Ace Young Marshal

Chapter 723 The final challenge of the schedule
After Liverpool advanced to the semi-finals of the Champions League, they went to the Hawthorns to challenge West Brom on the weekend.

After many consecutive victories and stable and strong performances, Liverpool's performance has finally dropped. West Brom are fighting for relegation, but they are 5 points above the relegation zone, so they can get 1 point. It will consolidate their advantage in relegation.

The united West Brom sniped Liverpool at home. They broke the deadlock with a counterattack, and then Liverpool equalized with Lewandowski's goal.

But in the end, neither team could rewrite the score.

The 1:1 draw made Situ Yunbing somewhat depressed. Mbappe, who almost exhausted his physical fitness within 60 minutes of the last game, was on a truce for this game. Mahrez's performance in the starting lineup was a bit flat. He may also hope that Like Mbappe, he gave a shocking performance, but in the end he was a little impatient and didn't perform well.

After the game, Situ Yunbing said in an interview: "We fight on multiple fronts, and it is impossible to win all the time. Now we have given Chelsea a chance. If they beat Arsenal, then they will tie us in points."

The focus of this round of battle is staged at the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal sits at home against Chelsea.

Wenger was humiliated repeatedly by Mourinho, but Mourinho never thought that he would give Wenger a massacre gift in a thousand games. When Chelsea desperately needed 3 points for the championship, Arsenal did not. They also sniped them with one mind!
But after everyone has watched that game, they will still focus on Mourinho.

0: 0!

Chelsea missed the chance to tie Liverpool points!

Fleet Street unanimously issued a warning to Mourinho after the game!

"Conservative Chelsea will miss the chance to challenge Liverpool!"

Maybe they've missed their opportunity!
You must know that at the most critical stage of the championship, after Chelsea was eliminated from the Champions League, they have no other tasks on the front line. They concentrate on playing the league. What to fight for?
The 34 rounds of the Premier League are over.

Liverpool are still 2 points ahead of Chelsea and have a game in hand!
The other teams had no battles in the middle of the week, but Liverpool had to play 33 league rounds.

Continue to go to the away game, this time to challenge Hull City.

At this stage, relegation teams are a bit difficult to play, but Situ Yunbing still insists on rotation to ensure that the main lineup can take care of both the semi-finals of the Champions League and the finale of the league at the last moment of the season.

Hull City performed tenaciously at home, while Liverpool took the lead in the away game with the excellent performance of Sane scoring a vital goal for the team.

What made Situ Yunbing unexpected was that at the last moment of the game, during stoppage time, Hull City's set-piece attack knocked on Liverpool's gate!
Another 1:1 match, the result of this match definitely made Situ Yunbing very dissatisfied.

In an interview after the game, he shook his head and sighed: "At the last moment, we were obviously relaxed, and we had to resort to fouls to contain the opponent's counterattack, and then gave the opponent a chance to set the ball. Such a mistake should not be done. With 4 games left, we are only 3 points ahead of Chelsea. We may have locked the Premier League title in the past two league games, but now we have to regain the rhythm, and it also makes our next game very crucial.

I don't want to say this, but Liverpool has really reached the point where they can no longer make mistakes! "

Because the team actually performed well enough throughout the season.

They have survived the autumn and winter affected by injuries. They have also shown amazing strength in multi-line battles and set some records. If they are furious or give a stern warning just because they made mistakes in two league games within 4 days, it may be that It is indeed a bit too much, but it is easy to cause the emotional tension of the whole team.

Now he reminds the whole team in a gentle way, and hopes that the whole team can pay attention to his attitude.

Entering May, the 5th round of the Premier League, Liverpool sits at home against Queens Park Rangers.

Queens Park Rangers rank second to last in the league. Compared with Liverpool's previous two opponents who need relegation, Queens Park Rangers are in a much worse situation, and the situation also forces them to score as much points as possible in away games. The team in the relegation zone at least gets 1 point to consolidate their relegation advantage, but if the team in the relegation zone wants to go ashore, they must score more points to have hope.

This also determines that the Queens Park Rangers cannot be absolutely calm and calm in terms of mentality in this game.

Liverpool sent the main lineup to fight, but the team's tactical deployment did not speed up the pace of the game to the peak!

Control it at a certain high tempo, and it is enough to bring pressure to the opponent.

Because Liverpool will play Real Madrid at home in 4 days!
The Reds lived up to expectations and easily beat Queens Park Rangers at home. When Gareth Bale pierced their goal from the penalty area line, the mentality of Queens Park Rangers collapsed directly. The team fought back like a beast , but exposed more conspicuous flaws in front of Liverpool, and was easily defeated by Liverpool!

Mbappe was replaced after scoring twice in the game, Lewandowski added the icing on the cake, and Liverpool finally beat their opponents 5-0 at home!

In the same league round, Chelsea beat Crystal Palace 1-0 at Stamford Bridge.

The 35 rounds of the Premier League are over, and Liverpool leads the standings!

Liverpool, 84 points.

Chelsea, 81 points.

Arsenal, 71 points.

Manchester City, 70 points.

Manchester United, 65 points.

The championship can only be produced between Liverpool and Chelsea, and whether Manchester United can enter the top four depends on the faces of Arsenal and Manchester City.

The test for Liverpool at the last moment of the schedule has arrived. In the next round, they will go to Stamford Bridge to stage a final battle for the title with Chelsea!

Before and after this game, Liverpool will have two matchups with Real Madrid in the semi-finals of the Champions League!
It is hard to say that Liverpool will be able to win the Champions League after wading through Real Madrid, but if they lose to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, Liverpool will absolutely have to win all of the last two rounds of the league in order to successfully defend their title, but their mentality will inevitably be at a high level In a state of tension.

So at this time, many people's nerves are tense, and they can't relax at all.

The semi-final of the Champions League is coming. At the pre-match press conference, Situ Yunbing looked forward to the game and said: "Real Madrid is Liverpool's old opponent. We met them in the final last season. I think this is the main theme of the Champions League. There will definitely be frequent meetings and confrontations between strong teams, and this time we met Real Madrid in the semi-finals.

For Real Madrid, I think fans all over the world are familiar with it, and we are also looking forward to a peak match. If we can leave some classic games in a season, then as the head coach, I am also very proud. "

A reporter asked Situ Yunbing jokingly, "What if Liverpool were eliminated as a result of this classic battle? Would you be proud too?"

Situ Yunbing shrugged and said: "I think there is no problem with Liverpool's performance, and we go all out but are eliminated in the end, I will also be proud of the team. Football is like this. No one can win all the time, and neither will Liverpool. Except, if the opponent eliminates us, I think I will wish them a victory in the final, because they eliminated the defending champion, and their strength is definitely strong!"

Ancelotti mentioned last year's Champions League final at the pre-match press conference. He said: "I don't think there is a significant gap in strength between Real Madrid and Liverpool. The outcome of the game depends more on the players' on-the-spot performance." The form, like last season's Champions League final, Gareth Bale dominated the game, he decided the championship, that's all, I think Real Madrid's players also have this gene, we can also have players to decide the game!"

The outside world will naturally think of C Ronaldo. Indeed, as Real Madrid's top card, C Ronaldo's state and performance do have a direct impact on the game, even decisive.

In the era of superstars, the role of superstars has become a decisive force in the game.

Although in the previous era, the power of superstars has always been considered to have a huge influence on the game, but there is no such strong continuity as the superstars of this era!
Like Messi, C Ronaldo, and Gareth Bale of Liverpool, their state continues for a long time, and the cycle of influencing the team's decision-making on the game is also lengthened. The data of 40+ goals in a season is enough to ensure that the giants bottom line is raised.

Even though Gareth Bale does not have 40+ goals, but if assists are counted, it is normal for him to create 40+ goals in a single season.

On the evening of April 5, Camp Nou.

In the first Champions League semi-final, Barcelona swept Bayern Munich led by Guardiola 3:0 at home!

Guardiola's second year in charge of Bayern Munich has secured the league title early on.

However, it seems that they have not found their status in the European arena. For example, their 1:4 loss to Porto in the first round of the quarter-finals is an obvious sign!
In other words, let the three teams of Real Madrid, Liverpool, and Barcelona go to play Porto away, even if they lose, they will never lose two goals. Probability thing!
It is not normal for Bayern Munich to lose two goals, and it is not surprising that they were defeated by Barcelona at the Nou Camp!
The European media has regarded Barcelona as one of the participating teams in the Champions League final this season, and Bayern Munich basically has no "probability hope" for a comeback.

Ever since, the Spanish media are almost madly beating Real Madrid. They naturally expect that the other team in the Champions League final will be Real Madrid!
(End of this chapter)