Chapter 204 Manchester City VS Chelsea, Emma Watson and Lily Collins also came to watch.
On October 27, Manchester City visited Stamford Bridge to challenge Chelsea, ranked third in the Premier League.
Chelsea had five wins, two draws and one loss in the previous eight games, with 17 points, 7 points less than Manchester City at the top and 2 points less than Arsenal in second place.
If they can beat Manchester City in the direct confrontation in this game, the gap between them and the top of the table will be narrowed to 4 points.
For Chelsea, this point difference means that they still have hope of winning the championship.
But if Chelsea lose to Manchester City and allow their opponents to widen the gap to 10 points, then they will basically have no hope of winning the championship this season.
So this game is not worth three points, it is a game worth six points.
In the Champions League match in the middle of the week, they beat Werder Bremen 3-0 away.
In addition to the news of victory that made Chelsea fans happy, Torres' heroic performance of scoring two goals in this game made the Blues fans almost cry with joy!
finally!
finally!
The scene of the Holy Infant finally came to be seen wreaking havoc in the Chelsea team. They had been waiting for this moment when they spent 50 million pounds to buy Torres two years ago.
Seeing Torres's condition improve and the opponent's serious loss of players due to the Champions League games, Chelsea fans are full of confidence in this game.
At the pre-match press conference, Mourinho expressed confidence that the Blues would defeat Manchester City at Stamford Bridge.
Pellegrini was not willing to be outdone. He said that although Manchester City had encountered some difficulties, they would not surrender so easily.
Considering that if Manchester City can win this game, they will be able to tie Chelsea's best start record that year, Manchester City will naturally strive to win this game.
If they win this game and one more, they will be able to break this record and write their names into Premier League history.
However, Mourinho's iron-blooded Blues will obviously not give opportunities easily.
On October 27, at five o'clock in the afternoon, the focus battle of the ninth round of the Premier League kicked off at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea attached great importance to this game, and Abramovich personally came to the scene to watch the game.
In Abramovich's private box, in addition to the two regular guests, he and his wife Zhukova, there were also two special guests - Emma Watson and Lily Collins.
Emma Watson is a loyal fan of Chelsea and she often comes to Stamford Bridge to watch games.
There were even rumors of an affair between her and Chelsea owner Abramovich.
But judging from the fact that Zhukova treated her as a sister, these rumors were most likely false, otherwise Zhukova would not have been so intimate with her.
As for Lily Collins, it was her first time at Stamford Bridge to watch a match.
"As soon as the two beautiful ladies came in, the whole box seemed to light up!"
Abu welcomed the two with a smile on his face.
Needless to say, Emma Watson's arrival can not only serve as a good publicity for Chelsea, but can even boost the team's morale.
There are many people in the Chelsea team who are fans of Emma, and some of them are even her secret admirers.
Once they see her in the stands at Stamford Bridge, there is no need for Mourinho to motivate the players before the game, they will automatically show their full attitude and perform well! As for Lily Collins, Abramovich is not familiar with her.
But considering that she was Lin Quan's rumored girlfriend, Abu was very polite to her.
As we all know, Abramovich likes big-name players, especially top players like Ronaldo and Messi.
But unfortunately, such players are not only scarce in the transfer market, but also out of demand.
Seeing that Ronaldo and Messi had no hope, Abramovich turned his attention to Lin Quan who suddenly appeared.
If he could lure the other player to Stamford Bridge, it would fulfill his dream of becoming a superstar.
But in order to deal with Lin Quan, in addition to the financial offensive, you also need to play the emotional card.
If he could use the relationship between Emma and his girlfriend to get closer to Lin Quan, then when Lin Quan's contract with Manchester City expires, Abramovich's Chelsea would have a chance! "Thank you for your compliment, Mr. Abramovich. Lily, this is the owner of Chelsea I told you about, Mr. Abramovich, and this is his wife, Ms. Zhukova!"
After Emma's introduction, Lily Collins politely greeted the two of them.
"Come on, let's go over there and watch without disturbing them!"
Emma obviously noticed that Lily Collins was a little reserved, so she took the initiative to take her to the other side of the box.
She seemed particularly familiar with this place, obviously having been here many times.
Lily Collins and Emma Watson met while filming in Hollywood. Both started out as child stars and are British, so they hit it off and quickly became good friends.
Before this, Emma Watson often recommended football games to her good friends, but Lily Collins didn't like football and was more fond of basketball.
So she had to come to Stamford Bridge to watch the game alone! This time, I don't know why this girl suddenly changed her mind and actually took the initiative to come to watch the game.
"Can you tell where your boyfriend is?"
Emma asked jokingly after taking a look at the uniforms of the two teams on the court.
In her eyes, her good friend knew almost nothing about football.
The colors of Manchester City and Chelsea's uniforms are quite similar, and at a distance, she might not be able to tell the two teams apart.
"Well, the light blue side is their team!"
Lily Collins was obviously not stumped by such a simple question and quickly gave an accurate answer.
"Oh, not bad, you actually know the Manchester City jersey. Did you do your homework before the game?"
Emma was a little surprised. Wasn't this girl football-blind before? How come she can now even distinguish the uniforms of Manchester City and Chelsea? Is the power of love really so strong that it actually made her take the initiative to learn something she had no interest in before?
Thinking of this, she was actually a little jealous of someone on the field.
He actually stole his best friend's heart without anyone noticing!
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Ouch!
Standing at the kick-off point in the center circle, Lin Quan couldn't help but sneeze.
Negredo on the side asked subconsciously:
"Brother Lin, you have a cold too?"
There are many people in Manchester City who have colds and fevers now, otherwise he would not appear in the starting lineup.
"No, don't guess!"
Lin Quan just felt his nose was a little itchy, it wasn't a real cold.
If Negredo is not stopped and allowed to speak loudly, Manchester City's morale bar will be emptied before the game even starts!
Look, when Pellegrini on the sidelines saw Lin Quan sneezing, he was so scared that his heart started to tremble.
He quickly looked at Manchester City's team doctor, who was also a little confused.
I checked before and Lin Quan didn't have a cold?
Could it be that his symptoms were delayed?
"Observe first. If Lin is not in good condition or performs poorly, then replace him. We would rather lose the game than joke with the health of the players!"
Pellegrini said righteously.
The other members of the coaching staff nodded. If it were an ordinary person, then maybe it would be okay.
But considering that Lin Quan is the core of their team, his injury cannot be taken lightly.
At exactly five o'clock in the afternoon, the referee blew the whistle to start the game.
After the game started, Manchester City's coaching staff watched anxiously for a while.
I was relieved to see that Lin Quan's performance was the same as usual and there was no abnormal performance.
Although Lin Quan was in normal condition, Chelsea, playing at home, quickly took the initiative at the start of the game.
Amid the cheers of 40,000 fans at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea launched a fierce attack on Manchester City right from the start.
Fortunately, Manchester City was well prepared for this. They compressed the space in the backcourt and the two lines of defense were closely connected, making Chelsea's attacks futile time and time again.
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In today's game, Chelsea's offense and defense were extremely resolute and tough.
But Manchester City's defense was also very tenacious! The players on both sides made a lot of movements with their hands and feet, and the court was in chaos, with players falling to the ground from time to time.
As the movements of both sides became more and more intense, the match was heading towards a hand-to-hand fight.
The referee decisively pulled out a card and began to control the situation of the game.
In the 22nd minute of the first half, Lampard tackled Lin Quan from behind while defending him and was shown a yellow card by the referee.
After receiving the card, Lampard didn't even say a word of protest. He glared at Lin Quan fiercely, as if to tell him to be careful, and quickly returned to his seat.
The other Chelsea players did not try to argue with the referee, but quickly got into position and did not give Manchester City the opportunity to take a quick free kick.
Lin Quan originally had this plan, but when he saw that Chelsea was on guard, he canceled the plan.
Under Mourinho's coaching, Chelsea's defense has indeed been injected with an iron-blooded temperament.
It is indestructible and cannot be defeated. It is very difficult to deal with!
Seeing Lin Quan being tackled by the opponent, Emma in the box glanced at her good friend Lily Collins.
Seeing the other party's worried look, he further confirmed his guess:
It seems that the rumors from outside are not groundless, there is indeed a problem in the relationship between these two people.
"Don't worry, he shouldn't be injured. Look, he even stood up by himself!"
Lily looked carefully and found that Lin Quan had stood up again, and she breathed a sigh of relief.
But he refused to admit it: "I'm not worried. I just think there are too many fouls in football games. There aren't so many fouls in basketball games, and even if there are, they are less severe."
She didn't know how many times Lin Quan had been kicked down like this in previous games, which made her worry that injuries of this degree, if accumulated, would probably have a huge impact on her health.
Thinking of this, she secretly made a decision! "Hey, this is the charm of football. If it is played in a gentle manner, no one is allowed to foul, and no one is even allowed to touch each other, then the viewing value of football will be gone!"
Emma has watched a lot of football games and is accustomed to such fouls.
In the early years of the Premier League, games were even more brutal. Some teams would give the opposing stars a warning at the start of the game, and some bullies even aimed at breaking their legs. For example, Manchester City player Haaland had his leg broken intentionally by Manchester United captain Keane.
The games back then were really bloody!
After getting up from the ground, Lin Quan rubbed his legs. Although he was protected by the injury immunity talent, the real pain was still there.
Lampard's tackle just now was really dirty. If it were an ordinary player, he would probably be injured.
Manchester City is now full of injured players. If I get injured again, I won’t have to play this game and can just admit defeat.
This is probably why Lampard was willing to get a card for fouling himself! They may think that if they kick themselves out, it will be no problem to beat Manchester City! But they will be disappointed. With the talent of injury immunity, it is not so easy to kick themselves out.
If they continue to implement such foul tactics, it may be good news for Manchester City.
Although Lin Quan was not injured by the tackle, he was shocked to see the opponent's player kick his own key player so cruelly.
Manchester City players were not polite either.
In the 27th minute, Demichelis seized the opportunity and retaliated by tackling Lampard while he was dribbling the ball.
This kick was also very strong. Even the tough guy Lampard couldn't stand up due to the pain.
"Asshole, do you want to kill someone?"
When Chelsea's players saw the opponent's retaliatory tackle, they became angry and rushed up to beat Demichelis.
Manchester City showed no sign of weakness, and almost all of their players rushed over to protect Demichelis.
"Haha, you guys are so shameless. What about Lampard's kick?"
Chelsea players felt they were in the wrong, and the referee quickly showed a yellow card to Demichelis for the foul, so they stopped arguing and quickly returned to their positions.
The situation on the field is favorable to Chelsea. If they continue to play at this pace, they will definitely be the winner of the game.
So there is no need to create unnecessary trouble and let your mentality and performance be affected by your opponents.
Lin Quan and Demichelis were not actually familiar with each other, but the other party was willing to stand up for him at this time, which surprised Lin Quan very much!
"The coach said that our hope of winning this game all depends on you, so our duty on the court, in addition to disrupting the opponent's offense, is to protect you!"
Demichelis is Pellegrini's trusted and beloved player, a player he specially brought from Malaga.
When Demichelis was at Bayern, it was Pellegrini who personally invited him and brought him to Malaga.
The two had a very pleasant collaboration at Malaga, and Pellegrini also needed some players of his own, so he brought him to the Premier League.
What Demichelis meant is actually what Pellegrini meant.
After hearing Demichelis' explanation, Lin Quan glanced towards the coaching seats.
I have some doubts in my mind:
Pellegrini had never arranged such protection before, so why did he suddenly pay attention to his own protection now? Manchester City's substitutes had worked very hard in this game, but their goal still couldn't hold out for too long.
In the 33rd minute of the first half, Hazard made a series of dazzling dribbles, broke into the penalty area and passed the ball to Schurrle in the open space.
The German scored in one fell swoop, changing the score to 1:0, and Chelsea scored the first goal at Stamford Bridge!
Schurrle's goal completely ignited the atmosphere at Stamford Bridge, and the Blues fans who came to the scene cheered.
I glanced at the time, it was 2:28...
(End of this chapter)