In the early morning of December 23, Beijing time, the League Cup ended 3 1/4 matches, Chelsea and Tottenham Beat Brentford and West Ham United respectively to reach the top 4, while Liverpool was in a 1-3 behind situation, desperate, Jota's goal in the last moment helped Liverpool equalize, but also let the game enter the penalty shootout! In the end, they beat Leicester City 8-7 on aggregate to advance to the semifinals! And the semi-final matchup has already been created, Spurs will play the London derby with Chelsea, and Liverpool will play arsenal! There were 3 teams from London in the semi-finals!
In the previously concluded first matchup, Arsenal beat Sunderland 5-1 to reach the top 4! And in the 3 1/4 showdowns that ended in the early hours of this morning, they were all duels from Premier League teams!
Liverpool and Lae City's showdown is the most exciting, Liverpool for a certain rotation of the squad, and Lei City is the main force to debut, half-time to remove Vardy's two degrees and Madison's icing on the cake, to help Lei City lead 3-1! In the second half, Klopp replaced Cornat, Milner, Jota and Keita to strengthen the attack, and in the 68th minute Jota helped Liverpool to pull back a city, and in the last moments of the game Takumi Minamino helped the team equalize!
In the penalty shootout, Liverpool beat Lae City 5-4 to reach the semi-finals!
After the match, the draw for the semi-final of the Premier League Cup is also completed, Chelsea will play against Tottenham Hotspur in the semi-final, and Liverpool will play against Chelsea, looking forward to the four teams playing well in the semi-final!