aspirations football

Chapter 162 Challenge Marseille
After defeating Roma to climb to the top of the standings, Inter Milan won all the next two rounds of the league.

This wave of seven consecutive victories made Inter Milan from 1 point behind to 2 points ahead of AC Milan.It seems that this season's Serie A championship will ultimately depend on the results of the second round of the two sides.Before that, Inter Milan still has the important task of knocking out the Champions League.

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Looking back at history, Inter Milan has only been eliminated once in the history of confrontation with Ligue 1 teams, and all the remaining 9 times have been successfully promoted.And the only one out happened to be against Marseille in the UEFA Cup in 1.

The so-called narrow road to the enemy, the two teams met again after 8 years.

Inter Milan, who was a guest in this game, arranged a 4-2-3-1 formation. Due to Pacini's suspension, Milito served as Inter Milan's starting center.

Behind him are Coutinho, Sanchez and Jingxuan, with Lavezzi sitting on the bench.

In midfield, captains Zanetti and Shaheen started the game, while Cambiasso, Stankovic and Nzonzi sat on the bench.

On the defensive line, Chivu returned to the starting lineup, replacing the injured Felipe as the team's starting left back.

Maicon continues to serve as the team's starting right back position, the two center back combination, Inter Milan this game is the combination of Hummels and David Luiz.

The position of goalkeeper is still the old and strong Julio Cesar.

For the Marseille team, the starting goalkeeper is No. 30 Mandanda. In the defense, Azpilicueta is the right back, and Morel is on the left.The two central defenders are Diawara and Nkulu.

In midfield, A-Diarra and Sheru started at the same time, Amalfitano, Valbuena and A-Ayew started, and in front of them was No. 9 striker Brandon.

In the 2nd minute of the game, Xielu dribbled the ball 20 meters in front of Inter Milan and hit Hummels and missed the baseline. Marseille got a corner kick.

After Xielu took a corner kick, David Luiz made a header to clear the siege. Amalfitano got the ball from outside the penalty area and was brought down by Jingxuan. Marseille got an excellent free kick opportunity in front of the penalty area.

It's a pity that Xie Lu's free kick hit the wall and bounced out, and his supplementary shot went higher than the goal.

In the 8th minute of the game, Inter Milan scored.

Shaheen gave the ball to the left, and Chivu and Jingxuan hit the wall and then dribbled the ball near the Marseille team's bottom line.

The quality of his big-footed cross was excellent, Milito jumped high and headed the goal, and was hit by the Marseille goalkeeper Mandang Dato, hitting the crossbar and bounced out.

Sanchez followed up with a supplementary shot and hit the ball into the net. Inter Milan took a 1:0 lead.

After the goal, Sanchez and Chivu embraced warmly. With age, it is now difficult to see Chivu attacking near the opponent's penalty area.

In the 11th minute of the game, Inter Milan counterattacked and cooperated. Jingxuan directly slid the ball into the middle of the penalty area while receiving the ball from the side. The post bounced out, Marseille goalkeeper Mandanda quickly fell to the ground and hugged the ball, Inter Milan missed the opportunity to expand their lead.

Inter Milan's offensive was strong. Judging from the scene 15 minutes before the game, the performance of the two teams was not at the same level at all.

In the 18th minute of the game, after Zanetti and Maicon played a cross from the right, Milito volleyed the goal 10 meters away from the goal and missed the near post.

In the 21st minute of the game, the Marseille team cooperated, Valbuena broke through from the left, and then obliquely plugged into the penalty area. A-Ayew received the ball and passed back in an inverted triangle. The instep volley was 18 meters away from the goal. Unfortunately, the shot was higher than the crossbar and Inter Milan escaped.

In the 29th minute of the game, Jingxuan cut in from the left and was brought down by Diawara. He took a free kick and hoisted it into the penalty area.

In the 32nd minute of the game, Valbuena was tackled by Maicon, who received a yellow card.

Valbuena took a free kick from the left, and two players in the Marseille penalty area grabbed points at the same time, but Diawara was offside first, and Marseille missed a good chance to score.

In the 37th minute of the game, Inter Milan created a good opportunity. Shaheen made a precise pass from the midfielder. Coutinho flicked the ball to the right from the front of the penalty area. The fake shot was crossed to the middle of the penalty area. Jingxuan caught up with the ball and was about to shoot, but a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, rubbing the ball up and over the head of the Marseille team defender. Milito caught up with the trajectory of the ball, Taking advantage of the trend with a side volley and hitting the ball into the lower right corner of the goal, Inter Milan took a 2:0 lead!

After scoring the goal, Milito was extremely excited. Due to frequent injuries this season, his playing time was not stable, which also affected his game state.And this goal is not easy, and it is very beautiful. For him, it can be regarded as the return of the king.

In fact, Jingxuan regretted the ball after rubbing it out. He didn't expect Milito to score the ball.

In the 45th minute of the game, Jingxuan successfully turned offside in the frontcourt, received a long pass from Shaheen, passed two defenders of the Marseille team and made a cross pass.

Zanetti broke into the penalty area 14 meters away from the door and shot low with his right foot, but it was confiscated by Marseille goalkeeper Mandanda.

Throughout the first half, Inter Milan scored 4 goals with only 2 shots within the goal range, and the success rate of the shots was very high.

After the start of the second half, Benitez replaced Maicon with Nzonzi, and Zanetti returned to the right back position.

In the 51st minute of the game, Valbuena took a corner kick from the left. A-Ayew shot 13 meters in front of the goal and was blocked by David Luiz. Diawara made a left-footed volley from the front of the penalty area and missed the left post. .

In the 61st minute of the game, Nzonzi overwhelmed Valbuena and was warned by a yellow card. Then Jingxuan fouled A-Ayu when he chased back and also got a yellow card.

In the 67th minute of the game, the Marseille team attacked from the left. Valbuena made a cross. Morel volleyed with his left foot near the penalty spot and missed the left post. After missing a good opportunity, he hugged his head in frustration. This is Marseille's best chance in this game, but still missed the goal.

Then Jingxuan was replaced by Lavezzi. In the 71st minute of the game, Lavezzi turned around from the left to get rid of Amalfitano, cut into the penalty area and fell to the ground. The Turkish referee Kakir immediately pointed to the penalty spot.

Milito made it overnight and scored a penalty kick, and the score on the field became 3:0!

In the 78th minute of the game, Diawara fouled Lavezzi and was warned by a yellow card. Coutinho's free kick from the left was ejected by Nkulu. Dangda confiscated.

In the last 10 minutes of the game, Marseille frequently made threats on the left.In the 83rd minute of the game, Valbuena made a cross from the left, and A-Ayew missed the right post with a header 10 meters away from the goal under the interference of Hummels.

In the 89th minute of the game, Amalfitano made a cross from the right, and A-Ayu's header was blocked by Inter Milan's goalkeeper Cesar.

In the 2nd minute of stoppage time, Valbuena took a corner kick from the right. A-Ayew, pulled by Zanetti, bounced the header 6 meters in front of the goal into the far corner of the goal. The score on the field It became 1 to 3!

In the end, Inter Milan defeated Marseille 3:1 in the away first round of the UEFA Champions League knockout round, and gained the opportunity to advance to the next round.

(End of this chapter)