Chapter 100 On

March 14, the draw for this year’s Champions League quarter-finals was completed.

All four of the Premier League's top four defeated their opponents and successfully reached the top eight, but after the draw, Arsenal and Liverpool fans cried.

The English media also shed tears silently. Arsenal faced Liverpool. This was a Premier League derby that they did not want to see at all: If this was the final, they would definitely be overjoyed, but this is the quarter-finals. How can this make them happy? Can you get up?

Can't the organizing committee show some spirit and let each of their top four teams in the Premier League play against the other four teams?

Organizing Committee: You are thinking shit!

Not to mention the unlucky Arsenal and Liverpool, Manchester United will meet Roma in the quarter-finals, and this is their third meeting in the past two seasons.

The luckiest team among the top four in the Premier League is undoubtedly Chelsea. They met Fenerbahce, a team from Turkey. The moment the draw results were announced, coach Mourinho smiled so much that his teeth were exposed.

The remaining teams that were grouped together were Schalke 04 and Barcelona. The media said that this game was not worth watching. Schalke 04, which reached the quarterfinals for the first time, was obviously not considered to have a chance to defeat Barcelona. Bookmakers made their choice with their feet, with neither Schalke 04 nor Fenerbahce being supported by the odds.

Barcelona fans were very angry after seeing the media's remarks: They were playing against weak teams. Schalke 04 was better than Fenerbahce. Why did they just say that their Barcelona game was not worth watching? !

For this reason, Meilingers sent "telegrams" one after another: What kind of fools are you? Do you even need to ask this kind of question? Of course it’s because Chelsea has Endritt!

Barcelona fans immediately counterattacked and poked the heart of Real Madrid fans: What is the dog barking here for a team that is not even in the top eight? !

At this point, before the first round of the quarter-finals of the Champions League, Serie A was very lively, with fans of Barcelona and Real Madrid complaining about each other every day. In the end, Barcelona fans, who had a clear advantage in the game, won the war. The defeated Real Madrid fans turned around and criticized their own club, angrily criticizing their extremely poor performance.

On April 2, local time in Turkey, in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, Chelsea challenged Turkish team Fenerbahce away. The latter put up a Christmas tree 4321 lineup, with goalkeeper Volkan, defender Onder, and Lugano , Edu and Wadesson, the three midfielders Maldonado, Aurelio, and Ugur, the two wingers David and Alex, and the forward Kairi.

In this lineup, the two wingers are the core of the team's offense. Fenerbahce's captain Alex occupies this important position - he has the same name as Chelsea defender Alex. If this game is played, the commentator will A distinction is made between the names of two people.

But today Chelsea's defender lineup does not include Alex, but Essien, John Terry, Carvalho and Ashley. Putting Essien, who was originally in the midfield, into the backcourt is not only because Essien is good at defense, but also because Essien can effectively cooperate with Lampard or Ballack on the left to counterattack.

After all, it is the Champions League. Although the opponent is Fenerbahce, Mourinho still cooperates with the team, or further strengthens Endrit's defense: when receiving the ball to counterattack, he can directly hit it without any worries. Racket to Essien.

The midfield trio is still Ballack, Makelele and Lampard, and the forwards are Joe Cole, Anelka and Drogba.

After the start, Fenerbahce, who played at home, did not play aggressively at all.

"Did Fenerbahce just give up the game? Now that their physical strength and energy are at their best, why not take advantage of this time to launch an attack on Chelsea?"

Fenerbahce kicked off the game. Positively, the football was locked in the backcourt, and the originally very excited fans couldn't help but yawn in the boring kick.

Six minutes into the game, the football was finally brought to the frontcourt.

In the 11th minute, Lampard took a long shot from the left, but it was blocked by the Fenerbahce defender. Cole seized the opportunity to receive the ball and cut inside the penalty area before lobbing with his right foot.

It failed and the ball was collected by Fenerbahce goalkeeper Volkan.

The ball came to Fenerbahce's feet again. This time, they quickly advanced the ball into the frontcourt, but they were also intercepted by Chelsea faster.

In the 13th minute, Anelka and Lampard played one-on-one and passed the football to the center from the left side of the penalty area. Fenerbahce winger David actively defended and blocked the football 8 meters away from the goal. He kicked the football directly with his right foot. The football flew in the opposite direction and plunged into the unsuspecting Fenerbahce gate.

Fenerbahce goalkeeper Volkan was stunned on the spot, his eyes glancing back and forth between the football and David, "What have you done!"

"Beep beep..."

Danish referee Larsson quickly blew the whistle. The whistle sounded when the ball was passed, and the Chelsea players stood on the court and looked at each other, not knowing whether to celebrate or not. They didn't score, but they now lead their opponent 1:0, so why not celebrate?

Fenerbahce, who scored an own goal, immediately faltered. In the 22nd minute, Fenerbahce finally made a breakthrough. Midfielder Aurelio received a pass from his teammate outside the Chelsea penalty area and turned around to shoot a low shot. Not far away, but the football went straight wide. Endritt stretched out his hand and tried his best to catch it, but he didn't touch the football at all.

In the 26th minute after the opening, the Fenerbahce defender hurriedly shot a long shot from the left. The football flew into the backcourt, but it had the same effect as his teammate Aurelio's shot: the football missed the goal. Endritt couldn't touch the ball even if he tried to fish for it.

At this point, Fenerbahce did not bring the football to the backcourt until the end of the first half. However, Chelsea players who frequently attacked Fenerbahce's goal failed to score.

"Drogba, in the quick counterattack in the frontcourt in the 31st minute, when faced with the opponent's double-teaming, you did not choose to distribute the football to your teammates on both wings. I can understand it. But I hope to encounter such a situation again in the second half of the game. , you can pass the football to your teammates, Fenerbahce's players are obviously targeting you, don't show off."

In the locker room, Mourinho called out the players who performed poorly in the first half. "Anelka, Cole, when you were receiving the ball, you just stopped where you were without getting the ball. If you two had intervened at that time, you would have had a chance to score a goal!"

"Own goal You don’t want to pin your hopes on your opponent’s mistakes. In the second half of the game, I want to see your goals. That can represent the true strength of our team.”

After the halftime break, the second half started. In five minutes, Fenerbahce's captain and winger Alex received a pass from teammate Onder in the penalty area and headed the ball towards the goal. The football missed the crossbar and flew out of the goal.

Endrit looked back at the ball and sighed, regretting that he did not catch the ball.

In the 53rd minute, Fenerbahce head coach Zico took the lead in making a substitution. He replaced midfielder Ugur with forward Kaqim from London, England, trying to defeat Chelsea with a new type of metaphysics.

Two minutes later, Fenerbahce captain Alex took a corner kick from the left. The football bounced off the ground and flew directly to Kežman. The latter received the ball and shot an overhead shot from a small angle. The football went straight to the lower left corner of the penalty area.

Endrit swooped in directly, suppressed the football and threw the football towards Essien without getting up.

"Wine!"

Essien did not hesitate after receiving the ball, shouting Ballack's code name and passed the football to Makelele. After receiving the ball, Makelele dribbled forward directly. The three forwards and two other midfielders also broke into Fenerbahce's penalty area at the same time.

Makelele passed the football to Anelka in the penalty area. After receiving the ball, Anelka faked a shot and passed the ball, which made the Fenerbahce goalkeeper rush to the right, but the football moved laterally and flew to the left. Side, Ballack volleyed the football into the goal.

Chelsea 2:0!

This time, the Chelsea players did not hesitate at all and celebrated directly at the opponent's home court. The Chelsea fans in the stands also stood up excitedly and cheered for the team's goal.

Referee Larson estimated the time, picked up his whistle and blew the whistle to start the game.

In the 64th minute, Fenerbahce winger Alex chose to shoot a low shot 20 meters away from the goal. Endrit squatted down and confiscated the football, then stood up and threw the football to John Terry and shouted Lampard's codename "bake": This time the offense is handed to Lampard.

The complete code name should be baked potato, but this was obviously too long, so Endrit simply pronounced only the first two syllables. As for why roasted potatoes, Lampard responded this way: He likes roasted potatoes for Christmas dinner best.

John Terry directly stepped in with the football. He passed the football directly to Cole. Cole took the ball forward for a while and passed the football directly to Lampard outside the penalty area. Lampard received the ball. He volleyed directly at the football after the ball, and the football flew straight towards the goal.

Fenerbahce goalkeeper Volkan struck directly and the football was slapped out of the goal.

The goal was not scored, but the Chelsea fans in the stands did not feel uncomfortable, because before this, Chelsea's many attacks were blocked by the Fenerbahce goalkeeper.

The players on both sides of the field did not have any special feelings about this failed attack, but at this moment, Mourinho, who was standing on the sidelines, frowned tightly. After the game restarted, he even reached out and clenched his fist to knock on the ball. He knocked on his head, unable to stop the sadness in his heart.

On the other side, Fenerbahce head coach Zico is even more worried than Mourinho: They are playing at home! Now two goals behind, do they still have a chance to win? Do you want another person?

Zico turned his head and glanced at the substitutes in the stands and found that none of the players performed better than the players still on the field. Even if they were replaced, it would not help.

In the 65th minute, Lampard shot with his left foot 13 meters in front of Fenerbahce's goal, but Volkan missed the goal.

Fenerbahce coach Zico took a deep breath and replaced forward Kežman with Semih.

In the 81st minute, Fenerbahce kicked the last shot of the game. Winger David lobbed the ball with his right foot 32 meters away from the goal. The football hit the upper left corner of the goal. Endrit jumped high and used his palm. Shoot the football directly.

John Terry did not hear Endritt's voice after receiving the ball, which means that the offense will be handed over to the frontcourt players. John Terry made a long diagonal pass and Anelka headed the ball outside the penalty area. The ball was confiscated by Fenerbahce goalkeeper Volkan.

Fenerbahce lost 0:2 Chelsea at home.

Before the press release after the game, Fenerbahce head coach Zico met Mourinho unexpectedly in the tunnel. The former greeted Mourinho with a smile, and Mourinho nodded sullenly.

Zico's smile suddenly became stiff: No, didn't Chelsea win? Why aren't you happy yet?