In the early morning of January 3, Beijing time, the penultimate match of the 21st round of the Premier League began, which was also the focus of this round, with Chelsea, with a total value of 878 million euros, sitting at home to face Liverpool with 861 million.
The recent situation of both teams is not good, Liverpool's last 2 games 1 draw and 1 loss, sharp brakes, Chelsea in the past 4 rounds 1 win 3 draws, but also consecutive points conceded.
Before the game, Liverpool also received negative news, goalkeepers Alisson, Firmino, Matip all shot, they and Klopp, they can not follow the team to the away.
For the two teams that are determined to compete for the title, there is no room for loss in this game, Manchester City is already 11 points ahead of Chelsea, while Liverpool are in third place, one point behind Chelsea, who have one more game.
After the opening, Chelsea used the advantage of the home field to press hard, and the two teams fought fiercely, and in just 5 minutes, the two sides made three fairly low-level mistakes.
Just three minutes into the opening, Chaloba made a mistake and Salah narrowly scored.
A minute later, it was Alexander-Arnold's turn, he was snatched in the penalty area and Pulisic faced Liverpool's substitute goalkeeper Kelleher to decide to pass and miss a scoring opportunity.
The score was rewritten in the 8th minute, and instead of choosing the easiest way to break the ball, Charloba decided to take the header.
Mane smiled and scored.
The camera goes to Chelsea captain Azpilicueta, only to see him on his knees roaring, his hands slapping the ground, quite desperate for Chaloba's super mistake.
Chelsea stepped up their attack, but their second goal conceded also came quickly, and in the 25th minute, Salah scored a goal to give Liverpool a 2-0 lead.
Chelsea, who play at home, look bad. In the 41st minute, Tuchel finally let out a sigh of relief when Milner's foul gave Chelsea a free kick up front.
Alonso's shot was blocked and Kovacic opened his bow and arrow as he retreated outside the penalty area and volleyed straight into the air.
The ball made a beautiful arc in the air and Chelsea pulled the ball back with The Flying Fairy of Mateo Kovacic.
In the 45th minute, Chelsea equalised, Kante's pass turned into an assist and Pulisic scored with a one-handed goal.
In half-time stoppage time, Mount's knee-jerk shot was slightly offside, and Chelsea almost completed a big comeback in 6 minutes.
As soon as the second half began, the two teams picked up the pace.
In just 2 minutes, Mendy made two extreme saves, defusing salah and Mane's shots, which were quite thrilling.
After the game entered 60 minutes, the pace of the two teams slowed down slightly. In the final 15 minutes, Chelsea had an overwhelming advantage of more than 70% possession.
Faced with the Blues under heavy pressure, Liverpool could only retreat to the half-time defence.
In the end, Liverpool, with a 2-0 lead, were chased by Chelsea twice in a row, and the two teams shook hands and won one point each.
Such a result is a profit for the leader Manchester City. After this game, Manchester City led Chelsea by 10 points and Liverpool by 11 points.