Chapter 155
At Stamford Bridge, the players of both teams have entered their respective halves, ready to respond to the referee's kick-off signal at any time.——!
With the loud whistle of the referee, the Champions League round of 16 knockout match between Chelsea and Galatasaray officially began!
With Ramirez's kick-off, the players on the field quickly started to move, and the shouts of fans in the stadium audience rose and fell. Both sides wanted to cheer for their teams at the beginning.
Ramirez immediately passed the ball to Lampard after the kick-off, and the experienced midfielder organized the offensive.
Li Lei, Hazard and Eto'o, the three forwards, quickly advanced and penetrated the opponent's defense. Lampard and Ramirez followed closely behind, ready to support.
This is a standard straight-in tactic. Chelsea wants to give the opponent an impact at the beginning.
The running of the three forwards dismantled Galatasaray's defense, and Lampard's long pass was able to find them accurately.
Li Lei, who was running on the right, was the first to receive a long pass from his teammate. He directly broke through the opponent's side defense with his speed advantage.
"Look at Chelsea's wonderful opening performance! They used a direct attack tactic, with three forwards quickly entering the opponent's half."
""Lampard's long pass was extremely accurate and found Li Lei perfectly." Keane said in the Sky Sports live broadcast room.
Then, Jones continued:"Yes, Li Lei's speed ability is excellent. After he received the ball, he used his advantage to directly break through Galatasaray's side defense."
"Eto'o's positioning was also very accurate, and Chelsea's cooperation really impressed me! It depends on how Li Lei will handle this ball!"
"Chelsea's offensive combination is flexible and varied, with a tacit understanding"
"If they continue to perform like this tonight, I think Galatasaray's goal will not escape the bad luck! Let's continue to observe Chelsea's attack!"
Just when everyone was guessing how Li Lei would deal with the ball at his feet, he quickly gave the answer through his actions.
Since Chelsea launched attacks at the same time from the left, middle and right points, the defensive players who marked Li Lei did not dare to kick easily.
This gave Li Lei the opportunity to continue to break through the penalty area.
When Hakan Balta came over, Li Lei had already locked the passing route.
He was seen picking the ball towards the goal, and Eto'o was waiting there to compete for the header.
In this lightning moment, Galatasaray's defenders all gathered at the landing point of the ball, and the goalkeeper was also staring at the landing point of the ball, which made it very difficult for Eto'o to shoot directly.
So he grabbed the landing point and gently touched it, and the ball changed its flight trajectory in the air.
Hazard, who was on the left, was not guarded by anyone, which gave him a great chance to shoot. Hazard decisively jumped up with his head and headed the ball into the net!
This goal completely ignited the mood of the fans in the audience. They cheered and celebrated this happy moment.
In the Sky Sports live broadcast room, when Hazard headed the ball into the goal on the live screen, Keane jumped up excitedly
"goooooooal!"
"Goal! Chelsea took the lead after just 10 minutes.!"
"This was the reward for the high pressure exerted by the Blues at the beginning! Li Lei's dribbling and passing, as well as Hazard's decisive insertion, perfectly matched and broke through the opponent's goal."
"Chelsea's momentum fully demonstrates their determination to take all three points at home."
"Being able to break the deadlock so quickly will also have a huge psychological impact on Galatasaray."
"The score is now 1:0. Chelsea only needs to score one more goal to advance to the quarterfinals of the Champions League."
"Let's continue to observe the performance of the Blues. I believe they will achieve a greater victory tonight!"
When Hazard scored, Li Lei cheered and rushed towards Hazard and Eto'o.
Although it was not his goal in the end, no one could deny his role in this goal.
Li Lei excitedly hugged and celebrated with his two teammates, because this perfect goal was the result of the entire tactic.
Other Chelsea players also joined in and celebrated this moment with the home fans at Stamford Bridge.
Li Lei's passing and assists made this goal possible.
Although he did not become the final scorer, his contribution is unquestionable.
Scoring a goal on a stage like the Champions League knockout stage also made all the Blues players excited.
At this moment, Chelsea is united and everyone shares the joy of scoring.
They celebrated this wonderful moment with the home fans, and the game had just begun!
As the Chelsea players finished celebrating, Felipe Melo of Galatasaray kicked off again in the center circle, but at this time the Chelsea players were still immersed in the joy of scoring.
The exciting adrenaline secretion gave them endless power.
Li Lei and other forwards immediately joined the high-pressure pressing of the opponent. They quickly formed a multi-person double team, which put pressure on Seyon Kurzlin who received the ball.
Kurzlin was forced to pass the ball back to his defender, but the Chelsea players continued to chase him.
Galatasaray could only pass the ball left and right helplessly in their own half, while Chelsea players still bit their opponents and trapped them in their own half.
The pressure from Chelsea's forwards made Galatasaray unable to organize a counterattack. There was no chance to attack.
Despite the extremely unfavorable start, Galatasaray players on the field were still trying hard to open up the situation.
They kept trying to pass the ball forward, but the ball never successfully entered the vicinity of Chelsea's penalty area.
First of all, they need to break through Chelsea's strong midfield interception and blockade.
Even if the breakthrough in the middle is successful, they will face a solid back line headed by captain Terry.
This puts a lot of pressure on Galatasaray's players, and the ball will be mistaken in passing, and the ball will be lost while passing.
Although they tried very hard to organize an attack, Galatasaray could not break through Chelsea's layers of defense.
Their passes in the midfield are difficult to be coherent, and Chelsea's coordinated defense in the midfield and backcourt seems so uniform, which also shows the strength of the two teams.
Chelsea completely suppressed their opponents with their teamwork and individual abilities.
Galatasaray has not yet found a way to open up the situation and threaten the Blues' goal.
As the game time went on, Chelsea began to control the tempo of the game. Thanks to the one-goal lead at the start, the Blues were able to actively slow down the tempo of the game and adopt a steady strategy without rushing for success.
Chelsea began to occupy the ball through a large number of passes, but was not in a hurry to launch an attack directly.
They chose to maintain their formation more, reduce pass errors, and stabilize their ball possession advantage.
Midfield core Ramirez and Lampard always held the ball, and their passes allowed Chelsea to move around at their own pace.
Galatasaray could only passively follow and it was difficult to regain the initiative.