Chapter 462 Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena
"Forehead……"Jiang Yuan folded his hands in front of his chest, stretched his neck to look forward, and after confirming that Tuchel was not looking in his direction, he replied: "To be honest, I don't really support this. I feel we should be able to play against Bayern."
Losing must be painful for professional players, and fans online are now discussing the match between Chelsea and Bayern.
The fans wanted Chelsea to win, but the Chelsea players were told before the game that they needed to save their energy for the league.
It's not a question of not being able to meet the fans' expectations, but losing to a team of similar level like Bayern will give Chelsea an uncomfortable feeling.
The bigger problem is, if Chelsea advances as the second in the group, what if they directly run into Real Madrid or Barcelona?
Tuchel said that it is a low probability event to meet Real Madrid in the round of 16, and Real Madrid may not be easier to play than Bayern.
If you think about it carefully, what Tuchel said seems to be correct, which makes Jiang Yuan and Hazard uncomfortable.
“I don’t think we should discuss this.”
Jiang Yuan turned to look at Hazard: "The more we discuss, the more hesitant we become. Let's just follow the tactics."
"Hahaha, so do you think we will lose? Thomas means it depends on the situation. If there is a chance to win, we still have to play."
"I know, I know, Eden, I didn't say we were going to lose, you thought so."
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A bar about 15km from the Allianz Stadium.
"cheers!"
boom!
Lunch time had just passed and many Bayern fans had already gathered in the bar.
They will stay at the bar until the game is over.
Although the TV at home is big, it would be a better experience to watch the game sitting on a bar stool and surrounded by Bayern fans.
Louis was leaning against the bar table, next to him was Johanne, a Bayern fan he had just met.
“So, you’ve been watching football since you were a kid?”
Luis raised his glass to Johanne, who happily handed her glass over: "Yes, influenced by my father. I remember when I was only 5 years old, my father was watching the game in the living room. I liked to follow my father, so I watched a lot of games when I was a child. At that time, I began to like Bayern."
"Hahaha, I should have been 5 years old too, but I was different from you. I was brought up by my friend next door."
As Louis spoke, his eyes kept looking over Johanne.
Johnny was not annoyed by Louis's look, on the contrary she enjoyed the feeling very much.
"Want to watch the game together?"
Louis proposed his idea: "You will stay in the pub later, we can watch the game together."
“I’m here to stay”
Johnny accepted Louis' invitation: "But I heard that this won't be an easy game. Chelsea is very strong!"
"No, no, no, Chelsea can't beat us. Today is our home game. You know that home court can bring great improvement to the team. We have only lost 2 home games so far this season!"
It can be seen that Luis is very confident in Bayern!
Johnny shook her head. "No, Chelsea is very strong. I watched the away game. Jiang, Hazard, and Pogba, they have three billion-dollar players. Although Pogba's price has just dropped to 3 million euros, that's about the same."
“I watch Chelsea games a lot”
Johanne suddenly said: "Jiang, I like the kind of violent breakthroughs and accurate shots. Bayern needs such players!"
Louis nodded: "You are still a fan of Jiang. To be honest, there are quite a few Bayern fans who like Jiang. Because they bullied Dortmund in the group stage last season, hahaha!"
"So we will play very hard, Chelsea is really good"
"No, I like Jiang too, but this is different. We will definitely win!"
Although Johanne was beautiful, Louis stood firm in his opinion.
"so"
Johnny suddenly turned around and put her hand on Louis's hand that was resting on the bar. "If, as you said, we win the game, then I think we need to have a drink tonight."
"Well...just consider it a celebration?"
"That `s a deal!"
……
The game was about to start, and fans without tickets gathered outside the stadium to watch the game on the big screen.
"FC Bayern, Deutscher Meister (FC Bayern, the king of Germany)"
"Ja so heisst er mein Verein (Bayern, the love of my life)"
"Ja so war es, und so ist es. (This is Bayern!)"
"Und so wird es immerse sein. (Always Bayern!)"
"..."
The team song in the stadium could be heard outside, but was quickly drowned out by the chorus of fans outside.
On the big screen, Lewandowski, Muller, and Robben, three of Bayern's main attackers, appeared at the same time, and the excited fans picked up their wine glasses and threw them directly into the sky.
"Chelsea!"
"We're going to beat Chelsea!"
"Chelsea is our defeated opponent!"
"Chelsea, defeated!"
……
"China Media Group, China Media Group! Good evening, dear audience friends, this is the live broadcast of the fourth round of the 2017-18 UEFA Champions League Group C, the match between Bayern Munich and Chelsea at home!"
"The game has begun. Now let me introduce the starting lineups for both teams. First up is the home team Bayern!"
Bayern (4-2-3-1)
Goalkeeper: Ulreich
Defenders: Kimmich, Jerome Boateng, Hummels, Alaba
Midfielders: Rudy, Thiago, Thomas Muller
Forwards: Robben, Lewandowski, Kingsley Coman
Head coach: Heynckes
As expected, Bayern fielded their strongest lineup this season.
It is worth mentioning that they used 4231 in today's game, which was Chelsea's favorite style of play last season and also Chelsea's favorite tactic during Mourinho's time.
On the other hand, Chelsea's formation is the most popular three-back formation in the Premier League. Zouma, Christensen and Azpilicueta are all ready.
The most surprising thing is the midfield position.
"Tuchel did not start Hazard today. According to the news from the reporter, Hazard seems to have muscle discomfort."
"Chelsea will be in trouble if Hazard can't play. We all know that Hazard is a player with the ability to penetrate the middle with the ball. His presence will give Chelsea an extra offensive line compared to other teams, the left and the middle. Chelsea has one more middle."
"But today Hazard was on the bench, which is definitely good news for Bayern"
The director's camera turned to Hazard in front of the bench. The Belgian superstar leaned in the chair with a heavy expression.
As the commentator said, he was a substitute in this game.
But exactly when Hazard will come on the pitch depends on the specific situation of the game and Tuchel's ideas.
Not long after the game started, Bayern relied on young player Kimmich's 45-degree cross to create a dangerous goal in the penalty area by Lewandowski.
However, Lewandowski seemed to have not found his form yet, and his header went directly into Courtois' hands.
“Ohh!!!!”
It was a pity that Lewandowski scored this goal, but the Polish striker adjusted his state very quickly.
The 15th minute of the game!
"Bayern played 4231--- today and played very strongly, but it was slightly different from the strong performance of Chelsea last season."
"Chelsea uses midfielders and forwards to attack, but Bayern uses direct cooperation between defenders and forwards!"
"Kimmich and Alaba, these two full-backs have very good passing abilities!"
"Kimmich, pass it directly to Muller in the frontcourt!"
"Pretty!"
“A very good stop”
"Don't panic, Muller is looking for an opportunity!"
"Just pass the ball directly to Lewandowski in front!"
Snapped!
Mueller lost his balance and fell to the ground.
Because he was too anxious to pass the ball, his body twisted together. But it didn't matter, the German attack had already started.
Muller successfully passed the ball to Lewandowski!
fuck!
The situation was urgent. None of the defenders in Chelsea's penalty area spoke. Zouma was running towards Lewandowski quickly.
Lewandowski has now entered the penalty area!
Zuma!
How to deal with it?
If you look closely, there is still a chance!
Zouma took a step forward and reached out to interfere. He used his speed advantage without the ball and successfully got to the same level as Lewandowski.
Have the opportunity!
Get in position and prepare to steal the ball!
However, Lewandowski was obviously not so easy to deal with. The Pole suddenly stepped on the ball, and Zouma's predicted steal was in vain.
!!!
Knowing that he was being fooled, Zouma made up his mind and reached out to grab Lewandowski's shoulder, causing the latter to fall to the ground.
"Fuck!"
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Zuma immediately put his head in his hands.
The referee hasn't said anything yet, but Zouma already knows the consequences of this foul.
"Penalty kick! Penalty kick!"
"It's a penalty!"
"woww!!!"
The home team fans in the stands began to cheer.
Less than 20 minutes into the game, Bayern got a penalty.
The home team fans are comfortable.
But the hearts of the visiting fans were broken!
Courtois walked up and patted Zouma on the butt.
Zouma has tried his best. Lewandowski's fake shot and stepping on the ball just now would have knocked down any defender.
This goal was not so much a defensive mistake by Chelsea as it was an excellent attack by Bayern.
Muller's anxious pass created an opportunity for Bayern!
He passed the ball without even giving Kanter time to come up and defend!
"it's okay no problem!"
Captain Azpilicueta patted Zouma's defender and the two stood outside the penalty area together.
In the penalty area, Lewandowski, who had just created a penalty, is about to take the penalty himself!
Before the referee blew the whistle, Pogba made a gesture to Jiang Yuan.
If this penalty kick was not scored, Chelsea's defenders would immediately look for Jiang Yuan who was making a forward run.
"Let's take a look at Lewandowski!"
"Take a deep breath. Although he has taken many penalties, Lewandowski is still a little nervous now."
"If Bayern can score the first goal at home, they may have a chance to take over the game!"
"approach!"
"Hit the door!"
"The ball is in!"
"Lewandowski! He scored the first goal with a penalty kick!"
"1:0! Bayern takes the lead!"
fuck!
Jiang Yuan, who had just bent down and was about to run out, stood up again. Looking at the Bayern players who ran out to celebrate in front of him, Jiang Yuan's expression was a little helpless.
Are you really going to lose?
Clap clap clap!
Heynckes applauded the Bayern players on the field and immediately became more confident.
Scoring the first goal proved that there was no problem with Heynckes' attempt in today's game.
What Bayern needs to do now is to continue with this tactic and maintain the current offensive rhythm.
Let’s see if we can continue to expand the score!
"It's okay, it's okay. We only lost one goal. We can still play, we can still play!"
Azpilicueta kept waving his hands, trying to help the players regain their previous enthusiasm.
Chelsea quickly launched a counterattack.
The counterattack started with Pogba dribbling forward in the middle, and the Blues' French midfielder passed the ball to Jiang Yuan very accurately.
"I'm coming!"
Jiang Yuan wanted to cooperate with Moses in the middle, but Moses didn't seem to react to Jiang Yuan's intention.
This cooperation is essential. Regardless of whether Moses reacts or not, Jiang Yuan leads the team directly to the middle, while Ibrahimovic retreats little by little.
Ibrahimovic and Boateng were entangled at the top of the arc. Seizing this opportunity, Jiang Yuan ran from the middle to the left side of the penalty area little by little.
Learn from Hazard and use your calves to protect the ball.
It seemed to be successful, but the next second three Bayern defenders suddenly appeared in the penalty area.
Hummels, Kimmich, and Rudy!
This is the consequence of failed cooperation. Moses did not take Kimmich away.
Jiang Yuan was trapped!
Jiang Yuan is a bit passive now and has no choice but to pass the ball to Ibrahimovic in front!
Ibrahimovic stepped on the ball!
Snapped!
Boateng quickly stretched his foot and directly intercepted Ibrahimovic!
It is definitely not enough to just complete the steal, Boateng dribbled the ball forward quickly.
"Bayern wants to take advantage of the defensive opportunity to launch a counterattack against Chelsea!"
"Kante comes up and tries to stop Boateng!"
"But it's no use. There are so many Bayern players around. Boateng and Rudy play a one-two combination!"
"Keep going!"
With a height of over 1 meters, Boateng's advance gives people a strong sense of impact.
The timing is right, pass the ball straight to Robben in front!
"Go and grab it!"
Knowing that Robben's speed has dropped seriously, Azpilicueta directly ordered Pogba to defend alone
Chelsea players all knew that Robben's speed had declined, and Robben himself was of course even more aware of it, so Robben's choice was also very smart. After taking the ball and adjusting two steps, he directly made a long pass.
Snapped!
The ball hit Chelsea's right penalty area and just as it bounced back, Coman smashed it back onto the grass with his head.
Come to the bottom line!
Cross!
Lewandowski!
Pass back to Muller!
Push!
"GOOOO-AAAAA-LLLLLLL!!!"
"The ball is in! The ball is in!"
"Thomas Muller's long shot!"
"Bayern launched an almost perfect counterattack!"
In the 27th minute, the team took a 2-0 lead against Chelsea at home, and coach Heynckes was already smiling.
He didn't expect to win today's game so easily!
"wowwww!!!"
The fans in the stands jumped up and down in celebration.
Bayern will beat Chelsea at the Allianz Arena!
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(End of this chapter)
