Chapter 112

Crouch stood and took deep breaths several times before he managed to calm down. He walked back to the sofa with slightly stiff steps and sat down next to Grupp.

Grupp raised his arm and bumped into Crouch, motioning him to look at the TV. "Look, Beckham went too!"

Crouch raised his head, and when he saw one after another of very strange pictures appearing on the TV After seeing a familiar face, he finally couldn't help but speak, "Is it still too late for me to go to the scene?"

Grupp lightly clicked his tongue and patted Crouch on the shoulder to calm him down, "What are you in a hurry for? What's next? Aren’t you going to play together during the season? By this time next year, you will not only be on the field, but also playing on the field.”

“Gerrard and others have gone, but they will definitely not go to Chelsea. "

You still have a big advantage."

Crouch's chest rose and fell quickly. He leaned back slightly on the sofa with a relaxed smile, "You're right, I have the advantage!" "

It's just a pity. If he also plays with Anelka, no, with Modric... bah bah bah, don't think about this anymore. When he comes to Chelsea next season to play, he will definitely follow him as a main player. The team wins more championships!

Under Crouch's deep gaze, the local time in Russia finally came to 22:45, and the 2007-2008 UEFA Champions League final finally officially started.

After the start, both teams played very cautiously, even a little too cautiously. In the first fifteen minutes, Chelsea and Manchester United only played against each other three times. In two of them, Malouda made two passes from the left in an attempt to break through the opponent's defense. However, both were successfully cleared by Manchester United's defenders, and the football did not even fly into the area. In front of Dessa's eyes.

Compared with Manchester United's solid defense, Chelsea's defense seemed a bit stretched. Manchester United midfielder Hargreaves' cross was blocked by Ashley. Blocked, but the block was ineffective. Football turned around and headed straight for the Chelsea goal. Endrit took a step forward and easily collected the handball and looked at Ashley with a frown on his face.

"You are no longer a goalkeeper," Endrit shouted to Ashley very seriously, "Don't even think about bringing the ball back!"

Ashley nodded repeatedly and did not dare to say a word.

After the game restarted, Manchester United began to speed up the offensive rhythm, launching two attacks from both wings in succession. After a cross from the wing, the football went straight to the Chelsea goal.

John Terry had an eye problem and a quick head. He immediately grabbed the spot and took off with a header to clear the ball. It was an effective clearance, and the football was thrown forward by John Terry.

After he successfully cleared the ball for the second time and landed, John Terry turned his head and raised an eyebrow at Ashley. He didn't seem to say anything, but he seemed to have said everything.

Ashley was so angry at John Terry's expression that he rolled his eyes violently before looking away, staring at the position of the football, thinking, didn't he just make a successful save? Like no one would.

In the 20th minute, Ronaldinho won an indirect free kick from the wing in the frontcourt, but Hargreaves kicked the ball in and the ball was directly hit by Makelele on the wing before it reached the midfield position. Intercept it.

Makelele did not hesitate after cutting off the football, and rushed directly to the Manchester United penalty area with the ball. Manchester United midfielder Scholes directly tackled the ball.

At Chelsea, Drogba's number of cards ranked first in the team, while Manchester United's Scholes sometimes had twice as many cards as Drogba. Without him, Scholes's physical condition is not good enough. Becoming the starting midfielder mainly depends on his skills. He relies on his tackling to defend and steal the ball.

Shoveling is the technique most likely to cause fouls, not to mention that Scholes's flying tackle was directed directly at Makelele. Makelele and Scholes have played against each other many times in the past few seasons. When he saw Scholes's posture, he immediately gave up and continued to attack with the ball. He tried hard to change the direction and angle during the attack to prevent himself from getting injured.

The two people bumped into each other directly. The famous German whistler Brüsch hurriedly blew his whistle and ran over, but the two people were already pushing each other at the scene.

Endrit was about to run forward to see the situation, but Bruchy had already given a penalty. After getting up, Makelele, who was the first to push someone, and Scholes, who committed a defensive foul, both received yellow cards.

Scholes, whose nose was directly hit, returned to the field after some treatment. Endrit reached out and patted Makelele on the shoulder to express comfort before turning back to the goal.

This is the Champions League final. Endrit knows how excited and excited his teammates are. If he expects them to remain calm and not impulsive on the court, he might as well pray for God to come.

"Ritter just left the goal and ran to the frontcourt again," the commentator couldn't help but sigh when he saw the scene in front of him. "Every time when there was a dispute in Chelsea and the game was temporarily suspended, Ritter would immediately set off and rush to the scene. Check the situation."

"And we all know that Ritter rarely participates in the celebrations of his teammates during the game. Most of the time, he always stands in front of the goal with a serious face, as if he is welded to it. "

Beep beep..."

After watching Scholes take his position, referee Bruchy blew the whistle to continue the game.

In the 26th minute, Manchester United attacked. Defender Brown teamed up with Scholes on the right to pass Lampard in a one-two and then passed the football to the center. Essien, who was closest to the ball, looked at Rooney, Ronaldinho and Hargreave who appeared near the center. The three of them, after a quick judgment in their minds, Essien chose to mark forward Rooney to prevent the latter from shooting directly after receiving the ball.

But he made a mistake in judgment. The football flew halfway, but Ronaldinho jumped up and headed the ball towards the goal.

Rooney, who was tightly guarded by Essien and couldn't move, let out a sneer, but Essien's face did not become ugly. He did not even look back in the direction of the goal, but continued to stare at Rooney, without hearing "goal" The whistle sounded. After watching Rooney's face gradually turn ugly, Essien imitated Rooney's look just now and let out a sneer.

Rooney's face instantly turned uglier.

The smile on Essien's face became even brighter.

In the 27th minute, Chelsea, who had the ball in hand, also launched a new attack on Manchester United's goal. Drogba returned the pass in the melee in the penalty area. After receiving the ball, Ballack shot hard from 20 meters away from the goal. The footballer failed to rush into the goal in one go.

In the 34th minute, Lampard made a pass from the left, Drogba headed the ball from far away, and Ferdinand took off in front of the penalty area and prepared to use his header to clear the ball. But Ballack moved directly towards Ferdinand, who hurriedly jumped to top the ball. The football flew directly towards the Manchester United goal. Van der Sar subconsciously got up and threw the football away. Only then did he realize that his back was cold and he was frightened. Covered in cold sweat.

One minute later, Rooney kicked the football to the wing with a long pass. Rooney, who was completely silent in private, and Ronaldinho completed an exquisite cooperation on the court. Ronaldinho caught Rooney's pass in the middle and passed the ball directly. The lob was passed to Tevez.

Tevez dived forward and pushed the football toward the goal. Endritt took the initiative and jumped up to scoop the football into his arms.

Today's game was crucial. Even Endrit didn't dare to do anything fancy. He made up his mind to crush all the footballs when he saved today, without giving the opponent any chance to make up for the shot.

Endrit held the football and moved his eyes to the left to look at Carrick at the edge of the penalty area: Yes, that's right, I'm guarding you.

Coach Mourinho said that if he doesn't see his teammates in a good position in front of the goal, he will not launch a counterattack and focus on stability. At worst, he will rely on penalty kicks to fight for victory. Their Chelsea team is a little bit better now. Not false either.

In the 43rd minute, Ferdinand fouled Lampard outside the penalty area and was given a yellow card. Chelsea got a direct free kick opportunity.

The Chelsea fans at the scene stood up one after another and stared at Ballack who was about to take a penalty kick with wide eyes.

Before the game, Chelsea fans pulled up a "Four Crowns" banner early to show their confidence. But once the game started, they put away the banner and sat down in the stands, planning to wait until Chelsea scored a goal before pulling up the banner.

But the first half of the game was almost over, and Chelsea had not yet been able to open up the situation, and Ballack's penalty was by far the most promising one.

Under the watchful eyes of Chelsea fans, the football flew over the wall and rushed towards the goal. Van der Sar took off towards the position where the football would land, straightening his arms and preparing to touch the football, but he did not touch the football at all - not directly from the football. Instead of flying into the net, the ball missed the crossbar and flew out.

Kicked high.

Barak stood there and rubbed his face with his hands, and quickly braced himself for the next attack.

The Chelsea fans who stood up in the stands could not help but sit down again. They did not utter a "boo", but they still sighed one after another.

The game continued and Chelsea kicked off again. After a period of testing in the half, Chelsea slowly pushed the football towards the Manchester United penalty area.

In the 45th minute, Essien took a long shot after receiving the ball. The football was directly blocked by Ferdinand. The football was directly bounced out. Lampard quickly ran forward to meet the football and kicked it.

Van der Sar, who had just taken the initiative, failed to stop the football and lost his center of gravity. Before he could stabilize himself, the football flew directly towards the goal. Ferdinand did not have time to block it, and the football rolled into the goal.

Referee Bruchy immediately blew the whistle to confirm that the goal was valid. Chelsea fans who had just sat down quickly jumped up and hurriedly pulled up the banners.

"GOALLLL!!! The ball is scored! In the last minute of the first half, Lampard scored a shot into the net! Chelsea leads Manchester United 1:0!"

"The championship is already beckoning to Chelsea! Chelsea has never had any I am so close to the championship now!"

After the celebration, three minutes of injury time were added to the first half. The game was not over yet, but the cameras on the scene frequently showed the acquaintances who came to watch the game: Capello and Beckham. Mum, Gerrard...

"Gerrard cried? He cried because of Chelsea's goal..."

"No, no, no, Gerrard didn't cry!" Browning quickly interrupted his partner, "It's not that he cried. It’s starting to rain!”

At first, it was just a few small raindrops caressing the ground, not painful or itchy. But after the three-minute stoppage time ended, the rain began to pour down, and Endritt almost fell when he followed his teammates back.

"The environment of the sports ground in this year's final was not very good. Now if it rains, can football really be played on this ground?"

The commentator reasonably suspected that UEFA was secretly collecting money behind his back, so he decided to set the venue for the game. , and even the game time is scheduled so late!