There is still a long gap between the first round of the Champions League knockout round.

After the first leg between Chelsea and Paris, it will be a month before the second leg is in action.

So after Li Ang said that he was waiting for Paris to come to challenge, he also put aside the Champions League for the time being.

The whole Chelsea team is going to sprint for points in the league!

At a critical juncture in the second half of the season, Chelsea can get ahead of the other big teams in grabbing points without more fixtures.

In comparison, they also have more time to rest and adjust their tactics.

For example, after this round of Champions League knockout rounds, the other Champions League teams in the Premier League are about to face the FA Cup, but the whole Chelsea team can enjoy a comfortable round of holidays first.

Manchester City and Arsenal need to play two games over the next 10 days, one league and one FA Cup, but Chelsea only need one league game.

The difference is huge.

At least at the player level, Chelsea's players are undoubtedly more well-rested.

After the three-day vacation, they resumed training in a much fuller state of mind, which was in stark contrast to the more serious preparation training photos revealed by other teams.

While Manchester City and Arsenal are battling it out to qualify for the next round of the FA Cup, Chelsea players are lying at home watching their rivals play.

And when these two teams of players finally fought past their FA Cup opponents, they didn't get any decent rest.

Well-rested, Chelsea have just finished their preparations and are fitted to challenge their opponents in the league.

On the afternoon of February 27, Mourinho led the team to the challenge of Sky City at home.

Compared to the first meeting between the two teams this season, Sky City have risen a lot in the league standings.

They have now climbed to 10th in the league and are about to break into the top of the league table and even have a good chance of challenging the European places.

However, the completeness of their squad cannot be compared with before, the main central defenders Shaw Close and Wilson are on the injury list, and the attacker Bojan has just returned from injury, so he has to save some use.

It can only be said that Stoke City's head coach Mark Hughes led the team to pinch the combat power and did have a hand, with the remnants of the team in the competition with other middle and lower teams, not retreating but advancing, and has always been able to stubbornly score points.

But with Chelsea today, Stoke City will struggle to close the huge gap between the two teams, no matter how tenacious they are.

Originally, Mark Hughes was also counting on the Chelsea side to continue to rotate and rest, thinking of using as little overall consumption as possible to win down opponents who were not strong.

However, in Mourinho's view, Stoke City, who are not a strong team at the moment, are one of the few hard stone teams in the subsequent fixtures that can pose a threat to Chelsea.

Just because you're not strong doesn't mean you won't cause a lot of trouble, and the last thing Chelsea want to encounter is trouble on the way to points!

Therefore, Mourinho not only decided to face Stoke City with all his strength, but also repeatedly stressed to his players that they must not be careless and stop early.

To kick this kind of small strong team, it is necessary to crush it in one go, and to establish a large enough lead!

Later, we will talk about whether to change tactics and save energy.

Chelsea's coaching staff have prepared a big tactical surprise for Mark Hughes.

And on the field, it was a 100% shock for the Stoke City players!

Well-rested all-horse Chelsea launched a strong siege on them from the very beginning of the game!

This is an undisguised aggressive attack, high pressure and fast advancement, and Stoke City can only hold their heads and be beaten in the half.

In the past, they were able to show a resilient counter-attack performance in the face of the siege of strong teams, but who made their main central defenders all injured now?

The defense is really unstable, and the two midfielders can only be helplessly tied to the defensive end, and they can't do anything else.

Mark Hughes was a little anxious from the sidelines, but it was really difficult for him to make any tactical adjustments at this time.

After all, it was because of the embarrassing game scene caused by his strength, and he wanted to make his substitute defender hard, but his chicken soup had already been played, and it didn't work now!

The counterattack could not be played, and Shaqiri, who had not been able to get the ball in front, could only retreat first to assist his teammates on the side to defend.

But with his withdrawal, Stoke City had fewer points left in front of them.

Often the players in Stoke City's midfield cleared the ball with their feet, and there was only one Arnautovic who was qualified to fight for the ball in front.

As for his striker partner Mamdiouf, he couldn't play the role of a fulcrum at all, and was watched by Thiago Silva.

In this case, Stoke City's attacking and defensive ends seem to be pinned down by Chelsea's two steel tongs.

The defensive players are deficient, the ceiling is just like that, the attack is purely dragged down by the defensive end, and there is no decent counter-attack, let alone a threat to Chelsea's goal.

And with the intense defensive pressure exerted by Chelsea, it is difficult for Stoke City's defenders to not make mistakes.

Especially their two substitute central defenders, because of their position, when they make a mistake, it is a fatal mistake, and Li Ang likes to use the defects of the opponent's central defender to make a fuss.

As a result, the Stoke City goal fell earlier than many fans expected.

Just after the 20th minute of the first half, Leon advanced from midfield with the ball, and finally made a direct plug in the rib area on the right side of the Stoke City half to help De Bruyne break into the heart of the Stoke City penalty area!

This time, it was because of the defensive mistake caused by Stoke City's left central defender Muniesa standing too far forward, and De Bruyne stepped forward to get the ball very easily!

After that, the work for the Chelsea forward combination is very simple.

De Bruyne swept a cross on the right side of the penalty area, and Suarez stepped forward in the middle to complete the goal!

Stoke City goalkeeper Butland was directly speechless by his two substitute central defenders at this moment.

One person has a problem with his standing position and is easily beaten back, and one person sticks to the defense but sticks to a lonely one, and the opponent is forced to overtake the defensive running position to complete the point grabbing!

With such a Wolong Phoenix Chick teammate, how can he complete the save?!

Anyway, it also interferes in place to make the opponent's striker not so comfortable to get up and kick, don't complete the stab shot at such a close distance!

But frustration turned to frustration, and Batra didn't end up yelling at his two centre-back teammates.

The season is still going on, and it's not like they won't have to play the rest of the game after Chelsea have breached the back of the net.

He was angry again, and in the next few games, or even a dozen games, it was these two people who stood in front of him to provide him with defensive protection.

It was simply expected in advance that there would be such a game situation, and Butland muttered a few words and said no more.

Mark Hughes off the field has the same idea, angry, but the strength of this pair of substitute central defenders is already like this, and it can't be temporarily promoted, so forbearance will be used!

Many players on the Stoke City pitch were helpless and relieved at the moment of conceding the goal.

Since then, they have focused more on the offensive end, and have not been as careful as they were to protect their own defence.

As a result, with such a change of thinking, they played much better than before.

At the very least, he was able to play a smooth counter-attack and get a few shots on goal, so that Chelsea goalkeeper Oblak would be bored to play a few steps......

However, a slight upturn for Stoke City was not enough to stop Chelsea from continuing to score.

Leon took Stoke City's backup centre-back Munesa once, tasted the sweetness, and then continued to make a fuss about the short Spanish centre-back.

In the 34th minute of the first half, Leon once again took the ball to instigate an attack in the Stoke City half, but this time he did not directly target Munesa and then pass the ball behind him.

Instead, the ball was shifted to the feet of Hazard on the other side.

After passing the ball, he decisively stepped forward, and at the same time kept raising his hand to signal Hazard to come over with the ball in the air!

Hazard looked at Leon's raised gesture and instantly understood.

He aimed at the back of the penalty area where Li Ang was running, and crossed the ball directly!

Eden Hazard's passing options relieved Stoke City full-back Peters, who was carefully marking him.

But at this moment, the two Stoke City central defenders in the penalty area are like big enemies!

The ball slashed high in the air at the front of the penalty area, and Walscheid, one of Stoke City's starting centre-backs today, subconsciously looked at the back post.

His partner Munesa was already in a crucial defensive position, but Walscheid felt even more worried at this moment!

Munesa has no other Stoke City team-mates around him to assist him defensively.

With a height of only 1.79 meters, he is about to have a one-on-one battle with the strong Leon in the air!

Walscheid, who had already imagined the next "tragic" scene, even tilted his head slightly and closed his eyes.

And in the next moment, when he shifted his gaze again, what he saw was the figure of Munesa who was almost carried in the air, Li Ang who completed the action of shaking his head to attack the goal, and the football that flew quickly towards the goal!

Butland definitely reacted quickly this time to make a save!

He no longer blames Muneza, at least this time, his brave Spanish centre-back team-mate bought him plenty of time to save when he was overturned!

His fingertips rubbed against the football, and at least for this moment, his heart was full of hope.

But then, the tremendous power of football transmitted through his fingertips made his mood plummet to the bottom!

The ball speed is too fast, and Li Ang's head-shaking action is too stretched, and he can only do his best to deviate a little bit from the direction of the football, which is already his saving limit!

After completing his saving duties, Butland also looked back quickly the moment he fell to the ground, but unfortunately in the end, he was greeted by the scene of the football crossing the goal line and hitting the net!

He still failed.

Leon, who scored in this game, kicked Stoke City, which was clinging to the edge of the cliff, into the abyss!

Chelsea's players began to celebrate in a relaxed and cheerful group.

But Mourinho on the sidelines was not satisfied, he was still making tactical gestures, asking his disciples to maintain the current attacking rhythm.

He's going to knock Stoke City to death with a stick after a stick!

Knock until you don't have the power to fight back at all!

Looking at Mourinho, who was still signaling the team to continue attacking in the live broadcast footage, many Stoke City fans hated it so much that they scolded directly!

But their emotional catharsis can't change any of the game at this moment.

Chelsea are still pressing in attack.

Even if the last point of the first half was stubbornly pushed by Stoke City.

But in the 61st minute of the second half, Stoke City was still knocked on the back of the net by Chelsea for the third time in the game!

It's Suarez again!

The Uruguayan striker maintained his efficient scoring rate this season, and in the second half, he received Hazard's diagonal pass and ran a half-one-on-one chance, and decisively volleyed into the far corner!

It was also his 28th league goal of the season!

With Chelsea having one less round, Suarez was able to hit 28 goals in 26 league games, and his performance can be said to be extremely amazing!

If Suarez can stay fit and feel like he has no problem shooting in the rest of the fixtures.

He even has a good chance of hitting the Premier League's super record of 40 league goals in a single season!

In terms of shock, it may indeed be inferior to the record of Messi and Ronaldo breaking 50 goals in a single season in the league that year.

But in terms of difficulty, 40 league goals in a single season in the Premier League is no less than 50 league goals in a single season in La Liga.

Such a statement will definitely cause great controversy on the Internet, but it is not too much of a problem to say that it is more difficult to score in the Premier League than in La Liga.

Leon's goal tally this season is destined to be no match for Suarez, but he has now quietly increased his league tally to 19.

Coupled with the 13 league assists he has sent before, it is no problem for Li Ang to achieve a double 20 league data this season.

However, Mourinho did not continue to give Leon and Suarez more time to brush up their stats in this league.

After successfully achieving the goal of leading the game by three goals, Lao Mu began to deploy troops to make substitution adjustments.

Leon and Suarez were substituted for the goalscorer, and then Eden Hazard was replaced by Mohamed Salah.

Stoke City did not struggle to fight back in the rest of the game, so the score of the final game was fixed at 3-0.

Chelsea took the lead in the battle for points, and after finishing the early game, they shifted the pressure to the entire Manchester City squad.

As a result, the next day, Manchester City, who challenged Newcastle away, really couldn't withstand this pressure and was forced to draw by Newcastle at home!

So far, Chelsea, which has 23 wins and 3 draws, has successfully overtaken Manchester City with 23 wins, 1 loss and 3 draws with one less round of games and regained the top of the Premier League standings!

The long season game between the two teams has also seen an important change after this round of league games!

It's not that there is any big problem with Manchester City's coaching staff, and it's not that Pep Guardiola's performance has been affected because of the rehabilitation.

It's purely because they've played too many games, and now they're losing sight of one or the other in the crucial rush stage!

Maybe it's because I haven't won any decent trophies in the previous seasons.

So after seeing Chelsea decisively abandon the two cup competitions in England, the whole Manchester City team has more ambitions to win the title.

So far, they've done quite well, reaching the final of the EFL Cup and the final eight of the FA Cup.

But dragged down by more cup competitions, they are now finally suffering in the league.

And Chelsea, who are lightly traveling, has benefited from the wisdom of their own head coach and has begun to soar on the road to the final points!

Numb,Lost most of the stored data.,So I had to re-record the game data in the afternoon and then code the word.,The second chapter is still being updated.,There must be.,But it's after midnight.,Foodies are definitely not pigeons.,The big guy who can't wait can watch it tomorrow morning.。

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