Chelsea and Manchester United have quickly focused on the upcoming Premier League derby after their respective Champions League fourth-round group stages, with Jose Mourinho and Alex Ferguson both aware of the significance of this game, so whoever is going to have to make it the most important game.

Because the team that wins the game will have a head start in the race for the league title this season.

Of course, a draw would also be good for Chelsea.

However, Mourinho will not choose to draw with Manchester United at home, because in the second half of the season there will be a scene where Manchester United are still clinging to points, and then the visit to Old Trafford will be passive, if Manchester United win at home, then they will overtake the points, rather than the possibility of being reversed, it is better to strangle this possible result in the cradle.

For the big clubs, the more the league reaches the end of the season, the more important the league becomes, and it is also a test of the players' fitness and form, in order to be able to focus on the more important Champions League, as much as possible to extend the lead in the early and middle stages of the league when there is no pressure......

Ferguson is thinking in the same vein as Jose Mourinho, with United two points behind leaders Chelsea in the last 11 rounds of the league and a win on the road would put them one point ahead of Chelsea and a double in the next leg at home.

At the regular press conference on the day of the game, Ferguson brought the team's top scorer Cristiano Ronaldo to the scene, and in the face of the sarcasm of the London media, Cristiano Ronaldo expressed great confidence: "That's right! In the league table and in the league scorers' table, Manchester United and I are behind Chelsea and Ai, but it's not right because we're going to have a head-to-head, real battle! The one who won was undoubtedly the great Red Devils!! I, Cristiano Ronaldo, will also be back at the top of the league's top scorer after this tournament! ”

Listening to Cristiano Ronaldo's rhetoric at Stamford Bridge, the media from Manchester were excited, not to mention the final result, you must have this courage before the game, otherwise the game will not need to be said.

Then the home team's regular press conference, Mourinho brought the team's top scorer Elo to attend, the European mainstream media is very 'friendly' to pass on the previous Cristiano Ronaldo's remarks, Airo laughed at this, did not pay too much attention to it, when talking about the goal of this game, but said unabashedly: "In the past countless Stamford Bridge games, we have been unbeaten for many years, and Manchester United have not scored even a point on this field, so after the game...... We're going to pull the points away from Manchester United! ”

Naturally, Iello's words caused dissatisfaction in the local media in Manchester, and there was a lot of ridicule and sneering that followed, but the analysis that followed Mourinho was dumbfounded.

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The 12th round of the 2009/2010 English Premier League season kicked off at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea hosted Manchester United, and just over an hour before the start of the game, the stadium was almost entirely occupied by blue Chelsea fans, leaving just under 3,000 seats for the visitors.

According to incomplete statistics before the game, more than 130 media from all over the world came to the scene, and it is really unimaginable that the Stamford Bridge stadium, which is only more than 40,000, can accommodate so many journalists.

From the first minute of the game, both Chelsea and Manchester United launched fierce attacks into the heart of the opposition, led by the heart of their respective teams, Iello and Cristiano Ronaldo, which drew cheers from the fans in the stands.

"It's wonderful! Cristiano Ronaldo! Long shot!! Beautiful! ”

Ai's signature free-kick leaps over the wall! OH-MY-GOD！！ The crossbar, the crossbar hindered his goal!! ”

"Corner! Cristiano Ronaldo!! Oh-Shit！！ Football is turned away by the goal post!! ”

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The game was barely ten minutes underway, and the national commentators in the on-site commentary booth had not yet had a chance to take a break, and they were all fully focused on the game commentary, because every touch of the ball by Iroh and Cristiano Ronaldo can cause a huge threat.

In particular, Cristiano Ronaldo, after two consecutive seasons of huge failures, is like an enlightened person, every time he handles the ball very reasonably, he is very decisive when he should shoot, and he does not drag his feet when he should pass.

As far away as Catalonia, Messi was watching the match live, with Pique and Andres Iniesta sitting next to him.

"Leao, who do you think will score first? Will it be Chelsea at home or Manchester United as the visitors? ”

Halfway through the first half, Iniesta turned to Messi.

"It's hard to say, but both of them are good in terms of form." Messi said: "If you win, it's even harder to say...... The game is a battle of eleven men, and the excellent form of the two can only drive the overall offensive and defensive rhythm, but will not determine the final result of the game. ”

"But ......"

Just as Messi was about to make a supplement, the on-site director followed the movement of the ball and gave the camera to Iro, who received the ball about 35 metres from the United goal, Anderson and Fletcher immediately appeared in front of him, and Carrick was on standby, looking like he could step up at any moment to help defence.

Everyone's attention is subconsciously on Iello who is holding the ball, and many fans have suffered such losses in the past 20 minutes, so this moment is full of attention!

In the face of Anderson and Fletcher's defense, Iello did not make any physical feints, he directly flicked the ball to the right sideways, and used the advantage of starting to erase it from the side of Fletcher, who was closer to the middle.

Iello slammed the ball back with his right foot, Fletcher rushed too hard to brake, Anders hurriedly turned sideways and tried to destroy the ball, but he was an attacking player after all, and he was more like a stake when defending.

Elo's next move was very fast, and the arch of his left foot smashed the ball with his right foot between Fletcher and Anderson.

Deep-fried croquettes!

Anderson had no choice but to put a shovel in the absence of a choice, but ...... All he shoveled was a cloud of air!

Carrick and centre-backs stepped up to block Elo's space for the ball, while centre-back Rio Ferdinand on the other side followed Didier Drogba's forward steps and Patrice Evra retreated into the box as required by the pre-match tactics.

In this case...... United's backline was squeezed like a twist.

"Danger!!"

The local commentator in Manchester exclaimed.

As Fletcher and Carrick were about to arrive, Ielo made a quick stop to flick the ball to the right, and the inside of his right foot rubbed the left rib of the United defense, and Branovic cut in at high speed.

Seeing this, Ferguson stood up from the coach's seat violently.

There was a huge cheer from the stands, as if a goal had been scored.

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Ivanovic took the ball and swiped it in the direction of the penalty area, Evra quickly retreated to block the route of Ivanovic to continue to cut inside, the two central defenders squeezed Drogba in the middle, and the midfielder instinctively went in closer, Fletcher did not forget his goal, he and Carrick squeezed Ailo in the middle.

However, at this moment, Ivanovic suddenly passed an inverted triangle pass in the direction of the penalty spot close to the baseline, and Iroh stopped and retreated at the same time and picked up his right foot to hit the goal.

Fletcher and Carrick instinctively fell to the ground to block, but instead of a kick towards the ball, Elo slipped the ball over, and Modric cut in and fired a direct volley that goalkeeper Van der Sar did not react to and watched the ball fly into the net.

"Gooooooooo

"- Modric!"

The Chelsea fans in the stands also boiled over at this moment, with tens of thousands of fans chanting the goalscorer's last name, and the atmosphere reached its first climax since the start of the game.

On the contrary, the die-hard fans who came to support Manchester United at Stamford Bridge were quite helpless at this time.

In all fairness, Chelsea's attacking coordination was very exciting, especially the attacking initiator Eiro, who used his dribbling ability to attract enough attention and forced Manchester United's defensive system to compress into a ball, and then the full-back stepped in to participate in the attack, passing the inverted triangle close to the ground, and the initiator Ailo missed the ball while attracting enough attention, and the unmarked Modric was able to score easily.

Mourinho, who was not far away, waved his fist, this attack is his imitation of Barcelona's tactical play, even if Iroh leaves in the future, as long as the team adapts to this technical and tactical play, then Iroh will buy a winger with strong breakthrough ability after leaving, this set of tactics can still be used, but the effect may be a little worse, but it does not affect the combat effectiveness of the entire tactic.

Luka Modric, who scored the goal, first signaled to Branislav Ivanovic, who was passing the ball, and then jumped straight onto Elo's back and shook his fist at the Chelsea fans in the stands to show his strength.

Ivanovic admired Ailo more and more, his pass just now was meant to be given to Ailo, but what he didn't expect was that Ailo could see the unmarked Modric behind him, and the first person in world football really didn't blow it out!

Cristiano Ronaldo and his friend Wayne Rooney glanced at each other, and they could see a hint of helplessness in each other's eyes, and it was really incomprehensible in the face of Chelsea's cooperation.

But the next moment, Cristiano Ronaldo clenched his fists and secretly vowed in his heart to equalize the score in the subsequent game!!