The rain eased off a bit after halftime, making the second half a little easier for the players, but the conditions were still slippery and there were just as many mistakes as there were in the first half.
The difference in the problem is that Liverpool has Willard on their side and can seize the opportunity. As for Chelsea, although Diego Costa, Hazard and others are considered top superstars, their ability to seize opportunities is still far inferior to that of Willard.
In the 57th minute of the second half, Liverpool got a free kick opportunity in the frontcourt. Willard took the penalty, but there was a slight deviation. He failed to send the ball directly into the goal. Instead, it hit the post and bounced back into the penalty area.
But the second spot was grabbed by Liverpool forward Origi. Before the ball landed, he volleyed and kicked the ball back into the goal.
Liverpool rewritten the score to 2-1, regaining a one-goal lead over Chelsea.
All the fans watching the game in the rain at Anfield were excited.
This is the second half. As long as we are ahead, it is very advantageous. If Liverpool really wins in the end, the points lead over Chelsea will reach double digits, and the chances of winning the first Premier League championship in team history will become greater and greater. Everyone is naturally very happy, and the rain has not been able to quench it. The excitement in everyone's heart.
After the score reached 2-1, Chelsea had no choice. If it is just a draw, everyone should be more cautious, try not to concede the ball, and then maintain the hope that even if it enters injury time, a goal may be possible to reverse the score.
Even if a draw doesn't do much for Chelsea, it's still better than losing.
However, now that the score is behind and the points themselves are behind, to reverse Liverpool's hope of retaining the championship, Chelsea can only use full firepower and attack in an all-out manner, hoping to break through the Red Army's goal.
Chelsea's many stars can still have some effect after all.
In the 66th minute, Chelsea's frontcourt trio of Hazard, Diego Costa, Willian, and midfielder Matic finally played a wonderful team pass and cut and successfully opened up Willard's lead. The Liverpool defense sent the ball into the penalty area, and finally Diego Costa scored with a close-range volley and got a goal back.
The score was rewritten to 2-2, and Chelsea equalized again.
This goal boosted Chelsea's morale, and they attacked more resolutely. They seemed to want to use the momentum of the just scored goal to defeat Liverpool's defense and continue to score goals to reverse the score.
But the tacit teamwork just now is difficult to achieve. Coupled with the slippery field and occasional low-level mistakes, Chelsea's offense not only failed to score again, but was blocked by Liverpool in the 72nd minute. Deadly counterattack.
Liverpool's counterattack was precisely the counterattack launched after Chelsea made a passing error during the pass and cut and was intercepted by Liverpool.
Willard advanced with the ball from the right, passed two people and then reached a place about 20 meters away from the baseline. Then he cut inside laterally, shook off two players in a row, and took a shot, attracting four Blues defenders. After being double-teamed by the defensive player, he passed the ball.
Wijnaldum, who came in from the back row, met the ball from the top of the penalty area and fired a high-quality long shot, successfully sending the ball into Chelsea's goal.
Liverpool rewritten the score to 3-2 and regained the lead. However, this score will not make Chelsea give up or despair. Therefore, Chelsea's offense continues, but Liverpool has already begun substitution adjustments.
Regardless of the score of the game or the points in the standings, Liverpool is in a leading position. Even if they make mistakes, there is not much danger. Therefore, they can adjust calmly, replace the main players to rest, and replace them with new substitute players for defense.
In the 78th minute, Chelsea had another great scoring opportunity as it was a penalty kick.
After Hazard dribbled the ball past Henderson and entered the penalty area with his skillful skills, he was tripped by Milner. Referee Clattenberg punished Milner for a foul in the penalty area and gave Chelsea a penalty kick.
However, Chelsea failed to seize the opportunity of this penalty kick. Diego Costa, who took the penalty kick, may have wanted to score too much. He used too much force and kicked the ball away with a volley. beam.
"Oh my God, the penalty kick went away!"
"Diego Costa took a shot and wasted a penalty opportunity that Hazard finally created."
"If Costa scores the penalty kick and Chelsea draws the score to 3-3, then even if the game goes into injury time, the Blues still have a chance to come back."
"However, Chelsea failed to seize this opportunity and Costa's penalty shot missed."
"Wasting this opportunity, I'm afraid it will be difficult for Chelsea to equalize and reverse the score in the remaining time."
Indeed, Costa's missed penalty kick not only prevented the score from being equalized, but also severely damaged the morale and confidence of the Chelsea players.
Of course, Diego Costa's own confidence and fighting spirit were more seriously affected, causing him to perform abnormally in the following games.
In the 83rd minute, when Diego Costa received the pass from William and faced Velarde's interception, he did not pass the ball out. Instead, he was eager to make a contribution, as if he wanted to use his own skills to break through Weird. Ladd then went directly to the penalty area and scored.
But he obviously overestimated himself and underestimated Willard's defensive ability.
When Diego Costa made a fried meatball move, Velarde saw through it with his super consciousness, and then he made a decisive tackle and successfully scooped the ball from Diego Costa's feet. After losing teammate Wijnaldum, Liverpool took the opportunity to launch a counterattack.
Diego Costa was thrown to the ground by the leg strap of Velarde's tackle. He was still complaining to the referee about Velarde's tackle foul, but the referee ignored it and followed Liverpool's attack towards Chelsea's half. Ran over.
Finally, during Liverpool's counterattack, Lallana made a pass from the left. Substitute center Sturridge successfully fought for the top of the ball in the middle and headed the ball into Chelsea's goal.
4-2, this score sentenced Chelsea to death. No matter how confident the players are, at this score and this time, they have to admit that Chelsea has already lost and there can be no more miracles.
For the rest of the time, although everyone was still playing the game, Chelsea, who had mentally admitted defeat, could no longer play any threatening offense.
And Liverpool was unable to continue to expand the score due to lineup, venue, and luck.
After 3 minutes of stoppage time, Clattenburg blew the whistle to end the game. Liverpool defeated the blue team Chelsea 4-2 at home, ending this red-blue duel.
