FC Chelsea football trips were the “place to be” in Europe last week. After the temporary return of star coach José Mourinho with Benfica Lisbon for the Champions League match (1:0), came the last-minute victory against English champions FC Liverpool (2:1). The clash between the Conference League winner and the Premier League titleholder was our Match of the Week on October 4, 2025.
“That was unforgettable,” Chelsea assistant coach Willy Caballero celebrated after the 2:1 win over FC Liverpool in the fifth minute of stoppage time, “the atmosphere in this stadium gives us more, and it’s a shame we’re heading into the international break now.”
Yes, a real shame. Because right now, Chelsea is absolutely buzzing…
Chelsea vs Liverpool 2:1 in the 95th minute – this late winner sent the fans at Stamford Bridge wild... Photo: Imago Images / Offside Sports Photography Jaques Feeney
Chelsea vs Liverpool: Holy Moises, what a dream goal!
It was the 77th meeting between these two teams in this millennium, and after just 14 minutes, there was the first explosion of cheers at Stamford Bridge.
1:0 by Moises Caicedo from distance, right into the top corner – a dream goal.
Caicedo, a €116 million transfer from Brighton & Hove Albion in 2023, is just one of many high-profile signings at the Bridge since American owner Todd Boehly took charge. “People are talking about the sporting side of Chelsea again and not just about how much money we’ve spent in the past,” said Chelsea’s Italian coach Enzo Maresca before the match.
At champions FC Liverpool, who spent €480 million on squad upgrades over the summer, €125 million German international Florian Wirtz started on the bench. He came on after halftime for Conor Bradley.
Liverpool gave the “Blues” way too much space and looked especially disorganized at the back. The unmarked Argentine Alejandro Garnacho (38') could have sealed the game, but his 16-meter shot narrowly missed the LFC goal.
Earlier, Wirtz (46') had set up Mohamed Salah with a clever backheel, but the Egyptian, currently out of form like most of his teammates, missed from six meters out in a slightly right position. “The Pharaoh” simply had to score that…
The record signing with his first goal involvement for Liverpool
Alexander Isak, the €145 million record signing in Premier League history, brought in by Liverpool from Newcastle United, was booed at almost every touch. That’s Premier League football! But: In the 63rd minute, Isak seemed to calm the nerves of the “Reds.”
He set up the 1:1 by Cody Gakpo, laying the ball across the six-yard box for the Dutchman. It was the first Premier League assist for the Swede in a Liverpool shirt.
The final phase belonged again to Chelsea. First, former Dortmund player Jamie Gittens (84') tested Liverpool’s backup keeper Giorgi Mamardashvili with a diagonal shot. Then, Liverpool was lucky that Brazilian Estevao, who came on for Pedro Neto, was offside during an attacking move. Mamardashvili also deflected a second long-range shot from Caicedo with one hand over the crossbar (88').
No, London is not worth a football trip for Liverpool in 2025!
In short, Liverpool seemed to escape with a point and stop the negative trend after two defeats across competitions – 1:2 at Crystal Palace in the Premier League (reported by event-breaks.com) and 0:1 at Galatasaray Istanbul in the Champions League.
Deep into stoppage time, seven minutes were shown, European champion Marc Cucurella brought the ball in from the left, Estevao redirected it along the goal line to make it 2:1 – sending Stamford Bridge into total frenzy.
Enzo Maresca launched a massive celebration sprint, the kind I last saw at the Bridge ten years ago from a certain Jürgen Norbert Klopp…
It was the second last-minute defeat for Liverpool in London within a week, the first one being against Crystal Palace.
It was Liverpool’s fourth loss in London this calendar year, twice against Chelsea (0:3 as newly crowned champions) and twice against South London side Crystal Palace (Community Shield final, penalty shootout / 1:2 in the Premier League).
Afterwards, LFC captain Virgil van Dijk voiced what many in Liverpool had feared since the tragic death of Diogo Jota in July 2025. “This season will be tough,” said the Dutchman, “not just because of what’s happening on the pitch, but because of what happened off it.”
We all know what he meant by that…
Der Autor: Carsten Germann berichtet seit 2002 aus erster Hand über den englischen Fußball, u. a. für DIE WELT, BILD am SONNTAG und seit April 2021 auch als leitender Redakteur beim Portal Fussballdaten.de. Zudem gab er mit den Büchern Football’s home (2007) und Absolute Dynamite! (2010) zwei Sammelbände mit seinen Fußball-Reiseerlebnissen aus Großbritannien heraus. Für DIE FUSSBALLREISE schreibt er regelmäßig über den Insel-Kick.