Anelka passed the ball back to Zhirkov and continued to advance.
Immediately afterwards, under the cooperation of Lucho Gonzalez and Eduardo Cisse, Zhirkov made a mistake and lost the ball. Cisse and Remi played a two-on-one and passed Ashe. Leigh Cole.
Immediately afterwards, Cisse came to the right side of the penalty area. Facing Alex who was rushing up, Cisse decisively chose to cross.
The football bypassed Terry and Gignac in the middle and went to the back point.
"Heinze!"
"Barb shot!"
"Hey!"
"Cech got the ball."
"Heinze broke into the penalty area very suddenly this time. He could have caught Chelsea off guard, but his wonderful overhead shot lacked some power and angle."
"The barb is not that easy to hit in the first place. Once you hit it, it is already very good. After all, the Czech goalkeeper Cech is in front of the goal. As long as he is not too tricky, he will not be able to defeat him."
Xiao Yu saw Heinze intervene, but he didn't expect that he would rush into the penalty area and throw an overhead kick.
I couldn't help but shake my head. I still need to cultivate my defensive awareness.
In the 50th minute, Mikel showed his agility in the frontcourt and successfully stole the ball from his opponent. Then he dribbled the ball in like a whirlwind and headed towards the goal.
His steps are powerful and firm, and every time he touches the ball he seems to be creating a fatal threat to the opponent's defense.
When he dribbled the ball to the spot 25 yards away from the goal, his eyes shone with the decisive light.
He adjusted his posture, concentrated all his strength on his feet, and then suddenly exerted force and shot a powerful shot towards the goal.
However, despite the power of his shot, unfortunately the ball missed the goal and went wide.
In the 53rd minute, Mandanda took a goal kick, and the ball accurately fell within Gignac's control.
Gignac grabbed the first point with lightning speed, and then cleverly passed the ball to Cheroux.
Shelu got the ball on the left side of the penalty area and tried to break the deadlock with a diagonal shot, but unfortunately, the shot missed the far corner and failed to convert into a score.
Nearly ten minutes into the second half, Marseille still had no points.
In the 58th minute, Marseille launched another attack.
Kabore quickly stepped in and passed the ball to Gignac.
Gignac turned his back to Alex and cleverly passed the ball to Brandao.
Brandao quickly adjusted his steps and shot a long shot from outside the penalty area towards Cech's goal.
However, Cech reacted quickly and struck accurately, confiscating the ball again, making Marseille's attack futile again.
In the 59th minute, Deschamps replaced two players at once. Benoit Cheroux and Gignac came off, and Andrew Ayew and Valbiena were replaced.
In the 61st minute, Xiao Yu received a direct pass from Essien.
He dribbled the ball towards the left at high speed, showing off his powerful sprinting ability.
Then, he cleverly shook off Kabore's defense and galloped forward like a bolt of lightning, about to enter the penalty area.
However, Kabore did not choose to remain indifferent to his provocation.
At the moment when Xiao Yu was about to complete his breakthrough, Kabore made an angry move and took Xiao Yu to the ground with a flying shovel.
Although his defensive actions successfully stopped Xiao Yu's attack, he also paid a price for it.
Kabore's rough behavior attracted a yellow card warning from the referee.
This incident made the atmosphere on the field instantly tense.
The audience stood up one after another and watched nervously all the developments.
Xiao Yu fell to the ground in pain and needed the care and comfort of his teammates.
Although he tried to stand up as quickly as possible, the pain in his expression did not ease.
Kabore's behavior also triggered the anger of Ancelotti on the sidelines.
They protested to the referee one after another, believing that Kabore's behavior seriously affected the fairness and smoothness of the game.
However, the referee did not change the decision and Kabore still received a yellow card. This result also brought new challenges and opportunities to both teams.
The referee directly asked the team doctor to enter with a stretcher, and quickly lifted Xiao Yu off the court and went to the sidelines for treatment.
Ancelotti immediately called the assistant coach and replaced Xiao Yu with Kakuta without waiting for the results of Xiao Yu's treatment.
The fact that Kabore tackled Xiao Yu really touched Ancelotti's side. He asked Kakuta, who was on the field, to send a message to Terry to let the opponent see what the "Iron-Blooded Blues" are.
In the 64th minute, Lucho Gonzalez stepped in and when he was about to pass through, the football was kicked out of the baseline by Zhirkov who came up from the back and Marseille got a corner kick.
A corner kick was taken. Terry overwhelmed everyone in the penalty area and shook his head to clear the ball out of the penalty area.
Lucho Gonzalez outside the penalty area got another chance, and faced the ball with a half-side volley.
But his shot did not pose a threat to Chelsea.
Ashley Cole jumped up and blocked the ball, not caring how much pain this powerful shot would cause him, or even possible injury.
However, Marseille's offensive opportunity was still there. The football blocked by Ashley Cole was obtained by Eduardo Cisse, who transferred the ball to the left.
The left back Heinze caught up with the ball and hit the ball with a long curve ball.
Unfortunately, under the interference of Ivanovic and Essien, this arcing long-range shot was a little outrageous and flew high beyond the baseline.
In the 67th minute, Chelsea almost scored again. Alex's long-range free kick from 35 yards hit the right post and Zhirkov passed from the left. Malouda headed the goal, and Mandanda took the ball over the goal line. , but Anelka, who was in an offside position, interfered with the goalkeeper's judgment, and the referee ruled that the goal was invalid.
In the 71st minute, Eduardo Cisse passed the ball and Andre Ayew's 20-yard shot was blocked by Mikel.
One minute later, Andre Ayew got a chance on the left rib of the penalty area, but he did not choose to shoot from 10 yards. He wanted to use a fake move to deceive Terry and then pass it to his teammates.
Unfortunately, as the captain of the Blues, Terry did not give him such a chance, and decisively stole the ball from his feet with a sliding tackle.
Although Ayew fell in the penalty area, the referee clearly saw that Terry had tackled the football first and did not commit a foul.
In the 73rd minute, Ramirez replaced Zhirkov. This was the Brazilian's first appearance in the Champions League for Chelsea.
In the 75th minute, Chelsea missed another goal. Ramirez made a cross, and Essien's shot from the top of the penalty area hit the left post.
In the 77th minute, Anelka passed the ball and Malouda shot from 22 yards and missed the upper left corner.
In the 79th minute, Terry fouled on the wing and Lucho Gonzalez passed a free kick from the right. The ball hit Terry's thigh and deflected towards the goal but fell right into Cech's arms.
