In Gao Han's plan, Serie A's first round against Fiorentina and away against Sporting Lisbon in the first group match of the Champions League. These two games were crucial games at the beginning.

Therefore, when playing against Fiorentina, he did not send all the main players, but instead kept some of the main players in the first round of the Champions League group stage.

Inter Milan's overall strength has an overwhelming advantage in playing away games, and Gao Han also arranged a lineup with stronger attack power, especially on the two sides, Evra and Macon were arranged at the same time, and the trident in the frontcourt showed his determination to defeat Sporting Lisbon in one go.

Unlike playing away from Fiorentina, when visiting Portugal, Gao Han decisively adjusted his tactics and arranged for Yaya Toure to replace Figo and partner with Peron. At the same time, he also required all players to take the lead from the start and take the initiative.

As Gao Han, who has rich experience in European arenas, knows better than anyone else that Inter Milan has the advantage in strength, but it is a away game. If he cannot give the opponent a head-on blow from the beginning, Sporting Sbonne will quickly adjust.

It can even be said that the more conservative Inter plays, the more courage Sporting Lisbon has to get entangled.

Therefore, the best way is to quickly fight the whirlwind and stunned the other party from the beginning.

The game was as expected by Gao Han, and it entered the rhythm of Inter Milan from the beginning.

Less than a minute into the game, Ibrahimovic got a very good scoring opportunity in the penalty area. After receiving a pick pass from Maicon at the front of the penalty area, he volleyed with his right foot and was rushed by goalkeeper Ricardo.

But then Evra launched another attack from the left, but the French left-back's last downstairs cross was too close to the goal and was confiscated by Ricardo.

The real turning point occurred in the seventh minute. Cristiano Ronaldo dribbled the ball from the left and cut inside, and passed it to Ibrahimovic at the front of the penalty area. The Swedish center decisively dribbled the ball, but was tripped by the opponent's defender Tonell at the front of the penalty area. The latter received the first yellow card of the game, and Inter Milan won a direct free kick.

In the end, Adriano punched through Ricardo's goal with a powerful and powerful direct free kick, opening the first record for Inter Milan, one to zero.

With one goal in hand, Inter Milan began to play more steadily, while Sporting Lisbon made a big push and counterattack.

There are several young players in this Portuguese Super League team that left a deep impression on Gao Han. One is the midfielder Veroso and Moutinho. The former is a midfielder with good defensive ability, good at taking balls and passing balls. Moutinho is very good at Deco back then, and they are all very good.

There is also a winger Nani, who is said to have been attracted by Manchester United's Ferguson, claiming to be Cristiano Ronaldo II, but Gao Han doesn't think so. Nani is still very different from his beloved disciple.

After Inter Milan took the lead, the two teams fought fiercely in the midfield. Moutinho, Veroso and Yaya Toure and other players were late for yellow cards. But relatively speaking, Inter Milan played more patiently and frequently used Sporting Lisbon's mistakes to create counterattacks.

Especially in the second half, Sporting Lisbon's anxious mentality was fully exposed.

In the 62nd minute, Inter Milan seized a counterattack opportunity. After intercepting the ball in the backcourt, Peron launched a long-distance pass of more than 50 meters. Cristiano Ronaldo drove straight in. After receiving the ball before everyone, he stopped and cut inside. He drifted past the opponent's right-back who was chasing back at high speed. He suddenly shot angrily at the front of the penalty area, breaking through Ricardo's goal again, rewriting the score to 2-0.

The score was finally maintained to the end of the game.

Almost at the same time, another match between the same group, Bayern Munich played against Sparta Moscow at home, and ended at the Allianz Stadium.

Bayern Munich defeated his opponent four to zero, but the process of the game was far less powerful than the scores. It can even be said that Bayern Munich won a dangerous victory.

Throughout the first half, Bayern Munich firmly suppressed Moscow Sparta's playing, forcing the opponent to retreat completely. Nine out of the ten players were huddled in their own half, leaving only one striker Pavlyuchenko cruising against the frontcourt.

But even so, the most threatening attacks in the first half were from Sparta Moscow.

But unfortunately, Kahn performed very well, and Sparta Moscow never broke through Bayern Munich's goal.

In the second half, Bayern Munich decisively adjusted his tactics and launched a rush after the opening. Taking advantage of the unstable start of Sparta Moscow, he scored two goals in four minutes and changed the score to 2-0.

But for twenty minutes later, Bayern Munich was beaten by Sparta Moscow.

It was not until more than 70 minutes later that Magath made consecutive substitutions and adjusted that Bayern Munich regained his position and scored two goals in the 71st and 80th minutes, rewriting the score to four-to-zero.

But although he won the game, Gao Han's evaluation of Bayern Munich was not high.

After returning to Milan from Portugal, Gao Han and his coaching staff watched the video of the game as soon as possible, carefully studying the other two opponents in the group stage, but they were both a little disappointed.

As a fourth-level team, Sparta Moscow is not strong. What is really threatening is the cold weather in Russia, especially in the home game during November and February, which is the biggest challenge for the away team.

If we look at it simply from the perspective of strength, Sparta Moscow is not afraid.

Magath should think so too, so he even sent three forward tactics to strengthen the offense.

But in fact, offense is not just about having more forward players to pose a threat.

In the whole first half, Bayern Munich's possession rate exceeded 60%, which was an overwhelming advantage. However, the penetration of the middle line failed to open up the situation, and there was no threat to the small-scale cooperation in some areas. Instead, Sparta Moscow counterattacks again and again, leaving Bayern Munich's goalkeeper Kahn very busy.

Until the second half, Bayern Munich regained his advantage in the wing attack and used the start to attack, and then swallowed Sparta Moscow in one bite.

But even so, Bayern Munich still allowed Moscow Sparta to make several very threatening attacks.

"Bayern Munich's strength is no longer as good as before." Gao Han shook his head and sighed.

After experiencing the strength at the beginning of the century, Bayern Munich fell into a downturn with the decline of the entire Serie A league. But even so, the strength of the Bundesliga class bully is still not to be underestimated.

But with the departure of players such as Sanior and Barack and the retirement of veterans such as Lizarazu, Bayern Munich's overall strength has been severely weakened, and even playing Moscow Sparta at home is so dangerous.

Of course, this has a lot to do with Bayern Munich's style.

"They are good at physical strength and fighting very fiercely, but attacking is a difficult problem. Therefore, we should deal with it in the way we are best at, use pass control and game rhythm, use softness to overcome hardness, lead their noses, and completely control the game."

Gao Han's judgment also won unanimous recognition from the core coaching staff members.

Inter Milan is still very experienced in playing such a team, such as Juventus.

Even to some extent, Juventus was far stronger and harder than Bayern Munich last season, but what was the result?

…………

…………

After determining the game strategy against Bayern Munich, the coaching staff began to make arrangements.

However, there is not much time left for Inter Milan to prepare, because in the next seven days, Inter Milan will play three rounds of Serie A, which is also a big test for the Nerazzurri.

On September 16, in the second round of Serie A, Inter Milan ushered in its first home game of the new season.

At Meazza Stadium, the Nerazzurri first broke Sampdoria's goal with Cristiano Ronaldo's goal in the 21st minute.

In the second half, Inter Milan scored three goals, including Cristiano Ronaldo, Evra and Mecon, and finally broke Sampdoria with four to zero at home, winning the first home victory of the new season.

On September 20, in the third round of Serie A, Inter Milan challenged Roma away.

Gao Han rotated the team's lineup appropriately. Recoba assisted Cruise in the 44th minute to score the winning goal, and finally secured the victory of the game. The Nerazzurri retreated from the Olympic Stadium.

One to zero, Inter Milan won three consecutive victories at the start.

On September 23, in the fourth round of Serie A, Inter Milan faced Chievo.

Gao Han continued to rotate the team for the mid-week match against Bayern Munich.

Just eleven minutes into the game, Adriano scored the first goal, setting a record for Inter Milan.

But both teams were in a stalemate afterwards, Inter Milan's form was also affected by continuous combat and the team's rotation, and it was a bit sluggish. However, after the second half of the game, Solari was fouled in the middle, Recoba took a free kick, and Cannavaro headed the ball, expanding the score to 2-0.

Five minutes later, Stankovic scored a goal, further expanding the score, three to zero.

In the 70th minute, Adriano won another game and secured the victory for Inter Milan.

But just six minutes later, Chievo took advantage of a counterattack and sneaked into the goal.

In the end, the score was completely locked in four to one, and Inter Milan defeated his opponent again at home.

It was also in this round that AC Milan, who also had three consecutive victories at the beginning, finally showed signs of fatigue. He drew with Livorno from zero to zero away and began to lag behind Inter Milan, while the Nerazzurri firmly occupied the position of the Serie A leader.

This further convinces everyone that the Serie A champion in the new season is Inter Milan.

After playing the fourth round of Serie A, Inter Milan ushered in the second leg of the Champions League group stage in the middle of the week, facing Bayern Munich at home.

Magat's team started well in the Bundesliga this season, playing in a total of five rounds. Bayern Munich had three wins, one draw and one loss, and got ten, tied for the first place in the Bundesliga together with Schalke 04.

But Bayern Munich's offensive problem has never been solved.

Who would have thought that although this Bundesliga team has first-line strikers such as Makai, Santa Cruz, Pizarro and Podolski this season, the team's top scorer was Van Bomel, who scored two goals in five rounds.

Scoring seven goals and conceding four goals in five games, this report card is obviously not satisfactory, whether it is offense or defense.

This also made many German media worried about Bayern Munich's trip to Milan.

But just before the critical battle, Bayern Munich striker Pizarro drove his Audi RS4 home in the early hours of Sunday morning. He was temporarily inspected by German police and found that the alcohol content exceeded the standard. He was fined by some traffic and may even be detained because this was his second time driving under the influence.
Chapter completed!