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620 A long way to go

After the halftime break, the two sides returned to the court and changed sides and fought again in the second half.

Liverpool has never changed its game tactical posture from beginning to end, and has unswervingly played a very conventional defensive counterattack at Stamford Bridge, unlike Chelsea's previous tactics that were ultimately defensive, or almost defending without any threat of counterattack.

Chelsea adopted an active defensive strategy in the second half. Although they worked very hard on the offensive, the effect was not very good.

Several consecutive attacks failed to make shots in the penalty area, and there was almost no threat to the long shots on the outside. Liverpool's counterattacks were killed after killing halfway through Chelsea, which left many Chelsea players carrying yellow cards on their bodies.

Even David Louis almost received the second yellow card.

After 60 minutes of the game, Mourinho began to substitution.

Dembaba took the field to replace Torres.

Situ Yunbing held his troops unmoved.

After Dembaba came on the court, there was no change in the situation. Chelsea's offensive efficiency was still very low.

Mourinho made another substitution, and Xuerle came on the field to replace the Oscar!

Although this gave Chelsea a certain impact on the wide attack, and at the same time, Schulle invested more in defense than Oscars, it still could not create a dangerous situation that scared Liverpool.

Mourinho should be envious of Liverpool's defensive iron triangle, Kante, Van Dijk, and Benatia.

In the 75th minute of the game, Mourinho used the last substitution.

Etoo took the field to replace Ashley Cole.

Fight for life!

In the 79th minute of the game, when William wanted to find Etoo, because the pass was too close to the goalkeeper, Ter Stegen attacked and confiscated the ball directly.

Liverpool launched a counterattack attack from the backcourt, Azpilicueta made a long pass from the backcourt, and Suarez knocked the ball back to Gerald, who followed up in the middle, who sent the ball over the top and made a direct pass to find another teammate Gareth Bale on the front line.

Gareth Bale just stopped the ball in the penalty area and cut in a cross direction, but was knocked down by Etoo after he came back to play the central defender. Luis, who was knocked down in the penalty area.

The referee decisively blew the whistle to indicate that Louis was fouled and showed him the second yellow card!

Chelsea fans closed their eyes in despair.

Mourinho had no expression on his face.

Situ Yunbing was not surprised that this duel had laid the foundation for today's situation in the moment Kanter scored in the first leg!

Gerald took the penalty and scored it in one go!

"Reds captain Gerrard made a precise push and sent the ball into the lower left corner of the goal, and Liverpool led Chelsea 3:0 at Stamford Bridge!

Chelsea played one less and fell behind with four goals. Their Champions League trip ended. In a sense, their journey of this season was also over. Mourinho's first season back to Chelsea cannot be said to have a very poor performance, but it can only be said that he did not exceed expectations.

Stabilizing the top three rankings in the league is a small improvement. A stop to the quarterfinals of the Champions League can also be regarded as a return to the top tier of the Champions League. In fact, if they did not meet Liverpool, perhaps they may not be without a chance to enter the semi-finals.

But now it's all over!"

Situ Yunbing started substitutions after applauding and celebrating the goal.

Henderson and Coutinho made their debut in a row, and Chelsea are no longer interested in fighting.

When the last 10 minutes of the game were completed, the referee blew the whistle to the end of the game.

Liverpool fans were having a carnival at Stamford Bridge, and Liverpool players were also excited to hug each other and slapped hard to celebrate their entry to the Champions League semi-finals!

Although Situ Yunbing is not unfamiliar with this, this is his third time in his coaching career to lead the team to the semi-finals of the Champions League, it is definitely an exciting moment for these Liverpool players!

Ter Stegen has entered the top goalkeeper position in just two years from Borussia Mönchengladbach to Liverpool. After spending an unsatisfactory season in Hamburg, they can return to the top European stage and reach the semi-finals. This is their pursuit. Benatia, Gareth Bale, and Suarez really guarded the clouds and saw the moon bright. Since the peak of Monaco, they have finally relied on the dream moments that are close to the peak stage!

At the same time, Robertson, Eriksen, Casemiro, Coutinho and others are definitely a brand new experience for entering the Champions League semi-finals for the first time!

They began to realize that the whole world was focusing on them!

They are the masters of European football!

Situ Yunbing was well-carried by reporters on the sidelines, but after celebrating with his colleagues in the coaching staff, he turned to Mourinho. When the two shook hands, Situ Yunbing said to Mourinho: "See you next season."

Mourinho whispered: "The war is not over yet."

There was a rare stubbornness on his face, while Situ Yunbing nodded and smiled.

Of course it’s not over yet. He and Mourinho have at least one season to fight to the death!

But he had already made his enlightenment.

When he arrived at the post-match press conference, Situ Yunbing was asked by reporters how he felt when he led Liverpool to the semi-finals of the Champions League.

Situ Yunbing said lightly: "I don't think I have no sense of freshness or satisfaction. We are far more than that, but I will understand the excitement of the players. Liverpool has not entered the Champions League semi-finals for a long time. We want to prove ourselves again in European football on this stage. The semi-finals are not enough.

Next we will have some time to rest, first we must secure the league championship, and then go all out to play the Champions League semi-finals."

Regarding Chelsea's performance today, Situ Yunbing's evaluation is not as good as at the end of the last game.

“The situation behind makes Chelsea have to attack at home, and we seize that and use it well, and then we can win the game more intelligently.

I think Chelsea may not have broken the rules to fight, which has not caused obvious trouble for Liverpool, so in my opinion, Liverpool is playing normally, and Chelsea did not reach the passing line."

Looking forward to the opponent of the Champions League semi-finals, Situ Yunbing shook his head and said, "I don't care, let UEFA draw lots decide."

Mourinho's remarks after the game were quite helpless.

"Liverpool is stronger in overall strength, and Chelsea has tried every means to win, but it is fatal to fail to get a draw in the first leg. If you want to ask me why we didn't push at home, I can tell you that it is definitely suicide, and the game will end all suspense in 30 minutes.

We must now forget the pain of elimination, focus on the league, and then start preparations for next season in advance."

In fact, Mourinho has said more than once this season that Chelsea does not have the ability to win the championship. Whether in the league or in the Champions League, even if they have devoted all their strength to the Champions League, it is just a matter of luck to see how far they can go.

But it is absolutely unrealistic to say that you have the confidence to win the championship or set your goal at the championship.

The last time the Premier League team won the Champions League championship was in 2008. There have been two runner-ups in the past few years. Among the European powers, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munich have become the top team. Now, Liverpool is the strongest in the Premier League, followed by Manchester City. No matter how ambitious Chelsea has, it will not ignore this fact.

Therefore, they should regard this season as a transition. After Mourinho entered the palace for the second time, he sorted out the old and young teams in the previous dynasty, then re-formulated the team's development strategy, and then reshape Chelsea's iron-blooded military spirit through signings.

One thing is the reality that has to be admitted, that is, Abraham's investment in Chelsea has declined!

When Mourinho first took over Chelsea ten years ago, Abraham was able to spend hundreds of millions of pounds in one summer. Even if he spent 100 millions of pounds in one summer ten years later, the effect would be at least 60% off!

Because of the increase in player value, high premium, and the decrease in liquidity of top stars in the transfer market, this is also related to the metabolism of the overall top player resources in European football.

So Mourinho faces much more difficulty in entering the second house than when he came to Chelsea last time.

Don't forget that Chelsea, who took over Ranieri in 2004, was originally the runner-up team of the Premier League, but the one who lost to Arsenal that year created the undefeated myth.

But Chelsea, who Mourinho took over last summer, was fourth in the Premier League!

There is a long way to go.

Situ Yunbing led the team back to Liverpool. After getting off the plane, he told the players to give them a day off and let them go back and have a good rest, and how long they can sleep!

When he got home, Siglid was still not sleeping in the bedroom. The game was held in the middle of the week. She had to attend classes during the day, so naturally she didn't have time to go to the live game in London.

When Situ Yunbing returned to the bedroom, Siglid jumped out of the bed in her pajamas and threw herself into her arms. The two of them kept warm for a while. After taking a shower, they returned to the bed to lie down and rest, but Situ Yunbing saw her browsing wedding custom projects with a tablet computer.

Situ Yunbing couldn't help asking, "Are you sure you don't want to get married in the church?"

Situ Yunbing had no special requirements for marriage, or he simply did not even have a position.

Chinese, Western, and freestyle are fine.

For him, marriage is just a ceremony, a ceremony that can be filled with happy and sweet memories!

In this regard, he hopes to satisfy Siglid's best aspirations for the wedding.

But to his surprise, Siglid did not want to get married in the church.

Siglid shook his head and said, "I know you are not a believer."

Situ Yunbing hugged her and laughed: "This doesn't matter, what matters is that you are happy!"

Siglide raised his head and glanced at him, saying casually: "But I hope you are happy too, and you should be very happy when you get married, otherwise we will use a Chinese wedding ceremony?"

Situ Yunbing frowned slightly and said, "Isn't that strange? My friends, wouldn't your family and friends feel uncomfortable when they are there?"

Siglid was silent for a moment and smiled, "Then let's do it, Chinese and European styles, let's do it again! Anyway, I'm married to you, and no one else can control it!"

Situ Yunbing was immediately amused and said, "Don't people mistakenly think that we are very disrespectful of the wedding?"

"Does we still care about what others think when we get married? Whoever has any opinions will get out!"
Chapter completed!
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