Chapter 666 UEFA Champions League in progress

After playing Coppa Italia, it has been a short time to reach the Champions League final, and Inter Milan didn't even have time to celebrate the Coppa Italia championship and had to fly to Manchester.

Although this final was held for the first time at the Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester, it is the sixth time in England in the history of this competition. The first five finals were held at Wembley Stadium in London in 1963, 1968, 1971, 1978 and 1992. The Italian team won the championship in 1963, when AC Milan defeated Portugal's Benfica team. In other words, the Italian team has not been able to win a victory in England for 40 years.

Wednesday's final will be the seventh time for Juventus to participate. Juventus has never scored more than one goal in each final. They have only scored three goals in the first six finals. Inter Milan has reached the final five times and scored eight goals, averaging 1.6 goals per game.

Because Juventus' historical record is very conservative and the two Serie A teams are playing the finals, both the outside media and betting companies predict that the score of this game will not be a big score.

La Gazzetta dello Sport commented: Juventus is the representative of rational football. They play well and steadily and know how to control it. But they now lack Nedvede and the "answer" that they rely on most psychologically recently. Juventus, which lacks "answers", will not take risks in the finals. Lippi's platoon will become more prudent. The poor Divayo is unlikely to form a trident with Xiaopi and Tebald. Lippi will use 442, and the midfielder will use Davis and Tazinadi as double midfielders. Of course, he can also choose Tudol, and both wings will use Camoranesi and Zambrotta to give up the front midfielder. Such a formation makes Juventus more stable and impeccable, but it is even more lacking **. However, Lippi doesn't seem to have more options, especially in such a game.

Due to the success of last season, Inter Milan lost its enterprising spirit this season. Jiang Mu tried his best to adjust and can only let Inter Milan swing between ** and conservative this season. However, even so, Inter Milan still won the championship of the league and the Coppa Italia. Now it is the most important match for Inter Milan. In the competition, what kind of play Jiang Mu holds has become very critical.

There is no doubt that in the face of such a steady master as Juve, choosing to be conservative is probably suicide, especially Milan's defensive ability has always been a problem. Since Pirlo and Dibianio are the only midfielders, Jiang Mu may take a bigger risk, with Ronaldinho as the midfielder, and with Vieri, Adriano and Robben as the strikers, playing the 4213 formation and using the Brazilian ** to hit the flaws of Juve. As long as the Brazilian can play his best, he will be the biggest threat to Juventus.

The Torino Sport made a comparative analysis of the three lines of the two teams, believing that Inter Milan had a slight advantage in this final.

"The back line Juventus dominates. This season, Juventus' defense is solid. It only conceded 16 goals in the 18 games of the Champions League. Montero, Ferrara, Turam and Zambrotta. These four people are strong, and there are many defensive moves. Of course, Inter Milan's defense is not weak. Cannavaro and Materazzi, The combination of Sanetti and Cordoba rarely gives their opponents a chance, but Juventus' midfield has stronger defensive ability, so Juventus' back line is not under much pressure. Once Juventus take the lead in this game, they will strengthen their defense and rely on the back line to win, so Inter Milan can't let Juventus advance the goal. In the final analysis, the league is better than attack, and the cup is better than defense. Whoever has a good defensive counterattack will take the initiative. In the past 10 finals, teams with a balance of attack and defense are often the final winners.

The strength of the two midfields is similar, and Inter Milan is dominant. One of the two teams is good at offense and the other is good at defense: Inter Milan has offensive geniuses such as Robben, Ronaldinho and Pirlo, and they will never give any opponent many opportunities to attack in the midfield. If Inter Milan's weakness is Pirlo's defense in the middle, which will leave room for Juve's penetration. Although the midfielder Di Bianio's work efficiency is high, his sweep in the midfield can reduce the pressure on the defense, but it is difficult for a person's defensive power to compete with Juventus' midfield. For Juventus, the impact of Nedvid's suspension is fatal. Nedvid is the hub of Juventus this season, and his soul role in Juventus is irreplaceable. His breakthrough scoring and long-range firing are both magic weapons for Juventus to defeat the enemy. In the seven games he missed this season, Juventus had 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. The four victories are all 1 goal, against the mid-stream teams such as Udinese, Dynamo Kiev and Chievo. Of Nedvede's 13 goals, 6 directly put their opponents into the abyss, including Roma, Milan, Piacenza, Real Madrid and Barcelona. Because of Nedvede's absence, Inter Milan was able to dominate in the midfield.

The strength of the strikers on both sides is average. Inter Milan can look up to the front line. With the strong support of the midfield, the strength of Vieri and Adriano will plunge Juventus's back line into chaos. However, Juventus strikers Trezeguet and Piero have a strong ability to seize opportunities. However, without Nedvede's goal and response, Piero and Trezeguet, with a single and fixed offensive means, may be difficult to do under the focus of Inter Milan's defense. Under the impact of the two powerful centers, midfielders Ronaldinho and Robben may play a fatal role.

Comparison of goalkeepers: Juventus wins, and Inter Milan's main goalkeeper is Toldo. Juventus' goalkeeper is Buffon, both of whom are world-class goalkeepers, but Tordo is Buffon's substitute in the national team. Compared with the brave, calm, tall and flexible Buffon, Tordo is still less stable.

England's Times reported in its pre-match prediction that the two teams with equal strength and knowledge will not have any scruples in the game, but there will be no major changes. In the end, it is likely to decide the ownership of the championship in an Italian way, that is, a 0:0 draw, and then a penalty. Champion, if you really play a penalty, The Times is more optimistic about Juventus.

Bild believes that the biggest variable is Jiang Mu. This Chinese, known as a magical coach, probably knows Lippi and Juventus better than anyone else. What kind of tactics and attitude he adopts in this game will determine the direction of the game, while Lippi can only be a conservative response. However, Bild also believes that there is little possibility of a big score in this game. After all, this is an o Champions League final.

Juventus coach Lippi also said in an interview that he would not care whether the game was wonderful or not, nor did he care about the size of the score. All he wanted was the championship, which is the common idea of all Zebra fans.

Jiang Mu, the head coach who led Inter Milan to the finals twice in a row, made a similar statement to Lippi, "After the restructuring of the Champions League, no team has been able to defend the champion, which shows that the competition in the Champions League is becoming more and more fierce, and it is more and more difficult to win the championship. Since ancient times, I also know that the winner is determined in a game. In the game, chance played a great role. Although we and Juventus are old opponents, I can only guarantee that I will try my best to please the fans on the basis of ensuring the championship and make the game more exciting.

On the evening of the 28th, in the northern city of Manchester, England, fans from all over the world will focus on the famous Trafford Stadium. Here, the two Italian teams who reached the final will compete for the trophy of the 48th Champions League: Juventus and Inter Milan as Serie A The two most successful teams, this time they moved the stage of competition to Europe.

In Italy, Juventus is the undisputed first giant. Inter Milan is hard to match, but in Europe, Inter Milan is stronger than Juventus. Inter Milan has won the Champions League three times in history, while Juventus has only twice.

This is the fourth time that the Li Belt team has participated in the Champions League final. Previously, he lost twice and won once. If he lose the final again this time, he will be the first coach to lose the Champions League final three times. However, the current situation is not good for Lippi. Juventus can't play with all the main lineup. The team's number one star, Czech Nedved, is in the second round of the semi-finals. He got a yellow card in the match with Real Madrid, resulting in a cumulative suspension, and he will miss the final. Although his replacement Argentine Camoranesi is not weak, he still can't compare with the Czech Ironman.

If there is anything good about Juventus, it is that the referee of this game is Markus Merck from Germany. He played four Juventus games in the UEFA Champions League this season, and the Bianconeri won 3 wins and 1 loss. The young and strong referee has always been known for his strict law enforcement and good red cards. Merck has enforced 89 international competitions, and its Italian level is the best except for its mother tongue. There is no problem communicating with Italian players. Davis, Ferrara, Montero, Tazinadi and others have a lot of small moves in defense, and they prefer to block the opponent's attack with fierce interception. Merck enforces Juventus's game, Juventus has won more and less, and has never received a red card. You can imagine why Zebra fans like him so much.

Because the Champions League final was played between two Italian teams, three days before the start of the game, Italian fans entered Manchester one after another. On the morning of the game, the whole Manchester almost became the world of Italian fans. The streets and alleys were wearing blue and black jerseys and black and white jerseys. Zebra fans.

Due to the excessive number of fans going to watch the game, the roads near the stadium have been blocked a few hours before the game. Among them, the most eye-catching are the young Inter fans waving team flags and scarves. The spectacular scene of them moving forward side by side is like an army going on an expedition.

An hour before the game, most of the fans had entered the field, and the shouts could be heard half a kilometer away from the stadium. It was not easy to squeeze into the channel, and the whole field was like a sea of black, white and blue. The audience was full of voices, and the flags and shouts came one after another. Except for some seats reserved for neutral fans from all over the world, the rest of the stadium is occupied by dense Inter fans and zebra fans.