Chapter 638 God's Arrangement
There was no suspense in Juventus playing Piacenza. Just 30 minutes in the first half, Juventus easily won the game 3:0, while Inter Milan and Chievo fell into a bitter battle.
At the beginning of the game, Inter Milan's goal was to keep a draw and win, with a lineup of main and substitutes. According to Jiang Mu's vision, even if Inter Milan is tied in this game, Juventus wins, and Inter Milan still has a 2-point advantage. Even if the worst happens, Inter Milan wins and draw, they and Juventus have the same points, so that Inter Milan will also have the opportunity to play play-offs with Juventus to determine the title of the championship.
Serie A and other leagues adopt different methods when dealing with the same points. Other leagues are either based on the winning and losing relationship or based on the goal difference. In the current system of Serie A, if the two teams have the same points, they will not depend on the team's winning or losing relationship and the goal difference, but will be decided by two rounds of home and away playoffs. The winner.
The Italian Football Association introduced the play-off system in the 1960s, but it was not officially implemented due to controversy. Until the 1978-1979 season, AC Milan won the championship with Perugia with the same points in terms of winning and goal difference, but their opponent Bologna in the last round was released. As a result, AC Milan was sent down to the second division. In the same season, Atlanta, Bologna and Vicenza tied for 13th with 24 points, and two of them had to be relegated. In the end, the three teams played six double-robin play-offs to determine the ranking. Vicenza was lucky to be relegated. At that time, Vicenza had the most net loss of the three teams. In view of the controversy caused by the situation at that time, Serie A officially launched a play-off system in the second season.
Although Inter Milan is more cost-effective according to the goal difference between the goal difference and the winner. They have doubled Juventus this season, and the goal difference is far better than Juventus, but Inter Milan is not afraid to play the play-offs. They are confident that they will play two league championship finals with Juventus in addition to the Coppa Italia final.
Chevo was blooded 6:1 by Inter Milan in the first round. Now Inter Milan is in the devil's schedule, and they still have to compete for a place in the Champions League. Chevo naturally does not want to let go of Inter Milan. At home, Chevo launched a fierce attack on Inter Milan. Inter Milan intended to win evenly, but the start was not very Zhong, Chevo striker Corrini scored, and Inter Milan fell behind. For Inter Milan, it is unacceptable to lose in terms of face and points.
Then Inter Milan attacked, and Chevo was not conservative. The two sides fought fiercely in the midfield. Inter Milan was a substitute and worried about the next battle with Leverkusen. They had concerns when competing. They could not compare with Chevo's players, and soon fell behind in the midfield competition.
But the striker of Inter Milan is very powerful. Ronaldo and Vieri's goals ranked second in the Serie A scorer list. Ronaldo scored 37 goals and Vieri scored 34 goals. The goal of the two strikers is the best scorer. Now even if the midfield support is not good, they try their best to grab it. Active search for opportunities to break the door.
In the 25th minute of the game, Vieri scrambled for a header and knocked over the Chevo defender to score an equalizing goal.
Chievo continued to use his home advantage to launch the offensive after conceded the ball. In the midfield advantage, Chievo got more offensive opportunities. Inter Milan's game is a set of main lineup, but in the case of weak midfield protection, the main defense line is also blocked. Chievo's attacking player, under the rotational impact of Chievo, Inter Milan's defense finally couldn't resist. In the last minute of the first half, he made a mistake and was shot by Chievo striker Malazina, which rewritten the score to 2:1.
In the second half, Inter Milan was dominated by Inter Milan. Inter Milan had to launch an offensive again after Jiang Mu replaced three main players in a row. Inter Milan controlled the midfield, suppressed Thievo in the away game, and was equalized by Ronaldo's long-range shot in the 75th minute.
Although Chievo was not satisfied with such a result, and they also tried to score again, Inter Milan's defense did not give Chievo another chance this time. They kept the 2:2 score to the midfield. Inter Milan continued to lead with an unbeaten record, but the gap between them and Juventus has narrowed to 2 points, as long as they lose one more game and Juventus win one game, the top of the list will immediately change. However, Inter Milan's score is quite satisfactory. After all, this is the goal set before Inter Milan's match. Even under such circumstances, they still have room for a first-line return.
Inter Milan was ready to maintain physical strength in the battle with Chevo, waiting for the Champions League with Leverkusen. Unexpectedly, the draw with Chevo was so difficult. Not only did the substitutes do their best, but the main players also did their best. The team achieved the goal, but Jiang Mu wanted to maintain his physical strength. But the law failed.
In the next match with Leverkusen, Inter Milan attacked with all its strength, hoping to defeat Leverkusen and take the lead in the finals.
However, when the two teams played against each other for the third time, Inter Milan suddenly found that Leverkusen was no longer the Leverkusen in the group stage. In the group stage, Leverkusen was also very strong, but when playing against Inter Milan, he was still a little timid and unstable, putting pressure on Inter Milan. At that time, I was very nervous and stiff, and I couldn't fully exert my strength.
Now, Leverkusen has a faint demeanor of rich families. In the face of pressure, they are calm. In the crazy shouts of more than 80,000 fans in Meacha, they do not have a trace of fear. Although it can't be said to be super-level performance, at least they have played a normal level.
Top Mueller also recognized the reality in this game. When playing against Inter Milan, he did not ask for victory, nor did he require the players to have the upper hand on the scene. A draw and a goal-goal draw are the goal that Leverkusen wants to pursue.
In the game, Leverkusen was very diligent. Every player, like a model worker, learned the tactics of the Netherlands's full attack and defense. The striker returned to the front of his own penalty area every time, and the defender dared to assist the front of the opponent's penalty area. The midfield is even more interspersed up and down, and each player uses his own active running to make up for the gap in strength between the two sides.
Leverkusen's performance was beyond Inter Milan's expectation, and Inter Milan also did their best. They can be said to have played 100% of their own level, but Leverkusen can be said to have played 120 percent of their level today, one percent. There is not much difference between Inter Milan and 120 percent Leverkusen. Who can win the game depends more on luck.
It should be said that Inter Milan's luck is not very good. The game was entangled until the tenth minute of the second half before they won a goal, which was a strong header by Vieri.
After the fierce attack, Inter Milan was a little tired. They breathed a sigh of relief and planned to shrink, and then continue to attack and expand the score. But the Leverkusens did not give Inter Milan a little room to breathe, but three minutes later, Leverkusen veteran Kirsten equalized Leverkusen with a header.
Kirsten's header was not very powerful, but the ball hit the defender and changed direction. In this way, he flew into the net confusedly, making the goalkeeper Tordo cry without tears.
Inter Milan did not lose patience, let alone confidence. They continued to attack. In the 75th minute of the game, Ronaldo was not willing to be lonely. He broke through the inside cut on the side, shot in the ribs, and exceeded the score again.
However, the Leverkusen showed the resilience and tenacity of the German team. They were not satisfied because they got an away goal. They still maintained the opening run after 75 minutes. Under their tearing, Inter Milan's midfield and backcourt was chaotic, and it was difficult to organize an effective defense. In the 80th minute of the game, Leverkusen's striker Berbatov scored, and later Xiao Sa Ge hung the golden hook upside down in the penalty area, the ball went straight to the corner, and the score of both sides also became a 2:2 draw.
After Leverkusen equalized the score, Inter Milan set off a storm of attack again. At this time, they also burst out with 120 percent of their strength, but the time was too short and the luck was not good enough. In the end, Inter Milan only got two post posts, but they were unable to rewrite the score. In the end, they could only accept the 2:2 draw again. The result.
2:2's score is very dangerous for Inter Milan. Inter Milan scored 2:2 on the road and Manchester United. They took the initiative of the game and returned home to eliminate Manchester United. Now they have not achieved the goal set before the game, they did not win the game, and were scored two away goals by their opponents, which made Jiang Mu was very angry. He was furious with the players after the game, thinking that Inter Milan was not as hard as Leverkusen in this game and lived up to the expectations of the fans. In the first round, Leverkusen played very well and they deserved a draw.
At the same time, Jiang Mu still has confidence in the game. He thinks that Leverkusen is also a little lucky in this game. If it weren't for two goalposts, Inter Milan can win 3 points, but Jiang Mu thinks that there is not much difference between 2:2 and 0:0. Inter Milan wants to win when they go to Leverkusen. In the next game, he I won't give Leverkusen another chance.
After such a difficult draw, Top Mueller also realized the strength of Inter Milan again. He did not dare to speak wildly before the game. He said in a low-key way that the two sides still have 50% hope of qualifying. Leverkusen forgot the score after the end of the game, and they will play a percentage at home. One hundred and twenty energy, hoping to get a good result.
Inter Milan failed to achieve the goal in the second game, and the 2:2 score also cast a shadow on their Champions League promotion, which also affected the first leg of Inter Milan's Coppa Italia to some extent.
Juventus did not play well at home. They seemed to be a little nervous about Inter Milan. Jiang Mu arranged a strange 4321 formation, which made Juventus very uncomfortable, but Inter Milan was not in good condition. Vieri and Ronaldo missed the opportunity one after another. In the second half, both sides adapted to the game and launched a thrilling attack. In the end, the two sides drew 2:2 again.
In the last six games, in addition to beating Brescia, Inter Milan's remaining five games were all 2:2 draws, which not only made Inter Milan shout ghosts, but also the Italian and European media even shouted strange things. Even if it was by chance, this accident was too accidental. It was really not manpower to play 2:2 in five consecutive games. It can only be said to be God's arrangement.