Football: Starting from being abandoned by Barcelona

After this goal was lost, the fighting spirit of Chelsea players was successfully aroused.

Just 15 minutes later, Chelsea striker Eto'o received a pass from Li Lei, successfully countered the offside and equalized the score.

In the 40th minute, Chelsea relied on Hazard's header to overtake the score to 2:1 in a corner kick opportunity.

This allowed the Blues to successfully reverse the decline, and the game began to be one-sided. Chelsea's players successfully controlled the rhythm on the field.

After the halftime break, the game started again.

The positive performance in the first half gave Chelsea great confidence.

In the 67th minute, Li Lei successfully broke through Cardiff City's defense after getting the ball in the middle.

Hazard, who was inserted and followed up in time, seized the opportunity in the outer circle of the penalty area and completed a wonderful world wave with a long shot, rewriting the score to 3:1!

This wonderful goal completely locked the victory of the game.

Chelsea's offensive combination was fully utilized, and the passing and cooperation in the midfield was also very effective.

In the 75th minute, Chelsea made a comeback, and this time the offensive was launched from Li Lei's side.

Perhaps the last breakthrough left a psychological shadow on the opponent. Seeing this, Cardiff City midfielder Conway directly hugged Li Lei's waist and pulled him down. He even turned around twice before falling.

This serious malicious foul immediately aroused Li Lei's anger. He got up and was about to argue, but the referee had decisively shown a red card and sent Conway off.

This penalty was undisputed and also curbed the opponent's intentional injury in time.

Mourinho on the sidelines saw all this.

When he saw Li Lei being fouled maliciously, head coach Mourinho immediately made a decision:" We can't let Li Lei play on the court anymore, it's too dangerous! Kevin, go warm up!"

" Yes, coach!" De Bruyne immediately started warming up with excitement.

He had waited too long for this opportunity to play, and this time it was finally his turn. De Bruyne knew that the substitutes must be ready to fill the vacancy of the starting lineup at any time.

When the game had another dead ball opportunity, Li Lei and De Bruyne successfully completed the handover of substitutes.

"Come on, Kevin!!" Li Lei said encouragingly as the two high-fived

"Don't worry, I'll do my best.!" De Bruyne responded confidently.

After completing the handover, De Bruyne quickly communicated with other teammates to determine the position and cooperation.

Soon, the game on the field started again, and De Bruyne quickly integrated into the team's tactical system.

At this time, Li Lei, watching his friend running on the field, was also happy for him. In the 82nd minute, it was De Bruyne's excellent breakthrough and key pass that helped Chelsea lock the score to 4:1.

In the end, Chelsea won 8 consecutive games at home at Stamford Bridge.

After the game, the media released a very interesting schedule statistics. After

8 rounds of the league, as long as Li Lei played, he had at least 1 assist. So far, Li Lei has contributed 10 assists in the league.

This is one of the best among the Premier League players this season. It can be said that Li Lei is the real"assist king" of the Premier League this season.

Li Lei's passing vision and cooperation ability have also reached a very high level, and his contribution to the team's offensive end is comprehensive.

With him as a veritable"supplier", his teammates on the front line began to become more threatening, especially Hazard.

In the face of various comments from the outside world, Li Lei was not disturbed and still arrived at the training base on time with De Bruyne.

"Hey, Lee, what about my pass yesterday? I think it could be better.!"

On the way to training, De Bruyne proudly commented on his performance in the game to Li Lei

"Your debut was already excellent, Kevin, you have told me this many times!"

Li Lei smiled and said:"But we can't stop moving forward, there is always room for improvement, and that was yesterday, we need to look forward!";

" That's right!"

De Bruyne nodded and said:"I only played for more than ten minutes this time. Next time, I must give my all in 90 minutes to show my true level."

""Ha! You should prepare for the bench first!" Li Lei said jokingly to his confident friend.

A few days later, Chelsea ushered in the third game of the Champions League group stage. This time, Li Lei and his teammates came to Germany. On

October 23, the Blues came to the Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen, which can accommodate 55,000 fans and is famous for its highest decibel shouts.

Facing such a boiling home court, Chelsea is under great pressure.

Schalke 04 is a traditional strong team in the Bundesliga and has maintained its competitiveness in the top three of the Bundesliga for many years.

They have a good youth training system and strong economic strength. They are also frequent visitors to the Champions League and have very rich experience in European wars.

However, Schalke 04 focuses on defensive counterattacks, especially the tight defense organization, which makes it difficult for opponents to overcome.

Mourinho sat in the hotel room, carefully reading the Schalke 04 team analysis report prepared for him by the scout.

The report lists Schalke's player list, tactical play, offensive coordination, and defensive weaknesses in detail.

"Schalke prefers a defensive counterattack style of play, with most of the midfielders participating in the defense, and the defensive players cooperating closely."Mourinho analyzed in his mind.

He has rich experience in dealing with this style of play. The key is to find the weak links in the opponent's defense and open a breakthrough.

Once the defensive contradiction is exposed, Schalke's defense will be in chaos. At that time, Chelsea's quick counterattack will be able to defeat its defense. On

October 23, Li Lei sat on the bus and looked at this noisy German city through the window.

In the past few days, he has a deeper understanding of this city. The arrival of the Champions League has made this place very lively, and the atmosphere of the event is everywhere.

Fans on both sides of the street waved team flags, shop windows displayed pictures of stars, and shouts in various languages came one after another.

Entering the vicinity of the stadium, passing by the yellow scarves and posters in the hands of the fans, Li Lei felt a warm fighting atmosphere.

During the pre-match training, the coach Mourinho's words were also very firm:"Today, we will start a new journey in this city, this veritable enemy formation."

"Countless times, the Champions League has gone from such difficult away games to glory. Today, we will definitely overcome many obstacles and move towards the final victory."

When the players walked into the stadium, the boos and roars from the audience suddenly became louder and louder.

This made many Chelsea players a little uncomfortable and a little nervous.

But everyone tried to stay focused and warmed up and stretched. After the end, the players returned to the locker room.