Chapter 180

"Dear viewers, welcome to Sky Sports Live. Chelsea will face Liverpool away from home."

"Today, Jones and I will bring you the live broadcast of this game." Keane said with a smile in the Sky Sports live studio

"Yes, this match between Chelsea and Liverpool is undoubtedly the most eye-catching focus of this round"

Jones took over and said:"These two teams are strong and both have a group of top players. Today's game will be very exciting."

Describe the following in the third person:"Okay, the director has sent us the starting lineups for both teams today."

Liverpool (4-3-3)

Goalkeeper: Simon Mignolet

Defenders: John Flanagan, Mamadou Sakho, Martin Skrtel, Glen Johnson

Midfielders: Joe Allen, Steven Gerrard, Lucas Leiva

Forwards: Philippe Coutinho, Luis Suarez, Raheem Sterling

Chelsea (4-2-3-1)

Goalkeeper: Mark Schwarzer

Defenders: Azpilicueta, Branislav Ivanovic, Tomas Kalas, Ashley Cole

Defensive Midfielder : John Obi Mikel, Nemanja Matic

Midfielders: Andre Schurrle, Frank Lampard, Li Lei

Forward: Demba Ba

"We can see that Chelsea's injuries still have a great impact on the team. Many main players such as Cech, Terry, Hazard, Torres, Eto'o, etc. did not appear in the starting lineup."

"Demba Ba, who was introduced in the winter window, took on the important task of the striker, while Lampard appeared in the position of organizing the midfield."

"Our new star Li Lei is still active on the right side. I wonder what kind of wonderful performance he will have today."

As the host, Keane introduced the two teams one after another.

"Liverpool's starting lineup is also worth our attention. Simon is still the goalkeeper."

"The defense line consists of Flanagan and Sakho as the central defenders, and the excellent passing ability and vision of the two full-backs Skrtel and Johnson are also crucial."

"The three-man midfield is still led by veteran Gerrard, who cooperates with hardworking Allen and technically excellent Reva."

"On the front line, the forward line of Suarez, Sterling and Coutinho is still strong, and we look forward to their wonderful performance."

Commentator Jones took over Keane's words and then introduced Liverpool

"The two teams are equally matched. Whoever can seize the opportunity in the opponent's half will be more likely to open the door to victory today."

""Let's wait and see this top Premier League match!" Keane's commentary opened the curtain of the game.

Chelsea's rotation of multiple substitutes made Li Lei feel the high-pressure pressing from Liverpool players as soon as he came on the court.

Liverpool players' physical confrontation was very tough, making it very difficult for Li Lei to receive the ball and turn around.

Facing Chelsea, which was missing its main players due to injuries, Liverpool's main players played 100% of their strength.

The pressure they spread on the field was like a tide, making Chelsea overwhelmed.

Especially Liverpool's midfielders, who kept inserting into Chelsea's half to scramble, completely disrupting Chelsea's rhythm.

At this time, Chelsea could only respond passively and had no room to fight back. Less than ten minutes into the game, the situation was already very unfavorable to Chelsea.

Facing Chelsea was at a great disadvantage against Liverpool's overwhelming advantage. In order to make up for the gaps in his teammates' positions, Li Lei could only run desperately on the field to help the team defend.

Despite the unfavorable situation, Chelsea did not give up the attack.

In the 5th minute, Lampard intercepted a long pass from Liverpool in the midfield, and Chelsea got the first offensive opportunity in the game.

Lampard passed the ball to Schurrle, who shot from 20 meters outside the penalty area. His shot was powerful and in a good direction, and it looked difficult to save.

However, Liverpool goalkeeper Simon made a save and fortunately blocked the ball out of the baseline.

This was Chelsea's first shot of the game, but unfortunately it did not score.

The frightened Liverpool immediately responded, and in the 13th minute of the game, Liverpool got a corner kick.

Gerrard took a corner kick and Suarez scored. Sterling used his height advantage to be the first to head the ball high.

This header was beyond the expectations of everyone at Chelsea. The speed of the ball was fast and the direction of the shot was very tricky. Goalkeeper Schwarzer had no time to react.

Just when everyone thought that the goal had been breached, Li Lei, who was standing in front of the goal, actually saved this lore header!

He judged the direction of the header with his sharp reaction, faced the flying ball and kicked it away decisively.

He took a step forward and cleared the header just before it hit the line, defusing an excellent scoring opportunity for Liverpool.

Although Liverpool's attack was resolved by Li Lei, the danger was not completely eliminated.

After receiving the cleared ball, Sterling made a long pass to Joe Allen at the back post.

Allen saw that the Chelsea defense in front of the goal had not returned to its position in time, and immediately made a volley pass.

Sterling inserted like an arrow. Chasing, he raised his foot and shot hard at the front of the small penalty area.

The ball flew quickly to the upper right of goalkeeper Schwarzer. Although Schwarzer flew to save the ball, he failed to touch it.

Fortunately, the volley was slightly stronger, and the ball flew high over the goal frame and flew into the stands.

Chelsea's goal was finally safe for the time being.

But two consecutive dangerous situations also warned Chelsea that Liverpool's attack did not give people a chance to breathe.

After Sterling's shot was high, there was a sound of disappointment from the home fans at Anfield Stadium.

Liverpool fans watched Sterling's volley excitedly, thinking that the goal would finally be broken and the first goal would be scored.

Unexpectedly, the ball flew over the goal frame, making the home fans sigh and make a huge regretful sound.

At this moment, the entire Anfield Stadium was silent. Except for the disappointed shouts of the fans, there was silence all around.

The home fans realized with frustration how difficult it was to easily win at the opponent's home.

However, Liverpool fans soon regained their confidence and cheered again.

They firmly believed that Liverpool would score and get precious three points at home.

The atmosphere in the stadium rose again with the shouts of the fans, and the competition between the two teams was far from over.

In the Sky Sports live broadcast room, Keane said excitedly:"It was so thrilling! Liverpool's two attacks reached the perfect shooting position, but they were both miraculously resolved by Chelsea."

"First, Li Lei blocked Suarez's header at the last moment, which was a great save! Then Sterling's volley also hit the outside of the goal frame."

"Chelsea's defence was incredible in holding up under pressure at crucial moments!"