Starting from playing as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid

Chapter 335 The old boys’ fairy tale summer!

"I knew you would score this goal! I knew it!"

"What a damn good job! Little lion! Win this championship! We must win this championship!"

The voices of the two old brothers rang in Li Ang's ears. Li Ang could feel the excitement in their voices and hugged them tightly with his backhand!

"Of course we will win the Champions League! There will be no suspense and we will not give Atletico Madrid the slightest chance!"

Li Ang's confident reply calmed the excitement of Ibrahimovic and Silva.

At this time, the other Chelsea players who rushed over also swarmed up and surrounded the three of them excitedly!

Such a goal is a complete surprise!

At least before this counterattack started, Chelsea's players never expected that they would break the balance of the game so smoothly!

Except that Li Ang, who scored the goal, was surrounded by everyone and was slapped and "ravaged" hard.

De Bruyne, who provided a key assist, could not escape the "clutches" of his teammates.

The Chelsea players on the field celebrated passionately, and the Chelsea bench off the field also cheered!

The old boys Drogba and Lampard seemed to have forgotten their age at this moment, and rushed to the sidelines to celebrate passionately with their young teammates!

The collar of Mourinho's Armani suit was also torn open in his excitement.

But Mourinho doesn't care about his image at this time.

He simply unbuttoned all the buttons on his suit, revealing the shirt underneath.

But the wild image did not make Mourinho lose his calm judgment.

While Holland continued to celebrate with the players on the bench.

Lao Mu had already walked to the sidelines and shouted loudly, signaling the Chelsea players on the court to calm down quickly.

Li Ang still saw Mourinho's actions immediately.

He first made a reassuring gesture towards Mourinho, and then tapped his temple with his fingers towards the scattered teammates.

The other Chelsea players on the field naturally understood the meaning of this action.

At this time, the game time of the second half has not reached the 60th minute, so it is too early to say that one goal will determine the outcome.

And they should be more vigilant after scoring a goal.

Because Atletico Madrid has no retreat, it will definitely try its best to find an equalizing opportunity. There is no doubt about this.

So from now on, they really can't relax for a moment!

The game soon restarted, and with an intriguing switch in the live broadcast footage, fans soon saw Simeone anxiously discussing with his assistant on the sidelines.

Atletico Madrid didn't have many offensive players available on the bench.

Mourinho felt that if he were Simeone, he would make tactical adjustments at this time. Instead of substituting players, it would be better to change formations and play one-on-one, four-three, three-on-one.

Raul Garcia is a very versatile midfielder.

He can play as a lone forward or as a wide player on the front line, and can even occasionally play as a defensive midfielder in the midfield.

So at this time, it is completely feasible to pull Raul Garcia to the wing and then push Turan up front.

I won’t say how effective it is, but at least it’s a new tactical idea.

Mourinho didn't know if Simeone would do this.

But just in case, he still walked to the sidelines and shouted to Li Ang in advance, indicating that Li Ang could pay more attention to the defense on the wing later.

After another two minutes, Atletico Madrid's assistant coach came to the sidelines and pulled over full-back Felipe Luis and quickly explained to him.

After a while, Atletico Madrid indeed chose to change their formation.

Arda Turan was pushed to the front line as Mourinho expected, but Atletico Madrid did not change to a 433, but changed to a more radical 343 formation!

Felipe Luis and Koke became the left and right wing-backs in the midfield. Simeone is obviously willing to go all out to increase the offensive end!

Li Ang did not dare to be careless. After all, Atletico Madrid's change of formation further strengthened the offensive in the center and wing.

He directly signaled Hazard and De Bruyne to retreat and focus on the defensive end first.

Kroos and Matic formed a double defensive midfielder, and he himself was full of firepower, and he did not hesitate to sweep in front of his own defensive third zone.

This is Chelsea's strongest defensive form under the four-back system.

Even Ibrahimovic is very active and proactive in retreating to assist his teammates in defense.

In addition to the honor of the national team, Ibrahimovic now only has this Champions League championship at the club level.

He has won league championships in four major European leagues, and he has won championships in three of the four major European leagues.

As for the other cup champions, he also had a soft hand.

When he was still young, either because of his playing style or wrong choices, he unfortunately missed out on the Champions League.

Now the best chance to win the Champions League is right in front of him.

As Li Ang said to him when he talked to him before the game, he must seriously consider whether this is his last chance to compete for the Champions League at the end of his career!

The time train has always been a one-way street. He can no longer return to his peak state, nor can he become the omnipotent Zlatan.

Fortunately, he still has such an opportunity and a group of young teammates who bring him strength and hope!

so……

"Do your best! Whether on the offensive or defensive end, do your best!"

Ibrahimovic took a firm step, tried to increase his speed, and was serious on the defensive end, trying his best to help his teammates interfere with Atletico Madrid's offensive players!

Fans in front of the TV can all see that Ibrahimovic is really not good at defensive work.

But his full commitment at the moment and his retreat defense regardless of physical exertion have helped him win the respect of all fans!

Zlatan has always been proud, and he is still so proud now!

But in front of his dream and team, the 33-year-old Zlatan made a huge tactical sacrifice today!

For the younger Chelsea players, such a scene is very shocking and exciting!

This Champions League championship is of great significance to the Chelsea club and Chelsea's veterans, and it symbolizes the fulfillment of dreams.

Along the way, they have heard and reviewed the tragic story about the 2012 Chelsea team countless times.

Most of them actually understand that a team as large but united as theirs can only exist for only two or three seasons.

Because many of them are making ongoing concessions and sacrifices for the team.

When someone plays the main role, someone has to act as a substitute. However, many players who play as substitutes at Chelsea can still become the main backbone again when they go to other teams.

So although everyone usually tries to avoid talking about this topic, they all understand it.

They won't have much time together.

Maybe after this summer, many of them will leave.

There are too many stories in football that cannot wait for the ending.

Regret will always be the main theme of every season.

A superstar like Li Ang who is already full of honors at such a young age has always been an exception in football.

Most of the players in the Chelsea team may only have this opportunity to get close to the Champions League final stage in their careers.

So they have no reason not to do everything for this Champions League trophy!

For themselves, for Ibrahimovic who fought hard to defend today, and for the other Chelsea old boys!

The Atletico Madrid players, who were anxiously attacking, soon felt the momentum of the Chelsea team explode!

Chelsea did not choose to fight with them, but even if they were stuck at halftime, Chelsea at this moment also burst out with extremely amazing fighting energy!

The Blues' visible high morale made countless neutral fans feel excited!

Chelsea has already fought for every inch of ground on the defensive end, and Li Ang quickly ran out of the sweep area of ​​two defensive players!

Ibrahimovic has burned himself, so why not Li Ang?

He is completely squeezing his own physical strength at the moment, helping his teammates behind him to screen out most of Atletico Madrid's offensive attempts.

The commentator of England's Sky Sports repeatedly exclaimed at this moment, bluntly saying that Li Ang had gone completely crazy!

Simeone couldn't sit still for a long time. He just stood on the sidelines, looking anxious, and his hands in his trouser pockets seemed to start to tremble slightly!

He has made tactical adjustments, but facing Li Ang and Chelsea in this state, he really doesn't know how to break the situation.

When he faced Real Madrid, he was disappointed by the strong control and versatility of Real Madrid's midfield.

At that time, Atletico Madrid's midfield was still undergoing trial and error, and was far from as tough a opponent as it is today.

But after leading Atletico Madrid to a Champions League final, and facing Mourinho again, Simeone once again tasted the familiar feeling of powerlessness!

The mental toughness of this Chelsea team was even greater than that of Mourinho's Real Madrid. This was something he envied, and it also made him feel extremely helpless.

"Don't be too anxious. I can definitely think of other ways. There is still time, there is still time..."

Simeone wanted to comfort himself, but when he thought about the fast passing game time, he felt inexplicably short of breath.

"Damn it!"

Seeing that the game time has slowly passed the 70th minute, Simeone's mentality is somewhat unstable!

Turning towards the coaching bench, Simeone, like a gambler, directly asked Raul Jimenez and Saul to warm up on the sidelines with red eyes!

The tens of thousands of Atletico Madrid fans at Wembley were also anxiously praying for their team from the bottom of their hearts.

Many of them even began to imagine that Chelsea would make a defensive mistake later to give Atletico Madrid a chance.

But the reality is that the whole Chelsea team is united, firmly stabilizing the midfield and backfield defenses, and pushing back Atletico Madrid's offensive waves time and time again!

Li Ang had to take a breath and slow down his running speed to take a rest.

But his teammates used more active confrontation and running to allow him to rest at ease!

Countless Chelsea fans had tears in their eyes watching this scene!

The new Blues have already demonstrated their tenacity on the extremely important final stage, not losing to their predecessors!

This is the inheritance of spiritual power!

Mourinho is still the same as when he came to Chelsea many years ago.

He paced back and forth on the sidelines, constantly shouting in response to the excellent performance of the Chelsea players on the field!

His body language is rich and contagious. He always stands with his players and continues to fight with anger and passion!

Wembley Stadium seems to have completely become the territory of Chelsea supporters at this moment.

The Blues fans cheered the home team hoarsely, and their cheering was the best spiritual food for the Chelsea players at this moment!

Li Ang regained his breath, and he could clearly feel the weight of his legs at this moment.

But this will not affect his determination to fight to the end and fight to the last bullet for this final!

Even if he has already won a championship honor that would be the envy of most players.

But he still maintains his thirst for the heavyweight championship in football!

For this reason, he is willing to practice hard day after day, maintain his condition, and strive for excellence.

He still wants to win!

Win every important game!

He enjoys winning, enjoying the championship, and even more enjoying the joy and breakthrough of climbing to the top again after tasting the pain of defeat!

So he ran with all his strength again.

Live up to expectations.

No regrets!

"Leon can still persevere! He continues to provide defensive protection for his teammates! Arda Turan failed to break through Li Ang's defensive interference, so he chose to pass back, Thiago..."

He Wei's explanation voice seemed to be trembling. He was actually very worried at this time, worried that Li Ang would have physical problems and not be able to survive.

But after seeing Li Ang choose to continue running and sweeping with a calm expression, the pride in his heart could not be greater!

At this moment on the court, Thiago has just received Turan's return pass.

He originally wanted to distribute the ball to Koke who came to meet him.

But as soon as he saw Li Ang making a move to press forward and interfere, he subconsciously spiked the ball to change direction and passed the ball to Felipe Luis at the far end.

Azpilicueta, who had been delaying in defense before, suddenly chose to move forward to intercept at this moment!

His defensive predictions and Thiago's passing movements are almost stuck at the same time point.

So much so that Felipe Luis had no time to react faster!

The Spanish full-back’s highlight moment is coming!

He honestly delayed the whole game, but at this moment, he used the most daring defensive attack to give Atletico Madrid a heavy blow!

After changing the formation and playing 343, Atletico Madrid, which was pressing too much forward, was instantly broken through the midfield defense by Azpilicueta!

Li Ang and the two Chelsea wingers also responded quickly to the forward movement.

Compared with Hazard and De Bruyne, Li Ang, who is in the middle of the midfield, obviously has a better observation position.

Although most of his physical energy has been consumed, Li Ang's forward speed is not as fast as before.

But his ability to read the game was not affected at all.

He did not remind Azpilicueta to give him the ball. Instead, he deliberately slowed down his forward movement and did not run into the middle of the first echelon of Atletico Madrid's defense.

So when Azpilicueta passed the ball back in an inverted triangle to the middle of the midfield, there were almost no defenders around Li Ang to intercept and interfere with him.

And Li Ang, who had already observed the movement of his teammates in advance, caught up with the ball at this moment, and directly chose to keep the ball and stuff the football into the hinterland area on the left side of Atletico Madrid's half!

This goal completely penetrated Atletico Madrid's defense!

Enough advance of the through ball also gives Hazard, who inserts from the side to the center, enough time to accelerate to get rid of Gabi who is chasing him!

In the blink of an eye, Azar ran out with a perfect opportunity for a semi-solo shot!

He dribbled the ball into the left area of ​​Atletico Madrid's penalty area!

Courtois did not choose to attack recklessly. Godin was also approaching Hazard at this moment. Hazard almost had no chance to adjust his position and hit the far corner!

But in the next moment, Hazard took a deep breath and quickly swung his left leg to pump the ball between Courtois' legs!

Hazard played this ball boldly and confidently!

He knows his national team teammates well. In the previous 6 days of preparations, he and Li Ang have practiced many times to complete low shots and score goals in this situation!

So where do so many talented people come from?

More is always the result of hard work and training!

Courtois was very frustrated and once again tried to quickly get down to intercept the shot.

But he is too tall!

The advantage of being tall and long legs in the past has now become his fatal flaw!

The football quickly passed through the small door between his legs and rolled into the door behind him again!

Wembley Stadium was once again violently shaken!

The crazy cheers of Chelsea fans became the main theme of this huge stadium at this moment.

The Atletico Madrid fans covered their heads in pain and looked in disbelief!

Hazard nervously confirmed again and again that the football had indeed crossed the line and hit the net behind Atletico Madrid's goal, and then rushed back towards Li Ang with great passion!

"I did it! I did it!!!"

Congested with passion, Azar, whose cheeks were red, jumped directly on Li Ang's body, shaking Li Ang's upper body and roaring!

Li Ang actually couldn't hear what Azar was saying at this moment. After Azar fell off him, he hugged Azar tightly with his backhand!

Teammates one after another rushed towards them with great passion!

Ibrahimovic, Kroos, De Bruyne, Bertrand, Matic...

In a daze, Li Ang seemed to see the red eyes of the old captain Terry and the tears in the corners of his eyes.

But the next moment, what appeared in front of him was the Blues spirit who quickly wiped his eyes and laughed heartily.

After being enthusiastically surrounded by his teammates, Li Ang couldn't see the situation on the sidelines.

But he firmly believed that Lampard and Drogba must be equally excited and happy at this moment.

This is indeed the case. At this moment, Chelsea's bench has completely "rioted"!

All the substitute players were extremely excited and rushed to the corner flag area where the Chelsea players celebrated collectively!

Behind them, Mourinho had knelt on his knees, covered his face with his hands, and buried his head in the turf under his feet.

Holland also covered his face with his hands, but his emotions seemed to be more intense and direct.

The dignified Chelsea assistant coach was sitting on the coaching bench, crying like a child.

However, no fans will laugh at him now. People will only lament Holland's sincere feelings and hard work for Chelsea.

On the contrary, the Atletico Madrid players standing on the court at this time were a little overwhelmed!

Simeone stood on the edge of the court and touched his forehead, the corners of his eyes full of bitterness.

The game time has reached the 77th minute.

Raul Jimenez and Saul, who had warmed up early, quickly stood on the sidelines.

But there was no desperate determination in their eyes.

Some are just uneasy, dignified and a little confused.

At the reminder of the linesman, the Chelsea substitutes who had finished celebrating passionately began to return to the bench with laughter.

The Chelsea players on the field also excitedly raised their arms and shouted towards the nearby stands, further arousing the cheers of the Chelsea fans at the scene, and then slowly returned to their own half.

Atletico Madrid made substitution adjustments first, Raul Jimenez and Saul came on, and Koke and Thiago came off.

Seeing that Atletico Madrid was desperate, Mourinho quickly got Lampard and Drogba ready to play.

Less than two minutes after the game restarted, Li Ang, who grabbed the ball, kicked the ball directly out of the sideline.

Taking advantage of the dead ball, Chelsea also completed substitutions.

Lampard and Drogba came on, while Ibrahimovic and goal hero Hazard came off.

The Chelsea fans in the audience gave Ibrahimovic and Hazard a very enthusiastic applause.

And when Chelsea's two meritorious veterans came on the field, many die-hard Chelsea fans in front of the TV became excited again.

Cech, Terry, Lampard, Drogba!

This central axis not only represents the pinnacle of the former Iron-Blooded Blues, but also the beautiful memories and youth of their fans!

The pain of the summer of 2012 seems to be just a memory of yesterday.

But now seeing the rare reunion of these "old guys" playing together, Chelsea fans suddenly came to their senses.

It turns out that three full years have passed since the Champions League final that caused them great pain!

I didn’t expect that the regrets and regrets of three years ago would become a complete fairy tale today.

This dream-like scene made many Chelsea fans feel like they were not in reality at this moment.

But the Chelsea players, who had retreated from all fronts on the court and firmly grasped the two-goal lead, were reminded over and over again.

This is not a dream!

The butterflies have flown across the sea, and Chelsea’s old boys finally have their happy ending!

In the 87th minute of the game, Mourinho used the last substitution.

He replaced De Bruyne with Torres, and used the opportunity to play in this Champions League final to give the Spanish forward a decent farewell stage!

Torres's appearance made the Atletico Madrid fans at the scene no longer able to vent their emotions by booing.

Perhaps their dreams will continue to be shattered in this Champions League final, but their beloved Torres will win the last heavyweight championship trophy he lacks in his career!

At this moment, the emotions in the hearts of Atletico Madrid players are really complicated, they are painful, and they feel sincerely happy for Torres.

Fortunately, the referee on duty did not let their entanglement and pain last too long.

When the three minutes of stoppage time arrived, the referee directly and decisively blew the whistle to end the game!

Many Atletico Madrid players couldn't hold back and burst into tears!

They have reached the Champions League finals for two consecutive seasons, but missed out on the Champions League both times. Such an ending is really cruel to them!

In the other half, many Chelsea players shed tears at this moment.

But there was no sadness in their tears; some were filled with the joy of finally reaching perfection after going through ups and downs!

Li Ang opened his arms freely and relaxedly and lay down in Wembley Stadium.

"Summer is coming..."

Staring at the starry sky on London's summer night, Li Ang grinned, suddenly full of more expectations for next season!

The fairy tale summer belonging to the Chelsea old boys has quietly arrived...

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