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The celebration of Inter Milan's championship lasted until the early hours of the morning. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Of course, after the celebration, Moratti had to treat the players to the hotel!

It was another crazy night, and even though they were heading into the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals in midweek, Moratti and Jose Mourinho didn't stop the players from partying to their heart's content!

This time, although Chen Xi still drank a lot of wine, he didn't drink it. At the very least, he returned home in a conscious state.

Carolina also didn't sleep, but waited for Chen Xi to come back.

Looking at Carolina, who was very tired, Chen Xi also flashed a trace of apology in his heart. It seems that he regrets that he didn't bring Carolina to the hotel for the just now.

However, Carolina didn't seem to blame at all.

She just carefully took the slippers to Chen Xi, and then made a cup of strong tea for Chen Xi.

In the past few days of living with Chen Xi, although she has not been able to practice first-hand cooking, the simple matter of making tea is naturally no problem.

Feeling Carolina's gentleness, looking at her wearing a tulle nightdress, Chen Xi, who was drinking, also moved his index finger.

I didn't drink any tea, so I picked up Carolina and rushed into the room.

In Chen Xi's bedroom, a tempting spring song also sounded...... - after the championship celebration, the team gave the players another day off.

At the end of the day, the team began to prepare for the game against PSV Eindhoven.

In fact, after winning the league ahead of schedule, Mourinho set his sights on the Champions League early and began to study PSV Eindhoven, the biggest dark horse in this season's Champions League!

As the manager of last season's biggest dark horse in the Champions League, Mourinho naturally knows the most important reason for the success of dark horses. That is, the giants despise them or don't understand them!

Mourinho, as a person who has come over, naturally would not make such a mistake.

As a result, he and his assistants studied Eindhoven almost thoroughly.

This Eredivisie giant, which basically relies on the team left by Hiddink, plays the style of the Dutch all-attack and all-defense that is the hallmark of the surname.

The team is dominated by young players, so they are very physically fit and often press all over the field!

Hiddink's two disciples from the South Korean national team, Park Ji-sung and Lee Young-pyo, are even more representative figures who can't run on the court.

Of course, this team is not blindly young.

Dutch veteran Kocu is the head coach of this team, and his wealth of experience in the big club allows him to be a role model for the team.

In addition, a group of powerful Mesozoic players such as Van Bommel and Volger are also the mainstays of this team!

Their new manager, Koeman, is a famous figure in Dutch football and has a good command of the team.

As for questions about Koeman's coaching experience, Mourinho scoffed at it.

is also a young marshal, and he naturally does not judge the coaching level of the opponent according to his qualifications. Because he knows that there are natural coaches in the world!

Although he didn't know if Coman was such a person, he at least didn't choose to belittle his opponent.

In a way, Mourinho's style is somewhat similar to strategy, that is, to despise the opponent strategically and value the opponent tactically!

In recent training, he will also put a substitute side to simulate PSV Eindhoven's all-out attacking and defensive tactics at the expense of physical fitness.

Especially for their full-court pressing tactics, Mourinho emphasized it, he asked the backfield players to be decisive when breaking the ball, and at the same time pay attention to the opponent's attacking players on the spot!

At first, Inter's backfield players were a little uncomfortable with the kind of full-court pressing that the substitutes simulated.

However, with repeated familiarization, they are not so passive.

After two days of training in Milan, Inter Milan also flew to the Netherlands a day earlier to prepare for the first leg at the Philips Stadium!

…… Eindhoven is a city full of innovation and one of the four high-tech hubs in Europe!

As a result, it is also home to many high-tech companies!

Among them, Philips is one of the most famous companies here.

Philips Electronics, whose base camp is in the city, is also a sponsor of Eindhoven, and Eindhoven's home stadium is named after Philips!

Chen Xi is no stranger to Eindhoven.

After joining Liverpool last season, he played PSV Eindhoven in a warm-up match there when he travelled with the team on a trip to the United States.

As for the Netherlands, he is no stranger either, having played another Eredivisie giant, Ajax, in the group stage of the Champions League last season. And a big win of 4 to 1 at the Amsterdam Stadium!

Therefore, Chen Xi is also full of confidence in this trip to Eindhoven!

…… The media also reported that Inter Milan had won the title ahead of schedule before turning their attention to the Champions League in midweek.

Relatively speaking, the other semi-final between Liverpool and Chelsea is more in the spotlight, after all, the strength of that game is a little closer.

However, due to the strength of the Inter Milan team this season, their match against PSV Eindhoven has received a lot of media attention.

Needless to say, Italian media, Inter Milan, as the champion of Serie A, has also become the only Serie A seed in the semi-finals of the Champions League. They carry the glory of the whole of Serie A on their shoulders!

At this time, even Juventus or AC Milan fans will temporarily let go of their hostility. If they don't want to support Inter, at least very few fans will go against Inter. After all, this has risen to the heights of the entire league, the entire country!

No one wants Serie A to be overtaken by the Premier League and then go into decline!

Therefore, the media in Italy also expressed one-sided support for the Inter Milan team. At the same time, they are convinced that PSV Eindhoven cannot afford to stop Inter from reaching the final in Istanbul!

In addition to the Italian media, the Asian media also paid great attention to this match!

Originally, Chen Xi's game was able to get the attention of the Asian media, not to mention that this time there are also these two South Korean internationals in the other team Eindhoven!

No, before the game, there were many Asian media hyped up the so-called "Asian Derby"!

Although, Chen Xi also has a high popularity in South Korea. But when Chen Xi was the opponent of PSV Eindhoven, who had South Korean players, the South Koreans still showed a high level of patriotic enthusiasm.

Their media outlets expressed their support for PSV Eindhoven ahead of the game.

In their reports, they are full of predictions that PSV Eindhoven will be "led" by South Korean players to the end, first stepping on Inter Milan, and then stepping on the Premier League giants, landing on the top of Europe!

And Eindhoven's two South Korean players, Lee Young-pyo and Park Ji-sung, also showed their determination to fight Inter Milan to reach the Champions League final when they were interviewed by their own media!

Obviously, the performance of reaching the semi-finals of the World Cup on home soil three years ago has carried these South Koreans away.

They chose to ignore the fact that PSV Eindhoven have gone from qualifying to the semi-finals this season and have hardly faced strong opponents.

In qualifying, their opponents were Red Star Belgrade, who had long been reduced to the third rate in Europe.

In the group stage, they met the Premier League powerhouse Arsenal, but Arsenal's results in the Champions League before reaching the Champions League final in 06 years were average. At the same time, the other two opponents, Rosenborg and Panathinaikos, are clearly average in quality.

In fact, they also drew one and lost one against Arsenal in that group, and it was thanks to their performances against the other two teams that they finished second in the group.

After entering the knockout round, they entered the "escort" duel in the mouth of fans twice in a row!

They were lucky enough to escape the big names of the three major leagues in the round of 16 and quarter-finals, and instead faced two Ligue 1 teams in a row.

It's fair to say that Inter Milan are the real challenge PSV Eindhoven have faced so far this season!

…… In addition to the "Asian derby" hyped by the Asian media, other media also made a comprehensive comparison of the two teams.

They found out a lot of similarities between the two sides, such as the coaches of both sides are young coaches, for example, the lineups of both sides are mainly four, three, three, and so on.

However, before the game, it can be said that the media themselves have been hyping it up. And the players and coaches on both sides have been very low-key.

PSV Eindhoven's two South Korean players were confident in front of their own media, but they didn't dare to speak out in front of the European media.

It can be said that it is harmless to talk about it in your own country, anyway, it is very popular in South Korea~ Silver!

But if they make bold statements in Europe and fail to do so, they will lose the face of the Republic of Korea!

Inter Milan, from Jose Mourinho to the players, showed enough respect for their opponents in interviews.

PSV Eindhoven have been praised as the biggest dark horse of the season and the epitome of Dutch football.

A high hat was brought over, as if PSV Eindhoven was the top European giant, and Inter Milan was the dark horse.

Obviously, that strategic idea that Inter Milan is implementing from top to bottom!

…… April 28, 8:45 p.m.!

The first leg of the Champions League quarter-final between Inter Milan and PSV Eindhoven was officially played at the Philips Arena.

Naturally, Italian national television broadcast the Champions League.

"Okay, let's take a look at the starting line-ups for both sides......"

After the players came out, the broadcast screen also showed the starting lineups of both sides...... PSV Eindhoven starting line-up (4-3-3):

Goalkeepers: GomezDefenders: Oye, Alex, Bouma, Lee Young-pyo Midfielders: Van Bommel, Vogel, Cocu Forwards: Park Ji-sung, Heyserinck, Farfan "PSV Eindhoven are still in an attacking formation today, and it is clear that they want to establish a certain advantage on their home turf......"

Inter starting line-up (4-3-1-2):

Goalkeeper; Tordo defenders: Zanetti, Materazzi, Carvalho, ZambrottaMidfielders: Essien, Stankovic, Cambiasso: Wingers: Edison ChenForwards: Vieri, Adriano" Inter Milan put out the old squad for last weekend's league, which is also the strongest squad of the Inter Milan team! ”

"From the perspective of the lineup, this game is going to be a very good matchup!"

Karachi has been analysed on a case-by-case basis based on the starting line-ups of both teams.

At this time, on the field, players from both sides are also lining up to shake hands.

When shaking hands with Park Ji-sung and Lee Young-pyo, Chen Xi squeezed out a smile, although he didn't like the country of South Korea, but he had met Asian compatriots.

It's just that these two people didn't buy it, and shook hands with Chen Xi with a serious face.

The performance of these two also made Chen Xi angry, and he clearly remembered that he also met with PSV Eindhoven when he was training with Liverpool in the United States last season. At that time, these two men saw themselves as respectful.

What's the matter, now that you've reached the quarterfinals of the Champions League, you feel like a brainman?

Well, I can tell you responsibly that your Champions League journey is over!

Chen Xi thought angrily!

The two Koreans obviously didn't expect that the stinky face they put on before the game would inadvertently offend Chen Xi!

…… Honk!

With the referee's whistle, the game officially begins!

Taking advantage of the opportunity to serve first, Chen Xi launched an attack directly from the right side!

After he got the ball, Park Ji-sung took the lead as the team's left winger.

Although he was put in the winger position by Koeman, Park Ji-sung actually has a good interception ability. That's why he has been able to play in a number of positions in midfield since joining Manchester United.

However, Park Ji-sung's interception ability was not taken seriously by Chen Xi.

Facing Park Ji-sung, who is still a little thin now, Chen Xi directly accelerated in disguise, and then used his physical advantage to squeeze Park Ji-sung away and forcibly break through his defense!

Although Park Ji-sung worked hard, his body suffered too much, and after being knocked away by Chen Xi, he was thrown away by Chen Xi's acceleration!

After passing Park Ji-sung, the macho man Van Bommel in the Eindhoven midfield came on guard.

Chen Xi did not fight Van Bommel hard this time, but passed the ball to Adriano in front.

After passing the ball, Chen Xi continued to move forward at high speed, using his speed to shake off Van Bommel!

At this time, Adriano also sent the ball back to Chen Xi in time!

It's just that Adriano may be too confident in Chen Xi's speed, and his pass is a little forward!

This gave Lee Young-pyo, who is the left-back of PSV Eindhoven, hope for the ball, and he also rushed to the ball at high speed.

From now on, it seems that he is closer to the ball, and the ball is moving in his direction, so the more than 30,000 Eindhoven fans at the scene think that Li Rongpyo is going to break the ball this time.

Chen Xi was also a little helpless about Adriano's overly big pass, but he didn't give up, but tried his best to improve his speed!

In the stunned expressions of more than 30,000 fans at the scene, Chen Xi used his speed-like speed to constantly close the relationship with the ball, and unconsciously, he actually changed from the losing side to the same level as Li Rongpyo.

Li Rongpyo obviously also felt the pressure brought to him by Chen Xi, who rushed over at high speed.

Therefore, he also continued to accelerate and made a tackle to make a tackle, even if he couldn't break the ball, he had to break it out of the touchline!

Although Li Rongpyo is a wing player, his speed has never been a characteristic, at least, compared to Chen Xi, his speed is negligible!

Even if Li Rongpyo adjusted his strategy in time and made a sliding shovel action!

But Chen Xi still relied on his perverted speed and his long legs to stab the ball first!

I saw Chen Xi lightly poke the ball from the right side of Li Rongpyo who was sliding over, and then he dodged and rushed over from the other side of Li Rongpyo!

"Beautiful man and ball! Even though Adriano's pass was a bit big, it still couldn't stop Edison from poking the ball first! Karachi shouted in surprise.

The more than 3,000 Inter Milan fans who followed the team to the scene also burst into cheers!

Because Li Rongpyo pounced fiercely this time, he couldn't stop the car at all. Originally, he was going to take the risk of eating cards to put down Chen Xi, but Chen Xi seemed to have no habitual surname, and directly flashed his tackle, making him fall into the result of two empty balls!

(To be continued)