Chapter 185 Expedition to Ukraine

October 10, 21:2 am Beijing time, Kiev, Ukraine.

In the visiting team's locker room, Mourinho was making the final mobilization before the game.

"Players? We are better than our opponents! Tactics? We are better than our opponents! Foundation? We are even better than our opponents! Therefore, there is no reason for us to lose, do you understand me?"

"GO! GO! GO!"

Mourinho clapped his hands, and Azpilicueta kicked open the door of the locker room and rushed out with the players.

Jiang Yuan and Zouma ran out of the player tunnel side by side. It has to be said that Dynamo Kyiv’s home stadium is really big!
NSK Olimpijs'kyj, the home stadium of Dynamo Kyiv and the largest stadium in Ukraine, can accommodate over 7 to nearly 8 spectators after renovation, which is almost twice the size of Stamford Bridge!
Although the Olympias Stadium can accommodate more than 7 spectators, it is estimated that less than 5 people attended the event, which is not much different from the peak number of people at Stamford Bridge.

As for the facilities of the stadium...

The facilities are average, but they are all new!
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"Zhuangdianertai! Zhuangdianertai! This is the live broadcast of the third round of the 2015-2016 UEFA Champions League Group G, the match between the Ukrainian Super League team Dynamo Kyiv and the English Premier League team Chelsea! I am the commentator He Wei, and I am the commentator Zhan Jun"

"Just four days after the last game against Villa, Chelsea travelled 4 kilometres to Kiev, Ukraine. There is no doubt that this game will pose a great challenge to the depth of the Blues' bench."

"Both players are ready, and the referee is already looking at his watch!"

"Okay, let the game begin! Now let me introduce to you the starting lineups of both teams. First up is the home team Dynamo Kyiv. As the champion of the Ukrainian Premier League last season, the strength of this team is definitely beyond doubt."

Dynamo Kyiv (4-2-3-1)

Defenders: Danilo Silva, Hachelidi, Dragovic, Vida

Midfielders: Ribalka, Sidorchuk, Baiaski

Forwards: Yarmolenko, D. Gonzalez, Kravitz

Goalkeeper: Sofkovsky

Head coach: Rebrov
"Then it's the visiting team Chelsea. They also use 4231---, but today Chelsea has made some adjustments to the lineup. Zouma, who used to play as a central defender, plays as a right back today. And what everyone is most concerned about is that Jiang Yuan is the starting left winger today!"

Chelsea (4-2-3-1)

Defenders: Azpilicueta, Baba, Gary Cahill, Zouma

Midfielders: Matic, Oscar, Willian

Forwards: Jiang Yuan, Diego Costa, Kennedy
Goalkeeper: Begovic

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The total value of the entire Dynamo Kyiv team is not as high as Hazard alone, and the players' individual abilities are definitely not as good as Chelsea's.

But if you underestimate the enemy at this time, you would be wrong. This kind of team that comes from the suburban league to participate in the Champions League has a big characteristic, that is, they are good at using silver to move gold.

Although the total value of Dynamo Kyiv team is only 5000 million euros, they tied with Porto 2:2 before!

Porto 2:2 Chelsea, Dynamo Kyiv 2:2 Porto. According to the equation, Chelsea = Dynamo Kyiv. Using 5000 million euros to leverage 6 million euros is one of the biggest highlights of this game.

In addition, there is another thing that the Blues fans are very concerned about in this game, that is, how will Jiang Yuan perform when he starts as a left winger for Chelsea for the first time?
"Dear audience friends, we can see that Chelsea still maintains their style of liking to control the ball. Compared with the last game against Villa, Mourinho seemed to deliberately reduce the team's ball possession rate today."

"In addition, the absence of Hazard and Fabregas may also be a major reason for the decrease in ball possession. For a team like Chelsea that likes to create scoring opportunities through personal ability, every core player is very important."

"Here it comes! Matic is dribbling the ball in the middle, looking to both sides, Matic is trying to find a more suitable position for a through ball, to the right, Kennedy takes the ball"

"Well, the players of Dynamo Kyiv are quite fierce. The first moment Kennedy got the ball, he was defended by Sidorchuk. Wait, this is not a one-on-one defense. Gonzalez is running to the backcourt. Kennedy is in a bad situation now."

"William was leaning to the right. He knew he had to go up at this time. He couldn't give the ball to the opponent easily after controlling it for so long."

"Kennedy knew he couldn't get rid of the defense, so he turned around with the ball... Very good! Kennedy successfully sent the ball out, and William, who was responsible for receiving the ball, got the ball in the middle!"

William serves as the tower for Chelsea's two bombers on the wing. Since one bomber is absent today, he will try his best to send the ball to the left.

"River!"

William called out and made a 45-degree arc to the right. At the same time, Jiang Yuan and Silva rushed to where the ball landed.

William's diagonal pass was very clever. Even if Jiang Yuan and Silva started at the same time, Jiang Yuan could still get the ball before Silva.

When Jiang Yuan arrived in front of the landing point of the ball, he jumped up and his forehead hit the seam line in the middle of the ball.

"Snapped!"

Matic at the back took the ball from Jiang Yuan and decisively passed it to the middle.

Costa has been waiting in the penalty area for a long time!

However, although Costa ran to the position where he should be, the Dynamo Kyiv defenders reacted quickly. After Costa got the ball, Khacheridi and Dragovic squeezed Costa on each side, making it impossible for him to run left or right.

“Here!”

Jiang Yuan pointed in front of him with both hands, indicating that Costa should pass the ball back to him after he won the first point.

Costa also wanted to pass the ball back, but under the pressure of two people, he could not get the first point. The ball was hit by Hachelidi's head, and the cleared ball rolled to Oscar's feet.

"boom!"

Oscar took a long shot with a very fast speed, but because the angle was too straight, it was easily caught by goalkeeper Shovkovsky.

"shit!"

There was no way out. Seeing that the attack failed, Chelsea players began to quickly return to defense.

"Showkovsky, oh, this name is not easy to pronounce. Shovkovsky was in front of the goal line, took a run-up, and then threw the ball! Costa tried to block it, but failed to stop the ball."

"Ribarca! He received the ball very comfortably and passed it directly to the left, right in front of Gonzalez. This Paraguayan winger likes to dribble past opponents, but his ability to protect the ball is actually very average."

"Heel stop, wow, this ball is stopped very well! Let's see what the next move is... Go to the bottom by himself. As expected, Gonzalez chose a more unique way of playing. Kennedy is chasing back, but because there was a gap of dozens of body lengths at the beginning, it is impossible for Kennedy to catch up with Gonzalez now."

"The situation is a bit bad, but the visiting players on the field are still relatively calm. Zouma! Zouma walked forward and a man blocked Gonzalez in front of him. He was not fast, but he was tall. It would definitely not be an easy task for Gonzalez to pass Zouma. Very good! Zouma successfully prevented Gonzalez from going to the bottom, and Gonzalez chose to cut inside."

Because of the slowdown just now, Chelsea's defense was already in place when Gonzalez cut inside. In this situation, it would be extremely difficult to score.

At this moment, an accident happened. Zouma, who turned around with Gonzalez, slipped and fell directly, resulting in Gonzalez at the top of the arc being unguarded, and the latter decisively kicked the ball into the goal.

"Snapped!"

The ball first hit Begovic's hand, bounced off the goal post, and finally rebounded into the net.

"Мета, Метаaaaaaaa!!! (Ukrainian, goal)"

With Gonzalez's goal, the NSK Olympiaski Stadium reached its climax.

After a 2:2 draw with Portuguese Super League defending champions Porto, Dynamo Kyiv today leads the Premier League defending champions Chelsea at home.

As a Ukrainian Super League team, Dynamo Kyiv's only chance to compete with strong teams from outside is the Champions League. Unexpectedly, they actually made it.

If Dynamo Kyiv can beat Chelsea at home today, they will be able to replace Chelsea and enter the promotion zone!

"Snapped!"

Zuma got up from the ground and slapped himself in the face.

"shit!!!"

Thousands of words can be summed up in one word: "shit". There is no doubt that he is to blame for this goal.

Jiang Yuan ran over and pulled Zuma up from the ground: "Hey, man, up!"

When playing against a strong team at home, the visiting team will deliberately sprinkle more water on the field, so that players from both sides are likely to slip. As a Premier League giant, Chelsea has been targeted in this way more than once when playing away.

Obviously, under the same chance of slipping, the team with stronger overall strength will suffer more!

Soft grass + water, even if you are wearing long-spiked football shoes, you can’t withstand it!
The players of Dynamo Kyiv were very happy about this goal that came out of nowhere. Azpilicueta did not let them get away with it and directly complained to the referee, giving Gonzalez, who scored the goal, a yellow card.

The game continues!

"watch out!"

Mourinho was extremely anxious and flew to the Ukrainian capital to play football with a few substitutes full of confidence. However, they fell behind in less than 15 minutes. How could Mourinho tolerate this?
"despair!"

Oscar kicked Ribalka's pass, and in the subsequent hand-thrown sideline ball, Oscar and Jiang Yuan worked together to force Yarmolenko to lose the ball.

"Give it to me directly!"

Seeing Oscar get the ball, Jiang Yuan ran forward without thinking, and Oscar decisively made a straight pass.

The Brazilian midfielder's through ball was always good, and as expected, Jiang Yuan had almost no difficulty. He ran to the front and stopped the ball with the outside of his foot. In front of him stood Dynamo Kyiv's No. 17 Ribarka. Jiang Yuan still remembered what Brown said before the game, that the Ukrainian midfielder's defensive concentration was very poor.

Jiang Yuan always handled this kind of defensive player with low concentration very simply. He was getting slower and slower, and finally he almost walked in front of Ribalka.

Sudden acceleration!
Ribalka reacted and followed. At this time, Jiang Yuan's eyes were fixed on Ribalka's hips. Seeing Ribalka's hips twisting, Jiang Yuan quickly stopped.

In order to stick to Jiang Yuan, Ribalka had no choice but to stop. But when Ribalka stopped, he had already stepped into Jiang Yuan's trap.

Ribalca stopped and Jiang Yuan started again.

"wow!!!"

The fans near the home team's goal stands stood up. Amid the screams of the stadium, Jiang Yuan successfully reached the baseline and formed a one-on-one situation with Dynamo Kyiv's right back Silva.

"Someone come!"

Jiang Yuan waved back, and Matic and William arrived at the same time. In an instant, Jiang Yuan had two more points to pass the ball, behind him or at the top of the arc. But when William rushed to the top of the arc, Jiang Yuan found that Hachelidi in the penalty area had moved forward for a distance.

opportunity!

"To William or Matic? Oh my God, just dribble past the defense, right foot kicks left foot, left foot kicks right foot again, Jiang Yuan quickly completes a crotch pass with two touches"

"Walk inside from the bottom line and stretch out your right arm to block Silva's path. Very good! Jiang Yuan has the upper hand in physical confrontation. Dynamo Kyiv's defense is shrinking. William's position is empty, but he can't continue to wait at the top of the arc. In the current situation, he must follow Jiang Yuan into the penalty area."

"William and Costa's cross-running in the penalty area has confused Hatcheridi! Haha, Jiang Yuan's position is vacant, right foot! This is a fake shot, pass it to the left foot, shoot!"

"The ball is in!"

"Oh my God, Chelsea equalized the score in the 21st minute of the game"

"Wow, Coach Zhan, this is a complete display of personal ability!"

"Yes, that's right. Through the crotch, change of direction, and volley after bursting past the opponent, Jiang Yuan's skills are really getting better and better!"

"Coach He, there is one thing you said that I don't agree with."

"Oh? Did I say something wrong? Please help me correct it, Coach Zhan."

"Are you sure Jiang Yuan has a weak foot? Hahaha!"

Shovkovsky knelt on one leg on the goal line and watched Jiang Yuan run outside to celebrate.

The central defender was deceived by Costa and William, the full-back couldn't defend Jiang Yuan at all, and then the goalkeeper couldn't save Jiang Yuan's shot from the blind spot.

If you talk about personal ability, if it weren't for Costa and William's movement, Jiang Yuan would not have had this chance to shoot.

Speaking of teamwork... Jiang Yuan tore through Dynamo Kyiv's right defense line by himself!
After scoring the goal, Jiang Yuan did not taunt the opponent's fans or hug his own fans as he did before. Instead, he ran to the Chelsea bench, where he hugged his teammates.

Mourinho stood there with his hands in his pockets. How could he not understand what Jiang Yuan meant?

I can only say that Jiang Yuan is still too young to fight against me!

[Explosion point! Another explosion point! ]

[Hahahaha, who else? I just want to ask who else!!!]

【Return to the top of the Champions League scorer list, Ronaldo out! 】

[9 goals in 8 league games, 3 goals in 5 Champions League games, it can be seen that Jiang Yuan> Premier League> Champions League. So, do I need to explain who the real king of football is? 】

[No, they really treat the Champions League as a U-series competition]

[Hazard: Damn it, I should have known not to rest today]

[Jiang Yuan is still strong in physical confrontation. Jiang Yuan looks thin, but he is very powerful; Son Heung-min looks strong, and he is actually very powerful. Maybe it’s because Jiang Yuan is taller that we have this illusion.]

[It's 1:1. I won't say anything else. I beg Chelsea to qualify as the first in the group. Otherwise, it will be very uncomfortable to play in the knockout stage. After all, the first in other groups are not easy to deal with.]

[Indeed, but it is useless to beat Dynamo Kyiv. Chelsea has to remain unbeaten in their next home game against Porto. To be honest, although Chelsea is worth a lot more than Porto, the two teams are 55- in terms of strength. Because apart from the two supermodel wingers, the other players are really not much different. Don’t think that William is very good at passing in the middle and long-range shooting. What he can do, Neves can do the same. Didn’t Neves score in the last game?]

[This Gonzalez is pretty good. Wouldn't Chelsea consider buying him? This guy shouldn't be expensive. 1000 million euros will definitely be enough for him.]

[It’s so funny. If Zouma hadn’t slipped, Gonzalez would have had no chance at all. It’s a miracle that Mourinho would be interested in a winger worth 1000 million euros.]

【Jiang Yuan: Then I leave? 】

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"Coach James, from your perspective, how is Chelsea's performance in this year's Champions League? Or, can Chelsea go far?"

"Well... I think if Mourinho can handle the relationship between Jiang Yuan and Hazard well, Chelsea will be able to play well, but the problem is, this is simply unrealistic. If you have watched a few Chelsea games, you will find that as long as Hazard is in the starting lineup, he must play as a left winger. The main position he has held for several seasons will not be knocked away so easily."

"Coach Zhan is right. If Jiang Yuan was at Arsenal, he would definitely be the starting left winger. But at Chelsea... Hazard's influence is still too great."

"It's true that a two-footed winger can play on both sides, but there is a problem. Jiang Yuan cannot fully activate his potential on the right. For example, he is best at aiming long and shooting close, but you can find that he basically doesn't use this trick when he is on the right. He can't use his favorite shooting method, which must be very uncomfortable for him."

"That's true. Jiang Yuan can only take things one step at a time. Anyway, even if Jiang Yuan plays on the right side, which he is not good at, there will be absolutely no problem with Chelsea's transfer!"

He Wei and Zhan Jun were talking heatedly. Meanwhile, at the NSK Olympiuski Stadium, the battle was in full swing.

"Pass it back!"

After Baba passed the ball to Oscar, he signaled the latter to pass the ball to goalkeeper Begovic, but Oscar chose a more risky way - taking the ball and turning around!
The result was that, at the moment Oscar turned around, Baiasky rode over.

"watch out!"

Zuma shouted loudly, trying to alert Oscar that there was someone behind him, but it was too late. Baiasky touched Oscar's pectoralis major with one hand and pushed his whole body forward.

Oscar was not a strong player to begin with, and he lost his position immediately after being hit by Byarski.

"Fuck!"

Oscar felt something was wrong and risked getting a card, so he reached out to grab Beaski's jersey. He did grab it, but the impact of Beaski's start was too strong, and Oscar was thrown away again.

Referee Scomier points to Chelsea's goal, the attack is favorable!

There was no way out. Baba and Cahill stood diagonally, one in front and one behind. What they never expected was that a figure in a white jersey came out from between Azpilicueta and Baba.

This is Dynamo Kyiv's center forward Kravitz!

"drink!"

Baiaski made a curved pass, the ball passed between Baba and Cahill and landed at Kravitz's feet.

"No!"

Mourinho looked terrified, but fortunately Azpilicueta was fast enough, turned around and caught one of Kravitz's arms, and successfully poked the ball with the toe of the Dynamo Kyiv center. Kravitz originally wanted to shoot at the near corner, but because of Azpilicueta's interference on the right, Kravitz was forced to kick the ball to the far corner.

"Snapped!"

Begovic leaped forward to save the ball and successfully kicked it out.

Corner kick for Dynamo Kyiv!

"It was a close call. Oscar and Azpilicueta's consecutive mistakes almost led to the loss of the ball, but fortunately Azpilicueta made up for his mistake in time and helped Begovic block Kravitz's toe shot."

"Chelsea is a team that is good at using the individual abilities of its players, but this kind of team that likes to use individual abilities has a big characteristic, that is, they often lose the ball due to mistakes made by one or several players."

"If you observe carefully, you will find that up to now, as long as Chelsea's defense does not make mistakes, the home team Dynamo Kyiv has 0 shots on target. In other words, almost all of Dynamo Kyiv's shots are given to them because of Chelsea's mistakes."

"Mourinho will definitely have to find a way to deal with this problem, but for now we still have to focus on the current game"

"Dynamo Kyiv's corner kick today was still taken by Ribalka. This Ukrainian guy's set-piece ability is amazing."

"Corner kick taken, this is... the back post!"

Jiang Yuan and Yarmolenko competed for the ball in the penalty area. The confrontation ability between Jiang Yuan and Yarmolenko was 55-, but Jiang Yuan moved in advance to gain the advantage in position and jumped before Yarmolenko to hit the ball.

Unfortunately, because of the confrontation, Jiang Yuan's header clearance lacked power and the ball was merely transferred to the middle of the penalty area.

Sidorchuk hit the ball at the second landing point.

"boom!"

The ball hit the post and bounced out, and the penalty area was in chaos!
"Get up quickly!"

Begovic shouted, and Matic and Cahill moved forward at the same time, trying to get the ball before Bajaski and Dragovic.

But it was still a step too late.

"Snapped!"

A volley from Dynamo Kyiv center back Dragovic hit the ball...

In Cahill's hands!

After the hit, Cahill was a little flustered and watched Kravitz's third shot from this corner kick fly over the crossbar.

"Hey, penalty! Penalty!"

"Referee! He hit me!"

Dynamo Kyiv players rushed into the penalty area and huddled in front of the referee.

Jiang Yuan realized that something was wrong, and he and Zouma went up to try to separate the Dynamo Kyiv players and the referee, but it was of no use.

"Beep!"

Slovenian referee Skomir blew the whistle and pointed to the penalty spot.

Penalty kick!

"nonono!"

Cahill walked towards the referee with a panicked look on his face, but in the era when VAR was not used, the decision made by the referee after blowing the whistle could not be changed.

This is a penalty kick!

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(End of this chapter)