In the early morning of January 6, Beijing time, the semi-final of the League Cup took the lead in one game, Chelsea sat at home, ushered in the challenge of Tottenham Hotspur, and the London derby was staged on time. Chelsea's total value is 878 million euros, while Tottenham's is 643 million euros.
The first leg of the semi-final of the other League Cup could not be played as scheduled, and the liverpool match with Arsenal was postponed due to the fact that liverpool had a number of recruits in the team, and fewer than 10 players could play.
In fact, Chelsea was not very peaceful, and before the game came the news that Kante and Thiago Silva had been recruited.
In terms of form, in the last 8 games, Chelsea remain unbeaten, but the record is only 3 wins and 5 draws, of which 1 win and 4 draws in the league have lost consecutive points, although still ranked second, but have been thrown away by Manchester City by 10 points.
Tottenham's recent situation is quite good, with 5 wins, 2 draws and 7 unbeaten games in all competitions, and after Conte took over, the team has a new look at both ends of the attack and defense.
An hour before the match, the two teams announced their starting lineups.
Chelsea: 1 Kepa, 2 Rudiger, 3 Marcos Alonso, 28 Azpilicueta, 31 Sal, 5 Jorginho, 17 Saul, 19 Mount, 22 Zieghe, 29 Havertz, 9 Lukaku.
Tottenham's starting 11 players are: 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.
After the opening, Chelsea had a clear advantage, with possession of more than 80% at one point.
In the 5th minute, Chelsea scored first and a series of mistakes in the Tottenham backline caused a big mistake.
First defender Tanganga's pass was directly cut off by Alonso, Alonso quickly and directly, and Havertz inserted the shot and hit the leg of another defender, Sanchez. Chelsea took a 1-0 lead.
Six minutes later, Tottenham's backline again had a series of errors and Havertz unexpectedly got a one-handed chance. He was also ill-prepared and his hasty shot was saved by Lowry.
Tottenham Hotspur, who are behind the score, are weak and continue to be suppressed by Chelsea, and it is quite difficult for the balls out of bounds in the backfield to be sent smoothly.
The game lasted 20 minutes and the two teams' goal ratio was 7-0, with a significant gap. The camera is given to Conte, who returned to Stamford Bridge for the first time as the head coach of his opponent.
In the 35th minute, Chelsea extended their lead. Using free kicks up front, Chelsea scored effortlessly!
Tanganga's header cleared the line and hit Ben Davis' hand and bounced into his own goal.
In the 40th minute, Ziyech's precise cross was deflected just as Lukaku's powerful header was deflected just widely, which was quite regrettable.
Throughout the first half, Spurs did not have a single shot on goal, and Chelsea completed 10 shots on goal, two on target, making it 2-0.
It wasn't until the 49th minute that Spurs completed the first shot of the game, and Kane's free-kick was threatening and Kepa pounced on the ground.
Taking advantage of Tottenham's all-round chance, Chelsea counter-attacked, Lukaku's pass was very comfortable, and Ziyech's shot hit Lowry's heart.
The newly replaced Werner also had a great performance, with one of his dragon dribbles easily bursting into the box and the shot was slightly offside.
Five minutes later, Werner was given a one-handed chance to skip goalkeeper Lowry, but unfortunately didn't make the trip.
In the end, Chelsea beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 at home in the first leg of the League Cup semi-finals in the absence of N'Golo N'Golo Silva.
Throughout the game, the number of shots from both teams was 19-5, Spurs were almost powerless to fight back, and Conte returned to Stamford Bridge for the first time as an opponent, only to swallow the bitter fruit of the defeat.