Chapter 1346: Chapter 395: War God Descends Upon Stamford Bridge

“Yes, Cech got injured during training, and today Chelsea’s third goalkeeper Hilario will start, having played 15 times over three seasons with the club.”

“Chelsea’s full-back combination is very strong offensively, but Ramos, who had many assists last season, has only assisted once so far this season.”

“A problem Chelsea has encountered this season is creating many chances but lacking finishing ability. It’s obvious that Huang Kaiwen’s absence has significantly reduced the efficiency of Chelsea’s attacking line.”

Bale stood on the field feeling a bit nervous.

He didn’t even know why.

Mourinho definitely used him to replace Ashley Cole.

Although currently, both of them have similar opportunities.

But he clearly felt Mourinho’s expectations for him.

Ashley Cole is currently the world’s number one full-back!

Today’s match is the first time he’s playing alongside Huang Kaiwen.

He hadn’t even had the chance to face him as an opponent before.

This made him even more excited.

He also wanted to see if he and Huang Kaiwen could create chemistry on the left wing.

During this time, Huang Kaiwen hadn’t returned to Chelsea, but Bale had learned some things through the influence and teaching of his teammates.

If he couldn’t cooperate well with Huang Kaiwen, then regardless of Mourinho’s expectations, he wouldn’t be able to secure a starting position at Chelsea.

At 4 PM, the main referee Martin Atkinson blew the whistle to start the match.

Liverpool kicked off first.

With Xabi Alonso leaving, Liverpool had begun organizing from the front instead of the back.

The importance of Gerrard in the attacking midfielder/central midfielder position was forced to increase significantly, assuming the unfamiliar role of the organizing core.

Having only one point of organization is too easy to target.

As soon as the match started, Huang Kaiwen was already sprinting.

After intercepting Park Ji-sung at the end of last season, his concern over stamina disappeared.

At this moment, it’s time to bully the opponent well.

Bati’s speed isn’t particularly fast, but his explosiveness is decent.

However, with Huang Kaiwen’s talent, his speed isn’t considered slow.

As soon as Gerrard took possession, Huang Kaiwen and Drogba charged up together.

In this situation, Gerrard could only choose to pass back.

Huntelaar was also running tirelessly.

The front-line trident pressed hard in the opponent’s half, triggering cheers throughout Stamford Bridge.

This is the scene they wanted to see.

Liverpool players passed the ball back all the way.

Feeling the pressure from Chelsea, Carragher passed directly back to Reina.

After the pass, he also took care to protect the goal, deliberately moving his body to block and prevent Drogba from breaking into the penalty area at the first opportunity.

In the box, Reina stopped the ball with his right foot and launched a long kick to clear it.

The ball flew quickly towards Chelsea’s half.

In the front, Liverpool’s disadvantage in confrontation was very evident.

The ball headed straight to the front of Chelsea’s penalty area, where Benayoun, in the forward position, was inferior in height and jump to Carvalho.

Carvalho easily headed the ball forward in front of him.

Gerrard rushed to press Essien.

Essien immediately made a cross pass.

Earlier, Reina’s long kick left Liverpool pressed further forward.

Ballack had already thought about what to do upon receiving the ball.

He received the pass and immediately made a long pass to the front.

The ball also headed straight to the front of Liverpool’s defense.

Carragher was already flustered.

Because somehow Huang Kaiwen had appeared in front of him.

Facing Huang Kaiwen, he didn’t even have a height advantage, so with such an incoming ball, he could only grasp the timing.

Time the jump perfectly.

Keeping his eyes on the ball flying towards the vicinity of the penalty area, Carragher tensed his legs, ready to jump at any moment.

As long as he mastered the opportunity, a 2 cm height difference was not a problem.

But just as the ball started to fall, Huang Kaiwen jumped directly.

Wide-eyed, Carragher couldn’t understand why Huang Kaiwen did that.

Jumping too early would lead to missing the header, wouldn’t it?

But Huang Kaiwen’s hang time was longer than he expected.

Pop—

The ball descended and hit Huang Kaiwen’s head as Carragher didn’t even jump.

The ball was already behind Carragher.

After landing, Huang Kaiwen immediately sprinted towards the ball.

Scurrying forward, Skrtel charged at the ball from his advanced position.

When the ball bounced up for the first time, Huang Kaiwen stepped in with his left foot, pushing the ball into the penalty area.

Unable to reach the ball, Skrtel could only continue chasing back.

The two of them almost simultaneously arrived in the penalty area, with Huang Kaiwen using his left foot to reach the left side of the ball. In this situation, Skrtel dared not attempt a tackle recklessly, for fear of conceding a penalty.

In front of the goal, Reina had already moved towards the right post, ready to block Huang Kaiwen’s shot.

Skrtel thought about stepping forward to block the shot path.

But Huang Kaiwen quickly swung his right leg, connecting powerfully with the back of the ball.

Stamford Bridge held its breath in anticipation.

Bang—

Combining strength and speed, the ball flew past Reina, heading straight to the left side of the goal, nestling in the net just below the left corner of the crossbar.

Roar—

“Saint Kevin!”

“Saint Kevin!”

“Saint Kevin!”

Almost instantaneously.

Chelsea’s entire formation surged forward with more attacking impact than before.

Like a mighty blue torrent rushing towards the front.

Although slightly nervous, Gareth Bale ran without slowing down.

Bale’s mouth curled into a proud smile.

He had watched Chelsea’s matches while at Tottenham.

He never feared anyone in terms of sprinting speed.

However.

Once he reached the front.

He realized that fellow full-back Ramos had overtaken him.

“Kevin!!!”

“Kevin Goal!”

“This is Kevin’s first goal after his return. In just over a minute after the start, he has outplayed two Liverpool defenders, successfully sending the ball into the net.”