Chapter 439 Resurgence
Inter Milan's away draw by a fish like Ballecano can be said to be a big surprise, but at the same time, in several subsequent European games, the giants did not perform well.
Liverpool's away game and Porto drew 0:0. It looks good to get a draw away, but because they can't get an away goal, Liverpool will be under a lot of pressure when they return to Anfield, because Porto's goal can be used as two goals.
Barcelona and Celta's La Liga civil war was also very difficult. Even if the opponent Celta was sent off in the first half, in the end, Barcelona only defeated the opponent 2:1 in Camp Nou, allowing the opponent to get an away goal. This victory is very pale for Barcelona fans.
And the confrontation between Kaiserslautern and Eindhoven, the two teams that attracted little attention, was also calm. Kaiserslautern, who played at home, defeated the Dutch strong team 1:0 with a penalty kick and gained a weak lead, but it is difficult to predict who will qualify.
In the group stage of the Champions League, Inter Milan's brother AC Milan performed worse than Inter Milan. They lost 0:2 away to Turkey's Galatasaray, and the group qualifying situation was precarious.
Although Lazio defeated Anderlecht 2:1, avenged the 0:1 loss away, and won the first victory of the Champions League group stage, but the victory came too late. Real Madrid won four in five games and one draw, Leeds United had three wins and two losses. They have joined hands to qualify, and the Serie A champion only fell to the bottom of the group. Fate failed to correct the name of the Serie A World Cup.
The downturn between Lazio and AC Milan, who participated in the Champions League, shared the pressure on Inter Milan. Except for several pro-Juventus and AC Milan, other media did not hype that Inter Milan was forced to draw by Barecano.
Because Inter Milan will play against Barecano again in a week, the media dare not think that this game is Inter Milan's Waterloo, because as long as Inter Milan beats Barecano at home, they are hitting themselves in the face, so like Torino Sport and Roma Sport just say Inter Milan ended their 10-game winning streak, and their momentum was blocked. Whether they can adjust their state and mentality later still need to be tested in the next league and cup.
The opponent of Inter Milan's weekend is Verona, which is in the relegation zone.
Although Verona is a weak team, the league has reached the second half, and the relegation team is even more terrible than the championship team, because winning the championship is honor, and relegation is life and death.
Due to the European match in the middle of the week, the matches between Inter Milan, AC Milan and Lazio were held at the end. Previously, the top two of the list of Rome and Juventus all won, which is a lot of pressure on Inter Milan and Lazio. They are all pursuers. The leading side wins, and they must win. Ball, otherwise the gap will be widened.
Although Inter Milan suffered a setback in the middle of the week, they rose again in the weekend game and did not give Verona too many opportunities. One ball at the beginning, one ball in the middle, and one goal at the end. Inter Milan easily defeated Verona's dream of scoring points 3:0, and also made those teams that are looking forward to losing points completely Disappointed.
However, Lazio and AC Milan, which were held an hour after the Inter Milan match, were obviously affected by the European war. Lazio was defeated by Bologna 2:0, and AC Milan and Atlanta shook hands 1:1.
The results of these two games are great news for Rome, Juventus and Inter Milan. Rome and Juventus finally opened the gap between the defending champion, while Inter Milan chased the points to one point, and the three mountains on their heads have a good chance to drop one.
After the draw between Atlanta and AC Milan, which are not far behind Inter Milan, the gap between the points between the two sides and Inter Milan has also been pulled to more than three games, and the threat to Inter Milan's Cup seat has basically disappeared. Inter Milan can now confidently and boldly attack the championship.
After playing Verona, Inter Milan soon ushered in the quarter-final opponent of the UEFA Cup in the middle of the week.
In the face of this fish that ended his 10-game winning streak, Inter Milan was full of revenge. Although Jiang Mu looked at the game indifferently and said before the game, Inter Milan did not need revenge. There was no doubt about the promotion, but the starting lineup showed that Jiang Mu's stomach was full of namelessness. Fire, because the starting lineup is exactly the same as the starting lineup at home in Ballecano.
The same starting lineup, but the process of the game and the result of the game are completely different from the first round.
Inter Milan scored in the first minute without any contempt on the enemy, and then firmly controlled the situation of the game. This bad luck finally did not continue to follow Inter Milan. After Barecano's tenacious persistence for 30 minutes, Farinos long-range shot completely broke Barecano's dream. Then there was another massacre, in which the main players and substitutes scored one after another. In the end, Inter Milan swept Barecano 6-0 at home and reached the top four.
At the same time and the other three League Cups played the next day, all the dominant teams in the first round were out. Kaiserslautern once again beat Eindhoven steadily with a 1:0. Liverpool returned home and did not give Porto a chance. The 2:0 score made them the biggest favorite of the League Cup champions. First, Barcelona's victory was a little reluctant. They lost to Celta 2:3 away and only reached the quarterfinals with the advantage of more goals away.
After a draw, Inter Milan ended the outside world's doubts about them with two unquestionable victories, which also made them the favorites of winning the league and the UEFA Cup. Because AC Milan and Lazio were all eliminated from the quarterfinals of the Champions League, Inter Milan has also become the only defender. A honorary team.
According to the data given by Libo, a well-known European gaming company, Inter Milan's odds of winning the championship in Serie A are still higher than Lazio and Roma, only behind Juventus. For Inter Milan, whose score is 6 points behind Rome, it is mainly due to its confidence in Jiang Mu. If Juventus' point advantage is not too great, and their state is super stable, Inter Milan's odds may even exceed that of the old woman. It can be seen how much impact Jiang Mu's victory during this period has had on the psychology of European fans and football players.
In the top four of the UEFA Cup, Inter Milan's chances of winning the championship also exceed that of Liverpool and Barcelona, becoming the biggest favorite. Of course, this is not purely because the outside world believes that Inter Milan's strength is stronger than that of Liverpool and Barcelona, but that Liverpool and Barcelona are going to kill each other. Only then can they advance to the finals. For Inter Milan, which is almost a big bargain. No matter which of the two giants advance to the finals, I'm afraid they will hurt their muscles and bones. At that time, when they meet Inter Milan, the hope of winning is obviously less than that of Inter Milan.
The UEFA Cup semi-finals will start two weeks later. Before that, Inter Milan still have two league games to play. These two games are very important to Inter Milan, because in the 23 rounds of Lazio and Juventus will have a strong dialogue. No matter who wins or loses between the two teams, or even a draw, it is not for Inter Milan. It is often beneficial.
Lazio won, Inter Milan has hope to catch up the point gap with the leader to 6 points, Juventus wins, and Inter Milan has a chance to surpass Lazio to advance to the top three, directly attacking the top of the table, no longer need to play the bulls across the mountain as before.
The draw between Lazio and Juventus is the result that Inter Milan most wants to see, so that they can not only hope to surpass Lazio, but also catch up with Juventus by two points, which is simply the best of both worlds.
The focus of the 24th round is Lazio vs. AC Milan. The best result for Inter Milan is the victory of AC Milan, so that Inter Milan will have one less competitor to win the championship.
However, to get these results, Inter Milan can't rely on fantasy. For the pursuers, the most important thing is to win the game first, and then wait for the opponent to make a mistake. If they can't win, even if the leader makes a mistake, it will not be their turn.
According to the usual practice, the match between Lazio and Juventus was played in the last game on Sunday, and the other games took the lead.
Roma beat Reggina 1-0 in Friday's match. After the game, Capello put pressure on Inter Milan and Juventus. Tie Shuai said that if Inter Milan and Juventus can't win, Roma will have a great chance to win the first Serie A championship in 18 years.
But the next day, Inter Milan returned Capello with a beautiful victory.
In this game related to the overall situation of Serie A, Inter Milan easily beat Pepper Lecce 4:1 away and temporarily took the third place. The strong center Vieri scored a hat-trick. In Jiang Mu's 12 games coached Inter Milan, Vieri has scored 17 goals, more than one goal in the game. Among them, he scored 11 goals in the league and is in excellent condition. Now Vieri ranks first in the scorer list with 21 league goals. He is very likely to win the Serie A top scorer this season, and with Bobo's goal in the UEFA Cup, he still has a good chance to win the European Golden Boot Award.
In the last game of the weekend, the focus battle between Lazio and Juventus finally started. Among the top four of the championship group, Capello and Jiang Mu, who did not have a match, sat in the stands to watch the game, and cheered for Lazio together, which is also one of the wonders that have not been seen for many years.
Although they have a poor record in the Champions League and are in an unstable state in the league, the defending champion is the defending champion. Their strength is actually the strongest among the top four. If it hadn't been for Eriksson's change and joined the England national team halfway, they might not have given Roma, Juventus and Inter Milan a chance to win the championship. .
After Eriksson left, Lazio was very competitive under the leadership of Doff. They beat the old woman at 4:1 at the Olympic Stadium. Although they could not go further in the table, they successfully took Inter Milan from the third place and Juventus from the first place. One kicked down the position.
However, Inter Milan and Rome are very satisfied with this result. Rome reached the top again as they wished. Inter Milan is also very happy to narrow the difference between them and the top of the table to 6 points. With 11 rounds left before the end of the league, the gap of 6 points is not big or small, but at least it is greater than the hope of 8 points. A lot.
The odds of winning the Serie A after the game also illustrate this problem. Inter Milan's odds have risen again, surpassing Juventus, only slightly lower than the first place than Rome.