Chapter 570: Revenge is successful, defeating Dortmund away from home
The change in Chelsea players' mentality was quickly reflected in the game.
They were very impatient when attacking and not as patient as before.
This happened several times on the field. Chelsea players intercepted the ball in the backcourt and kicked it directly to the frontcourt, eager to score a goal.
However, this method is too inefficient. The ball they kick is difficult for their teammates to catch and most of the time it falls into Manchester City's hands.
After Manchester City got the ball, they passed it to the frontcourt without hesitation and continued to attack Chelsea.
"Keep calm, don't be anxious, and fight patiently!"
Conte noticed that the players' mentality was not right on the sidelines, so he ran out and shouted to the players on the field.
Unfortunately, the noise at the scene was too loud, his voice was drowned out by the noise, and not many players heard his instructions.
This made Conte feel a little uneasy. They had played well before, but how did it suddenly become like this? It was all Tottenham's fault. If they had lost to Swansea, this wouldn't have happened!
Just when Conte felt something was wrong, the situation on the field changed again.
In the 82nd minute, Manchester City launched an attack on the spot after successfully intercepting the ball in the midfield.
Lin Quan played a wall pass with David Silva, passed the opponent's full-back, and quickly cut inside.
Chelsea's defenders reacted quickly and someone rushed towards Lin Quan at the first moment.
When Lin Quan saw that it was David Luiz coming, he instantly recalled the opponent's technical characteristics.
David Luiz: Likes to steal the ball and is aggressive in defense.
Disadvantages: slow turning speed, unstable mind, easy to get cards.
After thinking about this, Lin Quan deliberately left a flaw, giving David Luiz a chance to steal the ball.
David Luiz was overjoyed and didn't even think about whether this was the opponent's full set, and he just stepped forward to grab it.
Seeing that the other party was fooled so easily, Lin Quan couldn't help but sigh, what an honest guy!
Just as David Luiz stretched out his foot, Lin Quan changed his move.
He flicked the ball and dribbled it away from David Luiz who was trying to steal the ball, then suddenly sped up and rushed into the penalty area.
Chelsea's goalkeeper didn't see clearly how the opponent got past his teammates, he only saw the guy he least wanted to see dribbling into the penalty area!
There was no longer any barrier between the two of them, and it was too late for other Chelsea players in the penalty area to rescue them.
Let’s do it!
The goalkeeper lowered his center of gravity, stared at Lin Quan's movements, and quickly pressed forward, trying to block Lin Quan's shooting angle.
The distance between the two men was rapidly narrowing, and Lin Quan's shooting angle was disappearing little by little.
However, just when the goalkeeper thought his defensive strategy was successful, he saw Lin Quan slowing down.
“It’s time to shoot!”
The goalkeeper's heart trembled and he made a judgment instantly.
Lin Quan was indeed going to shoot, and he used a very traditional shooting method - a flick shot! He kicked the bottom of the football with his raised toes, and the football flew up from the ground.
The goalkeeper has no way of jumping to save the ball as it flies over his head. He can only stretch his body as far as possible and try to save it with his hands.
But the result was obvious. His speed was not as fast as the ball flying in the air, and even if he stretched out his hand, there was still a big gap in height.
The football slid along a parabola in the air and fell into the net.
The score became 2:3, Manchester City reversed Chelsea away from home.
After confirming that the goal was valid, Lin Quan opened his arms, ran all the way along the field, ran to the stands where the visiting team's fans were, raised his hands, and signaled the fans to applaud and cheer louder.
The Manchester City fans who had traveled with the team were already very excited about this goal. When they saw Lin Quan, the scorer, asking for applause from them, they all shouted at the top of their lungs and clapped their hands desperately, raising the cheers and applause to the maximum.
On the home team's side, the Chelsea players on the field looked like they had lost their parents, they kept their heads down and said nothing.
Conte was almost fainted on the sidelines. These guys are always like this. Can't he just play strictly according to the tactics he has set?
Can I still harm you?
Originally, the situation of this game was very good, but now, Chelsea is behind Manchester City at home and there is not much time left. Can Chelsea still turn the game around? It's difficult!
Let alone reversing the game, even a draw might not be an easy task.
After Conte got angry, he forced himself to calm down.
The game isn't over yet, so we can't give up yet.
He called William from the bench and asked him to warm up and prepare to play.
William played an indispensable role in Chelsea's victory over Manchester City away from home in the last game.
If he hadn't disrupted Manchester City's entire defense on the wing, Chelsea would probably have been overwhelmed by Manchester City's overwhelming attack.
Since the previous game has proven that William works well against Manchester City, let's trust him again! Seeing Conte was going to make a substitution, Guardiola took the initiative and began to deploy troops, replacing offensive players with defensive players.
This posture is to keep this score to the end! At the end of the game, the two sides switched roles, Chelsea besieged Manchester City, and Manchester City began to play defensive counterattacks.
Chelsea's positional warfare was not strong. Without offensive space, their siege was loud but ineffective, and they could not find any chance to score.
On the other hand, Manchester City's counterattack was so threatening that Chelsea's defenders had to use tactical fouls many times to stop the opponent.
The audience was a little stunned for a moment. How could this scene be so similar to the previous one? Time passed little by little, and Chelsea didn't have much time left.
Although they attempted several shots, none of them posed a threat to Manchester City's goal.
Seeing that the game was about to end, Chelsea simply rushed into the penalty area and tried to score a goal using aerial bombing tactics.
But Manchester City is not the Spanish team, and Manchester City's defense is still very tall.
Under Van Dijk's defense, Chelsea's several high points found it difficult to find opportunities and their header tactics also failed.
In injury time, Manchester City once again had a chance to counterattack.
Lin Quan ran all the way with the ball. At this time, others could hardly run anymore, but this guy still had such excellent physical strength to make such a long-distance run.
Thinking of this, Chelsea fans' eyes were filled with despair, as if they had already seen the final result.
Without any surprise, Lin Quan broke through the defense alone and even passed the goalkeeper after entering the penalty area.
The score became 2:4, and the leader Chelsea suffered a crushing defeat to Manchester City at their home ground.
Manchester City got their revenge and returned home satisfied.
Chelsea was very depressed as this game reduced their lead by 3 points. With Tottenham chasing them relentlessly, they really could not afford any more mistakes.
After this round of games, there have been some changes in the league's standings.
Although Chelsea lost the game, they still topped the list with 72 points.
Tottenham is 4 points behind Chelsea and is currently ranked second. After Manchester City defeated Arsenal and Chelsea in a row, its points reached 64 and it is currently ranked third.
Following Manchester City is Liverpool, who currently have 60 points.
Arsenal defeated West Ham United in this round, slightly narrowing the gap with Liverpool, and is currently ranked fifth with 59 points.
As for Manchester United?
They are far behind and most likely they will not be able to secure a spot in the Champions League through the league this season.
On April 8, the 32nd round of the Premier League kicked off.
Tottenham, who played first, were in high spirits and won a clean 4-0 victory at home, putting enough pressure on Chelsea.
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Liverpool, who are competing with Arsenal for fourth place in the league, beat Stoke City 2:1 away. Although the win was not easy, they finally got the three points they wanted most.
Manchester City, which is ranked in the middle of the standings, has no hope of winning the championship and is basically assured of a place in the Champions League, easily defeated relegation team Hull City 3:1 at home.
Although the opponents are ranked low, the closer we get to the end of the league, the more difficult it becomes to play against these relegation teams.
But their luck was not good as they met a team like Manchester City.
Once Manchester City started passing and controlling the ball, it was difficult for Hull City players to even touch the ball. With a ball possession rate of less than 30%, it was already very difficult to score a face-saving goal.
Of course, they scored this goal near the end of the game. At that time, Manchester City had already called off the game, many of the main players were not on the field, and the remaining players on the field were not as serious in defense as before.
The teams at the top of the league all won and Chelsea felt a lot of pressure.
Fortunately, after they suffered a loss at the hands of Manchester City in the previous game, the players became obedient in this game. They followed Conte's arrangements and strictly implemented the tactics Conte set for them. They defeated their opponents 1:3 away from home and finally stabilized their situation.
The league is entering its final stage, and there are fewer games to play.
Although their lead has shrunk from 7 points to 4 points, as long as they do not make any mistakes in the next 6 games, the initiative in the championship will still be in their own hands.
Manchester United, following closely behind Chelsea, also defeated their opponent 3:0 away from home and still retains theoretical hopes of winning the championship.
Now all the pressure is on Arsenal! However, Arsenal failed to withstand the pressure and was beaten 3:0 by Crystal Palace away from home. This time, the Gunners fans are really desperate.
After this round of matches, Arsenal is 4 points behind Liverpool, a gap that is difficult to catch up with.
It is highly likely that Arsenal will not be able to maintain their fourth place.
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After this round of the Champions League, Manchester City began to actively prepare for the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals.
As they have little hope of winning the Premier League this season, the team's main focus is on the Champions League.
Compared with last season, Manchester City faces much greater challenges in the Champions League this season.
The rapidly rising Paris Saint-Germain and the steadily improving Juventus, step by step.
Real Madrid, whose lineup has been further strengthened and whose overall strength is even above Manchester City, are all strong rivals of Manchester City.
Although the opponent is strong, Guardiola's goal for the team is still to win the championship.
We can’t just give up because our opponent is strong, right? April 13, Westfalenstadion.
With the cheers of more than 80,000 fans at home, the Hornets attacked Manchester City's penalty area again and again.
Judging from the situation on the field, if you don’t know, you would think the Hornets have a huge advantage!
However, when people look at the scoreboard, their eyes will glaze over for a second.
The first half hadn't ended yet and the score was already 0:3, with the home team in front and the away team behind.
The Hornets fell behind Manchester City by 3 goals in such a short period of time.
How did you kick this?
Dortmund head coach Tuchel was also confused and had no idea about the situation of the game.
Let's go back to the time. In the 16th minute of the first half, Lin Quan's old teammate Papastathopoulos at Werder Bremen fouled Lin Quan in the penalty area. While receiving a yellow card, he also gave Manchester City a penalty kick.
Lin Quan, who took the penalty kick, scored the goal steadily and accepted the big gift from his old teammate.
Just two minutes later, Mbappe, who was included in Guardiola's starting lineup for this game, received an assist from Lin Quan and scored the second goal for the team.
Manchester City's two lightning strikes made the Hornets a little confused, and they gave away another big gift while defending.
Dortmund defender Sven Bender accidentally kicked the ball into his own goal when clearing the ball, changing the score to 0:3. The Westfalen Stadium has always been a devil's home ground known for the extreme enthusiasm of its fans, but today, when Manchester City scored one goal after another, especially when seeing the third own goal, the Hornets fans in the stands were silent.
Even the most loyal fans in the South Stand didn't have the energy to cheer at this time.
I don’t understand, I really don’t understand, what is going on?
How did they end up playing like this? To be honest, although Dortmund's strength is not top-notch, it is not that weak either.
So before the game, no one, even the Manchester City fans, expected the game to turn out like this.
Manchester City may not be as strong as they seem, but the Hornets are much stronger than fans expected.
Perhaps it was because Tuchel turned on the hair dryer for the players during the half-time break, and after the start of the second half, the condition of Dortmund players improved a lot.
In the 57th minute, Shinji Kagawa made a through pass, Ousmane Dembele received the ball and shot successfully, changing the score to 1:3. Dembele is a potential new star that Dortmund is currently focusing on training, and the team has high hopes for him.
Dembele's performance in Dortmund this season is worthy of his price tag, which makes the fans of the Hornets look forward to it. They hope that he can grow up quickly and lead the Hornets to a revival together with the old players who stayed behind such as Reus.
Although it was difficult to reverse the game, the Hornets fans smiled when they saw Dembele score. With this goal, it was worth it! After Dortmund scored, the team's morale soared, and they seized the opportunity to launch a fierce attack on Manchester City, trying to take advantage of this momentum to score a few more goals.
However, they underestimated their opponents.
Under Manchester City's tight defense, Dortmund could not find any good opportunities. Instead, they conceded another goal to Manchester City through a quick counterattack in the 79th minute.
The goal was scored by Mbappe again. This kid scored twice in the Champions League for the first time, and he did not disappoint Guardiola and the fans' expectations of him.
Seeing Mbappe's wonderful performance, Manchester City fans in the stands were all satisfied.
They couldn't help but glance at the Hornets fans next to them with pride: You Hornets have Dembele, we Manchester City have Mbappe, we all have a bright future!
(End of this chapter)