For Stadio Giuseppe Meazza's Inter Milan fans, although this goal was wonderful, they still made huge boos to teach this player who was so "arrogant" in his home stadium.
But for those neutral fans, this was simply a feast. In the first fifteen minutes, the two sides had already scored a total of three goals. This scoring efficiency was simply unrivaled.
The Inter Milan players were also a little confused by Li Mingyu's goal.
The goal came a bit suddenly, and I have to say, it was really cool.
However, the players of Inter Milan will not give in so easily.
After the restart, Inter Milan once again organized an effective attack.
Inter Milan's attack is very targeted. As long as Li Mingyu helps defend Lukaku, they will attack on the ground from the center and start to slowly advance.
But if Li Mingyu returns to the middle and participates in defense, Lukaku will become the first bridgehead for Inter Milan.
Lukaku's personal ability makes Manchester City's defense a bit stretched.
Lukaku's strong performance seems to have made Manchester City ignore that Inter Milan also has a top striker.
Lautaro-Martinez.
This Argentina National Team's main forward and Messi's teammate in the national team performed very well in last year's World Cup, scoring 3 goals and 2 assists, and almost helped Messi win the final World Cup championship.
Although Inter Milan, Lautaro-Martinez does not score as many goals as Lukaku, his role will definitely not be less than that of Lukaku.
While Manchester City's defense was staring at Lukaku, Lautaro-Martinez had quietly ambushed Manchester City's penalty area.
Stones stood next to Lautaro-Martinez, but for more than ten minutes, Lautaro-Martinez only got the ball without pain a few times, not even a threatening shot.
Such a performance made Stones relax its defense against Lautaro-Martinez.
In the 25th minute, Lukaku received a pass from the midfielder in the 30-meter area. After turning around, he pushed the ball forward with his right foot and kicked the football into the penalty area.
Is this a missed ball?
Just when everyone thought it was Lukaku who made a mistake with the ball, from the other side, a player wearing a blue and black striped shirt quickly stepped in and caught the ball in the penalty area.
No. 10.
But this No. 10 is the No. 10 of Inter Milan. Li Mingyu is still slowly returning to defense in the midfield!
Lautaro-Martinez After receiving the ball, he stepped into the penalty area in one step.
Stones came to help defend from the side and stretched out his foot to intercept the ball from Lautaro-Martinez.
He has lost his defensive position and can only steal the ball in this risky way.
But Lautaro-Martinez stepped lightly on the football with his left foot, his body rotated 180 degrees, and the football under his feet was pulled sideways.
This feat is very exciting.
Seeing that Lautaro-Martinez was about to succeed, with a scream, Lautaro-Martinez fell in the penalty area of Manchester City.
The referee's whistle sounded immediately. Seeing the referee running towards the penalty area, Manchester City's players quickly gathered around and defended the opponent's flop.
But the referee didn't hesitate and pointed to the penalty spot.
Stones spread his hands with an aggrieved look, indicating that he had not touched the other party.
The referee shook his head, took out a topaz War God card from his pocket, and flashed it at Stones.
Seeing this scene, the Manchester City players became even more dissatisfied. They surrounded the referee and asked the referee to give a lighter penalty.
But a trace of luck flashed in Stones's eyes.
He knew that his foot did hit the opponent just now, and he was the last defensive player in the penalty area. If the referee was stricter and just showed Red Gem Promotion Card, there would be no problem at all.
Li Mingyu ran over, separated everyone, and asked the referee what happened just now.
At this time, the referee's judgment on the penalty kick also came from the headset. The VAR video referee also believed that the referee's penalty kick decision was correct because Stones did commit a foul in the penalty area.
Looking at the very determined referee, Li Mingyu had no choice but to ask everyone to leave the penalty area.
Slow motion playback.
Lautaro-Martinez made a beautiful Marseille Turn action in the penalty area. After flicking the ball with his left foot, it fell to the ground. When he just moved the ball forward with his right foot, his left foot, which was the supporting foot, was kicked directly by Stones who rushed over.
Therefore, there is nothing wrong with the referee's penalty, and the topaz War God card is already considered a lighter punishment.
If there is a strict referee, just give Red Gem Promotion Card and send Stones back to the locker room to take a shower, and there will be nothing wrong with it.
Stones, who had escaped the disaster, did not dare to wander around the referee, lest the referee would look displeased with him and think he was dissatisfied with him, so what if he was given another card?
Inter Milan's penalty kicker is Lukaku.
Lukaku placed the football on the penalty spot and took a few steps back with a serious look on his face.
Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson stood on the goal line, waving his arms in an exaggerated way, psychologically intimidating Lukaku.
There was a whistle, Lukaku glanced at Ederson, with a strong murderous look in his eyes, he ran over and shot low.
Ederson threw the ball in the wrong direction, and Inter Milan once again equalized the score.
2:2.
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza fell into a carnival again.
Zhang Shuai in the crowd was also cheering excitedly, and he was hugging and high-fiving the fans of Inter Milan around him.
After falling behind twice and equalizing twice, Inter Milan fans touched their chests. This roller coaster-like feeling was really unbearable!
Goalkeeper Ederson took the football out of the goal and kicked it towards the midfield, shaking his head with a depressed look on his face.
The ball just now was really wrong. Everyone's attention was focused on Lukaku, without any attention on the other forward Lautaro-Martinez, allowing the opponent to easily dribble the ball into the penalty area.
By the time Stones went to defend again, it was already too late.
Gambling defense results in this outcome.
Topaz War God card + penalty kick package.
After the restart, Manchester City's offensive efficiency also dropped somewhat. After all, the first half had already gone on for almost thirty minutes. The previous fights between both sides had consumed a lot of energy, and many players could no longer move on the court.
Li Mingyu signaled his teammates not to hand over the ball easily, but to use the ball to mobilize Inter Milan's players and consume their energy.