Chapter 441 Chelsea has locked in the semi-finals in advance!

Author: Ant who loves watching football

Chapter 441 Chelsea has locked in the semi-finals in advance!

Just as Pan Yi expected, Chelsea took advantage of the field from the beginning of the game.

Benfica's lineup is, strictly speaking, only at the mid-table level of the Premier League.

The most important thing is that their style of play is also relatively typical of the European Latin school, which is more coordinated on the ground.

But in front of Chelsea, this kind of playing style is nothing compared to Gargamel.

Only one minute into the game, Chelsea had a great opportunity.

Marcos Alonso passed from the left to Hazard in front, and then he and the B seat on the other side formed a series of dazzling and exquisite cooperation at the front of Benfica's penalty area. Hazard kicked a goal

A curve ball was recorded, but Cesar blocked it out of the baseline with a sideways dive.

This shot aroused bursts of cheers from the Stamford Bridge fans.

Amid such cheers, Chelsea continued to launch a fierce attack.

In the 5th minute, Hazard crossed the center from the left side of the penalty area. Lukaku headed the ball from close range in front of the goal, but the ball was cleared by the opponent's defender Louisson on the goal line.

One minute later, Hazard missed the goal with his right foot from the left side of the penalty area.

In the 19th minute, Gaitan brought down seat B and Chelsea got a set kick on the left side of the midfield. Hazard took the penalty and directly hit the goal with his right foot, which went slightly wide.

In the 21st minute, Cantera made a pass from the right. Van Dijk stepped in and headed the ball from the left side of the penalty area. Lukaku headed the ball from close range in front of the goal. Cesar flew up and beat the ball out with one palm.

After a fierce attack in the first 20 minutes, Chelsea still failed to score a goal.

This also made the fans in the stands of Stamford Bridge a little worried.

After all, if you continue to squander opportunities like this, the situation will not be good.

Some people are beginning to feel that Chelsea's state is still stuck in the first two games and they are still unable to perform at a high level...

Sure enough, after withstanding Chelsea's attack for the first 20 minutes, Benfica also began to launch its own counterattack.

In the 23rd minute, Turkish forward Mitro Oglu got a chance to shoot during a counterattack and hit the goal with a powerful kick from the front of the penalty area, forcing Courtois to make a wonderful save.

And this shot obviously aroused the fighting spirit of the Benfica players. They seemed more confident and dared to push the formation a little higher.

At this time, Pan Yi saw an opportunity.

He signaled to his disciples on the sidelines that they could step back a little and let the opponent attack.

This is a move of "retreating to advance". As long as Benfica's formation is no longer so flat, Chelsea's transmission space will become larger.

However, Chelsea's retreat also gave Benfica more offensive opportunities.

In the 28th minute, Van Dijk was given a yellow card for bringing down Mitro Oglu. Benfica received a free kick on the right side of the center field. Gaitan took the penalty and shot directly into the far corner with his left foot. Courtois flew to resolve the ball.

In the 31st minute, Gaitan sent a wonderful pass with his heel in the penalty area. Mitroglu faced Courtois with his right foot from the left side of the penalty area and pushed the ball. The ball was blocked by Courtois and then hit the crossbar and bounced out.

But Chelsea's patience was rewarded five minutes later.

Benfica's midfield attack was intercepted by Chelsea's Kante. Although he was immediately pressed by the opponent, he quickly turned around to protect the ball and passed the ball back to David Luiz.

After David Luiz got the ball, he made a diagonal pass and quickly transferred the ball to the left.

Hazard sent a precise through ball without stopping the ball. Bernardo Silva stopped the ball on the right side of the penalty area and then made a slight adjustment with his left foot to score!

1:0!

Chelsea's attack only passed through the feet of three people before breaking through the door of Benfica!

This goal made the entire Stamford Bridge stadium completely excited.

Chelsea fans cheered for joy, and their hearts that had been hanging just now were finally relieved.

Everyone began to understand that this was another desperate attempt by coach Pan Yi.

As a native of the Dragon Kingdom, he must be familiar with Sun Tzu's Art of War and Thirty-Six Strategies!

At this time, Benfica's head coach Vittoria also realized that he had fallen into a trap.

He also immediately woke up. With Chelsea's strength, they would actually shrink their defense at home. Isn't this just tempting them to attack?

This trick of "inviting you into the urn" is really a slippery move.

He also felt that he was a little confused, or that he was a little carried away by Chelsea's recent performance and Pan Yi's low-key remarks.

Benfica has performed well domestically this season and has been firmly at the top of the Portuguese Super League standings. It seems that it is only a matter of time before they win the championship;

In the Champions League, Benfica also advanced all the way to the quarterfinals of the Champions League. Although they did not encounter any strong opponents, such results are quite good for a Portuguese team.

So Vittoria's heart is a little bloated.

Coupled with Pan Yi's intentional or unintentional "show of weakness" and the fact that Chelsea drew with Villa, Vittoria wants to do something at Stamford Bridge.

If he could really break Chelsea's home victory record, wouldn't he be able to become famous all over the world?

When the time comes to be spotted by a wealthy family, you can reach the pinnacle of your life...

But what he didn't expect was that this dream seemed to be shattered after he only had it for more than half an hour.

Chelsea is definitely difficult to deal with, and Pan Yi is full of intrigues!

Therefore, Vittoria, who came to his senses, immediately signaled to the team not to be greedy for credit but to stabilize the defense first.

After all, there is nothing to be ashamed of when Chelsea lose to Pan Yi in an away game, but it would be hard to say if they lose too much.

If you concede too many goals, the return game at home in the second round will become meaningless, and it will be difficult for you to explain yourself in front of the fans of your own club.

However, Chelsea have now revealed their ferocious true colors!

They took advantage of the fact that Benfica was a little flustered after conceding the ball and could not fully implement the new instructions of the coach, and continued to launch fierce attacks.

Just three minutes after scoring the first goal in seat B, that is, in the 39th minute, Hazard dribbled the ball from the left into the penalty area and then crossed the ball. Kanter advanced with the ball and his left-foot shot was blocked;

Then Bernardo Silva scored twice with an unmarked header near the penalty spot!

Chelsea expanded the score to 2:0!

After scoring two goals in a row, Chelsea's morale was greatly boosted, while the Benfica players were all in a daze.

But fortunately, Benfica stabilized their position after a brief panic, preventing Chelsea from expanding the score in the final stages of the first half.

After halftime, Chelsea led Benfica 2-0 at home.

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again.

Vittoria made some formation adjustments during the halftime break, changing the original -1 to -1, hoping to strengthen the defense and interception in the midfield and backfield.

But Chelsea, who were leading by two goals, had no intention of relaxing at all, and continued to attack from the opening stage of the second half.

In the 46th minute, Harry Kane knocked back from the left, Kanter hit the goal hard with his right foot from the outside center, and the ball hit the crossbar and popped out!

In the 55th minute, Benfica defender Jader brought down Hazard and received a yellow card.

In the 62nd minute, Almeida tackled Seat B and was also given a yellow card. Subsequently, Benfica took the lead in making substitutions. Samaris came on the scene to replace Mitrouoglu, which replaced all the main forwards.

Chelsea's offensive continues unabated.

In the 66th minute, Hazard broke through with the ball and was tripped to the ground by Eliseu. The referee again showed Eliseu a yellow card and awarded a free kick on the left side of the frontcourt.

Hazard took the penalty and dropped the ball into the penalty area. Ake's header hit Eliseu's leg and then refracted into the net!

This goal was counted as Eliseu's own goal, and Chelsea changed the score again, 3:0!

These successive blows left Benfica at a loss. Head coach Vittoria had to force the players to focus more on defense, otherwise they would be defeated!

Chelsea also slowed down the pace of the game a little. After all, even the Iron Man couldn't maintain the fastest speed throughout the game.

With three goals in hand at this time, the Chelsea players' mentality has obviously relaxed a lot, they are playing more freely on the court, and there are still many opportunities to score goals.

In the 83rd minute, Harry Kane's right-footed shot from a small angle on the right side of the penalty area was resolved by Cesar.

In the 84th minute, Lukaku was replaced by Abraham.

In the 89th minute, Mbappe came on to replace Harry Kane.

In stoppage time at the end of the game, Gaitan's ball was intercepted in midfield, and Chelsea quickly counterattacked.

Seat B distributed the ball, Mbappe received the ball and went straight into the penalty area. Abraham followed up with Cesar and easily pushed the ball with his right foot and scored. Chelsea secured the victory, 4:0!

After the goal, the Chelsea players hugged each other.

They were celebrating this goal and the early arrival of victory.

In the words of the on-site commentator: "Chelsea has locked a spot in the semi-finals in advance!"

In the history of the Champions League, no team can reverse a four-goal lead in the first round!

(Except for the future 2016-2017 season, Barcelona performed a miracle at Camp Nou. After falling behind 0:4 in the first round, they came back from a 6:1 slaughter of Paris Saint-Germain in the second round)

Moreover, the leader this time is Chelsea, a Chelsea that has always been in stable condition!

Even if the level of this Chelsea team is a bit ups and downs sometimes, the lower limit is still very high.

The fact that he has remained undefeated so far this season is proof of this!
To be continued...