Liverpool is not only the goal of the Champions League in the league this season, they also have an important competition, the FA Cup, the FA Cup status is not as good as before, it is really not as good as before, but for Liverpool, who has not won the championship for many years, it is a realistic goal worth fighting for.

Liverpool face FA Cup semi-final opponents Aston Villa in midweek, and this game will be played at Wembley Stadium, a neutral stadium that is a must-win for Liverpool.

Of course, Villa will not give up the opportunity, he also wants to qualify for the final, win the FA Cup, after all, the current Villa can fight for the glory is really not much, now they are ranked 14th, 38 points, 4 points higher than Hull City in 18th place, there are still four rounds of the league, theoretically they still have the possibility of relegation but in fact this possibility is very small, basically can be sure of safe landing.

If the Villa team can succeed in relegation this season, it will be thanks to the former Tottenham manager Sherwood, Sherwood took over Villa in February 2015, when Villa was deep in the relegation zone under the leadership of former manager Lambert, and the Villa hierarchy had to hire another high-mindedness, Sherwood was the one they hired, and he only began to perform very well.

Sherwood did not admit before the game against Liverpool, telling reporters that the FA Cup is an important competition for both teams, they are better than us, but we have been preparing for this game for a long time, we will cause problems for them, and we hope to be in the final.

When "The Echo" did an exclusive interview for Zhang Yuan, it also said that if Liverpool can't win the FA Cup this season, then this season will be an extreme failure for them, and the four major ones will be empty.

The Echo reporter Taylor. Bruce is actually an old acquaintance of Zhang Yuan, after Zhang Yuan came to England, he had more dealings with him, Bruce asked Zhang Yuan half-jokingly in the interview: "You won the Europa League Italian treble at Juventus last season, but you may not have won anything when you come to Liverpool this season, do you have some regrets now?!" ”

"So that I don't regret it, we must win the FA Cup!" Zhang Yuan first said solemnly, and then smiled relaxedly: "This is nothing to regret, I have never regretted it!" It's been a tough season for us but now we're on track and it's sad to not get anything in a season, since I joined Real Madrid every year without a trophy and I hope this year is the same, we only have the FA Cup to win and we want to give it to the fans! ”

"Now there is news from the outside that your agent does not have a very good relationship with Liverpool, will you leave because of this?!" Bruce asked.

"I didn't care much about Mino's private life, and he never persuaded me to leave! I would say this season is just the beginning, if the club wants to keep me, I can be here for many years and I hope to be like Steve! Zhang Yuan expressed his loyalty.

In fact, there are not so many rumors in the outside world, of course, the rumors of a player of Zhang Yuan's level will never stop, for example, the rumors say that Zhang Yuan is very disappointed after the Champions League is out, and people are very dissatisfied, very dissatisfied with the current situation of Liverpool, and are considering leaving.

According to insiders around Zhang Yuan, the media said that even Zhang Yuan's next home has been found, Paris Saint-Germain, this is all out of nowhere, and now Liverpool is at a critical time, and it is not without reason for Zhang Yuan to run out in time to express his loyalty.

The rumor has become the truth after 10,000 times, and Liverpool knows that Zhang Yuan will not leave, but what about the fans, the fans are not necessarily, they have heard a lot, and they also hope to hear from Zhang Yuan's mouth that they will be loyal to Liverpool.

The FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Aston Villa kicked off at Wembley Stadium on the afternoon of 6 May, and earlier that day Arsenal beat Reading on penalties on the same pitch to advance to the final, with Liverpool and Aston Villa facing another opponent in the final.

Klopp can use the main force in this game, Gerrard has been absent from several rounds in the league because of suspension, this game is not affected, so Klopp sent to the starting lineup, and Henderson, Emre Can formed a triangle in the midfield, and Zhang Yuan on the forward line and Coutinho, Sturridge partnered, this formation can be called 4312, Coutinho plays a position a bit similar to the forward position, Zhang Yuan and Sturridge are double center tactics.

Sherwood's formation for Aston Villa is 451, and Villa can't beat Liverpool in any case, Villa beat Liverpool in the first half of the season at Anfield, but Klopp's first game in charge in the second half of the season was against Villa, when at Villa Park, Liverpool won the victory 2:0 and started their own point grabbing climax.

Sherwood focused on defense in this game, and the intention to counterattack was obvious, and Benteke was a Belgian high school striker with strong header ability, and he was put at the front by Sherwood to engage in the traditional English long pass rushing way.

Both sides are familiar opponents, there is no need to test anything, and Liverpool are also teams that don't pay much attention to possession, so this game looks at least relatively open, and you go back and forth to make it lively.

As a result, everyone is thundering and raining, Liverpool's side is limited by Villa's defense, Villa's defense has been well organized after the start, Liverpool is difficult to get a chance, in Zhang Yuan's marking, the Villa team highlights a "ruthless" word, there are two people around Zhang Yuan anytime and anywhere, and the action is more fierce, making it difficult for Zhang Yuan to get the ball.

Zhang Yuan, he is afraid of being injured, the most important thing is that he has something in his heart now, he feels that he can't afford to be hurt, he really can't afford to hurt, of course it is not good for him to hurt himself, and it is even more bad for Liverpool, so it looks a little shrunken, and his performance is more average.

On the Villa side, Benteke is indeed more ferocious, but Villa has never invested much in attack, and Benteke is also a lone player in front, resulting in their attacking quality being worse than Liverpool.

At this time, the fans of the two teams at the scene were not disappointed, after all, this was a decisive game, and no one dared to be careless.

Zhang Yuan's performance is relatively flat, Klopp does not mean to blame, Zhang Yuan sometimes plays a role that is not a threat to the opponent's goal, the more important role is to contain, he will contain the defensive energy of the Villa team, but what disappointed him is that Liverpool did not make good use of Zhang Yuan's role, their thinking is a little solidified, and they always want to give Zhang Yuan the ball to his feet.

As for Zhang Yuan himself, after all, he is not a coach, he can't see this clearly, and he frequently asks for the ball, and he doesn't do much after getting the ball, and he still passes back when he falls into a dead end.

At half-time, Klopp was dissatisfied with this style of play, and he demanded that Liverpool's players must use Zhang Yuan's cover to tear gaps from other places, and everyone can't play by one person.

Klopp's targeted arrangement played a good role in the second half, in the 51st minute, Liverpool broke the ball in the middle to launch a fast attack, Zhang Yuan was in the middle, Sturridge pulled to the right side to get the ball, and sent a wonderful pass in time, Coutinho stepped forward to follow up, took advantage of Zhang Yuan's containment, kicked the goal, easily pushed the goal, and Liverpool took the lead in breaking the deadlock.

Sherwood didn't mean to attack at this time, and after Liverpool scored a goal, Klopp began to reduce his attack speed, the Villa team couldn't survive Liverpool after all, after the 70th minute, Sherwood waved his hand, and the Villa team finally pressed out, and the time for Liverpool finally came, and Zhang Yuan also began to play his direct threat.

In the 75th minute, Zhang Yuan received a pass from Coutinho and hit the goal with a header, breaking the gate guarded by Given, basically allowing Liverpool to advance.

In the 81st minute, he instigated another attack in front, Sturridge played back to Gerrard, who sealed the victory with a long-range shot.

The Villa fans could only return home disappointed at the end of the game, while the Liverpool fans were elated, shouting "Champion!" when the Liverpool players came to the stands to thank them. Champion! The feeling of anticipation is undoubtedly expressed.