Real Madrid drew with Crystal Palace at home in the first leg, making Mourinho full of confidence for the second round.

He feels that the bus tactic he adopted has worked well and plans to continue to implement it during away games.

Except for Ramos' suspension due to a red card, Mourinho lined up almost the same starting lineup as in the first round.

Forward Raul,Forward Benzema

Central midfielder Lars Diarra, central midfielder Guti, central midfielder Sneijder

Left back Marcelo, center back Heinze, center back Metzelder, center back Albiol, right back Salgado

goalkeeper casillas

On the Crystal Palace side, since Crystal Palace was tied with Real Madrid in the first round, Chen Ran judged that Mourinho would most likely continue to set up the game.

Therefore, Chen Ran decided to surprise Mourinho, and he also asked Crystal Palace to adopt defensive counterattack tactics.

Anyway, Crystal Palace was tied 1:1 by Real Madrid in the away game. Even if it is tied 0:0 at home this time, Crystal Palace can still advance to the semi-finals of the Champions League by virtue of the advantage of more away goals.

There is no way. More than half of Crystal Palace's main players are injured, which is not enough to support him to continue to use a strong pressing style. Chen Ran can only find another way.

Forward Suarez, Forward Vardy

Central midfielder Yaya Toure, central midfielder Cesc Fabregas, central midfielder Mascherano

Left back Evra, center back Kompany, center back Thiago Silva, center back Vidic, right back Maicon

Cech

When they saw the starting lineup arranged by Chen Ran, his two assistants Southgate and Simeone were stunned.

It’s understandable that Ronaldo is injured and unable to play, but why isn’t even Messi in the starting lineup now?

The two people who couldn't understand Chen Ran's formation immediately raised questions to Chen Ran together.

"Boss, is it too risky for you to put Suarez and Vardy, two young players who have just played for Crystal Palace this year, into the starting lineup for such a crucial game?"

Southgate looked at the starting list and frowned. He really couldn't understand Chen Ran's arrangement.

"Gareth, don't underestimate these two little guys. Maybe they will surprise us in this game."

Chen Ran smiled mysteriously and patted Southgate's shoulder gently.

Before Southgate could react, Simeone felt something in his heart and tentatively asked Chen Ran.

"Boss, are the two of them in particularly good shape this game?"

"That's right. Diego, you still have a quick mind."

"Boss, are you saying that both of them can perform exceptionally well in this game like Chris did before?"

Southgate also reacted at this time and asked doubtfully.

"Correct answer."

"Haha, that's good. I really want to see Mourinho's expression when the time comes. It will definitely be interesting!"

With Chen Ran's past successful experience as a guarantee, Southgate and Simeone both breathed a sigh of relief.

As for the side effects of the next three games, neither of them mentioned it. After all, both Suarez and Vardy are just substitute players for Crystal Palace.

...

Before announcing the starting list, Chen Ran specially called Suarez and Vardy to his office.

Two little guys in their early twenties were suddenly called to the office by their boss. They were obviously nervous and restrained.

Vardy, a native of England, is more open-minded. When he went to Crystal Palace for a trial training for the first time, he dared to ask Chen Ran for food and accommodation.

This time, he took the initiative to stand up.

"Boss, why did you call us here this year?"

"Well, there is indeed something going on, and it's a good thing."

"Really? Boss, what good thing is going on?"

Hearing that there was something good, not only Vardy, but also Suarez's eyes lit up as he stood silently by.

"In the upcoming home game against Real Madrid in the Champions League, I plan to put the two of you in the starting lineup as a double striker. How about that? Isn't this good news?"

"Yes, of course! Haha, thank you boss, I will definitely perform well."

Although he returned to Crystal Palace during the winter transfer period, Vardy never expected that he would be the starting forward for Crystal Palace in such an important game.

You know, the current Crystal Palace is not the same Crystal Palace when he came for trial training.

Continuously defending the Premier League title and the Champions League title has made Crystal Palace now recognized by everyone as the strongest team in the world.

Vardy, who was hit by a pie falling from the sky, danced with excitement.

Next to him, Suarez was also shocked by Chen Ran's arrangement and couldn't believe his ears for a moment.

"Um...Boss, are you saying that I will be the starting forward with this guy Jamie?"

"What? Do you have any objections to playing with me as a striker?"

Before Chen Ran spoke, Vardy glared at Suarez very unhappily.

These two guys were loaned to Dutch club Willem II by Crystal Palace together, and they have already become familiar with each other.

Suarez likes to play pranks and tease Vardy. Vardy is not as smart as Suarez, but his fists are harder than Suarez. He often beats Suarez until he howls like a ghost.

"Ahem, no objection, I just wanted to confirm with the boss."

"You heard it right, you two will be Crystal Palace's starting strikers in the next game against Real Madrid."

Chen Ran pretended not to notice the little action between Vardy and Suarez. He would not participate in matters between players if he could.

"And, in this game, I will give you two full trust. Whether it's shooting or passing, you can play however you want. Do you understand?"

"Really? Thank you boss! I will definitely live up to your trust and score Real Madrid's goal."

At this time, Suarez couldn't help but get excited.

This is the "right to fire freely", a treatment that usually only core players can enjoy.

In complete contrast to Suarez, Vardy fell silent at this time.

After hesitating for a moment, he looked up at Chen Ran.

"Boss, is it possible that Louis and I will be in particularly good shape in this game, and then we will face three consecutive troughs?"

Vardy joined Crystal Palace much earlier than Suarez. He also spent some time in the Crystal Palace youth team, so he has some understanding of Chen Ran's ability to accurately judge the ups and downs of players' status.

"That's right. Don't let anyone know about this, okay?"

"Okay, boss. But, can I tell Luis?" Vardy pointed at Suarez, who looked confused next to him.

"Of course, Louis is one of us too."

...

Mourinho was also surprised when he saw Crystal Palace's starting lineup for this game.

Like Southgate and Simeone, he was also very puzzled by Chen Ran's failure to include Messi in the starting lineup.

Is Messi also injured like Ronaldo?

Looking further down, when Mourinho saw Messi's name on the list of substitutes, he immediately overturned his previous guess.

Since Messi is not injured, why doesn't that guy Chen Ran use it?

Instead, he sent two unknown young players?

Regarding Suarez and Vardy, Mourinho only knew that they had just returned to Crystal Palace from the Dutch club Willem II after their loan career during the winter transfer period.

And in recent times, they have also gotten some opportunities to play games from time to time.

However, at least so far, these two little guys have not done anything amazing.

Therefore, in Mourinho's eyes, these are just two young players with certain potential and talent that Chen Ran wants to cultivate.

After careful consideration, Mourinho believed that Chen Ran planned to use these two young men to consume the physical fitness of his defensive players.

When the physical fitness of the Real Madrid players declined, Chen Ran sent core players like Messi to launch the general attack.

Fxxxk!

That’s certainly it!

This bastard Chen Ran is so insidious!

After Chen Ran suffered so many losses, Mourinho did not hesitate to speculate on Chen Ran's intentions with the greatest malice.

Because Crystal Palace was tied 1:1 by Real Madrid in the first round at the Bernabeu Stadium, the second round once again attracted the attention of countless fans.

Especially when Crystal Palace's starting lineup was announced, the entire Crystal Palace forum immediately exploded.

"What the hell! What does this guy Chen Ran want to do? Give up the Champions League?"

"Are you too excited upstairs? Just send two young players, as for giving up the Champions League?"

"That's right. More than half of Crystal Palace's main players were injured. Now they are short of manpower. It is normal to use some young players."

"What's special, you have to take your time with young players. This is the quarter-finals of the Champions League, and we are facing the top club Real Madrid!"

"I said, have you all forgotten Chen Ran's nickname? The name 'Ji Thii Ran' did not come for nothing. Do you think he will simply use a new guy due to injuries?"

"I'll go, what you said upstairs makes sense. This guy Chen Ran is so smart in his calculations. There must be some conspiracy here. Maybe he will dig a hole for Mourinho again."

"Haha, the person upstairs has discovered the truth, be careful of being silenced by the thieves."

"In my opinion, Chen Ran probably wants to use these two young players to consume the physical fitness of Real Madrid's defensive players first, and then when the opponent's physical fitness declines in the second half, he will send in core players like Messi to give the opponent a fatal blow."

"Awesome! The one above can go to the Crystal Palace to replace Guardiola as Chen Ran's assistant coach."

"It's really possible that it's what I said above. Damn it, Mourinho is so miserable. He's always being dug into by Chen Ran, and now he's even gone to Spain. Sympathy!"

"Sympathy +1!"

"Sympathy +2!"

"..."

“Sympathy +10086!”

...

April 15th was a sunny day.

The second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals between Crystal Palace and Real Madrid started at 8pm.

But in the afternoon, fans began to gather outside the Emirates Stadium, home of Crystal Palace.

When designing the new stadium, Chen Ran required that the supporting facilities must be perfect.

Therefore, around this beautiful new Crystal Palace stadium, there are all kinds of businesses for food, drink and entertainment.

Especially when the Emirates Stadium becomes a new landmark in London, it will attract tourists from all over the world to visit even when there are no games.

This caused the rent of the stores attached to the Crystal Palace Stadium to rise again and again, allowing Chen Ran to go further and further down the road of being a charterer in England.

The tourists and the constant flow of fans have doubled the pressure on the London police responsible for security.

You must know that this is not a domestic game in England. There are many Spanish fans who followed Real Madrid to London. Who knows whether they will fight with Crystal Palace fans if they disagree.

Of course, Chen Ran won't worry about these things. The Crystal Palace Club has fully paid the security costs, so let the London police have the headache.

In the locker room, in addition to cheering for the players as usual, Chen Ran also quietly called up the system and used a "level one chicken blood card" for Suarez and Vardy respectively.

Suarez and Vardy seemed to feel something strange, and looked at their bodies suspiciously.

Chen Ran smiled slightly, turned around and left the locker room, heading straight to the Crystal Palace bench.

When the players from both sides entered the stadium and took up their positions, the entire Emirates Stadium was in an uproar.

The reason is simple, because on the Crystal Palace side that kicked off first, standing next to the ball in the center circle, were two very unfamiliar faces.

If you are not a senior Crystal Palace fan, you may not be able to name them.

In the TV broadcast, the commentators, no matter which country they were from, were all busy introducing information about Suarez and Vardy to the audience.

"According to information, these two young players have been loaned to the Willem II club in the Netherlands for training, and they just returned to Crystal Palace during the winter transfer period not long ago."

"Mr. Chen Ran sent these two young players to start in such a crucial game, which is really unexpected."

"Cristiano Ronaldo was injured in the away game against Real Madrid, but Messi was not injured. We can see from the camera that Messi is sitting on the bench of Crystal Palace. Could it be that Mr. Chen Ran wants to strike later?

?”

"This Chinese guy often waits until the second half of the game before taking action, and he will probably still do that today."

"Suarez and Vardy, these two young players, are probably sent by the Chinese to consume the physical strength of the Real Madrid players. When the Real Madrid players are exhausted, it is the best time for core players like Messi to play."

"It seems that the Chinese guy really planned carefully for this game."

"Now it depends on how Mourinho responds."
Chapter completed!