At the end of the first half of the game, the score was 2-2!
Inter Milan and Barcelona played to a 2-2 draw at home. The entire first half could be said to be full of sparks. Both sides did not play conservatively. There were four goals in forty-five minutes. Such an offensive battle was rare in the semifinals of the UEFA Champions League.
Many people did not expect such a wonderful game to appear in the semifinals of the Champions League. Football nowadays was becoming more and more utilitarian. As long as it was a knockout game, it was bound to be boring, let alone a heavyweight game like the semifinals.
Many people had expected that Barcelona would strengthen their offense in this game. After all, Barcelona lost 2-4 in the first leg at home. If they wanted to make a comeback in this game, they had to attack and score as many goals as possible.
What they did not expect was that Inter Milan did not play conservatively at all and played offense against Barcelona. Before the game, when many media and football legends were talking about this game, they generally thought that Li Ang would adopt the safest defensive counterattack tactics.
They did not expect Li Ang to play offense, which made everyone unable to adapt.
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"What a wonderful first half of the game." Ferrari exclaimed. "Li Ang raised the flag of offense and played an offensive battle against Barcelona. This kind of game will definitely satisfy everyone. I'm now looking forward to the second half of the game starting early."
"Judging from the situation in the first half of the game, Inter Milan will not be conservative in the second half and will continue to attack." The Catalan commentator said, "Now is the time to test our defensive line. If we can guard the goal and not concede the ball, and at the same time make a difference in the offense, a comeback is not out of our reach! We only need two goals to equalize the total score! "
Whether it was the Italian commentator or Catalonia's commentator, through the analysis of the first half of the game, they all came to the conclusion that the second half of the game would still be a wonderful offensive battle.
Rijkaard also thought so. He was sure that Li Ang would still play offense in the second half of the game. Therefore, during the halftime interval, he told the players to continue to strengthen their offense in the second half and take advantage of the gaps left by the Inter Milan Team's pressing offense.
However, almost at the same time, in Inter Milan's home team locker room, Li Ang had a smile on his face and said to his players with confidence, "In the second half of the game, we will change our tactics!"
Everyone looked up at their manager.
"We will play defensive counterattack." Li Ang smiled and said.
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In this game, the commentators of CCTV Sports Channel, He Wei and Zhang Lu, were live commentating.
During the intermission, Zhang Lu was full of praise for the battle between the two famous commanders, sighing with emotion.
"We can clearly see the main battle ideas of the two managers. Under the guidance of Li Ang, Inter Milan pays attention to the 'explosion and scatter.' On the two flanks, there are two players to attack. The left side is' Evra and Mata ', and the right side is' Mai Kong and Arshavin. ' On the two flanks, Inter Milan has two players to tangle with one opponent … Hehe … "Zhang Lu laughed." Under the guidance of Li Ang, Inter Milan has Adriano and Diego Milito. With these two centers, naturally, they have to make a fuss on the flanks! "
"There is another factor, which is that Modric has not fully recovered from his injury. In addition, Carlos is injured and suspended. This makes Inter Milan unable to compete with Barcelona in the midfield. Therefore, Li Ang's choice to focus on the flanks is very smart!" He Wei nodded and said.
"As for Barcelona … Hehe …" Zhang Lu laughed again. "Their thinking is more obvious, which is to pursue the team's advantage in the middle. In the first half, the team has four players, Harvey, Iniesta, Henry, and Messi, who are active in the middle. In addition, Yayaturay and Atto 'o, who often make a detour to the middle. The six players in the middle and front field sometimes even huddle together to pursue the absolute advantage in the middle. Their two goals are also opportunities in the middle! Obviously, Rijkaard also knows that they have the advantage in the middle! "
"The first half of the game is very exciting. Both sides are attacking each other." He Wei said with a smile, "The fans must be very satisfied. Four goals in the first half of the game. We are now looking forward to the second half of the game to start soon. Maybe today's semi-final game can make history for the most goals scored in a UEFA Champions League semi-final."
"That's right, hehe …" Zhang Lu laughed. "Both sides are very passionate today! Of course, Barcelona must be passionate in their attack. Li Ang, Coach Li, is completely relaxed today. "
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The second half of the game began.
Rijkaard did not expect Inter Milan's change.
Barcelona was determined to press forward from the beginning of the game. However, Rijkaard soon found that his opponent, Inter Milan, did not press forward like they did in the first half.
What Rijkaard saw was that in the face of Barcelona's offensive, Inter Milan did not seem to continue to attack. Instead, they shrunk their defensive line and put on a defensive counterattack posture …
"F * ck!" Rijkaard suddenly felt a tightness in his chest. He felt uncomfortable holding it in. He was also angry.
Cunning bastards! Ahhh!
Rijkaard even suspected that Inter Milan's offense against Barcelona in the first half of the game was also a "tactical deception" that Li Ang had prepared for the second half of the game.
Because of his habitual thinking, Rijkaard certainly thought that Li Ang would also attack wildly in the second half of the game. The tactics he formulated were also based on the premise that the two sides would attack. Now, Inter Milan actually made it clear that they were going to play defensive counterattack. This could be said to have caught Rijkaard and Barcelona off guard.
It was not only because of the tactical problem, but also because Rijkaard obviously did not want to see Inter Milan play defensive counterattack. He knew how difficult it was to deal with Li Ang's team under the "defensive counterattack" mode. The difficulty for Barcelona to score would increase exponentially.
In a situation where they still needed two goals to tie the total score, Barcelona now needed to face a chain defensive shield wall called Inter Milan.
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Catalonia's commentator was very angry at this change. He was very depressed and very unhappy. He began to criticize Li Ang. "Li Ang must be afraid. He is afraid that the team will continue to concede goals against Barcelona. He will concede a lot of goals, lose the game, and be turned around by Barcelona! So, he is afraid! He is afraid of Barcelona's two goals in the first half of the game! This coward, this gutless man. Barcelona's artistic football now has to face Inter Milan's ugly football. This is the sorrow of football, the shame of the art of football … "
The commentator was furious and criticized Li Ang. As for the fact that Barcelona also conceded two goals in the first half of the game, he seemed to have forgotten …
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