Chapter 420: Shine at Allianz Stadium
“Goooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaal!”
"Jiang Chenxi! Jiang Chenxi! Jiang Chenxi! Zhan Jun shouted, "A powerful header!" Jiang Chenxi almost flew! He flies at the Allianz Arena! A brilliant header! Martinez was right next to him, but there was nothing he could do about it! ”
"Yes, Jiang Chenxi's grasp of the landing point is too accurate, he jumped first, Martinez didn't keep up with the rhythm!"
Liverpool's counter-attack was too fast, from Lovren's long counter-attack after the ball was broken off to Salah's high-speed dribble and pass, it only took a few seconds.
By the time Bayern Munich's central defender Martinez realized that something was wrong and followed Jiang Chenxi's pace, it was too late, Jiang Chenxi rushed up directly, and he smashed the football into the net in the air!
"This is definitely one of the most beautiful goals in the Champions League this season!" John. Mortenson exclaimed, "This ball shows the super bouncing power and strong air dominance of Chinese stars!" Martinez looked completely stupid! ”
Manuel Neuer flew to pounce, but he couldn't touch the ball, and then the German goalkeeper landed on the ground and sat on the ground, staring at the Liverpudlians in a daze as he slammed his frustrated fist to the ground.
"Three to two! Liverpool overtook the score! This is a huge blow for Bayern Munich! ”
Three to two!
Liverpool overtook the score and scored three away goals at the same time, which can be said to be an extremely bad situation for Bayern Munich!
"Jiang Chenxi scored twice! It was his 14th goal in the Champions League this season! He is now only two goals away from Cristiano Ronaldo! ”
In front of the TV, including Marcelo, Isco and Ronaldo, they all looked at Benzema, who did not speak, picked up the water glass and pretended to drink and did not exist.
Ronaldo was angry, he had long realized that something was wrong, and Benzema was a crow's mouth.
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Pep Guardiola frowned, the goal was completely unplanned, no one expected Liverpool to score so soon at the beginning of the second half.
Now, Bayern Munich has no way back.
They can only get out of the game, not to mention overtaking the scoreline, but at least make sure they get a draw, otherwise it will be too difficult to travel to Anfield in the next leg.
Jurgen Klopp applauded with delight and high-fived his aides in a crucial goal.
Now, the initiative is in Liverpool's hands.
Klopp immediately made corresponding adjustments, Bayern Munich will definitely attack on all fronts, at this time Liverpool's first thing to do is to defend, to withstand Bayern Munich's counterattack, at the same time, Bayern Munich after the big pressure, the back line will inevitably be vacant, this is a good opportunity for Liverpool to play a counterattack, with Jiang Chenxi and Salah, Liverpool's counterattack is very experienced.
In the cheers of Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena, Bayern Munich kept putting pressure on Liverpool's goal.
In the face of this pressure, Liverpool have shown tenacity.
Jordan Henderson and Emre Can were effective in midfield, while Milner, who played at left-back, was also very desperate, with Bayern Munich veteran Lahm trying to break through on several occasions, but Milner was denied by him.
As for the other side, although Klein's assist ability is relatively average, his defense is still more reassuring.
The most important thing is that Lovren, who was once ridiculed by fans as 'Leaky Flen', performed quite eye-catching in the second half of the game, before Jiang Chenxi's goal came from the Croatian's quick counterattack after breaking the ball, and performed well at the offensive end, and in the defensive work, Lovren showed the best state in recent times, and under his leadership, Joe. Gomez has also performed remarkably.
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In the 69th minute of the game, the score on the field was still 3-2, the away team Liverpool was ahead, Bayern Munich attacked fiercely, but the thunder and rain were small, and they were not able to really threaten Liverpool's goal.
And Koeman, a young player who performed well in the first half, seemed to lose his magic in the second half and performed very averagely.
Pep Guardiola finally couldn't sit still and made a substitution, with veteran Franck Ribery coming on for Koeman.
There was a round of applause from the stands at the Allianz Arena, both in tribute to Koeman for his outstanding performance in the first half and for the veteran Franck Ribery.
On Liverpool's side, substitutions were also made, with the experienced veteran Colo Toure coming off the bench to replace Lallana.
Joe. Gomez moved from centre-back to left-back, with James Milner moving up to midfield to strengthen the midfield's scramble and defence.
The substitution was timely, as Milner made the most of his desperate character in midfield, and he was given a focus on Ribery, much to the French star's uncomfortable play.
In the seventy-fifth minute of the game, Jiang Chenxi received Emrejan's through ball in the penalty area, he carried Alaba, pulled the ball and turned around, and directly shot at the goal, this shot was very powerful, and after Neuer pounced, the football hit the post and was cleared by Martinez with a big foot.
"Alaba performed well in the first half, but in the second half of the game, it was like a different person, and he couldn't withstand Jiang Chenxi's impact at all!"
Pep Guardiola was clearly aware of this, and he immediately made a substitution, with Benatia coming on for Alaba.
Yes, on the bench at Bayern Munich, there is still a regular defender Benatia.
Benatia is favored by many and is considered to be a very good defender in football at the moment.
Let's start with defense, Benatia has a strong ability to intercept head-on, and before moving from Juventus to Bayern Munich, he was considered one of the best defenders in Serie A. Benatia made 92 interceptions in Serie A last season, with Benatia almost joining Chelsea before him, while Blues captain John Terry had the best 35 interceptions. In terms of one-on-one interceptions, Benatia reached 56 times, while Terry only had 18.
"Benatia reacts quickly, judges accurately and is very decisive in his feet, especially in terms of tackles and interceptions, which is quite the style of Nesta in the past, and note that this kind of tackle is often not fouled, which makes the opposing attacking players very frustrated." Zhan Jun said.
"Moreover, Benatia is very fast and has a strong ability to chase back, even if the opponent has a single knife in the half, he is often caught up by him."
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At this time, on the field, Henderson's pass was rubbed by Thiago and flew up, just flying to Jiang Chenxi's position, he jumped high and rubbed his header back, and then people saw Salah dribbling the ball at high speed towards Bayern Munich's penalty area.
As the narrator said, Benatia was fast, he desperately chased back, and even caught up with Salah.
"And it's worth mentioning that Benatia is very good at intercepting the ball with all kinds of unconventional moves – for example, suddenly a leg will reach out from an incredible angle and break the ball, which is the frustration that Benatia gives to the dribbler."
Zhan Jun's words did not fall, facing the pursuers behind him, Salah suddenly made a sharp stop, smashed the ball horizontally, and changed direction past Benatia, and he was about to start speed, and there was only the goal left in front of him, a single knife!
At this moment, a leg came out from behind his flank, tripped Salah and the Egyptian immediately fell into the box.
"This is-" Zhan Jun was also stunned, he just said, 'Benatia will suddenly have a leg stretched out from an incredible angle to break the ball', this side Benatia really stretched out a leg from the side and back, however, he did not break the ball, but directly tripped Salah, who had formed a single knife, "Penalty!" The referee points to the penalty spot! He thinks Benatia tripped Salah in the back, penalty! ”
It's not just about penalties.
The referee walked towards the place of the incident, and his hand was in his pocket.
"A card is indispensable." Zhan Jun said, and suddenly his voice raised, "Red card!" The referee showed Benatia a red card! Direct red card! Penalty and red card! Benatia, who had just come on as a substitute for less than three minutes, looked confused and didn't seem to realise what was happening. ”
"Accurate decision!" On the English side, the old narrator John . "Benatia was the last defender, he tripped Salah from the flank after being broken by Salah, there was no problem with the red card and the penalty!" ”
At this moment, there was a dead silence at the Allianz Arena, and then an overwhelming boo.
"There is no problem with the penalty, but the red card is still too harsh!" The German commentators were also lamenting that the penalty was unmistakable and could not be justified, but they questioned the referee's red card, which hit Bayern Munich far more than the penalty.
Pep Guardiola jumped on the sidelines, jumping three times in a row, with words in his mouth, and he didn't know whether he was angry with the referee or angry at Benatia's reckless foul.
Although the Bayern Munich players, including Bayern Munich captain Lahm, were interceding for Benatia, the referee was unmoved and motioned for Benatia to leave the field quickly.
Liverpool's penalty opportunity.
Klopp stood on the sidelines, clasped his hands, and looked nervously at the field, if this penalty can be scored, Liverpool will lead Bayern Munich 4-2, you must know that this is an away game at the Allianz Arena, if this game ends with this score, this means that in the second leg of the game, Bayern Munich wants to turn the tables, at least need to play a 3-0, want to win Liverpool three goals at Anfield Stadium, this is almost impossible, so, if this penalty is scored, in a sense, Liverpool have almost one foot on the San Siro pitch.
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Mohamed Salah came to take the penalty he created.
The referee's whistle sounded.
Salah runs and shoots.
He played into the bottom left corner of the net and Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer was right, but Salah couldn't save the ball with a tricky angle and speed.
“Goooooooooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaal!”
Salah calmly converted the penalty! Four to two! Liverpool is two goals ahead of Bayern Munich away, and Jiang Chenxi and his teammates have almost stepped into the final with one foot! Zhan Jun couldn't help but shout.
"Yes, four to two! And it's away, and Liverpool have laid a very good foundation for the second leg of the home game! At Anfield, Liverpool have never dropped the chain. ”
Pep Guardiola looked up to the sky and sighed, the goal he conceded made him and his team look frustrated.
This penalty and red card can be said to have thrown the whole Bayern Munich team into chaos to a certain extent.
Conceding a goal is one thing.
Another point is that Bayern Munich really has no central defenders available at this time, and in desperation, Guardiola can only let Vidal play as a central defender......
Vidal also plays an important role in Bayern Munich's attacking system, which is almost tantamount to declaring Bayern Munich's offensive weakness.
It's impossible for Pep Guardiola not to know this, but among Bayern Munich's current players on and off the field, it seems that only Vidal has had a cameo role as a central defender at Juventus and is the best choice.
The subsequent game also proved this, Bayern Munich played with one less man, and morale was low, and at the offensive end did not be able to threaten Liverpool's goal again, but Liverpool's morale was greatly boosted, constantly putting pressure on Bayern Munich's defense, if it were not for Neuer's excellent performance, Bayern Munich's goal could be lost again.
In the end, when the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the score on the electronic scoreboard of the Allianz Arena was fixed at Bayern Munich 2:4 Liverpool!
It was an incredibly bad score for Bayern Munich, whose players did not stay on the pitch long and took a quick stance to go back to the dressing room to lick their wounds.
On the Liverpool side, under the leadership of captain Jordan Henderson and team deputy Jiang Chenxi, all the players rushed to the away team's stands hand in hand to thank the Liverpool fans who followed the team and came all the way to the away stadium.
"Bayern Munich didn't have a chance in this game, Van Dijk's injury left the field, which made Liverpool's central defender position a problem, Bayern Munich also seized this hole, but, unfortunately, they were not able to continue to improve!"
"Before the game, the media was generally worried about Liverpool's trip to the Allianz Arena, although Bayern Munich suffered a central defender crisis, but their offensive system is very strong, in fact, Bayern Munich's performance at the offensive end of this game is indeed good, however, Liverpool's attack is more sharp, under the leadership of Jiang Chenxi, the red Liverpool conquered the Allianz Stadium!"
"Four to two! A two-goal win and four away goals! Among them, Jiang Chenxi has two goals and one assist, and FIFA Mr. Golden Ball shines at the Allianz Stadium on this night......" The camera gave a close-up of Jiang Chenxi, who was applauding the fans in the stands, "Judging from today's score results, Jiang Chenxi may be in the Champions League final again after two years......"
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