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Such a start may not have been predicted by even the most daring people before the game.
At the same time, the blow that such a goal has done to Barcelona is also obvious.
After the game resumed, Inter Milan took advantage of the momentum of the lead and launched several attacks in a row.
Among them, Adriano had a chance to face Valdés directly from a tight angle in the box.
Unfortunately, in the end, the Brazilian's footwork on the ball made it unclear whether he wanted to pass the ball or shoot straight at goal. The ball eventually rolled out of the bottom line.
In the pre-match dressing room, Rijkaard, who stressed the need not to give up attacking football, clearly did not expect that Inter Milan would be so aggressive from the start.
However, just as he was about to shrink his team's formation and withstand the attack of Inter Milan first. Inter Milan slowed down the tempo again.
In fact, Rijkaard's guess about Inter Milan is not wrong. Jose Mourinho continued to play a defensive counter-attacking formation in the final.
The reason why the Inter Milan team occupied the absolute initiative on the field in the opening stage was completely stimulated by Chen Xi's goal less than three seconds after the opening game.
After a period of unsuccessful onslaught, the Inter Milan team also began to follow Mourinho's pre-match arrangement and began to stabilize the rhythm.
Although Barcelona's backline doesn't look solid, why are there so few teams that have been able to beat Barcelona in the past two seasons?
The reason is simple: if you don't manage to kill Barcelona with a hammer in attack, they will quickly break down your defence with their more powerful attack.
If Inter Milan had continued to attack as hard as before, it would have been nice to be able to score. And if you can't attack for a long time, I'm afraid that Barcelona will fight back.
The tridents of Ronaldo, Samuel Eto'o and Giullik up front all boast top-notch pace.
After withstanding the continuous offensive of the Inter Milan team, the Barcelona team also began to organize several decent attacks.
In the 16th minute, after Ronaldo cut to the edge of the box on the left flank, he suddenly stuffed the ball to Samuel Eto'o, who was leaning on Materazzi with his back in the box.
Materazzi held off Samuel Eto'o from behind, while the rest of Inter's defenders kept an eye on the receiver next to him.
At this point, Samuel Eto'o gestured back to Ronaldo, effectively slotting the ball behind him with the outside of his right foot, then suddenly turning around and stabbing the ball with his right toe before Materazzi blocked.
This series of actions was completed smoothly, and the shot was very sudden.
Cesar in front of the goal almost subconsciously reached out and made a save.
But it was crucial, as his hand hit the ball and it grazed the outside of the post and deflected wide of the goal.
The Barcelona fans in the stands of the Stade de France couldn't help but let out a sigh of regret.
Under Barcelona's continuous attack, Inter Milan also gained several good counterattack opportunities.
Among them, in the 24th minute, Chen Xi's long pass over the top created an almost one-on-one chance for Adriano.
However, Adriano kicked the ball into Valdés' arms when he shot with his right foot, which he was not good at.
…… For Barcelona, the most threatening is still their king Ronaldo.
Even though Jose Mourinho deployed Essien to defend him closely, the Brazilian is still alive and well, and he can be seen wherever there is danger.
Every breakthrough, pass and shot from the Brazilian can almost startle the Inter fans in a cold sweat.
In the 37th minute, he once again got the ball in the left corner of the box.
Essien immediately leaned in, and Zanetti also flanked in.
However, Ronaldo still calmly controls the ball at his feet, and he can even take the time to observe his teammates' movements.
Even though Xiao Luo looks a little careless like this, Essien and Zanetti, who know that he threatens, just don't dare to blindly grab it.
Finally, Ronaldo moved, and he flicked the ball to the middle, as if he was about to cross horizontally.
After attracting the attention of Zanetti and Essien, he suddenly slammed the ball with his right heel towards the left baseline!
After the ball was knocked out by him, the Dutchman Van Bronckhorst, who was playing at left-back, appeared in the path of the ball at high speed.
The Dutch left-back, who was born in midfield, was originally stronger in attack than in defense. His speed is a continuation of the Dutch fast horse tradition.
After catching up with the ball, Van Bronckhorst took the opportunity to take the ball straight into the box. Then he dared to cross the ball to the penalty spot before Materazzi could make up for it.
In this era, it is not so obvious, but Iniesta, who looks the most inconspicuous in the front field of Barcelona, appeared in the most appropriate position at the most appropriate time!
In the face of Van Bronckhorst's return pass, he directly got up with his right foot and fired a push!
The ball was pushed into the far corner!
The kick shot is extremely fast and angled. Even though Cesar in front of the goal had made the first save, he still couldn't prevent the ball from flying into the goal!
“goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal!!! Iniesta! Iniesta! Andres Iniesta!! The young Spanish midfielder was in the right place at the right time. A push shot helped Barcelona equalize the score. Of course, Van Bronckhorst, who assisted him, and Ronaldo, who planned the attack, were important contributors to this goal......" The moment the ball went into the net, the commentator of Spanish national television roared excitedly.
The Barcelona fans in the stands also began to celebrate wildly.
Rijkaard raised his hands in excitement on the sidelines.
Iniesta's still slightly immature face after the goal was also full of excitement, and he rushed to the stands where the Barcelona fans were, celebrating wildly with the fans.
…… Jose Mourinho was furious at the goal he conceded.
Because he stressed before the game that he should pay attention to the assist of Van Bronckhorst on the left. Who knows, the backline still missed the Dutchman.
As for Iniesta, even Mourinho didn't particularly care before the game. He originally thought that Xavi should be the starting XI in this position today.
Towards the end of the first half, Barcelona equalized the score.
Chen Xi and his teammates were obviously also very depressed.
Therefore, after the resumption of the game, they also stepped up their attack, hoping to take the lead again before the end of the first half.
Among them, Chen Xi's inward shot also really tested Valdés.
It's a pity that Valdés didn't seem to be affected by the conceded goal, and saved Chen Xi's almost straight shot from the bottom line with a world-class save.
Before the end of the first half, Barcelona also had a chance to overtake the score.
Cheetah Eto'o used his pace to force a chance, but his stab shot from inside the box was blocked by Cesar and blocked with his legs.
In the end, the score of the first half was locked at 1-1!
…… In the dressing room at half-time, it was clear that both managers summed up the first half of the game and made changes to their surnames.
After the start of the second half, Barcelona also took advantage of the opportunity to serve and launched a lightning raid.
After getting a pass from Deco at high speed down the left flank, Ronaldo used his individual ability to get past two Inter defenders in a row.
In the end, Zanetti had to stop Ronaldo, who was already rushing up, with a foul.
For this, the Sa team also got a yellow card late!
Barcelona also had a free-kick opportunity from the left.
This time the free-kick was a bit out of place, so it was more suitable for crossing.
However, Barcelona does not have any big players, so for air defense, Inter Milan said that there is no pressure!
Just when the Inter Milan defenders in the penalty area thought that they had completely controlled Barcelona's attacking players, Ronaldo, who took the free kick, completed a direct shot!
His free-kick flew in a strong arc towards the goal, and it looked like a cross.
However, the ball was fast and flew straight into the far corner of the goal.
Fortunately, Cesar in front of the goal was very focused and reacted quickly, and a flying pounce fished the ball out of the bottom line!
Even so, the Inter Milan fans in the stands were shocked into a cold sweat!
After dodging Ronaldo's free-kick, Inter also fought back on a counter-attack.
After Chen Xi got the ball, he rushed forward in the middle at high speed, attracted the bag, and suddenly distributed the ball to Figo on the right side.
Figo faced Chen Xi's pass and made a shooting pose.
Van Bronckhorst ate his move and made a gesture of extending his leg to block.
Figo's raised right foot was lifted lightly, and after a light buckle, he switched to his left foot and fired a low shot!
The shot went straight into the near corner, but unfortunately Figo couldn't hit the power with his left foot this time, and Valdés flew over in time to take the ball into his arms!
…… This is the situation on the pitch, with Barcelona dominating possession with their good ground play. In terms of the number of attacks alone, they also seem to have a certain advantage.
However, Inter Milan's counterattacks again and again were of extremely high quality.
Therefore, the two teams are still evenly matched.
Now it's up to us who can be the first to break the balance!
Before you know it, almost half an hour has passed in the second half.
Barcelona are still looking for opportunities with their skilful foot play up front.
Defenced in the middle by two world-class centre-backs, Materazzi and Carvalho, Eto'o was also pulled to the left to receive the ball.
As soon as he won the ball on the left, Zanetti and Essien also immediately moved in.
Eto'o originally hoped to rely on his speed to find a breakthrough, but seeing that the two men blocked their breakthrough angles, he could only reluctantly pass the ball back to Deco, who came to pick up.
After passing the ball, Eto'o was like a black lightning bolt, and it was inserted into the Inter penalty area at high speed!
Deco also stopped the ball for a while and stuffed the ball into the left rib of the penalty area!
It's just that the ball doesn't seem to be passed well. It seemed difficult for the ball to intersect with Eto'o's running path.
However, at this time, another threat to Barcelona, Ronaldo, appeared on the path of the ball.
This suddenly made the defenders of the Inter Milan team feel tight, and they all surrounded Xiao Luo.
Faced with this situation, Xiao Luo didn't even stop the ball, but directly made a refraction with the inside of his right foot, allowing the ball to pass between Materazzi and Zanetti, who returned to the penalty area!
Wow~~~ This seems to be an understatement, but it suddenly made a noise erupt in the stands!
Because, the ball was refracted by Xiao Luo like this, and it was in line with Eto'o's running route at high speed!
"Beautiful! Xiao Luo completed a classic assist with a simple touch of the ball! Samuel Eto'o has a great chance to score! The Spanish commentator shouted excitedly.
Faced with the ball after being deflected by Ronaldo, Eto'o couldn't help but cry out for comfort. Because he doesn't even need to make any adjustments, he just needs to turn sideways and face the ball with a right-footed push!
Apparently, the Cameroonian cheetah is still more confident in his right foot!
Cesar in front of the goal obviously didn't expect Xiao Luo to still be able to deliver such a magical assist in such a situation.
As a result, he was a little slower to block the angle, and when he turned sideways to block Eto'o's shot, he found a flash of white light in front of him, and then the ball bounced in behind him.
“gooooooooooooooooooooooooal!!! Eto'o! Eto'o! Eto'o!! The Cameroonian striker's goal helped Barcelona complete the reversal of the score! It's a classic match! Deco's through ball, Ronaldo's refraction and Eto'o's shot were all part of the equation in one fell swoop. The Inter backline simply couldn't react in time!! 2-1, Barcelona is one step closer to winning the Champions League!! The Spanish commentator shouted excitedly again!
The blue-red Barcelona fan phalanx in the stands also began to celebrate wildly.
Rijkaard, who was on the sidelines, hugged his assistant excitedly.
Eto'o, who scored the goal, was even more excited, he took off his shirt directly, rushed to the stands where the Barcelona fans were, and then enjoyed the cheers of the fans.
…… The Inter Milanese, meanwhile, fell into silence.
Mourinho on the sidelines was blue at this time. Although he made a very detailed arrangement of Barcelona's attack before the game. But obviously, in actual combat, Barcelona's rapid passing cooperation is still unguardable!
Faced with the situation of falling behind, Mourinho also had to go to the sidelines and signal the players to step up their attack.
After receiving the order of Mourinho to strengthen the attack, after the kickoff, Chen Xi and his teammates launched a crazy counterattack.
In addition to the attackers in midfield, the team's two wing-backs also started to provide more active assists.
In the 77th minute, Zanetti received a through ball from Figo and fired a shot from a tight angle in the box.
It's just that Valdés in front of the goal blocked the angle very well and blocked the ball out of the bottom line!
The corner kick after that made the Barcelona team feel like a big enemy.
Figo's corner found the right place for Materazzi in the box.
It's a pity that Materazzi pushed the ball high under the interference of Marcos.
Three minutes later, Figo's breakthrough on the right created another corner for his team!
This time, the ball found Carvalho in the box.
The Portuguese's header was of great quality and flew straight into the bottom left corner.
However, Valdés made an incredible save with a downed side pounce to keep the ball out.
This time, he blocked the ball and bounced it into the air.
Materazzi and Adriano, the two big men in front of the goal, crowded on the landing spot and prepared to make up for the header.
Seeing this situation, Valdés, who had just landed, also quickly got up from the turf and was ready to jump up to pick up the ball.
Materazzi, Adriano, Valdés, and nearby Marcos and Puyol, a full five of them jumped up almost at the same time, ready to grab the ball.
Valdés, who was already somewhat unsteady, just jumped up and was knocked to the ground.
And in the end, it was Materazzi who got the ball up and headed it into the empty goal in front of him!
Before the Inter fans in the stands could cheer, the referee's whistle sounded. He signalled that the goal was invalid on the grounds that two Inter players had collided with the goalkeeper!
Materazzi, who was just about to celebrate his goal, looked wronged because he felt he hadn't collided with Valdés at all.
So, he and several teammates nearby rushed to the referee on duty and pleaded with him!
However, the position of the referee on duty is firm. He said that Adriano had just rammed Valdés. The goal is invalid!
After the protest failed, the Inter players could only return to their respective positions in a huff.
The people of Barcelona, on the other hand, feel like they have escaped.
And, in a subsequent attack, Barcelona's right winger, Frenchman Giuli also completed a powerful long-range shot after cutting inside!
It's a pity that Jiuli's left foot doesn't seem to be very good. His shot was right and went straight into Cesar's arms!
Seeing that the game has been going on for more than eighty-two minutes. Mourinho on the sidelines finally couldn't hold his breath and made a personnel adjustment.
He replaced Adriano, who was not in good form in this game and wasted several good scoring chances, with super substitute Crews.
It seems that Mu Shuai also hopes to borrow the luck of the "super substitute", hoping to replicate the miracle of Manchester United in the 99 Champions League final!
When Cruz was hurriedly substituted, everyone on the scene, including Mourinho, probably didn't expect this Argentine to be able to show his value so quickly!
As soon as Cruise came on the pitch, Inter Milan put an end to a Barcelona attack and launched a counter-attack.
The ball was sent to Chen Xi, and after Chen Xi caught up with the ball at high speed, he ate Barcelona's right-back Oleg raw, and then passed a low flat ball to the middle!
Because he saw that Cruise was stuck behind Barcelona's two central defenders, Chen Xi also consciously passed the ball behind Cruise.
Cruise was also quick to react, he braked the car in time and turned back to control the ball.
Just as he was about to finish a turn-and-shoot shot, he caught a glimpse of a blue-black figure on his left side at high speed.
Excellent awareness allowed Cruise to slip the ball in the first place!
'Cruise got the ball in the middle of the box and instead of shooting, he sent it to the right side of the box...... Figo plugged in, and the chance !! ”
It turned out that when the defenders in the Barcelona penalty area were focused on Cruise, Figo quietly inserted it from the ribs. Moreover, Cruise also passed the ball in time!
In the face of such a comfortable pass, facing his old club, Figo did not have soft feet! He picked up his stout right leg and slammed it on the ball!
The ball hit the far corner of the goal like a cannonball!
In the face of Figo's powerful volley from such close range, Valdés in front of the goal, no matter how fast he reacted, could not make a save.
He could only watch as the ball flew into the goal behind him!
“egooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal,egoal,égolégolégol,égolégolégol,égolégolégol!!! Louis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Figo!! The Portuguese veteran stepped up at a crucial time! In the face of opportunities, in the face of his old club, he was not soft-hearted! His shot blasted Barcelona open like a cannonball, and brought Inter Milan back from the brink of defeat! If there are still those who think that Inter Milan paid a lot of money in the summer to sign Figo, who is over 30 years old, it was a mistake. Then his one goal in the final was enough to shut up these guys!! 2-2, the score returned to a draw!! "Karachi, which has been silent for a long time, finally has a chance to break out!
More than 30,000 Inter Milan fans in the stands also burst into earth-shattering cheers in an instant!
On the sidelines!
Mourinho excitedly rushed to the touchline, excitedly waving his hands into fists.
The substitutions have just paid off, and Mourinho is clearly very satisfied!!
On the field!
Figo, who scored the goal, was also very excited!
After leaving Barcelona, he became a traitor and Judas in the eyes of Barcelona fans, and every time he played against Barcelona, he would be attacked by Barcelona fans!
Even if he did feel guilty about leaving Barcelona at the beginning, he was still holding his breath under the attack of Barcelona fans for so many years.
At the time of Real Madrid, although there were at least two derbies of the century every year. But he didn't have many chances to hit back the Barcelona fans with his goals.
originally thought that after leaving Real Madrid and La Liga, it would be difficult for him to meet Barcelona before he retired.
Who knows, but in the first season after the transfer, he ran into Barcelona, and it was in such an important game!
After so many years of accumulating emotions, he can finally burst out completely.
Although he had been working the pitch for more than 80 minutes, Figo was still running along the side of the pitch with great momentum.
As he passed under the stands of the Inter fans, he was greeted with cheers and applause.
And when he passed under the stands of Barcelona fans, he still received earth-shattering boos.
In the face of this boo, Figo also rebelled and made a gesture to shut up Barcelona fans!
Such a celebration clearly angered the Barcelona fans even more, and their boos poured into Figo like a tidal wave. And there are also a lot of over-the-top fans who threw clutter over.
Fortunately, the fan stands at the Stade de France are still some distance away from the stadium, so Figo was not attacked, and Chen Xi and his teammates also joined in this crazy celebration and congratulated Figo.
After the celebration, the referee on duty seemed to think that Figo's celebration was a bit too aggressive. So he also warned Figo with a yellow card.
Figo didn't care about that.
Anyway, as an offensive player, he doesn't have many opportunities to eat cards.
got a yellow card, but vented his emotions that have continued for so many years, he thinks...... Value!
…… In the last ten minutes, Inter Milan equalized, which was obviously a big blow for Barcelona.
Especially Rijkaard. With a one-goal lead, even he, who has always pursued beautiful football, is ready to change to a defensive player to strengthen his defense.
Who knows, at this time, the opponent equalized.
It also made the Dutchman abandon the idea of strengthening their defence, and instead called back veterans Larsson and Brazilian right-back Belletti.
In fact, at this time, Rijkaard wanted to replace the young Messi.
It's a pity that Messi's injury has just recovered, and he hasn't had time to train with the team yet. He didn't dare to pin his hopes on this young Argentine at this time!
In this way, Larsson replaced the mediocre Frenchman Giuli. Belletti replaced Oleg, who had okay defensive ability but average offense.
Swapping two people in a row, Rijkaard's intention is obvious, which is to strengthen the offensive and hope to end the battle in the last few minutes!
Rijkaard's substitution was also a good one.
Veteran Larsson has been in excellent season with Barcelona for a short time. This season he is even more efficient than Inter Milan's super substitute Crews!
When he came on the pitch, he appeared on the right side.
In the 85th minute, it was an active scramble in the front court that he got the ball and pushed the ball to the penalty area in time!
As a right-back, Belletti appeared in that position, and after an acceleration of the ball, he directly came to the goal with a shot from a tight angle!
Fortunately, Cesar blocked the angle and blocked the ball off the line with his legs!
Mourinho on the sidelines also expressed strong dissatisfaction with the team's defensive leakage!
Soon, Barcelona made a comeback!
Xiao Luo took the ball on the left side, pretending to go down, but in fact, he pulled the ball back and made a cross directly with his right foot!
The ball got past Samuel Eto'o in the middle and flew straight to veteran Larsson at the back post.
The Swede, who is less than 1.8 meters tall, is a veritable header.
Facing Carvalho, who was five centimeters taller than him and had no bad header, he forced the Portuguese to complete a header.
Unfortunately, his header ended up in the side-netting.
Even so, the Inter Milan fans in the stands were shocked into a cold sweat!
…… Barcelona's fiery attack made the Barcelona fans in the stands quickly come out of the depression of conceding the goal. They cheered loudly and cheered for the team.
Barcelona's players are also seizing the last minute to attack.
In the 88th minute, Ronaldo completed another curling shot after cutting inside.
Although Cesar couldn't save the ball in the air, the ball eventually slid past the goal, causing Inter Milan to make a false alarm!
Inter Milan, who had been beaten passively in the last few minutes, played a counter-attack when the game was about to enter injury time.
After Chen Xi won the ball on the left side of the midfield, he directly teleported to Figo on the right side!
Figo also seemed to show his peak speed at this time, and after he caught up with the ball, he shook off the chasing Edmilson and drove forward with the ball at high speed!
Thanks to Dutch left-back Van Bronckhorst stepped in the assist. So Barcelona's left side is very empty.
Faced with this situation, the golden lion king Puyol can only make up for it!
This pair of former Barcelona teammates became enemies on the field at this time.
Figo began to use the shaking of his center of gravity to confuse Puyol, as Figo's former teammate and opponent in the derby of the century, Puyol naturally knew Figo very well, so he did not dare to take it lightly.
At this time, Figo suddenly poked the ball in the direction of the bottom line, ready to eat it raw!
Puyol was a little unprepared for this, but his reaction was still quick, and after a quick turn, he was ready to use his body to get to the position of the card owner.
However, Figo had already rushed to the occasion and Puyol was slightly slower by half a beat.
Puyol, who knew that he couldn't let Figo pass, simply sank his shoulders and knocked Figo to the ground!
Shh
This boo was both the dissatisfaction of Inter Milan fans with Puyol's foul and Barcelona's hostility towards Figo!
The referee on duty hurriedly blew the whistle in his mouth and immediately rushed to the place where the foul was committed and showed Puyol a yellow card.
Puyol walked away without saying anything, not even making a show to pull Figo up.
Figo obviously didn't expect Puyol to pull him along, so he struggled to get up on his own.
Although Puyol is not tall, he is very strong, and his conscious impact just now almost knocked Figo's old bones apart!
However, Figo didn't have the heart to worry about these things at this time. Because he knew that this free-kick opportunity would most likely be the team's last attacking chance in 90 minutes!
The rest of Inter's players are obviously well aware of this, so the big men of the team have come to the Barcelona penalty area to prepare for the top.
Chen Xi ran to the penalty spot and seemed to be going to take the free kick.
After a few words he had exchanged with Figo, Figo did not seem to be intent on conceding the free-kick opportunity.
So, Chen Xi ran back to the penalty area and prepared to fight for the top.
After all, this free-kick is a bit out of place, and it's on the right side, so it's not suitable for shooting!
This small detail also did not attract too many people's attention.
Because there are more big men in the Inter Milan team, Chen Xi is not the target of attention.
Defending him is Barcelona's central defender today, Mexican Marcos.
Although he played as a central defender today, his height was only 1.82 meters. He was clearly struggling to defend Materazzi, so he handed Materazzi to the taller Edmilson.
Marcos' defense continues one of the characteristics of American players, which is that there are more small movements.
His hands have been pushing, pulling, pulling, and touching Chen Xi's body, if there is a police here, Chen Xi really wants to sue him for his surname~ Disturb!
Finally, the players on both sides are ready.
The referee also exited the penalty area, and then blew the whistle in his mouth, signaling that Figo was ready to take the penalty.
Moments before that, the fourth official on the sidelines had already raised a sign for two minutes of stoppage time.
When Figo started running, the players in the Barcelona penalty area also started their own runs.
Chen Xi, who was standing in the middle of the penalty area, made a feint to insert it to the back point, but in fact, he suddenly ran towards the front point!
Such feints are clearly not enough to get rid of Marcos, who is a veteran defender.
However, Chen Xi is not the only one. Because he ran straight in the direction of Cruise.
Cruise also dodged a little knowingly, and after letting Chen Xi pass, he straightened his body again, just blocking Marcos's running route!