At this moment, although Pjanić wanted to pass the ball to Higuaín—
he didn't get the chance.
As soon as the ball reached Higuaín's feet,
Marcos Alonso slid in and made a clean tackle, breaking up the play.
Instead, the ball rolled to Hazard's feet.
Another opportunity for Chelsea to launch a counterattack.
Hazard didn't hesitate.
He looked up and quickly assessed the situation inside Juventus's penalty area.
Suddenly—
Hazard sent a precise long pass.
The ball flew accurately toward Lukaku's head.
It was a golden opportunity.
Lukaku leaped high,
and even under the double pressure from Christensen and Rüdiger,
Chelsea's powerful center forward managed to win the header.
However—
Lukaku didn't have a clear chance to shoot.
Christensen and Rüdiger were active and alert in their defending,
successfully blocking his shooting angle.
With no other option,
Lukaku was forced to pass the ball back to Su Luo.
But—
Su Luo was heavily marked as well.
Almost the entire Juventus midfield was positioned in front of him—
Matuidi, Pjanić, and Khedira were all closing in.
Su Luo, a very composed player,
knew better than to attempt a reckless breakthrough.
After a moment of thought,
he calmly decided to pass the ball to Fàbregas.
But something unexpected happened.
Just as Fàbregas received the pass—
Douglas Costa suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
Without hesitation, without warning—
Douglas Costa slid in and stole the ball cleanly from behind.
Bad news for Chelsea.
Because Douglas Costa was explosive.
In a flash—
He was already dribbling the ball deep into Chelsea's half.
On the sidelines,
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte was furious.
He roared at his defenders:
"Defend! Defend! Don't give him any space!
How many times have I said this? Why won't you listen?!"
But before Conte could even finish his sentence—
Douglas Costa had already broken forward and was approaching the edge of the penalty area.
The pressure was now fully on Chelsea's defense.
As center-backs,
Christensen and Rüdiger immediately charged forward to intercept.
They tried to use their bodies to stop Costa's breakthrough—
But they were just a second too late.
Douglas Costa executed a stunning elástico (fried ball move),
squeezing past both defenders and breaking into the penalty area.
In the stands at Stamford Bridge—
Tens of thousands of Chelsea fans instantly realized how serious the situation was.
No one celebrated.
All eyes were locked on Douglas Costa,
afraid of what would come next.
They feared that he was going to shoot.
At this moment, Courtois had also rushed out to close the angle.
But then—
Something no one expected happened.
Douglas Costa didn't shoot immediately.
Instead, he made a clever fake—
baiting Courtois into making an early dive.
Then, with a sudden burst of speed—
Douglas Costa accelerated past him...
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