Liverpool took a day off and then began preparing for the FA Cup final and the Champions League final.

A week later, the last round of the league became Liverpool's training match. All the main players were in the stands. The substitutes were fully armed and fought with Tottenham. Although they lost the game 0:2, Liverpool players didn't care. At the end of the game, they immediately took off their jerseys and ran to the stands to celebrate their winning of the Premier League.

Next, the belated award ceremony was held, with captain Gerald and Chen Yu holding up the championship trophy together, and then the players raised their glasses to celebrate. The celebration ceremony at Tottenham White Hart Lane Stadium lasted for only more than half an hour, and then the players took a car back to Liverpool and started the championship parade.

The tour starts at Anfield, circles Liverpool City for a week before returning to Anfield Stadium to interact with the fans.

The tour took place overnight and it was not over until four in the morning.

The next day, major media once again celebrated Liverpool's championship and summarized the Premier League's matches this season. The champions were Liverpool, runner-up Manchester United, Chelsea third, Arsenal fourth, and the relegated teams were Derby County, Birmingham and Reading.

In the end, almost all major media agreed that Liverpool has ushered in a new era. If they can win the FA Cup and the Champions League in a week, it is not an exaggeration to call Liverpool a dynasty now.

Liverpool dare not spend too long to celebrate the league championship. For other teams, the season is over and they can go on vacation, but Liverpool's task is still very heavy. They have to continue preparing for the FA Cup final with Portsmouth and the Champions League final with Manchester United.

The opponent in the FA Cup final is Portsmouth, ranked eighth in the Premier League. In terms of strength alone, Portsmouth is incomparable to Liverpool, but Portsmouth only has this key game this season, and they can attack and defend without any scruples. Liverpool has a more important Champions League final four days later. They cannot play such a FA Cup game like Portsmouth. One goes all out and the other is concerned. Who will win in the end is unpredictable.

The 12-day rest time flashed by. On these days, Chen Yu, apart from two interviews and filmed two commercials, spent all his energy on training. He wanted to win the triple crown for Liverpool. In addition to honors, this is also his reward for Liverpool's help to him last season. After winning the triple crown, at the end of this season, he has a clear conscience whether he leaves or stays.

At 2 p.m. on May 17, the FA Cup final between Liverpool and Portsmouth kicked off at New Wembley.

Although the Champions League final will be the Champions League final four days later, the FA Cup is the oldest event in England and has a great influence in the minds of fans. Liverpool does not want to give up. In addition, before the Champions League final, they are still against a weak team like Portsmouth. If the FA Cup championship is lost, it will be a big blow to morale and confidence.

Therefore, Liverpool also made all the main players in this game, hoping to win the lead and then replace the main players with a rest after gaining the advantage.

Not to mention Portsmouth, the last time they won the FA Cup championship was 69 years ago, which was also the only FA Cup championship they won. Now they are entering the FA Cup finals again, and every Portsmouth player wants to taste the championship again.

Although they are full of desire for the championship, Portsmouth has a clear understanding of reality. They know that the gap between strength and Liverpool is huge, so in this game, they have a conservative 451 lineup: No. 1 England old goalkeeper James is in charge, and the four defenders are: No. 5 Glenn Johnson, No. 23 Campbell, No. 15 Distin, and No. 7 Hladeson. These four people on the defense line are a bit old and not as good as they were back then, but their experience is very rich. After compressing the defensive space, their advantages will be more exerted, while their disadvantages will be hidden a lot.

The five midfielders are: No. 17 Utaka, No. 6 L Diyala, No. 30 Mendes, No. 19 Kranica, and No. 11 Montari; England players are best at the 442 formation, so Redknapp did not change the number of people on the back line, but added one more player in the midfield.

Redknapp attached great importance to defense, but he also knew that it was impossible to defend without counterattack, so he was on the forward line with No. 27 Kanu, who had strong personal abilities. In this game, Kanu had a heavy task. He had to bear the responsibility for scoring goals, but also responsible for receiving and organizing the frontcourt.

After the players on both sides appeared, they tied the red and blue ribbons representing the team on their arms, then exchanged the team flags and logos, took photos, and picked the side. After that, Liverpool kicked off first and launched a fierce attack on Portsmouth. They hoped to lock in the victory early so that they could replace the core and rest, and win the FA Cup with the lowest value at the lowest price.

Liverpool knew Portsmouth would definitely work hard, but after the game began, they truly felt how strong the grassroots team's desire for championships was.

Liverpool played in a 442 formation in this game. The forwards lined up the partners of Chen Yu and Kuyt. This is a typical balanced formation with four midfielders Gerald, Mascherano, Alonso, and Benayon. They are speed, strength, skills and vision. Logically speaking, there should be no problem dealing with Portsmouth, but because Portsmouth lined up five midfielders today and there are four defenders behind them, the New Wembley stadium is also considered large, but 9 big men are defending and running hard, so the space is very small, and the offense is impossible to score at all.

Benitez watched for about ten minutes on the sidelines, and then walked back to the coach's seat angrily. He was so frustrated that he was erecting a bus. But he didn't foul on the bus. Benitez had nothing to say and could only get angry.

Facing Portsmouth's intensive defense, Chen Yu and Kuyt had no room to take the ball to make moves. Chen Yu was a little better. He was fast and could still bring two feet. With a chance to get a free kick, Kuyt almost became a wooden stake. He couldn't get the ball, and he couldn't hold the ball even after receiving it. He didn't have room to pass or shoot, which was similar to the decoration.

Liverpool's midfielder was unable to break through the iron wall of Portsmouth's middle, so he had to seek a breakthrough on the wing and look for an opportunity to score from the cross from the wing.

Liverpool's heading ability is only at the mid-level in the Premier League. Portsmouth's defensive heading ability is not weak, and there are many people. Liverpool passed the ball from the side and couldn't grab the landing point in the middle, which poses little threat to Portsmouth's goal.

Liverpool's offense was blocked and could only play around the periphery of Portsmouth. Portsmouth placed heavy troops on defense, and the troops invested in the offense were too high to get a few opportunities to counterattack.

After fifteen minutes of the first half, both sides did not shoot at once, which made the fans, reporters and coaches shake their heads and think that the game was so boring.

The commentator of Sky Sports said depressedly: "Although the unknown game has always been in history, it is rare to play so badly. No wonder the attendance rate of Wembley Stadium, which can accommodate 90,000 people, is only 70%. If Liverpool had not reached the final, but Cardiff City, it would have been estimated that the number of people was less than half."

After 30 minutes, although Liverpool still could not break Portsmouth's iron barrel formation, they still gained some opportunities through continuous siege.

In the 33rd minute of the game, Riser and Benayon cooperated on the side, and Benayon passed the cross to the front of the penalty area. Chen Yu shot in the golden hook with his back to the goal, and the ball was above the crossbar.

In the 37th minute of the game, Chen Yu pulled the edge and broke through the bottom line to the front of the goal. Gerald inserted the shovel and shot in the back row. He shoveled the ball into the arms of goalkeeper James.

In addition to these two extremely threatening shots, Liverpool also had a long shot and a header in the first half, while Portsmouth did not shoot, but Kanu had a chance to counterattack. He dribbled the ball and hit the penalty area, but was one step late when the shot was shot and was destroyed by Carragher who was chasing back.

At the end of the first half, the score was 0:0, Liverpool had only four shots and two shots, and Portsmouth had no shots.

Such a game will definitely not satisfy Liverpool fans, but Portsmouth fans are very satisfied. In the first half, they only gave Liverpool four shots and did not concede the ball. It is definitely worth pride to play like this with the Premier League new champion. As long as they still play at this level in the second half, they have hope to drag the game into a penalty shootout, and everything will be possible at that time.

After the halftime break, Benitez was dissatisfied with the content of the game and took the lead in making substitution adjustments. Babel came on the court and replaced Benardon, who was skilled but not strong in the fight, allowing Babel to play hand in hand with Portsmouth.

Benitez got angry in the locker room. After the start of the second half, Liverpool played more aggressively than in the first half and pressed more fiercely. It was mainly because it was beneficial to press H in Portsmouth's offensive third zone, but it also had disadvantages. It was easy to kick people in the clearance.

At the beginning of the second half, Liverpool used pressing to get a shot. This was Campbell's big kick-off mistake. The ball hit his teammate and bounced to Kuyt's feet. Kuyt pulled his foot and shot, and the ball missed the post.

Five minutes later, Babel also got a chance to shoot, but Qiu reflected the bottom line.

Liverpool scored two shots within ten minutes, which made Portsmouth's coach Redknapp very worried. If this continues, if the ball falls under the feet of a master like Chen Yu and Gerald, he might score a goal. He quickly came to the sidelines and waved his hand to let the players forward, push the battlefield into the middle circle, so as not to let Liverpool get a chance to steal at the front of the penalty area.

All tactics have pros and cons. Portsmouth forced Liverpool out of the third zone of the offensive, so there was no need to worry about Liverpool launching a counterattack after stealing at the front of the penalty area, but they gave Chen Yu and Kuyt more room to move in the backcourt.

There is not much problem giving Kuyt some space, but giving Chen Yu space is too dangerous.

In the 66th minute of the game, Liverpool midfielder Alonso made a long pass to Chen Yu. Chen Yu stopped the ball and picked the ball past his head without waiting for the ball to land. Then he quickly turned around and threw away Montaly who was guarding him. At this time, Kuyt ran out of the open position and quickly reached for the ball, but Chen Yu did not pass the ball. He volleyed sideways from 28 meters without waiting for the ball to land.

This was definitely a cold shot. Goalkeeper James could not have expected Chen Yu to volley at that position. And Kuyt was in a very favorable position at that time. If Chen Badminton passed the ball over, Kuyt would have a chance to shoot, so James' attention was also attracted a lot. Unexpectedly, Chen Yu ignored Kuyt and chose an unreasonable hard shot.

Under normal circumstances, although James is old, there is no problem with the shot that is not too tricky at the angle of the kick, but he is slow to react when he gets off. He can't catch the ball even if he flies to save it. The ball roars into the net, and Chen Yu's cold shot helps Liverpool break through Portsmouth's goal.

1:0

Liverpool took the lead.

The Liverpool fans at the scene finally got happy, shaking flags and slapping chairs one by one, cheering and shaking the world, and finally suppressing the Portsmouth fans who were always there.

After Liverpool scored, Benitez finally felt relieved. For a team like Portsmouth, the most feared thing is not to score goals or score goals late. When their morale and confidence rise, it will be too difficult to suppress them. To keep their morale down and then stabilize the rhythm and fight back a few times, Portsmouth will be completely out of the blue.

Liverpool players also felt that the game would be easier after the lead, so they narrowed their formation and prepared to fight Portsmouth's counterattack.

However, Liverpool coaches underestimated Portsmouth's desire for victory and championship. After Liverpool recovered, Portsmouth pressed the whole line and bombed Liverpool indiscriminately.

After falling behind, Portsmouth's players also took the initiative. The moves were very big, and many of them were hurtful. Liverpool still had to play in the Champions League final. If they dared to fight Portsmouth, almost half of the goals were snatched away by Portsmouth, and most of the chances of breaking through were given up. After a while, Liverpool really fell into a disadvantage in the game and could hardly find a chance to counterattack. They could only guard their own half and be beaten passively.

Although Portsmouth has the upper hand and has gained a lot of shooting opportunities, their forwards have poor ability to seize opportunities, and Liverpool's defense is one of the best in the Premier League. Portsmouth attacked for 20 minutes and changed three players, but still could not knock on Liverpool's goal.
Chapter completed!