In the 92nd minute, Sneijder shoveled the ball from Alves to Xavi to Lu Wenbin.
However, Iniesta and Keita were always following Lu Wenbin, and Mascherano also rushed up to block Lu Wenbin's breakthrough and shooting route.
Lu Wenbin ran towards the direction where the football was rolling while observing the situation near the restricted area.
Standing on the court, players have a 2D perspective and can usually only see a few people running around them. It is difficult to see far and it is difficult to see the whole picture.
However, Lu Wenbin's full vision allowed him to observe that Pique and Puyol were preparing to run from the penalty area to the outside of the penalty area, while Cambiasso suddenly started from the penalty area line and rushed into the penalty area at the moment Sneijder shoveled the ball to Lu Wenbin.
Cambiasso wants to be offside
Cambiasso, who had never played as a striker, and Lu Wenbin did not have much tacit understanding, but Lu Wenbin used his vision to discover Cambiasso's offside move.
So, at the moment when Cambiasso leaned forward, Lu Wenbin, despite the pressure from Iniesta and Keita, made a lob pass without stopping the ball.
The ball flew into the air, passed by Mascherano, flew over Pique's head, and landed to the left of the penalty spot in the penalty area.
Cambiasso successfully made an offside move and got the ball behind Pique.
Pique was so frightened that he stopped moving forward, turned around and rushed back, trying to steal the ball from behind Cambiasso.
As long as Cambiasso stops the ball, Pique will have the chance to destroy it.
However, Cambiasso did not stop the ball.
He used his body to keep in position, then volleyed the falling ball, which flew towards the goal like a cannonball.
The shot was too close, and the volley was very powerful and fast. Valdes didn't even see the ball clearly, but just subconsciously waved in the direction of the ball.
Then he saw the ball fly into the net.
“Goooooooooooooooooooooooooal…”
"Cambiasso's goal came from Lu Wenbin's assist!"
"Magic Bird Mourinho's substitution had a miraculous effect, Inter Milan equalized the score!"
"A magical substitution. Cambiasso playing as a striker not only improved Inter Milan's success rate of stealing in the frontcourt, but also Cambiasso actually scored a goal to tie the score!"
"Mourinho is amazing, he is worthy of being called the Magic Bird!"
In the 92nd minute, Lu Wenbin assisted Cambiasso to score a crucial equalizer, and Inter Milan tied the score 1-1.
Inter Milan fans, both at the scene and in front of the TV, cheered and screamed wildly, while Barcelona fans held their heads and sighed.
0-1 and 1-1 have absolutely different impacts on the second round of the game.
On the field, Cambiasso, who scored the goal, and Lu Wenbin, who provided the key assist, rushed together and hugged each other to celebrate. Other Inter Milan players also rushed up to celebrate vigorously.
The score of 1-1 retains Inter Milan's greater hope of advancing in the second round.
However, overall, Barcelona won the game.
Because they got a draw away from home and also scored an away goal.
After returning to their home court in the second round, they will have certain advantages, both in terms of score and the bonus of home game status.
Therefore, after the restart, Barcelona still did not attack rashly, but directly used ball control to drag the game to the end.
After 4 minutes of stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle to end the game. Inter Milan equalized the score thanks to Mourinho's magical substitution and Cambiasso's goal in stoppage time.
At the post-match press conference, Mourinho's substitutions and Cambiasso's goal became the focus of everyone's questions.
Mourinho claimed that he had found a way to deal with Barcelona, and Inter Milan easily eliminated Barcelona in the second round to advance to the Champions League final.
Guardiola was a little disappointed with the goal conceded in the final stages, but he said that Cambiasso's goal was just luck.
Back at home, Barcelona will use their smooth passing and control to break through Inter Milan's defense and keep Inter Milan scoreless.
Regardless, Mourinho did find a way to deal with Barcelona's ball possession defense.
Although Barcelona got an away draw and had an away goal, many neutral media felt that Inter Milan would advance.
Of course, Barcelona, which used passing and control to shut out Lu Wenbin and prevent him from scoring a single goal, has a high chance of winning when they return to their home court.
In this Champions League semi-final between two giants, the second round has not yet ended and no one can be completely confident!
After the first round of the game, Mourinho began training for the second round.
Lu Wenbin's assist and Cambiasso's goal gave Mourinho some different ideas.
But if Cambiasso really replaces Eto'o, it would be a waste of the cheetah Eto'o's offensive ability.
In addition, Lu Wenbin's passing and assisting abilities as well as his breakthrough abilities are very outstanding, so Mourinho simply let Lu Wenbin retreat and replace Biabiany as the winger, partnering with Sneijder and Stankovic in the attacking midfield.
In this way, the formation against Barcelona is Cambiasso and Eto'o as double strikers, Lu Wenbin, Sneijder and Stankovic as attacking midfielders, Zanetti still as defensive midfielder, and Lucio, Samuel and others as defenders.
After all, the new formation needs to be adapted to. It is easy for Lu Wenbin to retreat and play as a forward. Lu Wenbin himself has a large range of activities in the frontcourt, and his dribbling, passing and assisting abilities are also very outstanding. There is no problem for him to play as a forward.
The key is Cambiasso. To counter Barcelona's backcourt possession and back-pass tactics, Cambiasso not only needs to grab the ball in the frontcourt, but also needs to pass the ball as soon as possible after grabbing it.
As a defensive midfielder, Cambiasso is not good at shooting. In the last game, he scored a goal by volleying after receiving a pass from Lu Wenbin, which must be attributed to a lot of luck.
This was confirmed by the performance in training. Even if Cambiasso grabbed the ball in the frontcourt, he rarely scored directly.
Therefore, this requires Cambiasso to improve his ability to pass the ball to his teammates immediately after stealing the ball, and also requires Eto'o, Sneijder, Lu Wenbin and Stankovic to be ready to receive Cambiasso's pass and counterattack at any time.
Although time is tight, we still need to intensify our training.
In order to deal with Barcelona, most of the main players including Lu Wenbin did not go to the 35th round of Serie A away game against Cesena on April 30, but stayed at the training base to continue training.
The time is tight and the task is heavy, and it is an away game, so Mourinho will naturally not let the main players travel far and wide.
Inter Milan, who played with mostly substitutes, was defeated 2-1 by Cesena away from home and their points remained at 80.
AC Milan, in second place, has already caught up to 77 points, only 3 points behind Inter Milan.
Fortunately, there are only three rounds left in the league. In addition to leading by 3 points, Inter Milan also has a huge goal difference advantage. The situation is still more favorable for Inter Milan.
Next, I will watch the second leg of the Champions League semi-final between Inter Milan and Barcelona. (Seeking monthly tickets)