Chapter 376 Who is afraid of whom?
"Football never has only one choice. Some people choose to be admired, but I choose to be respected!"
"I have never denied that Barcelona's football is very gorgeous, but the football that is respected by others is what we pursue!"
"Many people like to appreciate Barcelona's gorgeous football. At Stamford Bridge, I hope they can look at our football with awe!"
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This was Mourinho's confession during a media interview at the pre-match press conference.
It is clear that he has had enough of the outside world questioning his coaching philosophy, even though he is at the top of the Premier League table.
He said that Chelsea's Stamford Bridge had only been captured three times in the Premier League this season, but the media reporters immediately mentioned that Barcelona had two superstars, Suarez and Ronaldinho.
He said that Barcelona's defense was as fragile as tofu, but the media reporters turned around and mentioned Drogba's embarrassing goal efficiency as the team's center forward and his rough footwork.
He and his team have had enough! The moment they walked into Stamford Bridge, their eyes were burning with fire.
They want to prove their strength to everyone, they want the whole world to see them.
They are a great team made up of great players!
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Chelsea lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
The goalkeeper is Cech, the defense is a combination of Gallas, Carvalho, Terry and Ferreira, the midfield is Duff, Lampard, Makelele and Joe Cole, and the two forwards are Gudjohnson and Drogba.
Barcelona still continued its traditional 4-3-3 formation.
The goalkeeper is Valdes, the defense is Van Bronckhorst, Oleger, Puyol and Belletti, the midfielder is Marcos, Deco and Xavi are forward, and the front trident is Ronaldinho, Sudon and Iniesta.
Barcelona youngster Iniesta continued to replace Giuly in the starting lineup.
From the first minute of the game, Barcelona controlled the ball.
The technical advantage allowed Barcelona to control the ball with ease, but they failed to organize an effective attack.
But the first attack of the game came in the second minute, when Van Bronckhorst fouled on the left side of his own half, giving Chelsea a free kick opportunity in the frontcourt. Lampard took the free kick and sent it into the penalty area.
Goalkeeper Valdes made a serious mistake when he went out to receive the ball, and Terry's shot in front of the goal was too high.
Although the team failed to score, this mistake made everyone nervous.
Puyol was horrified and yelled at his teammates.
"Damn it! Everyone, cheer me up!"
But sometimes, yelling alone is useless.
In the eighth minute, Lampard stole the ball from Xavi and quickly sent the ball to the frontcourt. Drogba grabbed the first point and passed the ball to Gudjohnson, who got the ball in the penalty area. Oleger couldn't stop his momentum when he quickly chased back and he slipped and fell in the penalty area.
Gudjohnson easily volleyed the ball into the net to open the scoring for Chelsea!
The entire Stamford Bridge stadium was suddenly boiling with excitement.
Good Johnson himself found it unbelievable. He was clearly blocked, so who would have thought that Oleg would slip and fall? …
After conceding the first goal, Barcelona's performance still did not improve.
Su Dong kept running in the frontcourt, but the ball couldn't get out from the midfield.
Chelsea's pressure was very strong, especially in the midfield and frontcourt, which put Barcelona's defense under pressure, and once the ball was intercepted, they quickly counterattacked.
In the 13th and 14th minutes, Chelsea made two quick counterattacks in a row and both reached Barcelona's penalty area. In one of them, Lampard had no one defending him and his shot was too high.
There was a panic in front of the goal and everyone could see that Barcelona would lose the ball again sooner or later.
Sure enough, just two minutes later, Chelsea quickly counterattacked. Joe Cole dribbled the ball on the right and got rid of Van Bronckhorst. He cut inside and shot hard. Valdes missed the ball in front of the goal, and Lampard followed up and easily scored an empty goal.
Two to zero! Crazy!
Totally crazy!
Lost two goals in less than 20 minutes? What was even more unexpected was that Chelsea attacked again two minutes later. Joe Cole sent a straight pass from the middle. Duff used his speed to shake off all the defenders, broke into the penalty area, and scored with a low shot before Valdes could attack.
Three to zero! And at this time, there were only nineteen minutes left! ...
Su Dong looked towards the goal with some disbelief.
Duff had already begun celebrating wildly and quickly rushed off the field.
Chelsea players rushed out one after another, everyone's face was filled with excitement and pride.
In less than twenty minutes, the team was leading 3-0. It was definitely a crazy massacre.
What’s even worse is, this is the nth time Barcelona has lost the ball like this?
This is how we lost against Bayern Munich, against Real Betis and now against Chelsea.
What happened to Barcelona recently? ...
"Are you crazy?" Puyol roared angrily.
The Barcelona captain was going crazy.
What the hell is going on?
In just over ten minutes, the team lost the ball again and again. Was it all match-fixing?
"This is the quarter-finals of the Champions League, what are you doing?" Puyol's eyes turned red.
The teammates around him all lowered their heads, each of them feeling ashamed and embarrassed.
They had already conceded embarrassing goals against Bayern and Real Betis, but this one was even more outrageous.
We know Barcelona's defense is bad, but it can't be this bad, right? Even if a relegated La Liga team were to fight Chelsea, they wouldn't play like this, right?
"Do you really want to be shamefully slaughtered by your opponents at Stamford Bridge?" Puyol angrily questioned everyone.
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No one wants to be humiliated by their opponent.
After conceding three goals in a row, Barcelona seemed to have woken up from a dream and began to organize a counterattack based on controlling the ball.
First, Ronaldinho lofted the ball into the penalty area, but Cech left the goal and got the ball.
Soon, Deco came in from the left rib, received a pass from Ronaldinho, and sent the ball to the front of the penalty area.
Su Dong stopped the ball sideways at the front of the penalty area, turned around, used his body to block Carvalho who was quickly rushing forward, and shot directly with his right foot.
The shot was very sudden, powerful, and at a tricky angle, going straight into the upper right corner of the goal.
But Cech was too steady. He did a somersault and lifted the ball over the crossbar with one hand.
Stamford Bridge was filled with cold sweats.
When Su Dong saw that his shot missed the target, he yelled in anger, but he quickly calmed down and clapped his hands vigorously.
"Come on! Don't lose heart! Don't be discouraged! Try to be the first one to go!"
After saying that, Su Dong quickly ran into the penalty area.
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"It was Barcelona's first shot of the game."
"Unbelievable, isn't it?"
"I have to say that Mourinho's high-pressure tactics were very effective against Barcelona, and the counterattacks were very sharp, especially the fast-paced whirlwind after the opening, which made Barcelona dizzy."
"But now, Barca is starting to find its rhythm again."
"Su Dong's shot was very beautiful, but unfortunately, Cech was also very good and guarded the goal perfectly."
"Chelsea have only conceded three goals at home this season and Cech deserves credit for that."
"Look at this corner kick opportunity."
"Xavi ran to the corner area, ready to take the corner kick."
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After Xavi positioned the ball, he slowly stepped back.
In the penalty area, Barcelona's header experts all stepped forward.
Puyol was at the front point, while Su Dong was lurking on the left side outside the small penalty area, which was obviously a signal to attack the back point.
Chelsea also attaches great importance to Su Dong, who is 1.95 meters tall, and arranged for captain Terry to take care of him personally.
Terry stood in front of Su Dong, trying to stop him behind him, and Su Dong kept adjusting his position and direction.
Harvey raised his right hand high and gave a signal to Su Dong in the distance.
This is the set-piece coordination that Barcelona usually does.
When Xavi quickly took a corner kick, Su Dong pretended to rush towards the left post, tricking Terry into rushing forward as well. Unexpectedly, Su Dong was just feinting, stopped abruptly, turned around and sprinted towards the middle.
After avoiding Terry, Su Dong ran two steps, determined the landing point of Xavi's corner kick, and then jumped high.
Terry reacted very quickly and caught up with Su Dong at the first moment, but Su Dong had already jumped up.
The 1.95-meter-tall burly figure jumped up and stood in front of Terry. The Chelsea captain didn't even have the mind to jump.
Xavi's corner kick came over Su Dong's head, and Su Dong shook his head directly towards the ball.
After Su Dong headed the ball, it quickly turned in another direction and went straight to the upper right corner of the goal.
Cech stood in the middle of the goal, stretched out one hand as far as possible, trying to lift the ball over the crossbar again.
This time, his hand did touch the ball again, but the ball was not lifted out as he expected. Instead, it turned slightly and still went into the goal line and hit the side net.
Beep!!!!
The bald referee Collina blew the whistle immediately, indicating that the goal was valid.
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"
As soon as Su Dong landed, he heard a clear whistle. He jumped up on the spot and yelled.
When he landed again, he rushed towards Chelsea's goal.
Before anyone could react, he quickly picked up the football, turned and ran towards the center circle.
"Su Dong's fighting spirit seems very strong."
"He has been in excellent form recently. In the La Liga match three days ago, Barcelona lost three goals, but Su Dong scored a hat trick to help Barcelona save face with a 3-3 draw."
"Also, in the two previous matches against Bayern Munich, Su Dong performed very well."
"He looked really good tonight as well."
After running to the center circle, Su Dong threw the ball to the kick-off point and quickly stepped away.
"Come on, everyone!"
"We will do back to them the same way they did to us just now!"
Su Dong roared loudly.
Barcelona players were also encouraged and their morale was rekindled.
In terms of strength, each of these Barcelona players is a famous star in the world. Although their defense is a bit poor, if they really attack with all their might, it is still unknown who will win! Anyway, we have already lost three goals, so who is afraid of whom? There is basically nothing to do next. I will adjust my biological clock and try to return to the normal update time as soon as possible.
(End of this chapter)
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