371, the Miracle Army, the Iron-Blooded Blue Army
The prophecy of Ronjut was fulfilled one day later.
Chelsea, who had experienced a change of manager, won 1-0 at home to Barcelona in the first leg thanks to Didier Drogba, but no one was optimistic about the Blues.
The reason is too simple:
What will this Chelsea team compete with Barcelona?
Barcelona is the world's No. 1 manager Pep Guardiola, who single-handedly brought out the Dream Three Dynasty and the Cosmos, and his disciples are all superstars.
What about Chelsea?
In the past few years, Abu has tightened the monetary base, and the previous spending on buying people is completely invisible, and the team's performance has also declined significantly, and they even fell to tenth in the league this season, and there is no possibility of entering the top four at all.
As for the Champions League, no one dares to think about it.
Mourinho didn't do it, Ancelotti and Benitez didn't find it, a temporary fire fighting Di Matteo...... What is he capable of?!
But God is that elusive.
At the start of the game, Chelsea defender Gary Cahill had to be substituted after he strained his thigh while defending Messi.
A few minutes later, Barcelona also injured a defender: Pique, who was defending Drogba, was violently knocked over by his goalkeeper Valdés and sent straight off the pitch.
In the 35th minute, the youngster who unexpectedly replaced Alves' starter Quinta crossed from the side, and Busquets, who appeared in the box inexplicably, pushed it into the net to equalize the aggregate score.
Chelsea were visibly impatient after conceding the goal, and they suffered an even more painful fatal blow half a minute later!
In the 36th minute, Blues captain Terry hit Sanchez from behind, Sanchez immediately fell to the ground in pain, and the referee directly sent Terry off with a red card!
Chelsea, which lacked the captain, barely lasted seven or eight minutes, and finally suffered another blow in the 44th minute, Messi and Iniesta quickly switched positions, and assisted Xiaobai with a straight plug to overtake the aggregate score!
But just half a minute later, Chelsea equalised on aggregate:
Juan Mata sent a through ball in the opposition's pressing, Ramires formed a one-on-one after countering offside, and the Brazilian player, who was transformed to almost a midfielder, did not forget his samba blood in the crucial moments, and in the face of Valdés, he calmly sent the ball into the net with a volley!
The aggregate score was 2-2, but Chelsea had a valuable away goal and they still had the advantage.
But even so, after the start of the second half, no one thought that the outcome of the game was still in suspense, and even the hardcore fans of the Blues were probably desperate.
injured one of the main defenders, and the other defender was sent off again, and it was replaced by Bosingwa, who was old and weak and had been very unreliable defensively, and it was still at Barcelona's home stadium......
You know, even at their home turf, Chelsea have never enjoyed special care from UEFA, let alone Barcelona, which they once hated the most?
They are said to have UEFA support...... It's easy to get a penalty!
Everything seems to be going according to the script.
In the second minute of the second half, Chelsea, who had finally won a respite, were on the edge of the cliff again!
Drogba, who actively returned to the penalty area, tripped Cesc Fabregas, an undoubted penalty!
The whole Camp Nou was thunderous with joy, and Barcelona fans have already seen the door to the final, and they can't wait to fly to Munich and watch their Cosmos team reclaim their own Champions League trophy!
But that's providence.
Facing Cech who was twisting his waist on the goal line, Messi's powerful shot hit the woodwork and missed his best chance to regain the lead.
Chelsea, who survived the dead, were possessed by the light of light in this moment, and their confidence was reunited with the penalty.
Barcelona's attack was still fierce, but they met the peak of Petr Cech, the Czech goalkeeper wearing a tank hat was high to resist, and then did not let Messi and his teammates break through the goal behind him, and his many decisive attacks made Messi shake his head and sigh again and again.
Chelsea have truly demonstrated what an ironclad defence looks like.
They fielded a jaw-dropping 630 line-up, with six defenders forming a steel line on the edge of the box, while the three front-court players turned into a tangled defensive midfielder at this time, and even Drogba became a central defender, frequently using his strong body to clear Barca's crosses.
The intensity of the game is hard to describe in simple words, with even the usually low-key Messi clapping with Frank Lampard in the game, with a number of players from both sides missing the next game after receiving yellow cards for a foul – if they can progress.
Fierce scrambling and strangulation were present in every area of the pitch, and every dribble and touch would trigger an encirclement by the opposition, but Barcelona still used the advantage of numbers and the superb passing combination to keep the ball firmly at their feet, and always kept Chelsea immobile in the half.
Juan Mata was substituted in the 58th minute, while Drogba, the Ivory Coast monster who has always been excellent in physical fitness, showed strong cramps in the 70th minute - it shows how much pressure their defense is on!
After a few minutes of persistence, the exhausted Drogba was finally replaced by Torres, and everyone was completely dead to this Chelsea team!
Because Torres actually ran directly to the left wing-back position after coming on the field!
He's not here to attack, he's here to help Ashley Cole defend the backline!
On the Chinese Internet, the nickname of "Iron Guard Tuoniu" was once again quarreled by fans, and Torres, who played as a guest defender, also became the main point of attack of Barcelona, Messi, Pedro, Sanchez, Iniesta, Alves took turns to attack him, Torres lost his position twice in just five minutes, allowing Barcelona to form a breakthrough from him.
Fortunately, Chelsea still has a heavy defense in front of the goal, and the Boshingwa, who was criticized as unreliable, was dedicated to defense, and also contributed many successful clearances in a row, coupled with the divine light to protect the body, Cech, plus the Camp Nou's goal suddenly reversed today, blocking Messi's two shots in a row, and Barcelona's goal never came again......
Barcelona's attack came to a head in the final moments of the game, with all ten players pressing into the 30-metre area of Chelsea, with the exception of goalkeeper Valdés.
With Xavi out of fitness, Messi picked up the ball from outside the box and attacked, while a number of Barcelona players simultaneously cut forward towards the Chelsea penalty area, and Messi cleverly launched a through ball.
But with five defenders standing in front of Chelsea's six-yard box, Messi's through ball hit Bosingwa and bounced off Ashley Cole's feet.
The former world-class left wing-back kicked the ball into the sky with his big kick, and many people were bemoaning the interruption of Barca's attack.
He Wei and Zhang Lu, who were in charge of the commentary, let out a "huh" in unison.
The camera was racing to Barca's half, but there was only one Sergio Busquets in the area.
The two commentators are wondering why Busquets is running so fast, and the picture already gives the answer:
At the end of the camera, a Chelsea player dressed in white (away) is chasing the football into the penalty area at high speed!
His long hair shimmered golden at Camp Nou, becoming the most feared color of Barcelona fans!
Fernando...... Torres!
The Spanish golden boy, who had been playing at left wing-back for more than ten minutes, suddenly showed his minions at the last moment, swept across the entire half of the court like the wind, flicked lightly in front of Valdés, and then pushed it into the net!
2-2! 3-2 on aggregate!
Chelsea destroy Barcelona's last hope of reaching the final!
Despite the suspensions of John Terry, Branislav Ivanovic and Ramirez, the Blues progressed to the final with their heads held high.
After 25 days, they will travel to the Allianz Arena in Munich.
Waiting for them is the Bundesliga overlord who sank the Galaxy battleship, Bayern Munich!
The decisive battle is on May 19th!