In the EFL Cup on 20 September, QPR, who had a big rotation, were able to move on after beating Aldershot 2-1 away from home.

Back in the league, in the sixth round of the league on September 25, QPR beat Aston Villa 2-1 at home, making it four wins in a row in all competitions.

In the league, 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss have 11 points, ranking 6th in the standings.

This is arguably the team's highest Premier League ranking in more than a decade.

The morale of the team was high, and the fans were jubilant, and some radical fans even shouted the slogan "10 wins in a row".

But the ideal is very plump, and the reality is very skinny.

On the evening of 2 October, QPR travelled to Fulham.

Both London teams, QPR and Fulham do not have a good relationship. It's not a mortal enemy, but every collision is passionate.

Less than 20 minutes into the game, Ricardo was forced off after a number of vicious tackles.

Losing Ricardo's QPR was like losing the backbone, and it began to make mistakes one after another.

By the end of the first half, the team was already 1:3 down.

Simeone lost his temper at half-time and made tactical adjustments, but after the start of the second half, the team still did not improve, conceding two goals in 20 minutes and falling behind 1:5.

At this time, the team woke up like a dream and began to cheer up, scoring two goals in the 77th and 81st minutes to rewrite the score to 3:5.

But Fulham scored again in the 86th minute to make it 6-3.

QPR suffered a fiasco.

It seems to be back to a familiar rhythm.

Fans are worried that the team will collapse, and even more worried about Ricardo's injury.

Fortunately, after a careful examination, it was confirmed that Licardo's injury was not serious, and he only needed to be out of action for two weeks.

Luckily, there are no club games during these two weeks, it's a national team break.

On 15 October, QPR hosted Blackburn Rovers and Ricardo was back on the pitch.

He was very positive in the game, scoring twice in the first half to give the team the lead.

After entering the second half, he made another breakthrough and assisted Klose to score with a cross from the bottom, and finally won 3:1 with QPR and did not suffer consecutive defeats.

After 8 games, QPR has won 4 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, accumulating 14 points, ranking 7th in the standings, still in a good position, only 3 points away from the top 4.

If you can continue to improve a little bit, it seems that getting into the Champions League is not a dream?

But a serious test is just around the corner.

QPR's opponent in the next round of the league is their local rival: Chelsea.

Chelsea have been in excellent form this season, with Villas-Boas having scored 13 goals in their previous three league games, and this game will be a great test for the QPR defence.

"But we also have to pay attention," Simeone said during his mobilization, "and they have conceded in seven games in a row. They have problems defensively. Ronnie, Licardo, whether you can open up the situation for us first will be the key to the outcome of this game. ”

Ronaldo nodded. He will start this game.

He is not an absolute mainstay of the team at the moment, but rotates with Klose depending on the opponent.

Pelle is a surprise man and sometimes comes off the bench.

Ronaldo is quite satisfied with his playing time so far. He's 35 years old and can't play the full 90 minutes a game. This strength is just right.

To score in the top flight is a great thing given his age and the way he usually trains.

Chelsea lined up 433 today, with goalkeeper Petr Cech and defenders Bosingwa, John Terry, David Anderson. Louis, Ashley. Cole, Frank Lampard, Merreles and Mikel in midfield, Juan Mata, Didier Drogba and Sturridge up front.

QPR's lineup is incomplete, with Alderweireld accumulating yellow cards and suspension, Motta also having a minor injury and not playing, and Rico unable to start due to muscle discomfort. Goalkeeper Handanovic, defenders McConn, Vertonghen and Van Dijk, Kyle. Walker, Nainggolan and Luka Modric play in midfield, and Alda. Turan plays as a midfielder, with Ricardo on the left, Pandev on the right, and Ronaldo in front.

Judging from the line-up, QPR's midfield is a little thinner, and there is not even a purely defensive midfielder.

By now, Ricardo has begun to regret that he didn't dig Fernandinho in the first place. At that time, he thought that with Kante to use, there was no need to spend a lot of money on Fernandinho.

But Kante is far from finished at the moment, and Fernandinho can plug and play.

Simeone has spoken to Ricardo about his weakness and has also expressed optimism for Fernandinho, believing that this is the player he needs.

After the winter transfer window opens, Ricardo will make additional investments and try to attack Fernandinho again. After all, it is related to whether the team can enter the Champions League, and if it enters the Champions League, it can make a profit of tens of millions of euros, which is still cost-effective compared to the expenditure of buying Fernandinho.

But now the team can only continue to play without Fernandinho.

QPR played aggressively, using possession to constantly look for weaknesses in the opposition, with Luka Modric and Alda. Turan can deliver precise through balls that directly threaten the opponent's penalty area. Less than 10 minutes into the game, Ricardo's breakthrough on the left threatened the Chelsea defence, with Mikel Mikel and Bosingwa receiving yellow cards respectively.

Compared to QPR's initiative, Chelsea looked out of shape today, and the atmosphere at Loftus Road also affected the mood of the players to a greater or lesser extent.

Since the start of the new season, the Loftus Road Stadium has been almost full, and the fans are very fanatical. Although there are not many people, it is impossible to give people an overwhelming feeling like the Camp Nou and the Bernabeu, but the Loftus Road stadium is very narrow and very depressing. For the visiting players, it seems that the home team fans can throw a lighter at their heads.

Chelsea's players are a bit restrained in this environment.

Don't play when you should be ruthless, and foul when you shouldn't.

QPR have already had two shots on goal, while Chelsea still have 0 shots on goal.

In the 12th minute, Ronaldo won from Ashley. Kerr cut in behind him and received a long pass from Luka Modric, who flicked the ball away from compatriot David. Luiz's up-and-coming tackle passed the ball to the back post, and Ricardo grabbed the point and easily pushed the goal.

QPR takes the lead!

The Chelsea players were ill-prepared for the unexpected goal conceded. They didn't bounce back for a long time after conceding the goal.

QPR, on the other hand, started to possess the ball, and their possession tactics matured day by day, and the game became more and more beautiful.

Licardo had already retreated to midfield, but seeing that Chelsea were not in a position to fight, he swam ahead again in search of opportunities.

In the 18th minute, Modric sent another through ball and Ricardo suddenly activated, bypassed Bosingwa, received the ball behind Terry and burst into the box.

In desperation, Terry reached out and pulled, and Ricardo fell to the ground.

The referee, May, immediately blew the whistle and rushed into the penalty area to point to the penalty spot. Penalty kick!