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The second focus game of the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals ended with Inter Milan's 2:1 away victory.

After the game, the "genius" coach Leonardo tried to be calm.

In an interview, Leonardo believed that the team's defeat was not the responsibility of a certain player. The game was not over yet, and the 1-2 result did not mean anything.

"Failure is always an unpleasant thing. I must admit that today's defeat makes me feel disappointed, but the game is over and the result of the defeat cannot be changed. Fortunately, we still have one game to redeem the defeat of this game. Everything is not over yet, the door to promotion is open to everyone, and I think we should forget what happened today as soon as possible."

When asked whether the team made any tactical mistakes or deviations in today's game, Leonardo said: "Even if this is a 0-0 game, it will still be difficult for us to play away from home in the next round. . Our guiding ideology before the game today was very clear. We should try our best to find loopholes in our opponents without conceding the ball. The players executed it very well. The first goal we conceded was a supplementary shot, and the second goal we conceded was a world-beater. Bo, you can’t blame the goalkeeper for this, it can only be said that we were a bit unlucky.”

"We have never been afraid of Manchester United, even though we were not in the best condition, we still created obvious scoring opportunities, but not scoring at home is a big problem for us, but as long as we are calm and composed, We have a chance to make a comeback, and 2-0 in the away game is not an impossible task."

Compared with Leonardo's enigmatic confidence, Manchester United coach Ferguson is much more modest. He said that the opponent is the defending champion and the game is at home. It is difficult to get a good result here. He is relatively lucky. Yes, we have Gao Xiaodong, he determines the direction and result of the game. The score of 1:2 is better than I imagined, but this does not mean that we can advance easily. Inter Milan is still the same Inter Milan, we have to If you want to advance, you must forget the score when you return to Old Trafford and start the game from 0:0.

Obviously Ferguson was too cautious, and Leonardo was too ignorant.

With a score of 2:1 in the away game in the first round, throughout the history of the Champions League, the home team's probability of advancing is only 20%, while the visiting team's probability of advancing is as high as 80%.

This also means that the probability of the defending champion Inter Milan advancing is quite low, and it will almost take a miracle to achieve it.

After the first round of the quarter-finals, Barcelona, ​​the favorite to win the championship, lost to Arsenal 1:2 in an away game, and the probability of promotion is only 51.8%. The second favorite, Real Madrid, drew with Lyon 1:1 in an away game, and the probability of promotion is only 59%. , and Manchester United's promotion probability is as high as more than 80%, so the betting company immediately adjusted the winning odds after the game.

Ladbrokes bookmaker has Manchester United as favorites to win the title.

Barcelona is second, followed by Mourinho's Real Madrid. After Inter Milan lost at home, their winning odds dropped to seventh among all 16 teams, with odds of 40 to 1.

And William Hill betting company still believes that Barcelona is the favorite to win the Champions League. Barcelona's odds of winning the championship are 2.75 to 1, second-ranked Manchester United's odds of winning are 1:3, while Real Madrid is far behind Inter Milan and Manchester United, and Galaxy Battleship's odds are 5 to 1.

After the game, major European media commented on the focus of the first round of the quarter-finals.

"Bild", the media with the largest circulation in Europe, commented after the game: "Strong teams are not strong, and weak teams are not weak. This is the deepest impression on people in the first round. The five teams with the highest odds of winning the championship played away from home and won. Only Manchester United and Chelsea have the ball, and considering Chelsea’s opponents are so unconvincing, it’s no accident that Manchester United is the favorite to win the title.”

The British "Times" commented: "After the first round, Manchester United has basically advanced. Leonardo's speech after the game was simply arrogant to the extreme. He thought he was Mourinho."

Italy's "Gazzetta dello Sport" was devastated that the Inter Milan game turned out like this, "AC Milan lost to Tottenham, Inter Milan lost to Manchester United, the Milan duo became the Milan Bears overnight, and Roma also lost to Shakhtar Donetsk's path to promotion is almost blocked. For Inter Milan, they already won the Triple Crown last season. Maybe it doesn't matter if they stop in the top 16 this season, but for Serie A, it is actually a matter of life and death. At the critical moment, in terms of current European War points, the Bundesliga is already nearly 8 points ahead of Serie A. This also means that next season, only three teams in Serie A may directly advance to the Champions League group stage. The increasingly powerful Bundesliga will increase from three teams to Four."

"Corriere dello Sport" laughed at itself and said: Whether you are willing or not, you must accept the fact that Serie A is completely defeated. Today's Serie A has been helplessly gone, and it is still paying for yesterday's phone call. A skinny camel is bigger than a horse, but how can Serie A look like a camel? It's clear that they are about to become a donkey... In the future, each of the three teams will have 90 minutes to save themselves. Milan must overcome Tottenham's speed, Roma must overcome Ukraine's temperature, and Inter Milan must overcome Manchester United's hardness. "

Spain's "Marca" commented: "The three teams in La Liga, with two draws and one loss, are all standing on the edge of the cliff. Barcelona, ​​the strongest, lost to Arsenal in an away game, and Messi failed to become the savior. Back at home, Barcelona still has great hope of promotion, but Arsenal is not a fuel-saving lamp. Real Madrid's 1:1 result in the away game is not bad, but Lyon has always been Real Madrid's pain, and Real Madrid has the title of 16th in the Champions League. Most of them are brought by Lyon. If Real Madrid wants to advance to the quarterfinals at the Bernabeu, they may have to count on the magic of head coach Mourinho. As for Valencia, after being tied 1:1 at home by Schalke, they have already There’s nothing to say, you can just go to bed now.”

Although Ligue 1 is ranked at the bottom of the five major leagues, Lyon and Marseille remained unbeaten in the first round. Marseille drew with Bayern 0:0, and the probability of advancement is more than 30%. Lyon drew with the powerful 1:1 Although Real Madrid gave Real Madrid an away goal, Lyon has a psychological advantage against Real Madrid and may not be able to get an upset.

After the game, France's "L'Equipe" also commented on the first round, believing that the Champions League champion was basically born among the four teams of Manchester United, Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid and Chelsea. The two teams in Ligue 1 can have one player. Reaching the quarterfinals is victory.

"L'Equipe" predicted the Champions League top scorer and next year's Ballon d'Or in advance. French reporters believe that Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Gao Xiaodong are still strong contenders for the top scorer. Can their teams win the Champions League title? , is the key to whether they can win the Golden Globe Award.