"It is true. You look at the Schalke 04 players, their eyes are full of fighting spirit. And the Chelsea players are also ready to meet this challenge. In this game, both from the technical and tactical level and the individual players In terms of ability, it will be an exciting showdown.”
"The players of both teams have been standing in the stadium for several minutes now, and the referee has not come out yet. I don't know what the result of this game will be. Waiting for the kick-off like this will have a lot of mental impact on the players of both teams. It has some impact."
"Director Zhang is right. However, this game is the semi-finals of the Champions League, and it is also a contest of history and honor between the two teams. I believe that no matter what the final result is, both sides will try their best to bring fans An unforgettable game.”
"That's true. Well, we see that the referee has re-entered the court, and we also received news from the reporters in front. Because the referee's receiver could not receive the signal previously, it may be that he has to change one before re-entering the court."
"This has delayed a full 7 minutes. I hope it will not have any impact on the players of both teams."
"Okay! With the final belated whistle of the referee, the game officially begins."
"Chelsea kicked off, and Torres passed the ball to Xiao Yu who was beside him. Xiao Yu passed the ball to Toni Kroos in defense, and he also ran forward. Let's look forward to the exciting start of this game! "
Chelsea players made several inversions before Ivanovic passed the ball to the left side of the frontcourt with a long pass.
Xiao Yu moved quickly, leaving Uchida Atsuto, who claimed to be guarding him, far behind. He jumped high in the air and unloaded the ball with his left foot. As soon as he landed, he completed the first pass of the game.
Torres in the middle immediately went deep into Schalke 04's penalty area. Although Metzelder who was guarding him was 1.93 meters tall, he still showed what it means to be a "frontal tyrant". He grabbed the spot first and shot it with one head. The ball hit the goal.
What he didn't expect was that Neuer in front of the goal actually held the ball firmly in his arms.
Normally, if the goalkeeper can barely block a header like his, he has performed well, but Neuer can confiscate the ball directly, which is indeed extremely rare.
Whether it was Torres or Xiao Yu, seeing this scene, they all re-examined Neuer. This guy is really a strong one.
Neuer drove the ball forward with a big kick, and the "Blue Army" dressed in white today immediately showed him what control means.
Although Edu's body is not thin, he was still squeezed away by compatriot David Luiz, and Neuer also lost the ball after taking a big kick.
Luis handed the ball to midfielder Essien, who passed it directly to Lampard without stopping.
With just two passes, Chelsea passed Schalke 04's midfield defense.
Lampard then divided the ball. Unfortunately, Anelka and Sarpe failed in the 1V1 challenge and the ball changed hands again.
The two teams just went back and forth like this, the offensive and defensive rhythms changed very quickly, but neither team completed a good attack.
Until the 34th minute, the situation on the field suddenly changed!
Xiao Yu received a direct pass from Ashley Cole and knocked Uchida to the ground with just an acceleration and a sudden stop, and then completed an inverted triangle pass.
Torres stopped the ball with his chest at the top of the arc in the penalty area, and when he was about to take a shot, he was kicked off his feet by Metzelder and fell to the ground.
Although Torres tried his best to fall in the penalty area, referee Velasco still only awarded Chelsea a free kick outside the penalty area.
And showed Metzelder the first yellow card of the game.
"It was almost a penalty kick!" He Wei said excitedly: "This yellow card is not a good sign for Schalke!"
"Well! Schalke 04's direction will be cracked because of this yellow card. Chelsea just need to attack him more, and maybe the opportunity will come." Zhang Lu analyzed the impact of this yellow card on the game.
"Free kicks at this position are Xiao Yu's specialty. For him, they are almost the same as penalty kicks." He Wei explained with a smile.
"We see that Xiao Yu is already standing in front of the penalty spot. Will this open the scoring for Chelsea?" Zhang Lu was also paying attention to the situation on the court.
Xiao Yu took a deep breath as usual, then took a run-up and shot.
As usual, the ball circled the wall perfectly, then widened its arc and headed towards the blind corner of the goal.
Snapped! ~
This time Xiao Yu didn't get a chance to celebrate.
"Ah! The ball was saved! Neuer, his defensive range is so big!" He Wei shouted in disbelief.
"The speed is also very fast. Just after blocking Xiao Yu's free kick, he immediately rushed forward and hugged the ball firmly. From this point of view, it is indeed difficult for Chelsea to score a goal today!" Zhang Lu also lamented Noy. Excellent save from you.
Xiao Yu smiled helplessly and gave Neuer a thumbs up in front of the door.
He had to admit that this guy was indeed quite strong.
In the following time, Neuer also performed two or three wonderful performances. Xiao Yu once again got a free kick opportunity in front of the penalty area in the 42nd minute. This time, Neuer was even more impressive. Neuer actually picked the ball directly in the air.
Xiao Yu also gave Neuer a thumbs up again, and he became more suspicious in his heart. This guy couldn't have a "plug-in" like himself, otherwise this save would be unexplainable.
However, there was one person who was very embarrassed in the first half.
Uchida Atsushi was talking nonsense to Xiao Yu before the game, but throughout the first half, he was easily passed by Xiao Yu. There were even two times when Xiao Yu's sudden stop and change of direction knocked him down, and even Xiao Yu's jersey was knocked down. Not once.
The first half quickly entered stoppage time, with 2 minutes of injury time.
What no one expected was that at this last moment, Chelsea would bring the game to a climax——
Xiao Yu received the ball from Toni Kroos on the left wing, completely ignored the presence of Atsuhito Uchida, and cut in directly towards Matip.
Facing Matip, Xiao Yu smiled strangely and moved to the left without losing any weight. Matip immediately followed, but Xiao Yu took the ball to the right in the next step.
The leg that was originally pointing to the left became a supporting leg. He pushed hard and passed Matip in front of him. The next kick was a shot.
However, Matip's unwillingness prevented Xiao Yu from completing the shooting action. He fell to the ground, but his left foot hooked towards Xiao Yu's foot.
Xiao Yu's whole body was moving to the right, and the legs of the two people were in contact instantly. It was already too late for him to make any extraordinary moves.
His forward momentum was blocked, and Xiao Yu also threw himself towards the penalty area. However, before falling to the ground, he remained calm and passed the ball with his right foot first.
