On the evening of September 17, Chelsea played Wolfsburg at home in the first round of the Champions League group stage at Stamford Bridge Stadium.

When the players of the two teams walked into the stadium under the leadership of the referee and amid the roar of Chelsea fans, Pan Yi and Heijin began to shake hands and greet each other at the entrance of the players' tunnel.

The two have played against each other in the Bundesliga, so they are relatively familiar with each other.

However, the current group of Wolfsburg players under Black Gold are much better than they were two years ago.

Take a look at the lineup he put together today. It’s a big diamond-shaped 4-4-2 formation.

Forwards: Bendtner, Dost.

Midfielder: Draxler, Kruse, Gustavo, Schürrle.

Defenders: Rodriguez, Nardo, Dante, Vierinha.

Goalkeeper: Benaglio.

Even as a fan of Pan Yi's previous life, he knows every player in this lineup, and they are basically all international players from various countries.

This is also the reason why they were able to win second place in the Bundesliga last season, second only to the powerful Bayern Munich.

Wolfsburg also won the first German Cup championship in team history last season, which is also a reflection of their growth in strength.

What's interesting is that they also had a Dragon Country player last season, Zhang Xizhe, who often "wears a hat".

It's a pity that Zhang Xizhe didn't have many playing opportunities at Wolfsburg. He was hailed as a "sales midfielder" by Longguo fans. After the results of the season, he returned to China to play for Guoan.

It is precisely because of this that the "Dragon Derby" that Dragon Country fans were looking forward to last season, that is, the scene between Wu Lei and Zhang Xizhe when Hamburg faced Wolfsburg, did not appear.

Of course, when Pan Yi faces Wolfsburg today, he will also not be able to see Zhang Xizhe.

But the opponent Black Gold still needs to be taken seriously.

Today, with his 442, he has lined up two big centers.

The 25-year-old Dutch international Dost is 192cm tall, and the 26-year-old Danish international Bendtner is 194.89kg. It is clear that he wants to carry out high-altitude bombing against Chelsea.

Behind them is the 26-year-old German international Kruse. He can also play as a forward, but today he serves as an offensive midfielder behind the two centers, responsible for delivering artillery shells to the front.

On both sides of Kruse are the young German player Draxler and the old Chelsea player Schürrle, who are also German internationals.

Both players are relatively fast and have good dribbling and passing abilities.

Therefore, cutting off the passing routes from the midfield and both sides to the center of the penalty area will definitely become the key to winning this game.

Wolfsburg relies on Germans in the midfield, and mainly relies on Brazilians in the backcourt.

Defensive midfielder Gustavo, central defender Dante, and knife defender Naldo, they have solid defense and strong offensive ability. They cooperate with Swiss international R Rodriguez and Portuguese international Vierinha on both sides.

, it really needs the attention of Chelsea generals.

Of course, today Wolfsburg is playing away from home, so they will not be too aggressive when facing a strong team like Chelsea.

According to Pan Yi's estimation, Heijin's basic strategy is to defend firmly, and then make long passes to find the two high points in front. If he can score, he will score. If he can't, forget about it. But he must not delay his own team's goal because of the attack.

Defense.

At Stamford Bridge, scoring one point is a victory. This is the consensus of almost all coaches who come here now.

Everton's defense almost succeeded in the Premier League before. Although Everton was at home at the time, Black Gold also wanted to give it a try.

Chelsea, on the other hand, obviously still focuses on taking the initiative to attack.

Compared to Wolfsburg's "high", Pan Yi's forward line today is "fast".

Today's two forwards are two young players, Mbappe and Abraham!

On the one hand, it is due to rotation reasons, because only two days after this Champions League game, Chelsea will face the challenge of Manchester United in the Premier League.

On the other hand, it is a fulfillment of a promise. At that time, Pan Yi promised to let Mbappe play in the Champions League, so he would do what he said.

And Abraham is of the same nature. After his outstanding performance as a substitute in the last game, having him in the Champions League is also a reward.

Finally, it was also because Lukaku was injured in the last round of the game. Although the problem was not serious, for safety reasons, he was still allowed to rest.

Then, let Harry Kane rest as well. The two of them have basically played every game since the start of this season. Even if they are iron men, they still have to take it slow.

But even with partial rotation, Chelsea took the initiative from the very beginning of the game and launched a pressing press against Wolfsburg, with the momentum of overwhelming their opponents.

Today, Pan Yi lined up a tough combination like Cantergretz Kamatic in the midfield. They can provide Chelsea with strong enough pressure in the midfield and frontcourt. Coupled with the trident in the frontcourt, it is enough to contain Wo.

Wolfsburg's midfield and backfield.

Facts have also proven that this is indeed the case.

On the one hand, it’s Wolfsburg’s caution and conservatism, on the other hand, it’s Chelsea’s initiative.

In the first two minutes, Mbappe took the ball on the left, accelerated and forced a break through Rodriguez, then cut inside the penalty area, sent a cross pass, came up at high speed, and fired furiously from the front of the penalty area, which made the whole game go.

First shot.

Then, when Mbappe dribbled the ball into the right corner of the penalty area, and when Dante was about to cut in, the Brazilian fell to the ground and failed to make a tackle, but forcefully pulled Mbappe down.

The referee did not award a penalty kick or foul, nor did he award Mbappe for diving. In his opinion, this was just a collision within the normal range.

The two consecutive attacks were both made by Mbappe with the ball, which put Wolfsburg's defense under tremendous pressure.

Their defenders are not known for their speed, such as left back Rodriguez and center back Naldo.

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Especially Dante, he is as slow as a tortoise.

When a tortoise meets a Ninja Turtle, of course it will often be exploded.

This is why Pan Yi dared to use two young forwards who can run in today's game.

In addition, there is enough support behind Mbappe and Abraham.

Not to mention the issue of personal ability, Chelsea's five midfielders faced Wolfsburg's four midfielders, and Wolfsburg only had one midfielder, Gustavo. In terms of midfield control, Chelsea definitely had the advantage.

Excellent.

Therefore, whether Chelsea is attacking in a positional position or counterattacking after a counterattack, they are obviously more organized and more threatening than Fort Worth.

In the 10th minute, after Wolfsburg had no choice but to take a long shot, Chelsea goalkeeper Courtois took a goal kick and kicked the ball straight into the frontcourt.

Abraham began to play his role at this time, using his body to block the opponent's Brazilian central defender Nardo, trying to grab the first point.

But under Naldo's hard work, he still pushed the ball back, but he didn't push it far due to the interference.

Goretzka rushed over immediately and controlled the second shot.

As soon as the ball landed, the young German midfielder was about to stop the ball and turn around. As a result, Gustavo made a sliding tackle from the side and shoveled the ball back to Wolfsburg's defense.

Abraham immediately rushed forward to grab it, but Naldo also made a shovel and shoveled the ball directly to the side.

Vierinha followed up with a big kick and kicked the ball to the right side of the frontcourt.

Schurrle pulled to the right to receive the ball.

After Schurrle joined Wolfsburg, Heijing often arranged for Schurrle to play on the right and Draxler to play on the left in order to allow him to coexist with Draxler, another German international.

As soon as Schurrle stopped the ball, he saw his old teammate Azpilicueta rushing towards him. This made Schurrle want to dunk the ball back to get past Azpilicueta.

But at this moment, Cancelo suddenly returned to his own half and appeared behind him.

Azpilicueta and Cancelo, two players who played two full-backs today, made a flexible move and actually ran to the same side at the same time.

It was precisely this kind of movement and their understanding of Schurrle's playing habits that made their joint steal this time a surprise to Schurrle.

Cancelo leaned directly towards Schürrle, then stretched his legs to steal the ball away.

Schürrle was also very tenacious. He counterattacked on the spot immediately, but was blocked by Azpilicueta with a "pick-and-roll" with his butt. He could only watch the ball and sigh.

Soon, Cancelo took the ball and rushed forward two steps quickly before handing it over to Mbappe who returned the ball.

The French youngster suddenly released his speed!

As if he was flying, he caught up with him at extremely fast speeds, got ahead of Gustavo, strode the ball forward, and rushed straight through Gustavo's defensive zone.
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Mbappe's speed is getting faster and faster, especially near the edge of Wolfsburg's penalty area. His speed does not slow down at all. Like a bolt of lightning, he quickly rushes into the gap between him and Nardo.

, keep your head down and continue to sprint forward.

That speed is really too fast!

It was so fast that Dante and Naldo didn't even have time to close the door, and Mbappe rushed over.

After breaking through the defense of Dante and Naldo, Mbappe glanced in front of the goal and found that Abraham, who was playing behind him, had also followed.

So, without thinking, he made a low pass with his left foot.

The ball was extremely fast, passed behind Wolfsburg's defense, and landed on the right side of the goal.

Goalkeeper Benaglio was obviously stunned. He turned around and was about to pounce to the right, but he immediately saw another Chelsea forward Abraham rushing over and got ahead of everyone, facing Mbappe with his right foot.

The cross ball was swept away.

The ball was easily swept into the lower right corner of Wolfsburg's goal by Abraham's right foot.

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To be continued...