The Premier League became the most competitive of the five major leagues, with Premier League teams competing equally brutally in the Champions League and other cup competitions. In the early morning of December 23, Beijing time, the top giants Liverpool in the League Cup 1/4 final with regular time 3-3, penalties 5-4, the total score of 8-7 eliminated Leicester City, thus completing the revenge with difficulty, the last time the two teams played, Liverpool lost 1-3 to Leicester City.
Liverpool suffered injuries last season, which led to a serious decline in record. This summer, Klopp maintained his trust in the existing, almost did not adjust much, only with the full blood resurrection of the injured to achieve a record rebound, this season's Premier League, The League Cup, the Champions League three-line rise, all became the title favorite. The Premier League has achieved 12 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss, temporarily ranking second in the table with 41 points, only 3 points away from Manchester City at the top of the table; the Champions League has achieved six consecutive wins in the group stage, reaching the knockout stage, and the quarter-finals will be against the unseeded team Inter; the Premier League Cup has won three consecutive games to reach the top four, and the semi-final opponent is Arsenal.
Playing Leicester City in the early morning this morning, the Liverpool squad has an avalanche again, two consecutive games of crazy conceded goals, the last round of the league 2-2 by Tottenham Hotspur, the opening 13 minutes of the League Cup conceded 2 goals, the 33rd minute of the game conceded another goal, for Leicester City scored 3 goals are Vardy and Madison, Vardy in the 9th minute of the game through the counterattack to complete the low shot, and then in the 13th minute of the game again through the counterattack to complete the goal; Madison in the 33rd minute of the game through the long-range world wave score.
Fortunately, Liverpool's offensive end maintains the strongest level in Europe, and even if it is a rotational lineup, it can be full of firepower. In the 19th minute of the match, Firmino won the ball in the penalty area, was sandwiched by two players, and he chose to return the ball to Oxlade-Chamberlain at the top of the arc of the penalty area, who directly met the ball and shot at the goal.
In the 68th minute of the game, Liverpool played a delicate combination, Takumi Minamino did not stop the ball at the top of the penalty area to pass the ball directly to jota in front of him, who shot into the far corner to break the goal, Liverpool chased the score to 2-3; in the 90+ 5th minute of the game, Liverpool read the seconds, Milner crossed from a distance, Ando Takushi Minamino stopped the ball in the penalty area and then took advantage of the trend to break the goal, Liverpool 3-3 Leicester City. In the end, the two teams decided by penalty shoot-out, the penalty was decided in the sixth round, Liverpool goalkeeper Kelleher saved Bertrand's penalty, Jota successfully scored the penalty, Liverpool penalty 5-4, the aggregate score of 8-7 to leicester City.
According to statistics, Liverpool had 66% of the ball in the whole game, 22-9 with Leicester City's shooting comparison, 6-7 shooting contrast, tenaciously achieving a big turnaround in the case of 0-2 behind, and finally killed Leicester City 3-3 and penalty 5-4. According to the history of the English League Cup, Liverpool can win 9 Ofpa League Cups by winning 2 more teams, and they have won the TROPHY in the Previous Eight Times, the last time in 2011.
The next two teams Liverpool have to win are the winners between Arsenal, Tottenham and Chelsea. According to the schedule, Liverpool will face Arsenal in the premier league cup semi-final, Chelsea will play Against Tottenham Hotspur, and the semi-final will be played on a two-legged format in January 2022. After playing Leicester City, Klopp looked ahead to the semi-finals, hinting that he didn't want to waste too much time in the League Cup, saying that a one-legged tie-break would be better than a two-legged tie-breaker.