After Arsenal restarted, it was obvious that the difference was felt when they advanced, Liverpool's pressing became more ferocious, and the confrontation gradually became fierce.

After more than 30 minutes of play, the whole Liverpool team finally became a little excited, mobilized their body and spirit, which were somewhat tired, and became more aggressive.

The fatigue at the end of the season, the lack of enthusiasm on the pitch, and the conservative tactics made them a little drowsy for a while, hey, the Gonners in the stands, it's okay to scold us......

We are not theater actors on stage, we don't need to be quiet, and the Red Army soldiers who are used to the atmosphere of Anfield are really a little uncomfortable.

The remaining ten minutes of the first half passed quickly, and Arsenal were not always able to play a goal-like attack, and Liverpool were generous enough to give them a chance.

You know, they have conceded less than ten goals in all games since the New Year.

Most of the credit for this goes to Sami Lee, not to mention the offense, he is indeed a top coach in the defensive adjustment, probably because he has been influenced by the Italian defensive philosophy, he pays special attention to the help of the defensive team.

The team's defensive training is basically arranged by him now, and Benitez spends most of his time on attacking and counter-attacking routines, and the two work well together.

"The first half of the game is over, both teams each have a goal, both seized an opportunity for the other side to make a mistake, please coach Zhang commented on the performance of both sides in the first half", Zhan Jun made a game summary in the midfield.

"Well, good", Zhang Lu said, "The score is basically in line with the strength of the two teams, but both teams have a bit of problems, Liverpool doesn't seem to be excited enough, maybe after the big battle with Manchester United, followed by the Merseyside derby, a little tired"

"Only Torres and Mackin are doing well, the others are average, Arsenal is still their old problem, there are too many mistakes at the back, the front court is frightened, and they are always worried about losing the ball and being counterattacked, which is why they don't look resolute enough after conceding the goal"

In fact, once the Champions League enters the quarterfinals, it is difficult to have too exciting games, home and away elimination system, every team is not willing to lose home goals, an away goal is sometimes top two goals, so the home team will definitely work hard to defend, even at the expense of attack.

In the dressing room of the Arsenal team, Wenger was tirelessly nagging at halftime that "we want to score", "we have to play faster", "we have to be more stable at the back", but the problem of this group of people is not a few words that can be solved, it is a systemic problem.

It can't have to change all of a sudden, and at the start of the second half, the line-up and style of play of both sides did not change much, as always.

Arsenal is to play out the content of their usual training, and Wenger is a good player at training, which is also the reason why their young players are coming out in batches, which is the same as La Masia's thinking.

Liverpool still insisted on playing their solid counter-attack, Arsenal attacked a little hesitantly, every time they conceded a goal, they had to return quickly, and they couldn't afford two away goals.

"Toot ......", the referee blew the whistle in his hand when the game was more than 60 minutes into the game.

"Hey, Mr. referee, I'm holding my legs," Alonso said to the shiny topaz.

One of Cesc Fabregas's pushing breakaways was tripped by Alonso's outstretched leg, who strode a little bigger.

"Alonso, he got a yellow card", Zhan Jun flipped through the information and said, "This is Alonso's third yellow card, he has two yellow cards in the group stage, and he will be suspended for the next home game, which is not good news for Liverpool"

Alonso himself was also depressed, knowing that he had brushed off the yellow card against Schalke 04.

Benitez frowned on the sidelines, he was negligent about the issue, which bit affected his plans, and what about the midfielders if Alonso couldn't play.

There is no shortage of people in Liverpool's midfield, but it must be rehearsed in advance, so that Mackin can come back, or will Gerrard come back? He's a little undecided.

Both men have their own strengths, Mack is more organised, and Gerrard has a stronger impact.

Benitez thought about it and then made the decision, and with just 70 minutes to go, he replaced Mack Qin with Lucas.

"Oh? We see that Mackin has been replaced, replaced by Lucas, is Benitez ready to hold on to the draw? Zhan Jun asked.

Macqin was stunned, he still wanted to score a goal to win the Golden Boot, but the tactics of this game caused them to have a disadvantage in possession, and he never found any good opportunities.

Unexpectedly, he was replaced, he hugged Lucas and then walked to the bench and sat down, looking a little uninterested.

In this game, he didn't assist, he didn't score, and he missed the ball and flashed a flash, which was generally decent.

"Hey, Mark", Sammy Lee sat next to him and patted him on the shoulder, "don't be upset, in the second round Rafa will arrange for you to play the core of the midfield, which is why you will be replaced early"

Sammy Lee came over and explained to him that he was afraid that there would be a misunderstanding when the young man was suddenly replaced while the wind was going well, and that was the difference between him and Benitez, and he got along well with everyone in his team.

"Huh?" , his eyes lit up suddenly, "That? ”

"Alonso banned!"

"Understood," he said, nodding.

Finally got Alonso down, even if it was because of the ban, whatever he was, as long as he could play the core.

Hearing the news, all the cells in his body came to life, and the little dissatisfaction with being replaced in advance had long since disappeared.

The core, how long has it been since I tasted this, it's been almost a year, the last time he played the core was in last year's Champions and Youth Cup, and it was that time that he showed many people how good he was.

The first team is not easy to mix, in order to get a chance to play, he is also quite hard, and the frontcourt position is almost all over.

If it weren't for the highlights of the two double red games, maybe he would still be on the bench for the left and right wingers.

Playing a nine-and-a-half really made him famous, and it gave a lot of people a glimpse of his ability to score goals and assist.

But his place should be at the heart and he was born there, just like Cesc Fabregas is today.

He can decide where the ball goes, he can direct his teammates, he can see the whole picture.

It's a feeling of being in control, not one or two goals and assists.

Let him tremble with excitement!

So he looked at the game on the field and it was very bright, although the two teams were not playing well!

The final score was 1-1 at the end of the game, and Liverpool successfully achieved their strategic goal.

Wenger shook his head at the camera after the game and said: "I'm not happy with our performance, we didn't show enough desire to win, it's not enough to get us to the last four, we have to show attitude! ”

"And our fans, they should be more enthusiastic in order to inject more energy into the players on the field"

……

In the other Champions League quarter-last game, Chelsea beat Fenerbahce 2-0 at home in a clean game.

The only suspense left in these four games is Arsenal and Liverpool, Arsenal are visiting in the second leg, but Liverpool midfielder Marcos Alonso is suspended.

It can be said that in terms of advantages and disadvantages, the two sides are half-pounded, and the result can only be determined after the game, and both sides have a chance to advance.

Liverpool returned to Melwood immediately after the game, and they had to come again two days later, but the journey took three or four hours at most.

"Miss me?" , Isabella stood at the door and looked at Makqin with a look of surprise and said playfully.

She sent Emin home, and ran over on her own, and Mackin had just returned from Melwood.

Mackin pulled her into the door, didn't speak, hugged her and began to kiss her.

"Hmm~", Isabella slapped him twice, her hands gradually weakened, and after a while, she subconsciously hugged her neck and responded enthusiastically.

As the saying goes, Xiao Bie is better than the newlywed, and the two have not seen each other for more than ten days, so it is naturally dry firewood.

After Wushan, the clouds and rain stopped......

"Honey, why are you so domineering today?" , Isabella asked, panting with a flushed face.

"Is there one? Maybe I miss you too much, and I'm a little excited...... Bar"

"Excited about what? You didn't win today", Isabella wondered.

"Because of the next game, the coach let me play the core", he said happily.

"Really?" , Isabella looked pleasantly surprised, usually Mack Qin nagged him about the position at home.

She knew that he had always wanted to play that position, but the coach had the final say, not her.

"That's amazing", she cupped his cheek and kissed him hard, "I knew you were the best"

"Hey, hey, my daughter-in-law is the best", he hugged her and giggled happily.

Two days later, they set out to travel to London again, only this time Mackin did not go, he did not make the squad, and Benitez took most of the substitutes with him.

Arsenal also have no desire for this game, it is impossible for them to win the championship, and the fourth is sitting very firmly, there is no need to fight with the main team and Liverpool's substitutes this time.

Mackin watched the live broadcast at home, and in the end it was the same scoreline, 1:1, and Manchester United won this round of the league, which caused them to be caught up by two points.

However, they are not worried, because in the next three rounds, Manchester United will face Arsenal away and Chelsea away, and it is likely to lose points, and then it is the best time for Liverpool to win the championship, and they are likely to win the championship two rounds in advance!

In the past few days, in the team's training, Benitez has clarified the position of Mack Qin to play the core of the midfield in the second leg of the Champions League, and has been practicing the lineup.

Even this league game against Arsenal he was ready to lose for the final battle at home.

He knew that Arsenal would definitely not look forward again in the second leg and would give it their all, otherwise they would have to go home.

Melwood has been completely closed for the past few days to avoid the outside world guessing their line-up for the second round.

The crowd outside Melwood was buzzing, with many people coming to cheer on the team every day, and they had less than 10 games left to play this season.

The team has gone hand in hand with the league and Champions League, arguably one of the team's best seasons in the last decade, and they are even fantasizing about a double.