The Prince of Inter Milan starts with Brother Xiaosa

Chapter 345 Quarterfinals

After the game, Juventus head coach Conte faced the defeat calmly.

"We will continue to fight for our goals because Juventus had a positive performance.

Inter Milan is undoubtedly the strongest team in Serie A, and the result of losing to them away from home is not surprising.

It's just a pity that we all had more than one chance to tie the score. "

When Inter Milan's head coach was asked if he had won the championship, Ancelotti's answer was relatively conservative.

"Is the championship locked in advance? I don't think so.

As long as we haven't won the championship in a mathematical sense, then we have to treat every subsequent game as a decisive battle.

Next game? Dortmund is a strong opponent and of course we will give our best.

The schedule of first home and then away will not put any pressure on us. As long as we can defeat our opponents, there will be no surprises. "

It can only be said that the Italian national derby is so hot and topical.

Immediately afterwards, Felipe Santana, who started today in place of the injured Hummels, stepped forward to defend.

At the same time, four European Golden Boy Award winners made their debut today.

Although Lewandowski was snapped up by Inter Milan, Dortmund seems to never have to worry about the forward position.

Taking advantage of the home court, Inter Milan took the initiative to launch an attack from the beginning of the game.

Kolarov at left back, David Thornton at right back, Bonucci and Ranocchia partnered as center back and goalkeeper Handanovic.

I think they will be able to bring you a wonderful game! "

The left back is Schmelzer who played with a mask due to a nasal bone injury in the league. The right back is Piszczek, Felipe and Subotic partnering as the central defender and goalkeeper Weidenfeller.

In 1964, Inter Milan defeated Dortmund - away in the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals, successfully advanced to the final with a total score of - and eventually won the championship.

During that period, not only the Apennine Peninsula, but no team in the entire Europe could compete with Inter Milan. They also brought the Big Ears Cup back to Milan for two consecutive years.

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

Others such as Neymar and Royce are also young talents worth mentioning.

Last summer, the Hornets spent 555 to buy German center Schieber from Stuttgart. After the start of the new season, the team received focused training.

And Dortmund also visited Meazza again.

Both teams started with a four-two-three-one starting formation today, which is also the most popular formation in recent years.

This is not the first time that Inter Milan and Dortmund have met in the Champions League.

Balotelli, who returned from injury urgently, stepped forward as a lone forward, with Bale and Neymar flying on both wings.

His single push shot was accurately saved by Handanovic!

After the opening, the two teams each missed a good scoring opportunity, and the pace of the game slowed down slightly.

But seeing the angle getting smaller and smaller, Neymar didn't wait any longer. He made another sudden turn and dodged Felipe and knocked him to the ground!

After getting rid of two defensive players in a row, he volleyed hard from a small angle!

German goalkeeper Weidenfeller, who was guarding the goal line, bravely blocked the ball!

The young center, who is nearly 1.9 meters tall, has been given more opportunities to play.

On Dortmund's side, center Schiebel, Grosskreutz and Reus are on the left and right.

Dortmund made a big clearance in the backcourt to form a quick counterattack, and Gotze went straight into the home team's penalty area!

However, in the Champions League, such a youth team may be a little immature.

Attacking midfielder Gotze, Kyle and Gundogan are behind him.

But for the Nerazzurri soldiers, they have already begun training to prepare for the Champions League.

Until the end of the game, Inter Milan fans still denounced Juventus as "pirates", while Juventus accused Inter Milan of being "killers".

It has to be said that no one can but give a thumbs up to Dortmund's ability to train forwards.

Neymar dribbled the ball on the right, and Dortmund left back Schmelzer met him immediately.

We have just introduced the starting lineups of both sides, and we can see that both teams are energetic youth teams, with an average age of only early 20s.

Hummels is out due to injury, and stars such as Svenwind, Kuba and Sahin, who has just been loaned back from Real Madrid, are on standby.

At that time, Inter Milan was perfect and impeccable in terms of formation and lineup play.

Coincidentally, today's Inter Milan has reproduced the glory of the original international era.

Grosskreutz made a pass from the wing, and Schieber headed the ball wide due to interference from the Inter Milan defender in the middle.

In a one-on-one confrontation, the Brazilian didn't show any panic at all. He successfully passed the opponent with continuous dribbling and broke into the right side of the penalty area!

As early as the 1960s, the Nerazzurri, who were in the international era, had competed with Dortmund in the semi-finals of the Champions League.

Naturally, Leo and Balotelli from Inter Milan need no introduction. Dortmund also has Gotze, last year's Golden Boy Award winner.

“Hello viewers, this is a focus match in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals. Inter Milan’s home game against Borussia Dortmund is about to officially begin.

Last season, the 2011-12 season, the Hornets were crowned double champions and successfully won two domestic championships in Germany.

Facing this fellow Brazilian, Neymar steadily controlled the ball at his feet. Knowing that Felipe was so powerful, he did not dare to take a shot easily and could only follow suit.

For the home team, Thiago Silva, Srna and Modric continue to be injured, while Balotelli and Bonucci are back in action.

At that time, the Nerazzurri defeated all the invincible opponents in Europe with its advanced chain defense, strict tactical discipline, terrifying counterattack speed and talented players.

Dortmund has gradually come out of the trough after Klopp took office. Not only that, they also won the Bundesliga championship from the powerful Bayern for two consecutive years.

Although Sibel is tall and strong, he is not bulky at all and his speed is quite good.

If there is any shortcoming, it is a slight lack of technology and experience.

However, this is the best thing to do. If you want to improve the speed if it is not good, it is not easy.

Technical things can definitely be improved as long as you put in the effort.

Under the careful guidance of the Dortmund coach and sufficient training in games, Schieber has made rapid progress.

In contrast, Lewandowski's playing time after moving to Inter Milan was very limited. Although he has been improving, he may not have improved as much as Schieber.

Now Lewandowski may still be better than Sibel. It's hard to say what will happen if this continues.

Inter Milan responded immediately.

Leo accurately crossed the penalty area, Balotelli dunked Gundogan's left foot in front of the goal and volleyed slightly wide of the near post!

In the 15th minute, Balotelli received Pirlo's long pass from the backcourt and headed the ball!

Gareth Bale successfully countered offside and hit a low shot with his left foot into the left side of the penalty area, but Weidenfeller fell to the ground and blocked it with one hand!

Gundogan scored the ball, and Gotze's shot from an angle on the right side of the penalty area was blocked by Handanovic!

Three minutes later, Royce was carrying the ball in the frontcourt, completely unaware of the approaching danger behind him.

Just when he stopped to pass the ball, Royce was intercepted by Leo who suddenly stepped forward!

After successfully stealing the ball, Leo quickly dribbled the ball through the midfield.

Kyle and Gundogan double-teamed Leo on the left and right.

Naturally, Leo would not let his opponent succeed easily. He pulled the ball with his left foot and turned 360 degrees to avoid Kyle's pressing and hit the ball directly behind Dortmund's defense!

Balotelli carried Subotic from the front and kicked out of the bottom line.

Dortmund once again got a chance to counterattack. Piszczek made a pass from the right, Schieber missed the point in front, Ranocchia made a panic and not far away, and Grosskreutz pushed the ball from behind to score an empty goal!

But before the away team had time to celebrate, the referee blew the whistle. The assistant referee had already raised the flag to indicate that the Dortmund player was offside and the goal was invalid.

Although the goal did not count, Handanovic still roared loudly at the teammates in front of him with lingering fear. "Pay your attention to me! Don't miss anyone again!"

The game lasted thirty minutes, but the two teams were unable to score, which also made the audience unsatisfied with the game.

What everyone is looking forward to seeing is a wonderful goal battle.

However, neither Inter Milan nor Dortmund opened their stance recklessly, and all members went on the attack.

The fighting was fighting, but the intensity was a little less interesting.

So Nerazzurri in the stands, organized by the fan group, began to cheer one after another.

Feeling the enthusiasm of the fans, Inter Milan, playing at home, took the lead in strengthening its offensive.

Royce made a mistake when returning to defense to clear the ball. De Rossi stole the ball in the frontcourt and passed the ball to his teammates.

Leo got the ball at the front of the opponent's penalty area and without hesitation, he pushed it straight into the penalty area with his instep!

Balotelli stepped in behind and was half a step too late to catch the ball. At this moment, he had an idea and fell to the ground to tackle!

Weidenfeller didn't expect Ba Shen to come out like this. His reaction was already very fast and he immediately went to the ground to block it, but it was too late!

The ball just passed under the Dortmund goalkeeper and rolled into the net!

One to zero!

Inter Milan took the lead in breaking the deadlock on the field!

Originally, Balotelli had almost missed this opportunity, but in the end he just relied on his personal ability to score the ball!

"Mario! We have Super Mario!"

Balotelli's exclusive "support" song rang out in the stands of the Meazza Stadium at the right time.

While Balotelli was busy celebrating his goal, captain Leo also came to the sidelines and raised his hands to the fans in the stands.

He felt that the momentum at home was not enough, and the fans could put more pressure on the opponents.

Otherwise, if they didn’t take advantage at Meazza today, it would be Inter Milan who would suffer the loss in the Westfalenstadion in the second round.

Maybe Meazza is not as good as Westphalia, the famous "devil's home stadium", but it's not that big of a difference.

Under Leo's command, the atmosphere in the audience quickly became more heated.

It was really hot because someone in the stands lit off fireworks again.

The smell of gunpowder smoke filled the field, and the smoke gradually began to affect the players' vision.

Just when the referee hesitated to stop the game and wait for the smoke to clear, Dortmund played another wonderful cooperation.

Gotze and Royce's continuous passing and receiving cooperation in the frontcourt broke through Inter Milan's midfield defense, and then Gotze passed the ball to the left.

Grosskreutz failed to break through David Thornton and immediately passed back to the center.

Royce followed up with a powerful long-range shot from the outside of the penalty area and missed the crossbar of the goal and went over the bottom line!

The visiting team, which was lagging behind, actively launched a counterattack and tried to equalize the score before the end of the first half.

Bonucci knocked down Schieber outside the penalty area and received a yellow card.

Dortmund received a perfectly placed free kick.

Royce's free kick went directly over the wall but passed through!

In the 45th minute, Gundogan made a long pass from the backcourt to find Sibel on the striker.

Sibel was unable to turn around under Ranocchia's close guard in the penalty area and had to go back to the front of the penalty area.

Reus made a sideways move to get rid of Bonucci's defense and then shot a low shot but Handanovic jumped under him!

At the end of the first half, Inter Milan leads Dortmund 1-0 at home!

"This is our home court, and a one-goal advantage is not guaranteed.

The quarter-finals of the Champions League are a two-leg contest. If we go to Westphalia with only a one-goal lead, I don’t think it’s good news.

Cheer me up for the second half! I want to see you at your best! "

Ancelotti knew that because of a big battle with Juventus last weekend, many Inter Milan players were in poor physical condition today.

At the beginning of the second half, the home team took the lead in replacing a player.

Kolarov was replaced by Azpilicueta.

The full-back itself is a position that consumes more physical energy because they need to run back and forth frequently.

In the first half, Dortmund's main attacking right wing was guarded by Kolarov. He defended solidly under the frequent attacks of Reus and Gotze and did not give his opponents too many opportunities.

However, this also makes Kolarov's physical exertion greater than that of other Inter Milan players.

Therefore, the Nerazzurri coach replaced him with the young and energetic Azpilicueta.

Azpilicueta came off the bench and moved to the right-back position, while David Thornton adjusted to the left.

In the 47th minute, Leo made a long pass. Bell dribbled the ball horizontally outside the penalty area and then hit the defensive player with a powerful and heavy long-range shot out of the baseline!

Leo took a corner kick from the right, and Balotelli's header near the penalty area line was saved by Weidenfeller!

Bell followed up with a header from the back and shot a supplementary shot, but was saved by Gotze on the goal line!

Inter Milan almost expanded their lead, and Klopp shouted on the sidelines to remind the Dortmund players on the court to pay attention to defense.

Unfortunately, little effect was achieved. Just two minutes later, De Rossi stole the ball from the backcourt.

Right back Azpilicueta, who came on as a substitute in the second half, dribbled the ball forward quickly!

Neymar returned to the right side of the penalty area and received a pass from Azpilicueta. He deceived Felipe with a feint with his upper body and knocked his heel back!

It turned out that Leo had touched it unknowingly. He took the lead with his right foot and flew up with a powerful volley without anyone marking him in front of the penalty spot!

Weidenfeller tried his best to save the ball but it was too late. The ball went straight into the upper right corner of the goal!

Two to zero!

Inter Milan expanded the score!

Dortmund also made a substitution in the 60th minute. The injured Svend also had to go into battle, and Kyle was replaced.

The Hornets, who were two goals behind, were unwilling to take away a defeat from Meazza.

Reus, Gundogan and Svenven took turns shooting long shots from outside Inter Milan's penalty area.

But this level of offense obviously poses no threat to the Nerazzurri.

In the 76th minute, the fourth official on the sidelines had already raised his sign, and Lewandowski replaced Balotelli, who had just recovered from injury.

Before leaving the field, Bashen received Bell's cross and half-turned in the penalty area to volley!

Weidenfeller had already surrendered, but it was Swende who fought back to defend and cleared the ball in front of the goal line in time!

Balotelli's eyes widened in disbelief, and then he was reluctantly replaced by Lewandowski.

Klopp looked at the Pole wearing Inter Milan's blue and black striped shirt and curled his lips.

In fact, he also took a fancy to this all-around center prospect, but it was a pity that Inter Milan beat him to it.

In the 85th minute, Leo made a precise through ball from the backcourt. After Lewandowski got the ball in the frontcourt, he distributed the ball to Bell who was in a better position.

The Welshman made a second acceleration in the penalty area and passed a defensive player before shooting with his left foot into the far corner of the goal!

Three to zero!

Inter Milan sealed the victory!

Ancelotti was satisfied with the last substitution, and Verratti replaced Leo.

All Inter Milan fans applauded to send Leo off.

In the end, the Nerazzurri defeated Dortmund 3-0 at home, and they also took the initiative in the two rounds of the contest.

(End of this chapter)