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"Oh, oh, oh-"

With the exclamation that sounded at the Olympic Stadium in Kyiv, Klopp, whose butt was not yet hot, let out a sigh of relief.

It would have been a tough game to have scored a dream goal from the start of the game, as Liverpool are inferior to Real Madrid overall, and Real Madrid have reached four finals and won three times in the last five seasons, with this season's Champions League final being their fifth in six seasons.

In the past four Champions League finals, only one of the losses was Real Madrid's defeat to Dortmund led by Tang Zheng, and winning the three championships was due to the transfer of Tang Zheng to Real Madrid, which means that Tang Zheng's ability and Real Madrid's overall strength can influence the championship.

Conceding a goal too early would have led to a lag in morale, and now it's okay that Bale didn't realise Tang Zheng's intentions and missed a great opportunity.

Judging from Tang Zheng's passing route just now, as long as Bale follows up at full speed, he can take advantage of the situation to lead the ball to the middle of the penalty area.

Tang Zheng, who will turn 29 years old in half a year, is in such good condition, will the Champions League title he may win will finally come true?

Klopp's eyes were fixed on the star-studded Tang Zheng, and finally he frowned and looked away.

He really didn't know what the outcome would be.

Or, in other words, he knows the result, but he just doesn't want to accept it.

Real Madrid, who played with momentum at the beginning of the game, controlled the rhythm in the following game time, and Liverpool, which was not as strong as Real Madrid, could only defend passively, and then use long passes to find Mane, Firmino or Salah in front.

Of course, if there is a chance on the ground, the football will be handed over to the attacking accelerator Lu Liang in the process of switching from defense to attack, and he will speed up in the midfield to increase the quality of the counterattack.

As long as Lu Liang bypasses Tang Zheng, his speed and technique can penetrate Real Madrid's entire central defense.

Coupled with the play of Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino, Liverpool's quick counter-attack could threaten Keylor Navas's goal.

In the past 12 games of Liverpool's Champions League this season, Mane, Firmino and Salah have scored 29 goals together, plus Lu Liang and the departed Coutinho contributed nine goals, Liverpool's attacking line has contributed 38 goals, accounting for 82% of the team's goals, which is a terrifying proportion.

But there are two sides to everything, Lu Liang, Coutinho, Mane, Firmino and Salah account for 82% of Liverpool's goals, which means that as long as Real Madrid limit Lu Liang, Mane, Firmino and Salah in defence, Liverpool's attack will be paralyzed.

Zidane and his coaching team have studied this point thoroughly, and they have also laid out several sets of targeted tactics before the game.

Real Madrid's midfield, organized by Tang Zheng, frequently caused the stands Real Madrid fans to shout, and the Liverpool fans who sang "You Will Never Walk Alone" had a trace of worry, after all, the team they supported was weaker than Real Madrid in terms of strength.

It is undeniable that Liverpool's defence has grown qualitatively since Van Dijk's arrival, but after all, there is a huge hidden danger, the two full-backs Alexander-Arnold and Robertson are very young and inexperienced, plus a 'leaky' Flen and the inconsistent Karius, the goal is in jeopardy.

Real Madrid are constantly attacking and it is inevitable that quality will not be achieved in quantity.

Even if they get the opportunity to switch from defense to attack, because Real Madrid's targeted deployment from attack to defense is very successful, Liverpool has very little possession in the half.

In the worries of Liverpool fans, in the past ten minutes of the game, the broadcaster gave several sets of data, except for the score did not fall behind and the foul lead, the other data fell behind Real Madrid in an all-round way, and it is not difficult to see the difficult situation of Liverpool, which is weaker than Real Madrid in overall strength.

The front three players did not play a role in disrupting the Real Madrid defence, and Lu Liang's performance became the expectation of Liverpool fans.

Lu Liang, who has the ball at his feet, can indeed make people shine, but he has never been able to pose a real threat to Real Madrid's mature backline.

It was not without good news for Liverpool fans, as Liverpool did not concede a goal under Real Madrid's stormy attack, and the 0-0 scoreline continued.

When the game came to the twentieth minute, the offensive rhythm of Real Madrid, which was controlled by Tang Zheng, slowed down.

In the continuous transition between attack and defence, the physical consumption of teammates is very high, the defense seems flustered but orderly, Liverpool's defense is very successful, Lu Liang, Mane, Firmino and Salah in the tacit understanding in the counterattack should not be underestimated.

Just because the defense has been successful in the past doesn't mean that the defense will always be successful.

In a football game, the most feared thing is that there is no score, and the thunder is loud and the rain is small.

Tang Zheng's slowing down of the offensive tempo made sense, and it was perfectly verified in the next game.

Although the Liverpool players who started the game did not have a lot of experience in the Champions League final, the enthusiasm instilled by Jurgen Klopp gave them enough fighting spirit, and the orderly defense never left a gap for Real Madrid's attack, and as time passed, the transition from defense to attack gradually brought a threat to the Real Madrid defence.

Tang Zheng was in the front of the game, and the other three midfielders except Casemiro have strong defensive ability, Modric and Toni Kroos all belong to the kind of organizational midfielders who attack strong and weak, and they can't play much frontal defense at all.

Liverpool's four-man attackers in the front line cooperated tacitly and ran ghostly, gradually bringing a huge threat to the Real Madrid backline led by Ramos.

Coupled with the usual three-man tactics in Klopp's tactical system, Liverpool is playing a little bit better.

In this case, the Premier League's top scorer in the 2017-2018 season Salah showed his ability to strangle up front.

Lu Liang once again flexibly got rid of Toni Kroos and then passed straight to Salah, Ramos naturally did not dare to slack off on Salah, but the defense was passive after all, he was once again riddled by Salah, and then completed a long-range shot at the edge of the penalty area.

"Oh, oh, oh-"

Keylor Navas focused and single-handedly blocked the ball off the line, sending a burst of exclamations from the Real Madrid fans in the stands.

Ramos, who appeared in the broadcast screen, had an ugly face as the captain of Real Madrid, and he had not been so embarrassed for a long time, so he decided to be more fierce in the next defense and give Salah some warnings.

In the 26th minute, Alexander-Arnold threw the ball on the right sideline of the front court, Salah received the football through a ghostly run, and Ramos, who was reluctant to follow him, touched each other's bodies in order to defend Salah's breakthrough, and the arms of the two people in the broadcast screen were entangled, and Ramoston, who was behind the center of gravity, lost his center of gravity and naturally jumped forward, but because Ramos's left arm was clamping Salah's right arm, Salah was also pulled forward.

Salah left painful right arm after falling to the ground, but referee Milorad Mazic saw that Bale was breaking the ball and did not think Ramos had committed a foul, so he did not say anything until Bale dribbled into a dead end and was violated.

The live director gave a long shot, and you can see the entire middle of the stadium, and naturally you can see Salah rolling on the ground with a painful expression.

Through the slow-motion replay, fans sitting in front of the TV can see that Ramos fell to the ground at the moment of his body, and the back of his body consciously fell in the direction of Salah's right arm, and then Salah's left shoulder joint fell to the ground first, which means that the weight of the two people's bodies was all pressed on Salah's left shoulder.

'Ramos should have been brought to Salah. ”

Yang 5 commentator Xu Yang is relatively cautious in his words.

Commentator He Wei's tone was a little heavy, he watched the slow-motion replay, and was a little worried: "Salah is very painful, if the left shoulder joint and acromioclavicular joint are injured, whether it is a ligament strain or a dislocation, it is difficult for the athlete to hold on......"

The on-site director gave Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp a close-up for the first time, and it was clear that Klopp was very worried.

Mohamed Salah was Liverpool's top scorer in the 2017-2018 season, and if Salah is unable to play due to injury, it will have a huge impact on the team.

Thankfully, Salah was back on the pitch after being examined by the team doctor, and Klopp breathed a sigh of relief.

But...... Holding out for less than a minute, Salah lay on the grass without any confrontation, looking pained.

It is not difficult to see that Salah can no longer hold on to the game.

With no choice but to make a substitution, Klopp brought on Lallana for Salah, who could not hold on to the game.

Although Salah was unable to hold on to the game, his performance was recognised by the fans and applauded.

In addition to the foul Ramos apologizing, Tang Zheng also took the initiative to pat Salah on the shoulder to comfort him.

Leaving the field injured in the Champions League final is unacceptable for any main striker, especially with the World Cup just around the corner, Salah, as Egypt's number one star, will definitely be worried about whether he will miss the World Cup again......

If he misses the Champions League final and the World Cup in a row, it will be a very big blow to Salah.

In the 36th minute, Carvajal was unable to continue the game due to a recurrence of an old injury caused by a right heel bump under Robertson's defense, so his expression was as painful as Salah's.

The Champions League final is not Carvajal's first Champions League final, but next month's World Cup in Russia ...... It's hanging.

Spain's main right defender at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil was Cesar Azpilicueta, who managed to become the main right-back at this year's World Cup in Russia, but was injured not long after returning from injury.......

Immediately, Nacho replaced Carvajal.

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There are not many consecutive injuries in a Champions League final, but it is not uncommon, so fans in front of the TV will inevitably feel worried, because next month is the World Cup, and many stars have missed the World Cup due to injuries or the overall lack of strength of the national team, and they do not want any more stars to be injured and absent.

The World Cup is a feast for fans all over the world, but the World Cup without stars and superstars will lose some of its important color.

Yang 5 commentator He Wei sighed: "Injury is not what we want to see, the Russian World Cup is about to kick off, and I hope that Tang Zheng and Lu Liang, who carry the hopes of the Chinese people, can participate in the World Cup that opens in Russia next month in a healthy ......."

The same is true of German Sky commentator Marcel Leif, British Sky commentator Andy Gray, Spanish national television commentator Francisco, Croatian national television commentator Luca, and Senegalese sports broadcaster......

The Champions League is a symbol of the highest level of the league in the world, and the players who participate in the final are naturally the top players of each country, so it is normal to worry.

Perhaps due to the injuries of the main players of both teams, the desire of the players on both sides to play before the end of the first half was not particularly strong, and the scoreboard did not change until the whistle sounded at the end of the first half, and it was still 0:0.

A 0-0 end of the first half was acceptable for Liverpool, but a bit difficult for defending champions Real Madrid, who were more dominant overall, leading in possession and shots on goal, and a bit of a disappointment in the absence of goals.

During the half-time break, in addition to reviewing the first half at the end of the game, most of the commentators on the scene were concerned about Salah and Carvajal, who left the field injured in the first half.

As an important player of their respective national teams, if they miss the World Cup because of this, it will definitely be a huge blow to the players.

Neither Real Madrid nor Liverpool made any changes to their line-ups before the start of the second half, after all, there was a non-combat attrition in the first half, and if the adjustments were made without the need for substitutions, it was likely to lead to passivity in the second half.

The fifteen-minute half-time break passed quickly, and players from both sides returned to the pitch one after another, waiting for the second half of the game to begin.

In the rematch, Real Madrid, who had the advantage of the kick-off, did not rush to attack, but through patient transmission, Modric finally completed a long-range shot in front of the big penalty area.

The shooting power is good, but unfortunately the crosshair is not on target.

Surprisingly, at the beginning of the second half, Liverpool did not completely retreat to half-court defense, but formed more defense and less defense against Real Madrid's possession players through the active movement of midfielders.

This...... It's a typical defensive style of Jurgen Klopp's tactical system!

In addition, Salah's injury gave Lu Liang the opportunity to form a new attacking trident for Liverpool with Firmino and Mane.

Lu Liang's competitive form continued to be good, and Liverpool's first threatening shot in the second half was completed by Lu Liang, forcing Navas to make a worrying save!

When the game came to the second half, Real Madrid did not dare to slack off, looking for opportunities to score in the process of safe play.

The fans sitting in front of the TV and those in the stadium thought that the first few minutes of the second half would not result in a goal, but what they did not expect was a mistake by Karius to help a sloppy Real Madrid open the scoring.

Tang Zheng, who retreated to organize the attack, made a long pass to find Benzema, who was running in a snakeskin position, but the power was a bit big, so Karius attacked to catch the football.

Immediately afterward, it was Karius who made a fatal mistake.

He threw the football in his hand at right-back Alexander-Arnold, but Benzema, who was still regretting, subconsciously stretched out his left foot and just blocked the football that Karius was about to throw to Arnold, and the ball bounced towards the goal.

Referee Milorad Mazic blew the whistle to signal that the goal was valid, and Karius, who presented the gift package, looked confused, as did the Liverpool fans in the stands.

Captain Jordan Henderson, Sadio Mane and Lu Liang ran to the referee Milorad Mazic to try to convince the referee.

But it was clear that there was no problem with Benzema's goal, because Karius was not in effective possession recorded in the rules of the game, he threw the ball to his team-mates instead of throwing the ball up and kicking it off, which means that it was a mistake by Karius and not a foul by Benzema.

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