There is a dream called football

Chapter 236 Penalty Shootout
120 minutes are over.

Neither side thought that this would eventually be a penalty shootout. Because of the two-round home and away goal system, it is actually not very common for a knockout match to enter a penalty shootout.

Under normal circumstances, the battle can still be resolved within 90 minutes, but obviously not this time.

The game entered a brutal penalty shootout.

Although Mourinho was expelled from the field, he still used tactical notes to communicate with the field again.

The penalty options for Chelsea are:

Lampard.

Robben.

Drogba.

Tiago.

Terry.

In Mourinho's heart, Terry is still the most stable one, so he is arranged to be the finale.

Benitez here:
Alonso.

Li Qiao.

Baros.

Garcia.

Gerald.

Both sides are standing in the middle circle, and the most brutal penalty shootout is about to begin.

After tossing a coin, it was Chelsea who kicked first, followed by Liverpool.

Lampard came out, and he was quite reliable in kicking the penalty kick. Facing Dudek's noodle dance on the goal line, Lampard pushed and shot after a small run-up, and a ground ball made Dudek helpless.

Chelsea lead 1-0.

Mourinho in the stands also looked nervous. He also lost his previous arrogance and became very focused on watching the game. This has a lot to do with him, and it is related to how his first season at Chelsea will end.

Mourinho is an arrogant person, and arrogance needs to be supported by grades. Without good grades, it is not called arrogance, but stupid.

Alonso, who was the first to take the penalty from Liverpool, came out. He looked at Cech in front of the goal. Cech was not as versatile as Dudek, but he had a very quick reaction and was good at making moves at the last moment.

Alonso paused after the run-up, and then pushed the upper corner of the goal with the arch of his foot. The goalkeeper has no choice but to kick the ball in the upper corner of the goal, no matter how tricky the angle is, unless the player kicks it into the air.

1 to 1.
The string in the hearts of Benitez and Mourinho is still tight.

Robben came out.

The way the Dutch take the penalty is to play in their own rhythm without watching the goalkeeper, which is also better, which means that Dudek's noodle dance has no way to affect Robben at all.

Robben kicked the ball into the middle, Dudek threw it completely in the wrong direction and the ball went in.

Then there is Li Qiao.

Everyone knows how powerful Cech is. He is very tall and has good control over the goal. Unless he is tricked by a fake move or kicked to a dead corner, it is difficult to score a goal.

Li Qiao paused after the run-up, then suddenly changed his ankle and kicked the ball towards the bottom corner of the goal.

The ball goes in.

2 to 2.
Drogba came out. This is a person that Chelsea fans are more worried about, because the short answer is that Drogba can score beautiful goals, but he also wastes a lot of opportunities, especially the simpler the ball, the more he will waste it.

So fans worry that he'll overwhelm the challenge and collapse on the 12-yard point.

Dudek guessed that Drogba must have chosen to burst the shot, and it was in the middle, so he boldly chose not to move this time, standing and waiting for the ball to hit the goal.

Drogba started a run-up, it looked like he was about to volley with a strong kick, the fans were sweating, it looked like it was likely to miss the shot.

But what I didn't expect was that Drogba actually chose to make a flick at the last moment, that is, a clever shot.

Hahaha.

Mourinho smiled. This Ivorian is enlightened, and he doesn't just use his own power to solve the problem.

This move was so ingenious that Dudek was dumbfounded.

Then Liverpool's third player Baros also scored the ball.

Stalemate.

This is the biggest feeling of the fans of both sides.

It might be impossible to solve the problem in the first five rounds, and it will continue to drag on.

In the fifth round, Chelsea's Terry stood up, and the captain came out to take the penalty. It was also the peak matchup between the two teams.

If you can't solve the problem, you will enter the sudden death method from the next round.

The pressure on Terry is very high. The fifth penalty and the first one are both very stressful, but in comparison, the fifth one will be a little bit bigger. The reason is also very simple. If the first one misses, it can still be remedied later, but if the fifth one misses, it is impossible to make up later.

Terry paused many times during his run-up.

He hoped to see Dudek move first, but Dudek still didn't move, so Terry was a little panicked, because the goalkeeper didn't move, and it would be difficult for the free thrower. In the end, Terry chose to push the shot a little bit wide, and wanted a bigger angle.

But then there was tragedy, and his ball hit the post.

The bang was as painful as a punch to Mourinho's heart, and the scene began to cheer.

Liverpool fans have finally seen the dawn, and it is likely to be the dawn of ending the battle.

The audience cheered as Gerrard walked towards the penalty spot.

As long as he scored the ball, Liverpool would advance. Benitez turned around, not daring to continue watching, and his teammates in the center circle all stood still, feeling anxious and expecting something.

Li Qiao just looked in the direction of the goal. At this time, the people who can look directly at the goal are warriors.

Did Mourinho also watch Gerrard take the penalty? He wanted to know the final result, no matter what the result was, he wanted to know.

The commentary is already provocative.

"Is there any miracle?"

This may also be the question in the hearts of Chelsea fans, that is, is there any miracle, is the game really over.

Gerrard glanced at Cech and kicked decisively. There was no miracle in the game. The goal was scored. The Chelsea players fell to the ground, while the Liverpool players all rushed over. They hugged Gerrard and Dudek, and we won.

When the camera turned around again, Mourinho had disappeared. He left the field quickly. He was not used to being a loser. This is Mourinho, a man who is always competitive. This time he is out.

"Congratulations to Liverpool, they are in the Champions League final this season, we congratulate them."

Benitez also rushed into the field, and the Liverpool people had the last laugh.

"Come on, let's throw our heads up."

"Okay."

The big guy dropped Benitez, held it high, and dropped it.

"Hahaha."

Benitez was worried that he would fall apart.

"Don't, don't let go."

"Hahaha, then we can't guarantee it."

Li Qiao walked over to comfort Carvalho, his teammate from last year, and at this time Carvalho was already crying.

But in the end, the old teammates still congratulated Li Qiao.

"Congratulations, go fight in Istanbul, on my behalf, remember we are all former fighters in Porto."

Li Qiao nodded.

(End of this chapter)