Messi was so scared that he cried when he maxed out his header talent at the start of the game

In the battle between Manchester City and Liverpool, the referee reorganized the players of both sides and blew the second whistle just 2 minutes after the start.

Just 2 minutes after the start, Manchester City led Liverpool 1:0.

A summer has passed.

Liverpool seems to be the same Liverpool.

But the charm of football games lies in the fact that there is no absolute strength or weakness, and you never know what will happen on this green field in the next minute.

Today.

Manchester City has become the dragon in the fairy tale, and Liverpool has become the fearless warrior who challenges the dragon.

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After the restart, Liverpool did not lose its composure because of the opening lag. It still followed the tactics arranged by Benítez before the game and tried to find opportunities through the cooperation between the side and the center.

On the Manchester City side.

Naturally, it is advancing with great momentum and continuing to launch fierce high-position pressing.

In the 3rd minute of the game.

Su Fei was like a robber, and he snatched the ball from Mascherano's feet.

The ball was exchanged again!

This time, Liverpool, who had been alert, maintained their formation and all players returned to defense. At the same time, Alonso also approached Su Fei and took a close-door attack on Su Fei in the middle with Mascherano.

Su Fei had no room to break through.

Noticing Modric who followed up behind him, he chose to turn around and pass the ball back.

After getting the ball, Modric was instantly violated by Gerrard who was returning to defense. Physical fitness has always been the strong point of the Liverpool captain. The sudden side impact knocked Modric over.

"Beep!"

The referee blew the whistle.

This was not a malicious foul, but a normal confrontation, so the referee did not take out a card, but just warned Gerrard slightly and signaled Manchester City to take a free kick in the frontcourt.

After getting up, Modric wanted to send a quick free kick to continue Manchester City's quick counterattack.

But when the ball was delivered to Knight's feet.

Liverpool, who were united as one, including Torres, had formed a tight overall defense line in their backcourt.

In the ESPN live broadcast room, Zhan Jun jumped out to explain.

"Gerrard is very smart!"

"This attack is very timely!"

"It gives time for teammates on both sides to return to defense!"

"It's still Manchester City's attack!"

"Liverpool has set up a defensive posture for positional warfare!"

"If Liverpool can withstand Manchester City's quick counterattack on the defensive end, it may be possible to strike back and find an opportunity to equalize the score or even reverse Manchester City."

Zhan Jun is a well-known Liverpool fan, even though his identity has become increasingly complicated due to the appearance of Su Fei in the past three seasons.

But Liverpool is like his first love, and Manchester City is like his wife who fell in love with him after adulthood and got married and had children.

Although his heart is on his wife's side, he still subconsciously misses Bai Yueguang.

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The game continues on the court.

Liverpool became very patient. After losing the ball every time, they could react quickly and defend Manchester City's quick counterattack with active running, fierce confrontation, and even tactical fouls when they had to.

Manchester City's tactics today tended to be more balanced in offense and defense. After all, with a 1-goal lead, they neither launched a full-line attack with fanfare nor retreated to defend and give Liverpool a comfortable advance.

The wing became the most fiercely contested area between the two teams.

Liverpool's offense relies on the wing, and today they set up a 451 formation. Manchester City, which let Su Fei play as a central forward, also tried to use Di Maria and Knight's dribbling ability on the wing to launch an attack.

Offensive end.

The full-backs on both sides were very active and proactive in joining in, cooperating with the wing forwards to advance together.

Defensive end.

The wing forwards on both sides would choose to retreat very deep and cooperate with the full-backs to defend the opponent's bottom.

And both sides set up double defensive midfielders today.

Compared with a single defensive midfielder.

The flexibility of the double defensive midfielder and the defensive restrictions on the middle are much better.

In other words.

Today, the two coaches who also played a single striker instead of two or three strikers were looking for scoring opportunities on the premise of a solid defense.

Time passed on the court.

In the blink of an eye, it was the 30th minute of the game.

Although the score of 0-0 remained unchanged, the situation was not dull. The whistle of the referee from time to time proved the fierce competition for the ball and the intensity of the confrontation.

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34th minute of the game.

In the ESPN live broadcast room, Zhan Jun has been commentating. With Liverpool's game, he unconsciously became more active.

"After losing the ball at the beginning."

"The situation of the game has stabilized a little."

"Or so."

"Liverpool has stabilized."

"They didn't let Manchester City further expand their goal lead."

"Now let's see..."

"Beautiful!!"

"Gerrard!!"

"A long straight pass in the middle penetrated Manchester City's defense!"

"Successfully found Torres in the frontcourt!"

The situation on the court suddenly changed. Torres successfully received a straight pass from Gerrard behind Pepe and Martinez.

After getting the ball, Torres instantly exploded and started, opening a distance of one body from Manchester City's double defensive midfielders.

Torres, who is 1.86 meters tall, is not a traditional forward who grabs points or stands still. During his time as the lone carry in Atletico, he developed a comprehensive set of skills, with balanced left and right feet, excellent head and foot skills, and a dribbling skill that was completely inconsistent with his body shape.

Some La Liga media once praised him as: "A super genius who combines Van Nistelrooy's finishing ability in front of the goal and Romario's offensive talent."

"Press!!"

"Press!!"

Guardiola, who keenly smelled the crisis in front of the goal, couldn't help but shout at his own defenders.

Cannavaro and Dunn also took the initiative to attack at the same time and rushed towards Torres.

But Torres seized the opportunity to get rid of Manchester City's double defensive midfielders and Manchester City's double central defenders before approaching him.

About 3 meters in front of the top of the penalty area.

Draw the bow and draw the arrow.

Horse stepping on flying swallow.

Swinging his left foot, he slammed the football in front of him.

"Bang!!!"

A bursting sound rang out.

The football turned into a streak of white light and passed by Cannavaro who jumped up to block it with his body.

In an instant.

It went into the blind spot of the goal.

In an instant.

The entire Anfield stadium exploded.

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