The second half of the game begins.
In the first ten minutes, both sides played very cautiously, attacking step by step. After losing the ball, they quickly counterattacked, forcing the opponent to be unable to launch a quick counterattack.
Although no goals were scored, the two top teams turned offense and defense into art.
The fans at the scene also exclaimed frequently.
Li Mingyu received special treatment from the opposing midfielder.
Hakan-Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Turkey player transferred from AC Milan.
In the second half, Hakan Çalhanoğlu and captain Nicolo Barrera helped defend Li Mingyu.
Li Mingyu is very accustomed to this kind of two-person defensive tactic. Many teams often use this tactic to deal with themselves when facing Manchester City.
Faced with this tactic, Li Mingyu's approach is very simple, that is, he pulls to the side, passes the football to the other side, and hands it to Bernardo Silva.
Manchester City's midfielder does not only have Li Mingyu as its core.
When Li Mingyu is restricted, another midfielder, either Gundogan or Bernardo Silva, will take on the task of organizing the midfield.
Seeing the football reaching the other side of the field, Hakan Çalhanoğlu abandoned Li Mingyu and helped defend it.
Hakan Çalhanoğlu himself is a technical midfielder, a master of free kicks, with precise footwork. His physical fitness and speed are not his strengths.
But in such an important game, Hakan Çalhanoğlu still hopes to use his defense to show his attitude.
When only Nicolo Barrera was left beside Li Mingyu, Manchester City's offensive focus once again returned to Li Mingyu's feet.
And Hakan Çalhanoğlu can only run back again and continue to help defend Li Mingyu.
The continuous running was a bit too much for Hakan Çalhanoğlu, who already had poor physical strength.
Li Mingyu also saw Hakan Çalhanoğlu's laxness in defense, and his heart moved slightly.
Nicolo Varela saw Li Mingyu receiving the ball again, so he immediately moved forward, trying to use his body to force Li Mingyu to pass back or dribble the ball back.
However, what surprised him was that Li Mingyu actually flicked the ball lightly and avoided his upward kick.
But Nicolo Barrera did not panic, because the direction of Li Mingyu's ball was exactly the direction of Hakan Çalhanoğlu.
It seems that Li Mingyu made a mistake while busy!
Nicolo Barrera looked back confidently, wanting to see Hakan Çalhanoğlu defending Li Mingyu.
But what made his eyes widen was that Hakan Çalhanoğlu, which was supposed to be where it should be, was actually three steps away.
Li Mingyu passed by Niccolò Barrera, accelerated his sprint, and left him behind.
Hakan Çalhanoğlu also ran two steps closely, but when he saw that Li Mingyu had already gone away, he stopped chasing behind him.
Li Mingyu's sudden breakthrough made the fans at the scene scream in surprise.
After all, before this, the Inter Milan team's defense against Li Mingyu was very effective. Within ten minutes, Li Mingyu had almost no chance to pass the threatening ball.
Unexpectedly, this time, Li Mingyu broke through the defense of the two people so easily.
The entire midfield line was left behind by Li Mingyu. In front of him was Inter Milan's defense line.
The defense line was completely exposed in front of Li Mingyu, which made the head coach Xiao Inzaghi on the sidelines so angry that he could no longer maintain his gentlemanly side.
Little Inzaghi roared angrily and loudly, asking other players to quickly return to defense and never let Li Mingyu get a chance to hit the goal.
Little Inzaghi looked at Hakan Çalhanoğlu with complicated eyes.
This summer, Hakan Çalhanoğlu's joining is good news for Inter Milan.
Inter Milan's team has always lacked a stable free kick master.
The arrival of Hakan Çalhanoğlu has brought more changes to the tactical arrangements of little Inzaghi.
After all, Hakan Çalhanoğlu is one of the few free kick masters Serie A currently has.
Last season, Hakan Çalhanoğlu ranked first in the number of free kick goals scored by Serie A.
His departure is a huge loss for AC Milan.
Especially when Hakan Çalhanoğlu announced that he would join Inter Milan, the anger in the hearts of AC Milan fans made them light up Hakan Çalhanoğlu's jersey.
Traitor, Milan The worst No. 10...
Hakan Çalhanoğlu came to Inter Milan with great pressure.
In this season, Inter Milan has scored 10 free kicks.
With 15 goals and 28 assists in all competitions, Hakan Çalhanoğlu has firmly established himself as Inter Milan's attacking midfielder.
But Hakan Çalhanoğlu's defensive attitude has always made little Inzaghi very dissatisfied.
The defense of modern football has become a whole. Even if your team does not have the top one-to-one defense master, as long as the position between the players is maintained well during defense and the defensive enthusiasm is not weak, there will be a very good defensive effect.
However, Hakan Çalhanoğlu rarely participates in Inter Milan's midfield defense. He still hopes to save his physical strength for offense.
Of course, this approach is understandable when facing an underdog.
However, when facing a top team like Manchester City, the continuity and integrity of defense must be in place.
Just now, it was because Hakan Çalhanoğlu relaxed his vigilance and did not return to defense at full speed. As a result, Li Mingyu seized this opportunity and completely broke through Inter Milan's midfield defense.
After Li Mingyu got rid of the midfield defense, he strode towards Inter Milan's back line of defense.
Today Inter Milan's lineup is 3-5-2, with two wing backs who are very strong in offense. When defensive, they can be put back into 5-3-2.
At this time, after Li Mingyu broke through the defense from the side, there were only two defenders in front of him.
At this moment, although Inter Milan had five defenders, they lined up in a line and all looked at Li Mingyu.
Gabriel Jesus in the middle, Bernardo Silva and Sterling on the side have all arrived.
Behind Li Mingyu, Foden also provided support.
Wing-back Achraf Hakimi did not dare to let Li Mingyu continue to rush into the formation, and quickly stepped forward, preparing to stop Li Mingyu.
And Li Mingyu made a direct cross pass and passed the ball to Gabriel Jesus in the middle.
After Gabriel Jesus caught the ball, he pushed lightly with the arch of his foot and pushed the ball back to Li Mingyu who had already thrown away the defense.
At this time, Li Mingyu has appeared on the ribs outside the penalty area of Inter Milan, and has entered the danger zone.
Facing the rushing defender Stefan de Vrij, Li Mingyu directly raised his foot and shot a powerful and heavy shot. The football flew past Stefan de Vrij's face.
The fierce sound of the wind made Stefan de Vrij couldn't help but close his eyes.