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After a very difficult victory, Ancelotti finally felt a lot less pressure on his shoulders.

Although the victory in this game involved some stumbling and some luck, it is undeniable that three points are three points. If Chelsea wins this game, it will be considered that Chelsea has stabilized the recent decline and will not go to The point where the league collapsed.

After all, after winning this game, the initiative of the league championship is still in Chelsea's own hands. Although Chelsea are now 4 points behind Manchester United at the top of the list, Chelsea still have two games less. As long as they win all the make-up games, Chelsea will still be the leader of the league.

After a busy December, Chelsea finally got nearly a week of rest, but they had to face the FA Cup schedule that started in the new year.

There are no surprises. In order to give the main players enough rest time at the beginning of the new year, Chelsea has carried out a large-scale substitute rotation. Ancelotti does not want his main players. In this kind of domestic cup competition, too much physical energy and energy are consumed.

However, Watford in the British Championship also has no plans to consume the team's strength in the cup game. Watford, who also played as a substitute, lost 5-0 at Stamford Bridge and went home. Chelsea was abnormal. Easy way to the next round!

After the FA Cup, Chelsea and Portsmouth play three days later. This game was supposed to be played on the Christmas schedule, but it was postponed to January because of Chelsea's participation in the Club World Cup. Originally, this kind of make-up match, which was drawn out of the intensive schedule, had enough rest for both players Time can present the best game state on the court. For Chelsea, whose main players have been fully rested, when facing the deputy squad leader Portsmouth, they showed their due strength and used them to occupy absolute pressure on the field. !

But the Portsmouth players, even though they had enough rest time, they didn't show the corresponding game state, and the players were in a trance on the court!

It is true that Portsmouth has almost no hope of relegation in the league. Recently, the media has been negative about the team. Without filing for bankruptcy, the players' salaries were not paid on time. So now, the minds of Portsmouth players are spent on defending their rights off the court, and they really can't devote themselves to the game.

(In fact, Portsmouth will indeed file for bankruptcy protection in February of this season, becoming the first team to be taken over by the Premier League since the establishment of the Premier League, and will be deducted 9 points from the points that it did not have League points. In the end, 6 rounds ahead of schedule, they were completely relegated because they had no theoretical hope of relegation!)

In the first half, Drogba, Lampard and Ballack each scored a goal for Chelsea to lead 3-0. In the second half, for the sympathy of Portsmouth's recent internal and external troubles, Chelsea obviously did not add salt to Portsmouth's wounds. Chelsea, who replaced the bench and played quietly, kept the 3-0 score until the end of the game. After winning this game, Chelsea also won three consecutive victories in various competitions recently...

Chelsea, who regained the feeling of winning, began to regain their winning streak with the help of the sweet schedule in January when they had enough rest time to recover!

In the home game against Sunderland, Chelsea continued to play their full offensive arsenal on the offensive end. 7 to 2 rout of visiting "Black Cat" Sunderland. In this game, after the same 3-0 lead, Chelsea seemed to be holding back, but the Sunderland players did not intend to give up. Relying on tenacious pressing and investment in the offensive end, Even pulled back a ball. Afterwards, Chelsea brutally turned on the massacre mode. Without any strength, Chelsea seized the opportunity to fight against Sunderland. And Sunderland was obviously unable to last until the end in the away game, and was completely stunned by Chelsea in the second half. In the game, Yang Feng scored twice with a header, which was a good feeling for a high center forward!

Afterwards, the fourth round of the FA Cup continued, and Chelsea drew another good draw, winning the Championship team Preston. Preston has not won 11 rounds in the Championship this season, struggling to support near the relegation zone, and really has no extra energy to fight against Chelsea. The away game is also Chelsea, which is coming off the bench. Still 2 to 0 is still easy to qualify for the promotion.

Back in the league, Chelsea first played against the visiting Birmingham team in the game on the 28th.

A month ago, Birmingham used their own defense to draw Chelsea 0-0 at home. In this game, Chelsea's players all played with the high spirit of proving their strength.

Amidst the cheers of the Blues fans at Stamford Bridge, Birmingham's iron barrel formation lasted less than 20 minutes before being pierced by Lampard's long-range shot!

Afterwards, when Birmingham had to attack, Chelsea's counterattack was impressive. Relying on Anelka and Ballack's counterattack goals, Chelsea finally won Birmingham 3-0 and completed their revenge at home!

On the last day of January, Chelsea beat Burnley 2-1 in a double game in a week. With this league victory, Chelsea achieved a sweet 6-game winning streak including the FA Cup and the league in January, and will The winning streak in the league has also expanded to 5 games.

Relying on a wave of five consecutive league victories, Chelsea overtook Manchester United by one point in the standings and became the league leader with one round less.

The rivals Manchester United and Chelsea, in this season's league, can't guarantee that they are always in the best state. They have lost points in many games that should be won. Look, the final championship score of this year's Premier League is destined not to be too high!

But the strength is not clear, the weak team is not invincible, but it is also the reason why the Premier League can attract more and more neutral fans. The team is basically crushed by strength!

It is precisely because the teams in the middle and lower reaches generally have a certain level of strength that every game in the Premier League can attract many fans to watch, and not only the teams competing for the championship, but also the teams competing for European seats are wonderful. The team's relegation battle at the end is also a lot to watch.

The wonderful Premier League is achieved by a variety of games composed of many different elements.

And in such a fiercely competitive league, winning the final championship of the league is also the highest pursuit of honor for players and coaches!