At 0:30 a.m. Beijing time on January 3, 2022, a focus battle in the 21st round of the 2021-2022 Premier League, Chelsea tied Liverpool 2-2 with Liverpool after falling behind 0-2, Mane and Salah, Mateo Kovacic scored the fairy ball, Pulisic the savior. The Blues have drawn 2 straight, with Liverpool not winning in the last three rounds, with Manchester City emerging as the biggest winner.
Abandon the main force! Chelsea lost the big man before the game, and Romelu Lukaku was absent
Because of the shelling of the manager in an interview a few days ago, Tuchel excluded Lukaku from the big list of the game, and Lukaku scored first in the last round of the 1-1 draw with Brighton and was in good shape. The absence of the Belgian Monster is undoubtedly a big positive for Liverpool, with Uncle Scum absent from the game because of suspected positive COVID-19, salah, Jota and Mane.
A dream start! Mane + Salah Janwe Stamford Bridge
Mane opened 14 seconds after hitting Azpilicueta in the head. In the 9th minute, Chaloba's header was cleared by mistake and Mane broke the ball inside the penalty area to get rid of Mendy's left-footed attack, 0-1! Mane scored his 10th goal 22 times for Liverpool this season, the eighth time in his career to break the Chelsea goal, and Liverpool's last three goals away to Stamford Bridge were scored by Mane.
In the 26th minute, After Arnold's long pass from the right, Salah inserted into the penalty area at high speed, and the pharaoh used the rhythm change to shake Alonso's small angle to force the near corner to win, 0-2! Salah scored 16 goals in his 20th Premier League appearance this season, 26-23 goals in all competitions. Pharaoh Liverpool scored 148 goals and provided 52 assists for the 229th time of his career, directly involved in 200 goals!
Jedi Strikes Back! Chelsea tied with two goals in 4 minutes, Kova fairy ball
Chelsea, who were two goals behind, did not give up and they launched a Jedi counterattack. In the 42nd minute, Havertz's side break was brought down by Milner, Alonso's free-kick from the side was saved by Kelleher, Kovacic's outside foot in front of the penalty area was swept away, and the ball hit the inside of the upright and bounced into the net, 1-2! It's a fairy ball! Kovacic's strokes are so beautiful that he can compete for the best goal of the year.
In the first minute of first-half stoppage time, Rudiger snatched the ball, Kante swept a pass behind him, Pulisic inserted into the box for the first time, he faced Kellech's left-footed blast into the net, 2-2! Chelsea equalized with 2 goals in 4 minutes, and the two teams returned to the same running line, and it was worth it for Chinese fans to stay up late.
The door god opens and hangs! Mendy made 2 consecutive saves and Salah couldn't do anything about it
In the 57th minute, Jota counter-attacked the ball, Salah directly left-footed shot from the outside, Mendy stepped back to see the ball flying and saving the ball! This is a wonderful offensive and defensive picture! A minute later it was Mendy who pounced on Mane's right-footed volley inside the penalty area. In the 62nd minute, Alonso's cross from the left was met by Pulisic's close-range shot in front of goal and Kelleher reacted to save the ball! The Reds' substitute goalkeeper has done his part! In the 82nd minute, Kelleher again saved Mount's long-range shot from outside the box.
The latest Premier League table is out, With Manchester City leading with 10 points and Chelsea Liverpool falling behind
In the end, Chelsea drew 2-2 at home with Liverpool, a result that City would obviously like to see most. After this round, Manchester City led the table with a 10-point advantage, Liverpool ranked third with 42 points in the first round of the junior round, chelsea and Liverpool were both left behind in the Premier League title battle, and Guardiola's team further advanced towards the goal of league title.
Chelsea line-up: 16-Mendy/14-Chaloba (5-Jorginho 70'), 6-Silva, 2-Rudiger/28-Azpilicueta, 7-Kante, 8-Kovacic, 3-Alonso/19-Mount, 29-Havertz/10-Pulisic
Liverpool line-up: 62 Kelleher/66 Alexander-Arnold, 4-Van Dijk, 5-Konat, 21-Zimikas/14-Henderson, 3-Fabinho, 7-Milner (8-Keita 69')/11-Salah, 20-Jota (15-Chamberlain 69'), 10-Mane (17-Jones 90')