In the 60th minute, Toni Kroos got the ball in the midfield and, after getting rid of De Jong, made a pass.
This pass was like a scalpel, cutting apart Manchester City's defense. Kompany and Kolo Toure wished that their legs could grow half a meter longer.
But none of them touched the football in the end.
And Chelsea's "Warcraft" Drogba suddenly jumped out from behind Kompany.
He accurately received the football, faced Manchester City's goal, and completed a shot from a small angle in the small penalty area.
Drogba was almost ready to celebrate because he was so close to the goal.
However, the ball did not go into the goal as Drogba had expected.
It's Joe Hart, the guardian in front of Manchester City.
He desperately blocked Drogba's shot with his body. After blocking the football, he ignored the pain in his body. He immediately fell down, took the football into his arms, and held it tightly, for fear of appearing again. What an accident.
"Ouch! What a great save from Joe Hart."
"Indeed, if it had been another person, the goal would have been scored!"
"It's a pity that Chelsea are still one goal behind."
Watching Joe Hart confiscate his shot, Drogba also frowned and couldn't help but think to himself: This kid is really good at it.
Because Drogba's close-range shot was also very powerful, Joe Hart stopped for twenty or thirty seconds before standing up.
Then he handed the ball to Kompany, and then he rubbed his right chest with his gloved hand.
He was hit hard by Drogba's shot just now. If he hadn't blocked it with his arms, his ribs might have been broken.
However, Manchester City's attack failed this time. When Milner passed the ball to David Silva, Ashley Cole suddenly rushed out and intercepted the ball midway.
The attack went to Chelsea again.
Ashley Cole has cooperated with Xiao Yu many times, and he believes that Xiao Yu will be their game-breaker.
So, a diagonal pass passed the football to Xiao Yu on the right side of the midfield.
Xiao Yu took the ball and accelerated laterally to get out of the way of Nigel de Jong, followed by a through ball to Drogba in the penalty area.
But what everyone didn't expect was that Ramirez suddenly appeared, "grabbed" the football at the top of the penalty area in advance, and then stepped into the penalty area and shot with his right foot.
However, Ramirez's shot did not pose a threat and was blocked by Kompany. Kolo Toure followed up and immediately made a clearance.
This kick made Drogba roar in the penalty area immediately. If Ramirez hadn't grabbed the ball, he would have been more confident that he could create a greater threat.
Xiao Yu also shook his head repeatedly. He could figure out the reason for Ramirez's rush shot. The ball just lost was his mistake. He was eager to make up for his mistake.
But Ancelotti off the field didn't think so. Ramirez not only made the team lose the ball because of his mistake, but he also took a shot and cost the team the chance to equalize the score. This is unbearable. matter.
And De Bruyne and Sturridge had just started to warm up. He didn't want to risk the players getting injured and substitute them directly, so he had to endure it a little longer.
In the 65th minute, Yaya Toure made another through ball. Tevez got the ball in midfield and started running wildly again.
This scene was very similar to the goal conceded five minutes ago. Ramirez was eager to make up for his mistake, so he intercepted Tevez near the center circle with a flying tackle.
Beep! ~
The referee Marina whistled decisively upon seeing this.
As he ran over, he took out a yellow card from his pocket.
Ramirez wanted to argue with the referee again, but was pulled away by Terry who caught up. He had caused enough trouble.
De Jong took a free kick in the midfield, and Yaya Toure dribbled the ball past Kroos, Ramirez, Essien and Alex before breaking into the penalty area and was about to complete a single-handed approach to the goalkeeper.
However, at the last moment, Yaya Toure lost control of the football, and Cech struck decisively to confiscate the football.
In the 68th minute, Ancelotti quickly replaced Ramirez with De Bruyne. The field could no longer withstand his tossing.
De Bruyne came on the scene, and Chelsea switched back to the familiar single midfielder formation, with two attacking midfielders against Manchester City's three defensive midfielders.
It can also be regarded as reducing the pressure on Toni Kroos in handling the ball.
In the 71st minute, Ashley Cole stepped in from the wing and passed the ball after passing the midfield. Essien took the ball and faced Yaya Toure's attack. He took the lead and kicked it 35 yards away. The long shot, but unfortunately the football did not pose a threat and missed the goal range and flew out of the baseline.
In the 74th minute, Xiao Yu retreated to receive a cross from Toni Kroos, and completed the breakthrough by moving left and right amid the double-teams of De Jong, Barry and Zabaleta.
A through ball passed the ball to Drogba in the penalty area.
Drogba received the ball, but Kompany had already blocked his shot. Kolo Toure also rushed to help defend, making Drogba unable to complete the shot and had to pass back.
Essien stepped in and fired another powerful shot 25 yards away from the goal, but the football still did not hit the goal. Xiao Yu on the right also shouted anxiously.
In the 75th minute, because of the high-intensity confrontation with Kompany and Kolo Toure, Drogba's physical fitness had already shown a red light. Ancelotti replaced Drogba with former Manchester City striker Sturridge.
In the 77th minute, De Bruyne dribbled the ball to the left, faced Boyata, and pulled away after a shake.
He raised his right leg and was about to pass the ball, but was tackled to the ground by De Jong from the side.
Referee Marina immediately blew the whistle and showed Boyata a yellow card.
"Ah? This..."
"It was obviously De Jong who shoveled the man, so why did he give Boyata a yellow card?"
"You see Boyata also looks confused."
"Is this Marina face-blind?"
"However, it is indeed a good thing for Manchester City. It is more cost-effective for young boy Boyata to take a card than for midfielder De Jong to take a card."
Ancelotti was furious on the sidelines. Such a mistake was obviously directed at the home team. Chelsea would suffer a huge loss.
Because Drogba had already left the game, Xiao Yu took the free kick from the left.
Xiao Yu made a free kick pass from the left.
Alex grabbed the ball from 8 yards forward and hit the goal with a flick of his head. Unfortunately, the ball missed the post.
In the 78th minute, Mancini also played Manchester City's first card, replacing David Silva with Adam Johnson.
In the 79th minute, Xiao Yu quietly entered the center of the game with his unique running and keen intuition.
He nimbly cut into the space in the middle and pierced the opponent's defense like a sharp sword.
His movements were smooth and quick, pulling on the defense without warning and attracting the attention of several defensive players.
Suddenly, he passed the ball with a precise through ball to Anelka, a ghost wandering down the wing.
This direct pass was like lightning piercing the night sky, instantly passing through the defense line.
Anelka rushed towards the ball at full speed with only one goal in mind - the goal.
