King of the Zone

In addition to the huge consumption of physical energy, what made everyone in Chelsea even more desperate was that they failed to score until the end of the first half.

Although they also had several shots, and even hit twice within the range of the goal frame, their shooting skills were not as good as Cheng Hai's after all, and they did not shoot from a dead corner that even the goalkeeper could not catch.

At half-time, the game score on the big screen was still 1-0, and the aggregate score was still Dortmund 3-1 Chelsea, and the Blues were still two goals behind Dortmund.

In the second half, Chelsea needed to score two goals and not allow Dortmund to continue to score in order to barely drag the game into overtime.

For Chelsea, this cannot but be said to be a huge challenge.

After a 15-minute intermission, the two sides changed sides and fought again.

For Chelsea, although their defense line is full of veterans over 30 years old, they were exhausted from the first half of the game, and they did not have the ability to quickly enter deep sleep to recover their physical and energy during the halftime break, but the severe score situation forced them to continue to attack aggressively after the start of the second half and strive for goals.

With the total score behind by two goals and their away goal advantage wiped out, they could no longer wait for Cheng Hai to leave the field before launching a counterattack like they did in the first round.

The Chelsea fans in the stands also sang Chelsea's team anthem in the heavy rain, cheering for the team, hoping that they will stage a miracle comeback.

Perhaps it was really favored. After attacking with all their strength for more than ten minutes, in the 61st minute, Chelsea finally got a chance to get back a goal.

This opportunity was created by the skilled Juan Mata. After he dribbled the ball into the left side of the penalty area in the frontcourt, he wanted to pass the ball to the right side of the penalty area.

Unexpectedly, his kick pass just hit the elbow of Dortmund defender Piszczek who was defending him in front of him.

The referee was aware of the details and without hesitation awarded Piszczek a handball foul in the penalty area and gave Chelsea a penalty.

There was a burst of wild cheers from the Chelsea fans in the stands.

There was no controversy about the ball. Piszczek argued that he did not intend to handball, but after the referee ignored it, he could only exit the penalty area and let Chelsea take the penalty.

It was Chelsea's vice-captain and magic lamp Lampard who took the penalty.

Lampard made no mistakes, and steadily sent the penalty kick into Dortmund's gate, leveling the score of the game to 1-1, and the total score to 2-3, still one goal behind Dortmund.

If trailing by two goals felt hopeless, being just one goal raised hope.

Therefore, when Lampard scored the penalty, Chelsea's morale was immediately boosted. Terry, Ferreira, Lampa and others who had been dragged down by the fierce fighting and sprinting back and forth in the first and second half suddenly became morale high.

However, football is not a game that can be won with high morale. It also requires strength and luck.

In the 66th minute, Drogba ran a good gap on the right side of the penalty area to get a pass from his teammate, and made a powerful volley, but unfortunately it flew high over the crossbar.

In the 69th minute, Chelsea got a free kick in the front court. Ashley Cole dropped the ball into the penalty area. David Luiz, who rushed up to compete for the top, grabbed the first point and shook his head to attack the goal, but it missed the baseline far.

Although Chelsea's continuous attack had a few shots, it didn't even have a threatening shot within the frame.

Instead, taking advantage of Chelsea's aggressive attack, Dortmund can create a huge threat to them once they counterattack with the ball.

Because Dortmund has Cheng Hai, the world's number one striker.

Although Chelsea also paid great attention to strictly defending Cheng Hai while attacking vigorously, their physical energy consumption was indeed too great. Sometimes after attacking, it was inevitable that they would not return in time.

And Cheng Hai's speed is the top in the world, even faster than the professional sprinter Bolt who set the world record.

So, in the 74th minute, Chelsea ushered in the heaviest blow.

It was a Chelsea attack, but was pressed by a Dortmund player during a midfield pass and a pass error occurred, and Shinji Kagawa got the ball.

After Shinji Kagawa spiked the ball to avoid the grabbing Chelsea player, he crossed the ball to Gundogan in the gap.

When Chelsea's pass was cut off, Cheng Hai had already started to rush towards Chelsea's penalty area, and formed an anti-offside at the moment when Gundogan passed the ball.

Essien was positioned too far forward, and Terry could no longer keep up with Cheng Hai's defense. Only David Lewis and Ashley Cole were struggling to catch up behind Cheng Hai.

Once Jing Duoan sent a good kick, it is entirely possible for Cheng Hai to form a single-handed goal.

It's a pity that Gundogan's pass in the heavy rain was not good, the power was a little weaker, and the landing point was too far from the goal. It was impossible for Cheng Hai to head the ball directly outside the penalty area.

Cheng Hai had to stop sprinting forward and waited outside the right line of the penalty area for the ball to fall. David Luiz and Ashley Cole also took the opportunity to rush forward, forming a pinch for Cheng Hai and competing for the header together.

Although Cheng Hai occupied the landing point with his strong physique, he was unable to make a volley shot under the pressure of the two opponents.

But besides shooting by himself, Cheng Hai can also pass the ball and ferry the header.

Before the ball fell, Cheng Hai had already seen Lewandowski's running position, which was inserted a little later than him, and he also ran in front of Terry.

Terry's physical energy has been consumed too much. This time the defense failed to block Lewandowski's sprint and was rushed up by Lewandowski.

Therefore, Cheng Hai did not hesitate, relying on his stronger physique and ability to bounce and compete for the top, overwhelmed David Lewis and Ashley Cole, successfully grabbed the landing point, and sent a header to the penalty area line to the left of the center, just in front of Lewandowski.

Lewandowski unloaded the ball smoothly, and rushed the ball to the middle before Terry, and entered the penalty area to face the attacking goalkeeper Cech and hit a far corner.

Terry pushed Lewandowski behind him in the danger of fouling and sending a penalty kick, pushing Lewandowski to the ground in the penalty area.

However, the ball kicked by Lewandowski was not affected by Terry, and he successfully bypassed Cech's ten fingers and flew into Chelsea's goal against the far post.

Seeing the ball hit the net, Lewandowski, who was pushed down by Terry in the penalty area, got up instantly, rushed to the sidelines, and waved his right hand to celebrate.

In the Dortmund team, Cheng Hai is not only the first shooter, but also the only one with unlimited fire rights.

Although Lewandowski has good abilities, he actually didn't score many goals in a season.No wonder he was so excited to score against Chelsea away from home.

And, it's not just Lewandowski himself who deserves celebration.

For Dortmund, this is also the goal that widened the total score to 4-2 by two goals.

At the same time, this is Dortmund's second away goal, and Dortmund is in the leading position in the number of away goals.

In other words, even if Chelsea scored two goals in the remaining time and tied the total score at 4-4, it would not help. They would still be eliminated due to the disadvantage of fewer away goals, and watched Dortmund advance to the semi-finals.

If Chelsea want to eliminate Dortmund and advance to the semi-finals, they can only score three goals in the remaining time and prevent Dortmund from scoring again, turning the total score into 5-4, in order to eliminate Dortmund and advance to the semi-finals of the Champions League.

But it was already 74 minutes when Cheng Hai assisted Lewandowski to score. Even with stoppage time, there were no more than 20 minutes left.

To score Dortmund three goals in a row in 20 minutes without allowing Dortmund to score is hellish.

Don't look at Cheng Hai scoring 152 goals a year, as if scoring goals on the court is easy, but in fact Cheng Hai alone scored more goals than many teams in a year.

Football is not like basketball. It is quite difficult to score any goal.

It is really difficult to score three goals in 20 minutes.

Therefore, Lewandowski's goal can be said to have sealed the victory.

It's no wonder that Lewandowski was so excited, and Cheng Hai, Jing Duoan and others rushed over excitedly, and everyone ran wildly in the rain to celebrate together.

Correspondingly, Chelsea's players, coaches, and fans were at a loss or dejected.

Everyone knows that with the score at this point in time, for Chelsea, their Champions League trip this season is basically over.

There is a long way to go for the Blues to hit the Champions League.

Of course, as the captain of the blue army and the soul of the iron-blooded army, Terry will not admit defeat.

He patted the shoulders and heads of the teammates who were closer to him one by one to wake them up, then raised his hands upwards and kept yelling:
"Cheer up, the game is not over yet!"

"We still have time!"

Vice-captain Lampard also stood up, constantly encouraging his frontcourt teammates and fans in the stands.

Under the instigation of the two, the whole Chelsea team began to show a real mourning temperament, and the fans in the stands began to sing in the rain continuously, cheering for Chelsea.

At the same time, Terry also made a complaint to the referee, complaining that Dortmund's celebration time was too long and there was suspicion of delaying time.

Under the intervention of the referee, Lewandowski and his teammates celebrated for less than half a minute before having to end the celebration and return to their own half to allow Chelsea to open the ball.

Chelsea, who were two goals behind on aggregate and also behind on away goals, naturally couldn't care less. The whole team pressed forward and attacked Dortmund's half-court, trying to score goals with an indomitable offensive.

Of course, it was both an away game and a rainy game. After completing the last fight and assisting Lewandowski with a header ferry, Cheng Hai really couldn't run anymore.

Since they haven't finished yet, they don't actually have much attack power.

Therefore, in the 77th minute, when Chelsea's offense was destroyed by Shinji Kagawa and Ashley Cole rushed to the sidelines to pick up the ball and wanted to quickly serve a throw-in, Dortmund made a substitution, interrupting Chelsea's offensive rhythm.

Cheng Hai was physically weak and was replaced by Klopp.But it was not the striker Barrios who was replaced, but the midfielder Bender.

Holding the advantage of the total score of two goals and the advantage of away goals, Dortmund will start to stick to it until the end of the game.

Chelsea still insist on their mad attack.

It's impossible not to attack wildly, they are about to be eliminated.Even full-back Ashley Cole has moved up the wing and turned into a winger.

However, after the long sprint back and forth between the first round and the second round, Ashley Cole, who was over 30 years old, suddenly fell to the ground when no one was in contact with him when he was dribbling the ball by himself in the 84th minute.

The thigh cramps.

Chelsea had to change someone up, and it was not the opposing full-back, but a striker Sturridge was replaced to strengthen the offense.

Finally, Chelsea's desperate attack scored in the 89th minute.

Their attack from the wing cross was pushed out of the penalty area by Dortmund central defender Subotic. The Blues magic lamp Lampard volleyed the ball without stopping outside the penalty area and kicked the ball towards the goal.

This violent long-range shot was powerful and heavy, and it also hit the foot of Dortmund player Sebastian Kell in the middle, resulting in a change of line, so goalkeeper Weidenfeller had no choice but to surrender, watching the ball change line and fly into the goal from behind him.

Lampard scored twice to tie the game at 2-2, and the total score became 3-4, with Chelsea one goal behind.

But in fact, everyone knows that Chelsea is powerless.

Although trailing by only one goal on aggregate, it looked as if one more goal would be enough to level the aggregate score.

However, they are one goal behind Dortmund in the away goals competition.

A total score equalizer will not allow them to advance. Only by scoring two goals in the next few minutes plus stoppage time can Chelsea eliminate Dortmund and advance to the semi-finals.

However, two goals in stoppage time staged a major reversal. In the history of football, only Manchester United in 99 did it. It was called the Nou Camp miracle.

Since it is a miracle, it proves to be something that is not so easy to achieve.

The same is true.

Although the referee gave a relatively long 4 minutes stoppage time, in the last 4 minutes, Chelsea was still powerless after all.

Not to mention two goals, they didn't even score a goal, not even a threatening shot within the range of the goal frame.

补时4分钟后，主裁判吹响了全场比赛结束的哨声，多特蒙德在欧冠四分之一决赛中以首回合2-1、次回合2-2、两回合4-3的总比分力克英超切尔西，晋级了2011/2012赛季欧冠四强。

Cheng Hai, Klopp and others, who had been waiting on the sidelines in the rain, rushed into the field with open arms and cheers at the moment the final whistle sounded, and celebrated with Lewandowski, Shinji Kagawa, Gundogan and others on the field.

As for the Chelsea players, almost all of them collapsed to the ground at the end of the game, unable to control the muddy water on the ground.

I'm so tired.

The body is tired, and the heart is even more tired.

Still eliminated now.

No one can hold on anymore.

Even Terry, who is known as an iron man, and vice-captain Lampard, both collapsed to the ground, unable to stand up anymore.

After celebrating with his teammates, Cheng Hai suddenly felt admiration when he saw Lampard collapsed on the ground.

The intensity of the quarter-finals of these two rounds really exceeded the imagination of Cheng Hai and his teammates.

At first, everyone thought that meeting Chelsea, who had just experienced a coaching change, would be a relaxed and happy quarter-final, but they did not expect that the two rounds would be so difficult.

In the end, it was really thrilling to advance to the semi-finals with only one goal ahead of the total score.

Chelsea's veterans who are over [-] years old are really admirable.

Cheng Hai took the initiative to walk to Lampard's side, and extended his right hand to Lampard on the ground.

Seeing this, Lampard glanced at Cheng Hai unexpectedly, then reached out to hold Cheng Hai, was pulled up by Cheng Hai, and then hugged by Cheng Hai.

Later, Cheng Hai let go of Lampard and said, "Your performance surprised me. I hope to exchange jerseys with you."

This is the first time Cheng Hai has taken the initiative to exchange jerseys with someone since his debut. In the past, others came to him, and he has rarely exchanged jerseys with other people.

The performance of the Chelsea team, as well as Lampard's brace, really shocked him.

The best player in this game is not Cheng Hai, but Lampard who scored twice.

Therefore, Cheng Hai came to him and took the initiative to exchange jerseys with him.

Although Lampard was in a gloomy mood, he still felt very honored to be respected by the world's number one striker Cheng Hai and exchanged jerseys. He didn't refuse at all, so he took off his jersey and exchanged with Cheng Hai, saying:

"Congratulations, your strength is indeed stronger than ours!"

Because of the heavy rain, neither side celebrated too much on the court or interacted with the fans. Not long after the game ended, no matter whether it was the players or the fans, they all dispersed.

After returning to the locker room, Dortmund celebrated vigorously.

Klopp took Cheng Hai and captain Kyle to the post-match press conference. Cheng Hai highly praised Chelsea at the press conference, saying that Chelsea this season is an absolutely respectable team.

Whether it is strength or fighting spirit, tacit cooperation, hard work, etc., Chelsea is not weaker than Dortmund, and even stronger than Dortmund.

Dortmund's promotion actually involved a lot of luck.

Of course, there was an element of Cheng Hai's modesty in it.Anyway, he has already won. Giving high praise to the opponent can not only show his demeanor, but also show that his side's victory is not easy.