Football: Starting from the 05 World Youth Championship

Chapter 318: Eliminate Real Madrid, Ronaldo's invitation

At this point in the game, there is basically no suspense.

Seeing this, Mancini replaced Torres, who scored two goals, with Cruz in the 77th minute, giving Toni a chance to receive cheers from the fans.

Seeing Torres being substituted, the Inter Milan fans in the stands were very respectful and stood up and applauded him.

At the beginning of the season, when the team spent 3000 million euros to buy Torres, many fans actually had doubts about him, thinking that his ability was not worthy of his price and were not optimistic that he could play well in Inter Milan.

But after joining the team, Torres quickly conquered all the fans with his performance.

Especially in the past few games after the winter break, his condition has been getting better and better, and he is even showing signs of breaking out!
It's really a treasure to be able to buy such a strong and growing young striker for 3000 million euros!
Although everyone in Real Madrid knew that there was no hope of reversing the game.

But they still did not give up attacking, hoping to score a goal before the end of the game to save some face.

Seeing Inter Milan make substitutions, Capello also used his last substitution, replacing Gago with Robinho in the 78th minute.

Real Madrid then got a corner kick. After the corner kick was sent into the penalty area, Ramos got a chance in the header, but unfortunately his close-range shot hit the defender. Real Madrid continued to take corner kicks, but this time they failed to cause a threat and the ball was picked up by Cesar who came out.

Inter then launched a quick counterattack, and Kroos, who had just come on as a substitute, almost scored a goal at the speed of light.

He received a pass from Lin Feng at the top of the penalty area, but his shot hit the post and Real Madrid escaped.

Compared with the previous game, Robinho played more as a team this time and was no longer obsessed with his own performance on the wing.

In the 82nd minute, Inter Milan's midfield coordination made a mistake. Robinho seized the opportunity to intercept the ball in the midfield and then passed it to his teammate Cassano.

Cassano understood what he meant, and after bringing the ball to the front of the penalty area, he passed the ball straight into the penalty area.

When Robinho broke into the penalty area and was about to receive the ball, he collided with Inter Milan's defender and fell to the ground.

The referee immediately awarded a penalty kick, causing an uproar at the scene.

Materazzi felt that he was very innocent. It was the opponent who bumped into him first, and he did not extend his foot. Why was it called a foul?
Ramos ran over and pushed him angrily: "Stop acting! If you didn't block Robinho, he would have been the one-on-one player. Why are you pretending?"

Materazzi was already very unhappy with Ramos, and when he saw that the opponent was going straight for him, he didn't hesitate and reached out to strangle Ramos' neck.

Seeing the two men fighting, players from both sides rushed over, some to try to stop the fight and some to add fuel to the fire.

But the captains of both teams were quite calm. They tried their best to get between the two men, trying to separate them and prevent them from fighting.

The referee was overwhelmed. Seeing that the conflict was provoked by these two troublemakers again, he immediately gave each of them a red card and asked them to leave the field.

You like fighting so much, right? Go outside and have a good fight!
Seeing their teammates received red cards, Mancini and Capello looked unhappy.

This red card means Real Madrid loses both the game and the team, but for Inter Milan, it is a flaw in the ointment and even poses a hidden danger.

We don’t know who our next opponent will be yet, as both our forward and defensive players will be unable to play.

Moreover, the suspensions of Torres and Materazzi were their own fault. If they had kept a cool head, this could have been avoided.

Why don’t these guys learn from Lin Feng and Zanetti and be smarter and consider the consequences?

It’s really not a worry!
Although there were some minor incidents, the referee did not change his decision and the penalty was still valid.

After some discussion on the Real Madrid side, Raul gave up the right to take the penalty kick and allowed Van Nistelrooy to take the penalty.

Van Nistelrooy scored the penalty kick steadily into the lower left corner, helping Real Madrid to equalize the score, 3:1, and the total score was 5:3.
This goal seemed to give Real Madrid players a glimmer of hope, and they then actively tried to score more goals.

But Inter Milan did not give them any chance. They quickly replaced Figo and Crespo with two defensive players and continued to strengthen their defense.

This substitution made Real Madrid fans despair!
It was already difficult to break Inter Milan's defense, let alone the comprehensively strengthened defense.

What's more, they have another enemy, that is time!
There are only 6 minutes left until the end of regular time!
There isn't much time left for them!

The game soon entered its final stage, although Inter Milan's offensive desire decreased a lot after scoring the third goal.

Moreover, after replacing three frontcourt players one after another, Inter Milan's number of players in the frontcourt also dropped sharply, making it difficult to organize an effective attack.

But under Real Madrid's reckless attack, Inter Milan still found a chance to counterattack.

In the 89th minute, Vieira's long pass found Cruz.

The latter headed the ball on the penalty area line, and Lin Feng followed up and stopped the ball in front of the penalty area and shot into the goal.

But just when the fans and teammates were about to celebrate the goal, he took the initiative to stretch out his hand to indicate that he had committed a foul first.

There was shock at the scene, and fans from both sides were stunned!
The referee did not see clearly what happened because his vision was blocked by Lin Feng's body.

But after asking the linesman, he realized that the ball accidentally hit his arm when Lin Feng stopped the ball.

Seeing that the other party did not choose to conceal it, but took the initiative to stand up and admit his mistake, the referee was full of admiration for him.

He has officiated many games and encountered all kinds of players.

Players have always tried every possible way, even at all costs, to score goals. It is rare to see players giving up a goal after they have already scored!

Nowadays, there are really not many players with such sportsmanship.

After understanding the full picture of the incident, all the fans at the scene applauded Lin Feng. Some Real Madrid fans even applauded harder than Inter Milan fans.

They were really defeated in this game. In two games, Lin Feng's statistics were one goal and three assists.

He alone created four of Inter Milan's five goals!

Especially in the second game, Real Madrid had spared no effort in targeting him, but still failed to completely restrict him. Instead, he scored a goal and made an assist.

If he hadn't taken the initiative, he would have even scored two goals!

Now, there is no doubt in Real Madrid about Lin Feng's ability. All fans have only one question in their minds:
When can he be brought to the Bernabeu and wear the Real Madrid jersey?
A few minutes later, the referee blew the whistle to end the game.

Real Madrid was ultimately unable to turn the tide and lost to Inter Milan with a score of 3:5.

This is the third consecutive year that they have been eliminated in the round of 16. The dream of Real Madrid fans to see the team win the tenth Champions League trophy in its history has once again been shattered.

But they are not alone. In another match that ended at the same time, Barcelona, ​​who played away, defeated Liverpool 1:0 away, but was eventually eliminated due to the disadvantage of away goals.

At this point, the two giants in the Spanish Super League have been eliminated, and the only remaining team in La Liga is Valencia.

Facing last season's Champions League runner-up, Valencia's performance was remarkable.

When the Bats visited the Emirates Stadium in the first leg, they fell behind twice but fought back to equalize the score and escaped with a score of 2:2.

In the second round, Valencia continued to win at home, winning 1-0 against Arsenal, and sent the runner-up of last season back home with a total score of 3-2! Compared with the only remaining player in La Liga, the Premier League is in full swing!

In this round of the match, Chelsea returned to their home ground and beat PSV Eindhoven 1:0, advancing to the quarterfinals with a total score of 2:1.

Not to mention Manchester United. Facing a weak French Ligue 1 team, they defeated their opponent 0:2 again in the second round, and shut out Lille 0: in two rounds, also advancing to the quarterfinals.

Although the Red Army Liverpool lost the second round, fortunately they had a big advantage in the first round and finally advanced to the quarterfinals with the advantage of away goals.

Apart from the unlucky Arsenal, three Premier League teams made it to the quarterfinals, almost occupying half of the country!
The situation in Serie A is a bit beyond everyone's expectations.

Roma, who failed to beat their opponent at home in the first leg, unexpectedly defeated Lyon away and advanced to the quarterfinals with a total score of 2:0.

In this game, Inter Milan's former player Adriano played very well. He first scored a goal himself and then assisted Mancini Jr. to score another goal. He was a key player in Roma's away victory.

Compared to Roma's unexpected advancement, AC Milan's performance was equally surprising.

AC Milan, playing at home, did not beat Celtic as easily as expected by the outside world, but instead fell into a tough battle.

The two teams tied 0:0 in regular time. For two consecutive games, in 180 minutes, neither team scored a goal, which made fans of both sides a little nervous.

Finally, in overtime, it was that man who stepped forward again, rode alone against four opponents and scored a goal that saved the entire team, helping AC Milan advance to the quarterfinals.

After the game, countless Milan fans worshipped Kaka and regarded him as a god.

Some people used to say that Kaka was dragging the team forward alone, but perhaps this statement is a bit exaggerated.

But after watching this game, everyone had no doubts about this statement.

Because this is the truth!
There was an interesting episode in this AC Milan game.

Due to UEFA regulations, the same stadium cannot host two consecutive games within 24 hours.

Inter Milan had just finished their match against Real Madrid at the Meazza, so AC Milan's match against Celtic was scheduled for the last game of this round, and the time was two hours later than normal.

This means that more than 24 hours have passed since the last game.

Although the condition of the grass has not recovered, there is nothing we can do but play on.

But as the two teams advance to the quarterfinals at the same time, if the two teams draw the same schedule in the next round, that is, home first then away or away first then home, then conflicts will still arise in sharing the same stadium.

This brings up a question: should we continue to exploit the bug and push the game back a few hours, or should we simply avoid the same venue during the draw?
However, there is no such rule of avoiding the same venue in the Champions League, and there is only the avoidance principle of the same association.

Moreover, this no longer exists after entering the second stage of the knockout stage. If this rule is added because of the special circumstances of Inter Milan and AC Milan, it will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among other giants due to fairness!

Therefore, many famous reporters and experts have pointed out that it would be better to draw AC Milan and Inter Milan together in the quarterfinals.

This way there won’t be so much trouble!
You know what, if Milan really gets the chance, UEFA will definitely be very happy.

But fans of both teams are not happy about this!

The two Milan giants are well aware of each other's strength.

If Inter Milan and AC Milan hadn't met each other, perhaps they would have both advanced to the semi-finals.

But if this happens, one team is bound to fall in the quarterfinals.

Judging from the current situation, Inter Milan is the stronger side, so Milan fans are more vocal in their opposition.

Inter Milan also does not want to face AC Milan, although if the two teams fight against each other, they can avoid the fatigue of traveling away from home.

But considering the popularity of the city derby and the unexpected things that happened when the two teams met in the Champions League in the past few seasons.

If they really encounter this situation, not only will both sides suffer losses, but it may also trigger a series of unpredictable consequences.

The last time Inter Milan and AC Milan met in the Champions League, the Meazza Stadium was filled with smoke, Dida was attacked, and Materazzi and Rui Costa watched the fireworks side by side in a chaotic situation.

If this situation happens again this time, UEFA will probably impose severe penalties on both teams, which will be more severe than the last time it punished Inter Milan!

Even if they are not fans of either team, other fans do not want to see civil war in the Champions League.

What’s the point of having this kind of competition twice a year in the league?
Isn't the highlight of the Champions League the clash with other countries' giants on the international stage?
But the fans’ opposition is useless. Given UEFA’s love of arranging scripts, there is a great possibility that they will do so!

The draw ceremony for the quarter-finals did not make everyone wait too long, as it happened the day after the competition ended.

The draw ceremony for the European Champions Cup quarter-finals and semi-finals was held at the Athens International Conference Center. Because the draw was very important, coaches from all major teams rushed to the scene and some big-name stars also came.

Lin Feng was among them. As soon as he sat down, a tall and strong player stopped beside him.

After taking a look at the empty seat next to him, the other party asked:

"Is there anyone here?"

Lin Feng looked up and found that the person coming was actually Cristiano Ronaldo.

"no one!"

Seeing that the other party seemed to be talking to him, Lin Feng shook his head.

Ronaldo didn't ask any more questions, but just sat down without asking Lin Fengjie if he minded.

Of course Lin Feng wouldn't mind such a small matter. The seat was not his, and he had no right to care where others sat.

It's just that he and Ronaldo had no connection, so he didn't take the initiative to talk to him.

The atmosphere seemed a little awkward. After a long time, Ronaldo couldn't stand it anymore and took the initiative to speak:

"I've seen your games, you're very strong, I hope I can compete with you in the Champions League one day!"

Seeing that Ronaldo took the initiative to speak, Lin Feng also politely replied:
"Thank you, you are also very strong, I look forward to fighting you too!"

It was just a polite remark, but Ronaldo was very happy after hearing it, and he took the initiative to chat with Lin Feng:

"Brother Luis mentioned you to me. He said that you are a very good passer and it is very comfortable to play with you on the court."

Ronaldo suddenly changed the subject and went straight to the point:

"Have you ever considered coming to the Premier League to play? Manchester United needs a top attacking midfielder. If you and I join forces, we can definitely make Manchester United the most powerful team in the world!"

(End of this chapter)