The 2008-09 FA Cup has a special meaning for both Blackburn Rovers and Lippi. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info because this will be Lippi's last game in charge of Blackburn.

As the final game of the season, Lippi naturally sent the strongest squad of the current Blue Devils:

Goalkeeper: Cech

Defenders: Ashley Cole, Kompany, Thiago Silva, McConn

Midfielders: Bale, Alonso, Cambiasso, Arshavin

Forwards: Fernando Torres, Cristiano Ronaldo

Chelsea:

Goalkeeper: Edwin van der Sar

Defenders: Bridge, Alex, Terry, Bosingwa

Midfielders: Mikel, Gerrard, Malouda

Forwards: Zhirkov, Shevchenko, Anelka

At eight o'clock that night, the referee blew the whistle for the start of the game, and the cheers at Wembley Stadium instantly resounded in the sky.

Torres kicks off and Ronaldo passes back.

But Blackburn didn't kick the ball down and went straight to Ronaldo's feet with a straight pass. Cristiano Ronaldo split the ball to the side, and Arshavin, who played as a right midfielder, broke through unsuccessfully and won the touchline ball.

"Ladies and gentlemen, watch the 2008-09 FA Cup fixtures...... 'Sky Sports live commentator Martin Taylor began to introduce the main line-ups for both sides.

Of course, this Martin Taylor is only the same name as the defender in Blackburn's team, not a person.

Suddenly there was a sigh in the stadium, it turned out that there was a mistake in the coordination between Ronaldo and Torres, Ronaldo's through ball rolled inward, and Torres was on the outside, and the two missed a good opportunity to break through.

"It's a good idea, Ronaldo's pass is also in place, but it's a pity that Torres's movement misses the opportunity." Martin? Taylor said with some pity.

Blackburn Rovers were on the attack against Chelsea from the start, and for the final honour of the season, every player on the pitch gave their best when they were not sure if they would be able to play for Blackburn next season.

Bale and Arshavin in midfield were tasked with Blackburn's attacking flanks, tearing apart the opposition defence on both flanks before hitting the ball up front for Torres and Cristiano Ronaldo to finish the attack.

In this game, Lippi adopted a more risky attacking tactic, not to look down on Chelsea, but to be willful in the last game, that is, to let Ronaldo and Torres boldly put themselves into the attack, ready to send themselves off with a beautiful victory.

Blackburn Rovers attacked as soon as they came up, and Chelsea also tacitly recycled across the board, with all 11 starters coming together in the second half to try to narrow the space for Blackburn's attack.

Cristiano Ronaldo followed the tactical arrangements before the game, cruising in the front court to meet his teammates.

But this time Ronaldo just stopped the ball and kept staring at him, Chelsea central defender John Terry shoveled him to the ground from behind, Ronaldo felt a pain in his left knee knee, fortunately it was not a tingling sensation, just a hard injury, Ronaldo did not have to worry about his bones.

Tens of thousands of Blackburn Rovers fans in the audience opened their arms and pointed at Terry and cursed, and the boos shook the sky, and the decibels over Wembley Stadium reached their highest peak.

"It seems that Chelsea are very jealous of Cristiano Ronaldo, and Terry's foul is very fierce, but the timing is very good, if Ronaldo is allowed to turn, Blackburn's attack will threaten Chelsea's door." Martin Taylor gives a quick commentary on the game on the field.

The referee immediately ran over and Terry patted Ronaldo on the shoulder to apologize.

And Ronaldo also patted Terry with his backhand, he could see that Terry didn't mean to hurt him, it was just a hard injury, looking at the action, but it hurt a little, and it would hardly have any big impact.

The referee ran to Ronaldo's side and saw that Terry was quite friendly, so he did not show a yellow card, after all, Terry is also a player with a relatively high status in English football, and the referee only gave Terry a verbal warning.

"It's just 10 minutes into the game and I don't want to give anyone a yellow card, but you have to pay attention to the action, don't make it too big. Now you have to watch out for your fouls, otherwise I wouldn't mind giving you your first yellow card! ”

Before this game, Terry was given the task of focusing on Cristiano Ronaldo and not giving him any chance to get the ball easily.

Terry has played against Ronaldo too many times, of course he knows the consequences of being easily picked up by Ronaldo, and defenders are always passive when defending, how can it be possible to completely prevent Ronaldo? So forced fouls are inevitable!

It was precisely because Ronaldo's stop was very comfortable that Terry, who wanted to steal from behind, had no way to get down, and finally had to risk putting Ronaldo down from behind.

During this time, Blackburn Rovers recovered all the way and had slowed down the offensive.

By the time Ronaldo faced Terry again, he was running more aggressively in the middle and pulling wider.

Chelsea pressed aggressively, and Ronaldo also responded with active running, no matter how big the opportunity, Ronaldo will go all out to fight for it every time.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Torres relied on their youth and good fitness, actively assisted in the front and back courts, and quickly counter-attacked after conceding the ball, which caused a lot of trouble for Chelsea, and several long balls were counter-attacked, which was equivalent to returning the ball to Blackburn.

Running tirelessly like this, the most distressing thing is Terry, Ronaldo is running back and forth like this, making his follow-up miserable.

Finally, Ronaldo managed to get rid of Terry's tackle in a breakthrough with Bale on the left, and after successfully linking up with Bale on the left, Bale got the best cross opportunity of the first half, and Torres headed the ball towards the goal!

Chelsea's goalkeeper Van der Sar is getting older and stronger, but there is nothing Van der Sar can do in the face of Torres's close leap to the top.

“goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal！”

1:0！

Blackburn Rovers were one goal ahead of Chelsea thanks to Fernando Torres' opener, and the game will be completely incorporated into Blackburn's rhythm.

Back in the dressing room at the end of the first half, Blackburn's players were thrilled and having a one-goal lead meant a much easier game and more minutes for the substitutes.

Lippi returned to the dressing room and the players immediately quieted down, with Lippi simply pointing out the defensive mistakes made in the first half, laying out the tactics for the second half, and then handing the time to the players themselves.

This was also the last time Lippi was seen in Blackburn's dressing room, and the Italian Foxes are also ready to get together with the players, and there is no need to blame the players again. After all, feng shui takes turns, and Lippi is not sure where his next stop will be, whether there will be someone in the dressing room under him.

The break passed quickly and the players left the dressing room in twos and threes.

In the second half, the leading Blackburn Rovers began to solidify the back, trying to keep the ball at their feet and control the tempo at a glance.

Blackburn's players, whether they are substitutes and reserves, or the absolute main players of teams such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Frank Lampard, are a little less eager for this FA Cup, and they are not as desperate as they are in the Champions League and the league to talk to each other.

When many players win too many honors, the hunger and thirst for the championship trophy will inevitably decline, just like many teams that have won the championship for many consecutive years, in addition to many objective factors, the decline in the morale of the team is also a major reason.

And Arthur continues to sell veterans with honors in the team to bring young players to the top of the position, which is also in this regard.

Chelsea fought back frantically at the start of the second half, but after 10 minutes there was no chance, so they had to slow down and wait patiently for their chances.

Seeing his opponent's momentum being pounced, Lippi immediately adjusted. Balotelli replaced Arshavin, who was active off the table in the first half, and formed a forward trident with Cristiano Ronaldo and Torres.

At this time, Chelsea were very keen to take advantage of the opportunity to increase the tempo, but the attack had just fallen back and it was unable to do so, which gave the forward trident of Cristiano Ronaldo, Balotelli and Torres more room to play.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who has already won the Premier League Golden Boot and even the European Golden Boot, is as comfortable as ever, Torres is also comfortable in front of the Blues defence, and the new Balotelli is much more nervous, Blackburn has a very good counter-attacking opportunity, only for Balotelli to pass the ball away, causing laughter from the surrounding fans in the stands.

Thankfully, Balotelli had a lot of passes in midfield, and gradually his mood stabilized.

In the ensuing attack, it was Balotelli's pass that created a good chance for Ronaldo, who cut in from the left and fired a long-range shot in front of the penalty area, and the ball spun violently into the back corner of the goal.

It's a pity that the opponent's goalkeeper Van der Sar performed very bravely, and he was already familiar with Ronaldo's shooting method, and he actually made a side pounce to block the ball out of the bottom line, which made Ronaldo regret for a while.

Although Ronaldo didn't score the goal, it won him confidence, and it can be seen that Ronaldo's condition has improved well, and Ronaldo also smiled and gave Balotelli a thumbs up.

On the bench on the sidelines, when everyone saw Ronaldo's shot, they were ready to celebrate the goal, but they didn't expect Van der Sar to jump out and stir up the game, so that the people on the bench could only shake their fists fiercely.

However, the 39-year-old's contract with Chelsea expires at the end of the season, and without a contract extension from Chelsea, it is likely that Blackburn will not face Van der Sar's goal next season.

With that long-range shot accumulating confidence, Ronaldo became more and more active in the frontcourt. His tugging made the opposition players uncomfortable, especially the change of direction, and almost always left the Chelsea players unguarded.

Seeing that Cristiano Ronaldo is in good form, his teammates are also more active in passing the ball to him, hoping that the Blue Devils leader can seal the win for the team. (To be continued.) )