The bad luck of the league has been following Liverpool. In the red and blue battle at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, Liverpool had a great chance to defeat Chelsea, breaking the myth of Mourinho's two-year unbeaten at home. However, after Barack was sent off in the 51st minute of the second half, Liverpool played less and shot 14 times but failed to break through Chelsea's goal. In the end, he had to lose to Stamford Bridge with a score of 0:1.

In the past three seasons, the two sides have faced each other in 11 games, Chelsea has an advantage in 5 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses. In this summer's Community Shield Cup, Liverpool beat Chelsea 2-1 to win. However, Chelsea has won all the games in the last four league games. Liverpool won away on January 7, 2004 with the goal of French midfielder Cheru, which is also the only away win in the Premier League. In the history of the Premier League, Chelsea has the upper hand in 13 wins, 5 draws and 10 losses, especially the advantage in home games is 10 wins, 3 draws and 1 losses. However, in the history of the top league confrontation between the two sides, Chelsea has a slight disadvantage in 43 wins, 26 draws and 57 losses.

Although Mourinho said before the game that he would not be a hypocrite and would not shake hands with Benitez in public, after the players walked out of the passage and entered the court, Mourinho deliberately stayed at the entrance of the passage to shake hands with Benitez.

Although Mourinho took the initiative to shake hands with Benitez and was in a good position, the game was very strong. Five minutes into the game, Sissoko was warned by a yellow card when she tackled Drogba from behind. In the first ten minutes, both sides made 8 fouls, Terry was injured and left the court for treatment while fighting, but he soon returned to the court.

The two sides fought fiercely in the first half, and there were not many opportunities. Kuyt had a crossbar, but Drogba showed the style of a superstar. Lampard made a cross from the right, Drogba leaned on Carragher in the edge of the penalty area and stopped the ball with his chest, turned around and volleyed at the air.

In the first half, Chelsea's possession rate reached 64.3%, and one goal scored, which took a considerable advantage. However, the Blues suffered a blow in the 51st minute in the second half. Barack made a fight and stepped on Sissoko's thigh with his right foot. The referee Riley directly took out a red card and sent the German out of the field. Then Benitez immediately made an adjustment, and Aurerio, who had stronger offensive ability, replaced Volnoke and strengthened the offense.

Chelsea, who played one less, contracted its defense. Liverpool launched a stormy attack in front of Chelsea's goal. Pennant completed 10 crosses alone, but Liverpool's forward line could not find where the Chelsea goal was. Kuyt, Bellamy and Gerrard kept wasting opportunities. Crouch, who replaced it, also used his unreliable header to prove that he was not a superstar. In the end, Liverpool had to swallow the bitter fruit of the loss away.

Mourinho admitted after the game that it was thankful for winning this game. The panic at the last moment made him nervous. The facts show that Chelsea can win is not because they defend well, but because the entire Liverpool team did not bring shooting boots.

From a tactical point of view, Benitez and Mourinho are comparable.

Mourinho played one less and had no way to compete with Liverpool, so he defended the middle. Lampard, Essin and Marklele lined up in front of the defender to protect the penalty area, but increased the thickness but lost the width. The wing was the biggest gap. Benitez saw this. His tactics were very clear and he decided to play the wing, especially Pennant on the right. He made a calm pass again and again, and there were people in the penalty area, but Liverpool completed everything but could never send the ball into the goal. Gerrard could not score four or five meters in front of the goal, so he could not blame others for losing.

Although Benitez showed goodwill to Mourinho before the game and Mourinho also reciprocated his hand, the loss of the game left Benitez no longer thinking of turning a war with Mourinho into a pity. "We don't need to be close friends, and we don't have time to make a close relationship. We are playing for two different teams fighting for a goal. Our handshake today is just a polite behavior."

In the loss, Benitez was helpless, "...We created more scoring opportunities than the opponent in the three away games against the home team. Today, we created more scoring opportunities in the first half of Gerald and Kuyt in the first half, and more opportunities in the second half. But we were unable to score. Chelsea had less chances today than we did, but Chelsea's forwards had stronger ability to seize opportunities, and Drogba scored an amazing goal. That was not our defensive fault. Obviously we still had to improve. Now it's just the beginning of the season, and there is still a long way to go."

Although Benitez did not explicitly criticize the forward line's inaction, his meaning was very obvious. Liverpool had many opportunities but could not score goals, and Chelsea had few opportunities but scored goals. Isn't this the striker's incompetence or why?

Before Kuyt came, many Liverpool people regarded Kuyt as a savior, hoping that he could change the situation of Liverpool's striker's powerlessness. However, Kuyt's shots have reached double digits in recent appearances, but the goal is still zero. In this game, one-on-one hits on the crossbar, and a cushion shot under unprevented one-on-one, which reminds people of Chelsea's Kezhmann. The two of them came to the Premier League with the halo of Dutch League golden boots or silver boots, but after they appeared, they gave people a feeling of heavy thunder and little rain, which was far from the honor of the top scorer. This made fans involuntarily think of Chen Yulai who was recovering from injuries in the United States. Chen Yu claimed to be averaging one goal in Fiorentina, and his ability to seize opportunities was far beyond ordinary people. If he were there, perhaps Liverpool would have a big victory today.

Liverpool lost away, and now he can only hope that Arsenal will defeat or draw Manchester United away. If Arsenal loses to Manchester United, not only will the Gunners be widened by 10 points by Manchester United, but they will basically miss the championship, but Liverpool will also be 8 points away, and the hope of winning the championship is also slim.

However, Arsenal's King Henry was absent due to injury in this game. Arsenal wanted to defeat Manchester United than Liverpool beat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. However, the Arsenals created a miracle at Old Trafford Stadium. They beat the Red Devils Manchester United 1-0 and once again brought the Premier League game back to the track of the Romance of the Four Nations.

After the game, Benitez sincerely thanked Arsenal. He said happily: "Thank you Arsenal, they saved themselves and helped us. We don't want to lose hope of winning the championship in half the time."

This result is not only satisfactory for Liverpool, but also Chelsea are also happy. Manchester United's four-game winning streak made Mourinho also scared. After Arsenal won, Mourinho smiled and said to reporters: "Today I am a Gunners fan and cheer for their victory."

Arsenal saved Liverpool once and dragged Manchester United forward. However, if the symptoms of Liverpool's weak forward cannot be changed, they will still be left behind by the championship opponents. However, Benitez now has no way except waiting for Chen Yu. The transfer market has been closed. Even if Morse takes out another gold medal, he can't buy people anymore. Moreover, Morse has no money. If he has money, he would have gone to buy superstars without injuries.

It turns out that if you don’t have the strength, you will never be able to rely on others. Back at home, Kuyt scored a goal, Liverpool defeated the quasi-strong team Tottenham Hotspur 3-0, while Manchester United was tied 1-1 by Reading, Liverpool narrowed the distance from the top to 3 points, but then Liverpool was defeated 2-0 by Bolton and tied by Blackburn at home, and the points gap with Manchester United widened to 8 points.

During this period, Liverpool's only highlight was his outstanding performance in the Cup, winning two consecutive Champions League, passing two levels in the League Cup, and the forwards who did not score goals in the league also found their form in the Cup, which made Premier League football experts not understand why Liverpool's forwards performed so differently in the league and the Cup.

In a state of ups and downs like a roller coaster, Liverpool ushered in a Crimson Battle with Manchester United.

At this moment, the gap between Liverpool and Manchester United has reached 7 points. The difficulties they face are similar to those of Arsenal's challenge to Manchester United at Old Trafford. If you win, the league will return to the Romance of the Four Nations again. If you lose, only Liverpool will go to hell. Arsenal, who has won five consecutive victories, is just one step away from Manchester United and Chelsea.

However, the same situation is completely different. Manchester United is completely different at this moment. After two losses and being tied by a weak team, their mentality is more mature and their state is more stable. Liverpool is not only in a state of unstable state, but the forwards lack the ability to attack. Finally, Scholes and Ferdinand broke the goal in a stalemate. They lost 0:2 away. The gap between Manchester United and Manchester United widened to 11 points, 10 points less than second-place Chelsea. Just after 9 rounds of the league, Liverpool almost withdrew from the championship.

When Liverpool lost to Manchester United, Chen Yu had been in the United States for five months. During these five months, Chen Yu was very patient and painfully lying on the bed and on the sofa, receiving Zhang Youjian's plaster, Chinese medicine and acupuncture treatment. The only way he contacted the world was to surf the Internet, but he did not suffer in vain. His recovery speed was far beyond ordinary people. In fact, he could go to the ground to move two months ago, but Dr. Hudson and Zhang Youjian both hoped that he would lie down for two months and wait for his ligament to recover completely. Now, after Chen Yu repeatedly requested, Hudson finally agreed to Chen Yu to carry out appropriate activities.
Chapter completed!