Chapter 197 Defending the Champions League!
After running out of the penalty area, Zize rushed to the blue fans camp at the Stadium of Light and waved his fist in celebration. At this moment, Chelsea fans were also going crazy. Scoring at this time meant that they were not far away from winning the second Champions League title!
And this is the second championship for the second consecutive year. After reaching this point in this difficult season, it is very possible to accomplish such a feat. The fans are also very excited. It turns out that the darkness earlier was the darkness before dawn. Now, the darkness is about to go away, and the light is about to come!
Simeone was very angry about losing the ball. Zice's dribbling all the way just now was a bit surprising. There was actually no problem with the defense. Simeone felt that the players were doing the right thing, but they just couldn't stop it.
He didn't know who he was angry with, maybe Courtois?
Strictly speaking, the Belgian goalkeeper performed very well in this game. Apart from conceding goals, his offense against Chelsea was still very stable. Chelsea created a lot of offensive opportunities. If it weren't for Courtois in the last line, The defensive line resisted with high passes, and the suspense of the game may have ended long ago.
In comparison, Cech on the other side may not even do as well as Courtois. Judging from the direct data comparison between the two sides, Chelsea has completed 19 shots in more than 80 minutes, and the hit rate is quite high, with 10 shots. Hitting within the goal frame, Courtois made six effective saves and conceded two goals, while Cech faced seven shots, of which three were on target and conceded one.
Of course, the goalkeeper cannot use such simple data to judge whether the performance is good or bad, but at least he should not be directly responsible for the score like it is now.
In fact, Courtois's performance was indeed good, he just conceded two goals against Zize, that's all. There are very few goalkeepers in the world who have not been beaten by Zize.
What's more, the second goal seemed like a stupid mistake, but in fact it was bound to enter the goal frame because it met the conditions for a grand finale...
There are still a few minutes left.
The Stadium of Light is now filled with joy and sorrow. The camera shows the red and white Atletico Madrid fans. Many people are standing there holding their heads and looking anxiously at the field, while the blue Chelsea fans are standing there. , many people were singing and waving. When they saw the camera turned towards them, they immediately called their companions to look at the camera and pose. It was so lively.
Atletico Madrid had to attack.
Simeone's tactics, draws and leads are all beneficial to them. They can give up the ball and then attack. Once they fall behind, they can no longer give the ball to their opponents.
Giving it to the opponent is tantamount to letting the opponent delay time. At this point in the game, Chelsea only needs to pass the safety ball in the backcourt, which can completely consume time until the end of the game.
After the restart,
Hiddink replaced two people one after another, first William came off, Mikel came on, and then Cahill replaced Lampard, increasing the number of people in the defense and also increasing the ball points in the backcourt.
The game time came to the 85th minute. Atletico Madrid's offensive gradually became more fierce. Chelsea's formation gradually retreated after mobilizing their troops. Atletico Madrid began to press forward. Chelsea left Qi Ce alone, and the others returned to half-way. Field assists defense.
Zize's pressure is still very strong, which makes Atletico Madrid's offense look a bit disjointed because they dare not press with all their strength. If the central defender does not press, it means that there is one less point for the ball. The midfielder faces the pressure of so many players from Chelsea. It was huge. The result was that in the 88th minute, Atletico Madrid's recklessness cost them another comeback at a heavy cost.
This time, Meyer formed a triangle with Mikel and Fernando in the midfield and jointly intercepted Turan's ball and launched a counterattack. Meyer quickly hit the wall with Fernando in the midfield and passed the onrushing Thiago and García. Than, immediately after Atletico Madrid appeared in the middle.
Or is it because the distance between the back line and the midfield is too far!
Zize's pressure on the back line prevented Godin from daring to step forward at will, but this also led to a disconnect between the midfield and the backcourt. Maier had the opportunity to advance all the way and blasted a shot near the penalty area!
Maier, who sprinted towards Atletico Madrid's penalty area like a bulldozer, fired a heavy shot before Miranda could rush forward. Even though Courtois was fully prepared, he couldn't stop the ball from hitting the upper right corner of the goal!
3:1!
Eighty-eight minutes!
Chelsea lead by two goals!
The game is over.
Atletico fans completely lost their last hope. The moment Meyer scored, many fans collapsed in their seats, while Chelsea went crazy!
Successfully defended the title and became the first team in history to win the Champions League for two consecutive years after the restructuring of the Champions League!
Meyer rushed to the sidelines and rushed to his teammates on the bench to kneel down in celebration. The players on the bench also rushed to the sidelines and ravaged Meier's head. His hair turned into a big chicken coop again. It's just that this time Meyer didn't care about his image. After standing up, he struggled to climb on top of his teammates. Schürrle also leaned down and picked him up. Meyer opened his hands and shouted to the Chelsea fans.
In the 90th minute, Drogba came on as a substitute after warming up on the sidelines. He replaced Zize.
"Go get ready and prepare to celebrate our championship." Hiddink and Zize shook hands. Zize nodded with a smile, took the water thrown by Schürrer, opened the lid and drank several sips. The fans on the field Everyone gave warm applause to both of them, and Drogba finally had the opportunity to make up for his absence last year and win the Big Ear Cup he dreamed of this year!
Not long after Drogba came on the field, Chelsea got a chance to set the ball in the frontcourt. As a result, Drogba received a free kick from Hazard on the wing and headed the ball into the goal!
The score became 4:1!
There was three minutes of stoppage time, and the goal came at 92 minutes and 48 seconds. It was a countdown goal. Although it didn't mean much, it was very important to Drogba.
It seemed that even the iron-blooded Atletico Madrid lost their momentum after losing consecutive goals at the last moment. They actually lost another one in stoppage time, and the score was finally fixed at 4:1.
It seemed that this was a big victory for Chelsea, but the process was not easy. As Zhang Lu said, Atletico Madrid took the initiative for most of the game, but Chelsea played unexpectedly in the last ten minutes. Ce's goal exceeding the score in the 82nd minute was a huge blow to Atletico Madrid's morale.
Then Atletico Madrid couldn't take care of both ends, and Meyer scored another long-range shot. Finally, it was completely killed by Drogba's goal.
Defending the Champions League!
This is the first time since the Champions League was restructured in 1992 that the same team has won the Big Ears Cup for two consecutive years.
It was the blue team Chelsea who accomplished this achievement. At the beginning of the season, after the 16th minute of the first league game, no one believed that Chelsea could achieve this, because Zize suffered a major cruciate ligament injury. Once it was not handled properly, this would It could be a career-impacting injury.
Last year, the entire Internet was discussing this matter. Many media even threw out titles such as "The rising football king has fallen." Many people have no doubt that Zize can become one of the greatest football stars in history. , because his number of goals is too terrifying. Whether it is actual statistics, honors, or classic images, they are not much worse than any super giant in history, and he is only 22 years old now.
However, cruciate ligament injuries can be said to be a fatal blow to many athletes. Many people believe that even if Zice's career is intact, it is impossible to recover from such a major injury.
Correspondingly, Chelsea's record plummeted at that time, ranking tenth in the league for a time, and Hiddink almost lost his job in the late quarter.
However, Zize came back and was not affected by injuries at all. He led Chelsea to win the remaining two trophies that are theoretically possible this season.
Of course, it sounds more like Versailles. Even if all four are empty this season, Chelsea has actually won three championships, the Community Shield, the European Super Cup and the Club World Cup. Qice helped win one Community Shield, and the remaining two are Chelsea won it by themselves, so it can't be said that all four are in vain, but this kind of consolation trophy will not satisfy Chelsea fans.
But now, it doesn't matter.
From the perspective of defending the Champions League, Chelsea is the greatest team in the new century and the greatest team in the Champions League in the new century!
In terms of quantity, they are the same two teams as Barcelona, Bayern, Real Madrid and Milan, tied for the most, but in terms of defending, only their team can do it!