The Prince of Inter Milan starts with Brother Xiaosa

Chapter 262 Meeting in the semi-finals!
  In order to avoid unnecessary controversy, Leo's acceptance of Moratti's transfer of shares has been kept secret for the time being.

Maybe when Inter Milan officially changes hands, it won't be able to hide it anymore.

But it is definitely better not to make it public now. If nothing else, will other teammates in the Inter Milan team be mentally unbalanced?
  At least wait until the end of the season, then it won't affect the team's results.

Inter Milan seems to have a destiny with the Bundesliga team. It will go to Germany for an away game in the Champions League this season for the third time.

Previously, they eliminated Werder Bremen in the group stage, and then sent Bayern home in the knockout round.

It will soon be seen whether Schalke 04 can "revenge" their Bundesliga victory.

On April 2011, 4, the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals started in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany!

The defending champion will face a life-and-death battle with Schalke 04 at the Schalke Stadium that is related to promotion!

In the first round clash between the two sides a week ago, Inter Milan narrowly defeated Schalke 3-2 at Meazza, with only a one-point advantage and two away goals.

Can the Nerazzurri ensure a victory at their home court today? No one can tell.

Inter Milan continues to use the starting lineup of 4312, with Milito and Eto'o appearing together on the striker line.

In the midfield, Leo serves as the attacking midfielder, and the three behind him are Thiago Motta, Zanetti and Cambiasso.

On the back line, the returning Lucio and Bonucci partnered as central defenders, with Kolarov and Maicon on the left and right, and Cesar was still the goalkeeper.

For Schalke, Farfan was suspended, Metzelder appeared wearing a protective mask, and Matip returned to the midfield to form a double midfielder with Papadopoulos.

Raul surpassed Seedorf and Giggs to usher in his 44th appearance in the Champions League knockout rounds.

The game started after picking the side, and Inter Milan kicked off first in the first half.

Considering that this was an away game, the Nerazzurri were not in a hurry to attack at the beginning, but were just tentatively looking for opportunities.

Zanetti made a pass from the middle, and Leo turned around at the top of the penalty area and then shot a powerful long-range shot!

The ball was firmly held by Neuer.

It's a pity. Leo thought that the opponent might not get into the state so quickly at the beginning of the game, so he could steal one if he had a chance.

Unexpectedly, Schalke's goalkeeper was very focused and did not give him this opportunity.

Neuer then tried to throw the ball to launch an attack, but was knocked down by Thiago Motta who stepped forward to press him. The fans in the stadium booed.

The referee Skomina from Slovenia did not say anything and the game continued.

Not long after, Leo scored the ball, and Maicon's pass and shot from the right went directly to the goal, but unfortunately it was slightly higher than the crossbar.

It shouldn't be, Schalke 04 shouldn't be performing like this at home.

Inter Milan coach Leonardo glanced at the opponent's coaching bench with confusion, feeling a little confused.

Could it be that they have some kind of trap waiting for us?
  When the Nerazzurri failed to attack several times and the offensive slowed down, the home team counterattacked!
  In the ninth minute, Baumjohn made a low pass from the right, and Jurado broke through the middle and sent a direct pass!

There was a loophole in Inter Milan's defense in the middle. Raul broke into the penalty area and single-handedly passed the attacking Cesar and then easily pushed and hit the empty goal!

One to zero!

Schalke 04 also tied the total score at three to three!
  At the same time, they also have the advantage of away goals, so they are expected to advance!

And this is Raul's 72nd European War goal in his career. He has expanded his lead in the European War's historical scorer list. In addition, his number of Champions League goals has reached 71.

Raul, who refused to accept his old age, proved himself again after leaving Real Madrid and coming to Schalke!
  Seeing that Schalke is about to eliminate the defending champion and enter the Champions League semi-finals, it is not certain whether Real Madrid can reach the semi-finals.

Who is the clown?
  Of course, the game is not over yet, and the result is not yet determined.

Inter Milan, which is lagging behind, must strengthen its attack!
  Leo sent a wonderful pass, and Cambiaso's long shot from the front of the penalty area hit the Schalke defender and bounced off the baseline.

The visiting team's corner kick opportunity, Leo passed the corner kick from the right, and Thiago Motta leaped high in front of the goal with a header.

Two minutes later, Milito knocked back from the front of the penalty area, and Eto'o followed up with a long shot that missed the left post.

In the 16th minute, Jurado made a pass from the left. Raul got rid of Lucio's defense in the penalty area and headed the goal before the penalty point. Fortunately, the ball was saved by Cesar in time.

With the experience of the last match, Leo was very adaptable to the special man-marking arranged by Rangnick today.

Especially since Matip couldn't stop Leo's breakthrough even with his tugging, we can see the gap between their strength and competition experience.

They are about the same age, but they are not the same level of players.

After easily getting rid of Matip's defense, Leo accelerated and left Papadopoulos behind.

After passing two people in the middle, Leo sent a direct pass. Eto'o broke into the left side of the penalty area and his low shot with his right foot was blocked by the Schalke defender and went out of the baseline!
  In the 23rd minute, Eto'o and Maicon hit the wall on the right and broke into the penalty area to shoot. The ball was blocked by Schalke's defensive player.

Maicon passed the ball over the top from the right, and Milito's shot into the penalty area was blocked by Metzelder.

A minute later, Eto'o's long-range shot was blocked, and Thiago Motta shot another long-range shot from outside the penalty area.

Then Zanetti's long shot from outside the penalty area was bravely saved by Neuer.

It's too difficult. It's too difficult to score a goal against Schalke in an away game.

The game lasted for more than half an hour, and Inter Milan had already hit the target seven or eight times in a row, all of which came to nothing.

The center back combination of Metzelder and Hwedes defended solidly, and Neuer continued his excellent goalkeeper form.

Whenever the Nerazzurri cannot open up a situation, everyone will look at Leo.

what to do? If his teammates can't count on him, he can only do it!

The clever passing and receiving cooperation between the center and Cambiaso quickly passed the midfield, and Leo split the left wing in front of the penalty area.

Kolarov caught the ball and turned around, passing Uchida Atsuto and knocking the ball back to the center again.

Leo fired an angry shot with his right foot from inside the arc of the penalty area and went straight to the upper left corner of the goal!

Neuer calmly flew to the right to make a save and lifted the ball out of the baseline with one hand!
  Ah, Leo's confident shot was incredibly saved by Neuer!
  I've hit an absolute blind spot, can Neuer also hit it?

Leo couldn't help but fell into deep thought, how to score a goal.

Slowly walking to the corner flag area, Leo's tactical corner kick was passed, and Zanetti passed the ball to the right side of the penalty area.

Facing the attacking Neuer, Maicon hurriedly volleyed with his right foot and missed the goal.

In this way, time passed by minute by second. Seeing that the first half of the game was about to end, Inter Milan failed to break through the goal guarded by Neuer.

Except for some special circumstances, only by shooting higher quality shots closer to the goal can we be more confident in scoring against Neuer.

The first half entered stoppage time, and Inter Milan still controlled the ball.

Leo made a diagonal pass from the left, and Kolarov got rid of the entangled Atsuhito Uchida and made a pass!
  Milito was unable to head the ball towards the goal due to interference from Schalke's centre-back, so he could only rub it backwards slightly.

Eto'o attracted the attention of the defensive player on the other side of the penalty area. Leo stepped in front of the small penalty area and fired a volley with his right foot without stopping the ball!

Neuer's line of sight was slightly blocked by his teammates in front of him and he was unable to make the correct judgment immediately.

When he took off to make a save, the ball had accurately hit the upper right corner of the goal!

One to one!

Leo's goal helped Inter Milan equalize the score, and the total score of the two rounds was rewritten to four to three!
  Returning to the locker room with a score more favorable to their side, the Nerazzurri soldiers felt much more relaxed.

“The situation is now favorable to us, but we still cannot take it lightly.

It would be better to score another goal in the second half. With two away goals in hand, we will have an advantage. "

Head coach Leonardo's analysis is correct. Regardless of Inter Milan's current lead, as long as their opponents score another goal in the second half, they will be blind again.

It would be best if they could score one more. In that case, even if Schalke scores two more, it would only be a tie and would have to be decided in overtime.

At the beginning of the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again.

Sure enough, the Nerazzurri quickly launched an attack as soon as they came out.

Maicon made a direct pass from the right, and Milito's shot from a small angle on the right side of the penalty area was blocked by the home team defender.

Then Leo passed the corner kick from the right, Lucio grabbed the spot and headed the ball into the small penalty area, and Thiago Motta took advantage of the situation and shot into the net!
  Neuer was dumbfounded. Inter Milan did not expect the goal in the second half to come so quickly and easily.

Two to one!

The total score in the two rounds is five to three!

The away team extended their lead to two points!

Now Leo wanted to slow down the pace of the game and quit Schalke.

The home team, which was lagging behind, launched an all-out offensive!

In the fifty-fourth minute, Raul made a threatening long shot from the middle!

Cesar made a mistake during the save and let the ball go. Fortunately, Baumjohn followed up with a lob shot that he turned around and blocked.

Three minutes later, Baumjohn made a cross from the right. Papadopoulos received the cross and headed the goal, but unfortunately it was slightly higher than the crossbar.

In the 59th minute, Motta knocked down Jurado in midfield and was given a yellow card.

Raul took a free kick from the right, Jurado passed the ball with his left foot, Matip headed the ball over, and Hwedes headed the ball in from behind!
  However, the ball was ruled invalid due to offside.

In the 62nd minute, Mike passed a high ball from the right, and Eto'o's header went high.

Leonardo took the lead in making substitutions. Thiago Motta, who had a yellow card, was replaced, and Pandev came on as a substitute.

Yes, they are currently leading the score, but the player he replaced was not a defensive player.

Not only that, Inter Milan's formation has also changed into a more aggressive four-three-three!
  At the Schalke Stadium, the home and away teams started fighting with all their strength without staying behind!

Baumjohn passed a corner kick from the right, and Matip beat Bonucci's header slightly higher.

In the 68th minute, due to the cooperation between the two forwards of Inter Milan, Eto'o passed through the middle, and Milito turned and volleyed high!

Two minutes later, Kolarov received Leo's ball from the left and passed it across. Eto'o's shot hit the Schalke player and bounced off the baseline.

This time Leo's corner kick was placed quite well, but unfortunately no teammate was able to hit it, and the ball was cleared by Hewedes with a header.

In the 73rd minute, Schalke finally made a substitution. Rangnick replaced Baumjohn with teenager Drexler.

Two minutes later, Raul's free kick missed the goal post and flew out of the baseline.

The home team continued to make adjustments, with Charles Teas coming off the bench to replace Edu.

Maicon's cross from the right seemed to hit Sarpe's arm, but the referee Skomina still didn't say anything. In the 81st minute, Raul sent a wonderful overhead pass in the middle. Hewedes stepped in at high speed from the back row to form a single shot, and volleyed with his right foot unmarked in front of the goal into the near corner!
  Schalke 04 comes back!
  The gap is only one goal again. If they score one more goal, they can equalize the total score and drag the game into overtime!

Leonardo frowned, knowing that his opponent was better than him in terms of technical and tactical level and on-the-spot adjustments.

And all he can do at this time is trust the players on the field!

The home team's goal did not waver the Nerazzurri players at all. They still calmly controlled the rhythm of the game and looked for scoring opportunities.

Eto'o responded in the penalty area, and Leo had a direct conversation with Neuer again.

His fake move failed to deceive the German goalkeeper, and he hit the ground and went straight to the lower right corner of the goal!

Neuer flew to the ground to make a save and held the ball out with one hand!

Rangnick made another substitution, and Hao Junmin, the only offensive player on the bench, was replaced.

The rest are defenders and goalkeepers.

Unfortunately, the home team's last ditch effort didn't work. Hao Junmin passed a straight pass from the right at the end of the game, and Raul's shot was saved by Cesar!

At the end of the game, Inter Milan tied with Schalke 2-2 away from home. The total score in the two rounds was 5-4, eliminating the opponent and once again advancing to the Champions League semi-finals!
  Schalke, who was eliminated by the defending champion, tried their best but failed to achieve the feat of advancing to the semi-finals of the Champions League for the first time in history.

“The team’s ability to reach the Champions League semi-finals for the third consecutive year is the result of everyone’s hard work.

I think we played very well in the away game today, especially when the opponent scored first and the situation was not good for us, I did not panic but stabilized the situation.

The opponent in the semi-finals... it doesn't matter whether it's Real Madrid or Tottenham, we will go all out to get to the final!
  We have reached this point, and it would be too hypocritical to say that we are not thinking about the championship.

Yes, our goal is to defend the title. I know it is difficult. Not to mention the semi-finals, every team that can reach the knockout rounds of the Champions League is excellent.

Facing any opponent, Inter Milan dare not say that we have a strength advantage. All we can do is try our best not to leave any regrets. "

The second leg match between Inter Milan was played on the same day as the match between Manchester United and Chelsea.

After all, Jiang is still old and hot. The Red Devils and Manchester United led by Ferguson double defeated Chelsea, beating their opponents 3-1 in two rounds and successfully entered the Champions League semi-finals!

The two Champions League quarter-final second leg matches will be played at the same time tomorrow.

Barcelona defeated Shakhtar Donetsk 5-1 in the first round and is in good shape to advance.

Real Madrid were almost in trouble. They beat Tottenham 4-2 at home. It was still unclear who would win at White Hart Lane in the second round.

The next evening, the match between Real Madrid and Tottenham had not yet started, and Inter Milan's training for the day had already ended.

Leonardo specially invited Leo to stay and watch the game in the conference room with the coaching staff in the evening, while also inspecting their opponents in the next round.

Leonardo didn't know if he had gotten any rumors. He knew that Leo had a special status and his attitude towards him was not that of an ordinary player.

Of course, it's also possible that Leo just misunderstood, and the head coach just respects his team's number one star.

The game started on time at 8:45 pm local time in London, and Leo and the coaches couldn't wait.

"Do you think that side can win?"

"I think Tottenham may have a chance to win this game, but Real Madrid should advance."

"I'm optimistic that Real Madrid will be undefeated in the away game. We must prepare in advance to play Real Madrid in the semifinals."

Leonardo turned to look at Leo.

"Leo, what do you think?"

Leo didn't expect that the head coach would ask for his opinion. He thought for a while and replied:
  "Tottenham's strength is not bad, but it should be difficult to have any chance against Real Madrid."

Leo didn't say the reason why he thought so. In fact, he thought Mourinho was better than Lao Lei.

If we simply compare the strength of the players of the two teams, although Real Madrid also has the advantage, it does not have such an obvious advantage.

The two wings of Bell and Lennon are flying together, and the midfield of Modric and Van der Vaart is not necessarily inferior to that of the Galacticos.

But Mourinho's record against Redknapp remains undefeated so far.

"The starters are out, let's take a look at the starters of the two teams."

Many Real Madrid players are carrying yellow cards and are at risk of being suspended in the next round, but Mourinho still arranged the main lineup. Cristiano Ronaldo all started, and Adebayor was still the center.

Kaka, Higuain, Di Maria and Benzema were all on the bench.

If I have to say it, Real Madrid's bench depth is really something that others can't envy.

For Tottenham, Pavlyuchenko replaced Crouch who was suspended due to a red card. Lennon, who missed the first game, returned to fly with Bale on both wings. Van der Vaart played as a shadow forward, and Modric and Hoddlestone sat in the midfield.

The game officially started, and everyone present closed their mouths and focused on the game.

At the beginning of the game, Bell easily broke through Carvalho from the left and hit the goal directly. Casillas fought hard to save the ball!
  Modric was about to take a follow-up shot, but was tackled from behind by Alonso and fell into the penalty area, but the referee Rizzoli had no comment.

Even from the TV feed, you could hear how loud the Spurs fans were booing Rizzoli in the stands at White Hart Lane.

This is not at the level of Italy's famous whistler Rizzoli. Leo has reason to suspect that UEFA has done something secretly.

Compared with the defending champion Inter Milan's battle with the Galacticos Real Madrid, Inter Milan's game against Tottenham will definitely receive much less attention.

The ratings are definitely very different. Some people will really do anything for the sake of profit.

One minute later, Bell made another breakthrough pass from the left. Pavlyuchenko won a header from the latter point and Casillas passed to the left, but his teammates failed to outflank the second goal.

Ergo made a long pass to instigate a counterattack. Adebayor knocked across from the right and was blocked by Tottenham defender Asuekto.

"How Tottenham can perform in this game depends on Bale's performance."

"Yes, he can score goals at the Bernabeu, so returning to White Hart Lane shouldn't be a problem, right?"

As a team that has been "taught" by Bell, Inter Milan's coaching staff highly recognizes his strength.

After all, only by admitting that your opponent is strong can you prove that you are not that weak.

Leo remembered the text message he sent to Bale before the game, "Whether we can meet in the Champions League semi-finals depends on your performance tonight."

"Just watch it!"

Gareth, don’t take back the big words you’ve made.

Leo looked at the young man running hard on the green field and secretly cheered for him.

Cristiano Ronaldo deceived the Tottenham defender with a fake move and then shot a powerful long-range shot with his right foot. It hit the leg of central defender Michael Dawson and was reflected off the bottom line.

A minute later, Pavlyuchenko caused a foul on Khedira at the front edge of the penalty area. Bell's free kick shot directly hit the wall and bounced off the wall.

Neither Tottenham nor Real Madrid played conservatively today. The rhythm of the back-and-forth attack was soaring, and the power amplifier switching was extremely fast, which was very enjoyable to watch.

The only thing that is almost interesting is that there has been no goal.

Towards the end of the first half, Modric stole the ball in the frontcourt and pushed the ball forward before sending a through ball!

Lennon's right wing quickly inserted into the inverted triangle on the right side of the penalty area and knocked back. Bell fired a low shot with his left foot from inside the penalty area and went straight into the lower left corner of the goal!
  One to zero!

The total score of the two rounds is 4 to 3. If Tottenham scores another goal, they are expected to eliminate Real Madrid and reach the semi-finals of the Champions League for the first time in history!

"Pretty!"

"nice shot!"

There were also bursts of applause from the conference room at the Inter Milan training base.

Those who knew it was the Inter Milan coaching staff working overtime, but those who didn't know it thought it was Pinetina who was haunted.

“Bale’s goal was certainly wonderful, and the England winger’s assists were also good, but the performance of Tottenham’s No. 14 was a bit beyond my expectations.

In the first group match with us, he seemed to have been injured and came off the field after playing only a few minutes, right?
  His performance in the second match was already very good, but I didn't expect that it was not all of his level. "

As soon as the head coach finished speaking, Antonio, who was in charge of data collection by the coaching staff, immediately found Modric's information.

"Modric is a Croatian, strong in offense and defense, and excellent in passing. Tottenham bought him from Dinamo Zagreb for more than 20 million two years ago."

Leonardo nodded thoughtfully. No wonder Tottenham can reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League. There are indeed hidden dragons and crouching tigers in their team.

It doesn't just rely on Bell's performance alone.

He has even begun to think about whether such a player and Leo can coexist and produce a positive chemical reaction.

The first half ended with a score of 1-0. Inter Milan's coaching team had a feeling that they might really encounter Tottenham instead of Real Madrid in the next round.

"Maicon can't guard against Bale. Weren't you on the sidelines in the previous game?"

"That's why I think it's not Maicon's problem. Just let him do less assists and stay more in the backcourt to defend."

"If you don't attack, it's still Maicon? Didn't you see how badly he tricked Zanetti?"

"It must be too difficult for Zanetti to defend Bale alone. How about trying to go to Thornton?"

"What do you think about cutting off Bell's contact with his teammates?"

Everyone looked at the fitness coach who just spoke like a fool. If you don't understand, you should stop talking nonsense.

Everyone still remembers the hat trick when the Great Sage came down to earth.

Leo didn't say anything but silently listened to everyone discuss how to deal with Tottenham if the semi-final opponent was Tottenham. It was the first time he participated in this kind of discussion and he found it quite interesting.

At the beginning of the second half, Real Madrid launched an offensive frenzy.

Khedira scored the ball in the midfield, and Ronaldo directly kicked the ball thirty meters away from the goal!

The ball made a falling arc but the angle was too right. Gomez side-swiped the ball and although he let go, it still changed direction and went out of the baseline.

Mourinho replaced Kaka to strengthen the attack, and Tottenham also made adjustments by replacing Lennon with Defoe.

Ergo made a direct pass, and Kaka, who came on as a substitute, volleyed vigorously in front of the penalty area. Gomez blocked the ball with a side dive and almost bounced directly into the goal!
  Fortunately, he reacted quickly and got the ball under him the second time.

Then Tottenham quickly counterattacked, and Bell quickly broke through with the ball from the left!
  After Ramos was eaten alive, he couldn't stop the rushing Bell with his upper hand and pull!
  And Defoe, who came on as a substitute, did not make much concessions. After picking up speed, he instantly left Khedira and Alonso behind.

Bell knocked across from the left, and Defoe, who was unmarked in the middle, volleyed with his right foot against Casillas and scored!
  Two to zero!
  Are Tottenham really going to create a miracle?
  Mourinho was very dissatisfied with the performance of the players on the field. He directly replaced Benzema and Higuain. Real Madrid had a shocking scene of four forwards lined up on the field.

However, facing Lily Baihe who was fully committed to defending, they did not score a goal until the end of the game.

In the end, Tottenham Hotspur won 2-0 at home with a total score of 4-4. They eliminated Real Madrid with the advantage of away goals and met Inter Milan in the semi-finals!

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