The beginning of the match turned out to be depressing for Milan, the players of the team did not succeed in the first 15 minutes. And Milan almost lost the chances for the final. But the game between Inter and Milan was equal. I couldn't single out a favorite in that match and I thought it would be a draw.
Yes, they really experienced depression and very high pressure at the start of the match, because they were already behind 0 - 2 from Inter. And even their focus was really disturbed. They were able to control the ball well and the game went on, but the accuracy of their attacks was still very lacking. There were several factors that made them finally have to admit defeat even though they had a fairly even ball possession, moreover the two of them also carried out enough attacks. 
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The beginning of the match turned out to be depressing for Milan, the players of the team did not succeed in the first 15 minutes. And Milan almost lost the chances for the final. But the game between Inter and Milan was equal. I couldn't single out a favorite in that match and I thought it would be a draw.
That is the impression many had for that game but it didn't turned out to be so. Milan still have enough chances to qualify to the final if they can do a come back when playing their second leg game against Inter Milan. What I expected in the first leg could as well be what will be played in the second leg. The league of champions is full of uncertainty and great hopes. I hope this match plays out well and interesting as the first leg match between Manchester City and Real Madrid. If they played out so, it will be an interesting semifinal to watch.
The beginning of the match turned out to be depressing for Milan, the players of the team did not succeed in the first 15 minutes. And Milan almost lost the chances for the final. But the game between Inter and Milan was equal. I couldn't single out a favorite in that match and I thought it would be a draw.
We have seen the fact that Ac Milan was not very strong in the first leg and the final result proved that Inter Milan was better than them. Indeed the second half Ac Milan played better than the first half but their efforts were fruitless and had to give up at home with a score of 0-2. AC Milan hope in the second leg will be quite small considering that Inter Milan will play quite carefully in the second leg later.Maignan was quite difficult to secure the goal in the first leg, I admit he is a pretty good goalkeeper owned by Ac Milan, but the poor defense of Ac Milan made Maignan unable to do much in the early minutes. For Inter Milan, this victory was quite profitable for them because they were able to maintain their winning trend against AC Milan.
Definitely the odds are for Manchester city not because of the past encounters with those clubs but Real Madrid have played badly when they usually visit the Etihad Stadium. Although Manchester city do not have natural fans to make the stadium a night mate for its visitors yet but they will rally behind their team like the one they saw in the Bernabue. Real Madrid also are somehow homeless when it comes to the champions league football. They can build just any team, any where. So this match is still just unpredictable but certainly the odds are for Manchester City.
Leg 2 Man city is indeed a favorite because they are playing at home, Real Madrid has the burden of maintaining the UCL title. But Man city is still on fire for the new champion. From the history of the last 4 meetings between Manchester City vs Real Madrid at the Etihad Stadium:1. 2012/2013: 1-1
2. 2015/2016: 0-0
3. 2019/2020: 2-1
4. 2021/2022: 4-3
It was very hard for Real Madrid to play at the Etihad Stadium because they had never won (2 draws and 2 defeats). Only Real Madrid's champion Mental DNA can determine their steps to stop in the semifinals or continue to advance to the final this season regardless of Man City's performance which is currently doing well. The chances of the two teams are still 50:50. Anything can still happen in the second leg later.
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Inter were just on their best yesterday if not their attack also hasn’t been great all season. The Milan played woefully in the first 25 minutes maybe they missed the presence of Rafael Leao in the attack. With this score line in the first leg I strongly doubt that Milan will triumph over inter in the second. As for the record inter has won all their games against Milan this year (3 out of 3) and this will give them the much pump they will need for the second leg.
I am sure that in leg 2 Simone Inzaghi will definitely play reactive by playing waiting for a counter attack because he is already 2-0 up. Simone Inzaghi will play with a standard formation when in possession of the ball 3-5-1-1 (5-4-1 when losing the ball or when defending) the same way when he brought Lazio to the supercoppa and supercoppa championships with Inter as sober players. Because it must be admitted that Simone Inzaghi is one of the specialist coaches in competition championships. 
I think it was basically just not getting warmed up to the game at first, players were just getting their game going and then got scored twice in a row, that is definitely a terrible situation for them.
That doesn't count towards not getting properly warmed up. They had the rest of the game to be more prepared or warned up hut they couldn't do nothing until the final whistle. There have been teams that faced similar scenario in the EPL and they came back to equalize the game and not from a 2 goals down like we had in AC Milan 0:2 Inter Milan. This was a lofty 3 goals difference for Tottenham and Liverpool but, they were unlucky as the Richarlison equalizer wasn't left to last way goo ling. Arsenal and West Ham United had there own episode with a 2 goals but, West Ham United was able to end the game in a draw as well.AC Milan not being able to get a goal out of the game just shows how poorly prepared they were and I didn't 3xpect them to beat Inter any ways. Still, I expected a good game from teams that have history that goes way back.
Milan did not show the game with high standard games they were very chaotic so Inter immediately punished at the beginning of the first half. For the second leg no longer hope for Milan, Simone Inzaghi will lock the results of today's match and will not provide room for his rivals. I made sure Inter was able to set foot in Istanbul.
AC Milan's match strategy was not good. I would say this is the main reason for their defeat. I consider Inter Milan and AC Milan squads to be almost equally strong. However, AC Milan players disappointed the fans in the home match. They should have performed better. However, it is highly unlikely that AC Milan will win the away match by more than 2 goals after a 2-0 defeat in the home match. Because AC Milan's forwards are not very strong. Moreover, we will see a more aggressive form of Inter Milan in the home match in the second leg. My guess is Inter Milan will win the second leg like the first leg.
You can consider all you know but it doesn't stop the fact that both teams are not equal in strerngth and strategy, there is no way you will look into two teams and you will come with a conclusion that the two of them are equal, one will either lack strength, be weak at defending, may lack accurate ball passing and may have zero off target or no attempt at all but that is not the end for AC Milan, we have seen teams almost give up in the first leg in a tournament but biunce back strongly in the second half who knows, if they put there self together and were avle to work on their last weakness, the second leg may be in their favour.
I can't say if Inter Milan played better than Ac Milan or not because the game in the first minutes was really unexpecting and Inter Milan scored two goals while Ac Milan was shocked because the performance of them but regardless of these first minutes I think both teams had a good and close performance.
From the level of possession, it is very clear that both of them are performing well, but Inter Milan has a better advantage than AC Milan because they were able to score early in the first half of the match. And from the results of the first leg, at least Inter Milan will have the capital when facing the second leg match which will take place at their own cage later, although I hope AC Milan can provide a more fierce resistance when playing at home to Inter Milan.In the first leg, especially in the first half, we clearly saw how Ac Milan's players seemed mentally unprepared in the early minutes. so their defense became completely weak. and this allowed Inter Milan to freely build attacks and score 2 goals. but in the second half we saw Ac Milan getting better and adapting to Inter Milan's pattern of play.
It seems that Manchester City will still be favored to win at home regardless of what will happen, but still their opponent is Real Madrid, which sometimes can turn things around even at home. This will be a place to prove whether Manchester City is able to maintain its unbeaten record at home or Real Madrid manages to break this record at home to Manchester City later.
Definitely the odds are for Manchester city not because of the past encounters with those clubs but Real Madrid have played badly when they usually visit the Etihad Stadium. Although Manchester city do not have natural fans to make the stadium a night mate for its visitors yet but they will rally behind their team like the one they saw in the Bernabue. Real Madrid also are somehow homeless when it comes to the champions league football. They can build just any team, any where. So this match is still just unpredictable but certainly the odds are for Manchester City.
In fact, what we saw yesterday makes it clear that it seems that Milan is clearly not ready for the finals, that is, if they somehow make it to the finals (which I highly doubt), they will definitely lose it. They have serious problems in defense, or Inter has a very well built attack, because in the first half, almost every attack by Inter ended with a shot. Not always those shots were on target, but they were.
Inter were just on their best yesterday if not their attack also hasn’t been great all season. The Milan played woefully in the first 25 minutes maybe they missed the presence of Rafael Leao in the attack. With this score line in the first leg I strongly doubt that Milan will triumph over inter in the second. As for the record inter has won all their games against Milan this year (3 out of 3) and this will give them the much pump they will need for the second leg.
I can't say if Inter Milan played better than Ac Milan or not because the game in the first minutes was really unexpecting and Inter Milan scored two goals while Ac Milan was shocked because the performance of them but regardless of these first minutes I think both teams had a good and close performance.
From the level of possession, it is very clear that both of them are performing well, but Inter Milan has a better advantage than AC Milan because they were able to score early in the first half of the match. And from the results of the first leg, at least Inter Milan will have the capital when facing the second leg match which will take place at their own cage later, although I hope AC Milan can provide a more fierce resistance when playing at home to Inter Milan.In fact, if you don't consider the first minutes of the game, both teams had the same performance and even in some minutes of the game Ac Milan had a better chance during the match against Inter Milan but in the end, Inter Milan won the game because they used the chance they had much better than Ac Milan.
I can't say if Inter Milan played better than Ac Milan or not because the game in the first minutes was really unexpecting and Inter Milan scored two goals while Ac Milan was shocked because the performance of them but regardless of these first minutes I think both teams had a good and close performance.
From the level of possession, it is very clear that both of them are performing well, but Inter Milan has a better advantage than AC Milan because they were able to score early in the first half of the match. And from the results of the first leg, at least Inter Milan will have the capital when facing the second leg match which will take place at their own cage later, although I hope AC Milan can provide a more fierce resistance when playing at home to Inter Milan.The first 20 minutes that made everything look messy for Ac milan, because two goals came from 8 and 11 minutes making ac milan not in a good enough situation especially they were very fragile in terms of defense, even the goal from dzeko didn't get a good guard from the line the ac milan defense which made the game even more chaotic after inter milan took the lead quickly.
This defeat made it even more difficult for AC Milan to compete in the second leg later because it would make it difficult for them to chase 2 goals. but the chance is still there but I'm pessimistic they can do it if their game is like the first leg. Dzeko became an important actor for Inter Milan in this match, he was able to ignite the enthusiasm of his players to play more aggressively.
I think it was basically just not getting warmed up to the game at first, players were just getting their game going and then got scored twice in a row, that is definitely a terrible situation for them. But then they couldn't get any better neither, many positions Inter just missed their chances as well, this game could have ended 4 or 5 goals to none as well and Milan just got lucky in some cases, so we should definitely consider them lucky in this situation as well.This defeat made it even more difficult for AC Milan to compete in the second leg later because it would make it difficult for them to chase 2 goals. but the chance is still there but I'm pessimistic they can do it if their game is like the first leg. Dzeko became an important actor for Inter Milan in this match, he was able to ignite the enthusiasm of his players to play more aggressively.
I know that they are doing their best and that's a good thing but that doesn't mean that they are going to end up with a win. Inter could end up getting the finals this way if they keep it going, or more basically if Milan keeps being like this than Inter will go up.
Truthfully it could have ended differently in the Milan - Inter match. I mean Milan also found some important chances to score. But their main problem was with shots on target. Because they had only 2 shots on target in the whole 90 minutes. Inter had 3 more than them though but they were at least very effective in making use of those chances. They just looked for finishing the job early as they got 2-0 ahead in the first 10 minutes.
If Milan didn't get that much of a shocking start maybe things would have been different. One of the chances Milan got was really a critical one. Tonali took a great shot but the ball returned from the goal post. Leao was absent maybe but this was still not the Milan I was expecting to see. Their job is going to be pretty hard in the rematch.
If Milan didn't get that much of a shocking start maybe things would have been different. One of the chances Milan got was really a critical one. Tonali took a great shot but the ball returned from the goal post. Leao was absent maybe but this was still not the Milan I was expecting to see. Their job is going to be pretty hard in the rematch.
In fact, what we saw yesterday makes it clear that it seems that Milan is clearly not ready for the finals, that is, if they somehow make it to the finals (which I highly doubt), they will definitely lose it. They have serious problems in defense, or Inter has a very well built attack, because in the first half, almost every attack by Inter ended with a shot. Not always those shots were on target, but they were.
Inter Milan already have one leg in the CL final, i knew if Rafael Leao doesn't play it would be difficult for AC Milan to create chances, and that was what happened, the Portuguese superstar is so important for AC Milan, and i hope he will be fit for the return leg next week. Having said that, it is going to be a pretty difficult mountain for AC Milan to climb, to come back from two goals down means they have to be impeccable (and that's something i've not seen from them this season), i think it is Inter that would go through, chances are pretty high that they'd even win the second leg as well. 
I liked both games. You wouldn't think in advance that there would be much spectacle at the AC Milan - Inter Milan match, but that was certainly different in the opening phase. But Inter could also have scored a few more goals, then it would have been all over. Home and away does not matter much, for both it is both a home and away game. But of course Inter has very good papers to reach the next round. If Leao is fit at AC Milan, they still have a chance to continue. Without him, yesterday was mainly damage limitation and that was still achieved on the basis of the early 0-2.
8 minutes into the match, Inter immediately didn't want time to be wasted, the opportunity in front of their eyes was immediately put to good use and produced a goal. The match was quite intense for AC Milan who needed to be vigilant. The next 2 minutes the goal was created again very easily. The defense, which has many gaps, is clearly visible. Inter seemed to have won this match before it ended.
You shouldn't jump to conclusions. Perhaps Milan simply did not engage in the game immediately, it certainly played disastrously for them, but there is still a chance to equalize. However, they looked very poor at the beginning of the match, as if they were not ready at all. In any case, not even halfway through the first half, it's too early to say anything...
In fact, what we saw yesterday makes it clear that it seems that Milan is clearly not ready for the finals, that is, if they somehow make it to the finals (which I highly doubt), they will definitely lose it. They have serious problems in defense, or Inter has a very well built attack, because in the first half, almost every attack by Inter ended with a shot. Not always those shots were on target, but they were.
Such a poor night for Milan. I didn't see as big effort as I expected from them. Because there were big problems with the shots. This 2-0 loss already in the first game can be a serious issue for Milan in the second leg. I was expecting Inter to play good but this was more than I expected. After capturing this psychological advantage Inter can most probably eliminate them.
I wonder why Inzaghi didn't prefer Lukaku in the starting lineup this time. He has been in a good shape recently actually.
I would say AC Milan was unlucky to lose so badly at home. Inter Milan is a very tactical team. They conceded the first goal in the 8th minute and quickly conceded another goal. Before AC Milan could organize their defense, Inter Milan went ahead with two consecutive goals. And later on, Inter Milan was more focused on keeping their defence tight than attacking. However, Inter Milan's players were able to mount several excellent counter-attacks. Overall the match was very enjoyable. AC Milan are unlikely to qualify for the final after losing 2-0 at home.I wonder why Inzaghi didn't prefer Lukaku in the starting lineup this time. He has been in a good shape recently actually.
AC Milan's match strategy was not good. I would say this is the main reason for their defeat. I consider Inter Milan and AC Milan squads to be almost equally strong. However, AC Milan players disappointed the fans in the home match. They should have performed better. However, it is highly unlikely that AC Milan will win the away match by more than 2 goals after a 2-0 defeat in the home match. Because AC Milan's forwards are not very strong. Moreover, we will see a more aggressive form of Inter Milan in the home match in the second leg. My guess is Inter Milan will win the second leg like the first leg.
City - Inter should be the final this year 
I have good confidence that City will manage to implement better their game against Real Madrid since first half in order to gain more confidence during the game and as soon as they score once , I'm sure City won't stop until they score 3. Real looked fragile especially in second half in defensive area and Guardiola will speculate that in a way or another.
Last night , Inter proved to be the better team on the pitch even if the 2 goals came early in 1st half , Inter had plenty of chances to score more goals in 2nd half. For Ac.Milan ...I don't know what they can do to save this game but we might see some changes in the squad for next game.
Inter Milan have already stepped one foot to be in the final, and they only need a draw to get rid of AC milan. Meanwhile, Manchester City have to work harder after in the first leg they could only draw with Real Madrid. But now they have the advantage of playing at the Etihad, on their own turf. and also in terms of strength they still have a surprise strategy from players they didn't play in the first leg.I have good confidence that City will manage to implement better their game against Real Madrid since first half in order to gain more confidence during the game and as soon as they score once , I'm sure City won't stop until they score 3. Real looked fragile especially in second half in defensive area and Guardiola will speculate that in a way or another.
Last night , Inter proved to be the better team on the pitch even if the 2 goals came early in 1st half , Inter had plenty of chances to score more goals in 2nd half. For Ac.Milan ...I don't know what they can do to save this game but we might see some changes in the squad for next game.
City - Inter should be the final this year
I have good confidence that City will manage to implement better their game against Real Madrid since first half in order to gain more confidence during the game and as soon as they score once , I'm sure City won't stop until they score 3. Real looked fragile especially in second half in defensive area and Guardiola will speculate that in a way or another.
Last night , Inter proved to be the better team on the pitch even if the 2 goals came early in 1st half , Inter had plenty of chances to score more goals in 2nd half. For Ac.Milan ...I don't know what they can do to save this game but we might see some changes in the squad for next game.
I have good confidence that City will manage to implement better their game against Real Madrid since first half in order to gain more confidence during the game and as soon as they score once , I'm sure City won't stop until they score 3. Real looked fragile especially in second half in defensive area and Guardiola will speculate that in a way or another.
Last night , Inter proved to be the better team on the pitch even if the 2 goals came early in 1st half , Inter had plenty of chances to score more goals in 2nd half. For Ac.Milan ...I don't know what they can do to save this game but we might see some changes in the squad for next game.
I want to be a bit cynical by saying Inter Milan would win
But that I doubt, Pep Guardiola has his eyes on the treble this season if he eventually knocks Real Madrid out of this round, believe me we can go ahead to say that Pep Guardiola would win Manchester City them first Champions League trophy.
Those early goals from the first half gave them the edge, as well they defended very well to finally seal the game.
In the next game I hope they don't go defending and defending, they should attack and defend at the same time, though I never thought of AC Milan missing or not getting to the next round ( Finals ). Manchester City are a much better side at home, I'm looking forward to that game really.
Pep Guardiola managed to put Manchester City ahead in the first half of the first leg, but their attack was ineffective as Real Madrid defended well. Manchester City's chances of qualifying for the final are very high, so I hope it won't go wrong with their form in the second leg.
The first leg was thrilling, but the second leg will be even more spectacular. I hope Manchester City can beat Real Madrid in the second leg later, that will be the best revenge after the previous season Manchester City failed to reach the final because of Real Madrid.
It won't be easy for City. I am expecting Madrid to start the second leg in the same manner as first. City were lucky in the first leg as lot of close attempts were saved and they found the equaliser goal (thanks to KDB). Madrid will be very tight in next game.
I know Haaland didn't have a big impact in the first leg because the Real Madrid defense was quite good at reading and stopping his moves. Haaland and all the other players must have the best collaboration in the second leg, but the Manchester City defense really has to anticipate Vinicius who played brilliantly in the first leg. Real Madrid's attacks tend to start from the left side where Eduardo Camavinga and Vinicius play. Walker struggled to stop that himself, so it took good work to prevent Vinicius from tearing apart the Manchester City defense in the second leg.
I think in couple of PL games City had that problem where opponents kinda limited the way to find Haaland and reduce his involvements as much as possible. City are heavily relying on Haaland and limiting his touches as much as possible creates a lot more problem for City inside the game. Real Madrid are really dangerous from wings not only from the left hand side but on the right hand side where Rodrygo plays too. Guardiola needs to work out a better defense strategy to contain the supplies from the wings. Whatever its gonna be, it sure is gonna be interesting. In fact I feel like whoever out of these two is gonna go through to finals is gonna lift the trophy.
City - Inter should be the final this year
I have good confidence that City will manage to implement better their game against Real Madrid since first half in order to gain more confidence during the game and as soon as they score once , I'm sure City won't stop until they score 3. Real looked fragile especially in second half in defensive area and Guardiola will speculate that in a way or another.
Last night , Inter proved to be the better team on the pitch even if the 2 goals came early in 1st half , Inter had plenty of chances to score more goals in 2nd half. For Ac.Milan ...I don't know what they can do to save this game but we might see some changes in the squad for next game.
I have good confidence that City will manage to implement better their game against Real Madrid since first half in order to gain more confidence during the game and as soon as they score once , I'm sure City won't stop until they score 3. Real looked fragile especially in second half in defensive area and Guardiola will speculate that in a way or another.
Last night , Inter proved to be the better team on the pitch even if the 2 goals came early in 1st half , Inter had plenty of chances to score more goals in 2nd half. For Ac.Milan ...I don't know what they can do to save this game but we might see some changes in the squad for next game.
I want to be a bit cynical by saying Inter Milan would win
But that I doubt, Pep Guardiola has his eyes on the treble this season if he eventually knocks Real Madrid out of this round, believe me we can go ahead to say that Pep Guardiola would win Manchester City them first Champions League trophy.
Those early goals from the first half gave them the edge, as well they defended very well to finally seal the game.
In the next game I hope they don't go defending and defending, they should attack and defend at the same time, though I never thought of AC Milan missing or not getting to the next round ( Finals ). Manchester City are a much better side at home, I'm looking forward to that game really.
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