Starting from playing as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid

"I've said it before, Barcelona's front line is too wide. If they had given up the Copa del Rey earlier, they wouldn't be playing with such restraints now.

Those who want everything often end up getting nothing. They no longer have dominance in the Champions League, but their fans are still living four or five years ago. They need to clear their heads..."

Compared with the excitement and passion when the team scored the equalizer, Mourinho was not so excited after seeing Ibrahimovic score the team's go-ahead goal.

He sat on the coach's bench, talking to his assistants with a look that had already seen through Barcelona's reality.

Holland and the others had nothing to say at this time, and they only had faith and respect for Mourinho.

If Li Ang were sitting on the bench now and heard Uncle Psy bragging like this, he would definitely be demoted.

It's one thing to target Barcelona tactically, but when they fell behind first on the court, Li Ang didn't believe that Uncle Psy had such a calm mentality.

It's a pity that there are only Lukaku and Essien on the bench at this moment. Except for some young people with no qualifications who dare not talk to each other, only Mourinho's big boy is left.

Therefore, Chelsea's coaching bench and bench are full of joy at the moment, and the atmosphere is becoming more relaxed and harmonious.

However, Mourinho did not just focus on bragging.

After seeing that Li Ang and the others were almost finished celebrating, Mourinho quickly called Karas and Lampard to warm up.

The movement on the Chelsea bench quickly attracted the attention of the live camera.

Li Ang naturally saw Karas and Lampard on the sidelines on the court.

Mourinho didn't need to give any signal. He called on his teammates to gather around him, and then directly issued the tactical order to shrink the formation.

With half an hour left in the game, making such a tactical decision can indeed be called conservative.

But again, when playing away games in the Champions League knockout rounds, you don’t have the ability to 100% crush your opponents. If you take advantage of enough, then you should focus on stability.

In the last knockout round against Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea basically suppressed all aspects of their strength, so it doesn't matter if they play more aggressively.

After all, Barcelona is different. With just one Messi, if Li Ang doesn't retreat, Matic really has no good way to deal with him.

Li Ang is now the core of the Chelsea team's offense and defense, and must look at the overall situation in terms of tactical considerations.

If we say we got an away goal and tied with Barcelona, ​​Chelsea would be considered a victory if they escaped unscathed.

If the score of 2-1 can be maintained until the end of the game, Chelsea can say that they have already entered the semi-finals of this year's Champions League.

Li Ang would like to take advantage of Barcelona, ​​but if he thinks about it carefully, it is not possible.

Barcelona's head coach is always stubborn, so it's time for Barcelona's players to work hard, right?

If Barcelona is forced to stage a comeback at Camp Nou, Chelsea will suffer a huge loss.

The most painful way to kill is to cut the flesh with a dull knife. Take your time and slowly wear away the fighting spirit of all the Barcelona players.

Hehe, Li Ang is extremely good at this job~

When Barcelona restarted the ball again, they quickly discovered Chelsea's contraction across the board.

Messi held the ball and looked at the Chelsea bus formation where all the players except Ibrahimovic were positioned at half-court. He could only let out another silent sigh in his heart.

As long as the teams coached by Mourinho are strong or weak, and whether they are European giants or not, these teams will not have any unnecessary pride.

Everything is for victory. When it is time to attack, attack with all your strength. When it is time to deploy the bus, you will not hesitate to deploy the luxury bus.

Barcelona players certainly cannot do this.

To be honest, Messi can't appreciate this style of football at all.

But at this moment, Messi had to admit that Chelsea made the most correct tactical decision, while Barcelona could only once again swallow the bitter pill of being targeted by counterattacks and high-altitude balls...

The current Chelsea team cannot be said to be the best in Europe on the defensive end. After all, Mourinho has only come back to polish the tactical system in less than a season.

The most powerful defensive team in Europe at the moment should be Atletico Madrid, and Barcelona has already experienced Atletico Madrid's strength.

Anyway, they haven't beaten Atletico Madrid once in any competition this season.

Chelsea's current regular defensive strength may only reach more than 80% of Atletico Madrid.

After all, there are still a lot of veterans in the team. It is still difficult for Chelsea to achieve Atletico Madrid's full-court defense and stranglehold.

But Chelsea can still do it by just insisting on high-intensity strangulation and pressing for thirty minutes.

After almost all the players retreated, Chelsea had no worries about defensive strength on its own wings and in the half-court rib area.

Especially when Mourinho replaced Lampard and Karas on the field, Chelsea's ability to sweep and intercept inside and outside the penalty area was greatly improved.

Lampard has enough physical energy to complete the 30-minute defensive task. Karas's flexibility on the defensive end and his ability to attack can help Matic or Liang further keep an eye on Messi.

Hazard was off the field, and Chelsea, who had changed into a 5-4-1 formation, almost announced their tactical intentions.

So the most brutal battle of the game began.

Even if Martino wanted to save more energy from the main players, facing the 1-2 result, he had to direct Barcelona to give it a try in the last thirty minutes.

If a favorable situation is not achieved, at least there will be an explanation for the fans.

Otherwise, if he loses, all major sports media in Spain will point the finger at him and Barcelona after the game.

Barcelona's players didn't think about these off-field matters at the moment. They simply wanted to defend the dignity of their home court.

Neymar faltered under the heavy pressure.

He has yet to prove his hard work with a heavyweight championship trophy in European football.

Perhaps many Barcelona fans have criticized Neymar's habit of sticking too much to the ball on the offensive end, which will cause certain damage to Barcelona's offensive system.

But his strong individual combat ability at this moment is another hope for the Barcelona team.

Apart from Messi, Neymar is Barcelona's sharpest offensive knife.

When he no longer focuses on diving and being cool, his samba steps do have the potential to forcefully tear open the opponent's defense in a small local space.

When the game entered the 70th minute of the second half, Neymar held the ball to the side and forced Azpilicueta to foul Azpilicueta one-on-one.

In just three minutes, Azpilicueta received a yellow card from the referee for a helpless tactical foul!

This made many Barcelona fans at Camp Nou immediately feel the hope of equalizing the score!

Neymar's confidence was also high. After getting up from the turf, he high-fived his teammates one after another. He even encouraged Sanchez and Messi.

Iniesta stood in front of the penalty spot, preparing to take this frontcourt set kick.

Terry wanted to instruct his teammates to set up human walls inside and outside the penalty area, but Liang and Terry had different opinions.

"They don't know how to hit the high ball, and only Pique can hit it. Captain, you have to keep an eye on Pique. David (Louis), keep an eye on Busquets!"

They will definitely choose tactical set-pieces, believe me..."

Li Ang convinced Terry that he asked Lampard and Karas to expand the defensive zone and not blindly shrink in front of their own penalty area.

And sure enough, Iniesta quickly took a tactical set kick.

Xavi received a short pass from Iniesta in the middle of the midfield, and then quickly transferred the ball to Messi on the right.

And Karas, who had been pulled outside the penalty area by Li Ang's order, immediately forced himself towards Messi who had the ball!

The close encounter between the two ended with Messi flexibly passing Kalas.

But after passing Kalas, faced with the defensive interference from Li Ang, Messi, who was rapidly losing physical fitness, could only choose to protect the ball and then knock the ball horizontally to Alves who came in to attack from the side.

The ball is still under Barcelona's control, but their tactical set-piece attack obviously failed this time.

Messi didn't have enough space to operate and Chelsea's defenders once again stood their ground.

Barcelona can only continue to pass the ball from the outside and continue to look for the next suitable offensive opportunity.

After Messi's side lost, Xavi and Iniesta naturally had no choice but to give Neymar more offensive possessions.

When Li Ang saw it, he also took the initiative to change positions with Lampard, and ran to the right side of his own half with eager eyes.

Azpilicueta breathed a sigh of relief.

And Neymar's eyes also changed quietly.

In another strong breakthrough attempt, Neymar still passed Azpilicueta, but this time the Spanish full-back deliberately pressed forward significantly.

After he lost his position, Li Ang came out from the wing and forced Neymar all the way to the sideline. In the end, he only gave Barcelona a chance to take a throw-in in the frontcourt.

Neymar, who was forced out of the sideline by Li Ang, didn't feel any shame.

If it were any other Chelsea defensive player, Neymar might still be trying to regain his face one-on-one.

But facing Li Ang, a ruthless man who can defend closely and limit Messi's performance, Neymar still has no temper.

Not surprisingly, Barcelona's offensive performance on the left wing, which had just improved, was interrupted by Li Ang's position-changing defense.

Li Ang doesn't mind changing positions and running more on the defensive end.

But the Barcelona fans at the scene were very concerned.

Unfortunately, the louder they booed, the more excited Li Ang became.

If it weren't for the fear of receiving a warning from UEFA after the game or even a serious penalty of suspension.

Mourinho even wanted to provoke the Barcelona fans at Camp Nou again so that Li Ang could perform better.

After the 80th minute of the second half, Mourinho also made his third substitution adjustment in this game.

Ibrahimovic, the hero of the goal, is off and Essien is on. Mourinho is determined to win this Champions League knockout match.

Martino had no choice but to continue to pile forwards in the frontcourt.

Pedro got a chance to play in the last 10 minutes of the game, replacing Xavi.

After fully warming up, Alexander Song and young defender Bartra also came on, replacing Mascherano and Jordi Alba.

Martino made such substitution adjustments not to strengthen the defensive ability of the back line, but to enhance Barcelona's ability to grab high balls in Chelsea's penalty area.

Well, being forced into this situation, Martino did his best.

But the two so-called header experts on Barcelona's bench are still not enough in front of Chelsea's defense.

Just as Li Ang explained to Terry before, the header experts in the Barcelona team that need extra attention are actually one Pique and half Busquets.

Bartra and Alexander Song couldn't take advantage of Matic and Kalas at all.

So when the real final moment arrived, the Barcelona fans at Camp Nou felt a little helpless as they watched the football fly into the Chelsea penalty area and was quickly pushed out by Chelsea's defensive players.

The referee on duty didn't seem to be able to bear to see the Barcelona fans being tortured anymore. As soon as three minutes of stoppage time arrived, he simply blew the whistle to end the game!

2-1, Chelsea defeated Barcelona in the first round of the Champions League quarter-finals!

At the end of the game, the live broadcast camera focused on Li Ang, who made great achievements in passing and shooting in this game.

He was high-fiving his teammates one by one.

After Messi rested with his arms akimbo, he also took the initiative to walk towards the area where Li Ang was.

"You lied to me again in the competition..."

"Hey, it's all over. You never tire of deceit... Besides, you scored a goal at the beginning of the game today. If I don't take more care of you, I'm the one who should be feeling uncomfortable now."

Hearing Li Ang's smiling words, Messi felt the corners of his eyes twitch.

He really wanted to knock Li Ang's shaking forehead hard, but unfortunately it was still live broadcast and he couldn't knock it. He had to endure it!

"call…"

After slowly exhaling, Messi took off his jersey.

"Exchange jerseys. I will have you come to me in person to change jerseys in the next game!"

Messi rarely said harsh words, but Li Ang still smiled and took Messi's jersey without any retort.

He won the game, and even if Xiaomei vented his anger and said a few harsh words, he wouldn't lose a piece of meat.

But this time when faced with Messi's invitation to have barbecue together in the evening, Li Ang had no choice but to refuse.

The major leagues have been playing until now, and the teams that are still competing for the championship in the league and the Champions League have very tight schedules.

In order not to delay the players' rest and subsequent preparation training, Chelsea's coaching staff announced early that the entire team would fly back to London immediately after tonight's game.

So Li Ang didn't have time.

Chelsea's players briefly celebrated on the spot. After returning to the locker room to wash up and change clothes, they all got on the bus and waited for Mourinho to hold a post-match press conference.

It wasn't until the early hours of the morning that the entire Chelsea team returned to London.

At this point, no one in the Chelsea team has the heart to go to nightclubs and bars for a while.

After going home and taking a quick shower, the Blues players probably didn't even bother to read the news. After playing away games, the Blues players went straight to bed and fell asleep.

It was not until two o'clock in the afternoon on April 3 that players from Chelsea's first team arrived at the Cobham training base and began recovery training.

To be honest, the time for the Chelsea team to rest and prepare for the next round of the league is absolutely not enough.

The first-team players who have just finished playing against Barcelona need a more adequate rest period after the game.

But time waits for no one. On the afternoon of April 5th, Chelsea will face Stoke City at home.

So Mourinho can only choose to rotate the main force again.

After some intense preparations, Chelsea ushered in Sky City, currently ranked ninth in the Premier League, at Stamford Bridge with a semi-main lineup.

Because Manchester City had already won Southampton 4-1 in the early game, Chelsea didn't have much to say in this round of the league.

Winning is the basic requirement, and the worst result is a draw.

If the full lineup can be fielded, it will be very simple for Chelsea to win.

But now that half of the main lineup has been fielded, there is some suspense in the game after all.

Before the game started that afternoon, live footage was shown to the head coaches of the two teams. As a result, Mourinho's face seemed to be more serious.

Before the game, Zhan Jun also teased the current excitement of Chelsea fans.

After all, the Premier League championship is close at hand, and the points gap between Manchester City and Chelsea has widened to a full ten points.

Therefore, if Chelsea can win this game steadily, the most conservative estimate is that Chelsea will win two more league games to win the championship early.

Feeling pressure? Maybe a little.

But at this moment, all the Chelsea players and fans are still filled with anticipation and excitement.

Let’s not mention the Champions League championship for now, that thing is still far away from Chelsea, and even the top four of the Champions League haven’t been decided yet.

But the Premier League championship is a dream within reach for all Blues fans.

In the last mobilization before the game, Lampard also shouted the slogan of sprinting for the Premier League championship this season.

Li Ang is also eager and looking forward to the Premier League championship, but his mentality is calmer than other young teammates in the team.

After all, Li Ang has won the top league championship in the past three seasons.

So although he was looking forward to it, he was not as excited as his boss.

After the game officially started that afternoon, he sat in the midfield and quickly suppressed the rhythm of the game on the organizational end, and also reduced unnecessary mistakes by his teammates in the early stages of the game.

Stoke City played more conservatively today, so Li Ang was not in a hurry and slowly mobilized the two wings to attack Stoke City's defense in turn to look for offensive opportunities.

Neither Hazard nor De Bruyne started in today's game.

But the impact of Lukaku and Oscar is not bad at all, at least they are adequate to deal with Stoke City's wing defenders.

Torres is at the forefront and can still safely complete the fulcrum tactical tasks assigned to him by Mourinho.

At least he is much more reliable as a center than Lukaku.

Lampard benefited from the control of Torres and Li Ang and got three chances to hit the goal in the first twenty minutes of the game.

Including three shots from Lukaku and Torres, Chelsea had a total of six shots on the offensive end, with three shots on target.

This efficiency is pretty good, and it also poses a great threat to Stoke City goalkeeper Begovic.

It's just that Li Ang was relatively quiet in the opening stage today, at least it didn't seem that the offense was very active.

However, in the 24th minute of the first half, after receiving Lukaku's back pass from the wing, Li Ang suddenly chose to dribble the ball and then jump in!

After passing Stoke City midfielder Glenn Whelan, Li Ang knocked the ball across to Lampard, who was advancing forward with him.

Stoke City's large defensive force was immediately attracted by Lampard and Torres who dropped back to receive the ball.

So when Li Ang received Lampard's back pass again, he easily broke into the left side of Stoke City's penalty area.

In this position, Li Ang is fully capable of passing the ball to Lukaku, who is just diagonally crossing from the wing towards the center of Stoke City's penalty area.

But instead of sending a through ball, he faced the defense of Stoke City defender Shawcross and used his left foot to hit the goal!

Li Ang is now more and more fond of taking unexpected long shots from the edge of the penalty area.

Begovic is tall and powerful, and can sometimes make extreme saves with his outstanding wingspan.

But in the face of Li Ang's explosive shot that was fully exerted and did not leave any escape route for himself, Begovic's saving action was still half a beat too slow!

The football roared and finally plunged into the blind spot above the far corner of Stoke City's goal!

This ball is not a ten-pointer, but it is not much different. The quality is very high. If Begovic can save it, it is regarded as his maximum performance. If he cannot save it, it is normal.

Li Ang was very happy to once again help the team open the scoring, but what he didn't expect was that Lukaku seemed even more excited than him!

"Boss! Do you know that you have surpassed Sturridge and risen to the fourth place in the Premier League scorer list?! God, you are only three league goals away from Zlatan!"

Li Ang is still a little confused. He has not paid attention to the league's scorer rankings recently, but a large number of Premier League fans remember it clearly like Lukaku.

This is Li Ang's eighteenth goal in the Premier League this season. He successfully overtook Sturridge and climbed to the fourth place in the Premier League scorer list!

He is also the only midfielder in the top ten in the current Premier League scorer list!

Now in front of him, only Suarez, who scored 26 goals, Cavani, who scored 24 goals, and Ibrahimovic, who scored 21 goals, are left.

Perhaps it will be very difficult for Li Ang to overtake these top shooters in the end.

But countless Premier League fans now believe that Li Ang will increase his Premier League goals to 20 in his first season with Chelsea!

This is a landmark achievement.

The young Lion is about to roar his dominance in the Premier League!