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At 4:00 a.m. Beijing time on December 29, a match in the 20th round of the Premier League began to compete, and Liverpool challenged Leicester City. Liverpool have been well on both fronts this season, advancing to the Champions League and finishing second in the Premier League, with fewer points than Manchester City. Liverpool's last loss goes back to round 11, when they lost to West Ham, after which Liverpool went into a winning streak until the last round was tied with Tottenham, ending the winning streak. Six days ago, Liverpool played a League Cup match and finally eliminated Leicester City with a penalty in an almost desperate situation. This time back in the league, Liverpool once again encountered Leicester City, which is still a big challenge for Liverpool, and as a result, Liverpool lost the game and lost the key 3 points.
Liverpool were lined up in a 433 formation for the match. Alisson served as the starting goalkeeper. Zimikas, Van Dijk, Matip and Alexander Arnold form 4 defenders. Chamberlain, Fabinho and Henderson form a 3-midfielder. The combined offensive trident of Mane, Jota and Salah joined forces. Firmino, Milner and Joe Gomez sat on the bench. Robertson was suspended. Thiago was absent due to ill health. Leicester City, on the other hand, are in a 4312 formation, with Vardy, Isinacho and Madison starting.
After the game began, Liverpool pressed Leicester City according to their own aggressive rhythm of the game, and Ndidi made a big mistake under pressure, tripping Salah and giving Liverpool a penalty. However, Salah missed a free throw and the empty shot hit the crossbar. Missing out on consecutive great opportunities, Salah missed his best chance to rewrite the scoreline. After that, both sides attacked each other, and never broke through the opponent's door before the end of the half. At half-time, the score remained unchanged. Liverpool had 61% possession in the first half, with 11 shots on goal and only 2 on target, failing to score. Leicester City only had five shots on goal in the first half, and none of them were on target.
Mane also had a good chance to rewrite the score in the second half, but his one-handed shot was high. This opportunity was as important as salah's chance at halftime. Neither of Liverpool's two biggest stars could seize such an opportunity, and Leicester City has repeatedly escaped the fate. At the crucial moment, Rogers made one of the most powerful substitutions in the game, replacing Lukeman. As a result, Lukeman broke through the gate guarded by Alisson three minutes after playing. Klopp was anxious to fall behind, but he couldn't find a way to rewrite the scoreline. The final score was set at 0-1 and Liverpool lost to Leicester City.
This 0-1 also made the championship competition pattern change greatly, and 1 championship favorite fell behind. Liverpool were left behind by 6 points by top Manchester City. The Premier League title race began with a top 3 competition, with Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea going hand in hand. Chelsea were affected by the epidemic's personnel disorganization, resulting in a continuous decline in performance, and fell behind in the title group first. And now Liverpool are also behind. Both Chelsea and Liverpool scored just 41 points. And Manchester City are 47 points. City are undoubtedly the biggest winners of the month and have built up a considerable lead.