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Chapter 521

Chapter 521

Amidst the cheers of the fans on both sides, the game began!

Long Bisheng and Messi stood on the kick-off point, recalling what Mourinho said in the pre-match arrangement in their minds.

"Inter Milan has the home court advantage, and they are only one goal behind, so at the beginning, they are very likely to launch a fierce attack to close the gap immediately, and then fight with us... So at the beginning of the game, if we kick off first, we will press the offense across the board and catch them by surprise. "

Mourinho's confident words echoed in the hearts of Newcastle players. In Newcastle, Mourinho is the only backbone of the team. His words are the highest instructions for the players on the field. Follow his words, and there are few times when they fail. This is the prestige accumulated by the head coach for a long time, which can bring enough confidence to the players.

Newcastle's players have no doubts in Mourinho's tactical arrangement, and they won the kick-off in the pick, which also allowed Newcastle's players to further enhance their confidence in Mourinho's tactics.

When the referee blew the whistle to start the game, Messi sent the ball pushed by Long Bisheng back, and then ran towards Inter Milan's half with Long Bisheng.

At the same time, Ribery and Gerrard on Newcastle's wings also ran towards Inter Milan's half.

Bostock stopped the ball under his feet, observed the running position of his teammates in front of him, then lifted his foot, and passed the ball directly to the frontcourt. Long Bisheng, who was running, turned his head and jumped to meet the ball, and accurately threw the ball to Ribery who was plugging in from the left.

After Ribery received the ball, Thornton and Balotelli flanked Ribery one after the other. Facing the flanking attack of these two men, Ribery did not intend to force a breakthrough, but dunked the ball to the middle, intending to cut inside!

Thornton immediately made a lateral move and stopped in front of Ribery, but Ribery had already passed the ball laterally. Gerrard, who moved from the right to the center at some point, received the ball, and then made a through pass to Long Bisheng in front of him.

Long Bisheng took the ball with his back and stopped Ranocchia behind him. With a flick of his ankle, he passed the ball to Messi, who had just changed positions with Gerrard to the right. Messi didn't take the ball, but gave the ball to Maicon who was on the side.

"Newcastle had a very threatening shot at the beginning of the game! Inter Milan's defense is also very tight!" The ESPN commentator shouted: "Corner kick... Dawson and Taylor both rushed to the frontcourt. Although Newcastle is playing away, they did not retreat to defend, but planned to use the attack at the beginning to form a goal!"

Ribery took a corner kick, Ranocchia entangled Long Bisheng, Lucio jumped high and cleared the ball, Aguero was about to counterattack with the ball, Essien rushed from a diagonal thrust, and a clean tackle tackled the ball out of the touchline.

Inter Milan launched an attack. Sneijder took the ball from the center and gave it to Balotelli. Balotelli used his personal skills to dribble forward. Under the attack of Bale and Ribery, he passed the ball to Aquilani who was in the middle. Aquilani saw that no one came up to defend him for a while, and directly took a long shot from 30 meters away from the goal. The ball went over the crossbar.

Seeing that Inter Milan's players returned to their own half to participate in the defense like a tide after the attack, Pei Wei couldn't help but said: "Raphael...he doesn't seem to want to attack at the beginning of the game."

"It seems to be like this... But it doesn't matter. If he wants to grind slowly and patiently look for opportunities to score goals, then we will use the momentum of thunder to score one goal first!" Mourinho raised his eyebrows and said decisively.

Newcastle immediately launched an attack. Under the tenacious interception of Inter Milan's midfielder, they still relied on the skillful cooperation between the players to advance the ball to the frontcourt. Seeing that Newcastle had advanced the offensive to its own half, several of Inter Milan's midfielders immediately returned to the front of the penalty area to help defend, while others ran around to interfere with Newcastle's passing.

Facing this level of defense, Newcastle also had no good way to attack. In the end, Bell, who got an assist, lobbed the ball into the penalty area. Long Bisheng shook his head and attacked the goal under the interference of Ranocchia, and the ball was easily obtained by Cesar.

"It's okay, just keep attacking like this, they will always make mistakes!" Messi shouted while running back, this sentence is exactly the voice of the Newcastle players, so what about the iron barrel defense?Who can guarantee that their defense will not make any mistakes?

Inter Milan planned to launch a counterattack, and Newcastle immediately launched a fierce press in the frontcourt. Sneijder saw that there was no way for the ball in front of him, so he could only turn around and pass the ball back. Just as Mascherano stopped the ball under his feet, Messi rushed over from the side. Mascherano could only half turn around to block Messi behind him, and then passed the ball back to Lucio.

Long Bisheng rushed towards Lucio, and other Newcastle players in the frontcourt also stared at their targets one by one. Even the two full-backs were marking near the half-court. Lucio had no way to pass the ball.

Seeing Long Bisheng rushing towards him, Lucio dodged to the side, and then raised his foot to shoot the ball. Long Bisheng raised his foot at the same time to see if he could stop his pass directly.

Just when his foot was about to touch the ball, Lucio suddenly slammed the ball in the opposite direction, dodging Long Bisheng's outstretched foot, and then quickly rushed past Long Bisheng with the ball!

Long Bisheng was stunned for a moment, then turned around, and saw that Lucio had taken a few steps forward with the ball. He was also a tall and long-legged player, and after a few strokes, he was almost approaching the midfield!

Maybe it's because of the silence for too long, many people have even forgotten that Lucio was originally a defender known for his sharp assists in the future!

Newcastle's frontcourt press was all aimed at Lucio's pass. The only one who really went forward to grab Lucio was Long Bisheng. After Long Bisheng was swung away by Lucio, there was no one in front of him who could stop him. This made Lucio easily break through to the center circle.

Essien was forced to leave Sneijder to defend him, but Lucio immediately passed the ball to Sneijder, and then continued to advance. Sneijder quickly passed the ball back, two to one!

Caught off guard, Newcastle's defense was in chaos immediately. Lucio's forward drive completely disrupted their rhythm. Dawson came up to meet him, and Maicon returned to the middle to fill Dawson's position. But at this moment, Lucio passed a beautiful through ball!

Classic straight pass oblique insertion!Aguero, who plugged in later, received the ball in the penalty area and was unguarded!

Facing Petr Cech who was attacking, Aguero looked up calmly and observed, then kicked his foot and shot the far corner!

He hit an in-curve ball with the inside of his foot, the ball bypassed Petr Cech's outstretched hand, and flew into the goal against the far post...

"GOOOOOOOAL! Sergio Aguero! A calm shot in front of the goal! But this goal is thanks to Lucio's plug-in assist! The almost 36-year-old Lucio dribbled the ball across the entire half in one breath, and then used an exquisite through ball to help Aguero open the scoring! Although Lucio has not played many games in the past two years, don't forget that he is also a Grand Slam winner! A super defender who has won the World Cup, Champions League, Premier League title and Serie A title! Newcastle We have to swallow the bitter pill brought by the player that originally belonged to them!"

The huge cheers erupted from the Ancelo Moratti stadium instantly covered the sky. Like the Newcastle fans, they were also full of confidence in their team. Losing an away goal did not make them feel too worried. In their view, a mere conceded goal cannot be an obstacle to their advancement to the final!And now the facts seem to be the case. In just 10 minutes of the opening, Inter Milan evened the score gap with Newcastle!

Next... is to overtake the score!The Inter Milan fans almost thought so amidst the cheers.

Amidst the cheers, Mourinho and Pei Wei looked at each other and sighed in unison.

Although Benitez did not let Inter Milan launch a fierce attack at the beginning of the game, Mourinho was not fooled either. It is also a good idea to take advantage of the situation to attack. After all, Newcastle can afford to lose the ball, but Inter Milan can't afford it!There was no problem with the pressing in the frontcourt, but Lucio's sudden assist from the back helped Aguero break the deadlock on the field!

"This is my mistake... I shouldn't forget Lucio's offensive ability!" Mourinho gritted his teeth and said.

"Who would have thought of this? Lucio hasn't scored many goals in the past few years. He is becoming more and more like a standard and safe central defender. Even in the first round of the game, he is always honestly defending in the backcourt..." Pei Wei comforted Mourinho with a wry smile: "This Rafael will really add character to the knockout game. If he has always been for Lucio's assist... this kind of patience and scheming is too scary."

"That's what this guy is good at!" Mourinho said viciously: "But the total score is just a draw now! We can't mess up in the future. If we mess up, I'm afraid it will play into their hands!"

"If Rafael thinks that scoring this goal will make our players' mentality unbalanced, then he underestimates Newcastle too!" Pei Wei laughed: "If a goal and the pressure of reaching the final make our players' mentality problematic, then we will not become the team with the best performance in the Champions League in the past ten years!"

Although Pei Wei's words have the meaning of stabilizing the army's morale, they are indeed true. Newcastle's experience in the Champions League can be said to be quite rich, and they are not inferior to the traditional champions Real Madrid and AC Milan in the Champions League. Let alone the total score. Even if they fall behind, Newcastle players will not be too shaken.

After the re-kick-off, the Newcastle players quickly stabilized their mentality. Under the command of Mourinho, they started an all-round confrontation with Inter Milan in an orderly manner.

No matter in terms of player strength or overall cooperation, the two teams are equally matched. Both sides have excellent offensive players and stable defensive players. They also have a solid defense line and excellent goalkeepers.

In this case, the set piece is very precious.

It was Newcastle who first relied on set-pieces to show off.

Bell's two corner kicks accurately found the point of Long Bisheng. If it weren't for Ranocchia's desperate defense, Long Bisheng's height would be enough to pose a fatal threat to Inter Milan's goal!However, after entangled with Ranocchia for more than one game, Long Bisheng has gradually begun to gain the upper hand.

To deal with Ranocchia, a standard Italian defender, it is very difficult to use skills and running positions to lure him into being fooled, so Long Bisheng used the simplest method, which is to use his body to fight the opponent recklessly!

Continually forming a frontal collision with the opponent, even if there is no opportunity for the time being, it can quickly consume the opponent's physical energy. Long Bisheng has this confidence. In terms of physical fitness, there are not many people who can compare with him, especially when the season is coming to an end.

Waiting patiently, slowly accumulating advantages, so that the opponent's nerves are always the most tense, and if this continues, it may break with a "boom" at some point.

This is the way Long Bisheng came up with to deal with Ranocchia, to maximize his advantages and avoid fighting the opponent at his weaknesses!

This seems to be a very stupid method, but this "stupid" method is often the most effective on the football field.

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Long Bisheng is still entangled with Ranocchia, Messi always has at least two players defending, and Inter Milan's offensive line is tightly defended by Newcastle's defense line. The scene is stalemate again. Both sides have scruples. Did not get too many good opportunities.

The coaches of both sides are waiting for an opportunity. If this opportunity does not appear, they would rather maintain the current situation until the end of the first half, and then use the arrangement during the intermission to fight the opponent in the second half.

The time passed by every minute and every second, and the end of the first half was getting closer and closer. The fans in the stands were also a little tired. The cheering sound was much weaker than that at the beginning of the game, and the players on the field also gradually slowed down their game rhythm to accumulate energy for the second half of the game.

At this moment, Essien tripped Sneijder in the middle, and Inter Milan won a direct free kick from 30 meters away from the goal.

Inter Milan has won several free kicks from this distance in today's game. They often pass the ball directly into the penalty area on the side, sometimes shoot directly in the middle, and sometimes pass the ball to organize the attack again. None of them can create too much threat to Cech's gate.

Even so, no one in Newcastle took this free kick lightly. After all, Balotelli and Sneijder both had a record of scoring free kicks from long distances. Long Bisheng, Messi and Ribery stood in front of the ball and set up a human wall. Other midfielders were scattered in their own half to defend other Inter Milan players.

Balotelli and Sneijder stood in front of the ball, looking at the situation in the penalty area, then Balotelli stepped back a few steps, but Sneijder stood in front of the ball.

"It seems that they are going to shoot directly." Cech thought in his heart, but he was not worried. He didn't think that a free kick at this distance would make him unable to react.

The referee blew the whistle to take the penalty, and Balotelli started to run up. At the same time, Sneijder raised his foot in front of the ball, but he didn't kick the ball. Instead, he made a fake move and ran away from the ball. Balotelli, who was in position, immediately kicked up and kicked the ball hard!

The ball flew straight above the far post of the goal. Cech judged the landing point of the ball and immediately moved a few steps to the far post to prepare for the ball.

"Damn it..." Cech cursed in his heart. The force of this shot was too great, and the spin force added on it didn't start to show until the ball flew halfway, which happened to catch him off guard!

Cech, who flew towards the near post again, was a step slower, the ball flew past him with a gust of wind, and then there was a "swish" sound from the goal behind him!

Balotelli's free kick gave Inter Milan another goal before the end of the first half!This goal is undoubtedly a blow to Newcastle!

(End of this chapter)