Chapter 255: I've been longing for the Champions League title for a long time

Maybe the chance to fight again will be soon.

In another time and space, Inter Milan will meet AC Milan in the quarter-finals of the Champions League after knocking out Porto.

Of course, you can't assume that the same thing is going to happen on this plane, but it's possible, isn't it?

The Champions League also likes to arrange some rivalry encounters. Now that Inter Milan and AC Milan met in the semi-finals of the 02-03 season and played a dog's brain, it is normal to meet again this season.

Like Barcelona and Chelsea, Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Juventus...... If you don't create such a signing, where will the Champions League gimmick come from?

Although Inter Milan were eventually eliminated by AC Milan in the Champions League in another time and space, and AC Milan finally completed Liverpool's miracle night in Istanbul, Ricardo believes that with his arrival, all this will be reversed.

He is desperate for revenge against AC Milan in the Champions League. Revenge two seasons ago.

The two league meetings, Inter Milan 1-1 at home and 0-0 away, if such a score is still played in the Champions League, Inter Milan will be eliminated due to the disadvantage of away goals.

So if they meet in the Champions League next and Inter Milan want to win, they will have to strengthen their strength.

It's unrealistic to expect the whole team to improve in a short period of time, and Mancini has done what he should have done.

But if you improve yourself a little more, and cooperate with Ronaldo and Adriano a little more, this can always be achieved.

In the post-match press conference, Roberto Mancini expressed satisfaction with his team's performance, while Carlo Ancelotti was also pleased with his disciples' performance, and both seemed to be happy.

But then in the dressing room, Mancini criticised the players.

In fact, the players of Inter Milan also felt wronged, they did not play badly in this game, but they were a little lucky, and the opponent's shot was obviously off the course, and as a result, it hit Kaka's leg and changed direction and rolled into the goal, which made people helpless.

Other than that, there were no obvious mistakes and AC Milan didn't get enough chances.

Coincidentally, in the away dressing room, AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti also sharply criticized his disciples, believing that they did not give 100% effort in such a crucial Milan derby, and the lack of concentration at the last minute led to a fall short, and the three points in hand became one.

If AC Milan win this game, they can still think about defending the league title, but the draw has almost completely shattered their dreams.

The next day's media commented on the match as "another hot Milan derby." ”

Neither side was able to achieve their goals, and both sides were defeated, leaving Juventus laughing and peeing out.

After this game, Inter Milan accumulated 54 points, 2 points behind Juventus, and gave up the top spot, allowing Juventus to lead again.

Sport also highlighted Ricardo's performance: "...... After a frenzy in the early stages of the season, he struggled for a while, but he quickly adjusted. We can note that in the last few games, he has struggled to create chances for his teammates and less on his own attempts to settle the battles. In 19 league appearances this season, he has scored just seven goals, most of which came at the start of the season; But he contributed 16 assists, which is already close to Inter's best record. ”

"The reactivation of Ricardo has boosted the creativity of Inter's midfield and given Ronaldo and Adriano more opportunities. As an 18-year-old, we couldn't ask him to do better. Although he didn't win the Golden Boy Award last year, as long as he continues to perform so far, this year's Golden Boy Award must be in his pocket. ”

"Torino Sport" said proudly: "The collision between the first in the league and the third in the league has allowed Juventus to reach the top smoothly. Juventus have a lot of experience in how to lead the way, they will not easily give up the first place again, and Inter Milan will have to show real skills if they want to challenge Juventus again. ”

The game is over, and the league continues. It's not just the league, Inter Milan and Juventus and AC Milan all need to fight on three fronts.

Only the tumultuous Roma have been out of the Champions League group stage and they can focus on the league, but they have lost their hopes of competing for the title, and the points gap has been stretched so wide that they don't even have any theoretical hopes.

On March 6, Inter Milan won 2-1 against Lecce after conceding a goal first. Ricardo started the game and although he didn't contribute goals or assists, he did well.

But Juventus and AC Milan also won against their respective opponents.

They were expecting Roma to cause a little trouble for Juventus, but the referee dominated the game and blew away two good goals from Roma as Juventus beat Roma 2-1 away to continue to lead the table.

On March 12, Inter Milan played the Blue Eagles away, with Ricardo sitting on the bench. A mistake by Lazio veteran Favali gave Lazio a 1-0 lead in the first half.

In the second half, Ricardo came on, he first drew three Lazio defenders with a high-speed dribble at the edge of the penalty area and handed the ball to Ronaldo, who picked up a pass to Adriano to help the latter score; Before the end of the game, Ricardo used his dribbling to create a free-kick opportunity in front of the penalty area, and another Lazio veteran, Mihajlovic took the free-kick to kill the host, and Inter Milan staged another comeback, and Juventus did not pull away again.

On the evening of 15 March, Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice and Ricardo scored a hat-trick of assists as Inter Milan beat defending champions Porto 4-1 at home to end the latter's dream of defending their title.

After the game, brothers Ricardo and Ronaldo spoke to reporters on the sidelines. Ricardo put it simply: "It's a tough opponent, but we're the better team and we deserve to win." Now that we've come here, no matter who our next opponent is, we're going to keep going until the final. ”

Ronaldo put it more simply: "I've been hungry for the Champions League for a long time. ”

Inter Milan's excellent form has made the mainstream European media exclaim: The snake is coming (there is an element of the snake in the Inter Milan team crest)!

Inter Milan with Ronaldo have been the favourites to win the Champions League, but Inter Milan have been in poor form in the Champions League over the years. The closest they came to the title, in the 2002-2003 season, was knocked out by AC Milan in the semi-finals due to a lack of away goals. It's not that it's not a lack of strength, it can only be said that it's luck, and Cooper's tactics also make Inter Milan not suitable for the knockout round.