Chapter 587: A flash of inspiration, Chelsea, you don't panic
As the Chelsea players celebrated their goals, Tuchel sat comfortably on the sidelines drinking water.
The time came in the 30th minute, which was timely.
Tuchel did not hesitate to tilt his formation to focus on the left side of Real Madrid.
If you don't score for a long time, it's your morale that will be affected.
After taking the lead, Tuchel did not defend and instead took an aggressive approach to pressing and limiting Real Madrid's balls.
Against a strong team like Real Madrid, once they calmly organize the ball, it will be an absolutely devastating blow.
Rossi has boundless imagination and creativity in the front court.
Anti-offside, grabbing points, grabbing two penalties, and even heads-up, Rossi is proficient in everything.
That's the strength of Mr. Golden Ball.
On Chelsea's side, Belgian star Eden Hazard also has the quality to compete for the Ballon d'Or.
This season, Hazard, who has already scored 20 goals and provided 16 assists for the team in all competitions, has set a new record for his team stats.
Although Chelsea are currently fourth, they are almost out of contention for the league title.
But as long as he wins the Champions League, Hazard also has the strength to compete for the Ballon d'Or.
In the following time, Real Madrid was still actively pressed by the opponent at the back and could not play the ball.
After adjusting the four-back system, although the defensive width is guaranteed, it also sacrifices certain offensive attributes.
Marcelo's physical energy is consumed in the organization and support of the midfield.
It wasn't until the 40th minute that Benzema dropped back from the forward line to assist with the ball.
In this way, Real Madrid's counterattack point at the front end is only Rossi.
Tuchel was not worried.
If Vinicius is in this position, he may still be a threat.
As for Rossi, his speed has not yet reached the point where he can't catch up.
At least from the centre of the circle, no player in the Chelsea squad is afraid to go head-to-head with Rossi.
With Benzema's help, Real Madrid gradually mastered the game and the pass success rate increased.
Tuchel immediately made a change, setting up his defence in midfield for hand-to-hand combat with Real Madrid.
N'Golo Kante's presence has raised the hardness of Chelsea's midfield by a whole notch.
Although the pressure on Real Madrid's backfield has decreased a lot, it is not their forte to base themselves in midfield with physical confrontation.
In this way, Tuchel disrupted the rhythm of Real Madrid's game.
[If you use four words to describe Chelsea at this moment, it can't be more appropriate! γ
[Tuchel's tactics are very strong, and he fights with Real Madrid in the midfield, and the fight is very fierce!] γ
[Once the ball is broken, their counterattack can quickly hit the Real Madrid goal through a simple pass! ] γ
[It seems that Tuchel's pre-match work is quite comprehensive!] γ
[Real Madrid is subject to injuries and stoppages of defensive personnel, which has a great impact on Zidane's tactics! ] γ
The midfielder could not penetrate with passing, and Zidane had only two options.
One is to draw the Chelsea defence in with a non-stop pass from the back, and then a player who is good at long balls can pass the ball behind the opposition defence.
However, in this game, Chelsea's frontcourt pressing was very good, and the success rate of long passes was low.
Real Madrid, on the other hand, only has Kroos as a long passer, making it relatively easy to defend.
Another option is to remove a full-back and replace it with Vinicius.
The Cubs are very capable of attacking and have matured their ball handling and shooting skills with Rossi's help.
He is at the front end of the pitch and can be a great threat to the opposition goal.
How to choose, it depends on Zidane.
However, with the first half coming to an end soon, Tuchel decided a substitution was out of the question and Real Madrid should only want to run out of time and return to the dressing room as soon as possible.
With the fourth official on the pitch holding up the stoppage time card, there were two minutes left before the end of the game.
Chelsea abandoned pressing up front and concentrated their defence in midfield, wasting time.
Real Madrid were unable to penetrate the midfield through passes, and Kroos was so tightly targeted that he couldn't make a move.
In desperation, he had to hand the ball to goalkeeper Courtois, who passed the ball forward and made the final attack.
Courtois looked ahead and saw that his teammates were surrounded by defenders who could not pass the ball.
Seeing him hesitate, Hazard immediately stepped forward to counter-attack and forced Courtois to kick the ball forward.
Defender Jorginho was ready to go for the top, but he didn't expect the ball to be pushed away from behind by Real Madrid players.
And it was striker Benzema who topped the ball.
His pinpoint header flicked the ball to Marcelo on the wing.
In this game, Marcelo, who served as the captain of Real Madrid, was constrained by the overall slump and tactical sacrifice of the team, and was unable to give full play to his offensive advantage.
It was hard to get the ball in the front court, and I could patiently organize the last attack of the first half.
But when he saw Rosie in front of him, he instantly gave up this idea.
Marcelo didn't stop the ball and paddled the ball directly with the instep of his foot.
Rossi's start forward insertion starts from the backcourt.
When Benzema dropped back to receive the ball, he stepped forward as fast as he could.
N'Golo Kante was tasked with keeping an eye on Rossi, but he was left behind by Rossi in the process of following.
He wanted to keep chasing back, but Marcelo, who received the ball, was unmarked.
N'Golo Kante decided to defend Marcelo and signaled to his team-mates for Rossi.
Chelsea were changing gaps and Marcelo had cushioned the ball to Rossi to create a threatening attack.
When Rossi appeared in the rib area, it was Chelsea's turn to be in the middle of the line.
Right centre-back Andreas Christensen was left behind, while left-back Antonio Rudiger couldn't get to the first step.
Only Thiago Silva in the centre is left to face Rossi alone.
Marcelo's pass, which touched Rossi's backfoot, made it difficult to shoot directly.
And Thiago Silva has blocked the angle of the shot and forced Rossi to go outside the box.
But Rossi didn't hesitate in the slightest, and made a decisive shot with his left foot.
Silva, though puzzled, also extended his right leg to block Rossi's shot.
But a miraculous scene happened.
The ball didn't shoot straight out, but was picked up by Rossi.
[Rosie picked Silva!] γ
γBeautiful! γ
γOpportunity!γ γ
[Shoot with your right foot!] γ
[The ball went in!!! γ
[Real Madrid equalizes! ] γ
[When Rossi picked off the defenders, I believe the Chelsea players have felt the despair!] γ
[Chelsea's defense before this has been perfect enough!] γ
[But in the face of Rosie's flash of inspiration, there is nothing to be done after all! ] γ
[However, Chelsea don't have to be lost and sad!] γ
[Because you have a valuable away goal in your hands!] γ
[Hold the score in the second half and lay an advantage for the second leg!] γ
[Oh, and now there are a lot of enthusiastic fans sending comments! γ
[Think of Rossi's nickname, Chelsea still dare to defend in the second half?] γ
[Arsenal fans have something to say, let's get a few more cars, otherwise the second leg will not be enough at all! γ
[Tottenham fans also have something to say, if you want to stop Rossi, take his shin guards away first!] γ
[Crystal Palace fans say that London is our unbeaten!] γ