It's cheating, but Hazard

Chapter 345 His Majesty will arrive at his faithful Wembley today (I)

As soon as the first half started, Chelsea adopted a pressing tactic and the game entered a fast pace.

Busquets passed the ball back to Pique, and as soon as Pique received the ball, Drogba stepped forward to press. At the same time, Charles and Malouda also cooperated with Drogba's position very tacitly and put pressure on him.

Pique took a look at the situation in the midfield and finally kicked the ball sideways.

After watching many games between Chelsea and Manchester United, Pique kept one thing in mind: when passing the ball, the safest way is not to pass it to the player opposite Charles.

As soon as Abidal received the ball, Malouda moved synchronously to block the space between him and Iniesta.

Charles took a look at the positions of Abidal and other Barcelona players on the field and estimated that the ball would not be passed to his side for the time being.

Without thinking too much, Charles immediately retreated and withdrew a certain space, no longer putting more pressure on Alves, and at the same time allowing the Barcelona players to let down their guard.

Sure enough, after several consecutive passes, the ball returned to Mascherano's feet.

Mikel was standing behind Busquets. Mascherano glanced at Charles' position and found that the distance between him and Alves was quite far, so he kicked the ball above.

"call out--"

The ball rolled quickly on the grass, and in a flash, Charles rushed forward simultaneously.

Just as Charles rushed forward, Lampard, who had been observing Charles's movements, immediately turned around and ran back.

Alves also broke out in a cold sweat when he saw Charles getting closer and closer to him.

Just as he was about to receive the pass, the distance between Charles and him was shortened to only two or three meters.

The moment he received the ball, Alves immediately performed at his best and adjusted his posture at the fastest speed.

By the time he stopped the ball and turned around, Charles had already shortened the distance of two or three meters to zero.

Alves took a deep breath and quickly kicked the ball with his left foot, while blocking Charles behind him.

Charles' kick just now missed, so he quickly retracted his foot and accelerated again to rush towards the ball.

Alves had just put his left foot on the ground and was about to accelerate when he found that Charles, who had been behind him just now, had appeared next to him and was even one body length ahead of him.

He quickly reached out to grab Charles' jersey, but saw that Charles was walking very fast and caught up with the ball with one big stride. He stretched out his hand and touched nothing.

On the other side, the moment Charles' supporting foot landed on the ground, he immediately used the outside of his right foot to push the ball towards the goal and accelerated.

"Stop him!"

Alves subconsciously stretched out his feet, but his balance was unstable and he fell directly to the ground.

There was a panic in Barcelona's penalty area.

Pique didn't expect that Chelsea would start to threaten their goal in just a short while.

Just as Charles accelerated and sprinted towards them, Pique also accelerated and rushed over.

Guardiola clenched his hands on the sidelines.

Vilanova was eagerly waiting.

Charles remained calm and immediately turned the ball around with his back to Pique.

Valdes stared at Charles' movements and moved sideways on the goal line, ready to save Charles' shot at any time.

On the other side, Pique did not slow down because of Charles' turn, and immediately caught up with Charles after two or three steps.

Charles glanced at it and immediately noticed something was wrong, so he reached out and tried to push Pique away.

Peak also reached his hand under Charles' arm, and Charles replicated Alves's previous action and pulled Charles' clothes.

Charles immediately realized that he couldn't wait any longer, and kicked the ball hard with his right foot.

"Snapped!"

The ball rolled quickly on the grass.

Valdes immediately went to the ground. He knew that Charles' shot would bounce a little, so the moment the ball came, he reached forward to grab it.

"boom."

The ball hit the ground and bounced up instantly, and then as Valdes expected, it hit his outstretched hand and bounced out.

Charles wanted to make a follow-up shot, but Pique, who was following closely behind him, would not give him the chance.

As soon as the ball came, it immediately blocked Charles behind it and cleared the ball.

"Chelsea's pressing made it difficult for Barcelona to find their own rhythm. Although the number of players on the field was equal, there was only one melody on the green field, and that was Chelsea."

"Charles was in very good form. After successfully stealing the ball, he immediately took the ball and prepared to counterattack."

"It is very clear that Puyol's injury has caused a lot of trouble for Barcelona's defense."

"Mascherano is very good, but still not as good as Puyol."

"Perhaps he understood Ciel's abilities and danger, but still underestimated it."

"If Pique hadn't cleared the ball just now, Charles might have made the follow-up shot."

"Now, Barca must find their form again."

As Chelsea's corner kick was cleared, Barcelona took the initiative and began to threaten Chelsea's goal.

MVP's attack was sharp, but he still failed to score the goal when facing Cech.

In this way, for the next five minutes, the two sides remained in a relatively harmonious state.

But the court is a battlefield, and when the opportunity comes, this state will be broken immediately.

There were not many opportunities in the frontcourt, so Charles chose to retreat to the midfield.

If we look at the lineup alone, Chelsea's current position is more like a 4-4-2.
Alves took a look at the retreating Charles and felt inexplicably troubled.

Before, he knew that Charles liked to retreat, but when he was defending Charles, he didn't even know whether he should follow him out.

Ultimately, Alves decided to stay put.

As the Chelsea defender passed the ball back to Cech, Cech glanced at the midfielder who had the advantage in numbers and kicked the ball above his head.

The ball quickly passed over Chelsea's half and landed accurately near the center circle.

Mikel won the header and then headed the ball to Lampard.

Essien, who was not far away, immediately moved forward, watching Lampard's movements while adjusting his posture.

Xavi and Busquets, who noticed this keenly, moved towards Charles from the left and right in unison.

After a slight adjustment, Lampard looked at Charles' position and then kicked the ball.

Charles turned sideways to face Lampard, and the moment the ball came, he lightly tapped the inside of his right foot and easily stopped the ball.

At this time, Essien, who was advancing, was already in position.

Malouda and Drogba were both under close guard by Barcelona defenders.

Soon, a clear passing route immediately emerged in Charles' mind.

Xavi and Busquets watched Charles gently push the ball in front of them, then turned to face the goal, their hearts immediately tensed, ready to intercept the ball at any time. Xavi didn't need to think too much, he immediately understood Charles' intention.

He did not choose to rush forward in a hurry, but calmly adjusted his position to limit Charles' passing space.

Charles glanced at Xavi and quickly pushed the ball sideways with the outside of his foot. The moment the ball stopped, Charles took a step forward.

The moment his left foot was planted, a bad feeling came to his heart. Charles immediately sped up, straightened his right leg, and quickly used the inner instep to meet the ball.

The ball was passed accurately through the gap between Xavi and Busquets, and at the same time, Charles slipped to the ground.

Busquets and Xavi looked back quickly. Although Charles fell, the ball had already accurately found Essien who was making a forward run.

Essien stretched out his foot and easily took the ball down from mid-air. Alves, Pique and others had already taken their positions. Busquets quickly changed direction and rushed towards Essien with Iniesta.

After stopping the ball, Essien took a few steps forward, and just as Iniesta approached, he kicked the ball.

Abidal and Iniesta rushed towards the ball at the same time, but the ball was still too fast. Even though the two tried their best, they failed to stop the ball in the middle.

Drogba, who was standing at the top of the penalty area, followed up quickly and kicked the ball the moment it came.

"call out--"

Pique and Mascherano turned around quickly, Valdes went to the ground immediately, and Malouda rushed towards the goal while all the Barcelona defenders were still stunned, ready to make a follow-up shot at any time.

But his worry was unnecessary, because Valdes didn't save the ball at all.

Valdes was seen kneeling on the ground, turning 180 degrees with the ball on the goal line, and finally kneeling towards the ball that had rolled into the goal. He looked like he was worshiping!
boom!
The entire Wembley Stadium was like being at the center of an atomic bomb explosion, boiling up in an instant. The crazy noise and exciting enthusiasm made many spectators feel their eyes go blank, unable to say anything, and could only scream non-stop.

Barcelona fans felt a lump in their throats as they watched Chelsea fans celebrating and screaming wildly.

Logically, they should be the ones laughing and celebrating here.

Abu, who was watching the game on the spot, cried and laughed at the same time, his nose twitched, and in the end, no one knew whether he was happy or sad, as hot tears burst out of his eyes like soybeans.

Eight years, eight full years, he has been looking forward to this Big Ear Cup for eight years.

How many eight years can we have in our life?

Although his initial purpose in acquiring Chelsea was not just to win the championship, he now truly loves football.

Over the years, he has paid so much money, but has missed the Champions League again and again.

This was the first time he felt the Champions League was within his grasp.

Even though Barcelona is very strong and is a cosmic team, he knows that this year is his destined year to win the Champions League.

It was very rare for Wenger and Ferguson to sit together and watch a game.

As coaches, they were also excited, but they didn't shout out loud.

"I've been having a dream these past few days."

Ferguson spoke up.

Wenger asked nonchalantly, "What dream?"

"I was thinking, if I could be faster than you, would I have won three consecutive Champions League titles by now? Or even be on the sidelines directing the game right now, and retire after this game."

Ferguson said cheerfully.

Wenger didn't answer, so Ferguson continued, "We have fought for so many years. When I retire, I will hold a retirement match. Do you want to come?"

……

"The ball is in!"

"The ball went in!!"

"The ball went in!!!"

"Chelsea 1:0 Barcelona. In the eighth minute of the game, Chelsea unexpectedly took the lead."

"Charles' retreat to midfield was like Napoleon returning to Paris. All the chaos disappeared and Charles put things right in the midfield."

"He had no way to stop Iniesta, Xavi and Busquets. Although the grass at Wembley was not very nice today and Charles slipped to the ground at the moment of passing the ball, all the difficulties and obstacles could not stop him. Even if he slipped to the ground, he could still pass the ball as accurately as a scalpel."

"After Essien received the ball, even if the Barcelona players tried their best to make up for it, people could never catch up with the ball."

"In Ciel's blueprint, I believe this scene has been clearly outlined by him."

"Drogba followed up with a shot. At this moment, all the defenses collapsed. Valdés could only kneel on the ground and worship the ball."

In the live broadcast room, Lineker was extremely excited, but considering his image, he did not go too far in the end.

"Amor, what do you think of this goal?"

Amor was speechless, like a gourd with a sawed mouth. After holding it in for a long time, he finally said, "Barcelona will win back. It's just that their condition was not very good just now. You know, Barcelona has always been a slow-moving team."

Ancelotti finally put his mind at ease.

People do not share the same joys and sorrows. Although Ancelotti was very quiet and did not speak, Vilanova still thought he was noisy.

"Pep, what should we do?"

It was obviously just a very simple pass and there was no problem with Barcelona's defense, but everything was so unreasonable and Chelsea finally scored a goal.

On the field, Drogba rushed to the sidelines to celebrate wildly, and Charles even jumped on his back.

Just like that, under the lights of the stadium, Drogba carried Charles on his back, and Charles raised his right hand high and waved to the Chelsea fans in the stands with a smile on his face.

It was as if it was not him who had just instigated this fatal attack. He was just a student who came here for a spring outing.

Guardiola subconsciously touched his head and withdrew his gaze from Charles.

"I seem to remember something."

Vilanova looked at Guardiola in confusion, wondering why he said such a irrelevant question.

"What?"

"Last summer, when I went to Ajaccio to send him to the national team, I told him to play well and hope that he would perform well at all times."

"so what?"

Vilanova was still a little confused, but he already had a very bad premonition in his heart.

Guardiola was a little embarrassed, "He seems to be full of energy."

Vilanova looked at Guardiola with resentment: "...Or, Pep, why don't you leave first? Really, why do you have to say this when you can say something else."

Two extras are prepared. One is Ferguson’s retirement friendly match. Ferguson will coach the players who once played for Manchester United, referred to as the Manchester United team; Wenger will coach the players other than the Manchester United team, and Charles will join Wenger’s team at that time.

In fact, the author also wants to see Wenger drive an aircraft carrier. I wonder if you have any recommendations on the players and formations of the two teams?

The second thing is the new book, which will be finished after this month.

The title of the new book has been officially confirmed, it is called "Those Days Playing Football in Munich".

The book is expected to be published on August 8 or at the end of July. The specific time has not been determined yet. I hope everyone will support us by then^_^
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