Football irons are burning

Chapter 248 Finals Begin

In another game, Kaiserslautern failed to make a comeback in the away game. The score was 1:1, so they were finally eliminated with a total score of 2:3.

This is the closest Kaiserslautern has come to winning the Champions League after Li Tie left.

Inter Milan and Valencia meet in the final, and the final will be held at the Meazza Stadium. This is a home game. Inter Milan's hope of winning the cup is naturally far beyond their opponents.

Moratti applied for the venue for the UEFA Champions League final at the beginning of the season, and he got his wish. The team won the UEFA Champions League trophy at home. For him, this is definitely a dreamlike scene.

Gazzetta dello Sport: Inter Milan reached the final as they wished, and playing at home will add more halo and possibility to win the cup.

Daily Sports Daily: Representatives from Serie A and La Liga will compete for the St. Brad Cup. Valencia's stability is the only chance for an upset.

Bild: It is a pity to see the Red Devils out, who will have the last laugh, we will wait and see on May 5.

The Sun: There is no miracle at Meazza, Liverpool's exit allows the Champions League champion to leave the Premier League again.

Reaching the Champions League final is a great encouragement to Inter Milan, and Lippi has also begun to prepare for the Champions League final.

In the 29th round of the league on the weekend, Inter Milan played with Li Tie and a group of substitutes. The result was a 3-0 victory over Atlanta. Li Tie was replaced after only playing for 60 minutes and sat on the sidelines to watch the game.

This situation has not been seen for a long time.

Lippi is also worried about Li Tie's physical fitness and his injury. After all, Li Tie is the most important member of Inter Milan. If he is absent due to injury, Inter Milan may not be able to clink glasses by then.

The Roma team had another strong dialogue with Juventus in the away game, which was unlucky enough. At the last moment, they encountered strong opponents again and again, and there was no chance of catching up with Inter Milan.

The two teams played 1:1 and continued to draw. Inter Milan's lead also expanded to 15 points. In the last 5 rounds, Inter Milan only needed 1 point to successfully defend their title.

I'm afraid this kind of difficulty is very small, right?
Sometimes I feel that this may be the opponent who recommended Inter Milan to win the championship, and it always helps Inter Milan every time.

Of course, Inter Milan's own stable performance is also very important. It needs to be hard on its own. If Inter Milan can't seize the opportunity and win consecutive games, how can the opponent be so easily discouraged?
A week later, Inter Milan drew 1:1 with AC Milan at home and successfully defended their title 4 rounds ahead of schedule.

The game was uneventful. Although it was a derby, AC Milan still did not steal the show. Although Shevchenko scored first, Li Tie equalized the score in the 60th minute.

The 1:1 score also continued until the end of the game, and Inter Milan successfully defended the Serie A title.

So far, Inter Milan's league this season has been completely completed, and they were able to successfully defend their title 4 rounds ahead of schedule. This is still a good result in Serie A, and the two consecutive Serie A championships are definitely a reliable standard for Inter Milan's recovery.

The awards ceremony will be held at the last home of Inter Milan, that is, after the 34th home game against Bologna, the championship trophy will be awarded.

In fact, I already got one last year, so I’m not too excited, but Li Tie is looking forward to it. He didn’t make an appearance at the awards ceremony last year, but this year he has to be there and win the championship trophy himself.

In the 31st round of the league, Inter Milan, who came off the bench, lost 3:1 to Parma in an away game, ending the team's unbeaten record of 27 rounds this season, but this is not important.

Now it must be preparing for the Champions League final, who cares about this record?

Li Tie didn't go either, and stayed in Milan with his family.

In the 32nd round, Inter Milan still came off the bench at home and lost 0:1 to Lazio, continuing the embarrassment of winning.

This makes the two teams competing for the Champions League seats more satisfied, and they both scored 3 points on Inter Milan.

Don't blame Inter Milan for releasing water at this moment. Everyone knows that Inter Milan's current focus is on the Champions League final. Besides, the league has already won the championship in advance. What does it matter if they lose in these rounds?

At this time, the atmosphere of the Champions League final has begun to become intense.

Many media came to Milan one after another, and many Valencia fans also came.

Losing to Manchester United last year, Valencia finished second, which saddens Valencia fans.

Reaching the final again this year, Valencia fans are very confident that the team will win the San Brad Cup at the Meazza Stadium.

They also had public spats with Inter Milan fans on some occasions, and also made the police in Milan City feel like they were facing a formidable enemy. Fortunately, it was just some lip service and no physical conflicts occurred.

On May 5, the press conference before the Champions League final was held.

Li Tie and Mendieta followed the head coaches of the two teams to attend the press conference.

At the beginning, Monica, a reporter from Gazzetta dello Sport, asked: "Coach Lippi, may I ask if Inter Milan has the confidence to win tomorrow's game? Where does this confidence come from?"

Lippi smiled and said: "Of course I am confident. We are stronger than our opponents, and we are playing at home. There is no reason to lose this championship. The players have had a good rest in these two rounds, and their physical fitness has basically returned to the peak state. We are bound to win the Champions League!"

The same question was also thrown to Cooper.

Cooper seemed a little modest and said: "There is no doubt that Inter Milan is the favorite to win the championship. They play at home and have many advantages. However, we have experience in finals. Last year's matchup with Manchester United, we only ended up in a penalty shootout. I believe that if we encounter similar situations tomorrow, we will definitely win different results."

Afterwards, Li Tie and Mendieta also spoke one after another.

"We are not afraid of Inter Milan. Although the opponent is very strong, we are not weak. Now that we have reached the final, we will not repeat the same mistakes. This year will definitely surprise the Valencia fans."

Mendieta seemed confident.

Li Tie said: "The opponents are indeed not weak. In a sense, the two teams play very similarly. Whoever can seize the opportunity will have the last laugh. Of course, when we play at home, our advantage is naturally greater. We are familiar with the goals here, haha, you understand."

Li Tie joked at the end, making the atmosphere of the scene more relaxed.

After coming down, Li Tie and Mendieta also exchanged a few words. Li Tie still has some regrets for this talented player. In another time and space, Mendieta came to Lazio later and began to decline from then on.

If he stays in Valencia, or goes to Barcelona or Real Madrid, then his peak state may last for many years.

After chatting for a few words, Mendieta revealed that he is likely to leave Valencia next season. In this regard, Li Tie also suggested that he should not come to Serie A.

"Haha, this is my private land. It's useless for you to come here. You don't have any place in the championship." Li Tie said half-jokingly.

I don't know whether Mendieta can listen to it or not.

This guy is too expensive, otherwise Manchester City can be mobilized to buy him.

5月23日晚上6点，2000-2001赛季欧冠决赛，正式在梅阿查球场打响。

Players from both sides stepped into the field, and fans from both sides cheered.

In the stands, many big names came. Naturally, everyone came to inspect the players. These two teams have many high-level players. Everyone wants to poach the wall. It depends on how frequently they wield their hoes.

Rehagel was also sitting in the stands, focusing on inspecting Li Tie's state. Although the national team has already qualified from the first round of the world preliminaries and reached the top ten, domestic players still have many shortcomings. Rehagel can rest assured that Li Tie is the only one.

Master Xing brought some artists, including Sophie Marceau and Gong Li, and many friends and relatives from Li Tie's country also came. Of course, Li Tie paid for the tickets. In fact, tell Moratti, it's not a problem to give him some, but Li Tie still insists on buying the tickets out of his own pocket.

Members of the wives group were also sitting in one of the stands. Liu Fei had a big belly and couldn't come, but the wives of other players, including Didier Drogba's wife Li Wen, also watched the game in the stands with their children in their arms.

Inter Milan also has the strongest lineup. Goalkeeper Petr Cech, back four Materazzi, Lucio, Panucci and Zanetti, single midfielder Di Biagio.
Lippi seems to have studied this formation. Valencia has a strong defense. Using a double-high combination may help open up the situation. Moreover, these two people are actually not bad at their feet, but compared to strikers like Ronaldo and Eto'o, they are considered rough brothers.

For Valencia, the goalkeeper is still the Spanish national goalkeeper Canizares, the four defenders Angloma, Ayala, Carboni and Pellegrino, the midfielders Kiri Gonzalez, Baraja, Aimar and Mendieta, and the forward combination of Norwegian strikers Kanu and Juan Sanchez.

(End of this chapter)