Chapter 314: Going to the Brakes?
The coach's arrangement, Jose has no reason to refuse.
Shortly after the break, Chelsea were awarded a free-kick on the left side of the pitch.
From 30 yards, Alonso fired straight at goal.
The result was confiscated directly by Crystal Palace goalkeeper Hennessey.
In the fifth minute, there was a hole in the Crystal Palace defense.
Eden Hazard burst into the left side of the box and shook off Ward before sending a low cross in front of goal.
The unmarked Xiaofa stabbed from close range at the front point.
The ball hit Hennessey's left shoulder and bounced into the net.
Chelsea took an early lead.
A victory seems to be at hand.
However, after the score took the lead, the Chelsea players were clearly relaxed.
In the ninth minute, Benteke picked up the ball on the island and attracted several Blues players.
Benteke passes the ball through the crowd and the ball reaches the unmarked Zaha.
From 12 yards in the middle of the box, Zaha fired a powerful shot.
The ball flew towards the bottom left corner of the goal.
Jose flew to the side.
People couldn't spot it, but José himself immediately noticed that his save was about 0.01 seconds slower than usual.
A shot that would normally be 100 per cent saved, but it turned out that he just touched the ball with his fingers.
Jose wanted to use the plug-in, but it was too late.
Eventually, the ball flew into the net, although it was touched by Jose.
Crystal Palace equalised.
Jose was a little depressed about the goal he conceded.
Damn viral cold.
Two minutes later, Chelsea have yet to recover from the goal they conceded.
Palace counter-attacked again in front of the penalty area.
Zaha won the ball on the left and broke through the way of being blocked by Cesar Azpilicueta, opting for a cross into the middle of the box.
The ball goes to the unmarked Benteke.
This time, Jose chose to take the initiative.
However, when Jose came out to the 12-yard position, Luis and Cahill, who were back on the defending, flew to block.
As a result, he failed to stop Benteke, but he blocked Jose.
Benteke faced an empty goal, shook off Luiz and Cahill and calmly slotted into the top left corner.
Even if Jose has a plug-in, but in just one second, it is impossible to make a save.
The ball went in.
Crystal Palace reversed the score.
Since Jose's return to Chelsea, there has never been a double goal conceded in the same game.
So, as long as Chelsea are two goals ahead, then it means Chelsea win the game.
Now, in just 2 minutes, he has conceded two goals in a row, which has surprised countless fans.
However, with just 11 minutes into the game, Chelsea had plenty of time to catch up.
The game continues.
Chelsea continued to be under siege.
Crystal Palace decisively contracted the defensive line and blocked nearly ten people in the penalty area.
Against a bucket formation, Chelsea simply don't have much to do.
At the end of the first half, Chelsea were 2-1 down at home.
In the second half, the two sides exchanged venues.
Chelsea are still unable to make progress, not only because of the solid defense of Crystal Palace, but also because of the teamwork of Chelsea's attacking players.
In the 48th minute, Pedro passed the ball.
Costa wins the ball on the left side of the box.
On the other side, Hazard has been outflanked in place.
However, instead of passing the ball to Hazard, Costa opted to shoot himself.
As a result, Costa's shot from a tight angle did not threaten the opposition goal and was blocked by Crystal Palace defender Dane.
This has happened more than once.
Half-time siege, Jose had already walked out of the penalty area.
But he is a goalkeeper who is not in good shape, and he can't help at all.
Chelsea were unable to make progress and instead allowed Palace to extend their leads.
Crystal Palace counter-attacked quickly.
Pang Qiong passed diagonally.
Zaha takes the ball.
On the left side of the penalty area, he single-handedly faced Jose Zaha with a low shot.
This time, Jose was right, and he used his foot to keep out Zaha's shot.
There were 11 minutes of stoppage time, but Chelsea were unable to find the back of the net.
In the end, Chelsea lost 2-1 at home to Crystal Palace, who continued to be relegated.
Chelsea's 68-match unbeaten run was halted after the campaign.
Jose scored twice for the first time in his Chelsea appearance, his first defeat at Chelsea.
This game was finally rated as the biggest upset of the season.
After the game, the video of this game also became the focus of other teams.
They tried to find a solution to José.
It's just that they don't know that Crystal Palace can win, one reason is that the Chelsea players are lax, and the other reason is that Jose has just caught a cold.
Three days later, the Premier League was on a fast track.
Chelsea host Pep Guardiola's Manchester City.
At the start of the season, Manchester City got off to a perfect start and gave a sense of Pep Guardiola's tactical charm.
However, as the season progressed, Manchester City began to gradually collapse, and they were overtaken by Tottenham and Liverpool at the same time, falling to fourth place in the league.
Again, Chelsea are confident.
After all, Jose's cold has completely recovered and his condition has returned to normal.
After the opening kick-off, Manchester City took the initiative to possess the ball and score.
Chelsea counter-attack on the defensive foot.
In the 10th minute, Jose won the ball at the back.
The first split pass to Cesar Azpilicueta.
Cesar Azpilicueta took the ball and pushed all the way to the ball and it went unexpectedly well.
In front of the right side of the box, Cesar Azpilicueta crosses diagonally into the box.
Eden Hazard won the ball from 10 yards down the middle and struck a right-footed shot straight at goal.
The ball flies straight into the bottom left corner of the goal.
The ball went in.
Chelsea were the first to break the deadlock.
A frenzied siege ensued by Manchester City.
In the 18th minute, Aguero passed.
Fernandinho shoots from distance from outside the arc.
Jose stood on the spot and easily confiscated his opponent's shot.
Two minutes later, City struck again.
David Silva crosses through to the middle of the box.
Aguero hit the ball with his feet as soon as he got the ball.
The ball flies straight to the bottom left of the goal.
This time, Jose made a save.
I saw him make a side pounce and firmly protected Aguero's shot.
In the 25th minute, Jose made two consecutive saves.
David Silva shoots after winning the ball.
The ball flies straight below the goal.
Jose bent over and blocked the ball with his feet.
Cahill was a little slower to react and gave Aguero a second chance on goal.
Once again, the ball flew towards the bottom right of the goal.
Jose just stood up at this time, and in the face of Aguero's follow-up shot, he hurriedly flew to save.
Jose once again blocked City's shot.
Jose's return to form has left the Manchester City players helpless.
In the 34th minute, Chelsea were awarded a corner.
The first drop was headed out by a Manchester City player.
Eden Hazard snatched the second spot.
From 10 yards in the middle of the box, Hazard hit a right-footed shot.
The ball went in again.
Chelsea lead by two goals.
In this game, the winner has been decided.
Chelsea completed the season double against Pep Guardiola.
The double win over Pep Guardiola's Manchester City has boosted the morale of the Chelsea players.
Chelsea travel to Bournemouth at the weekend.
It was Jose who broke the deadlock from the penalty spot and then Eden Hazard doubled the lead to make the game lose suspense in the first half.
In first-half stoppage time, Bournemouth came close to finding the back of the net.
However, Joshua King's shot was prejudged by Jose, and with Jose prepared, he naturally couldn't score.
In the second half, Alonso scored from a free-kick and scored again.
Chelsea beat Bournemouth 3-0 away.
Chelsea were on a crucial winning streak before heading to Old Trafford.
With second-placed Tottenham losing away to West Ham United, a win away to Manchester United in the next round of fixtures would give Chelsea a chance to win the Premier League five games ahead of schedule.
(End of chapter)