Chapter 328: Derby and Earn Four

After the quarter-finals of the Champions League, people were surprised to find that this Champions League has become a feast for the giants.

Despite this, there is not a single La Liga team in sight among these eight teams.

In the quarter-final draw, Liverpool met the old lady Juventus, Lyon in Ligue 1 and PSV Eindhoven in the Eredivisie, Chelsea faced Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga, and the most interesting thing for fans was the battle between the two Milan giants.

On March 13, Liverpool advanced to the semi-finals of the FA Cup with a 1-0 victory over Bolton Wanderers with a lion shake in the Garcia penalty area.

A week later, Liverpool, who had been winless in the league, finally saw a turnaround.

This is the 201st Merseyside derby!

The last time Anfield welcomed Everton was so sensational was back in 1987 when the 'Toffees' won the bottom-to-bottom round of the league in the bottom four of that year to secure the title, and although they lost 3-1, they still beat the Reds by nine points to lift the League One title.

This time the derby is no longer the title of the winner, but the last Champions League spot where the economic interests outweigh the accolades.

Although Liverpool have reached the quarter-finals this season, the Reds will not give up on snatching next season's Champions League place from Everton.

In the first 29 rounds of the league, the gap between the first and second echelons has been widened.

Chelsea are in first place with 67 points from 20 wins, 7 draws and 2 losses, Arsenal are second with 61 points from 18 wins, 7 draws and 4 losses, and Manchester United is third with 60 points from 17 wins, 9 draws and 3 losses.

In the second echelon, Everton is fourth with 53 points from 15 wins, 8 draws and 6 losses, Liverpool is 5th with 51 points from 12 wins, 15 draws and 2 losses, followed by Magpies Newcastle, only one point behind Liverpool.

Judging from the remaining fixtures, the league title will eventually have to be born from the first tier, but the three teams in the second tier will all hope to qualify for next season's Champions League.

Liverpool's main centre-back Hyypia was put on the bench by Bellu for stomach discomfort, Manuel Pellegrino started the game, Reese returned to the starting line-up, and Barosh and Morientes, who have been lacklustre lately, joined up in attack.

Everton captain Stubbs returned from injury, David Moyes switched to 451 and Yabo moved into a central midfield role, Beattie, who had returned from a three-game suspension, and Watson, who had returned from a stomach problem, returned to the bench, while McFadden and Mikel Arteta both missed through injury.

Everton are unbeaten at Anfield in the last three seasons and won 1-0 at home to Liverpool in the first half of the league season. With such a record, the Toffees were really not afraid of the Red Army.

Liverpool opened the scoring after the opening kick-off, with Luis Garcia's cross cleared by Hibbert at the far post, before Gerrard crossed into the box and Morientes headed wide.

The Reds took the initiative after the opening kick-off, but their crosses from both flanks were calmly cleared by Everton. In the 4th minute, Pellegrino made a long pass, Stubbs made a mistake in clearing the header, and Baros succeeded in countering offside, but unfortunately the final pass was wrong.

The game was deadlocked after that.

The Reds did not rely on the "opening three-board axe" to steal chickens, so they could only get into a chaotic war with Everton.

Unlike the battle with Chelsea, Everton and Liverpool have a "feud".

The players on both sides fought the field, and many of the players who collided with each other had not yet gotten up, and the new "couple" fell to the ground again.

When the result of the match was about glory and £1500w, both teams clung to each other and did not dare to relax.

In this way, Tang Wu's range of activities was almost limited to the scope of the Great Forbidden Zone. Even if there were some free kicks in the midfield, Bei Bald didn't dare to let Tang Wu come to penalty.

The Reds' caution paid off in the 27th minute.

Hibbert tackled Luis Garcia in the arc of the box, Hamann flicked a free-kick, and the Everton player immediately stepped forward to intercept it.

The three Everton players pounced on Gerrard like hungry wolves, but the Reds captain once again showed his generality.

Swing your legs and shoot!

Steven Gerrard's poised low shot drilled into the bottom right-hand corner to give the Reds the lead.

In the 32nd minute, the Reds extended the score again. Morientes volleyed in from 30 yards out, Martin blocked the ball and the ball bounced off the crossbar before Luis Garcia, who arrived on the horse, headed into the empty net.

But good fortune did not always favor the Red Army.

In the 39th minute, Will was booked for a foul on Barosh and then Biscayne replaced the injured Hamann.

Two minutes later, Yabo was booked for a foul on Morientes and Spaniard was replaced by Smitchell with a thigh injury.

Coupled with Volnock, who went off with an ankle injury in 20 minutes, the Reds' half was a mixture of joy and sorrow.

Two goals ahead, but three were injured and forced to use up their substitutions. And Luis Garcia's ankle joint that persisted with an injury on the field also shocked Benitez and fans.

In the 77th minute, the Reds suffered a numerical disadvantage.

Everton's madness drew Baros's displeasure, and the Czech's flying leg in midfield illustrated the Reds' displeasure.

But the rules are to be followed after all, and referee Sdyers sent the Czech off with a red card.

It was the 10th player to be sent off in the last 17 meetings between the two sides.

Liverpool, who fought with ten people, struggled to support, and Tang Wugao resisted, resolving crises for the Red Army again and again.

But even the strongest city had its moments, and on 82 minutes, Duncan Ferguson headed in the middle of the box and Cahill fired a low shot into the near corner from 18 yards out on the right side of the box.

Although Tang Wu had already reacted, the ball speed was too fast. Before Tang Wu's fingertips arrived, the ball had already rolled into the net against the post.

"Hey! Give me the ball! ”

"Falk squid, do you hear me, give me the ball?"

"Fack! What are you doing? ”

The conflict is playing out again.

Tang Wu's afterglow had already seen Cahill rushing over, and he immediately got up and pouted his buttocks, and stuck Cahill out of the door with his body.

Hehe, want to pick up the ball? No way!

Cahill didn't want to celebrate after the goal because time was running out.

He pondered to pick up the ball from the goal as quickly as possible and run back to midfield.

But Tang Wu, who bent down to pick up the ball, stopped in front of him, and after picking up the ball, he held it firmly in his arms, and he had no intention of letting go.

At this time, Cahill had already rushed in front of Tang Wu, and both hands were stretched out into Tang Wu's arms, wanting to snatch the ball.

But Tang Wu is no longer the Premier League rookie of a year ago, taking advantage of Cahill's energy to focus on the ball in his arms, his body twisted fiercely, and even waved his elbow, throwing Cahill aside.

Seeing that Duncan Ferguson and Osman and other Everton strikers also rushed in front of him, Tang Wu directly kicked the ball high into the stands behind him.

The goalkeeper kicks the ball to vent after losing the ball, which is normal!

But Tang Wu's actions angered the Everton trio.

Just after kicking the ball out, Tang Wu's body trembled suddenly, and Osman's hateful push was not something ordinary people could bear.

After being pushed, Tang Wu didn't say a word, and fell directly to the ground, covering his face and shrinking into a ball.

"What are you doing, Fakes?"

"Waste, you hurry up for me!"

"D, don't pretend anymore, I didn't have any strength at all!"

The three of them leaned over and pulled Tang Wu's arm, trying to pull him up from the ground like this.

At this time, the rest of the Red Army players also reacted, and rushed to the goal one by one to separate Tang Wu from the angry Everton players.

Red and blue confronted each other one-on-one, and both sides scolded each other for provocative words, and neither of them was convinced.

Seeing that there was a mess in front of Liverpool's goal, even the linesman ran over and pulled the players from both sides who were together.

"Fake, you stupid pigs, what do you want to do to our goalkeepers?"

"Dare to push? You're impatient, aren't you? ”

"Garbage, you don't know the north when you score a goal by luck? Don't forget, this is Anfield! ”

That's right, it's Anfield!

Liverpool's home turf!

That's why Tang Wu can be so unscrupulous!

Tang Wu, who fell to the ground and pretended to be dead, looked at the surrounding situation through his fingers, and quietly shouted at the caddie behind the goal, "Hey, hey!" ”

"Yes, you, that's right, that's you."

"Hurry up and throw the ball away, throw the ball in your hand away!"

The little caddy was clever and immediately threw the ball backwards and threw it a few meters away.

“ood!” Tang Wu lay on the ground and gave the clever caddy a thumbs up.

The little ball boy, who was praised by Tang Wu, had red cheeks, and saw him bend down, pick up the ball from under the billboard, and then throw it in the air and kick it backwards.

In this way, in Tang Wu's repeated praises, the little ball boy kicked the five soccer balls under the billboard far away.

Then he screamed excitedly and ran towards the farthest ball.

It was the most loyal Liverpool fans here, and all the staff watched as the ball rolled past them, but no one bent down to pick it up.

When the Everton players calmed down, they found that there were neither caddies nor football behind the goal.

In this way, the Toffees paid the price for their irritability at Anfield.

2 to 1,&a;nsp; &a;nsp; Liverpool, who played with 10 men, held on to their win and regained fourth place in the league.