May 1.

The first leg of the Champions League semi-finals started in Madrid, Spain.

Real Madrid vs Manchester United.

After 90 minutes of land battle, Real Madrid defeated Manchester United 1-0 at home with Brazilian star Roberto Carlos' long shot shortly in the second half.

Real Madrid took the initiative in this game, but unfortunately they didn't score. The experienced Manchester United team defended very successfully. The midfield core Zidane received a yellow card and will be suspended from home next week.

The 1:0 score did not satisfy Real Madrid coach Boske, and there was no sense of security when he went to Old Trafford.

Head coach Boske said: "We have the upper hand from the beginning, but you have to realize that their defense is very good. They don't have much offense, not even much time to possess the ball. We tried everything: long passes, short passes, wide passes, forced one-on-one, etc., but we just couldn't defeat them."

"Luckily Carlos' long shot completed the lead, but that was not enough. The second round at Old Trafford was the real decisive battle."

Real Madrid is not satisfied, Manchester United is not satisfied. Ferguson's team's defense is so good, but in the end he still lost 0:1.

Ferguson said:

"We know that Real Madrid has better players and better tactical systems, but our defense is excellent and very tight. We should at least get a draw there. Carlos's kick is fooled..."

"We should play more proactively when we get back to home court, and there are still 90 minutes to fight for."

He also made a look at another game.

"Leeds United vs Inter Milan will be a very interesting game."

"Inter Milan has played very well recently. Maybe Leeds United's youth team can make a difference. With Zheng Zhi suspended the game, I think Inter Milan will encounter a fierce battle here. This is the best time to defeat Inter Milan..."

The best time to defeat Inter Milan, Zheng Zhi was suspended for a cumulative yellow card, and Inter Milan lacked a midfield core, which has a great impact on Inter Milan. In addition, Matrazi was also suspended for red cards in the position of the central defender.

And Leeds United? Now there is a youth storm in England and even Europe.

However, in Mourinho's opinion, this Leeds United is not worthy of praise. As early as after the Serie A game on Sunday, he began to cause trouble for Leeds United.

Earlier, the news of "Milan Sports" on Tuesday reported Mourinho's view on Leeds United - Leeds United's defense is a typical British defense, full of all kinds of dirty and irregularities. Mourinho also named it, "Leeds United's central defender Matteo is one of the dirtyest players in the Premier League, and Ferdinand's dirtyness is higher than his value."

Mourinho gave such a ruthless comment.

"Milan Sports" will also come to you, so the title will be simply used - Mourinho led Inter Milan to prepare for the dirty game.

The picture included in the article is a scene of Inter Milan in training, and the text actually describes it like this. "Pull the clothes, kick people, and elbow the opponent. In order to enable the players to adapt to the roughness of Leeds United, Inter Milan used all means in training and bullied the players like Guinea pigs."

This is actually no joke. Mourinho is so strict with himself.

In an interview, the Brazilian striker Adriano of the team said frankly: "We did this in training to simulate the game that will come. Leeds United's defense is very rough." Adriano even recalled two games with Manchester United, who is also a Premier League team, saying: "The game against Manchester United is simply a war on the court, and the opponent's violation has never stopped since the game started. But no matter what, we must remain sane in the game against Leeds and not be brought into the court to conflict."

Faced with the ridicule of Inter Milan coach and soldiers, Leeds United coach Olire certainly did not agree, and he immediately counterattacked in the Times.

"Leeds United's kick was dirty?"

"No player from Leeds United has been sent off with red cards in this season's Champions League. However, Inter's Matrachi just got the red card and missed the game, right?"

"Not to mention, their midfielder Zheng Zhi? They might think that the absence of these two players has come at a great price."

Among Leeds United, the one who wants to prove himself the most is Irishman Robbie Keane. The Irish striker who joined Inter last summer had never played for Inter Milan in a single game and was loaned back to England. In the winter, he was ruthlessly sold to Leeds United. Unexpectedly, Robbie Keane was in full swing and was doing well in England.

And now, he wants to prove himself in this game more than any player.

In an interview with the Daily Telegraph before the game, he said: "If I can score, I will definitely take off my clothes to celebrate."

"I can't imagine anything happier if there is a goal."

For Robbie Keane, he only hates Inter Milan. In the second half of last year, he felt that he was a clown. This mentality made him unable to wait to represent Leeds United.

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Zheng Zhi did not go out with the team, but stayed in Milan and sat in front of the TV to watch the game.

Zheng Zhi is not here, and Mourinho has not much room for choice in the starting lineup.

The goalkeeper must be Frey, Panucci, Blanco, Cordoba, Grosso on the back line, the midfielder is Farinos, Vampetta, Dibiagio, Pirlo, and the forward combination is Vieri and Ronaldo. The revitalization has not changed, but the midfield core Zheng Zhi is not there, and the trustworthy Matrazi is also unable to play because of a red card suspension.

The lineup seems to be relatively complete, but in fact it lacks the most important core.

Leeds United plays a 442 formation, with goalkeeper Martin, defenders Miles, Ferdinand, Matteo, and Hart; midfielders Bowyer, Dacott, Barty, and Cowell, and the forward combinations are Robbie Keane and Smith. Another forward player Viduca sat on the bench.

Spinach Company is not optimistic about Inter Milan, and Leeds United gave half of the first place at home. Without Zheng Zhi, Spinach Company is underestimating one point!

At the beginning of the game, the fierce Leeds United launched an attack, but Inter Milan's defensive formation has been maintained well. However, most of the threats were still on the side of Leeds United. In the 4th minute, Argentine defender Cordoba fouled Smith in the backcourt. The free kick taken by Irishman Hart was held out by goalkeeper Frey with one hand. Hart took a free kick from the left, and Smith shot one meter in front of the goal and was blocked by Dibiagio.

In the 9th minute, Blanco knocked down Robbie Keane 30 meters in front of the goal, and Hart took the free kick and flew away.

Inter Milan has not many attacks, but the threat is not small. They almost scored the first shot. In the 11th minute, Farinos made a cross from the right, and Vieri resisted Ferdinand's barb shot in the penalty area, but the ball was saved by Martin.

In the 13th minute, Robbie Keane dribbled the ball from the left, but Cordoba kept holding him tightly. Robbie Keane shot high in a hurry. Then Keane's performance became more and more outstanding. Five minutes later, he passed Panucci on the left and made a cross from the left, and Frey made a mistake in the attack! He did not touch the ball, and Boye headed the ball on the back point and hit the crossbar! After bounced back, Wanpeta blocked the ball in time, and as a result, Smith, who made a follow-up shot, kicked the ball into the stands.

Leeds United won't score, and Inter Milan is very passive.

But this situation was changed in the 19th minute. Robbie Keane dribbled the ball from the left and cut inside, and then passed the ball to midfielder Boye. Farinos did not come up in time to block it. Boye directly shot from the center in front of the penalty area! The ball was straight in the upper right corner of the goal, and Frey failed to block the ball this time.

Inter Milan trailed 0:1 in the away game. Elland Road Stadium became a sea of ​​cheers for Leeds United fans.

Then, the Leeds United Devil began to show.

In the 28th minute, Bowye tackled Pirlo, then got up and stepped on Pirlo's chest with his right foot. Pirlo was very dissatisfied, and Dibiagio also stepped forward to argue. The referee hurriedly persuaded both sides to leave, but he didn't give the card?

The leader Zheng Zhi is not here, it seems that the younger brothers are still bullied. If Zheng Zhi is on the court, Bowyer would probably not be so rampant?

Bower's bad moves did not allow Leeds United to restrain themselves. Their battle in the midfield and frontcourt was very fierce, and it was difficult for Inter Milan to organize the offense calmly. Instead, Leeds United won consecutive corner kicks, causing chaos in front of Inter Milan's goal, but neither Smith nor Barty's shots could form a real threat.

But Leeds United fans are so happy to watch. They are pressing Inter Milan to play. How many teams in Europe can do it?

Inter Milan fans watching football on the spot were in a difficult situation, but they didn't expect that the experience was even more painful than in the Olympics.

Both sides then missed an excellent opportunity.

In the 39th minute, Robbie Robbie Keane still dribbled the ball from the left, Farinos took a tactical foul, Robbie Keane took a free kick from the left, Smith topped the ball to the center on the right side of the penalty area, Ferdinand headed the ball, and Bower, who was in the back post, faced the empty goal, and the ball actually missed the left post!

The evil ones will be punished, and the luck of scoring the goal was gone. Inter Milan immediately responded with a color. Pirlo made a long pass from the backcourt to Vieri. Vieri beat Ferdinand and rubbed the ball to Ronaldo. Ronaldo quickly pulled the ball and threw Matteo away. Before Leeds United's full-back Hart arrived, the ball almost flew over to the goal post. But Martin's reaction was too fast and he actually saved the ball from the bottom line?

It's like Oliver Kahn possessed.

Ferdinand made a header to clear the ball, and Sanchez shot in the open area 18 meters in front of the goal. Martin reacted quickly and blocked the ball from the near post and saved the ball from the baseline.

At the end of the first half, Inter Milan was still behind 0:1.

After the change of sides, neither side made any substitution adjustments. Just two minutes into the game, Inter Milan patiently turned his foot and Vampetta missed the goal from the front of the penalty area.

Inter Milan made continuous attacks with mercury, and Ronaldo and Vieri got a shot opportunity one after another, but they were both saved by Martin, who performed well.

Just when everyone thought Inter Milan was going to launch a tide counterattack, in the 59th minute, Cowell broke through the bottom line on the left and made a corner kick. Hart took the corner kick, Bower headed the ball, and unmarked defender Robbie Keane headed the ball to a close shot. Although Frey flew over the goal line and slapped it with a single palm, he still couldn't stop the ball from flying into the goal.

0:2.

Inter Milan actually trails two goals away!

Robbie Keane finally completed his revenge. He was so crazy that he took off his jersey and rushed to Leeds United fans to celebrate wildly.

Mourinho was at a loss, and then he immediately made a substitution adjustment, and Adriano replaced Vieri. But there was still no way to change the situation.

Leeds United's offense became more and more powerful. In the 63rd minute, Smith received a header from Barty, and the volley shot from the right side of the penalty area was high. However, after a foul in the midfield, Pirlo received the first yellow card in this game due to dissatisfaction with the referee. He will be suspended in the next game!

Zheng Zhi is about to come back, but he is going to suspend the competition...

The tragedy did not stop there. Soon after, Blanco tackled Bowyer behind the midfield and received a yellow card, and he was unable to play in the second round!

The set ball was opened, Frey made a mistake in attacking, Smith's lob shot was blocked by him, and the ball still flew over. Bower jumped up at the back post, but the jumping height was not enough. The ball hit the crossbar, and Cowell immediately made a shot, but Grosso took the lead to take the risk.

The score almost turned into 0:3!

Mourinho off the court was already wet, and today these were all kinds of tragic encounters. Inter Milan was completely suppressed by Leeds United.

In the 78th minute, Leeds United cooperated at the front of the penalty area, and Smith volleyed 20 meters away. The angle of the ball was too straight and hit Frey's thoughts.

As the game entered the final stage, Inter Milan was still hit by Leeds United continuously.

In the 83rd minute, Cowell broke through on the right and Blanco tackled the ball in time.

In the 87th minute, Miles made a cross from the right and Smith headed too high.

In injury time, Bowyer made a diagonal pass from the left, and Viduka, who came on the bench, headed the ball beyond the right post...

Nightmare Elland Road Stadium.

A nightmare day.

Inter Milan scored a 0:2 score here, and the advancement to the Champions League final was covered with a thick shadow. The game entered hell difficulty. If Inter Milan wants to advance to the final, it must win more than two goals at home.

"Inter Milan, that's it?"

After winning, Leeds United players were very excited in the mixed zone.

“That’s all, too,”

"We kept pressing them to play, and if we weren't lucky, we could play them a 4:0 without considering the second round."

Robbie Keane, who was named the best in this game, was interviewed by The Times.
Chapter completed!