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At this moment, the eyes of all the fans are focused on Messi standing on the penalty spot.

Once Messi scores this penalty, the score will be stretched to 3:1. In other words, if Chelsea wants to make a comeback, they must score at least two goals. Chelsea lost a defender Players, and in the case of the crucial captain of the team, 10 against 11, scoring more than two goals?

Even God wouldn't dare to write a script like that, would he?

The Champions League final is no different than the Champions League semi-final, and the situation Chelsea has encountered so far is completely different from the semi-final against Real Madrid.

The core of Chelsea's tactics is always to defend and counterattack. What we need is to find counterattack opportunities in the continuous attack of the opponent. In the semi-finals, Real Madrid had to attack because of the total score behind, but Barcelona scored 3:1. In the future, they will have more room to choose, and Chelsea will be more passive.

At that time, once Barcelona chooses to defend the ball, Chelsea, which has to attack, is very likely to have nothing to do with Barcelona-in the past two years, countless teams have proved at a bloody price that playing against Barcelona What a stupid thing to do.

Powell's heart was a little confused, he didn't cover his eyes like other fans, but stared at the court without blinking.

Will this penalty be scored?

If it's Messi...

If it's Messi...

Under the eyes of the fans in the audience, Messi slowly took a few steps back.Cech stretched out his hands and touched the helmet on his head.Since his serious injury against Reading in 2006, the Czech goalkeeper has become the only goalkeeper in European football allowed to wear a helmet after special approval from UEFA.

Although Cech gradually returned to his original level after the serious injury, the sequelae left by the head injury made him unable to withstand the blows of external forces. , Wearing a helmet all year round to protect the head of the goalkeeper.

Cech closed his eyes, and opened them slowly after a while.

The referee blew his whistle.

Messi started his run-up at the moment the whistle sounded, and at the moment he ran close to the football, he slammed his left foot on the football, the round football was slightly dented, like a huge shell, Ruthlessly flew towards Chelsea's goal!

This kick was very tricky, the football deliberately pointed to the dead corner of the lower right corner of the goal, which caused a burst of exclamation from the Chelsea fans in the stands, but just as they watched in panic, the man in the helmet immediately fell to the ground and saved !

Cech, who barely took the football with one hand, also fell on the grass as his body lost his balance. After picking up the football, he directly pressed the ball under his body, as if no one could take it away.

Messi looked in disbelief at the football that Petr Cech had confiscated, his hands hanging around his waist unconsciously clenched into fists, he lowered his head deeply, and the regret and pain in his heart almost overflowed from the bottom of his heart.

"Wow!!! No goal! No goal! Petr Cech made a world-class save!!! Beautiful! Messi took a very high quality penalty, but it was still firmly rejected by the Chelsea goalkeeper Shut out!" Martin Taylor shouted, his tone did not hide his appreciation for Cech: "Barcelona lost a great opportunity to seal the victory! What a pity! Messi missed a penalty kick!"

Under the stands of Chelsea's home fans, Di Matteo and Terry both jumped up from their seats, sweeping away the haze just now.Compared with the desperate score of 3-1, for Chelsea, who are chasing Real Madrid's three goals at the Bernabeu, 2-1 is not an insurmountable abyss.

The fans in the stands also shouted Cech's name loudly. Cyril hit Cech's shoulder with a fist, and Lampard and others rushed over from behind, swarming towards the Czech goalkeeper!

What can boost the morale of a team is not only goals, but also saves.

As an excellent commentator, it is an extremely important skill to have something to say every minute of the game. At this time, Martin Taylor was not idle: "Since the serious injury against Reading in 1, , although Cech avoided the misfortune of quitting his career, he also had to face the fate of growing older, hidden dangers of injuries, and worsening state day by day."

"Many people think that Cech has lost the stability of the past, and Chelsea has reached the time when it has to be replaced, but the facts have proved that Cech is the last in the Blues every time he comes to Chelsea. A most reassuring barrier!"

Guardiola frowned slightly, with a little regret in his heart, but not too frustrated.

Although the scoring rate of penalty kicks has always been relatively high, it is not 100% sure to score. If the penalty kick is scored, it is of course better, but if it is not scored, there is no need to care too much about it... Anyway The situation in front of him is almost in the rhythm of Barcelona.

10 against 11, and the score fell behind Barcelona and fell into a passive position. I am afraid that such a Chelsea will be too far away from the collapse, right?

In fact, Guardiola would not think so. In fact, in the past two years, many opponents Barcelona encountered collapsed at this time.Generally speaking, being passive when facing Barcelona means that Barcelona's tactics can be more free, and even more proudly reap the fruits of victory.

But Mourinho obviously doesn't think so.

His eyes still stayed on the pitch, but his expression was as calm as if the team below had nothing to do with him—although by his side, Abramovich, the chairman of Chelsea, had darkened his face, and On the pitch not far away, the panic and anxiety on the faces of Chelsea fans could not be clearer.

Mourinho is really not panicking.

What's there to panic about?

Yes, the scene in front of me is very similar to that night in Moscow in 2008.

Clearly they had the chance to win, but they fell short at the last minute, the players were sent off, and they were forced to play 10 against 11... But in fact, even on that night in 2008, Chelsea didn't do the same, persisted until the penalty shootout?

not to mention……

Mourinho smiled silently.

Whether it is Abramovich, Chelsea fans, or even the man sitting on the Barcelona coaching bench at the moment, all those who are not optimistic about Chelsea have actually overlooked one of the most important points:

Standing on the lawn now is a Chelsea team that has had a long-standing grudge against Barcelona and is eager to pounce on them and kill them!

The unwillingness, pain and resentment of countless defeats in those confrontations of grievances and resentments have already turned into heartbroken pains in the long years, the pain penetrated into the flesh, and ate away the muscles and bones.

Soon, without waiting for the referee's urging, the Chelsea players got up from the ground one after another. The players' eyes met and looked at each other in the air for a moment, but they all turned their backs and walked to their respective positions.

No one said any words of mutual encouragement, but the moment their eyes met was enough for the Chelsea players to understand each other's determination.

continue?

continue!

The game continues.

When kicking off again, Barcelona immediately bombarded Chelsea's goal again. In their past experience, this is the best time to take advantage of the chaos to attack, but this time, they thought they could quickly Barcelona, ​​which was about to score a goal, hit an iron plate at this time.

The end of Captain Terry did have a great impact on Chelsea's defense, but this impact is more due to the impact of strength. Mentally, Barcelona can no longer cause any blow to Chelsea.

When Messi with the ball was stopped by Lampard again, and then kicked out of bounds by Cahill, Rao is as strong as Messi, and he was a little at a loss at the moment.

It seems that the current situation on the field seems to be the same as it was at the beginning-Barcelona did launch a fierce attack on Chelsea. In such 10 minutes, the number of shots from Barcelona has increased to twenty.And Chelsea's shots have always been maintained at the incredible number of "2".

If there's anything more incredible than Chelsea's shots on goal, it's Barcelona's shots-to-goals ratio.Chelsea's defense looks shaky, but it has never really been defeated by Barcelona's offense. Until now, Barcelona's shot count is still "2".

As a competitor, of course, Messi also paid attention to the match between Chelsea and Real Madrid in the semi-finals. The media in Madrid and London bragged about Real Madrid and Chelsea, while the media in Catalonia dismissed it. It means that no matter how tenacious Real Madrid's performance is, it cannot change the fact that they lost to the big team.

Messi is not stupid enough to hold the same idea as "World Sports Daily". Anyone who really understands football will agree with the semi-finals-especially the greatness of the second round.Whether it is from a technical, tactical or spiritual level, that game was impeccable.

When he watched the replay of the game after the game, he was still shocked by the almost stubborn tenacity of the two teams. He did not expect that less than two weeks later, it would be his turn to face such a sense of suffocation.

For Barcelona, ​​2:1 is not a very good score.

Leading should have been a good thing, but the advantage of a one-goal lead was too dangerous, so that Barcelona could not switch to a possession-based defense and had to continue to attack frantically. It also allowed Chelsea to avoid being passive. According to the original tactics The same, down-to-earth defense, slowly straighten your waist and stand firm in the strong wind blowing in Barcelona.

Barcelona's offense was indeed crazy, but Chelsea's efforts to consolidate their defense gradually paid off.

As Guardiola said, Tiki-Take can allow them to have enough space, and even start to advance 30 meters from the goal. The space between the two sides is firmly controlled in Chelsea's half, but they ignore it. very important point.

Cyril looked at Barcelona, ​​which could be said to have moved most of the stadium to Chelsea's half at this time, with a complicated mood.

This is of course nothing.

That is, in the match between Barcelona and Inter Milan, in order to break through Inter Milan's goal, even the goalkeeper Valdez ran to the middle circle to kick-off.

However, at this moment, facing the empty half of Barcelona's side, Cyril just felt dumbfounded.

In an official game, the only ones who have the courage to push forward to this level when encountering opponents are probably only La Liga teams, right?

It is undeniable that Barcelona's daring to press Chelsea's offense to such a point is indeed something to rely on-if Chelsea can repeatedly snatch the ball from Barcelona before, then they have changed at this point with one less player. It becomes difficult, not to mention Chelsea's possession rate.

But if you want to grab the ball from Barcelona, ​​it is not impossible.

Barcelona's defense speed is very fast, but no matter how fast their speed is, it can't compare with the speed of football. Cyril tried two long-range lobs after getting the ball. Although he failed to score a goal, it was solid. Scared Barcelona.

Especially for Cyril's second shot, if Valdés hadn't reacted in time, that 50-meter-long lob might have evened the score for Chelsea.

The lob shot was unsuccessful, and Cyril was not frustrated. At least this kind of long-distance world wave successfully put huge pressure on Barcelona's defense line, making them somewhat restrained when attacking. Cyril did not expect This kind of shot can equalize the score.

What he hopes more is to further observe the abilities and characteristics of Barcelona players in defense through long-range shots.

As the Chelsea players on the field gained a firm foothold, the Chelsea fans in the stands also calmed down. Maybe not everyone understood the situation on the field, but they could see their behavior from the players' behavior. calm down.

None of the players on the field gave up, so how could they easily lose confidence in their team?

For a while, the song "Blue is the colour", which is familiar to Chelsea players, resounded through the audience again. As soon as the voice came out, it immediately suppressed the cheers of the Barcelona fans and became the only voice in Wembley Stadium:

"Blue, our dream, football, our sport."

"Standing together and winning is our goal."

"Whether it's sunny or rainy, please keep cheering for us."

"Because our name is Chelsea, Chelsea!"

At the same time, Cyril on the field decided to start from Abidal's position after observing for a period of time.

He found that when the Barcelona central defender encountered a fierce press, the level of the ball would become unstable. Sometimes he could accurately send the ball to the corresponding Barcelona player, but sometimes, he would Because of the lack of reaction, some unnecessary mistakes occurred when the ball was released, resulting in the lack of accuracy of the players who received the ball, and it fell to the feet of Chelsea players.

And in a game like the Champions League final, sometimes, even just one person's mistake is very likely to change the situation of the entire game.

For Chelsea, this is the best chance to win the ball from Barcelona!

When the game was approaching 70 minutes, Cyril finally got the chance he was looking forward to.

Abidal was pressed 20 meters outside the penalty area by Essien and Bosingwa. The football was spun in Chelsea's half for most of the Champions League semi-final, but it was also because of this. , Chelsea's vigilance and restrictions on Barcelona can be said to be in a regular position-in such a hand-to-hand combat, Chelsea players have to be cautious, otherwise Chelsea's goal may be opened in the next second.

Facing the frenzied fighting of Essien and Bosingwa, Abidal was not flustered. As an equally fierce defender, he was not used to the defensive methods of Bosingwa and Essien, both defensive players. But it's one thing to get used to it mentally, but it's another thing to act when a person responds.

After Essien and Bosingwa got close to Abidal, one approached and tried to push Abidal to the boundary, while the other was watching closely from the sidelines, ready to steal the ball at any time.

Under such circumstances, it is naturally impossible for Abidal to move forward with the ball. He can only protect the football by turning around, and at the same time pass the football hastily before Essien steps forward.

But when he was passing the ball at the moment, it was obvious that the presence of Essien and Bosingwa put a lot of pressure on him. As a result, although he could barely see the position of his teammates when passing the ball, the pass under his feet was a bit out of place. At a certain speed, the ball deviates from where Iniesta is.

"Abidal's pass error! This is a good chance for Chelsea!" Martin Taylor shouted.

This is indeed a good opportunity for Chelsea.

In order to minimize the chance of passing mistakes, Barcelona's game is mainly based on short passes, which makes Chelsea not only tired of defending, but even if they want to steal the ball from Barcelona, ​​it is quite difficult. Abidal's This mistake gave Chelsea another valuable counterattack opportunity!

Of course, Cyril would not waste this opportunity.

Almost at the same moment when Essien kicked out, both Cyril and Iniesta ran towards the direction of the football. Iniesta was better because of the short distance, but Cyril was better because of his faster speed!

Cyril, who got the football one step ahead, rushed forward with the ball without thinking!

At this time, the vast majority of Barcelona players and Chelsea players are concentrated in Chelsea's half. It can be said that there are Barcelona players everywhere in front of them. It is not easy to break through the center circle. What's more, the speed of returning to defense is extremely fast. The fast Barcelona got the ball from Cyril, and began to return to the defense quickly and methodically.

At the same time, the Chelsea players who turned from defense to offense also began to move forward quickly, forming a partial cooperation with Cyril's running position.

Alves, who had been staring closely at Cyril, began to approach since Cyril got the ball. Seeing that Cyril suddenly dribbled the ball horizontally, he immediately shifted his direction and center of gravity, and followed Cyril to the right!

Alves has learned about Cyril's running habits. He knows that this Chelsea player will often throw off the defensive players who are closely following him through unexpected inward cuts or lateral dribbling. The opponent will naturally not let him succeed easily.

He only thought that Cyril dribbled horizontally to get rid of the defenders, but unexpectedly, when Cyril dribbled across the ball, he happened to cross with Lampard. The two Chelsea midfielders used a beautiful cross exchange near the center circle. , also made a transfer of football.

Alves continued to chase Cyril without hesitation.

He knew that after Lampard found that Cyril was being watched closely by him, he might simply dribble the ball to attack the Barcelona goal, but Alves still chose to chase Cyril who had no ball. The reason is very simple. The dominance of the frontcourt is far more terrifying than Lampard!

Pass, dribble, shoot.

Although in terms of shooting ability, Cyril may not be as good as a striker like Messi, but in terms of passing and passing ability, it is still unknown whether the two are better or worse.

Guardiola frowned.

At present, this game is still in the hands of Barcelona. He was a little surprised that Chelsea did not collapse, but it was just that. The lack of manpower will naturally put Chelsea at a disadvantage.

In terms of Chelsea's defensive style and style, it is a very energy-consuming tactic. The current game is still in the regular season, not to mention that Barcelona is still ahead by one goal. In time, Chelsea equalized the score. Overtime, physical exhaustion, and Chelsea, whose bench lineup is too shallow, will hardly turn around again.

But I don't know why, although Chelsea's attack times are not many, but almost every time, it will make him feel frightened, and he always feels a little uneasy.

He thought about his arrangement intently. In Chelsea's team, the most important thing to pay attention to, of course, was Slade.At this point, he also clearly told Alves to keep an eye on Slade no matter what, and not to give him a chance to catch the ball comfortably...

Alves?

Guardiola was stunned for a moment, but before he could grasp the momentary inspiration, the situation on the field had changed rapidly!

After Lampard crossed positions with Cyril, he immediately sent the football back to Cyril's feet. It's not that he didn't see Alves beside him, but he trusted Cyril's ability.

He thought of the captain of the blue team who would be directly blasted by Cyril at least 10 times in 1 1V7s during the team's confrontation training, and silently lit a candle for the Barcelona player who was responsible for marking Cyril.

Cyril didn't look back, but he could feel the momentum behind him.Cyril ignored Alves behind him, but once again increased his acceleration, abruptly widening the existing distance between the two.Alves, who had been chasing after him, was dumbfounded!

He knew that Slade was fast, but he never thought that the other party could speed up even at this point!

The unmarked Cyril immediately became the center of attention of the Barcelona defenders. No one dared to let Cyril wander around in Barcelona's penalty area. Barcelona's defensive center of gravity began to appear obvious. There was a momentary delay, Alves quickly caught up from behind, fell to the ground and was about to shovel, but Cyril suddenly half-turned around, just avoiding Alves' right foot.

From the corner of his eye, he saw that Barcelona's defense on the left had become relatively weak. Without thinking, Cyril sent a decisive kick to divert the ball.With a bottom knock, the football skipped several Barcelona players and ran towards Barcelona's left.

Although Barcelona's defense on the left is relatively weak, it is only relative.

Everyone knows that Chelsea's playmaker often sends out a transfer ball abruptly when attacking, while Barcelona defends first, but is also wary of Cyril's transfer pass, and naturally arranges candidates on the left.

Originally, there was only Pique alone on the left. After Cyril sent the ball, the Barcelona players in the center immediately made up for the left. However, Ramirez did not give them a chance to further adjust the defense line, and directly hoisted the ball in. The ribs of the restricted area!

Pique turned around in a hurry, but he could only see the unmarked Sturridge pushing the football towards the net, and then Valdes threw the football out!

Before the Barcelona fans present could breathe a sigh of relief, they saw Cyril sneaking up in the middle at some point, calmly pushing the rolling football towards the net!

Valdez, who only had time to complete the first save, lay on the grass and could only look up to the sky and sigh at the ball flying into the net.

2-2!

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