Although Huang Kaiwen went off, the scene became even fiercer.
Chelsea was fighting tooth and nail against Milan.
With Huang Kaiwen gone, Messi became the key focus for defense.
Despite Messi's constant threat, he couldn't score with one move like when Huang Kaiwen was there.
Especially when Terry took the initiative to switch positions with Cahill, just to team up with Cole to defend against Messi.
After Huntelaar came on.
The situation for Chelsea improved considerably.
But it wasn't Mata who went off, it was Bale.
Modric was organizing from the back and covering defense, while Mata played as a high-freedom organizer up front.
With two focal points, it still put considerable pressure on Milan's defense.
This style of play had no other meaning than to physically challenge your defenders.
If it were an average team, they might have ended up like Senderos after a match.
Even Nesta and Thiago Silva found it not easy facing Drogba and Huntelaar.
