our champion dream

Chapter 160 The fierce battle is in full swing

When the players from both sides were standing in the player tunnel waiting to play, there was no conversation between them, and they all stood silently and seriously in their own teams.The two teams usually don't have much contact with each other, but this kind of game has caused both sides to have antagonism. This hostility makes both sides see each other's face is not good.This has risen from a club to a rivalry between two countries.

While the players were standing in the tunnel waiting to play, in the stands outside the 9-person Bernabéu, the fans of both sides had already opened up the curtain of competition.

This time fans of the two teams occupied a stand behind a goal.

And they all erected huge TIFo on their own territory.

On Manchester United's side, the fans used red and paper pieces to make up a huge background, with the red Red Devils' mark on it.Fans danced the sheets, bringing the image of the Red Devils logo to life.

It also attracted a lot of gazes and cameras, camera lenses.

Manchester United fans are very good at using this method to create an atmosphere.As an English team, their ability to stir up the atmosphere both on and off the field is well-known in Europe.In comparison, Inter Milan's TIFo is a little bit worse. Although their TIFo is also huge, it is only spread on the stands, not as dynamic as Manchester United.

Therefore, in the pre-match fan duel, Inter Milan was temporarily at a disadvantage.

When the Chinese reporters saw this scene, they couldn't help sighing: "In terms of the heated atmosphere, it seems that the England fans are more powerful. I can't think of it, but the Inter Milan fans don't have enough reputation."

When the giant TIFo was completely raised and fixed, the theme song of the UEFA Champions League also sounded on the scene, which means that players from both sides are about to play!

The timing was just right, as if the theme song of the Champions League was played for this TIFo of Manchester United.This kind of coincidence really makes people wonder whether the Manchester United fans have practiced many times in advance... Just the appearance of TIFo alone made the Manchester United fans overshadow the Inter Milan fans, and the Inter Milan fans in the opposite stand were very upset.

But they can't help it. This appearance is indeed not as innovative as Manchester United fans.And no Englishman has the talent for stirring up the atmosphere
Therefore, they can only count on their team to defeat in the game and vent their anger for them.

At that time, no matter how much they laugh at the Manchester United fans, the opponent will not be able to fight back.

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In the theme song of the Champions League, players from both sides entered the stadium under the leadership of the referee team. The cheers were thunderous for a while, which almost overwhelmed the music played through the speakers.

"Friends from the audience! Players from both sides are now on the field!" He Ping, who had rushed to the scene, said excitedly at the scene. He raised his voice desperately to prevent his voice from being suppressed.This is the difference between on-site commentary and commentary at the back. In the back studio, the sound from the scene has to be processed to make the sound of the scene not so loud, and the TV audience can hear the commentator's voice effortlessly. .Under such circumstances, the commentator basically does not need to be hoarse except when explaining the goal.

But at the scene, almost every sentence needs to be hoarse, and the commentary becomes very tiring, but the spirit is always very excited.

The TV broadcast provided close-up shots of many players, and Li Xiaoming was naturally indispensable.

In the camera, Li Xiaoming is the same as usual, wearing the red number seven, and is the second to last to appear on the stage. After entering the stage, he looks around everything in the stands, as if he is a visitor who has just entered a zoo. Very curious, this is the first time he has set foot on the stage of a Champions League final.

Unlike his silent and serious-looking teammates and opponents, Li Xiaoming looked like a student out for a spring outing. Among the chilling crowd, he seemed a little eye-catching... He seemed completely unaffected by the scene. Affected by the hot atmosphere.

Line up, shake hands, exchange team flags, pick sides... After all the procedures were completed, the players from both sides came to their respective halfs and waited for the game to start.

During this time, the commentators are busy broadcasting the rosters of the two teams for this game.

He Ping was among them.

Both Manchester United and Inter Milan fielded the strongest squads they could, leaving nothing to spare.

Manchester United's goalkeeper is the old and vigorous Van der Sar, who is also the captain on the field.Backline captain Gary Neville served as the right back. Ferguson chose to trust the veteran in this game, while Evra, who has always been both offensive and defensive, left back, Nemanja Vidic and Ferdinand partnered to play center back.In the midfield, Carrick and Beckham formed a double defensive midfielder, Li Xiaoming was in the front center and served as a forward midfielder, while Nani and Rooney were on the left and right.There is a Berbatov on the front line.

Inter Milan's formation is similar to that of Manchester United. The goalkeeper is Julio Cesar, the right back is Maicon, who is called the world's number one right back by the media, the left back is Chivu, and the center back is Lucio and Rock Samuel. .Midfielder Cambiasso and captain Zanetti partnered as a midfielder, Sneijder was in the middle of the frontcourt, Eto'o and Pandov were separated on the left and right, and the center forward was Mili, who had made great contributions to Inter Milan. support.

After the players on both sides stood still, as the referee on duty for this game, the famous Swiss whistle Busacca blew his whistle, and the game officially started!
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In the first half of the game, Inter Milan, wearing a blue and black striped shirt, attacked from left to right, with their own fans behind them, and the direction of attack was towards the stands where the Manchester United fans were.

Perhaps it was because the two sides were so familiar with each other, so after the start of the match, there was no temptation, and they directly started to attack and fought against each other.

First Manchester United used their kick-off to launch an attack, and finally Milito's shot went over the bar.

Immediately afterwards, Manchester United took advantage of the opportunity to gain possession of the ball and attacked Inter Milan's goal.

Li Xiaoming sent a wonderful pass to Rooney ten meters in front of the penalty area. Rooney dribbled the ball inside and then kicked the shot. The football hit the side net at the near corner, which caused a burst of exclamation from the stands.

Some commentators couldn't see clearly and almost thought it was a goal.

"Wayne Rooney! How risky!"

"Almost scored a goal!"

"Just over two minutes into the game, Manchester United had such a threatening shot! It seems that today's game is a good one to watch!"

"Li Xiaoming is very active. He almost completed an assist just now. Rooney's shot is too angle-seeking..."

Rooney himself was annoyed that he could not seize this opportunity. He knelt on the ground and hugged his head for a while, but he did not forget to thank Li Xiaoming who passed the ball to him. , gave him a thumbs up.

Li Xiaoming also returned a thumbs up.

Rooney didn't score this goal, he didn't care, anyway, it wasn't a particularly good opportunity, if he didn't score, he didn't score.The game time is still long. It is good if the goal can be scored, but it is nothing if it cannot be scored. Just keep working hard.

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Mourinho obviously has a deep understanding of Manchester United's tactics, so Li Xiaoming was closely guarded by Inter Milan during the game. No matter where he moves, there will be at least one Inter Milan player by his side, and once the football is going to him Come on, the Inter Milan players around him will move very quickly and surround him.

For Li Xiaoming, this requires him to handle the ball faster and more accurately, and also requires him to minimize the time the football is under his feet.

Li Xiaoming is no stranger to this kind of marking intensity. As the initiator of Manchester United's offense this season, it would be strange if he didn't have one.

In this regard, Li Xiaoming will not feel that there is any too much trouble.

There is no completely airtight defense in the world, nor is there a truly inseparable marking.The fact that the opponent has strengthened their defense does not mean that they have no chance at all in this game.

Even if Zanetti was close to marking.But tight defense can also allow him to find opportunities.All it takes is time.

In fact, if he were Mourinho, he would not put so much effort on himself, but would closely mark his teammates.Compared with themselves, their personal ability and impact are obviously better than themselves. As long as they contain their direct attack goal, they can contain the threat of their own passing.

It's much less expensive to defend that way.

Instead of being like what it is now, even if Inter Milan invests in the defensive power of two players on themselves, it may not be able to receive very good results, and they will also weaken the defensive power of other Manchester United players because they care too much about themselves. ...

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Although Manchester United strengthened their defense against Li Xiaoming, they couldn't really freeze Li Xiaoming completely. He was always able to spot the opportunity in the crowd and send out passes. Some passes were simply fatal...

After Rooney shot the ball on the side net, Inter Milan did not shrink their defense, but continued to fight Manchester United.

But as the game progressed, and driven by Li Xiaoming's organization, Manchester United's offense was obviously more threatening.

In the 10th minute, Manchester United's midfielder Carrick intercepted the ball in the backcourt, taking advantage of the opportunity of Inter Milan's transition from offense to defense, and launched a quick counterattack.

Li Xiaoming slashed forward with the ball, and then passed the football straight to Rooney's front, which was also a weak point of Inter Milan's defense.

After passing the ball, Li Xiaoming did not stop, but accelerated forward.

Inter Milan's defense quickly returned to defense, and Lucio went to the outside to resist Rooney's advancing route.In this way, even if Rooney receives the ball, the chance of directly cutting in and shooting is not great.

When Rooney received the ball, Lucio was sure enough in the direction he was going.

Rooney had no choice but to slow down, but at this time Li Xiaoming had already started a high-speed forward drive at high speed and went straight to the middle of the penalty area, so Rooney didn't delay, and immediately sent the football over, intending to send Li Xiaoming a wonderful pass.

The pass was so sudden that Samuel, another Inter Milan central defender who was retreating, wanted to stop and intercept it, but fell backwards due to inertia.But even though Samuel fell down, the leg behind him miraculously blocked the ball passed by Rooney!
While running, Li Xiaoming turned his head to pay attention to the situation behind him. He saw that the ball did not follow, but was blocked by Samuel's mistake.And "-the football went back the same way and fell to Rooney's feet!

Li Xiaoming slammed on the brakes quickly - he was afraid that if Rooney passed the football to him in an instant and he was offside, he would waste this offensive opportunity.

But Rooney's reaction was not as fast as Li Xiaoming imagined. When the football bounced back to his feet, he directly shot a strong kick!

A little outside the penalty area line, he swung his legs on the spot and shot!
Rooney is indeed very good. Even though he was swinging his legs on the spot and unable to exert force, his kick was still powerful and very threatening!
Just a little higher, Cesar jumped up without touching the ball, and the ball flew straight into the stands behind the goal where the Inter fans gathered.

It caused a burst of exclamation and screams in the stands-the kick just now was also very threatening.

"Rooney shot! High! Another great chance missed!"

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Four minutes later, Manchester United made another comeback.Beckham sent a direct pass in the midfield to Li Xiaoming who was running diagonally ahead.

Faced with such a pass, Van der Sar made preparations in advance, and Zanetti, who followed the defense, made a pre-judgment and got stuck on Li Xiaoming's forward route.When Li Xiaoming catches the ball, he will hit him directly.

Not to mention passing the ball, it would be nice to be able to keep the ball.

But at the moment when Li Xiaoming was about to hit Zanetti, he knocked the ball from Beckham directly to the middle with the heel of his left foot. At the same time, he hit Sanes and the two fell to the ground.

And the football has already been passed to Berbatov in the middle by Li Xiaoming with his heel!

Berbatov made a gesture to shoot directly, causing Samuel, who was about five meters in front of him, to block with his body, but Inter Milan Zhongouwei let the football roll past him and completed the adjustment and dodge two functions.Then he moved sideways and swung his right foot again, this time for real!

A long shot with a curve ball!

The football flew past Samuel's side and went straight to the upper right corner of the goal!
"Berbatov——!!"

In the exclamation of Martin Taylor, Inter Milan goalkeeper Julio Cesar jumped up almost reflexively, raised his arms and dragged the flying football out of the crossbar!
"Cesar! Great save! Great shot!"

"After the opening, Manchester United got consecutive chances to shoot and threatened Inter Milan's goal almost every time. It seemed that they were just a little away from scoring! But that's it...no success! But judging from the scene , Manchester United have clearly gained the upper hand." He Ping said eloquently.

Inter Milan did not find any bargains at all during this period. On the scene, it was all Manchester United threatening their goals, but Inter Milan's counterattack was very weak.

This made the Inter Milan fans on the scene and in front of the TV very anxious.

But they have nothing to do, they can only hope that Inter Milan's opening three tricks will pass quickly.

(End of this chapter)