"I said that we won't fall behind in the first stage, we advanced to the second stage. Of course, the second stage will not be our ultimate goal, our ultimate goal is the final!"

Mourinho can finally be proud of himself at the press conference. In the first stage of the Champions League group stage, Inter Milan has been criticized and has not reached the level of last season. Even if he wins, he has not received good reviews from the media. But no matter what, the result is good.

Inter Milan is the first in the group...

"I think this Inter Milan is very talented and competitive. As the game deepens, we will play better and better, which will bring more surprises to everyone. We will continue to build the team with young people. I believe that by the end of the season, the results we have achieved will not disappoint."

"Now we are also starting to think about the World Club Cup, and I believe everyone is eager for this trophy, especially the young people, who are full of desire for honor."

Mourinho tasted the sweetness of using new players and was becoming more and more determined to give Robben and Ronaldo a chance. He was not wrong. Young people are more eager for honor and do not lose their passion like veterans...

...

Captain Zheng Zhi also praised the team, "We are an excellent team,"

"Although we were playing stumblingly, we never gave up our desire for victory, and we were the ones who won in the end."

"But Ajax is really intimidating. Young people like Van der Fat, Maxville, Sneider, and Ibrahimovic will surely bloom in the future and become very good players."

After the smoke of gunpowder, Zheng Zhi also changed his attitude to talk about his opponent.

This surprised the reporter.

"Didn't you say Ibrahimovic is awesome?"

"That was just a deliberate blow to him. In fact, he is fully qualified for Inter Milan's center. He is at the same level as Vieri and Adriano, but I still said that he must come to the best league to train before he can go further. Including Sneder, who scored two goals, his passes made me more profound than his two goals. He has a very good overall view, which is very important."

The one he praised the most was Sneider. Others also had high achievements in the future, but they were not as dazzling as Sneider. Of course, they were not as sorry as Sneider...

Then, he did not forget to praise his teammates.

"We can't forget Robben and Ronaldo. They are playing better and better, completely like mature players, confident and firm. I feel that I am old and the future is theirs..."

Old? The reporter was confused.

"You're less than 23 years old?"

Zheng Zhixiao:

"But they are less than 18 years old! Including Sneider and others, they strongly told the world that their era will come."

In this case, should the player over 25 years old consider retirement?

...

...

With Inter Milan defeating Ajax and entering the next stage of the Champions League, the four Italian giants won the championship.

All four Italian teams have entered the next stage, which is a stimulus for Italian football, which is troubled by the conservative telephone gate incident. Of course, a bigger danger is still behind, and the four major leagues are still going forward.

"Milan Sports Daily" also made detailed comments on the semi-finals.

AC Milan: Storm out of the death group

Although four Italian teams broke through, AC Milan is the most outstanding performance. AC Milan was assigned to the group with the deaths of Bayern, Laco and Lens, but the Ross and Blacks were the first to qualify among the four Serie A teams. Among them, the away game defeating rival La Coruña 4-0 is a classic. In addition, in the two games against Bayern, although AC Milan won it was not easy, considering that one was at the extremely difficult Munich Olympic Stadium and the other was facing the "mourning soldiers" with only a glimmer of hope in San Siro, no matter what the scene, it is not easy to achieve such a result. It should be said that AC Milan is the pride of Serie A in this Champions League.

Among AC Milan players, the champion Cup hero is Inzagi. 8 goals in 4 games is a miracle in itself, not to mention that every opponent in AC Milan is so strong. In addition, Rui Costa's stable performance and Dida's wonderful save are also one of the factors that make the success of AC Milan's Champions League. In addition, don't forget Kaka, who played against Bayern at home to reverse the situation, and AC Milan was able to finally qualify early.

Juventus: The strong character is stable and advanced

Juventus qualifies with a record of 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. It is not brilliant in terms of the record, but from the game scene, we can see that Juventus is a very stable team. They can firmly control the scene in every game and create more opportunities than their opponents, even in the game lost to Newcastle at St. James Park. Due to the injury situation of the team and the weak opponent's strength, Lippi used a certain rotation system in the Champions League, but this did not affect Juventus' overall strength at all, reflecting the strong bench depth of the Zebras.

Among the players, Piero and Divayo are undoubtedly the most dazzling. The former surpassed his senior Artafini in the first game. Currently, he scored 27 goals in the Champions League. Although the latter only scored one goal in the league, he became Juventus' best scorer with 5 goals in the Champions League. In addition, it is worth mentioning that Argentine Camoranesi, whose shocking long-range shot against Feyenoord in the first game was not only wonderful, but also scored a valuable 1 point for Juventus. Since then, the Argentine has firmly taken Juventus' main right forward position.

Rome: Two stages and two manifestations

At the beginning of the season, Roma was plagued by all kinds of illnesses. While losing two consecutive league games in the league, he was humiliated by Real Madrid at home 0:3! In the following second game, they still did not break the goal drought and drew 0:0 away from home. Although they won 1:0 in the third game, their performance was even worse. In the game against Genk, Roma played 11 and had no fighting spirit. If Songk had not wasted a chance to score a goal, Roma would even be in danger of being humiliated.

However, after a period of adjustment, Roma gradually got on the right track. In the second half of the group stage, they showed a new look. The 1-0 victory over Real Madrid was a turning point. Although Real Madrid was in poor condition at the time, it was still more difficult to win at the Bernabeu than to reach the sky. However, Roma did it and Roma still had the advantage in the AEK game. Of course, if Roma cannot quickly improve its ability to transform its advantages into victory, they will be more difficult in the next stage.

Among the Rome players, the best one is of course Totti. It was his outstanding performance at the Bernabeu that made Roma win the turnaround. In the two games where Totti played, Roma scored 6 points, and in the game where he did not play, Roma's record was 3 wins and 1 loss, which shows how important the Roman prince is to the team.

Inter Milan: Zheng Zhi is in charge

3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss is a good record, but from the scene, the defending champion Inter Milan's Champions League journey can be said to be walking on thin ice. The away game against Rosenberg, the home and away game against Ajax were very dangerous.

The home game against Rosenberg may be the only convincing victory, but the criticized Italian media pointed out many shortcomings after the game.

It can be said that Inter Milan's Champions League is basically Zheng Zhi's Champions League alone. His 8 goals have brought Inter Milan three wins and one draw. At present, he surpassed his predecessor Mazzola with 8 goals in the Champions League and is catching up with the three European Cups set by Ronaldo the previous year.

Other media and newspapers also praised the four giants:

The Evening Post said that the day for Serie A team to reshape its glory has come again! Our team swept away the decline of the Italian national team and flew the tricolor flag of Italy high in the European arena. The Champions League is a place where Italy is proud, and I hope they can continue their glory.

"Roman Sports" said that both the south and the north have played a new sky for Italian football in the Champions League. Roma is the team that has gone the most twists and turns. From the first stage to the new stage, Roma finally won a place for the southern team.

The National Lesson said that the performance of the four giants allowed us to see that the downturn in Italian football has passed! The prosperous era is coming!

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On the evening of the 2nd, the draw ceremony for the second phase of the European Champions League began at the Hilton Hotel in Geneva.

Manchester United in England, Real Madrid in Spain, Valencia, and Inter Milan in Italy were identified as seeds for the second phase draw of the European Champions League.

According to the schedule, the teams that won the top two groups in each group will enter the second stage of the game. They are:

Group A, Arsenal, Dortmund;

Group B, Valencia, Basel;

group, Real Madrid, Rome;

Group D, Inter Milan, Netherlands Ajax;

Group E, Juventus, Newcastle United;

Group F, Manchester United, Leverkusen;

Group G, A C Milan, La Coruna;

Group H, Barcelona, ​​Locomotive of Moscow, Russia.

The results of the lottery are as follows:

Group A: Inter Milan, Barcelona, ​​Leverkusen, Newcastle

Group B: Valencia, Arsenal, Rome, Ajax

Group C: Real Madrid, AC Milan, Dortmund, Moscow train headquarter

Group D: Manchester United, Juventus, La Coruña, Basel

Inter Milan is in Group A, Barcelona, ​​Leverkusen and Newcastle. Zheng Zhi is very familiar with Barcelona and Leverkusen. One is his former defeated player, the other is his old club, and there are too many former teammates in the two teams, all of whom are getting together.

As soon as the lottery results came out, Barcelona had the strongest reaction.

The team's star Cruivet stood up and accepted an interview with the Milan Sports Daily:

"If I were to choose an opponent between Juventus, AC Milan and Inter Milan... Juventus is obviously a difficult opponent. AC Milan has too strong recently. I would rather meet Inter Milan. Their strength is not very good now, and we have returned to the peak. The six consecutive victories in the first stage told us that we can defeat any opponent, and now as we wish, it is time to take revenge!"

Last year, Barcelona lost to Inter Milan, and this year, they want to take revenge.

Ronaldinho, who has become the absolute core of Barcelona, ​​also admitted, "I didn't play last year due to injury, and I don't want to miss it this year. This is a good group and we will prove to be the best!"

Xavi also said: "It's time to win back honors for Barcelona. Fans always say we can't win the Champions League, but I think we're stronger this year than any team!"

Puyor also said: "This Inter Milan is not scary. We will definitely win a promotional place. The remaining one, maybe Leverkusen, maybe Inter Milan, maybe Newcastle."

What gave them such strong confidence?

Anyway, Leverkusen and Newcastle don't think so, they think they have won the lottery.

Leverkusen coach Klopp started complaining after the draw, "This is so unfortunate."

"If there is a choice, I hope Leverkusen can change to another group. It is unfortunate to meet Barcelona and Inter Milan, and there is Newcastle, which is a typical group of death. I don't know who can advance to the knockout stage until the last round."

"I also want to make it clear that Inter Milan seems to be worse than last year, but in fact they have been improving. We will never underestimate them. I envy them for having a few young players! On the contrary, Barcelona, ​​I don't think they are that scary. They have strong offense and weak defense, while Inter Milan has balanced offense and defense, and Newcastle is full of strength."

Klopp commented on the group's opponent.

Then we also talked about other groups.

"In fact, the results of which group is divided into the same group, which group is not the death group?"

"The B group has Valencia, Arsenal, Roma and Ajax, the C group has Real Madrid, AC Milan, Dortmund and Locomotive Moscow, and the D group has Juventus, Manchester United and La Coruña. Oh my God, they are all the death group, so let's stay in Group A honestly."

In fact, Leverkusen is not weak. Last season, he was still the semi-finals of the Champions League, but he was eliminated by Inter Milan. How weak can the team that can reach the semi-finals of the four teams? He doesn't want to touch his opponents, and his opponents don't want to touch them...

Newcastle is the weakest in Group A. Maybe they are the boys who give away points.

As for Inter Milan's reaction? Zheng Zhi said in an interview with Spain's "Maca":

“Actually, it’s very comfortable to play Barcelona,”

"Compared with other teams, they don't have any defense at all."

"I think the biggest threat in this group is Klopp's Leverkusen, who plays well in football in their team."

"I think Ronaldinho didn't play at Barcelona as he deserved. His more than two years at Barcelona were wasting his youth. If Brazil hadn't won the World Cup, he would have been really dim."

Zheng Zhi beat Ronaldinho from the air.

“He has the ability to win the Golden Globe.”
Chapter completed!