The Premier League ushered in the first round of competition after the New Year, the Champions League champions Chelsea home to Liverpool's showdown has attracted much attention, Chelsea is the home of European football, many fans believe that the Blues are not qualified enough to join the real old giants of the Premier League, and the Reds are one of the most successful clubs in the Premier League, this battle is a confrontation between true and false giants.
At the beginning of the game, the smell of gunpowder between the two teams was very strong. The physical confrontation between the two sides is frequent, showing a situation of fighting for every inch of land. It is precisely because of this that the players of the two teams are still somewhat tight, the body is more stiff, in the 9th minute, Chaloba made a mistake in the low-level clearance, and as a result, Mane easily swung past the goalkeeper and pushed the empty goal, the score was rewritten to 1-0, and Liverpool was the main guest. The unexpected goal conceded also dealt a blow to the morale of the Chelsea generals, with frustrated expressions on the faces of the players.
However, this bad mentality has put Chelsea in a desperate situation. In the 26th minute, Liverpool made a comeback, this time it was Salah, who received Alexander-Arnold's pass from the right and decisively entered the box, and left Alonso behind the defender, and finally scored with a small left foot angle, and Liverpool extended the lead. Salah was very calm after the goal, he took the initiative to wait for his teammates to come and hug, it seems that such a goal is not difficult for him to speak of, which also reflects that Chelsea's backline is full of holes.
Trailing by two goals at home, Chelsea fans began to boo, which also completely stimulated the morale of the Blues players. Five minutes before the end of the first half, Chelsea sent a corner kick from the right, Mateo Kovacic outside the box did not wait for the ball to land and volleyed directly into the air, the ball focused on the right upright and bounced into the net, this fairy ball also made Stamford Bridge crazy.
Chelsea, seeing the hope of equalizing, took advantage of the chase, and just 5 minutes later, N'Golo Kante counter-attacked and picked out Pulisic, who received the ball and burst into the box, facing the Brazilian international Alisson calmly picked out the far corner of the upper corner, the ball was completed in one go, Chelsea only used 5 minutes to erase the gap of 2 goals, fixing the half-time score at 2-2.
Originally thought that such a confrontation battle in the second half would continue to be staged, but unfortunately, after the adjustment of the midfield, Tuchel and Klopp invariably chose to stabilize the defensive line and avoid conceding another goal, which also made the two sides have few scoring opportunities, and finally the two teams have no achievements to end in a 2-0 draw. From the statistics after the game, it can be seen that Chelsea, who play at home, occupies a considerable advantage, with a 56% lead in possession, 15-10 shots on goal, and 6-6 shots on target, but for the two managers, only taking one point is not willing, nor is it thirsty.
After this battle, Chelsea has fallen behind Manchester City by 10 points, Liverpool is 11 points behind, the so-called sandpiper clams compete for the victory, presumably at this time the two teams' sworn enemies Guardiola's mood will be very good, after all, the two teams' current hopes of competing for the title have been very slim. And Salah's staging a dragon break in the face of the old owner this time also made the boss Abu who watched the scene feel very unhappy. It should be known that Salah was previously a Chelsea fighter, but mourinho stubbornly believed that Salah had no future, so he did not give him too many opportunities to play, and then he sought a transfer. Now that Salah has become a world-class star, Mourinho was completely wrong.