Starting from playing as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid

"Oops! This goal is such a pity! Courtois actually saved Li Ang's powerful shot!

Chelsea's opening counterattack was very fierce. It seems that Mourinho does not intend to stay conservative at the Calderon Stadium. They came to Madrid today with full aggression! "

"This way of playing is correct. We have discussed more than once before the game what tactics are most appropriate for Mourinho to use today. Maybe it is safest to focus on defense, but to be honest, only a team that actively attacks in the away game in the second round can Put better pressure on your opponents.

This account is also easy to calculate. Every time you score an away goal, your opponent must score two more goals to gain the opportunity to advance. Otherwise, they are likely to be eliminated due to the disadvantage of away goals!

Chelsea chose the most courageous way of playing today. They want to firmly control the initiative for promotion in their own hands. This is also Chelsea's most prominent playing style in recent seasons! "

Seeing Chelsea's dazzling offensive performance in the opening stage of the game, the two commentators in the Sky Sports live broadcast room also spared no effort to praise it!

However, some of their words are also very reasonable.

At least Chelsea supporters now agree with the idea of ​​attacking at Atletico Madrid's home court.

These days, what can determine a team's fate in the Champions League is often not the outcome of a game, but the away goals system that countless fans love and hate.

In the knockout rounds of the Champions League, it is not uncommon for a team to lose 0-1 in the first round, come back and win 2-1 in the second round, and end up being eliminated with a total score of 2-2.

If we really want to judge from a neutral perspective, it is actually more fair for two teams like this to play overtime and then decide the outcome.

But there is no way. The existence of the away goals system is to force all teams participating in the Champions League knockout rounds to grit their teeth and attack when playing away games.

In the end, teams that are eliminated due to low away goals cannot complain, because this rule applies uniformly to all teams in the Champions League.

You can be eliminated because of the away goals system, or you can profit from this system and eliminate other teams.

Like Atletico Madrid's last semi-final away game but failed to score a goal, to be honest it was a bit desperate.

Even though Simeone still gave a relatively positive tactical response in the second half, he still had too few offensive backhands and his offensive adjustments were too rigid.

If Mourinho had led the team to play away in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, Chelsea's tactical tone would have been to focus on offense no matter what.

After all, scoring an away goal is equivalent to scoring 1.5 goals against the opponent!

If you don't attack vigorously to take advantage of such a good thing, why are you waiting? !

Even if the home team will counterattack after attacking, so what if they lose?

Losing 0-1 is bad, but losing 1-2 is a good result for top defensive teams like Atletico Madrid and Chelsea.

But Atletico Madrid failed to seize the opportunity. They were too hesitant to attack in the first half and couldn't come up with many offensive tricks in the second half. In the end, they failed to gain anything at Stamford Bridge.

The current predicament faced by Atletico Madrid can be regarded as a wake-up call for the entire Chelsea team.

Simeone has already set a wrong example, how could Mourinho repeat the same mistake and give up the opportunity to enter this season's Champions League final?

So at the beginning of this game, Chelsea started to attack Atletico Madrid unabashedly!

Chelsea, who have more physical energy and a more dominant mentality, really have no reason to squat in defense and hand over the initiative of the game.

For Chelsea's players, today's matchup is about which team can seize opportunities better on the offensive end.

The brave will win when they meet on a narrow road. If they overcome this hurdle, they will be able to stand on the dream stage of the Champions League final again!

What else needs to be kept?

What else do you need to worry about? !

Now they only need to attack Atletico Madrid's defense with all their strength. Even if they lose the ball first, it doesn't matter. They still have a valuable goal difference advantage.

All Chelsea players also remember Li Ang's passionate mobilization speech in the locker room before the game.

“From the first second of the game, we gave it our all! Until the final whistle, we believed in each other, our coaching staff, and even more, we must believe in ourselves that we can do this!

Stop thinking about the result of the game. We will only get one result today, which is to win the damn Atletico Madrid and double defeat them to enter the Champions League final! ! ! "

This exciting speech seems to still be echoing in the ears of the Chelsea players.

They were highly motivated and focused. They almost broke through Atletico Madrid's defense in the opening stage and then launched many quick attacks to penetrate Atletico Madrid's defensive hinterland!

Within ten minutes after the game started, in addition to Li Ang's volley that threatened to hit the goal, Suarez and De Bruyne also made shot attempts inside and outside the penalty area.

Atletico Madrid, who did not expect Chelsea to play so aggressively, could only choose to shrink their formation first and defend in a slightly awkward position.

Originally, in today's game, they should have taken the initiative to attack and press Chelsea's defense, but at this moment, the offense and defense directly changed shape, and they became the suppressed side.

Many neutral La Liga fans are secretly stunned when they see Atletico Madrid, which has a tough style in La Liga, being so embarrassed by Chelsea.

When Li Ang set a new record for Chelsea's fourth shot in the game today with a long shot from outside the penalty area in the 13th minute of the first half, Simeone finally couldn't sit still!

The bandit commander rushed to the sidelines, using exaggerated body language and dissatisfied roars to continuously signal his disciples to expand the defense line as soon as possible!

Not even saying whether we should attack to suppress Chelsea, at least we should not let Chelsea shoot four shots in just ten minutes like now!

Atletico Madrid players, who had been stunned by Chelsea's stormy offensive, have now adapted to the rhythm of the game and their minds are gradually clearing up.

The dissatisfied roar of their coach was enough to make them feel ashamed, and the sporadic boos from the home fans at this moment made them feel even more humiliated!

This is the Calderon, their home stadium, and the famous Devil's Stadium that has become famous in Europe in recent seasons!

When had they ever been suppressed like this by their opponents in this stadium? !

It’s simply unbearable! ! !

Atletico Madrid, who knew their shame and then showed courage, soon broke out with strong combat effectiveness.

They launched a tougher and more active press in the backcourt, and the transfer of ball possession between the two teams reached an astonishingly fast point at this moment!

Chelsea responded strongly and never gave in. Atletico Madrid grabbed the ball fiercely, and they fought back fiercely after losing the ball!

Once the rhythm of the game was disrupted, Chelsea's offensive end was certainly affected, and it was no longer easy to play a smooth and fast offensive.

But correspondingly, Atletico Madrid's counterattack time is also far away. Atletico Madrid, which cannot play a smooth offensive, will always be under the huge pressure of urgent need to equalize the score.

If you think about it carefully, Chelsea still has the advantage in such a balanced contest. Anyway, Chelsea fans are completely able to accept the status quo of the game.

Simeone knows that time is not on Atletico Madrid's side, so he can only keep putting pressure on his disciples, hoping that they can develop a stronger and more tenacious fighting spirit.

The chicken soup tactic is very effective in many cases.

But at the end of the season, especially when the physical fitness of most of the team's main players is affected, this kind of mental stimulation can easily make the players feel even more tired.

Li Ang quickly noticed the subtle changes in the pace of his opponents on the court.

He believed that he was not the only one feeling this at this moment.

After all, every Atletico Madrid player's running speed drops a little, which will eventually be reflected in Atletico Madrid's overall offensive and defensive performance, which will be very different from before.

The defensive coverage rate is getting worse, the defensive coverage area has become smaller, and the offensive frequency of forward penetration is not enough...

How can Atletico Madrid compete head-on with Chelsea on both offense and defense?

Li Ang had the result in his mind, but he was not in a hurry to call on his teammates to increase their efforts and break down Atletico Madrid's defense in one fell swoop.

The reason is also very simple. Atletico Madrid's game state has declined due to various factors such as mentality and physical fitness.

But this loss of status can still be made up for by spiritual explosion.

If Chelsea continues to press aggressively at this time, it may have the opposite effect, suppressing Atletico Madrid, who share the same hatred and is getting better.

So Li Ang quickly signaled to his teammates that there was no need to increase the offensive pressure and just maintain the previous offensive rhythm.

A frog boiled in warm water will not react too violently.

What Li Ang has to do now is to lead the team to add firewood to the game bit by bit, trapping Atletico Madrid's "frog" with limited physical fitness in the pot.

When Atletico Madrid's entire team is physically unable to hold on any longer, Chelsea's most reliable way to win is to make another effort to win the game.

Holland was a little puzzled by Li Ang's choice to stabilize the rhythm and play around with Atletico Madrid, but Mourinho quickly understood his proud disciple's thoughts after carefully observing the situation on the field.

He smiled and continued to sit firmly on the coaching bench without any intention to adjust his tactics.

With Simeone's tireless encouragement over and over again, the Atletico players on the field finally gradually regained control of the game after 25 minutes of the first half.

But even so, Chelsea still did not give up the possibility of seizing the opportunity to switch offense and defense to counterattack Atletico Madrid.

Today, Chelsea's investment in defense has not been high.

When they aggressively pressed forward to attack Atletico Madrid, Chelsea almost pressed eight players in the frontcourt!

At this moment, it seemed that they had lost control of the game, but Chelsea set up a double line of defense in the middle, waiting for Atletico Madrid to sneak in and start the strangulation tactics!

In short, Chelsea will play whatever way they can to consume the physical energy of Atletico Madrid players as much as possible.

The second half of the first half also became an extremely brutal midfield stranglehold between the two teams!

The midfielders of Chelsea and Atletico Madrid were not in good temper. Koke kicked Kroos' ankle during a counterattack and was shown a yellow card by the referee.

Li Ang, who stepped forward to protect his teammates, received a severe verbal warning from the referee for pushing down Cork.

After that, Matic and De Bruyne, who returned to defense, received yellow cards one after another for excessive defensive actions!

The atmosphere of the game gradually became agitated. When the first half of the game was coming to an end, Diego Costa, who finally couldn't hold back his temper, got into a fight with Li Ang, who had just tackled him down!

The two of them "greeted" each other fiercely in Spanish, but the two golf veterans had their hands behind their backs and had no intention of starting a fight.

In the end, with the comfort of their teammates and the stern warning from the referee, the two people retreated.

This inevitably disappointed many neutral fans who were waiting to see the conflict.

The game also entered the intermission period.

Although neither team scored a goal in the first half, they did not play conservatively today, and the game was still very exciting to watch.

Moreover, the exciting physical confrontation and physical conflicts between players in the first half of the game added a lot of "passionate color" to the game.

The hundreds of millions of fans in front of the TV still enjoyed watching it.

Unfortunately, in the second half of the game, the exciting confrontation between the two teams suddenly became much less intense.

It's not that Chelsea is timid, but that Atletico Madrid is visibly tired.

Atletico Madrid's players may still want to go head-to-head with Chelsea, but their physical condition does not allow them to continue to be so reckless.

As a result, after the first twenty minutes of the second half, the game situation continued to shift irreversibly towards Chelsea.

Li Ang even had a steady hand. It wasn't until the 70th minute of the game that he took the initiative and led his teammates to press forward and rush towards Atletico Madrid's defense!

At this embarrassing time point, Atletico Madrid is really weak on both offense and defense.

Chelsea, who had the physical advantage, didn't know what humility meant. They overwhelmed Atletico Madrid and turned their physical advantage into a victory!

In the 76th minute of the second half, Suarez received a diagonal ball from De Bruyne's rib area and successfully entered the Atletico Madrid penalty area. He took the lead in breaking Courtois's fingertips with a low shot!

This goal almost completely destroyed Atletico Madrid's hope of a comeback, and also caused the morale of the Atletico Madrid team to plummet!

Just five minutes later, Chelsea, who made a comeback on the offensive end, penetrated Atletico Madrid's defense from the left, and Azpilicueta took the ball and sent a precise cross.

Suarez and Savage, who were fighting for the top of the penalty area, bumped into each other, and the football eventually flew outside the penalty area.

Kroos, who got two points outside the penalty area first, just observed for a moment, and then lobbed the football towards the back of Atletico Madrid's goal!

This time, Li Ang, who was fighting for the top, was not polite and directly pushed Felipe Luis to push the football into the upper right corner of Atletico Madrid's goal!

Courtois broke down emotionally, clenched his fist and hit the goal post hard!

Gabby couldn't hold it on any longer, so he fell down on the turf and painfully motioned for his teammates to help him put pressure on his calf. He was now cramping for the second time in the game.

Godin opened his mouth with a slightly bitter look on his face, but in the end he didn't say anything. He just silently patted Juanfran's shoulder, whose eyes were red.

Against the background of the crazy celebrations of the Chelsea team, the faces of Atletico Madrid players in the Calderon Stadium were full of disappointment.

They have tried their best, but fate is so confusing. They have fallen at the feet of Chelsea for two consecutive years. This makes all Atletico Madrid players and fans feel extremely painful and helpless.

When the referee finally blew the whistle to end the game, the frustrated Atletico Madrid players lay down on the turf.

As the winner, Li Ang, after calming down a few nearby Atletico Madrid players, excitedly rushed to his teammates!

They are going to San Siro!

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