Millwall's home game against Sunderland on March 1 did not receive much attention, with no media believing that Sunderland had the quality to play Millwall away from home, and even Sunderland fans also believed that the team would lose on the road.

There were very few Sunderland fans coming to Neil Stadium, only about five hundred.

It's a bit bleak.

But there were no fans who came to the stadium and there were no regrets as Millwall won comfortably 5-1 and the game proved that the two teams were not on the same level at all.

After this game, it will be the Champions League again.

Millwall host Sevilla in their 'last struggle' and with three goals down, they will have to score four goals away from home to have a chance of beating Millwall.

Even for Sevilla, who are good at attacking, four goals is a huge number. They had to give their all from the first minute to get the most out of their chances.

Millwall is a different mentality.

In order not to delay the next two league games, Zhang Yang simply sent a semi-substitute lineup, and the main force of this is only Luca Toney in the front, and Sneijder and Livermore in the midfield.

In the end, the game was settled by Livermore alone.

He scored a goal in each half, leaving Sevilla, who had only scored one goal in the first half, desperate, and they tried their best to attack in the second half, but in the end they only scored one.

2 to 2.

A draw at home is actually a bit of a disadvantage, but considering that it is the second leg, Millwall has a very big advantage, and even a loss will be enough to eliminate Sevilla.

Millwall managed to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

The next night, the Champions League round of 16 was all over, and UEFA held a draw ceremony for the quarter-finals, which resulted in Millwall being placed in the bottom half of the table, where they faced Chelsea.

When the draw came out, there was an uproar in the pro-Chelsea media, who did not expect Chelsea's luck to be so bad.

Millwall?

Chelsea played well against Millwall last time out, but they couldn't win in the end, and it was too difficult for Chelsea to beat Millwall over two legs.

"This opponent is even worse than Barcelona!"

"It's like being knocked out of the Champions League!"

'Millwall met Chelsea and basically secured a place in the last four early.

“……”

In the eyes of the British media, Millwall may lose the quarterfinals if they meet Roma, but it is difficult to lose when they meet Chelsea at home.

The two teams have faced each other in the Carabao Cup, FA Cup, league and Champions League, and Chelsea have failed to win a single game in countless games.

'After the Champions League quarter-finals, Chelsea and Milvoj will be real rivals!'

"The London derby in the future, so to speak, will be the battle between Millwall and Chelsea......"

Chelsea are so sad!

Many media think of Chelsea, they feel very tragic, when Mourinho was in charge, they met Millwall again and again, of course, that is for sure, as long as you want to get the title, whether it is the League Cup, the FA Cup, you will definitely meet Millwall, because they have won most of the titles, and Chelsea has become a stepping stone on the way to Millwall's championship.

Also, we need to talk about the Champions League.

Some media believe that the Champions League is a different arena, but Chelsea still lost to Millwall in the Champions League final, and all of them were suppressed at home and abroad, what else can be said? It's the quarter-finals of the Champions League, and for the two teams, it's basically the same as a two-legged clash in the league, one at Neil Stadium and the other at Stamford Bridge.

This is a civil war.

The British media certainly don't want to see a civil war break out in English clubs, but that's the case in the quarter-finals, and there are no rules for staggering league teams, with all four teams in England reaching the quarter-finals, and it's normal for them to meet each other.

In the discussion of the British media, Millwall ended a round of the FA Cup.

It was a contest against Middlesbrough.

Although it was an away game, Millwall also had a lot of main rotations, but Millwall still won the game 1-2.

After this round of the FA Cup, Millwall ushered in the toughest league schedule -

On 13 March, they played Chelsea away.

On March 15, they host Manchester United.

Millwall have two games in three days, against Chelsea and Manchester United, which will be a huge test for the whole team.

Many media said, "Millwall will definitely lose in these two games!" ”

"Even if you can beat Chelsea, you won't be able to beat Manchester United!"

The first match against Chelsea was also regarded by Chelsea supporters as a preview of the quarterfinals of the Champions League.

But Chelsea are very low-key, the chairman, the players, the coach, the manager, none of them came out and said anything, even when asked about the game, they just said, 'Our players will try to play well. ”

The player said, "I'll do my best!" ”

That's it.

No one took the initiative to talk about victory or defeat, and no one took the initiative to provoke a war of words.

As for Millwall, as usual, the players were interviewed relatively rarely, and the interviews were also very bland, saying, "It's just a league game." ”

'I don't think there's anything special about the game against Chelsea.

That's what the players really think.

Anyone must admit that Chelsea is a strong team, but in the eyes of Millwall players, Chelsea is not at all comparable to Manchester United, or even Liverpool and Arsenal, because they are not traditional giants, but in recent seasons, they have risen by the power of money, and in addition, Chelsea has not won any championships, only one league title, which is really difficult to see in the eyes of Millwall.

Chelsea's back-to-back defeats to Millwall have made it even less visible to Millwall players.

Chelsea feel that back-to-back defeats are a shame, while Millwall have a different view: many teams have lost to Millwall in a row.

What's the big deal?

Not to mention Chelsea, the entire Premier League, the team that has beaten Millwall, with one hand to count, to say that Chelsea is special, just because of good results, and Millwall have played more.

In short, Millwall do not see Chelsea as mortal enemies.

This left Chelsea feeling depressed.

Finally, the Stamford Bridge game got underway, with Millwall fielding their main line-up.

Jamie Vardy was partnered by Luis Suarez up front, Maxey and Simpson on the flanks, Braniff, Morris and Livermore in midfield, and Zambrotta, Darren Ward, Wes Morgan and Konchesky in the back four.

Chelsea also put out the main line-up, they started the attack towards Millwall, that kind of positivity is frightening, the entire Premier League 20 teams, few will choose to play against Millwall, because everyone agrees that Millwall is good at playing against Millwall, and it is very difficult to beat Millwall against attack.

Chelsea have a reason to do so.

The last time the two teams met in the Carabao Cup final, it was a completely hand-to-hand battle, and Chelsea were not inferior throughout the game, but Millwall 'coincidentally' had a player break out and score a goal to win.

In this game, Israel Grant gave two keys to victory, one is a tough attack, and the other is a tough scramble.

Grant knows a thing or two about Millwall, and he knows that Chelsea want to rely on defending, counter-attacking, and it will be too difficult to beat Millwall.

Millwall's offensive ability is too strong, even if he is confident and the team's defense, it depends on luck to keep it, Millwall's single player also has the ability to score goals directly, and the winning rate is not high with a conservative style of play, but the style of play is more positive, fighting tough, attacking tough, maybe you can beat Millwall head-on.

This is a risky experiment.

But the risk doesn't matter, the main thing is to see how many opportunities there are, and since the original style of play can't win, it is natural to adopt a new method.

Chelsea have been training for this for a long time, and they have also done basic positioning training, with the aim of being able to play a routine in a tough game, hoping to play an effective role and score goals.

The game started with a good Chelsea game.

They relied on home advantage, cheered on by the fans, and constantly attacked Millwall, and their style of play was also very tough, passing the ball a little straight, but very effective.

In the fifth minute, Frank Lampard's volley from the edge of the area directly threatened the gate guarded by Graham, and the Millwall fans were shocked in a cold sweat.

Afterwards, Chelsea continued to attack.

In the 21st minute, Drogba and Mikel combined to run through the box and send the ball into the net.

1 to 0.

It was a goal that gave Chelsea hope of a win. The Chelsea fans celebrated wildly, they were so excited.

Few favourites were on Chelsea before the game, but they still hoped that Chelsea would be able to beat Millwall for real, even once, and it would be much better than losing in a row.

London is not big, and the distance between Chelsea and Millwall is not too far, and there can even be duplication in the fan base, with Chelsea fans wanting to straighten their backs in front of Millwall fans.

Chelsea fans desperately need a win!

But they soon became worried again, as Millwall quickly equalised again after the game restarted.

Only three minutes.

Relying on the combination of Braniff and Morris, Millwall broke through the edge of the penalty area, Vardy received a push pass in the box, quickly turned forward and struck the ball the moment he chased the ball, and swung his left foot into the goal.

It was a left-footed shot that was so good that goalkeeper Petr Cech judged the right position but didn't have time to make a move.

1 to 1.

Jamie Vardy equalised for Millwall.

Millwall equalised the scoreline and the two teams were back on the same page.

Zhang Yang was very indifferent to this, he sat in his position with a smile, as if he was not worried about the game at all, and Grant frowned.