football redemption

Chapter 89 Hope After Despair

Cesar's painful and desperate face appeared on the TV. The majority of Inter Milan fans suffered more than him. After winning two consecutive Champions League titles in the era of big Inter Milan, Inter Milan has not won the St. Blair Cup for 35 years.

This time it was so close to the St. Blair Cup, but there was a sudden change, how could it not be heartbroken?The old man in Milan was eating the heart-saving pill with the help of his secretary...

Noy complained for his country's Inter Milan: "It's not fair. Such a penalty is questionable. Cesar did commit a foul, but it is enough to give a penalty and a yellow card. Why give a red card? This completely determines the direction of the game and makes the game lose suspense."

As soon as Pedro got up from the ground, he was surrounded by his teammates. Everyone rubbed his hair and patted his butt without saying a word. He is the biggest contributor to Barcelona.

The assistant coach of Barcelona outside the field said to Guardiola: "Head, your substitution is amazing..."

Inter Milan players surrounded the referee in a swarm. They complained for various reasons. Some protested against Pedro's diving, and some thought the red card was too harsh...

In any case, the referee was determined to stick to his penalty.

Several fans in the stands yelled: "You are robbery!" "Godfather! Godfather!" "Shameless! Despicable!"

Platini in the box, his face is as black as coal, who made him talk about Babasa with his big mouth?
Mourinho was particularly emotional after being awarded a penalty. He yelled at the fourth official for a full minute, but to no avail.

Under the persuasion of assistant coach Roberto, Mourinho finally calmed down.A quick decision was made to bring in substitute goalkeeper Toldo.

Since Cesar was sent off, Mourinho chose to let Cordoba end between the two defenders Materazzi and Cordoba.

Obviously Mourinho still wants to win and attack, so why did he do it before?Platini in the box showed a slight sarcasm.

After the substitutions, Inter Milan's two forward defenders, Maicon and Thornton, were both there. The midfielder was still intact, and only Ibrahimovic was left as a striker. Therefore, Inter Milan's entire offensive team was still there, and Mourinho did not give up.

Cesar walked off the court with his head bowed in frustration. Mourinho took the initiative to hug him, then patted him on the back and motioned him to go back to the locker room.

Cordoba trotted all the way to the sidelines to complete the handover with substitute goalkeeper Toldo. Toldo quickly ran to the goal, ready to turn the tide.

Of course, Barcelona let Messi take the penalty kick. There was no suspense. Messi sent the football into the goal very steadily.

"Goal! Messi! Go in! Barcelona drew with Inter Milan 3:3. Although the two teams were tied, Inter Milan lost one player in the game. The balance of victory began to tilt towards Barcelona."

At this time, Inter Milan's team song - "Crazy International" sounded from the Nerazzurri stands:
did you ever know
For a goal,
I am willing to give my life.

I know deeply,
It's a never-ending race...

This song penetrated the cheers of the Barcelona fans, clearly spread to every corner of the stadium, and also reached the ears of every Inter Milan player.

"Brothers! We have been waiting for this championship for more than 30 years, and now we are only one goal away from the championship. Are you willing to let the Barcelona people steal my trophy like this?"

Captain Zanetti called his teammates over before kick-off, and everyone gathered in a circle, pouring chicken soup and shouting slogans.

"I don't want to!"

"Damn Barcelona!"

Xia Qi was also ignited by the captain's words, no one can stop me from winning the championship!God can't do it, let alone Barcelona.

Facts have proved that chicken soup is still useful. After the opening, the players of Inter Milan were like mad dogs, running all over the court at all costs.

To press the Barcelona players, their personal close press was even more fierce than at the beginning of the game. Such a fierce counterattack made the Barcelona players a little uncomfortable.

But it was just not adapting, and the Barcelona players quickly stabilized under the reminder of captain Puyol.

"Don't let your guard down! The game is not over, and we haven't won!"

Under his reminder, the Barcelona players slowly stabilized their positions and brought out their best control of the ball again.

The offensive and defensive transitions of the two sides are very fast, and the defense is very firm. Now it is No. 80 minutes. If another goal is conceded, it is almost equivalent to a loss.

Therefore, whether it is Inter Milan, which is good at defense, or Barcelona, ​​which is good at offense, defense is the most important thing, so after the opening, although the midfielders of both sides fought hard, there was no way to continue to advance.

Neither side took a few threatening shots.

In fact, at this point in the game, many players' physical fitness is close to exhaustion, and the competition is about willpower.

When the game is in trouble, whoever stands up first will win the final victory.

Inter Milan's war songs are getting louder and louder. Inter Milan fans know that what their players need most at this moment is strength, and singing is the source of strength.

When the game passed another 5 minutes, the score was still 3:3!

During this period of time, Barcelona had the upper hand in possession of the ball. As long as the football fell at their feet, it would be difficult for Inter Milan to snatch the football back.

Barcelona is actually the same as Inter Milan, both want to end the battle in the regular season.

Regardless of the lack of one player in Inter Milan, it is just one less striker, and his defense has not been greatly affected.

Moreover, the Inter Milan generals, who thought they were plotted by their godfather, were united as one, and the three lines were tight. If a certain place was dispatched by Barcelona, ​​the players were willing to block the bullet hole with their bodies. In this way, Barcelona did not take advantage of one more person in a short period of time.

The competition has entered a fierce stage!
Seeing that the scene has not opened for a long time, although his side has the advantage, it has not turned into a victory.

Harvey decided to lead the team to retreat to the backcourt. This was a strategic retreat, and its purpose was to pull out Inter Milan's defense.

Barcelona started to play the ball in their own backcourt. Those who understand the ball can understand Barcelona's conspiracy. With one more player, Barcelona is not afraid that the game will enter overtime.

As time goes by, the advantage of a large number of people will always be reflected. What are you afraid of overtime?
People who don't understand football started to boo Barcelona, ​​and even a part of Barcelona fans booed them.

The proud Barcelona players finally couldn't bear the booing and contempt. They want to prove that they are still that noble giant with practical actions. They still represent the most beautiful, purest and most admirable football in the world!
Busquets made a fake move to pass back, then suddenly knocked the ball and turned around, wiping Ibrahimovic past.Then he dribbled the ball forward and Shakey came up to him.

Looking at the opponent in front of him, Busquets was vaguely afraid.

He was not stupid enough to let the opponent pounce on him to steal his ball. After nearly 10 minutes of fighting, he already knew how good Shaqi was in one-on-one defense.

Except at the beginning of the game, after Messi beat him a few times, Messi has never successfully beaten him in one-on-one.

Busquets knows he doesn't have the extraordinary skills of Messi, so he won't waste his time here.

And the most important thing is that Barcelona needs to score goals now, not when they want to get back to Shaqi. What is more important, he, a defensive midfielder with a strong overall view, is very clear about it.

He passed the football directly to Xavi in ​​front.Xia Qi in front of him turned around and chased after the football.

Busquets shook his head, what a fool, no matter how fast you can run, can you still outrun football?

When you finally catch up to Harvey, he just needs to pass the football to the next teammate who responds. All your previous efforts will be in vain, and you will become a joke, like a monkey being played around by us... Does it make sense?
Harvey turned around to catch the ball. He saw Quaresma rushing towards him, and cursed in his heart: You pervert!
The game has been going on for 85 minutes, and his physical strength is still so good. I just saw him pounce on Busquets, and now he pounces on himself.

Such a dangerous person, of course, should be kept as far away as possible.

So he wants to make a two-for-one cooperation with teammate Iniesta.

He passed the football to Iniesta and ran forward to get it back so that he didn't have to fight with Quaresma, who is now placed at the same height as Messi by the Barcelona team.

Inter Milan's Zanetti and Cambiasso made a contribution, and they predicted Harvey's actions with a tacit understanding.

When Iniesta got the football, the two immediately flanked Iniesta. Now, Iniesta, who doesn't even know if he can protect the football, how could he pass the ball to Harvey.

Barcelona's two over one failure!

Shaki was very clever and saw that Iniesta was dealing with Cambiasso and Zanetti in a panic. It has to be said that Iniesta's footwork is really good, and he can't grab the football under his feet even if he grabs it twice.

So the football is like an obedient puppy spinning around the owner's feet?Iniesta barely allowed himself to concede the ball but couldn't pass it to Xavi either.

If you can't grab two and one, what about three and one?
Shaqi immediately changed direction and rushed behind Iniesta. With Messica attached to him, changing direction while running at high speed was as easy as drinking boiling water.

"Andres, be careful!"

Harvey immediately reminded Xiaobai who was handling the football with his head down.

No matter how good Iniesta's footwork is, it is already the limit to deal with the steals of the two. After a lot of footwork, he managed to control the football and was looking for an opportunity to stab the football to Harvey. Seeing Quaresma rushing over, it was too dangerous to pass it to Harvey.

But they can't continue to control their feet, Zanetti and Cambiasso are not vegetarians, and now they have to add Quaresma.

Iniesta felt guilty, and of course he didn't dare to keep the football under his feet. He passed the football to the other side and wanted to pass it to Messi, but Messi was far away from him.

At that time, I didn't have time to think so much. I just wanted to pass it instead of being robbed by three people. This pass was snatched by Inter Milan's right back Mezza who stepped in in time.

Later, Uncle Zha's high-position pressing became popular all over the world. Maicon's insertion made a good explanation.

In order to seize the few offensive opportunities, the united Inter Milan team unwittingly played a wave of scumbags' high-position pressing on the whole line.

The pressure of the back line undoubtedly enhanced Inter Milan's interception rate in the midfield.

Instead of kicking the football directly to Shaqi, Maicon dribbled the ball first and broke through on the right.

"Opportunity! Inter Milan's opportunity is here!"

Maicon broke through on the right, Shaqi responded on his left (the inside of the court), and the two quickly pushed the front line near the Barcelona penalty area.

If a team playing ground offense wants to cut into the penalty area, it must first pass the barrier of the midfielder.

Maicon saw that Busquets was intercepting in front of him.

Maicon knows that there is not much time left for Inter Milan, and Barcelona's ball possession rate is much higher than that of Inter Milan, so Inter Milan's chances are not many.

Maicon chose a safe way of playing and knocked the football to Xia Qi. He believed that Xia Qi would understand what he meant.

Of course Busquets turned and pounced on Shaggy.

Shaggy rushed towards Busquets with the football, as if he wanted to get past him and enter the penalty area. Just when the two were about to meet and Maicon continued to advance without the ball, Shaggy passed the ball and the football landed in front of Maicon.

After Maicon received the football, Depero came to defend him. Maicon didn't bother with him and passed the football directly to Ibrahimovic in front.

This is one of Inter Milan's regular tactics.

Ibrahimovic turned his back to the attacking direction, and without hesitation, he directly returned the football to Shaqi who was plugged in.

Xia Qi raised his right leg and slapped the football hard.

"Ricciardo, shoot!"

"In this position, the shot is a bit hasty!"

"Yeah, the ball looks half a foot off the ground, and it can slip through the middle of Barcelona's double central defenders, but with this speed, goalkeeper Valdés can catch it."

"Unfortunately, this may be Inter Milan's last chance."

In the live broadcast room, Noy and Thomas spoke regretfully.

Under their commentary, many Inter Milan fans are desperate...

But soon, the scene was slapped in the face.

Everyone on the court who thought Shaqi was going to shoot directly was dumbfounded.

The football was half a foot high from the ground, with a strong rotation. After passing through Basa Pique and Puyol, the football landed on the lawn. It may be because of the rotation or because the arc of Quaresma's instep is so weird.

Instead of bouncing forward after landing, the football turned left.

left!

On the left, a black shadow suddenly appeared there!
Drag knife guard - Thornton!

The two full-backs of Inter Milan under the coach of Mourinho both carry knives, which is his tactical characteristic.

Thornton didn't know if he had a chance. He just followed the tactical design. When the right side attracted the opponent's defense, he went straight into their space.

When he appeared there like a ghost, football fell at Thornton's feet like a beautiful rainbow in the sky.

The pass was perfect!

The ball was passed by Quaresma!
"Oh! Beautiful!"

"Wow! Nicoli!"

In the midst of exclamations, Thornton pushed forward with his right foot!
What I think in my head is not whether the goal can be scored, but when Quaresma first came to Pinettina, during the break of the training game, he talked to everyone about the scene of the full-back's inside-cut tactics.

"He once promised me that one day, when I improve my shooting skills, he will pass the ball for me...

This day has come, and it's the final of the Champions League, and it's the winning goal, why am I not worried about pushing it away at all? "

The football got into the Barcelona net obediently, and Valdes didn't even make a save.

The ball turned too far beyond his expectations, causing his position to be seriously left, and he was powerless against Thornton's push!
(End of this chapter)