After back-to-back Champions League and league matches, Liverpool have another Carabao Cup fixture.

Although the opponent is Bolton Wanderers from the Premier League, Benitez still gave most of the main players a chance to rest, after all, in the next week, Liverpool will collide with Newcastle and AC Milan successively, and it will be two tough battles!

Even so, the strong players who had been holding back their energy on the bench were in excellent form against Bolton. In the end, at Anfield, Liverpool, who were mainly substitutes, won 3-2 against Bolton Wanderers to advance to the quarter-finals of the League Cup.

Before the Liverpool squad had time to celebrate, they had to head towards Newcastle as they take on Newcastle United at St James' Park.

Newcastle United, as an old powerhouse in England, although there are no big additions this summer, their performance in the new season is relatively stable.

It's a pity that the top four places in the Premier League have been occupied by the more powerful Premier League four. Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United were originally the traditional top three in the Premier League, and Chelsea, a team that was originally in the middle of the pack with Newcastle, has become a phoenix because of a rich owner.

However, now that the season is only a third of the way out, it is only natural that Newcastle United will not give up on their goal of qualifying for the Champions League. Therefore, they will be very tough against the first group of teams.

On the other hand, Liverpool, who are playing away, did not put much thought into this league because of a group top match with AC Milan in midweek.

It has to be said that the team's excellent record has made the Spanish coach who only aimed at the league before the start of the season even more ambitious. After all, with Liverpool's current results, it is not impossible to go hand in hand in both the league and the Champions League.

With a six-point lead in the league, Rafael Benitez is thinking about making a run in the Champions League. In fact, this is also normal, Benitez is an ambitious coach. Otherwise he would not have come to England from Spain, which is more familiar!

Newcastle United, who went all out, faced Liverpool, who had reservations, which made some of the advantages of the Liverpool team necessary. Add to that the horror at St James' Park, which is no worse than at Anfield, and Liverpool were even at a disadvantage.

Before the end of the first half, veteran goalscorer Alan Shearer's goal gave Newcastle United the lead at home.

The 1-0 scoreline also remained in the dressing room at halftime, and Benitez clearly found his team's performance in the first half a little weak, so he showed his ability as a mental master in midfield.

After the start of the second half, Liverpool's performance really improved. But Newcastle United, who are playing at home, are not inferior, and the back and forth between the two sides is very exciting. It's just that both sides only blossom and don't bear fruit.

This development trend is obviously more beneficial to Newcastle who are leading the scoreline, and some home fans are even eager to celebrate the team's unbeaten victory against Liverpool!

However, it didn't take long for the Newcastle dream to be shattered.

In the last ten minutes of the game, Liverpool's 'Red Army Trio' played a wonderful front-court combination!

Chen Xi passed a low flat ball to the penalty area, and in the face of Woodgate's close marking, Owen did not choose to shoot, but cleverly knocked the ball back to the edge of the penalty area!

Gerrard, who was inserted in the back, met the ball and volleyed directly, and the ball went straight into the bottom left corner of the goal!

Newcastle's Givens made a save but couldn't get enough of it as Steven Gerrard's goal levelled the scores at 1-1.

The result of the draw was not satisfactory for both teams, so in the final ten minutes of the game, both teams attacked more ferociously.

It's just that the goal at St James' Park seems to have been closed at that time, and both teams failed to change the score, and the score remained 1-1 until the end!

In this way, the Liverpool team was taken advantage of by the Arsenal team behind them to pull the points gap back to four points!

This result made Chen Xi a little helpless, because whether he was at Tottenham last season or Liverpool this season, he didn't seem to take advantage of Newcastle United away. It seems that St. James' Park does not seem to be Chen Xi's blessed land!

Anyway, the game was over and Liverpool picked up their mood and flew to Milan.

Milan is one of the most famous international metropolises in the world, it is the world capital of fashion, the world of art, and at the same time the world of football!

There are two great teams, Inter Milan and AC Milan, and there is a stadium shared by the two teams, which they call it differently, with the Nera group calling it the Meazza Stadium and the Milantini calling it the San Siro.

This time, Liverpool will take on AC Milan here, so they will be visiting the San Siro.

When Chen Xi and his teammates had the first and only acclimatization training in San Siro before the game, Chen Xi was still a little excited. After all, when he played football before the crossing, he dreamed of coming to the most famous stadium in the world.

At that time, Serie A was still the most influential league in European football, and Milan was the favorite of Chinese fans. Chen Xi is no exception, he loves Inter Milan because of Ronaldo, but he doesn't want a real Nella group to exclude Inter Milan's city rival AC Milan.

On the contrary, many stars in the AC Milan team at that time were also Chen Xi's idols.

Speaking of which, he seems to be a little unswerving. But he's the kind of guy who's going to support the teams and players he thinks is playing well, and not blindly becoming a diehard loyalist of a particular team.

The same is true for Chen Xi after the crossing, when he played for Tottenham, his heart was in Tottenham. But after joining Liverpool, he will do his best to come to Anfield's glory!

In Chen Xi's view, the so-called loyalty does not mean waiting for a group of fans in a stadium forever. But when playing for a team, he will treat the interests of the team as his own interests and work hard for the honor of the team!

Although, he will also admire players who have only played for one team in their lives. But he didn't think he had to do that.

Just like when he was at Tottenham, Chen Xi actually had a very happy time, and he was also the king in the eyes of the fans. However, in the face of the club's unmotivated and unambitious, he still chose to leave.

Now in Liverpool, at Anfield, he has conquered Liverpool fans again and has even been called king. But maybe one day, when he has achieved all his success at Liverpool and absolutely does not challenge the surname, he may choose to leave again.

Chen Xi is such a person, whether on the football field or emotionally, he is destined to be a prodigal son! ――

Prior to this group stage, Liverpool and AC Milan had both played their previous five group games, with Liverpool topping the group with an unbeaten record of four wins and one draw, while AC Milan had a record of three wins, one draw and one loss, three points behind Liverpool and second in the group.

This also means that AC Milan will only have any hope of topping the group if they win against Liverpool at the San Siro. Liverpool, on the other hand, only need a draw at the San Siro to secure top of the group and secure a strong place in the round of 16!

Before the game even started, the Italian and British media started a big battle.

In the first leg of the match between the two teams at Anfield, Liverpool equalized the score three times after falling behind three times, and finally completed the comeback! The match has been hailed as a classic encounter in the Champions League group stage in recent years.

And the British media, which has long been advocating that the Premier League become the first league in Europe, took the opportunity to raise the topic again.

At that time, the Italian media gave a timely counterattack, they believed that the game was played on the road, and said that in the second leg of the home game, AC Milan will be ashamed!

So, this time, the media of the two countries began to clash again.

The Telegraph mentioned in the article that Liverpool is the leader of the Premier League so far, while AC Milan is at the top of the Serie A standings, so the direct dialogue between the two teams is basically a reflection of the strength of the two leagues. If Liverpool can win again at the San Siro, it means that the strength of the Premier League has caught up with Serie A, that is, the Premier League has replaced Serie A as the first league in Europe.

This view is supported by a large number of British media. England, as the originator of modern football, has always been at odds with Italy, and when the national team's historical record is obviously inferior to Italy's, they can only compare the league with Italy. Serie A, also known as the mini-World Cup, has been known as the world's No. 1 league for many years.

Finally, with the English top league becoming the Premier League, the success of commercial operation has greatly improved the overall strength of the league, but Serie A has been affected by the domestic economic recession, which has led to the stagnation of the league level. Naturally, the British media will not let go of this opportunity.

The Italian media also had a hard time riding the tiger, and in the first leg, they said that AC Milan would give Liverpool a little color at home in the second leg. Now that Liverpool have arrived in Milan, they naturally can't back down.

Therefore, they can only show their solidarity with AC Milan, hoping that the reigning Champions League champion and the current Serie A leader can help Serie A!

When the two major media in Italy and the United Kingdom were hyped up, Chen Xi and his teammates also felt the burden on their bodies.

After all, this game has been elevated to the height of two leagues. Although Chen Xi doesn't care much about these, he has always hated failure the most!

Moreover, this match will also determine who will win the group between the two teams.

As a result, Liverpool's determination to win this game became extremely strong......

(To be continued)