novelhk Chapter 489
Chapter 489
Torres' goal allowed Leeds United to enter the halftime break with a leading advantage.
In the locker room.
Li Shiguang repeatedly emphasized to the players that they should pay attention to defense in the second half, and Chelsea would definitely counterattack wildly.
Especially against Drogba, they must strengthen their defense.
It doesn't matter if they can't grab the first point. As long as they press forward in time and prevent the Ivorian from passing the ball smoothly, the defense against him will be half successful.
Second half.
Under Terry's leadership, Chelsea's defense was better than in the first half. Adriano and Torres didn't find too many good opportunities in the whole second half, which also made Leeds United's desire to expand their lead fall through.
In contrast, Chelsea encountered some obstacles on the offensive end.
The Leeds United players did exactly what Li Shiguang told them to do.
When the ball was passed to Drogba, Modric and Alonso would immediately stick to him no matter where they were, so that Drogba couldn't pass the ball out in the first place.
For most of the time.
Drogba suffered from this restriction, which also made Chelsea's counterattack not very effective.
But the players' physical strength and attention are limited.
The game entered the injury time.
The still strong Drogba still taught Leeds United a lesson.
92nd minute.
Joe Cole made a cross from the left, maybe his physical strength was close to exhaustion. In fact, Joe Cole's pass was not very good. He passed a half-high ball. It was very difficult to directly shoot.
So Drogba, who was standing in the penalty area, held Kompany behind him and unloaded the ball.
Then he forced himself to sideways, and his arm like an iron fence controlled Kompany who wanted to steal the ball to the left side of his body, and then fell to the ground and shot, sweeping the ball into the lower left corner of Leeds United's gate...
Lineker, who was sitting in the studio, had completely relaxed and was ready to celebrate Leeds United's victory in the first round.
But Drogba's shot.
This made Jon, who had been frowning, jump up from his seat.
"1:1!! Didier Drogba!!! Didier Drogba!!! He equalized the score for Chelsea!!! Chelsea finally equalized the score near the end of the game, and also scored a crucial away goal!!! Now they don't have to worry, because Chelsea will have the upper hand in the second round at Stamford Bridge next week! It must be said that Drogba's goal is crucial!!"
"Ah -- Drogba --" Lineker sighed helplessly, "It's too bad that Kompany didn't stop Drogba this time... But it's really not his fault. If he had committed a foul in the penalty area to stop Drogba's goal, he would not only give Chelsea a penalty, but he might even get a yellow card, after all, Kompany already had a yellow card..."
Drogba's goal came too late.
Li Shiguang, who had a dark face, thought again and again, and turned off the system that had already been turned on.
There is only one lore card left.
If you encounter this situation again in the next round... Use it yourself!
Two minutes later.
Malcolm, the referee on duty today, blew the whistle to end the game.
With Drogba's goal at the last moment.
Chelsea tied Leeds United 1:1 away from home.
In the two-round Champions League semi-final, they took the lead.
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Just the day after the game between Leeds United and Chelsea.
Another Champions League semi-final also started on time.
Manchester United traveled to Spain to challenge Barcelona away at Camp Nou.
At this stage of the semi-finals.
Even if the team is in good shape, everyone still focuses on stability when they are on the field.
So the rhythm of the game between Manchester United and Barcelona is also very slow. In the first 45 minutes, the two sides had a total of three shots, and the main highlight was the word "steady".
In the second half, the two teams still did not change.
Still playing tepidly.
After 90 minutes, the score was 0:0, leaving the suspense of who would enter the final to Old Trafford a week later.
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Li Shiguang was a little depressed that he didn't beat Chelsea at home, but with the intensive schedule, this little depression was quickly forgotten.
Three days later.
Elland Road Stadium.
Leeds United ushered in the challenge of Tottenham Hotspur.
The 2007-2008 Premier League has entered the last four rounds, whether it is the championship, the top four or the relegation, it has entered a white-hot stage.
Tottenham Hotspur is now ranked 11th in the Premier League standings, in a state of no return.The state of no desire.
Li Shiguang thought that today would be an easy game.
But I don’t know if the players were affected by Chelsea’s equalizer at the last minute of the previous game.
On the court, their performance seemed a little anxious.
At the beginning of the game, Tottenham seized several mistakes and threatened the goal guarded by Neuer.
Li Shiguang, who noticed the problem, was about to run to the sidelines to remind the players.
But the next second.
Something happened.
The game was in the fifth minute.
Sun Jihai on the right side had too much assist in the previous round of attack and did not have time to withdraw. Lennon seized the opportunity and drove straight into the penalty area. After passing the ball to the middle, Robbie Keane followed up and helped Tottenham take the lead.
This goal was unexpected by Li Shiguang.
The main opponent of Manchester United in this round is Blackburn, who also has no desire.
If Leeds United cannot beat Tottenham at home, it is very likely that Manchester United will overtake them and fall behind in the championship race.
So after losing the ball.
Li Shiguang could not control his emotions.
He rushed to the sidelines and scolded the defense in his native language.
Fortunately, the players of Leeds United knew the situation the team was facing now, and after being scolded by Li Shiguang, they adjusted in time.
Only six minutes after Tottenham scored.
Kaka helped Leeds United equalize the score.
But after the score was equalized, Tottenham seemed to suddenly give up the idea of winning the game and parked the bus directly in front of the penalty area.
No matter how loud the boos were on the Elland Road, they would not take a step beyond the 30-meter range.
This defensive method also made Leeds United very uncomfortable.
Even though Li Shiguang adjusted the formation from 4-2-3-1 to 4-3-3 in the second half, launched a massive attack, and even the back line overwhelmed the midfield, he still couldn't find a chance to break through Tottenham's goal for the second time.
In the end, after 90 minutes, Leeds United could only accept the second draw in three days at Elland Road...