Jürgen Klopp and his teammates came to Stamford Bridge and made it clear to the Blues that despite the big acquisition this summer and the desire to stick to the top of the Premier League, the gaps between the teams are still big • Mana scored a quick double (50, 54) • Christiansen was sent off (45 + 1)
Mana in frenzy.
Last season's player continues on his own
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Liverpool players celebrate with Mana, tonight
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Christiansen and Georginio are desperate, tonight in London
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Chelsea's note activity in the transfer window has hinted that Frank Lampard's Blues are aiming to take part in the Premier League championships this season.
It may yet happen, you never know, but right now Chelsea are still the team they used to be and less the team they want to be.
Tonight (Saturday), against Liverpool at Sampford Bridge, the new face in the squad again was just that of Timo Werner and Kai Haberz.
Ben Chillwell, Hakim Zeich and Thiago Silva are still unfit, Edward Mendy has not yet officially signed, and when the same defense is defended and the goalkeeper the same goalkeeper, it is far from enough in front of the new English champions.
Until the 41st minute, Chelsea still managed to stand firm against Jürgen Klopp's team, but then Sadio Mana came into action and knocked her off her feet.
First he went for a huge run that ended in a failure by Andreas Christensen who was sent off in a direct red, then the Senegalese finished a great team attack with an accurate shot that made it 0-1 and in the 54th minute he arranged for the Chelsea goalkeeper another low moment when he snatched a pass from the Spaniard inside a wavy wave. Inside the other.
Thiago Alcantara came in at the break for the debut and 20 minutes later tripped Werner in the box, but Allison, unlike the goalkeeper on the other side, proved once again that he was worth every penny when he deflected Giorgini's penalty.
Liverpool have maintained a perfect balance with a 0-2 win that most of all makes it clear to Chelsea that it takes time to build a winning team.