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Chapter 300 Shi Hao Makes Mistakes Too
The second round against Barcelona is so important that the team has not done special training for the next opponent at all these days, but has repeatedly practiced against Barcelona.

On April 4th, Chelsea sat at the Stamford Bridge Stadium and ushered in what may be the last important game in the Premier League this season.

上轮联赛中，切尔西凭借石浩和法布雷加斯的进球2:0小胜女王公园巡游者，而红魔曼联则在曼切斯特德比中4-2战胜同城对手曼城队。此前两队曾有171次交锋记录，其中切尔西取得48胜51平72负处于落后。

In the first match of the season, Chelsea tied their opponents 1:1 away.At that time, Chelsea had the advantage, but it was a pity that Van Persie equalized the score in the last minute of stoppage time.

The whole Chelsea team was unconvinced by the draw, and now that they're back at home, the dressing room is full of cries of 'give them some color'.

And if Chelsea wins this game, they will win the league championship in advance, and even the championship trophy has been brought to the scene.

But considering that there will be a second round against Barcelona in a few days, Mourinho did not send all the main players.

Felipe, who has been performing poorly, appeared in the starting left back. The teenager Zouma, who made a big mistake in the last game, also replaced the captain Terry who was absent due to injury. Matic and Mikel partnered as double midfielders. Mi, Shi Hao's midfielder, Oscar on the right, and single forward Drogba.

This is a game that does not require mobilization.After the opening, both sides quickly entered the state. In the 4th minute, Luke Shaw rushed from the left to the bottom line and sent an inverted triangle pass. Rooney took advantage of the opportunity to push in and the football missed the post. It was a blow to Chelsea.Shortly afterwards, McNair tried a long shot in the midfield dribbling, but it still missed slightly.

In the 29th minute, Falcao, who was actively returning to defense, fouled Shi Hao in a steal in the backcourt, but Shi Hao personally took a free kick and hit the head of the Manchester United player, narrowly passing the baseline.

After the two sides fought back and forth for a while, Chelsea had a slight upper hand on the field.Although Cesc Fabregas was not on the field, Chelsea had a little problem in the connection between the midfield and the backcourt, and the ball possession tactics were not so smooth, but Shi Hao's activeness in the frontcourt still caused Manchester United's defense a headache.

In the 38th minute, the teenager Zuma stole the ball in the backcourt and made a decisive long pass to launch a counterattack.After Drogba headed the ball back to Shi Hao, Shi Hao didn't stop the ball, but knocked the ball directly to Oscar with his left heel.

Oscar took the ball forward a few steps and passed the ball a little in front of Shi Hao.Shi Hao used his speed to quickly catch up with the ball, swiped the ball before Smalling, and simply broke into the penalty area and directly faced the goalkeeper.

In desperation, De Gea chose to abandon the goal and attack, but just in the middle of the attack, he saw Shi Hao's ankle flicked, and the football flew high...

De Gea leaped desperately from the back, but despite his height and length, he couldn't touch the ball.As he fell, the football fell behind him, and although Valencia tried to chase it back and try to hook the ball, it was half a beat too late.

The football falls into the goal line, the referee blows his whistle, and the goal is valid!
The fans at the scene cheered, Chelsea rarely missed the leading games this season!For them, the league championship is already in their pockets, but if they can win the old enemy and clink glasses at the same time, that would be even more wonderful!

With Chelsea's goal, the mentality of the Red Devils players has changed, and their actions on the field have gradually increased, and the smell of gunpowder has become stronger.Soon Falcao fell to the ground in the fight with Zouma, and he was still relentless after getting up. The quarrel between the two drew a warning from the referee.

For the rest of the first half, Chelsea defended like a rock, and Shi Hao and Oscar repeatedly caused trouble for the Red Devils in counterattacks, making Manchester United afraid to attack with all their strength. In the end, Chelsea entered the halftime with a one-goal advantage.

In the locker room, Mourinho praised the teenager Zouma.After making consecutive mistakes in the last game, Zuma did not suffer from a setback, but quickly recovered his mentality.As a young player, he is a bit reckless and impulsive, but it is both a disadvantage and an advantage-it can make him more passionate and aggressive on the court. If he can use his body more reasonably, Chelsea's The defense will have successors in the post-Terry era.

As for the goal hero, Mourinho did not praise him much.His attitude towards Shi Hao is obvious-as the core of the team's offense, scoring goals is only your duty.And Shi Hao is also very useful to this set. After all, he has to score dozens of goals in a season, and every time he scores a goal, he has to listen to praise, and his ears will get callused.

Neither side made personnel adjustments during the intermission.In the second half, Chelsea's defense became more ferocious, and the defense line recovered a lot, making it clear that they must play a defensive counterattack.

In the 54th minute, Drogba brought down McNair in the fight, and the referee decisively showed him his first yellow card of the game.United tried to play a quick free-kick, but Matic's aggressive movement cut off their passing lanes, stealing the ball and darting a through pass.

After receiving the ball, Drogba rushed into the penalty area aggressively like a human tank.Facing the attacking De Gea, his choice was exactly the same as that of Shi Hao, shooting from a small angle.The football went over De Gea's fingertips and bounced off the crossbar.Shi Hao quickly followed, facing the empty goal, he volleyed vigorously as if venting.

The football is like a cannonball... soaring into the sky, hitting the crossbar and bouncing far away!Shi Hao stood there dumbfounded!The fans at the scene also burst into sighs.

This ball is less than 2 meters away from the goal... Shi Hao actually made a mistake!Mourinho was also dumbfounded on the sidelines.

Manchester United escaped, but then their situation still did not improve.

In the 61st minute, McNair got the ball in the front court and adjusted his kick. The ball was blocked by Courtois; Luke Shaw took the ball from the left, shook Ivanovic and sent a cross , Mata shot slightly higher under Zuma's interference.

Six minutes later, Chelsea took the lead in making personnel adjustments. Oscar, who provided an assist as a substitute for Ramirez, came on and continued to strengthen the midfield defense. Shi Hao was also replaced by William to save strength for the midweek Champions League match.

Shortly afterwards, Van Gaal sent Di Maria and Januzaj off the bench in an attempt to strengthen the offense and restore the decline.In the 77th minute, Luke Shaw used his speed to send a direct pass from the left. Falcao received the ball and broke into the penalty area. A small angle shot hit the post and popped out.

This was also the last time Manchester United threatened in front of Chelsea.

In the subsequent game, Chelsea retreated across the board and kept the 1:0 score to the end.

(End of this chapter)