Liverpool more leader than ever after beating Chelsea

By Hector Cantu

The red team achieved its seventh victory of the season

He <a href="https://www.archysport.com/2022/01/tottenham-chelsea-0-1-emergency-doctor-use-in-the-final-antonio-rudiger-with-back-goal-football/" title="Tottenham – Chelsea 0: 1: emergency doctor use in the final, Antonio Rüdiger with back goal – football”>Liverpool managed to remain as leader in the Premier League after beating Chelsea 2-1 in one of the most complicated matches of the red calendar.

The Reds once again showed the muscle that has them at the top of English football, consolidated with good performance and effectiveness in attack, two conditions that Chelsea never knew how to dismantle.

Mohamed Salah was in charge of putting the local team ahead with a good charge from the penalty spot. With the advantage in their favor, Liverpool had the ability to control the attacks of the blue team that they constantly sought, until the end of the gamethe rival goal.

Nicolas Jackson achieved parity in the first minutes of the second half, however, Liverpool had an instant reaction that allowed them to control the pace of the game until the final whistle.

Curtis Jones was in charge of erasing the London team’s smile just three minutes after they achieved the equalizer.

Luis Díaz once again had a tremendous performance and to a large extent his constant attacks and his vision of the game were close to becoming the red team’s third goal.

In the final minutes the game went back and forth. Chelsea had opportunities to tie, as did Liverpool to increase their lead against the constants. complaints from coach Arne Slot.

With the three units added, The Reds reached 21 points, one more than their closest pursuer, Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City.

The defeat, for Chelsea, meant relegation to seventh position in the general classification, leaving them out of European competitions for now.