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Played 45 minutes, owed a penalty, scored three points: Thiago
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The scene of the game:
Just before the break, Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson made the game quick.
He passed the ball to Jordan Henderson, who saw the starting Sadio Mané and served with a long stroke.
The attacker escaped Chelsea defender Andreas Christensen, who only knew how to help the hurrying attacker with a clamp grip.
Referee Paul Tierney first showed yellow, but corrected himself according to the video images: Red for the Dane.
The former Gladbach player had changed the arithmetic of the game with his wrestling insert.
To the decisive disadvantage of his team.
The result:
Liverpool FC won 2-0 (0-0) at Chelsea on the second day of the Premier League.
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The first half
: Chelsea tried to keep the champions away from their own goal, Liverpool's request was to prevent the fast Timo Werner from getting behind their back four.
Since both went very well, the game was intense, but also poor.
It took a stray from Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa to give Mohamed Salah an opportunity, Christensen cleared just before the goal line after just under fifteen minutes.
In the 32nd minute Werner put a ball just past the Reds goal to the right.
Havertz on the lookout: At the start of the
season in Brighton, ex-Leverkusen-based Kai Havertz had at best shown an inconspicuous performance.
The first half against Liverpool was better, but the 21-year-old, who was called up as the central offensive man, failed to make a decisive action against Virgil van Dijk.
Since his coach Frank Lampard next man Mason Mount believed the better pressing game, Havertz had to stay in the dressing room after being sent off at half-time.
For him came Fikayo Tomori.
Thiago nothing, then a lot:
distraction artist Jürgen Klopp was amused when asked about a starting eleven of the newly signed Thiago.
That is out of the question, he only had one or two training sessions at his new club.
That sounded like waiting, like building up, like the distant future - three quarters of an hour later Thiago started in the second half for Henderson.
And in this he brought 75 passes to the teammate - more than any Chelsea professional in 90 minutes.
Typically Thiago.
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Timo Werner was the most noticeable offensive player in the Blues
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The second half:
how long would Chelsea be able to keep the 0-0 outnumbered?
Well, less than five minutes.
Roberto Firmino played a formidable one-two with Salah on the right edge of the box and then crossed precisely into the middle, where Mané put the header into the left corner (50th minute).
Four minutes later, Mané increased it to 2-0 - Kepa in the Chelsea goal had played the ball straight into his foot.
The otherwise so sure penalty taker Jorginho missed the chance of the next goal.
He failed in the 75th minute with a penalty to Alisson.
Previously, Thiago had brought Werner down with a light touch.
The German international striker had already pulled out a penalty in the first game of the season.
Farewell mistake:
Spaniard Kepa never got rid of the backpack of the world's most expensive goalkeeper at Chelsea.
His mistake at 0: 2 should confirm the decision of those responsible that a new number one is needed for higher ambitions.
This seems to have already been found: Édouard Mendy from Stade Rennes is to replace the 80 million man Kepa.
Werner evades:
Chelsea coach has numerous options on the offensive.
Not only in terms of personnel, but also position-related.
So Werner moved against Liverpool from the attack center on the left wing.
While his strike partner remained pale, all dangerous offensive actions of the Blues ran over the 31-time national player, who acted in a two-man storm next to Mount in the second half.
In contrast to Havertz, the 24-year-old seems to have already arrived in London.
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