On the night of October 21st, the Meazza Stadium was packed to the brim. It was an extraordinary occasion!
Liverpool and Inter Milan met in the third round of the Champions League group stage and became the focus of attention across Europe.
The Inter Milan fans in the stands were holding their breath. Although they had a natural enemy in AC Milan, who was the team they hated the most from the end of last season until today?
Who was it?
It was Liverpool, without a doubt!
The hope that they had waited for more than forty years ended at the feet of Liverpool!
The perfect ideal of the Great International Era that he had dreamt of several times was completely shattered by Liverpool.
When the two teams met in the Champions League, it was time for revenge!
Inter Milan wanted revenge.
Similarly, Benítez, who always seemed calm and unperturbed on the sidelines, also wanted revenge!
He was ruthlessly fired by Liverpool and replaced by Comain, who achieved supreme glory.
Naturally, Benítez would take it to heart!
Benítez stood on the sidelines and looked at Liverpool's starting lineup. The confidence and desire for revenge in his eyes were like that of every Inter Milan fan in the stands. He had a card up his sleeve for this revenge battle.
Liverpool lost three key players in the Champions League final!
Torres, who was invincible in his siege, was injured!
Carragher, who was the rock in the defense, was injured!
Just the injuries of these two key players were enough to boost Inter Milan's confidence in winning the game!
Aurelio's injury naturally had a big impact as well.
Midfielder Mascherano's terrible performance in the league a few days ago was also a big advantage for Inter Milan!
In any case, Inter Milan had to show the new Champions League champions their strength at their own doorstep!
Although they could not return the pain of losing the Champions League, they had to at least destroy the prestige of the Champions League champions and make them piss their pants back to England!
"A focal battle in the third round of the Champions League group stage is about to take place at the Meazza Stadium in Milan, Italy.
The two teams from last season's Champions League final met here, with Inter Milan hosting Liverpool at home.
It could be said to be a game full of grudges because the current Inter Milan manager, Benítez, had coached Liverpool for many years.
There are a lot of things to watch in today's match. Everyone can enjoy them carefully.
Introduce the starting lineups of both sides.
Inter Milan start: 4312.
Goalkeeper: Cesar.
Defenders: Maicon, Samuel, Lucio, Chivu.
Midfield: Zanetti, Cambiasso, Mota, Snede.
Forwards: Milito, Eto 'o.
Liverpool starting 433.
Goalkeeper: Reina.
Defenders: Johnson, Skrtel, Agger, Insua.
Midfield: Mascherano, Alonso, Gerard.
Forwards: Kuyt, Raúl, Qin Xiong.
Alright, the match is about to start. Inter Milan, the home team, will kick off first. "
Inter Milan launched a strong attack at the start of the match.
After Aurelio's injury, although Insua was healthy, his defense was even more frightening. Comain's task for Alonso in this match was to stay in the backfield and connect the offense and defense!
In the second minute of the match, Eto 'o received Snede's pass. He used his personal footwork skills to break through Insua, but he was intercepted by Alonso in the penalty area.
Before Eto 'o could send the ball out, Alonso engaged in a physical confrontation with him. Agger managed to steal the ball on time!
Liverpool's side was slightly slower to warm up. After all, they had traveled a long way to Milan and could not get into the game as quickly as Inter Milan.
Their two consecutive attacks were stopped by Cambiasso's valiant defense, and the match seemed to be going according to the rules.
But from the fifth minute onwards, Inter Milan launched a surprising barrage of attacks!
The three-line formation pressed forward as if to swallow Liverpool in one breath.
The Red Army was forced to retreat and launch a tight defense to resist Inter Milan's attack.
In the 11th minute of the match, Snede sent a diagonal straight pass in the front field. Insua was only focused on marking Eto 'o and missed Maicon, who came up with the help from the full back.
After Maicon went down, he swept the ball to the danger zone in front of the goal.
Before Eto 'o could do it, Agger shoveled the ball out of the end line. Because he was closer to the goal, he almost made an own goal.
Four minutes later, Zanetti came up from the side and after exchanging passes with Snede, he accurately stuffed the ball diagonally to the feet of Milito, who was retreating in front of the penalty area.
On the other side, Mota, who came up to assist, became Milito's teammate. Milito passed the ball back to Mota's feet, then turned and plugged in. Mota did not hesitate and stuffed the ball diagonally into the penalty area. Milito got a chance to score alone!
Fortunately, Reina abandoned the goal in time. The moment Milito shot, Reina was already a meter in front of him. Unsurprisingly, Milito's shot was blocked by Reina's leg. Snede, who was on the outside, received the ball and directly volleyed it. Unfortunately, it was slightly over the crossbar!
"Inter Milan dominated the field at the start of the match and continuously played threatening attacks. Today, their desire for revenge at home is very strong and they have put it into action. Liverpool looks like they haven't woken up yet. Their rhythm seems a little slow. They need to wake up quickly."
Liverpool was not unprepared. The pressure of playing in an away game was high, and they did not expect Inter Milan's frenzied attack.
Inter Milan's attacks were wave after wave.
Their formation was also pressing forward, which made Qin Xiong a little puzzled.
In the 23rd minute of the match, when Snede passed the ball to Milito in the front field, the latter tried to send a straight pass to Eto 'o, but the football was blocked by Insua. Alonso controlled the ball in the backfield and did a one-two pass with Gerard. After that, he ran to the empty space to receive the ball.
At this time, when he looked up at the situation in the front field again, Alonso's eyes showed a color of surprise!
Qin Xiong had already started to run ahead of time to break through Inter Milan's rear defensive line and directly rushed past Inter Milan's back waist line!
Alonso decisively sent a long pass over the top!
When the football flew over the heads of Samuel and Lucio, Qin Xiong just happened to rush past their defensive line.
There was no other reason. Inter Milan pressed too much, and the gap between the rear defensive line and the goal was naturally very wide.
It gave Qin Xiong space to run in reverse offside.
In fact, Raúl also seized the opportunity, but his explosive power and speed were no longer as good as Qin Xiong's.
Although two Liverpool players were successful in reverse offside, Qin Xiong was still the player who could touch the ball first.
César was suddenly shocked. He gritted his teeth and abandoned the goal, looking like he wanted to compete with Qin Xiong.
But Qin Xiong cut inside and rushed to the football's landing point, and directly jumped to attack with a header!
César saw the football was headed by Qin Xiong towards the goal behind him, and it was a header shot!
César did not even have a chance to compete with Qin Xiong!
The football bounced and flew into Inter Milan's empty goal!
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