Chapter 330: Undefeated runner-up
A look back at Chelsea's journey through the knockout stages of the Champions League this season.
Barcelona, Manchester City, and Bayern all failed to stop Chelsea's advance, and they were all double-killed by Chelsea.
With such a terrifying record, can Real Madrid really stop Chelsea in the final?
With the Champions League reaching the final again, the league has come to a close.
For Chelsea fans, the first thing they wake up to every day is to pray that City lose.
Unfortunately, Manchester City also won all the remaining games.
In the final 17/18 season, Manchester City won the league title with a record of 32 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses.
Although Chelsea were unbeaten again in the season, they were only two runners-up due to more draws.
It's the first time that the top five leagues have gone unbeaten and runners-up, which is extremely rare.
The fact that he was unbeaten in the season but failed to win the title also made Mourinho realise that it is not enough to not lose a football match.
With Jose Mourinho's contract expiring and his delay in renewing his contract with Chelsea, speculation has begun to arise about his whereabouts.
The media coverage is all about chasing after the wind, but it is not entirely wrong.
Mourinho does have plans to leave at the end of the season.
He plans to leave Chelsea as a victor when his contract expires and look for a new challenge.
Now he is behind Pep Guardiola because of the league, which makes him unconvinced, and immediately decided to renew his contract with Chelsea for another year, striving to beat Pep Guardiola next year and win the Premier League title again.
The Premier League ended on a laurel.
Pep Guardiola has also re-proved himself, although he has squandered a lot of money in the process, but it is also a skill to be able to have money to sway.
Although Mourinho's contract extension with Chelsea has made the media less hype, this year is a World Cup year, and there are many things to report.
On 20 May, England's final title was contested at Wembley Stadium.
In the 22nd minute of the first half, Hazard was brought down by Jones in the box.
The referee decisively awarded a penalty.
Jose opened the scoring for Chelsea in one fell swoop.
In the 71st minute of the second half, Moses passed the ball in the penalty area, and the ball hit Ashley Young's arm.
This time, the referee did not award another penalty.
As we all know, once Chelsea take a two-goal lead, then the suspense of the game is tantamount to an end.
A minute later, the desperate United had a good chance to open the scoring.
Marcus Rashford counter-attacks and gets a one-on-one chance down the right.
Jose struck out decisively and shouted at Rashford at the same time.
Influenced by Jose, Rashford hurriedly shot on goal.
The result hit Jose directly.
In the end, the game was over at full-time, and thanks to Eden Hazard's penalty and Jose's penalty to keep the goal intact, Chelsea won the FA Cup.
For this championship, Jose's heart has long been unwavering.
Because the next game is the one that really deserves attention.
Jose was given a day off before the Champions League final against Real Madrid.
On this day, Jose and Wang Churan went out to play for half a day.
The third semester of Oxford University is about to begin, and Jose is going to Russia because he is going to the World Cup, and the two will not be able to see each other for at least a month.
Jose looked back and found that since the two confirmed their relationship, they had not tried not to see each other for a month, and now it would be the first time they had been separated for such a long time, so reluctance was inevitable.
At 2:45 on May 27, China time (19:45 local time on the 26th in Ukraine), the 63rd Champions League final and the 26th Champions League final was played at the Olympic Stadium in Kyiv.
Chelsea and Real Madrid meet in the final for the third year in a row.
Whether it is Chelsea who complete the Champions League three times in a row, or Real Madrid who get rid of the embarrassment of winning runners-up in a row, makes fans have to look forward to it.
Zinedine Zidane made the exact same starting XI as in the last final, with Bale still on the bench.
Cristiano Ronaldo became the fourth player to play in at least six Champions League finals after Maldini, Gento and Di Stefano, and Kroos became the first German player to play in four Champions League finals.
Jose is the first player to reach four Champions League finals in a row and win three times, and if he wins this game, he will also achieve his fourth consecutive Champions League title.
In front of Jose, the two of them, known as the peerless double arrogance, were overshadowed.
Chelsea's starting line-up has changed a lot from last year, with Jose Mourinho setting up a 3511 formation, the specific list is as follows.
Goalkeeper: Jose.
Defenders: Antonio Rudiger, Cahill, Cesar Azpilicueta.
Midfielders: Alonso, Bakayoko, Kante, Cesc Fabregas, Moses.
Shadowstriker: Eden Hazard.
Centre-forward: Olivier Giroud.
Before the game, Shevchenko, the ambassador of the finals, entered the venue with the Big Ear Cup.
In the sixth minute, Marcelo brought down Eden Hazard.
Cesc Fabregas crosses a free-kick from the right.
Eden Hazard fired a left-footed shot from 20 yards out.
It's a pity that it was blocked by Modric.
Real Madrid had their first shot on goal in the 11th minute.
Marcelo turned and fired a low left-footed shot from 22 yards in front of goal.
It's a pity that Jose's god-level anticipatory response knew the opponent's shooting route in advance.
As a result, the ball flew into José's arms.
Chelsea came close to opening the scoring in the 23rd minute.
Alonso crosses low from the left.
Giroud turned and shot from 12 yards in front of goal but was blocked by Ramos.
Moses shoots from the right.
The result was confiscated by Courtois.
After Courtois went to Real Madrid, he quickly secured the position of the main goalkeeper, and Navas could only sit on the bench.
In the 43rd minute, Real Madrid organized an attack.
Isco crosses diagonally from the right.
Cristiano Ronaldo flicked his head at goal from nine yards out.
Jose frowned because he could see that Ronaldo was offside, but the referee did not make a timely decision.
There was no way, Jose could only fly and jump to save.
I saw him block Ronaldo's header with both fists.
The ball was not picked up by the Chelsea players and fell to Benzema.
Benzema shoots from the right.
The ball flew straight into the bottom right corner.
Just as Jose was about to use the plug-in, he saw the referee blow the whistle for a foul.
Although the ball rolled into the goal, the goal was invalidated because Ronaldo was offside.
In the first half, both sides had 1 shot on target each.
Three minutes into the second half, Ramos instigated an attack.
Marcelo crosses low from the left.
Rudiger makes a mistake on the edge of the box.
Isco volleyed in from 12 yards in front of goal.
Jose only moved slightly and didn't make a save.
Because whether it is José's personal judgment or god-level prediction, he is telling him that Isco's shot will definitely hit the crossbar and bounce back!
And so it is.
51 min: Chelsea defence misplaced.
Modric's long pass outside the arc island.
Rudiger made an easy stop and passed back to Jose.
As a result, Rudiger's pass was too low and was blocked by Benzema's outstretched foot.
Benzema gets a chance to face Jose single-handedly.
There was no way, Jose had to use the first plug-in of the game, which blocked Benzema's single knife.
If you don't die in a great disaster, you will have a blessing.
Chelsea broke the deadlock four minutes later.
Cesc Fabregas takes a corner from the right.
Rudiger battled for the ball from 10 yards out.
Moses stretched out his right foot and put it into the net.
1-0, Chelsea temporarily lead.
In the 61st minute, Bale replaced Isco.
Three minutes later, Marcelo crossed diagonally from the left.
Bale barleyed a left-footed shot from 12 yards in front of goal and the ball flew straight into the bottom left corner.
His barb was beautiful, but unfortunately Jose's god-level prediction responded again.
Jose easily blocked Bale's shot with his feet.
Giroud then crossed the ball from the right to Casemiro's elbow.
Serbian referee Mažić ruled that it was not a penalty, prompting a wave of boos from Chelsea fans.
The game continued, and Real Madrid scored in succession.
Bale's left outside of his foot is transferred to the right side.
Karim Benzema pushed home from 11 yards out.
Jose played bravely again, and a direct side save directly confiscated the ball.
In the 83rd minute, Bale had another good chance.
Marcelo transferred from the left.
Bale hit a left-footed shot from 28 yards out on the right.
Rudiger missed the header, but thanks to Jose's timely remedy, he used his body to block the ball.
There was a rare scene in the third minute of stoppage time.
Kroos plays a long pass from the middle.
Cristiano Ronaldo burst into the box on the right and struck past Cesar Azpilicueta.
But just then, a fan rushed into the stadium.
(End of chapter)