"Chelsea! Chelsea! Whoa——! 'Chelsea fans chanted their names in the stands and in London's pubs, cheering for the team to take the lead so quickly.

'Chelsea took the lead, they levelled on aggregate and needed just one more goal to complete the comeback and offset two away goals from Forest...... Maybe even Mourinho didn't expect this game to start so well! The TV commentator said Mourinho, who was cheering on the sidelines to celebrate his goal.

"Die to Nottingham Forest! It must be us who go to Athens! ”

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"Chelsea's full-court pressing tactics worked, and their frantic pressing up front made Forest very uncomfortable, but it wasn't a surprise to concede a goal, and if Coach Donn hadn't made any adjustments, Forest would have continued to concede! I'm not alarmist. ”

The Chelsea players finally celebrated the goal and they returned to their positions on the pitch for the resumption of the game.

Albertini shouted to his teammates on the sidelines: "Don't take it personally, we still have a lot of time!" Let them see how good we are! ”

Eastwood heard the captain's shouts and gave him a thumbs up to signal that he didn't need to worry, the team was in good shape.

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The Chelsea fans in the stands were still singing and cheering for the goal, and their voices annoyed the Nottingham Forest fans.

Fat John stood in the front row, turned back to his fan community and shouted, "This is our home field, guys!" Don't let those damn Londoners go wild here! Give them a little bit of a good look and sing our songs!! ”

Suddenly, the Forest's anthem sounded from the stands, and the song spread in all directions, and soon spread to the other three stands, and the Chelsea fans could no longer be heard over the city stadium.

"We are the best team in England! We are invincible, invincible! We have nothing to fear! Because we are the best team – because the world is in our hands!! ”

During the song, the referee blew the whistle for kick-off.

Ruud van Nistelrooy kicked the ball out and Eastwood followed up and passed it back to Van der Vaart.

Van der Vaart made a gesture to get both wings in before receiving the ball, and then the ball rolled to his feet, and instead of passing it right away, he controlled it, looking for a more suitable way to get the ball out and waiting for his teammates to get into the attacking position.

This time he didn't worry about the ball being robbed at his feet, because there was a "shadow" behind him.

As soon as the ball was released, the Chelsea players pressed on Mourinho's pre-match arrangement, and Claude Makelele went straight through the centre circle from a midfield position, intending to loot in the Forest half.

Seeing Makelle rushing towards him with murderous violation, Van der Vaart slammed the ball with his heel to George behind him. Wood, then running off the ball himself, looked up again for the best pass.

Makelle was stunned when he saw the ball suddenly at Wood's feet, and then changed his target and pounced on Wood.

Wood passes the ball back to Van der Vaart again, and he runs forward on his own.

Chelsea's players will remember Wood's performance in the first leg, and his attacking vibrancy has taken a toll on Chelsea. If that's the case with this game......

Without hesitation, Makelle turned to follow Wood.

Donn told Wood that his task in this game was to defend, to protect Van der Vaart, to create time and space for him to hold the ball and not to be involved in the attack. Wood, who had been taught by Albertini for a season, had his own judgment.

In the early days, Donn asked him to protect others, but he only let him rely on his strong defensive ability to snatch back the balls lost by his teammates. Now Wood sees things differently, believing that such protection is negative and doesn't always work against strong opponents.

Protect your teammates, create time and space for your teammates, you don't have to rely on defense, you can use assists!

Wood proved his mind with his own actions. Makelele was pulled away, and Essien also watched closely at the sudden insertion of this "dangerous man", and for a moment, Van der Vaart, who was holding the ball, did not have a single Chelsea player next to him!

Van der Vaart looked up at the situation ahead, knowing he was running out of time, and Wood's pretense would soon be seen through by the experienced Makelele, who would have gotten into the mud if he hadn't gotten the ball out yet.

Left or right? Or in between?

His gaze quickly switches across the pitch, Lennon, Ribery, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Eastwood, the four points, which is the best to pass the ball?

This kind of thinking is only a matter of a moment, the situation on the football field is changing rapidly, and it is impossible for him to think clearly about everything before passing the ball.

Van der Vaart picked up his feet and played a long ball to Frank, who was running wildly down the left flank. Ribery.

You can break through, you can cross, you can shoot...... It's all up to you, Frank!

Ribery glanced back and saw that the ball was flying towards him, and he slowed down slightly to catch it.

Bolaruz, of course, would not allow such a clear pass to slip past his own defence, jumping in the air and pushing the ball out of the way, cutting off the route......

'Bolaruz's defence was timely and Forest's attack was ...... Eastwood! ”

The Gypsy received the ball from Bolaruz, he did not hesitate, saw Ribery running right behind the Dutch defender, and immediately slotted it straight to the penalty area!

Ribery looked back and was disappointed to see Bolaruz jumping in the air to push the ball back, but his habit of speed prevented him from slowing down and still rushing forward. Just when he thought the attack was over, he saw the football appear in front of him diagonally!

What a surprise!

Bora Luz defended forward and left a large amount of space behind him to Ribery.

Breaking through with speed is his favorite thing, and he no longer hesitates to increase his speed and chase the ball immediately.

'Chelsea's defence is leaky, Nottingham Forest's chances!'

Ribery stepped into the penalty area after receiving the football, and Carvalho, who came to defend him, did not dare to make a move easily, he could only follow Ribery to the bottom line, trying to block him out of bounds.

Ribery, who was dribbling in the box, slowed down and made a feint to shoot, picked up and lowered his feet, and Carvalho only made a defensive stance, and did not lose his balance than to deceive.

Getting closer to the baseline, Carvalho's defense is about to succeed.

Carvalho smiled inwardly and slowed down a little in the tempo at his feet, what if Ribery saw that his shots and passes were hopeless and deliberately kicked the ball on him and bounced off the line? He didn't want to give away another corner at the last minute.

Ribery could feel that Carvalho wasn't following as closely as he had just now, and he could even see the goal and goalkeeper Petr Cech. This is your last chance!

Ribery picked up his foot again and Carvalho thought he was going to create a corner and leaned back, with the defender's legs not fully sealed in front of the ball.

This is not a feint, Ribery shoots straight at goal!

The ball flew past Carvalho, up over the head of Petr Cech, before hitting the underside of the crossbar behind him and bouncing into the net!

The ball went in?

The ball went in!

"What a wonderful goal! Zero degree angle! Frank. Franck Franck Ribery, his goal has turned the flame of hope that Chelsea has just ignited! ”

The cheers over the city stadium reached a climax.

After the goal, Ribery shrugged his shoulders and looked at the frustrated Carvalho in front of him, as if he couldn't believe that he could really score with this small angle shot. His celebration was even more humiliating in Carvalho's eyes.

yes, he didn't expect Ribery to think about shooting in this situation and still be able to score......

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"Damn it!" Jose Mourinho rushed out of his seat, fist shaking in anger. He was completely unprepared to concede the ball so quickly...... Who is mentally prepared?

Just now, the whole team was still immersed in the joy of equalizing the aggregate score, but I didn't expect this to be ......

"Forty-five seconds." Donn, who had just celebrated his goal, looked up at the time on the big screen, and there were only forty-five seconds between the time he lost the ball and the time he scored again. He smiled at the people around him: "Forty-five seconds into the equaliser, now it's Chelsea who are being hit hard, not us. ”

"We were only forty-five seconds ahead! What is Carvalho doing? At that angle, Ribery could shoot with his feet and score! Mourinho roared angrily, and the people around him were all angry, watching the boss get angry. It's a shame for the Chelsea defence! **！ **！ ”

The foul language burst out again and again, which shows how angry Mourinho is now, and he is simply angry.

The glimmer of hope for promotion only flashed in front of it for a moment, and then disappeared again. This is a terrible blow to people, and few people can remain calm in the face of such a situation.

On the other side, on the bench and coach's bench of the Forest team, everyone was high-fived and celebrated.

"Well done, Frank!"

"I'll treat you to dinner after the game!"

"One more!"

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Inside the VIP box, Evan. When Dogetty saw this, he remembered what Don had said the other day when he came to his house to chat.

Three points of skill and seven points of luck.

Tony's gambling luck is really good......

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'Nottingham Forest equalised immediately after falling behind, Chelsea didn't expect it at all, and looking at these close-ups, there was confusion in their eyes...... It's pathetic, only forty-five seconds ahead......"

The Chelsea fans in the stands at the City Stadium completely turned off the fire, and the blow came too quickly and too hard, and many of them couldn't accept it for a while.

The Forest fans went crazy, chanting the name of the goalscorer Ribery and returning the frustration of conceding the goal to the Chelsea fans.

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Probably the most wronged in this conceded goal was Cech, who believed in his team-mate so much, but he didn't expect Carvalho to let the ball go, and it was too late to make a save at such a close distance, so he could only watch the football go in. As a world-class goalkeeper, there is really nothing to say in the face of such a conceded goal......

He got up and fished out the ball from the net, pinched it in his hand and looked at it for a while, then kicked it back into the center circle with a big kick. He could only use this gesture to express his displeasure, and there was no way to rant at Carvalho.

Carvalho himself knew it was his mistake, and he kept his head down and said nothing. Originally, everyone thought that if they equalized the aggregate score and made persistent efforts, they had a good chance of winning the game and advancing to the final.

I didn't expect an oversight on my part...... Let all the hard work come to naught.

John Terry was equally disappointed with the goal conceded. He's the captain though, so there's more to think about. He came over and patted Carvalho on the shoulder.

"Don't take this to heart. There is still time in the game, and before the last minute, who knows what the result will be? ”

Carvalho nodded.

"Don't give them the slightest chance, those people need to be very careful." John Terry said as he looked at the Forest players as they celebrated their goals. "It's a bit strange that they haven't won a game in recent seasons, but I have to admit that they are very strong. Well...... Although the owner said that he wanted to go to Athens when no one was left behind. But I think...... If you don't work hard, you can't win this game. ”

Terry smiled at Carvalho.

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The game was played with two centre circle kick-offs in the space of a few minutes, and the atmosphere on the pitch gradually developed to a fever pitch. Those two goals ignited passion on and off the field.

Chelsea are still sticking to their full-court pressing strategy, and it's even more useless not to press at this time. Forest, on the other hand, responded with a small range of passes from midfield.

The two sides fought fiercely in midfield, and the football changed hands several times. No one wants to give up control of the midfield easily.

The first half came to an end in this chaotic stalemate.

Chelsea were not resigned to that scoreline, and they desperately wanted to score again. Forest's defence was more vigilant than it was before the goal was conceded, and it was difficult for Chelsea to threaten Van der Sar's goal, even if they were forced to tackle the ball in front.

On the other hand, Nottingham Forest focused more on tangling with Chelsea in midfield, and the attacking efficiency was also not very high. Despite George. Wood was on his side to protect and share, and the midfield iron gate of Makelele and Essien still made Van der Vaart very uncomfortable.

No one had a chance, and by the end of the first half, the score was still 1:1.

However, when they came off the pitch, the Forest's faces were noticeably more relaxed than those of the Chelsea players. It's not a bad score for them, even if it stays the same until halftime, it's still them who advance. The Chelsea players were different, frowning and bowing their heads as they walked quickly down the road.

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In the visiting dressing room, Jose Mourinho looked at Carvalho with an unkind face, while the Portuguese defender, who had arrived at Chelsea with his mentor from Porto, kept his head down and did not dare to take a breath.

Because of Terry, everyone did not express their dissatisfaction with the goal just conceded on the field, but many people were still a little unhappy in their hearts. At this point, Mourinho glared at Carvalho and no one stood up to say a word for him.

The boss's tactic is to trade the practice of exhausting physical strength for a lead in the score. They came close to succeeding when Carvalho's defensive lapse gave them a chance to equalise 45 seconds later. As a result, forty-five minutes of physical strength were wasted, and in the end nothing was gained.

It's a person who will feel uncomfortable when he encounters such a thing.

The fruits of our hard work have made it so easy for you to send them away...... You're not giving away a ball, you're giving away a ticket to the final of the European Champions Cup!

After glaring at Carvalho for a moment, Mourinho grimace and said: "I don't want to see any mistakes at the back in the second half. Even though he said it to the whole team, he still looked at Carvalho. I want you to understand that maybe Nottingham Forest's backline can make one or two mistakes, but we can't afford to make half of them! We are not qualified to make mistakes, we are not qualified to be negligent, we are not qualified to think that victory is in sight! Before you hear the final whistle, keep your nerves on me, don't let go! ”

After teaching Carvalho a lesson, he turned his head to look at captain Terry again: "John, you should also pay attention to me." You got a yellow card in the first half, pay attention in the second half. ”

Terry nodded, "I'll take care of it, boss." But ......" he hesitated.

"But what?"

"But boss, you know, there are some things in football that are hard to say and can't be said clearly. If I have to commit a foul, I won't hesitate. Terry stood up and said to his coach.

Mourinho looked at his captain and did not speak. After a while, he turned around and said, "Then you'd better pray that never happens like that until the game is over." Donn made it to the finals without Wood, and they ultimately lost. I don't want the Nottingham Forest scene to happen to my team again. ”

Terry sat down silently.

Carvalho, who had been keeping his head down, turned his head to look at him and said nothing.

(To be continued)