When the news of Inter Milan's 1-0 defeat at home to Southampton in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals was disseminated by the media, it immediately caused a huge reaction among fans around the world.

Jurgen Klopp's side won the Serie A and Europa League last season, and have been impressive in both the Coppa Italia and Serie A this season, especially in Serie A, which has already won the title two rounds ahead of schedule.

It should be said that in the past few years, the decline of Serie A is well known, but Inter Milan's performance in these two seasons has made everyone feel a sense of hope, especially this season.

Including Cuadrado, Pjanic, Jovetic and other players who are not particularly famous, but are absolutely powerful, have further enhanced the overall competitiveness of Inter Milan.

But it was this semi-final that really convinced Inter Milan that would be the hope of a resurgence in Serie A.

Jurgen Klopp's team not only showed excellent overall fighting ability and excellent overall strength in this semi-final, but also showed tenacious fighting spirit and resilience.

Especially in the last 20 minutes, the fast-paced offensive battle with Southampton was particularly impressive.

In his post-match press conference, Southampton manager Carlo Ancelotti said the trip to Milan was very dangerous and that Jurgen Klopp's side not only had the strength to be second to none in Serie A, but also had the level to show their strength on the European stage.

Milan Sport relayed Ancelotti's answer in a front-page commentary.

The No. 1 Italian coach who has coached Juventus and AC Milan also has a very high evaluation of Inter Milan, and he recognizes and affirms Klopp's coaching ability.

Not only that, the special football commentator of the Milan sports newspaper also conducted an in-depth analysis of Klopp's tactics, believing that after the German coach coached Inter Milan, he not only led the team to improve, but also improved.

"This season, Inter Milan's results have been more consistent, which is inseparable from Klopp's self-learning."

"We can clearly see the essence of the Serie A defence from Inter Milan this season, and Klopp's coaching staff has no shortage of experts in this area, and the German has cleverly learned these and integrated them into his own tactical philosophy, which is quite a remarkable thing."

"So, we can see that Inter Milan has not only played passionately this season, but also has a more reasonable and balanced performance and control of the field, and the overall offensive and defensive order of the team has also been greatly improved."

"This Champions League semi-final against Southampton is like an exam, showing the progress of Inter Milan and Jurgen Klopp over the past two years."

"We even have every reason to feel sorry for Inter Milan, because if it weren't for Southampton, if it wasn't against the better Southampton, if it was Monaco, or if it was Atletico Madrid, then Inter Milan would definitely have the strength to fight!"

The comments of the Milan sports newspaper, although slightly biased, are not unreasonable.

If you want to make a difference in the Champions League, your own strength is certainly a big factor, but luck is also important, especially when the draw is drawn.

If you are not careful, you will be able to draw an opponent with a similar style of play, then it will be really dangerous.

Just like Pep Guardiola's Bayern Munich, no one denies that Bayern Munich's strength is slightly better than Klopp's Inter Milan, but because of the style of play, Guardiola's Bayern Munich can only stop at the quarterfinals.

In the same way, Southampton's overall strength is better than Inter Milan's, but Jurgen Klopp's team only lost by one goal, and even almost equalized, which shows that the style of play is indeed dangerous.

But in any case, Inter Milan has won the recognition of fans all over the world with this battle in the semi-finals.

Klopp also re-established his position as a first-line coach in Europe because of this battle.

While Inter Milan lost 1-0 at home to Southampton, Atletico Madrid defeated the visiting Monaco 2-1 at the other Arena of Glory in Madrid, the capital of Spain.

Atletico Madrid and Monaco are both very holistic teams that pay attention to high pressing and pressing, and both teams are known for their defense, especially Monaco, which was previously known for its strong defense and weak attack.

However, in this match held at the Glory Stadium, the two teams played quite a good offensive battle from the start.

Especially Monaco, who played away, played not conservatively at all, and even pressed Atletico Madrid very embarrassed for a time.

But soon, Simeone's team was on their footing and starting to make head.

In the 34th minute of the first half, Willian crossed diagonally to Griezmann, the French striker crossed to the goal, and Isco opened the scoring for Atletico Madrid.

But after Atletico Madrid opened the scoring, Monaco quickly seized a chance.

In the 39th minute, after Schneiderlin broke the ball in midfield, Verratti's long pass was transferred to Carrasco on the wing.

After the Belgian Magic Wing cut inside with the ball, he crossed to the edge of the penalty area, and Kondogbia rushed up and fired a direct shot.

Courtois reacted quickly and flew to save the ball, but Hernandez was clever in front of goal and pushed the ball through Courtois's goal to level the score at 1-1.

After that, both sides attacked and defended each other, and neither of them was able to score again.

The game was very intense, especially in the second half, when both sides were fighting red.

Monaco is already in the semi-finals of the Champions League for the second time, and Koeman hopes that the team can make a breakthrough, while Atletico Madrid is at home, and has also performed well this season, successfully defending the La Liga title, not to mention the Copa del Rey final, if they can break through in the Champions League, it will be a treble.

In this case, not only Simeone, but everyone at Atletico Madrid did their best.

Finally, in the 73rd minute of the second half, Antoine Griezmann knocked back, and Koke cut in a clever pass, and Willian scored a goal in front of the goal for Atletico Madrid to take the lead again, 2-1.

That is, with Willian's stunner, Atletico Madrid narrowly defeated Monaco 2-1 at home.

After the two Champions League semi-finals, fans around the world watched it with great fascination, not only because these four teams played very well, but also because these two games were full of tenacious struggle of the players and the wits of the manager.

Even a super first-line team like Southampton is also in a predicament in the overall battle against Inter Milan, and it is conceivable that the gold content of the Champions League game is indeed quite high.

What's more, the two games in the semi-finals not only showed the level of the Champions League, basically satisfying the fans' impression of the four teams, but also leaving enough suspense.

In the second round of the game, whoever is not careful, may capsize in the gutter at any time.

As it turned out, the fans' eyes were bright.

A week later, Atletico Madrid travelled to Monaco at the Stade Louis II of Monaco to take on Monaco.

As a result, as soon as the game started, Monaco gave Atletico Madrid a slap in the face.

In a corner, Mitrovic beat Godin and Otamendi to open the scoring for Monaco with a lion's header in front of Atletico Madrid's goal!

That goal came only in the sixth minute, but it sent Atletico Madrid to hell.

Because according to the aggregate score, Monaco will eliminate Atletico Madrid with away goals and then reach the final.

But Simeone was not a fuel-efficient lamp either, and immediately regrouped, adjusted his tactics, and fought back frantically.

Ronald Koeman is worthy of the old foxes, and after the opening rush and sneak attack, he began to play a steady defensive counterattack.

Not to mention, Atletico Madrid couldn't attack, and they really seized a few chances, if it weren't for the excellent performances of central defender Otamendi and goalkeeper Courtois, Monaco would have expanded the score long ago.

But at this critical moment, before the end of the first half, Isco continued to dribble the ball in the middle, relying on his short and flexible body and skillful foot skills, he forced past three Monaco defenders in a row, and then sent the ball to Griezmann's feet accurately.

The French striker didn't miss a chance and scored an equaliser for Atletico Madrid.

At this moment, the situation changed abruptly again.

The two sides entered the second half, and Koeman's team had to press out again, while Atletico Madrid switched from attack to defense and dominated the counter-attack.

Simeone came from Serie A in the end, and the defensive counterattack was played in his hands.

In the 63rd minute, Monaco was unable to attack for a long time and made a mistake, and Fekir quickly launched a counter-attack after the ball passed to Mitrovic was tackled by Otamendi.

After Antoine Griezmann drew the attention of the defence at the edge of the penalty area, Koke stepped in and slotted into the box to pick up the ball and pick out the post.

Bieto's header in front of the goal rubbed the next goal for Atletico Madrid, 2-1!

After completing the reversal, Atletico Madrid can be described as full of morale, but Monaco attacked Atletico Madrid like crazy, directly causing a storm in front of the Sheets Army.

In the 81st minute, it was again the Belgian teenager Carrasco who made a continuous pass on the side, and suddenly divided to the left side, and Kurzava, who was inserted in the back, crossed over, and Mitrovic's header in the big penalty area was ferried to the back point, and Hernandez equalized the score again!

Two to two!

After that, although both sides were putting a lot of effort into attacking, especially Koeman's Monaco, who launched a desperate attack on Atletico Madrid, they still failed to score again.

The two sides ended up in a 2-2 draw.

Atletico Madrid also eliminated Monaco with an aggregate score of 4-3!

Although they failed to reach the final, Monaco reached the last four of the Champions League for the second consecutive season and was impressive.

Coach Ronald Koeman has been offered by Manchester United, Chelsea and even Bayern Munich, but Ronald Koeman has officially signed a three-year contract extension with Monaco ahead of the second leg of the semi-finals.

This also made all the teams that wanted to poach completely dead.

And at the Glory Stadium in Southampton, England, although Klopp's Inter Milan showed a very tenacious away performance, they were unable to play against Southampton in the end.

With goals from Suarez and Lionel Messi, the Saints beat Inter Milan 2-0 at home and reached the Champions League final again.

When the Champions League final list was released, the whole world was amazed.

Southampton vs. Atletico Madrid!

Isn't this the same match in the Champions League final two years ago?

What's more, both teams have been quite impressive this season.

Needless to say, as long as the Saints win the FA Cup and the Champions League again, it will be a Grand Slam, a seven-time champion.

Atletico Madrid have also performed well, with the La Liga title and Copa del Rey already in hand, and if they win the Champions League, they will have a treble, and Simeone's side will also set to create the highest in the history of the Sheets Army.

Such two teams, such a showdown, is worth looking forward to!