Chapter 639: Fighting Chelsea Again
On March 1, Millwall played against Sunderland at home, and did not receive much attention. No media believed that Sunderland had the strength to play against Millwall away, and even Sunderland fans also believed that the team would lose away.
There are very few Sunderland fans who come to Neal Stadium, only about 500.
This is a bit dismal.
But the fans who did not come to the stadium had no regrets, because Millwall easily won 5-1, and the game proved that the two teams were not on the same level at all.
The end of this game is another Champions League match.
Mirwall faces Sevilla at home, which is Sevilla's "last struggle". When they are three goals behind, they must score four goals away to have a chance to beat Mirwall.
Even for Sevilla, who is good at attacking, four goals are huge. They must try their best to attack from the first minute to seize that line of opportunity.
Millwall is another mentality.
In order not to delay the next two league games, Zhang Yang simply sent a half-substitute lineup. The only main players in this line are Luca Tony on the front line, and Sneider and Livermore on the midfield.
In the end, the game was solved by Livermore alone.
He scored one goal in the first and second half, which made Sevilla, who only scored one goal in the first half, very desperate. They tried their best to attack in the second half, but in the end they only scored one goal.
2 to 2.
It is actually a bit unfavorable to draw at home, but considering it is the second leg, Mirwall has a very big advantage, even if he loses the game, it is enough to eliminate Sevilla.
Millwall successfully entered the Champions League quarterfinals.
The next night, all the Champions League quarterfinals were over, and UEFA held a draw ceremony for the quarterfinals. In the end, Mirwall was assigned to the second half, and the quarterfinals opponent he encountered was Chelsea.
When the lottery results came out, the media supporting Chelsea were in an uproar. They did not expect Chelsea's luck to be so bad.
Millwall?
Chelsea played well with Millwall in the last game, but they were unable to win in the end. It was too difficult for Chelsea to defeat Millwall in two rounds.
"This opponent is worse than Barcelona!"
"This is equivalent to being directly eliminated from the Champions League!"
"Milwall met Chelsea and basically said that he locked in the semi-finals in advance."
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In the eyes of the British media, Millwall may lose to the quarterfinals when he meets Rome, but it is difficult to lose when he meets Chelsea in China.
The two teams have had a chance of fighting in the League Cup, FA Cup, league and Champions League. In countless games, Chelsea has not won a single game.
"After the Champions League quarter-finals, Chelsea and Mirvoogen will become real enemies!"
"The future London derby can be said to be the contest between Millwall and Chelsea..."
Chelsea is so miserable!
Many media think of Chelsea and find it very tragic. When Mourinho was coaching, they met Mirwall again and again. Of course, that's for sure. As long as they want to win the championship, they will definitely encounter Mirwall, whether in the League Cup or the FA Cup, because they won most of the championships, and Chelsea became a stepping stone on Mirwall's road to winning the championship.
In addition, what needs to be talked about is the Champions League.
Some media believe that the Champions League is a different stadium, but Chelsea still lost to Millwall to the Champions League final. Both domestic and foreign countries were suppressed. What else can we say? It is now the quarterfinals of the Champions League. For the two teams, it is basically no different from the two rounds of the league. One is played at Neal Stadium and the other is played at Stamford Bridge Stadium.
This is a civil war.
Of course, the British media do not want to see a civil war break out in England clubs, but this is the case in the quarterfinals. However, there are no rules for teams in the same league to stagger, and all four English teams have entered the quarterfinals, which is normal to meet together.
Millwall ended a FA Cup round amid discussions in the British media.
That was a contest with Middlesbrough.
Although it was a away game and Millwall also had many main players rotations, Millwall still won the game 1-2.
After playing this FA Cup, Millwall ushered in the most difficult league schedule-
On March 13, he will challenge Chelsea away.
On March 15, he will play against Manchester United at home.
Millwall has to play two games in three days, with the opponents being Chelsea and Manchester United, which is a huge test for the entire team.
Many media said, "Milwall will definitely lose in these two games!"
"Even if you can beat Chelsea, it will be difficult to beat Manchester United again!"
The first game against Chelsea was also regarded as a preview of the Champions League quarter-finals by Chelsea supporters.
But Chelsea are all low-key, with no chairman, player, coach, manager, and none of them standing up to say anything. Even when asked about the game, they just said, "Our players will work hard to play the game."
The player said, "I will do my best!"
That's it.
No one took the initiative to discuss the outcome, and no one took the initiative to provoke a war of words.
As for Millwall, it was just like normal. The players received fewer interviews and said in a plain manner that they said, "It's just a league game."
"I don't think there is anything special about the game against Chelsea."
This is the real thought of the player.
Anyone must admit that Chelsea is a strong team, but in the eyes of Millwall players, Chelsea is not as good as Manchester United, or even Liverpool and Arsenal, because they are not traditional giants, but have only risen by money in recent seasons. In addition, Chelsea has not won any championship, only one league championship, which is really hard to see in Millwall's eyes.
Chelsea lost to Millwall in a row, so they were even less likely to be seen by Millwall players.
Chelsea feels that losing continuously is a shame, while Millwall has another view: many teams have lost to Millwall in a row.
What's the big deal?
Not to mention Chelsea, the team that beat Mirwall in the entire Premier League was counted by one hand. It was just that Chelsea had a good record and had more games with Milwall.
Anyway, Millwall will not treat Chelsea as his mortal enemy.
This made Chelsea feel depressed.
Finally, the match at Stamford Bridge began, and Millwall sent out the main lineup.
Vardy partnered with Suarez on the front, Maxi and Simpson on the wing, Braniff, Morris and Livermore in the midfield, Zambrota, Darren Ward, Wes Morgan and Concheski in the back fours.
Chelsea also lined up the main lineup. They launched an offensive towards Millwall at the beginning. The positivity was shocking. Among the twenty teams in the Premier League, few of them would choose to play against Millwall, because everyone recognized that Millwall was good at playing against Millwall, and it was very difficult to defeat Millwall when they played against the opposite.
Chelsea has reason to do so.
In the last game, the two teams met in the League Cup final, and the game became a meat fight. Chelsea had no disadvantages in the whole game. It was just that Mirwall "coincidentally" a player broke out and scored a goal to win.
In this game, Israeli Grant gave two key points to winning, one is a tough offense and the other is a tough fight.
Grant has a certain understanding of Millwall. He knows that Chelsea wants to rely on defense and counterattack, and it is too difficult to defeat Millwall.
Millwall's offensive ability is too strong. Even if you are confident and the team's defense, it depends on luck to defend it. Millwall's single player also has the ability to directly complete goals. He uses conservative style to deal with the low winning rate. Instead, his playing style is more active, he fights tough and has a tough offense, and may be able to defeat Millwall head-on.
This is a risky experiment.
But the risks actually don’t matter. The main thing is to look at the number of opportunities. Since the original style of play cannot win, we naturally need to adopt a new method.
Chelsea has done quite a short training for this, and they also did basic position training, with the purpose of being able to play routines and cooperate in tough games, hoping to achieve results and get goals.
Chelsea performed well at the beginning of the game.
Relying on their home court advantage, they kept attacking Millwall with the cheers of fans. Their style of play was also very tough, and the passing was a bit straightforward, but very effective.
In the fifth minute, Lampard's shot from the outside directly threatened the goal guarded by Graham, which shocked Millwall fans.
Chelsea continues to attack after that.
In the 21st minute, Drogba and Mikel cooperated, rushed into the penalty area, and successfully sent the ball into the goal.
1 to 0.
This goal gave Chelsea hope of winning. Chelsea fans celebrated wildly, and they were so excited.
Few people are optimistic about Chelsea before the game, but they still hope that Chelsea can truly defeat Mirwall, even if it is just once, it will be much better than continuous losses.
London is not big, the distance between Chelsea and Millwall is not far, and there will even be repetitions in the fan group. Chelsea fans hope to straighten their backs in front of Millwall fans.
Chelsea fans desperately need a victory!
But they soon became worried again, because after the game started again, Millwall quickly equalized the score.
Only three minutes.
Relying on the cooperation of Braniff and Morris, Mirwall broke through the front of the penalty area. Vardy received a push pass in the penalty area and quickly turned around and rushed forward. The moment he chased the ball, he swung his left foot to shoot.
This left-footed shot was very advantageous. Goalkeeper Cech judged the right position, but he didn't have time to make moves.
1 to 1.
Vardy helped Mirwall equalize the score.
Millwall tied the score, and the two teams were back on the same starting line.
Chapter completed!