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189 Join Hands to Qualify

In the league before the finale of the Champions League group stage, Situ Yunbing rotated, with the goal of leading a well-prepared main lineup to Stamford Bridge to see if he could win the first place in the group.

If you can win the first place in the group stage in the Champions League, it will definitely be more beneficial to Monaco, and you can go further from a probability perspective in the knockout stage.

As a result, Monaco performed poorly in the 16th round of the league against Lille!

Nowadays, mid- and upper-level Ligue 1 teams will basically adopt defensive counterattack tactics when playing away against Monaco, and basically no team has the mentality of being able to survive against the attack.

Because of not strengthening the defense, it is likely to face a crushing defeat. In addition to defense, there is only one way to counterattack.

Lille, led by Rudy Garcia, has also had a youth storm this season. Hazard, Gervinho, Melo on the front line, Cabaye in the midfield, Rami and De Buch on the back line, and Lille's card face has made many teams envious.

But youth means instability, and it is absolutely difficult to be as strong as Monaco. In other words, there are many clubs that mainly build teams with young players, but basically a team that can be truly profound will be produced in a few years.

Lille's record is not stable, but it's very exciting to play Monaco at Louis II Stadium today!

The talented Hazard has upended Monaco's defense line, and with another fast horse Gervinho, Monaco's defensive system is almost collapsed!

If Nimani hadn't captured the opponent's mistake, plus Matic's world goal scored, Monaco's undefeated golden body might have been broken.

2:2

To be precise, Monaco tied Lille at home.

When the players thought Situ Yunbing would get angry after the game, he took the initiative to praise Lille's performance in an interview.

This is a game that is enough to sound the alarm for Monaco, but it is not enough to make Situ Yunbing lose his temper. He doesn't like to lose his temper, so it doesn't make much sense.

It must be realized that Lille's lineup is indeed good. In addition, after the training of last season, Hazard began to take the lead in the team this season. In addition, young players such as Gervinho, Kabaye, and Debuch also performed their courage. It is reasonable that they almost overturned Monaco, who was half the main and half the team's substitute.

After all, Monaco is not a top team, and can come up with two strong lineups.

After the league, Situ Yunbing led a team to West London, the British capital, to challenge Chelsea.

At the pre-match press conference, Situ Yunbing shook his head with a view to reporters about Monaco's revenge on the away game.

"I don't think there is so much hatred on the football field, we are just competing, and the so-called revenge is a bit exaggerated. We want to win the game, and Chelsea want to win the game, but there will only be one winner, so this is a normal game."

Regarding Monaco's rapid progress after losing to Chelsea in the second round of the confrontation, Situ Yunbing also said frankly: "Monaco has indeed improved a lot since that game. We learned a lot in the game when we lost to Chelsea. In addition to our own efforts, the team's improvement also has also learned from the opponents in the game. Fighting against opponents of Chelsea at the level is sometimes secondary, and experience is more important!"

Ancelotti was still generous to Monaco before the game. He believed that Monaco's performance in both Ligue 1 and Champions League is unparalleled!

Chelsea must also want to secure the top spot in the group and advance to the top 16, so the last round of the game is definitely not a formal game, but it may not necessarily allow the two teams to give the fans a devastating offensive battle.

Although the capacity of Stamford Bridge is nearly twice as large as Louis II Stadium, because the British team's stadium stands are very close to the stadium, making the interior of the stadium more compact. So when Situ Yunbing stepped into the stadium, it always felt that Stamford Bridge was much smaller than he thought.

However, the cheering momentum in the stadium is very terrifying. Perhaps because the stands are too close, the cheering momentum of the fans can be conveyed closer to the stadium, and the echoing momentum in the stadium is even more magnificent than imagined.

Situ Yunbing stood in front of the visiting team coach's seat and could hear many fans pointing at him in the stands behind him. For the arrogant British fans, Situ Yunbing appeared on the sidelines to command the game, which was like they saw a woman commanding a man's team.

Situ Yunbing remained calm and stared at the field with a calm expression.

Chelsea, who only leads Monaco by 1 point, certainly does not want to lose the top spot in the group at home. Ancelotti's arrangement can show how much he attaches to the game!

Goalkeeper: Cech.

Defenders: Ivanovic, Terry, Carvalho, Ashley Cole.

Midfielder: Essin, Joe Cole, Lampard.

Forwards: Anelka, Drogba, Maluda.

Chelsea can be said to have all the main players.

Especially Drogba, who was absent in the first match, also returned to the lineup.

Monaco has also set up their strongest lineup at present.

Goalkeeper: De Gea.

Defenders: Modesto, Benatia, Vertonheng, Morro.

Midfielders: Witsel, Perez, Nkuru, Matic.

Forward: Suarez, Gareth Bale.

After the game started, Monaco, who was attacking away, shrank the defense line as much as possible to avoid being hit by the opponent's fast attack. However, Chelsea did not immediately improve the pace of the game. They organized the offensive slowly and patiently looked for flaws on the Monaco defense line.

Chelsea, which has the initiative on the field, tried to attack from different directions. If Ashley Cole does not assist, it will be difficult for Maluda to break through Monaco's defense line with the midfielder alone. In the middle, Joe Cole was in a normal state. He tried to break through but failed to pass Nkuru, which made Ancelotti a little unhappy on the sidelines and pointed at him to remind him.

Maybe I think this way of losing the ball is a bit stupid.

How confident are you to make continuous breakthroughs in a narrow range?

So what if I pass Nkuru?

Matic and Perez have good protections on the front of the penalty area, and it is not wise to break through.

Only the right-hand attack has a slight advantage. Anelka finally has the first-class ball control skills. Morro dared not rush to grab it. Anelka can find the pass space through the change of dribbling rhythm, or create opportunities for Drogba, or pass the ball back to Lampard and Essin who were inserted to make a long shot.

Chelsea basically won't attack rashly on the back line. Just like in their first match, Ancelotti still asked the team to be invincible and then consider threatening the opponent's goal.

Drogba is indeed strong and has the advantage in the physical confrontation with Benatia Vertonghen. It is basically difficult for the opponents Monaco to encounter to have players who can withstand the confrontation from the defenders in the Monaco penalty area while protecting the ball smoothly and making technical moves.

Even Hulk is a bit difficult, but Drogba is able to do it.

Guardiola has commented on the top center in today's European football that can control the ball and protect the ball in the opponent's penalty area, including Drogba and Inter Milan's center Diego Milito.

Such centers may be slightly weaker in skills than other centers, but their physical confrontational advantages make them special. Other centers, such as Torres, Villa, Etoo, Tevez, etc., are better at running positions, capturing spaces, or changing directions to break through. Centrebacks like Drogba are even more frightening to the defenders.

Because the defender himself relies on confrontation based on defense, but if he is useless even in confrontation, he will basically be half of it!

Therefore, in the Premier League, Drogba has indeed become a nightmare for centre-backs of many teams, and has brought huge psychological shadows to many young defenders, such as Arsenal's former defensive star Sendros.

Monaco's defenders are full of excitement about confronting Drogba. Should they retreat timidly when they can compete with the top center?

Drogba was really a little unpredictable. Chelsea's several attacks that seemed obvious were based on Drogba's strong advantage in the penalty area to form a shot.

Compared to many teams who need to play strange effects in offense and catch their opponents off guard, Chelsea's playing style is very simple and unpretentious. When they see Anelka's cross, they just look for Drogba, but they just can't defend Drogba!

Benetia lost in several physical confrontations, which at best caused interference to Drogba. Fortunately, De Gea performed well today, and Chelsea's shots were not too tricky. Monaco was able to protect the city.

Monaco's counterattack threat is not strong. Although Gareth Bale is excited to return to the British arena, he can only play long shots in the crazy sweep of Essim.

Suarez was also a little quiet, not sure if his condition began to decline. Suarez's condition when he touched the ball recently was obviously not as good as the first two months of the season.

Situ Yunbing supervised the battle seriously on the sidelines, and the situation was only 46. Chelsea, which had the advantage of the home court, had a more advantage. In addition to Bale's long shot, Monaco, Vitsel occasionally stepped forward and entered the penalty area, which could still bring some panic to the opponent's defense.

However, the two teams seem to be a bit far from scoring, and they need to work harder.

Monaco actually made up his mind to capture Chelsea's counterattack, but Chelsea was very restrained even in offense. Ancelotti had no ambition to win a double at home and away against Monaco. What's the point even if he did it? Chelsea only wanted first in the group.

Besides, this is very risky.

Monaco is still a little passive today, but at least the overall situation is not at a significant disadvantage even in the away game. If Chelsea had not had the advantageous offensive point in the penalty area, the offensive data of Chelsea would have been ugly.

The two teams still focus on each other's restrictions, and the game is more intense and exciting.

Stamford Bridge Stadium is not so easy to conquer. Situ Yunbing was enlightened before coming. However, he didn't expect that in the 90-minute game, Monaco only created an extremely threatening shot, which was created by Witsel's cross from Gareth Bale's small angle shot from a small angle. Cech played bravely and saved the ball. Monaco never created a threatening offensive at other times.

Only Lampard scored a long shot with infinite close goal, but the football hit the crossbar and bounced towards the stands, and Chelsea also missed the goal.

In the end, the two teams shook hands and made peace after a 90-minute battle.

Chelsea won 4 wins 2 draws and ranked first in the group with 14 points.

Monaco won 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss and 1 point second in the group.
Chapter completed!
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