Inter Milan kicks off first.
Inter Milan's starting play is very simple, that is, go directly to Lukaku in the frontcourt, hoping to use Lukaku's own strength to create opportunities.
Belgium shin forward Lukaku is currently one of the top centers in the world.
His strong body, flexible footsteps, and excellent finishing ability earned him the title "The Beast" after Drogba.
On the World Cup stage last year, Lukaku's performance was eye-catching, crushing the opponent like a bulldozer and ending the game.
Lukaku looked at the ball in the air, judged where it would land, leaned against the defensive player behind him, and easily removed the ball with his chest.
Seeing this unreasonable offensive method, Manchester City's head coach Guardiola shouted loudly off the court, asking the backcourt players to pay attention to help defend Lukaku.
It is impossible for a defender to guard a player like Lukaku.
Lukaku is like a bridgehead in Manchester City's half, constantly using his physical advantages to either stop the football at his feet or tip the ball to his teammates.
Li Mingyu felt the tremendous pressure Lukaku brought to the backcourt defense and frowned.
One Lukaku suppressed Manchester City's midfielder and backcourt, leaving them breathless.
What a great player!
Li Mingyu said hello to Bernardo Silva, and then retreated to the backcourt, preparing to form a double back midfielder with Rodri to suppress Lukaku.
Seeing Li Mingyu preparing to help defend himself, Lukaku didn't pay attention.
Lukaku is very confident in his physical fitness. He is confident that no one in the Europe football world can compete with his body.
Inter Milan once again raised the ball from the midfield, preparing to find Lukaku in the frontcourt.
Lukaku easily jammed Rodri's body with his body, prepared to jump up, and tipped the ball to Lautaro-Martinez not far away.
However, just as Lukaku jumped up, he saw a figure leaping high from his side and pushing the football hard in front of him.
A big number 10 appeared in Lukaku's eyes.
When did Li Mingyu appear?
Lukaku was a little unhappy and wanted to push Li Mingyu from behind.
But suddenly, an instruction appeared in his mind not to hurt the other person, causing him to stretch out his hand and then retract it.
Li Mingyu fell to the ground and rushed forward quickly.
Because he tipped the ball to Bernardo Silva on the side, this was a rare fast break opportunity.
Bernardo Silva didn't hesitate. After catching the ball, he directly sent the ball forward. Just in time, Li Mingyu rushed over.
Manchester City's fast break rushed towards Inter Milan's frontcourt with lightning speed.
Inter Milan's defensive players never expected that the ball would be hit back so quickly.
They know the strength of Lukaku. Even if they can't win the header, they can at least interfere with it, making it impossible for the opponent to get it easily.
Unexpectedly, Li Mingyu actually hit the ball one step earlier than Lukaku, turning this attack into a fast break for the opponent.
Sterling on the wing is following up quickly, behind Li Mingyu, Bernardo Silva, Sterling, and Foden on the right are all following up quickly.
Li Mingyu said silently in his heart while breaking through, "Start the 'attack'."
Opportunities like this don't come around every day. After activating the "Assault" skill, a golden avenue appeared in front of Li Mingyu's eyes, pointing directly at the weak points of the opponent's defense.
Li Mingyu advanced quickly, and after three steps, his speed had reached its peak.
Inter Milan's captain Nicolo Varela's task today is to guard Li Mingyu.
However, he did not choose to follow Li Mingyu's sudden retreat just now. After all, this was his own offensive round.
Unexpectedly, Li Mingyu actually launched a fast attack.
When Nicolo Barrera wanted to get close to him, it was already too late. Seeing Li Mingyu running over at high speed, Nicolo Barrera had no choice but to commit a foul.
But Li Mingyu is very keen to discover the opponent's intention. If Nicolo Barrera fouls himself, then the "assault" skill will be wasted. Even if he gives the opponent a topaz War God card, it will have no meaning to him.
Suddenly, Li Mingyu had an idea, gritted his teeth, and a trace of madness flashed in his eyes.
Give it a try, just once.
Li Mingyu suddenly stepped on the football with his right foot while running at high speed. The sudden stop made Nicolo Barrera feel uncomfortable for a while. He was already prepared to face Li Mingyu's collision and was ready to pull Li Mingyu directly to the ground.
Li Mingyu's sudden sudden stop made him feel very awkward.
However, after the emergency stop, Li Mingyu suddenly and quickly started again, but the direction changed to another direction.
Nicolo Barrera's center of gravity was suddenly thrown away. He reluctantly reached out his hand, hoping to grab Li Mingyu's jersey.
But Li Mingyu waved his sleeves and rushed past him with the ball.
All the fans in the audience screamed in exclamation due to Li Mingyu's operation just now.
Experts look at the door, while laymen look at the excitement.
Some people who know football can't help but feel sore at the thought. Although only Li Mingyu knows how much pressure Li Mingyu's action just now put on his knees, anyone who knows football can also understand.
Guardiola on the sidelines turned pale. With this sudden stop and change of direction, Guardiola seemed to hear the unwilling whine of Li Mingyu's knees.
Guardiola almost couldn't bear it and asked the team doctor to go up and check if there was anything wrong with Li Mingyu's knee.
Li Mingyu on the court also felt the protest from his knees after the pass just now. If it happened again, his knees might make a terrifying sound, "bang", like a rubber band being snapped.
However, fortunately, Li Mingyu's body is strong enough. The increased attributes brought by the extracted skills and Li Mingyu's hard work in daily training have made the knees of his legs very strong.
After Li Mingyu broke through Nicolo Barrera, he directly faced Inter Milan's back line.
Inter Milan's defense line was unable to retreat, so they had no choice but to come forward to stop Li Mingyu. As a result, Li Mingyu easily changed direction, and i penetrated Inter Milan's entire defense line.
After creating a shooting angle, Li Mingyu directly swung his right leg and shot the football towards Inter Milan's goal with a powerful and heavy kick.
Goalkeeper Ionuit Radu made the ultimate save, his fingertips had already touched the football, but he could not prevent the football from hitting the goal.
1:0.