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Volume 1 Chapter 1031 Battle of Stamford Bridge (Part 1)

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    The day before the game, Liverpool held a team meeting. In order to prepare for the more difficult Champions League semi-finals, Benitez decided to rest some of the main players. As Liverpool's ace, Chen Yu was also one of the candidates for rest.  After talking to Benitez, Chen Yu immediately called Yang Xiaobin, the nephew of Birmingham boss Yang Cheng, and told him that he would take a rest this round and not play, and Birmingham would no longer need to make a deal with him.  Yang Xiaobin was very moved after hearing the news. He told his uncle Yang Cheng. Yang Cheng was very happy and grateful to Chen Yu for his gentlemanly behavior of not taking advantage of others. He personally called Chen Yu to express his gratitude to Chen Yu and told Chen Yu  Yu, if you need his help in the future, just ask and he will do his best.  Chen Yu admired Yang Cheng's love and support for football. Although he did not agree to his request, he also expressed his apology for his regard for him.  The highlight of the 36th round of the Premier League is the match between Manchester United and Chelsea. In this game, Manchester United must win if they want to maintain their hope of competing for the title. Chelsea, because they have to prepare for a life-or-death battle with Liverpool in the Champions League, as long as they win  Don't be too embarrassed at home, they don't care about the outcome of the game.  Grant is indeed a pragmatist like Mourinho. He did not hesitate to bring on eight substitute players to allow the main players to recharge their batteries off the court.  However, Chelsea is the team with the strongest bench in the entire Premier League, and their substitutes are also qualified to play the absolute main force in small and medium-sized clubs. After holding back for a season, these Chelsea substitutes played like tigers descending from the mountain. Instead, they gave Manchester United a much-needed victory.  Suppressed and out of breath.  Manchester United scored the first goal through Rooney's counterattack, but Chelsea then equalized through Shevchenko, and then Kalou, who made great achievements in the Champions League, overtook the score. ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? away from home  When the news came that Manchester United was tied with Chelsea in the away game, Benitez was even more relieved. He originally put Gerrard and Alonso on the bench to prepare for them to come in and save the defeat when danger came. Now he also  There is no need for a pure substitute lineup. Regardless of victory or defeat, these main players are not prepared to play.  Like Chelsea, Liverpool's substitutes are also extremely active, hoping to win Benitez's favor with a rare starting opportunity.  When Birmingham saw Liverpool playing as substitutes, they thought they had picked up a soft persimmon. Unexpectedly, the substitutes were more difficult to deal with. Birmingham was beaten and complained repeatedly.  ??Then a flurry of goals followed. First, Liverpool scored and Birmingham equalized. Then Birmingham scored and Liverpool equalized. In the end, the two sides scored a high score of 3:3.  Liverpool is very satisfied with this score. Maintaining a three-point gap with Manchester United, Liverpool's league championship is basically in hand, and the main players also get a rest. It can be said that it kills two birds with one stone.  But Birmingham was very dissatisfied and failed to seize the great opportunity. McLeish even complained after the game that the Red Army only used strong second-line players, which led to the leading Birmingham failing to win and sinking deep into the relegation zone.  Birmingham boss Yang Cheng was also very angry. Chen Yu didn't play, Gerrard didn't play, and Birmingham still couldn't win. Yang Cheng felt that it was time for Birmingham to change coaches.  After the 36th round of the league, Liverpool leads with 84 points, followed by Manchester United with a three-point difference. In the last two rounds, as long as Liverpool win one game, they will defend the league championship.  Arsenal defeated Derby County 6:2 in this round, surpassing Chelsea, who were tied, and ranked third. Although Chelsea fell to fourth place, the gap between fifth-placed Everton and them was as much as 7 points. They  The Champions League seat is already as secure as a mountain.  In the relegation battle, Bolton, Reading and Birmingham were all losers. They failed to seize the opportunity and only scored one point in the crucial relegation battle. However, Fulham reversed Manchester City 3:2 and won.  The key three points, except for the dead Derby County, Fulham are only two points away from Birmingham and Reading after winning, and only 3 points away from Bolton. It turns out that they have almost fallen into the well half of the body, and  Now, they see the dawn of relegation again.  After the thirty-sixth round, relegation is still in chaos, but the title race has become clear. Liverpool¡¯s chance of winning is as high as over 80%. Now Liverpool no longer has too many worries and is fully focused on the Champions League semi-finals with Chelsea. ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? also had a lively war of words in the first round. Now before the life-and-death battle, Chelsea and Liverpool have nothing to say. Everyone is busy preparing for the game, waiting for the life-and-death showdown at Stamford Bridge Stadium on 4:30.  There is only one week between the first and second legs of the semi-finals, and there is also a Premier League game in between. Before you know it,?Game day is here.  The first game to start is the match between Manchester United and Barcelona.  Manchester United and Barcelona tied 0-0 in the first round at Camp Nou. This game was played at Old Trafford. As long as Barcelona can score a goal, they can advance to the final.  Manchester United must score goals if they want to advance.  In the nearly 90 minutes after Barcelona escaped a penalty kick in the first round, they completely controlled the scene with a graceful and smooth flow, and were only one goal away. Although Manchester United intended to retreat, even if they wanted to control the midfield, they were unable to do so.  If Manchester United lose the ball in the second round, they must score two goals to advance. In this case, the average team will be afraid of the wolf before retreating, but Manchester United is Manchester United, and they played like crazy in this game.  His momentum knocked Barcelona to pieces.  In the 14th minute, Zambrotta intercepted the ball from Ronaldo but made a mistake in the clearance. Scholes intercepted the ball from 25 meters away and shot into the upper right corner of the goal with the outside of his right foot. Manchester United led 1-0.  Then Barcelona launched a fierce attack, but without Ronaldinho, a player who can hold the ball, control the rhythm, and pass the ball accurately and concisely, Barcelona's offensive power was greatly reduced. Although Messi had several beautiful breakthroughs, he still  Incredibly, he passed Scholes on the left side of the penalty area, but he seemed to be outside the rest of the team and could not cause fatal damage to Manchester United's defense. In the end, Manchester United had the last laugh on their own doorstep, and they won by 1 goal.  Barcelona reached the Champions League final.  Liverpool were not too surprised that Manchester United entered the final. Barcelona is still the most beautiful team in the world, but without Ronaldinho, Barcelona is no longer the most lethal team. Whoever beats them or Manchester United  It's all common sense, but if Benitez is given a choice, he still hopes that Barcelona can win, because he is a Spaniard and he is better at dealing with Barcelona.  Before the game against Chelsea, good news came to Liverpool. The British Professional Footballers Association (PFA), which was founded in 1907 and has 4,000 member organizations, announced the best results of the year in 2008: Chen Yu was elected as the best player award.  This award is voted for by Premier League players, and Chen Yu¡¯s selection also illustrates his status in the minds of his opponents.  Since Liverpool was preparing for the Champions League semi-finals with Chelsea, he did not attend the award ceremony. Instead, Liverpool manager Rick Barry went to London to collect the trophy for him.  Winning the award before the war was a small boost to Liverpool's morale. At the press conference before the game, Benitez specially brought Chen Yu with him. Chen Yu raised the trophy in front of the camera to express his gratitude to Red Army fans all over the world.  He said he would lift the Champions League trophy for Liverpool fans in Moscow just like he lifted this trophy.  Chen Yu's behavior was regarded as a provocation by Blues fans because he did not take Chelsea seriously. When Chen Yu arrived in London, he was also wildly booed by Blues fans, who were worried that Chen Yu would be harassed before the game.  Due to the interference of Blues fans, Liverpool's training in London was conducted in a closed manner, with fans and reporters prohibited from watching.  The game started at 7:45 pm, and the Stamford Bridge stadium, which can accommodate more than 4,100 people, was full an hour ago. According to the "Times" report, today's game has more than 500 million TV and online viewers.  Compared with the first round, Liverpool only made one change in the starting lineup, that is, Babel replaced Benayoun. This is Benitez's hope to use Babel's strength to fight against Chelsea.  Compared with the first round, Chelsea made two position changes. Essien replaced Ferreira as the right back. Essien is strong, fast and has super physical fitness. His appearance has enhanced Chelsea's strength a lot.  In the other position, Kalou replaced Malouda as the right winger, working with Joe Cole on both sides of Drogba.  Kalou was able to start because of the own goal he made in the first round. That goal was of great significance to Chelsea. Kalou and Malouda were similar in strength. Grant felt that he was a good player, so he put him in the starting position.  .  This is the fourth consecutive season that the two teams have met in the Champions League. At Anfield Stadium, Liverpool's record is two wins and two draws. At Stamford Bridge Stadium, Chelsea has one win and three draws. Although the records are almost the same, the ones who advance are always  Liverpool, this hurts the Chelsea people.  This is a life-and-death battle. After the start, both teams were very patient. The offensive and defensive rhythm was very slow. They first stabilized the defense and then launched attacks.  The game didn't take its first shot until the fifth minute. Joe Cole returned to his backcourt and tackled Kuyt with the ball beautifully. Lampard grabbed the ball and handed it to Ballack, who passed through it.  Liverpool's midfield defense, Drogba took the ball from 25 yards and shot. Liverpool goalkeeper Reina flew to save the ball from the baseline.  Stealing the ball, passing the ball, passing the ball, shooting, Chelsea's attack is very simple, from stealing the ball to shooting, it only takesHe passed the ball twice and did not dribble more than one meter, which reminds people of Chelsea's style during Mourinho's period.  Chelsea¡¯s corner kick was taken by Joe Cole. Headers such as Terry, Drogba and Ballack were all fighting for the top in the penalty area. Long-range shooters such as Lampard and Essien were waiting outside the penalty area.  Liverpool made very careful arrangements for the defense of set pieces. Every Chelsea player competing for the top was marked, and there were preventive measures after losing position. Joe Cole drove the ball into the penalty area, and Agger jumped high.  Cleared the ball out of the penalty area.  Lampard grabbed the second spot and tipped the ball to Essien. Essien took another long shot from the same position where Drogba had just shot. This shot was so powerful that Reina couldn't even jump.  Touched, but the ball flew out of the baseline against the crossbar.  In the 10th minute of the game, Liverpool finally had a shot.  Joe Cole, who had previously intercepted Kuyt, was intercepted by Babel this time. The Dutch teenager drove the ball straight into the frontcourt and handed it to captain Gerrard. Gerrard passed it across to Chen Yu who was wandering into the middle of the penalty area.  Chen Yu was flanked by two people. He didn't take the ball. When the ball passed under his crotch, Chen Yu moved it with his foot and passed it to Kuyt.  This beautiful missed pass was applauded by Liverpool fans. The commentator on the scene also said that this pass is full of energy, can score goals, and can also provide creativity. Chen Yu's role in Liverpool is irreplaceable.  When Kuyt got the ball on the left side of the penalty area, he couldn't decide whether to shoot or bring it into the penalty area. After a moment of hesitation, Chelsea's defender arrived. Kuyt was forced to shoot from a small angle near the baseline, but Cech had already blocked it.  Staying in the near corner, he used his body to block the ball out of the baseline.  After both teams shot, the game gradually became more open, and the offensive and defensive rhythm was much faster than at the beginning. Often, Chelsea had just attacked the edge of Liverpool's penalty area. The moment the fans lowered their heads to pick up something, when they looked up, Liverpool had already fired.  Arrived in Chelsea's penalty area.  Chelsea occupies the home court advantage and has a stronger desire to win than Liverpool. After 10 minutes, it gradually gained the upper hand. Except for ball control, all statistics are better than Liverpool.
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