Midfielder

What can a red card change? When two evenly matched teams are in a stalemate, a red card may destroy one of the teams, even a team as strong as Chelsea.

No matter how Mourinho and Drogba roared at the referee, they could not change the reality of the red card.

And the Swedish referee also showed Mourinho a yellow card as a warning because of his insults to him.

If Lampard had not held Lin Yi at that time, it is estimated that this kid would have kicked Fricks hard from the side.

"A sudden accident may disrupt Chelsea's game rhythm. After all, Drogba is really too important to the team's offense. This may be a turning point in the game." When Lineker saw this scene, he also knew that the game would no longer be controlled by Chelsea from this moment on.

Without a strong enough fulcrum in the middle, even if Chelsea's two wingers could find opportunities to pass the ball, they would not be able to do much, and Drogba's dismissal was not just a simple matter of team reduction.

This tense atmosphere will affect all Chelsea players. They will become impatient because of the referee's red card, especially Drogba's yellow card, which is actually largely due to the referee's subjective judgment.

In the slow-motion replay on TV, Drogba's soles touched the ball before Valdes, but the painful expression of the Barcelona goalkeeper deceived the referee's eyes, so this red card looks a bit unfair.

But Lineker is not the referee, and the Swede can't change his penalty because of the slow-motion replay on TV. Even if it is wrong, Chelsea can only admit that they are unlucky.

Drogba walked off the court with a depressed look on his face. Mourinho patted his shoulder hard, but the African elephant didn't respond this time. He knew in his heart that this game might be messed up because of his red card.

Although Mourinho didn't say anything, he knew that if the team was in trouble, the responsibility was on him.

With a feeling of self-blame, Drogba returned to the locker room accompanied by Brito. Mourinho and Chelsea now have to face Barcelona, ​​which has seen the dawn of victory again. The balance in the game has tilted from this moment, and the offensive firepower of the Red and Blue Army has become more fierce.

What is unscrupulous? Barcelona's attack is unscrupulous now. Even Puyol has begun to press for assists, and he has no regard for the defensive space behind him. Even Marquez has pressed to the arc of the center circle, but Chelsea can no longer reorganize an effective counterattack. Even if Lin Yi starts to press frantically in the midfield, he can't provide much help to the team, but this kid's eyes are full of anger.

Tackle, collision, Lin Yi doesn't care how thin his body is. Anyway, he now regards himself as a pure midfield engineer. His legs have never stopped in the last twenty minutes.

If it weren't for the controversial red card given to Drogba just now, Lin Yi didn't know if he had followed in that guy's footsteps. His crazy performance made Mourinho scream madly on the sidelines.

Mourinho didn't want his core organizer to have any more accidents. Now Drogba was destined to be unable to participate in the next round of the game. If Lin Yi was missing again, Chelsea's offensive axis would be abolished.

Fortunately, Lin Yi's crazy harassment only lasted for a while. Under Mourinho's shouting, Lin Yi finally began to calm down. He also knew that if he continued to play like this, he would give the Swede a chance to send him off.

Sniper! Full-strength sniper! Mourinho kept roaring on the sidelines, directing his players to defend.

But there was no threat of counterattack. Barcelona pressed very hard. Even if Lin Yi played hard, he could not provide more protection for his team's midfield. Even Makelele, the iron lung, was almost exhausted.

Lampard retreated to about 20 meters in front of his own penalty area to act as a defensive midfielder. This may be the first time for Chelsea this season. They have never been so embarrassed, but this time they all experienced it.

13 to 2, this is the ratio of the number of shots of the two teams with 20 minutes left in the game. Chelsea only had two shots, and both were launched by Lin Yi in the midfield. The threat formed in the end was very limited.

Without Drogba, a strong frontcourt containment point, Mourinho's counterattack tactics have fallen into an unprecedented dilemma, especially Barcelona's crazy attack, and the suppression is almost comprehensive.

Mourinho knew that the team must stabilize its position at this time. He replaced Robben and Duff, two fast wingers at the same time. There was no way. At this time, he could no longer consider the problem of counterattack and could only choose to defend.

It's not that Mourinho doesn't want to counterattack, but facing Barcelona's attack, he must make a difficult choice.

He knows the character of the Catalans too well. When the opportunity arises, they will definitely attack hard until the opponent collapses. Mourinho doesn't want to see his team become another victim.

Chelsea's defense is very solid, but don't forget that Makelele and Lin Yi both have yellow cards on them. If one of them is not careful and another one is sent off, or if two or three more people get yellow cards for fouls.

Then Mourinho will not only have to pay the price for this game, but he may also have to lay the groundwork for failure in the next game. To save face or to get points, Mourinho may have to make a tactical choice.

Just like what Brito said, Mourinho has always been a decisive person. After Drogba was sent off, he was already thinking about how to adjust the team's lineup and tactics, and substitutions followed.

Thiago replaced Robben, Glen Johnson replaced Duff, and Mourinho's order to the team was to defend with all his strength.

No matter how ugly the scene is, we must hold on to the last twenty minutes. Mourinho will not easily give up the victory to others. Even if he retreats all the way, he will accept it. This suffocating game is really infuriating.

Referee! Home! Damn, all these damn things are together. Although Mourinho can't say that Fricks's punishment of Drogba is a complete misjudgment, the Swede was too disturbed by the atmosphere of Camp Nou. He has completely forgotten how to control the situation on the field. He can only rely on playing cards to maintain the order of the field. However, such a move to maintain authority can only put Chelsea, who chooses to defend, into a passive position.

Mourinho's choice made Chelsea's counterattack lose its due power, but no one can say anything to him. After all, this is the Camp Nou stadium. It is really difficult to win a victory in the absence of one person.

The most fatal thing is that after Drogba was sent off, Lin Yi's ankle was bruised by Albertini's fierce tackle when he broke through the middle, but Lin Yi ignored the team doctor's dissuasion and continued to run desperately on the field.

But Chelsea, who has not encountered a red card in a season, is really struggling under the bombardment of Barcelona. Even the steel-like defense line will eventually loosen helplessly.

Barcelona finally equalized the score in the 73rd minute. Maxi Lopez tried to shoot from the right side of the penalty area, but he accidentally passed the ball to the front of the goal. Eto'o got rid of Carvalho and Ferreira's interception and shot the ball into the goal.

When Eto'o led the Barcelona fans in the entire Camp Nou to shout wildly, Lin Yi kicked the ball into the sky with a fierce kick. Selena sat high in the stands and could see how bad Lin Yi's face was on the big screen.

Maybe no one has ever seen what Lin Yi looks like with a livid face, but those who are familiar with him know that this kid is completely angry. If he was not really angry, he would not have cut in from the middle after the midfield kick. Facing the continuous blockade of Deco and others, he still had to force Barcelona's defense.

It was after this breakthrough in the middle that the kid's ankle was kicked again, and this time it was swollen badly.

But under his insistence, the team doctor could only treat him with emergency treatment, and then Lin Yi returned to the court to fight hard again, which made Deco, who was responsible for marking Lin Yi, feel nervous. He knew that the boy was ruthless.

Even if Barcelona did not lose to the opponent in this game, the away trip would be a tough battle. Deco knew Lin Yi's character too well. When he was in Porto, the boy never bowed to any strong opponent.

1:1, this goal ignited the Camp Nou stadium and also ignited the crazy momentum of Barcelona's full-line pressure.

Without Drogba, the biggest threat in the counterattack, Barcelona wanted to complete the reversal at the last moment.

In the 80th minute of the game, Deco and Xavi tried to shoot in front of the penalty area. Makelele and Terry used their bodies to block the threat for Cech, but the madness of Barcelona became more and more intense.

In the 83rd minute, Barcelona came back. Ronaldinho used his precise pass to create an opportunity for Maxi Lopez. The Argentine's close-range shot was bravely blocked by Cech.

Two minutes later, Van Brontehorst made a cross from the left bottom, and Eto'o's volley was blocked by Cech again.

In the 88th minute, Xavi and Deco's consecutive shots were resolved by Cech on the goal line. The Czech player became the busiest person in Chelsea. Although facing a bombardment, this guy was still able to hold on.

Until the final whistle sounded, Barcelona failed to knock on Chelsea's door again, but these Catalans were also celebrating that they kept their home court, although they let the opponent take away an away goal.

But this group of Catalans believed that they would definitely win back away from home, but when they cheered, they did not see the expressions of Lin Yi and Chelsea when they left the field. The beasts were like wounded wolves, and everyone's eyes were full of resentment and anger, as if they were ready to open their mouths and bite hard at any time.

The game was over, and the score of 1:1 was frozen on the big screen of the Camp Nou Stadium, but it was not really over. On the contrary, it was just the beginning, especially for the disputes between the two teams after the game.

Who was the last team that did not attend the press conference after the game at the Camp Nou Stadium? It is estimated that even Laporta himself may not be able to answer this question, because in the history of Barcelona, ​​there has been almost no such thing. Even if the mortal enemy Real Madrid came, they would send a press officer to deal with the situation.

But this time, the Catalans really saw Mourinho's toughness. This guy did it to the extreme. After the game, Rijkaard and more than 100 reporters waited for them at the press conference for 20 minutes, but in the end, no one from Chelsea showed up.

The only person who came to pass the message said, "Chelsea will formally appeal to UEFA."

Chelsea left quietly without staying at the Camp Nou for a minute. They didn't even take a shower in the locker room. They returned to the hotel where they were staying, packed their bags, and went directly back to London.

When the reporters who heard the news surrounded the entrance of London Airport, they only waited for Simon Greenberg, the spokesman of Chelsea Club. The rest of the people had already left by bus after the plane landed.

Simon Greenberg only gave the reporters one answer: "First of all, we would like to apologize for the fact that no Chelsea coaching staff or players participated in the post-match interview activities, but it is just an apology."

"But Chelsea Club will formally appeal to UEFA for an incident that occurred at halftime. This is all I can reveal at present. Please wait for the official statement of Chelsea Club for the specific process."

The reporters who are slightly more informed understand what Simon Greenberg is referring to. After all, the English and Spanish media at the scene have already reported the conflict in the player tunnel during the halftime break.

And Mourinho was also attacked by the opponent's assistant coach, although the Dutchman seemed to be more seriously injured.

This is definitely the front-page headline of the Champions League round of 16, especially after the opponent tied the score at the last moment at the Camp Nou, it is obvious that Mourinho does not intend to let go of what happened in the tunnel.

And Simon Greenberg also specifically pointed out the details of the conversation between Fricks and Rijkaard in his speech.

Considering that Drogba was sent off with a red card in the second half, many English media reporters have been preparing an article about the shady relationship between the referee and the head coach. This time, they are united in their guns.

The English can fight among themselves, but when the opponent bullies them under their noses, they are quite united.

Many British media have strongly criticized Flicks's penalty against Drogba. The commentary of the British News Agency believes that Chelsea's well-organized performance in the first half was ruined by the referee's poor performance on the field. Flicks is the real culprit who "beat" Chelsea on the field!

Moreover, many Spanish reporters added fuel to the fire at this time. When the English media collectively supported Mourinho, they chose to stand on Rijkaard's side. In the subsequent report, they specially interviewed the Dutchman and asked him to explain or defend the conflict that broke out during the halftime break.

"I don't understand. I'm curious about Chelsea's appeal. What will they say? They obviously didn't hear what I said. I said to the referee, 'Hey, nice to see you', and then talked about the game. It was not offensive. I just went over to say hello. Nothing else." This is what Rijkaard said in an interview.

"What makes them so upset? I don't know. You have to ask Mourinho." It is obvious that this guy feels that the conversation between him and Flicks is nothing big, but he forgot that it was during the game.

Although some media stood on the side of Barcelona, ​​like Spain's AS, this time they also believed that the red card changed the game, but the penalty did need to be discussed. The red card may really be too harsh.

No matter how the media on both sides quarrel, UEFA will never let this matter go. They don't seem to care whether Chelsea appeals or not, but the refusal to attend the press conference after the game and Mourinho's criticism of the referee's penalty on the sidelines are facts that the fourth official and many media have witnessed.

The day after the game, a UEFA spokesperson announced, "We have begun investigating Mourinho's several excessive behaviors in the second half and the club's failure to attend the press conference after the game. We have notified Chelsea of ​​this. The hearing will be held on March 24, and they can submit a written statement before that."

It can be seen that UEFA is determined to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys, especially when they are already dissatisfied with Mourinho, but Chelsea is also a turtle eating a weight this time, and they plan to make a big fuss.

"If this time ends so unclearly, then future games will only become more and more difficult to play. Anyway, things have come to this, so let's make a fuss! Let's see what these UEFA leaders can do!"

Mourinho is now a dead pig that is not afraid of boiling water. Anyway, he will be punished. Can he avoid it if he is afraid? Since he can't avoid it, why should he be afraid of claws! He has to drag someone down with him before he dies. Aren't you chatting with the referee? OK, I'll let you know how much you have to pay for this chat! Chat? Talk about your uncle!

And Lin Yi said something more thorough in an interview, "Second round? Let Barcelona come. Stamford Bridge is a hell that is not necessarily easier to deal with than Camp Nou. And I can assure them that they will regret coming here. I remember the score of 1:1 very clearly. I can only tell them that I will pay them back double!"

Don't forget, there is still a second round! The game is not over yet. The remaining 90 minutes are destined not to belong to you!