When the football rolled into Liverpool's goal, the Bernabéu stands were filled with the deafening cheers of the Inter Milan fans, which had not been heard for a long time!
Hope was reignited before it was completely extinguished!
Milito's goal also stunned the Red Army fans. Inter Milan's momentum after conceding the second goal was like a pack of wolves and tigers!
It was a brand-new stance, which made the fans feel a little uneasy.
But soon, led by the die-hard fans, the cheers of the Red Army in the Bernabéu stadium did not lose to the Inter Milan fans.
At this stage of the game, the war between the fans in the stands returned to the atmosphere of an equal match!
"Inter Milan gets a goal back! Milito's wonderful individual performance in the penalty area!
It had to be said that Inter Milan's defensive pressure on Liverpool in the past ten minutes was huge.
This made Liverpool's defense panic, and their individual play was also affected.
After Skrtel cleared the siege and kicked, the Snede was extremely calm in front of the penalty area. He did not shoot himself, but passed the ball into the penalty area. Wow, Milito actually deceived Carragher!
His fake shot was so realistic that Carragher lost his center of gravity in order to block his shooting path, which gave Milito a chance to spike the ball past him. Then, Milito's left foot pushed into the near corner, and Reina was powerless to reverse the situation!
There were still 20 minutes left in the game. Inter Milan still had time to equalize the score. The suspense of this game was not over yet.
Mourinho's risk has been successful so far. Will he create a reversal of the miracle?
If Inter Milan maintains their advantage in the past ten minutes, who doesn't believe that they can create a miracle? "
In the process of Milito picking the ball out of the goal and running back with it in his arms, all the Inter Milan players burst with new motivation.
In their eyes, although the score had not been equalized, they had come back from the dead!
And being able to break through Liverpool's goal undoubtedly gave them a huge boost in confidence!
Mourinho held his head high on the sidelines. He looked so outstanding. Even when the situation improved, he was still calm and restrained.
It was far from the time to forget everything and celebrate. Inter Milan's crisis was still not over!
Mourinho knew very well that only by equalizing the score could he let Inter Milan return to a relatively comfortable state of play.
He hoped that Liverpool would be in a state of panic for a short period of time and give Inter Milan a chance to equalize the score.
Once Liverpool regained their composure, the outcome of the game would be hard to predict.
Qin Xiong said something to his teammates when he returned to the backcourt.
He told them to stay calm and not be distracted by the narrowing of the score gap.
With three finals experience under his belt, Qin Xiong could adapt to this big scene better than anyone else. He had to impart his experience to his teammates at this time.
Gerard also told his teammates to remain calm.
Comain made a substitution on the sidelines. This substitution decision was actually made before the goal was lost.
Mourinho wanted to bet?
He would accompany him to the end!
Just when everyone thought that Liverpool should further strengthen their defense to hold on to their current lead, Comain's substitution seemed to stimulate all the Red Army fans.
"Dirk Kuyt has replaced Lucas!? Isn't Comain's substitution a little risky?
He should strengthen the defense, but he's strengthening the offense!
My God, it's really an unpredictable game. The two managers who had faced off against each other six years ago have unexpected aspects in today's line-up and on-the-spot command. "
Dirk Kuyt came up with tactical instructions. He simply conveyed Comain's military orders to Gerard and Alonso after he came on the field.
Alonso retreated to act as a rearguard, Gerard was the center midfielder in the midfield, and Kuyt went to play as the right midfielder. Liverpool's offense returned to the most common formation throughout the season at this moment.
It was incomprehensible.
If the formation was adjusted in the opposite direction, then everything would be normal. Starting with a conventional formation and strengthening the defense after gaining an advantage was so commonplace that any slightly experienced fan could think of it.
But Comain did the opposite. When everyone thought that Liverpool should strengthen their defense, Comain let the team weaken their defense and strengthen their offense!
In fact, Comain's original intention was very simple.
Liverpool's fault-tolerance rate was much higher than Inter Milan's.
When Inter Milan had already started the game with a 3-5-2, Liverpool should have more opportunities in the offense. But to do a good job of switching between offense and defense, they still had to make a fuss in the backfield, especially in the midfield.
Lucas did defend well, but his role in the transition between offense and defense was not prominent. Letting Alonso retreat to organize the rearguard and ensure that Liverpool's offense could form a connecting link in the midfield was the most crucial.
And in the face of Inter Milan's three-back formation, how could Comain turn a blind eye?
He was going to strengthen the offense to blow up Inter Milan's three-back!
The reason why Liverpool's fault-tolerance rate was higher was because of the score.
So what if Inter Milan scored another goal?
2: 2 was a draw, and Liverpool was not behind.
But Comain also knew that after making this substitution, it was basically impossible to continue to make adjustments because the players' offensive and defensive postures could not be changed frequently unless it was really the last moment.
So, this was a big gamble!
A life-and-death bet between him and Mourinho!
Either you die, or I die!
After the game restarted, Liverpool and Inter Milan fought fiercely in the midfield. The game was in a stalemate for a few minutes. Both sides intercepted the ball, but were unable to smoothly organize the offense in the confrontation, which made the fans anxious.
The big advantage of the overall situation was still on Liverpool's side, because Inter Milan was in a race against time. They would be more eager to organize an effective offense as soon as possible.
When the confrontation in the midfield became a stalemate, Inter Milan's players in the backfield could not help but press the midfield in order to gain possession of the ball and organize an effective offense.
In the 77th minute of the game, when Cambiasso boldly stepped forward to intercept Kuyt's pass to Qin Xiong, Inter Milan's long-awaited offense began to break out violently!
Cambiasso, Stanković, Pandev, and Snede quickly passed the ball smoothly between them, allowing the offense to quickly reach Liverpool's penalty area.
In the key defensive zone, Snede stuffed the ball diagonally behind Snede Johnson, and Pandev cut inside from the flank. After receiving Snede's pass in the penalty area, Carragher bravely and decisively blocked in front of him and directly intercepted the ball with his foot.
Pandev pulled the ball to try to shake it off, but he did not expect Johnson to intercept the ball from the side.
After being hit repeatedly, Johnson could be said to have gained experience. His instincts were getting stronger, and he knew how to run back to defend after being hit, and how to cooperate with his teammates to intercept.
This time, he once again successfully blocked Inter Milan's threatening offensive in the penalty area!
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