Midfielder

When Chelsea already has two English championship trophies, the London media will naturally focus on the Champions League. They think this may be a great moment for Mourinho to create the miracle of the treble again, and many people are looking forward to it.

Including Chelsea Club, there are such expectations, especially Abramovich, a Russian. After winning the league championship and the League Cup, this guy's appetite has also grown. The Champions League trophy will obviously be his next prize.

Last year, Ranieri had brought Chelsea to the semi-finals of the Champions League. Now that Mourinho has won both the league and the League Cup, Abramovich is indeed eager for the team to really replicate the miracle of Porto winning the treble last season.

People are like this and never know how to be satisfied, including Chelsea fans. They frequently call for the treble on the official forum!

"Chelsea can definitely replicate the footprints of Manchester United! No, we will be greater than Manchester!" This roar is endless.

Moreover, many fans believe that Mourinho and Lin Yi can bring them good luck. "They will definitely let Chelsea lift the Champions League trophy, just like what they did in Porto last season! The championship must belong to us!"

This crazy expectation is not only a motivation, but also a pressure for Chelsea. After all, Chelsea has never won the Champions League trophy in the club's history. For many Chelsea players, the Champions League final is also a strange arena for them.

"Don't care what is said outside, you just need to remember to play well. The championship is won by playing one game after another, not by anyone's encouragement or clamor. Now our first task is to kill Barcelona."

Mourinho understands what troubles this crazy voice will bring to the team, so he said this deliberately during the team training.

This is not a warning, but he wants to wake up his players. Although they have won two championships, the Champions League field is different.

In that highest level field in Europe, anything can happen. Winning the championship depends not only on strength, but also on enough luck.

Mourinho himself does not have an accurate answer to whether he can replicate the miracle of Porto in Chelsea. After all, there are still several games to the final. He can only guarantee that he will lead these beasts of Chelsea to go step by step and strive for the best results.

Not putting unnecessary pressure on himself is the way Mourinho directs the team. He will not let the comments from the outside world interfere with the players.

But this time, not only the shouts from the outside world interfere with the players, but also the expectations within the club have begun to increase day by day as they win two championships.

In order to encourage the players to make persistent efforts, the Russian has already offered a high bonus. Although the outside world has not obtained the exact number, many rumors have said that if the Champions League trophy can be won, then the Chelsea players will get a bonus of 10 million pounds.

10 million! Even though many people know that Abramovich does not take money as money, such a generous reward is estimated to be really surprised by most people. Although this news has not been confirmed by anyone, many people believe that the Russian can do it.

This is just the bonus for winning the championship. The bonus for each round of promotion is another one. It can be said that the Russians are ready to pay Chelsea a lot of money. Having such a generous boss is indeed what many coaches dream of.

Many English media are warming up for the battle between Chelsea and Barcelona, ​​especially the English media. They are eager to see Chelsea teach Barcelona a lesson at home, and it would be best if they can shut up those noisy Spaniards with a victory!

However, those who remember it also know that with the advantage of away goals, Chelsea will still use its defensive counterattack tactics if nothing unexpected happens. It is unknown whether they will win or not, but at least they can use the steel defense line to ensure that they will not lose at Stamford Bridge.

You must know that from the beginning of the league to now, including the group stage of the Champions League, Chelsea has only lost three goals at home, including a very lucky own goal. Such a strong defensive ability is really a waste if it is not used on Barcelona.

Although neither Ferreira nor Gallas can play in this game, Parker and Bridge will fill their gaps well. Mourinho's personnel rotation started in the middle of the season not only allows the main players to get enough rest, but also allows many substitutes to be effectively honed.

Now no matter what adjustments are made in the back line, Mourinho can guarantee the quality of his defense. In his eyes, only the combination of Terry and Carvalho is difficult to find a replacement. For a combination like the full-back, he can match them at will.

This is the advantage of the strong bench players. Kenyon can also proudly ask for credit from many people, because those people are all found by him in the transfer market. Although it costs a lot of money, it is easier to get things done with more people at critical moments, especially in the middle and late stages of the league.

Home court, strong defense, such obvious advantages are not enough to make Mourinho excited, but the list of referees determined before the start of the game made Mourinho smile, because the referee appointed by UEFA in this game is really what he expected, Collina.

Originally, after Fricks applied for retirement, Mourinho was really unsure whether UEFA would listen to his opinion and send a tough referee to referee this game. After all, letting the Swede retire like this was a slap in the face of UEFA.

However, I don’t know if this incident was too big. Anyway, in order to shut up Mourinho and Chelsea, UEFA really sent Collina to referee this game. Maybe they also considered the importance of this game and didn’t want any more problems.

“I believe in Mr. Collina’s ability to referee and control the field. At least he won’t make amateur mistakes.” Mourinho was interviewed before the game, and he stimulated the Spaniard’s nerves, especially the last sentence.

I really don’t know what the Swede who has retired from the refereeing world would think at this time. Anyway, Rijkaard was really upset that Mourinho’s trick succeeded, but since it was the opponent’s home court, Collina was not a bad choice.

At least the bald Italian will not take into account Chelsea's home advantage. Although the guy is indeed very strict in law enforcement, a fair referee will not have a negative impact on Barcelona, ​​after all, Barcelona will choose to attack actively.

Such a referee is the most stressful for the defending side. Rijkaard believes that Collina's iron fist can help his team.

It's just that Mourinho's disguised pressure makes the Catalans very uncomfortable. It is estimated that the group of people in power in UEFA are also helpless, because under the instigation of the media, they want to punish Mourinho and Chelsea.

Until now, the punishment decision for Mourinho's failure to attend the post-match press conference has not been made. This cannot be said that UEFA is soft-hearted. It's just that when they are at the cusp of the storm, they have to choose to partially compromise, including the issue of the referee selection this time, which is also part of the compromise.

There is no way. The English media is too fierce. In their conspiracy theory, it seems that Chelsea failed to win away from home because of UEFA's suppression. From referees to home advantage, it is a huge conspiracy to prevent Premier League clubs from advancing strongly.

No one can afford this crime. After all, when England and Italy are competing for the title of the first league, UEFA does not want to offend either party. The Premier League's money bag and Serie A's golden signboard cannot be easily touched.

For the sake of fairness, choosing Collina, a ruthless and iron-faced referee, may minimize the controversy. UEFA is also afraid of trouble.

After all, everyone knows that Mourinho always picks those stimulating topics to talk about when facing the media. If there is any problem at Chelsea's home again, UEFA does not know what the guy will say at that time. Anyway, the criticism is inevitable.

Anyway, before the game started, all the gossips were appearing, including Lampard's girlfriend, who could not escape the Catalans' rebellion.

"The Blue and Red Army has planted its deepest spy in the deepest part of the opponent's heart." The Barcelona media joked.

Chelsea midfielder Lampard is now sleeping with the enemy, because his charming supermodel girlfriend Ellen Reeves is a Catalan and a loyal Barcelona fan.

This time Lin Yi found a chance for revenge. After the training the day before the game, the kid looked at Lampard with a sly smile on his face, which made the opponent a little scared.

"What! Look at me with such eyes!" Lampard is not used to being watched by people in the shower.

"Hey, take care of yourself when you go home at night. There will be a game tomorrow. Don't consume too much energy." Lin Yi's words not only made Drogba and his group laugh, but also made Lampard look embarrassed, because he didn't know that this kid could make such a joke before the big game.

"Get out of here, I abstain from sex before the game!" Lampard only used a loud voice to cover up his embarrassment. There was no other way. This kind of news has almost made him helpless these days. Alas, his girlfriend also publicly expressed her support for Barcelona without giving him face.

"Oh~~~, no wonder you are so fierce in every game, haha, it turns out that you abstain from sex." Chelsea's bathroom was really in an uproar this time.

"Don't those guys know what nervousness is?" Brito listened to the bursts of laughter outside the locker room and turned his head to Mourinho who was also eavesdropping.

"Don't ask me, they are a group of lunatics." When Mourinho heard the laughter, he knew that there were some things he didn't need to say.

They are a group of lunatics? Then you must be the leader of the lunatics, Brito muttered as he looked at Mourinho's figure going away.

These are a group of lunatics, a group of fearless lunatics. . .