At 3:45 Beijing time on January 6, the first leg of the semi-finals of the 21/22 English League Cup began, with Tottenham Hotspur playing against Chelsea. In the first half, Havertz scored first, and Ben Davis gave a big gift. In the second half, Werner was saved with a single knife, Winks missed the whistle goal, and finally Tottenham Lost 2-0, Conte was educated by his old club.
Conte coached Chelsea from 2016 to 2018, leading the team to 1 Premier League and 1 FA Cup. After returning to Stamford Bridge after 4 years, the Italian coach felt only bitterness.
The 0-2 defeat left Spurs in a desperate situation, and it was difficult to turn the tables in the second leg. In addition, Tottenham Hotspur's five consecutive unbeaten matches in all competitions were brought to an end. Counting this game, Tottenham Have met Chelsea in the last five times, only 2 draws and 3 losses, and the last win was in September 2020, when it was the madman Jose Mourinho.
Last season, Tottenham Hotspur made it all the way to the League Cup final, but fired Mourinho three days before the start of the final, resulting in self-destruction. As of now, Spurs have not won a title for 13 consecutive years, and the last time they won the title was in 2008. So the desire for the League Cup up and down Tottenham is self-evident. Unfortunately, Spurs themselves are not angry, and they will most likely miss the final.
After a series of blows, Chelsea finally won a crucial victory, one foot has advanced to the final, and Tuchel is moving towards the third title trophy of his Blues career.
Contest Review ——
Just three minutes into the opening, Marcos Alonso's direct cross from the left was blocked by Davinson Sanchez's shot, and Spurs trailed 1-0. According to statistics, Havertz has scored 3 goals in 3 appearances in the League Cup this season, which is quite efficient.
Contee lost the ball at the beginning, which made Conte very dissatisfied, and the Italian coach frowned deeply.
In the 31st minute, Ziyech's corner kick was crossed and Rudiger's back-post shot was blocked and Spurs escaped.
In the 34th minute, Chelsea won a free kick from outside the box, Ziyech's cross was cleared by Tanganga's header, which was headed into the net by teammate Ben Davis, 0-2! This time, Conte was completely confused.
In the 65th minute, Ziyech sent a wonderful pass, but werner's one-handed pick was deflected by Lowry.
In the 87th minute, Brian Hill's pass from the flank was saved by Kepa. In the end, Tottenham Hotspur lost 0-2 and fell into passivity in an instant.
Both sides of the lineup
Chelsea starters: 1 Kepa, 2 Rudiger, 3 Marcos Alonso, 28 Azpilicueta, 31 Sal, 5 Jorginho, 17 Saul, 19 Mount, 22 Zieghe, 29 Havertz, 9 Lukaku
Tottenham starters: 1 Lowry, 2 Doherty, 6 Davinson Sanchez, 12 Emerson, 25 Tanganga, 33 Ben Davis, 5 Hoibel, 29 Skip, 7 Son Heung-min, 10 Kane, 27 Lucas Mora