Chinese champion

Chapter 325 The Lightning Raid of the Blue-Black Empire

"Today's game, I lost!" After the game, Ronaldinho took the initiative to approach Pei Wei and extended his hand to him.

Pei Wei smiled, stretched out his hand and held it tightly with Ronaldinho: "We haven't won yet, this game, you can't count as a loss!"

"I met you twice in the game, and I lost both, but the third time... I won't lose!" Ronaldinho clenched his hands.

"Maybe it will be like this, but it's not that easy!" Pei Wei smiled with determination: "I've been thinking about the Champions Cup for a long time!"

"Hehe, then we'll see you at the Camp Nou! The game will be much more difficult than you imagined!" Ronaldinho said, taking off his jersey and exchanging it with Pei Wei. The two No. 10s were tight in the field handshake.

"Pei, I didn't expect it to be such a distressing thing to be your opponent!" Pei Wei had just separated from Ronaldinho when Eto'o walked over and hugged Pei Wei with a smile. Mallorca's brain and spear back then , Today each is the master, which is also one of the charms of professional football.

"I think so too!" Pei Wei said in Eto'o's ear, "But you seem to be living better than me after the separation. Ronaldinho is a good partner, right?"

"That's different!" Eto'o stared into Pei Wei's eyes: "He is him, you are you!"

A warm current flows through Pei Wei's heart. Although Eto'o always shows his unruly side in front of the world, as a friend, he is a very affectionate person, otherwise he will not always treat Real Madrid. It hurts to abandon him.

"Are you free tonight? Come out for a drink, I'll treat you! But when you arrive in Barcelona, ​​it's your turn to treat me!" Pei Wei said with a smile.

"No problem!" Eto'o also smiled: "But let me meet your beautiful girlfriend!"

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"The king of Europe also bowed his head at the Meazza Stadium! "

This is the big headline of Gazzetta dello Sport after the game. In the article, it is written: "Since the beginning of this season, Inter Milan has remained unbeaten at the Meazza Stadium. In yesterday's game, they scored 3:2. They defeated last year's Champions League winner Barcelona. Although the score was very close, Inter Milan had the upper hand from the scene, but luck didn't seem to be on their side. They were attacked by Barcelona before the start and end of the game. Ronaldo's goal in stoppage time saved Barcelona's hope of the second round, but if their state in this game continues, I am afraid that even if they return to the Nou Camp, they will not be able to pose a threat to the in-form Inter Milan. The disadvantage for Inter Milan is that their midfielder Cambiasso received a slightly wronged red card in the game. In this case, this midfielder who is extremely important to Inter Milan will miss the second round of the game. It will be a big blow to Inter Milan..."

Gazzetta dello Sport’s words are not wrong, and Mancini’s worry is precisely this matter. Although Inter Milan’s staffing this season can be regarded as strong and strong, it appears to be very weak in the midfielder position. Kurt and Vieira are the only three defensive midfielders in the team. However, Mancini's most handy formation this season is the midfielder with three midfielders and one midfielder. As long as one of them comes out The problem will be that there is no substitute in the midfielder position. The embarrassment after Cambiasso's injury at the beginning of the season is still fresh in Mancini's memory.

Fortunately, Mancini still has players like Zanetti, Solari and Stankovic who can also play as a midfielder, but facing Barcelona with super attacking power, can such a midfielder configuration be defended? ?

The Inter Milan club also filed a complaint against UEFA, hoping to reduce Cambiasso's suspension penalty, but the final result disappointed the Inter Milanese, and the one-game suspension penalty was still retained. It also means that in the second round of the game, Cambiasso will not be able to appear on the court.

However, what is good for Inter Milan is that they have no drag in the league now. They have basically won the league title with a lead of No.2 Roma by as much as [-] points. The opponent in the game is Palermo Inter Milan, which is third in Serie A, and has sufficient confidence to let the main players take a good rest.

But Barcelona is different. In this season's La Liga, Real Madrid coached by Capello and the re-emerging Valencia have been biting Barcelona to death. Although Barcelona still occupies the first place in the standings, they are They are only two points and four points ahead of the two biggest opponents, and they may fall from the first position if they are not careful. Under such circumstances, Rijkaard in the away game against Zaragoza Nothing can be lost.

What Mancini hopes in his heart is that in the game against Zaragoza, Barcelona will send all the main players to fight against the opponent. At that time, the main players of Inter Milan who have rested can give the opponent a good look at the Nou Camp. , even if they can't win, a draw is enough to qualify.

Unfortunately, Mancini's wishful thinking failed to start.

In the game against Zaragoza, Rijkaard put on five substitutes in one breath, Ronaldinho, Eto'o, Messi, Thuram and Xavi all took turns, but even if they are substitutes, Barcelona's strength is still Unusually strong, Saviola, who replaced Eto'o, shined. The Argentine striker who was forced to stay in Barcelona before the start of the season because he couldn't find a replacement had performed well in the days when Barcelona had the most injuries. , This game is still glamorous, he helped Barcelona gnaw this difficult bone in the away game 2:1 with two beautiful goals.

At the press conference after the game, when the reporter asked Rijkaard why he sent so many substitutes, "Black Swan" said proudly: "Barcelona is not a team that relies on one person to play! Our entire team is 22 All players are the main players, Saviola performed very well today, I think he has the quality to be a part of Barcelona! No matter who we play, we have the ability to win all the games!"

Rijkaard's remarks were obviously aimed at Inter Milan, which is still complaining about Cambiasso's absence. Mancini, who was full of anger, also sent a Most of the substitutes, Figo, who played as the attacking midfielder, scored two beautiful assists to help Martins and Recoba score a goal each. Inter Milan defeated Palermo at home and extended their unbeaten record in the league to 23 games .

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"Everyone remember, after crossing this hurdle, we will enter the semi-finals!" In the dressing room of the Nou Camp, Mancini pointed to the tactical board and said: "The next opponents will be AC ​​Milan or Real Madrid. It's not very good, it's hard to stop us, so we can step into the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece (the venue of the 07 Champions Cup final)!"

You know, since 1967, Inter Milan has never entered the final of the Champions League. Mancini's words immediately inspired the fighting spirit of the Inter Milan players.

"Dejan, today you are the main force, replacing Esteban! Your task is not only to defend, but to use your offense to suppress Harvey! Patrick, when Ronaldinho comes to the midfield, you stare, Javier is still going to deal with him on the left! Nicholas, your task is still to watch Messi die!"

"The rhythm must be controlled by ourselves! Don't pay attention to the voice of the fans, it can't replace the players' game! We can't stick to it, but pay attention to offense! Even if it is 0:1, then we are a failure! Do you understand? "

"Yes!"

"So we have to attack at the beginning and try to interrupt their offensive rhythm as much as possible. They must not have thought that we would attack at the beginning of the away game. It will be at least 10 minutes later when they adjust. Wait until they start. As soon as we stabilized our position we started to shrink the defense and use counter-attacks to deal with them!"

Meanwhile, inside the Barcelona dressing room.

"Today's game, everyone must know how important it is." Rijkaard looked around at the players. Since they didn't play in the last round of the league, the main players seemed to be in good spirits, especially the Chinese team. Ronaldinho, the core of the field, can see how excited Ronaldinho is now from the eager expression on his face.

"In the first round, we fell behind by one goal, but we also scored two away goals. Although their defense is stronger than ours, our offense is better than theirs! Under such circumstances, you say that the outside world will guess What tactics do we use?" Looking at the players under him, Rijkaard suddenly asked a question.

"Of course it's the offense we are used to! In terms of offense, there is no team in Europe that is better than us!" Deco replied, and others also agreed with him.

"If you think this way, other people will think the same way." Rijkaard pointed to the tactical board: "So we have to do the opposite! Today's tactics after the start of the game are..." He said on the tactical board Two arrows are drawn on it: "Defend and counterattack!"

The players started talking immediately, and captain Puyol stood up and said loudly: "No way! We use the Italians' best defensive counterattack to deal with the Italians at our home court? Can you explain?"

Others also talked about it, Ronaldinho and Eto'o looked at each other, seeing the surprise in each other's eyes.

Rijkaard looked at the noisy players with a smile, and suddenly said a word, and then everyone fell silent.

"Do you still remember how Chelsea beat us at home in the quarter-finals of the Champions League last year?"

All Barcelona players kept their mouths shut. That game was a nightmare that all Barcelona soldiers did not want to think about. It was also Mourinho's pinnacle in the Champions League. After that game, Barcelona and Chelsea It became a pair of old enemies in the European Champions Cup. They met in the Champions League for three consecutive years. In the 04-05 season, Chelsea eliminated Barcelona from the quarter-finals. Being able to enter the quarter-finals, this season was divided into the same group. As a result, Chelsea ranked first to qualify, followed by Barcelona.

Before that game started, Barcelona beat Chelsea 2-1 at the Nou Camp. In the second round, Chelsea, who were at a disadvantage in terms of total score, unexpectedly played a defensive counterattack at home. Barcelona was not used to it, and in the first 10 minutes of the game, Chelsea scored three goals in a row. Although Ronaldinho's excellent performance allowed Barcelona to chase two goals in a row, Chelsea still scored with Terry's header in the second half. knocked Barcelona out of the Champions League.

Thinking of this, although most of the players were still at a loss, a few people like Ronaldinho, Deco, Harvey, etc. showed suddenly enlightened expressions.

Rijkaard took everyone's expressions into his heart. Although football depends on the player's skills to determine the outcome of the game, the player's personal understanding of the situation on the pitch determines how high a player can reach!

No star who can leave his name in history will be a fool. They have extraordinary skills and smart minds. Only such players can reach the peak of their careers and even retire. In the end, he can continue to be brilliant in the position of coach.

Just like the current self...

Rijkaard thought of this and smiled slightly: "Don't you think the situation of today's game is very similar to that game?"

The same is behind by one goal in the away game, and the same is considered to attack with all his strength!

"I think with Mancini's character, they will attack at the beginning of the game! Because the one-goal lead is too small, no matter how good their defense is, they will be afraid of our offense. I think Mancini We will find a way to attack first and get a goal first. In that case, we must score at least two goals if we want to qualify! Moreover, their aggressive attack will disrupt our rhythm and make the time continue to pass! So we have to fight back. Follow the path!" Having said that, Rijkaard drew several marks on the tactical board.

"Let's not attack after the opening, let them attack! Based on the midfield, strengthen the interception near the midfield, especially their Pei Wei. The three of us in the midfield can concentrate on him. After the grab... ..." Rijkaard turned to Harvey: "Hernandez, that's when you can use your long pass and find the opponent's defense! You must find the opponent's defense at the first time, and then send the ball. Frontcourt! The striker must be fast after taking the ball! Use fast passes to open up the opponent’s defense, and use speed to attack them! Inter Milan’s goalkeeper Cesar has a relatively large range of motion, and we can properly use long shots and Hang the door to deal with him! Make sure to get the lead first!"

He did not instruct the three forwards how to attack, because he knew that Ronaldinho, Messi and Eto'o would not let him down.

"Let's go." Rijkaard said lightly.

"Yes!"

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The game is on!Compared with the first round, Inter Milan's starting lineup only changed two people. Brundiso replaced Grosso in the left back position, while Stankovic replaced the suspended Cambiasso. Barcelona's starting lineup The 11-man match was exactly the same as in the first round, without any personnel changes.

The 115000 seats in the Nou Camp are full, which is also a feature of Barcelona. They have nearly 13 members so that the Nou Camp will never be afraid of being full. The first shock that the visiting team receives when they come to the Nou Camp is Eyes full of red and blue.

Even Real Madrid in its heyday did not have a good time as a guest at the Nou Camp during the weakest period of Barcelona. The power of the Nou Camp stadium can be seen.

But this time, in addition to more than 1 Barcelona fans and more than [-] Inter Milan fans at the Camp Nou, there is also a special fan group with hundreds of people that has attracted everyone's attention. Blue jerseys, not wearing Inter Milan's blue and black jerseys, but wearing all red jerseys, the first officer's slogan explained their identities: "Our eternal emperor and king! Mallorcans are with you exist!"

Those are fans from Mallorca!Although Pei Wei and Eto'o have been away from them for three years, the Mallorcans will never forget the happy time brought to them by their emperor and king!

Pei Wei and Eto'o, who were doing preparatory activities in the field, were stunned. Pei Wei straightened up and stared blankly at the banner. Just when he felt like crying, someone patted his shoulder suddenly. one time.

Eto'o didn't know when he came to his side. Although his face was expressionless, Pei Wei felt his body trembling slightly. Even a Cameroon cheetah couldn't escape the shackles of emotion...

"Shall we go and signal to them together? I'm afraid that one of us will be in a bad mood after the game." Pei Wei asked Eto'o with a wry smile.

Eto'o nodded.

So, under the eyes of everyone, the red and blue jerseys and the blue and black jerseys joined hands and came to the stands together, and bowed deeply to the hundreds of Mallorca fans!

The Camp Nou suddenly fell silent, and a few seconds later, huge applause erupted immediately!
Applause from Barcelona fans and Inter Milan fans!This is the first and only time in this game!
After standing upright, Pei Wei and Eto'o's fists collided heavily, and then they headed towards two different venues.

In the stands and in front of the TV, many Mallorca fans were already in tears.

They used to be the guarantee of the glory of Mallorca, the invincible weapon of Mallorca. With them, Mallorca can win the league championship, but without them, Mallorca can only hover in the middle and lower reaches of La Liga.

But who can be blamed?At that time, Pei Wei and Eto'o wanted to stay so much, and the club also made the greatest efforts to keep him, but what was destined to be lost was still lost. Looking at the duo that was once invincible in Mallorca Now they are fighting on their own, and Mallorca fans can only support both of them in a dilemma.

If you want to blame, you can only blame the current football with more and more money, and at the same time, the human touch is gradually weakening...

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"Go up and stop him!"

Puyol yelled in the backcourt, and Marcos immediately went up to him, an unusually ferocious flying shovel!

Just now Pei Wei has broken through the defense of Harvey and Deco after taking the ball in the middle. Marcos can only take this method!

However, after getting the support of Mallorca fans before the game, Pei Wei's performance seemed to be extremely vigorous. Facing Marcos' aggressive shovel, Pei Wei lifted the ball upwards, and then jumped up to avoid the horse. Coase's tackle!

Pei Wei, who had just landed, raised his left foot high before the Barcelona defenders came up, and slammed the lower part of the ball fiercely. From breaking through to shooting, the whole movement was done in one go!
The ball flew towards the goal with a "whoosh", and Thuram in the penalty area jumped up vigorously, rubbing the top of his head on the ball, and the castration of the ball weakened slightly. !
The first shot after the opening shot was created by Inter Milan, but immediately, Barcelona returned the color.

The corner kick kicked by Pei Wei was ejected by Thuram. Harvey took the ball in front of the penalty area and launched a counterattack with a long pass. Eto'o unloaded the ball with the outside instep during the run, and then handed the ball to Ronaldinho. Ronaldinho pretended to break through. But he returned the ball to Eto'o, Eto'o took advantage of the situation, and then volleyed vigorously from the front of the penalty area. Cesar was very well prepared and got the ball with a side throw.

"After the opening, both sides have a shot! It seems that this game is as we expected, and it will be a wonderful battle!" ESPN commentator said excitedly, but his judgment seems to be too early After a while, the process of the game was different from what he and most people expected.

After shooting a goal in the opening game, Barcelona consciously reclaimed their formation, but it was very inconspicuous. They concentrated a large number of troops in the midfield and carried out a tenacious press, while the players of Inter Milan faithfully implemented Manchester United. The tactics developed by Chini compressed the space in the frontcourt very tightly, and prevented the oppressive position attack that Barcelona is best at to the greatest extent.

Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho, who is far away in London, is watching the game. In the first leg, Chelsea defeated the Ligue 2 hegemony Lyon 0-[-] away, and one foot has basically stepped into the Champions League four. Strong, which also allows him to comfortably observe these two opponents that he considers to be the strongest when there is a match tomorrow.

"Rijkaard... seems to be stealing from me, but now it seems that he is going to succeed..." "Magic Bird" stroked his chin, thinking seriously: "He It's getting harder and harder to deal with, I hope Inter Milan can help me get rid of this opponent..."

Mancini didn't have any doubts about the situation on the court. In fact, this is also a situation he hoped for before the game. When a team's rhythm is disrupted, there will be panic for at least ten to twenty minutes. How mature they are, this period of time is enough for Inter Milan to score a goal, and then they can let Barcelona follow their own rhythm.

Mancini thought well, but unfortunately, he had fallen into Rijkaard's trap.

Although the scene in Barcelona is very passive now, this kind of passivity is expected by the Barcelona players. They are looking for flaws in Inter Milan's defense. stabbed in the heart.

In the No.13 minute of the first half, Inter Milan attacked in the frontcourt. Burondisso assisted in the frontcourt. Under the cover of Pei Wei and Stankovic, he made a pass from the bottom and the ball was hoisted into the penalty area. , The ball fell to Harvey's feet.

"It's now!" The pupils of Rijkaard, who had been watching the game calmly, suddenly dilated. Now there are only three defenders in the backcourt of Inter Milan, and the positions are very high. Now it depends on whether Harvey can grasp this. Here's your chance!
Harvey didn't let him down, he didn't even let the ball stay under his feet for a second, after glancing at the frontcourt, Harvey took the ball forward, and then kicked it out!
This pass, which seemed to be a hasty kick-off, immediately flew over the center circle and landed accurately in front of Ronaldinho on the left.

"Be careful with Messi!" Cordoba yelled, because Brundisso went up to assist just now, Messi is left unattended now!

Samuel immediately moved quickly and ran to the left, but after Ronaldinho stopped the ball, he did not send the ball to the left, but directly stuffed it into the center!
Cordoba, who was partially attracted by Messi's running, didn't pay attention, and Eto'o rushed past him like a cheetah!

Ronaldinho passed the ball very big, which just allowed Eto'o to maximize his superhuman speed!

Almost at the very beginning, Cordoba, who started late, was thrown away by four or five meters by Eto'o. Although the Colombian is considered to be the fastest central defender in Serie A, he is still unable to take the lead Eto Obi speed!

In just a few seconds, Eto'o rushed into the penalty area and caught up with the ball!

Cesar started to attack immediately after Ronaldinho's ball was plugged in. When Eto'o caught up with the ball, he had rushed to a place less than two meters away from Eto'o!

"The ball is mine!" Cesar roared and rushed towards the ball!
But Eto'o kicked faster than him. With a pick on his toes, he picked the ball over Cesar's head!
Cesar fell helplessly to the ground, and Eto'o stopped the ball falling from the sky and pushed it lightly...

In the No.14 minute of the first half, Barcelona's lightning raid took the lead!
(End of this chapter)