At the end of the first half, the score was two to two!
Inter Milan and Barcelona played to a 2-2 draw at home. The entire first half was full of sparks. Neither side played conservatively. Four goals were scored in forty-five minutes. Such an offensive battle was difficult to watch in this game.
It is rare for the Champions League to reach the semi-final stage.
Many people did not expect that such an exciting game would appear in the semi-finals of the Champions League. Today's football is becoming more and more utilitarian. As long as it is a knockout match, it will be boring, let alone a heavyweight event like the semi-finals.
Barcelona will strengthen its offense in this game. Many people have expected it. After all, Barcelona lost 2-4 at home in the first round. If they want to come back in this game, they must attack and score as many goals as possible.
What I didn't expect was that Inter Milan was not conservative at all and started a confrontation with Barcelona. You know, when many media and football celebrities talked about this game before the game, they generally believed that Li Ang would adopt the safest defense.
Counterattack tactics.
Unexpectedly, Li Ang actually raised the banner of attack, which made everyone unable to adapt.
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"What a wonderful first half." Ferrari exclaimed with admiration. "Leon held high the banner of offense and fought against Barcelona. This kind of game will definitely satisfy everyone. I am now looking forward to the start of the second half."
"Judging from the situation in the first half, Inter Milan will not be conservative in the second half and will continue to attack." The Catalan commentator said, "Now is the time to test our defense. If we can keep the goal
Without conceding a goal and making a difference on offense, a comeback is not out of reach! We only need two goals to equalize the total score!"
Whether it is an Italian commentator or a Catalan commentator, after analyzing the first half of the game, they all came to the conclusion that the second half of the game will still be a wonderful offensive drama.
Rijkaard thought so too. He was sure that Li Ang would still fight against each other in the second half of the game. Therefore, during the halftime break, he told the players to continue to strengthen the attack in the second half and seize the space left after Inter Milan pressed the attack.
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However, almost at the same time, in the dressing room of the Inter Milan home team, Li Ang said to his players with a smile on his face confidently: "In the second half of the game, we will change our tactics!"
Everyone looked up to see their head coach.
"We play defensive counterattack." Li Ang said with a smile.
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For this game, commentators He Wei and Zhang Lu from CCTV Sports Channel were on hand to provide commentary.
During the halftime break, Zhang Lu was full of praise and emotion for the fighting skills of the two famous coaches.
"We can clearly see the main combat ideas of the two coaches. The Inter Milan guided by Li Ang pays attention to "explosion". On the two wings, there are two players on each side to attack. On the left is "Everaga"
Mata", and "McConga Arshavin" on the right. On both sides, Inter Milan always has two people fighting against one opponent... Hehe..." Zhang Lu chuckled, "Inter Milan guided by Li Ang has Adri.
Jarno and Diego Milito, with these two great centers, they will naturally have to make a fuss on the wing!"
"There is another factor, that is, Modric has not fully recovered from his injury. In addition, Carlos is injured and suspended, which makes Inter Milan unable to compete with Barcelona in the midfield. Therefore, Li Ang's guidance chose to focus on the wing, which is very smart!"
He Wei nodded and said.
"As for Barcelona...hehe..." Zhang Lu chuckled again, "Their thinking is more obvious, pursuing the team's advantage in the middle. In the first half, the team had Xavi, Iniesta, Henry, and Messi
Four people are active in the middle, plus Yaya Toure and Ato'o who often go back to the middle. The six people in the middle and frontcourt sometimes even huddle together to pursue the absolute advantage in the middle. Their two goals were exactly
Opportunities in the middle! Obviously, Rijkaard also knows that they have an advantage in the middle now!"
"The first half of the game was very exciting, with both sides fighting fiercely." Hewei said with a smile. "The fans must have enjoyed watching it. There were only four goals in the first half of the game. We are all looking forward to the second half of the game starting soon.
Maybe today’s semi-final match can create the history of the most goals scored in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals.”
"That's right, hehe..." Zhang Lu chuckled, "Both sides are very passionate today! Of course, Barcelona must attack with passion. Director Li Angli completely relaxed and let go today."
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The second half of the game begins.
The changes in Inter Milan caught Rijkaard by surprise.
Barcelona pressed firmly from the beginning of the game, but Rijkaard soon discovered that his opponent Inter Milan did not press as well as they did in the first half.
What Rijkaard saw was that in the face of Barcelona's offensive: Inter Milan seemed not to continue the offensive posture, but to shrink the defense line and put up a defensive counterattack posture...
"F***!" Rijkaard suddenly felt a tightness in his chest and felt uncomfortable, and he was also angry.
Cunning bastard!
Rijkaard even suspected that Inter Milan was attacking Barcelona in the first half of the game. This was also a "tactical deception" that Li Ang had prepared for the second half of the game.
Because of his inertial thinking, Rijkaard took it for granted that Li Ang would also attack wildly in the second half of the game. The tactics he formulated were also based on the premise of the two sides attacking. Now, Inter Milan has made it clear that they must play defensive counterattacks.
, this can be said to have caught Rijkaard and Barcelona off guard.
Not only because of tactical issues, but also because Rijkaard obviously does not want to see Inter Milan play defensive counterattack. He knows best how difficult Li Ang's team is in the 'defensive counterattack' mode. Barcelona
The difficulty of scoring goals will increase exponentially.
With two more goals needed to tie the total score, Barcelona now needs to face a chain-link defensive shield wall called Inter Milan.
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The Catalan commentator was very angry about this change, very depressed, very unhappy, and started to criticize Liang: "Leon must be afraid, afraid that the team will continue to concede goals if they continue to attack Barcelona like this."
If he scores a lot of goals, he will lose the game and be overturned by Barcelona! So, he is afraid! He was frightened by Barcelona's two goals in the first half! This coward, a person with no talent, Barcelona's artistic football will now face
The ugly football of Inter Milan is a tragedy for football and a shame for the art of football..."
The commentator was furious and criticized Li Ang. As for the fact that Barcelona also conceded two goals in the first half of the game, he seemed to have forgotten...
