Football: Starting from being abandoned by Barcelona

As the referee blew the whistle, the passion around the stadium was ignited!

The Turkish team Galatasaray played against the Premier League giant Chelsea at home, and the game officially began.

Tens of thousands of home fans waved Galatasaray flags and shouted passionate team songs. The whole stadium was boiling, and the roaring shouts seemed to shatter the night sky.

Li Lei gently hooked the ball with his toes and passed it back to Ramirez behind him, and then he quickly advanced to the right, trying to open up the situation.

After getting the ball, Ramirez did not rush to pass it straight to the front court, but passed it horizontally to Lampard on the left.

The ball was passed back and forth in the Blues' half. They were not in a hurry to launch an offensive, but chose to play steadily and meticulously to maintain possession of the ball.

Five minutes later, the enthusiasm of the Galatasaray players at the beginning of the game was also slightly exhausted.

Lampard's feint passed a midfielder who had just come to press and passed the ball to Hazard's feet.

The latter immediately looked up, observed the situation on the field, and decided it was time to launch the���First attack.

Chelsea's full-line advance brought great pressure to Galatasaray. Led by Hazard, the Blues' offensive surged like a bamboo shoot.

From the left to the right, every Chelsea frontcourt player actively participated in the attack.

Li Lei kept pulling the opponent's defense on the right. They took turns passing and cutting to quickly send the ball into the opponent's penalty area.

Galatasaray's defense fell into chaos. Mertens and Torreira saw that the situation was not good, and they rushed forward to double-team Hazard and used their bodies to block Hazard's advance.

The other defensive players also quickly retreated towards their own goal, trying their best to block all passes that could hit the goal.

"Wow!" A loud bang echoed in the stadium, and suddenly there was a cry of surprise from the audience.

It turned out that Torres received a pass from his teammate outside the penalty area and then shot a powerful long shot!

He took a step back with his right foot and shot the ball with all his might. The ball flew out like a cannonball and pointed directly at the upper right corner of the goal! The force of this shot was so great and the speed was so fast that the Galatasaray goalkeeper seemed to be nailed to the spot and had no way to react.

Just when everyone thought it was going to go in, the ball"banged" and flew out along the door frame.!

"Oops!" The home fans stood up nervously. They all thought the ball had gone in at that moment. Fortunately, the ball went a few centimeters off the mark and Galatasaray escaped.

In the Sky Sports live broadcast room, Keane said with regret:"Torres' long shot was really dangerous! The speed of the ball was so fast that it was completely beyond the reaction range of the Galatasaray goalkeeper."

"If it was a little more inside, I believe he would never be able to save the ball."

"Chelsea's attack was very coordinated, almost tearing Galatasaray's back line apart. If Torres' shot was more accurate, the Blues would have won."

Hazard's through ball was extremely sharp, and he found Torres' position perfectly."

"But Torres obviously couldn't grasp such a great offensive opportunity. The distance and power of this shot were sufficient, but the accuracy was slightly off, otherwise the ball would have gone in."

"However, Chelsea's offensive also sounded the alarm for Galatasaray, showing that the Blues also have very strong strength away from home."

"The focus of the following games is whether Galatasaray can withstand Chelsea's intensive offensive wave."

Torres on the court was also obviously very upset about not being able to seize this excellent scoring opportunity.

At the moment when the shot was off target, he knelt on the ground with his hands on his head, looking extremely regretful.

Seeing this, Li Lei and other teammates immediately stepped forward to cheer him up and encouraged him to seize the next opportunity without showing any dissatisfaction.

Then the game entered the transition from offense to defense. Now it was Galatasaray's turn to attack the Blues' half. The ball was passed back and forth in their midfield and backcourt, and gradually advanced towards Chelsea's position.

From their 4231 formation, it can be seen that the home team did not choose to play too conservatively in this game, and still wanted to compete with Chelsea.

Many of their players continued to cooperate with the wingers to try to open Chelsea's defense.

The desire of the two wings to break through The ball was about to be released, and players from the middle often came forward to cut in. Galatasaray

's attack was extremely threatening. Led by captain Terry, Chelsea's defense had to deal with it carefully, fearing that a negligence would allow the opponent to score a goal.

Seeing that the attack in the middle was firmly locked by Chelsea's iron bucket formation, Galatasaray could only choose to open the situation from the wing.

Krim Demirbay dribbled the ball and broke through quickly, straight into Chelsea's defensive penalty area.

Azpilicueta, who was facing him, followed closely beside him and cut off all his passing routes.

Seeing that he was about to reach the baseline, Demirbay had to bite the bullet and pass directly into the penalty area.

But the quality of this cross was a bit poor, the timing was not accurate, and the power was slightly insufficient. Chelsea goalkeeper Cech accurately judged the landing point and picked it up steadily.

"well..."The home fans sighed in disappointment.

In the remaining time of the first half, the offensive and defensive transitions continued.

Chelsea also organized several shots, but they were all resolved by Galatasaray. It can also be seen from the referee's penalty that he is somewhat biased towards the home team.

This puts a certain amount of pressure on Chelsea away from home, and they need to make more efforts to open up the situation.

Li Lei and other Chelsea players clearly felt the referee's tendency.

Every time they attack and carry the ball, they will be severely confronted, while Galatasaray's tough defense escapes punishment.

The players' emotions are also somewhat affected, and they don't play smoothly.

Before the end of the first half, Hazard received a long pass from his teammate and dribbled into the penalty area, but was secretly pulled down by the defender, and the referee turned a blind eye.

With an ugly face, he could only shake his head and sigh, and walked back to the center circle to prepare to change sides.

At the end of the first half, the two sides were temporarily tied 0:0.

During the halftime break, Chelsea head coach Mourinho walked into the locker room and encouraged the players to maintain a good attitude.

"I know it's hard to play an ideal game when you encounter a referee who favors the home team. Mourinho said seriously,"But we can't be disturbed by these external factors. Stay focused, do your own thing, and ignore other noisy voices."

"A draw away from home is not a bad result for us. He continued,"The important thing is to show Chelsea's strength and courage. Don't give up! Believe in yourselves and believe in my tactical arrangements."

"" Follow our rhythm, we will definitely win the next game!"

Although coach Mourinho chose to remain rational, the players were extremely angry about the injustice of the referee.

During the halftime break, Li Lei took the lead and said to his teammates:"We can't continue to be treated like this. We must give the referee and the opponent a warning and amaze them with our strength!" At the beginning of the second half, Chelsea players were like wild horses that had broken free from their reins, pressing Galatasaray frantically throughout the game.

They shot left and right, attacked from all sides, and used aggressive high pressure to put huge psychological pressure on the opponent.

Galatasaray was completely disrupted by this sudden rush, and even a complete pass was difficult to organize.

Every time they touched the ball, it would be quickly intercepted by Chelsea players, and they could not launch a counterattack at all.

With the active fight of the entire Chelsea team, Galatasaray soon made a mistake and the ball was taken away by Ramires.