The Prince of Inter Milan starts with Brother Xiaosa

Chapter 257 Advance to the quarterfinals!

"Oops, I was a bit boastful before, hahaha."

In the post-match interview, when asked about the bold words he had put down before, Leo scratched his head a little embarrassedly.

It was at this time that he looked like a real young man in his early twenties.

“Genoa’s defense against me was too tight in this game, leaving me with almost no space to hit the goal.

I can only say that their defense against me was successful, but their defense against my teammates...

Hahaha. "

Although they failed to score a goal in today's game, the team still achieved a hearty victory after all, and Leo had no reason to be sad, right?

A week later, Inter Milan went to Brescia, which is not far away from Milan, and ushered in the 29th round of Serie A.

Just three days after this game, the Nerazzurri will rush to Germany non-stop for the second round with Bayern.

The loose schedule of one game a week seems to have ended just as it began, and Leo and his teammates have to engage in intense and intensive two-front battles again.

On March 3, Inter Milan faced Brescia away from home.

Inter Milan defender Samuel, who is still recovering from his injury, suffered a serious injury in the first round of the match against Brescia this season.

Today, Inter Milan should win their opponents away from home no matter what.

Italian national team coach Prandelli was also present to watch the game. Of course, the main purpose was to inspect the performance of the Italian internationals of the two teams.

Not to mention Inter Milan, Brescia also has Diamanti.

After the game started, the Nerazzurri quickly turned around and launched the attack first.

Leo felt that he should keep a low profile today and not rush to show off.

So he gave the opportunity to perform to his teammates, passing a diagonal pass to the wing.

Inter Milan right back Maicon got rid of two home team defenders on the right and entered the penalty area, but his small angle shot went slightly wide!
  Next, Leo continued to organize the attack far away from the opponent's goal. This made it difficult for Brescia's defensive players to stare at him the whole time.

In the 18th minute, Leo's long pass over the top hit the gap behind the home team's defender!

Unfortunately, his teammates were not very good, and Zoboli made a clearance in front of Pazzini.

Leo took a corner kick on the left, Bonucci turned around and headed the ball over, and Eto'o volleyed with his right foot in front of the goal and shot into the net!

Eto'o just celebrated his 30th birthday yesterday. This goal is Eto'o's nineteenth league goal this season and his thirtieth goal in all competitions.

The Cameroonian seemed very happy after scoring. Unfortunately, this is not the home court, otherwise he would definitely celebrate more enthusiastically.

After the opponent scored first, Brescia was under greater pressure. They had to wait for an opportunity to counterattack under Inter Milan's high-pressure attack.

Otherwise, the more than 10,000 fans present would not have allowed it.

Until the end of the first half, neither team could score again, and the 1-0 game remained until the halftime break.

After the start of the second half, Leo was very keenly aware that the opponent's marking of him seemed to be a little lax.

In the 58th minute, Leo split the ball in the middle and Maicon broke through from the right.

When Maicon made consecutive breakthroughs and passed back in an inverted triangle near the right baseline, Brescia's defensive players were surprised to find that Leo had appeared at the edge of their own penalty area!

"When did he come here? Who was responsible for keeping an eye on him?"

"I do not know!"

If Leo were to know what the opponents in front of him were thinking at this moment, he would definitely say with a smile:

"I just came here while taking a walk, and no one followed me to prevent me from coming over."

Stopping the ball with millimeter accuracy, Leo dunked the ball from the top of the penalty area into the home team's penalty area!
  Passing past the opponent's defender Leo, he followed up with a powerful low shot!

There is no doubt about Leo's shooting skills. He sticks to the turf and goes straight to the lower right corner of the goal!

Brescia goalkeeper Akari fell to the ground and fought hard to save!

As a result, the ball bounced in front of the goal line and changed direction slightly, just jumped up and went into the net.

Leo was also stunned for a moment. Did they do something on the grass in front of their goal?

In the end, Brescia brought it upon himself, trying to trick others but ended up tricking himself.

Inter Milan expanded its lead 2-0, and Leo also successfully scored.

Therefore, in the 70th minute, Leonardo made successive substitutions, first replacing Leo.

As for the reason, it is naturally to save energy for the game against Bayern in midweek.

Towards the end of the game, the home team really created some threats.

Especially in the 89th minute, Brescia counterattacked with a direct pass. Edel broke into the penalty area with a single knife and was pushed down by Cordoba behind him. A penalty kick! Red card!
  Not long after Cordoba came on as a substitute, he received a red card and was sent off.

His chances of playing will only become fewer in the future.

However, the quality of the penalty kick taken by Brescia's main forward Caracciolo was not high. His low shot with his right foot was saved by Cesar diving to the right!

Caracciolo, who scored 25 goals last season and played a major role in Brescia's success in Serie A, used actual performance to prove that he indeed cannot play in Serie A.

No penalty kick was scored, and the home team completely gave up resistance. In the end, Inter Milan easily won 2-0 away from home.

"First of all, I am happy to win. There was a certain amount of luck in that goal.

Now I won't think about the goal record and will try my best to play every game.

We are focusing more on the Champions League match in midweek and I am looking forward to advancing to the next knockout round at our opponent's home court. "

After talking about football matters, there are always boring reporters who like to talk about irrelevant things.

Leo frowned and listened to the reporter's questions, with a gentle smile on his face.

"I know they suffered a major blow just today, and I sympathize with the Japanese people who unfortunately lost their lives in the earthquake.

I hope they can get out of the gloom as soon as possible and start a new life.

Of course, I will also express my gratitude and entrust my staff in Tokyo to donate to the people in the disaster area. This is a small help that I can do. "

As he said this, it was hard to say whether Leo was thinking so in his heart.

However, he knows that as a public figure, he must maintain a good image. At the same time, his brand flagship store has just opened in Tokyo, so why not take this opportunity to spend a little money on advertising.

As for how heavy the casualties were in the Japanese earthquake, whether hundreds or thousands of people died, who cares?

Before the game, someone from the Inter Milan club asked Leo for his opinion whether he should wear a black veil on his arms in today's game to mourn the Japanese people who suffered misfortunes in the earthquake, but he sternly refused.

This is damn political correctness. It’s okay to disgust others, but just don’t disgust him.

After only one day of rest after playing Brescia and returning to Milan, the entire Inter Milan team set off from Milan to Munich, the destination of this trip.

Munich, the capital of Bavaria, is the largest city in southern Germany and the third largest city in Germany.

No one knows why this city, which is neither the capital of Germany nor the largest and most economically developed city in Germany, has dominated the Bundesliga for so many years.

But speaking of it, Munich seems to be the closest to Milan among all major German cities.

The straight-line distance from Milan to Munich is actually only about 400 kilometers, but the Inter Milan soldiers still set off from Malpensa Airport and arrived at Munich International Airport after an hour's flight.

And when Leo and the others landed, they enjoyed "enthusiastic treatment" from local fans.

Inter Milan, which ended Bayern Munich's dream of winning the Triple Crown last summer, actually came to their territory with the entire team. The local Bayern fans in Munich have been eagerly waiting for it.

From the hotel to the airport, we met many enthusiastic fans along the way.

There were even extreme football hooligans who smashed rotten eggs and beer bottles onto the Nerazzurri bus.

The Inter Milan players who were attacked were trembling in the car one by one.

"too frightening!"

"Don't be too nervous. At least our personal safety is guaranteed."

Leo's comfort had no effect, but made Thornton even more frightened.

Coming to Munich three days in advance did not give Inter Milan a very good feeling.

On that day, Leonardo only took the players for a simple warm-up training in a small private venue.

The time to go to the Allianz Arena to adapt to the venue is scheduled after the pre-match press conference tomorrow.

But tonight was hard enough.

When night fell, the Inter Milan players had returned to their rooms and were preparing to rest. From time to time, there were loud noises outside the hotel that kept people awake.

Leo and Thornton slept in the same room. He silently took out earplugs from his luggage, not forgetting to pay attention to his friends.

"David I have earplugs do you need them?"

Thornton pouted and shook his head, "Thanks, I don't need this. I'm not used to having things stuck in my ears."

Well, Leo didn't care about this "roommate" anymore, put on his earplugs and fell asleep.

He was about to face a tough battle, and Leo had to get enough rest.

Early the next morning, when Leo climbed out of bed refreshed and refreshed after a full night's sleep, he also woke up David Thornton, who looked tired and frightened with dark circles under his eyes.

"What's wrong with you? Didn't you sleep all night?"

"Boss, you don't know, they were really arguing all night! I was woken up just as I was about to fall asleep!"

"Hahaha, let's get used to using earplugs as soon as possible."

On March 2011, 3, the Inter Milan players, who had stayed in Munich for two nights, could no longer hold on, and finally ushered in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals.

The defending champions will face last season's final opponents Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena.

Nearly 70,000 fans came to watch the game. Bayern fans were very confident that they could defeat Inter Milan at home and eliminate their opponents.

"We played 1-2 in the away game. We will definitely beat Inter Milan when we return home today!"

"Five to zero! Muller's hat-trick, Robben and Ribery score one each!"

"What about Gomez?"

"Oh, then it's six to zero! Gomez also scores one!" The home team fans were full of confidence, which seemed inconsistent with what they showed.

The game started on time at 8:45 pm local time in Munich, but I don't know if the home team can fulfill the fans' expectations.

Zanetti suddenly came down with the flu the day before the game, and despite the best efforts of the medical team, nothing could be done.

The Nerazzurri captain failed to pass the medical examination before the game and had no choice but to miss this Champions League match.

Lucio, who traveled with a foot injury, sat on the bench today. This was also his first visit to the Allianz Arena since leaving Bayern.

The injuries of Thiago Motta, Cambiasso and Chivu are not serious, but Milito, who has been recovering from a long-term injury, is not in the squad, and Pandev and Eto'o form the striker.

Leo wore the captain's armband in this game.

In the midfield, Chivu, Thiago Motta and Cambiasso lined up.

In terms of defenders, Kolarov and Maicon guarded both sides, Ranocchia and Bonucci were in the middle, and Cesar was still the goalkeeper.

Leonardo chose to use a 4,31,2 starting formation to face Bayern.

In this game, Bayern Munich deployed a 4,2,3,1 formation.

Gomez rides forward alone, Robben and Ribery fly together on both wings, Thomas Muller moves in the middle, and Gustavo and Bastian Schweinsteiger double as defensive midfielders.

On the back line, Van Buyten and Breno partnered as central defenders, Planic and Lahm were on the left and right, and Kraft was still the goalkeeper.

"They did so much before the game because they were afraid. They knew that if they didn't make some off-the-beaten-track moves, they would most likely lose to us!"

As the captain, Leo took the initiative to take over the responsibility of encouraging the team before the game.

"And their defense is not neat. Even if we concede the ball in today's game, we don't have to worry. We have to believe in our teammates and we will definitely be able to get it back.

Are we afraid of Bayern? "

"Not afraid!"

"Can we defeat them?"

"Definitely!"

The atmosphere has been heightened here. Before the game started, the audience observed a minute's silence for the victims of the Japanese earthquake.

No matter how impatient Leo was in his heart, he had to pretend on the surface, otherwise he would be going against "the whole world".

The English slogan "Japan, stay with you." was also displayed on the big screen at the Allianz Arena.

Some people rolled their eyes and almost rolled their eyes to the sky. Of course, there was no need to say more about who it was. Unfortunately, they could only roll their eyes in their hearts.

Finally the game officially started, with Bayern Munich kicking off first.

Bayern, playing at home, certainly hopes to score a goal as soon as possible to recover the disadvantage in the first round.

Just 41 seconds later, Bayern Munich got the first free kick opportunity of the game.

Robben passed the ball into the penalty area. Gomez was half a step too slow to grab the ball and the ball was confiscated by Cesar.

The visiting team was not polite at all. Robben and Ribery were brought down by fierce fouls.

This is also the tactic that Inter Milan formulated before the game. If the wing combination of Robery really takes off, even the Nerazzurri will have a hard time dealing with it.

Therefore, we must overwhelm them in terms of momentum at the beginning of the game and not let them perform wantonly.

In the fourth minute of the game, Kolarov made a low pass from the left. Leo stopped the ball and turned around and passed the ball to Pandev.

Pandev made a pass with the instep of his left foot. Eto'o shook off the defense and volleyed with his right foot from the left side of the penalty area, passing through the crotch of Bayern goalkeeper Kraft and into the net!
  One to zero!

Inter Milan scored the first goal!
  Even though Leo just passed the ball one after another during the goal, this goal would not have been scored without his pivot.

After scoring, Eto'o flew all the way and celebrated wildly by sliding on his knees.

The Cameroon Cheetahs' scoring efficiency has been quite good this season, which has improved a lot compared to last season.

Perhaps it was only after one season that he truly integrated into Inter Milan and adapted to Serie A.

When Milito suffered repeated injuries and the front line was short of personnel, in addition to Leo, we could also count on Eto Odo to score goals.

Of course, Pandev's through assists cannot be ignored. He is often not eye-catching among the offensive players in the frontcourt, but he can always make his own contribution silently.

Bayern immediately launched a fierce counterattack after conceding the goal.

Thomas Muller intercepted the ball in the frontcourt and passed it diagonally. Ribery's shot at the edge of the penalty area was blocked by the Inter Milan defender.

Three minutes later, Ribery made a direct pass from the center to the right side of the penalty area. Gomez's right-footed diagonal shot next to the penalty spot was shoveled out of the baseline by Ranocchia.

Ranocchia, who sacrificed his life to make a rescue, collided with Cesar and was injured. The referee Pedro Proencaben stopped the game and asked them to go to the bottom line for treatment.

In the 21st minute of the game, Robben swayed Inter Milan's defensive players on the right and then cut inside to the penalty area and shot with his left foot!
  Cesar made a fatal mistake and missed the ball!

Gomez then made an overhead shot from the left side of the penalty area with his back to the goal!

Maicon struggled to catch up and try to make a clearance but couldn't stop the ball from entering the net, one to one!

Bayern equalized the score!
  At the same time, the total score of the two rounds was rewritten to three to two, and the gap returned to one goal.

Immediately afterwards, Robben took another long-range shot from outside the penalty area, but Cesar held it firmly in his arms.

Leo scored the ball in the frontcourt, and Eto'o broke into the penalty area from the left and passed the ball, but the ball was cleared by the Bayern Munich defender first.

One minute later, Gustavo made a pass through the middle, and Gomez deceived Bonucci with a fake move. His volley from a small angle was saved by Cesar.

Inter Milan does still have the upper hand in this game, so they are not in a hurry.

But they underestimated Bayern's determination and fighting spirit. In the 31st minute, the situation on the field changed again.

After Robben dribbled the ball horizontally from the left wing, he faced Ranocchia's block and was about to pass it to Gomez. The ball was blocked by Thiago Motta who was returning to defense and stretched his leg to block it, and then the line changed!

Thomas Muller followed up and shot with the outside of Cesar's right foot. The ball flew over the head of the Inter Milan goalkeeper and slowly rolled into the lower right corner of the goal!
  Two to one!

Bayern equalized the score after two rounds!
  "It doesn't matter, it's just a tie. As long as we score another goal, we will still be ahead!"

As the captain on the field, Leo knew that he had to stand up and motivate his teammates at this time, otherwise the situation might take a turn for the worse.

Fortunately, Inter Milan's players on the field had all seen big scenes before and quickly calmed down.

Leo passed Schweinsteiger and made a diagonal pass. Kolarov cut inside the penalty area and his left-footed long shot missed the right post.

In the 34th minute, Pandev made a pass from the left, Eto'o hit back, and Cambiasso's follow-up shot missed.

A minute later, Robben's pass was blocked, but Bastian Schweinsteiger immediately passed the ball straight after he got the ball, and Ribery drove straight in to form a single!

But Ribery, who had an excellent single-shot opportunity, failed to grasp it. His shot was saved by Cesar!
  Gustavo then kicked Leo down from behind, and Portuguese referee Proenca showed the first yellow card of the game.

I got a free kick opportunity, but the position was a bit far from the goal.

Leo chose to pass the ball, and he passed a precise free kick from the center to the right side of the penalty area.

Maicon, who followed, did not stop the ball immediately. He passed the ball again and was knocked to the ground by Bayern goalkeeper Kraft.

The players of Inter Milan raised their hands to indicate that it was time to award a penalty kick, but the referee did not interrupt the game.

A chance for the home team to counterattack quickly!

Ribery passed the ball past Ranocchia and Cesar from the left, and Gomez, who was outflanking the back point, shot a shovel shot from a small angle at close range and slowly rolled towards the far corner!
  Bonucci made a tackle at the moment the ball was about to cross the goal line. The ball hit the foot of Thomas Muller who wanted to follow up with a follow-up shot and hit the left post.

Before halftime, Robben made a direct pass from the frontcourt. Ribery made a low pass from the left side of the penalty area. Ranocchia made a mistake in clearing the ball and blocked the ball at Robben's feet!

But Robben was unprepared and hurriedly shot with his left foot and hit the side netting.

At the end of the half, Bayern Munich temporarily led Inter Milan 2-1 at home, and the score was tied 3-3 in the two rounds.

"In the second half, we must strengthen our offense!"

In the second half, they changed sides and fought again, and neither side made substitutions.

Robben dribbled the ball laterally and cut inside to the edge of the penalty area to score the ball. Bastian Schweinsteiger followed up with a powerful long-range shot!
  The ball was easily saved by Inter goalkeeper Cesar.

In the 51st minute, Leonardo replaced Chivu with Coutinho.

Inter Milan's formation also changed from 4312 to 433!

The Nerazzurri started their attack in the away game!
  A minute later, Leo broke through the defense of Schweinsteiger and Gustavo and passed into the penalty area!
  Eto'o cleverly unloaded the ball in the penalty area, Pandev followed up and shot, but the ball was blocked by Breno!

Then "Little Pig" Bastian Schweinsteiger passed a free kick into the penalty area, and Ribery's volley from the back point missed slightly.

Then Gomez's shot in front of the penalty area was saved by Cesar.

In the 61st minute, Coutinho and Maicon cooperated from the right and then made a low pass. Eto'o made a clever counterattack from the right side of the penalty area!
  Leo penetrated into the arc of the penalty area without stopping the ball and fired a low shot with his right foot straight into the near corner of the goal!

A goal without any problems!
  Inter Milan scored again through skillful passing and receiving in the frontcourt!

Two to two!
  Inter Milan once again took the lead in the two-round total score!

At the same time, with the advantage of one more away goal, even if Bayern scores another goal to equalize the total score, the promotion spot will still belong to Inter Milan.

Now the Nerazzurri are much more relaxed. On the contrary, the pressure on the home team has doubled.

Leo sent an overhead pass. Pandev stopped the ball with his chest in the middle, turned around and volleyed, but unfortunately the ball was slightly higher than the crossbar.

Cambiasso distributed the ball in the middle, Kolarov passed the ball diagonally into the penalty area, and Eto'o's shot missed the right post.

Faced with Inter Milan's relentless and fierce attack, Bayern looked a little embarrassed.

Van Gaal had to make adjustments. He first replaced the injured Robben with Altintop.

Two minutes later, he replaced Van Buyten with Bad Stuber.

However, such a substitution does not seem to make much sense.

In the 78th minute, Leo got rid of the interference of the defensive players near the midfield and sent a precise long pass!

Eto'o used his personal ability to dribble the ball from Breno into the penalty area!
  He continuously dribbled the ball horizontally and then decisively distributed it to the right side. Pandev followed up and shot with his left foot!
  This shot was very smooth, and the ball flew straight into the upper left corner of the goal!
  Three to two!
  The total score in the two rounds is five to three!

If Bayern wants to eliminate Inter Milan and advance to the Champions League quarterfinals, they must score three more goals!
  There was no suspense anymore, the Nerazzurri had the last laugh when they met again!
  Although the home team desperately wanted to fight back in the final moments of the game, Inter Milan maintained the victory until the end.

Eto'o and Pandev passed shots to each other, and Leo scored another goal.

The defending champion doubled their opponents in two rounds and successfully eliminated Bayern with a total score of 5-3 to advance to the Champions League quarterfinals!
  As for their opponents in the quarter-finals, they will be drawn by UEFA after all the quarter-finals are played.

(End of this chapter)