Chapter 189: .189 Hand in hand to qualify

In the league before the end of the Champions League group match, Situ Yunbing had a rotation with the goal of leading a well-prepared main lineup to Stamford Bridge to see if he could get the first place in the group.
If the Champions League group stage can get the group first, this is definitely more beneficial to Monaco, in the knockout stage from the perspective of probability can go further.
As a result, Monaco performed poorly in the 16th round of the league match against Lille!
Nowadays, the middle and upper reaches of the Ligue 1 team will basically adopt defensive counterattacks in away games against Monaco, and basically no team has the chance to survive the attack.
Because the defense is not strengthened, it is very likely to usher in a disastrous defeat, besides the defense, there is only one way to counterattack.
Lille led by Rudy García also caused a storm of youth this season, with Hazard, Gervinho, Melo on the front line, Cabayle in the midfield, Lamy and Debusi on the back line, Lille's cards are the envy of many teams.
But being young means instability. It is absolutely difficult to be as strong as Monaco. In other words, there are many clubs that build teams mainly with young players, but it is basically a few years before a team that can really make A deep team.
Lille's record is not stable, but today playing Monaco at the Louis II Stadium is very exciting!
The extremely talented Hazard upset the Monaco defensive line, coupled with another fast horse Gervinho, Monaco's defensive system almost collapsed!
If it weren't for Nimani to catch his opponent's mistakes and Matic's kick to break the goal, Monaco's undefeated golden body would probably be broken.
2:2.
To be precise, Monaco drew with Lille at home.
When the players thought Situ Yunbing would be angry after the game, he took the initiative to praise Lille's performance in an interview.
This is a game that is enough to sound a wake-up call for Monaco, but it is not enough to make Situ Yunbing lose his temper. He doesn't like losing his temper. It doesn't make much sense.
It must be realized that Lille’s lineup is indeed not bad, and Hazard has been tempered last season and started to provoke the backbone of the team this season, plus Gervinho, Cabaye, De Busch, etc. The young players also played bravely, they almost overturned half of the main team and half of the substitute Monaco is reasonable.
After all, Monaco is not a top team and can come up with two strong lineups.
After the league, Situ Yunbing led his team to the British capital West London to challenge Chelsea.
At the press conference before the game, Situ Yunbing shook his head to reporters about Monaco's revenge on the road.
"I think there is not so much hatred on the football field. We are just competing. The so-called revenge is a bit exaggerated. We want to win the game and Chelsea also want to win the game, but there will only be one winner, so this is a normal game. ."
Regarding Monaco's rapid progress after losing to Chelsea in the second round, Situ Yunbing also said frankly: "Monaco has indeed improved a lot since that game. We learned a lot in the game we lost to Chelsea. In addition to its own efforts, the team’s improvement is of course also learning from the opponents of the game. To fight against opponents of Chelsea's level, the outcome is sometimes second, but experience is more important!"
Ancelotti is still generous to Monaco before the game. He believes that Monaco's performance in both the Ligue 1 and the Champions League is unparalleled!
Chelsea must also want to secure the top spot in the group and advance to the round of 16, so the last round of the game is definitely not a formal game, but it may not allow the two teams to give the fans a devastating battle.
Although the capacity of Stamford Bridge is nearly twice as large as that of Louis II Stadium, the British team’s stadium stands are very close to the stadium, making the stadium more compact. So when Situ Yunbing stepped into this stadium, he always felt that Stamford Bridge was more He imagined it was much smaller.
However, the cheering momentum in the stadium is very scary, perhaps because the stands are too close, the cheering momentum of the fans can be transmitted to the stadium more closely, and the momentum reverberating in the stadium is also more magnificent than imagined.
Standing in front of the coaching bench of the visiting team, Situ Yunbing could hear many fans in the stands behind him pointing and pointing. For the proud British fans, Situ Yunbing's presence on the sidelines to direct the game is no different from seeing them. A woman is directing the men's team.
Situ Yun's face remained unchanged, and he stared at the arena calmly.
Chelsea, who is only one point ahead of Monaco, certainly does not want to lose the top spot in the group at home. Ancelotti's formation can show how much he attaches importance to the game!
Goalkeeper: Cech.
Defenders: Ivanovic, Terry, Carvalho, Ashley Cole.
Midfielder: Essien, Joe Cole, Lampard.
Forwards: Anelka, Drogba, Malouda.
Chelsea can be described as the main force.
Especially Drogba, who was absent in the first match, also returned to the starting lineup.
Monaco also put out their current strongest lineup.
Goalkeeper: De Gea.
Defenders: Modesto, Benatia, Virtonghen, Moreau.
Midfielder: Witsel, Perez, Nkulu, Matic.
Forwards: Suarez, Gareth Bale.
After the start of the game, Monaco, who was attacking away on the road, shrank the defense as much as possible to avoid being attacked by opponents. Chelsea did not immediately improve the pace of the game. They organized the offensive slowly and patiently looked for weaknesses in the Monaco defense.
Chelsea, who has the initiative on the field, tried to attack from different directions. If Ashley Cole did not assist, it would be difficult for Malouda and Joe Cole, who hit the midfielder today, to penetrate Monaco. In terms of defense, in the midfield, Joe Cole was in a normal state. He tried to break through but failed to pass Nkulu. This made Ancelotti a little unhappy on the sidelines and pointed him to remind him.
I think this way of losing the ball is a bit stupid.
How confident is it that you can make continuous breakthroughs in a narrow range?
Even after Nkulu?
Matic and Perez protected the frontiers of the penalty area very well, and breakthroughs were not wise.
There is only a slight advantage in attacking from the right. Anelka has first-rate ball control skills after all. Moreau dare not rush to grab the ball. Anelka can find passing space by dribbling rhythm changes, or give Drogba Create a chance, or pass the ball back to Lampard and Essien who are in for a long shot.
Chelsea basically will not attack the back line rashly. Like in the first match, Ancelotti still requires the team to remain invincible before considering threatening the opponent's goal.
Drogba is really tough and has an advantage in the physical confrontation with Benatia Vertonghen. It is basically difficult for Monaco to meet opponents who can bear the confrontation from the defender in the Monaco penalty area while steadily. Protect the ball and make technical moves.
Even Hulk is a bit difficult, but Drogba can do it.
Guardiola has once commented on the top centers in European football that can control and protect the ball in the opponent's penalty area, including Drogba and Inter Milan center Diego Milito.
Such a center may be slightly weaker than other centers in terms of skills, but the physical advantage of confrontation is too strong and makes them special, and other centers, such as Torres, Villa, Eto'o, Tevez Wait, they are better at running positions, catching gaps, or turning the ball to a breakthrough. A central defender like Drogba is even more terrifying.
Because the defender itself relies on confrontation based on defense, but if even confrontation is useless, it will basically be abolished in half!
So in the Premier League, Drogba has indeed become a nightmare for many team central defenders, and has brought a huge psychological shadow to many young defenders, such as Arsenal's former defensive star Senderos.
The defenders of Monaco are full of excitement about the fight against Drogba. Should they be timid to shrink from being able to compete with the top centers?
Drogba is really a bit unguarded. Chelsea's several attacks that seem obvious at a glance are based on Drogba's strong advantage in the penalty area to form a shot.
Compared with many teams that need to play miraculous effects in the offensive and catch their opponents by surprise, Chelsea's play is very simple and unpretentious. The card is to look for Drogba after seeing Anelka's cross, but Drogba can't be prevented!
Benettia was defeated in several physical confrontations. At best, it was a disturbance to Drogba. Fortunately, De Gea played well today. Chelsea’s shots were not too tricky. Monaco was able to protect The gate is not lost.
Monaco's counterattack threat is not strong. Although Gareth Bale is excited to return to the British arena, he can only shoot long shots during Essien's crazy sweep.
Suarez is also a bit quiet, I don't know if his state has begun to decline. Suarez's state when he touched the ball recently is obviously not as good as the first two months of the season.
Situ Yunbing carefully supervised the battle on the sidelines, and the situation was four or six. Chelsea, who took advantage of the home court, had the advantage. In addition to Bell's long shot from Monaco, Witsel occasionally penetrated into the penalty area. It can still bring some panic to the opponent's defense.
It's just that the two teams seem to be a little far away from the goal, and they need to work harder.
Monaco is actually determined to catch Chelsea's counterattack, but Chelsea is very restrained even if offensive. Ancelotti has no ambition to double play Monaco at home and away. What's the point of doing it? All Chelsea want is group first.
Moreover, this is very risky.
Monaco is still a little passive today, but at least the overall situation is not at a significant disadvantage even in the away game. If Chelsea had not had the advantage of Drogba in the penalty area, Chelsea's offensive data would be ugly.
The two teams are still restricting each other, the game is more than fierce and less exciting.
The Stamford Bridge Stadium is not so easy to conquer. Situ Yun was conscious before he came, but he didn't expect that in the 90 minutes of the game, Monaco only created a very threatening shot, or it came from Witsel's front insert and then Ying Gareth. -Bell’s pass was made from a small angle. Cech saved the ball with great bravery. Monaco never created a threatening offensive at other times.
On Chelsea's side, Lampard only shot a long shot that was infinitely close to the goal. As a result, the football hit the crossbar and bounced into the stands. Chelsea also missed the goal.
In the end, the two teams shook hands after the 90-minute battle.
Chelsea ranked first in the group with 4 wins, 2 draws and 14 points.
Monaco was second in the group with 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss with 13 points.
The two teams joined hands to qualify for the Champions League round of 16!