slight twists and turns in the process, but they still got three points.

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