Inter Milan did not occupy the first place in the standings with two goals. AC Milan and Juventus defeated their opponents with the same score of 3-0, occupying the top two. Inter Milan tied for third place with Empoli, who also won two goals.

The next round of the league will be played in a week, and in between, Inter Milan will travel to Norway to play against Norway's Rosenberg.

After successfully entering the Champions League group stage, Inter Milan was assigned to a relatively good group. The three opponents in the same group were Ajax from the Netherlands, Lyon from Ligue 1 and Rosenberg from Norway. Although Ajax and Lyon are not easy to pinch persimmons, they are also considered a pretty good group.

It is precisely because Lyon and Ajax are not easy to deal with that Inter Milan must win all of the two group matches against Rosenberg in order to gain an advantage in this group - it is also necessary to win the first place in the group.

The weather in Groningen is a bit cold, and Rosenberg is not without a chance for both sides - the Norwegian League is not New Year's Eve system, and it is almost over. Rosenberg's players have long been used to the game, and they are about to usher in their eleventh consecutive championships in the league. Inter Milan has only played three official games before, and the players' state is still adjusting.

In this game, Cooper sent the same main force, Sanetti continued to push into the frontcourt, and the starting lineup on the left became Emre, and the back midfielder in the middle was Almeida, which was actually a tactic close to three back midfielders. Sanetti and Emre both have good defensive abilities, and the offense was still handed over to the trident in the frontcourt - being able to keep these three superstars starting this season is equally important for Cooper.

After the opening, with the help of his home advantage, the Norwegian launched a fierce attack, and Inter Milan had to temporarily recover the defense. Tordo became the busiest person on the field. He saved three threatening shots in a row, which made the home fans sigh repeatedly.

After escorting the opponent's fierce attack, Inter Milan began to launch a counterattack. Tiger's straight pass made Ronaldo almost a single shot. However, Ronaldo's shot was blocked by the opponent's goalkeeper with his legs. This was Inter Milan's first threatening shot in this game.

Rosenberg's offense was quite fierce. The forward combination of Carardas and Johnson got a lot of opportunities, but was beaten by the brave Tordo and Inter Milan's defense line one by one. However, an inter Milan counterattack in the 33rd minute had a good effect. Tiger passed the ball to Ronaldo in the middle. Ronaldo forced the ball to break into the penalty area on the edge of the penalty area, and still scored under the surround of three defenders!

This beautiful goal greatly increased Inter Milan's confidence. Next, they began to take the initiative in the offense. The three stars in the front court continued to create opportunities through their personal abilities!

Before the end of the first half, Tiger received a cross from Vieri. After looking up, he took a decisive shot from the front of the penalty area!

The ball flew into the goal almost against the far post, and the goal also made Rosenberg's goalkeeper unable to do anything!

The lead of two goals entered the midfield, but after the start of the second half, the situation suddenly changed.

Although Rosenberg's style of play is rough and straightforward, their high balls and set balls still cause a lot of trouble for Inter Milan. In the 52nd and 64th minutes of the second half, the young forward Carladas, who participated in the Champions League for the first time, headed two consecutive games, helping Rosenberg tie the score!

This unexpected ending boosted the morale of Rosenberg, and Inter Milan began to become a little panicked - the opponent's playing style was simple and rough, but he relied on this playing style to equalize the score!

Cooper replaced Emre with Recoba and planned to strengthen the offense. However, two minutes after this substitution, Cordoba knocked down Caradas and was sent off with two yellow cards - Zanetti returned to the right-back position, Recoba was more like a forward, and Almeda participated more in the defense. At this time, the midfield was only Tiger left!

However, at this time, the true value of Tiger began to be reflected.

Although there was no one around him to help him, he still firmly controlled the midfield. The three forwards in the frontcourt didn't even need to retreat. They just had to wait for Tiger to pass the ball and participate in the attack...

In a fight alone, Tiger still played freely on the court.

The commentators who were originally criticizing Inter Milan's habitual inattention on the defense line also began to change their words and began to praise Tiger. Tiger's performance would not escape the eyes of these professional commentators. Of course, they knew how valuable Tiger's performance is now!

Almost one person took on Inter Milan's midfield. After receiving the ball, he could create opportunities for three forwards who were whistling and running in the frontcourt, and at the same time ensured the defense in the backcourt to the greatest extent!

In this case, Rosenberg's defense finally couldn't support it. In the 80th minute, Tiger made a wonderful pass from Recoba in the midfield. Recoba forced a breakthrough from the left and then passed the penalty area. Vieri in the middle attracted enough attention and then leaked. Ronaldo, who was inserted, kicked in the penalty area. The ball hit the crossbar and flew into the goal. Inter Milan took the lead again!

After seeing the lead again, Cooper was relieved. Then he replaced Ronaldo and Vieri with Dibiagio and Guli to strengthen the defense. Tiger and Recoba partnered on the front line and successfully maintained the lead until the end of the game.

"We won this game in danger, and we exposed many flaws in this game... Fortunately, we still won this game. Tiger proved that his performance was undoubtedly top-notch, and Ronaldo also proved that he was still the top forward! We still need time to get better, but I have confidence that we will definitely get better next!" Cooper said firmly after the game.

Under such a difficult situation, Inter Milan will indeed get better and better.

In the second round of the league, Cooper let Ronaldo rest, Recoba started and formed a trident on the front line with Vieri Teger. This rotation had a good effect. Vieri scored two consecutive Serie A goals, Recoba scored a goal before the end of the game, and Tiger scored in the penalty area, Inter Milan defeated Regina 3-1 away, and continued to rank third - AC Milan won another three-to-zero victory, Juventus also defeated his opponent two goals, continuing to rank first and second.

In the second round of the Champions League group stage, Ronaldo, who had a rest, returned to the main lineup. It was his goal that helped Inter Milan defeat Ajax 1-0 at home, and won two consecutive victories in the Champions League, beating Lyon and Ajax ranked first.

In the third round of the league, Inter Milan defeated Chivo three-to-zero at home, Vieri scored twice, Tiger scored in the penalty area and added icing on the cake, Inter Milan won three consecutive games to the top of the standings, AC Milan and Juventus were tied by Parma and Lazio respectively in this round of the league, giving up the first place in the standings.

"The league championship this season must belong to us!" Inter Milan fans shouted excitedly, you should know that Roma and Juventus, who had three consecutive victories in the first two seasons, finally won the league championship...

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"The next game is very important. If we can beat Lyon at home, we will basically be able to qualify in the Champions League group stage. Lyon is also the last opponent we failed to defeat in the group stage this season. Winning this game will make it easier for us to face the league!"

Cooper said this in the locker room before the third round of the Champions League home against Lyon.

Cooper knew very well that everyone's expectations for Inter Milan are already very high. Although they maintained a complete victory in the league and Champions League group stages, this is not enough. Whether it is Morati or Inter Milan fans, they hope not only is it a league champion, but both league champions and Champions League champions are going to hit. This is their only idea!

In Cooper's view, Inter Milan's lineup is strong enough to deal with all opponents, but it still seems a bit weak in the substitute lineup. At the same time, there are not enough personnel in the midfield and defense line. Although there are many people, there are not many people available. In this case, it is best to try to play as much as possible in the Champions League group stage and accumulate more advantages in the league.

This group is not very strong, so it is very necessary to qualify from the group to train substitutes in advance.

However, Lyon is not a good persimmon. As the Ligue 1 champion, although they lost to Ajax one-two in the first round, they swept Rosenberg five-zero at home in the second round. This attack power made Inter Milan unable to ignore it.

For Lyon, they also need to win this game to have a chance to qualify in the group.

Paul Legon, head coach of Lyon, replaced Santini as Lyon's head coach this season. Although he is less than 40 years old this year, he is a very ambitious head coach.

"Inter Milan has been incredible since the start of the season. They have won two consecutive games in the Champions League group stage and three consecutive league wins, plus the victory in the qualifiers. In these six games, they only scored one goal in one game, and the other games have scored more than one goal... However, they are not without weaknesses."

Regon told all the players: "First of all, in these six victories, Tiger scored five of the 15 goals they scored, Vieri scored five of them, and Ronaldo scored four of them... The remaining goal was scored by Recoba, who replaced Ronaldo's appearance. In other words, their goals were all completed by the frontcourt Trident, and among these 15 goals, Tiger directly participated, and the other five were basically involved. Cut off the connection between Tiger and the frontcourt striker, which was equivalent to suppressing all of Inter Milan's attacks!"

"Mohamed, Vikash, you only have one task in the game, keep a close eye on Tiger!" Regon used this innovative method and was forced to use it. He really couldn't think of any way to freeze Tiger. Almost no team could do this. All he could do was let the two absolute main midfielders, Mohamed Diyala and Vikash Doraso, go to entangle Tiger and keep a close eye on Tiger!

Seeing Diyala and Doraso nod at the same time, Regon still felt a little unsafe, so he turned his attention to the midfield core Juninho: "When necessary, Antonio, you must also retreat to help defend."

Lyon's players were a little surprised. Lyon had only four midfielders in total. Now, except for the right midfielder Carrie, the other three people were responsible for the control of Teger...

Looking at the players' puzzled eyes, Regon only said one sentence: "For a player like Tiger, this kind of sacrifice is necessary, and he has such value."

After saying this, Regon did not continue to talk nonsense, but began to talk about offense: "Defense, although Cooper pays great attention to defense, Inter Milan's defense always has loopholes, especially on the left. Koko's performance is actually not very good, and they also have certain problems between the two central defenders. Focus on offense and create more opportunities in the middle. They will make mistakes, so that we have a chance to win!"

After Legon prepared the tactics for this game, he quickly got good news - Inter Milan striker Vieri was injured in training and would probably miss the game.

"It's good that this guy is absent!" Regon waved his hand excitedly. If Vieri is on the court, Inter Milan may focus on the offense on both wings. Vieri is in good shape this season. However, if Vieri cannot play, if Inter Milan's frontcourt starts, the characteristics of the players will inevitably overlap. The three technical players may spark together, but it is easier to defend...

God really helped me - if Regon knew Chinese, he would definitely say this.

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Although Vieri's injury caused Inter Milan's frontcourt offensive combination to lose a major player, Inter Milan fans are still full of confidence in their team's home victory - this is history as a confidence - from the first time they participated in the Champions League in 1963 and finally won the championship, so far, Inter Milan has never lost in the 33 home games of the Champions League! The 25-win and eight-draw record made their home unbeaten record in the Champions League second only to Bayern's 43 consecutive home unbeaten record set by Bayern from 1969 to 1991! And Inter Milan hopes to break this record...

In this game, Cooper sent a forward combination between Ronaldo and Recoba, with Tiger behind them, and behind Tiger, Cooper unexpectedly sent Zanetti, Almeida and Dibiagio's three-middle combination - Zanetti was on the left and Almeida was on the right, and captain Zanetti returned to the right back position, and Cordoba and Matrazi, who returned back, were partnered with the central defender.

This lineup proves Cooper's thinking - the backcourt relies on solid defense to reduce goals conceded, while the frontcourt allows the superstars to show their personal abilities without any scruples - to a certain extent, it is a bit like the Real Madrid tactics in the Queroz era...

It has to be said that although this tactic has many disadvantages, it has unparalleled lethality when the superstars in the frontcourt are in good condition. The first few games are evidence. Although Vieri is missing in this game, Cooper is still confident that he can win this game!

However, Regon's targeted tactics in this game caused Inter Milan to encounter considerable trouble.

There are three central defenders and five midfielders, two of the five midfielders are full-time guarding Tiger, and one assists in defense at any time, cutting off the connection between Tiger and the striker to the maximum extent, while defending the final game in the penalty area, making it difficult for Inter Milan's two technical forwards to break through to the penalty area.

Without Vieri as a powerful weapon, Recoba, who is thin and Ronaldo, who has just recovered from a serious injury, can't use it when facing the opponent's fierce pressing. At the same time, in the counterattack, Lyon's offside tactics were used very well, constantly allowing Ronaldo and Recoba to get the ball in the offside position.

Lyon's offensive was constantly launched from both wings, especially against the left wing where Koko was located. He continued to attack strongly and then passed the ball to the penalty area to create opportunities for Anderson, which made Inter Milan's defenders flee.

In the 21st minute, Anderson pulled into the midfield and passed the ball. Carrie broke through Koko's defense on the left and passed it into the penalty area. Gowu, who was inserted in the back row, threw away Matrazi's defense, and after receiving the ball, he shot low and opened the first record!

After conceding the ball, Inter Milan launched a fierce attack, but before the end of the first half, they were hit by the head again!

After receiving the pass from Tiger, Ronaldo planned to pass the ball to Recoba in front, but was intercepted by Kakapa. Lyon immediately launched a quick counterattack. Kakapa passed the ball to Juninho, Juninho attracted Koko's defense and passed the ball to Carrier again. Karier broke through quickly from the left, and the lost Koko tried hard to chase but could not stop the opponent. Then Karier passed the ball from the side to the front of the penalty area. Before Matrazi and Cordoba could complete the blocking, Anderson decisively volleyed in the top of the penalty area!

Faced with this World Cup where he was walking straight into the dead corner, Toldo could only do anything!

Relying on perfect tactics and part of luck, Lyon led Inter Milan 2-0 away! The record of unbeaten at home in the Champions League of Inter Milan is already in danger!
Chapter completed!