Pass Him Again!

April 21, Meazza Stadium in Milan, Italy.

When the referee blew his whistle, Su Dong kicked the ball to Robben, and the Dutchman quickly passed it back.

Inter Milan's players charged toward Bayern Munich's defensive line at full speed.

Diego Milito and Pandev led the charge, with Sneijder right behind them, followed by Inter Milan's three defensive midfielders: Stanković, Cambiasso, and Zanetti.

The back line consisted of Chivu, Samuel, Materazzi, and Maicon, with Cesar in goal.

Inter Milan pressed Bayern Munich's defense in a 4-3-1-2 formation, displaying tremendous determination.

Under pressure, Bayern's defense was forced to send a long ball upfield. With his back to the direction of attack, Su Dong headed it back toward midfield.

But Modrić failed to control the ball, and Stanković beat him to it and won possession.

Inter Milan quickly launched a counterattack, looking for Diego Milito, but Pepe got there first and cleared the ball.

After it dropped into midfield, Inter Milan still had possession, but Bayern's midfield pressure forced them to pass it back to the defense.

After receiving the ball, Cambiasso quickly sent a forward pass, looking for Pandev up ahead, but Lucio beat him to it and headed the ball back.

Modrić received the ball with his back to goal, but under close marking, he was forced to pass it back.

But Inter Milan's relentless pressure drove straight into Bayern's penalty area, forcing Lucio to hoof the ball upfield.

Possession changed hands once more.

That opening sequence showed everyone at Bayern Inter Milan's starting tactics for the evening.

Mancini's priority was defense, but he wasn't simply sitting back. Instead, Inter actively pushed forward from the opening whistle.

That was somewhat unexpected. Everyone at Bayern had originally believed that Inter Milan would adopt a more cautious approach.

Still, Mancini wasn't willing