greenery is king

Chapter 1414 A War ([-])
After this goal, Benfica's morale was indeed hit again. Their minds were a little messed up, while Chelsea's morale had been boosted, which also caused great changes in the form of the two sides on the field.

No. In the 19th minute, Ivanovic passed through. After Mata got the ball, the opponent's defender touched the ball out of the sideline. Chelsea got the ball from the left, but the football thrown by Ivanovic did not reach Deb. Lowe's feet.Gaitan counterattacked immediately after getting the ball. In the case of one-on-three, he still chose to pass back. Benfica passed the ball into the penalty area from the backcourt. Melgarejo was unguarded but did not shoot at the first time. Passed the ball, but Cech got the football.

Benfica's offense is a bit complicated, which makes their attack always a little messy. No. 201 minutes, they made a low pass from the right again, but Ivanovic and Terry still played the ball steadily. Get it under control.

Because Benfica has many South American players, their skills are very good, which also makes their small cooperation in the frontcourt very characteristic, and the success rate of short passes is also very high. No.203 minutes Ivanovic made a mistake, he Had to choose a foul to block the opponent's attack, which also sent a free kick in front of the penalty area.

Enzo Perez and Cardoso stood in front of the ball, but in the end it was Cardoso who shot directly, but the ball hit the wall. Chelsea immediately launched a counterattack. Huntelaar sent a good ball before falling to the ground. It is a pity that when Mata confronted the defender in the penalty area, he did not form a shot.

No. In the 205th minute, Gaitan made a rubbing shot in front of the penalty area last time, and the ball went above the crossbar.Although Chelsea is now leading by two goals, Benfica's pass success rate is still as high as 80.00%, while Chelsea's is only 70.00%. Love Chelsea's defense in the penalty area is still very good, Benfica can only choose long-range shots more often.

I have to admit that Benfica was the better team in the first half. They played like Barcelona. Gaitan, Cardoso, and Salvio's trident cooperated continuously, but Chelsea did a good job of double-teaming defense. Successfully stealing the football, both sides played their own characteristics.

No. In the 209th minute, Chelsea attacked. Huntelaar saw that his teammates were in a bad position, so he had to control the ball first and then pass it to the left. When De Bruyne passed the ball, the opponent kicked the football out of bounds. Chance.

Cole threw the football into the field, De Bruyne turned half-turned and passed the football to the middle, Lampard followed up with a very high-quality shot, but Arthur made a wonderful save and put the football The bottom line was saved and Chelsea got a corner kick.

It's a pity that Chelsea's corner kick was not threatening. Benfica also took advantage of this opportunity to counterattack quickly. Fortunately, Cech rushed out of the penalty area and made a clearance first, and Ivanovic followed up and kicked the football out of bounds. It was this big move that caused him to fall directly to the ground, and he was returned to the field after the team doctor came on the field for emergency treatment.

No. In 304 minutes, Cardoso found another chance in the opponent's penalty area. He took a diving header and Cech directly pushed it out of the crossbar. Benfica got a corner kick.The frequent crosses from both sides of the corner kick were resolved in advance. In the end, Benfica went straight from the left, but it was a pity that Melgarejo didn't get the ball.The two teams were very active in fighting, and the ground attack requirements were relatively high. Cardoso took the ball from the left and forced a breakthrough, but Ivanovic kicked it out of bounds, and Benfica won the foul again.

After the throw-in, Benfica continued to cooperate. Cardoso made a low shot from the edge of the penalty area, but Cech still got the football steadily.

No. 307 minutes Lampard was blocked from the right cross and got another throw-in. Ivanovic and Huntelaar cooperated, but Huntelaar gave the football to Ivanovic again At that time, he was already offside.

In the first half, the players of the two teams were fierce and not rough. They each received a yellow card. beam.

In the following games, both sides played very averagely. Although the speed of the offensive and defensive transition was very fast, it was a pity that it was because of the high speed that it caused too many mistakes, which also prevented the two sides from threatening the next game.

The first half of the game ended amidst such entanglements. Ai Huan and others also returned to their lounges one after another. The fans in the stands also went about their own affairs in twos and threes. At the same time, they also noticed that Taylor was also It's not surprising that they have already left, after all, everyone knows that this is the rule.

During the intermission, Mourinho didn't ask much for his players. Although their performance in the first half was average, they had already led by two goals after all. This was enough to make him happy. He could still ask for What more?However, what he asked was that his team should still strengthen their defensive capabilities in the second half. Although Chelsea had prepared a lot for Benfica's style of play, it was still a bit tricky to face, which also made Mourinho feel a little bit of a problem. , They have also faced Barcelona before, but it is not the current situation. Chelsea's performance today is giving people a look of being unable to let go. If it is not because of the terrifying existence of You Yifan, the current situation is really true It's hard to say.

At the same time, he is also thinking about another thing. Before the match against Benfica today, he had considered two players in the opposing team, one was center Cardoso, and the other was Gaitan. Mourinho was not satisfied with both of them arriving, because both of them made Mourinho feel that they were useless even as substitutes, let alone as the main force.

De Bruyne's performance today is mediocre, but apart from Ai Huan, whose performance is considered good?I am afraid that there is only the defense line that I have been most worried about. This also made Mourinho sigh. It is really lucky to win so many honors this year. If Ai Huan scored 30 goals alone With more than 2000 goals and more than [-] assists, his team might be over by now. Thinking of this, he couldn't help sighing, the [-] million was worth it.

And there are several people who have the same idea as him, at least Platini has such an idea. He has already seen the importance of Ai Huan to Chelsea from the first half of the game.

(End of this chapter)