Chapter 293: Shocking Barb

'In the 83rd minute, Chelsea took the lead again!' Duan Wenxuan's tone was full of appreciation, "Look at this, Drogba's header is back, Shi Hao did not stop the ball, and directly sent a precise through plug with the outside instep." Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info A classic through-ball diagonal combination, Hazard plays the role of a finisher. ”

'It was Chelsea's third shot of the game, while PSG had 12 shots on goal with five on target, but the score was 2-1 up.

Shi Hao, who provided two assists, was undoubtedly Chelsea's biggest contributor. Seeing his performance, I was reminded of a saying: those who are good at fighting have no great achievements. Everyone saw that he was very closely marked, there were no chances to touch the ball in the whole game, and he only dribbled the ball once, but he only used two simple one-kicks, both of which were unconventional moves, one heel and one outside instep, and he helped Chelsea get two away goals. ”

"It's not easy, it's really not easy! There weren't those flashy performances, but those two assists speak volumes about his place at the heart of Chelsea! ”

Paris Saint-Germain, who were behind, launched what could be called a furious attack, each of which slapped on a sturdy bus.

In the 92nd minute, PSG had another chance when Pastore's cross was picked up by Ibrahimovic, but Courtois made an incredible save, which flicked Ibrahimovic's header off the post.

It was also the last offense. At full-time, Chelsea won 2-1 against the mighty defending champions and also had two away goals in hand.

The second leg of the clash between the two sides will be moved to Stamford Bridge on 11 March, but even those who no longer like Chelsea will have to admit that Chelsea will most likely knock out the defending champions and reach the last eight!

Back on the domestic stage, Chelsea host Burnley on 21 February. It's only three days since the clash with Paris Saint-Germain, and the Chelsea players have yet to regain their strength. A week later, they face old rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the EFL Cup final.

So in this game, half of the main players, including Shi Hao, did not play, and in the end the two sides played 1:1, and Matic also suffered a minor injury in the game.

The failure to win at home and widen the gap in the table was a bit of a disappointment for Mourinho. But the team is really in a period of physical and mental exhaustion, and even if he is a master tactician, there is nothing he can do about it.

So after the team was held to a draw by a weak opponent, Mourinho did not criticize the team, but asked the whole team to pick up their spirits and win the first title of the season a week later.

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On the afternoon of March 1, the spring breeze came, but the sky was gloomy, and it seemed that heavy rain would usher in at any time. The final of the 2014-15 English League Cup was contested at Wembley Stadium.

Both teams have won the Carabao Cup four times, with Tottenham reaching the final for the eighth time and Chelsea seventh, which is almost the same.

But after a 5-5 draw away from home, it can be said that the Chelsea players have both a wariness and a psychological advantage against Tottenham - look, you can't beat us in that situation, what else is there to say!

Jose Mourinho made a few changes to his line-up for this game. First of all, Cech, who was in excellent form in training, started in place of Courtois, and the teenager Kurt Zouma started the game, but instead of playing the centre-back he was familiar with, he moved to a central midfield position to partner Ramirez. The single striker is still Diego. Costa, who is followed by Hazard, Shi Hao and William.

Tottenham Hotspur's squad is essentially the same as in the previous game.

But the course of the game was very different from the previous one.

From the outset, Chelsea were actively looking for attacking opportunities. In the 4th minute, Diego. Costa received a clever pass from Shi Hao and shook off the youngster Dier's shot, which was saved by Lloris, and Ramirez's follow-up shot near the penalty spot was blocked by Dale flying. Eden Hazard then headed in a corner and Branislav Ivanovic headed in the side-netting from a tight angle at the far post.

In the 10th minute, Tottenham also colored. Harry. Kane's breakthrough earned Tottenham a great free-kick from 23 yards, and Eriksen's shot hit the crossbar and bounced off the post. Tottenham controlled the second drop and knocked the ball back, and Eriksen followed up with a long-range shot that hit Ramirez. Taylor was denied a penalty and Mason's follow-up long-range shot was blocked by Terry.

Tottenham's attack has caused a lot of noise in front of Chelsea's goal, and if Christian Eriksen's shot goes in, the game could have gone the other way.

Two minutes later, Eden Hazard's breakthrough also created a well-placed free-kick for Chelsea, Shi Hao's moon cutlass went around the wall and continued to spin towards the goal, Lloris could only watch in despair but was powerless to stop. However, Shi Hao's fate did not arrive after all, and the post blocked his free kick.

With both sides showing solid defences, both teams tacitly slowed down the tempo and the game entered a stalemate.

This was also predicted by Mourinho in his pre-match analysis, and the Chelsea players were mentally prepared to play slowly.

Shi Hao was active in creating various chances up front, but Tottenham's defenders were very focused, while Diego. Costa's shot was also consistently on target.

As the clock ticked, the first half of the game was coming to an end. In the 45th minute, Chelsea were awarded a free-kick on the right side of the box.

Shi Hao took the free kick, but because the position was too far away, he did not shoot himself, but chose to send the ball to the back post. The youngster Dale pushed the ball out in an awkward position, but not far away. Blues captain John Terry met the ball with a furious shot as the ball weaved through the crowded penalty area, touching whose leg it had touched, changing direction and deflecting into the Tottenham goal.

Chelsea take the lead!

You know, this is the EFL Cup final, no matter who scores first, they have the initiative, and the team that scores first is rarely reversed.

At the start of the second half, heavy rain fell from the sky and the pitch became muddy and slippery. For the attackers, this is undoubtedly worse.

In the 49th minute, Chelsea launched a quick counter-attack. Shi Hao won the ball in front of the penalty area and turned to find Hazard on the left. After Hazard took the ball, he continued to shake and cut into the penalty area, and crossed with his feet, Shi Hao followed up with the shot but was blocked by Dier, and the football changed direction and rolled towards the bottom line.

Willian cut in at high speed, slapped the ball before it could go off the line, and barely got up and crossed. After passing the ball, he fell out of the ball himself.

Due to the rush of the kick, the quality of the ball pass was not high, the height was not enough, and it flew towards the penalty spot with a strong spin and arc. Shi Hao had already chased the ball, and when he saw that William was also chasing the ball, he turned back keenly. When Willian's pass arrived, he was still a little short of the ball and couldn't stop it at all. Shi Hao didn't hesitate or think, he jumped up directly and kicked a barb!