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Chapter 535 Don't be afraid of death, just come! [The first update of the explosive liver, please subscribe to the monthly pass]

When the game progressed to No. 30 minutes, Chelsea central defender Carvalho took the ball forward after stealing the ball in the penalty area, instigated a counterattack on the spot, and quickly transferred the ball to the right side of the front court with a long pass.

After taking the ball to the right, Drogbala drove straight in with the ball. Using a sudden acceleration after an emergency stop, he got rid of Daniel Agger and passed the ball into the penalty area.

Joe Cole got ahead of Arbeloa, calmly stood seven meters in front of the goal, and scored with his left foot!
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"

Accompanied by the on-site commentator's long sound of goal, Joe Cole turned and rushed out of the field, and the fans at Stamford Bridge rushed out of their seats frantically, shouting and cheering at the top of their lungs!
Finally scored!
"No.30 minutes, Chelsea launched a quick counterattack, Drogba made a cross from the right, Joe Cole calmly seized the opportunity, opened the scoring for Chelsea, and broke the deadlock on the field!"

"It's already the second time in this game that Drogba has created a threat on the right when counterattacking."

"The last time was in the opening No. 16 minutes. It was also a Chelsea counterattack. Drogba made a cross from the right and also went to find Joe Cole, but that time it was caught by Reina and failed to create a threat."

"But this time, Chelsea finally took their chance and scored against Liverpool!"

"One to zero!"

The whole Stamford Bridge was in a carnival.

What is going on now is the semi-finals of the Champions League!

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When the ball was lost in the frontcourt, Liverpool quickly returned to defense, and Yang Yang also chased all the way back.

But in the end, Chelsea still scored!

What Mourinho caught was a relatively obvious loophole in Liverpool, that is, the hidden danger of Aurelio on the left.

This is the weakness that all offensive full-backs will have, and Liverpool has also made plans for this.

But Mourinho's move this time is a bit strange, because he let Drogbal side and Shevchenko occupy the center, but Drogba passed the ball to find Joe Cole who was plugged in instead of Shevchenko.

It is often such subtle details that play an important role at critical moments.

In fact, when Chelsea played this way for the first time just now, Liverpool was already on guard, but unexpectedly, Chelsea seized the opportunity and scored Liverpool's goal first.

Regarding this situation, Benitez also made a plan before the game, so Liverpool did not panic.

Looking at the first half hour of the game, the two sides were evenly matched, neither had a good chance to score, and for most of the game, Liverpool had the advantage.

Having beheaded Barcelona and Roma one after another, Liverpool's morale is now booming. Even if they are as strong as Chelsea, they have to avoid the edge for the time being and choose a more secure defensive counterattack tactic.

But Chelsea took their only chance and scored.

Mourinho really deserves to be an expert in defensive counterattack!
Yang Yang still admires the Portuguese coach, but he is also very unconvinced in his heart.

Benitez on the sidelines also quickly made adjustments, signaling that Liverpool began to press up again, which is a signal of active attack.

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Chelsea still played a four-three-three formation in this game.

Petr Cech in goal, Ashley Cole, Carvalho, Terry and Ferreira in defense, Lampard, Makelele and Mikel in midfield, Jocole Shevchenko and Didier Drogba in front.

But after the opening, Liverpool played fiercely on the left. Aurelio and Yang Yang put tremendous pressure on Chelsea's right from this side, so Mourinho made adjustments, and Makelele leaned more to the right to help defend Ferreira.

Ferreira looks mediocre and seems to have no advantages, but in fact he also has no defects. He is also conscientious on the court and did not make any major mistakes when facing Yang Yang.

Coupled with Makelele's assistance from the side, Chelsea's right-sided defense barely blocked Liverpool's left-sided attack.

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Benitez's tactics in this game mainly emphasize two points.

One is to maintain the integrity of tactics, so there is no need to say more.

Facing a team like Chelsea, it is impossible to win loosely, and Liverpool's biggest advantage is the whole.

Yang Yang can play well precisely because he has shown his own advantages on the basis of the whole.

And the second point, which is also targeted, is to control the second drop point.

Drogba is the offensive pillar of Chelsea's frontcourt. When defending, it is very difficult for Liverpool to compete with him for the first position. Therefore, Benitez's defensive strategy is to grab the second position.

For the same reason, Peter Crouch's tactical role in the frontcourt is also very obvious. He can get the ball and grab the ball. Therefore, the most important thing for Liverpool's offense is to grab the second spot.

But what Benitez can think of, Mourinho can also think of.

Therefore, Chelsea deployed heavy troops near the penalty area, easily denying Liverpool any chance.

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Both sides are very defensive teams, and they know each other well. The coaches of the two teams also try their best to show their best defensive positions, so the game is very intense, but not exciting at all.

It can even be said that neither side has created any decent opportunities.

After Chelsea scored the first goal, Liverpool further pressed the attack, but still failed to create a threat.

At the end of the first half, they were temporarily behind by zero to one.

During the intermission, Benitez affirmed the team's performance in the first half.

Apart from the conceded goal, Liverpool really didn't give the opponent another chance, but Joe Cole scored the goal.

"Two years ago, Joe Cole scored a goal that Chelsea didn't score tonight. It was luck, but anyway, I am very satisfied with the team's performance in the first half. We will continue to maintain this state and performance in the second half."

"Believe me, as long as we keep this score and return to Anfield, we will give our opponent a terrible blow!"

When Yang Yang heard this, he remembered what Benitez once said. He discovered a loophole in Chelsea that even Mourinho hadn't discovered. This should be his trump card in the second round.

The coach's confidence was quickly passed on to the players.

But losing to Chelsea in an away game is obviously not within the acceptable range of Liverpool players.

At the very least, it's only halftime now, and it's not Liverpool's style to admit defeat early.

Captain Steven Gerrard, who had red and swollen lips last night, performed very hard and diligently in the first half. At this time, he also encouraged his teammates in the locker room.

"We have beaten Chelsea twice in a row and hope to continue this advantage tonight!"

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After the two sides changed sides and fought again in the second half, they still failed to create good opportunities for each other.

Chelsea is still playing steadily. Liverpool played a burst of offense at the beginning, but they didn't have a good chance.

Yang Yang is also a bit misfired on the left.

No kidding, it would be strange if Yang Yang could perform well against a stalking and focused defensive player like Ferreira and a top midfielder like Makelele.

After Drogba assisted Joe Cole to score, Aurelio's left side also began to bear some pressure.

In this case, Yang Yang hasn't had a good performance or opportunity since the beginning of the game.

Mourinho obviously also specially formulated a defensive strategy to restrain Yang Yang, so naturally he will not give him another chance.

The game went on in such a fierce and dull manner, even both sides played relatively restrained. After 10 minutes, there was not even a yellow card in the audience, but the atmosphere of the game was very tense.

Everyone knows that both sides are tense, and it depends on who makes a mistake first.

Chelsea want to score another goal to establish an advantage, because there is no chance of winning an away game with a goal lead.

Liverpool wanted to equalize the score, or even reverse the opponent.

The trailing side took the lead in making substitution adjustments. Benitez replaced Didier with Pennant in the No. 70 minute.

Obviously, he hopes to use Pennant's ability to cross from the right to create more opportunities. After all, Crouch's advantage in the penalty area is still very obvious, and when he faced Ashley Cole, Didert Didn't have a good chance to play the ball.

Chelsea also quickly made substitutions, with Kalou replacing Shevchenko.

After the substitution, Drogba returned to the center, Joe Cole changed to the right, and Kalou served as the left.

Chelsea still have to fight back.

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Game time is ticking by.

Liverpool, who were able to kill Barcelona in two rounds and slaughtered Rome, encountered a tenacious sniper from Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

The whole game really didn't even have a decent chance. The Blues trained by Mourinho are really very strong, especially on the defensive end, which can really be said to be impeccable.

After the two sides changed players once, they seemed to have stopped the substitution in a tacit understanding.

The time went from seven 10 minutes to eight 10 minutes, and then to 83 minutes.

Benitez made his second substitution, Mohamed Sissoko on for Xabi Alonso.

Others don't know, but everyone in Liverpool knows that this is to let the team grab the last few minutes, regardless of whether they can score at the last moment, at least to suppress Chelsea's spirit.

Sissoko came on the field to form a double midfielder with Mascherano, just to liberate Aurelio and Gerrard.

Mourinho is obviously also very aware of Benitez's intentions, so he followed Liverpool and made a second substitution.

Wright Phillips replaced Joe Cole.

Chelsea's intentions are also very clear, rush to attack?
Okay, I'll stand firm and wait for an opportunity to fight you back.

Don't be afraid of death, just come!
The fighting style of the two top coaches in the world can be said to be very targeted, both restraining each other's weaknesses, and every substitution is very targeted.

After Sissoko came on the field, Aurelio began to press forward boldly. Yang Yang further expanded his range of activities, actively interspersed in the middle and the penalty area, and patiently looked for opportunities.

Gerrard pressed up and put pressure on Mikel.

Chelsea continued to shrink their defense, waited for the opportunity, and played a counterattack.

Regardless of whether it is Yang Yang or Gerrard, the goal is also very clear, and that is the second spot that Peter Crouch grabbed.

(End of this chapter)