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The Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, which can accommodate more than 80,000 fans, took on the task of hosting the final of this Premier League Cup while Wembley Stadium was under comprehensive renovation.

Liverpool VS Chelsea, this is a rare strong dialogue in recent years. After all, the League Cup is not as old as the FA Cup. Generally speaking, the League Cup is in an awkward situation, belonging to the status of being unloved by grandma and uncle.

It has no status, but it is the earliest cup competition every year, with many participating teams and often upsets.

If you want to say it has status, most Premier League teams will choose to use young players or substitutes in the team when participating in the League Cup, because no one is willing to spend too much energy on such a competition.

Especially those teams in the relegation or championship group are even more unwilling to make a big investment in the League Cup.

The relegation team cannot afford to waste manpower, and the championship group has no time to compete for such a trophy. After all, compared with the Champions League and the league, a mere League Cup is really not up to the standard, and it is not even as good as the FA Cup.

Most Premier League teams make such a choice, which often makes the League Cup a breeding ground for dark horses from lower-level leagues. There are often teams that emerge here, and sometimes you haven't even heard of their names.

But this year's League Cup finally got rid of such an embarrassing situation, because before the semi-finals, strong teams such as Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool did not fall behind, and the two strong teams that entered the finals were also two strong teams.

This is also due to the rise of Chelsea, because these blue beasts performed too fiercely in the league.

Manchester United and Arsenal were forced to move their positions, especially the FA Cup and League Cup, which they usually looked down upon, and became the honors they wanted to compete for. There is no way, who let Chelsea in the league.

It can be said that Ferguson and Wenger both want to win one or two such trophies to get through such a difficult time. After all, it is better to have a trophy than to have nothing in hand, at least it can calm the resentment of some fans.

Liverpool's idea may be simpler. Benítez is an outsider. He doesn't know much about the weight of the League Cup. As long as there is a chance to win, this Spanish bald man will not give up.

Especially when the league record is not good, the League Cup has become a life-saving magic weapon for Bald Benítez to get through the difficulties.

Liverpool stumbled into the finals all the way, but after entering the finals, Bald Benítez suddenly became much more courageous. Maybe he saw the possibility of winning the trophy, or Liverpool's victory in the Champions League gave him more courage. Even facing Chelsea, he dared to shout the slogan of winning the championship.

Unlike those teams that had to move their positions, Chelsea had a clear goal from the beginning of the season, or Mourinho's goal was very clear, he wanted to win all the games that could be won.

And Chelsea's super strong substitute lineup did become a guarantee for their success in the early stages of the League Cup.

Mourinho's only regret is that he failed to get one step closer in the FA Cup. Otherwise, this ambitious guy would have wanted to win all the honors in the Premier League at once. He not only wanted to win the league, but also the FA Cup and League Cup. Of course, the most important thing was the Champions League.

Perhaps because this was a rare big scene in the League Cup in recent years, there were many big figures visiting the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff this time, even the fat old man Blatter from FIFA came.

Chelsea's Russian owner Abramovich was sitting in the VIP seat at this moment, and sitting there with him were Hicks and Gillette, two American financiers who had recently acquired Liverpool at an increasingly fierce speed.

Of course, these two people would not be supported by Liverpool fans, because their acquisition behavior was resisted from beginning to end, but in front of the waving checks, the stubborn resistance of the Red Army fans seemed a little insignificant.

But Abramovich was greeted with applause from Chelsea fans after he sat down, because this Russian who spent a lot of money brought new life to Chelsea. Now they are not only about to win the league championship, but also have the opportunity to win the double championship.

If Mourinho can lead Chelsea to win the Champions League successfully, then Chelsea will replicate Manchester United's experience of winning the treble. This is like a dream for Chelsea fans who are eager for honor and have blue eyes. You know, just two years ago, they were still a team that could only wander in the lower reaches of the league.

But now they are about to touch the trophies of two championships. Is there anything more magical than this?

Chelsea fans know who brought them happiness. Although the Russian is a disgusting guy in the eyes of other club owners, he is a great chairman for Chelsea fans.

Abramovich didn't know how to describe his mood at this moment. Anyway, nearly 50,000 people were paying tribute to him. This feeling is indeed more refreshing than earning millions of pounds, especially when the applause rang out one after another.

Investing 180 million pounds in two years, although others may think that Abramovich is wasting money, in the eyes of the Russian himself, it is all worth it, especially the investments he made this summer.

Mourinho has proven his ability, and the players he brought from Porto have also played up to their worth, especially the little guy with black hair, who has simply become a star that has attracted the attention of the entire Europe. .

If a check can buy a championship, then Abramovich believes that his investment this season is worth it.

At least at this moment, he has enjoyed the joy of victory, and maybe ninety minutes later, he can enjoy the applause of the fans again, because the confident Russian never thinks that the winner of this game will be left aside.

Compared with these big shots, the celebrities sitting in the VIP seats at the scene were more dazzling, especially the wives of the two teams and the two little beauties who were obviously well-dressed, which attracted even more attention.

These two little guys really did what they said. Lin Yi asked Mendes to send the tickets to two people the day before. The two of them actually came, but their appearance once again murdered the reporters. Film.

There is no way, the scandal has not subsided, and now the two of them appear in the stands together. Even a fool knows who these two little girls are looking for. They can't be chasing Mourinho, right?

It is estimated that even if Lin Yi stood up with the two of them at this time and said, "There is really nothing between us.", not many people would believe it, because only the girlfriends of those players would appear on such occasions.

It's just that this time Lin Yi was able to take care of two little girls at the same time, which was somewhat beyond the expectations of many people.

But when the camera swept over Selina and Emma, ​​Lin Yi didn't look up at the big screen, but he knew that the two little witches were coming, but the decisive battle was about to begin, and he couldn't be distracted. Too many things.

Just like Mourinho said, this is the first trophy for Chelsea to dominate the Premier League and shock Europe.

There is no reason to let it go. No matter who stands in front of it now, he must kick it away with his feet! The championship belongs to Chelsea! No one can take it away!

Red Army VS Blue Army, this is a confrontation between fire and sea water.

Mourinho knew that there must be people from the Barcelona team watching the game in the stands, so he sent out all the main players without any reservation. Even Duff, who had just recovered from injury last week, was thrown onto the field.

"With Lin Yi as the core, Lampard and Drogba as the arrows, use your most powerful offense to defeat the opponent!"

Robben, Duff, Makelele, this time Chelsea has made it clear that they want to use the strongest lineup to win the championship.

Mourinho will not let any surprises occur in the process of winning the championship. Even if the lion attacks the rabbit, he will try his best.

Before the players walked out of the dressing room, Mourinho asked everyone to answer at the top of their lungs.

"Champions! We are champions! Chelsea will be champions!" When Chelsea's eleven beasts walked out of the locker room in a menacing manner, Liverpool's players could clearly feel the murderous intent of their opponents.

But just like Bebald himself said, now that they have reached the final, Liverpool will play this decisive battle with all their heart. They have lost to their opponents twice in a row in the league, and they do not want to have the same experience again.

"Listen to the fans singing "You'll Never Walk Alone". I believe you will never walk alone in the final. I and all the fans are behind you. This will be the night when Liverpool returns to its peak. !”

Although Benitez usually rarely says anything, at this moment, his few words before the start of the game also aroused the roar of the players, especially Gerrard, who was aiming to win the championship. It was the leader who roared.

Dudek, Finnan, Carragher, Hyypia, Traore, Luis Garcia, Gerrard, Hamann, Riise, Kewell, Morientes, Benitez again this time He chose to fight with the entire main lineup.

"Good luck to you." Before the game, Mourinho and Benitez greeted each other with this sentence at the same time when they met. Of course, these two people who never like to see each other must not be able to Really bless each other.

Let’s see who has the best luck at the end of the ninety-minute game. Anyway, there is only one final winner.

When Welsh soprano Catherine Jenkins finished her national anthem, the decisive battle officially began. The referee's whistle pushed the atmosphere of the game to its peak almost instantly.

When red and blue filled the green turf, the decisive battle of the League Cup had already begun. . .

There is only one winner. On this night, whose feet can be the master?

Please wait and see. . .