After returning to China and training with the team for two days, the first warm-up match came.
On October 8, Lu Wenbin led the Chinese team to face Syria at Kunming Tuodong Stadium.
90 minutes later, the Chinese team defeated Syria 3-1, with Lu Wenbin dominating the game with two goals and one assist.
However, in the match against the South American powerhouse Uruguay on October 12, the Chinese team lost 2-4 to Uruguay.
Lu Wenbin scored two goals for the Chinese team with a free kick and a long-distance run in a quick counterattack.
However, the overall strength of the teams was too different. Lu Wenbin scored two goals in the frontcourt, but the Chinese team's sieve-like defense allowed Uruguay to score four goals.
In addition to the gap in strength, the mentality of some players on the Chinese team was inevitably affected by the anti-gang storm.
Although it seems that they haven't been affected now, some people must be worried that it will affect themselves and affect their performance on the field.
However, in general, Gao Hongbo's national football team is mostly composed of young players and is not greatly affected by the anti-gang storm.
Moreover, although the Chinese team with Lu Wenbin cannot beat the strong teams in Europe and the United States, it should be able to reach the first-class level at the Asian level.
Perhaps we can really look forward to a historic breakthrough for Chinese football in the Asian Cup.
After the two warm-up matches, Lu Wenbin returned to Italy and the league resumed.
On October 17, in the 7th round of Serie A, Inter Milan will challenge Cagliari away.
This is a weak team at the bottom of the league, and they will face Tottenham Hotspur in the third round of the Champions League group stage in three days.
Therefore, Mourinho made rotations in this game, with Zanetti, Sneijder, Eto'o and others sitting on the bench.
However, Lu Wenbin still started.
During the pre-season physical examination and routine training, the coaching staff discovered that Lu Wenbin's physical fitness was the best in the team.
As long as it is not a long-term intensive competition, Lu Wenbin can always be a stable starter.
Despite the rotation of the lineup, facing a weak team in the lower reaches, Inter Milan with Lu Wenbin finally defeated the opponent 3-0 easily away from home.
Lu Wenbin scored twice, continuing to help the Nerazzurri take all three points and lead the Serie A standings.
After the 7th round away game of Serie A against Cagliari, Inter Milan returned to their home ground to face Tottenham Hotspur.
In the previous two rounds of the Champions League group stage, Inter Milan and Tottenham Hotspur both had one win and one draw, with 4 points each. Inter Milan is currently ranked first due to the advantage in goal difference, but this ranking is not stable.
The third and fourth rounds will be back-to-back strong dialogues between Inter Milan and Tottenham, which will determine the qualifying situation and ranking of the two teams.
The team that comes first in the group will undoubtedly have a greater advantage in the subsequent round of 16 knockout draw ceremony.
Tottenham is a traditional strong team in the Premier League and is currently ranked fifth in the Premier League standings this season. Its team includes top stars such as Bale, Crouch, Van der Vaart, Lennon, Modric, etc., and its strength should not be underestimated.
The progress of the game confirmed everyone's pre-match predictions. The outburst and tit-for-tat between Gareth Bale and Lu Wenbin, two stars less than a year apart in age, also gave neutral fans a great time.
At 20:45 on the evening of October 20, with the referee's whistle, the third round of the 2010/2011 UEFA Champions League Group A match between Inter Milan and Tottenham Hotspur at home officially began.
Just 70 seconds into the game, Inter Milan, playing at home, took the lead.
Zanetti and Coutinho pushed the attack to the front of Tottenham's penalty area through continuous passes and then handed it to Sneijder, who made a wonderful pass into the penalty area at the top of the penalty area.
After shaking off the defender on the wing, Lu Wenbin sprinted into the penalty area at full speed and shot at a small angle without stopping the ball in the corner of the small penalty area.
The ball passed under the crotch of Tottenham goalkeeper Gomez and went into the goal.
Lu Wenbin scored the first goal, Inter Milan led 1-0, and the Nerazzurri got off to a dream start.
The Inter Milan fans at the scene gave huge applause and cheers, cheering and screaming for Lu Wenbin's goal.
However, just five minutes later, Tottenham Hotspur responded.
The almost identical speed between Gareth Bale and Lu Wenbin also caused trouble for Inter Milan's defense.
In the 7th minute, Bale got the ball on the midfield wing and started a long-distance run. He accelerated continuously to eat up Maicon, dribbled past Zanetti, and then took a long shot before central defender Samuel made a tackle.
The ball went into the lower right corner of the goal like a cannonball, and Cesar was unable to save it. Tottenham equalized the score thanks to Bale's personal performance.
The game continues.
Not long after, in the 12th minute, Inter Milan got another chance.
Tottenham was attacked by Inter Milan and they launched a counterattack.
Tottenham midfielder Jenas was intercepted by Zanetti and kicked the ball to Stankovic, who made a long pass and kicked the ball into a large open space in Tottenham's backcourt.
With his superhuman speed, Lu Wenbin received the ball before Tottenham defenders Bassong and Gallas, but he failed to stop the ball and slowed down when rushing towards the penalty area.
Just when Lu Wenbin crossed the penalty area line and was about to shoot, the anxious Bassong caught up from behind and pushed Lu Wenbin down.
Lu Wenbin rolled on the ground twice to relieve the force and was not injured, but Tottenham was awarded a penalty by the referee and Bassong was shown a yellow card.
Lu Wenbin would naturally not give up the penalty he created. His aura as a mid-level leader also made the relationship within the team very harmonious, and no one would come to compete with him for the penalty.
Lu Wenbin steadily kicked the ball into the lower left corner of the goal. Goalkeeper Gomez even misjudged the direction and could only turn his head helplessly and watch the ball go into the net.
Lu Wenbin scored twice to help Inter Milan regain the lead over Tottenham 2-1 at home.
However, Gareth Bale was also in very hot form in this game.
In the 27th minute, Tottenham also launched a quick counterattack against Inter Milan.
Eto'o's dribbling ball was intercepted by Tottenham and passed to Modric. The talented midfielder from Croatia made an ultra-long pass across half the field, which instantly changed the offensive and defensive situation of both sides.
Bale made a high-speed run down the wing, and after receiving the ball, he drove straight into the baseline.
About 20 meters away from the baseline, Bale suddenly braked, dribbled past the full-back Maicon and cut inside, and shot before the center-back Lucio came up to defend.
The ball flew past Cesar's fingertips, hit the inside of the far post and bounced into the net.
Gareth Bale also scored twice to equalize the score for Tottenham again.
Whether it was Modric's long pass assist or Gareth Bale's high-speed breakthrough and cut-in shot, they were all done in one go and were pleasing to the eye.
The Tottenham players celebrated vigorously, and thousands of English fans in the stands also shouted wildly with their bare chests to vent their passion.
Many neutral fans in front of the TV also felt their adrenaline rush from watching the game.
It was only the 27th minute of the first half and both sides had scored a total of 4 goals.
Inter Milan's top star Lu Wenbin and Tottenham's genius Bale each scored twice. This strong dialogue in the third round of Group A was truly worthy of the name. (Seeking monthly votes)