Chapter 633 The Semi-Finals Begin

On the morning of April 20, the Italian city of Milan once again became the focus of attention from fans around the world.

In order to witness Inter Milan challenge Barcelona, ​​​​Inter Milan fans from all over the world gathered in the fashion capital Milan three days ago. By April 2o, more than 60,000 foreigners had flocked to the city of Milan. fan.

Meazza Stadium can only accommodate 85,000 people. If you include local Italian fans, at least 10,000 of the 60,000 foreign fans do not have tickets. However, this does not hinder the enthusiasm of the fans. Many fans even Even though I can’t enter the stadium, I hope I can be closer to the players.

With the resurgence of Inter Milan, in recent seasons, the fathers of the great Inter Milan era such as Suarez, Corso and others will come to watch Inter Milan's Champions League knockout stage games, but whether they are against strong teams or weak teams, Inter Milan The failure to return disappointed the veterans of Inter Milan.

After Inter Milan defeated Rubin Kazan in the last round of the group stage this season, their Champions League record tied the winning streak in the European arena during the International Era. The original record was set between September 1963 and March 1964. Since then, the record has been tied three times from April 1964 to February 1965, March to August 1998, and October to December 2007, but it has never been surpassed.

As the saying goes, only three things come true. Although Inter Milan's opponent this time is the powerful Barcelona, ​​Inter Milan celebrities all believe that Inter Milan can break the 46-year Champions League winning streak this time.

Luis Suarez, captain of the Inter Milan era team, told Inter Milan Channel: "Mourinho's team's victory over Chelsea and the Central Sixth Army is convincing. Compared with the team's performance in the past few seasons, People obviously believe more that Inter Milan will create a good era this season. Of course, the semi-finals will be more difficult for the team, but I believe the boys are ready. This has always been the case in the Champions League. When you can After defeating many strong teams, we will be able to collect the Champions League.”

Inter Milan's legendary striker Boninseni told "Corriere dello Sport": "I will go to the scene to support the team. The game against Barcelona needs to focus on Gao Xiaodong and Eto'odo. If Gao Xiaodong gets enough support, it will be fully If he exerts his abilities, his role can completely overwhelm Messi. There is no doubt that Gao Xiaodong is the source of Inter Milan's victory."

Legendary forward Altobelli, nicknamed "Pin", also believes that Messi is not that terrible. "Barcelona's lineup is indeed strong, and Messi's recent performance has been quite impressive, but Inter Milan does not need to be afraid of him. Cambiasso and Lucio will have enough ways to limit his penetration. In terms of overall strength, Inter Milan is in In some aspects, it is better than Barcelona, ​​so when Barcelona plays Inter Milan, both sides have a half chance of winning, so it does not necessarily mean that Barcelona will have a greater chance of winning."

Sandro Mazzola, a witness to the glorious era of the International and now the commentator of "Sky Sports", said: "Returning to the semi-finals after 7 years is not easy for Inter Milan. This shows that the team's work has finally been achieved. Results. I think the game against Barcelona will start 5-5. Inter Milan is not without worries. The current Inter Milan has changed a lot from the beginning of the season, especially after seeing Inter Milan double kill Barcelona’s nemesis Chelsea, they will It is Barcelona's most feared opponent. In addition, the confrontation in the group stage also allowed Mourinho to fully understand Barcelona. For a coach of his level, he will have sufficient countermeasures after understanding the opponent. We deliver the best results.”

The last four celebrities of the International era all said they would go to the Meazza Stadium to support Inter Milan in creating new history.

As fans poured into the city of Milan, Mourinho and Guardiola attended the pre-match press conference held by UEFA.

Since the two sides were at odds during the previous verbal spat, both of them had expressionless faces when they met. They just shook hands symbolically and neither of them looked at the other.

Mourinho was the first to speak, telling fans and reporters that Inter Milan was fully prepared for the game.

"We can say that Inter Milan's history in the Champions League has completely changed. This is a mentally different team, with confidence and quality. Now we are an Inter Milan in the Champions League. Regardless of the result of the semi-finals , Inter Milan will confidently welcome the Champions League next season. Even if we cannot win the championship this year, Inter Milan will definitely win the Champions League in the next few years.”

"We are the only team in Europe that still has a chance to win the treble of league, cup and Champions League. This is a different Inter than before, but now we want to win more. All my players Deserving of applause.”

"I never think about winning streaks. That's meaningless. We only have two dreams now: one is to reach the Champions League final, and the other is to win the Champions League. Personally speaking, this is the fourth time I have led the team to the Champions League semi-finals. The final. I won once, lost once on penalties and another time on a goal that wasn't a goal. Now we'll see about this one."

Guardiola said little and directly provoked Mourinho.

"This is a tough game. The opponent is very strong. They have excellent players in every position. Especially the defense is very solid and the counterattack is very sharp. If we want to beat them, we must be at our best. But we I believe that as long as Inter Milan doesn’t play tricks, we will win.”

But Mourinho was not fooled. He just sneered and said sarcastically: "Some coaches have great power. They not only interfere with UEFA's referee selection, but also guide the opponent's playing style. I think such coaches should not be coaches." , they should run for UEFA president."

Guardiola was left speechless by Mourinho. He felt that he could not compare with Mourinho verbally, so he simply kept silent and allowed Mourinho to perform a one-man show.

After the pre-match press conference, Inter Milan conducted the last training session at the Pinetina training base in the afternoon, and then the team took the bus to the Meazza Stadium.

At this moment, the area around the Meazza stadium has turned into a blue and black ocean. There are people wearing blue and black jerseys and blue and black scarves everywhere. The red and blue of Barcelona are like waves in the ocean. The Meazza stadium has become an island in the blue ocean.

There were so many fans that the stadium was opened three hours ago to allow fans to enter early.

An hour before the start of the game, the stands were already full, but fans were still pouring into the stadium on all roads leading to the San Siro.

"Last ticket! Last ticket! Hurry up!"

"Want a ticket? I have tickets here!"

"Tickets! The price is cheap! One thousand euros each! The game starts soon! If you don't buy it, it will be gone!"

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Scammers and scalpers were holding up their tickets and shouting at the top of their lungs, hoping to make a small fortune by taking advantage of the heat of the game. Although some Nella players who came from afar were doubtful, their crazy love for Inter Milan still blinded them. Many people still spent money to buy sky-high tickets. Some actually entered the stadium, but there were also fans who bought fake tickets sold by scammers, where they yelled angrily and went around looking for the scammers.

There are still 30 minutes left before the game, and the stadium is almost full. Few ordinary fans enter. Only some football celebrities and celebrities enter the stadium sporadically. Their arrival also causes commotion and cheers from the fans from time to time. .

At 8:30 in the evening, the warm-up players walked back to the locker room, leaving only the substitutes playing ball on the sidelines. 10 minutes later, 22 main players came out of the locker room again under the leadership of Portuguese referee Bencronca. Come out, the third game between Inter Milan and Barcelona this season has also begun.

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