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Author: Ant who loves watching football

January 24, Emirates Stadium.

Chelsea challenges Arsenal away.

This London derby, the focus of the 23rd round of the Premier League, was not very exciting.

Since the second leg of the League Cup semi-final against Liverpool is about to begin in three days, Pan Yi, who aims to win seven crowns, will focus on the next game.

Therefore, Pan Yi sent out a rotation lineup mainly composed of young players in this game, and tried to stabilize his position in the away game to counterattack.

However, Arsenal's head coach Arsene Wenger was also very cautious when facing Pan Yi. The team also played very patiently and defended very tightly.

As a result, Chelsea continued to control the ball and rhythm.

However, the two sides still struggled more in the midfield, and also wasted many scoring opportunities.

Mbappe missed a single shot, and Abraham's close shot failed to help Chelsea break the deadlock.

On Arsenal's side, Giroud's overhead shot also hit the post and bounced out.

At the end of ninety minutes, the two sides ended in a goalless draw, and in the end it was a zero-to-zero draw.

Chelsea earned their fourth draw of the season.

This also gave Leicester City, which defeated Stoke City 3:0 this round, a chance to narrow the points gap by two points.

At the same time, because Arsenal, who were originally tied with them, only got 1 point, Leicester City can also occupy the second place.

However, because Chelsea's lead was too obvious, the two points they caught up still seemed too insignificant.

Pan Yi can still put more energy into the League Cup!

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January 27, Stamford Bridge Stadium.

In the second leg of the League Cup semi-finals, Chelsea faced Liverpool at home.

The atmosphere throughout the game was extremely intense.

Chelsea will fight for seven crowns and will not let up on all fronts;

As for Liverpool, although they have been catching up in the league, they are still far behind the top four in points. Therefore, Klopp, who has just arrived, also pays more attention to cup results, especially the League Cup, which has entered the semi-finals.

They only lost to Chelsea by one goal in the first round, so there is still a great chance of a comeback!

So Liverpool tried their best in this game.

The two sides played very fiercely in the first half, and Harry Kane and Firmino scored goals for their respective teams. The half-time tie was 1:1.

For most of the rest of the game, the two teams remained in a stalemate.

Chelsea had the advantage in passing and possession, but Liverpool's defense was very careful.

Pan Yi also made continuous substitutions in the second half, trying to create a threat.

When the game reached the 89th minute, the score was still one to one, and no one could break the opponent's goal.

However, due to the result of the first round, Chelsea had a psychological advantage at this time, so they began to no longer attack so fiercely, but recycled some formations to counterattack.

Liverpool, on the other hand, were more anxious. Under Klopp's command, they frequently pressed the front line to Chelsea's 30-meter area.

At this point Chelsea was able to counterattack comfortably.

After a Liverpool shot failed, Chelsea goalkeeper Martinez drove the ball into the frontcourt with a big kick, and Lukaku took the ball outside the top of the arc.

He first used his body to hold Henderson, then skillfully protected the ball with his left foot, and when Emre Can grabbed the ball, he chose to pass the ball into the penalty area.

Harry Kane had withdrawn from the front at this time, with his back to the goal, and used his body to support Lovren behind him. When facing Lukaku's pass, he chose to use the inside of his left foot to directly hit the ball.

Another pass.

After the ball was picked up by Harry Kane, it crossed Lovren and fell to the left side of the small penalty area behind the Liverpool defense.

At this time, Mbappe, who was substituted in the second half to play as a left winger, drove straight behind Lovren at great speed, grabbed the ball before it landed, and shot a volley with his left foot, directing the ball to the right side of the goal.

It hit the right side of the Liverpool goal.

"The ball is in!!!!!!"

"Chelsea! Another stunning goal from Chelsea! This goal can be said to have killed the game!"

"It's Mbappe again!"

"This 17-year-old French youngster received an assist from Harry Kane and scored the winning goal for Chelsea!"

"Two to one!"

"I have to say that Mbappe's performance recently has been really great. He has scored key goals in the game more than once!"

"It is said that Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid and other wealthy teams are paying attention to this young player. Especially Paris Saint-Germain, as Mbappe's homeland team, especially want to bring him back to France."

"But obviously, Pan Yi and Chelsea will not let him go. With such a star of hope in the team, the striker will have no worries in the next ten years!"

"Of course, this has to mention Pan Yi's discerning eye and bold hiring of people."

"If it were another coach, would he really dare to let this kid play in a big team like Chelsea when he is only 16 years old?"

"Pan Yi's use of Mbappe is obviously very thoughtful. In the final stage of the game, Mbappe's speed is often the key to changing the trend of the game and breaking the deadlock."

"At this time, his breakthrough or late penetration always leaves the opponent's defensive players at a loss as to what to do!"

"Now, we can congratulate Pan Yi and his Chelsea, they have reached the final of this season's League Cup!"

"Their opponent in the final will be... Manchester City!"

In another League Cup semi-final yesterday, Manchester City lost 1:2 to Everton away from home.

However, due to the 3:1 victory in the first round, Manchester City still eliminated Everton with a total score of 4:3 and successfully entered the final.

The League Cup final will be held at Wembley Stadium on February 29.

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On January 31, Chelsea challenged Milton Keynes away in the fourth round of the FA Cup.

Milton Keynes is a British Championship team, and its name sounds a bit unfamiliar. In fact, its predecessor was Wimbledon, the Premier League team known as the "Crazy Gang" back then.

Still can’t remember?

When Beckham scored a shocking half-time lob at Manchester United and became famous, the background team of that game was Wimbledon.

However, there is also a team in League Two called AFC Wimbledon. What is the situation?

In fact, the current AFC Wimbledon was founded by angry Wimbledon fans after the original Wimbledon (Milton Keynes) announced their move.

Yes, this is somewhat similar to the "United Manchester" formed by Manchester United fans after Glazer acquired Manchester United.

Milton Keynes and AFC Wimbledon, the hatred between these two teams is very subtle, and to a certain extent, it can be said to be one-way.

Milton Keynes fans don't hate AFC Wimbledon too much, but AFC Wimbledon fans regard Milton Keynes as their sworn enemy.

This has nothing to do with region, religion, or politics, but only with faith.

Nowadays, AFC Wimbledon is playing well in the English League Two and has great hope of entering the promotion play-offs;

Milton Keynes are not doing well in the Championship and are currently in the relegation zone.

Therefore, after being drawn against Chelsea in the FA Cup, they chose to lie flat.

1:5, this was the final score, and Chelsea easily entered the fifth round of the FA Cup, which is the top 16.

Interestingly, they drew Manchester City again in the round of 16 draw!

This means that Chelsea will face challenges from Manchester City in the League Cup and FA Cup!——

Before Christmas and the devilish schedule during the winter break, countless people sang sad songs about Chelsea, thinking that it would be difficult for this team to advance on multiple fronts because it was too difficult.

A game is played almost every three days, the league, Club World Cup, League Cup, and FA Cup come one after another, and the last 16 of the Champions League will soon follow.

Moreover, the opponents include Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United and other strong teams. Such a devilish schedule is almost life-threatening!

Some media bluntly believe that this is the most difficult schedule in the history of the Premier League!

Some media also said that if Pan Yi does not let go of his obsession with winning seven championships and does not make some choices in the game, the team will definitely be unable to withstand it and may even lead to a multi-line collapse.

But this period of time passed, and then everyone discovered that Chelsea survived!

The league, League Cup, and FA Cup were not compromised on any front, and they also successfully won the Club World Cup.

At this time, the tone of the media immediately changed.

Because a team that can survive such a difficult schedule is truly unstoppable!

Everyone said that it seems that Chelsea's dream of winning seven crowns is really possible!

However, another team associated with Pan Yi, York City, really stopped in the fourth round of the FA Cup this season.

They played against Arsenal away from home and lost with a score of 0:2.

Although they were eliminated, this team that caused many surprises in the League Cup and FA Cup this season still attracted the attention of many people.
To be continued...