Passionate, genital, never give up! This is the most perfect game in this era

Sports Weekly Special Correspondent in Italy Xiao Wu

An opponent brought back memories of senior blue and black fans 15 years ago. Two heavy rains witnessed the Meacha Stadium blowing the flames of Bayern and Barcelona one after another. If a 3-3 game is not enough, then another 3-3 game and then a final win in overtime. Neutral fans received pure satisfaction and enjoyment. The loyal fans took the hands of the fans who just joined Inter Milan and announced happily: We are back to Munich again! I don’t know if the future generations will win a specific title for this game, but this is the “most perfect” game of this era, because it is exciting enough, passionate enough, and thrilling enough.

According to the standards of Italian teams in the past, 3-3 is by no means a "perfect" game. In today's era, every team has obvious weaknesses, and every coach is looking to hit the opponent's weaknesses. It is difficult for you to find such a sharp duel against Mai Mang. Every minute on the field, on the turf, and every remarks before and after the game are open and secret battles. The battle between coaches is the most technical. The two rounds were a week of information explosion, and the media kept exaggerating and predicting. In the end, the two coaches tried their best to maintain the same starting lineup, demonstrating their stubbornness. Inzaghi still trusts Dimarco, who was forced to eat in the first round by Yamal, and Flick also insists on sending Hrad Martin, who was beaten by Dumfries.

Facts have proved that it is not that they cannot see the disadvantages that fans see, but that they see different shining points in the players. Dimarco completed a high-quality steal in the first goal and allowed Inter Milan to play a rare "two wings fly together" in the first half; Martin contributed two assists - the employment of people in specific scenarios, reflecting the coach's level. However, the reality is that Barcelona's defense line no longer has a truly reliable spare tire, and even if Inter Milan changes to Augusto, they can't keep an eye on Yamal. It's better to hit the opponent's weaknesses.

Of course, there are also differences in details. Dimarco, who "retreats all the way" in the first round of defense, became stronger and stronger, and put strength on Yamal up, which was extremely rare in previous Inter Milan games. Home fans also provided help. "Beautiful and fragile" was once a characteristic of Inter Milan when he was tired, but in the face of Barcelona's technical advantages, Inter Milan should make good use of its physical advantages. So we see Inter Milan, who suffered in the league, became the "beneficiary" of the penalty that Flick mentioned after the game.

In fact, if Inter Milan really benefited, the game had already ended early at the halftime break. After scoring a penalty in Cialhanoglu to expand the score to 2-0, Inigo Martinez provoked Archerby. At first, everyone thought it was just a verbal insult, but later, slow motion showed that Martinez spat at Archerby. The referee may not want a classic battle to lose suspense, so the game continued, which allowed Barcelona to chase three goals in a row.

But Inigo Martinez's actions completely annoyed Archerby. At the age of 37, he rushed to the front in the positional offense before the end of the game. His teammate's counter-attack gave him the opportunity to encircle, but realized that it was one thing, and running for more than 90 minutes was another thing. Archerby, the most unlikely of the 11 players on Inter Milan, did it, which was an instinct for victory. Although he was already suppressed by Barcelona, ​​Archerby still burst out with amazing energy in the end. With a testicle (his once suffered from testicular cancer and underwent resection surgery), he explained what it means to have.

"Have a genus", this is a famous saying after Lautaro eliminated Bayern, and it is also the team's motto this season. Inter Milan's history has produced "silent captains" that are not really maintaining absolute silence, but setting an example. Lautaro loved to grit his teeth and persevere, because this is his belief. The hardship and fatigue will never be retelled after success: "I encountered some difficulties, and I couldn't even lift my legs. I spent the first two days crying at home, which is not what I wanted. I did double training every day for a whole week, trying to recover, although I did not recover to 100% state: I am such a person, and my love for football is like this, and I must be present in such a game."

Inter Milan showed more spirit of death than Bayern. Lautaro's choice was to not let the team lose one striker core in the second leg, and Barcelona did not take risks after welcoming Lewandowski, and only made a stoppage time in regular time. Lautaro kept slapping his leg muscles during the game, just as he did in his first leg against Bayern. Persistence in pain, burst out in torture, and finally scored a goal. This is Lautaro's model and Inter Milan's current values.

In addition to Lautaro, there are also Toram, Dumfries and Flatesi on the field with injuries. Maybe you can't see any abnormalities in their bodies, because they all scored goals in this round of knockout matches, with a wonderful heel, a chic flirting side hook, and the only angle of overtime win. What supports these goals is a large amount of painkillers and strong willpower.

Flatesi said after the game: "I don't have any extraordinary talent, but I am always the last one to give up and the first one to believe in it. This is a reward for my perseverance." Just like Inter Milan, from the quarterfinals to the semi-finals, the Nerazzurri is always the unfavorable side - I don't know how many people have given up from the bottom of their hearts tonight, but Inter Milan players have not given up. Returning to Munich is a reward for the whole team's perseverance.