Chapter 60: Approaching the Champion
On 26 April, the 33rd round of the 2008/09 English Premier League season kicked off, and with only five league games remaining, every game after that will not be a smooth sailing fixture. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Whether it is a weak team that is trying to avoid relegation, or a mid-table team that is trying to qualify for the European stage, or a strong team that is fighting for Champions League qualification, or even a title race for Blackburn, Manchester United and Chelsea, they will give their all at this time.
All in all, there is no easy team at this time, every game is a hard battle, and every game needs to be hard work!
Having yet to enjoy the joy of qualifying for the FA Cup final, Blackburn Rovers will face Liverpool at Anfield.
Unlike Blackburn, who aspire to defend the Premier League title, Liverpool, who have been missing out on the Champions League in recent seasons, have gradually begun to degenerate, and after Gerrard moved to the Blues, the Reds gradually opened up a gap with the bigfour of Blackburn, Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal in front of them, and became the second-tier team in the Premier League with Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur and city rivals Everton.
It was also the 50th appearance of Danish centre-back Ager in the Premier League, with Dutch veteran Kuyt and his compatriot Babel linking up front for the first time this season.
Liverpool starting line-up (4-4-2):
Goalkeeper: Reina
Defenders: Arbeloa, Carragher, Ager, Aurelio
Midfielders: Pennant, Lucas, Mascherano, Benayoun
Forwards: Kuyt, Babbel
Blackburn Rovers starting line-up (4-4-2):
Goalkeeper: Cech
Defenders: Ashley Cole, Nemanja Vidic, Thiago Silva, McConn
Midfielders: Duff, Cambiasso, Flamini, Bentley
Forwards: Didier Drogba, Cristiano Ronaldo
Even after rotating almost all the players from the last FA Cup final against Arsenal, Blackburn's squad is still luxurious, but what about Liverpool?
The Red Army, which was full of main forces, could not see a trace of "starlight".
Blackburn took the initiative from the start, but perhaps forgetting their shooting boots at the Rose Theatre, Blackburn's ability to take chances in front of goal has more than dropped.
Liverpool took the lead in the 36th minute, Cambiaso was pressed outside the box and accidentally conceded the goal, which made Blackburn's backline directly messy, Pennant burst into the right side of the penalty area and crossed, Arthur crossed back in front of Lucas, a midfielder from Brazil's satellite club Gremio, and the unguarded Kuyt pushed home from eight yards.
0:1, Blackburn unexpectedly trailed away.
Blackburn Rovers played a bit of impatience in the first half, but Lippi made timely adjustments to the team's unfavorable situation in the first half at halftime.
And Lippi's substitution had an immediate effect, Blackburn scored two goals in the second half to overtake, and Ronaldo's role was undoubted in the two goals!
In the 51st minute, Aurelio made a mistake in the penalty area, and Bentley crossed again from the right side of the penalty area, and it was Ronaldo who jumped high from 11 yards, allowing the bomber to glide over the Anfield stadium again and dive!
Cristiano Ronaldo's header was a goalscoring weapon that teams around the world took with utmost care, but the vast majority of teams were helpless against him, and this time his header was once again instrumental in equalising for Blackburn.
1:1!
And this is also Ronaldo's 26th Premier League goal this season, and he is now in the arms of this season's Premier League Golden Boot.
In the 56th minute, Mascherano cleared the ball and was cut off by Flamini, and the French midfielder burst into the right edge of the penalty area and crossed, this time it was Bentley's cross from the right, and it was another high ball, and Ronaldo ran to the front point again to wait.
So many once again made the Liverpool defenders in the penalty area like a big enemy, and they all paid all their attention to the body that jumped high again, and even Liverpool's two central defenders almost squeezed Ronaldo in mid-air into a steak in a hamburger, but who knew that this time Ronaldo was just a disguise.
Ronaldo didn't shake his head to head the ball, because he knew that this time he was not very sure, but in the gap he saw Duff in the back of the ambush.
The captain of the Blue Devils looks so thin in the Liverpool penalty area, which is almost all tall, and it feels like Guo Jingming has mixed up with the Chinese men's national basketball team, but it is precisely because of this that the Liverpool players did not notice this guy.
"Not good!"
Cristiano Ronaldo leaked the ball, and Duff, who was rushing towards the ball, was facing Liverpool's empty goal, which surprised Benitez on the sidelines.
Although Duff is not good at heading, it is really more difficult to score with a header from such a close distance than not to score.
2:1!
Blackburn Rovers once again took the lead as quickly as most of their previous games and looked set to come back from behind with ease.
Blackburn opened the score gap in the 74th minute, Ashley Cole crossed from the left, Ronaldo's shooting angle was completely locked by the opposing player when he took the ball, and he had to wade away from the angle if he wanted to find the shooting space, but at this time, Ronaldo was already surrounded by two people, where did the space and time come from?
But Ronaldo's loneliness is not that he can't see his teammates, or he can't see the pass, he doesn't want to assist, sometimes it just depends on whether he wants to pass the ball or not.
I saw him swing his leg violently and shoot at goal, but his left foot was swept over the ball, and when the Liverpool defender was stunned, his left leg swung back and knocked the ball backwards.
At this time, Liverpool's defenders once again focused on Ronaldo, and ignored Cambiaso, who was quickly inserted when Ronaldo got the ball, and met the ball made by Ronaldo, Cambiaso met the ball and shot angrily, even if Reina touched the ball, it could not prevent the door from breaking.
In the end, Blackburn beat Liverpool with a score of 3:1, although Manchester United and Chelsea still won in this round, Blackburn's lead is still 4 points, but there are only 4 rounds left in the remaining league, and it is obviously not them who should be anxious.
On May 1, International Labor Day, Blackburn Rovers did not enjoy the mood and time of Labor Day, because the 35th round of the Premier League was rekindled, and Blackburn went to Kingston Communications Stadium to challenge Hull City.
The first half of the first half was a slow heat, but this game the Blues changed that problem.
In the 11th minute of the game, Boateng on the edge of the Hull City penalty area was booked for a foul on Cambiaso, and Blackburn got a good free kick.
Cristiano Ronaldo's free-kick from 26 yards was blocked by the wall, but the Portuguese then pulled out his foot and volleyed, this time through the already loose wall, and the ball hung into the bottom right corner of the goal.
At the start of the second half, Blackburn's attack gradually improved with the presence of Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo on both flanks.
Hull City suffered another blow in the 59th minute when the striker was sent off for a deliberate kick after a foul on Vincent Kompany, which undoubtedly ruined Hull City's hopes of a comeback.
Blackburn Rovers extended the score in the 66th minute, Bale's cross from the left was cleared, Kompany's shot bounced off the ground, and Torres scored with a header from the edge of the small penalty area, 2:0!
Blackburn Rovers sealed the win in the 86th minute when McConn's shot from the right side of the box was deflected off by the Hull City goalkeeper and substitute Balotelli volleyed home his third league goal of the season from eight yards.
Although Ronaldo was always looking for hope to score in the following games, there was only a short time left, and neither side made any achievements, and 3:0 was also the final score.
Back at Old Trafford, Manchester United beat Tottenham Hotspur 5-2 at home, with goals from Darren Bent and Luka Modric putting the Reds two goals behind, but then United scored five goals in a row, with Quaresma and Wayne Rooney both scoring twice and Dimitar Berbatov adding the icing on the cake.
With three league games remaining, United are four points behind Blackburn Rovers and still have a comeback to win the title.
However, Chelsea dropped the chain in this round, and after a 1-1 draw at home to Arsenal, the Blues moved seven points behind Blackburn Rovers and while they could theoretically win the title, they were already ahead of this season's Premier League title.
On 9 May, the 36th round of the Premier League was played, and one of the key matches was contested at Upton Park, where Manchester United, who debuted first, drew 2-2 away to West Ham United, with Quaresma taking the lead but missing a penalty later, and goals from Ann Ferdinand and Upson helped the Hammers to make a comeback.
In the final moments of the game, Dimitar Berbatov scored the equaliser for the Red Devils in almost a matter of seconds.
United's five-game winning streak came to an end, leaving them three points behind Blackburn Rovers with a game in hand, but a win for Blackburn would stretch the gap at the top of the table to six points – with only two games left and Blackburn Rovers still 10 goal difference, everyone knows what that means when they have only two games left.
A day later, Blackburn Rovers host the Toffees Everton.
In this game, Blackburn Rovers still had the same tactics, while Everton adopted a midfield high-pressure pressing strategy against Blackburn, trying to cut off Blackburn's attack in the midfield, and then suppressing Blackburn's siege all the time.
From the first minute of the game, the battle between the two sides in midfield was extremely fierce, Bale relied on his perverted physicality and speed to constantly attack Everton's defence, while Ronaldo used his skillful ball control and attacking awareness to destroy the nerves of Everton's defenders.
In ten minutes, Blackburn, under the leadership of Cristiano Ronaldo, faced Everton with a completely crushing posture, which made Moyes's face a little unbearable.
The two sides were furious from the start of the game, but it was clear that Blackburn had the upper hand, with a number of shots on goal coming within a thin line of chance.
Blackburn Rovers are just one step away from their 2008-09 Premier League title. (To be continued.) )