Midfielder

The same score of 2-0, the same away win against the opponent, and even Chelsea, like AC Milan, made the opponent completely desperate in just one round. Now not many people still doubt that the final must be between Chelsea and AC Milan. The teams have launched, and this kind of strong confrontation will also be the showdown that fans are most looking forward to.

But now the fans of PSV and Liverpool can only squat in the corner and feel depressed.

After all, they have all witnessed the raging behavior of their opponents at their home court. Although they really hope that their team can counterattack and play a hearty game, and preferably win the opponent, this is just a fantasy.

They lost the game and lost face without any shame. Their remaining hope is to play with some dignity in the away game.

However, this is limited to Eindhoven. It is basically hopeless to expect Liverpool to be able to play any decent offense. Even if they use three forwards, it will be difficult for them to score goals on the road.

Although there are too many uncertainties in football matches, there is still the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals, and both PSV and Liverpool have one away trip left. They may still be able to create miracles, but not many people will believe it.

This is the cruel reality. Whether Liverpool or PSV, their away trips are more like going through the motions.

Even the most die-hard Liverpool fans have already acquiesced in the fact that Chelsea has advanced to the final, and the Spanish coach they hate the most has now reached the edge of the cliff and is in danger of being fired.

In other words, it is no longer a danger, because the Spaniard simply forgot what he said at the press conference. He even forgot how he criticized the referee's law enforcement in front of reporters.

UEFA has always had an unspoken rule, which is that the head coach should not criticize the referee after the game.

Just like Mourinho casually commented in front of the media after the game that the referee on duty should be punished, now Benitez is also in such trouble, and even this guy's words are worse than Mourinho's original Even more intense.

"It was the French referee's mistake that kept us subject to fouls. I even doubted whether this was a game played at Anfield, because the opponent's defensive actions were not gentler than ours, but they only had three yellow cards, and we were We received six yellow cards in the first half, which is simply an abnormal phenomenon.”

Maybe Benitez just wanted to find an explainable reason for losing the game when he was in a daze.

But he unwisely chose the wrong target. The French referee should not be the target of his criticism.

Don't forget, without his connivance in the opening stage, maybe Biscayne's few defensive fouls in the first half would have been enough to get this guy sent off. It can be said that the Frenchman even took care of Liverpool. Team.

But Benitez didn't seem to want to appreciate it, because two red cards and too harsh penalties made him completely blame the French referee Sally, and his words in his criticism also seemed very fierce.

This guy even laid out a conspiracy theory in front of all the reporters. Although Benitez didn't explain it clearly, those in the media who were very sophisticated could hear that this guy was alluding to UEFA. of injustice.

In other words, the guy was complaining about why Liverpool didn't get any home advantage.

He even wondered whether this was because Abramovich's large amount of money played a role. If Chelsea were eliminated, a large number of wealthy fans might be lost, or many potential investors would be doubtful.

After all, if Chelsea can succeed, those oil tycoons and real estate bosses who are rumored to be preparing to invest in the Premier League seem to be interested in getting a piece of the Premier League pie, and Abramovich is their target of learning.

If Chelsea are eliminated by Liverpool, this potential future financial gain will be greatly reduced.

Although what Benitez said has been reported by many reporters, if you talk about these shady things in such a public place, you are causing trouble for yourself, and it is a big trouble.

Those reporters are eager for this Spaniard to say something astonishing. They point to this business of eating. They are afraid that if you don't say anything, as long as you do, they will amplify and extend these words infinitely.

Even if Benitez is not a cunning person, he is still an old man, but he was really depressed after losing this game, and the process of this game was simply torturing his already fragile nerves.

So after the game, this guy was looking for a way to vent his anger without giving it much thought.

And he was really dissatisfied with the French referee. Two red cards. Damn it, is this home advantage?

The number of yellow cards received by the home team is more than twice that of the visiting team. What kind of game is this! Is this at Stamford Bridge?

However, these remarks he made to the media will not bring any good luck to the Liverpool team. At this moment, Benitez is more like trying to grab a reason to solve the current predicament for himself on the verge of death. .

But Chelsea relied on their own ability to take away the victory at Anfield Stadium. They did not get any benefits from relying on the referee. If there was any benefit, it was Lin Yi's life-threatening attitude.

Just look at Lin Yi's state after the game. He seemed to be overdrawing his life in the game.

When the referee's final whistle sounded, the kid almost collapsed on the grass immediately, and had no strength to stand up again. In the end, Drogba and the team doctor carried the kid directly to the stretcher.

Ninety minutes of almost non-stop running and unstoppable offensive steps almost exhausted all of Lin Yi's physical strength. At the end of the second, Lin Yi could keenly feel that his body was about to fall apart.

But when the kid was carried on the stretcher, his signature smile and clenched fists hung on the corners of his mouth.

When they walked past Mourinho, Lin Yi even gave Mourinho a thumbs up.

"We won. Here, we killed those Liverpool people. We are the best." Lin Yi's words touched Mourinho a lot. At this moment, he didn't even know how to answer the kid.

"Not only did we win, you also won. Listen to the boos. You angered them and defeated them. Now the scattered tickets are seeing off Liverpool. They have lost their courage."

"Have a good rest. We still have to go to the final to meet AC Milan. There is also our second Champions League trophy there."

After saying this, Mourinho waved his hand to signal the team doctor to quickly give Lin Yi a physical examination. Mourinho can afford to lose everything, even this game, but he can't afford to lose Lin Yi.

This game was fought for him and Chelsea. The shadow of this little guy can be seen in every attack.

He also used his legs to pave the way for Chelsea to enter the final. Now he can only hope that the little guy did not suffer any serious injuries in this game, otherwise, the price of entering the final will be too high.

Not only Mourinho thought so, but all the Chelsea players thought so. When Lin Yi was carried away, they didn't even have the heart to celebrate the victory of the game. They just kept watching the boy get on the ambulance.

"I hope the boy is fine." Lampard, who scored a penalty in the game, muttered on the side.

As Chelsea's vice-chairman, Lampard knew that if Lin Yi was not on the field, the final outcome of this game would be difficult to predict. At least they would not play so easily, and they would not use one game to cut off Liverpool's possibility of counterattack in the second round. Now it can be said that Chelsea is unprecedentedly dependent on that boy.

But this dependence is not a bad thing. After all, a team must always have its own core players, and that boy is Chelsea's engine. Even Lampard no longer doubts this, and he also agrees with this statement.

If he was still secretly competing with Lin Yi before the start of the season, then now he has already given up this idea, or in other words, because of Lin Yi's performance in the team, Lampard now also acquiesces to his status.

That kid has never fought for anything, including penalty kicks, captain's armband, or any privileges.

According to Lin Yi's performance on the field and his relationship with Mourinho, he can ask for some special treatment, or he can be more unique on the field and make himself the focus of others' eyes.

But that kid doesn't seem to have such a mind at all. He is on the field, just to lead the team to win.

He has never considered any of his own honors. Even Lampard and Drogba have to compete for the top scorer, but that kid is not even interested in the best in the team. He cares more about whether the team can win the game.

What is this? This is a team player in his bones. He considers the interests of the team far more than himself.

When you face such a player, you have no way to compete with him for anything. You can only unconsciously follow his footsteps and run together, and try your best in the game together to win every game.

This season, Chelsea was able to reach the Champions League semi-finals and win the Premier League and League Cup titles in succession, all because of the boy's crazy performance on the field and the desperate spirit he brought to the team.

With Lin Yi's presence, Mourinho rarely even did anything before the game, because even he, the head coach, knew that even if he didn't say anything, the boy would lead his teammates and opponents to fight desperately.

One thing is undeniable, although the boy didn't wear the captain's armband, he is already the spiritual leader of Chelsea, a spiritual leader who is less than 18 years old, a terrible little guy. . .

(AC Milan's celebration was really written with massacre, 4:1, I don't know if the fans of Cagliari are a little bit crying...)