Halftime – Mane’s close-range shot was saved by Pulisic Mount, Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool
Live it, February 28th, at 0:30 am Beijing time on February 28th, this season’s English League Cup final, Chelsea played against Liverpool. In the first half, Pulisic had a good opportunity blocked by Kelleher, and Mendy from Chelsea also blocked a close-range shot from Mane, and the two teams were temporarily tied 0-0.
In the past 6 times between the two sides, Chelsea has 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, including 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses in the Premier League. In terms of lineup, Havertz, Mount and Kante started on Chelsea’s side in this game, while Thiago Silva and Rudiger were on the defensive line. Lukaku, Werner, and Jorginho were on standby; on Liverpool’s side, Salah, Mane, and Dias started. Thiago, who was scheduled to start, was injured during the warm-up before the game, and Keita replaced him. The partner Henderson sits in the midfield, Van Dijk and Matip are the partner of the center back, and Jota is on the bench.
In the 6th minute, Chelsea played a wonderful cooperation in the frontcourt. Havertz scored the ball on the right, Azpilicueta, who directly crossed to the goal, followed up with Pulisic from outside the penalty area. , was blocked by Kelleher with one hand. ↓
In the 12th minute, Mane broke through from the left and then scored Dias, who adjusted and pushed back and shot his teammate Keita. ↓
In the 13th minute, Thiago Silva suffered some injuries during a rescue and continued to play after a short recovery. ↓
In the 16th minute, Havertz made a low pass from the left. Mount received the ball in the penalty area and turned and shot was blocked by Matip. The ball came to the periphery and Kovacic attempted a long shot, but was blocked by the defender again. ↓
In the 18th minute, Arnold’s pass to the penalty area found Mane, who missed the goal with a header. ↓
In the 20th minute, Salah’s right-footed long shot was blocked. ↓
In the 22nd minute, Liverpool had a free kick in the frontcourt, Arnold stepped on it, and Salah followed up with a left-footed shot, which missed the baseline. ↓
In the 24th minute, Liverpool had a corner kick and the ball was cleared out of the penalty area. Van Dijk followed up with a burst shot and was blocked by Chaloba. Then Mount was knocked down by Keita in the counterattack. ↓
In the 30th minute, Mane passed back from the penalty area to Keita at the top of the arc. The latter attacked the goal directly and was saved by Mendy. Then Mane followed up with a supplementary shot and was blocked by Mendy again. ↓
Take a look at Mendy’s two consecutive throws. ↓
In the 35th minute, Havertz faced Kelleher with a single-handed ball. The ball was blocked by Kelleher with his left foot, but he was also offside. ↓
In the 37th minute, Pulisic’s volley after entering the penalty area was saved by Kelleher. ↓
In the 41st minute, Havertz returned the ball to Azpilicueta, who kicked the ball from the top of the arc to the right and missed. ↓
In the 45th minute, Kovacic stole the ball in midfield, Pulisic dribbled the ball forward and then scored Havertz on the right side. After the latter stopped the ball, he gave it to Mount, who followed up, and Mount’s shot went slightly wide. ↓
1 minute of injury time in the first half, after halftime, the two teams were temporarily tied 0-0.
Lineup for both teams:
Liverpool starting: 62-Kelleher, 66-Arnold, 32-Matip, 4-Van Dijk, 26-Robertson, 3-Fabinho, 8-Keita, 14-Henderson, 23-Dia Sri Lanka, 11-Salah, 10-Mane
Substitutes: 1- Alisson, 5- Konat, 6- Thiago, 7- Milner, 15- Chamberlain, 18- Minamino Takumi, 20- Jota, 21- Zimikas, 27- Origi
Chelsea starting: 16-Edward-Mendy, 14-Chaloba, 6-Thiago-Silva, 2-Rudiger, 28-Aspilicueta, 3-Marcos-Alonso, 7-Kante, 8-Kovacic, 19-Mount, 29-Haverts, 10-Plisic
Substitutes: 1-Kepa, 24-Reece-James, 31-Saar, 5-Jorginho, 12-Chick, 17-Saul, 20-Odoi, 9-Lukaku, 11- Werner
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