On May 15, 2010, it was cloudy in the afternoon.

From yesterday, the whole of London has been immersed in enthusiasm for England's last peak showdown this season.

From the streets and alleys to the bus and subway, there is a strong atmosphere of finals everywhere.

Subway, bus, tram... Every car of fans was sent to Wembley Stadium outside London.

In order to prevent football hooligans from causing trouble, the UK has announced the implementation of a ban on alcohol in public transportation since 2008. Especially before such major events, security has been fully upgraded. Police officers who are facing a great enemy can be seen at every bus and subway station.

Especially when you arrive at Wembley Stadium, the security is almost harsh. All fans entering Wembley Stadium must pass the most comprehensive inspection before entering the stadium.

But even without the help of alcohol, England fans still put Wembley Stadium in a madness.

Chelsea is nicknamed the Blues, and its jersey is known for its blue color, while Manchester City is nicknamed Blue Moon. The jersey is also blue, but the depth is somewhat different. However, in the stands at Wembley Stadium, looking up at it, it looks blue, like the blue sky rarely seen in Britain.

Since the last round of the Premier League, everyone in the UK has been looking forward to this critical showdown.

After several days of brewing, on the day of the final, the atmosphere reached its peak.

The two teams against are the champions and runners-up of the Premier League this season, Manchester City and Chelsea both ranked first and second in the Premier League, and are the final battle between the two strongest teams in the Premier League.

Although before the game, except for the die-hard Chelsea fans, most people thought that Manchester City would win in the end, the Blues may not be unable to have a sudden hope. Scolari repeatedly emphasized at the press conference before the game that the Blues will never wait to die.

In this game, Scolari also turned against his past conservatism and insisted on playing in the 433 formation.

The goalkeeper is Hillaryo, and the defense is Ashley Cole, Terry, Alex and Ivanovic from left to right.

This is the strongest defensive main force that Chelsea can line up this season, and the player lineup is also very neat. The league has just ended and the game is generally in good shape.

The three midfielders are still dragged by Essin, Lampard and Ramirez are ahead. Among them, Essin, the Ghana Buffalo, made quite good progress after being moved to the midfielder position in the second half of the season and gradually became one of the main candidates in this position.

Especially in this critical final, Mikel lacked experience and Barack was old again, so Essin took the lead.

The frontcourt Trident made adjustments, Drogba and Falcao joined forces, forming a two-forward striker, while Robinho was ambushed behind the two, acting as a shadow striker, connecting the midfield and the front line.

In the last few rounds of the league, Scolari has been repeatedly working on this trident combination, and his performance is remarkable. It can be said that it is the key to Chelsea's upset counterattack in this game.

Relatively speaking, Manchester City's lineup is not surprising.

The goalkeeper is Cech, the three defenders in the defense are Kompani, Xavi Martinez and Mascherano, and the drag is Xavi Alonso, David Silva and Modric are in the center, Kaka takes the lead midfielder, Cristiano Ronaldo, Benzema and Sanchez form a trident.

Manchester City was not affected by injuries this season, and the lineup was complete. After playing the last round of the league, the team gained plenty of rest time, allowing Gao Han to send all the main players to play in this game.

This is also the reason why everyone is optimistic about Manchester City, especially the offense.

You know, Manchester City has an offensive lineup that can score 100 goals in a single season.

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It is well known that the Wembley Stadium is bad, and this venue is not friendly to Manchester City's passing and controlling teams, but it is beneficial to Chelsea's playing style.

This has also become one of the reasons why many people sneered Gao Han and Manchester City before the game.

Another reason is the referee.

The referee of this game is Chris Foy, who is nearly 50 years old, has ten years of Premier League law enforcement experience. He has been whistling last season's League Cup final and the Community Shield Cup at the beginning of the season, with rich experience.

But there is one thing that is often criticized, that is, law enforcement is relatively soft.

Before the game, many media including the Guardian and Times believed that the FA Cup finals assigned Chris Foy to take the whistle and balance the strength gap between the two teams, and also implying that Chelsea can appropriately adopt more aggressive styles of play.

But when it was really time for the game, everyone was surprised to find that neither the first nor the second reason could play a role in the game, because Manchester City had firmly controlled the ball from the beginning.

Chelsea tried every means to block the ball, but it never failed to destroy Manchester City's control of the ball and rhythm.

After only two minutes of the game, Manchester City broke into Chelsea's penalty area.

Kaka passed the ball, Benzema broke into the penalty area and shot. After the ball was blocked by Terry, Kaka followed up and pursued the angle too much and slightly missed the post, Chelsea's goal.

But just two minutes later, Benzema received a pass from Xavi Alonso and headed the ball. Cristiano Ronaldo shot from the left side of the penalty area, and once again missed the near corner.

Two consecutive shots have shown Manchester City's offensive advantage, especially the ball control from the midfield and backcourt, which has planned a continuous attack for the frontcourt organization, allowing Manchester City's frontcourt superstars to focus on finding fighter opportunities.

Manchester City has repeatedly entered the penalty area, forcing Chelsea to shrink its defense and defend it to the penalty area.

But even so, Manchester City quickly seized an opportunity.

In the eleventh minute, Cristiano Ronaldo beat Ivanovic one-on-one on the left, and after passing the ball into the penalty area, Benzema blocked the defender with his body, knocked the ball back to the front of the penalty area, Kaka followed up, without thinking, just a long shot.

The quality of the ball was very high, and goalkeeper Hillaryo had no time to react, but the ball hit the right post by a terrible means and flew directly out of the court.

Kaka, who thought he was bound to score, was completely stunned. He felt very good when he kicked.

Not only him, but everyone in Manchester City was a little depressed. Unexpectedly, it was the pillar who saved Chelsea at the critical moment.

But soon, Manchester City planned an offensive again.

David Silva passed the ball, Benzema pulled the ball to the left side of the penalty area to receive the ball, drifted past Ivanovic and shot directly, but was saved by goalkeeper Hilario.

Two minutes later, Kompany's header was blocked by Terry again.

Following closely behind, Cristiano Ronaldo shot twice from the left, both of which were saved by goalkeeper Hilario.

Everyone at the scene also realized that Manchester City seemed to be in a bit unhappy in this game.

Chelsea's first offense occurred in the 22nd minute of the first half, which was the first time the Blues had entered Manchester City's 30-meter area since the opening. Robinho used a counterattack to plan an attack from the right side. Drogba made a back point and Falcao shot at the front of the penalty area, but was saved by Cech, who was predicted to be in place.

But just a few minutes later, Manchester City once again made a rather threatening attack.

Ivanovic fouled while defending Cristiano Ronaldo one-on-one, and Manchester City got an indirect free kick opportunity before the baseline. David Silva took the penalty with his left foot, and Kompani scored a back point in the penalty area, headed the ball from close range.

But in the end, this goal that was bound to be won actually hit the crossbar and bounced out of the bottom line again.

What's even more terrible is that three minutes later, Manchester City once again got a direct free kick opportunity with a good position. Cristiano Ronaldo took a very high-quality fallen leaf ball. Goalkeeper Hilario had completely disarmed, but the ball hit the crossbar and bounced back to the penalty area again, and was saved by the goalkeeper in the chaos.

If that's all, that's nothing, but in the 32nd minute, Sanchez, who was closely guarded in this game, finally made a strong effort, forcibly breaking through Ashley Cole one-on-one, and crossed into the right side of the penalty area. Hillaryo failed to intercept it, and Cristiano Ronaldo at the back point volleyed in an undefensive state.

As a result, the shot hit the crossbar again.

Manchester City shot three consecutively, but they even hit the crossbar.

With one pillar and three beams, Manchester City seemed to be completely on the opposite side of luck in the whole first half.

But Blue Moon still firmly controls the situation on the field and launches an attack on Chelsea goal.

In the 41st minute of the first half, another cross from Sanchez on the right was made. Cristiano Ronaldo caught the opportunity in the middle and shot, but he hit the left post again and bounced out of the baseline.

One minute later, Cristiano Ronaldo passed the ball from the left, Benzema's shot at the front of the penalty area was saved by Hilario from the baseline, and the corner kick followed closely behind was taken, and Xavi Martinez headed the ball high.

In the 44th minute, the first half was almost over. Modric dribbled the ball from the right into the penalty area. The cross was disturbed by goalkeeper Hillaryo and fell to the middle. Kaka followed up and pushed the ball into the empty goal, but was rescued by Terry at the critical moment.

Manchester City protested, believing that Kaka's shot had crossed the goal line, but referee Chris Foy made it clear that the goal was invalid and warned the pressure Manchester City players.

However, according to the slow motion replay of the large screen on the spot, the ball did indeed pass the goal line.

Two columns, three beams, and one misjudgment.

Manchester City had the advantage in the whole first half, even allowing Chelsea to enter Manchester City's 30-meter zone three times in 45 minutes and shot twice. This report card is not outstanding.

There are countless opportunities that threaten Chelsea goal.

However, God does not seem to be on Manchester City's side today. The continuous pillars and beams both make Manchester City feel distressed, and the referee's misjudgment at the last moment was even more infuriating.

Needless to say, these are the chances of scoring goals on weekdays, and only half of them are needed. Manchester City is now leading by three goals, and directly judged the title of the championship trophy.

But ironically, God seemed to be standing on the side of Chelsea, refusing the ball to the Blues again and again, and the continuous bad luck made Manchester City players feel extremely depressed.

Especially in the last attack in the first half, Cristiano Ronaldo was called offside as soon as it started, but the Portuguese rushed up in anger when the referee had already blew the whistle, and shot the ball directly into Chelsea's goal.

He seemed to be using this action to vent his depression, but this also brought him an unnecessary yellow card.
Chapter completed!