Chapter 233 Welcome back
  Leo is really unfamiliar with these two young players.

Nwankwo Obiola is the Nigerian defensive midfielder that Inter Milan just bought from Spain this year.

As for Kriseltig, because he is three years younger than him, he is not a player of the first generation at all.

We had brief contact during pre-season training, and we only know a little bit about the two of them.

Nwankwo has the same black appearance as him, his defense is okay, and his body is good. Of course, it is just compared with his peers, but other aspects are not satisfactory.

As for Krisetige, it seems that he is smarter than Nwankwo.

However, due to his age, the 17-year-old Kriseltig is not strong enough in terms of body or skills to support him in getting a chance to play in the first team.

"It seems that the coach is really ill and has sought medical treatment. The next game is an away game against Tottenham. What use can these two brats have?"

Two days in advance, Leonardo led the team from Milan to London, England.

Leonardo made a lot of attempts in training to prepare for the second leg with Tottenham Hotspur.

For example, let Leo retreat and Coutinho play Leo's current position, or let young players such as Nwankwo and Chrisettigue come on to partner with Zanetti.

But the results were not very good, and Tottenham left a deep impression on them in the last game.

This time when we came to the away game, we didn’t dare to be careless at all.

On November 11, the defending champion is also the group leader in Group A. Inter Milan visits White Hart Lane.

Leonardo still sent out a starting lineup of 433, with Thiago Motta coming back to replace Cambiasso who was absent due to injury.

Also, Cesar, who was also injured in the previous game, was replaced by Castellachi.

All other positions remain unchanged.

For Tottenham, van der Vaart, the top core player who was rumored to be injured before the game, returned. Center back Kaboul, who was injured in the last match between the two teams, replaced Basson in the starting lineup.

Setting foot on the familiar but somewhat unfamiliar White Hart Lane stadium again, Leo was filled with emotions.

During the warm-up before the game, Tottenham fans who came to the scene shouted Leo's name loudly.

They have not forgotten that this outstanding young man once left his footprints here!

Leo was also a little moved by this and waved to the stands.

"What's wrong? Are you remembering the time you spent here again?"

When Bell saw the movement here, he ran over and joked.

"Can't you? I'm very emotional, unlike some people."

"Someone? Who are you talking about? Are you talking about me?
  You'd better be serious and show mercy today for the sake of the fans? "

Leo smiled slightly, turned to Gareth Bale and said:
  "Of course...it's impossible, I will do my best to show my respect for Tottenham.

At the same time, I also let these fans who have supported me see my progress! "

The first half of the game started with Tottenham.

However, at the beginning of the game, the Lily Legion, which had the advantage of home court, did not gain any advantage.

David Thornton quickly moved forward from the left to receive Leo's ball and then crossed.

Pandev played the ball with his back, and Eto'o cut inside to the edge of the penalty area and shot low and missed the near post!
  Thornton quietly glanced at Bell, with some thoughts in his mind.

Obviously he met Leo first and became Leo's little brother.

But Leo went to Tottenham on loan for a season and became good friends with this guy named Gareth Bale.

Both are born as full-backs, and Thornton doesn't feel that he is any worse than Bell.

When the previous game ended, Bell announced his existence to the world with three goals.

At the same time, many people discussed Bell and Leo together, which made Thornton very unhappy.

To be fair, Bell's goal was indeed difficult for Thornton to score.

"Isn't it just that you're a little faster than me? If I want to improve my offensive capabilities, I'm not necessarily worse than you."

Thornton, who was used to staying in his comfort zone and was unwilling to try new positions, changed his mentality after that.

Anyway, he is still on the wing, just to strengthen his offense. It doesn't seem to be difficult to switch to a full midfielder or even a winger.

Today, David Thornton is going to show everyone that he is the real wing genius and the best partner with Leo!
  Leo cooperated with Thornton from the left and then passed the ball diagonally into the penalty area. Eto'o dodged the defender and opened up space laterally to take a long shot!

The ball went slightly wide of the far post.

Leo was the first to feel Thornton's change. Just as he was about to go over and ask, Tottenham launched a quick counterattack!
  Hoddlestone made a long pass behind Thornton, and Lennon dribbled the ball at high speed to near the baseline and passed in!

Modric's left-footed low shot from the left side of the penalty area was caught by Inter Milan goalkeeper Castellachi.

Only then did Leo find the opportunity to run over and say a few words to Thornton.

"What's wrong with you today? Are you so aggressive?"

Normally, David would of course provide assists to the frontcourt, but not as frequently as today, and he would even ignore the defense on the wing.

"I……"

Thornton knew that he was in the wrong, and his mistake almost gave his opponent an opportunity. He hesitated and didn't know how to explain it.

"It doesn't matter, just play as normal. I believe in your strength."

Leo didn't ask any more questions, just patted Thornton on the back and returned to his seat.

David Thornton's eyes became more determined. He must perform well in today's game.

In the 18th minute, Asuekoto cooperated with Bale on the left and passed back to the middle. Modric faked a shot and deceived Thiago Motta who stepped forward to block the ball and then passed straight. Van der Vaart successfully reversed the offside and formed a single shot. !

Then Dutch golden boy Van der Vaart faced Castellachi in front of the goal and calmly pushed with his left foot into the lower left corner of the goal!

Tottenham Hotspur, playing at home, scored the first goal!
  Bailihe leads Inter Milan 1-0! Two minutes later, Nerazzurri's right back Maicon's nightmare reappeared. Bell accelerated from the left and Maicon broke through to the bottom line and passed!

Crouch, the tall guy, volleyed sideways and missed the back post!

When Inter Milan had a chance to counterattack, Leo received the ball in the backcourt. He saw a teammate on the left raising his hand for the ball.

Without hesitation, a long-distance pass was accurately delivered across most of the stadium to the space on the left side of the penalty area!
  David Thornton sprinted with all his strength and successfully got the ball before it went out of the baseline!

The panting Thornton cursed in his mind, Boss, does he think I am Bell?

Normally he wouldn't give me such a big long pass.

He was complaining like this in his heart, but there was no lag in his movements at all. With a clever dunk of his right foot, Thornton turned and cut into the penalty area!
  Cudicini immediately abandoned the goal and attacked!

David calmed down his breathing, forced himself to calm down, and followed what he had tried many times in training, before Cudicini got close, he shot hard low with his right foot!

The Tottenham goalkeeper flew to reach the ball but unfortunately missed it by a little. Thornton's shot went straight into the far corner of the goal!

One to one!

Inter Milan equalized the score!
  David Thornton scored his first career Champions League goal!

He was not in a hurry to celebrate after scoring, and wanted to wait for Leo, who assisted him, to pass by.

But he wasn't too excited when he saw Leo after the team equalized the score.

"Boss, come here and celebrate the goal with me! I've thought of all the moves!"

Leo shook his head slightly.

"I won't celebrate today's goal against Tottenham, but the goal you just scored was really wonderful."

"Oh, okay."

Thornton instantly felt that the joy of scoring the goal was less than half, so he had to turn his head and hugged other teammates.

The Lily Legion supporters were not happy about the visiting team's goal, but there was still a fan group in the South Stand that unfurled a banner that moved Leo.

"Welcome back to White Hart Lane, this will always be your home!"

Not only does Leo still remember his short one-year Tottenham career, but the fans here also always remember the sunny boy who ran and sweated wantonly at White Hart Lane!

Of course, after being moved, Leo immediately threw himself into the intense competition.

Leo made a direct pass and Milito fell after breaking into the penalty area, but the referee refused to award a penalty kick.

Ah... there's nothing I can do about receiving an unfair penalty. It's at someone's home court.

The two teams entered into a short stalemate after each scored a goal. The attack was exciting, but the thunder was loud and the rain was small.

Until the 41st minute, there was not much time left in the first half.

Bell dribbled the ball from the left. Amid the cheers of the fans, he drove straight in and got rid of Zanetti's ground ball pass from the left side of the penalty area!
  The ball passed between Inter Milan's goalkeeper and defender and went to the back point. Crouch, who quickly followed up and was unmarked, pushed the ball into the empty goal and succeeded!
  Two to one!

Tottenham Hotspur takes the lead again!
  Bale and Crouch high-fived in celebration, and Tottenham fans in the stands stood up to applaud them.

At halftime, Inter Milan was temporarily trailing the home team one to two at White Hart Lane.

Redknapp made the first substitution in the second half, replacing Van der Vaart with Janas as a precaution.

It's not that Leo looks down on this former teammate. Janas's strength is not bad, but he is definitely not as good as Van der Vaart.

After the Dutchman came off the field, Tottenham's offensive threat obviously decreased.

In the 58th minute, Leo dribbled the ball and broke through the double-team of Janas and Hoddlestone!
  Then he passed the ball into the left side of the penalty area with a diagonal kick. Eto'o dribbled horizontally out of the angle and then accurately shot low with his right foot from the penalty area line. The ball went into the lower right corner of the goal!

Two to two!
  Inter Milan equalized the score for the second time!

The Lily Legion, which had led twice and was equalized by its opponents twice, now feels a little uncomfortable.

The Nerazzurri's tenacity was beyond their expectation.

Lao Lei made substitutions one after another, Russian forward Pavlyuchenko replaced Crouch, and not long after, Palacios came on the bench to replace Lennon.

Tottenham's substitutions really had an effect.

In the 79th minute of the game, Bell used his speed to eat Lucio alive from the left and then broke into the left of the penalty area. In the penalty area, Bell passed the ball again and got rid of Bonucci!
  Castellachi was extremely focused and stared at Bell.

Who let Bell play and those three goals were really unforgettable.

Bell, who had the ball next to the small penalty area, lightly tapped his left foot. Instead of hitting the goal himself, he chose to pass the ball!
  Pavlyuchenko calmly pushed and scored from behind!

Three to two!
  Tottenham Hotspur took the lead for the third time in this game!

All the fans sang the team song in unison. They were very satisfied with the team's performance!
  Leonardo couldn't sit still and made continuous substitutions.

Coutinho and Nwankwo came on as substitutes, while Pandev and Motta, who had just recovered from injury, were replaced.

Milito broke away from the defensive player at the front edge of the penalty area and shot a powerful volley that missed the top edge of the crossbar and flew out of the baseline.

Inter Milan's players on the field were a little annoyed. There was not much game time left, and it seemed a bit difficult.

Leo never gave up, he was silently looking for the opportunity to strike a fatal blow!

At the 92nd minute, the referee had started to look at his watch frequently and could end the game at any time.

Tottenham were so excited and excited about this hard-won "victory" that they had holes on the court!
  Nwankwo, who came on the bench, actively pressed for the ball. Although he failed to steal the ball, he caused Hoddlestone's passing error!

Leo stepped forward in time and hooked his right leg to block the opponent's pass!
  Then there was a diagonal pass to the left, and David Thornton took the ball and ran long distance!
  Leo also quickly moved forward in the middle, but Tottenham's defense had not yet reacted!

Thornton made a smooth move from the left, broke through to the penalty area at high speed, turned around and hit the middle.

Leo stopped the ball steadily and faced the opponent's goalkeeper!
  Cudicini abandoned the goal and flew towards Leo to steal from his feet!
  Leo turned around with the ball and easily dunked past Cudicini and shot into the empty net!

Three to three!
  The referee blew the whistle to end the game, and Leo's goal helped Inter Milan tie Tottenham!
  (End of this chapter)

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