Leicester City also beat their opponents 4-1 at home to Tottenham Hotspur on 2 April, with the Foxes beating Saints Southampton with the most affordable scoreline, 1-0.

The difference between the two title contenders remains at three points, with Arsenal in third place, but the Gunners are nine points off second place and will clearly struggle to pose a threat to the leaders.

The calendar flipped to April, which also meant that Liverpool entered a sentimental month.

Flags were hoisted at the club's administrative headquarters, training grounds, Anfield stadium and much of Liverpool to remember the 96 fans who lost their lives in the Hillsborough incident.

Offering flowers, lighting candles, hanging couplets, and soliciting joint signatures......

A variety of mourning activities are centered around the Liverpool Club and slowly spread to the surrounding area.

And in the middle and late of this month, the English authorities will also hold a final hearing on the incident.

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But beyond this big event, Liverpool FC has to deal with another small thing first:

They received an official letter of accusation from UEFA.

In the previous Europa League double red meeting, Liverpool fans, who were carried away by consecutive big wins, got carried away and mocked Manchester United with various songs, while also setting off a large number of fireworks and smoke, which seriously affected the game and broadcast.

At that time, after that game, some Liverpool fans laughed at the "Munich tragedy" during the game, and some Manchester United fans could also be heard singing songs about mocking the "Hillsborough tragedy", but as the home organizer, Liverpool FC did not stop the fans' misbehavior in time, and obviously had to bear some responsibility.

This kind of thing, the players and coaches, including Long Shute, reminded the fans through their personal media accounts and live broadcasts as early as before the game, but when the adrenaline is secreted wildly, even the fans' biological parents and wives can't stop the swear words that come out of their mouths......

The fine of 20,000 euros is not worth mentioning at all for a team like Liverpool, and even the appearance fee for half a game is not enough.

Fortunately, UEFA still has a hint of humanity and did not order them to ban fans from entering the stadium in the next match, otherwise the club's loss would not be a hundred times that of 2......

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After paying the fine, Liverpool organized the coach and the players to visit the families of the victims that year.

During the visit, the players worked tirelessly, went into the village, talked with the fans, had in-depth exchanges with each other, remembered the eventful years, hugged each other and cried, sent ardent expectations, and encouraged everyone to get rid of the predicament as soon as possible and step towards an infinitely bright future......

Although mourning is painful, people's lives must not always fall into grief, otherwise the deceased and the living will not be happy.

Liverpool FC also can't let their memorials take up all of the team's time, as they still have a job to do.

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On April 6, Rogers led his disciples to Germany.

They will face their Europa League quarter-final opponents a day later...... Hornet Dortmund.

The Nerazzurri are undoubtedly the toughest bone to gnaw at in the quarter-finals, and they have reached a crazy peak under Jurgen Klopp in recent years.

The Bundesliga has won two consecutive championships, the Champions League runner-up, and the 4-1 beating of Real Madrid in the semifinals of the 12-13 season has made people see the terrible ...... of this youth army

Although the decorated coach Jurgen Klopp was sacked last season due to a slump in results, Dortmund has grown into a European powerhouse to be reckoned with!

'There is no doubt that Borussia Dortmund are the strongest opponents we have faced in this Europa League, their tactical style of play is heavy on pressing high and aggressive, and if we don't get our best tomorrow then there is a good chance of a tough ......

In his pre-match press conference, Rodgers praised tomorrow's opponent.

It's not that he's weak, it's that he really has a headache for Dortmund.

The yellow-black storm that once raged in European football has a lot of restraint with Rodgers's tactical play, especially Dortmund's front-court attacking group with Reus, Aubameyang, and Mkhitaryan as the core, which makes all opponents have a big headache, while Liverpool's backline is mainly strong and brave, and it is ...... in terms of speed I'm afraid it's going to be hard for them to defend against these players' breakaways and crosses.

He also studied this problem with Long Shute, hoping that Long Shute could share some of the heavy responsibility of defense, but Long Shute was alone...... Even with six legs, it is impossible to keep an eye on Dortmund's top attackers up front......

So they quickly clarified the guiding ideology of this game:

Anyway, you can't prevent it, so why waste this powerful attack point of Longshute?

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Adhering to the principle that "offense is the biggest defence", when the night fell on April 7, Rodgers fielded a slightly surprising starting line-up.

'Brazilian striker Roberto Firmino, who has been in excellent form lately, did not get a start and replaced him...... It's King Kong Bentek in the clouds......"

Zhan Tianjun hesitated slightly.

Zhang Lu explained for him:

"Brendan Rodgers must have noticed that Dortmund's starting centre-back was Sven Bender's temporary cameo, which may become a shortcoming in the defense, so he sent a high striker to focus on attacking."

"It looks like Benteke will get a lot of high balls today, so hopefully this tactical arrangement will work."

Zhan Tianjun nodded in understanding, and then moved his gaze back slightly:

"With the Reds captain back in the starting line-up, Ronsh seems to have moved forward, is Rodgers going to give up his defense at the back and go all out to fight Dortmund?"

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When Emre Can found himself in a midfield position, he actually wanted to say no.

But when he looked at the eager eyes of the substitutes such as Lucas and Joe Allen, he finally stepped onto the pitch resolutely.

It's better to be a starter in a key tournament than to be a substitute!

Not to mention...... The one who grabbed his offensive midfielder position was his own thigh!

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"Smack!"

The two captains, Ronshette and Hummels, high-fived each other and exchanged flags before guessing the coins in front of the referees.

Although Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund have rarely played against each other – mainly in the years since Dortmund's rise and Liverpool have rarely had the opportunity to play in the Champions League – Lonshette, who played for Bayern Munich for two seasons, knows the opponent well.

Especially in the 2012-13 season, Bayern and Borussia Dortmund played each other a total of five times (1 Super Cup, 2 in the league, 1 in the German Cup, 1 in the Champions League final), and even Long Shut, who has always liked to play against strong teams...... As soon as I saw the Hornet's jersey, I inexplicably had an urge to get bored and nauseated!

Just like this season against Manchester United!

Perhaps it was the home game, and the confident Hummels defeated Lonshette and got the right to kick off.

As soon as the whistle blew, with Aubameyang as the arrow, Reus, Mkhitaryan and other players quickly inserted into the Liverpool defence.

Although the position was moved forward, when it was time to defend, Lonshit was not ambiguous, he quickly touched Durm, who was about to divide the ball, so that the full-back's temporary midfielder lost the rhythm of passing, Lonshette's up-and-coming made him have to turn and pass back, but he sent the ball directly to the feet of Lallana on the wing!

"Well, Dortmund's attack only lasted three seconds before it came to an abrupt halt, and now it's Liverpool's counter-attack!"

Zhan Tianjun's sentence also took three seconds, but fortunately, Liverpool's attack time was longer than three seconds.

Taking advantage of the slight disconnect in Dortmund's midfield, Lallana unceremoniously drove the ball forward.

Schmelzer didn't miss the position, but Durm's conceded goal slowed him down by half a beat, so much so that Lallana swiped it inside first!

Wipe in is a forbidden area!

Hummels had to pounce.

He's the captain and the heart of the defence, and despite knowing that Lallana is likely to get the ball to Benteke in the final moments, he has to do his job defensively!

Fortunately, Sven Bender still had a little sense of position, and did his best to stop the impatient Benteke behind him, blocking the best line of Lallana's cross to the middle.

But Lallana was unmoved, in the face of Hummels' blocking, he just pulled the ball to the right and put on a posture to shoot, but when Hummels flew to the sideways, his ankle shook!

The ball floated diagonally behind it!

"I already knew!"

Hummels, who had already made a flying tackle, threw a punch on the turf.

The familiar and unfamiliar red figure was like a raging fire, dyeing the black and white football with a golden glow!

Long Shute picks his legs in the big penalty area!

Volley!

Weidenfeller is in the middle and is ready to fight!

But instead of directly blasting the empty mid lane, Long Shute hit a surprise!

The ball bypassed the tangled Benteke and Sven Bender and grazed the far post and drilled into the net!

"In the opening 9.36 seconds, Liverpool scored a lightning goal!"

Zhan Tianjun quickly flipped through the information, and then confirmed in an affirmative tone:

"It's the fastest goal ever scored in Europa League history!"

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Long Shute patted the flames on his chest and shook his fist with a smile.

Want to attack faster than that?

Dortmund...... Are you sure you can beat me?