Chapter 748: Back to the Starting Line
Koke was very active in attack in these few minutes, and he was also not bad in defence, and then Chelsea attacked in a wave, Willian broke through with the ball and was brought down by Kork, although the referee did not take out a card, but gave Chelsea a free kick in a good position.
The same crossbar, it seems that the crossbar of both sides has a sense of competition, or both sides are dissatisfied that the opponent can kick the crossbar, and Willian's direct free kick returned the crossbar to Atletico Madrid.
The fans in the stands and in front of the TV enjoyed watching it, and although the game was not scored, the fast-paced attack and defense of both sides were really exciting.
But on the sidelines, Atletico Madrid manager Simeone frowned, because this kind of fast-paced attack was not his strategy for the season, which means that Atletico Madrid's current rhythm is led by Chelsea.
It's not a good thing to be led by the nose and the development on the pitch has shown that, as Chelsea have unwittingly taken over the rhythm of the game after a period of time against Chelsea.
In the 20th minute, Cesar Azpilicueta cut in from the flank and sent in a good pass after attracting the defence, and Ramirez followed up with an oncoming long-range shot that went just wide.
A minute later, it was Cesar Azpilicueta, but this time the ball was fouled by Felipe and Chelsea had a chance to take a throw-in.
Branislav Ivanovic threw the ball into the Atletico penalty area, and David Luiz, the Chelsea centre-back, proved once again that South Americans are very good at their feet, even when defending them.
David Luiz received the ball in the penalty area and continued to feint to change direction, but fortunately, David Luiz's series of actions were very exciting, but the final shot was a little worse.
At this point, all the central defenders are still the same, otherwise these central defenders would not come to play as defenders, and David Luiz's shot is more like a clearance, directly clearing the ball out of the bottom line.
David Luiz's performance wasn't over yet, though, as Chelsea's next attacking finisher was David Luiz, from Willian's wing, Ashleycole's cross, Samuel Eto'o's header in front of goal, the ball saved by Courtois, and Chelsea won a corner.
From a tactical corner, Willian passed the ball to Cesar Azpilicueta, who crossed, and David Luiz made an unconventional shot from inside the box and hung the golden hook upside down.
The upside-down hook was much more accurate than the previous one, but Chelsea seemed to be missing a little bit of luck.
"Goalpost~~~God~~~ It's a pity, David Luiz's upside-down golden hook is wonderful," Martin Taylor from Sky Sports said with a look of regret.
On the sidelines, Mourinho put down his hands raised into the air, and like Mourinho, there were also Chelsea fans in the stands at Stamford Bridge.
But soon, Mourinho put away this little pity, because the game has been played so far, the situation on the field has entered the rhythm of Chelsea, or the rhythm that Mourinho wanted before the game, this situation is ah, Mourinho feels that it is a matter of time before he scores.
This was proved by the fact that in the 31st minute of the game, Costa's header in the box was directly confiscated by Schwarzer, and Chelsea launched a fast attack.
Schwarzer tossed the ball to Ivanovic, who played a pass to David Luiz, who distributed the ball to Ramirez on the right, who held the ball across the half.
After attracting Gabi's attention and passing to Willian, the Chelsea midfielder put on a brilliant display to attract Suarez and Koke in succession and then get rid of them in succession to make his debut at the edge of the Atletico penalty area.
However, he didn't send a shot into the box or shoot straight at goal, drawing the attention of the defence again before splitting the wing, Azpilicueta cut in from the wing, hit the wall and crossed.
"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO~~~ The ball was scored~~~~ The ball was scored~~~ Chelsea scored a goal, and in the thirty-first minute of the game, Chelsea chased the big score to 1:1, and because each other's goals were at their own home stadium, the two sides returned to the starting line."
"Torres~~~Torres~~~ This is the fatal blow of Atletico Madrid's former flag, and it is also Torres' fiftieth appearance in the Champions League" Azpilicueta crosses, Torres's penalty area is almost completely empty near the penalty spot, a push, Courtois wants to save too late,
"Oh oh oh~~~ Torres turned down his teammates, he didn't celebrate, this is his 50th appearance in the Champions League, and it is his 10th goal of the season" The super striker who once scored a lot of goals, but now he didn't push his goal tally to double digits until the end of the season.
Seeing Torres like this, Atletico Madrid fans not only did not boo, but gave applause to the former flag, indeed, Torres left Atletico Madrid, but for the situation at that time Atletico Madrid, Torres actually chose not to be wrong.
Torres was one of the best strikers in Europe at the time, but Atletico couldn't bring Torres more, and in this situation, it is natural to chase higher goals and accolades, let alone a footballer, because a player has a career of more than ten years.
At this moment, there were warm people on the pitch, because it was Torres who scored the goal, but when the game restarted, the warmth was gone, because the two sides had returned to the same running line, and it was another life-and-death battle.
A game about who can go one step further and be more likely to win Europe's top honour after going one step further, no one has that player, and that club can resist that temptation.
Let's say Mourinho, in order to become the first manager to lead three different clubs to the Champions League, he made many compromises, and even gave up Lin Dong, whom he has always been optimistic about.
After coming to Chelsea, Mourinho's temptation is even greater, if he can lead Chelsea to the top of Europe, then he will be even greater, because he will become the first manager to lead four clubs to the Champions League, and can also make up for the past regrets and lead Chelsea to win the Champions League.
As for Atletico Madrid? It was even more historic, 40 years later, to reach the final again, to challenge for the first Champions League title in the club's 100-year history, and to keep yourself in the history of a club, in the history of the Champions League.
And once you win the Champions League, whether it is the player, the manager, or even the entire club, there will be an all-round improvement, whether it is money or fame.
The pursuit of competitive competition is victory, and the pursuit of players is nothing more than fame and fortune, especially for athletes with short careers, fame and fortune are particularly important, and even determine the life of the second half of their lives to a certain extent.