A 3-1 win over Real Betis in an away game allowed Inter Milan to top the group stage standings. In another game, Chelsea relied on Lampard's free kick in the 20th minute to score at home.
Defeated Anderlecht with a score of 1 to 0. Both strong teams won in the first round. The battle between the two sides in the second round will determine the trend of this group!
The second round of the game will be held two weeks later at Inter Milan's home court. Many people must have been looking forward to this game for a long time...
"Of course I'm very happy to win the game, but Betis's performance in this game was not bad. They were able to finish fourth in La Liga last season, and there must be something special about them. Joaquin's performance was mediocre? No.
I forgot that Betis' goal came from his assist. Under Zanetti's marking, Joaquin can still have such an outstanding performance, which is enough to prove his excellence. Di Natale plays center? I think he is very suitable.
At this position, what the center needs is the ability to score goals, which he does not lack. What about Yaya Toure's performance? I think he performed very well. We have many players who can play the main role in the midfield this season. Fortunately,
, we have to play a lot of games this season."
"Did Chelsea win? It's normal. Chelsea is indeed very strong. Otherwise, why would people pay so much attention to this group? The next game? There's still half a month left. What I want to focus on now is the domestic league. We also have players in the league.
It's a big test. Chelsea seems to be in good shape recently, winning five consecutive games at the beginning of the league. This is normal. They have such dominance. There are not many teams with this kind of strength in the entire European continent, and now there are two.
The clubs meet in the group stage, which is also the charm of the Champions League. The best teams compete on the biggest stage, and the winner will naturally be the truly best team."
Coincidentally, in London, Mourinho also expressed a similar view - I am in the league now, and there is still a long time before the Champions League. Why are you anxious now? I don’t have that time!
However, Inter Milan will encounter a double match in a week and play three consecutive rounds of the league. Naturally, they do not have the energy to worry about the game against Chelsea immediately. After the game against Chelsea, Inter Milan will immediately usher in the league and Chelsea games on the weekend.
Juventus's Italian Derby, under such circumstances, it seems that there is indeed no need to prepare in advance...
But in reality? Whether it was Dick or Mourinho, the importance they attached to that game was extraordinary.
"If we want to make a breakthrough in the Champions League, we must show our momentum in this game." Dick said to Marriner.
The next three rounds of the league are against Lecce, Chievo and Fiorentina respectively. Among these three opponents, Lecce and Chievodike feel that it is not difficult to win. On the other hand, Fiorentina has done a good job in transfers this summer.
We took away Obodo, Miccoli, Maresca and Chiellini, and got Pasquale, Gamberini, Frei, Pancaro, Brocchi, Fiore and Pazzini.
, Montolivo and other powerful players won one and drew one in the first two rounds, and their performance was also good. Historically, they made it to the semi-finals this season, but they were deducted points because of the phone call and then started again.
, although there is no top scorer like Toni, Pazzini has also gained more playing opportunities. This talented young forward has grown rapidly after getting enough opportunities.
Before the game against Chelsea, they played against Fiorentina, and then against Juventus. This was also a big test for Inter Milan. Dick adopted an active rotation tactic from the beginning, which was largely in order to win this game.
He performed even better in the harsh schedule.
Lecce had a poor start to the season. They lost to Livorno in the first round and were tied 0-0 by newly promoted Ascoli in the second round. Zeman's departure after the end of last season brought a
It was a big blow to Lecce, and new coach Regucci still needs more time if he wants to achieve good results.
Although they did not suffer any personnel losses in the summer, what a head coach like Zeman brings to Lecce cannot be filled by just any head coach.
In this game at the Meazza Stadium, Lecce completely failed to show their true qualities as a little pepper, and could hardly put any pressure on Inter Milan offensively. Dick did not rotate too much and started in the last game in the Champions League.
Almost all the players played, only Toni and Figo returned to the main lineup, replacing Di Natale and Yaya Toure, and Sneijder continued to rest on the bench.
Tony, Stankovic and Adriano gave Inter Milan a 3-0 lead in the first half. In the following time, Perrotta and Adriano each hit the goalpost once. After the start of the second half,
, Dick successively replaced Sneijder, Cruz and Chiellini. After coming off the bench, Cruz received Sneijder's long pass and scored Inter Milan's fourth goal. Inter Milan played at home
Sweeping Lecce, maintaining their style of scoring a lot of goals since the beginning of the league!
In the first game, they defeated Treviso 5-0, in the second game they drew 3-3 with Palermo, and in the third game, they defeated Lecce 4-0. Inter Milan scored twelve goals in three games.
goals, ranking first in the scoring list. Although Juventus has achieved three consecutive victories, they only scored seven goals, and were five goals away from Inter Milan - Dick proved once again,
Under his leadership, Inter Milan will be the team with the strongest scoring ability in Serie A!
In mid-week, Inter Milan went to an away game to challenge Chievo. In this game, Dick began to rotate a large number of players - many main players including Cesar were not included in the main lineup, goalkeeper Toldo, defender Abe
Roja, Chiellini, Cannavaro and Macho, Zanetti, Sneijder, Yaya Toure and Stankovic were deployed in the midfield, and the forward partners were Pandev and Toni, and all other players
They were all in the stands or on the bench, and Dick had made a lot of preparations for the next three fierce battles.
Chievo's form this season has not declined much. They won two games in the first three rounds. Although they did not have much certainty of victory against Inter Milan at home, Dick sent such a lineup and it was also
It makes Chievo a little annoyed...
Last season, Inter Milan did not continue to let Chievo become their nemesis, but now they have sent so many substitutes, and they want to steal a victory at our home court? They are too underestimated!
Angry, Chievo began to launch a flood of attacks at home. Semioli wanted to remind his teammates not to underestimate these substitutes. Brother, I was one of these substitutes last season, but I can still play in Chievo.
The main players! Not to mention that not all Inter Milan are substitutes. Cannavaro, Zanetti, Sneijder, Yaya Toure, Stankovic, Pandev, Toni, these are all outstanding players.
Have you all seen Yaya Toure's performance in the previous games? And Toldo, Zanetti, Stankovic and Pandev were all the main players last season. They became substitutes this season because
There are just better players joining. Among these players, only Sneijder, Yaya Toure and Chiellini are new players. If we are killed by the substitutes, it will be even more embarrassing...
But it's useless for him to say this. Chievo is not in danger of being relegated now. After all, weak teams like Treviso and Ascoli can almost be said to be at the bottom. All they want to do is compete.
Just one breath.
I have worked hard to give Inter Milan a good-looking Chievo, and their performance is still very good. After all, they now have many good players, such as the young Brazilian center Amauri, Semioli who returned to Chievo, and the midfielder
Bridge, Pellissier on the striker, Lanna on the defense, and the veteran goalkeeper Fontana who played for Inter Milan before. These are all outstanding players. Dick sent so many in this game.
The substitute is also a very surprising thing.
But what Dick knows is that Inter Milan is very strong even on the bench. The young defenders are already quite good after a season of training. Strictly speaking, the midfielder and frontcourt are not substitutes.
Since he dares to come up with the lineup, he must be sure of it!
Only two minutes into the game, Pandev tested veteran goalkeeper Fontana with a shot. In the fifth minute, Sneijder made a direct pass from midfield. Stankovic gave the ball to Pandev in time and advanced.
Yaya Toure attracted some of the attention, but Pandev raised his foot and sent a beautiful ball from behind. Tony succeeded in countering offside, and calmly pushed the ball in the face of the attacking Fontana, opening the scoring for Inter Milan!
Chievo, who was full of energy, equalized the score in the 23rd minute. Semioli's cross from the wing allowed Amauri to beat Cannavaro and hit the goal, but Toldo couldn't make the save.
But before the end of the first half, Stankovic passed a beautiful cross from the wing. Fontana made a mistake. Pandev, who came in from the back row, easily shook his head and headed the ball into the goal.
Empty goal, 2-1, Inter Milan takes the lead again.
Five minutes after the start of the second half, Sneijder took a corner kick. Chiellini stepped forward to assist Cannavaro and succeeded in avenging Cannavaro. Under Amauri's defense, he still grabbed the first point and headed for the ball to score for Inter Milan.
Extend the lead to three to one!
After conceding three goals, Chievo's players were a little discouraged. Although the opponent sent a large number of substitutes, weren't these substitutes too high-end? Just think about it, there are eight international players among these substitutes, including
There are five international players who are the absolute main players. Can such a substitute lineup really be regarded as a substitute lineup?
The frustrated Chievo could no longer create any chances in the next game. Dick also replaced Cannavaro and Toni successively, while Di Natale seized the opportunity to come on as a substitute.
A shot from the penalty area helped Inter Milan lock the score at four to one. After being tied in the second round, Inter Milan quickly won two consecutive victories, which proved their state and began to gradually reach the peak.
Be in the best condition to face the upcoming intensive schedule!
"I said that Inter Milan is very strong this season... not just because we have an excellent main lineup. In fact, we have fifteen or six players who can play the main lineup, and seven or eight very qualified substitutes.
"My rotation game is definitely not about giving up, it's just about giving everyone more opportunities and keeping everyone in good condition." Dick said after the game.
