Central defender Vidic made up for the position of fullback O'Shea to defend, which means that the defensive hardness in the middle of the penalty area is much weaker, so the left and right sides have to be supplemented to the position of central defender, but the fullback's physical elements are completely incomparable with those of central defenders, so Evra is very passive when defending Drogba.

In addition, Manchester United in this game is a single midfielder, which means that the level of protection in front of the central defender is not enough, Fletcher has a strong defensive awareness, but he has a fatal weakness - slow recovery speed.

Thereupon...... There is a huge gap between Ferdinand and Patrice and Fletcher who have shrunk to the front of goal!

And Drogba, who was at the far end, seized this opportunity to suddenly stop and turn, and slammed diagonally behind Iro, like a heavy sword without a blade, hidden behind Iro, giving Manchester United a fatal blow!

Kalou's rise directly draws the attention of Leo Ferdinand and Patrice Evra's defense to Ello, and the most dangerous character in their subconscious is Ello! And Kalou, who is ready to cross, is the closest to the bottom line, which means that the leading Ailo is not offside, which is a great threat to Manchester United's goal!

Immediately, Kalou adjusted his footsteps and picked up his left foot and passed an inverted triangle of boccia near the penalty spot.

Vidic fell to the ground and blocked half a beat too late, the ball almost clinging to his spikes and rolling towards the middle of the box.

"Cross!" At the same time, Clive Walker jerked up from his seat and shouted.

At the same time, Leo Ferdinand subconsciously thought that Kalou's cross was for Aillo, so he had a prediction in advance, and fell to the ground at the moment of Kalou's cross, making up for the gap in position with the advantage of height and leg length, and Evra instinctively leaned on Iroh to put more pressure.

But...... Kalou's cross wasn't for Elo.

Instead, pass it to Drogba, who is hiding behind Iroh's edge!

The ball rolled towards Drogba under the desperate eyes of the United fans, who did not hesitate as Rio Ferdinand fell to the ground and Patrice Evra's attention was so focused on Iroh that he had no time to defend and fired a left-footed volley.

Simple, brutal!

Due to the proximity of the distance, coupled with Drogba's angle and strength are superior, Van der Sar even though the consciousness is following, but the body does not make any save, the football hangs in the upper left corner of the goal, looking at the ball and sighing!

The Chelsea fans in the stands slammed to their feet as the ball entered the net, and the entire Stadio Olimpico in Rome cheered as the 2008-2009 Champions League final reached its first climax since the opening kick-off.

Didier Drogba, who scored the goal, was particularly thrilled, and his trademark run to the corner flag area on the right side of the attack came to a sliding rail celebration, because of the excessive force, he drew two long and deep marks on the green turf.

With the sky-high price of Iello and the subsequent highlights, manager Jose Mourinho's offensive tactics have consciously biased towards Iro, which has also caused Drogba to get a sharp reduction in shooting opportunities, and the number of goals is much less than in the 2006-2007 season, which is unqualified for him as a top striker in the Premier League.

But he doesn't care, sacrificing the ego to make the big me the big man does, and Chelsea won more trophies in the 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 seasons, and Drogba is very proud of the sacrifice, but ...... That doesn't mean he doesn't mind.

Many key battles relied on Iro's individual performance to get through the thrilling difficulties, which also made him suffer from countless media doubts, and the goal in this Champions League final, he justified himself!

At the same time, the entire stadium chanted Drogba's name to the veteran who had dedicated his youth to Chelsea.

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'Gooooooooooal-' Chelsea TV commentator Clive Walker raised his arms and chanted: 'Didier Drogba has scored his fifth Champions League goal of the season!' Although he didn't score many goals, they were all crucial goals!! Like this goal now!! ”

"Beautiful! Kalou's cross was very smart, with Iello at the front of the post being pinched by Leo Ferdinand and Patrice Evra, while Drogba at the far end was unmarked, and he sent a precise inverted triangle pass from the baseline, and Drogba's next burst shot was also very good! …… Chelsea lead Manchester United by one goal at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome! ”

He Wei said excitedly.

"Of course, Iello also made a very important contribution this time, and his terrifying goal for Manchester United led the United players to leak at key points in the defence, allowing Drogba to find the ...... easily"

"In the first thirteen minutes of the game, Manchester United were in the driver's seat! With a 7:1 ratio of shots on goal during this period, no one could have imagined that Chelsea, who had fallen into the bottom line across the board, would hide their sharpest fangs in defence, and a classic quick counter-attacking cross from the wing was broken by Didier Drogba......"

Lineker said excitedly.

At the moment of the goal, the commentators who supported Chelsea praised Chelsea's quick counter-attack at different times.

Mourinho and Ferguson, who were standing on the pitch, had very different expressions on their faces, the former was full of excitement, while Ferguson was particularly angry!

But he didn't vent it because...... That's football!

Manchester United pressed Chelsea for the first thirteen minutes, and all the numbers were dominant, but what was the use? Chelsea broke the deadlock with just one quick counter-attack...... It seems that the tactical direction of his pre-match layout is wrong......

Ferguson, who was on the sidelines, shook his head repeatedly.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney, who stood in the centre of the circle, looked at each other, they could not have imagined that Chelsea would break the deadlock with a simple quick counter-attack, and they had suppressed Chelsea for more than ten minutes without any result......

The game resumed, and although United had the right to kick off, the momentum was not as strong as it had been in the previous few minutes.

It was clearly a quick counter-attacking strike from Chelsea that hit ......

At this time, the experience of the veteran Paul Scholes played a crucial role, as he took the initiative to increase the number of his balls to organise the attack, while also pointing his index finger to his temple to remind his players to focus.

"The attack did not score for more than ten minutes, but was broken by a mature and quick counterattack from Chelsea, which was a harsh blow to the Manchester United players who were actively attacking from the beginning, but fortunately, the veteran Scholes has a clear mind and uses his rich game experience to infect his teammates and let them get out of the shadow of conceding the goal, which is really a treasure!" He Wei said in the commentary seat.

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As veteran Paul Scholes and manager Alex Ferguson kept reminding the players on the pitch, they had slowly accepted that they were the first to concede the ball and became normal.

During this time, Manchester United also paid a 'heavy' price, Carrick and O'Shea respectively in the defense of Modric and Elo's breakthrough because of the slow reaction, can only foul to make up for their defensive mistakes, so as to get a yellow card from referee Busaka.

In the blink of an eye, more than halfway through the first half, United had more or less good chances to attack, but they didn't find the back of the net despite Chelsea's solid defensive system.

In the 27th minute, Chelsea attacked on the left, and as soon as Iello got the football, O'Shea and Fletcher surrounded him, and had no choice but to pass the ball back to Ashley Cole, who took two steps and chose to cross to Frank Lampard.

At this time, Fletcher turned and rushed to Lampard, who had the ball, and Carrick also followed from the middle, plus Park Ji-sung, who was actively defending back, there were a total of three people who grabbed Lampard!

It is not known if it was a few minutes that were so easy that he stopped the ball too much under the pressure of the three, but Carrick reacted quickly and got a cross between Lampard and the football.

Immediately, Carrick played a time gap against Frank Lampard and passed the ball with his right foot to Fletcher, who kept the ball on and passed it to Scholes, the heart of the playmaker.

Mikel took the initiative to grab it, and he didn't expect Fletcher to pass the ball out so quickly, so Scholes could look up very calmly after getting the ball, and it was Rooney who led him away from the central defender who ran along the middle, while Cristiano Ronaldo suddenly accelerated from the middle circle to the left side of Chelsea's defense, which was left by Ashley Cole!

Scholes has a very wide field of vision and can see the passable route at a glance.

Terry didn't dare to step forward lightly to clear the siege, Scholes's long pass was very thief, with an outward arc, and Cristiano Ronaldo's speed is here, if you choose to step forward blindly, there is a chance that Cristiano Ronaldo will kick the ball behind him first!

As the last pipe card in front of the goalkeeper, you have to be careful.

Cristiano Ronaldo stretched out his foot to stop the ball at his feet as he ran and didn't make a mistake for Terry's tackle, so Terry had to take small steps back.

The two of them advanced and retreated, and in the blink of an eye, they were about 30 meters away from the goal.

At this moment, Cristiano Ronaldo's right heel trademark sharp stop knocked the ball to the left back of his body, Terry instinctively deflected his weight to the right, but Cristiano Ronaldo then used his left foot to smash the ball to Terry's left back, which is his right front.

It was too late for Terry to shift his weight back.

Cristiano Ronaldo's body was so fast that Terry had no choice but to block the foul with his body.

There is no doubt that the foul also earned him Chelsea's first yellow card of the game.

When Ferguson, who was standing on the sidelines, saw this, the problem that he couldn't figure out in his mind was suddenly solved.

Originally...... Attacking Chelsea is not the best option, a quick counter-attack is king!