Chinese champion

Chapter 373 Nobody in the Blue-Black Empire Can Stop Me (All)
Mancini showed his ambition without any scruples. The reason is that after the main players have gone through a period of physical dryness, the effect of traditional Chinese medicine and physical training with a large amount of exercise began to gradually show. During the training, the players' footsteps were much lighter.It is for this reason that Mancini said at the press conference that he must win all three championships.

At this time, it is useless to be low-key. No matter whether you are high-key or low-key, your opponent will still be high-key and low-key. Don't want to put pressure on your reckless opponents, and at the same time improve the morale of the team.

What makes him more confident is the state that Pei Wei showed in training—it was a little crazy. In training, sometimes Vieira and Mascherano, the two best defensive midfielders in Inter Milan, joined forces. There is nothing he can do about him. After seeing Pei Wei's performance in training, Mancini firmly believes that on this planet, whether it is Ronaldinho or Kaka, Gerrard or Lampard, or what Baba Laque and Riquelme, none of the attacking midfielders can compare to this attacking midfielder under him.

When Mancini's words spread, the vast majority of people were half-believing-it's good that you are strong at Inter Milan, and it is indeed possible to win these three championships after the end of the season-but you really So sure?At that time, Leverkusen was still ahead of No.2 Dortmund by five points when there were six rounds left in the league. The players concentrated their energy on preparing for the final of the Champions League. Who knew that they lost two games in a row in the league. The champion was handed over to Dortmund, and then they lost the finals of the Champions League and the German Cup in a row with a chaotic mentality. Are you Mancini not afraid of repeating the same mistakes?
Just when people were still doubting, Mancini and the Inter Milan led by him were walking in the desired direction step by step, very resolutely, not fast, but it felt unstoppable.

Messina, 24 April.

In this game, Mancini sent a mixed lineup of half main force and half substitute. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Vieira, Materac and Zanetti took turns, and they were replaced by Recoba and Mascherano. , Samuel and Maicon.

After a week of rest, the main players of Inter Milan performed extremely vigorously, especially Pei Wei, who was very active at the beginning of the game. After only 2 minutes of the game, he shot from outside the penalty area and hit the goal frame. Let the opposing goalkeeper make a save.

Although Messina is playing at home, their absolute disadvantage in terms of strength means that they can only defend at home, and they are still passive in the whole game, being suppressed by Inter Milan in the half-court attack.If it weren't for the excellent performance of their goalkeeper, I'm afraid the goal would have been breached long ago.

But the defense is always passive. There is no impenetrable wall in the world. After tenacious resistance for 10 minutes, Messina fell.

It was Pei Wei who scored the goal. He made a two-for-one cooperation with Ronaldinho in front of the penalty area and broke into the penalty area. Under the attack of two defenders, he suddenly shot the goal. This shot was very tricky. Messi Na's goalkeeper once touched the ball, but due to the power contained in the ball, he failed to grasp the ball, and could only watch the ball fly tenaciously into the goal.

If there is one, there are two. Messina can still defend very tenaciously when the score is tied, but the conceded goal has caused their morale to drop a lot, and the defense is not as active as before. Since they can't defend, they might as well save a little Fight with other opponents in physical strength, so as to grab points to avoid relegation.

And if Inter Milan had established an advantage early, it wouldn't be so hard to attack, so they could save some face anyway.

The second goal came soon, and this time it was scored by another Chinese-you know who I am talking about, right?Anyway, it won't be Wang Xiaomin who can't shoot.

Zhuang Feng scored his No.20 three goals in the league, but the way of scoring made others feel a little different. It was not a shot from the penalty area, but a long-range shot from outside the penalty area.

After receiving a direct pass from Cambiasso, Zhuang Feng took a few steps forward and then suddenly fired a cannon 26 meters away from the goal. Messina's goalkeeper did not expect that Zhuang Feng would suddenly shoot from a long distance. If it was Pei Weina He will pay more attention to the ball, after all, Pei Wei's long-range shots are famous all over the world, while Zhuang Feng relies more on grabbing points in the penalty area and personal breakthroughs to score goals in the game.

The ball drew a downward arc in the air, passed the hand of the goalkeeper who was standing a little further, and then flew into the goal by rubbing the crossbar.

2: 0.

After the start of the second half, Messina was even more lacking in fighting spirit. Even their head coach gave up resistance. He used up three substitutions early and replaced three main players to rest.

In the 205th minute of the second half, Pei Wei scored twice. He cleverly made up for Ronaldinho's shot in front of the goal. 3:0, Inter Milan sealed the victory.

Mancini also replaced Pei Wei, Zhuang Feng and Ronaldinho, and let the game go to the end. However, since AC Milan and Roma also won at the same time, Inter Milan's lead is still only one point.

After a night of rest in Messina, all Inter Milan immediately flew to Lyon to prepare for the first round of the Champions League semi-final three days later.

This victory did not stop other people's mouths. Some media wondered whether Inter Milan's state came out a little earlier, and Lyon is not an easy opponent to deal with.

However, no one thinks that Lyon will really eliminate Inter Milan. Although Lyon has a very good record in recent years, they have achieved five consecutive championships in Ligue [-]. Even if some people think that Ligue [-] is not competitive enough and cannot explain anything, then in the Champions League, which can best prove the strength of a team, Lyon has often been in the top [-] and top [-] in recent years Although they failed to win the championship, it is not easy to maintain the level of the quarter-finals of the Champions Cup for a long time.

However, compared with this year's glorious Inter Milan, Lyon is still a bit pale. No matter in terms of the individual strength of the players, the overall strength of the team or even the strength of the club, Inter Milan is much stronger than Lyon.

Lyon's head coach Houllier knows that Inter Milan is very strong, but he doesn't think that Inter Milan will definitely beat him, let alone at his own home court. You must know that Lyon's home court, Gerland, has become a major player in recent seasons. One of the stadiums that European teams are least willing to come to. Even giants like Real Madrid and AC Milan have repeatedly suffered defeats in Gerland.Moreover, Lyon's physical condition is very good. Their advantage in the league is huge, which also allows them to focus all their attention on the Champions League. Inter Milan's high fatigue is already well known in Europe matter.

If it wasn't for fatigue, then Inter Milan's two unbeaten runs would not be easily broken by Chelsea and Juventus. Houllier felt that he still had a chance.

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"How do you feel about yourself?"

Before the start of the game, Ma Keer asked while helping Pei Wei organize his jersey.

In the entire Inter Milan, Pei Wei is the only one who can enjoy the honor of having a dedicated physiotherapist serve him before the start of the game. No matter how greedy others look at him, they can only watch - no one wants you to be with you A club doctor's girlfriend?

"Not so good." Pei Wei said with a smile.

"Lyon's strength is very strong, are you sure?" Marco continued to ask, she didn't know why she suddenly had so many words before the game started today.

"I'm sure whoever will come." Pei Wei smirked and stroked Marco'er's hair: "It's very close to that promise... now, I won't let anyone destroy my wish... you just Just wait to enter my Pei's house!"

"You're going to die!" Ma Ke'er didn't expect Pei Wei to say this in public. She blushed and slapped Pei Wei lightly, and then looked around guiltily. Fortunately, just now she The conversation with Pei Wei was all in Chinese, and very quietly, no one should have heard it.

Neither she nor Pei Wei noticed that there was a weird smile on the corner of Zhuang Feng's mouth one meter away from them.

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Before the start of this game, the predictions for this game are generally considered to be [-]-[-]. Lyon has the advantage of home court, and their physical strength seems to be superior, while Inter Milan is stronger, and the personal ability of the players is better than that of Inter Milan. Lyon is stronger. The general view is that the winning or losing of this game is about one goal. Whoever can score first will undoubtedly take the lead.

No one expected that the goal of this game came so early and so fast.

Only 5 minutes into the game, French international Maruda made a beautiful breakthrough, Burdisso was forced to foul, and Lyon won a free kick about 25 meters away from the goal in front of the penalty area.

Mancini stood up, he knew what a free kick in this place meant, maybe it was nothing to give such a free kick to the opponent when he was playing against other teams, but for Lyon, such a free kick was just right. It's a good chance to score!
This is because they have a "monster" from Brazil in their team, a monster who specializes in scoring free kicks.

Free kicks within 30 meters of the goal are like pediatrics to him, not much more difficult than penalty kicks. Of course, this person is the former Brazil international Juninho Jr.

Cesar appeared to be more nervous than Mancini. In the 2006 World Cup, Cesar and Juninho were teammates. The ball, in terms of the level of free kicks, Juninho can even be called the first in the Brazilian team, but it is a pity that the Brazilian team has too many offensive talents in the frontcourt so they have to sit on the bench. Seriously, Cesar I would rather face Ronaldinho's free kick than face him.

Cesar directed his teammates to form a seven-man wall. The referee saw that the wall had been lined up, so he blew the whistle for free throws.

Junior Juninho retreats and starts!
Cesar moved two steps to the far end of the goal when Juninho started running. He knew that with the speed of the ball shot by Juninho, it would be too late to wait until the ball crossed the wall.

But Juninho did not hit the far corner with a curve ball, but shot the ball vigorously to the other end of the goal-that is, the end that is not blocked by the wall!
Cesar immediately realized that he had made a mistake, he immediately turned and ran back, but was there still time?
The answer is no, before Cesar's hand touched the ball, the ball flew around his hand and flew into the near corner of the goal - a wonderful free kick!
The Gerland stadium is boiling, and Lyon fans have reason to be happy. This year, Lyon is very strong. There are two strong players in each position. It is placed in France, but in the Champions League. The last time a Ligue 1993 team got involved in the Champions League was in [-]. At that time, Marseille defeated AC Milan to win the championship. The French team that reached the final of the Champions League recently was Monaco. , when they lost to Porto in Portugal, Lyon fans firmly believed that their team would bring the long-lost Champions League to their homeland.

And this goal seems to prove this point, and all this makes Inter Milan quite unhappy.

What is even more annoying is Pei Wei. In his opinion, any team that beats Inter Milan this season will become his enemy—an enemy that prevents him from accomplishing major events in life.

It is a very painful thing to be Pei Wei's enemy on the football field. At least Pei Wei's last enemy, Chelsea, suffered a lot. In the second round, Pei Wei scored twice and beat Chelsea. The proud line of defense is full of holes, but now Lyon doesn't know it, and they will pay the price soon.

Houllier didn't mean to underestimate Pei Wei, especially when Pei Wei had almost become Maradona's handpicked successor——Hollier had always held a grudge against the old horse, not for anything else. Houllier was just one of the unlucky ghosts that Lao Ma scored England's classic goal in the 86 World Cup. Just from this point of view, Houllier should be extremely fond of Pei Wei. value.

In the midfield, there are always two people defending Pei Wei, one is inseparable and close to him, while the other is ready to respond at any time.

There are also people around Zhuang Feng and Ibrahimovic who are watching closely, and Houllier can't ignore them. These people have become the nightmare of all European giants this season.

But in front of Pei Wei who has already aroused all his fighting spirit, is this level of defense enough?
In the No.201 minute of the first half, Ronaldinho took the ball from the side. Facing Abilda's defense, he used his speed to forcibly break through a gap, and then passed the ball into the penalty area.

Zhuang Feng and the opponent's central defender jumped at the same time. When Kupe was ready to defend his header with all his heart, he flicked his head and sent the ball to the back!

A figure rushed up from behind at an unbelievably high speed. With someone pulling behind him, he leaped into the sky and shot in the air after gliding five or six meters!

As soon as Kupe turned around, he saw the ball hit the net quickly!It was Pei Wei, who came in from the back row, who scored the goal!

Inter Milan equalized the score!

Pei Wei got up from the ground and walked to the sidelines, just stood there, proudly.

The Gerland Stadium immediately fell silent, looking at the figure standing proudly on the side of the stadium.

At that moment, the Lyon fans collectively lost their voices, but immediately, huge boos broke out in the stands, but at this time, Pei Wei had already walked back to the stadium, hugging other teammates.

"No one can stop me, no one."

Pei Wei has never been so eager to win as he is now. What he wants to do now is to knock down all his opponents one by one until he stands on all the podiums.

Freud once said: "** is the source of human progress." It seems that this sentence is very suitable for Pei Wei now.

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Houllier just wanted to scold his mother on the sidelines. I really shouldn't believe the nonsense of the Italian media. They said that Inter Milan has consumed a lot of energy on various fronts recently. The players' physical reserves are close to exhaustion. The league collapsed at the final stage... Damn, have you ever seen a team that is almost exhausted still running around the field one by one, fighting aggressively?
What Houllier didn't know was that the intention of the Italian media to publicize Inter Milan's physical crisis was originally to hit Inter Milan's morale, but who knew it had the effect of smoke bombing for Inter Milan. Things in the world are really bad. .

"I really want to thank Gazzetta dello Sport." Mancini thought while rubbing his chin on the sidelines. Obviously, Lyon originally planned to use their physical advantage at home to defeat Inter Milan. This can be seen from their tactical arrangements. , actively scrambling, pressing on the whole line, and speeding up the pace as much as possible-it's a pity that they are not facing a tired army, but a tiger and wolf army.

Houllier wants to make adjustments, but the situation on the field is very chaotic now. The Lyon players are very unconvinced after conceding the ball, and the pressing attack is in line with the pre-match instructions, so except for the two defenders defending in the backcourt , the others all pushed up.

Just before Houllier had time to make adjustments, Inter Milan's blitzkrieg worked again!
In the 305th minute of the first half, Burdisso stole the ball from Czech striker Baros, and then distributed it to Wang Xiaomin on the left. Wang Xiaomin then knocked the ball to Pei Wei in front. Xiao Luo plugs in at high speed!
"Keep an eye on him!" Lyon's field captain Coupe loudly commanded the defense. The first goal was instigated by the Portuguese. How could Lyon suffer the same loss the second time?
Abilda stared at it, and Xiao Luo sneered in his heart: "This is not in the World Cup!"

Continuously pulling, shaking, and belting, the young Portuguese showed his pleasing football skills to the fullest, which caused Abilda a headache. Although Ronaldinho did not make a breakthrough, it was already very difficult.

Seeing that Abilda's situation is not good, another defender ran over to help defend, and the defense against other Inter Milan players weakened a lot accordingly.

"Okay!" Ronaldinho thought in his heart, after getting out of the way, Ronaldinho crossed the ball to Ibrahimovic's feet in the penalty area!

As soon as Ibrahimovic got the ball, two defenders immediately attacked.

"You really think highly of me..." Ibrahimovic complained in his heart, but his feet were not slow at all, instead of dribbling too much, he kicked the ball with his heel and knocked the ball to Pei Wei outside the penalty area!
Four Lyon defenders were used to pinch Ronaldinho and Ibrahimovic just now. How many people are there to defend Pei Wei now?

The 1.9-meter-tall French midfielder Thiago is a new midfielder cultivated by Lyon after Ghanaian midfielder Essien and Mali midfielder Diarra. Compared with Pei Wei, the gap is still obvious.

After a series of pendulum-style dance moves, Pei Wei easily got rid of him, then broke into the penalty area, and immediately volleyed with his left foot before other Lyon defenders had time to come up to defend!
The ball clung to the turf and rushed towards the lower right corner of the goal. Although Kupe stretched his arms, he could only cry in vain!

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! Twice! Pei's form is simply amazing! He has played in four of Inter's last five games and scored twice in three! The striker is ashamed! This goal is... his tenth goal in the Champions League this season! He tied with Barcelona's Eto'o, who previously ranked first in the scorer list! As a midfielder, he is in In terms of the number of goals, all the super forwards are under pressure! A Pei Wei with such a state, who else can stop him?"

The ESPN commentator roared like crazy. He thought it was a close match, but Lyon's goal after the opening seemed to prove this point. Who would have known that before the end of the first half Inter Milan would Immediately overtook the score, and had an absolute advantage on the scene?

The first half of the game ended with Inter Milan taking the lead. The Lyon team from the coach to the players all seemed very frustrated with this result. On the contrary, it was Inter Milan. Pei Wei and his teammates walked away with a smile Into the locker room.

In the second half, Lyon stepped up their defense against Pei Wei. Houllier knew that the biggest direct threat to the goal in the Inter Milan team was not Zhuang Feng, Ibrahimovic, or Ronaldinho. Instead, they were always in charge of organizing the offense behind them. Pei Wei.

No one thought that once Pei Wei stepped forward and personally participated in the direct attack, the threat would be so great!
Seeing that the opponent strengthened his defense, Pei Wei began to pass the ball more. In terms of midfield control, Inter Milan is obviously stronger. Cambiasso, Vieira and others are all the same. It is common sense for a good player to control the midfield to dominate the game. After the midfield is completely controlled, Lyon will be powerless even if they want to counterattack.

You send two or three people to stare at Pei Wei, but Inter Milan still has Zhuang Feng, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and others on offense. Even if it is a midfielder, which one is more fuel-efficient, Ronaldinho or Cambiasovieira? ?
And once the manpower is allocated to defend other offensive players, Pei Wei cannot be watched by two people-even if three people defend him, they may not be able to completely block him.

Lyon's defense fell into a dilemma like this, and on offense, due to the lack of midfield support, Lyon's luxurious forward line in Ligue [-] seemed useless in front of Inter Milan's defense.

At this point in the game, there is not much suspense anymore. They can't attack and attack, and they can't defend and defend. Apart from being passively beaten, is there any other way for Lyon to go?

While constantly creating opportunities for his teammates, Pei Wei also gave himself the best chance. When the Lyon players began to pay attention to defending other offensive players because of his passing threat, Pei Wei gave Lyon another chance. With a knife.

The iconic long-range shot from outside the penalty area caused Coupe to have no reaction at all, which made the Ligue [-] goalkeeper want to cry. He has not conceded three goals in a game for a long time. It seems that I really have reached the age of retiring soon...

hat trick!After performing a hat-trick against Fiorentina on April [-]rd, Pei Wei performed a hat-trick for the second time within a month!

It may not be a big deal for a striker to score two hat-tricks in one month, as long as he is in good shape and a little bit of luck, but as a midfielder, even an attacking midfielder, this is not a big deal. It is also a pretty remarkable achievement.

More importantly, one of these two hat-tricks brought Inter Milan an unbeaten record in Serie A, and the other was in the semi-finals of the Champions League representing the highest level of European football clubs!
Houllier closed his eyes. He knew that Lyon's road to the Champions League this season had come to an end. Losing 1:3 in the first game of two rounds was bad enough, and it was worse than this. The first defeat is still at home.

The game is over, and Inter Milan beat Lyon 3:1 away. With this score, Inter Milan is almost on the verge of stepping into the final of the Champions League - the Rusnes Stadium in Moscow, Russia.

(End of this chapter)