"Barcelona launched an attack on the left."

"Ronaldinho cut inside with the ball, Finnan pestered him and didn't have a chance."

'The ball was back on the left and it was given to Zambrotta.'

"Zambrotta takes the ball, crosses!"

"Rear point!"

"Deco!"

"The ball is in!!!!"

“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL！！！！！！”

"In the fourteenth minute, just fourteen minutes into the game, Deco scored a beautiful header from eight meters in front of the goal!"

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After Deco scored, he rushed out of the stadium in excitement.

Throughout the Camp Nou, 95,000 fans shouted in unison, chanting Deco's name.

It was such an exhilarating scene!

Barcelona's players also pounced on Deco, including Puyol, who was rumored to be at odds with the Brazilian players, and others also stepped forward to celebrate Deco's goal.

Head coach Rijkaard was also dancing with excitement on the sidelines.

He obviously knows very well that this goal has undoubtedly played a role in stabilizing the morale of Barcelona for Barcelona!

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"One to zero!"

'Barcelona got off to a pretty good start.'

'It was a chance created on the left, Ronaldinho drew Finnan's attention with the ball and then suddenly passed back to the left, Zambrotta followed up and crossed and set up Deco's header!

"This goal is a reflection of Barcelona's consistent tactical approach."

"In fact, judging from the opening ten minutes, Barcelona's possession and overall advantage are relatively obvious."

"On the contrary, Liverpool is mainly defensive and counter-attacking, but the Reds are not playing conservatively, and they do not retreat in front of their own penalty area as previously rumored, but create pressure by actively pressing and pressing."

"But as a result, the probability of the team making mistakes will inevitably increase."

"Let's take another look at this slow-motion replay."

'Mohamed Sissoko clearly didn't follow Deco in time when Zambrotta's cross came in, which led to Deco's subsequent header almost unmarked.

"This is definitely a big mistake, because we said before the game just started that Liverpool's header advantage is very obvious, if Sissoko follows Deco just now, I believe Deco will have a difficult chance to head the goal."

'But no matter what, the mistake has been made, Liverpool have to be careful.'

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Benitez slapped his forehead hard.

His hairline had receded very high, bare, and a little oily.

The whole person kept shaking his head and walked back.

What he feared before the game still happened.

Mohamed Sissoko was absent from the game for too long, which caused him to be a little unable to keep up with the rhythm after the opening, and he was thrown away by Deco just now, obviously because he did not smell danger for a while.

Being out for a long time can numb a player's senses and become less sharp.

But he doesn't regret his choice either, as Mascherano has also been out of action for a long time and the Argentine is less familiar with Liverpool's tactics, so he would still opt for Mohamed Sissoko.

He knows the Malian midfielder and is confident that he will get used to it as the game goes on.

As soon as he walked to the dugout, Benitez turned around again, quickly came to the sideline, and shouted at the pitch.

"Dick, follow him, keep up, I'm going to stare him when he comes up!"

It wasn't just Mohamed Sissoko's responsibility to concede the goal, as Kuyt's failure to follow Zambrotta in the first place and give him an easy cross was also a big problem.

"Muhammad, it's okay, concentrate and focus on the game!"

"Steven, Xavi, you should put more pressure on the opponent and suppress the midfield, understand?"

"Daniel, you have to keep up and let Jamie go out a little more."

"Let them pass the half, pay attention, they are all hurrying, and they should pay attention to what should be released!"

Benitez shouted a few inexplicable words into the stadium from the sidelines.

Everyone knew that he was directing on the spot, but no one knew what he was talking about except Liverpool.

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After the team conceded a goal first, Yang Yang gritted his teeth in some frustration and exhaled heavily.

He forced himself to calm down and keep playing with focus.

Then he heard a command from Benitez from the sidelines.

Rafael Benitez is reminding Kuyt to keep up with Zambrotta, for Gerrard and Xavi Alonso to put more pressure on Xavi and Thiago Motta, to keep a dampen on Barcelona's midfield, for Daniel Ag to keep an eye on Saviola, and for Carragher to move his position to the right.

At the same time, he also kept the team compact so that Barcelona could press through the half.

It's the way Barcelona like to keep the ball and they like to play through the half.

And the last sentence that should be put is about Crouch.

Benitez meant that Crouch should stop pushing Puyol, because in Liverpool's pre-match strategy, the coaching staff meant that it was better to let Barcelona pass the ball to Puyol's side.

Why?

Because Puyol is a right-footed player but plays at left centre-back, which makes him uncomfortable and has a greater risk of passing and receiving errors, Crouch will be keeping an eye on another centre-back, Mexican's Rafael Marcos.

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In fact, after the opening, Liverpool did not play badly.

Gerrard sent a through ball to Yang Yang's cross from the left, but Crouch didn't follow up and missed a chance.

Ronaldinho cut inside on the left on a couple of occasions and found himself caught between Finnan, Steven Gerrard and Carragher.

In the twelfth minute, he fell in the box and tried to ask for a penalty, but the referee ignored it.

Arbeloa is dedicated to guarding Messi, the Argentine players did not perform very well after the opening, and Barcelona's attack is mainly concentrated on the left side, and the right side is basically dumb.

It is not surprising that Yang Yang pinned down Belletti in the frontcourt, Messi was restricted by Arbeloa, and Barcelona's right offensive channel could not be opened, so they could only go more to the left.

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Ronaldinho is indeed too strong!

Although many people have said this season that he has not been able to maintain his peak form from last season, the Brazilian is still amazing, almost as soon as the ball is at his feet, anyone, even if three players are covering him at the same time, he can protect the ball and pass it out.

He can pass people with ease, as if any defender is useless in front of him.

The goal just now seemed to be a cross from Zambrotta, but before that, Ronaldinho's split ball allowed Zambrotta to shake off Kuyt, and the catch and cross were all at the same time.

This is the world's top superstar!

Yang Yang had to admit that he was still too far away from Ronaldinho in terms of personal ability and playing wisdom.

But this one he wants to win!

This desire to win became even more urgent with this header from Deco!

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With Benitez's successive adjustments, Liverpool stabilized their position.

Daniel Ager has taken on more of the responsibility of keeping an eye on Saviola, and Carragher is starting to have his hands free to help defend Finnen.

In this way, Liverpool's entire right half of the defense is stable.

Restricting Barcelona's left side, Liverpool's defensive task is half completed, plus Arbeloa restricts Messi on the right, Barcelona's wings can no longer gallop as they want.

As soon as the back line stabilized, Benitez made another adjustment, and the team's entire backline slowly pressed forward.

This is also a tactic that Liverpool have practised over the past few days, as Barcelona are not very good at playing behind, especially in the absence of Samuel Eto'o, who are more accustomed to passing or relying on individual players rather than straight behind them.

In this way, Liverpool dared to press the defence out.

Barcelona's backline pressed past half-time and Liverpool's backline struggled to get out of the box, which flattened the formation of both sides, leaving a huge space behind Barcelona.

This is the area that Benitez mentioned when he focused on attacking before the game, and Liverpool counter-attacked.

Crouch and Kuyt are two points, and Yang Yang is a sharp knife!

It's easy to say in theory, but it's hard to play on the court.

Barcelona's ability to pass the ball, their individual ability and their dominance at the Devil's home turf left Liverpool with few counter-attacking opportunities, especially in the first half.

And in the few opportunities, it is not easy to quickly threaten and cooperate.

Liverpool have targeted tactics, and Barcelona have targeted tactics as well.

If they can't grab the high point, they try to control the second drop point.

The Red Army counterattacked several times near the front line, and although they all grabbed the first landing point, the second landing point was never passed well.

Belletti followed Yang Yang throughout the process.

It is clear that Rijkaard's strategy is exactly the same as that of Rafael Benitez against Messi.

He would rather sacrifice Belletti's attack on the right flank than freeze Yang Yang.

Of course, none of this came as a surprise to Benitez.

As early as before the game, he had repeatedly told the players that the first half would definitely be Barcelona's world.

On the one hand, they are still physical, and they are fighting at home, and the attacking firepower must be fierce.

Facing Barcelona in the first half, if Liverpool can stabilize the defense, it will be considered a success, and the counterattack can only depend on luck, and what the team really wants to exert is in the second half.

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The match went as Benitez had predicted.

The only mistake was the one by Mohamed Sissoko in the fourteenth minute, which caused the goal to be conceded.

After that, Liverpool steadied their defence, with Barcelona attacking on several occasions but failing to find the back of the net.

Although Barcelona were given four or five chances to shoot on goal, either from distance or barely on their feet, there was no real threat on goal, but Liverpool themselves paid the price for two yellow cards.

Once it was Daniel Agger who pushed Saviola behind his back, and once it was Kuyt who tackled Zambrotta in front.

In the 38th minute of the game, Yang Yang got a chance on the left side, and when he was about to take the ball to attack, Belletti made a decisive foul and was shown a yellow card by the referee.

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