On Wednesday, the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals officially kicked off.

Schalke, who took the lead in the game, defeated Valencia 3:1 and successfully advanced to the top 8 with an aggregate score of 4:3.

Another match between Tottenham, an emerging power in the Premier League, and AC Milan, an old powerhouse in Serie A, ended in a draw, but Tottenham eliminated Milan 1-0 with a goal in the first leg and became the second team to reach the last eight of the Champions League.

Inter Milan arrived in Manchester on the day of the match.

In the first leg, Inter Milan lost at home, although it was only a small 1:2 loss, but in the home-and-away knockout format, Manchester United had a great advantage, and Inter Milan was almost sentenced to death in advance by many media.

However, due to the elimination of Roma and Milan and the failure to qualify for the quarterfinals of the Champions League, Inter Milan, which is still alive, has become the hope of the entire Italian football world.

Before Inter Milan left for England from Italy, Italian journalist Adam Schimi prayed with almost lamentation before the game for Inter Milan to save Italy from fire and water and avoid the tragedy of "Door Destruction".

Adam Schimi is rooting for the Nerazzurri, "As in previous season, Inter Milan is Italy's last hope. Fiorentina and AC Milan missed out on reaching the quarter-finals a year ago, while Roma are out of the tournament with AC Milan this season. Leonardo must shoulder the expectations of a country, and it is the honorable duty of Inter Milan and all Italians. Football for myself and for Italy, as it was in Madrid ten months ago. ”

'Historically, the results have been against the Italians, and since the transition to the Champions League in 1992, no team has been able to come back from a 2-1 defeat at home in the first leg, but Inter Milan are the defending champions and they have the ability to break that record and create a miracle at Old Trafford. “”

In the UK, Inter Milan also has a lot of fans, and when Inter Milan arrived at Manchester Airport, almost three or four hundred Inter Milan fans came to meet the airport.

Inter Milan coach Leonardo looked very confident when he was interviewed by reporters at the airport, saying that the Champions League and the Champions League have not yet become a foregone conclusion, and the suspense is still there.

"Of course, Manchester United can qualify even if they lose 0-1, but I don't think the game will end like this, in Meazza I believe that the score of 1-2 is something that no one expected, and again, tomorrow everything is possible, if Manchester United wins, I believe it will not surprise everyone, and in the same way, if we create a miracle, it is not impossible.

Samuel Eto'o is a special player, having won the Champions League twice and has been consistent over the years. Without a doubt, he is one of the best players in the world. United's tall boy is also in great form, he is very young, but he has reached a considerable height. I don't think too much about which team will have the advantage in tomorrow's game, we have a clear tactical strategy. I've watched the last few games against Manchester United and you have to study every detail, every game is different and the result depends entirely on whether you put your heart into it or not.

I don't want to, and I don't have the right to commit to anything, but we will be full of confidence, enthusiasm and desire to win. We know that apart from motivation, we have to be in the best shape for tomorrow's game and it's a privilege for my players to be able to play in a game like this, which is a final. ”

As the only seed and defending champion of Serie A, Inter Milan president Moratti certainly did not want Inter Milan to stop in the round of 16, so he also flew to Manchester with the players for this game.

At the airport, Moratti was also interviewed by Italian journalists and local journalists in the UK, in which he told fans, "Of course I believe that we can turn the opponent around, we have to do it. We didn't play well in the first leg and there was no excuse for losing, so I hope the players can play well and get a different result, my players are mature enough and they all know how important this game is for us and I'm sure they can do miracles. ”

For Gao Xiaodong, although Moratti had complicated feelings, he still praised Gao Xiaodong generously, and called selling Gao Xiaodong the most regrettable transaction he made.

"Gao is the kind of player who will always impress you, you don't know what he can't do, the Ballon d'Or is the best compliment to him, even if he didn't participate in the World Cup, selling Gao Xiaodong is one of my most painful and regretful transactions, his worth is far more than 80 million euros, of course, I don't think it's cheap, I don't want to sell him at all, although Manchester United is star-studded, but undoubtedly Gao is the most threatening one for Manchester United, the first game we lost at home, it comes from Gao's excellent performance, but this time I believe Leonardo will find a way to restrain Gao Xiaodong。 ”

At this time, the Manchester United coach launched a psychological war against Inter Milan in addition to actively preparing for the game.

A 2-1 win in the first leg at Meazza saw United almost have one foot in the last eight, but Ferguson was still careful, saying: "It's not easy to get a professional player to always focus on the next game because there are so many things that can affect the concentration of the players. We lost to Liverpool recently but an important FA Cup win for Arsenal gave us plenty of confidence. But our opponents are very strong, so we have to be very careful, Inter as the defending champions, they will definitely not surrender easily, they will do everything to beat us, but we are fully prepared, we will not aim for promotion, our goal is to beat the opponent and bring joy to the fans. ”

As the focus of Manchester United and Inter Milan, Gao Xiaodong also talked about his thoughts on this game before the game.

'Even though we won away from home, I think the chances of both sides still being 50 per cent against 50 per cent, anything is possible, we can win in Meazza and of course Inter can win at Old Trafford. We have to be cautious and we have to be brave, in the game we can't give Inter hope because they can do miracles, so the first half was very important, if we can prevent the opposition from scoring, we will be able to play better, if Inter score first it will be difficult for us. ”

The game will not start until the next day, but the news about Manchester United and Inter Milan on the Internet and paper media has already been flying all over the sky, because Manchester United won the first leg away, the media and fans are almost one-sided optimistic that Manchester United will eliminate Inter Milan at home and advance to the last 8, even if Inter Milan fans do not have much hope for their team, but they think that even if they are out, Inter Milan must be "dignified" As the defending champions, they must not be out of the tournament like they did at home in the first leg, and even if they die, they must die standing instead of kneeling.

Of course, there are also some die-hard nera groups who are confident in their own team and believe Inter will do a miracle to knock Manchester United away from home.