At 0:30 a.m. Beijing time on February 28, the English League Cup final: Chelsea vs Liverpool.
This game, changed in the first half of this season, is definitely a "peak showdown" between Premier League championship-level teams, and now, although the Red and Blue have given way to Manchester City with a stronger and more stable record in the Premier League title race, it can still be regarded as a "Champions League final-level" dialogue.
Chelsea, as the defending champions of the Champions League, ended up in the group stage after losing Juve Ronaldo, but it was considered a "blessing in disguise", and the 1/8 final drew the defending champion Lille, who was in a slump this season, and won 2:0 at home in the first leg, basically no effort.
Liverpool in the Champions League group stage such as the destruction of the decay, in the "death group" of Atletico, AC Milan and Porto, 6 wins to advance strongly, 1/8 final first leg away 2:0 away to defending Serie A champions Inter Milan.
The red and blue armies can be said to have the strength to compete for the champions league in the Champions League, so what will be the result of the match in the League Cup final, which has some "chicken ribs" in England?
Chelsea have won 6, drawn 3 and lost 1 of their last 10 matches in all competitions, the only one they lost was a 0-1 away defeat to defending champions Manchester City in the 22nd round of the Premier League, with the Premier League and Champions League winning two consecutive wins recently.
Liverpool are unbeaten in their last 10 matches in all competitions with 9 wins and 1 draw, and the draw is still a 0-0 home draw with Arsenal in the first leg of the League Cup semi-finals.
The two sides have met in the past 10 times, chelsea are in the inferior position with 2 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses, but in the last 3 meetings, Liverpool have not won 2 draws and 1 defeat over Chelsea.
Compared with the two sides, Liverpool's starting eleven is stronger, whether it is Greater Paris or Bayern or even Manchester City, the starting eleven and Klopp's team have no certainty of victory. Chelsea's bench is thicker and offensively rich, and many times it is possible to win without a goal or even a positive forward.
In the winter transfer window, Liverpool's heavy investment in Colombian striker Luis Díaz from Porto has only increased the bench thickness of the forward line so far.
Compared with the manager, the two sides may not be different, Klopp became famous earlier, and his achievements are more prominent, but as a "little brother", Tuchel's achievements after coming to Chelsea are also quite eye-catching, from last season's Champions League to the recent Club World Cup, which can be called "Cup Masters".
The two companies have the hope of competing for the Premier League and the Champions League, but they are not the biggest favorites to win the championship, for this somewhat "chicken rib" League Cup, of course, it is the best, especially Liverpool, since the 2019-20 season to win the Premier League title, do not know what the championship is.
The overall strength is stronger, the desire for the title is greater, and in this game, we can look forward to Liverpool's final victory and victory.