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Chapter 179 The Second Round

Monday, March 3th, Inter Milan trained at the Angelo Moratti Sports Center this morning. In the afternoon, the Nerazzurri team departed from Milan's largest airport, Milan Malpensa International Airport, and took a chartered flight to Manchester, England.

Several wounded were left at the training base, and they will undergo some rehabilitation training under the supervision of the team's physical fitness coach Gianni Colabishoti. Hernan Crespo and Victor Obinna have been able to practice physical fitness and endurance, and Christian Chivu is also conducting running training under the arrangement of the physical fitness coach.

Nicolas Burdisso and Marco Materazzi are still a little away from their injuries and can only continue to rest.

After coming to the UK, in order to meet the already impatient media reporters, the first thing Mourinho did was to take the Ghanaian Muntari to attend the pre-match press conference at Old Trafford.

Muntari once played well on behalf of Portsmouth in the Premier League, and it was his outstanding performance in England that made him valued by Mourinho and brought to Inter Milan.

In last year's 2007-08 FA Cup fourth round match, Muntari scored the winning penalty at Old Trafford, Portsmouth beat Manchester United [-]-[-] with this ball.

This may also be the reason why Mourinho Montari came to today's press conference, just wanting to win a prize.

"Tomorrow is the UEFA Champions League match against Manchester United. Do you have enough confidence in Inter Milan's ability to qualify?"

The head coach of Inter Milan, Mourinho, said that he has no doubts, "I believe my boys, tomorrow night, my team and I can get the results we need at Old Trafford, that is, enter the Champions League quarter-finals. I want to convey to my team the joy of participating in this game and eliminating the world champion Manchester United."

"However, the outside world is not optimistic about your team's results at Old Trafford. Do you have anything to say?"

Mourinho frowned unconsciously, "During this time, I have seen predictions for this game many times in Italy.

I know many of you don't like us, but this is definitely not what I want to convey to my players, I will definitely tell them that they must have fun playing this kind of game, and the opponents Inter Milan must beat will be the joy of Manchester United.

We knew we were going into the pitch in a very warm atmosphere and it was going to be a difficult game, but we were not going to play against the atmosphere, or against Inter's negative tradition in the Champions League.No.Our only opponent will be Manchester United's character, a character that we can overcome with our character. "

Mourinho, who was questioned by the British media, admitted: "Maybe they think they can get a better result, because tomorrow's game will be played at their familiar venue, their home stadium, Old Trafford.

But I don't think it's like that, they have to beat us by two or more goals to be sure and I don't think we'll let them do that easily.And if we win, if we draw, or if we lose by one goal and score, then we will advance.

If they beat us [-]-[-], it's really not a good result, I don't want extra time or penalties. "

"Coach Mourinho, you are no stranger to Old Trafford and it always seemed like you would leave with a positive result."

"The first time I came here was in 2004 and it was a really new experience for me.

Not anymore, now I know all the details here, it's like being at home.

A few minutes ago, I met the staff at Old Trafford and we started chatting.He asked me if I would have the team practice on the part of the field that still gets the sun...

Haha, it's been a long time since 2004 and today, in my opinion, many things have changed, but the way I look at football and my passion for the game has not changed, that's why I will tell my players 'you have to have fun playing such an important and beautiful game'.

It will be a game of who can handle the pressure better because there will be a lot of pressure on both players and coaches.I hope this was a very entertaining game for you. "

"There have been rumors recently that you want to take over as manager of Manchester United after Sir Alex Ferguson retires. Is this true?"

Mourinho: "Am I a replacement for Alex Ferguson? Maybe 20 years from now...

Is 20 years too much?No, not at all.I know him better than every one of you, he's tough, he's powerful, he's happy, he loves it, he's still winning.

So I think he will continue to be at Manchester United for another 20 years, I hope.

It seems to me that it is good to see something in a British newspaper, especially compared to the throng of Italian papers that once made me live in enthusiasm...”

"Can you tell us about the starters for tomorrow's game?"

The Inter Milan coach refused to reveal the players he would field against the Red Devils at the press conference. "Walter Samuel may start, I think you can see with your own eyes." Mourinho said, "The training will be open from beginning to end, you can judge for yourself."

"According to reliable sources, after the first leg, Sir Alex Ferguson took a fancy to Zhu Hantao in your team and wanted to bring him to Old Trafford. What do you want to say about this?"

"Reliable news? I don't know where you got the reliable news. The story is very exciting, so I won't add any more details. This is absolutely impossible."

Mourinho pretended to be a little angry. He knew it must be groundless. It was probably the old man's psychological tactics to influence them. He didn't care about it, but he was worried that it would affect Zhu Hantao.

Zhu Hantao's performance in tomorrow's game is crucial to Inter Milan.

Football reporters from various European countries, especially the British reporter who had reunited with the madman after a long absence, finally got the answer they wanted and let Mourinho go.

Then the focus of the audience turned to Muntari.

Before he could focus his attention on tomorrow's game, a reporter from Italy asked the Ghanaian midfielder, "Surai, we heard that you forgot your passport before you got on the plane to Manchester on Monday. We all want to know where your passport was left."

"Simple, I left it at home," he explained. "I'm not perfect, I don't know about you, but I'm not."

"Hahahaha." The interview with Muntari started with such an interesting thing.

"If your manager Jose Mourinho feels at home at Old Trafford, so do you.

Just last season, you scored here in the FA Cup against Alex Ferguson's side at Portsmouth. "

"Yes, I still remember the goal clearly, but it was a completely different game." Muntari thought for a moment and said, "I will play this game with Inter Milan, with many important teammates and fighters around me.

They've played in a stadium that maybe has a more lively atmosphere than we'll find out tomorrow, so it won't be a problem for us.

I don't know yet if I will play tomorrow, but Mourinho is my coach.I can always sit next to him, but he decides whether I play or not.

We will fight tomorrow to win, not to keep our eyes on the audience. "

In the 2008-09 season, the second round of the UEFA Champions League round of 3 is about to start. Manchester United will play against Inter Milan at home. If the Red Devils can advance tonight, your Ferguson team will enter the top 8 of the Champions League for three consecutive years.

在双方的首回合比赛中，国际米兰主场小胜一球占据先机。而曼联过去4年多已经欧冠主场18场不败，同时他们主场对阵意甲球队总战绩为11胜2平2负，近4次更是保持全胜。

国际米兰在英格兰战绩为3胜1平6负略显不利，但穆里尼奥此前率领波尔图和切尔西两支球队共5次做客老特拉福德仅负1场。

Before the game, in the locker room of the visiting team in the Theater of Dreams, there was not much to say about the tactical arrangements. At this moment, the most important thing is to cheer up and boost morale.

"If we were knocked out by Manchester United today, we, Inter Milan, would have missed the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the third season in a row.

Of course, the first two seasons have nothing to do with me. This is only my first season with Inter Milan. Among you, many players who will start the game tonight should have experienced the previous two eliminations.

I won't say any more, my only request is to advance! "

"Good evening, audience friends. The home game between Manchester United and Inter Milan will start soon. The fans of the two teams must not be able to wait. Let me first introduce some relevant information about this game.

First of all, on the Manchester United side, Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic ended his suspension to replace Evans, who started the first round, and Ferdinand, who had suffered a slight injury before, also returned from injury in time.

Compared with the first round, Scholes and Rooney replaced Fletcher and Park Ji-sung respectively, and Manchester United's formation changed back to 4-4-2.

Then for the visiting team, in last weekend’s league, Inter Milan lost two central defenders at once. Materazzi and Burdisso were injured and absent, and Chivu was also recovering from his injuries. In this game, Cordoba and Samuel, who had just recovered from injury, could only partner as central defenders. In midfield, Vieira came back to replace Ghanaian midfielder Muntari. "

That's right, Muntari, who followed coach Mourinho's pre-match press conference yesterday, did not start, but sat on the bench, which surprised everyone, including today's opponent, Sir Alex Ferguson.

The magic bird is good at releasing smoke bombs. Everyone thought that Muntari would continue to start the battle today.

"Let me introduce the starting players list of both sides in detail. As I said before, Manchester United has returned to a 4-4-2 formation today. The goalkeeper is Edwin van der Sar, right back O'Shea, Ferdinand and Vidic's central defender combination is also an old partner, and the left back is still Evra.

Then there are four midfielders, Ronaldo on the right, Carrick and Scholes in the middle, Giggs on the left, Rooney and Berbatov on the front.

For Inter Milan, Mourinho has a 4-3-1-2 formation, the goalkeeper is Cesar, the right back Maicon, the center backs Cordoba and Samuel, and the left back is the teenager Thornton.

Midfielders Vieira, Cambiasso and Zanetti are at the back, Stankovic is at the front, Ibrahimovic and Zhu Hantao form a double arrow to play.

This game is a match for the Champions League knockout round to compete for tickets to the quarter-finals. This is also a direct dialogue between the top team in Serie A and the top team in the Premier League.

One of the reasons why this game has attracted much attention is that the two teams represent the highest level of football clubs in England and Italy. The days when the Italian Football League was the only one in the small World Cup are gone forever. The rise of England and Iberia has made the Italian league gradually decline.

There is a voice now that the Premier League is already the world's number one league.The best way for Italian football to defend its honor is to use its own champion to repel the Premier League champions. This game is not only a struggle between Inter Milan and Manchester United, but also a struggle between the two major leagues.

Ferguson is currently one of the most legendary head coaches in international football, and Mourinho is the most individual coach in the world right now, bar none!What kind of sparks will there be between them today?

Now that players from both sides have entered the stadium from the player tunnel, the captains of both sides, Giggs and Zanetti, began to guess.

Manchester United is still wearing their own red jersey at home today, while Inter Milan is still wearing the traditional blue and black striped shirt.

The first half has begun, and Manchester United kicks off first!
oh?We saw two special spectators sitting in the VIP seats in the stands of the Old Trafford Stadium. FIFA President Sepp Blatter and the head coach of the England national team Fabio Capello both came to watch the match between Manchester United and Inter Milan. It can be seen that this game is highly anticipated. "

As an Italian, Capello is the coach of the England national team. He came to the scene today to watch the UEFA Champions League match between the Serie A champion and the Premier League champion. It seems that there is no problem.

However, as a star of AC Milan and Juventus, it is estimated that he would prefer Manchester United to win today's game.

After the start of the game, Manchester United, who were playing at home, completely dominated the offense and scored a goal in the 4th minute. Cristiano Ronaldo dribbled through the right side at high speed and was destroyed by Zanetti, and Manchester United got their third corner of the game.

Giggs took a corner kick from the right and dropped it into the penalty area. Vidic, who came back after lifting the ban, headed the ball into the far corner 10 meters from the goal. Manchester United evened the score of the two rounds to one to one!

"Fantasy start! Manchester United scored the first goal in the first 4 minutes! The total score was tied at [-]-[-]!
This goal is Vidic's second goal in the Champions League. The Serb has increased his number of personal goals in the league and the Champions League this season to five. "

(End of this chapter)