The Champions League started in an unparalleled way for Real, among other things because the fans and the teams were equal, probably more than the expected level. Aitor Zabaleta Harmaila was full more than half an hour before the start of the match, encouraging his team non-stop and making the whole stadium bounce. Anoeta was shaking like rarely before a match.
And Inter also trembled, finding themselves with a frightening atmosphere and an aggressive rival of the thousand, with the extra energy that each member put from their seats.
The stadium was full, the chants started even before the match started. Just by looking at how the entire stadium chanted the players’ names and applauded after the end of the Champions League anthem, you could see a massive start to come. And so it was, qualified only by a respectful minute of silence for the victims of Morocco and Libya that did not lower the temperature of the stands.
They signed up for help
The fans came to the aid of Brais Méndez as he made a flawless save by Bastoni. This is an almost objective fact. The Galician, supported by the pressure of a massive Oyarzabal, scored the ball cleanly against the Italian defender and finished with composure and quality so that Sommer could not even get a sniff. Anoeta exploded into txuri urdin madness, celebrated a goal like never before and officially presented Anoeta’s ‘Dale Cavese’ to the Champions League. Celebrating a great day, a great European night at last. A joy, in short. It was the great start to the night that the team and the stands had so much asked for. Everything looked good, the Inter fans hardly opened their mouths and the Italian players did not fear the green in the slightest. The applause for Mikel Oyarzabal in his change after missing two clear chances and suffering criticism for his state of form, is something to be moved by. Total support from stand to captain.
final disappointment
But the Champions League is the Champions League, and a finalist (and Italian), a finalist. Inter, fortunately, found space for Lautaro to finally try his luck for the first time. Minute 87. And the Argentine’s goal silenced Anoeta for a few seconds. Maximum disappointment to see the points slip away but, above all, that good night in Europe.
However, and despite the apparent anger and final push of the Serie A leader, Anoeta stands pushed their team to the end to hold on to the tie, at least.
Source: La Verdad
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