The Brazilian club’s superior performance.
Exchange with attacks, goal after a mistake
FLMENO is a formidable opponent even for the best clubs, so from their match with Chelsea in the second round Kcm-2025 expected a brilliant match. The teams fully lived up to those expectations (and the result was generally shocking). The match began with counterattacks, and the attacks immediately continued. The Londoners responded to a long-range shot from the FLMENO defender with a quick vertical attack – in two plays (from Kayedo to Enzo, and this one to Delapa), the ball was carried into the final third. The newcomer of the “aristocrats” beat the ball under the crossbar, but the goalkeeper managed to react. The Red Blacks also had such an attack, designed by Frank and De Arraskat. The Uruguayan playmaker increased the pace, sending the ball to the flank under the ruins of the prison. The winger, who, according to the latest data, has already bought Zenit, delivered the ball to the penalty area for a shot, but there was no closure.
It is all the more surprising that with such open football, none of these attacks led to the Blues – but a series of ridiculous bounces did. The end of the ball in the 13th minute posed no danger, Frank connected with his neighbor, but there was a bounce. From Pulgar to Wesley, from him – to Pedru, not to be missed. After a series of ricochets, the ball fell right at the feet of the Chelsea winger. Then, performance skills and speed decided.
Gereson is an important element of the Brazilian attack
Zenit not only attracted attention in prison, but also a very athletic player who can effectively close several positions at once. According to his profile, he is a midfielder – he sees the area perfectly, disperses attacks, while being good at martial arts and able to play competently with his body. In the match against Chelsea, the player played an important role.
Felipe Luis, head coach of Felmengo, released him onto the right flank of the attack, and the ball often crossed the Red-Black’s leader. Moreover, Zherson brought the team into the game in several components at once. With quick attacks, he used his speed and delivered the ball to the penalty area. He also excelled at finishing in the 43rd minute, when he closed the far crossbar after serving from the penalty area. Col, miraculously carried the ball from the penalty spot. And at the same time, he doesn’t shy away from working on defense (at the end of the first half, he barely body-butted Enzo Fernandez).
In the second half, the sharpest attacks came through the captain of the FC Barcelona – it was he who opened the goalkeeper’s door and fired it long-range when the goalkeeper almost reached the ball. Later, Winger could again score an assist from his trump card: he again gave the goalkeeper a pass, hitting it over the crossbar. And at the end, he participated in a stellar attack – he sent a diagonal pass from distance to the goalkeeper, which was then played to Bruno Enrique in contact. A magnificent goal.
It could be said that it was Gereson who dispersed the pace of the FC Barcelona attacks and laid the foundations for the game – and then others joined in.
Bruno Enrique had a superior match.
With all this in mind, Season was more of a shadowy hero of the match, as he never really stood out for his effective play. The player who only appeared on the pitch in the second half came to the fore. Bruno Enrique is already 34 years old. He doesn’t attract the attention of European clubs and is unlikely to leave anywhere, especially since he spent almost his entire career in his native Brazil (he left for Wolfsburg a few years ago, but that didn’t fix it), and has been playing for Flengo for the past six years.
The experienced leader of the “Church” entered the field in the 56th minute and added to the team’s key area on the point. With him, the Brazilians’ attacks became more sweeping. The first goal was a diagonal and a cross that confused the Chelsea defense. Bruno opened up from distance and the ball flew off the board. The same focus was on the second occasion, just three minutes after the first goal—and in this case, Enrique acted as an assistant, and Danilo was at the end.
Most likely, for Enrique, Flamengo, and Santos—a career peak, something no one in Europe would call a career high. But these matches fully compensated for everything. The footballer scored two goals for Chelsea and turned the tide of the match—that could only be dreamed of.
The “Blue” Didn’t Take the Field
Almost immediately after Flamengo’s second goal, Nicholas Jackson also received a red card at Chelsea. It was difficult to count on such introductions to count on a draw, and then the “Red-Black” simply finished off the Londoners with a naked 20-year-old Wallace. In fact, the entire match was not planned for the “aristocrats,” and not just the first half.
The Brazilian club was sharper on the ball every 90 minutes. The Londoners created chances, but their attacks lacked detail and focus. Even their goals were the result of a series of random rebounds. Among the best performers: Palmer, No, Do, Fernandez. They failed to build on their success. But the “red-black” pressure methodically increased the pressure on the opponent. Their goals are in the case, Chelsea’s goal was an accident.
Perhaps there was a lack of concentration, perhaps they believed too much after a confident victory in the first round. In any case, Enzo Mareste, following the match results, noted:
They deserved the victory. We tried to bring something new to the game for next season and the future. We have a different game, we will try to win. The game changed completely in six minutes. Unfortunately, we missed twice in a short space of time, and then there was a red card. We tried (to recover). Congratulations to them.
Flamengo, in a group with a club whose cost exceeded one billion euros, guaranteed themselves first place and access to the playoffs. The team is firmly in the ascendancy, and the match against the Londoners showed that the “red-black” can count on the trophy.
Flamengo – Chelsea
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