There was a lot of noise and boiling inside and outside the stadium, and the game in the field was directly into a fierce confrontation from the first minute.

Chelsea, who were at home, kicked off the ball first and after a couple of brief passes from central midfield, they slotted the ball up front.

In the past few days of preparation, Chelsea have practiced attacking tactics, and if United do have internal problems, then this is a good opportunity for Chelsea to press down their opponents with attack, and it is likely to achieve good results.

But the reality was that the home side were disappointed, everything was a smoke bomb from Alex Ferguson and Manchester United, it was a complete hoax, and there were big doubts in the minds of all Chelsea players as they could have done when United had already prepared for it.

However, in the current situation, Ancelotti is naturally unlikely to overturn the team's long-prepared tactics, so he can only attack aggressively.

After all, Chelsea is also a giant team, and they may have been suppressed by Manchester United all season in the league, but they also have the arrogance of a giant, and it is impossible to lose their face as soon as they are frightened by the other party.

Now that the 'sidelines' have lost their effectiveness, then let's go head-to-head and at Stamford Bridge, they can't afford to lose their momentum, Manchester United is strong now, but it's not so strong that Chelsea will collapse without a fight, and the home team still wants to win the game here.

Chelsea were determined to dominate the attack, but were met with strong resistance from Manchester United.

When the ball reached the front court, Drogba, who was at the front, pressed Carrick with his back and put the ball down, Lampard rushed up and ran towards the landing point, but before he could touch the football, Hargreaves rushed up, and immediately it was a sliding tackle, Lampard could only jump to dodge, and the ball was tackled out of bounds by Hargreaves.

"Hargreaves' ferocious tackle! Frank Lampard can only dodge! ”

"Manchester United's midfield defence is very resolute and fierce...... It seems that they were indeed prepared and piled up heavy troops in the midfield! ”

'Chelsea want to force the Manchester United defence, I don't think it will be too easy!'

Chelsea's attack had just started when it was met with massive blockage.

The wise Ferguson had long expected that the opponent would "take advantage of the situation", playing attacking football at home, Ferguson's response was equally simple and direct, and on the premise of requiring the whole team to run actively, it was also quite rare to put a double insurance for the team - Carrick and Hargreaves played at the same time, and the existence of two midfielders was to sweep and intercept the attacking tactics of the home team.

The importance of this match is self-evident, and for Ferguson, who is aiming to win the cup, whether he can take the lead in the first leg will have a crucial impact on the final promotion. What makes Ferguson a little calm is that Manchester United's away and home schedule is extremely favorable, which gives him more room to maneuver, and in his original plan, try to win away from home, if he can't win, then it's better not to lose, if he can score one or two more away goals, then it will be better.

But after Carlo Ancelotti applied the "dirty routine" to his team, his mind came alive. If United are infighting, this is a great opportunity for the opposition to win, and they are bound to attack aggressively in the game to set the tone for promotion. This gave Ferguson more opportunities, so in this game, Ferguson changed his tactical strategy, based on defense, and then supplemented by sharp and fast counterattacks, while trying to get away goals, but also get the first to advance.

The Manchester United players on the pitch were very resolute in implementing Ferguson's will, starting with the forwards, the whole team was running and scrambling at high speed, burning the flames of war in every corner of the pitch, just to prevent Chelsea from launching a good attack and disrupting the rhythm of the opponent.

Hargreaves' ferocious tackle was just the beginning, and in the following ten minutes, Manchester United players turned into "mad dogs", constantly pressing and intercepting on the field, forcing Chelsea's attack to never go smoothly, and the double back combination of Hargreaves and Carrick frequently rampage in the midfield, stirring up the home team's offensive like a paste.

The situation on the pitch was a bit chaotic, and Chelsea's carefully prepared attacking tactics could not be carried out smoothly under the agitation of Manchester United.

More than ten minutes passed in the game, and the two teams were entangled with each other on the court, and there was no substantive breakthrough at all. It seems that the two sides are half-hearted, but in reality, this situation is extremely bad for Chelsea, what they want to play is not played, and as time goes by, the game will only develop in an unpredictable direction, especially this is their home stadium, even if the final score is 0-0, Manchester United can accept it, but Chelsea will never accept it.

Carlo Ancelotti has been standing on the sidelines since the start of the game, and he is using this way to encourage the players and also play the meaning of "supervision", but as the game becomes stale, the team is unable to play what he wants, and his face becomes more and more gloomy.

As a championship coach with the same experience in the competition, Ancelotti can naturally see that Manchester United is playing the calculation, that is, to disrupt the game, to make Chelsea unable to play, or even to win in chaos, seize the opportunity to fight their counterattack, but it is one thing to know, and it is another thing to find a way to change, at least Ancelotti does not have a good way to solve it for the time being, after all, Manchester United is not in a hurry at all, anyway, this is not their home stadium, so it can only be Chelsea who is in a hurry.

At this time, Ancelotti is also in a dilemma, Manchester United is clearly going to play defensive counter-attack, so should he now let the team slow down the tempo and play steadily, or ask the team to strengthen the attack?

Choosing the former, as opposed to the tactical strategy laid out before the game, is a big blow to morale, while choosing the latter, with Manchester United's rushing tackle momentum, who knows when they will create a counter-attack opportunity to give themselves a fatal blow?

"Attack! Offensive!! ”

"Be more resolute at the bottom! The two wings come alive and have to put more pressure on their penalty area! ”

After some thought, Ancelotti finally waved his hand and asked the team to increase their attacking intensity. He doesn't believe that Manchester United can fight hard for a long time, and now all Chelsea have to do is continue to press, once Manchester United's fitness declines, they can't support it, or their spirit is relaxed, that's a good chance for Chelsea to score.

In fact, to put it bluntly, Ancelotti's main intention is to win at home, no way, the two-legged format, if you can't take the lead at home, then go away, it will be even more difficult to play.

Under Ancelotti's signal, Chelsea did press more forward, and the attack was more frequent and turbulent, but Manchester United's defense today was really good, it can be called a drip, the interception in the midfield is extremely strong, Chelsea is difficult to hit the hinterland of Manchester United through the ground pass, and in desperation, he can only keep crossing, that is, looking for Drogba and Torres in the middle, hoping to use high-altitude passes to make a fuss.

But this also had little effect, Ferdinand and Vidic, the central defensive pairing, had a strong air defense, and the two cooperated with each other, with the help of other teammates, almost to keep the airspace of the United penalty area seamlessly, whether it was Drogba squeezing with his body or Torres swimming back and forth in the box, there were not a few chances to get the ball comfortably, and as for the dangerous shooting opportunities, there were very few chances on goal.

Of course, with a focus on defending tightly, United have had few attacking opportunities, with only three counter-attacks and one shot on goal so far.

Compared to Chelsea's five shots on goal, Manchester United can be said to have fallen behind in terms of shooting statistics.

However, although the number of times is small, no one can ignore the threat of Manchester United's counter-attack, the only shot on goal came from Kaka, the Brazilian suddenly got up in the process of dribbling the ball and shot coldly, the Czech goalkeeper Cech reacted very quickly to the ground to save the ball from the bottom line, and the save was successful, but Kaka's shot still scared the home team players and fans into a cold sweat.

The extent of United's counter-attacking threat was evident.

As time went on, Chelsea's attacking intensity continued unabated, but the delay in opening up the situation made them even more impatient.

And Manchester United, after fully adapting to the opponent's attacking rhythm, has become more and more resolute on the counter-attack.

In the twenty-seventh minute, Chelsea, who had been unable to attack for a long time, finally suffered a heavy blow.

Home left wing-back Ashley Cole stepped forward and passed the ball into the box from the baseline, Drogba was suppressed by Ferdinand, the football was cleared out of the box, Scholes didn't even look up after winning the ball, and swept the ball to the right with a big kick.

The destination was the empty space left by Ashley Cole's assist.

Fan Bizhuang was like a cheetah that had been dormant for a long time, killing like lightning, unloading the football neatly, and rushing forward with the ball.

The offensive and defensive momentum changed hands in an instant, and Chelsea went from being on the offensive side to a defensive side. But the transition between attack and defense was too much, Chelsea's defense was not in place at all, and there was not even a home team player to follow the defense Bizhuang, Fan Bizhuang was like entering a no-man's land, rushing to the bottom line quickly, and then changing direction to enter the penalty area.

This is the "sequelae" of being put on by Ferguson, if it weren't for the sudden start of Van Bizhuang and Kaka, who should have been "banned", Ancelotti would definitely designate specific players to "take special care" of Van Bizhuang in the tactics, but at this time, the whole Chelsea team attacked aggressively, and no one went out of their way to "close protection" Fan Bizhuang.

Previously, it was Essien who firmly followed Fan Bizhuang out of the instinct of the back, but at this node of offensive and defensive conversion, Essien was not in position, Fan Bizhuang was like a wild horse that broke free from the reins, and no one could limit him anymore!

In just a few breaths, Fan Bizhuang has successfully entered the forbidden area!

In front of him were only Blues captain John Terry and goalkeeper Petr Cech!