Chapter 757: Sit back and relax
With Barcelona's entire backline and the goalkeeper's attention on Aelo, when Eelo sent a penetrating diagonal ball with the outside of his right foot, everyone reacted half a beat slower and the ball rolled towards the unmarked Kalou.
Naturally, Kalou wouldn't have wasted such a great opportunity, as there was an empty door in front of him.
In the 44th minute of the first half, Chelsea made it 2-1!
In other words, if Barcelona want to knock out Chelsea and qualify for this season's Champions League final, they will have to score two more goals in the remaining time, and that will have to be based on the fact that they don't concede more goals in the remaining time, otherwise they will have to score more goals to make up for it.
Kalou, who scored the goal, was quite excited, he was just following Mourinho's pre-match request, and he didn't expect that Iroh would pass the ball to him when he ran out of space, he believed that with this goal, there would definitely be some impression points added in the competition with French international Malouda, so he rushed to Ailo who sent him a pass after confirming the goal.
Kalou jumped directly on top of Ello, who willingly held his hips, and Kalou was able to shake his fists to vent his excitement.
Mourinho, who was standing on the sidelines, also excitedly played the slide rail celebration again, but this time he was extremely excited and made a mistake and did not slide, but his reaction was very fast, and his feet hurriedly rolled backwards while his upper body pounced forward, just like the usual somersault.
The comical Mourinho also drew a good-natured laugh from Chelsea fans in the stands close to him.
Of course, much of the focus was on the Chelsea players celebrating on the pitch.
'Chelsea's quick counter-attack was quite classic, starting with Ballack falling to the ground and tackling the ball to Ashley Cole and Luka Modric, which laid the groundwork for the rest of the counter-attack, and Ai's inside was also very important, but the most unexpected thing for us was his last outside instep pass. Lineker's excited voice changed and said with a smile: "Ai's first impression on us is his excellent scoring ability in counterattacks, he rarely makes the last pass in counterattacks, and this long pass with the outside of his right foot and instep on the ground allows us to see an Ai with a wider vision!" ”
'Ai's individual scoring ability has wowed us all, but what we didn't expect was that he had such a precise pass, and Chelsea opponents will have to be more careful in the future!'
Guardiola can't describe the current Iro, who is proud of his speed, outstanding skills, long-range shots and free kicks, and his ability to grab points is also very strong, which can be said to be a very comprehensive storage zài, and then this game made him see a more versatile Aelo, which can be said to be a front-court pass.
Messi's mood is also indescribable, and the feeling of Ailo in this game is that he is getting farther and farther away.
When he always thought that he was chasing closer and closer, he didn't expect the other party to throw away a distance again, as if his efforts during this time were completely useless.
Very frustrating!
Eto'o, who was sitting on the bench with Erlang's legs crossed, sneered secretly: "Can you quickly overtake me again if you replace me?" It's really TM dreaming!! ”
Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney, who are at home in Manchester, are still paying close attention to the second leg of Chelsea's Champions League semi-final against Barcelona at home.
Undeterred, though, he clenched his fists and was determined to beat Chelsea at the new Wembley Stadium next week to help United win the FA Cup! If Chelsea can reach the Champions League final, then they will have to win in a row!
Want to defend all the titles?
No way!
Rooney, who was sitting next to him, turned his head to look at the distracted Cristiano Ronaldo and shook his head secretly.
Whether it is himself or Kaka, or the all-round Cristiano Ronaldo, or Messi of Barcelona, it is undeniable that all four of them are a little out of time, and they meet the more perverted Iroh in this era, so ...... It is destined to be difficult to surpass.
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Zidane, who was sitting in the VIP seat, was very satisfied with Elo's performance, so he turned his head to look at Florentino and asked: "Pereira, are you confident that you will bring him to the Bernabeu in the new summer?" ”
Florentino looked at Elo in the stadium and shook his head with a wry smile: "Even though I raised the transfer fee to 100 million pounds, Roman Abramovich's answer is still not short of money, and I have also contacted Papa Adrian privately, Ai seems to have no interest in joining our Real Madrid, and has repeatedly refused to discuss this topic for the sake of the game......"
"Hey!" Zidane sighed, then lay down in the back of the chair, looking down from top to down at Ailo, who responded to the fans in the stands, as if to say to himself: "If Ai can join Real Madrid, how difficult is it for the team to win the tenth Champions League trophy?" If nothing else, Chelsea will become the first team to defend their Champions League title since the restructuring......
As a successful businessman, Florentino can't be wrong with his eyes, he has missed Ailo once, he doesn't want to miss the second time, but there are some things that he can't help but want, Ailo has three years on his Chelsea contract, and he himself has no intention of moving to Real Madrid......
So now he's focusing on Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Just as all the Chelsea players were rejoicing at the goal, there was also a hiccup on the pitch.
Iniesta, who was counter-attacked by the broken ball, and Thierry Henry kept chasing the referee Obrebo for questioning.
Of course, their actions also provoked a yellow card for themselves, and if it weren't for the quick reaction of Xavi and Messi, it would not have been impossible to receive a red card.
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Barcelona were outnumbered by the hosts just before half-time, but their defensive instincts were still alive and well, with a 2-1 scoreline going into the dressing room.
Jose Mourinho's rare public praise in the dressing room for his team's performance in the first half surprised all the players, after all, the first half was not without flaws.
And the atmosphere in the away team's dressing room was eeriely scary, a bit of a lifeless feeling.
Although Messi's fighting spirit is still strong, the expressions of the other players are helpless, and the head coach Pep Guardiola is also silent, which also indirectly affects the morale of the team.
However, Pep Guardiola still fulfilled his responsibility as a manager and tried to help the players put down the shackles, Barcelona has no way back now, and if you want to qualify for this season's Champions League final, you must score two goals in the second half, otherwise this season's efforts will be in vain!
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In the second half, Barcelona showed a momentum of breaking the boat, and once suppressed the home team Chelsea in their own half in the opening five minutes, unable to move.
'Barcelona in the second half seemed to be back to the all-powerful Barcelona team, and if they can continue to press, then they are likely to knock out Chelsea away from home!' The Catalan commentator said excitedly, and then he glanced at the game time in the upper left corner of the big screen, it was only 52 minutes, and it was more than enough to score two goals in the remaining 38 minutes!
The Barcelona fans who came to Stamford Bridge also worked harder and harder, desperately bursting with amazing energy when Barcelona attacked.
But in fact, the game continued until the 72nd minute, and the score was still 2:1, with the home team in front and the away team behind.
The Chelsea fans in the stands erupted in loud cheers.
It is worth mentioning that the singing time of the 'Ai Song' in the stands has even exceeded the team song "Blue-is-the-colour"
Messi, Andres Iniesta and Thierry Henry on the pitch work very hard, but sometimes that's how it is, hard work doesn't match the demand.
In the 76th minute, Mikel, who had replaced the scorer Kalou, cut off Xavi's foot at the back and quickly handed it to Luka Modric in front.
Modric glanced up and saw that Iroh was cutting forward along the gap between Max and Pique before he got up and passed a ball over the top.
The ball fell precisely to the right side of Barcelona's defence, and behind them were Marquez and Yaya Toure, who were struggling to follow, but the distance was getting farther and farther because of the difference in speed......
About 30 meters from the left side of the attack, Iello flicked the ball to the right with the outside of his right foot, just shook Pique, who was speeding up and blocking the forward route, and then directly picked up his right foot and shot at the goal!
The whole stadium at Stamford Bridge chanted over Elo's shot and Pique instinctively fell to the ground to block, but Ailo's next move made him regret it - he dropped his right foot to tip the ball into the open space behind Pique and then went around the right.
"Fake shot! Single Knife!! ”
The fans cheered even more!
Iroh slid the ball into the box and Valdés had no choice.
At that moment, Iroh suddenly picked up his left foot and shot at the goal!
Valdés watched the shot roll into the far corner, mentally ready to concede for the 30th goal, but ......
"Doorposts!"
Huang Jianxiang, who had adjusted his breathing state and was about to shout for a goal, had to say regretfully.
But Chelsea's attack didn't end there, as the alert Anelka scrambled to shoot the ball into the empty net before Puyol could clear it.
Chelsea lead Barcelona 3-1!
After Anelka added the ball to the back of the net, the aggregate score between the two sides became 5-2 Barcelona for Chelsea, which means that if Barcelona want to reach the final, then they will have to score three goals in a row in the next period and make sure they don't concede a single goal.
Scoring another goal at this time can be said to be peace of mind!