Liverpool narrowly beat Inter Milan 1-0 away!

As soon as this match ended, it immediately sparked heated discussions among the media and fans around the world.

The focus of the conversation undoubtedly fell on Yang Yang's goals in two consecutive games, which proved that he was gradually regaining his form, but Benitez said in an interview with the media after the game that he was most satisfied with Yang Yang's performance in the first half.

'I think he's gradually finding his threat on the pitch and playing his part.

What Benitez said is undoubtedly that Yang Yang has hit Inter Milan's defense with the ball several times, and his speed advantage has been brought into full play, even if he is not in the best condition, he is still very dangerous on the court.

After the game, Inter Milan issued a statement that Cruciate ligament strain in Cordoba's left knee may require surgery, which also means that Cordoba will say goodbye to this season completely.

For this result, the Italian media and fans did not point the finger at Yang Yang, because Yang Yang made a special trip to the hospital to visit Cordoba after the game, and Cordoba and Inter Milan expressed their gratitude for this.

More blame is on manager Roberto Mancini, because Inter Milan has indeed had too many injuries this season, and the conflict between Mancini and team doctor Conby has led to a long lack of communication between the two so far, which is obviously inappropriate.

Many people believe that the conflict between the head coach and the team doctor has led to frequent injuries at Inter Milan.

In addition to Córdoba, Materazzi was sent off twice and will miss the second leg, casting a shadow over Inter's prospects of qualifying.

Without Materazzi, who will Inter rely on to stop Crouch?

This is clearly a problem.

With Yang Yang's return, Liverpool are now strong, with Rafael Benitez's side currently in the Premier League and Champions League, as well as reaching the League Cup final.

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After Liverpool's victory over Inter Milan, the British media went on a collective binge.

Many media outlets have dismissed Materazzi's pre-match provocations, believing that the Italian centre-back's performance in this game was a disaster, and even without those two yellow and red cards, he was destined to be the worst player of the game.

'Materazzi has proven to be nowhere near as good on the pitch as he appears to be in front of the media.

There are also many media who believe that Materazzi's foul on Crouch is completely unnecessary, and it is quite irrational to continue to make such a big move when there is already a yellow card.

"He paid for his stupidity and at the same time sent Inter into despair."

Some of the media outlets pointed out the contradictions within Inter Milan, as Mancini was supposed to bring on Figo on one occasion during the second-half substitution, but the Portuguese superstar refused to be substituted.

This move proves that Inter Milan's internal contradictions have almost been revealed.

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When the team returned to Liverpool, Yang Yang was interviewed by the British media Liverpool Echo, and he said that the team can win because of the efforts of everyone in the team.

"Is it easy?" Yang Yang shook his head, "No, we may seem to win relatively easily, but in fact, it is not easy to win this game, and the reason why we feel this way is because we have done a lot of heavy and targeted preparation before the game." ”

"The coaching staff spent a few days and a lot of preparation to make each of us know exactly what we were going to do, watching the video of Inter Milan's game repeatedly, constantly studying and analysing it, and finally condensing it into a game report that was in the hands of each of us."

"Why do I know this?"

Yang Yang smiled, "Because during that period of time, I happened to return to the team. ”

He was talking about a few days before the players returned to the team, taking advantage of the national team break, Benitez and the coaching staff began to conduct targeted research and analysis on Inter Milan, opponents in the round of 16 knockout round, and did a lot of preparation.

That's why as soon as the Liverpool players returned, the team conducted targeted tactical drills.

As the saying goes, one minute on the stage, ten years off the stage, this sentence also applies to professional football.

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After the first leg of the 16-round knockout round, the Premier League can be described as a mixed bag.

The good news is that Liverpool beat Inter Milan by a single goal away and the possibility of promotion has skyrocketed, while the other three Premier League teams are inevitably in a hard battle.

Arsenal hosted AC Milan and after 90 minutes of hard-fought action, the draw ended 0-0.

It turns out that not only Yang Yang has fallen into a trough, but Kaka is also not excited enough after the FIFA Awards Conference, whether it is the previous Milan derby loss to Inter Milan, or this away challenge to Arsenal, Kaka obviously did not give his best performance.

However, compared to Yang Yang, Kaka has been more tolerant.

Yang Yang is now in the limelight, and he performed even better in the first half, and the continuous goals made everyone's expectations of Yang Yang even higher, as long as there was a goal drought, they immediately questioned it.

Especially for media reporters, in the absence of other black materials, black does not score, which is undoubtedly the best material.

Manchester United were in a slightly better position than Arsenal, drawing 1-1 away at Lyon and Carlos Tevez equalised for the Red Devils in the second half.

Chelsea were the worst of the Premier League semi-finals, playing Olympiacos away, but they failed to score and drew 0-0 away at Olympiacos, which has to be said to be a very frustrating thing.

The overall strength of the Greek team is weak, and Chelsea should have won safely, but the result was not won, and the Blues' form is indeed relatively sluggish.

But that's not a bad thing for Liverpool.

Because Liverpool played three days after Inter Milan and away to Chelsea.

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Round 28 of the Premier League, Stamford Bridge.

In crucial battles, the suspended Carvalho returned and the injured Frank Lampard returned, while French striker Nicolas Anelka, who Chelsea brought in from Bolton, also started the winter break alongside Didier Drogba and Malouda.

In midfield, Claude Makelle was behind and Ballack and Frank Lampard were in the middle.

In this game, Liverpool made appropriate adjustments on the basis of playing Inter Milan, but Yang Yang, Crouch and Kuyt still started together, and the midfield was still a combination of Mascherano, Gerrard and Lucas Rewa.

Xavi Alonso is still on maternity leave and has not travelled with the team on the road.

After the start of the game, both sides played at a relatively fast pace, especially Liverpool, who quickly controlled the situation after the opening.

In the fifteenth minute, Liverpool produced one of the most threatening attacks.

Reese launched an attack with Yang Yang on the left and crossed into the box.

Crouch grabbed the spot and headed it wide, but it went just wide.

Two minutes later, it was another attack from the left, Reese crossed into the box again, Crouch headed the ball back to Yang Yang, who shook off the defender and knocked it back to Crouch.

As a result, Crouch missed a great chance to score when he pushed the ball directly to the outside of the post when he pushed it from close range in front of goal.

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Although they failed to score, the game was under Liverpool's control.

Yang Yang was closely guarded by the opponent, and his own condition was not particularly good, so he was more likely to respond to and support his teammates, giving full play to his advantages in running and passing and controlling, and creating gaps for his teammates.

Liverpool arranged the partnership of Skrt and Carragher in this game, and the Slovak central defender played quite well in this game, with a very good advantage in the air, and he was quick and accurate in his shot, and he sat in front of the goal with Carragher, and did not give Chelsea too many chances, especially in the first half, which only gave Chelsea a chance to shoot.

In addition, Lucas Rewa's performance has gradually been recognized by the team, the quality of the midfield pass has improved, and the accuracy has also been relatively improved, which has made Liverpool's mistakes drop a lot, and the team's on-field advantage is more obvious.

Chelsea, on the other hand, have been affected by the Africa Cup of Nations, with a number of players, including Essien, Drogba and Mikel, returning to play the Africa Cup of Nations, only to be injured by several players, and Essien has not recovered so far.

As for Drogba and Mikel, they haven't adjusted their form yet.

Although Chelsea's overall performance has not been ideal, or even somewhat sluggish, the Blues' defensive roots are still there.

From Claudio Ranieri to Jose Mourinho, Chelsea's defensive system has remained well-maintained, and even now that Jose Mourinho is gone, the Blues' defensive prowess is still second to none in the Premier League.

Liverpool, on the other hand, have taken a more aggressive approach and have been on the offensive non-stop.

Until the 84th minute, Gerrard crossed to the right, and after Kuyt won the ball on the right side of the penalty area, the cross went to the back of the penalty area.

Crouch drew the attention of the defence with a deflected shot down the middle, while Yang Yang ran into position like a ghost and headed the ball into the Chelsea net from close range.

1 to 0!

The Blues then went on a wild attack, unleashing two shots in quick succession, with Ballack coming close to threatening with another volley, while Reese came close to an own goal when pressed by the opposition player.

But in the end, Liverpool still defeated Chelsea 1-0 with a header in front of Yang Yang's goal, and won all three points away.

And this is also Yang Yang's last three consecutive rounds of goals, and also the second consecutive round of league goals.

For this game, Liverpool's performance was mixed, the attack did not play very well, including Yang Yang, did not seem excited enough, and the Times even believes that if Liverpool are in great shape, this game is likely to be a big score.

But in the end, it was only a narrow victory.

Chelsea, on the other hand, were even more sluggish, with only four shots on goal in the whole game, which on the one hand reflected Liverpool's defensive solidity, but also reflected Chelsea's poor form.

After playing Chelsea, Liverpool ushered in the League Cup final non-stop.