The Champions League knockout round is a two-legged 180-minute match between home and away, but sometimes the ending is often decided in the first leg.
In the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, Chelsea lost 1-3 to Real Madrid at Stamford Bridge, and the promotion situation was already quite grim. In the glorious history of the Champions League king, there has never been the experience of overturning the ship at home without a net difference of 2 goals in the first leg of the away game.
Therefore, almost everyone believes that Real Madrid's promotion to the final four of this season's Champions League is already a foregone conclusion. Even Tuchel said it would be tough to reverse Real Madrid at the Bernabeu, but Chelsea would try.
Note that Tuchel is talking about "trying" rather than "determination", which is enough to see that as the commander of the team, Tuchel himself does not have much confidence. However, if you look at the "black history" of Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti, you will find that the top coach has many experiences in the Champions League knockout rounds, which has an absolute advantage in the first leg (first half) and overturning the ship in the second leg (second half).
For example, in the 2003/04 Champions League quarterfinals, AC Milan defeated A Coruña 4-1 at home in the first leg, and defeated 0-4 away in the second leg; in the 2004/05 Champions League semi-finals, AC Milan won 2-0 at home to Einhorn in the first leg, but the second leg was completely suppressed by the opponent, relying on Ambrosini's inspiration to advance to the final with the advantage of away goals.
But in the final, AC Milan was even more miserable. The first half was 3-0 and the second half was 0-3, making it the brightest backdrop in the history of the Champions League final. This has also become a stain on Ancelotti's brilliant coaching resume that can never be washed away.
There is a saying that the first leg of the two teams in stamford Bridge, in fact, Chelsea still has the advantage, but the Real Madrid squad has an older and more demon Benzema, in 2 minutes the header of the two degrees outside the steal of Mendy pushed the empty goal, almost single-handedly to get the defending champion.
Given Ancelotti's "bad track record" of history, Tuchel's "attempt" was far more violent than expected. Chelsea launched an onslaught from the start, while Real Madrid tried to stabilize the defense and wait for the opportunity to counterattack. Tuchel's no-striker finally came into play, and after a constant interspersed run of Havertz, Mount and Werner, Mount kicked through Courtois's goal shortly after the opening.
Real Madrid, really can't run Chelsea. In the first half, the Blues' almost crazy counterattack overwhelmed Real Madrid, and the Champions League king did not have a 1-foot shot on goal at his doorstep. In the second half, when Rudiger broke the goal with a hammer, the two sides returned to the same running line.
Ancelotti's "previous crime" seems to be "black" to lose Real Madrid's previous away lead of 2 goals, and has never been overturned. After that, Real Madrid escaped the disaster, Alonso's shot penetrated the entire Real Madrid defense, but was judged to be handball first, and the goal was invalid. However, the moment that belongs to Ancelotti is still coming, the golden reconnaissance plane Werner, who has scored twice in the Premier League at the weekend, crossed the level in the Real Madrid penalty area and hit the ball with a move of mud and water...
Chelsea, miraculously reversed the game! If the game ends here, it will be another great shame on Ancelotti's coaching resume, his journey at the Bernabeu will also come to an end, and he will always be the average third in the world on the list of world managers...
Fortunately, he still has 20 minutes left, and he still has the opportunity to judge the situation and dispatch troops. With his life hanging in the balance, Ancelotti replaced Camaringa and Rodrigo in succession. This substitution saved Real Madrid, and even more saved Carlo Ancelotti. Kamarin plus the back of the field to contain the impact of Kante and Mateo Kovacic, while Rodrigo received a pass from Modric's outside foot, pulling Real Madrid back from the line of death.
With Pulisic, who also made his debut, missed a series of last-minute opportunities, the two sides had to enter extra time. In extra time, Benzema once again dealt a heavy blow to the defending champions, receiving a pass from Vinicius, once again regaining the promotion initiative for Real Madrid.
It's Benzema again... The Blues are only one step away from the miracle, and Tuchel's attempt is only a little bit short.
This is football, if Chelsea had not been sanctioned, if Mendy had not made that low-level mistake, it might have been a different ending, but football has not been, and after being sad, it has to move on.