The game continues.

Although both sides have made some restrictions on the ball control in the midfield against each other, they are generally attack-oriented.

Therefore, after the opening, the two sides played back and forth, so it was not lively.

The stars on both sides are all highly skilled, and they can often play pleasing and exquisite combinations, which naturally makes the fans watching the game addicted.

It's just that when the game reached the 18th minute, there was a little accident on the field.

It was supposed to be a Chelsea attack, with the ball reaching the front and into the feet of Romelu Lukaku.

Han Han took the ball with his back and saw that there was no chance to move forward, so he passed back to midfield, and Matic passed to Kante again.

N'Golo Kante caught the ball, slotted past the defending Sergio Busquets, and then moved forward.

At this time, Barcelona's central defender Pique also rushed up to defend.

Beep!!

I heard a crisp whistle from Turkish referee Chakir ring through the stadium.

It turned out that N'Golo Kante was tripped by Pique's side and rolled on the ground with the ball.

At this time, the referee Chakir decisively blew a foul and called Pique to him, giving him a stern warning, but no yellow card was shown.

'We saw that N'Golo Kante hadn't gotten up from the ground yet, the Chelsea players were crowding him. David Luiz stepped forward to check on his team-mate's injuries, but the situation didn't look very rosy, and he called out to the team doctor on the sidelines. ”

"That's not a good sign. With less than 20 minutes to play, it would have been a devastating blow to Chelsea if N'Golo Kante had been off injured. ”

"Because we all know that N'Golo Kante is not only the current Chelsea team's leader in interceptions and tackles, but also very good at attacking playmaking, so to speak, a true all-round midfielder."

"Because of this, today after the opening we could see that Barcelona defended Kante very tightly with the ball, basically as soon as he got the ball, someone immediately pressed him. This also made N'Golo Kante suffer more aggression today, and also increased his chances of injury. ”

Pan Yi also looked a little anxious on the sidelines, and hurriedly sent the team doctor to the field.

"The stretcher also went up, and it looks like the injury is really not light."

The Chelsea fans in attendance all looked worried, while the Barcelona fans were the opposite, booing as if to say that Kante had faked a fall.

From the hearts of Barcelona fans, they certainly hope that Kante will not be able to continue playing.

After all, everyone knows the important role that N'Golo Kante plays in Chelsea's midfield, and it would be a serious blow to Chelsea's midfield if he is injured.

Finally, after the team doctor went up to deal with Kante's injury, he gestured to Pan Yi on the sidelines, and then carried Kante on a stretcher and sent him directly to the sidelines for treatment.

On the pitch, however, referee Al Chakir signalled for play to continue and Chelsea were awarded a long-range set-piece.

Pan Yi didn't care about the situation on the field at this time, walked directly to the sidelines, and asked Kante with concern: "How is it, how do you feel?" ”

"Okay......" Kante looked at the team doctor.

The team doctor shook his head slightly: "The right leg was shoveled, but this is not a big deal." What was really serious was that he sprained his right foot when he fell off the shovel, and it was estimated that ......"

Following the gesture of the team doctor, Pan Yi saw that Kante had a blood mark left by a shoe spike on his right calf, but the sprain was not visible.

But listening to the team doctor, Kante definitely can't play again.

"Damn, is Peake so ruthless?" Pan Yi scolded.

In fact, under Pintus' scientific training method this season, there have been few injuries to Chelsea's players, and most of the time Pan Yi's players can play at full capacity.

Like Eden Hazard and Nemanja Matic were injured after being violated in the game, it was really something that could not be helped.

No matter how well you maintain it, you can't stand other people's driving!

But N'Golo Kante was tackled again today, and it happened shortly after the start of a crucial Champions League final, which was really tough.

Not to mention wasting a substitution, some pre-match deployments also need to be changed accordingly.

After all, Kante's defensive coverage ability and comprehensive offensive and defensive switching ability are not something that can be replaced by just one person.

But Pan Yi has no other choice now but to replace.

Pan Yi thought a lot in his heart, but his face remained as usual, and he leaned over to Kanter and smiled: "Okay, I'll allow you to be lazy and take a break today, and then go to the podium and hold the trophy later!" ”

"Boss, I'm sorry, I ......" Kante was a little apprehensive.

He certainly understands the impact of his injury on the team.

Not to mention his role in midfield, he used up a substitution in the opening ten minutes alone, which will bring a lot of unpredictability to Chelsea's games in the future.

After all, this is a winner-or-lose final, and if you can't decide the winner within 90 minutes, you have to play 30 minutes of extra time.

At that time, it is often the will and physical strength that play a decisive role, so the three places for substitution are also particularly important.

The onslaught of the new force sometimes plays the most critical role! That's why a lot of the time the substitutes can make a difference.

But before he played the full 20 minutes, he was leaving, which was equivalent to wasting a lot of physical energy......

So Kante really didn't feel good in his heart.

"Don't talk this nonsense, hurry up, go over there and take a good look, leave it to me here."

Pan Yi still patted Kante's shoulder lightly, motioned for the team doctor to carry the stretcher over, and he turned around and walked to the bench.

Since you want to change people, you have to decide who to replace first.

At this point in time, the rules of the Champions League are still 18 players per game, and after the starting 11, only 7 people can sit on the bench.

Of today's seven substitutes, Pan Yi chose one goalkeeper Martin, two defenders Branislav Ivanovic and Ake, two midfielders Loftus-Cheek and Ramirez, and two forwards Gnabry and Bamford.

This arrangement is mainly to balance the multifaceted and tactical.

In terms of versatility, Ake and Branislav Ivanovic can both play as centre-backs and wing-backs, while Gnabry and Bamford can also switch between centre-forward and wing-back.

As for tactics, the main consideration is that Barcelona may launch a high-altitude bombardment, and the selection of 1.91 meters midfielder Loftus-Cheek is obvious!

And now that Kante is injured, Pan Yi can only choose one between Loftus-Cheek and Ramires to come on as a substitute.

Compared to these two players, Ramirez is definitely more experienced, more well-rounded, and more capable of playing tough games.

But because of this, maybe Barcelona has studied him more thoroughly, and there may be a way to deal with Kante like that.

Or to put it another way, Ramirez and Kante also have certain similarities in terms of technical characteristics.

That's their main job on the pitch is to defend and protect their team-mates, but they are also very attacking, running fast and having a good shot.

Loftus-Cheek's role is relatively different.

In addition to his ability to support the midfield, his excellent short passing ability, and his excellent ability to advance with the ball, that sudden back-cut header is really not something every midfielder can do.

However, Loftus-Cheek's shortcomings are also obvious, although he is tall, his confrontation ability is actually average, and his appearance is actually a weakening of Chelsea's midfield defence.

Who should I choose?

Pan Yi immediately made a decision and pointed at Loftus-Cheek: "You, hurry up and warm up and get ready to play." ”

If nothing else, just highlight a miracle soldier!

Wonder Soldier Cheek!

Judging from the opening less than 20 minutes, Enrique should have studied his tactics thoroughly, and it should be difficult to open up the situation if he used some regular play.

Just took advantage of this passive substitution to come up with a "surprise", maybe it would have a miraculous effect.

Hearing Pan Yi call him, Chick jumped up directly from his seat and excitedly took off his coat.

He was supposed to be in the 18-man squad for the Champions League final today, and he was already very happy and satisfied.

After all, among the players who can play in the back, in addition to Nemanja Matic and N'Golo Kante who started the game, there are also Ramirez, Mikel, and even Ake, David Luiz and so on.

But Pan Yi still chose him.

And now, the boss is going to let him play!

Loftus-Cheek was certainly more excited.

He immediately ran to the warm-up area on the sidelines and sprinted back and forth a few times, completely moving his body.

It didn't take long for him to run back to Pan Yi's side.

Pan Yi told him some precautions after playing, that is, to try to stabilize the midfield first, so as not to let Barcelona have a chance.

As for Loftus-Cheek's characteristic play, let's wait until the situation is stabilized!

Soon, Loftus-Cheek was substituted.

——

"Haha, it seems that today's luck is really good."

On the sidelines, Luis Enrique couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

He certainly understands how important N'Golo Kante is to Chelsea, or to Pan Yi.

This is the only player who won the Champions League in Milan and followed Pan Yi to Hamburg and finally to Chelsea!

From this point, you can see how much Pan Yi likes Kante.

Now N'Golo Kante is injured and replaced by a 19-year-old England hairy boy.

What's more, it's only been 20 minutes since the game.

Barcelona really have a big chance today!

"Pan Yi didn't go to Ramirez, but to Loftus-Cheek, which is a bit strange." Juan Carlos, the assistant coach on the side, was a little puzzled.

Look at Chelsea's bench, how to choose Ramirez, who is more balanced, better defensively and more experienced, how can there be a Loftus-Cheek who feels top-heavy and too young?

"Let's see." Enrique touched his face and looked at the field, "If Pan Yi's operation can be guessed by others, then he is not Pan Yi......"

Enrique then instructed: "But no matter what he thinks, now that Kante is down, it's our chance." Tell the players to keep pressing in midfield and give me a counter-attack when I get the chance. ”

"Understood." Juan Carlos grinned and took the order.

Of course, he can also see that after Kante is gone, Chelsea's midfield defense will inevitably become weak! ——

"Ah, I'm in trouble."

In the chairman's stand, Abramovich also looked solemn.

Even as a regular fan, he knows how the situation on the field has changed.

Since N'Golo Kante went off, Barcelona have quickly stepped up their pressing efforts throughout the game.

Although Pan Yi was soon replaced by Loftus-Cheek, before he could gain a foothold, Enrique further encouraged his players to press, completely disrupting Chelsea's rhythm and leaving the Blues unable to control the ball.

With Barcelona's interference, Chelsea's midfield has made frequent passing errors, which is not a good phenomenon.

They are all the top teams in Europe, but if there is a slight change in the game, it may be converted into an opportunity for the opponent, not to mention that the core players in the midfield are injured so badly.

It can be said that Kante's end is equivalent to cutting off one of Pan Yi's arms!

"Don't worry, boss, Pan Yi has already begun to adjust, and the most important thing now is to stabilize his position first." Bruce Barker on the side said comfortingly to Abramovich.

In the stadium, Pan Yi did no longer sit in the coach's seat and eat spicy noodles, but walked to the sidelines, constantly shouting to the players and adjusting the team's tactics.

But Enrique, who was next to him, pressed forward and didn't give Chelsea any respite.

He waved his hand hard to get his players to press, press, press!

This made it difficult for Abu's breathing to calm down.

And Barça president Bartomeu, not far from them, couldn't help but grin.

This time it can really be said that God helps Barcelona!

Bartomeu looked up at the dark night sky outside the lights, as if he saw the Victory Star twinkling towards him.

——

And on the field, the Barcelona players will of course be keenly aware of the opportunity that is coming.

As Enrique arranged, they were more aggressive in their fight for Chelsea's midfield.

Especially when the young Loftus-Cheek gets the ball, people like Rakitic and Busquets will immediately rush up, and sometimes even Messi, Neymar and others will come back to help steal.

This approach quickly paid off.

After all, Loftus-Cheek is indeed not very experienced, and it is the first time in his life that he has stepped on such an important stage, and he is passive, which always makes him not so mentally prepared.

He needed a little time to adapt to the rhythm of the field after he came on the field, but he was robbed by the Barcelona generals, and this adaptation time was invisibly extended.

Of course, the opponent will not wait for you to adapt to it!

After Loftus-Cheek failed to turn and protect the ball, and the ball was stabbed down by Rakitic at Messi's feet, the MSN combination performance began!

By this time, Messi had switched to the left to get the ball, he pushed forward as fast as usual, and managed to get rid of two defenders with his extremely fast cadence and feints.

At this time, Neymar had also rushed up head-on, Messi passed the ball over, and Neymar caught the ball and handed it to the middle.

Suarez cut in like lightning, squeezed away opposition centre-back David Luiz with his body and parked the ball.

It's just that David Luiz quickly posted it again, and Suarez saw that it was difficult to have time to make adjustments, so he slammed into the goal in a half-turned state and fired a powerful volley!

However, it was then that Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois quickly extended his hands and saved the must-have goal with a quick reflex.

But the second drop of this ball was still taken by Messi.

Almost at the same time, he also heard Neymar shouting at the far end.

The horse is calling, indicating that he is in a better position!

This is a tacit understanding that the three South American superstars have cultivated for a long time.

So Messi immediately took a few steps, and between the slight movements of his toes, he easily picked up the ball and flew to the back post.

As the ball flew up, Messi's eyes were also on Neymar's figure rushing towards the goal.

He knew that the next thing was up to the horses.

But Chelsea's defenders aren't vegetarians either.

At the moment when Messi passed the ball, Terry also realized the danger at the far post, and hurriedly turned and pounced, not allowing Neymar to have an easy chance to stop the ball and shoot.

Then came the most crucial moment of this wonderful combination, Neymar reacted instantaneously, he tapped the ball with his forehead, stopped the ball to his knees, and then picked it up on his toes before the ball was fully landed, and he actually passed the ball out again.

It turns out that Neymar is not ready to shoot!

The ball flew towards the middle of the goal.

At this moment, Suarez was already running towards the goal and looking for the best space for his shot!

And when the ball came to him, Suarez showed his amazing skills.

Under the intense pressure of David Luiz, he reached out and caught the ball with precision on the tip of his left foot, and then followed directly with his right foot to shoot a half-volley!

The ball went in!!

The ball was so close to goal that Suarez was shooting in a way that surprised many, with Courtois just looking at the ball and sighing.

At this time, the crowd at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin burst into cheers, and they cheered for this goal and this wonderful cooperation.

From the development and end of this ball, it can be seen that MSN's tacit understanding has reached an unparalleled level.

Their cooperation has become a beautiful scenery on the court, which is breathtaking!

Of course, more importantly, the goal they worked together gave Barcelona a one-goal lead in the final!

"Go on, don't stop."

Luis Enrique, who was on the sidelines, continued to give such instructions to his disciples after celebrating.

He's just going to stick to his pre-match strategy: stab each other with Chelsea and see who is ruthless!

Aren't you Chelsea attacking strong? Isn't it impossible to keep it? Lao Tzu is gone! Scoring a few more goals is the best defense!

At this point, the Chelsea fans were a little silent.

Barcelona's attacking trident really lives up to its name!

With such a powerful attack, can Chelsea still withstand it?

Originally, when N'Golo Kante was there, Chelsea fans may still have a lot of confidence.

But now N'Golo Kante is out injured, and Barcelona has broken through the goal in a short period of time, and in such a delicate way......

This has cast a shadow over the hearts of every Chelsea fan.

Is there a way for Chelsea to turn the tide at this time?

Or, did Pan Yi, the savior in their minds, think of a solution?

——

Of course, Pan Yi thought about it.

Or rather, when he brought Loftus-Cheek on the pitch, he thought it through.

"Don't be afraid to attack boldly!"

Pan Yi shouted at Chick, who was a little dejected on the field: "I sent you up to give full play to your offensive ability, go and show it to your heart's content!" ”

The goal just now started when Loftus-Cheek was broken, which of course has some adverse effects on the mentality of young people.

Therefore, Pan Yi is to encourage Loftus-Cheek and make him feel that the coach does not care about this, so that he can relax and better play his ability.

How can a young man not make mistakes?

And Loftus-Cheek's defensive and ball-protecting abilities are not as good as Kante, and those as strong as Kante may not be able to block so many Barcelona players like wolves, let alone a Loftus-Cheek?

Now if you lose a goal, you will lose a goal, just try to get the ball back!

Suarez's ball just now can actually prove how difficult it is to defend against them.

Whether it's David Luiz or Terry, in fact, there is nothing wrong with the defense, the people who should defend and the positions that should be defended are in place, but they are able to use super skill to get rid and shoot.

Even Azpilicueta and Nemanja Matic, who were shaken off when Messi first started to attack, cannot be blamed too much.

Or to put it in an afterthought, when the first Matic is shaken, should the Serbian iron waist decisively pull Messi down and then stop the attack?

And then maybe there won't be that goal.

But the reason why I want to say that this is an "afterthought" is because when on the pitch, the situation is always changing, and the players always have to make the next decision in a few tenths of a second.

Is it to follow the defense, is it to put the shovel, or is it to just hold and fall? Once you have decided to go down this route, it is difficult to have room for modification.

Then the question arises again, how do you know that Messi's passing will lead to goals?

Messi may have 10 or more successful dribbles in a game, does he have to take it down every time?

It may be fine to do it once, but if you do it twice, you will have a yellow card or a red card.

How many Matage Wizards would have to be enough?

What's more, when Messi started his first pass, his position was only near the center circle, and it was not an unforgivable sin that Matic did not choose to take down the opponent directly.

And when it comes to Azpilicueta, if he chooses to bring down Messi, it will be very close to the penalty line.

At this distance, what if Messi scores a direct free kick again?

Maybe the keyboard warriors are going to start blaming Azpilicueta for not having fouled Messi and letting Messi shoot or pass the ball or not directly lead to the goal.

"Everyone knows Messi's free kick is great, but you are fouling here!" Yunyun.

In hindsight, anyone will do it.

All in all, with a historic scorer duo like MSN, there are always 10,000 ways to get the ball into your goal, and there's no point in complaining.

Therefore, Pan Yi's tactical thinking today is not much different from Enrique's.

That is, since MSN is so cooperative and individual, if the Chelsea players can't prevent it, then score a few more goals in front!

Therefore, the "instant hit" between the two coaches seems to have destined this game to be a wonderful battle of stabs......

(End of chapter)