However, the football blocked by Terry did not pop too far.
David Silva suddenly stepped in and stabbed the ball to Tevez again before Ramirez.
When Tevez gets the ball, he no longer simply chooses a long shot, he has to drive into Chelsea's penalty area with the ball.
Alex defended while fighting and retreating. Although Tevez swayed left and right, he just refused to make any moves, leaving Tevez unable to complete the pass and get a single opportunity for a while.
After a few more unsuccessful attempts, Tevez had no choice but to pass the ball to David Silva.
David Silva met the ball with a long shot, and the football shot towards the goal like an arrow from the string.
Terry rushed towards Silva's shooting line, but still failed to catch up with the block.
Fortunately, Cech in front of the goal played well and blocked the football from the bottom line with his hands.
Manchester City wins a corner kick.
Milner took a corner kick and Kolo Toure rushed into the penalty area to grab the first point. However, due to the influence of Toni Kroos, this header lacking power and angle was easily obtained by Cech.
In the 27th minute, Chelsea almost scored. Tony Cross's direct pass to Ashley Cole was intercepted by Boyata. Drogba stole the ball and Ramirez broke into the left side of the penalty area and his shot was blocked by Kolo Toure. Block out.
At this time, Xiao Yu on the right side had already thrown away Zabaleta by two or three bodies and rushed into the penalty area, but Ramirez did not notice it.
Drogba then took a tactical corner kick, Xiao Yu made a pass from the left, Alex headed back from far away, and Ivanovic hit the crossbar with a header from outside the edge of the small penalty area, but he continued to header and hit the crossbar again. Forfeited by Joe Hart.
One minute later, Anelka broke into the right side of the penalty area and was promptly cleared by Kolo Toure.
In the third ten minutes, both teams performed brilliantly as goalkeepers. Both Cech and Joe Hart resisted all kinds of shots from their opponents.
In the 30th minute, Kompany handed the ball to Yaya Toure, and Yaya Toure made a through ball based on his advance observation.
The ball passed directly through Ramirez and found Tevez. Tevez got the ball and was ready to start racing.
But Toni Kroos suddenly appeared in front of Tevez, standing still and blocking Tevez's way. Tevez couldn't dodge and directly hit him, and then fell to the ground on his back.
Referee Marriner decisively blew the whistle and awarded Toni Kroos a foul for blocking Tevez, and Manchester City received a free kick in the frontcourt.
Milner stood at the penalty spot. His eyes were firm, his breathing was even, and the muscles in his body seemed to be full of strength.
He bent his knees, caught his breath, and kicked the ball toward the goal with all his might.
I saw the football shooting out of the air like an arrow and heading towards the goal.
However, the players on the wall reacted very quickly. They quickly gathered together to form a solid barrier and blocked Milner's shot.
The collision between the football and the human wall made a dull echo, which made people feel a strong impact.
The Chelsea player who blocked the football didn't care about the pain caused by Milner's foot, and used his big foot to free the football.
In the 35th minute, Zabaleta made a tough tackle on Ivanovic on the wing. Although he successfully blocked the opponent's attack, he was shown a yellow card by the referee.
At this time, both teams strive to pass through the midfield faster, resulting in a very fast pace of offense and defense transitions.
However, the defense of both teams was very tight and did not leave any holes for their opponents.
Terry twice successfully cleared Milner's cross in the backcourt, showing his excellent defensive ability.
At the same time, Boyata's defense on the right also performed very solidly and successfully limited the opponent's attack.
In the 44th minute, Xiao Yu sent a precise cross from the left. However, Anelka and Drogba failed to seize this opportunity. Essien's left-footed shot in the arc of the penalty area was unfortunately high. .
The fourth official on the sidelines held up a sign to signal that there would be two minutes of injury time in the first half.
Immediately afterwards, Chelsea's attack struck again. Drogba's pass gave Anelka a chance to shoot from 25 yards. However, after Joe Hart saved the ball with his fingertips, the ball passed by. Hitting the left post, Chelsea almost scored again.
Subsequently, Drogba's corner kick was headed high by the unguarded Essien on the edge of the small penalty area.
Next, De Jong's long-range shot was blocked, and Toni Kroos' direct pass to Xiao Yu was intercepted in time by Kolo Toure.
The transition between offense and defense in this game was extremely intense, and both sides showed a very high level of competition.
In the end, referee Marriner blew the whistle at the end of the first half when the football was kicked out of the boundary.
"The first half is over and neither side has been able to score."
"Although the score between the two sides is still 0:0, the first half was exciting enough. Both sides also completed many steals and shots."
"However, Xiao Yu's performance in the first half was still very different from the previous four games."
"The main reason is the time of holding the ball. Xiao Yu should not have held the ball more than ten times in the first half."
"I counted it and it was only seven and only one shot."
"This is also Xiao Yu's lowest data in the past few games."
"I don't know if Xiao Yu is really not used to the defense of Zabaleta and Kolo Toure, or if Xiao Yu is really out of shape today."
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Entering the locker room, Ancelotti asked Toni Kroos with concern. After all, he was the player who was violated the most at Chelsea in the first half.
Fortunately, Cross's health is not serious.
"What was it like in the first half, how did their offense and defense compare to ours?"
Ancelotti found Xiao Yu again. Xiao Yu really didn't perform well in the first half. Ancelotti also wanted to ask him what he thought.
"Their offense should not be as good as ours, but defensively, they are more intense and tougher."
Xiao Yu answered the coach's inquiry objectively.
"So do you think we can win?"
Ancelotti continued to ask.
"Hmm...I think so!"
Xiao Yu thought for a moment and then answered firmly.
"Haha! Okay! Then let's win this game!"
Ancelotti laughed happily, patted Xiao Yu's shoulder, and went to find Ramirez again.
Ramirez's performance in the first half can be considered a failure. Many mistakes put Chelsea into crisis many times. Ancelotti also has to go to Ramirez to communicate well. If he continues to make mistakes in the second half, It can only be the fate of being substituted.
Ancelotti cannot let the whole team be dragged down by one person.
