The Blues won 4-1 and won the crowning champion! Maresca substitution creates a Grand Slam legend

From 0-1 to 4-1, Chelsea used a stormy counterattack like a 45-minute storm to cast the European Union trophy into the last puzzle of the "Grand Slam" in European football - under the night sky of Wroclaw, Poland, the Blues declared in the most dramatic way: the European hegemony of English football, there are no blind spots!

First half: A tactical dilemma covered by clouds

Fatal mistakes buried hidden dangers: In the 9th minute, Gusto's pass was keenly intercepted by Anthony, Isco hit the ribs lightly, and Abude shot through the crotch and scored. This conceding exposed the weakness of Chelsea's three-center-back system - Gusto was not able to make a goal as a sideline central defender, and Betis implemented the targeted tactic of "high-level strangling + quick turn-over" at the beginning.

"False Prosperity" of ball possession rate: Although the Blues controlled 68% of the ball, Palmer was locked by Ruibar, and Sancho was isolated on the left. Betis used a five-man defense line to compress the space in the penalty area, forcing Chelsea into a meaningless cross, and only shot directly in the first half.

Second half: The tactical revolution of the gods

Maresca's big bet (double substitution in the 60th minute):

High point breaking: High center Jacquesson replaces Jiwu, instantly activates the offensive dimension. His restraint made Bartra unable to defend the wing and create space for crossing for Palmer.

Liberate the Wing: Hall replaced Kessetdo and formed a "right double engine" with Reese James, completely breaking through Betis' left gate (this side has averaged 3.1 times per game this season).

65 minutes: Awakening of the air hegemony

Palmer made a cross with a 45-degree angle on the right rib, Enzo inserted and beat Fernals to score the goal. The ball hit Betis's defense goal - Ruibar, who is only 1.78 meters tall, faces Enzo 1.88 meters, and his air defense disadvantage is fully exposed.

70 minutes: The ultimate answer to the master-apprentice fighting

Palmer held Artimilla with his back on his back in the penalty area, turned around and sent a cross from the ground. Jackson ran away from Lorent at the front. This goal can be regarded as a "tactical revenge" against Pellegrini - his apprentice Maresca used his mentor's best cooperation to complete the counterattack.

83 minutes: Fast attack aesthetics ended suspense

Hall interrupted the ball in the middle and made a straight pass, Sancho cut inside the left wing and shot from the far corner. When the ball hit the lower edge of the crossbar and bounced into the net, Chelsea officially unlocked the "European Grand Slam" achievements - the Champions League, the Europa League, the European Union, the Winners Cup, and the Super Cup. All five European trophys were won!

Historical coordinates: The Blues wrote the first myth in England

The Grand Slam is the only one: Chelsea has become the fourth Grand Slam team in European football after Real Madrid, Bayern and Juventus, and is the first club in English football history to achieve this feat.

The young coach's coronation ceremony: Maresca won the European Championship in the first season of coaching, and his decisiveness in the second half perfectly interprets the tactical courage of Guardiola's disciples. When Kesedo's long-range shot in the stoppage time locked the score 4-1, Pellegrini shook his head and smiled bitterly - the handover of the scepter in the football world is completed at this moment.

Betis's tragedy: The hero's tears in the broken line

Although the defense line led by Bartra fought to the cramps (14 clearances in the whole game), the cruel reality of the injury of eight people including Lorent and Bellerin, causing the team to collapse physically in the second half. Anthony's courage of 2 goals and 1 assist in the semi-finals failed to continue, and Isco's pass success rate plummeted from 82% to 67% - When legendary veteran Adrian knelt on his knees and covered his face, the Green and White Legion interpreted the cruelest aesthetic of football: dreams have always belonged to the persistent, but the throne only belongs to the prepared ones