Chapter 282 Strong Rebound

The end of the international match day in November means that all the international match days in 2017 have ended. The 32 teams including the host of the 2018 Russia World Cup have been decided, and the World Cup group stage draw ceremony is scheduled for the first of next month, at the Kremlin Concert Hall in Moscow.

Li Qing can't care so much about the draw, that is FIFA's business. After the international match day, all his thoughts are on the devil's schedule that is about to begin.

43 days and 14 games!

If the Champions League fails to qualify in advance, then 43 days and 14 games will definitely drag down Liverpool, whose bench depth is not particularly thick.

Liverpool has four games left in November, namely the home game against Southampton in the league, the away game against Qarabag in the Champions League, the home game against Chelsea in the league, and the away game against Stoke City in the league.

From the overall strength of the team, it will be a bit difficult to play against Chelsea at home.

Of course, Klopp will not underestimate any opponent.

In the league match against Southampton at home, the main players were all out. With Li Qing's two shots and one assist, Liverpool beat Southampton 3:0 at home.

Since Liverpool has already won the first place in the group in the Champions League group stage, there is no need to divert attention from the Champions League. Li Qing, Mane, Wijnaldum and Van Dijk, who participated in the international match day, did not even go to Azerbaijan. After all, the next weekend league will be at home against Chelsea, who are trying to rebound strongly.

Chelsea's performance at the beginning of this season was affected by the contradictions of the coach, and the whole team was in a slump, but Chelsea has recently shown signs of rebounding. Since losing to Crystal Palace 1:2 away, it has won four consecutive victories, including a 1:0 victory over Manchester United to stabilize the morale of the army.

Facing such a tough team, Klopp must be careful.

Although Liverpool played with a half-main lineup, they still defeated Qarabag 2:0 and won five consecutive victories in the Champions League group.

Liverpool is leading Group C with 15 points. Atletico Madrid beat Roma at home, but whether they can qualify depends on the last round, because they unexpectedly drew with Qarabagh in the back-to-back group matches of the 3rd and 4th rounds, which resulted in a reversal of the ranking and a two-point lead after defeating Roma.

According to the same points rule of the Champions League group stage, the side with the better record has the qualification to qualify, which means that Atletico Madrid, which is two points ahead of Roma, only needs to get one point in the last round to ensure the group qualification.

But the question is whether Atletico Madrid can draw with Liverpool at Anfield!

Roma will face Qarabagh at home in the last round, one for the Champions League qualification and the other for the Europa League seat, but the gap in strength between them is quite obvious. It is a bit difficult for Qarabagh to beat Roma at the Olympic Stadium in Rome.

Therefore, the Spanish media believes that Atletico Madrid must fight Liverpool away in the last round, even if they cannot win, they must draw.

The fifth round of the 2017-2018 UEFA Champions League group stage has been completed, and the qualifying places for each group have basically been settled, but the final sixteen will have to wait until the end of the sixth round.

The entire Liverpool team has long focused on the domestic field, preparing for the red and blue battle against Chelsea at home.

At the beginning of this season, the two teams had a direct confrontation in the Community Shield. After 90 minutes of fierce battle, Liverpool finally defeated Chelsea 4:1 with Li Qing's 3 goals and 1 assist. Therefore, Liverpool fans are full of confidence and believe that the team they support will most likely beat the visiting Chelsea at Anfield.

Chelsea, which has won four consecutive victories, rebounded strongly. Head coach Conte accepted an interview with the media and said that his team will definitely take away a victory at Anfield!

In the face of Conte's winning statement, Liverpool coach Klopp did not make any comments, but just said lightly at the routine press conference before the game: "The results of the game are there. Anyone can make tough remarks before the game, but we disdain to do so, because only those weak and frightened people will be eager to announce victory before the game starts."

Klopp did not name names, but anyone with a little thinking ability can hear that this is tit-for-tat.

Li Qing and Hazard are currently the best players in Liverpool and Chelsea. They naturally became the objects of comparison by the media and fans before the game. Li Qing's data in all aspects are overwhelming, which is very useful, and he even feels a little proud.

Hazard, who has been famous for a long time, is very unhappy, but he can't do anything about it. If he talks nonsense, he may be slapped in the face, and if he doesn't talk nonsense, he will be said to be a coward by the media.

It's so hard for me!

Hazard did not respond on the day of the game, but Diego Costa, who was hidden in the snow, made a harsh statement on Instagram: "In the red-blue battle, without me, they will lose!"

Chelsea fans were very unhappy with Diego Costa's remarks and started to curse. Liverpool fans felt that Diego Costa, a beautiful man, was adorable at this time, and they all gave likes and praises.

The league match between Liverpool and Chelsea at home was held in the middle of the 13th round of the league, but in order to ensure the pure attention of this game, no Premier League game kicked off at the same time.

At 4:30 pm local time in Great Britain, there was still an hour before the game started. Anfield Stadium was already full, and the loud song "You'll Never Walk Alone" surrounded the entire stadium.

The Liverpool players who entered the field for warm-up felt a surge of blood and high morale, and they couldn't wait for the game to start.

Chelsea was affected by the contradictions between the head coach at the beginning of this season, and its performance was much worse than in previous years. However, after a period of recovery, it has returned to fourth place, only one point away from third place Manchester United.

Perhaps defeating Liverpool will not make them move up in the rankings, but it is certain that Chelsea will achieve a lot this season!

At this time, Chelsea head coach Conte got Liverpool's starting lineup, goalkeeper Mignolet, defenders Robertson, Van Dijk, Matip and Arnold, midfielders Milner, Wijnaldum and Henderson, forwards Mane, Firmino and Li Qing.

This starting lineup is not much different from what he expected before the game, so only corresponding adjustments need to be made for individual players.

Liverpool head coach Klopp also took Chelsea's starting lineup, looking at the starting lineup that was almost exactly the same as what he expected before the game, and it was basically determined that this game could be won.

In the frontcourt, except for Morata and Hazard who are pure offensive players, the five players in the midfield are all offensive and defensive.

Bakayoko and Kante are pure defensive players. Derek Watt has not been able to find the championship-winning form in Leicester City after joining Chelsea. It is difficult to activate Chelsea's offense. It is equivalent to saying that Conte's victory before the game was a smokescreen, and getting a draw away from home is his real idea!

Want to retreat at Anfield?

Let's see if Li Tong agrees!