Liverpool slowed down the tempo and Valencia were given breathing time, and if the home side continued to put pressure on them, it might not be a problem to extend to two goals before half-time.

In the 34th minute, David Silva picked up a pass at the edge of the penalty area, David Villa understood it, and his body took advantage of the power of Carragher's collision to shoot with a kick, but unfortunately the angle of the shot was too positive, and the ball was saved by Reina.

"As the star of the team, Ai has become almost invisible during this time, which is completely inconsistent with his status in the team, if he does not score in this game, then his streak of not scoring will be extended to three games, and if he does end the game with this scoreline, then he will definitely be burdened with a lot of responsibility......"

Said the commentator of Spanish national television.

Valencia, as Spain's only remaining La Liga team in the Champions League this season, is undoubtedly the team that all fans who support Spanish football support, but Valencia did not play their traditional pass-and-control football, but was scored by the home team Liverpool first, and there was no sign of Valencia's counterattack in the following game time, so he was very unhappy.

In the league, you can play teams like Real Madrid and Barcelona without any defense, why do you come to England and become unable to play?

It's not scientific!

If it weren't for the national television platform, he would have wondered if Valencia was involved in match-fixing.

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Indeed, there were no bright spots in the half hour except for the eye-catching breakthrough shot in the opening half-hour, so there is a reason why Valencia played more passively in the opening half hour.

As the tempo of the game slowed down, Valencia's possession ratio also caught up, and in the 35th minute, the possession ratio between the two sides became 62% and 38%, and it is believed that as the game continues, the possession ratio of both sides will be further reduced.

During this time, Iroh consciously increased the number of times he took the ball.

Since Liverpool played two central midfielders in this game, and the defense in the middle relied more on Mascherano's positioning and defense, so he didn't have much time to put it on Iroh, after all, relying on Gerrard alone could not stand in such a large area as the middle.

This also caused Iroh to reactivate again after disappearing for half an hour.

Flores was much more nervous than before seeing Elo start to get the ball more often, and he knew that as long as Elo's form was fine, it would be a matter of time before he scored a goal.

Iroh still picked up the ball on the familiar left flank, and this time Mascherano did not come to defend because right midfielder Pennant had stepped forward to help defend and flank Iroh with Finnam.

Although Pennant has high speed and agility, his physical condition cannot be compared to that of Iro.

Iroh only needs to have his back to Pennant, who can't make any defense, and in one sentence: the body is a hard injury.

So Pennant is more of a co-defender when defending Elloh.

Two minutes later, Ballack was pre-positioned near midfield, cutting off Gerrard's through to Kuyt, and then without hesitation passed the ball to David Silva, who was very agile and stopped the ball with his left foot, and then turned his body to the left almost 120 degrees to face the direction of the Liverpool goal.

Gerrard made a mistake in passing, so he naturally had to step forward to stop the attack at the first time, but David Silva clearly gave him the opportunity to smash the ball to the right with his left foot before Gerrard, and then stuffed the ball with his right foot to David Villa, who retreated to pick up.

After passing the ball, David Silva also made a right shoulder sinking move, and Gerrard moved his body center of gravity in advance, and then took advantage of the time difference, kicked his right foot, and his body went to the left, and David Villa's kick also passed.

Mascherano saw that it was not good, and hurriedly stepped forward to defend David Silva, but the latter also did not give him a one-on-one chance, and passed the ball directly to Iello on the left touchline with his left foot, Pennant pounced like a cat smelling fish, and Iroh saw this and directly flicked the ball horizontally with the outside of his right foot, Pennant couldn't stop the car, and could only watch Iroh break through.

Even stopped!

Mascherano quickly turned around and chased after Iro, who did not continue to dribble the ball, but shook off the angle and passed the ball to the unmarked Ballack in the middle, and then directly accelerated suddenly, throwing Mascherano away in two positions in an instant.

Gerrard turned and rushed towards Ballack, but Ballack passed the football to Iello long before he rushed up, because he was originally here to make the transition, although Mascherano did not give up chasing Ailo before, but the distance between the two could not be ignored, as David Villa ran forward, there was a vacuum in front of the Liverpool penalty area.

Naturally, Iello would not give up this opportunity, and went straight forward to face the goal of Reina, and then suddenly picked up his right foot 26 yards from the goal.

"Dangerous !!"

Kenny Dalglish exclaimed, although he had denigrated Iroh before the game, but as a professional coach, he naturally knew the power of Iroh when unmarked.

As soon as Carragher started to defend Elo, he saw the football shorten the distance with him at a speed visible to the naked eye, and his body subconsciously made a self-protection move, stopped sharply and turned a 180-degree body, trying to block the shot with his back.

But the flash he just made just now just flash a gap for football.

Like a cruise missile, the ball flies straight to the top right corner of the goal.

Whoop -

There was a deafening rush of boos from the stands as Elo took the ball forward to shoot, only to stop abruptly when they got up with Elo's sudden kick, replaced by a full field of exclamations.

Reina didn't dare to slack off, the pace of his feet moved quickly, and then the toe of his left foot made a fierce force, the whole person popped out like a spring compressed to the extreme, and his body fully stretched out in mid-air, when his body stretched to the extreme, he found that he had not yet touched the football, and his heart seemed to fall into an ice cellar.

Even the fans in the KOP stands behind the goal hugged their heads, because from their vision, the football was running towards the absolute corner of the goal!

Bang dang -

With the sound of the football hitting the post, the die-hard fans in the KOP stands at Anfield Stadium sat in their seats as if they had experienced a life-and-death struggle.

Considering that they were standing in the stands from the moment they entered the stadium until the time of Elo's shot, if you look at the problem from another angle, you can see that Arrow's kick was not on the post, but on them.

Because if Iello's goal is scored, then Liverpool will be in danger!

This means they need to score another goal in the rest of the game to send the game to extra time, and they need to score two goals in a row to qualify for the final, and this is still based on the possibility of not conceding a goal.

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The ball hit the crossbar and the right post and flew back into the field, before being pushed off the line by a reflexing Agger header to temporarily defuse the crisis.

The frightened Reyna slammed up from the turf, and then roared at his teammates who were defending, obviously very unhappy with his backline being distracted at this moment!

As the football was pushed off the line, Flores, who was standing on the sidelines ready to celebrate his goal, looked up to the sky and sighed.

Sure enough, it's the goal post at home!

Iroh didn't look too frustrated, but spit out a mouthful of saliva casually, after all, a long-range shot that goes straight to the absolute dead end is unavoidable, since there is no such life, then why bother to worry about the past tense?

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The corner kick attack ended with Albiol pushing the ball out of the bottom line, and during the time when Reina kicked off, the stadium director switched the shot of Iello's long-range shot just now, and from multiple angles.

"Liverpool's backline was distracted again at a crucial moment, with Steven Gerrard and Mascherano not in their own positions, and the lack of protection in front of the two centre-backs gave Ai a great chance to shoot from distance, and if it weren't for the home post's face, Valencia would have equalised!"

The BBC commentator commented in a slightly dissatisfied tone.

"The ball hits the crossbar and the right post and bounces back into the field, just a little bit away, even if it is five centimeters away diagonally, there is a possibility of a goal, it's a shame! If Iello can score the goal, he will not only set a new Champions League single-season goal record, but also help the team to be invincible! ”

From Huang Jianxiang's tone, regret can be clearly heard.

At this moment, countless Chinese fans looked up to the sky and sighed, and from the slow-motion replay just now, it can be seen that the beautiful Cheng Dù of Ailuo's long-range shot did not rotate in the air, just like a carefully calculated cruise missile.

It's a pity not to enter!

When Benitez saw that Iroh was regaining his activity, he ordered Mascherano to strengthen his defense against Iro, so Iroh returned to his form for half an hour, except for the necessary passing transfers, and he was always nowhere to be found in the attack at critical times.

During this time, Liverpool also organised several attacks, but the effect was not great.

Of course, a large part of this is due to the fact that Ailo played a restraining role, otherwise Liverpool's right assist ability would not be what it is now, relying solely on the left side to attack is nothing new, and it is very simple to defend.

The clock flew by quickly, and in the blink of an eye it was the 45th minute of the first half, and the referee did not give a second of stoppage time, and then blew the whistle for the end of the first half.

The two teams then moved into their respective locker rooms.

It is worth mentioning that the fans in the stands did not let out overwhelming boos this time, but contributed a few applause.

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