Football irons are burning

Chapter 269: Champions League semi-final press conference
With the prestige of winning 6 rounds in advance, Inter Milan defeated Lazio 1:3 away in the first round of the Coppa Italia semi-final.

Reaching the final is only a matter of time.

Li Tie didn't score a goal in this game, but Di Canio scored a hat-trick. This old monster really gets older with age, and Italy is rich in old monsters.

Lazio is crying. Every time they meet Inter Milan, it must be tears. It is difficult to win from Inter Milan.

Moreover, Lazio's financial crisis has now been exposed. Cranioti tried to persuade several financial institutions, but failed to get what he wanted. Moreover, this matter was also disclosed by the media. Obviously, if there is no capital injection, Lazio is likely to follow in the footsteps of Florence.

In fact, the crisis of the Serie A team is no longer a secret.

Next season, all teams will definitely shrink their finances, and will no longer spend tens of millions of euros to buy players like in the past.

On Friday, Lazio suddenly announced a player deal. The team returned Stankovic to Inter Milan in exchange for 3000 million euros to tide over the financial crisis.

This thing is a bit interesting, it is equivalent to Lazio using Stankovic for a season.

In this regard, Inter Milan fans welcome Stankovic home. The strength of this player is still very outstanding, and returning to Inter Milan is also expected.

In contrast, other Serie A clubs may find it difficult to offer this price, and Stankovic is also willing to return to Inter Milan.

I am afraid that only a few insiders know the inside story. With Li Tie's departure, Inter Milan must find a suitable replacement. Stankovic is an excellent midfielder and can play multiple positions in the midfield. It should be able to make up for the vacancy left by Li Tie.

Besides, he is very familiar with Inter Milan, that's enough, the coach will not be unfamiliar with it, and his teammates will not be unfamiliar.

Stankovic-Pirlo-Deisler-Mendieta, this midfield combination is indeed very luxurious.

And announcing player deals before the end of the season, Lazio can't survive this day.

It is estimated that by the summer window, Favalli, Negro, Sansini, Inzaghi Jr., etc., may all leave. At this time, Lazio can't find a buyer, and Cranioti has to struggle.

Li Tie, who is familiar with the situation, is also encouraging Gong Li to attack Lazio players, mainly the two defensive players Favalli and Negro.

Lazio is asking for 3000 million euros, but Nottingham Forest is only willing to spend 2000 million euros, and grind it slowly.

Anyway, you are short of money, and when you need money urgently, maybe you will agree.

Now Nottingham Forest has won consecutive games after the winter break, only 6 points away from No.6.

It is not impossible to enter the upgrade zone if you work hard later.

On the contrary, Lazio next season will definitely surprise people. If they get a place in the Champions League, I am afraid that they will become a disgrace to the Serie A club. I don't know how to arrange this lineup.

Of course, it may not be necessary if young players can be tapped.

Lazio's youth training is actually good, with many potential players. In addition, if you can find high-quality and cheap players in the player market, it can last for a while.

In the 28th round of the league on Sunday, Inter Milan, which had won the championship ahead of schedule, still defeated Juventus 1-0 at home. Against Juventus, they have always won less and lost more. Now is a good opportunity to beat the dog in the water.

Iaquinta scored the only goal, and the substitutes got a lot of chances in this game.

And the latter has to continue to struggle for relegation.

After deducting the points, they currently only have 31 points, and in the next 5 rounds, they need at least 9 points to go ashore.

However, this duel was completely unequal. Although Nedved and Rosicky tried their best, they still couldn't stop Inter Milan from winning.

And Inter Milan, who won the game, was not particularly happy.

Throughout the game, the main force basically didn't move much, and Li Tie didn't play. This is because he rarely didn't play this season. The reason is that everyone on earth knows that it is to accumulate energy for the Champions League.

In the middle of the week, Inter Milan went to Stamford Bridge to compete with Chelsea in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final.

This is not Li Tie's first visit. The last time he came, Inter Milan easily defeated their opponents. However, time has passed and the current Chelsea is definitely not the same as the original Chelsea.

In the Premier League last week, Chelsea also let the main players rest. As a result, they were tied 1:1 by Derby County at home, and the league lead was reduced to 6 points.

It is also obvious that Mourinho also wants to make a difference in the Champions League, and once he defeats Inter Milan, the chances of winning the Champions League this season will be very high.

At the press conference before the game, Mourinho made it clear that he would try his best to win at home and beat Inter Milan.

"We all know that Inter Milan is very strong, so the home court is the only chance, and we have always been very strong at home. We need to defend Li Tie, which is half the battle. I also know Inter Milan's defense very well, and I know how to beat them!"

Mourinho spoke with confidence.

Lippi said: "The away goal is at least one point. We don't want to return to the home game with a burden. Li Tie's state has fluctuated, but this is not a problem. Our defense will not give the opponent any chance."

Lippi also set off smoke bombs. In fact, where did Li Tie go back and forth?
He didn't want to score if he didn't score, otherwise, he would definitely not let it go.

After breaking the record, Li Tie's motivation is of course not that strong.

The players sitting on both sides, one is Li Tie and the other is Zheng Zhi, which makes the Chinese reporters on the scene very proud. These are the two strongest clubs this year, and their captains are actually Chinese.

Therefore, this question is also somewhat interesting. I always find topics around the Chinese Derby. In fact, this Chinese Derby has been done many times, and it is not new.

"The game, of course we all want to win. In the two rounds, everyone has a chance. It depends on who can grasp it better. Jose's team is really good at winning, but our offense is also very good. I hope to take away 3 points at Stamford Bridge."

Li Tie is more straightforward. He always likes to kill opponents at the beginning. In the opening stage of many games, Li Tie's team is good at seizing opportunities to score goals. In the two-round competition system, Inter Milan is also the same. I hope it can start well.

Zheng Zhi said: "Brother Tie is right. Here, I would like to thank Brother Tie. It was he who took me abroad to achieve what I am today. Therefore, Brother Tie is my role model both on and off the court. Of course, repaying him with the best performance is what I want to do most. No matter who advances, we will give the fans a wonderful performance in this round."

What Zheng Zhi said was true, if Li Tie hadn't brought him along, how would he have the chance to be the captain of the Premier League championship team?Maybe he's still playing with the Northeast Club in China's First Division.

Chelsea played so well this year, which has a lot to do with Zheng Zhi. He is almost printed in the same mold as Li Tie in the midfielder position. He has a balanced offense and defense, active running, and fierce interception.

With the back three of Ferdinand, Cannavaro and Terry behind him, Chelsea's defense is indeed very good.

The strikers benefited the most. Ibrahimovic scored 30 goals in the Premier League and 8 goals in the Champions League, most of which were assisted by Zheng Zhi.

The other two players, Robbie Keane and Mutu together, also scored almost 30 goals. They were very satisfied with Zheng Zhi's assists.

Who will have the last laugh? All of this can only be determined after the game.

However, the fans of both sides still support their teams, and the media of the two countries can't argue.

At 6:[-] p.m. the next day, players from both sides stepped into the Stamford Bridge Stadium, and the game officially began.

Chelsea lineup:
Goalkeeper Buffon, three backs Cannavaro, Ferdinand, Terry, Wu Chengying, Ashley Cole on both sides, midfielder Zheng Zhi, front midfielder Alan Smith, three forwards Ibrahimovic, Mutu, and Robbie Keane.

Mourinho's determination at home does seem to be great.

For Inter Milan, Petr Cech is still the goalkeeper, Materazzi, Lucio, Maicon and Panucci are the four defenders, Di Biagio is the single midfielder, Pirlo is unexpectedly on the left avant-garde, and Deisler is still on the right.

But not long after the game started, everyone could see that although Li Tie was a striker, his retracement was very large. Inter Milan is also a standard configuration for a 5 midfielder.

(End of this chapter)