Inter Milan are seen as the favourites to win the Champions League, which is obviously not a good thing for Inter, which means they are in the crosshairs.

However, Leon is not too worried about this, in fact, it is a well-known fact that Inter Milan are in hot form this season and are stronger than in 2006.

In what Leon said in the locker room to the players: We are very strong, this is a fact, only the weak have self-pity, and no strong person suffers because of the strong!

"We just need to be ourselves, and we don't have to worry about the rest!"

"Don't be arrogant, don't be impetuous!Believe in yourself!"

"Don't look at the media praising us like flowers! I believe you must be very clear that some people are waiting for us to turn our heads and watch the excitement!"

"I'm willing to bet if we lose in the league or suffer Waterloo in the Champions League, the media that praised us today will be a hundred times crazier than the praise we are now!"

"So, remember it all, only by having the last laugh is the real king!"

Li Ang knew that it was a critical moment, so he convened the whole team to talk in time, in addition to cheering up the whole team, he also had to give the whole team a vaccination, and also to avoid the players from having an arrogant psychological situation.

Yes, it feels cool to be regarded as the number one enemy by other giants in Europe, even opponents like Barcelona and Manchester United, who dare not go straight to the edge. However, Leon had to guard against the complacency of the players.

Of course, when he said these words, it could only serve as a certain warning, and he was not sure whether the players listened to it or not.

However, if a player really has a problem with his mind and indulges in indulgence, Leon will definitely not be merciful.

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16 March 2008, Milan, Stadio Meazza.

Inter Milan host Palermo.

There is also a key battle in this round of the league, which is the direct competition between Roma and AC Milan at home, Roma team has encountered strong opponents, if Roma team is blocked, Inter Milan will be one step closer to winning the Serie A title in advance.

For Inter Milan, if they can secure the Serie A title early, they will also be able to turn more attention to the Champions League.

Of course, in order to extend the lead, in addition to AC Milan's help, they must also win Palermo at home today.

Palermo are currently in the middle of the Serie A table, and Zampagnia's side are not to be underestimated after two seasons of running-in.

The goalkeeper is veteran Serie A goalkeeper Fontana.

At the back, two current Italian internationals, Barzagli and Zaccardo, are leading the way, as well as fringe international Barzaretti.

The midfield is dominated by Migliaccio and Simpricio, two old Serie A fritters.

Up front are two Italian internationals, Mikoli and Amaury.

After Leon's study of Palermo, it was also a little strange that such a team had so many new and old Italian internationals in charge.

Therefore, Leon did not underestimate Palermo, although such a team seems harmless, but when it comes to occasional convulsions, it is still a little difficult.

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Leon didn't expect the match to be easy, but he didn't expect it.

In this game, Palermo coach Zamparini had a clear goal from the start, and they were aiming for a draw.

Palermo retracted across the board.

At this point, Li Ang has been prepared, with Inter Milan's current strong attacking power, many Serie A middle and lower reaches of the team will choose such conservative tactics when facing them, although conservative tactics will not prevent failure, Inter Milan's previous 27 consecutive wins are proof, but, conservative play can at least avoid fiascos to the greatest extent, and what if luck comes, force a draw with Inter Milan? They dare not attack, everyone knows, with Inter Milan attack, that means looking for death.

It's just that what makes Leon frown is that Palermo's scramble is too big.

The Palermo people heavily defended the half, and as long as they entered the danger zone that they had predetermined in their minds, the Palermo players did not hesitate to run and scramble, and they made great moves.

In the 31st minute of the game, Aguero was violated by Zaccardo and fell to the ground in pain.

After the team doctor came on the field for Aguero's emergency treatment and examination, he immediately made a gesture for a substitution.

While Leon asked Balotelli to warm up and prepare to play, he found the fourth official to protest: Zaccardo was a big foul, and the referee didn't even give a yellow card, which made him unhappy.

Balotelli came off the bench to replace Sergio Aguero, who was unable to continue the game due to injury.

At the end of the first half, the score was 0-0, and Inter Milan were unable to find the back of the net in the face of Palermo's pressing and foul tactics.

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At half-time, Leon made a point of telling the players to be careful of Palermo's big moves and try to avoid injury.

Although Leon reminded the player, he could not stop the bad foul by the Palermo player.

At the start of the second half, Barzaretti made a flying tackle that injured David Silva.

Leon was able to replace David Silva with Arshavin.

Although the referee finally showed Barzaretti a yellow card this time, Leon was furious.

In his opinion, it is the referee's connivance that will lead to Silva's injury, and if the referee had played harshly in the first half to curb the foul behavior of the Palermo players, the Palermo players' behavior would have been reined in, so that perhaps Silva's injury could have been avoided.

The two substitutions in a row were passive substitution adjustments due to player injuries, which not only wasted two substitutions early, but also worried about the player's injury.

It seemed that the referee had finally had enough to bear the frequent fouls of the Palermo players, and less than 20 minutes into the second half, four Palermo players received yellow cards.

And Inter Milan was also kicked out of anger, and captain Zanetti and Carlos also received yellow cards one after another.

In the 69th minute of the game, Palermo central defender Barzagli was shown a second yellow card by the referee for a big foul and was sent off with a red card.

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Li Ang sneered on the sidelines, he would not accept the referee's 'love', if it weren't for the fact that this person was not able to control the penalty scale well in the first half, the second half of the game would not be full of red and yellow cards.

The Palermo man's pressing all over the pitch consumed a lot of energy, and the foul tactics left them with one less man to play, which made Palermo's tough defense begin to unravel after continuing to develop against Inter Milan.

In the 76th minute of the game, Arshavin sent a diagonal ball, Balotelli pulled to the side, took two steps and passed into the penalty area, Adriano headed the ball, and the follow-up Arshavin volleyed the goal!

1 to 0!

After conceding this goal, Palermo's morale suffered a major blow, they came to a draw, once they conceded the goal, they thought that all their previous efforts were in vain, not to mention that the team had one less person to fight, Palermo's fighting spirit began to crumble.

Adriano then burst into the box with the ball and scored with a powerful shot to help Inter Milan make it 2-0.