The Prince of Inter Milan starts with Brother Xiaosa

Chapter 318 Champions League draw and another championship

The huge Italian Super Cup in China came to a successful conclusion, with defending champion Inter Milan winning the event for the fifth consecutive year.

Oh, maybe it's not perfect for Juventus and their fans, but it doesn't matter.

As they headed to the airport to return to Italy, many Inter Milan players showed reluctance to leave.

Because even the new players who have joined the team have felt the enthusiasm of the fans here in China.

Thanks to the thoughtful arrangements made by the club and sponsors, this trip to China left a good impression on the players, whether it was their first time in China or not.

Back in Milan, Ancelotti's team once again resumed its usual calm training and preparations.

The signings that the fans were looking forward to seem to have disappeared. Perhaps the club's senior officials feel that the current team's lineup is already very strong.

However, Ancelotti and Leo had privately discussed Cassano's transfer.

AC Milan intends to sell Cassano after introducing many forwards such as Pazzini, Niang and Bojan.

The "Bad Boy" claims that he has been a fan of Inter Milan since he was a child.

Coupled with the recent European Cup, he and Balotelli cooperated tacitly in the Italian national team.

Inter Milan really did have the idea of ​​​​recruiting Cassano.

"Does the team need to spend millions to buy a substitute? Cassano's salary is not low, right?

I don't deny his ability, but it's really not necessary. If rotation is needed, I think it would be better to give the young players in the team more opportunities to play. "

AC Milan was disappointed when they failed to sell Cassano to Inter Milan. They originally wanted to sell him for more money.

In the end, Kamazi was bought by Parma for 4 million euros. The money was paid in installments because they could not afford so much money at once.

"What? How many scenes do you need to reshoot? Didn't you say you have time after the filming is finished?"

"Yes, the director temporarily discovered that a few scenes needed to be reshot, and I just received the notice.

It's such a pity that I can't be there to cheer you on in the first round of the new season. "

"It doesn't matter, business is important. I think there will be many opportunities to watch my games live.

How about it? Did the filming go smoothly on the set of the great director? "

"Oh, he is really strict. The schedule is already very tight, but the director still requires everyone on the set to be meticulous and not make any mistakes."

"Why don't every movie be so successful? Okay, I just miss you. When will you be back?"

"Logically, it should be very soon. The movie was originally scheduled to be released during the Christmas period. I don't know if it will be released in time."

"Okay, take care of yourself outside and stay safe."

"I know. While I was away in Milan, you didn't hang out with Mario and the others in nightclubs every day, right?"

Leo smiled bitterly, "I don't really like going to bars or nightclubs, so just be careful."

"That's pretty much it."

It’s the beginning of another season. On August 8, the first round of the 26-2012 Serie A season begins!

Inter Milan went to an away game to face newly promoted Pescara.

Leo glanced at the latest message he had just received on his phone and couldn't help but smile knowingly.

"Come on my dear, come on, I love you so much!"

Playing away from home, the Nerazzurri, as the defending champion, continued the 4-2-3 formation from last season.

Balotelli is the lone forward in the center, with Bale and Neymar on his left and right.

Leo serves as the attacking midfielder, while Pirlo and De Rossi sit in the midfield.

Left back David Thornton, right back Srna, Thiago Silva and Bonucci partnered as central defender and goalkeeper Handanovic.

It is worth mentioning that the official website of the Italian Football Association issued a statement on August 8 announcing that there will be adjustments to the rules of the Serie A in the new season.

Starting from the first round of the league, each club can choose 23 players when submitting the player list, which means that in addition to the 11 starting players, there can be 12 substitute players on the bench.

This will allow the head coach to be more flexible when selecting players to participate.

However, there are more substitutes, and there are still three people who can be replaced in each game, so it is not as big an advantage as imagined for the strong teams in Serie A.

At the Adria Stadium, Pescara, who was playing at home at the beginning of the game, launched continuous attacks on Inter Milan.

This is a bit surprising. They probably thought they were playing in Serie B. Inter Milan is not one of those weak teams that he can manipulate.

Srna hooked Pescara forward Weiss from behind near the corner of the left penalty area.

Then Caschione's free kick hit the wall and changed direction. Caprari took the ball and shot again but was blocked by the Inter Milan defender.

Then the home team's corner kick was taken, and Handanovic flew up and took the kick.

The Nerazzurri quickly launched a counterattack!

Pescara's fight was very fierce, and Pirlo accidentally lost the ball when he encountered Colucci's flying tackle.

Caprari cut diagonally in from the wing, got rid of David Thornton and shot from the edge of the penalty area!

Handanovic fought hard to save the ball.

After withstanding several attacks from the home team in the first three minutes, the Nerazzurri quickly turned the tables!

Srna passed in from the right, Balotelli caught the ball in the penalty area and turned around to knock back. Bell followed up and easily pushed the ball into the empty goal!

One to zero!

Inter Milan, playing away from home, took the lead in breaking the deadlock!

A simple counterattack resulted in a goal, and the Pescara fans at the scene fell silent.

Last season's Serie B championship seemed to make them unable to recognize themselves. When they encountered Inter Milan, one of the best in Europe, they actually dared to let go and fight against each other.

It’s really unbelievable. The Nerazzurri used goals to tell them that Serie A is not so easy to mess with.

The cruel reality soon woke up the home team, and they quickly reverted to their formation and huddled in front of their own penalty area.

The gap in strength was made up by fouls. Inter Milan, which wanted to make persistent efforts to expand the score, was unable to create scoring opportunities due to Pescara's fierce fighting.

Pescara could only threaten the visiting team's goal with the help of free kicks.

The home team cooperated with the free kick tactics, Colucci stepped on the ball, and Caprari curled the ball from a small angle to the far corner of the goal!

Handanovic made a flying save and pushed the ball over the crossbar!

Then Pescara sent a corner kick into the penalty area, and center back Romagnoli followed up with a right-footed shot that missed.

Two minutes later, Leo sent a precise direct pass from the middle, and Gareth Bale successfully broke into the left side of the penalty area in response to offside!

However, in an almost one-on-one situation, Bell faced the attacking home team goalkeeper Perrin. He chose to return the favor and selflessly distributed the ball to the center to assist Balotelli to score an empty goal!

Two to zero!

Inter Milan expands its lead!

And Balotelli and Bale have already completed passing shots to each other. How about you two just brushing up data, right?

Pescara, which was two goals behind, found that there seemed to be no point in continuing to defend, so they attacked again.

The home team had a ferocious offensive attack and continuously sent good quality crosses from the wing but could not knock on the door of the Nerazzurri.

Pescara made a long pass from the backcourt, and Caprari successfully broke into the penalty area from the right in response to offside, but in the end his hasty shot missed the far post.

Weiss and Colucci successively tackled Leo fiercely, and Colucci was shown a yellow card.

Leo gritted his teeth and rubbed his right leg that had just been kicked by the opponent. The team that had just come up from the second division was really dirty.

Leo passed the free kick to the left, and David Thornton forced a breakthrough from the bottom line of Pescara full-back Zanon!

In desperation, Zanon pulled David Thornton down from behind and also received a yellow card.

Inter Milan got a closer free kick, and it was Leo who took the kick.

A curve ball bypassed the wall and the leaping Palin.

"Shh!"

Leo's first goal of the season was born, scoring directly from a free kick!

Three to zero!

Inter Milan already had a three-goal lead before the first half ended, and the game had basically lost its suspense.

Leo passed the ball directly to the top of the penalty area, and Neymar shot the ball!

The ball hit the home team's defensive player, changed lanes and slowed down, and was caught by Palin.

In the 44th minute, Zanon made a breakthrough pass from the right, and Caschione suddenly stepped in and headed towards the goal!

The ball bounced off the ground and went straight to the dead corner, but Handanovic made an incredible leap and blocked the ball out of the baseline.

At the end of the first half, the away Nerazzurri led their opponents 3-0.

After the start of the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again, with neither team making any substitutions.

Leo caught the ball and was double-teamed by Caschioni and Nelson.

Leo advanced with the ball, and Colucci flew to make a tackle.

In short, no matter where Leo goes, there are defensive players around him who will follow him without giving up a step.

Of course, this is disgusting for Leo, but it may not be a good thing for Inter Milan.

In the 52nd minute, Srna passed back from an inverted triangle. Neymar broke into the right side of the penalty area and volleyed with his left foot straight into the dead center of the goal!

Four to zero!

The defense is busy marking Leo, and gaps will naturally appear elsewhere.

The game has completely lost its suspense. The newly promoted Pescara has no power to fight back against the powerful Inter Milan.

In the 63rd minute, when Leo was brought down by another vicious foul by the opponent's defensive player, Ancelotti replaced him with Modric.

Leo walked to the sidelines with a look of helplessness, said hello to Magic Flute, then returned to the bench and sat down.

Leo knew that the head coach replaced him to protect him.

So he could only vent his unhappiness on Pescara.

"This rubbish team wishes them an early relegation."

With a big lead, Ancelotti simply replaced two new players, Lewandowski and Lucas Moura.

Lucas's sharp breakthrough is indeed impressive, but his playing style is still too South American.

Every time after a successful breakthrough, the ball was either intercepted by the home team's defensive player or he took an unknown shot on his own.

How to put it, it would be better if there is no comparison. With a gem like Neymar in front, Lucas Moura's performance is really difficult to satisfy Nerazzurri.

Spend so much money to buy such a product? Leonardo definitely got a kickback, right?

Fortunately, Lewandowski's performance was very stable and he did not fall behind in several battles in the frontcourt.

In the 91st minute, Pirlo took the ball, Lewandowski withstood the interference of the Pescara center back and turned back, De Rossi followed up with a powerful kick from the penalty area line and shot into the net!

Five to zero!

Defending champion Inter Milan remains strong in the new season!

In the first round of the league, the Nerazzurri beat Pescara 5-0 away from home, getting off to a good start!

After the first round of Serie A, Inter Milan topped the standings with a goal difference advantage!

“It was a good start, we kept working hard and I thought we played really well in the first half.

The old players are in good shape, and the new players also gave perfect answers. "

Ancelotti was flawless in the post-match interview, and the whole team praised him.

Leo said in an interview:

"Individual statistics are not important. The most important thing is that we scored all three points. The team played very well and I am very happy. Being able to cooperate with these outstanding teammates makes everything easy.

Next round against Roma?

No, no, no, that's seven days away, now we need to think about the European Super Cup against Atletico Madrid in midweek. "

After finishing the first round of the new Serie A season away from home, Inter Milan returned to Milan for a short rest before setting off again.

They will face last season's Europa League winner Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Super Cup four days later at the Stade Louis II in Monaco.

At 8:30 pm local time in Monaco on August 2012, the draw ceremony for the 13- UEFA Champions League group stage was held at the Grimaldi Convention Center.

In the Champions League qualifying play-offs that just ended in midweek, Celtic, Borisov, Braga, Malaga, Anderlecht, Dinamo Zagreb, Schalke 04, Lille, Cluj and Spartak Moskva received the final ten tickets.

They will participate in the Champions League group stage competition with the other 22 European giants who have directly advanced.

The draw ceremony for this season's UEFA Champions League group stage was hosted by UEFA Secretary General Infantino. Thirty-two teams were divided into four tiers based on UEFA's club points.

The eight seeded teams in the first level are Inter Milan, Barcelona, ​​Manchester United, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Arsenal, AC Milan and Chelsea.

After the draw ceremony began, a short video review of last season's UEFA Champions League was played, and then captain Leo, who won the trophy on behalf of last season's champion Inter Milan, brought the Big Ears Cup to the scene.

The first person to be invited out was Scottish legend Denis Law, then UEFA Secretary General Infantino appeared, and the 2012-13 Champions League Final Ambassador McManaman also appeared at the scene, and the draw was about to begin.

I don't know what else happened, but Leo didn't panic at all.

No matter what opponent they draw, Inter Milan doesn't care.

Since there is Juventus in the third tier of teams, this greatly increases the probability of a death group in this Champions League.

But because Juventus and Inter Milan are both teams from Serie A, they cannot be in the same group, so they have no pressure at all.

Besides, even if Inter Milan is drawn, they won't be afraid of Juventus, they will just lose.

George Weah, Dutch star Gullit and Cannavaro successively appeared as draw guests.

The final grouping of the eight groups has been released.

Inter Milan is placed in Group A, with Porto, Lille and Dinamo Zagreb in the same group.

Overall, it's not bad, just an average group.

Juventus is lucky. They are grouped with Chelsea, Shakhtar Donetsk and Danish team Noschaland, which is not a group of death.

The only group of death is Group D. The four teams Real Madrid, Ajax, Manchester City and Dortmund are not very lucky.

Last season's La Liga champion, Eredivisie champion, Premier League champion and Bundesliga champion were brought together in such a strange way.

This is also due to their own low points in the European War. Manchester City, Ajax and Dortmund were placed in the second, third and fourth tiers respectively.

Real Madrid encountered an unforeseen disaster, but presumably with their strength, they can still lock in a promotion spot.

In addition to Inter Milan and Juventus, AC Milan's grouping is also quite satisfactory.

The Rossoneri are in a group with Zenit, Anderlecht and Malaga, so it is not difficult to advance.

In addition to them, Udinese, who ranked fourth in Serie A last season, was very embarrassed. Unexpectedly, they were eliminated in the Champions League qualifying round by Braga of the Portuguese Super League and missed the main match.

On the 30th, at 2012: pm, the European Super Cup begins at the Stade Louis II!

This is the fifteenth consecutive year that Monaco has hosted the European Super Cup. The next one will be held at the Eden Gardens in Prague next year.

Compared with the league match four days ago, Ancelotti made slight adjustments to the starting lineup.

Of course, Inter Milan still plays in a 4,2,3,1 formation.

Balotelli is the lone forward in the center, with Bale and Neymar on the wings.

Leo serves as the attacking midfielder, while Modric and De Rossi sit in the midfield.

Left back Kolarov, right back Srna, Thiago Silva and Bonucci partnered as central defender and goalkeeper Handanovic.

Atletico Madrid also has a four-two-three-one.

Falcao's single arrow shot forward, with Turan, Koke and Adrian behind him.

Gabi and Suarez sit in the midfield.

The left and right backs are Felipe and Juanfran respectively, Godin and Miranda partner as central defenders, and goalkeeper Courtois.

Before the game started, the coaches of the two teams Ancelotti and Simeone shook hands in a friendly manner.

But when the game started, this false friendship disappeared instantly.

Atletico Madrid launched a full-court press and launched an offensive frenzy first!

Cork passed the ball forward, and Adrian's right-footed shot from the front of the penalty area was blocked by the Inter Milan defender.

Then Adrian made a pass from the left side of the penalty area. Falcao rushed from the edge of the penalty area before Kolarov made a clearance and hit the left post of the goal with a shovel shot!

Less than two minutes into the game, Atletico Madrid almost scored!

Handanovich was shocked into a cold sweat.

A minute later, Adrian made another pass from the left side of the penalty area. The unguarded Turan passed the ball back to the goal and was cleared by Thiago Silva.

The Europa League champions are playing against the Champions League champions, which surprised many viewers.

This is not over yet. In the sixth minute of the game, Adrian launched the attack.

Adrian dribbled past the defender and passed the ball straight, Falcao made a light shot from the left side of the penalty area!

Bonucci's clearance on the goal line was missed, and the ball hit the inside of the right post of the goal and bounced into the net!

One to zero!

Atletico Madrid scored first!

The Nerazzurri immediately launched a counterattack.

Leo encountered the double-team of Gabi and Suarez in the middle, and he habitually tried to force a breakthrough through fried balls.

As a result, Leo was brought down to the ground from behind by an Atletico defender.

The referee Damir Skomina from Slovenia shook his head and refused to call the penalty.

Atletico Madrid, who were leading the score, recycled their formation to keep pressing, especially their central defender who greatly compressed Leo's passing space.

At the same time, it also caused some headaches for several offensive players in Inter Milan's frontcourt.

Neymar passed back from the right, and Modric suddenly shot a cold arrow from the outside of the penalty area but was blocked by Courtois!

Leo passed the ball diagonally, and Bell cut into the penalty area after eating Juanfran raw from the left. His low shot with his left foot missed the near post slightly.

Then De Rossi's powerful shot in front of the penalty area was blocked again.

In the 19th minute, Atletico Madrid quickly counterattacked!

Cork and Adrian continued to pass and then passed directly, but Kolarov failed to intercept, it was dangerous!

Falcao curled the ball with his left foot from the right side of the penalty area and shot into the far corner, hanging over Handanovic's head and into the net!

Two to zero!

Inter Milan actually fell behind by two goals, which they did not expect before the game.

With the advantage of two goals in hand, Simeone's team took the initiative to retreat to the penalty area. This time they did not take the initiative at all and only waited for Inter Milan to attack.

The Nerazzurri formed a siege in front of the opponent's penalty area.

However, because the penalty area was full of defensive players, and Courtois's high pass and low block, Atletico Madrid tried their best to keep the goal!

The Belgian goalkeeper, who was loaned by Atletico Madrid from Chelsea last season, once again showed his amazing strength.

And he is two years younger than Leo, and he is only twenty years old this year.

So talent is talent, let alone anything else. U23 is just a joke. I don’t know what genius came up with it.

Even in the goalkeeper position that needs the most experience and game training, among Casillas, Buffon, and Neuer, including the Courtois in front of us today, which one is not already playing the main role in the top league under the age of twenty?

What kind of trash are they who are in their twenties and haven't been kicked out yet, and who have to rely on policies to have a chance to play?

The situation was quite unfavorable for Inter Milan. Leo quietly made a gesture, and Balotelli and Bale nodded.

Leo took the ball outside the opponent's penalty area, made a fake move and passed Gabi who came forward to press, and then kicked the ball into the penalty area.

Balotelli headed back to the left side of the penalty area before Godin's header cleared the ball. Bell accelerated to get rid of the defensive player, caught the ball and dribbled horizontally to the small penalty area and flew up with a powerful low shot with his left foot!

Courtois' line of sight was blocked by his teammates and he was unable to fall to the ground to make a save immediately. He could only watch as the ball grazed the inside of the left goal post and entered the net!

Two to one!

Inter Milan comes back!

Just when the Nerazzurri's morale was just rising, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half.

After the start of the second half, Atletico Madrid seized the opportunity to get a start.

Falcao passed the ball and Turan made a pass from the right side of the penalty area.

Adrian's sideways shot from the edge of the penalty area missed, and the ball bounced off the defensive player.

Falcao's close-range follow-up shot hit the outside edge of the left post and bounced out of the bottom line!

Thiago Silva clapped his hands and loudly vented his dissatisfaction to his teammates.

Sometimes the team needs a defensive leader who can curse. Afterwards, Inter Milan's defense really picked up their spirits and stopped letting opponents hit their penalty area so easily.

Inter Milan gradually took control of the situation on the field.

Srna's cross from the right was cleared by Godin's header. Neymar hit the ball outside the penalty area and slightly missed the right post.

Modric passed the ball and Balotelli broke through to the edge of the penalty area and missed with a powerful low shot.

Subsequently, Bell and Kolarov's shots in front of the left penalty area were blocked by defensive players.

In the 56th minute, Srna passed the ball and Neymar's weak shot in front of the penalty area was confiscated by Courtois.

The Nerazzurri continued their attacks and were just short of the equalizer goal.

In the 61st minute, Atletico Madrid made the first substitution.

Adrian, who performed well, suffered a slight injury and was replaced by Christian Rodriguez.

Inter Milan managed to find a chance two minutes later.

Modric passed the ball and De Rossi's long shot in front of the penalty area was blocked by Atletico Madrid center back Godin.

Leo then took a corner kick, and Thiago Silva's header from the previous point was blocked!

But Neymar got rid of the defense like a butterfly in the dense crowd in the penalty area, and before everyone else, he shot a close shot that passed under Courtois!

The ball went in!

Two to two!

Inter Milan equalized the score!

Atletico Madrid made another substitution, and Coke was replaced by Simeone with Raul Garcia.

Unwilling to be reconciled, the Shen Shen Legion once again spread out their formation and attacked.

Gabi passed a free kick from the right, Suarez knocked it lightly, and Miranda's shot from the right edge of the small penalty area was bravely saved by Handanovic!

Bonucci's long pass in the backcourt is another opportunity for Inter Milan to counterattack!

Balotelli turned his back, Leo dribbled the ball to the outside of the penalty area and passed the ball. Balotelli steadily stopped the ball in front of him with his right foot and volleyed with a powerful kick!

Three to two!

Inter Milan chased three goals in a row and reversed the score!

Ancelotti mobilized his troops, and Lewandowski and Coutinho came on as substitutes.

Simeone replaced Inter Milan's old player Emre Berezioglu, using up all the substitution places.

But in the end, both sides failed to change the score, and the score of three to two was maintained until the end of the game.

Champions League champion Inter Milan scored three goals in a row to overtake the score after falling behind by two goals to complete the reversal!

The Nerazzurri also won the European Super Cup for the third consecutive year!

“It was a perfect night, we won the European Super Cup after the Italian Super Cup and it was great to start the new season like this!

We came back from two goals down to score three goals in a row and the performance of the boys was worthy of the championship trophy. "

Atletico Madrid coach Simeone admitted that his opponent's performance today was too perfect. There is no doubt about the strength of the European champions, and the final result is logical.

(End of this chapter)