Volume 3 Chapter 53 A Fateful Encounter
"I don't know what the referee thinks, we've made three substitutions, he also sent off our goalkeeper, López did touch the ball with his hand outside the box, but he was unconscious, he was prepared to say that it should be the ball touch, not the hand touch, this harsh decision ruined the series"
In an interview in the interview area after the game, Manuel Pellegrini was still babbling about the decision, which made them almost lose any illusion of qualifying.
0:3, any team has lost three goals at home and has not scored a goal, it is impossible to have much confidence to come back on the road, let alone the famous Anfield.
After the game, Reyna deliberately ran to the opposite side to comfort many old teammates, such as Senna, this result was something he didn't expect, and the football game was so full of drama.
"Marcos", Reyna hugged him, "Don't be discouraged, you're out of luck tonight"
"It's not good", Senna patted Reina hard, "It's so bad, that referee is shit, he must have all the straw in his head, and he actually forgot that we have changed three people"
Reina, as the winner, couldn't say anything, and Mack Qin comforted him to high-five and bump shoulders with many Villarreal players, because although the yellow submarine sank today, they were trying to play football.
They were clean all over the pitch and just trying to play their own offense, which earned him respect as he raised his arms and applauded the stands to greet the fans around him.
At the same time, I would like to pay tribute to this kind of small club that is in a difficult situation and has insufficient finances to adhere to this open style of play and dedicate the ideals and persistence of beautiful football to the fans.
The greatness of the ideal is always because it is much more difficult and rarer than the success you get by bowing to reality.
"They deserve respect," Makqin said to Lucas next to him, "and they didn't give up their style because of their results"
Indeed, the applause from the fans in the stands speaks for itself, they still use applause to send off their home team, and without looking at the last ten minutes, they didn't play badly throughout the game, they just couldn't penetrate Liverpool's defence, but it was just a matter of ability and luck.
"Which is more important, grades or ideals?" Xu was also infected by the atmosphere of the stadium, and Lucas asked a philosophical question.
Ma Qin turned his head and glanced at him, he said in his heart, he didn't have the ideal of talking about a fart, he could respect others, but he must not be stupid.
Grades are just as important as your ideals, because this is competitive sports, and without results, your ideals can only be worthless.
The reason why the Yellow Submarine is widely recognized is that for them, the quarter-finals are already a big success, or to be in the Champions League is a success for them.
The city has a population of only 50,000, and their ceiling is very low, which can't support too many stars to play here, but with just one or two stars and a group of veterans, they will naturally get praise from the media and fans for achieving this result.
The scientific name of this script is called: Dick Silk Counterattack, just like the story of Cinderella, it has been remade countless times over the decades, but the market still pays for it, because this is the eternal dream in the hearts of every ordinary person and every little person.
The Times: Villarreal have been shown a controversial red card as Reds and Liverpool have reached the last four.
Marca: Controversial penalty in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, ten minutes without a goalkeeper!
Team Newspaper: Out-of-the-rules sentencing, although the penalty was correct, it ruined the entire series.
Liverpool fans don't have time to worry about these things, and Liverpool who returned to Melwood were warmly welcomed as they once again carried forward the Reds' fine tradition in the Champions League in recent years.
This is the fourth time in five years, and the third time in a row that they have entered the Champions League semi-finals.
Liverpool at this time is definitely one of the most attractive teams in Europe.
There's history, there's tradition, there's fans, there's achievement, there's heritage, there's stars, and if it's not for a fucked board, Makqin feels like we'll have to talk to Maddles when the season is over.
The whole Liverpool team was very relaxed, they won 3-0 at home to Blackburn Rovers cleanly, Torres began to recover, scored twice, and Agger scored again. Everton drew this round and their lead reached six points, with six games left in the league, and fourth is almost in the hands.
Three days later, Liverpool were in full force to take on mourning Villarreal at Anfield, a game that the media portrayed as a Jedi counter-attack by a yellow submarine.
And Villarreal also came with this mentality, the red card in the last game, it is impossible to say that they do not have a little pathos in their hearts.
If it's true that they're not as good as others and they lose, they have nothing to say, but the red card does kill all their hard work.
So, in this game, Liverpool saw a yellow submarine with a more crazy attack, as if what they cared about was not winning or losing, but burning their last demeanor.
This is Anfield!
Villarreal is like a hammer, constantly hammering Liverpool's defence, for Liverpool's midfield duo, this kind of game looks hilarious, but it is too simple.
So in the 28th minute, Alonso found Torres, who was in an offside position with a long pass, and Torres rushed forward with the ball quickly and crossed diagonally from the edge of the penalty area.
Steven Gerrard arrived and slammed the ball to the penalty spot in the face of Godin's flying tackle, and Marc got the ball in and pushed past the back of substitute goalkeeper Patrick Vieira.
But the Yellow Submarine seemed to be in a daze, not caring whether they conceded the goal or not, it was a crazy attack, and then the second goal came quickly, and in less than ten minutes, Liverpool grabbed another counter-attack opportunity, Torres scored alone.
Villarreal's efforts finally paid off in the second half, when they scored in the 60th minute thanks to a free-kick from Bruno Fernandes.
Then they were still attacking, and at the end of the game, the score was firmly fixed at 4:2, and the whole game was extremely exciting, with both sides shooting on goal.
The last three goals came from Steven Gerrard, Enrique and Villarreal's Godin, and their madness paid off, at the cost of conceding four goals themselves.
'I'm very proud of my players, today the score doesn't mean anything to us, we came to Anfield three goals down to show our football, Liverpool are a great team, they are really better than us, they deserve to qualify'
Manuel Pellegrini's mood after the game was not as bad as the scoreline, perhaps after the first game he had already put aside the win and loss, and the rest was football itself.
'They deserve respect and even though they lost the game, we put together a great performance for the fans, which is not often seen in the knockout stages of the Champions League,' said Mackin in his post-match interview.
The Times: 7:2! , Liverpool once again with the same big score, another Spanish team knocked off the horse, less than a month ago, Real Madrid also swallowed seven bullets, the terrifying European Red Devils are coming back?
The Echo: 9 goals! Prince Anfield has a good chance of being the top scorer in the Champions League once again!
The Guardian: The two Red Devils advanced to the semi-finals at the same time, and tomorrow night's semi-finals will all be born, and no matter who advances, there will be another Champions League semi-final, with England dominating three seats!
Platini secretly scolded MMP, I don't believe in you, the Champions League is about to become the Premier League, which makes him, the new president of UEFA who has not been in office for two years, embarrassed!
In the first round of the other two games, Arsenal played 1-2 at home to Chelsea, Bayern Munich played 1-1 at home to Barcelona, and Stamford Bridge and Camp Nou will witness the final result tomorrow night.
"Leo, Leo, Messi......, Goaaal ......", the commentator on the TV shouted passionately, returning to Barcelona at Camp Nou, the automatic buff was full.
Just nine minutes into the game, Barcelona played a delicate combination from the middle, Messi went straight to the ribs, received the ball and shot a light shot into the far corner, and scored.
However, it was not over yet, and just three minutes later, Samuel Eto'o received Xavi's through ball and successfully countered offside, and fired a low shot into the back of the net again.
Then thirty-eight minutes, still dazzling cooperation in the middle, Messi burst into the penalty area with three people in a row, and scored with a low shot, five minutes later, Barcelona made a comeback again, Henry icing on the cake, at halftime, the game lost suspense!
There is Camp Nou, the score is 4-0, and even with 45 minutes left, Bayern Munich will have no hope.
The ending is already doomed, this half of the semi-finals will be Liverpool VS Barcelona, they will be home and away.
Mack turned off the TV, no longer had any interest in the second half, leaned his head on the sofa, thinking about this destined result, which would be a showdown!
"Come to Barcelona, together we create the most beautiful football"
"You are here with me, you will be the absolute heart of the midfield, I give you absolute freedom"
"Only I can use you well"
"I'm sorry, Mark, Barcelona can't afford that much money, it's beyond my means"
In his mind, he and Guardiola are friends and appreciate each other, and half a month later, they will become enemies and never die.
This is Barcelona at its peak, and no one understands the horror of Barcelona at this time better than Mackqin, and the most terrible thing is that it is difficult for you to get the ball and play your own attack under their control.
What's more, there is also a Messi who has already unlocked the seal.
They may have to defend for the entire 180 minutes, because at this time, no team can play against Barcelona, and this year Pep Guardiola completely turned football upside down.
They have just sent Real Madrid a 6:2 at the Bernabeu again in the Spanish league, Messi scored a hat-trick, this is the second time in a month at the Bernabeu, a net swallow of 6 bombs, and Juander's dismissal is a foregone conclusion.
Now they are in full swing.
Mackin is not afraid of meeting Barcelona, but the encounter with Pep Guardiola makes him sigh a little about the impermanence of fate, they are very likely to join forces at the beginning of the season, but they will play against the battlefield at the end of the season.
You said that your football is the best, and my football is not bad now, so in half a month, let's see what it will be like, the result.
He took out his mobile phone and flipped out Guardiola's number, "Pep, congratulations, see you at Anfield in half a month!" ”
More than an hour later, the Camp Nou was full of voices and cheers as they overwhelmingly defeated giants Bayern Munich 4-0 to advance to the last four of the Champions League.
The players in the dressing room howled one by one to celebrate the big win and celebrate their reach for the last four of the Champions League again.
Pep Guardiola pulled the press conference and pushed the door in with a smile, ignoring these exuberant players, and now Barcelona has played the football he wants.
Only occasionally, he would think of the dark-haired, sunny boy, who had always sought perfection, and if he could, his team would not have a place for the messy people like Keita and Yaya Toure.
He smiled and opened the closet, took out his luggage, and clicked on his phone casually, and there were a bunch of congratulatory text messages, but one of them caught his attention, because the name had not been contacted for a long time.
See you at Anfield!