Inter Milan have secured a safe run of the league and have ensured they can prepare for next Tuesday's game with peace of mind.

Rivals Bayer Leverkusen experienced a lot of panic, with Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund taking the lead to win and putting considerable pressure on Bayer Leverkusen. The opponent Hertha Berlin is not weak, but the away record is mediocre, but the home team Leverkusen played nearly 90 minutes without scoring until stoppage time, Schneider shot through the opponent's goal, and finally Leverkusen still got three points.

Zheng Zhi watched the live broadcast of the game at home, and he also sweated for his former club. He still remembers that in his previous life, Bayer Leverkusen fell to Hertha Berlin, and finally went to the league championship, and then lost the German Cup final and the Champions Cup final, achieving the unprecedented king of Sanya.

I didn't expect to win this time, which means that Leverkusen may change their fate again. History has long been different from previous lives.

Zheng Zhi thought to himself that if this is the case, then there will be many surprises in the second leg of the semi-finals. Jurgen Klopp's Bayer Leverkusen is not the Bayer Leverkusen team that Topmüller led in the previous life, these are two completely different teams. Bayer Leverkusen's morale is even higher now than it was in the first leg draw with Inter Milan.

Although Inter Milan won against Piacenza, in the Champions League, their situation is actually not optimistic.

On Monday morning, Jose Mourinho gathered his squad and headed for Bayer Leverkusen, Zanetti was unable to travel with the team due to a second-leg suspension (last time he made a mistake, only the second leg was suspended), Recoba had to stay in Milan because of the fake passport incident, and Stam had to stay in Milan because of the drug test incident.

The biggest headache for Mourinho is the position of central defender, both Cordoba and Carvalho suffered from Berbatov in the first leg, neither of them could prevent Berbatov from scoring, and this time it will definitely be a headache. In the league, he tried to play Grosso at centre-back because of his height advantage, but he is still undecided whether to make a temporary cameo at centre-back.

There is also a position in the forward line, Vieri's recent form is not very good, he wondered whether to let Toney start at home and form a forward partner with Ronaldo, but Toney's starting effect may not be as good as being a substitute wonderman?

With these questions in mind, the team arrived at Bayer Leverkusen. There is still one day and one night left for Mourinho......

Inter Milan chose to prepare for the game at the training ground of a German third-division club, but there was no heavy training and training was open to the public. Many local fans showed up here, screaming Zheng Zhi's name.

Fans will not forget the greatest glory that Zheng Zhi brought to Bayer Leverkusen, and although the legend is gone, his story is still alive here.

It can be said that Zheng Zhi's return here is as warm as returning home, and after the training, he also stayed alone to meet the autograph and photo requirements of each fan.

Perhaps in the eyes of fans, he has never been Leverkusen's opponent and has always been a legend for Leverkusen.

Reporters from The Kicker, Bild and Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung also surrounded him to interview him, and Zheng Zhi did not refuse, patiently answering every question.

"Zheng, how does it feel to be back here?" The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung was the first to ask the first question.

"It's quiet, it's not like Milan, it's not noisy or trendy, but it's good for life and I love my time in Germany. I wanted to walk around, but time didn't allow it, and I suddenly realized that although I had been in Leverkusen for a year, I hadn't gone shopping more than 10 times? I was far from knowing the city, which is quite a pity. I think one day I'll come back here and have a good look. ”

"Mean, you're going to transfer back one day?"

"No, I didn't say that, I mean after I retire, and I don't know where my next stop will be before I retire." Zheng Zhi hurriedly waved his hand and corrected the reporter's question.

"Zheng, if you had to choose one place, Eintracht Frankfurt, Bayer Leverkusen and Milan, which place would you choose?" The Bild correspondent also raised questions.

"It's really hard to answer, each city doesn't have the characteristics of each city, but if I had to choose, I would definitely choose our domestic city, Shenyang, or ...... Guangzhou. ”

Guangzhou?

Yan Qiang's eyes lit up in "Sports Weekly", strange, why did Zheng Zhi mention Guangzhou? He hasn't lived in Guangzhou for a long time? Shenyang is understandable, after all, it is his hometown, but Guangzhou, are you sure it's just casual talk?

"When you score in a game, do you celebrate?"

"Haha, if I can score, I don't have to celebrate."

"Worried about the fans booing you at home?"

Zheng Zhi was silent for a few seconds, "If everyone wants this, this is their right." ”

"Have you thought about where to go next?"

"No, I'm only thinking about tomorrow night's game. Okay, time is running out, I have to rush back to the hotel. Zheng Zhi voluntarily terminated the interview.

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On Tuesday, the big war was on the verge of breaking out.

Almost the whole of Germany is revolving around this game.

Breitner, a commentator on German national sports television, predicted the prospects of the game, and he cautioned Leverkusen about it.

'I don't think it's going to be that easy, Bayer Leverkusen are in high spirits right now and think they've got one foot in the final, but I have to remind them that they haven't touched anything at the moment. When you think about the results that Bayern Munich have suffered in the last two seasons, everything has been tragic. Bayern Munich, who once held a two-goal lead and couldn't beat them, are now just taking advantage of the away goal difference, so why be so happy? ”

"What's more, they should know the Chinese best and know how powerful the Chinese are." Of course, this is also their biggest advantage, maybe they can limit Zheng again? ”

"Of course I'm not attacking Bayer Leverkusen, I'm just telling them to be cautious, on the contrary, I'm optimistic that Bayer Leverkusen can change all this, and they are capable of doing it. Jurgen Klopp's team is full of surprises and anticipation. This is an excellent team that has relied on team spirit to get to where it is now. ”

Jurgen Klopp's side certainly won't be proud, and Klopp, who knows they haven't won anything at the moment, held Inter high in his pre-match press conference:

"They're the defending champions, they've got a lot of experience, and we're just the challengers."

'Inter Milan have a good chance of breaking our dream of reaching the Champions League final, we know we have a better chance of winning, but Inter Milan have always been a team that can create surprises. Our 2-2 draw with Inter Milan at the Estadio Meazza last week was one of the team's best games of the season and we have to play at the same level this week to secure a place for the final. ”

'Inter Milan are probably the best team in Europe, they have top stars like Zheng Zhi, Ronaldo, Vieri and Gianluigi Buffon, and they will definitely do everything they can to try to beat us, but we are ready and we are confident of winning.

Mourinho, meanwhile, focused on his team in his press conference.

'We were held to a draw at home by Bayer Leverkusen last week and they scored two away goals, which put us in a bad position, but remember last year's Champions League semi-final defeat against Bayern Munich? This time we can do the same. ”

'Inter Milan are stronger this year than last year, in Europe we have the same away result as at home, we will score at Bayer Leverkusen and that will be decisive. Our road is hard, that's what I envisioned. But we are only one step away from the final, so we can definitely make a comeback at Bayer Leverkusen. ”

Both sides announced their starting line-ups early.

Leverkusen:

Goalkeeper: Bout

Defenders: Sebezen, Hap, Novotney, Plasant

Midfielders: Beinrich, Basturk, Rib, Schneider, LaMelo

Forward: Berbatov

Inter:

Goalkeeper: Gianluigi Buffon

Defenders: Panucci, Córdoba, Carvalho, Grosso

Midfielders: Di Biagio, Zheng Zhi, Dalma, Pirlo

Forwards: Ronaldo, Toney

Obviously, Jurgen Klopp's side drew 2-2 away at Inter Milan in the first leg and today they are playing at home and can calmly field a 451 formation against Inter.

Inter Milan must not be conservative and they will have to score away goals, either a 2-2 draw or a win against Bayer Leverkusen to qualify for the final.

Sky Sport Italia has long been waiting for it, Bergomi appeared at the commentary scene, his face in a suit and leather shoes was solemn, and he kept fiddling with his neckline in front of the live camera, and the former captain seemed to have become a member of the Inter Milan team, and it looked like he was going to the battlefield.

"There are three minutes left and the game is about to start."

"The players on both sides are walking around the Bayer Arena, judging from the starting line-ups of both sides, Klopp only chose one striker, the formation should be 451, but this is definitely a smoke bomb, the formation is dead, the players are alive, they are like hunters hiding in the shadows, holding shotguns to give Inter Milan's goal a shot at any time."

'But Mourinho doesn't have a choice, his team has to win, fantasize about a draw? No! Abandon this idea, be braver, we want to beat Bayer Leverkusen! ”

The home fans at the stadium stained the stands in a sea of red, with only a small patch of white surrounding the south stand.

"Bernd!"

"Bernd!"

"Bernd!"

Bernd Schneider's name resounded throughout the stadium, and he is now the core player of this Bayer Leverkusen team, and of course the fans screamed his name.

In the past, they called Zheng Zhi's name the most, but today, even if there are more Leverkusen fans who like Zheng Zhi, they will not call it anymore, because Zheng Zhi is now an opponent, and they must be a team fan, not a human fan!

More than 2,000 Inter Milan fans were not willing to be lonely, and when they heard the other party shouting Schneider, they also began to make noises.

"Zheng!"

"Zheng!"

"Zheng!"

It's a small voice, but it's very harsh.

Leverkusen fans were in a trance, didn't they shout like this back then? Almost after, they shouted after the Inter fans.

……

Beep

The whistle blew and the first match of the second leg of the 2001-2002 Champions Cup semi-finals began!

At the beginning of the game, Inter Milan did not immediately launch a tidal wave of attacks as everyone predicted, and Leverkusen could not take the initiative to attack, so the two teams were mainly stable after the opening, and most of the time they were in the midfield.

Although Inter Milan have not scored away from home for the time being, they are aiming not only for a draw, but for a win. As Jose Mourinho said in the dressing room, you can only get a better result if you play with the highest goal.

After nearly ten minutes of mutual testing, Inter Milan still took the lead, and Zheng Zhi's position moved forward, which is a rather strong signal!

And Bayer Leverkusen coach Jurgen Klopp's gaze also froze randomly, and he immediately shouted loudly on the sidelines.

"Attention Zheng!"

"Attention! Mid lane! ”

It is no secret that Zheng Zhi is targeted at all, and Klopp doesn't even need to play the code. If you can keep Zheng Zhi in mind, you will be half the battle.

Pirlo retreated slightly, echoing Zheng Zhi in the middle, and the two of them played a wall-hitting cooperation in a row, quickly pulling Leverkusen's midfielder, Libu stopped Pirlo alone, but Pirlo resolutely handed the ball to Zheng Zhi's feet.

Schneider and LaMelo almost simultaneously wrapped up Zheng Zhi, but Zheng Zhi still confidently controlled the ball at his feet, first took a illusory shot with his back in the direction of LaMelo, and then pulled the ball and turned around in Marseille!

Although LaMelo and Schneider did not lose their positions, Zheng Zhi then made another move of fried croquettes and passed between the two of them lightly.

I know he might do this, but he just can't prevent it?

"Whew~"

"Whew~"

"Whew~"

There were screams in the stands, and I couldn't help but want to cheer for Zheng Zhi, but I suddenly found that Zheng Zhi was an opponent and an enemy. It's really contradictory and painful.

Between the lightning and flint, Zheng Zhi rushed high with the ball to the top of the arc of Leverkusen's penalty area to face Leverkusen captain Novotny, and swayed his bicycle four times in a row, so that Novotny had nothing to do and did not dare to act rashly, if it wasn't for Plasente to recycle and stare at Ronaldo in time, Zheng Zhi would have stuffed the ball in front of Ronaldo.

At that moment, he decided to go it alone, and when he stepped on the fourth bicycle with his right foot, he resolutely slashed his right foot, quickly dunked the ball to the left front, and then took a big step forward!

Novotny finally moved, stretched out his left leg without hesitation, and tried to get stuck in Zheng Zhi's forward direction, but Zheng Zhi was waiting for this time, and the instep of his left foot gently knocked to the right, followed by his body to the right and forcibly turned thirty degrees to the right, and inserted it diagonally to the right!

Novotny saw that he had been deceived, but he still didn't give up, his body sank, his left knee bent, and he switched to his right foot and picked it up.

"Ah~"

Suddenly, a scream pierced the bright night sky!

Novotny collapsed in a physically unconfrontational situation?

Zheng Zhi also stopped, and did not continue to break through at all.

What's going on?

He quickly bent down.

"Walter?"

I saw Novotny's hands tightly hugging his left knee, his eyes tightly closed, and sweat pouring down his forehead.

It's not good!

He quickly signaled to the referee that Novotny was injured!

A knee injury, it's definitely not a minor injury.

Ronaldo's pupils shrank not far away, this scene is all too familiar. That's how I fell back then, it was a lingering nightmare.

"Call the team doctor up."

He was the first to speak, his voice still a little shaky, as if he had been wounded, not Novotny.

I can empathize.

In this way, Novotny injured his knee and was directly carried off the field on a stretcher, and Leverkusen was unfavorable......

"Zheng,"

"He used flashy individual breakthrough techniques to ruin the captain of Bayer Leverkusen."

"It's not the first time he's done this......"