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Chapter 353

The opponent was forced to score an own goal in the opening 11 minutes. The whole Liverpool team was greatly encouraged, and then launched continuous attacks at home.

In the 18th minute, Skrtel completed a head-shaking attack from a corner kick, but was taken out by Porto goalkeeper Fabiano. Sterling followed up with a supplementary shot and put the ball in the stands.

In the 25th minute, Li Chenglong tried to hit the goal with his right foot, and Fabiano made a flying save. At the same time, there were exclamations from all over the stands.

This heavy cannon was pretty good, even Li Chenglong thought he would have it.

Liverpool's continuous attacks made Lopetegui very nervous, and he kept waving his hands on the sidelines to direct his team.

In the 29th minute, Casemiro received a yellow card for a foul on Jackie Lee.

In the 33rd minute, Danilo also received a yellow card for a foul on Sterling.

Relying on tenacious defense and two yellow cards, Porto finally held the score and gradually stabilized the situation.

By the last few minutes of the first half, Porto had gradually begun to find opportunities to attack.

However, neither side really scored a goal. At the end of the first half, the score was still 1:0.

During the intermission, Rogers made tactical adjustments, asking the whole team to stabilize the rhythm in the second half and try not to give the opponent a chance.

This kind of home-and-go game really needs to be careful not to give the opponent an away goal.

But Li Chenglong feels that with Liverpool's strength, it should not be a big problem even if they continue to attack, and there is a chance to end the suspense of the game in one round. Is Rogers a bit too conservative.

However, Li Chenglong did not challenge the authority of the head coach, and he still listened to him.

In the second half, Liverpool took the initiative to control the rhythm, which did make the defense more stable, but Porto also took the opportunity to slow down and began to play back and forth with Liverpool.

Fortunately, Porto's overall strength is really not good, especially their striker, which is indeed a little weak.

So throughout the second half, the game played slowly, and the two sides occasionally launched some offensives, but they all seemed to be scratching the itch.

Soon, the 45 minutes of the second half were exhausted, and the score on the field still remained unchanged.

Liverpool beat Porto 1-0 at home thanks to an opponent's own goal.

Such a game result can be regarded as acceptable to both sides.

Liverpool won 1:0 at home, had a clear advantage, and did not allow the opponent to score an away goal. They had already taken the initiative in the two knockout rounds.

For Porto, they only lost a small away goal, and they have every chance to go back home to reverse.

After the game, Lopetegui made his statement in front of the media.

"Only losing one goal at Anfield is perfectly acceptable for us, and going back to the Dragon Stadium, we will definitely be able to reverse this series..."

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In the middle of this week, there were four UEFA Champions League round of [-] games. Except for Liverpool's one-goal victory at home, the results of the other three games were considered normal.

Bayern went to the away game and played a 0-0 draw with Shakhtar Donetsk. Considering the fact that Harvey Alonso was sent off with a red card, this result is acceptable.

Everyone believes that Bayern will definitely be able to return to the home court to advance.

Chelsea's 1-1 draw with Paris Saint-Germain in the away game is not surprising.

Although Chelsea and Paris are in a strong battle, everyone feels that Chelsea is stronger and has a higher probability of promotion, especially when Chelsea currently has a huge lead in the Premier League.

Now that Chelsea have tied away and scored an away goal, it is indeed a small advantage.

There is also the last game, which is Real Madrid's away game against Schalke 04.

Schalke 04 has indeed suffered a serious decline in strength. They also lost 0:2 against Real Madrid at home, and they are basically out.

In the first four games of the UEFA Champions League round of [-], the two teams in the Premier League have achieved a fairly good result, which is quite happy for the English media.

According to the current score, both Liverpool and Chelsea have a great chance to enter the quarter-finals. In addition to Arsenal, which has drawn Monaco, there are likely to be three Premier League teams in the quarter-finals of the Champions League this season.

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The result of the UEFA Champions League is not bad, but it still took some energy.

The following weekend, February 2, in the 22th round of the Premier League, Liverpool went away to challenge Southampton, the Premier League super dark horse of this season, and the team was somewhat affected.

In the current Premier League standings, Liverpool and Southampton have the same points, and this is another battle for the top four.

This was the case in the last round of the match against Tottenham, where they competed against the same scorer for four.

I just beat Tottenham, and this time it was the same situation against Southampton.

Southampton's sudden explosion this season can be regarded as the result of various comprehensive factors.

Their head coach Ronald Koeman has reasonable tactical arrangements, and there are still many powerful players in the team. On the front line, there are Senegalese Mane, Italian Pellet, and midfielders include Kenyan Wanyama and Frenchman Schneiderlin. , There are also Klein, Yoshida Maya and others on the defense line.

In short, the Southampton team has a group of players who are not well-known but not bad, and this is the basis for their good results.

The only good news in this four-game battle is that Southampton's thigh Mane was injured in the first two rounds.

Although the injury is not serious, it will still affect his performance to some extent.

In fact, after the game started, Mane did not start, but sat on the bench first.

Liverpool, on the other hand, followed the principle of taking advantage of his illness to kill him, and quickly acted first.

Although the offense suffered a setback in the first half, before the end of the first half, Lee Chenglong and Sterling scored consecutively, giving the team a two-goal lead.

In the second half, Koeman replaced Mane, but it was too late. Liverpool began to shrink the defense, and Mane, who had recovered from injury, was also in poor condition. Although there were two good dribbles, they did not create a threat at all.

So just like that, Liverpool defeated Southampton 2-0 in an away game, winning two consecutive league rounds and winning the top four.

In this round of the Premier League game, Manchester United lost 1:2 to Swansea due to an upset away game, while Tottenham also drew with West Ham United 2:2 at home.

In this case, Liverpool's Premier League ranking has risen again to No.3.

In the current Premier League four-point situation, Liverpool ranks third with 49 points, Arsenal ranks fourth with 48 points, followed by Manchester United with 47 points, Southampton with 46 points and Tottenham with 44 points.

No.3, this is already Liverpool's highest ranking in the Premier League this season.

Of course, it refers to the ranking after the end of a round of the league, and does not count the instant ranking.

Two points ahead of No.5 Manchester United, which is considered a small advantage.

In the next round of the Premier League, Liverpool's game will be postponed due to the League Cup final with Tottenham.

For the next period of time, Liverpool will compete with other opponents with one round less.

So it is really good news to be promoted to No.3 at this critical moment.

In addition, after Li Chenglong scored a goal in this round, his Premier League goals reached 25, creating a new Premier League scoring record in the first season.

(End of this chapter)