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Chapter 252 The right choice
This corner kick attack did not create any threat.

Ter Stegen strikes.

He used both hands to take the ball off Matip's head.

In the defense of high balls.

The goalkeeper's air defense ability is more advantageous than that of the attacking side.

After all, he can use his hands.

and so.

after that.

Some teams specialize in corner kick tactics.

He figured out a set of marginal strategies on "how to stop the goalkeeper from attacking" and scored goals repeatedly.

But Liverpool can't use this method now.

Because now the goalkeeper is absolutely protected in the small penalty area.

You go to the position where Carmen will be.

It's easy to call a foul on the goalkeeper.

Ter Stegen pressed the ball under him.

He waited until all the players were out of the penalty area before he reluctantly stood up.

Look back three times every step and hit the ball every two steps.

You can tell from his body movements.

The Barcelona players are very relaxed now.

They are not in a hurry either.

Don't rush to attack.

In fact it is.

The football was sent out.

Barcelona started to possess the ball, which is what they are good at.

The ball is passed back and forth, and every kick is a safe ball. There will never be any risky passes.

When passing the ball in Barcelona.

The whole of Anfield was filled with deafening boos.

The eardrums of people in the stadium were buzzing with the boos.

At this decibel level.

Many people's heartbeats will involuntarily speed up.

Liverpool fans naturally don't want to see such a situation.

But this choice is normal.

Barcelona had a huge lead and they had every reason to do so.

Liverpool players quickly pressed forward and pressed high.

In the end, Umtiti was forced to kick the ball away.

The ball went out of bounds.

The ball returned to Liverpool.

After Liverpool got the ball.

That competition will be a completely different style.

They immediately passed the ball forward continuously.

Rush and hit hard.

Try to pass the ball to the most dangerous area as quickly as possible.

their purpose.

Just do it as quickly as possible.

Complete the goal!

If Liverpool could have scored a goal at the beginning of the first half.

The situation they face will be much better.

The fifth minute of the game.

Liverpool organized an attack again.

Full-back Moreno on the left tried to pass the ball long to find Yangguang in the center position.

But his long pass went awry.

The football was a little lower.

Full-back Semedo returns to the middle.

He doesn't need to jump to head the ball away.

Yangguang was initially somewhat dissatisfied with this long pass.

But he jumped when he saw Semedo heading for the ball.

At the same time, his eyes looked at Busquets diagonally behind him.

At this moment.

Yangguang immediately predicted the other party's thoughts.

He was planning to jump and head the ball to Busquets.

So that Busquets can launch a counterattack with the ball.

After making this prediction.

Sunshine starts quickly.

When Semedo passed the ball to Busquets.

He appeared on the line, stretched out his foot, and the instep of his foot acted like a magnet, sucking the ball back.

"Semedo heads the ball to Yang!!"

There was an exclamation from the commentary booth.

The cheers at Anfield were like thunder.

Busquets, who was originally planning to catch the ball, watched the ball being taken away by the sun.

He immediately pounced on him, intending to kill Yangguang before he could gain a firm foothold.

But after Yangguang hooked the ball back, he swung his ankle before the ball hit the ground.

The football flew into the air again.

It flew over Busquets' head.

at the same time.

The sun turned around.

Just managed to avoid Busquets who was rushing towards him.

Busquets stretched out his hand and only grabbed air.

"Positive"

to the exclamations of the commentators.

The cheers throughout Anfield reached a new level.

The football fell from the air, and Yangguang just turned around, stepped forward with his left foot, and started to run and adjust his pace.

this posture.

You can tell at first glance that he’s going to shoot!
That's exactly what happened.

There is no Liverpool player in front now.

It is impossible for Yang to pass the ball forward, and it is even more impossible for him to pass the ball back after passing Busquets, wasting the opportunity to attack.

so.
He had already figured out what to do!

Amidst cheers.

He took three steps to run.

Stand firm and step out.

He swung his right foot up.

The muscles of the body are tense, like a drawn bow.

next moment.

The instep of his tense right foot fell from the air and hit the middle of the football hard.

boom!
Pique, who came up to block, only felt a gust of wind passing over his scalp.

His carefully groomed hairstyle was turned into a middle part.

Ter Stegen heard a muffled sound.

Then, the football seemed to have teleported halfway before his eyes.

From small to big.

The German goalkeeper instinctively stretched out his hand and caught... a gust of wind.

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!"

In the commentary box.

Commentator Kolo has stood up.

From Moreno's long pass, to Semedo's header, Yangguang received the ball, dribbled past the opponent, adjusted, and shot from a long distance!
The football moves from the backcourt to the frontcourt.

It only took a few seconds.

Many fans haven't reacted yet.

The ball has landed in the goal
"Ohhhhh! Sunshine! Sunshine! Sunshine! Long-range world wave!!!"

Zhang Jun couldn't suppress his emotions at all. He clenched his fists, stood up in the studio, revealing his flowered shorts, and shouted.

"It's only the fifth minute of the game and Liverpool has scored! They've equalised! We're trailing 3-1 in the aggregate! Now Liverpool is only two goals behind!!"

"What a wonderful start! What a wonderful start!"

"Liverpool sees hope! There is a crack in the door of miracle!"

There was jubilation in the commentary booth.

The whole Anfield was filled with jubilation.

The sun burst into the goal.

Holding the ball, he ran back, while calling on his teammates to quickly return to their own half.

A goal in five minutes.

This is pretty cool.

But
They are still lagging behind.

They had no time to celebrate.

The cheers from the stands shook the stadium.

In the media box.

English and Chinese reporters couldn't help but jump up and cheer.

Aguilar frowned and glanced at the Chinese reporters hugging each other not far away.

"What a bunch of ignorant rubes! Liverpool are two behind!"

he whispered.

Aguilar is convinced.

There is no way that Barcelona could be overturned or reversed after leading by three goals in the first leg!
He believed.

Liverpool can never do that.

With Barcelona's strength.

They can definitely score.

Messi will definitely score.

Just one goal.

If Barcelona can get an away goal, they will be invincible.

All it takes is one goal!

Aguilar was right.

Barcelona players think so too.

after the game restarted.

They launched an attack.

Messi's shot from the wing forced Karius to make a save.

Suarez's shot in the penalty area was slightly off the goal.

After losing the ball, Barcelona's two consecutive attacks were extremely threatening.

This made Zhang Jun worried again: "Liverpool must not lose the ball. Once they lose the ball, everything will be over."

The joy of scoring the goal was also suppressed by worries.

The Chinese fans in front of the TV also calmed down from their excitement.

Sunshine scored a goal.

But the situation has not actually improved much.

Because they are still two behind.

Moreover, their opponent, Barcelona, also has considerable offensive power.

Liverpool pressed high and attacked aggressively.

The space behind you will definitely be exploited by your opponent.

What if Barcelona scores a goal?
That's really despair.

Despite the risk of being hit from behind.

But there was no way Liverpool could get back to defend.

If they do.

Barcelona definitely doesn't mind passing the ball back and forth until the end of the game.

Therefore, they must attack, intensify their offensive, and give it a try in order to have a hope of advancing.

The pace of the game became very fast.

The confrontation between the two sides was quite fierce.

On the scene.

The two sides appear to be evenly matched.

The situation was similar to that of the first round of the match between the two sides - this scene made many commentators sigh with emotion.

The first round of the match between the two sides.

Liverpool didn't actually suffer any loss on the field.

But Barcelona were awarded two penalties.

This is too hurtful for Liverpool.

They also lost the game because of this.

Now back to my home turf.

On scene.

Liverpool is still not at a disadvantage.

But will luck be on Liverpool's side in this game?

In such a fast offensive battle.

Time flies.

The audience in front of the screen has not yet reacted.

The game has entered the final stage of the first half.

The score is one to zero.

Liverpool, playing at home, is leading.

But the total score.

Liverpool 1-3 Barcelona.

They were still two goals behind.

In the stands at Anfield.

The voices of Liverpool fans gradually became less crazy.

After Sunshine scored.

They also expect the team to keep energized and score goals consecutively in a short period of time.

If that can be done.

Then there is great hope of completing the reversal.

But the result.

The first half is almost over.

The score hasn't changed yet.

Although Liverpool created a threat.

But anyone with a discerning eye can see it.

In the absence of Mane and Salah.

Barcelona's defensive focus is all on Yang Yang.

This puts the Suns under tremendous defensive pressure.

He had several shots in the first half.

But they were all blocked by the opponents.

Barcelona's offensive threat is also quite great.

They even had a half-solo chance at the end of the first half.

Liverpool's former player Coutinho shot from the left rib and the ball hit the side net.
Soon after this shot.

The referee blew the whistle to end the first half of the game.

In the first half of the game, the score was fixed at one to zero.

Aguilar watched players from both teams exit the court.

He couldn't help but start tweeting again.
"What did I say? What did I say? Can miracles happen so easily? Liverpool is lucky enough, otherwise they would have no hope at all now!"

Under this tweet.

Barcelona fans left excited messages.

"We only have forty-five minutes left until the semi-finals!"

"Liverpool is doomed to lose!"

"Barca! Barca! Long live Barca!!"

During the intermission.

TV stations are also analyzing and predicting the second half of the game.

But analyze again and again.

The conclusion everyone came to was that they were not optimistic about Liverpool.

"Liverpool had a great start but unfortunately they couldn't build on it."

"At halftime, Liverpool were still two behind. To be honest, their hopes were slim."

"Liverpool are very strong, but unfortunately, they have not been very lucky in the Champions League this season"

The Liverpool players were also in a depressed mood when they returned to the locker room.

After scoring in the first half, they wanted to expand their lead.

As a result, they were suppressed by the opponent's counterattack.

The game started well, but the subsequent development was not as they expected.
A goal was scored, but the opponent's counterattack became more and more threatening.

Coutinho's half-solo chance at the end almost scared them to death.

Klopp pushed the door open.

He didn't criticize his players.

After falling behind 0-3 in the first round.

He knew this situation would happen.

Otherwise, why, after the Champions League reform, no team has successfully reversed the situation after losing 0-3 in the first round?
Miracles are indeed not that easy to happen.

"In the second half, we will focus on attacking Semedo. This is Barcelona's relatively weak spot, so we will attack their right side heavily and cross the ball when we have the chance. In addition, we must be more oppressive, don't hesitate, don't stand still. We don't have time to think about other things now, so run, rush, and increase the intensity of the game!"

Klopp roared in the locker room.

at the same time.

In the visiting team locker room.

The atmosphere is much more relaxed than in Liverpool.

After Sunshine scored.

The Barcelona players were indeed nervous for a while.

But now, they have relaxed.

Liverpool's skills stop here.

Busquets patted Messi on the shoulder happily and said: "He has scored 17 goals now, you have scored 15, but he will have no chance to score after that. This season's Golden Boot is still yours! Leo!"

Messi nodded and said: "I care more about the Champions League title."

"That's right! We are going to win the Champions League!"

Coutinho clenched his fist and shouted.

He was eager to prove it.

He left Liverpool and joined Barcelona.

It is absolutely the right choice.

(End of this chapter)