Starting from playing as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid

This time, Li Ang did not invite Muller and Cross to reminisce before the war.

After the game, it's okay for them to have a meal together and chat for a while.

But the atmosphere before the game this time was too solemn, both for Bayern and Chelsea.

Bayern wants to get revenge this season in one go.

The best thing is to reach the final and play Real Madrid again, and then personally win the Champions League title they dream of from Real Madrid.

Chelsea, on the other hand, has been on the road to rapid growth until now. They don't feel tired and feel they still have energy left.

After all, having passed Barcelona before, the confidence of Chelsea's young players has been raised.

Even though they are now challenging Bayern in a weaker position, most of the players in the Chelsea team are still more excited than nervous.

Li Ang is very satisfied with the self-confidence of his teammates.

However, you have to fight some opponents personally to know how strong they are.

Now this Chelsea has experienced a little less tough battles.

Li Ang only hopes that his young teammates can withstand the pressure and continue to maintain their fighting spirit in the disadvantaged situation of not having an advantage across the board.

Although the experience of the veterans is good, it is Li Ang and his younger teammates who can represent the upper limit of Chelsea's strength.

Mourinho is actually thinking about the same thing as Li Ang.

However, during the preparations for the game, he has said too many things like "keep calm" and "bear the pressure" to the young players in the team.

Now that it's the eve of the game, it doesn't make much sense to repeat these instructions too much.

And after all, it is for the young players to face strong opponents on their own and experience first-hand the sense of oppression brought by Europe's top teams.

These young guys at Chelsea are relatively lucky now.

With veterans leading the way, the tactics deployed by the head coach will basically not make big mistakes.

Being able to make it all the way to the semi-finals of the Champions League, regardless of the final result, at least they can learn enough experience from this season's Champions League competition.

Mourinho's mentality is also much better than before.

At this level of the Champions League, it would be too extravagant to train in the semi-finals.

Mourinho will not do any groundbreaking experiments in tactics.

The players will try their best to win on the court, and he will naturally do his best on the sidelines to ensure that Chelsea does not fall behind Bayern Munich at the tactical level.

However, before talking about victory, let’s talk about defeat.

While Mourinho was fully preparing for the team, he was also mentally prepared for the team's failure.

This is not because he is timid, just like Li Ang will also be cautious about the results of this showdown before the game.

Their understanding of Bayern Munich does not come only from cold tactical analysis or video review of game after game.

But because they really played against Bayern Munich and fought.

Heynckes has already stepped on all the tactical traps set by Mourinho.

The past two losses to Real Madrid in the Champions League have also made this Bayern Munich team more mature and tough.

Mourinho once had a high evaluation of Bayern Munich's team building and tactics.

In terms of the composition of the lineup, Bayern and Real Madrid have almost no shortcomings.

I have to say where the gap between the two teams is.

That should be the fact that the former Mourinho-style Real Madrid had Ronaldo, a super giant who could change the situation of the battle, on the offensive end, and Li Ang, a single-defense leader who could limit the power of Bayern's midfielder on the defensive end.

In the past two seasons, Real Madrid was able to defeat Bayern twice in the Champions League, and the performance of Li Ang and Ronaldo was indeed crucial.

And you must know that in the Real Madrid team at that time, Li Ang and Ronaldo's teammates were all superstars in football.

Real Madrid, which has an almost perfect blend of personal ability and team strength, overturned Bayern Munich.

And now that Real Madrid has lost Li Ang, it has dropped from the first level in Europe to the top of Europe in terms of midfield defense.

Real Madrid still has no shortage of offensive capabilities. But once the defensive hardness of the midfield drops, Real Madrid will have too many instability factors if they compete with Bayern.

With Li Ang, Chelsea is comparable to Bayern Munich in terms of defensive hardness in the midfield.

The double midfielder combination of Leon and Matic may be better than Bastian Schweinsteiger and Javi Martinez in terms of defensive ability alone.

But Lampard can no longer support Chelsea's midfield attack.

So the embarrassing point is that Chelsea can put together a combination with Bayern Munich's midfield defensive strength, but they cannot do so easily.

Because if Li Ang retreats, Chelsea's midfield offensive ability will drop significantly.

Stabilizing the defense is very important for Mourinho, but the first game starts at his home court. If he does not strive for the offensive initiative, he will only be passively beaten.

Being held down by Bayern for a whole game at home is not a scene Mourinho wants to see.

And if you don't want to take the initiative to attack at home, won't you have to defend for 90 minutes in the away game?

So no matter what, in this contest at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea must strive for more offensive initiative.

As long as Chelsea still wants to win.

Li Ang cannot put all his energy into defense. Just like in the game with Barcelona, ​​you can defend and then talk about defense after scoring a goal.

As for the problem that Chelsea's entire midfield currently relies too much on Li Ang on both offense and defense.

Mourinho can only wait until the end of this season to solve the problem through signings.

In this Champions League battle with Bayern Munich, Matic and Lampard must withstand the defense. If they cannot, Lampard will inevitably give way...

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On the evening of April 23, the second UEFA Champions League semi-final match that fans are looking forward to this season started on time at Stamford Bridge Stadium!

Chelsea and Bayern Munich, who both had a starting lineup of 4231, started a fierce battle for control of the midfield from the beginning of the game.

Li Ang looked over and saw three old friends: Muller, Harvey Martinez and Bastian Schweinsteiger.

In terms of confrontation and fighting intensity, he is not afraid of his old opponents, but no matter how confident he is, he is still fighting alone with Bayern Munich's three midfielders.

There is no Essien around him, no Modric, and no help from Matuidi.

After all, Lampard's athletic ability has declined too much.

Playing in the Premier League, and even playing in Paris and Barcelona in the Champions League before, Lampard seems to have done a good job in confrontation and running.

But now against Bayern, Chelsea only has one Li Ang who can compete head-on with his opponent in the midfield.

Lampard's speed and confrontation can no longer keep up with the rhythm of this kind of game.

Matic does not have this problem, but he must be dragged at the end of the midfield to act as the safety rope of the defense. He cannot lose his position.

So Li Ang soon tasted the feeling of being isolated and helpless.

Bayern seems to have directly transformed into the Real Madrid of the previous two seasons.

Even regardless of the comparison of strength, their players are enough to wear down their opponents just through huge runs and frequent midfield confrontations.

Li Ang is very familiar with this move.

Mourinho further improved Real Madrid's two-wing offense by learning from Heynckes' tactics.

As a result, Haishuai has been constantly learning.

Bayern has attached great importance to the team's physical fitness since being coached by Heynckes.

With the successful case of Real Madrid in front of them, Heynckes has further improved his physical fitness in the past two seasons. Now Bayern is simply no different from the track and field team.

The first half of today's game only lasted less than 20 minutes, and countless fans in front of the TV began to deeply sympathize with Chelsea.

Let’s not talk about technical confrontations. Except for Li Ang, Chelsea really can’t outrun Bayern!

For the first time in the game, Li Ang felt annoyed about the butterfly effect he had caused.

"Guardiola really needs to go to Bayern! This style of play is simply crazy. Mandzukic and Robben are pressing the whole court. Is this to copy the rhythm of Klopp's Liverpool in advance?"

Li Ang began to miss the technical Bayern in his memory.

Bastian Schweinsteiger plus Ramga Kroos, what a great midfielder, he can directly penetrate this midfield line with a small burst!

It can also add strength to the Bayern captain.

Your whole double defensive midfielder combination of Bastian Schweinsteiger and Martinez is so hard that Li Ang has no appetite at all.

It's good to have helpers to pull up the defense. Li Ang can deal with them one by one. Martinez's speed is ultimately a breakthrough point that can be exploited.

But Lampard was almost tortured by Muller's movement and broke the defense. Li Ang really couldn't count on him.

In desperation, Li Ang could only signal Hazard and De Bruyne to retreat early to help him organize the attack.

It is impossible for Ibrahimovic to follow the defense all the way to the midfield line like Mandzukic did.

Under the circumstances, the offensive and defensive forces that Li Ang can mobilize in the midfield become increasingly scarce.

But to be honest, this is not the fault of Chelsea's veterans. The only blame is that Bayern Munich has been trained too far ahead by Real Madrid in recent seasons.

All members participate in the fight for the ball and quickly counterattack. More and more teams can do this in the next few years, but at the moment, only Bayern, a giant, can do it.

Li Ang felt the hard work of Hazard and De Bruyne, and he also knew that Lampard was already trying his best to limit Muller's performance.

But the initiative in the game was still firmly grasped by Bayern bit by bit.

The game situation is more dangerous than Li Ang and Mourinho expected before the game.

In this case, let alone fighting for the offensive initiative, Li Ang even felt that if Chelsea forced the attack with Bayern, sooner or later they would be hit by a big score.

But don't forget, Chelsea also has a genius David Luiz on the back line. If he makes another surprise today, Terry and Cech will have to doubt their lives.

Li Ang didn't know what other tactical plans Mourinho had at the moment, but he made a decisive decision to change positions with Lampard.

Playing back as a defensive midfielder, Li Ang no longer thinks about whether to seize the opportunity in transition between offense and defense to counterattack Bayern. He just wants to help the team stabilize the defense first.

Lampard breathed a big sigh of relief. Muller looked at Li Ang, who was facing him, curled his lips and started to kick around Li Ang.

Mourinho saw this scene off the court and did not choose to let Li Ang return to the midfielder position to guide the attack. He just sighed helplessly.

"It's expected, it's expected..."

Holland sat next to Mourinho and opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't know what to say.

Because of this game, ordinary fans can now see it clearly.

There is still no problem with Chelsea's forward line. When they can get the ball, they can still pose a threat to Bayern's defense.

The key is still in the midfield. Chelsea cannot seize the initiative. Li Ang moves forward, Lampard cannot cope with him, and his defensive contribution is insufficient.

Now Li Ang retreats, Chelsea's attack from the center is almost gone.

After all, Li Ang couldn't break through Bayern's double midfielder combination, and an old Lampard could only watch.

The Blues midfield trio, which had achieved dominant performance in the Premier League, suddenly hit a bottleneck in this game.

If we could go back in time, let alone Lampard at his peak, even if it was just two years ago.

The 34-year-old Shen Deng can still keep up with the pace of this level of competition.

But the power of time is ruthless after all.

Regardless of the final result of today's game, everyone knows it, including Lampard himself.

He is only two months away from turning 36 years old and has really reached the end of his career.

It was very helpless to see such a scene on the court. Lampard, who was replaced by Ramirez in the first half, was also in a very low mood.

But this is professional football, and this is also the strict requirement of the Champions League for all professional players.

Bayern Munich scored first at the beginning of the second half of the game.

Chelsea, who was passively beaten, was ultimately inferior in terms of defensive mobility.

Mandzukic attracted defensive double-teams from John Terry and David Luiz, but he managed to deflect Franck Ribery's cross into the back post before losing his attacking position.

At this time, it was too late for Terry to interfere defensively with Muller who was holding the ball.

Muller glanced the ball into the net below the far corner of Chelsea's goal.

This is an offensive routine that Bayern is very good at.

After the game lost balance, Chelsea had no choice but to embark on the path of risky offense again.

Unfortunately, Ramirez could not withstand the defensive pressure and was passed cleanly by Ribery in the 76th minute of the second half.

The French winger broke into Chelsea's penalty area and scored from the back pocket. This goal basically established Bayern's victory.

However, Chelsea did not give up hope of scoring.

In the final stoppage time of the game, Li Ang dribbled the ball past Martinez and the inward-looking Lahm, but was pulled down by Boateng for a tactical foul in the penalty area before shooting.

After Lampard and Ibrahimovic have both left the field, Li Ang is Chelsea's first penalty kicker.

Neuer knows his penalty-taking style.

So the moment before Li Ang took the shot, Neuer was very smart and made an early prediction save.

However, this time Li Ang did not shoot the two upper far corners of the goal, but directly volleyed towards the center of the goal.

Neuer failed to save Li Ang's penalty kick, but Bayern still left Stamford Bridge satisfied with the victory and two away goals.

Mourinho was actually not dissatisfied with the course of the game.

He knew very well where the team's problems lay. After the game, he immediately approached the team's boss, Abramovich.

Abramovich now sees Chelsea's upper limit.

If he really wants to win the Champions League within three seasons, then Abramovich will have to spend more money!

Chelsea still need to strengthen their midfield and defense.

It needs to be greatly strengthened!

Damn it, when I woke up this morning, my right eye was so painful that I couldn't open it. After I washed it, I saw that the area under my right eye was red and swollen. I was so scared that I quickly applied hot and cold compresses, but they were of no use.

Go to the clinic. The doctor said it was edema. The foodie had never encountered this kind of situation before. The doctor said not to worry, prescribed some medicine, and sent the foodie home directly.

Well, the swelling has gone away now, but after using it all day, my right eye still feels pain when I blink. After taking it, it seriously affected my coding efficiency.

I'm still working on the second chapter. I don't know if it can be released before midnight. Those who can't wait can watch it tomorrow morning.