Dzeko didn't take credit this time, because two defenders came in front of him, and he had to pass diagonally to Schick, who then shot directly from distance, and the ball was blocked by Courtois with his fist.

On the pitch, Roma did not have much advantage on the field, but in defence, Roma did not make any mistakes, so the two sides played a somewhat dull half.

In the 22nd minute, Dzeko's long-range shot was again played by Courtois, and Roma won a corner.

De Rossi sent the ball into the penalty area, Dzeko fought for the first spot, the point in front of the penalty area, the header flicked the goal, Courtois did not touch the ball this time, but the football did not fly into the goal, grazing the crossbar and flying out of the bottom line.

For the next six minutes, the two sides fought fiercely in the Chelsea half, and both teams also paid a yellow card for each team, Roma captain De Rossi, Scoop Costa received a yellow card, and Cahill also received a yellow card for Dzeko.

However, Cahill's foul was more than just a yellow card, it also sent Roma a set-piece, and De Rossi did not send the ball into the Chelsea box this time, but to the wing.

Stroman made a brilliant breakthrough when the ball passed Alonso into the box, but there were too many Chelsea people in the box, and in this case, the pass was undoubtedly unrealistic, so Stroman chose to come himself.

Stroman fired a direct volley, his level was still good, but Courtois was better, leaping and catching Stroman's shot with both hands.

Chelsea's defensive efforts were too much to allow Roma to really threaten the goal, so Roma had to adjust again and start threatening Chelsea's goal with long-range shots and set-pieces.

In the 34th minute of the game, Roma got a direct free kick opportunity, just on the left side of the penalty area, about 30 meters from the goal.

This time it was De Rossi who took the penalty, and with a big kick, the ball drew a pretty good arc and flew to the right side of the goal, however, the ball still flew out of the bottom line.

One minute later, Chelsea also played a wave of counter-attacks, Cesc Fabregas burst into the Roma penalty area and fired a long-range shot that flew off the line, and then a corner was chosen for a tactical corner, this time it was Kante's turn, but Kante's long-range shot was too far off the goal.

In the 42nd minute, Roma ushered in the best chance, Dzeko's long-range shot was once again punched by Kurtu, and the saved football was not met by any player in the overcrowded Chelsea penalty area, but unfortunately, the football did not fall in front of the Roma players.

In the following time, Roma had another shot on goal, but the football was not in goal, let alone Chelsea, who did not threaten Roma's goal for the rest of the day.

Cordic then made another personnel change, with Emerson coming off and Eden Hazard coming on before the game was over shortly after.

'The first half was over, Chelsea took on Roma, the score was 0-0 in the first half, Roma were fierce in the first half, but they couldn't score.

On the other hand, Chelsea, who were playing away, were attacked by Roma all the time, but they did not concede a goal, although they did not have a single shot on goal in the entire first half.

But if the game ends like this, Chelsea will advance to the semi-finals, and there is not much time left for Roma, who will definitely fight in the second half! ”

In the home dressing room, Di Francesco said to the captain of the team: "De Rossi, you need to be more patient and pay more attention to the position of your teammates!" ”

What he meant was that the other players didn't support De Rossi enough in the first half, but it was also true that the ball passed by De Rossi in the first half rarely came back to his feet.

"Dzeko, you can get up anywhere in the second half!" If it had been before, Di Francesco would never have said such a thing to his players, because he had no choice but to do so, and this was the only chance.

As for the other players, they didn't refute it, after all, Dzeko's data is there, the goal rate is there, let Dzeko get up, the chances of scoring are undoubtedly much greater.

In the away dressing room, Kodic said with a smile: "The first half was good, we had a two-goal advantage at home, just keep it in the second half, and we can advance to the semi-finals if we draw this game!" ”

Although the score was tied, the players did not have the slightest sense of joy, and they were attacked by Roma in the first half, so it was naturally not easy.

Jones continued: "'I know it's important to defend, but I've been beaten passively, it's so unpleasant, and if we're unlucky and they score two goals, I feel like we should have been more attacking!'" ”

Jones was the only one who dared to interject when the head coach spoke, but everyone knew that Jones and Kodic had a close relationship, so it was not surprising!

Kodic thought for a moment and said: "Jones is right, the two-goal advantage is not safe, and this is their home field, if we are unlucky, we will suffer, and I will make adjustments in the second half according to the game......"

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After the half, Jones' friend and agent, Ball, also came to the stands, and Ball returned to England before the game, but he was not directly in the stands for the game.

Because he first had talks with Chelsea in London about Jones' current position at Chelsea.

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich knew that Jones' liquidated damages were only $100 million, and he informed manager Phelps directly and asked him to discuss the issue with Ball.

Now, with only three semi-finals and finals left in the Champions League, and the league is nearing its end, with only one game left, Jones' whereabouts have also been put on the agenda, and Ball rushed back to London for this purpose.

Ball knows Jones doesn't want to leave, but Ball will fight for a better deal for Jones, and the good news for Ball is that Chelsea value Jones very much, so it's easy to talk about.

In London, after talks between Power and Chelsea's hierarchy, Chelsea expressed their importance for Jones, offering a contract with a maximum Chelsea salary, after temporarily resolving Jones' problems at Chelsea.

Bauer immediately rushed to Italy to watch the Chelsea and Roma match, but by the time he arrived to watch the game, it was already half-time and Power began to look for his seat to watch the game.

Ball only found out at this time that Jones was not playing, but he was not very disappointed, he hadn't watched the game live for a long time since he got two companies, it was time to relax!