Capítulo 2: Chapter 204 Manchester City VS Chelsea, Emma Watson and Lily Collins also came to watch the game
On October 27, Manchester City visited Stamford Bridge to challenge Chelsea, which ranked third in the Premier League.
Chelsea had five wins, two draws and one loss in the previous eight rounds and accumulated 17 points, 7 points less than the first place Manchester City and 2 points less than the second place Arsenal.
If they can defeat their opponents in a direct duel with Manchester City in this game, the gap between them and the top spot will be reduced to 4 points.
For Chelsea, this point difference means that they can still retain the hope of winning the championship.
But if they lose to Manchester City and allow their opponents to widen the point difference to 10 points, then Chelsea will basically have no hope of winning the championship this season.
So this game isn't worth three points, it's a game worth six points.
In the Champions League match in midweek, they defeated Werder Bremen 3-0 away from home.
In addition to the news of the victory making Chelsea fans happy, Torres's brave performance of scoring twice in this game made the Blues fans almost cry with joy!
finally!
finally!
Finally, we are looking forward to the scene where Santo Nino will kill everyone in the Chelsea team. They have been waiting for this moment when they spent 50 million pounds to buy Torres two years ago.
Seeing that Torres's condition has improved and his opponents have suffered serious attrition due to the Champions League game, Chelsea fans are full of confidence in this game.
At the pre-match press conference, Mourinho confidently stated that the Blues would defeat Manchester City at Stamford Bridge.
Not to be outdone, Pellegrini said that although Manchester City had encountered some difficulties, they would not surrender so easily.
Considering that as long as Manchester City can win this game, it will tie Chelsea's best start record that year. Manchester City will naturally strive to win this game.
Win this one, and if they win another one, they can break this record and write their names into the history of the Premier League.
However, Mourinho's iron-blooded Blues obviously will not give opportunities easily.
On October 27, at five o'clock in the afternoon, the focus of the ninth round of the Premier League started at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea took this game very seriously, and Abramovich came to the scene to watch the game in person.
In Abramovich's private box, in addition to the two regular guests, he and his wife Zhukova, there were also two special guests-Emma Watson and Lily Collins.
Emma Watson is a loyal Chelsea fan and often comes to Stamford Bridge to watch games.
The outside world even reported scandals between her and Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich.
But judging from Zhukova's attitude towards her as a sister, these rumors are most likely false, otherwise Zhukova would not be so close to her.
As for Lily Collins, it was her first time coming to Stamford Bridge to watch the game.
"As soon as the two beautiful ladies came in, the whole box seemed to light up!"
With a smile on his face, Abu welcomed the two of them.
Needless to say, Emma Watson's arrival can not only play a good publicity role for Chelsea, but can even boost the team's morale.
Many people in the Chelsea team are fans of Emma, and some of them are even her secret admirers.
Once they see her appear in the stands at Stamford Bridge, Mourinho does not need to do pre-match mobilization. These players will automatically show a twelve-point attitude and perform well!
As for Lily Collins, Abramovich is not familiar with her.
But considering that the other party was Lin Quan's rumored girlfriend, Abu was also very polite to her.
As we all know, Abramovich likes big-name players, and he is also a top player like Ronaldo and Messi.
But it is a pity that such players are not only scarce in the transfer market, but also expensive and unmarketable.
Seeing that Ronaldo and Messi were out of luck, Abramovich turned his attention to Lin Quan who suddenly appeared.
If he could lure him to Stamford Bridge, his dream of becoming a superstar would be over.
But if you want to get Lin Quan, in addition to the Jinyuan offensive, you also need to play the emotional card.
If we can use Emma's relationship with his girlfriend to get closer to Lin Quan, then when Lin Quan's contract with Manchester City expires in the future, Abramovich's Chelsea will have a chance!
"Thank you for your compliment, Mr. Abramovich, Lily, this is the boss of Chelsea I told you, Mr. Abramovich, and this is his wife, Ms. Zhukova!"
After Emma's introduction, Lily Collins greeted the two of them politely.
"Let's go over there and take a look without disturbing the two of them who are having fun with each other!"
Emma obviously saw that Lily Collins was a little reserved, so she took the initiative to take her to the other side of the box.
She seemed extremely familiar with this place, having obviously been here many times.
Lily Collins and Emma Watson met while filming in Hollywood. They both started out as child stars, and both were British, so they hit it off and quickly became good friends.
Before this, Emma Watson often played football games to her good friend, but Lily Collins didn't like football anymore, and instead loved basketball games more.
So she had to come to Stamford Bridge alone to watch the game!
This time, I don't know how this girl suddenly changed her gender and actually offered to come to watch the game.
"Can you tell where your boyfriend is?"
Emma asked jokingly after taking a look at the uniforms of the two teams on the court.
In her eyes, her best friend's understanding of football was close to nothing.
The colors of Manchester City and Chelsea's uniforms are relatively close, so she may not be able to tell the difference between the two teams even though they are far apart.
"Well, the light blue side is their team!"
Lily Collins was obviously not stumped by such a simple question and quickly gave an accurate answer.
"Oh, that's good. I actually know the Manchester City uniforms. Have you done your homework before the game?"
Emma was a little surprised. Wasn't this girl blind before?
How come you can even tell the difference between the Manchester City and Chelsea uniforms now?
Is the power of love really so powerful that it actually makes her take the initiative to learn things that she was not interested in before?
Thinking of this, she was actually a little jealous of a guy on the field.
He actually stole the heart of his best friend without even realizing it!
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Ah cut!
Standing at the kick-off point in the center circle, Lin Quan couldn't help but sneeze.
Negredo on the side asked subconsciously:
"Brother Lin, do you have a cold too?"
There are many people in Manchester City suffering from colds and fevers, otherwise he would not be in the starting lineup.
"No, don't guess!"
Lin Quan just felt his nose was a little itchy, not a real cold.
If Negredo is not stopped and this big mouth is allowed to speak loudly, I am afraid that Manchester City's morale tank will be emptied before the game even starts!
No, Pellegrini on the sidelines was so frightened that his heart started to tremble when he saw Lin Quan sneezing.
He quickly looked at Manchester City's team doctor, who was also a little confused.
I checked before and found that Lin Quan didn't have a cold?
Could it be that his symptoms were delayed?
"Let's observe first. If Lin's game status is not online or his performance is abnormal, then replace him. We would rather lose than make fun of the players' health!"
Pellegrini said righteously.
The other members of the coaching staff nodded. If they were ordinary people, then maybe forget it.
But considering that Lin Quan is the core of their team, his injury cannot be taken lightly.
At five o'clock in the afternoon, the referee blew the whistle to start the game on time.
After the game started, Manchester City's coaching staff observed anxiously for a while.
I was relieved to see that Lin Quan's performance was as usual and there was no abnormality in his performance.
Although Lin Quan's condition was normal, Chelsea, playing at home, quickly took the initiative at the beginning.
With the cheers of 40,000 fans at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea launched a fierce attack on Manchester City from the beginning.
Fortunately, Manchester City was well prepared for this. They compressed the space in the backcourt and the two lines of defense were closely connected, causing Chelsea's offense to fail again and again.
In today's game, Chelsea's offense and defense were extremely determined and tough.
But Manchester City's defense is also very tenacious!
The movements of the hands and feet of the players on both sides were not small. People on the court were on their backs, and from time to time players fell to the ground during the fight.
Seeing that the actions of both sides are getting bigger and bigger, the game is developing into a hand-to-hand battle.
The referee decisively took out the cards and began to control the situation of the game.
In the 22nd minute of the first half, Lampard tackled Lin Quan from behind while defending Lin Quan and was shown a yellow card by the referee.
After taking the card, Lampard didn't even protest. He glared at Lin Quan fiercely and quickly returned to his position with a look like "Be careful."
The other Chelsea players did not try to argue with the referee. Instead, they quickly positioned themselves and did not give Manchester City a chance to take a quick free kick.
Lin Quan originally had this plan, but when he saw that Chelsea was wary, he canceled the plan.
Under Mourinho's guidance, Chelsea's defense has indeed been injected with an iron-blooded temperament.
It can't be broken, it can't be defeated, it's very hard to chew!
Seeing Lin Quan being tackled by the opponent, Emma glanced at her friend Lily Collins in the box.
Seeing the worried expression on the other party's face, I further confirmed my guess:
It seems that the rumors from the outside world are not unfounded, and there is indeed a problem in the relationship between the two people.
"Don't worry, he's probably not injured. Look, he stood up on his own!"
Lily took a closer look and found that Lin Quan had indeed stood up again, and she breathed a sigh of relief.
But he refused to admit it: "I'm not worried. I just think there are too many fouls in football games. There are not so many fouls in basketball games. Even if there are, the degree is lighter."
She didn't know how many times Lin Quan had been kicked down like this in previous games, which made her worried that this level of injuries might have a huge impact on her health if accumulated.
Thinking of this, she secretly made a decision!
"Hey, this is the charm of football. If we play politely and no one is allowed to foul or even touch each other, then the enjoyment of football will be gone!"
Emma has watched a lot of football games and has long been accustomed to such fouls.
In the early years, the Premier League games were even worse. Some teams would give the opponent's stars a showdown as soon as they started. Some bullies even went so far as to break their legs. For example, Manchester City player Haaland was beaten by Manchester United. Captain Keane deliberately broke his leg with a kick.
The competition at that time was bloody!
After getting up from the ground, Lin Quan rubbed his legs. Although protected by the injury immunity talent, the real pain still existed.
The tackle Lampard just made was really bad. If it were an ordinary player, there is a high probability that he would be injured by the tackle.
Manchester City is now full of injured soldiers. If he is injured and withdraws again, he will not have to play this game and can just admit defeat.
This is probably why Lampard fouled himself even if he didn't hesitate to take cards!
They may think that if they kick themselves out, it will not be difficult to defeat Manchester City!
But if you want to disappoint them, with the talent of injury immunity, it is not so easy to kick yourself out.
If they continue to implement such foul tactics, that may be good news for Manchester City.
Although Lin Quan was not injured by the tackle, he saw that the opponent's players were so cruel to his own core.
Manchester City's players weren't polite either.
In the 27th minute, Demichelis saw the opportunity and shoveled the opponent in retaliation while Lampard was dribbling the ball.
This kick was also not light. Even the tough guy Lampard was in pain and couldn't stand up.
"Asshole, do you want to kill someone?"
When the Chelsea players saw the opponent's retaliatory tackle, they immediately became angry and rushed forward to beat Demichelis.
Manchester City showed no sign of weakness, and almost all the players rushed over to protect Demichelis.
"Haha, you still have the nerve to complain first. What did you say about Lampard's kick before?"
Chelsea's players felt they were wrong, and the referee quickly showed a yellow card to Demichelis for the foul, so they stopped lingering and quickly returned to their positions.
The situation on the field is favorable to Chelsea. If they continue to play at this pace, they will definitely have the last laugh in this game.
So there is no need to add extraneous details and let your opponent affect your mentality and performance.
Lin Quan and Demichelis were not actually familiar with each other, but the other party was willing to stand up for him at this time, which surprised Lin Quan!
"The coach said that our hope of winning this game all depends on you, so our duty on the court, in addition to destroying the opponent's offense, is to protect you!"
Demichelis is Pellegrini's confidant, a player he specially brought over from Malaga.
When Demichelis was at Bayern, it was Pellegrini who personally invited him and brought him to Malaga.
The two worked very happily together in Malaga, and Pellegrini also needed some teams of his own, so he was brought to the Premier League.
What Demichelis means is actually what Pellegrini means.
After hearing Demichelis' explanation, Lin Quan glanced towards the coaching bench.
I have some doubts in my mind:
Pellegrini has never arranged such protection before, so why is he suddenly paying attention to protecting himself now?
Manchester City's substitutes worked very hard in this game, but their goal still failed to last long.
In the 33rd minute of the first half, Hazard made a series of dazzling dribbles, broke into the penalty area and passed the ball to the open Schürrle.
The German scored in one fell swoop and rewritten the score to 1:0. Chelsea scored the first goal at Stamford Bridge!
Schürrle's goal completely ignited the atmosphere at Stamford Bridge, and the Blues fans who came to the scene cheered.
I glanced at the time, it was 2:28...
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