Revive Liverpool

Chapter 196 197 The first round of the Champions League knockout round

Without much time to rest, Liverpool will soon fly to Madrid and Real Madrid for the first round of the UEFA Champions League knockout round of one-eighth.

Pochettino said in the pre-match interview: "This is a great confrontation and a big test for us.

Real Madrid started poorly in the league, so the Champions League is Mourinho's most important goal, which will make the game more difficult.

But they are also under pressure. They have to play against Barcelona and the second leg of the Copa del Rey. They have to play against Barcelona before visiting Anfield. The schedule is very difficult.

Mourinho has done a great job and built a fantastic team.It's no secret that he wants to win again to become the first manager to win the Champions League three times. "

On February 2, the first round of the Champions League knockout match between Liverpool and Real Madrid officially began.

Real Madrid's formation 4231: Goalkeeper: Diego Lopez.

Defenders: Arbeloa, Varane, Ramos, Coentrao.

Defenders: Khedira, Alonso.

Midfielder: Di Maria, an unknown person (the one who is now at Arsenal, it should go without saying), C Ronaldo.

Forward: Benzema.

Today's game Real Madrid captain Iker Casillas is still absent, so the goalkeeper is Diego Lopez.

But apart from Casillas, Real Madrid's lineup is quite neat.

Alonso, who was injured before, and Di Maria, Varane and Callejon, who were absent from the league, all returned, and the long-lost Kaka also made an appearance last weekend.

And Liverpool also has a 4231 formation: goalkeeper: Navas.

Linebackers: Danny Rose, David Luiz, Agger, Glenn Johnson.

Defenders: Gerrard, Kanter.

Midfield: Griezmann, De Bruyne, Suarez.

Forward: Lewandowski.

After the start of the game, the two sides entered a hand-to-hand battle without any probing. Real Madrid, who were playing at home, took the lead. The Liverpool players made a clearance not far away. The ball was kicked by Coentrao and flew towards the goal.

But the first to score was Liverpool in the away game.In the 20th minute of the first half, Liverpool got a corner kick and Lewandowski received a header from De Bruyne.

Just 10 minutes later, Real Madrid equalized the score.Di Maria's pass from Agger missed, and Ronaldo showed his incredible jumping ability, scoring a goal with a header.

At the end of the first half, the scores of the two teams were still one to one.

Real Madrid and Liverpool each scored with a header, and today's game was very open.

In the second half of the game, the two teams each had a threatening shot, but neither scored a goal.

At the end of the game, Liverpool and Real Madrid drew one to one at the Bernabeu. The real final will be staged at Anfield, and Liverpool also has a valuable away goal.

However, the advantage is not obvious, and everything has to wait for the Anfield game to determine the final winner.

Pochettino said after the game: "(C Ronaldo) what a header, unbelievable, you can't stop the ball like this, the sprint and bounce let him dominate the air.

I asked David Luiz at half-time, why don't you fight him for the top?Then I watched the video and I thought, what the hell did I say. "

Mourinho: "It wasn't an unexpected result, it was what I was waiting for, the game was very open, from the beginning to the last minute.

Opponents changed their game, David Luiz and Agger barely set foot in our half.

They are waiting for a set kick or a counterattack opportunity, and we are more pursuing control of the game.

The two legs are still open, if you ask me for a percentage, my mind has not changed, it is still 50 vs 50, we can score more than one goal at Anfield. "

After the game, Ronaldo's flying header was also spoofed by the Spanish "Marca".

Ronaldo was put on different clothes and appeared in all kinds of strange scenes. The comic effect made people laugh.

Liverpool's next round of the Premier League is ahead of schedule, the reason is not Liverpool, but Liverpool's opponent Swansea.

Swansea will participate in the League Cup final next week, so Liverpool can only advance this round of the league.

But there are advantages to doing it in advance.

Swansea reserved a lot of energy for today's game for the next League Cup final. Although some of the main lineup was not injured, they did not participate in this game.

There's no way, it's a champion anyway, and it's already reached the finals, so how can it not be a fight?

Even Liverpool, a giant team like Manchester United will not choose to give up, let alone a small team like Swansea.

They have no Champions League games and no hope of a league title.

Winning the League Cup and the FA Cup is their biggest pursuit in a season.

This made Liverpool's game a lot easier.

On February 2, the 17th round of the Premier League between Liverpool and Swansea officially started at home.

In the 33rd minute, Suarez was tripped by Augustine when he broke through on the right side of the penalty area. The referee Webber whistled for a penalty kick. Gerrard calmly shot the ball to the lower left corner of the goal. Worm threw the ball in the right direction and it was difficult to prevent the ball from entering the net.One to zero, Liverpool took the lead!

At the end of the first half, Liverpool and Swansea were only tied one to one.

In the second half, they changed sides and fought again. In the 46th minute, Suarez sent a wonderful pass from the left side of the frontcourt. Coutinho, who was killed by an inside cut, directly used his foot to shoot an inside arc without making adjustments!

The football crashed into the upper right corner of the goal after drawing a beautiful rainbow over the Swansea penalty area!Two to zero!
In the 50th minute, Liverpool played a set of super small cooperation on the left side of the front court. Lewandowski pulled the ball in the penalty area and crossed the goal. Danny Rose, who initiated the attack, stepped in front of the goal and scored.Three to zero, the Red Army sealed the victory!

In the 56th minute, Griezmann made a direct pass from the midfielder, and Suarez rushed into the penalty area after receiving the ball and shook the defender's low shot from the far corner.Four to zero!

In 10 minutes, Liverpool scored three goals in a row, and the cheers on the Anfield pitch never stopped.

In the 71st minute, Swansea player Routledge made a handball foul in the penalty area. Webber gave Liverpool the second penalty of the game. Gerrard pushed and hit the upper left corner, 2-[-]!

After seeing that the team had fallen behind zero to five, Swansea's coach Laudrup replaced some of the main players and put on a substitute lineup to barely cope with the game!
The focus is next week's League Cup final. As long as the League Cup final wins, Swansea will win the first important domestic cup championship in the club's history.

With such a historic achievement, it is estimated that Laudrup will be able to keep his coach after being relegated from the Premier League.

(End of this chapter)