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The UEFA Champions League quarter-finals came in a blink of an eye. On Tuesday afternoon, the Russian Super League champion CSKA Moscow arrived in Milan.

CSKA Moscow is not well-known in European football. It is the first time to reach the Champions League quarter-finals, but there are still a few outstanding players in their team. The Russian national goal Akinfeev has amazing talents, and now many giants want to buy him; Serbian football player Krasic, the core midfielder, is the player that Inter Milan will focus on. Maybe he will appear at the Meazza Stadium next season. In addition, Japanese star Keiyou Honda is the player in Asia second only to Gao Xiaodong and Park Jisung. He has always Be optimistic about AC Milan.

With these excellent players, coupled with the strong physical fitness and fighting spirit of the fighting nation, they can often burst out beyond their own strength. When the Champions League group match against Manchester United, Sir Alex Ferguson was hit, and CSKA Moscow was at Old Trafford 3. The ball leads Manchester United, if it weren't for Ferguson's veteran, CSKA Moscow would not only take one point.

It is not unusual for a team like CSKA Moscow to be upset if Inter Milan does not go all out.

Before the game, Army coach Slutsky pointed out that Inter Milan's weakness is that they may underestimate their opponents. "In this game, Inter Milan is undoubtedly the favorite team. Inter Milan eliminated Chelsea, they are a well-deserved giant team. However, we are ready for the game, we will never give up without fighting!"

"We may be underestimated. For Inter, their current schedule is very frequent. They may relax at some point in the game, even if it is a Champions League quarter-final. Once the opportunity comes. "

The Japanese midfielder Honda Keisuke of the CSKA received an interview with Gazzetta dello Sport before the game. He pointed out: “Inter Milan is very strong, maybe the best team in Europe, under the command of Mourinho, they always To win, to be able to play some very impressive games, they are the favorites. But we are also very strong, we are good at defensive counterattacks."

"I often watch Serie A on TV. In Russia, Serie A is the most popular. I watched a few games of Inter. In each position, they have 2 or 3 very strong players. What I worry about the most is Milito and Gao Xiaodong. Milito is very decisive. He is one of the best forwards in the world. Gao Xiaodong is the best player in Asia. He is very technical and difficult to prevent, but we will limit him."

The most recent Champions League encounter between Inter Milan and CSKA Moscow was in the group stage of the 2007-08 season. At that time, Inter Milan, who were behind 0-2 at home, scored twice with Ibrahimovic and Cambiasso. The Serie A champions won 4-2. In the second round confrontation between the two teams, Inter Milan, who fell behind by one goal in the first half, relied on Argentina's "contradictory combination" Crespo and Samuel's two goals to win CSKA in the second half.

Although Inter Milan has the upper hand in all aspects, Mourinho still hopes that the players will treat CSKA Moscow like Chelsea. "When the Champions League enters the knockout rounds, any opponent is very strong. CSKA is only relatively weak. We cannot To the effect, we need to show our fighting spirit against Chelsea and try our best to resolve the fight at home because the weather in Moscow is too cold and their stadiums are still artificial turf. These are unpredictable factors."

The game against CSKA Moscow was rendered as an Asian derby by the Japanese and Asian media. Gao Xiaodong took it lightly. “Football games are 11-person contests, not two-person confrontations. There is no need to emphasize the Asian derby, although CSKA Moscow owns it. Certain strength, but we are playing at home. I really can’t think of any reason for us to lose. It’s a shame that our captain Zanetti is suspended, but the coach will figure out a solution to the problem."

Zanetti’s cumulative yellow card suspension is a big loss for Inter Milan. After Chivu was injured, the all-around Nerazzurri captain has been playing left back recently. Now that he is suspended, Inter Milan can play left back. Only teenager Thornton.

Krasic, the core of CSKA Moscow, is at the right midfielder. If he goes up against the strong and weak Thornton, can he block Krasic’s attack is still a question mark. Once the CSKA catches a short board on the left In pursuit of fierce battle, Inter Milan is expected to encounter trouble no matter how strong it is.

Who will Inter Milan's left-back play? After captain Zanetti is suspended, will Gao Xiaodong wear the captain's armband for the first time? This became the focus of the media and fans before the game.

On Wednesday night, the quarter-finals between Inter Milan and CSKA Moscow started. Two suspense before the game were finally revealed. Gao Xiaodong appeared at the left-back position wearing the captain's armband.

"God! Gao actually played left back!"

"High, is this going to hit all the positions on the court?"

"Now that the full-back hasn't played."

"Why don't you keep Thornton properly, go to Gao Xiaodong?"

"This is the quarter-finals. Thornton has basically never played a few games. Can you let him?"

"Mourinho seeks stability and does not want to score an away goal for his opponent."

"Look at how Gao Xiaodong talked to Krasic."

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This is the first time Gao Xiaodong wore Inter Milan's captain's armband and appeared on the court. The 20-year-old captain of the giants played as a left back he had never played before. Just stepping onto the court, Gao Xiaodong became Meazza. At the focal point of the stadium, the reporter's camera kept shooting at him, and the fans also took pictures with their mobile phones to record this precious scene.

After the start of the game, Inter Milan at home actively attacked CSKA Moscow, hoping to break through the opponent's goal early and force the opponent to attack.

CSKA Moscow has a very good schedule, first away and then host, but they have a good positioning of themselves. They are not eager to grab away goals, but take root in defense and wait for Inter Milan to counterattack when they make mistakes.

In the second minute of the game, Sneijder, who was a single midfielder, tried a long shot, but his shot was punched by Akinfiev.

CSKA Moscow grabbed the ball and launched a counterattack, and the ball passed to the core of Krasic. Krasic quickly dribbled the ball to the left of Inter Milan.

CSKA Moscow knew that Zanetti was suspended, and focused on attacking Inter Milan’s left side before the game. Although Gao Xiaodong is now famous, he has never played a left back. CSKA Moscow must try it. Look at Gao Xiaodong. How about the defense on the left.

Facing Krasic's dribble, Gao Xiaodong quickly bent his knees and bowed his waist and approached sideways, preventing the inside line from putting on the outside line.

This is a fairly satisfactory defense. Krasic could not see the flaws. He made a false move of inward cutting and immediately rushed to the bottom line along the outside line.

Speed ​​is the basic skill of wingers and full-backs. Without speed, you can't play this position. Krasic is not a famous fast horse, but his speed is not slow, and he made a fake move in front, which would definitely interfere with the defensive players. However, Gao Xiaodong has a wealth of experience and superhuman speed. He was not fooled. When Krasic broke through from the wing, he followed closely, waiting for Krasic to pass or stop.

When Krasic was approaching the bottom line, he saw that Gao Xiaodong still couldn't get rid of, so he suddenly stopped, trying to use the rhythm to get rid of Gao Xiaodong.

When Gao Xiaodong followed Krasic, he had plenty of energy. Karasic's emergency stop did not sway Gao Xiaodong. Instead, Gao Xiaodong took advantage of Krasic's unstable center of gravity and suddenly grabbed Krasic. Squeezed away and stole the ball.

"Pretty!"

"awesome!"

"What a god!"

"It's okay for the Pizza team to have a cameo!"

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The fans were all very excited when Gao Xiaodong broke Krasic's ball easily, and they all cheered and gave the applause to Gao Xiaodong.

Seeing this scene, the on-site commentator Reka sighed: “It’s really worthwhile for Inter Milan to buy Gao Xiaodong. You can fill it up in any position, and it can be repaired seamlessly. It’s amazing. No wonder Inter Milan took him. He will not renew his contract after raising his annual salary to 8 million euros. If he has this ability, who won’t grab it.