It was definitely a fantastic start, with the Liverpool fans jumping up and cheering with excitement as the referee pointed to the penalty spot, while Charlton Athletic protested to the referee with earth-shattering boos.

The field was in chaos at the moment, some of the Liverpool players hurried to help Chen Yu, some went to question the injured Traore, some of Charlton's players went to the referee to plead, some went to see if Chen Yu was injured, and some people went to protect Traore, and the players on both sides were huddled together, looking as if they were going to fight.

The Charlton commentator at the scene also said with some dissatisfaction: "This is a foul, Traore raised his foot too high and touched Chen Yu's face, however, Traore was going at someone, he didn't mean to hurt people, Charlton's strength was much weaker than Liverpool, and then a penalty was awarded, didn't this directly help Liverpool win." ”

The referee looked at Chen Yu's injury, there was no major problem, but the side of his chin was scratched by two blood marks on the side of the spike, but the referee did not take care of Charlton, his decision was very decisive, the penalty remained unchanged, Traore's yellow card remained unchanged, and Charlton's striker Hasselbaink was almost given a yellow card.

The decision was irreversible, and Charlton's players had to retreat, leaving Liverpool's players there to discuss who would take the penalty.

In the Liverpool team, the penalty kick is mainly taken by Gerrard and Alonso, but today is a bit special, because this penalty was won by Chen Yu, and today is Chen Yu's first start, out of respect for the second place in the Ballon d'Or, Gerrard and Alonso both gave the penalty to Chen Yu.

Chen Yu is not polite, he needs to use the goal early to announce his return as the king, and the penalty is not purely a gift, there are many superstars who can't score a penalty, and there are many superstars who don't dare to take a penalty, which also requires courage, luck and a sense of responsibility.

Standing in front of the goal is Charlton's substitute goalkeeper Mel, because the main goalkeeper Carson turned out to be a Liverpool native and was loaned to Charlton this season, but there was a restriction clause at that time, when playing against Liverpool, Carson could not play, so Mel served as the starter in this game.

Facing Chen Yu, who never misses a penalty, Norway's No. 1 international Meier is very nervous, he keeps jumping in the goalkeeper, I don't know whether he wants to relieve his tension or put pressure on Chen Yu.

In the face of the 33-year-old goalkeeper, Chen Yu obviously wanted to put more pressure on him, he deliberately pulled the distance of the run outside the penalty area, after the referee's whistle, Chen Yu ran unhurriedly, until three meters before the ball began to accelerate, and directly volleyed the instep into the middle of the goal.

It was an unexpected shot from goalkeeper Mel, and the experienced Mel thought that Chen Yu would shoot to both sides, so he chose to pounce on the right side, because Chen Yu suffered a right foot injury, but after he saved, the ball also flew into the net from where he was standing.

In an instant, the Valley Stadium turned into a day of ice and fire, with Liverpool fans cheering and Charlton fans standing in their seats.

He scored in the first four minutes, although it was only a penalty, Chen Yu was also very excited to rush to the stands and dedicate the goal to the Liverpool fans who supported him.

"Chen! Old! Chen ......"

There was a unanimous shout from Liverpool fans at the scene, the shouts were full of gratitude and trust, Chen Yu, who had just played five games and scored six goals, had already won their trust and love.

The opening four-minute penalty set the tone for the battle for the valley, before a weakened Charlton had to keep attacking and Liverpool's front three were given plenty of space up front.

In the 7th minute, Liverpool almost expanded the score, Finnan's long pass, Bellamy's anti-offside position successfully broke into the right side of the penalty area, the Welshman did not pass the ball to Chen Yu in the middle, he shook Kalcuri and Merry, the right side of the small penalty area pushed the empty goal, but was cleared by Luke Young, who returned to the defense.

Charlton then had a chance when Holland's long pass down the right was saved by Liverpool goalkeeper Reina from a tight left-footed angle on the right side of the box, and the unguarded Hasselbaink fired wide from the left edge of the six-yard box.

As the saying goes, if you don't take it, you will be punished, two minutes later, Alonso made a long pass to the Charlton penalty area, Chen Yu inserted it from the side to the left side of the penalty area at high speed, and the ball flew straight to the near corner of the goal.

Charlton goalkeeper Mel didn't react to the shot and just watched as the ball flew into the net.

2：0

In the 12th minute of the game, Chen Yu helped Liverpool expand the score with a wonderful volley.

This goal is the most beautiful goal scored by Chen Yu since his comeback, and after the goal, Chen Yu excitedly somersaulted several times in a row, using his excellent flexibility to announce his roaring return to the fans.

For the second time, there was a tsunami of cheers at the scene, and the on-site commentator was also amazed, "...... It's so beautiful! It's so beautiful! It's a great world wave! The ball can be pressed and the force is ruthless, and the goalkeeper has nothing to do about such a shot, let alone Mel, and Buffon can only watch. ”

Charlton head coach Doe didn't expect Chen Yu to score at all, because the defender was very close to the ball, as long as Chen Yu stopped the ball, the player would be able to block Chen Yu's shooting line, but he didn't expect Chen Yu to shoot directly, the ball went in, Doe wilted, 0:2 behind, no matter how confident he was, he knew that Charlton was out of play, and if he lost less, he won.

After this goal, the outcome of the game has been basically decided, but Charlton's players did not want to be tied up at their home stadium, they then launched a fierce attack on Liverpool, and sent two defenders to defend Chen Yu as a center forward, but Chen Yu's running position is very erratic, he is not limited to the penalty area, not only retreat, but also switch positions with Kuyt Bellamy on the side, so that Charlton's players are unguarded.

In the 18th minute of the game, Charlton attacked aggressively, but Darren Bent's pass was cut off by Gerrard, and the Liverpool captain distributed it to Alonso, who made a long pass to Bellamy on the wing, and the Welshman used his speed to throw off all the defenders and kill near the baseline.

This time Bellamy didn't shoot by himself, he saw Chen Yu in the middle following closely, so he passed the ball horizontally to the middle.

At this moment, Chen Yu also threw off the two central defenders who were guarding him, and he jumped high and entered Charlton's door like a bomber.

3:0

In just 15 minutes, Chen Yu scored his first hat-trick since joining Liverpool.

This goal stunned all the Liverpool fans and Charlton fans, and even Charlton fans couldn't help but applaud Chen Yu when they saw Chen Yu take off his shirt and wave it to the stands.

The narrator at the scene hissed and shouted, "Ah! Chen Chen! Chen is in again! The third ball! Hat-trick! Score a hat-trick in 15 minutes! Oh, God! Great Chinese! This is the fastest hat-trick in Liverpool's history, Chen is really incredible, you must know that this is his first start after recovering from injury, now Chen Yu has scored 8 goals, only 2 goals away from Drogba, Drogba wants to be the top scorer and now needs Chen Yu to agree......"

Benitez was also stunned on the sidelines, he knew that Chen Yu had the strength, otherwise he would not agree to the club to buy Chen Yu when he was injured, but he didn't expect Chen Yu to be so awesome, facing Charlton who has repeatedly beaten Liverpool here scored a hat trick in 15 minutes, it can be said that the best scorers in Liverpool history, Rush, Owen are much inferior to Chen Yu, Benitez is happy like a child, waving his arms and yelling at the court.

Chen Yu's goal completely crushed Charlton's fighting spirit, in the subsequent game in the first half, Charlton did not organize a good offensive, and because Chen Yu stripped and ate a yellow card, Charlton's players defended Chen Yu too much, Benitez was worried that Chen Yu could not suppress his anger to retaliate against the opponent, win the next game, and replaced Chen Yu with Crouch in the fifth minute of the second half.

When Chen Yu left the field, all the Liverpool fans and some Charlton fans stood up to applaud Chen Yu, and Liverpool manager Benitez also came over to put on a coat for Chen Yu, and his love for Chen Yu was overflowing.

In the second half, even if Chen Yu was not in Charlton, they could not attack, and finally Bellamy scored another goal, losing 0:4 at home, and Liverpool also got the first five consecutive wins of the season.

After the game, Charlton coach Doe said helplessly: "When encountering a striker like Chen Yu, no one can win, his goal efficiency is too high, we can't tie him with iron chains." ”

Benitez is full of spirits, he proudly declares that "Liverpool already has the foundation of the championship, just a world-class striker, Chen Yu makes up for this shortcoming, with him, 14 points behind we also dare to attack the championship, last year we didn't win the league 10 consecutive wins from this time?" If there is another 10-game winning streak this season, it will be possible in one qiē. ”

The most pleasing thing for Liverpool fans in the 18th round is not Chen Yu's hat trick, nor Liverpool's five consecutive wins, but the leader Manchester United's horse stumble, unbeaten in the previous 12 games, and only lost one game in 18 games, Manchester United challenged West Ham away from home before the game, no one thought West Ham could score before the game, but today's Manchester United did not have shooting boots, they did not hit any of the 24 shots on goal, and finally lost to West Ham and could not blame others.

After 18 rounds, Liverpool climbed to third in the table, just 11 points from Manchester United, nine from Chelsea and four points behind Arsenal, and with one game left before halfway point, the Reds were rekindling their hopes of winning the league not only theoretically, but also in practice.