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On April 4, Koeman led the team to Birmingham.

The penultimate sixth round of the Premier League should be Koeman's most relaxed game since he took over Liverpool.

Compared with playing any League Cup, the FA Cup is easier. At least playing in the local cup, Koeman still has certain expectations, but the substitute lineup is really not strong.

But before the game started, the red-blue battle between Manchester United and Chelsea showed the result that the Red Army most wanted to see.

Chelsea win!

In this way, Liverpool leads Chelsea by 8 points and Manchester United by 9 points in one less game.

In the penultimate round of the game, whether he wins or loses or draws, Koeman has no pressure.

This game can be lost, Liverpool has enough space to lose points.

Considering that he will be a guest at Barcelona in a few days, and Koeman will have to rotate again, the current environment couldn't be better.

Just imagine, if Manchester United wins, Liverpool really dare not say that they have the capital to lose in this game!

At home in Birmingham, Liverpool dispatched a substitute lineup.

Koeman will naturally not say "you can lose this game". He will still motivate the team and hope that the substitute players can cherish the opportunity to play and contribute to the Red Army's victory in the Premier League championship.

Koeman, who is serious on the surface and has a leisurely heart, sits on the coach's bench to watch the game.

He couldn't help but think about his upcoming summer move.

Some players in Liverpool's substitute lineup do not meet the standards of top teams, while some players have actually communicated with Koeman, hoping to transfer and leave in the summer.

Such as the Spaniard Lella.

This is also the embarrassment of Liverpool's current status in football.

At the end of the day, Liverpool are not super giants like Barcelona or Real Madrid.

In Real Madrid, there are many excellent players who are willing to serve as substitutes, suffer at the Bernabeu and wait for their opportunities.

But in Liverpool, for a player like Liera, he couldn't get a stable chance to play.You will think that there is no need to spend it at Anfield.

Liverpool has a high probability of achieving very good results this season, and even going one step further to achieve brilliant results.

However, the feeling of the team to outsiders is that it still has not reached the status of a super giant, so that outstanding players are willing to join the team.

The status of the team still needs to accumulate good results over time and gradually improve.

Just go if you want, Koeman doesn't want to be difficult.That creates an element of instability in the dressing room, which he has already suffered at Valencia.

But summer transfers need to work well.

Birmingham, which is in the middle of the standings, drew Liverpool 1:1 at home.

Koeman shook hands with the Birmingham coach in a friendly manner after the game, and then walked into the player tunnel contentedly.

In an interview after the game, he praised the performance of the players.

"It is no accident that Birmingham are in the middle and upper reaches of the league standings. Their strength is very strong, and we have hidden many main players in preparation for the Champions League game in a few days. To be able to get a draw with today's lineup, I think the boys I have tried my best, this 1 point is very precious, let us not be narrowed by the chaser in the difficult moment of the two-lane battle, this is a good result, I am happy for the team, now we are ready to go to Barcelona."

Koeman's words are not wrong.Liverpool lost 2 points in this round.

But judging from the situation in the standings, Liverpool has not weakened its advantage.

At the end of the last round, Liverpool led No.2 Manchester United by 9 points, after the end of this round.Liverpool still leads No.2 by 9 points, but the No.2 team has been replaced by Chelsea, which has no effect on Liverpool.

There are only 5 rounds left in the league.

Theoretically, Liverpool needs to win 2 games and draw 1 game to ensure the league championship, but judging from Liverpool's advantage of more than 10 goal difference ahead of Chelsea and Manchester United, perhaps Liverpool only needs to win 5 of 2 games to be able to win. Crowned Premier League champions!

After the Premier League, Liverpool set off with all their troops.Come to Barcelona!

Barcelona has just won the Basque Lions Athletic Bilbao 4:1 at home in the league, and the Red Army is coming!

On April 4, the Liverpool team arrived in Barcelona!

The scene of Red Army members in civilian clothes walking out of the airport and boarding the bus was followed and reported by the Catalan media throughout the process.

They don't look tense and serious.The players were quite relaxed, and Qin Xiong even waved to the camera to greet him.

And this picture was also captured by the Catalan media as a report before the Champions League.

Qin Xiong smiled and waved.It was accompanied by the text of "World Sports Daily": Hey, Barcelona, ​​here I come again!

During the three years when Qin Xiong played for Real Madrid, he was a guest at Barcelona three times. Real Madrid never lost, two wins and one tie!

It can be said that as a superstar, Qin Xiong has been remembered by Barcelona people for a long time. It began in the 2006 UEFA Champions League final, when Qin Xiong and Henry jointly defeated Ronaldinho and led Barcelona to reach the top of Europe!

Liverpool stayed in the hotel and began to rest. When night fell, a large number of Barcelona fans gathered outside the hotel. They kept singing like a small concert outside the hotel.

Standing in front of the window of the hotel room, Qin Xiong and Torres looked down at the scene outside the hotel together.

Torres said helplessly: "They can really make a fuss."

Obviously, the Barcelona fans were disturbing the rest of the Liverpool players.

Qin Xiong laughed.

"Don't you think they're cute? On the other hand, if we were Barcelona, ​​or Liverpool, and our fans went to disturb the opponent all night, I think it's our happiness."

Torres shook his head and smiled wryly.

Qin Xiong drew the curtains, and then proceeded step by step, doing what should be done.

go to bed.

The next day, Liverpool had simple training, and in the afternoon, a press conference before the Champions League match was held.

Guardiola said seriously to reporters: "Liverpool is in very good form recently. They rested most of their main players in the league last weekend. Barcelona will face the energetic Liverpool. Tomorrow night's game will be a big one." An uphill battle."

"Has Barcelona thought of how to restrain Liverpool? Especially how to get back from three goals behind?"

"The game is always full of uncertainties. We will improve against Liverpool, play better than the last game, and strive to achieve a comeback, but this requires great efforts from us. I believe Barcelona can do it. We are A team that can create miracles and never give up!"

Guardiola is about to usher in the most difficult game of his coaching career! (to be continued~^~)