The 2008-2009 League Cup final between Chelsea and Manchester United was played at 8 p.m. local time on March 3, 3 a.m. Beijing time, but there are still countless Chinese fans waiting for the start of this game at midnight.

Before the game, the odds of the three major European bookmakers were Chelsea handicap in 90 minutes, and the odds of Chelsea winning were 1:1.1.15, while Manchester United's winning odds were 1:2.06.

Before the game started, most of the seats at the new Wembley Stadium had been occupied by fans on both sides of the game, leaving only about 10,000 empty seats for idle British fans, and it just so happened that these tickets were bought by local Chinese studying or working in England, so when the players from both sides entered the stadium to warm up, the whole stadium looked more like Chelsea's home stadium.

Stamford Bridge, which only accommodates 40,000 fans, is no longer worthy of the current Champions League champions Chelsea, so he turned to CEO Kenyon and said: "Peter, give me a month to give me a detailed plan to build a new stadium." ”

"Huh?" Kenyan was instinctively stunned for a moment, and after reacting, he nodded violently: "I know, boss." ”

Abramovich then returned to the pitch with satisfaction, and of course, his attention was still on the current global hottest player Elo.

He knows...... I decisively spent 60 million pounds at the beginning, and I really bought the right person.

Aillo's 30% portrait rights alone are worth half of the transfer funds, plus a series of advertising revenue and match bonuses last season, which completely exceeded Aillo's transfer fee, and Abramovich sometimes secretly scolded Valencia's chairman Soler for being a fool, and it was really stupid to have a championship and a cash cow to sell for a small profit......

Chelsea in the past century of English football history, can be said to be inconspicuous, until the end of the century began to introduce international stars, until the Russian owner Roman Abramovich into the ownership, officially has become a giant, but this giant heritage is not the traditional statement, but with a negative description, a real giant team is with countless titles as the basis.

In the past, Chelsea did not have it, but now it is different, with the addition of Iello to the team, they have won all the titles they can win in just one season, and they are truly recognized as a European giant.

It can be seen that the arrival of Ello has had a great impact on Chelsea.

Therefore, Chelsea fans also know how grateful to Aillo, whenever there is a home game, there will always be a huge poster of Ailo hanging artificially in the stands, and occasionally the Chinese who consume in Chelsea fans, like Valencia, many enthusiastic Chelsea fans are giving the Chinese cost price.

However, the Carabao Cup final is different from previous games, this time the Chelsea fans in the stands hung two huge posters of Iello: one is wearing the blue number nine shirt of Iello holding a cartoon of leading Chelsea to seven trophies last season, and the other is the back of Iello, the ink unicorn tattoo behind him looms, and the momentum of saber-rattling sets off the atmosphere of the new Wembley Stadium, which looks even more powerful, and the two huge posters are rolling and sliding under the operation of the fans at the scene, lifelike.

This has also become a beautiful scenery in the League Cup final.

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As in previous games, Iello squatted aside to joke with Cristiano Ronaldo and Rooney before the game while picking up the ball.

And this scene also attracted the attention of the reporters on the scene, the two armies are fighting, and the communication between the players who have a private friendship before the game has always become a highlight of the game report.

It is worth mentioning that at that time, it was revealed that Liverpool manager Benitez fired his assistant after discovering that his assistant Ajestrand had a friendship with Mourinho, and the "Daily Mirror" also joked with the complaining Mourinho, as we all know the friendship between Iello and Cristiano Ronaldo, will he refuse to use Iello because of the relationship between the two?

At that time, Mourinho insinuated: "Unless I have a problem with my brain." ”

The camera returns to the new Wembley Stadium, where the three chatting happily hook shoulders on the side until they are each called back to their own warm-up area by the team's strength and conditioning coach to continue warming up.

The game was played at eight o'clock in the evening, about half past seven, and the players from both sides returned to their respective locker rooms.

In the pre-match draw, Chelsea were drawn at home and Manchester United were the visitors, but because the colours of the two teams' home shirts did not conflict, United were allowed to wear their traditional red kit before the Carabao Cup final.

So it's another blue-red battle rather than a blue-white war.

As Mike Phelan closed the dressing room door tightly and the sound coming from the pitch came to an abrupt halt, all the players' attention was on Alex Ferguson, who knew that the old Scottish man would have a lot to account for before the game.

Ferguson chewed gum and looked at the team's number one star Cristiano Ronaldo and said meaningfully: "Cristiano, you have more responsibility in this game, so I will push you up front and partner Wayne, we have lost the last two games this season to Chelsea, so we have to win this game, right?" I'm sure you think so too. ”

Everyone is looking to Cristiano Ronaldo, as the team's well-deserved top star and top scorer, in the championship game, it is natural to shoulder the same responsibility.

Rooney also looked expectantly at his friend Cristiano Ronaldo, but his eyes were complicated.

Since the beginning of the 2006-2007 season, he has had to sacrifice himself for the good of the team, to become his friend Cristiano Ronaldo, he is not a saint, sometimes jealous and complaining, but many times he has to swallow his anger, this League Cup final he does not want to lose to Iello again, so he wants to see his friend's answer.

Cristiano Ronaldo glanced up at all his teammates, then looked at his mentor Ferguson, and nodded fiercely: "I will!" ”

Rooney and Ferguson nodded at the same time.

Immediately, Ferguson focused on explaining the defense of Iroh, even if he had said it countless times before the game, for him now, limiting Iroh in the game is the most important part of the final.

The atmosphere in the home team's dressing room was more relaxed, with Jose Mourinho methodically explaining what could happen in the first half and what to do.

Of course, the main thing is to tell the team's backline not to be distracted.

The final is a winner-or-loser, and the slightest mistake will miss out on the championship.

At the same time, the frontcourt players are also required to seize the opportunity and try not to let the League Cup final enter extra time in the case of two consecutive games, otherwise the physical consumption of the players is very strict, and the chance of injury is increased.

So do your best to solve the battle in ninety minutes!

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In the 2008-2009 English League Cup final, both sides presented their strongest squads.

Chelsea goalkeeper is Petr Cech, with Ashley Cole, John Terry, Carvalho and Bosingwa at the back, Essien, Frank Lampard and Ballack in midfield and Elo, Drogba and Anelka up front.

United's goalkeeper is still Edwin van der Sar, with Patrice Evra, Nemanja Vidic, Rio Ferdinand and O'Shea in the rear, Park Ji-sung, Paul Scholes, Michael Carrick and Nani in midfield, and Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney up front.

The two teams have met seven times in the last two seasons, with Chelsea holding the absolute upper hand with five wins, one draw and one defeat, and this is the eighth meeting between the two teams in the last two seasons.

The fans in the stands are distinct, half red and half blue, with only a small patch of variegated color, representing neutral fans.

The process of the game was beyond everyone's expectations, after Manchester United, who kicked off first, used a continuous pass into Chelsea's 30-metre defensive area, Cristiano Ronaldo took advantage of Rooney's cover to drive the ball out of Essien's defensive range, and then directly volleyed a powerful ball, the ball hit the goal like a cannonball, and the guide Zhì Cech was very wolf to save the ball from the bottom line.

"Beautiful! Cristiano Ronaldo's first shot on goal was a threat! Had it not been for Petr Cech's quick enough reaction, Chelsea would have fallen behind at the new Wembley Stadium for less than a minute!! ”

Lineker had not had time to report on the line-ups of the two sides, so he had to explain the surprise process of the game.

A minute later, Chelsea made a series of passes in midfield, and the central midfielder duo of Michael Carrick and Paul Scholes was moved back and forth to no avail.

Soon...... The ball was passed to Iroh's feet, which immediately caught the attention of Carrick and Nani, but Iroh suddenly picked up his right foot about 32 meters from goal before the two arrived.

I hit the soccer ball with the right foot and the instep firmly.

"-Ai, shoot!"

Van der Sar's pupils shrank sharply, and his body instinctively made a sideways pounce movement, and blocked the ball very thrillingly, and the ball was slightly higher than the crossbar and hung above the net.

Originally, everyone thought that the two sides of the game would test each other's attacks once, but what they didn't expect was that the core players of the two teams came directly to each other, which completely raised the rhythm of the game!