3 April 2007, evening. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

It rained heavily all day in Milan, from morning to night.

The drainage system of Rao is Meazza Stadium is perfect, but the field is still very slippery.

Tonight, in heavy rain, the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals is being played here, with Inter Milan hosting the Red Devils Manchester United.

Prior to the game, both sides had offered to postpone the game, but UEFA had given it a second thought and did not agree.

Therefore, the two sides can only carry out this water war in the majestic rain.

Michael Carrick hates playing in this kind of weather, the ball is wet and slippery and difficult to control.

He was United's main midfielder in this game, partnering Fletcher.

In front of them, Ryan Giggs on the left, Alan Smith in the middle, Saha on the right and Wayne Rooney as the lone striker.

Behind him stood Heinze, Rio Ferdinand, Brown, Gary Neville and goalkeeper Forster.

Ferguson played a lot of smoke bombs before the game, advertising that a number of key players were injured and out of the game, and they couldn't catch up with the game, but in fact, including Fletcher and Saha, all started the game.

Only Scholes, who was banned for three games, missed this game.

Inter Milan also played at home, with Cesar in goal, Patrice Evra, Cannavaro, Nemanja Vidic and McCone at the back, Cambiasso behind in midfield, Yaya Toure and Veron up front.

The front three is a combination of Cristiano Ronaldo, Ibrahimovic and Adriano.

Inter Milan is strong, and Manchester United is playing away again, so the Red Devils are still stable in the first leg.

As soon as the game began, Inter Milan launched an attack.

Cristiano Ronaldo received the ball on the left and faced Gary Neville with a back-heel knock on the ball, but the pitch was slippery and the Portuguese showed off the ball to Gary Neville.

Gary Neville sent the ball to Carrick's feet, but as soon as the England midfielder received the ball, the opponent's black midfielder Yaya Toure was already close in front of him, which surprised Carrick and quickly passed the ball back to the backline.

The rain was heavy and the view was greatly obstructed.

Everyone in the stadium, including the referee, has already been drenched in soup.

Carrick wiped the rain from his face and looked at the figure flickering in front of him, feeling unreal.

But Inter didn't give him time to think about it, and less than a minute later, Inter Milan, who had regained the ball, launched another attack, still passing to Cristiano Ronaldo on the left.

But this time it was Veron who received the ball and made a mid-to-long-range through ball that passed the ball directly behind the Manchester United defence.

Cristiano Ronaldo cut in quickly diagonally, got past Brown and fired a low shot past the ball.

But I don't know if it was affected by the heavy rain, the Portuguese's single shot was not on target and slipped out of the far post.

"Hey, guys, cheer up. Captain Gary Neville shouted in the rain.

Carrick also gestured to his partner Fletcher, signaling him not to get too close and pay attention to protecting the defense.

Inter Milan's opening tactics were very smart, not blindly pursuing passing, but attacking and efficient.

In this kind of weather, they choose to use the simplest and most direct way to get the ball into the danger zone as much as possible, and then rely on the individual ability of the players to create a threat.

Carrick wiped his face and looked at the sidelines, and in the fog, he saw a head coach wearing a transparent raincoat who was still standing on the sidelines directing the game, Gao Han.

He admired Gao Han very much, because when Gao Han was in charge of Chelsea, he tried to bring him in, and the two sides had a telephone exchange, Gao Han personally told him that in time, he would become the best midfielder in Europe, and it was Gao Han who suggested that he withdraw his position.

At the time, he was playing for West Ham United, England's second tier in League One.

At that time, Carrick was full of expectations and wanted to join Chelsea and play under Gao Han, but who would have thought that in the summer of that year, Chelsea suddenly announced Gao Han's departure and the transfer was aborted.

But even so, Gao Han was still very gracious, personally called him to explain his difficulties, and encouraged him to continue to leave West Ham United as soon as possible to prove himself in the Premier League.

As a result, Carrick joined Tottenham Hotspur and then Manchester United.

When Ferguson invited Carrick to join, he also mentioned Gao Han, so Carrick knew that Ferguson relied on him so much, at least partly because Gao Han's reputation was outside.

Whether it was at Tottenham Hotspur or Manchester United, Carrick never imagined that the first time he encountered the cold would be a scene like tonight, and it would rain so heavily.

Beep!

In the heavy rain, a referee's whistle sounded from the left.

Carrick looked up through the rain curtain to see Adriano lying on the ground, while Manchester United left-back Heinze was explaining something to the referee, but fortunately, the referee did not give a card, but gave a warning.

A free-kick opportunity in front of Inter Milan.

"Damn it, watch out for their free-kicks!" shouted Gary Neville, "Michael." ”

"I'm coming. Carrick immediately ran over.

He knew that the captain was calling him over to line up the wall.

Inter Milan's free-kick skills are well known, this area is not far away, close but not close, direct hitting the goal or doing cooperation, can create a threat.

And as it turned out, Inter Milan also lined up two free-kick masters, Veron and Adriano.

One with one left foot and one with the right foot, it seems to be covering, but it is so real.

"Be careful. Carrick turned around and shouted at his team-mate in the box.

The human wall was set, the Inter Milan players did not hesitate at all, the two players started at the same time, Adriano dribbled a shot, Veron's right-footed penalty shot over the human wall, and fell into the penalty area.

Yaya Toure grabbed the first spot in the box, but the ball was too slippery and the volley hit the anti-aircraft gun.

The Ivorian crouched in the box with his head folded in remorse, looking frustrated.

Manchester United is like a catastrophe.

In three minutes, Inter Milan had already created three shots on goal, and Manchester United's defense couldn't even block it.

If it weren't for the heavy rain that caused them to take advantage of their chances a lot less, United would have conceded goals by now.

What a horrible team!

As the minutes ticked by, Inter Milan's opening attack continued.

In the seventh minute, McCone suddenly cut in and curled a cross from the right, and Ibrahimovic volleyed in near the penalty spot, but couldn't kick it in the right place, the ball didn't hit the ground and fell limply into Foster's arms.

Two minutes later, Patrice Evra's through ball from the left was met by Cristiano Ronaldo and forced his way to get the ball between Gary Neville and Fletcher, only to slip and the ball was cut off by United and he made his first threatening counter-attack of the game, into the 30-metre area of Inter, but couldn't get a shot.

In just ten minutes, it felt like a long, long time had passed for Carrick.

Yaya Toure is like a difficult dogskin plaster, as soon as Carrick and Fletcher get the ball, he will be the first to get close, this kid is a tiger and a tiger, although his footwork is not dirty, but he is very aggressive.

He tried several times to stabilize the tempo or control the ball, but he couldn't.

On the contrary, Inter Milan, although it was in the heavy rain, they still frequently carried out continuous passing and receiving cooperation, and the players' running was also very active, and it seemed that the advantage of the entire midfield was obvious.

United didn't play their rhythm, and the tackles and interceptions in defense didn't work hard, but Ferguson didn't think about letting the team shrink the defence, and instead counted on the team to get on their feet as soon as possible.

It's dangerous!

Carrick instinctively sensed the danger, especially when he saw Fletcher and Alan Smith pressing forward to get the ball.

"Darren, Alain, don't chase the ball, stay in formation. Carrick reminded.

Manchester United's ability to run without the ball and press is also obvious to all, but it depends on which team it is against.

Against a team like Inter Milan, chasing the ball is irrational, because even in the heavy rain, their passing and possession can still make it difficult for Manchester United to use their pressing interceptions.

On the contrary, it is the Red Devils themselves, once they can't grab it, not to mention the consumption of physical energy, it is easy to get hot-headed and lose their position.

If they press up, then Carrick will still be able to stand in front of the line of defense to protect?

Seeing Alan Smith pressing up and trying to force Cambiaso, Fletcher also followed as soon as possible, ready to make up for it.

Seeing them like this, Carrick calculated the distance between himself and them, sighed in his heart, and had to follow some as well.

But at this time, Inter Milan's central defender Vidic suddenly stopped the ball, Rooney pounced on it for the first time, wanting to grab it, but the Serbian central defender suddenly kicked the ball to the front.

In the heavy rain, the ball crossed an arc and fell to the right side of the arc of the penalty area.

Carrick was slightly taken aback, and immediately turned around and walked back in pursuit.

I saw Adriano at the edge of the penalty area, blocking Ferdinand with his body and jamming the best position.

Faced with the ball flying from the back, the Brazilian center forward took a clever step forward and flicked the ball with a header, which rubbed directly against the ground on the right.

Carrick was immediately shocked when he saw a blue-black figure rushing from the left to the middle in the middle of the rain, and it was Cristiano Ronaldo.

The England midfielder desperately tried to make himself quicker to catch up, but he was so fast.

When Carrick chased back to the edge of the penalty area, he saw that Cristiano Ronaldo had adjusted, picked up his right foot, and directly hit a violent long-range shot from the edge of the penalty area.

Carrick was in a hurry and tried to make a sliding tackle to stop it, but it was too late.

I only heard a bang, and the rain in the air around me seemed to be bursting, and then I saw a circular shadow like lightning in the dark clouds in the majestic rain, fleeting.

When it reappeared, it was already in the goal behind Foster.

That's how the ball went in!

“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL！！！！！！！！！”

"It was only 12 minutes into the game, and in just 12 minutes, Inter Milan took the lead in scoring against Manchester United!"

'An assist from Adriano, a long-range shot from the edge of the box by Cristiano Ronaldo, found the goal for the Red Devils!'

'It was a very brilliant and very sudden shot. ”

"Cristiano Ronaldo's shot came so suddenly that Foster didn't even have time to react. ”

"Manchester United started badly and conceded a goal. ”

Covered in grass clippings and rain, Carrick got up from the ground, his eyes glazed.

Is this Inter Milan?