Although Mandzukic played hard, he never doubted Mourinho's tactics, this is a matter of quality as a striker, no matter how good you are, always understand that you are part of this team, you do what you have to do, then you are done.

If you can't score a goal, it's not your responsibility alone, and if you score, then you have a lot of credit.

Mandzukic knows better than anyone how much unity is important to a team, because Croatia, the national team he plays, is still very disunited, and as a result, he was eliminated early in the World Cup and went home.

The experience at Bayern Munich, although it was not pleasant, but it did make him understand a truth, that is, to learn to integrate into the team, in that case, you can see the opportunity to score.

So no matter how bad the situation is in this game, how bad the conditions are, he has never forgotten what Mourinho told him in the dressing room, he is now going to do his job as a striker, even if he doesn't score a goal, he has to fight.

He wants the whole world to see that he Mandzukic is not a bad breed, he didn't meet Lin Yu, he didn't even play the ball at the Bernabeu Stadium.

In the stands, the Real Madrid fans shouted and cheered for their team, but it all seemed to have nothing to do with Mandzukic, who only had the ball and his teammates in his eyes, and he was now more focused.

On the contrary, the mood is calmer.

Perhaps this is the so-called extreme of things must be reversed, in the noisy atmosphere, but understand the true meaning of calmness.

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For Chelsea fans. Although this game is terrifying, they still have hope in their hearts. Because the performance of the players on the field can give them hope.

Defensively. Chelsea did a very good job, they didn't panic at all because they conceded a goal, they didn't lose their fighting spirit because they conceded a goal, and it could even be said that they defended better now than they did in the first half, and no matter how Real Madrid's attack played, they were never able to penetrate this absolutely world-class defence.

Offensively, although Mandzukic had only one shot on goal since the start of the second half, it shocked the Real Madrid fans into a cold sweat. Narrowly grazing the pillar and flying out of the bottom line, as long as it was a little more off, Casillas could not do anything.

More importantly, the fans have seen Mandzukic's hard work and the fighting spirit of the whole Chelsea, which is actually the most important, as long as there is this fighting spirit, as long as there is this kind of hard work, then they are not afraid of not playing well.

What if the opponent is Real Madrid?

We're not afraid!

Again. Mandzukic received a pass from Cesc Fabregas up front, but this time he didn't dictate it again, instead sending the ball back to the inserted Hazard, who then sent a through ball to him. Not only penetrated Real Madrid's backline, but also helped Mandzukic to successfully counter offside.

Ramos began to chase desperately again, but this time he didn't look like he could catch up. Because no matter how slow Mandzukic is, there is speed. He started early, and by the time Ramos turned around, he had already run four or five meters away. This gap is something that Ramos can't catch up with in a short distance of about ten meters.

"Single-knife! It's a single knife again! Will you be able to get in this time? ”

"Mandzukic got into the box and shot with his feet-!"

"Oh! No, no! He's down! Casillas threw him to the ground! ”

"Red card! Penalty kick! What a dramatic change! About 20 minutes into the second half, Casillas threw Mandzukic to the ground in order to block Mandzukic's one-on-one goal, and the referee decisively showed him a red card and awarded a penalty, which was not a problem. ”

Seeing this scene, Zidane was a little helpless, he had warned the back line many times, to guard against the point, to guard against the point, Fabregas's pass is very difficult to deal with, plus a Hazard, you have to be very careful.

But in the end, it still created such a good opportunity for the other party.

He doesn't blame Casillas, because Casillas has tried his best in this ball, and he can't help it, if he doesn't attack, then basically the goal will be lost, and this time Mandzukic is also smarter, seeing Casillas save, he deliberately leaned his body up, and what he wanted was a red card and a penalty.

This skill was learned from Guardiola, but I didn't expect it to come in handy at this time.

It can be seen that the Chelsea players are very excited, but Mourinho on the sidelines has no expression on his face, and he can't see what he thinks at this time, maybe for him, before he scores, whether it is a penalty or a red card, it is meaningless.

"Next, Real Madrid will have one less person to fight, I don't know who Zidane will replace off, the goalkeeper will be sent off, the game must be suspended, otherwise it will not be able to play!"

"Ahh It was Isco who was substituted! Removed a forward midfielder, this time Real Madrid's attack will be more difficult, but this can't be helped, one less person has to be replaced, the defender must not be able to get off, otherwise it will be more troublesome, Modric and Pogba in the back position can not be played, and the front trio can not be played, so they can only go down Isco. ”

Mignolet had to change into a jersey before he had time to warm up, Zidane originally said that this season was to let him play in the cup and let Casillas concentrate on the league, but because he suffered a little cold before the game, he was not in a very good state, so Zidane let Casillas start with his consent.

But I didn't expect that he would have to play in the end, and as soon as he came on the field, he had to face Chelsea's penalty, what a lot of pressure he had to bear.

Standing in the goal, Mignolet began to move his muscles, which is a must, otherwise he will be in trouble if he strains later.

The referee was also very reasonable, and did not rush to blow the whistle, but gave Mignolet a little time.

Chelsea's penalty was then handed to Mandzukic.

Chelsea don't strictly have penalty takers, but it is usually midfielder Oscar who takes the spot. This time, Mandzukic will be in charge, which can be regarded as giving him a chance to make meritorious contributions.

After all, Mourinho is a psychologist. She learned a lot from her wife.

Standing in front of the ball, Mandzukic took a deep breath. He doesn't care if the penalty is technical, anyway, this penalty is created by himself, as long as it can be scored, it will be a tie with Lin Yu, and this is an away game, if you really want to talk about it, he still has an advantage.

The referee's whistle finally blew and Mandzukic jogged a few steps before suddenly shooting at goal.

"Pounced! Mignolet saves Mandzukic's penalty! He did it! The young man did it, a miraculous save! ”

"See. This is Zidane's vision, when Real Madrid wanted to buy Mignolet, some people said that he was not worthy of Real Madrid, not worthy of this great giant, felt that he was too tender, not good at all, now I see it, he is so magical, he stood up at a critical time! ”

Mandzukic fell to his knees with his head clutched in chagrin. A hard punch on the turf.

"Damn, another great opportunity was wasted!"

"I think it's a problem now, and if you don't score a penalty, it will definitely have an impact on the morale of the team. Even if it's 11 or 10, Chelsea may be in more trouble. ”

The commentator was right, I thought Chelsea would play a better attack with one more man. But in fact, Real Madrid is missing one person. But on the contrary, the kicks became more and more fierce, and Lin Yu's performance became more and more active.

"Lin Yu's long-range shot-! Wow. It's so dangerous, I almost got in! ”

"Again, a small cooperation between Lin Yu and Reus at the edge of the penalty area, the ball was passed into the box, this time it was Reuss who shot the goal, and the ball was narrowly saved by Cech."

"Corner! Lin Yu! It's Lin Yu again! It was incredible that he had taken the opportunity without using a header, his shot was clean, but Cech saved the team again and he was so good today that it was no wonder Jose Mourinho never allowed Courtois to return to Chelsea. ”

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At this moment, Chelsea, who obviously had one more person on the field, was demoralized because of Mandzukic's painful penalty loss, and they were pressed and beaten by the ten-man Real Madrid, like a flat boat in the sea, dangling, dangling, and could be crushed by the rolling waves at any time.

Mourinho finally couldn't sit still, he stood on the sidelines, the current situation is the most troublesome, he is not afraid of conceding the goal, but he is most afraid of the team's morale dropping and fighting spirit being frustrated, this is the most troublesome thing.

His team has always been known for its iron blood, and if morale drops and morale is frustrated, the impact on the team's overall tactics will be huge and fatal.

Without scoring, the team must not concede a second goal, otherwise the game will be very difficult to play even when he returns to Stamford Bridge, but he can't think of any good ideas to deal with it at this time, so he can only encourage the players from the sidelines.

Although he is a little annoyed that Mandzukic wasted such a good scoring opportunity, but this is not the time to blame the player, he will not replace Mandzukic on the field, for a player who works hard, if he is replaced just because he did not score a penalty, it will be a huge blow to him, not to mention this game, it may become his psychological shadow in the future.

Even if the Champions League can't be won't be competitive, Chelsea still has the league and FA Cup to play, Mandzukic, as the team's main striker, must not have problems, once there is a problem, it will be an absolute fatal blow to the team.

Taking advantage of a dead ball opportunity, Mourinho deliberately called Mandzukic to the sidelines and comforted him a few words: "Don't worry about that penalty, if you don't score, you won't score, we still have a chance, don't forget, we have one more person now, if one more person is still playing so passively, then it's not a technical problem, it's a psychological problem, you need to adjust your mentality, rest assured, I won't replace you, but you need to show a fighting spirit that satisfies me!" ”

I have to say that Mourinho's words are good, directly to Mandzukic's heart, his original frightened heart, suddenly calmed down again, he shook his head, and threw the regret of just missing the penalty out of his mind, no matter what, now there is one more person, it really can't be like this.

His changes on the pitch have also affected other Chelsea players, which has made Chelsea, who were already low in morale, suddenly excited again.

With 78 minutes played, Chelsea were given a throw-in in front.

It doesn't seem like a good chance, it's much less dangerous than a corner, so Real Madrid's defenders are a little careless, and the players in the front field didn't come back in time to make up for it, after all, this throw-in is still a long way from the goal, where is it so easy to score?

But in fact, it was such a seemingly unchance chance that led to a goal for Chelsea to equalise.

Ivanovich turned on the grenade tactic.

He took a few steps back from the sideline, then ran before struggling to throw the ball out.

The ball was thrown very far and Mandzukic's header came into play, as he headed back and flicked it right for Eden Hazard, who was cut in on the wing.

Eden Hazard shoots and Mignolet makes another fantastic save.

It's a pity that Mandzukic succeeded in revenge with a follow-up shot! (To be continued......)