192 Dark Horse Season

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Chelsea continue to add troops to the attacking end, midfielders, two-sided defenders, the more the front can not open the situation, create zào no good scoring opportunities, the players at the back of Chelsea are also anxious.

Claude Makelele also had to step up to relieve the pressure on Frank Lampard, who faced at least two or sometimes three of Ajax's midfielders alone, and the organisation struggled.

Glen Johnson, while also impactful on the wing, has the same problem as Glen Schal, with thunder and little rain and inefficiency, unable to convert effective wide attacks into direct scoring opportunities.

Bridge is not Ashley Cole, or indeed in today's football, it is very rare for a full-back like Ashley Cole to be able to play a wide line and occasionally become a striker.

Chelsea's wide attacks were impressive, but in the end, it was the crosses that had to be delivered.

If they had given the Reds an impeccable wing combination, the quality of Ryan Giggs and Beckham's crosses, Chelsea might have knocked on Ajax's door.

Unfortunately, they were able to deliver unbridled crosses from the flanks but couldn't get Crespo and Hasselbaink to get the ball on goal.

Seeing that Chelsea's formation is getting more and more pressed, Ajax's counter-attack has become simple and rough.

In the 77th minute of the game, Qin Xiong took the initiative to run in the backfield to pull the side, and after receiving a direct pass from Heitinga, he also sent a straight ball on the side.

Van der Vaart drove straight along the very open space on the flanks and soon dribbled to the edge of the box, where the counter-attack was a high-quality impact of Ajax's speed.

Van der Vaart crossed the ball in front of the box to Ibrahimovic, who steadied his back to Terry as he pressed up, then flicked the ball to the left side of the box with a fancy back-heel bump.

Sneijder met the ball with a volley from a successful offside position and the ball flew unstoppably into the top left corner of the Chelsea goal.

"It's over! Ajax killed Chelsea! Van der Vaart, Ibrahimovic, Sneijder three staged a wonderful combination, as well as Qin Xiong, who planned this qiē, they calmly took advantage of Chelsea's eagerness to score goals and pressed the defensive flaws, this situation really can't be helped, Chelsea offensive end can't open the situation, must sacrifice the cost of defense to put more attacking players in the frontcourt, as a result, the back defense is weak, Ajax seized the opportunity to counterattack, this goal lost nothing to say! The aggregate score is 5-1 and Chelsea have no chance, even if they can score four goals and equalise the aggregate with about 15 minutes remaining, that is not enough, they need to score at least five goals to advance! ”

In the stands at Stamford Bridge, some Blues fans chose to leave the stadium early, and they couldn't bear to watch it any longer.

The Ajax players raised their arms as if the game was over and they had qualified for the promotion.

They are proud and proud.

But perhaps the arrogance in his bones has gone too far and turned into blind arrogance and self-confidence.

They probably see Chelsea as a mid-table team in the Eredivisie, and once they are beaten to the current scoreline, the opponent should give up and surrender!

They were wrong.

The defence that was clearly starting to slack gave Chelsea more and better shots on goal.

In the 85th minute, Chelsea took a corner kick and scored with a header from captain John Terry.

Terry ran towards the halffield with the football behind his goal, he knew that the goal he might have scored would not help, but he did not give up, even if the dream was destined to be shattered, and he was destined to be stopped by setbacks to stop the progress of this season, but the heart of the Blues soldier cannot die!

Qin Xiong talked in a low voice with Heitinga, Escud, and De Jong after losing the corner kick, reminding everyone not to relax, he said it more tactfully, which means to hold on for a while and keep focusing, just a few minutes!

In a few minutes, we can celebrate!

Koeman also noticed that something was not quite right on the pitch, but thankfully there was not much time left for Chelsea to score too late, and it would have made Koeman even more nervous if he had been 20 minutes earlier.

Coman began to use guò substitutions to kill time.

O'Brien, Pasanen, and Van Dahmer appeared one after another, all defensive players, and the offensive players were withdrawn, and Qin Xiong was also off.

Ibrahimovic returned to the penalty area at the last moment to use his height to prevent the opponent's high-altitude bombardment, and in injury time, all the Ajax substitutes and the substitutes Qin Xiong, Sneijder, and Van der Vaart were all standing on the sidelines, and everyone waited for the referee to announce the end of the game.

Finally, the whistle blows!

All the Ajax players on the sidelines rushed into the stadium, waving their arms and shouting passionately, celebrating their arrival in the Champions League semi-finals!

"The Champions League quarter-finals at Stamford Bridge are over, Ajax beat Chelsea 2-1 away and beat their opponents 5-2 on aggregate to advance to the semi-finals of this season's Champions League! This game is not as exciting as the last meeting between the two teams, the-for-tat taste on the field is stronger, the key point of Koeman and Ranieri's fighting style is in the limitation and anti-limit, Ajaxton's correct tactical strategy and the player's overall stable play make Chelsea suffer, and the problems in front of Chelsea are also clear at a glance, they are very strong on paper, but the team's strength is not enough, and the more narrow the space, their appearance is lackluster. Perhaps they are good at playing the kind of wide-open and closed games in the Premier League, but they are not yet able to adapt to the opponent's more varied tactical play. Ajax broke new ground from last season, when they were beaten by AC Milan in the semi-finals at the hands of a last-minute winner, and can they go further as they convincingly secure a place in the last four in the knockout stages this season? When we see this group of talented talents on the pitch, we should expect from them, okay, see you in the Champions League semi-finals! ”

The Ajax players jumped around the pitch with their shoulders on their backs, singing and celebrating their team's reach to the last four of the Champions League!

Abu stood in the VIP seat and stared at the stadium for a long time, he finally shook his head, turned and left with his assistant, and as he walked through the stadium passage, Abu turned his head and said a word to his assistant.

"I want him! No. 28 in Ajax. ”

Ranieri graciously praised Ajax's performance after the game, and also hinted to the media that his position may not be retained, even if there are still many players in the Chelsea squad who have support and affection for the kind coach, after all, Ranieri has been with them through thick and thin in Chelsea's most difficult times, and even achieved the achievement of qualifying for the Champions League with "zero investment in the season" as he said.

Koeman also praised Chelsea's appearance, but was a bit of a victor's humility.

Fleet Street is helpless, three teams in the Premier League have entered the Champions League this season, and Newcastle United, who were eliminated in the qualifiers, has long been forgotten, so far, the Premier League teams have been wiped out in the Champions League!

By the time the Ajax squad got on the plane back to Amsterdam, there were already a large number of local fans rushing to the airport in the early hours of the morning to wait for the heroes to return.

And on the plane, the Ajax players immediately looked ahead to the Champions League semi-finals.

What shocked them and even the entire European football world was that there was no major league in the Champions League semi-finals this season!

This season's Champions League has come to the semi-finals, and there has been an unprecedented dark horse galloping situation!

Ajax, defeated the London duo in a row to reach the semi-finals!

Porto, after killing Manchester United, defeated Lyon to advance to the semi-finals!

Monaco, Morientes takes revenge on Real Madrid, and Monaco reaches the semifinals under the leadership of young coach Didier Deschamps!

Deportivo La Coruna, the incredible Deportivo La Coruna, reached the semi-finals after a super reversal of defending champions AC Milan!

In the round of 16, the favorite Cheng dù ranked in the top five, and all of them were wiped out!

This is the charm of the Cup, an adventurer's paradise, and the process can be jaw-dropping and full of ups and downs.

The Ajax players looked at each other as they got the results of the other games, and their eyes flashed with ambition and excitement.

They know that if they face AC Milan, Real Madrid, Manchester United one after another, maybe they can win one or two, but if they want to win them all, it will be difficult to win the sky!

However, the other teams that made it to the final four reversed course to help.

It is true that the top four teams do not necessarily mean that they are better than the eliminated teams, maybe Real Madrid and AC Milan will be replaced, and Ajax and Deportivo La Coruna will both be eliminated, but that's the beauty of the cup.

In the top four competitions where there is no absolute difference in overall strength, it can be said that the probability of the four teams winning the championship is roughly the same, and this is enough to make Ajax excited! R1152