Chapter 605: The Final is just around the corner
Iroh and Anelka switched positions, except for Mascherano who continued to mark Iro, there was no one else to help defend together, which also allowed Iroh to find an opportunity, so he took two steps back and raised his hand at Ballack who was holding the ball, and the latter looked up and saw that Mascherano was still two meters away from Iro, so he passed the ball directly, and then accelerated forward, making a 'two-to-one' collision with Iro.
Xavi Alonso didn't hesitate to follow in order to prevent Iello from giving the ball back to Ballack.
That is, Iro, who has the ball, directly faces Mascherano's individual defense.
At the same time, right wing-back Ferreira pulled to the touchline and looked like he was about to catch the ball, so that Reese did not dare to defend Ailo with Mascherano because he was afraid that the space behind him would be exploited by Ferreira.
Even if Ferreira has not been as good as he used to be in recent seasons, who can pack a ticket that won't be missed by him for a world-class cross?
Mascherano immediately realized that he was fighting alone, and suddenly, his heart was bottomless.
In the past so many games, Mascherano has learned very well about the actual combat power of Iro, and he can't defend Iroh with his current self!
In order to be able to defend Iro, he grasped the distance of the defense, about one and a half meters.
With his football on his feet, Iroh glanced up at Mascherano who was waiting solemnly, and his eyes were full of smiles.
Of course, Iello also knows that time is money and does not pay much attention to Mascherano, whose biggest wish at the moment is to extend the score to two goals! So he glanced at Reyna in front of the goal.
In front of goal, Reina is watching himself with the ball intently, and at the same time directing his teammates' defensive positions.
Iroh moved the ball forward less than half a meter away, and Mascherano subconsciously took a small step back, obviously not confident in his defensive ability, afraid that his blind robbery would be used by Iro.
In the next moment, Mascherano was glad for his early judgment, because Iroh's right shoulder sank, and at the same time, the outside of his right foot slammed the ball to the right, suddenly accelerating the disguised passing action.
Immediately, Mascherano subconsciously moved to the left, but then Aelo's right foot slammed the football back, Mascherano had to follow the emergency stop, and tried to stretch his foot to interfere with Iro's rhythm of dribbling, but at the moment when he stretched his foot, Iro's right foot outside the instep of the ball went half a meter to the right front, and then the body followed!
Bottom line breach?
Before Mascherano could predict, his body subconsciously followed and moved from the same place to the left again, trying to continue to interfere with Iroh, but Iro's explosiveness was too strong, and he was stuck behind him in the blink of an eye, in order to ensure that his defensive position was not lost, he could only grit his teeth and use all the strength to drink milk.
But this is a big risk, once a person has used all his strength, it means that there is no room for turnaround, which is a very dangerous signal!
As an experienced Argentina international, can you not think of it? Of course...... I thought about it, but the game was too intense, and there was no time for him to think about it carefully, many thoughts were fleeting, and the defensive actions he made were all subconscious.
In order to be able to keep up with Iro's offensive rhythm, Mascherano also played a small move, using his right hand to block his body and also tugged on the jersey behind Iro's back, preventing him from breaking through himself lightly.
But at this moment, Iroh suddenly picked up his right foot in the corner of the right penalty area and made a cross.
Mascherano pulled his right hand on Iello's shirt and lowered it, while also extending his left foot to intercept Iro's pass.
Didier Drogba in the middle and Nicolas Anelka on the left also poured into the box, causing the centre-back duo of Carragher and Aager to be extremely nervous.
Goalkeeper Reina also consciously took two steps forward, and if the cross was close to his own range, he would attack and pick up the ball!
However, Iroh's action was just a realistic fake facsimile buckle, and the right foot that picked up did not hit the football, but made an exaggerated swing and then quickly put it down, and used the instep of the right foot to buckle the ball in the opposite direction, and then there was a small step adjustment at the foot, and the outside of the left foot connected the ball horizontally, shaking the angle.
In order to keep up with the rhythm of Iro's breakthrough just now, Mascherano followed the whole person, coupled with Iro's realistic crossing, Mascherano completely threw out the center of gravity of his body, so he couldn't keep up with Iro's next moves.
Reina saw Iroh gently run the ball sideways with the outside of his left foot, and a thought subconsciously appeared in his mind: Do you have to shoot?
So he stood on the line of the small penalty area and waited solemnly, staring at the football at Elo's feet.
In fact, when Iroh shook off Mascherano's defense, central defender Ague pulled out and prepared to defend Iro, but when I saw Iroh pick up his left foot, the whole person sincerely thought that his goal would be broken by Iro, so his body subconsciously made a blocking action - stretching his right leg.
Ai Luo Yuguang saw that Ag was only three meters away from him, and the left leg he picked up was retracted, so the latter also subconsciously retracted his right leg.
Immediately after, Iroh glanced up at the position of goalkeeper Reina.
Well? Seem...... A bit of a front!
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Iroh's mind!
The retracted left leg was picked up again, and the amplitude was very small.
It felt like a small feint to Ager, so he didn't make a defensive move, just a small step forward.
What he didn't expect was that Iroh actually kicked the bottom of the ball with his left foot.
This is...... Shot?
Why is the power so small?
Pass?
Seem...... It's possible!
In the midst of the lightning, these two thoughts flashed through Age's mind, obviously...... Passing is preferred.
But in the end, no matter what kind of handling the ball Arlo ended up with, Ague had to stretch out his foot to block it, but it was ...... Half a beat slower, the ball flew past him on tiptoe.
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Mourinho was also puzzled by Iro's continuous dribbling in the right-hand corner until Iroh picked up his left foot......
Passing?
But...... The speed seems to be a bit on the slow side.
Also thinking about it is Rafael Benitez in the home team's command area.
The narrators in the studio don't think so, and they have a wider view of the broadcast through the guò lens.
"Did you make a mistake?"
Lineker, the BBC commentator, blurted out, but he soon realised it was impossible, and his attention shifted to the big screen, and then ...... His expression darkened.
"This ......"
Reina also thought at first that Iro's handling of the ball was also a mistake, because he saw that Drogba and Anelka, who were about to grab points in the penalty area, both consciously stopped, and seemed to focus on the football in the air, so ...... This is?
The fans behind the goal let out an exclamation at this moment, which resounded throughout the stadium.
This...... This is the hanging door!!!
Reina looked up at the ball in mid-air and suddenly realized that Elo's handling of the ball was not a mistake.
But...... Consciously lob the back corner of the goal.
When he realized this, he hurriedly moved to the right and the back of his feet, and when he moved to the second step, he was horrified to find that he seemed to have lost control of the ball, because ...... The height of the football exceeded the height of his reach.
In addition, there is no way to borrow too much force in the process of retreating, so the height of Reina's left foot is not high, and there is still a tail finger gap from the falling football.
Worst!
At this time, Reina seemed to hope that his parents would work harder when they created themselves, so as to make his height grow a few points......
At the same time, the home fans behind the goal seemed to lose all their ability at this moment, and they all held their breath, their eyes fixed on the falling football, as if trying to make their own efforts to deflect the ball off the left post or crossbar.
Reina's movement in the air was very stretched, but it was this stretch that set off Elo's unexpected shot.
Not only did the home team fans lose their voices at this moment, but the away team fans also subconsciously stopped cheering in their mouths, and the breath they inhaled was still hanging in their throats, which seemed to be more nervous than the home team fans.
Drogba and Anelka, who were standing in the box, also widened their eyes, and their eyes were fixed on Reina, who had soared to the highest point......
More accurately, looking at Reina's fingertips......
This......
Immediately afterwards, Drogba's facial expression turned into a surprise, if ...... If the goal goes in, then! Chelsea are definitely in the Champions League final this season!
What happened next was just as Drogba had imagined, with the falling ball going past Reina's right finger and crashing into the top left corner of the goal.
The Anfield stadium lost its sound as if the player had pressed the pause button.
No one thought that Iroh seemed to rub the ball very casually, but he could hoist it into the goal guarded by Reina.
Although Reina is not ranked in the top three in the goalkeeper rankings, the top five must be at the top of the list, but who would have thought that the world's top five goalkeepers would be humiliated by Iello to hang the ball into the goal?
To be honest, Iroh himself didn't think of it.
At the beginning, he just had the mentality of giving it a try, and that's it.
"goooooal—" Chelsea TV commentator Clive Walker snapped.
As a Chelsea TV commentator, Clive Walker has been a Chelsea staunch since the day he was born, so when he talks about Chelsea games, he always hears a passionate rhythm of commentary, and no one was more thrilled than Elo's goal.
His side led Liverpool 3-1 away in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, and he knew the significance of the goal even if he imagined it with his toes......
"Hat-trick hat-trick! Ai's clever lob from over 20 metres into the corner of the box on the right edge broke through Reina's goal to extend the score to 3-1 at Chelsea, with the final just around the corner! ”