April 30, 2008, Milan, Italy, Meazza Stadium.
Inter Milan's home game against Barcelona in the second leg of the 20072008 UEFA Champions League semi-final.
"We have already guessed that Agüero will be on the roster for the game. However, Luca Modric is also on Inter Milan's roster. This is unexpected news. It seems that the Croatian star player's recovery from his injury is much better than expected." After getting the list of Inter Milan's players for today's game, the commentator, Ferrari, immediately noticed the change.
Agüero's injury had been recovering well, and Agüero's injury was lighter than Modric's. Therefore, the media had predicted that Agüero would be on the roster for this game and might even get the chance to play as a substitute. However, no one expected Modric to be on the roster for the game.
"Although he may be recovering well, it's not easy to get back to the state he was in before the injury. For Modric, the most important thing for him now is to get back into the game. If Inter Milan can make it to the final, Modric's return will be very important for the team to compete for the European title! " Rossi shook his head. As Italy's old "golden boy," he was the most qualified to express his opinion.
"It's worth noting that the young German player, Toni Kroes, actually got the chance to start in such an important game. This is Li Ang's risk, or rather, a bold attempt. However, this choice of player, whether it succeeds or fails, will become the focus of public opinion after the game!" Ferrari continued.
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The second leg of the Champions League semi-final between Inter Milan and Barcelona could be said to be the focus of the world's attention.
The Inter Milan team was looking forward to this game. They were very excited. Everyone knew that the stage of the Champions League final was right in front of them. After two years, Inter Milan could once again enter the highest stage of European football!
At the start of the game, the Inter Milan fans were very active. They even started a human wave. It was rare to see a human wave at the start of the game. It showed the Inter Milan fans' confidence in the team and their good mood.
However, very soon, the Inter Milan fans did not care about being frivolous anymore. They erupted into deafening cheers. The entire stadium erupted at this moment. It was as if a tsunami had struck, as if there was an earthquake under their feet. They could not even stand properly.
"Boom —!!!"
The announcer shouted excitedly, "1: 0, Inter Milan takes the lead! Goal scorer — Diego — "
"Milito!"
"Milito!!"
"Milito!"
The entire stadium was packed. Close to 80,000 Inter Milan fans chanted Milito's name three times in a row!
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“Goooooaaaaal！”
"A goal, a goal! The goal was scored by Diego Milito! Inter Milan scored! This is crazy. Inter Milan scored at the start of the game … I believe that many fans did not even pay attention to the game and did not see the process of the goal clearly. Fortunately, there are replays. " Ferrari shouted, "The referee blew the whistle, kickoff. After kickoff, Diego Milito's confidant knocked the football to Adriano. He plugged in himself. Adriano continued to pass the ball back to Arshavin. Arshavin passed the ball back to Tony Cross. Cross diverted the ball to the flank … Montari took the ball and passed it again to Cross who plugged in. Cross dribbled the ball and he and Mata had a one-two pass. The football was passed to Montari's feet. Montari dribbled the ball and he passed it to the middle. Cross had already come up. He missed the ball and Mata came over to receive it. He passed the ball to the flank. It was a beautiful pass! Evra, who plugged in, received the ball … and he passed it directly! Adriano's header was brushed back. Arshavin's rushing header! The ball was pounced on by Valdés! Milito! Rebound shot! The ball went in — the ball went in!! It only took twenty-three seconds! This is the fastest goal in the UEFA Champions League this season. At the same time, it is also the fastest goal in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals!!! It's incredible! Inter Milan has achieved a perfect dream start!!! "Ferrari roared excitedly.
"It's perfect! A perfect attack! A perfect result! A perfect start! A perfect tactic! " Rossi shouted excitedly, "It looks like Li Ang asked Inter Milan to attack at the start of the game. This caught Barcelona off guard! They never thought that they would concede the ball at the start of the game! Barcelona's players are obviously stunned. Inter Milan's goal is a huge blow to Barcelona! "
"That's right! Before the game, Barcelona expressed confidence in advancing to the next round. They are eager to make a comeback. However, just twenty-three seconds into the game, Barcelona suffered a head-on blow! One to zero. Inter Milan is leading at home. In terms of the total score, Inter Milan leads Barcelona by five to two. Taking into account the away goal, if Barcelona wants to advance, they must score four goals in a row without conceding a goal! This is an almost impossible task. "
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The Inter Milan manager, Li Ang, rushed out of the technical area with his fists in the air to celebrate the goal with the people around him.
For the second leg of the game against Barcelona, Li Ang's tactics were very clear. They had to score early so that the pressure would quickly shift to Barcelona's side. This meant that Barcelona needed to score four goals in a row to advance. In the locker room, before the game, Li Ang even told his players again that if they were given the right to kick off, they had to launch an attack and try to catch Barcelona off guard. They had to try to score first. The goal as soon as possible could bring the game into Inter Milan's preset track.
However, even Li Ang himself did not expect the team to give him such a big surprise: Inter Milan actually scored in the first attack of the game, just over twenty seconds into the game!
"No matter what the final result of this game is, Inter Milan and Diego Milito have left their names in the history of the Champions League semifinals with this goal! This is the fastest goal in the history of the Champions League semifinals!!! " A commentator said. "Of course, with the current score and Inter Milan's good performance, they are the most likely to go to the final in Moscow!"
After the goal, Diego Milito was extremely excited. He ran madly to the stands where the Inter Milan fans were gathered. He waved his arms and shouted. The fans responded to him with a crazy tsunami of cheers. However, Milito was not satisfied. He kept waving his arms to stimulate the fans' emotions, indicating that they should be louder, louder.
At that moment, the entire Meazza stadium was about to explode. The fans shouted madly and stamped their feet. The entire stadium was like an earthquake, like a volcano erupting!
"Milito!"
"Milito!!"
"Milito!!!"
Milito was extremely excited. He closed his eyes. The Argentine striker, who had always been very steady and a late bloomer, was completely immersed in the cheers at this time. He liked this feeling. He felt that even the air he breathed was so pleasant. No, it was excitement, satisfaction, enjoyment, and an incomparably wonderful feeling. He felt that he was the happiest player in the world.
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