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It's April.

People in Milan talk about football almost every day.

"Inter Milan have won again,"

"This time it is estimated that they will enter the final again, Deportivo can't stop them, Leverkusen is even more unlikely, Liverpool had hope, but they actually lost to Leverkusen."

AC Milan fans have been chatting about the next door lately, but they have little interest in their own team. Anyway, AC Milan does not have a Champions Cup this season, and the league seems to be the second or third in the league.

On the contrary, it is Inter Milan who is soaring all the way, making them envious and jealous.

In the Champions League, AC Milan has always been the best representative of Italy, but it has been very decadent over the years and has not achieved good results in Europe, while Inter Milan has reached the top.

It's really 30 years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi......

But you're going to say that AC Milan's squad isn't strong? That's wrong, from the point of view of strength on paper, AC Milan's strength is still above Inter Milan, but piling up powerful stars may not really be able to stimulate all the combat effectiveness, right? It depends on whether the manager has the ability to do so.

In the eyes of many, the difference between AC Milan and Inter Milan is the manager, Inter Milan has a championship manager, while AC Milan does not......

Many fans even took up the idea of Inter Milan's Champions League opponents, Bayer Leverkusen.

"Bayer Leverkusen is not strong in itself, it is the manager Jurgen Klopp, I think AC Milan can consider bringing Klopp?"

"Forget it, the German coach is in charge of the Italian team? It seems that few people have ever succeeded. ”

"That's better than the Turks, there's no hope at all."

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On May 24, in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, Inter Milan will face Bayer Leverkusen at home.

Bayer Leverkusen have been very strong this season, and under the tutelage of new coach Jurgen Klopp, although the team does not have a superstar, the style of play is pleasing to the eye and full of passion.

Somewhat similar to Mourinho, Klopp has also begun to make a name for himself at a young age. Originally, after former coach Worrall went to coach the German national team, Bayer Leverkusen wanted to invite Schuster, Frankfurt, but Schuster recommended Klopp to Leverkusen, and then Klopp went crazy in the Bundesliga.

Now, Bayer Leverkusen sit first in the Bundesliga, temporarily beating Borussia Dortmund. You know, this Leverkusen team is no longer the Leverkusen team that won the Champions Cup, most of the stars have already run, and the reason why the team has performed so fiercely is completely Klopp's personal credit.

Jurgen Klopp and his team arrived in Milan a day early on Tuesday night.

Zheng Zhi did not shy away from suspicion and asked Klopp for dinner.

Many players are taboo about this kind of behavior, but for Zheng Zhi, he doesn't have such an idea, just having a meal with friends, and no matter how much the media scribbles, it will not change the nature of the meal.

The two of them dined in a Chinese restaurant and talked a lot about it.

"I thought you would be the manager of Borussia Dortmund,"

"I didn't expect you to come back."

"Did you kidnap that kid from Reuss to Dortmund?"

Klopp grinned, bared his white teeth, and said, "That kid has always liked Dortmund, and he wants to go for himself." However, Dortmund also threw a lot of money, and Leverkusen was moved, so he let it go. But I think it's definitely a bad deal, for Bayer Leverkusen. ”

"Of course, that kid from Reuss is really good, and Leverkusen will regret it one day."

"By the way, how many years are you going to spend at Leverkusen?"

Jurgen Klopp said: "I'll leave if I win the league. ”

Zheng Zhi: ......

I hope so......

But he didn't speak.

Klose added: "Don't forget our original agreement that one day we will work together at the same club. ”

Zheng Zhi smiled, "Ah,"

"A lot of coaches have told me that."

"But I promise you, there will be this opportunity."

"But, I think, you should focus more on the league, haha!"

Klopp also laughed, "Haha, that's not necessarily, maybe it's us who make it to the final, maybe you should focus more on the league." ”

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Bayer Leverkusen knocked out Liverpool two weeks ago to reach the last four of the Champions League, and it seems that they will have a tough time against Inter Milan, but they should at least be in the domestic league. However, the Bundesliga record of 1 draw and 1 loss in the past two weeks has made Klopp not have time to enjoy the praise, but he has been criticized by the domestic media.

After a year, Bayer Leverkusen are back on title track under Jurgen Klopp, and they are still two points ahead of their biggest rivals, Borussia Dortmund. Although the Champions League meets Inter Milan, they still have a chance. Bayer Leverkusen were prepared to abandon the Champions League to focus on the Bundesliga after losing the first leg to Anfield, but now that they have progressed to the last four, they have to reconsider the difficulties of fighting on both fronts. They will also face Schalke 04 in the German Cup soon. If it is self-defeating, they are likely to replace the champagne with tears for celebration.

But Leverkusen's strength is also obvious to all, under Klose's tutelage, many people praise Leverkusen's style as if it were an Argentine national team, they have South American technology and European discipline, and many people think that this team is a combination of strength and softness.

Zheng Zhi and Jurgen Klopp have not shied away from tomorrow night's clash of words.

Looking ahead to the two-legged semi-finals, Jurgen Klopp appears cautiously optimistic: "If we survive in Meazza we have a chance to reach the final,"

'After we knocked out Liverpool, you will definitely be more careful to watch out for us, and then Stam and Materaci are out and I think there are holes in your defence and we will try to take advantage of those.'

Zheng Zhi smiled, "But we are not Liverpool, we have no problem missing anyone." ”

'You have to worry about your holes at the back, we're going to find a way to score.'

"You know, the results of our last six games are: win win!"

Inter Milan's record is indeed quite strong, it can be said that it is unparalleled, and it can still maintain six consecutive wins in the final stage of the season, which can be said to be quite a terrible form.

Stam was banned for five months and Materazzi was injured, which are not reasons for Inter to weaken.

"And your last six games aren't good."

Bayer Leverkusen's last 6 matches are win-lose, win-draw, and lose-or. Although he defeated Liverpool 4:2 in the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals, he then drew 1:1 with Hamburg in the domestic Bundesliga and lost 1:2 to Bremen. The league advantage has been narrowed to 2 points.

The state is very average.

Klopp glanced at Zheng Zhi strangely.

"If you're not Mr. Footballer, I suspect you're also a manager, and you know us as well as we know you."

"However, history really doesn't have any necessary connection with the next victory, so tomorrow night's game is a mystery, and no one knows which side will win until the last moment?"

Klopp was not hit by the stats listed by Zheng Zhi, and he was still full of confidence. Want him to ditch the Champions League and focus on the league?

No

Only children do such multiple-choice questions.

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That evening, the Champions League semi-finals were played first.

La Liga's two giants, Barcelona and Real Madrid, are back in action for the first leg of the Champions League after more than 40 years to qualify for the final of this season's Champions League.

Barcelona lost 0-2 at home to Real Madrid. It's cruel for Barcelona.

Of the 98,000 fans at the Campano stadium, only 2,900 Real Madrid fans are happy. Zinedine Zidane's goal proved that he was worthy of the sky-high transfer fee. On 15 May, Real Madrid are likely to appear at Hampden Park in Glasgow to compete for their eighth trophy in their history.

Barcelona could be empty-handed this season and even lose their place in next season's Champions League. Frustrated Barcelona fans were not interested in crusading Rexach, who was set to leave at the end of the season, and after the game they demanded the resignation of club president Gaspat and threw debris at the VIP seats. Some fans even unfurled a huge banner.

"We need Zheng Zhi!"

What does this have to do with Zheng Zhi?

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On Wednesday afternoon, Inter Milan held a pre-match press conference.

Jose Mourinho has warned his side not to be overconfident, believing the game against Bayer Leverkusen will be a tough one.

"Some people already thought we were in the final, but it was a difficult game and the opponents were very aggressive,"

Mourinho said: "I'm not surprised that Bayer Leverkusen are in the last four because they are a very, very good team. It is no coincidence that they are now at the top of the Bundesliga, with their four points ahead of Bayern Munich and their current position illustrating their current quality. I think they're going to win the Bundesliga, but they won't win easily against us today. If they attack at all in Meazza we will try to win the game. Bayer Leverkusen, for example, controlled the game at Anfield and Liverpool defended the whole game, but Liverpool won by a narrow one-goal victory. ”

Jose Mourinho also praised Bayer Leverkusen's midfielder Schneider, "I was surprised by Schneider as a midfielder. He was very nice and there was nothing to say. He wasn't conspicuous a few years ago, but he's made a lot of progress in the last two years. ”

Klopp did inspire Schneider, and after Ballack left to join Bayern Munich, Klose brought in Schneider from Eintracht Frankfurt, but Schneider exploded out of control.

The modest Schneider thanked Zheng Zhi a lot this year, and whenever the media praised him, he always mentioned Zheng Zhi. said that in Frankfurt back then, Zheng Zhi taught him a lot, and it was Zheng Zhi who made him stronger.

That was three years ago......

This time, Schneider talked about Zheng Zhi again at a press conference.

"I learned from the shoulders of giants to get to where I am today."

"And that giant is obviously Zheng."

In Milan City, complimenting Zheng Zhi, Schneider is too good at pleasing the home fans......

Although everyone has to fight to the death on the field, at least the atmosphere before the game is happy. Zheng Zhi even visited his former teammates in the away dressing room.

Although Ronaldinho, Emerson, Lucio and Ribery are all gone, most have stayed behind and followed Jurgen Klopp to rebuild the dynasty again.

Zheng Zhi saw the future Manchester United chic brother Berbatov here, at this time Berbatov's hair was still very thick, so handsome that he didn't want it.

Brother Chic was very polite, and when he saw Zheng Zhi enter the locker room, he immediately took out his mobile phone, took a photo with Zheng Zhi, and discussed exchanging jerseys after the game.

"They all said they had a lot of your jerseys hidden in their homes, and I asked them for one, but they just wouldn't give it, so I met you this time......"

There was a lot of laughter in the away dressing room.

Beinrich put his arm around Zheng Zhi's shoulder, "Actually, I even have a collection of his underwear. ”

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Jurgen Klopp fielded the strongest line-up.

Goalkeeper: Bout

Defenders: Zivkovic, Hap, Novotny, Placente

Midfielders: Beinrich, Schneider, LaMelo, Basturk

Forwards: Berbatov, Neuville

Mourinho is naturally unreserved.

Goalkeeper: Gianluigi Buffon

Defenders: Zanetti, Carvalho, Córdoba, Grosso

Midfielders: Di Biagio, Zheng Zhi, Dalma, Pirlo

Forwards: Ronaldo, Vieri

The match started at 19:45 Milan time.

Leverkusen, who wore a blue away shirt, played very aggressively after the opening kick-off, giving Leverkusen plenty of chances to possess the ball as Inter Milan's midfield pressing was not ferocious.

Bayer Leverkusen launched an onslaught in the opening stages, winning two corners in quick succession. From the second corner, Bayer Leverkusen almost changed the scoreline. Schneider whipped in a corner and Berbatov took advantage of his height at the far post to beat Beinrich, whose shot was luckily blocked by Buffon.

After this fright, Mourinho immediately changed his tactics and signaled the team to press up and not give Leverkusen too much space to attack. Because Bayer Leverkusen showed their attacking fangs in the opening game, just like the giggling and white-toothed Klopp in the dugout, everything was so fruitful......

In the stadium of Meacha, only Klopp has the courage to do this, Ferguson does not dare, and Heathfield does not dare to ......

"Young people are so impulsive?"

"Jurgen Klopp, like Mourinho, is a young marshal who dares to take risks."

"Today's game, I think it's really dangerous."

Huang Jianxiang also smelled danger.

"But all the teams that have been led by Zheng Zhi are not much worse in strength. Even Schneider was brought out by Zheng Zhi, and Schneider really didn't show much before......"