Chelsea and Aston Villa played the FA Cup semi-finals on 26 April, with Arsenal and Liverpool playing.

Therefore, in the 34th round of the Premier League, which started almost at the same time, the matchup between Chelsea and Arsenal was postponed.

But three days later, Chelsea are still under the pressure of the Premier League fixtures.

On 29 April, Chelsea welcomed the 27th round of the Premier League against Leicester City.

Originally, according to common sense, Chelsea, who had already won the title ahead of schedule, did not need to think about the rest of the Premier League schedule.

However, in order to achieve the goal of winning the league unbeaten this season, Chelsea's coaching staff did not dare to directly arrange for academy players to play in rounds.

Therefore, it is necessary to have a rotation lineup with key players pressing the lineup.

In good physical condition, Li Ang naturally did not escape Mu Shuai's "squeeze".

He and Eden Hazard, Nemanja Matic and Thiago Silva were the main Chelsea players who started the replayal round.

In the rest of the positions, Mourinho used a rotation as a substitute.

At present, Leicester City is barely relegated to the strength level, and Mourinho is completely enough to deal with Foxes with such a lineup.

In the face of Chelsea, which has already won the championship in advance, Leicester City has no intention of taking advantage of the fire.

They put their stance very low at home, and directly put on a 532 anti-counter formation, which looks quite cautious at the tactical level.

In fact, neither pair had a strong desire to attack in this rematch match.

Chelsea's goal is simple, the bottom line is not to lose, it is best to win, and it doesn't matter if you can't.

Leicester are more realistic, they just want to get points against Chelsea, and one point is enough.

There was no smell of gunpowder and at the King Power Stadium, Leicester were a little tired but tenacious defensively.

Mourinho saw that he really couldn't take advantage of it, and directly adjusted his tactics, allowing Leon to take his teammates to control the field more.

Leon looked at Drinkwater and Cambiaso opposite him, and was actually a little eager to try.

After all, his opponents today are just Brother Shui, who has not yet reached his peak, and Commander Kan, who has passed his peak.

He has at least 80 percent certainty that he will be able to hold down the duo's midfield combination and turn it over in Leicester City's midfield.

But when he saw Hutga Morgan in the Leicester City penalty area, Leon was also grinning, and gradually extinguished his thoughts of going to Leicester City's defensive hinterland to make trouble.

The defense of these two central defenders is tough enough, and Ibrahimovic may not be able to withstand it today, let alone Torres, who is in average condition, and Leon does not want to be hard against these two central defenders......

After the tacit mutual temptation, Leicester City took the lead in expressing their sincerity.

Their two strikers, Jamie Vardy and Ulloa, went straight behind the top of the centre circle in their own half.

Chelsea's attacking mode has basically become Hazard's individual show, with Leon basically handing over the attacking ball to Hazard and allowing him to play freely.

On a couple of occasions during the game, Eden Hazard came close to breaking down Leicester's right flank.

However, Torres, who started today, had a very average shot, with one shot wide in each half.

Those were two of Chelsea's most dangerous chances of the day.

In the end, the two teams drew 0-0 at the King Power Stadium, which was a great joy for everyone.

Three days later, the 35th round of the Premier League was held as scheduled.

The away challenge is also West Bromwich Albion, who have just escaped the relegation zone, and Chelsea have also made a massive rotation.

Leon was given a break in this round of the league, and he didn't even make the 18-man squad for the game, so he just stayed at home and lay down for the rest of the day.

Romelu Lukaku opened the scoring in the second half, but West Bromwich Albion took advantage of a set-piece to equalise in stoppage time.

It was a minor surprise, but in the end Chelsea managed to hold on to the draw and continue their unbeaten run this season.

After this round of the league, the prelude to the Champions League battle slowly began.

Chelsea and Bayern Munich will be the first to make their debut on 6 May.

At present, the two teams that have won the league in advance are considered to be well rested and prepared.

With no league drag, Chelsea and Bayern Munich are all focused on the upcoming Champions League semi-finals.

Chelsea want to seek revenge on Bayern Munich for last season, and the Bayern team also has the psychological advantage of the game.

After all, Chelsea were beaten in both legs in the Champions League semi-finals last season.

Bayern's players are afraid of Chelsea's current quality, but they are convinced that they will win in the end.

After Pellegrini took over as the marshal this season, he is still holding high the banner of attacking football at Bayern.

The Bundesliga won the Bundesliga four rounds ahead of schedule, and so far, Bayern have scored 92 goals and conceded only 16 goals in 31 league games.

This terrifying offensive firepower and top-notch offensive and defensive level have made the whole European team look sideways.

Even if you compare Bayern's record at this time last year, this year's Bayern Munich is not bad in terms of data.

Two more goals scored, one more goals conceded, the same league won the championship in advance, and the data comparison is very intuitive.

Therefore, Bayern fans also have a strong belief in their own team.

In the eyes of the vast majority of neutral fans, Chelsea have been very strong this season, but Bayern Munich and Chelsea are still the top European teams in the same bracket.

Before this round of the big battle started, Bayern Munich won the title of the defending Champions League champion, and even won the favor of more fans.

On the afternoon of May 5, the entire Bayern squad arrived in London by plane, and countless English journalists flocked to interview the Bayern Munich players.

Sky Sports even went so far as to give the front-page news the next morning the headline "European Hegemon Descends to London".

No way, Bayern's treble last season was indeed very oppressive.

As the European hegemon second only to Real Madrid in the past five seasons, Bayern has enough confidence to carry the optimism and boast of countless fans.

In this environment of public opinion, the whole Chelsea team has maintained an unusually low profile.

Even in the pre-match press conference, Mourinho ignored reporters' questions about the quality of the two teams.

This silence was seen by many neutral fans as a sign of Chelsea's lack of confidence.

In contrast, Chelsea fans are much more combative both online and offline.

Leon's social media was similarly quiet, not teasing Bayern's "old friends" as usual before the big game.

At the critical moment, Kroos stood up and said, "We will beat Bayern at home!" Mobilization statement.

Last summer's transfer drama was indeed Bayern's top management sorry Kroos first.

But now Kroos is no longer a member of Bayern, so Bayern fans are quite unhappy with his aggressive statements that declared war on his old club.

There are even Bayern fan groups who speak, and Kroos will definitely make Kroos deeply feel the taste of "going home" in the second leg.

The rhetoric between the fans of the two teams intensified, and by the afternoon of the game, there was even news of a skirmish between the two teams outside Stamford Bridge.

Fortunately, there was no bloodshed in the brawl.

But such news undoubtedly further aggravated the smell of gunpowder before the game.

Neither Jose Mourinho nor Manuel Pellegrini were released before releasing their team's starting 11 for today's game.

Therefore, it was not until an hour before the game that the media reporters got the specific lineup information.

After the live broadcast began that night, commentators from various countries seized the time to analyze the tactical play of the two teams before the game.

In the PPTV studio, Director Zhang Luzhang looked at Pellegrini's starting lineup today, and directly put forward his own questioning views.

"It's certainly the 433 starting formation Bayern have used the most this season, but the Bundesliga and the Champions League are very different.

Today, Pellegrini used Schweinsteiger to partner Diego in the middle, is there some support?

There will be a lot of hidden dangers in defense! I still think Martinez and Schweinsteiger's two-back combination would be a bit more secure......"

Accompanied by the analysis voice of Director Zhang, in the live broadcast of PPTV, the players of the two teams also followed the footsteps of the referee team on the court.

Zhan Jun tacitly took over the conversation at this time, and as the pre-match ceremony went smoothly, the live broadcast camera also began to show today's starting lineups and player information of Chelsea and Bayern.

'Chelsea's starting goalkeeper for today is Czech goalkeeper Petr Cech.

At the back, Bertrand, John Terry, Thiago Silva and Cesar Azpilicueta lined up from left to right.

In midfield, Nemanja Matic and Kroos continued to partner today, with Leon coming forward as a midfielder, Eden Hazard on the left and De Bruyne on the right.

The starting centre-forward was Sweden's Motaib. ”

"On Bayern's side, today's starting goalkeeper is German international Manuel Neuer.

At the back, Benatia and Boateng formed a double centre-back, with Bernat at left-back and Lahm at right-back.

In midfield, Manuel Pellegrini opted for his most trusted midfielder this season, Thiago, to partner Schweinsteiger, with Muller up front, and Franck Ribery and Gotze on either side of the midfield as left and right wing-backs.

The starting center forward is Polish striker Lewandowski! ”

With Zhan Jun's introduction, the 4231 starting formation adopted by both teams today was also presented in front of all Chinese fans.

Compared with the previous Universe Bayern, Bayern has made a lot of adjustments in terms of starters this season.

Both Martinez and Arjen Robben have been gradually excluded from the starting line-up due to too many piecemeal injuries this season.

The direct beneficiaries are, of course, Thiago and Gotze.

At the back, after Dent was sold, Benatia became Boateng's new partner.

Lahm has rotated with Raphinha at right-back this season as he ages.

However, in important games, Pellegrini still trusts Lahm more and will still choose to start him.

After Pellegrini corrected Thiago, Schweinsteiger was directly reduced to a core deputy.

This is not wrong, because Schweinsteiger's performance this season has not been very consistent, and it is time for Bayern to change the core of the midfield.

Originally, if Kroos hadn't fallen out with Bayern's top management, he would have been the absolute midfield core of this new Bayern team.

It's a pity that Bayern's top management is the head iron, and they don't admit it, so they want to save face and sell Kroos directly to Chelsea.

Thiago has done well for Bayern this season, but his attendance is still not comparable to Kroos.

Pei Gong is a little late in office, otherwise he will definitely try his best to keep Cross.

It can only be said that Kroos and Bayern are destined to have no fate.

To this day, Kroos and Bayern have met each other hostilely on the field, and then think back to the days when Kroos was the core of Bayern's future.

Many Bundesliga fans are also sighing...

At 19:45 London time that night, the first battle of the Champions League semi-finals started on time at Stamford Bridge!

Bayern, who got the kick-off, took the initiative to press forward and attack.

Their firepower has not diminished this season, and they have broken down many teams on the offensive end, and their self-confidence is quite sufficient.

Thiago and Gotze were both defeated by Leon's men, but now they are both eager to challenge Leon again.

Constant wins and successes do give the players a huge boost in their self-confidence.

But in a way, such back-to-back victories can also blind the players to a sense of vigilance and awe of a strong opponent.

In the opening stage of the game, seeing Gotze wanting to challenge Matic's defense when he got the ball, Leon's first reaction was:

"This kid was kicked in the head by a donkey today?"

If it was Robben who did this, then Leon would not have thought like this at all.

Because Robben has that qualification, his speed advantage can give him an advantage against Nemanja Matic.

What are you talking about?

Compared with the speed of Ribery and Robben, and the technology is not the top in Europe, why do you have the confidence to challenge the current Matic?

Gotze is strong on his versatility and dangerous passing.

Honestly being a wing forward and integrating into the tactical system, there is naturally a lot of room to play.

But at this time, if you want to get out of the system and follow Robben to go to a single point of blasting, isn't that looking for death?

Leon's complaint soon became a reality, and Matic, who was at home today, and was not too worried about the whistle's bias, would not be used to Gotze.

After getting stuck in position, Matic decisively stepped forward to press.

In terms of confrontation, Gotze is not Xiao Ma's opponent at all, and this 1-on-1 contest ended very quickly!

By this time, Muller had already inserted himself into the ribs of the Chelsea half, just waiting for Gotze to pass the ball.

As a result, he turned his head to see that Nemanja Matic had snatched the ball from Gotze's feet and began to counter-attack, which really left him speechless.

Little Pony's forward cut was just a feint, and when Thiago stepped in to intercept him, he tucked the ball diagonally to Leon!

At this moment, Leon, who had already increased his speed, was completely unreasonable to Schweinsteiger.

A burst accelerated, and in the confrontation, he forcibly rushed away from the piggy's interception!

But this time, Schweinsteiger didn't have Martinez behind him to help him make up for his butt!

Li Ang was like a fish in the sea, and he went straight to the Bayern Munich backfield defense.

All of a sudden, the sirens sounded in Bayern's penalty area, and the retreat speed of Boateng and Benatia could not keep up with the speed of Leon's advancement!

In desperation, Boateng could only choose to take the initiative to intercept, and Li Ang decisively sent it over the top at this moment!

Iboimai opened his long legs, and after getting rid of Benatia's defense in three or two steps, he shot at the Bayern goal with a non-stop ball!

At this moment, the game has only been played for about two minutes, and seeing that Chelsea has obtained such a threatening opportunity, countless Bayern fans in front of the TV are all exclaiming in pain!

At the critical moment, it depends on Neuer to abandon the goal.

The German international raised his waving arm high and rubbed against Ibrahimovic's powerful shot, which made Ibrahimovic's powerful shot from close range finally deflected off the woodwork!

After the successful save, Neuer was not very happy, but he yelled angrily to let his defensive teammates concentrate!

Leon, like Ibrahimovic, covered his head at the moment, regretting that the goal was not scored.

But after a short period of regret, he is more confident of winning today's game.

Because Bayern has indeed done what Mourinho said before the game, and has abandoned his martial arts.

As for the tactical orthodoxy of Bayern, what does it matter to Bayern?

It's in Chelsea now!

(End of chapter)