There is a belief called football

Chapter 495 Blitz

The cold rain in London drenched Dortmund's heart, the players were stunned on the field, and now the first half had only started 10 minutes, and looking at the score on the big screen, Chelsea led Dortmund 2-0.

The first goal was 2 minutes into the game, Fabregas released a cold sword from outside the penalty area, the ball stuck to the lawn and pushed into the far corner of the goal, Weidenfeller was beyond his reach.

The second goal was at 9 minutes, when Chelsea won a free kick in the frontcourt. Chelsea's Brazilian winger Willian took the free kick and flew into the Dortmund goal like a cruise missile.

If Weidenfeller pounced on the first ball, then Weidenfeller just watched the second ball and didn't even move.

In this way, Chelsea had the most fantastic first half of the season in the first 10 minutes, while Dortmund was in big trouble, something that Dortmund had never encountered in the Champions League this season.

Whether in the league or in the UEFA Champions League before, Dortmund has gone smoothly. The quarter-finals against Manchester City, the quarter-finals against Atletico Madrid, and Dortmund's away game are all smooth.

but now? ! !
Klopp was very anxious on the sidelines, even took off his waterproof hat, and let the heavy rain pour on his head, with messy hair and a big beard. At this time, Klopp was like Tarzan of the apes.

"Hold on, hold on, boys",
Klopp is now afraid that the players on the field will be stunned and the situation will collapse. In fact, the problem really lies with the midfielder.

Shaheen had obviously passed the peak of his career. Xiaofa's first shot, if it was Wang Kong, would at least put some pressure on Xiaofa even if he couldn't block it, but Shaheen just stared blankly when Xiaofa shot.

Shaheen was not responsible for the second goal, but the conceded goal in the opening 2 minutes was a big blow to Dortmund's mentality. Coupled with Willian's unsolvable free kick, Dortmund was completely stunned.

Klopp glanced at Hiddink, obviously Klopp underestimated the enemy, Jiang was still hot, and the old Dutch fox showed his skills at the most critical moment.

Chelsea's starting lineup for this game is:
Goalkeeper - Thibaut Courtois

Defense - Azpilicueta, Terry, Cahill, Ivanovic
Double defensive midfielder-Mikel, Matic
Forward line - Willian, Fabregas, Hazard
Striker - Diego Costa
Hazard, whose state declined seriously in the Mourinho era, was activated by Hiddink, especially Xiaofa. As an excellent midfielder produced by La Masia, he reached the peak of his career in Arsenal. Since then, whether in Barcelona or Chelsea, Xiaofa has never reproduced the state of the year.

But in the last half of the season, under Hiddink's training, Xiaofa seems to be a bit of the state of the Arsenal era. This is considered unlucky for Dortmund. They encountered a Chelsea in good form, not the previous Chelsea who were bullied by others.

Li Qiao took the ball. After meeting Matic, Li Qiao half-turned to protect the ball. This way, Dortmund had no chance to break fast. You may wonder why Li Qiao became conservative. With Li Qiao's character, he [-]% chose to excel in one-on-one midfield.

That's because the team is very difficult now, and it's not easy to get the ball once. Li Qiao doesn't want to take the risk of losing the ball. He would rather lose the opportunity of a fast break, and let his players get a chance to breathe and rest.

The Serbian Matic is tall and burly. Li Qiao stood up to protect the ball, and he immediately spread his arms around him. Anyone who has played the ball knows that there is only a chance to pass when he is running and accelerating. Once he stops, there is no chance.

Li Qiao could only pass the ball back to Shaheen, but unexpectedly, the lawn was wet and slippery, Shaheen slipped before catching the ball, and the ball rolled past Shaheen and fell to Xiaofa's feet.

Xiaofa pushed forward, and the passing route was as precise as a scalpel. Costa ran forward under Zhou Dun's defense.

At the moment of catching the ball, Costa made a fake shot and dunked it. Even Zhou Dun, who has always been cautious, was completely deceived by Costa. After dunking Zhou Dun, Costa pushed a shot from the far corner.

Goooooooooooooal,

The Chelsea fans went crazy as the host at Stamford Bridge shouted, "We've qualified, we've qualified, 4 years later, we're in the Champions League final again".

Yes, with a 3-0 lead at home and only 25 minutes into the first half, it is normal for Chelsea fans to celebrate in advance. They have reason to believe that they have advanced ahead of time! !

As soon as the third goal was lost, Klopp no ​​longer hesitated. He immediately replaced Gentle and Shaheen, and then told Gentle that you will switch positions with Zhou Dun after you go up, and Zhou Dun will play the midfielder.

Shaheen came off with a face full of embarrassment. It was the most disastrous first half of his career, and he would have dug a hole in the ground if he could.

But Klopp doesn't blame him. Everyone gets old. For a player who has passed the peak of his career, the Champions League semi-finals are indeed too difficult.

Seeing Shaheen drenched, Klopp patted his head and said, "Go take a shower."

Shaheen nodded, he wanted to apologize, he wanted to make amends, but in the end he did nothing because he knew it was useless to say anything now.

*****
At the re-kick-off, the whole Chelsea team wanted to be beaten with chicken blood, their eyes were red. They wanted to disable Dortmund in one fell swoop in the first half, so as to prevent Dortmund from having any possibility of counterattack in the second half. Don't even think about it.

In this way, one can imagine how much pressure Dortmund's midfielder will encounter. Fortunately, when Klopp made substitutions, the German hero "Bender" and the Chinese hero "Zhou Dun" withstood Chelsea's 10-minute stormy punches and kicks. In the 40 minutes of the first half, the score was still 0-3, and the hole did not continue to expand.

After Zhou Dun was transferred to the midfielder, there was someone on Chelsea's side who felt uncomfortable, and that was Costa. Originally, Zhou Dun was very restrained in his movements at the central defender position, because he might be awarded a penalty kick.

After several confrontations, Costa's anger was aroused by Zhou Dun. Costa was always short-tempered, and the turning point of the matter was a high-altitude ball competition.

Zhou Dun and Costa jumped up to compete for a high-altitude ball in the backcourt, but when Zhou Dun jumped back and Costa jumped first, Zhou Dun made some defensive moves. He pushed Costa's waist with his elbow. Although the movement was very small, because the waist is a very fragile part of the human body, Costa lost his center of gravity all at once.

After landing, Costa complained to the referee about Zhou Dun with an exaggerated expression, as if he had suffered some serious injustice.

But now Costa is already a bad boy in the referee's heart, just like the kid in "Wolf is Coming". If one person tells too many lies, everyone won't believe him.

Seeing that the referee was noncommittal, Costa turned to Zhou Dun, "Tell me, tell me, did you push me?"

Zhou Dun got angry and said a slightly insulting English word "monster" (monster) to Costa.

Costa was completely irritated. He pushed Zhou Dun, and Zhou Dun immediately fell to the ground covering his face. Seeing Zhou Dun's exaggerated and realistic performance, Costa came to his senses, "No, I was fooled." Yes, Costa was right. When he turned around, he saw a red card held high above his head. !

The Chelsea players quit and surrounded the referee one after another. They felt that Costa's movement was not very big, and Zhou Dun's performance of falling to the ground was too exaggerated, but the referee was very firm.

In all fairness, if the ball happened to someone else, the referee might be merciful and give a yellow card, but Costa has a bad impression on the referee, so the red card is not negotiable.

When his teammates were filled with righteous indignation, Costa himself calmed down. Maybe he did too many bad things, got too many red cards, and got too many suspensions.

He calmly went over to shake hands with the referee, but the referee ignored him, and then he went over and patted Zhou Dun who was lying on the ground, meaning "brother, don't pretend".

Then when he turned around, Costa disappeared into the rain at Stamford Bridge, not to mention that he looked a little chic.

Costa is chic here, but Hiddink has a headache. Chelsea's 4231, the single arrow in front is very important, which is why Drogba went and came back. Chelsea's style of play requires a strong center forward. Without Costa, Chelsea is like a tiger without teeth, and its lethality plummets.

Hiddink can only make the Frenchman Remy warm up, but if Costa is a tank, then Remy is at best a Hummer off-road vehicle, which is of a completely different level.

There are still a few minutes left in the first half. For the time being, Chelsea can only be forced to play without a striker. After Costa went down, it became more difficult for Xiaofa to control the ball. There was no threat in Dortmund's penalty area, and the defender could press forward.

In this way, Xiaofa can only return to the midfield. The situation is completely different. Klopp is very happy. When he was thinking about the hard way, he did not expect the opponent's Costa to apply for a red card to leave the field. This made Klopp overjoyed.

Xiaofa retreated, and Dortmund's two defensive midfielders stepped forward. For a while, the two sides were evenly matched in the midfield, and the situation returned to a balanced state. If it weren't for the dazzling 3-0 on the big screen, everyone would not even be able to tell who was ahead and who was behind.

Klopp saw that the first half was almost over. He turned his head and asked Gomez to warm up. Although the situation eased, the gap of 0 to 3 still remained.

As soon as Zhou Dun took the ball, the audience booed all over the sky. Chelsea fans knew that Costa was pushed down by Zhou Dun, so they gave Zhou Dun special "care". After 2 minutes of stoppage time in the first half, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game.

(End of this chapter)