Chinese champion

Chapter 328

"We...failed." The voice of the commentator on Milan TV in Italy suddenly became low and low: "But we can hold our heads high and leave the Nou Camp proudly! Because we fought hard until the last moment, and our strong Barcelona has struggled so far, although we have lost, but we will not have any complaints, this is a wonderful game, players from both sides fought to the last moment!"

Zanetti's face was as resolute as ever, but the gloomy look in his eyes from time to time let everyone know how painful he is now. Ibrahimovic's eyes were red, and his usual smile had long been lost. Stankovic, who missed the penalty kick, was so excited that he beat his chest fiercely, and he didn't let go until Cordoba and Materac pulled him back...

Pei Wei stood strong and did not sit down. This is the fourth time he participated in the knockout stage of the Champions Cup, but the first three times he missed the second round because of injuries. It is sad to see his team being eliminated, but it is not as painful as being eliminated this time.

The kind of pain that hurts the heart and lungs... Everyone performed very well, but they still failed. This is because we are not strong enough!If we are strong enough, no one can defeat us!
Pei Wei clenched his fist so tightly that his knuckles turned white.

Standing as strong as him is Figo. He has already learned how to face failure after a long time, but everyone knows what is going on in his heart now. The team missed a penalty kick, this kind of blow is not something ordinary people can afford.

He helped Pei Wei score a vital goal to equalize the total score, but he also missed a penalty kick that allowed the game to continue. It was also Fei Ge, and Fei Ge was also defeated.

"Get up, everyone." After shaking hands with Rijkaard in a hurry, Mancini came to the stadium and pulled the players up one by one: "Everyone, don't be sad, today's failure may become one day. A great asset. Keep your chests up, lads! There's no shame in your failure! Let's go pay tribute to the crowd who came all the way to cheer us on!"

Baggio quietly came to Figo's side: "Luis, let's go, let's go back to the locker room!"

No one can understand Figo's current mood better than Baggio, because he has also encountered this kind of thing, and it is still on a bigger stage...

"I'm fine, Robbie." Figo smiled reluctantly, but that smile was uglier than crying.

"Losing is not terrible. No team can win forever. Please cheer up, there are still two championships waiting for us to fight for."

In the locker room, Mancini left after saying this, and he had to go to the press conference.

But no one knew that when he closed the door of the locker room, he leaned his whole body against the door, with infinite pain in his eyes, and it took him a long time to let out a breath.

Although he has been consoling the players, but when the league championship and the Italian Cup championship are almost certain, losing the Champions League championship and the glory of a treble is a huge blow to a coach .

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"It's a pity that we lost the game. Today the boys played very well and gave the audience a great game. Barcelona are strong and they are the best team in Europe at this stage."

At the press conference, Mancini said with a blank face. When he finished speaking briefly, he shut his mouth and left the rest of the time to Rijkaard.

"We were very lucky to win today. Inter Milan caused us a lot of trouble in the game. Thanks to God's blessing, we still won the final victory. Figo? He is a very good player. Didn't score, but from the moment he came on, we couldn't control him very well."

Rijkaard's words were also very brief. It seems that although Barcelona won this game, it put the "Black Swan" heart through a lot of tests.

The uncooperative attitude of the two coaches made the reporters a little dissatisfied, but they didn't have a chance to ask questions.

"Next year, we will come back." Mancini's words became the last sentence of the press conference. Although the reporters wanted to ask something, after this sentence, the two coaches stood up at the same time, After shaking hands with each other, they left the press conference.

"We go home, and there, we have work to do."

When Mancini returned to the locker room, the emotions of the players had basically calmed down. Since the game has been lost, it is not advisable to indulge in the pain of failure, and even if they lose, it does not hinder Inter have had a great season, as they are 15 points ahead of Roma with six rounds left in the league, and just two victories in the remaining league games will secure the all-time high No. [-] league titles, and they also eliminated their city rival AC Milan some time ago and broke into the final of the Coppa Italia, while their opponent was the Udinese team that accidentally eliminated Rome. The double crown is just around the corner.

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The exit of Inter Milan made AC Milan the last Serie A team in the Champions League. The semi-finals of the Champions League this season, and their opponent in the semi-finals is Barcelona, ​​which eliminated Inter Milan.

In the league three days later, the players of Inter Milan vented their anger of being eliminated from the Champions League on their opponents in the league. Unfortunately, Siena became a victim of Inter Milan's anger, 0:4, even if It was an away game, and Inter Milan did not save face for the home team. The goals of Martins, Recoba and Figo gave Inter Milan a 3-0 lead early in the first half. In the second half of the game, the unwilling Materaz frequently added assists, and finally received a header from Recoba's free kick, drawing a perfect end to the game.

There are only five league rounds left until the end of the season. Inter Milan leads the No.2 Roma by 24 points, and has basically won the league championship. If Roma wants to win the championship, except for winning all the last five games, Also count on Inter Milan, which has been unbeaten in [-] rounds of the league, to lose five games in a row. This possibility seems to be more difficult than the Suns coming out of the west.

On April 2007, 4, Inter Milan played against Empoli at home.

As long as Inter Milan beats Empoli in this game, no matter what the result of the Rome game, Inter Milan will take the league championship trophy four rounds in advance, so the Italian Football Association brought the league championship trophy to Milan. After the game, it was awarded directly to the champion team, so all the Inter Milan fans who entered the stadium cheered on the rostrum, not because of anything else, but because there was the league championship trophy they had dreamed of.

No Empoli fans came to the Meazza Stadium, because they know that there is only one protagonist in this game, and that is all Inter Milanese. Empoli ranked No.11 before the start of the game, which has already advanced The relegation was successful, and there was no hope of entering the European arena. The result of this game was almost doomed before the start of the game, so in this game, all the stands were flying the flag of Inter Milan.

According to post-match statistics, Meazza sold 84965 tickets for this game, which surpassed the record for the largest number of spectators in the UEFA Cup final match between Inter Milan and Schalke 96 in the 97-04 season , the highest attendance rate at the Meazza Stadium in history.

But this is understandable. For 17 years, Inter Milan has been waiting for this day for too long. I have a clear conscience, but I still can't make the players and fans really happy.

Only today is the day that the Inter Milanese have been waiting for for 17 years!
"Everyone should know what kind of day today will be." Mancini looked around at the players and said calmly: "Today is April 4th, the 29th round of this season's Serie A, as long as today's If we win the game, we are the league champions this season! This is the day we have been waiting for for 34 years!"

Hearing this, the blood of all the players boiled up. Just as everyone was about to listen to an impassioned speech, Mancini suddenly changed the subject: "But let's not lose our composure in the game because of this reason! This is just Just a normal game, no different from previous games!"

As soon as this sentence came out, the players were stunned for a moment. Mancini continued: "Only after the game is over, we will become champions in the true sense! I ask you to play as usual! Win In this game, we are the kings of Italy!"

"Oh!" The players howled like wolves. The opponent Empoli was not in their consideration at all. You must know that in the first round of the match, although it was an away game, Inter Milan Still unceremoniously beat the opponent 3:0, this time back at home, are you still afraid of what kind of waves the opponent will cause?
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In this game, Inter Milan sent all the main lineup. On the other hand, their opponents Empoli, they seem to have no hope for this game at all. The main striker Shodati sits on the bench. Once the shooter who scored one-half of the goals is not on the field, Empoli basically has no chance of scoring.

The progress of the game was extremely smooth. In the 17th minute of the first half, Pei Wei opened the door to victory for Inter Milan.

After receiving a return pass from Ibrahimovic at the front of the penalty area, he opened the scoring for Inter Milan with his iconic long shot. This shot was too tricky and flew directly into the bottom right corner of the goal. Empoli's 35-year-old goalkeeper Barry Not even a symbolic save was made.

"GOAL! Pei Wei! This is the No. 16 goal he scored for Inter Milan in the league this season! Beautiful long shot!" The commentator shouted excitedly, although the victory of this game was unexpected Things in the middle, but when it really comes to the front, it still makes people feel excited.

Pei Wei opened his arms and hugged Ibrahimovic who assisted him tightly with a smile on his face. This season is the most comfortable season since he landed in Serie A. Mancini's 4-3-1- The 2 formation is almost tailor-made for him. In this formation, he can fully display his offensive talent. The three midfielders ensure that he has no worries, and these three midfielders who are both offensive and defensive It also allows him to make full use of his imagination to send the ball out continuously, and while creating opportunities for his teammates, he also gets more shooting opportunities, which also makes Pei Wei, who is already very strong in scoring ability, not Accidentally became the top scorer in the Inter Milan team.

Empoli, who was behind, started a counterattack. Of course, the team that can rank tenth in Serie A will not be mediocre, but it is a pity that they met Inter Milan today, and they waited 17 days for this victory. Inter Milan of the year.

Zanetti flew to block Morrow's cross from the sideline, and there was a thunderous applause in the stadium. No one wanted this championship more than the captain. 11 years of loyalty finally paid off. This is the captain of the Nerazzurri Deserved courtesy.

10 minutes passed in a blink of an eye, and at the end of the first half, Inter Milan expanded the score.

This time it was Ibrahimovic who scored the goal, and the one who passed the ball for him was Pei Wei, who reciprocated the favor. His beautiful cross from the wing fell to Ibrahimovic's feet. Ibrahimovic only needs to face the goal with a light push...

2: 0!

"Congratulations! Massimo!" Italian Football Federation President Gambellale and Professional League President Mattarese congratulated Inter Milan President Massimo Moratti. Although the game is not over yet, at this moment Under such circumstances, it is impossible for Empoli, who has no motivation, to cause too much trouble to Inter Milan in the second half.

Faced with the congratulations from the two most powerful figures in Italian football, Moratti just smiled slightly.

"Father, Giuseppe, Jacinto, have you seen it in heaven? This day has finally come! Our league championship, our era of big Inter Milan!"

Moratti prayed silently in his heart, for those great souls.

Ancelo Moratti, Giuseppe Prisco, and Giacinto Facchetti, who died before the start of the season.

The old people who have been waiting for this day with Moratti have passed away one by one, and he is undoubtedly lucky to stick to it.

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During the halftime break, Mancini didn't say much, and now he doesn't need to make any instructions, he just needs to wait until the end of the second half.

Only 10 minutes into the second half, Mancini replaced three people in a row. Recoba replaced Ibrahimovic, Figo replaced Pei Wei, and Andreoli replaced captain Zanetti. It is Inter Milan's most stable and outstanding player this season. Mancini's move is also to allow the three of them to receive the cheers of the fans alone.

In all fairness, the second half was not exciting, but at this time the fans had long forgotten about the game itself. They kept dancing and singing, waiting for the moment when the referee blew the whistle to end the game.

The players on the field played very relaxed, and the players on the bench also seemed very relaxed. Pei Wei took a bottle of water and sat on a chair, chatting with Marco one after another. The players are also laughing and joking. The show-loving Ibrahimovic stands up from the bench and waves to the stands from time to time. Whenever he does this, it will cause bursts of cheers from the stands.

In the No.301 minute of the second half, Inter Milan scored again. This time it was Recoba who scored with a wonderful 26-meter direct free kick to break through the gate of Empoli. 3:0, the game has been completely won Lost the suspense.

With 5 minutes left in the game, all the fans stood up, waiting for the exciting moment to appear.

After 1 minute of stoppage time, when the referee blew the long-awaited whistle of the fans, the entire Meazza erupted like a volcano erupting loudly.Everyone jumped up from their seats, and countless arms stretched high into the sky.Everyone is shouting: "We are the champions!!"

If the police in Milan hadn't been prepared for a long time, they deployed heavy troops around, and there was a layer of barbed wire around the stands, then the Inter Milan players might not be as comfortable as they are now. Thanks to the audience, think about the scene after Rome won the league championship in the 00-01 season. At that time, even the lawn of the Olympic Stadium in Rome was dug into a big pit with only dark soil left by the crazy fans. Lessons learned from the past, the managers of the Meazza Stadium have to thank the Milan City Police Department.

The radio above the stadium continued to yell the commentator at the top of his lungs: "Long live! Inter Milan! Long live! We are the champions!"

No one thought he was too loud, almost everyone was yelling after him.

Pei Wei was wearing Inter Milan's blue and black team flag, and other teammates were also wearing team flags. They sang and danced and ran around the stadium. Most of them had heads. To receive such an honor once, especially veterans like Zanetti, Recoba, Materac, and Cordoba, they have waited for this league championship for many years!
Why faced with invitations from other strong teams, Zanetti and others only had one word: "No!" Because they are waiting for this day!

Mancini held hands tightly with Baggio and Miha, and now they all let go of their demeanor and elegance, shouting and roaring with the players, this is Mancini coaching Inter Milan It's the third season of , during which suspicion and mistrust have always accompanied him, and finally today, he proved himself!

After the players went crazy for almost half an hour, someone finally calmed down. After the club manager Blanca and others came down, Mancini regrouped the players who had been in a mess and took them to the locker room to change clothes.

The players didn't calm down even after changing their clothes. There was still a commotion in the locker room. Even the Moratti father and son who came to celebrate were sprayed with champagne.

After nearly half an hour of tossing around, the excited players changed into the commemorative T-shirts prepared by the club for this championship. There were words celebrating the championship on it, and there were also two golden numbers: " 15", this is the No.15 league title won by Inter Milan.

When the players reappeared in T-shirts, the Meazza stadium boiled again.
Everyone stood under the stands facing the exit.Waiting to be awarded trophies and gold medals.But even if they were waiting, they were not obedient, one by one still wearing the team flag, bouncing around, singing and making noise.

Finally, when it was time to award the awards, Matarese, the chairman of the professional league, hung the medals around the necks of the players with his own hands. Pei Wei stuck the medals to his face. It was cold and felt very real. This was not a dream. !
There are many people who are doing the same action as him. It seems that although they have been prepared for a long time, when happiness really comes, it is still a little unbelievable.

Next, is the most important ceremony.

When the captain Zanetti took the glamorous trophy, kissed it deeply, then raised it high, and shouted: "We are the champions!"

Countless confetti erupted into the sky behind them, and more confetti was thrown down from the stands. Everyone shouted after Zanetti. Countless hands put on the trophy. The best reward after a season!
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The following crazy celebrations lasted until midnight. Since the season was not over, Inter Milan did not go to the Municipal Square to celebrate, but planned to celebrate together after the end of the season.

But in Moratti's manor, a grand celebration ceremony was held. All members of the Inter Milan club, including staff and players, came here to celebrate their No.15 league championship won in advance.

Everyone was dressed up, and the players brought their wives or girlfriends to attend. Naturally, Pei Wei was not far behind. After dressing up at home, he and Marco immediately came to Moratti's manor , but the two of them can be regarded as the most special couple among the guests present, because both of them work in the Inter Milan club, it is really hard to say who is the family member.

"It's a loss, it's a loss, it's really a loss for the two of us."

Pei Wei murmured all the way: "Everyone else brings one, but the two of us came alone. I knew that we should each bring one. The capitalist's banquet, you don't eat for nothing."

When he arrived at the door of Moratti's house, Pei Wei was still muttering, until Marco pinched his ribs fiercely, and then he obediently shut his mouth.

Today is probably the busiest day in Moratti's house. There are 200 people in the club, and the courtyard of his house is full. However, it is said that all of them are famous people. It is estimated that if a terrorist planted a bomb here. If so, then the Inter Milan club will be removed from the football world.

"Today, I am very happy that everyone can come here to celebrate our No. 15 league titles. I am really happy."

Moratti said loudly, and everyone fell silent, listening to the old man's heartfelt words on this special night.

"This is the day we at Inter Milan have been waiting for for 17 years. Maybe I shouldn't say some spoilers, but there are some things I really can't express."

"I want to dedicate this first glass of wine to my father. Forgive my unfilial son for making you wait until today for a second happy chance." (Note: Massimo Moratti's father Ann Gero Moratti died in 1981, during which time Inter won only one league title in 1989.)
Moratti spilled the wine on the ground, and everyone followed him silently.

"The second glass of wine is dedicated to my elder, my teacher, Mr. Giuseppe Prisco. I hope he can continue to watch our glory in heaven."

"The third glass of wine is dedicated to my best friend, my close partner Mr. Jacinto Facchetti, this league champion is the best gift for Mr. Facchetti's anniversary!"

"Let us dedicate the championship to them first, to these great souls, and to those Inter Milanese who have passed away!"

Moratti raised his glass and said loudly, his eyes were red, and the others were not much better.

After the three glasses of wine were poured down, the dignified atmosphere eased a bit.

Mario next to Moratti coughed and raised his glass: "Now, let's cheer! Long live the great Inter Milan!"

"Long live! Inter Milan!"

With his shout, Ru Lin raised his arm.

(End of this chapter)