"Two to zero! Inter Milan has taken a two-goal lead! "
"This goal is crucial. The score of two to zero will make Inter Milan's road to promotion smoother!"
"Even if the current score of two to zero ends, it is still a satisfactory score for Inter Milan."
Pellegrini waved his arms angrily. This goal concede was a big blow to Villarreal CF. With a score of zero to one, they still had a lot of hope when they returned to their home ground. However, a score of two to zero suddenly increased the difficulty.
Li Ang accepted the hugs of his assistants in the technical area. In the two-leg knockout stage of the game, it was quite satisfactory to get a two-goal lead at home and not concede a goal.
Moreover, the game was not over yet. Li Ang could still look forward to the team scoring again.
Inter Milan's third goal came in the 81st minute of the game.
After Inter Milan took the lead of two to zero, they did not slow down the pace of the game. Instead, they continued to increase their offensive against Villarreal CF and continued to speed up.
Villarreal CF, who was exhausted from running but unwilling to give up, was counterattacked by Inter Milan instead.
After Ronaldo received Modric's pass, he successfully reversed the offside position and charged into the penalty area. He swayed past Villarreal CF's goalkeeper, Barbosa, and scored the ball into the net.
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“Goooooaaaaal！”
"Ronaldo! This is his fifth goal in this season's UEFA Champions League! This is a crucial goal! Three to zero, Inter Milan already has one foot in the semi-finals! "
"This goal will make the second leg of the away trip easier!"
"Li Ang's team has achieved a perfect victory!" Although there were still ten minutes before the end of the game, Sky TV's Italian commentator, Ferrari, could not wait to announce that the victory belonged to Inter Milan.
This goal was a huge blow to Villarreal CF.
In the end, when the German referee, Merkel, blew the whistle at the end of the game, the score on the field was fixed at three to zero!
Inter Milan won 3-0 at home against Villarreal and took the lead in the first leg of the 20052006 UEFA Champions League quarterfinals.
After the game, the Italian media sang praises for Inter Milan, praising Inter Milan for defending the honor of Italian football.
At this time, even the Italians who didn't like Li Ang had to praise the Nerazzurri.
This was because in the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League, AC Milan was forced into a draw by Lyon.
Although this draw was a little regrettable, AC Milan still had the initiative to advance to the Champions League as long as they won at home.
On the other hand, the Bianconeri's 2-0 loss to Arsenal in their away game caused a huge uproar.
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0-2, Juventus was completely defeated by Arsenal. This was indeed a complete defeat. In Highbury, the Serie A overlord, Juventus, did not have any chance. Arsenal did not even pay the price of a yellow card. In addition to the two losses, Juventus also had two red cards and five yellow cards.
The result of the defeat might be acceptable, but the process of the defeat was unacceptable. This was the Italian media's view of Juventus' 2-0 loss to Arsenal. Unlike the first half of the season, the Juventus team in London did not show their usual tenacity. They played cowardly in the first half and gave up in the second half. Not only did they concede two goals in the 90-minute game, but Camoranesi and Zebina were also sent off in the last few minutes of the second half. Vieira also received a yellow card in the game and was automatically suspended when he returned to the home ground. Coupled with the fact that Del Piero was definitely unable to play, Juventus, who was 2-0 down, had already forced themselves into a corner. There was no need to think about anything else.
Before the game, the Italian media predicted this week's UEFA Champions League. They were optimistic about AC Milan and slightly optimistic about Inter Milan. Juventus would have a difficult game. The Italian media emphasized that among the three Italian teams' opponents in the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals, Arsenal was the strongest. Considering the three major difficulties Juventus faced (the team's poor competitive condition, the impact of injuries and suspensions was greater, and Arsenal's current condition at home was very good), it was not an "accident" that Juventus lost to Arsenal in their away game. However, there was only one decent shot in the entire game. As the Italian media criticized, this was indeed too little.
Nedved was suspended and Del Piero was injured. The Italian media understood Capello's difficulties. Capello's mobilization of troops was limited. He completely chose a defensive strategy. Capello's standard this time was experience first. As a result, Zambrotta appeared on the left, Zebina occupied the right, Camoranesi, Vieira, Emerson, and Mutu were in the midfield, and Ibrahimovic and Trezeguet were the strikers. But what was incomprehensible was that Mutu, who used to be a striker, did not even have a single pass. He was obviously not in his best condition. Capello let him waste 71 minutes on the field for nothing.
It could be said that compared to Arsenal, Juventus appeared to be old-fashioned. His physical fitness was inferior to his opponent's, his speed was inferior to his opponent's, and his fighting spirit was inferior to his opponent's. Some Juventus fans, after watching the television broadcast, angrily protested against Camoranesi's departure with a smile. What was even more incomprehensible was that after receiving a second yellow card, Zebina still wanted to feel at ease and think that he could continue to play (he did not seem to know that he had already received a yellow card). The Italian media could not help but ask what the French full-back was thinking during the game: How to ask the club for a wage increase? Or where did he go after the summer transfer? How could Juventus play well in this game with such a mentality?!
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Meanwhile, Milan Gazzetta dello Sport fired at Juventus at this time: In the game against Arsenal, Juventus received four yellow cards and two red cards. After the game, Capello expressed his dissatisfaction with Camoranesi and Zebina. But in the view of Milan Gazzetta dello Sport, Juventus' big moves during the scramble had become a kind of "habitual". In Serie A, some bad fouls were not severely punished. In the UEFA Champions League, when you use the same technical moves, it is likely to lead to serious consequences.
Milan Gazzetta dello Sport also listed a set of numbers: In Serie A, Juventus received a total of 50 yellow cards, an average of 1.61 per game, and three red cards, an average of 0.1 per game, but Juventus committed 686 fouls. In the UEFA Champions League, Juventus committed an average of 18.44 fouls per game, less than in Serie A, but received 26 yellow cards, an average of 2.89 cards per game, close to twice as many as in Serie A. There were also four red cards, an average of 0.44 per game, four times more than in Serie A.
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