Just after the football bounced past in front of Torres, the danger in front of Inter Milan's goal did not end.
César had moved to the front of Torres to guard against Torres's shovel shot.
But after the football bounced past, César lost the protection of the back of the goal!
At the back of the goal, all the spectators at the stadium saw two players running there!
It looked like they both had a chance to catch up with the football flying past.
Qin Xiong and Zanetti!
The Liverpool and Inter Milan fans could not help but hold their breaths. The former was in anticipation, while the latter was nervous.
Qin Xiong felt that he was ahead of Zanetti during the sprint.
He had to sigh at Zanetti's advanced age for him to be able to catch up with him at this time. It was definitely not purely based on speed, that was, Zanetti's physical condition. It was his ability to read the game, his defensive prediction, and his experience that played a role in all aspects.
Zanetti was also amazed by Qin Xiong's speed, because in this defense, he was actually the first to turn and retreat into the penalty area. He was more than a body's length ahead of Qin Xiong.
But after Qin Xiong started, he could feel that Qin Xiong was closing the distance with him in an average of two or three steps. Then, they were parallel. When he stepped on the line of the small penalty area, Zanetti faintly felt that he would fall behind!
So at the most critical moment in front of the goal, Zanetti knew that he would lose to Qin Xiong, so he took the risk of using a sliding tackle to block the shot.
This could lead to him scoring an own goal, but he had no other choice.
Zanetti took the lead to slide tackle to block the shot. Qin Xiong saw him cross in front of him and lift his leg to block his shooting path. In a flash, Qin Xiong knew that if he shot directly, there was a high probability that the ball would hit Zanetti, and the probability of scoring would be very low.
Therefore, he chose to kick the ball high to avoid Zanetti!
In the moment of the two men's offensive and defensive confrontation, Qin Xiong raised his leg to shoot and kicked the ball upward. Zanetti's leg in front of Qin Xiong did not interfere with the football. Zanetti's eyes widened in disbelief. He did not expect Qin Xiong to make a change at this moment!
Everyone only heard a loud bang!
The football hit the bottom of the crossbar and bounced out!
The Liverpool fans wished that the ball would fly straight into the goal!
But the football bounced out and hit Zanetti directly in the face!
Zanetti subconsciously dodged and tilted his head, causing the football to rebound beyond the end line!
"Oh my god! Inter Milan's front door was in a state of panic. They had escaped yet again!
This time, Liverpool's attack, initiated by Gerard's pass from the flank, almost penetrated Inter Milan's goal.
Torres missed the front point and Qin Xiong charged at the back point. Under Zanetti's defensive interference, the ball bounced out of the crossbar and was finally knocked out of the end line by Zanetti.
Liverpool's offensive continued to impact Inter Milan's defensive line. Mourinho had to think of a way.
Milito, Eto 'o, and Snede have not performed convincingly so far in this game. They are trapped in Liverpool's defensive circle and have difficulty working together. If Inter Milan wants to create a good chance to shoot, they first need to link up their offensive team! But they are obviously at a disadvantage. Their offensive formation has been perfectly cut up by Liverpool's defensive players! "
Mourinho felt a little helpless on the sidelines. Comain was still calm and composed.
Today's Liverpool team was not like the Red Army team in the Premier League. They were so passionate that they sometimes lost their minds.
They hid their weaknesses well, rationally played to their strengths, and used their strengths to create an advantage!
The only key now was for Liverpool to turn their advantage into victory!
In the 26th minute of the game, Inter Milan suddenly launched a wave of threatening offensive.
Mota boldly ran forward from the midfield and plugged in, forming a tacit cooperation with Snede.
This originated from Snede's initiative to pull him to the left flank.
The two men continuously hit the wall and cooperated to avoid Gerard's pursuit, Alonso's defense, and Lucas's pressing.
Before and after cutting inside the penalty area, Snede received Mota's pass.
There was very little time left for him to think. Mascherano was running towards him. Snede had to either break through, shoot, or pass.
Eto 'o cut inside the penalty area from the other flank, but there were Alonso and Aurelio on the route between Snede and Eto' o. Snede could not send a cannonball to Eto 'o.
Milito was also closely marked by Skrtel. Moreover, Mascherano's movement to press the ball was also focused on guarding against Snede to create opportunities for Milito, blocking the passing route between the two men.
Carragher blocked Snede from the front, which left Snede with few options for passing the ball.
And he was not very confident in breaking through again. No teammates could help him contain Carragher's attention. After all, Carragher was experienced on the battlefield.
At this time, Snede suddenly lifted his leg from the left flank in front of the penalty area for a volley shot!
The football flew from his feet in an inward spiral arc towards the far corner of Liverpool's goal.
The first instinct of all the spectators was that the ball would hit the goal range!
And the angle was very tricky!
Would Inter Milan be the first to break the goal in an extremely passive situation?
If so, the ball must be a world-class ball.
Just as the football was about to spin into the upper right corner of Liverpool's goal, a palm suddenly appeared in front of the football. Reina's left hand!
He pounced on the ball with one palm!
He changed the trajectory of the football, and the football flew out of the end line from the outside of the goalpost!
There was an uproar in the stadium.
The Inter Milan fans were almost frantically hugging their heads or shaking their hands!
"Reina made a world-class save! Inter Milan's attack without warning almost killed Liverpool!
Snede's volley shot in front of the penalty area was a perfect arc, but he did not expect Liverpool's goalkeeper, Reina, to be able to pounce on the ball!
Snede's shot was beautiful, and Reina's pounce was even more wonderful! "
For a moment, Mourinho showed a look of gnashing teeth on the sidelines!
Almost!
Just a little bit more, and Inter Milan could have taken the lead!
If Inter Milan could have taken the lead, he would have decisively made tactical adjustments!
The whole team could have retreated!
Then he would have brought on Stanković to strengthen the defense's toughness and resistance.
But in the situation of 0: 0, he could not do that for the time being. That would have damaged the team's morale and would have completely given the initiative to Liverpool.
He had already weakened the offense to deal with Liverpool, and Pandev was on the substitutes' bench.
Before gaining an actual lead, the current offensive combination was the limit of Inter Milan's strength!
One goal!
Mourinho looked at the field with a solemn expression.
He only needed one goal!
Just one!
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