Benítez frowned. He certainly knew how difficult it would be for Liverpool to make a comeback.
Benítez had done a lot of preparation and consideration for this game before the game. He had done his homework on the tactical responses and relevant analysis of this game on his laptop. However, Benítez had to admit with some frustration that it would be very, very difficult for his Liverpool to make a comeback in this game!
What Benítez expected was that Li Ang would underestimate his opponent in the second leg of the game when he thought that the overall situation was set. He would make a large rotation and the Inter Milan players would also underestimate their opponent in the game. In this way, if his Liverpool could suppress Inter Milan at the start of the game and quickly score a goal to catch Inter Milan off guard, then continue to work hard and strive to lead Inter Milan 2-0 or even 3-0 in the first half of the game. In this way, even if Li Ang "reacted" in the second half of the game and Inter Milan wanted to make adjustments again, Liverpool, who had already gone crazy, would not be afraid of anyone!
However, Benítez helplessly discovered that Li Ang had indeed made a rotation. However, it had to be said that Li Ang's Inter Milan was different from his Liverpool. The rotation of the main lineup and the substitutes' lineup was very good. The team's lineup was also very thick. The rotated Inter Milan's strength was not affected much at all.
And the Inter Milan players did not make the mistake of underestimating their opponent that he expected.
Looking at Inter Milan's tide-like offensive, Benítez felt bitter in his mouth …
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Under Inter Milan's continuous and frenzied attacks, Liverpool's not too tenacious defense finally showed signs of collapse.
In the 31st minute of the game, Inter Milan shot continuously. Liverpool's goalkeeper, Reina, finally hugged Balotelli's shot and chose to throw the ball vigorously to launch a quick counterattack.
Mascherano passed the ball to Alonso. At the same time, Torres and Babel plugged in at high speed, but Liverpool's quick counterattack did not happen. Alonso passed the ball to Babel, who was entangled by Montari when he stopped the ball. In the entanglement, Montari poked the ball away.
Then, Evra, who came over to fill in the position, passed the ball to Carlos, who directly went to Modric.
Modric dribbled the ball forward.
Adriano ran diagonally and at the same time observed Modric's dribbling. This was a signal for Modric to pass the ball to him. Mascherano and Skrtel closely watched Adriano's movements. The Brazilian center forward was too strong. He was a player who could change the score with just a little carelessness. They did not dare to relax at all. Moreover, when Benítez deployed the tactical tasks before the game, he specifically listed Adriano as the Inter Milan Team's most dangerous figure. He asked the rear defensive line to be more vigilant. As long as Adriano was in the starting lineup, they must be careful of his impact and long shots!
Adriano's running position pulled Liverpool's midfield defensive line, and at the same time, it pulled Liverpool's rear defensive line. Liverpool's defensive center of gravity subconsciously tilted towards Adriano's side.
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Modric glanced at Adriano, who was running and signalling with his eyes that he wanted the ball, but he directly sent the ball to the direction that he was running in: David Silva!
David Silva plugged in from the side at high speed. Modric's pass was very clever. It was right in front of his running direction, which could take advantage of his dexterity and speed!
Carragher rushed up.
He estimated the distance between himself and the football, and between Silva and the football, and then made a decisive decision: slide!
Silva saw Carragher's body lean back and immediately judged the other party's intention!
He suddenly accelerated, caught up with the football, poked it with the tip of his foot, and then he quickly jumped!
"Breakthrough! Beautiful! Very neat and tidy! " The commentator shouted. This kind of breakthrough did not have any technical content, but it was very clever and required the player to have a very sharp reaction.
After Silva poked the football out, he also jumped, just in time to avoid Carragher's slide. After he landed, he chased the football.
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"Inter Milan's chance! Silva! He cut into the penalty area, single-handedly! "
Skrtel hurriedly left Adriano and rushed to Silva, only to see Silva's arch of his foot push and the football was passed out!
Adriano's back was to the goal. He had no intention of stopping the ball. Instead, he kicked with his heel, and then people saw Balotelli's figure. The young Inter Milan star directly raised his leg and shot low!
The football rolled quickly. Before the Liverpool goalkeeper, Reina's body completely fell, the football had rolled into the net behind him!
“Goooooaaaaal！”
"Inter Milan's offense is very exciting. Modric's ball distribution, Adriano's positioning, Silva's technique, speed, and dexterity to the extreme, Adriano's heel pass, Balotelli's shot!"
"A genius strike! Balotelli! This is his first UEFA Champions League game, and he scored a goal! This is really the best Champions League debut! Wait … "The commentator, Ferrari, suddenly shouted," Maybe we are witnessing the birth of a new record! "
"That's right, a new record! Another young man in Inter Milan's century-long history who has written his name in the history books! " Rossi followed and shouted, "Mario Balotelli, he scored his maiden Champions League goal in his Champions League debut! This is a memorable moment. Balotelli is now only 17 years and 211 days old! He has become Inter Milan's newest second-youngest Champions League goal record! "
"Yes!" Ferrari also shouted excitedly. It was exciting to witness the birth of such a record. He shouted, "17 years and 211 days old! Balotelli today broke the previous record of 18 years and 145 days old Inter Milan's young Champions League goal record, which was previously held by the Nigerian star Martins. "
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Why was it said that Balotelli could only be called the second-youngest Champions League goal record holder?!
"The record holder for Inter Milan's youngest player is Balotelli's teammate, the Argentinian player Agüero, who was just brought to Inter Milan by Li Ang in his first season (20052006 season). Agüero, who scored his first goal in the Champions League, was only 17 years and 119 days old at that time."
The camera gave a close-up of Balotelli, then to Agüero, who was on the Inter Milan bench, and finally to the head coach of Inter Milan, Li Ang, who was in the technical area of Inter Milan.
"Whether it's Agüero, Balotelli, or the similarly young Mata and Silva, they all have to thank Li. This is a truly legendary coach, even though he is also so young!" The commentator said with emotion.
Li Ang sat in the technical area. After a simple applause, he turned his head and said something to his assistant. There was a faint smile on his face …
A confident and indifferent smile: Everything is under control!
At this time, the atmosphere in the Meazza stadium was ignited by this goal. The blue-black torrent in the stands rose and fell like the tide, and the cheers were thunderous …
On the field, Balotelli ran to the corner flag. With one foot on the ground and the other raised, he used the corner flag pole as a tree and made a celebratory gesture of a puppy peeing.
Finally, he shrugged his waist and abdomen and shook three times in a row, as if he wanted to shake off the juices on the bird's head …
The director immediately turned the camera to Inter Milan's technical area. Their head coach, Mr. Li Ang, was dumbfounded …
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