During the two-week national break, the erosion of the FIFA virus made the players' bodies extremely tired.

Especially for a club like Real Madrid, which has exported a lot of players, the situation is not optimistic.

After the players returned to the team, it was followed by another month of consecutive weekly double matches, and the pressure was unusually high.

In the absence of Sergio Ramos, Luka Modric and Kroos, Real Madrid were held to a 1-1 draw away by Villarreal.

Two league games without a win, already five points behind the top of the table Atletico Madrid, in fourth place.

Real Madrid's top brass can use the current defeat as a Champions League accumulation.

After all, it is only the 10th round of the league, and the gap of 5 points is not big, which is enough for Real Madrid to exert force in the later stage and recover the difference.

A trip to the Meazza Stadium in midweek is crucial to Real Madrid's future in European competition, and it will also determine whether Zinedine Zidane can continue to coach Real Madrid.

This is not an exaggeration at all.

Although he led Real Madrid to the league and Champions League last season, he won the UEFA Super Cup at the beginning of the season.

However, the failure to qualify for the Champions League group stage is absolutely intolerable to the club.

Benzema, Kroos and Valverde entered the royal ward, and Zidane had to use a new tactical style of play.

Thankfully, Casemiro made a timely comeback to ease the pressure on Real Madrid's defence.

Their opponents, Inter Milan, are also in a tough situation.

Judging by the performance of the two teams in the league, Inter Milan only scored 2 points in the first three rounds of the Champions League group stage.

Among the opponents in the same group, Borussia Mönchenchen have 8 points, Real Madrid 7 points, and Shakhtar 4 points, which is not much different from each other, and a win can completely change the rankings.

They are also the most competitive of all the groups.

That's why Conte is still confident.

Just win two of the remaining three games and qualify safely.

After Lukaku's return, Conte has more confidence in the team's attacking power.

At the beginning of the game, Inter Milan took advantage of their home advantage and attacked the Real Madrid goal.

The double back of Kroos and Modric is difficult to withstand the impact of Inter.

In the first half, the defensive line composed of Mendy, Nacho, Varane and Carvajal was directly exposed to the opponent, and the wind was in front of the goal.

In order to stabilize the defence, Real Madrid retracted their formation and built up a defensive line outside the penalty area to block the opponent's opening onslaught.

Although Zidane is a French legend, he has the essence of traditional Serie A defense, and there is no ambiguity in setting up the bus.

It's just that it is a little incommensurate with a giant name like Real Madrid.

In the first 20 minutes, Inter completely took the initiative, attacking with simplicity and fierce defence, and were one step away from scoring.

In the 10th minute, Lautaro, who is 174cm tall, received a pass from his teammates in the penalty area, jumped high, shook his head to attack the goal, and was dragged off the crossbar by Courtois with one palm.

Five minutes later, the 100kg Lukaku dribbled past several people in the third of Real Madrid's half, and then fired a furious shot wide of the near post.

Inter's "one high and one fast" combination shows the true nature of the killer.

Conte was thrilled off the pitch, running around like a madman, roaring loudly and eccentricly with a maverick.

Zidane, on the other hand, has a calm temperament in France, with his rebuke, and his gestures are elegant and calm.

One word, steady!

Kroos remained near the left side of the defence and formed a back five.

Not only does it ensure the width of the defense, but once there is a counterattack opportunity, his long pass from the back can directly reach the Inter defense.

Another key figure in Real Madrid, Luka Modric began to come alive, methodically combing the team's attack.

Zinedine Zidane requires his players to have purpose when passing the ball, and Modric's role is to make his teammates' purpose simpler.

The team-mates only need to figure out how to get the ball from Luka Modric and that's enough.

In the 23rd minute, Real Madrid's continuous passing cooperation in the backfield made Inter's pressing futile.

It is worth noting that this is Real Madrid's 20 consecutive passes in combination.

This number is still rising.

The defence that kept passing the ball and kept Inter close together began to falter.

That's what Zidane is all about, using passing, mastering the tempo and letting the opponent go with his own pace.

Bang!

Real Madrid picked the ball forward and landed behind the opposition defence during a seemingly ordinary return pass.

Rossi, already fast, sprinted towards the ball.

Vidal, as a teammate of Rossi Bayern and the first bodyguard of Tianzihao, finally handed it over.

Simply and decisively tackle, even with the ball with the ball to tackle down.

Drip!

Foul in tackle, yellow card.

Maybe some fans will question Vidal, this is just past the middle circle, and the rash shovel will outweigh the losses.

But only those who really know Rossi know it in their hearts.

Tackle, early.

Real Madrid took a set-piece in front of the field, and Nacho hoisted the ball directly into the box.

Varane, one of the few high points in Real Madrid, jumped high and pressed De Vrij under him to head the goal.

Real Madrid only had one chance to hit the goal, which made the Meaza stadium burst into exclamations.

The ball went between the legs of Inter goalkeeper Handanovic, bounced off the ground and went straight to the goalkeeper.

Handanovic, who couldn't avoid it, stuck out his neck and received the ball with his face, keeping it out.

The Inter players, who thought they could sit back and relax, were taken aback when they saw the back of the white No. 7.

[Real Madrid attack is still there! ] 】

[Rosie! 】

[Top into the empty door!] 】

[Real Madrid is ahead! 】

【1:0！ 】

[Oh my God! 】

[While everyone was still in shock at this wonderful save, Rossi was already on his way to grab the point! 】

[Everyone knows that Rossi will grab two penalties!] 】

[But I just can't prevent it!] 】

[This has become Rossi's signature way of scoring!] 】

[Labor-saving, efficient and chic!] 】

Bang!

Kong Er was stunned and vented his anger on the water bottle on the ground.

He has stressed many times that he must keep a strict eye on Rossi.

But it still leaked.

The leak is so big.

The Real Madrid players were very excited and cheered around.

With captain Sergio Ramos absent and Casemiro on the bench, Real Madrid's defence is under intense pressure.

If this pressure continues for another ten minutes, Real Madrid's defence will surely collapse.

Rossi's goal, to a certain extent, relieved the defensive pressure of his teammates and boosted morale.

Next, it was the turn of the Inter players to get anxious.

Assuming they don't win again, then they really have a chance of going straight home after the group stage.

The game continues.

Inter continued to intensify their offensive and slammed towards Real Madrid's goal.

But the change in mentality also affects the performance on the pitch.

The Real Madrid players played more calmly and confidently.

In the 38th minute, Vidal fell to the ground under the bag of two Real Madrid defenders during a set-piece opportunity for Inter, but the referee did not award a penalty.

Vidal, who felt innocent, quickly got up and complained to the referee.

Despite the referee's warning, Vidal was still chattering.

Drip!

Yellow!

Two yellows turn into one red!

The right hand points to the sidelines!

The referee sent Vidal off with a red card!

The sudden change caused an uproar in the stadium.

This is the first half of the game, Inter was sent off, how to play the next game?

This is clearly biased in favor of Real Madrid.

Controversial decisions interrupted the game.

But the referee asserted his authority and warned the other players not to question again.

This time, Inter Milan is one goal behind and has one less player.

Win or lose, there is no suspense!

(End of chapter)