In Spanish soccer, there’s a concept known as la pausa, popularized most recently by Barcelona’s philosopher-monk (and Real Madrid nemesis) Xavi. The obvious translation is close but not quite correct. It’s more accurate to think of it as the proper change of pace: knowing when to go slow, even when to stop, and then when to speed back up again. For a moment, it looked like Chelsea had squandered another opportunity. The omnipresent N’Golo Kanté has won a second ball, but his pass to Pulisic goes a little too far, taking the American narrow and drawing out Real Madrid goalkeeper Thi...