In the early morning of April 20, Beijing time, the Premier League Double Red Club and the Italian Cup Milan derby ended at the same time, Liverpool swept Manchester United 4-0, Inter Milan eliminated AC Milan 3-0 to advance to the final, and the match between the giants staged a night of sadness and joy.
Premier League Double Red Club: Liverpool swept Manchester United 4-0
This is the 60th double red showdown in the Premier League era, and in the past two meetings, Manchester United have been the losing side, losing 2-4 and 0-5 consecutively. In this game, C Ronaldo was absent due to family changes, resulting in a great impact on the Manchester United forward line and unable to compete with Liverpool.
In the opening 5th minute, Salah's cross from the right side of the penalty area assisted Díaz's packaged push to break the goal, and Liverpool took a 1-0 home lead.
In the 21st minute, Mane sent a cross over the top, Salah burst into the box to push the goal, De Gea was unable to save, and Liverpool extended the score 2-0.
In the 67th minute of the second half, Mane scored to give Liverpool a 3-0 lead. In the 85th minute, Salah scored twice to help Liverpool seal the win 4-0.
At the current Premier League level, Liverpool has scored the most goals against Manchester United in the Premier League with 76 goals, and has once again beaten Manchester United in a single season after the 2013-2014 season.
After the win, Liverpool reached 76 points, surpassing Manchester City by 2 points in one more round and temporarily reaching the top of the table. Liverpool want to win the championship, maintain a full victory in the rest of the game, and hope that Manchester City will drop the chain and lose points.
Coppa Italia semi-final: Inter eliminated Milan 3-0
This is the first time since the 2004-05 season that there have been four Milan derbys in a single season, and the first three derbys of the season have been unwinned by Inter Milan with 2 draws and 1 loss. In the first leg last month, Inter Drew 0-0 away to AC Milan and moved to Inter Milan's home stadium in the second leg.
In the opening 4th minute, Damian sent a cross, Lautaro Martinez volleyed into the box to give Inter a fantastic 1-0 start.
In the 40th minute, Joaquin Correa sent a diagonal strike forward and Lautaro Martinez burst into the box and stabbed the goal to help Inter extend the score 2-0.
In the 82nd minute, Brozovic assisted on Gosens' goal to seal the win 3-0 for Inter.
Inter won 3-0, eliminating AC Milan 3-0 on aggregate to advance to the final against juventus and Fiorentina.
Inter milan last won the Coppa Italia title in 2011, and it has been difficult to find a title for 10 consecutive years since then. Now that she has advanced to the final, there is hope that she will be crowned again after 11 years.