Chapter 138: Direct Red Card
Albrighton came off the bench and it was Abbon Lajo who was substituted.
Two minutes later, it was Westwood who passed the ball.
From the edge of the box, Delph shoots hard.
Unfortunately, it was off the verge of goal.
In the 79th minute, Chelsea's attack.
Outside the box, substitute Schurrle dribbled the ball.
Just as Schurrle was about to cut inside, Vlar took him down.
The referee was on his hand again to show Vlaar his sixth yellow card of the game.
Chelsea were awarded a free-kick.
The penalty spot is approximately 20 yards away from the goal.
Eden Hazard, the Blues' most popular fried chicken, was tasked with handling free-kick opportunities.
Guzan organized the first time to line up the human wall.
Eden Hazard opted to shoot straight at goal.
Unfortunately, the shot missed.
Guzan was shocked into a cold sweat.
In the 81st minute, Villa won another corner kick opportunity.
Westwood was in charge of taking the corner.
Straight into the penalty area.
On the edge of the six-yard box, Vlaar grabbed the first spot.
He jumped high and scored with a header in the crowd.
Unfortunately, the ball went just wide of the top right corner.
Petr Cech kicks in the ball with a big foot.
Unfortunately, Chelsea's attack failed to break down Villa's defence.
Instead, it gave Villa a quick counter-attack.
Delph made a steal at the back and then advanced with the ball in the middle.
It wasn't until outside the top of the gourd that Delph made the pass to the side.
The ball reached Albrighton's feet.
On the left side of the Chelsea penalty area.
Unmarked Albrighton ground ball cross.
10 yards in front of the penalty area.
Delph receives a pass from Albrighton.
Shoot directly with the heel to the far corner.
At this point, Cech was in the middle of the net and it was impossible for him to make a save.
So, the ball went in.
Delph's shot was absolutely beautiful and could have been selected as the best shot of the week.
Villa opened the scoring.
Chelsea are down and have one man less, and the trend is gone.
Mourinho gave up the last substitution, and at this time, he probably only wanted to end the game quickly.
However, things are far from being as simple as they seem.
Remembering that they were beaten 8-0 by Chelsea last year, Villa's players were not willing to give up the chance to score at all.
In the 90th minute, Nemanja Matic dribbled the ball in midfield.
However, due to a mistake, the ball was lost.
Once again, the Villa team had a quick counter-attack.
Benteke breaks through with the ball.
25 yards outside the penalty area.
Benteke shoots hard with his feet.
It's a pity that the angle is too positive.
It was confiscated by Cech outright.
There will be four minutes of stoppage time.
Ramirez breaks through with the ball on the wing.
Seeing that he was about to break through to the half-court position, Ahmadi flew to the tackle.
Cleanly, Ahmadi shoveled the ball straight off the touchline.
Originally, it was just a normal defensive move, but something happened that left people speechless.
After conceding the ball, Ramirez stepped directly on Ahmadi's calf when his heel landed during the run.
"Beep, beep~"
Referee Foy blew the whistle again.
Foy was awarded a straight red card to Ramirez.
By this time, the game had reached the last few seconds of stoppage time.
For Ramirez's foul, Mourinho was naturally dissatisfied.
Just as Mourinho was expressing his displeasure to the referee, Foy pointed to the sidelines.
Jose Mourinho was also kicked off the pitch by the referee.
Chelsea's defeat and defeat cost them the top spot.
Mourinho must have had a lot to say in his post-match press conference about the decision for this game.
However, none of it has anything to do with Jose.
Jose's biggest takeaway from this game is that sometimes, you can't trust the referee's decision too much.
In addition to this, Jose also found a problem, which is about the timing of the attack.
Jose's personal habit is to crouch in front of the goal, and very rarely choose to take the initiative.
But Cech's performances today were an eye-opener for Jose.
It turns out that the goalkeeper does not have to stay in front of the goal, and a reasonable attack can avoid many accidents.
On March 21, the second leg of the Europa League 1/8 knockout round continued.
At Villa Park Stadium, the weather is generally sunny with occasional clouds, and the temperature is between 8~16 degrees.
At 21:05 local time, the match between Villa and Porto officially began.
The starting line-ups of both sides are almost identical to those of the first leg, with only slight changes in positioning.
Porto get the first kick-off.
Martinez kicks off and passes straight back to Fernando.
Fernando took a few steps forward with the ball and reached the vicinity of the centre circle.
He took a look at the front of the field and played a long pass directly into the Villa penalty area.
Is this trying to hit Villa by surprise?
If it had been in the past, Jose would have retreated to goal.
But after seeing the way Cech looked in the game, Jose had his own idea of how to attack.
In terms of pure speed, Porto's players are no faster than Jose.
Therefore, with the same distance, it is absolutely impossible for the opposing player to grab the ball in front of Jose.
So, when Martinez ran towards the ball, Jose had already taken the first step and confiscated the ball directly.
"The Villa goalkeeper is so fast?" A fan immediately asked.
"All I know is Jose's quick reactions, but it's the first time I've seen how fast he runs."
"It's Fernando who thinks too simply."
…
In the midst of the discussion among the fans, Jose kicked the goal kick with a big foot.
In the battle for midfield, Porto had a slight advantage in the end.
Or Porto's attack.
Pereira crosses from the edge of the field and the ball goes straight to the right side of the box.
On the edge of the six-yard box, no one was marked, and Eduardo headed straight at goal.
The ball arced and flew over the goal.
Corner kick from Porto.
It turned out that when the ball was about to reach the goal, Jose jumped up and touched the ball with his fingers.
Originally, it was a shot that went straight high.
It's just because Jose's bounce is so good that he can even touch the ball that is high.
Fernando handles the corner.
Drive directly to the goal of the penalty area.
In the confusion, Jose single-handedly knocked the ball out of the box.
Or Porto's possession.
From 20 yards out of the box, Devore fired a powerful shot with his feet.
The ball hit Baker and went wide of the line.
Porto were awarded another corner.
Fernando still opted for a long pass into the box.
Porto's Mangala heads the ball.
However, Mangala's header was directly confiscated by Jose.
Only 4 minutes had passed.
"Steady, don't worry." José holds the ball in his left hand and gestures to his teammates with his right hand to move forward.
Jose could see that his team-mates weren't quite into the groove yet and that he needed to control the tempo.
Goal kick is taken.
Jose passes the ball to Bertrand.
Bertrand drove forward with the ball.
The battle for midfield was in full swing again, and this time, Villa pulled one back.
Unfortunately, in the end, Abang Laho's shot was deflected off the goal.
In the blink of an eye, 20 minutes have passed in the game, and the score on the field is still 0-0.
In the 21st minute, Benteke picked up the ball at the top of the house and attracted two Porto central defenders to intercept him.
Benteke passes through after dunking Mangala.
Abang Laho struck out, forming a single knife momentum.
(End of chapter)