When the news that Inter Milan lost 1-0 to Southampton at home in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals was spread by the media, it immediately caused a huge response among fans around the world.
Klopp's team won the Serie A and Europa League last season, and their performance in the Italian Cup and Serie A this season has been quite eye-catching, especially Serie A, which has won the championship two rounds ahead of schedule.
It should be said that the decline of Serie A in the past few years is well known to everyone, 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 although their names are not particularly famous, but are absolutely powerful players, have further enhanced Inter Milan's overall competitiveness.
But what really makes people believe that Inter Milan will become the hope for the revival of Serie A is this semi-final.
In this semi-final, Klopp's team not only showed excellent overall combat capabilities and the team's excellent overall strength, but also showed tenacious fighting spirit and resilience.
Especially the last 20 minutes or so, the fast-paced battle with Southampton, was particularly impressive.
"At the post-match press conference, Southampton head coach Carlo Ancelotti said that the trip to Milan was very dangerous.
Klopp's team not only has the best strength in Serie A, but also has a strong presence in European competitions.
The level of fists and kicks.”
Gazzetta dello Sport quoted Ancelotti's answer in a front-page commentary.
The number one coach in Italy who once coached Juventus and AC Milan also has a very high evaluation of Inter Milan and highly recognizes and affirms Klopp's coaching ability.
Not only that, Gazzetta dello Sport's special football commentator also conducted an in-depth analysis of Klopp's tactics.
He believed that after coaching Inter Milan, the German coach not only led the team to improve, but also made progress himself.
"This season, Inter Milan's results are more stable, which is inseparable from Klopp's self-study."
"From Inter Milan this season, we can clearly see the traces of the defensive essence of Serie A.
Klopp's coaching team has many experts in this field, and the Germans have learned these very cleverly and put them into practice."
It’s quite an amazing thing to incorporate it into your own tactical philosophy.”
"So, we can see that Inter Milan not only played with passion this season, but also became more reasonable and balanced in terms of results and scene control.
The team's overall offensive and defensive order has also been greatly improved."
"This Champions League semi-final against Southampton is like a test, which fully reflects the progress of Inter Milan and Klopp in the past two years."
"In fact, we have every reason to feel sorry for Inter Milan, because if it hadn't been for Southampton, which was stronger, if it had been Monaco, or Atletico Madrid, then Inter Milan would have definitely been able to fight."
Although Gazzetta dello Sport's comments are slightly biased, they are not unreasonable.
If you want to make a difference in the Champions League, your own strength is certainly a major factor, but luck is also very important, especially luck in the draw.
It would be really dangerous if one accidentally picked an opponent with a conflicting style of play.
Just like Guardiola's Bayern Munich, no one denies that Bayern Munich is slightly better than Klopp's Inter Milan, but because of conflicting styles of play, Guardiola's Bayern Munich can only stop at eight.
Stronger.
By the same token, Southampton's overall strength is better than that of Inter Milan, but Klopp's team only lost one goal and even came close to equalizing the score, which shows that the conflict between football and style is indeed very dangerous.
But in any case, Inter Milan has won the recognition of fans all over the world with this semi-final match.
Klopp also re-established his status as a first-line coach in Europe because of this battle.
When Inter Milan lost to Southampton 0-1 at home, fans all over the world regretted it.
At the same time, in another glorious stadium in Madrid, the Spanish capital, Atlético Madrid was at home and defeated the visiting team 2-1.
Monaco.
Atletico Madrid and Monaco are both teams with a strong sense of integrity and a high-pressure style of play.
Both teams are known for their defense, especially Monaco, which was previously known for its strong defense and weak offense.
However, in this game held at the Glory Stadium, the two teams played a very exciting offensive battle from the beginning.
Especially Monaco, who played away from home, did not play conservatively at all, and even once suppressed Atletico Madrid in a very embarrassed manner.
But soon, Simeone's team found their footing and began to exert force.
In the 34th minute of the first half, William made a diagonal pass to Griezmann.
The French forward crossed to the goal.
Isco scored in one stroke, opening the scoring for Atletico Madrid.
But after Atletico Madrid scored, Monaco quickly seized an opportunity.
In the 39th minute, after Schneiderlin intercepted the ball in midfield, Verratti passed a long pass to Carrasco on the wing.
After the Belgian Magic Wings cut inside with the ball, he passed the ball across the front of the penalty area.
Kondogbia rushed up and fired a furious shot.
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Courtois reacted quickly and flew to save the ball, but Hernandez cleverly picked it up in front of the goal and pushed the ball through the goal guarded by Courtois, leveling the score at 1-1.
After that, both sides exchanged offense and defense, but no one could score again.
The game was very fierce, especially in the second half, both sides were fighting hard.
Monaco has reached the semi-finals of the Champions League for the second time.
Koeman hopes that the team can make a breakthrough.
Atletico Madrid is at home and has performed well this season.
Not only has it successfully defended the La Liga title, it has also reached the Copa del Rey.
If they can make a breakthrough in the Champions League, they will win the Triple Crown.
In this case, not only Simeone, but everyone at Atletico Madrid tried their best.
Finally, in the 73rd minute of the second half, Griezmann knocked back, and Koke made a pass.
William scored a goal for Atletico Madrid to take the lead again, 2-1.
That is to say, relying on William's decisive kick, Atletico Madrid narrowly defeated Monaco 2-1 at home.
After the two Champions League semi-finals, fans all over the world were fascinated to watch, not only because these four teams played very exciting games, but also because these two games were full of tenacious hard work of the players and the head coach. battle of wits.
Even a top-tier team like Southampton is in trouble when facing Inter Milan.
It can be imagined that the gold content of the Champions League is indeed quite high.
More importantly, the two games in the semi-finals not only showed the level of the Champions League, but also basically satisfied the fans' impressions of the four teams, while also leaving enough suspense.
In the second round, if anyone is not careful, the boat may capsize in the gutter at any time.
Facts have proved that the fans’ eyes are sharp.
A week later, Atletico Madrid visited the Stade Louis II in Monaco to challenge Monaco away from home.
As a result, Monaco gave Atletico Madrid a sap at the beginning.
In an opportunity to take a corner kick, Mitrovic beat Godin and Otamendi and hit a lion head in front of Atletico Madrid's goal to open the scoring for Monaco.
This goal only occurred in the sixth minute, but it directly sent Atletico Madrid into hell.
Because according to the total score, Monaco will rely on away goals to eliminate Atletico Madrid and successfully reach the final.
But Simeone was not a fool, so he immediately regrouped, adjusted his tactics, and launched a frantic counterattack.
Ronald Koeman is worthy of being an old fox.
After succeeding in the opening attack and sneak attack, he began to play a steady defensive counterattack.
Not to mention, Atletico Madrid couldn't attack wildly, and they really seized several opportunities.
If it weren't for the outstanding performance 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 dribbled the ball continuously in the middle.
With his short and flexible body and skillful foot skills, he just passed three Monaco defensive players in a row.
His foot went straight and the ball was accurately delivered to Griezmann's feet.
The French striker didn't miss the opportunity and equalized the score for Atletico Madrid.
This time, the situation changed again.
The two sides entered the second half, and Koeman's team had to press out again, while Atletico Madrid switched from offense to defense, focusing on counterattacks.
After all, Simeone was born in Serie A, and his defensive counterattacks were useless in his hands.
In the 63rd minute, Monaco was unable to attack for a long time and made a mistake.
The ball passed by Fekir to Mitrovic was intercepted by Otamendi and quickly launched a counterattack.
After Griezmann attracted the defensive attention at the front of the penalty area, Koke stepped in, entered the penalty area, got the ball and passed the ball to the back post.
Vietto's header in front of the goal gave Atletico Madrid another victory, 2 to 1.
After completing the reversal, Atletico Madrid's morale was high, but Monaco attacked Atletico Madrid like crazy, causing a tremor in front of the Shenlian Legion's goal.
In the 81st minute, the Belgian youngster Carrasco suddenly moved to the left after a continuous pass on the wing.
Kurzava, who came in from behind, made a pass and Mitrovic in the penalty area.
The header flew to the back point, and Hernandez scored in one fell swoop to equalize the score again. two to two After that, although both sides made great efforts to attack, especially Koeman's Monaco, they launched a desperate offensive against Atletico Madrid, but in the end they still failed to score again.
The two sides eventually tied at 2-2.
Atletico Madrid also eliminated Monaco with a total score of 4 to 3.
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Although they failed to reach the final, Monaco entered the Champions League semi-finals for two consecutive seasons, showing strong strength and impressive performance.
As a result, head coach Ronald Koeman received invitations from teams such as Manchester United, Chelsea, and even Bayern Munich.
However, Ronald Koeman officially renewed a three-year contract with Monaco before the second leg of the semifinals. .
This also made all teams intending to poach completely give up.
At the Glory Stadium in Southampton, England, although Klopp's Inter Milan performed very tenaciously in the away game, they were ultimately unable to compete against Southampton.
With goals from Suarez and Messi, the Saints defeated Inter Milan 2-0 at home and once again reached the Champions League final.
When the lineup for the Champions League final was released, the whole world exclaimed.
Southampton vs Atletico Madrid Isn't this the same matchup in the Champions League final two years ago?
More importantly, both teams have performed very well this season.
Needless to say, the Saints, as long as they win the FA Cup and the Champions League, it will be a Grand Slam and seven crowns.
Atletico Madrid also performed well.
They have already won the La Liga championship and the Copa del Rey.
As long as they win the Champions League, they will be the Triple Crown champions.
Simeone's team will also create the historical peak of the single-sheet team.
Such a matchup between two teams is worth looking forward to: