With a whistle, Liverpool's first Shijie Club Cup officially began.

The first kick-off was the host Japan's Gamba Osaka, and after the game began, Gamba Osaka did not immediately launch a ferocious attack, but clamboyantly controlled the football at his feet, passing the dispatch back and forth, tearing at the Liverpool defence.

The characteristic of Japanese football is that Jishu is excellent at the feet, and their national teams and clubs are in the same line, with basically the same tactics and playing style, as if carved out of a mold. If they are all fans wearing the same color, it will be really difficult to tell who is the club and who is the Japanese national team.

Japanese football is very jishu and cooperative, and they do play football that is a lot ahead of some Asian teams. However, in the face of the strong European teams, Japanese football will still show some shortcomings, and of course, their biggest weakness is the body.

However, this has also become their advantage, that is, they are flexible and fast. Therefore, the Japanese team is very fast when counterattacking, and they provide support for their quick counterattack, and when they counterattack, the number of passes is definitely not too much, often one or two kicks pass through the midfield, hitting the most dangerous position in the opponent's hinterland.

Therefore, when playing against Japanese teams, you must pay attention to the opponent's counterattack. So don't look at Gamba Osaka's three-four-three attack formation at this time, in fact, they are not advocating attack, but defending and counterattacking with all their might.

The three men on the Japanese team's front line are all very fast, obviously preparing for the counterattack. Moreover, when defending, Japan's two wingers, Masashi Yamazaki and Ryuji Banto, were recycled into the midfield to participate in the defense, leaving only one Lucas to harass in the frontcourt.

In the midfield of Gamba Osaka, there are some good passers, and Endo is the most outstanding representative. Endo Yasuhito's passing footwork is one of the best in the whole of Japan, and having this guy in the midfield provides strong support for Gamba Osaka's quick counterattack.

When it comes to counter-attacking, Gamba Osaka's coaching staff are not worried, even against European champions Liverpool. Now they are worried about the defense, and it is true that the Japanese team actually has some problems in defense, especially in the defense of high-altitude balls, which is their natural weakness.

And Liverpool's center forward Fernando 61 Torres today is a very comprehensive shijie-level center forward, and this guy is also very strong in competing for high-altitude balls, which Gamba Osaka is very afraid of. Of course, there is also Liverpool's midfielder Qiu Ze, and Gamba Osaka is also very jealous.

In the mind of Osaka Gamba head coach Nishino Lang, Qiu Ze is already one of the most haode midfielders in Shijie today, Qiu Ze's creativity in the midfield, and the attack power are very sharp, which will create a lot of pressure on Osaka Gamba defense, Osaka Gamba head coach Nishino Lang is not particularly confident in his defense.

However, playing against a team like Liverpool, Nishino Lang didn't dare, isn't it faster to die idle. Liverpool's attacking strength is very awesome, Gamba Osaka really can't play the opponent, and Gamba Osaka's only chance now is to rely on a quick counterattack.

Liverpool's backline doesn't have particularly fast players, and the other three in Liverpool's backline, except for Luke Young, are the kind of tall and solid defenders, and they will definitely suffer some losses in speed and turning.

These happen to be the defenders that Japan's small fast players are most willing to deal with, so Nishino Lang has a very good hope of winning the game in his heart.

As Nishino expected, the Liverpool team launched a ferocious attack as soon as they came up, and it was clear that they were not worried about their defense at all, as if in the eyes of the Liverpudlians, Gamba Osaka would not pose any threat to them.

Seeing that the Liverpudlians didn't take their Osaka Gamba to heart, Nishino Lang felt unhappy for a while. At the same time, he was also happy in his heart, Nishino Lang thought that the more this was the case, the more they Osaka Gamba had a chance.

After the start of the game, the Japanese team's possession and passing ability showed that their jishu was really good, even compared to the players of Liverpool. However, they didn't have much to do to tear apart Liverpool's defence in their positional attack.

Liverpool's defense is very good, and the Liverpool players have a great physical advantage, and it is really difficult for Gamba Osaka's players to tear apart Liverpool's defence. Soon, the initiative on the pitch was grasped by Liverpool, who began to launch ferocious attacks.

The Liverpool fans were very excited because Liverpool showed a very strong dominance and they played very well. Especially Qiu Ze, Arshavin, Fernando 61 Torres and others cooperated tacitly in the front court, which made the Japanese fans in the stands fascinated.

It was only in the ninth minute of the first half that the first shot of the game came when Fernando 61 Torres received Arshavin's cross in the penalty area and leaped high to head home against Gamba Osaka's centre-back Tomo Yamaguchi.

Fernando 61 Torres grabbed the ball well, but it was not suppressed, and the football was slightly higher, which made the Liverpudlian people regret it, and of course the fans of Gamba Osaka were happy.

However, Gamba Osaka fans are nervous, because Liverpool's damn bunch are really shameless, frequently playing high balls, and bullying their team's players are short and not strong enough.

The general tactics of the Liverpool team are really like this, and the tactics developed to fight for the weaknesses of the Gamba Osaka players are to use two wings, high balls, and launch header bombardment.

Benitez's tactics are not problematic at all, knowing the weaknesses of the opponent and not using it, that is a fool, a big fool. Gamba Osaka's weakness is so obvious, as a Shijie-level tactician, Rafael 61 Benitez will certainly not be soft.

After the start of the game, Liverpool frequently threatened Gamba Osaka's goal with high balls through two flanks. This put a lot of pressure on Gamba Osaka's central defender Tomoshi Yamaguchi, who simply couldn't carry Liverpool's centre-forward Fernando 61 Torres.

Whether it is in height or physicality, or in grabbing points, there is a clear gap between Tomoshi Yamaguchi and Fernando 61 Torres. In the first twenty minutes of the first half, Yamaguchi was already on the verge of being abused by Fernando 61 Torres.

On the sidelines, Gamba Osaka's head coach Nishino Lang certainly saw this, and he was nervous. There were times when he felt his heart jump out of his mouth fast. He could feel the pressure on Yamaguchi, but he didn't make any adjustments, he wanted the team's counter-attack to play as soon as possible and create some threat for Liverpool, so that there would be less pressure on Yamaguchi.

However, at this time, Gamba Osaka lost the goal. Liverpool's midfielder Qiu Ze suddenly dribbled forward after receiving the ball, as if he was going to directly impact Gamba Osaka's penalty area, Gamba Osaka immediately contracted his defense. Liverpool midfielder Qiu Ze immediately pushed the ball to Arshavin who was inserted on the wing.

After Arshavin, who was inserted at high speed, caught the football on the empty side, he didn't wait for the defenders on the side of Gamba Osaka to pounce, he directly pulled out a curling ball and sent the football into the penalty area of Gamba Osaka. In the penalty area of the Osaka Gamba team, Spanish center Fernando 61 Torres had been waiting for a long time, saw the incoming ball, jumped high, and once again pressed Yamaguchi Tomo, and smashed the football to the goal of Gamba Osaka.

This time, the powerless Yamaguchi did not interfere with Fernando 61 Torres again, so that Fernando 61 Torres comfortably pushed the football, and the football immediately shot like lightning towards Gamba Osaka's goal, in the face of such a powerful header at such a close distance, Yosuke Fujitani, the goalkeeper of Gamba Osaka, was helpless and had to watch the football fly into the goal.

In the 22nd minute of the first half, the European champion Liverpool scored the goal of the Asian champion Gamba Osaka. Gamba Osaka still couldn't withstand the aerial bombardment of the Liverpool team, which made the Japanese fans at the scene sigh.

The Liverpool players were not particularly excited about scoring because they knew it would not be difficult for them to score because the weaknesses of the opponents were too obvious. And Liverpool is strong in this area, and if you don't score, it really can't be justified.

After conceding the goal, Gamba Osaka started to fight back, and their jishu was really good and they passed the ball well, but in the positional attack, they didn't create many chances.

However, in a rare counter-attacking opportunity, they still made Liverpool's players feel the thrill of their hearts. Gamba Osaka immediately handed over his foot to Hohito Endo in the midfielder after breaking the ball in the middle of the field, and after receiving the ball, Endo Hohito did not stick to the ball and delayed, and passed the ball directly over the top to the front.

Gamba Osaka's pace played out in the frontcourt, and Masato Yamazaki on the wing stepped forward at a rapid pace, caught the ball over the head of Giorluka, and then cut straight inside.

After cutting inside Masato Yamazaki, who had settled the defence of Liverpool centre-back 61 Rio Ferdinand, he suddenly turned the triangle back into the middle of the box. Lucas, a Brazilian foreign player who followed up in the middle of the penalty area, faced a one-on-one opportunity and shot directly with his feet, pushing the football into the far corner of the goal.

It was a very good chance, and the Gamba Osaka fans in the stands were already jumping up and ready to cheer for the goal. On the sidelines, Osaka Gamba head coach Nishino Lang also rubbed up, his hands raised high.

Unfortunately, Liverpool's goalkeeper Reina reacted quickly and miraculously saved the ball off the line.

The fans of Gamba Osaka at the scene immediately let out a burst of regret, this goal is really a pity, if, if this area is a little more outward, the angle is a little more tricky, this ball will be there. It's a pity that Lucas wasted a great opportunity.

The threat of this goal is indeed great, look at Gamba Osaka after breaking the ball in midfield, only three passes through the Liverpool defence, creating a killing chance. The speed of this counterattack is simply too fast, and the efficiency is also very amazing, which really makes Liverpool's players tremble, and they also have a chill in their hearts, it seems that the team that can win the AFC Champions League still has a certain strength.