In a game beyond eventful, Chelsea and Liverpool drew 2-2 in this Sunday’s derby. For the 21st round of the Premier League, Thomas Tuchel’s team remains in second place, with 43 points. The team led by Jurgen Klopp comes just below, with 42 added.
Chelsea could not count on Lukaku in the duel. The player was not listed by Tuchel after declaring that he wanted to return to Inter Milan and criticizing the coach.
On the Liverpool side, Klopp, Alisson, Firmino and Matip were left out after testing positive for covid-19.
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The teams’ next appointment at the tournament is two weeks from now. On the 15th, Chelsea host Manchester City at 9:30 am (GMT). The following day, Liverpool duels against Brentford, at home, at 11 am.
The game – The teams began to pick up pace and speed within the first few minutes. After a series of defensive errors, Liverpool were unforgiving. Chalobah punctured in an attempt to cut the shot and Mané, attentive, dribbled, left the goalkeeper behind and puffed up the net.
At 25, Salah started the play on the right and received it from Arnold in good condition. The forward advanced into the area and, calmly, was lethal in dribbling Alonso and getting the finish to extend the advantage.
In the last five minutes, Chelsea scored with a great goal and then equalized. In Kelleher’s free-kick, Mendy moved away and Kovacic was left in the middle of the area, alone. The number 8 shirt got it right away, kicked it, saw the ball hit the bar and die in the net in a spectacular way.
The author of 2 to 2 was Pulisic. He received it from Kanté and went ahead of Kelleher to send a left foot bomb high.
In the second half, the duel continued agitated. Liverpool and Chelsea continued to have great opportunities, but the score was resolved in the first stage and the English derby ended with an even score.
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