Liu Ting can only slowly look for a good opportunity, this kind of hard battle is not urgent.

Rena continued his performance.

In the 33rd minute, Carrick's straight stopper, Tevez formed a single knife against offside, Reina attacked in time to get the ball in advance, but Tevez received a yellow card for hitting the goalkeeper.

Although Reyna was in good form, Liverpool's goal was breached in the first half.

In the 38th minute, Wayne Rooney's shot was blocked by Mascherano and United won a corner.

Rooney kicked the ball to Carrick from a tactical corner, and Carrick crossed the line along the side of the penalty area, the ball was blocked by Agger in the middle of the way, and the ball unexpectedly bounced in front of the unguarded O'Shea, who calmly fired into the goal.

In the face of such an accident, Reina couldn't help it.

Today happens to be O'Shea's 28th birthday, and he celebrates his birthday with a goal that has embarrassed Liverpool.

Alan Hansen said: "It was a terrible situation, Agger set up O'Shea to open the scoring, United took the lead, and even if Liverpool could score an equaliser or even overtake, United had a big away goal. ”

It was a really important goal, and Ferguson on the sidelines couldn't help but wave in celebration.

Manchester United couldn't find the back of the net against Liverpool on several threatening shots, but now they have scored in an accident, and anything can happen on the pitch.

Ag, who assisted in the own goal, was still discouraged, and Liu Ting walked over to him and said, "Hey, Daniel, don't worry, the technical statisticians on the sidelines will not credit this assist to your name." ”

A little joke caught Agger's attention, and Liu Ting continued: "We don't have to worry, it's just a goal behind, we still have a chance to chase it back, as for away goals, do you think we can't score at Old Trafford?" We've scored six times this season, four at Old Trafford. ”

Liu Ting's comfort finally made Ag feel better and walked out of the accidental loss of the ball.

Liverpool were not resigned to this scoreline and launched a comeback late in the first half.

In the 42nd minute, Gareth Bell took the ball forward and used his speed to forcibly overtake Fletcher, and the ball was obliquely stuffed to Liu Ting on the left side, Liu Ting stuck his position and blocked Ferdinand behind him, stopping the ball with his left foot and volleying with the outside of his right foot, but unfortunately the arc of the pocket was a little smaller, and the ball smashed outside the post and went out of the bottom line when Van der Sar couldn't save.

It was Liverpool's most threatening shot before half-time, drawing a sigh from the crowd.

Ferguson was also taken aback, jumping on the sidelines and swearing, and the Ferdinand midfielder, who had just lost his position and was found by Liu Ting, may have to be baptized by a hair dryer.

Liverpool returned to the dressing room with a score of 0:1, and everyone was still a little disappointed by this scoreline.

If they lose at home, it will be really difficult for Liverpool to qualify.

Heynckes also understands this truth and is making arrangements: "In the second half we have to find a way to equalize, so at least we have to score, Gareth (Bale) you can go forward more on the left side, O'Shea on the right side of Manchester United is not too capable, although Ferguson arranged for others to help him, but it is always the weakest part of Manchester United's defense, you step forward to help Liu, I believe you two can break through the opponent's defense." Others have to be defensive, we must not give the opponent another away goal, and every time they score an extra goal, our chances of progressing are one point smaller, even if we can come back. ”

Heynckes' arrangement is that in the second half, Liverpool will become the main defensive counterattack, everyone pays attention to defense, and the counterattack is mainly launched on the left side, using the speed of Bale and Liu Ting on the left side to stab each other.

Heynckes is also gambling, betting that Ferguson will continue to attack if he is not satisfied with a one-goal lead in the second half, and Liverpool will continue to attack this season, especially in Manchester United's 4:1 slaughter at home, which is the biggest loss to Liverpool since Ferguson took charge of Manchester United, and now Liverpool is in trouble, and Ferguson is likely to want revenge.

Heynckes thought: "If I had had that chance, I would have wanted revenge, and United would have continued to attack in the second half.

At the start of the second half, Ferguson was not satisfied with an away goal, and United continued to attack.

In the 46th minute, Manchester United launched the first attack of the second half, Ronaldo fell on the penalty line with the ball under the defense of Xavi Alonso, he took a penalty to the referee, the referee ignored the signal to continue, Rooney and Vidic also went to put pressure on the referee.

At this time, Reina quickly took the ball and threw the ball directly to the left side of Bale, Bale quickly counterattacked with the ball, and Liu Ting also immediately started to run forward.

"Liverpool...... A chance to fight back! ”

Manchester United was a little caught off guard, the referee had just signaled for the game to continue, and hurriedly ran towards the United half, Bale ran with the ball and easily shook off Anderson and Carrick who wanted to stop him.

"Bell...... He's too fast! ”

Bale ran with the ball, Liu Ting was not faster than him without the ball, and soon it became two to two in the front court, and a large number of players from Manchester United have not returned, only O'Shea and Ferdinand are in their own half, O'Shea went to stop Bale, and Ferdinand came to defend Liu Ting.

Bale passed, Liu Ting received the ball, Ferdinand was very experienced and did not blindly stretch his foot to break the ball, Liu Ting was ready for him to stop and kill if he dared to stretch his foot, but even so, Liu Ting was not too worried, and he was completely confident that he would pass him.

Liu Ting skillfully controlled the ball at his feet, and suddenly changed direction to the right with two consecutive strokes, causing Ferdinand's center of gravity to change and immediately smash the ball back from the left side into the penalty area.

Van der Sar was very timely to attack the moment Liu Ting broke through Ferdinand, and Van der Sar was in good form today, Liu Ting took the risk and chose a way that was the most difficult for the opponent to save.

Liu Ting spotted a shot through the crotch, but fortunately there was no accident, and the ball passed under Van der Sar's crotch before he sat down, bounced off the ground and flew into the goal.

“goooooooooal！！！ Liu! Shoot through the crotch! He helped Liverpool equalise! Alan Hansen roared.

'It was only Liverpool's first attack in the second half, and a counter-attack broke through the United goal, and Liverpool still had a chance to overtake the scoreline.

Liu Ting, who scored the goal, rushed over and jumped on Bale's back and shouted in celebration, and Anfield was also boiling.

Ferguson, who was on the sidelines, protested loudly, believing that Ronaldo's fall was fouled, and Liverpool's counterattack goal could not be counted.

But it was a Champions League game, not a Premier League game, and Ferguson's protest brought him a warning from the referee.

Liverpool equalised and United continued to attack to take the lead again, dominating but never on the back of the net.

In the 60th minute, Ferguson replaced Anderson with Ryan Giggs, which was Giggs' 800th game for Manchester United, which was reported in the Manchester media before the game, but it was at Anfield, although some United fans came here and they gave Giggs a round of applause, but more of it was a huge boo from the Liverpool fans.

appeared in the midst of huge boos, but Wang Laoji made a threat when he came on the field.

In the 63rd minute, Ronaldo shared the ball, and Giggs broke into the penalty area with a single knife past Reina, but fortunately, the linesman raised the flag to signal offside.

In the 70th minute, Ronaldo also had a long-range shot from outside the penalty area that smashed past Mascherano on the crossbar, and the bang seemed to shake the heartstrings of all Liverpool fans, but the ball bounced back into the box and was cleared by Agger.

Manchester United attacked ferociously, and Liverpool's counter-attack was also impressive.

In the 66th minute, Liu Ting counterattacked and dribbled the ball to the front, and under the bag of Vidic and Ferdinand, Modric followed up a step slowly, otherwise it would be another goal.

In the 74th minute, Bale counter-attacked with a left-footed shot into the far corner, and Van der Sar flicked the ball out with his fingertips.

As the game entered the 80th minute, both teams began to slow down, and the score was still 1:1, which was acceptable for both teams.

Manchester United believe that there is a draw with away goals, and the next leg back at home Manchester United have the advantage and have a better chance of progressing, and they also have a headache for Liverpool's counter-attack, especially when Bale's speed and Liu Ting's individual ability are combined.

Liverpool's side thinks that it is acceptable that there is no loss at home, after all, Gerrard returned in the second leg, Torres recovered well and may come back, and it is not too late to fight with Manchester United away at that time.

The final 10-odd minutes of the game were uneventful, with neither team creating too many good chances until the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game.

However, in the 88th minute, Liu Ting broke through with the ball in the front, Ferdinand strained his thigh in order to keep up with Liu Ting, although Liu Ting's breakthrough was destroyed by O'Shea and did not create a threat, Ferdinand was not lightly injured and was carried off the field on a stretcher, and Ferguson had to use up the last substitution.

Liu Ting inadvertently caused the opponent's attrition, and looking at Ferdinand's appearance, it is likely that the second leg will not be played in a week, which can be regarded as creating a small advantage for Liverpool in the second leg.

Manchester United opened the scoring in the first half and Liverpool equalised in the second half as the first leg of the Champions League semi-final ended 1-1 in a marginal favour for the Reds, who had an away goal and the second leg at home.

Liverpool also has their own advantages, that is, Gerrard is back in the second leg, Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand is likely to be absent, and this is a Premier League civil war, Manchester United will go to Liverpool at home at least once a season, and there will be no weather and other reasons.

In his post-match press conference, Alex Ferguson was unconvinced: "We should have scored four away goals! ”

Heynckes was unfazed: "Yes, we scored four away goals the last time we played Manchester United. ”

This was in response to Ferguson's 4-1 win away to Manchester United in the league. After all, this Champions League game is Manchester United more dominant, Manchester United has 13 shots on goal 7 shots on target, Liverpool at home only 10 shots on goal 5 shots on target, 55% of the possession rate of Manchester United against Liverpool 45%, Manchester United is really anti-away, but because of Reina's excellent performance and the score is not ideal.

After the game, the media began to analyze the promotion probability of the two teams, and generally believed that Manchester United now has a slight advantage, and Liverpool also has a good chance of turning the tables away.

Both the Manchester and Liverpool media believe their teams have achieved a decent result.

Major bookmakers in Europe have also adjusted their odds, with Liverpool's odds to advance slightly higher than Manchester United before the start of the semi-finals, and now Manchester United is slightly higher than Liverpool after the first leg.

Liu Ting scored a goal in the game to bring the Champions League goal tally to six, and also rose to fourth place in the scorer list, tied with Porto's Lopez.

The top three scorers remained unchanged, with no change in ranking and goals, with Messi 1st with 8 goals and Gerrard and Klose tied for 2nd with 7 goals.