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Chapter 603 The Battle of Britain and Italy ([-]) (At the end of the month, ask for a monthly pass!)
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The weather in Vienna is very good, although it is summer, but because the game time is 20:25 in the evening, the heat is not heavy, and there is a breeze, which feels good.

It is a good weather for the game.

At this time, with more than an hour before the start of the game, the stadium for the quarter-finals of England VS Italy-the Ernst Hapoel Stadium was already full of seats.

In order to avoid English and Italian fans staying at the entrance and possible conflicts, the stadium let the fans enter the stadium from two different entrances half an hour in advance.

Of course, fans who have tickets and can enter the stadium to watch the game are undoubtedly happy. However, more fans are those who have come to Vienna but have no tickets. They are stranded outside the stadium in large numbers. Carelessness is also a safety hazard.

At this moment, at both ends of a square near the Ernst-Happel Stadium, a huge open-air big screen is placed respectively. These fans without tickets are all gathered here, under their respective big screens, for their respective The team cheers and prays.

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The England fans were full of fighting spirit. They chanted neat slogans and sang songs, and began to entertain themselves before the game, while the Italian fans set off fireworks, and the smoke filled the air. It really felt like a war was coming.

All of this shows that the Italy VS England game is coming!
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When the England players came out to warm up, they enjoyed the applause and cheers of the England fans in the stands. With England winning all three games in the group stage and advancing to the quarter-finals, the entire British peninsula is now full of confidence. In their eyes , England is the strongest team!And these players are undoubtedly heroes! !

During the warm-up, Li Rui specially practiced long-range shots from a position about 30 meters away from the goal. Seeing the football flying into the net like a cannonball, he was quite satisfied with his state.

In addition, Li Rui also deliberately practiced lob shots.

Considering Italy's defensive ability, Li Rui had long been mentally prepared for the difficulty of this game, so he also deliberately strengthened the practice of long-range shots.

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While the England team was warming up, the Italian team also came out to warm up.

In this Italian team, Li Rui is most familiar with Cannavaro and AC Milan players Pirlo and Gattuso.

Well, there is also a guy named Cassano. After he transferred from Manchester United to Inter Milan, he also flourished and was naturally selected for the Italian national team.

Li Rui met Cannavaro when he participated in the World Footballer Awards Ceremony for the first time. In that year, Cannavaro was the World Player of the Year and the winner of the European Golden Globe Award. It can be said that he has achieved what a defender can enjoy to the pinnacle of glory.

As for the familiarity with Pirlo and Gattuso, it is because Manchester United met the Rossoneri in the knockout rounds for two consecutive seasons.

However, in today's game, both Pirlo and Gattuso were suspended, which is good news for England.

As for the England team, Gerrard was also suspended due to accumulated yellow cards, which still has an impact on England's offense.

When the two sides finished warming up and went to the locker room, Li Rui ran into Cannavaro. The two greeted each other, and then separated again.

He will soon be a life-and-death opponent on the field, so naturally he doesn't have so much time to exchange pleasantries.

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However, when that smiling face appeared in front of Li Rui, Li Rui couldn't remain indifferent - the owner of this face was Cassano, Li Rui's former Manchester United teammate and friend.

"Aha, Li, you will lose in a while, so don't cry like Cristiano." Cassano said.

Li Rui smiled. It has been more than a year, and Cassano still has the same virtue. He doesn't save face at all when he speaks. The two chatted for a while, and Donadoni called Cassano's name over there, so he ran away. Let's go, and don't forget to say, after the European Cup, we will go on vacation together.

On vacation?

Li Rui knew, and so did Cassano, that this possibility was very small, because, tonight, between him and Cassano, one of them had to leave the field with sadness.

This is a game of life and death!
This is the knockout game! !
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Inside the locker room, the head coaches of both sides began to make the final pre-war mobilization.

Inside the England dressing room:

Mourinho looked at his players with a serious face. There was a kind of firmness in the Portuguese eyes, which seemed to be burning. The players were all looking at him, and no one spoke.

"Boys, it's knockout! I don't need to say more, you understand what it means! Is anyone confused by the hype in the media these days? If anyone has that idea, then congratulations, you can advance Go home!! Forget the group stage match! Please remember that this is a knockout match! It has nothing to do with whether our opponent is the world champion Italy, just because this is a knockout match, we do not allow a little mistake, from the beginning of the game, You must concentrate! Because, no one can afford to lose! This is like a big gamble! If you win, you are heroes! You are heroes of England! If you lose, you will be honored to find that you were still puffing up your efforts yesterday Those media are full of criticism!!"

"Win this game! Goal, final! This is a game that cannot be lost!"

"The boss is right!" Beckham stood up and said, the England captain looked a little excited, "We cannot lose this game! No matter who our opponent is, we must win! I, David Beck Ham, already 33 years old, this may be my last European Cup, the taste of failure, since the 1998 World Cup, tasted it many times, it is enough! Enough!! I don't need to fail! England too No need to taste failure anymore!!"

The players look at their captain.

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"I, Leo Ferdinand, 30 years old, refuse to fail!" Ferdinand stood up.

"I, Ashley Cole, 28 years old, do not accept failure!" This is Ashley Cole.

"I, John Terry, 28 years old, do not accept failure!" This is Terry.

"I, Steve Gerrard, 28 years old, do not accept failure!" This is Gerrard.

"I, Frank Lampard, 30 years old, do not accept failure!" This is Lampard waving his arms and shouting.

"I, Michael Owen, 29 years old, do not accept failure!" This is Owen, his eyes are firm.

The veterans have stood up one by one. These players are considered to be the best in England in the past 10 years. However, in every major competition, they are always given failure and sad tears. Now, the youngest of them, A Shley Cole and Gerrard, they will be 4 years old after 32 years, not to mention whether they can still participate in the European Cup, even if they participate, they will be old and their condition will be in decline. At this time, it is the most glorious time of their careers, and it can be said to be in the best state. This European Cup can also be said to be their best opportunity!
An opportunity that can never be repeated!

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"How can we forget us? No one wants to lose! We will definitely be victors! No one can stop us." Li Rui stood up and said.

He came out to speak on behalf of young people. Although Li Rui's qualifications in England are not old, but with his fame and strength, he is definitely the leader and leader among these young people.

"That's right! The champion needs us to work hard together! Then, let's start by killing the Italian! Champion! Go forward!!" Rooney roared in a rough voice.

At this time, Mourinho, who has been watching the performance of the players, knows that there is no need for him to say more. At this time, he is even a little proud that he insisted on choosing Beckham as the captain. Now it seems that Beckham Tom is indeed the most suitable one.

"Very good! I am honored to be your head coach! I know your strength very well! When I came to the European Cup, I said that we are here for the championship! To this day, I am still very convinced that you are the most Strong! No one can be better than you! Go, kill the Italians! You are one step closer to the championship!!" Mourinho waved his hands at the end, his windbreaker fluttering, and he looked like a general going to battle.

Finally, all the England players gathered in a circle and shouted loudly, "England! Must win! Must win! England! Go ahead! Champions!!"

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"England! Onward! Champions!"

"Championship belongs to England! GO! GO!!! GO!!!"

"Kill the Italians! We are the champions!"

"Long live Italy!"

"Champion! Italy! Champion!"

"Haha, kill the English!"

In the stands of the Ernst-Happle Stadium, the fans of both sides erupted with loud noises, and one after another the sound of slogans resounded through the night sky. When the players from both sides lined up to play, the entire Ernst-Happle Stadium suddenly reached a climax, the stands The flashing lights on the sky flicker, like the dots of stars.

Knockout!

Li Rui took a deep breath and stood in line with his teammates. At this time, the announcer of the stadium was also reading out the list of starting players of both sides. Every name was read out, which would cause huge cheers. For the fans of both sides To me, these players are all their heroes.

When the announcer read Li Rui's name and Li Rui raised his hand to signal to the stands, the England fans in the stands gave out huge cheers, and the cheers he received were only a little smaller than that of captain Beckham.

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Players are lining up, shaking hands, exchanging team flags and other routine ceremonies.

"ESPN Live For You..."

"BBC brings you live coverage..."

"Sky TV...I'm Gary Lineker"

"Okay, let's take a look at the starting players of both sides first." Lineker took advantage of this gap to quickly introduce the starting players of England and Italy.

"England's formation is 4-2-1-3, James, Gareth Barry, Ferdinand, Terry, Ashley Cole, Hargreaves, Lampard, Beckham, Volco Te, Li Rui, Rooney. Gareth Barry replaces Richards and Walcott replaces the suspended Gerrard."

"For Italy, Buffon in goal, Zambrotta, Chiellini, Cannavaro, Grosso in defense, Ambrosini, De Rossi, Aquilani in midfield , Perrotta as the attacking midfielder, and the striker is Luca Toni and Antonio Cassano's partner."

Just as Lineker was speaking, the French referee Lannoy blew the whistle to start the game.

The game is on!

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In fact, the Italians are very dissatisfied with UEFA's arrangement of the Frenchman Lannoy to officiate this game. In view of the prevalence of 'conspiracy theories', the Italians believe that because it was Italy in the last game of the group stage After knocking out the French team, they have reason to doubt whether the French referee Lannoy's law enforcement in this game can uphold the principle of fairness.

However, the UEFA referee committee rejected Italy's request as absurd and stated that Lannoy is an excellent referee and there is no problem in refereeing the game.

The Italian team kicked off first, Cassano knocked the football to Tony, Tony knocked the football back to Perrotta, Perotta immediately kicked the football back to his own half.

The Italian patiently began to cross back and forth in his own half. This situation immediately caused a burst of boos from the England fans in the stands.

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"Yes, this is the Italian game, this is Italy." Lineker also said weakly.

Donadoni stood on the sidelines, holding his chin, watching the situation on the court. For this game, he had only one tactical idea, that is to control the ball, be patient, and solid defense is the premise. On this basis, Use the inverted foot and possession of the ball to wear down England's patience, waiting for England to make a mistake, and what Italy needs to do is to give England a fatal blow when England makes a mistake!
This can also be said to be Italy's traditional tactical thinking. He can make the fans drowsy during the 89-minute game, and then bring an asymptomatic climax at the last moment.

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Li Rui rushed into the Italian penalty area, intending to steal the ball from Cannavaro's feet. Cannavaro crossed the football to Zambrotta, and Rooney rushed to Zambrotta again.

Gianluca Zambrotta seemed to want to pass Rooney, but the little fat man fell to the ground with a tackle and shoveled the football out of the touchline.

Although it was an Italian sideline kick, the England fans applauded Rooney and praised the fat man for his fighting spirit.

Gianluca Zambrotta throws the ball from the touchline, Cannavaro stops the ball in the chest, turns around and passes the ball back to the goalkeeper Buffon, Buffon splits the ball and Grosso gets the ball.

The Italian left-back began to drive the ball forward. After he and Ambrosini made a wall-hitting cooperation, he drove the football forward with a big foot. Cassano unloaded the football in front of the penalty area and accelerated past Bari. The football was crossed in front of the goal. Amidst the exclamation of the audience, Tony, who was in front of the point, made a shovel shot, but the football flew high into the stands.

"Big stupid bear, jerk off!"

The England fans immediately made up a tune, mocking Tony who just shot the anti-aircraft gun, but it seems that Tony can't understand English.

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Mourinho put his hands in his trouser pockets, the collar of his windbreaker was turned up, chewing gum in his mouth, and stood on the sidelines shouting loudly. Just now Ferdinand was half a beat slower when defending, giving Tony a chance to tackle. Fortunately, the Italian high The center forward shoots the football away.

"It's a pity that Luca (Tony) missed a very good opportunity." The Italian commentator is still regretting the opportunity just now. If Tony scores the goal, it will be the Italian striker in this tournament. The first goal in the European Cup.

Before this game, the Italian team still maintained an embarrassing record in this European Cup. Italy and Poland are the only teams that have not scored a goal in the forward line. Moreover, Italy and the host Austria, which has been eliminated in the group stage Also the only team not to score in open play.

"Ah...it's dangerous." Lineker was about to drink water just now, and was taken aback by Italy's sudden attack. This time he almost conceded the goal.

He wiped his mouth, and continued to explain, "This is the terrible thing about Italy. One second ago, they were still there slowly, but the next second, maybe, a sharp counterattack began. This For the next game, our defense will have to be extra careful."

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Li Rui didn't get a good chance after the start of the game. Italian central defender Chiellini defended him very successfully. As long as Li Rui gets the ball, the opponent can always prevent Li Rui from taking the ball so comfortably.

"Do it!" Li Rui stopped the ball, and just about to break through, Chiellini fell to the ground and tackled the ball, shoveling the football out of the sideline.

"Beautiful defense! Chiellini's performance is great, his defense is in place, he is Nesta's successor!" The Italian commentator said loudly, as if the Netherlands had a lot of 'bass' every year Teng's successors', France produces many 'Zidane's successors' every year, Argentina produces many 'Maradona's successors' every year, Italian population often has 'Nesta's successors', 'Successor to Maldini'...

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Beckham threw a sideline ball, Li Rui kicked his heel beautifully, then turned around and got rid of Ambrosini's defense. However, when he was about to continue to make moves, a fierce shovel against the turf When it arrived, Li Rui was afraid of getting hurt, so he jumped up quickly.Then he saw Cannavaro's vicious face.

Li Rui raised his hand to signal Cannavaro to foul, but the referee Lannoy's gesture was very clear, no foul, England's sideline kick.

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"Li Rui, dribble more. Be more flexible!" Mourinho shouted from the sidelines. He could see that Italy's defense was tight and England had few chances. Li Rui was the most skilled player in the England team. , It is necessary to give full play to Li Rui's technical advantages to contain Italy's defense.

Li Rui looked at Mourinho and nodded. He spat on the turf. After the game started, he played rather depressed. Italy's tight defense made it difficult for him to control the ball comfortably. Originally, Italian players were known for their defense, but they were obviously more attentive and hard-working in marking Li Rui.

"The game was dull, England's offense was in trouble, Li Rui seemed to have not found his rhythm on the field, Wayne (Rooney) was stared at by Cannavaro, and our little tiger seemed to be asleep. " Lineker said a little worried.

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In the 16th minute, Walcott dribbled the ball down the wing and tried to get past Ambrosini, but was unsuccessful and was only able to keep the ball under his feet again.

Li Rui raised his hand to ask for the ball, Walcott pushed his arch, and the football reached Li Rui's feet.

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Aquilani came up to defend Li Rui. Faced with Aquilani's defense, Li Rui made a fake move. Seeing that the opponent was unmoved, he passed the football again, and then ran forward by himself.Walcott passed the football back to him, two over one!

This time, it was Cannavaro who stood in front of Li Rui.

Li Rui looked at Cannavaro, looking like an old friend reminiscing about the old days, but his feet were unambiguous. Li Rui was playing tricks on his feet, cycling five times in a row, shaking Cannavaro also lost his center of gravity.

Immediately afterwards, Li Rui tilted his body and swung his right foot beautifully. The football rolled past Cannavaro, and he himself accelerated and caught up with the football.

Wonderful cycling!Li Rui broke through!

"Wow! Wow! Wow!!!"

"Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

There was warm applause and shrill boos at the Ernst Hapoel Stadium. The applause was from the England fans, and the boos were naturally from the Italian fans.

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"GREAT!!! Cycling! Cannavaro was shaken! Li Rui dribbled in!!" Lineker yelled loudly.

Buffon was facing an enemy in front of the goal, and shouted at his defender: "Stop him! Stop him!! Don't let him keep coming in!!"

Chiellini looked at Li Rui who continued to dribble the ball forward, gritted his teeth and rushed towards Li Rui.

Seeing that Chiellini threw away his defense against Rooney, Li Rui directly pushed the arch of his foot and pushed a ball behind him!

Rooney, who had a great understanding with Li Rui, started the game almost at the same time, chasing after the football.

It's a pity that Li Rui's through ball was a little too big, Rooney caught up with the football, and when he shot, Buffon had already attacked to seal the angle, a corner kick!

Beckham took a corner kick, and Li Rui jumped up in the penalty area, but he was tightly entangled by Chiellini. Li Rui gritted his teeth, exerted strength in his waist and abdomen, and rubbed the back of his head on the football, which was rubbed by him. After a while, he flew towards the goal, which caused chaos in the restricted area. Buffon took the risk and punched the football out of the restricted area. Then, people saw a flash of white light, but the football smashed hard on the crossbar... Italy escaped!
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"Damn it! The crossbar rejected a goal as important as gold! If this goal is scored, everything will be so beautiful." Lineker shouted with infinite regret, holding his head, and the same action as him There are also countless England fans.

Mourinho was already waving his hands, and when he heard the bang, he waved his hands depressed.

The camera captured Donadoni reaching out to wipe the sweat from his forehead.

Two minutes later, Beckham dribbled the ball. He looked up at the frontcourt. Li Rui was entangled with Ambrosini. He immediately accelerated and ran towards the penalty area. Ambrosini immediately followed closely. Unexpectedly, Li Rui made a sudden stop. Ambrosini couldn't react in time and rushed too far. At this time, Beckham's pass also arrived.

It was a half-high ball. Li Rui straightened his chest and pushed the football in front of him. Then he accelerated two steps and caught up with the football. At this time, Ambrosini had already rushed over again.

However, Li Rui didn't give him a chance, he swung his legs, swung his feet, and shot!

The football flew towards the goal like a shell fired from the chamber. The power of the shot was too great. Buffon didn't dare to hold the ball, so he could only fall to the ground and save the football from the bottom line.

"Oh - Li Rui - long shot - Buffon saved Italy - corner kick, this is our chance." Lineker felt very sorry for Li Rui's long shot that failed to score.

Li Rui shook his head regretfully when he saw the football being thrown by Buffon. It seems that the world's number one goalkeeper really deserves his reputation.

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"Concentrate! Concentrate! Don't give him such an easy kick!" Buffon jumped up from the ground and shouted at the defenders.He was not satisfied with Li Rui's defense just now. After Ambrosini was broken through, when Li Rui shot, no one came to block it in time. This was an unforgivable mistake.

Beckham's corner kick was taken, and the tall Grosso grabbed the point, pushed the football out of the penalty area, and relieved the threat.

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The time has reached the 30th minute of the game, and the score on the field is still 0:0, and the game seems to have reached a stalemate.

England's offensive started, however, in the face of Italy's solid defense, especially Buffon's brave performance, has never been able to score.

De Rossi's long-range shot forced James to save the ball from the bottom line, Italy's corner.

Aquilani took a corner kick, and Tony won a point in the penalty area. He is 193cm tall, and header is his strong point. Tony shook his head and hit the goal!
James jumped at the football, but didn't make it!

The England fans in the stands let out an exclamation, only to realize that it was a false alarm and the football went wide of the goal.

"It's so dangerous, Tony's header went wide! Dangerous, be careful of Italy's set kicks. In the previous three group matches, Italy only scored 3 goals, all from set kicks." Rein Kerr said with lingering fear.

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After receiving a lateral deflection from Beckham, Walcott broke through some distance along the wing and hoisted the football into the middle.

Lampard directly headed the football to Li Rui who came up behind him.

Li Rui didn't slow down. He pushed the football forward with his chest while running. The football bounced, followed by his header, and the football flew forward. At the same time, his feet didn't slow down at all, and continued to speed advancing.

"Damn it!" Cannavaro yelled, telling Chiellini to defend Rooney, and he threw himself towards Li Rui.

For Li Rui, Cannavaro has carefully studied Li Rui's speed, which is nothing in itself. There are many fast shooters. Many such speed players have a little chance in front of Cannavaro. No, but Li Rui is different, Li Rui can make all kinds of dazzling fake moves while dribbling at high speed, while maintaining the same speed!This reminds people of Ronaldo who was still an 'alien' in his prime.

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Facing Cannavaro, Li Rui didn't panic. He leaned forward with his upper body while paddling quickly with his feet, stepping on his bicycle several times in a row.

Cannavaro stared at Li Rui's feet. He needed to make a judgment on when to steal the ball without being fooled.This is entirely based on defensive intuition and experience!

Li Rui stepped on a bicycle and then pulled the football horizontally. At this moment, Cannavaro stole the ball!
However, Li Rui buckled the football back again, avoiding Cannavaro's interception, and then moved the football forward, about to break into the penalty area.

However, the entanglement between him and Cannavaro just now took a little time. At this time, Zambrotta and De Rossi had already returned to their positions, and they rushed towards Li Rui.

At this point, in the frontcourt, Chiellini defends Rooney, Lampard is flanked by Aquilani, Beckham is entangled with Toni who returns to his own half, and Walcott is High-speed forward, Ambrosini is in hot pursuit.

"Great chance! Time to pass! England's chance!" Lineker yelled, standing up.

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In front of the goal, Buffon bowed his waist slightly and looked at Li Rui with vigilant eyes. He was judging what Li Rui would do, whether to split the side to insert Walcott, or pass the ball to Lampard, or to fight with Li Rui in the penalty area. Rooney do fit?

While Buffon was still thinking, Li Rui shot the goal suddenly. This shot was so sudden that he didn't even have a run-up, and even the swing of his thigh was very small. It was all due to the explosive power of his calf. The football jumped up and flew towards the goal. goal.

Buffon had no time to think about how Li Rui shot, he jumped up instinctively, trying to block the ball from entering the net.

This ball should be a lob shot. Buffon tried his best to block the ball with his hands. He felt that his fingertips seemed to hold the football, and then the inertia made him lean back, just in time to see the football change slightly. , flew towards the right post of the goal, and was about to miss the post, which surprised Buffon, but in the next second——

The football hit the inside of the goalpost, made a muffled bang, and bounced firmly into the upper corner of the net.

At this moment, Buffon could even hear the crisp sound of 'swipe', which is the sound of violent friction between the football and the net. This sound of friction took away the last trace of Buffon's illusion——

The ball did go in! !

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"GOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAL!!! In the 36th minute of the first half, Li Rui scored his seventh goal in this European Cup! This goal allowed England to lead Italy 7-1 in the quarter Li Rui! His performance is great! This is a goal like a diamond! Listen to the cheers, well done, boy!" Lineker raised his arms and shouted into the headset, he Really excited, very excited, as the game progressed, England gradually began to take the initiative in the game, but it kept gaining momentum without scoring, and was almost attacked by Italy, which made everyone sweat. Everyone on earth knows what the Italian team looks like. The Italians can always be in a mess, but they can stage a lore in the next moment!

If the game is a fierce script, then it is the Italian script.

If you don't want to follow the Italian's script, England must score first. Only when the score is ahead, the Italians who are eager to score can give up their defense and start to attack actively. This is also a new opportunity for England!

England 1:0 Italy!
The script began to be in the hands of the English.

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"The 7th goal! This is Li Rui's 7th goal in this cup! This is an amazing achievement! He is far from Platini's record of 1984 goals in the European Cup in 9, Two goals away!
"LI'S——GOOOAAAAAL!" The Ernst Hapoel Stadium, which can accommodate 50000 people, erupted at this time, and England fans began to set off a wave of people in the stands. They cheered loudly and crazily cheered for a surname.

Li Rui was also very excited. He knew that this was a knockout round, and the game was at a stalemate. He knew what a goal at such a time meant. It meant that the window of victory had opened a crack. In the next game, What he and his teammates have to do is to continue to pry open this gap, so that the sunshine of victory and the halo of the championship will shine on everyone! !

Running all the way to the stands, Li Rui was running, his right arm was waving wildly, like convulsions, and finally at the side of the court, Li Rui stopped, in fact, he was 'forced to stop', other His teammates rushed up screaming, threw him to the ground, and pressed him one by one.

"Rooney is on top... Frank... Leo... Oh, be careful, Li Rui is now an invaluable asset for the England team!" Lineker said with a smile when he saw the England players stacking up and celebrating.

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When Li Rui slammed the goal suddenly and the football went into the net, Mourinho completely exploded. The Portuguese raised his arms high and cheered as he was about to run onto the field, as if he wanted to join the crowd of players. The fourth official quickly grabbed him, "Mr. Mourinho, your seat is over there." He pointed to the position of the coach's bench.

Mourinho walked back resentfully, and he didn't forget to give a thumbs up towards the field.As for England's bench, there has long been cheers.

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Not far away, on the Italian bench and coach's bench, it was a different scene. The Italian players sighed one by one, obviously feeling very frustrated about the conceded goal.

Donadoni waved his arm helplessly. At this moment, how much the Italian marshal misses Gattuso who is watching the game from the stands.

In Donadoni's tactics, Gattuso is very important. This AC Milan star nicknamed "The Butcher" can play the role of a wall in the midfield and the first line of defense to stop England's attack. Moreover, in Donadoni’s view, if Gattuso is on the court, at least it will be more difficult for Li Rui to be on the court. Take the goal just now as an example. , Li Rui will not have a chance to kick comfortably.

However, in the third game of the group stage, although Italy defeated the French 2-0 and advanced to the quarterfinals, Italy also paid a great price. Not only was Gattuso suspended due to accumulated yellow cards, but also Pierre Luo also accumulated yellow cards and suspended.

This also makes the Italians a little helpless. In their view, with Gattuso, Italy's defensive intensity will increase a lot. Organize the attack.

Offensive and defensive, perfect.

It's a pity that Gattuso and Pirlo are both suspended, which makes Italian fans a little worried about gains and losses. When talking about this quarter game with England, they are also a little cautious.

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The camera was also well timed to Gattuso and Pirlo in the stands, with serious expressions on their faces.

Donadoni also came out of conceding the ball at this time, he needs to consider the team's tactics when the score is behind.

England scored a goal and took the lead. They had to guard against the possibility of England taking advantage of the high morale and continuing to attack Italy's goal and conceding another goal.

After falling behind 0:1 in the first half, they counterattacked with all their strength in the second half!

This can be said to be Donadoni's tactical arrangement at the moment. He walked to the sidelines, blew his whistle, and then made a gesture to captain Cannavaro: hold on, strengthen defense!

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The next game made everyone feel so boring.

People were surprised to find that Italy did not counterattack immediately after conceding the goal, but instead walked back and forth in a leisurely manner, as if looking for an opportunity to attack suddenly.

And the England team didn't seem to have the intention of scoring another goal in one go. The team didn't continue to attack with all their brains, but kept their formation in an orderly manner.

"England does not seem to have the intention of expanding the score, and the Italians have no intention of being behind the score. The game is deadlocked."

Finally, the referee Lannoy blew the whistle for the end of the first half. The first half ended and England 1-0 Italy!
A cheer erupted from the England stands at the Ernst Hapoel Stadium as they went into the break with a 1-0 lead.

Being able to lead 1:0 into the intermission, the England players were talking and laughing one by one, leaving the field and walking towards the player corridor.

The Italian players next to them lowered their heads one by one, left the field in a hurry without saying anything.

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