When Rijkaard was extremely hesitant and unable to make a decision, Inter Milan quietly launched a counterattack when Barcelona's continuous attacks failed and morale began to decline.
Sneijder got the ball in the middle. Both he and Figo performed very well in this game. If Figo is the source of the frontcourt offense, then Sneijder is the source of creativity in the backcourt. His organization and ball-taking are An important factor in the struggle between Inter Milan and the opponent in the midfield.
When Sneijder got the ball, Xavi and Deco pressed towards him at the same time. For Barcelona's midfielder, everyone has to participate in the defense. Although they are better at attacking, they are better at defending. He will also make outstanding contributions.
Sneijder did not struggle with the opponent, but raised his foot and distributed the ball directly to the left.
This was a pass from the outside of the instep. The ball drew an arc in the air and landed accurately at Figo's feet. Figo stopped the ball and then quickly took a step laterally. Oleg did not follow. Because he doesn't know when the opponent will come from the outside again - for Inter Milan, who has a height advantage in the penalty area, the threat of crosses from the wings is greater than the through ball from the center.
Seeing that Oleg did not follow up, Figo began to break through from the center. Although there was Van Bommel's defense, Xavi and Deco had not yet recovered, and Perrotta on the other side was able to create enough space.
When Barcelona¡¯s defensive attention began to focus on the center, Figo made an emergency stop and turned around, raised his foot and distributed the ball to the wing again!
The one coming in from this side is Zanetti! Although Inter Milan's defense is more defensive-oriented, Zanetti's forward penetration from time to time also poses a huge threat!
Zanetti's dribbling was very good, although the cross was a little off - Oleg didn't dare to press forward lightly, but Zanetti still controlled the ball very well, and then forced a breakthrough from the wing. !
Seeing that Zanetti was about to break through, Oleg could only choose to foul again - for him, it is the most troublesome to deal with the kind of wing attacker who has excellent ball control, although the opponent's speed is not very fast. , but as long as you break through, you can create a threat!
Zanetti was knocked to the ground by Oleg. The Inter Milan fans in the stands booed loudly. The referee ran over. This time he warned Oleg and told him to be careful.
Oleg retreated, and Inter Milan's defenders rushed forward again. Even if Barcelona did not suffer much from the set piece, this situation was one of the rare opportunities for Inter Milan to create opportunities.
Two central defenders and two centre-forwards, Sneijder and Perrotta were roaming in front of the penalty area, while Figo stood in front of the ball.
Although he uses his right foot to pass the ball on this side, he can only pass the arcing inward cross. However, if this kind of cross reaches the first landing point at the back point, whether it is a header pass or a direct attack, Doors can also create huge threats!
Barcelona naturally knows this. They defend the back points very tightly, and Inter Milan's offensive players are also concentrated at the back points, ready to move forward to grab points at any time.
Players from both sides competed for position, and Figo started to run after hearing the referee's whistle. When he ran close to the ball, he stared at the ball, then raised his right foot and hit the ball hard. Kicked out!
It was another very good curve ball. The height of the ball flying into the sky was not very high at first, but it gradually became higher during the flight, until it reached the highest point, and then began to gradually fall!
While he was playing, Toni and Adriano rushed towards the front and center at the same time. This also had a huge impact on the judgment of the Barcelona defenders. Some of them looked up at the ball flying in the air, while others also Involuntarily, I sprinted forward
However, the ball flying in the air spun directly over the heads of all the players at the front and middle points, and flew straight to the back point!
Not all Barcelona defenders were deceived in this way. At least two people were not deceived. One of them was captain Puyol, and the other was right back Oleg who returned to the penalty area!
Puyol judged that the ball's landing point was at the back point, but he was a step slower, and Materazzi, who was waiting at that position, also had an absolute advantage in height, which made Puyol give up. Instead of trying to interfere, he shouted at Oleg: "Go! Defend this guy!"
Oleg didn¡¯t hesitate. He immediately rushed forward. However, when he and Materazzi took off together, he realized how big the gap was between him and Materazzi!
Although Oleg is only a few centimeters shorter than Materazzi in height, after jumping up, taking advantage of his physical advantage, MaterazziLazi jumped half a head higher than Oleg, and the landing point of his jump was also better than Oleg!
Oleg could only watch as Materazzi rose up from the ground next to him, faced the falling ball, and quickly shook his head to attack the goal!
Faced with this first head-shaking attack, Valdez didn't have time to make a save no matter how quickly he reacted. He just waved his hand symbolically and saw the ball fly directly into the goal behind him. goal!
"GOOOOOOOOOOOAL¡ª¡ª" When Materazzi smashed the ball into Barcelona's goal, in the live broadcast booth, all the commentators, with different skin colors and shouting different languages, shouted loudly at the same time stand up!
Along with them, the entire stands became excited!
All the Inter Milan fans jumped up, and they shouted loudly that they could not hear clearly. In their view, the third Champions League trophy in the club's history was waving towards them!
Two goals were scored in less than forty minutes of the game. This is not the rhythm of winning, but the rhythm of sweeping!
All the Barcelona fans sat blankly in their seats, watching the Inter Milan players celebrating crazily, unable to say a word.
At this time, all Barcelona fans began to think of a year that they absolutely did not want to think of again - 1994!
That season, we were also led by a Dutchman, we were also making great progress in the league and Champions League, we were also playing the most beautiful football in Europe, we were also meeting a team from Milan, Italy. , but that year, Barcelona lost 0-4 in the final to AC Milan, who was missing several generals, and now, in the first half, it was 0-2 again! Will this be the second time Barcelona suffers a bruising defeat in a final?
They don¡¯t want to think about it, they don¡¯t dare to think about it, but they still can¡¯t help but think of that time, that season that made them feel desperate
After the Champions League final, Cruyff resigned as Barcelona head coach and concentrated on managing the La Masia football school behind the scenes. Romario left Barcelona and the Dream Team began to disintegrate. But what about today? Will Rijkaard leave? Will Ronaldinho leave? The dream team that has not yet become a realitywill it still exist?
The only good thing for Rijkaard is that his players have not lost their fighting spirit.
After the restart, Barcelona quickly launched an attack. Without Rijkaard's deployment, they also launched an attack. They no longer created opportunities through back-and-forth scheduling like before, because the previous The offense has proven that this offense is not of much use to Inter Milan. However, at this time, they began to use sharper and more direct offensive methods to threaten Inter Milan's door!
In the 42nd minute, Oleg, who assisted, passed and shot from the wing, and the ball flew over the crossbar.
In stoppage time, Barcelona's crazy attack almost brought them a goal. Ronaldinho took the ball from the wing and forced the ball into the penalty area. After attracting most of the attention of Inter Milan's defense, Ronaldinho suddenly passed the ball straight. At the front of the penalty area, Eto'o moved his right foot after stopping the ball and suddenly turned around quickly! Cannavaro was thrown away by Eto'o at this moment. After turning around, Eto'o did not continue to dribble the ball, but immediately shot!
Cesar made an extremely wonderful save. He made the save the moment Eto'o shot. Faced with the ejection of the foot from the outside of the instep eight meters away from the goal, Cesar's reaction saved Inter Milan. , after reaching the end, he almost instinctively stretched out his hand to block. The ball touched by Cesar's fingertips changed direction slightly, and then hit the outside of the goal post hard, popping out of the baseline!
"What a pity! Ronaldinho's pass, Eto'o's shot! Barcelona's golden partner almost helped Barcelona get a point back before the end of the first half! They tore apart Inter Milan's defense, but failed to break through Cesar Your fingers! Cesar's save can be compared to a goal! He should have a place in the World Cup! In any case, he is also capable of competing with Milan City's other Brazilian goalkeeper Dida for the Brazilian national team. The main goalkeeper position exists!¡±
After making this save, Cesar got up from the ground and waved his fist. In the game so far, his performance completely overwhelmed the opponent's goalkeeper Valdes, which also made Cesar's heart full of hope. The pride!
¡°I have the ability to stand in front of the gate of Inter Milan, and I am even more capable of standing in front of the gate of the Brazilian national team!¡± Cesar thought in his heart.
This attack was the last attack of the first half, and Barcelona¡¯s corner kick failed to create anything.Threat, when the attacking Cesar picked off the ball and drove towards the frontcourt, the referee's whistle sounded, 2-0, Inter Milan entered the second half with a huge advantage!
"The first half is over! Inter Milan leads Barcelona 2-0! The scene of this final is not one-sided, but the advantages of both sides are similar, but Inter Milan has created more threatening attacks! They Their defense is much better than that of Barcelona. This is one reason, and the other reason is the performance of several people! Cesar's performance in the first half completely surpassed the opponent's goalkeeper Valdes, and there was no solution for Barcelona. Figo, who had no luck, became the master of the first half! His cross helped Toni open the scoring, and then he used a free kick to assist Materazzi to score a header to expand the lead! Three years old and almost thirty-four years old, Figo still has unparalleled lethality! Looking at Figo's current game, are Real Madrid starting to regret abandoning him after all? Inter Milan only got two million euros in exchange But no matter what, Inter Milan found a treasure. Now the players of Inter Milan want to usher in the first Champions League championship in their careers. Forty-five minutes later! If Rijkaard can¡¯t make good adjustments during the halftime break, they will have to watch Inter Milan win the Champions League trophy!¡±