At the beginning of the game, Chelsea thought that Liverpool would be affected by off-field factors and were ready to open the game to the Reds, but they did not expect Liverpool to be stimulated by the excitement of the loyal Reds fans, and their opening pressing did not pose any threat to Liverpool, but was almost broken by Chen Yu. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Having tested Liverpool's form, Chelsea's conservative character took hold again, and they stopped pressing all over the pitch, retreating at least fifteen metres from three lines and starting to battle Liverpool in midfield, grabbing the ball and counter-attacking quickly.

This is the tactical style that Chelsea are best at, and Grant has not changed much of the team since he came to power, still following Mourinho's style of play, but on this basis, he has strengthened his possession.

With Chelsea's quality, after they retreated to midfield, it was very difficult for Liverpool to get a chance to shoot, the two sides mainly threw and grabbed hand-to-hand battles in the midfield, and the attack was often defused in the defensive third, and the game was very intense, but the wonderful scenes were rare.

"Familiar recipe! Familiar taste! I guess it's still a familiar score! ”

Duan Xuan, the Chinese commentator standing on the commentary seat, couldn't help shaking his head, as a loyal fan of Chen Yu, he still hopes to be more open, so that offensive players like Chen Yu will definitely have a better performance.

The two managers on the sidelines are very calm, they are not Wenger, they are both utilitarians, as long as they can beat their opponents, no matter how ugly the game is, even if the fans cheer, they will not pay attention, winning is everything.

It wasn't until the 18th minute that there was a slight change in the scramble.

This time it was Riser who assisted in midfield, and he played a diagonal pass to Benayoun from the left, who kept the ball to Kuyt, who was not ready for the pass and leaked under his feet when he stopped the ball.

However, it was so magical, this accident formed a clever leak match, the defenders were shaken, and Chen Yu also ran through, but Gerrard just happened to arrive, and he directly pushed the bottom left corner of the goal with his foot arch.

It was a beautiful shot that goalkeeper Petr Cech was unprepared for, as he was a step late to make a save and the ball rolled past him, only to fly off the post just as the Chelseans panicked.

Gerrard covered his face with his hands, unhappy with his shot.

Chen Yu came over and patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "The opportunity to pick it up, it's nothing to shoot it off!" ”

Gerrard smiled wryly and said: "Against Chelsea, there are not many opportunities like this. ”

It was supposed to be an evenly split game, but because of Gerrard's dangerous shot, Chelsea felt offended, and even if they didn't score, they didn't want to be beaten by Liverpool, and then Chelsea suddenly stepped up their attack to try to regain some face.

Liverpool's rhythm change against Chelsea failed to adapt to it, a minute later, Drogba suddenly pulled to the side to get the ball, Liverpool's right-back Arbeloa lacked the opportunity to compete with Drogba, suddenly against Drogba, I don't know how to deal with it, and Drogba was forced to eat with his body.

Drogba pumped the ball into the penalty area with great force, the ball flew against the turf, and the goalkeeper Reina did not dare to make a save, so he could only stand on the goal line and wait for his teammates to clear the ball.

Drogba is Chelsea's lone arrow, he pulls to the middle of the wing to grab the point is Joe Cole, Joe Cole's technique is delicate, but grabbing points is not his good job, so he is a step slower in front of goal, and the ball passes in front of his toes.

Such a fierce pass, Joe Cole did not touch, and the Liverpool players did not dare to touch it, the strength in this direction was too difficult to control, maybe it touched the goal, the ball crossed the goal, and flew out of the sideline.

After Liverpool served, the rhythm was still in Chelsea's hands, and the Liverpool players passed a few shots and were forced to drive forward with big feet, and when the ball returned to the Liverpool half, the ball was already under Chelsea's feet.

Perhaps feeling that the attack on the wing was not smooth, the Chelsea players pulled along with the full-backs to link crosses.

In the 21st minute, Frank Lampard and Ashley. Cole combined and Lampard played the ball into the box on the side of the box.

Didier Drogba drew much of Liverpool's attention and at this point, Malouda and Joe Cole both stepped in to grab the penalty spot.

Malouda was held tightly by Mascherano and did not grab the front point, and Joe Cole in the middle flew to shoot, and the ball hit Reina's body, which was confiscated by Reina.

Chelsea got two crosses in a row, and one grabbed the landing spot, which caused Liverpool to be very vigilant, and in the following game, Liverpool strengthened their defense on the wings, not giving Chelsea the opportunity to cross, and the players in the middle also shrank back slightly to prevent Chelsea from easily grabbing points.

Chelsea had the upper hand, getting two shots in quick succession, which gave the Blues a boost of spirit, as they increased the pace of their attacks and tried to find the back of the net against Liverpool.

In the 29th minute of the game, Drogba received a cross pass at the edge of the penalty area, and when he stopped the ball, he leaned Carragher and forced him to turn around and enter the penalty area.

Drogba is such an arrow figure, Liverpool's defense of him is the highest level, Carragher is marking at the same time, Ager is also waiting for an opportunity to help defend, the moment Droger broke into the penalty area, Ager decisively put a tackle, the ball was destroyed by Ager, and Droger was also tripped in the penalty area.

Didier Drogba raised his hand for a foul on Ager and the Chelsea players rushed over to ask the referee for a penalty.

The Chelsea fans in the stands didn't see what had just happened, but when they saw Didier Drogba fall in the box and their own players signaling for a foul, they all stood up and shouted: "Penalty!" Penalty kick! ”

Ager knew he didn't foul, but it's normal to make a mistake in football, and he hurriedly raised his hand to show that he didn't foul, and Drogba faked the fall.

Liverpool's players also came over to explain to referee Kase, and the scene was chaotic.

Referee Kase had just seen it clearly, and he decisively signaled that it was a corner and that Ager had not committed a foul.

The Chelsea players were not satisfied and came over to ask for an explanation, and Caase immediately put his hand in his pocket to pick up the yellow card, and it was only 30 minutes of the first half, which was still a long time, and Frank Lampard saw that the situation was not good, and immediately pulled his team-mate away.

Drogba himself knew very well that Ager did not foul, he was just bluffing, to see if there was a chance to cheat a penalty, and to see that the referee was very decisive, he did not dare to make any more trouble.

Soon the slow motion was given, and although Ager tripped Drogba, Ager touched the ball first, which caused an uproar among the Liverpool fans at the scene, and they all booed the Ivorians violently.

Chinese commentator Duan Xuan also joked: "Now the African brothers are not so honest, if the referee doesn't see it clearly, maybe Liverpool will be wronged a penalty." Some people call Drogba African Liu Dehua, which really makes sense, and this acting skill is just now. ”

Drogba's deception made Liverpool's players and fans very angry, and this anger also turned into strength, Liverpool's players became very active in the game, and the scramble became more ferocious, and Chelsea's momentum was affected by successive unsuccessful attacks, and Liverpool quickly turned the situation on the field.

In the 32nd minute, Gerrard dropped back to get the ball, turned and dribbled through the ball, connecting two Chelsea players before suddenly going straight behind Chelsea.

It was a bold through-ball as Chelsea's two centre-backs were not far from the box, but Chen Yu was quick, cutting his way past John Terry and Carvalho at almost shocking speed, and fell to the ground before Cech could attack.

Such a shot was too difficult, and Chen Yu was not able to exert force, and the ball was blocked by Cech with his legs.

Such a pass must be very imaginative, but only Chen Yu's explosiveness can get the ball and complete the shot.

The fans in the stands erupted in a round of applause, and some fans began to chant Chen Yu's name.

It was a blow that completely ignited Liverpool's fighting spirit, and they went from strength to strength, almost pinning Chelsea into the half.

Chelsea's head coach Grant couldn't sit still, he anxiously came to the sidelines, yelled at the players to press them out, and pressed them.

But now Liverpool's morale is so high, where Grant can turn the situation around with a few words.

Don't say that Grant can't sit still, Benitez can't sit still, he is an experienced manager, and he knows that now don't look at Liverpool to take the initiative and attack a lot, but as long as he can't complete the goal, with an old and spicy team like Chelsea, it is likely to give Liverpool a fierce counterattack.

"Calm down! Calm down! Seize the opportunity to pass it again! ”

"Don't panic and shoot from a distance!"

Benitez yelled at the pitch, he hoped that the players could take the opportunity to score a goal, 1:0 such a score is enough, for a team like Chelsea, there can not be too many illusions, don't look at Liverpool in the cup repeatedly eliminated Chelsea, but in fact Chelsea have not lost more than two goals.

In the 35th minute of the game, Chen Yu broke through and crossed to Kuyt, Kuyt couldn't turn around after receiving the ball, and could only knock back to the captain Gerrard, Gerrard followed the volley, but the ball did not hit part and flew high into the stands.

The Liverpool captain was a little embarrassed and raised his hand to apologise to Kuyt and the fans in the stands.

In the 39th minute of the game, model Kuyt made a threat, his active scramble caused a passing error in the Chelsea backfield, Benayoun crossed after breaking the ball, but Benayoun passed the ball too high, if the middle is on Crouch, it may be able to top, although Chen Yu bounced very well, but it was too late in a hurry, did not grab the first point, and the ball was cleared by Chelsea's defenders.

Although there were no goals, Liverpool were attacking more and more fiercely, and it looked like they were close to scoring.