Cesar Aspliquata ahead of Andy Robertson (Reuters)
In the shadow of owner Roman Abramovich’s dramatic announcement that he is handing Chelsea over to the club’s charity trustees, the European champions are trying to put the mess around and set another title this season as they play at Wembley Stadium against Liverpool in the English League Cup final.
After a bad period, the Blues have come back to themselves and hugely as they are already counting six consecutive victories in all settings including winning the Club World Cup after a 1: 2 final over Brazilian Palmeiras. The European champions also lifted the European Super Cup after beating Villarreal on penalties, and precisely in the shadow of the problems, Thomas Tuchel wants to put another trophy in the team’s closet, especially given the fact that a championship is unlikely to take place this season.
The one who is actually competing hard for the championship is Liverpool. Jürgen Klopp’s side are in a dream period that culminated in a resounding 0: 6 against Leeds last week. Liverpool have already counted 12 consecutive games without a loss and nine consecutive victories in all competitions when they are only six points away from Manchester City at the top, this time with a game in hand.
The two teams have already met twice this season as part of the Premier League. In the first meeting held at the end of August, they parted ways 1-1. Also in the second game held a little less than two months ago the two parted ways equally, only this time it was a particularly enjoyable 2: 2. By the way, Thiago Alcantara was supposed to start in the lineup, but was injured in the warm-up and was replaced by 11-man Nabi Keita.
