Reborn Liverpool

Chapter 178

Chapter 178

A week flies by, and Zhang Mai will go to London with the team on the weekend to challenge Chelsea away at Stamford Bridge.

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The home team Chelsea is also a big business and has a lot of problems. Fortunately, the savage Diego Costa has been in a hot state recently.

Chelsea were drawn by Swansea in a make-up match in midweek. Leading striker Diego Costa scored twice. The Brazilian striker played 58 games in the Premier League, scoring 36 goals and contributing 11 assists.An average of 0.81 goals per game.

Captain John Terry sprained his cruciate ligament late in the game and is expected to be out for 10 days; defender G. Cahill complained that Swansea's second goal was an obvious foul; Hazard thinks the team needs to improve its defensive ability .

Although Fabregas stayed in the team to compete for the main position, coach Conte still plans to sell the Spaniard in January, and AC Milan is most likely to become the next home.

Liverpool beat the defending champion Leicester at home last weekend. Midfielder Zhang Mai scored two goals. In the first four rounds of the Premier League, he created a total of 4 goals and 4 assists in three games, ranking first among all Premier League players.

Midfielder Wilt Chamberlain broke the record for the single-game running distance of the Premier League in the new season with a running distance of 13.1km. Midfielder Emre Can returned from injury on the weekend, and central defender Lovren suffered a concussion and still needs to be observed.

"The two passionate marshals Conte and Klopp will usher in the first direct dialogue. What kind of sparks they can create is worth looking forward to."

Huang Tao, who is in charge of broadcasting the game live, is also exaggerating the atmosphere of the game:

"In terms of players, Terry will miss this round due to injury. David Luiz, who returned to the Blues in the summer window, is expected to make his debut, and Diego Costa, who has been in hot form recently, may become the biggest threat to Liverpool's defense. His performance is prepared. In the past 10 meetings between the two sides, Chelsea have won 8 win, 1 draws and 3 losses against Liverpool in all competitions in the past 4 times."

"With Zhang Mai, everything is possible for Liverpool on the road!"

Zhan Jun on the side spoke concisely and accidentally said a certain famous advertisement.

The big screen showed the lineups of both sides:

Chelsea: 4-4-2

13- Courtois; 2-Ivanovic, 24-Gary Cahill, 30-David Luiz, 28-Azpilicueta; 7-Kante, 21-Matic, 22-William, 8-Oscar; 10-Azar, 19-Diego Costa.

Liverpool: 4-3-3

22 - Mignolet; 7 - Milner, 4 - Van Dijk, 19 - Matip, 2 - Klein; 5 - Wijnaldum, 15 - Chamberlain, 10 - Zhang Mai; 12 - Mba Pei, 11-Firmino, 9-Mane.

David Luiz replaced the injured captain Terry. This was the Brazilian central defender's first appearance after the Blues entered the palace for the second time. The top football villain Costa smiled like a pure child when he shook hands with Zhang Mai.

The home atmosphere at the Stamford Bridge Stadium is hot, but the players of the two teams on the field are relatively harmonious, which can be seen from the personal image of Costa who avoids Zhang Mai from a distance but sneaks peeks from time to time.

The game officially started, the two teams were close in strength and wanted to eat each other, and there was a posture of pinpoint confrontation on the court.

Less than 1 minute into the game, Klein made a pass from the right, and Wijnaldum, who followed in the middle, received Zhang Mai's header and shot back, which was scored by Chelsea goalkeeper Courtois.

Then, Mbappe's left-footed shot caused Courtois to drop it, and the Belgian goalkeeper quickly pressed the ball under him.

Chelsea's midfielder was suppressed by Zhang Mai and Chamberlain, and Costa in front avoided Zhang Mai's position and gave the Red Army the initiative on the field.

In the 12th minute, Liverpool attacked again. Chamberlain took the ball to the frontcourt and took a long shot from outside the penalty area, which was blocked by Courtois.

In the 14th minute, Wijnaldum volleyed from outside the penalty area and went over the crossbar again.

In the 17th minute, Liverpool took the ball from the left side of Mane, and Zhang Mai, who was inserted behind, was unmarked and easily scored. Chelsea fell behind Liverpool 0-1 at home, and the Red Army got off to a fantastic start.

Conceding a goal at home cheered up the Chelsea players, and coach Conte also specially arranged for Kanter to mark Zhang Mai.

"Hey! You're not going to have much easier next time."

Kanter, who is not good at talking trash, tried to distract Zhang Mai.

"Okay! Little Kanter, to limit me you have to be strong and rude like Costa first."

Zhang Mai also laughed and teased his former teammates.

"Come on, just Costa's cowardly, bullying guy!"

Kanter is obviously very displeased with his striker's meekness today.

The game continued. In the 22nd minute, Luiz and Mane were injured when they were fighting for the top. At one point, the face bled profusely. The game was suspended for a while.

Next came a crazy attack from the home team Chelsea. In the 26th minute, after receiving a pass from Ivanovic from the right, Matic turned around and shot in the penalty area and was blocked.

In the 33rd minute, William took a free kick from the left, and David Luiz followed up with a header from the center. The ball was high and floating under Van Dijk's interference, and Mignolet easily resolved the shot.

In the 36th minute, Liverpool threw a throw-in, Cahill made a clearance not far from the penalty area, Chamberlain volleyed the ball from the outside and scored, and Liverpool led Chelsea 2-0.

"See, it's useless for you to follow me all the time. Today's luck is obviously not on Chelsea's side."

Zhang Mai didn't mind pouring cold water on the slightly frustrated Kanter again.

"Humph!"

Kanter, who was already upset, simply ignored Zhang Mai.

In the 39th minute, David Luiz headed over after receiving a corner pass from Willian.

The halftime whistle blew and Liverpool entered the break with a 2-0 lead.

In the second half, Chelsea stepped up their pressure and fought hard against the Red Army.

In the 50th minute, Zhang Mai passed the ball with a round moon scimitar, and Firmino's long shot was blocked.

In the 55th minute, Chelsea attacked, William made a low pass from the right, and the Liverpool defender made a clearance.

In the 57th minute, Ivanovic fell to the ground after contacting Milner in the penalty area, but the referee Atkinson signaled that there was no penalty.

In the 61st minute, Matic attracted the defense on the left side of the penalty area and then made a cross. Diego Costa defeated the latter in the entanglement with Matip, got rid of the defense and scored in front of the goal.

1-2!Chelsea pulled back a goal, which was the fifth goal of DC Great this season, and it is still tied with Zhang Mai for the leading scorer list.

In the 65th minute, Chelsea made a long pass into the penalty area, and Oscar headed the ball to Costa's feet, but the latter shot was blocked by Liverpool goalkeeper Mignolet.

In the 76th minute, Chelsea attacked, William took the ball from the right and swept the center, Van Dijk cleared the ball from the center.

In the 79th minute, Mbappe turned around in the penalty area and hit Ivan with a refraction. The ball was finally blocked by Courtois.

In the 82nd minute, Liverpool attacked. Zhang Mai got rid of Kanter and made a pass from the bottom. Courtois blocked Mane's close-range header.

In the 88th minute, Milner brought down Hazard, who was breaking through from the right, and Chelsea got a free kick. Diego Costa shot directly and was blocked by the wall.

Near the end of the game, Chelsea, one goal behind, attacked with all their strength, and even Zhang Mai returned to the front of the penalty area to play double midfielders with Chamberlain to resist the opponent's offensive with all his strength.

There were 3 minutes of stoppage time in the second half. Until the 93rd minute, Chelsea failed to score an equalizer goal, and finally lost the game with a score of 1-2.

In the 16th minute of the first half, Mane assisted and Zhang Mai broke the deadlock; in the 35th minute, Chamberlain's world wave expanded the score.

In the 60th minute of the second half, Matic assisted and Costa pulled one back.

At the end of the game, Liverpool defeated Chelsea 2-1 away, and David Luiz made his debut after returning.

In terms of standings, Chelsea fell to 10th with 4 points, and Liverpool rose to 12nd with 2 points, second only to Manchester City, which won 5 games.

(End of this chapter)