This is not the first time that match-fixing has broken out in European football, and there were match-fixing incidents very early in the morning.

In 1972, Leeds manager Don 61 Levi instructed captain Bremner to "buy" a penalty from Wolves for £5,000 to ensure Leeds won and won the league title. However, this proposal was rejected by the opponents.

In 1980, Italian striker Rossi was sentenced to a three-year ban for allegedly manipulating the outcome of Perugia's 2-2 draw with Avilino, which was later reduced to two years, and he also represented Italy in the 1982 Shijie Cup, where he was the tournament's top scorer.

In 1982, Gortards, the head coach of the Belgian side Standard Liege, instigated his players to buy Zuihou's opponents in the first round, and the matter was later revealed, and Gottards and 13 Liège players were banned from playing football in Belgium for life.

In 1984, Nottingham Forest were eliminated in the second leg of the UEFA Cup by Anderlecht, who were later shown to have bought the referee for £20,000.

In 1993, the sensational "Marseille match-fixing case" broke out. Marseille president Tapie tried to bribe opposing players to play match-fixing, as a result of which Marseille was stripped of two titles and relegated to the second division.

In 1997, Liverpool's Grobela was accused of collecting £40,000 and £120,000 respectively in 1993 to ensure his club's defeat to Newcastle and Manchester United, while Wimbledon's Fashonu and Segers were accused of manipulating their club's defeat to Manchester United in the same year. Later, due to the lack of sufficient evidence, none of the three were convicted.

Of course, these are just some examples, among which the most familiar and influential match-fixing incident is the "phonegate" incident that broke out in Italian football more than a year ago. This match-fixing incident caused a big stir in the whole world, with many teams in Italy being punished, and even Juventus being relegated.

Therefore, even in such a sound football system in Europe, the occurrence of match-fixing is still unavoidable, which is worth pondering.

Now this match-fixing incident has broken out in European football, which makes UEFA attach great importance to it, and they claim that they will not let go of a bad person, let alone wronged a good person, which has reassured Liverpudlians a lot.

However, it is clear that the Liverpudlians do not have so much mind on this now, and the police and UEFA do not suspect them at this time, and the Liverpudlians are now completely focused on the upcoming Champions League life-and-death battle.

Maybe Benitez was still frustrated by last weekend's first league defeat, maybe he was still angry about the match-fixing rumours, but now he has to put it all behind and now he has to face the next battle of life and death.

Three days later, Liverpool will face Marseille away in this season's Champions League group stage in Zuihou, and the most serious consequence of this defeat is that Benitez will not even be able to secure his position.

Yes, at this time, there are already rumors that Liverpool's American old Ben has begun to look for a new manager for Liverpool, including Portuguese Jose 61 Mourinho, who has just left Chelsea, and Liverpool's king Dalglish, etc., have entered Liverpool's sights.

If Liverpool can't win this game, then Benitez will leave Anfield Stadium and say goodbye to Liverpool.

Speaking at today's press conference, Rafael Benitez was categorical: "We will qualify for the next round of the Champions League. "Maybe Benitez is cheering himself and the Liverpool players on because what they need now is confidence.

Perhaps Benitez has realised that it is a bit too harsh to expect Besiktas to win Porto away from home, so the only thing he can do now is lead Liverpool to victory over Marseille, which was the result of their home defeat to Marseille a month ago, with a draw and a knock-out knock.

Although Benitez is well aware of the difficulty of challenging the Stade Velodrome (home of Marseille), he still believes that his disciples will have the courage to overcome all odds and overcome their opponents. They were born to work miracles, and this time is no surprise.

"I never think about losing, all I think about is winning, I know this team," Benitez said. It's a joy to see these players playing fantastic football and it gives me more confidence, but I have to say we made too many mistakes against Marseille at Anfield. ”

Benitez expressed his confidence and said that Liverpool had made a lot of mistakes before, and he was reminding Liverpool's players to guard against arrogance and put their heart and soul into this game, so the victory must belong to Liverpool.

At the same time, Benitez also pointed out a few things that are not good for the Reds: "Marseille have not played for 10 days, they have been training to prepare for this game, and now we have to challenge them at home, but it is not a problem for us to play there. Our problem is that we put too much pressure on ourselves in the Champions League because we lost at home. At that time, everyone was in a bad state, and after the game a lot of people were saying that they forgot about it, it was a disaster. But now the lads are saying, no problem, Liverpool can do it. Now we are full of confidence, so I believe we can beat Marseille and advance to the next round. ”

If the Reds fail to qualify in the end, they will suffer a huge financial loss, and there is news that Rafa may also be sacked because of this, and the reporters on the scene raised the issue with Benitez.

But Benitez ignored this and was full of confidence in the team's victory, "For me, success in the field of competition is much more important than financial success, money is important, but the most fundamental reason you want to win the game is to get more trophies and glory, not for money. A big club like Liverpool has to win honours, and with the title money will follow. I've always believed that we're going to qualify, and I've always said we're going to make it three in a row. ”

Benitez himself is very confident, but the media reporters are talking about Liverpool's loss to Reading in the last round, which makes Liverpudlian people very unhappy. What makes them even more unhappy is that the Marseille team seems to be in good shape recently.

In this round of Ligue 1, Marseille won 2-0 at home, and although the players were physically exhausted, they were greatly encouraged mentally. Head coach Gretz said with satisfaction after the game: "As long as we can play at this level this Wednesday, the victory will definitely be ours. ”

Gretz was in a bit of a dilemma before the game, but after some consideration, Gretz finally decided to take a gamble, and the manager played all the cards except for Nasri, a teenager with an ankle injury.

Of course, the side effects are also significant. In training on Monday, striker Nigoan and midfielder Ziani, who have been in good form recently, did not participate due to muscle fatigue, and Xerroux Jr. was injured in the game, although there was no major problem in participating in the game against Liverpool, but it was somewhat worrying.

Now the most worrying thing for Marseille fans is the ankle of Nasri, the core of the midfield, the youngster still did not participate in training on Monday, Gretz said that from the current situation, Nasri is unlikely to participate in this game, without the "Zidane II" in the midfield of the needle, although Marseille is high-spirited, but the combat effectiveness is still a lot down.

However, Gretz is still very confident, and the manager said that since they can get three points away to Marseille at Anfield, then Marseille have no reason to fear their opponents at the Virodlom stadium. Captain Cana also said Marseille would make Liverpool suffer with the support of their home fans: "We certainly won't let them have a comfortable night. ”

Gretz is very confident in this game, they know that Liverpool is now tied up in other things, such as what match-fixing incident, Qiu Ze's scandal, and Benitez's dismissal time, these will definitely involve Liverpool's energy, so that Liverpool can not fully devote themselves to the game, so if their Marseille team can't win the game, it's too fake.

Marseille's number one star Nasri said in an interview with reporters: "We won Liverpool at Anfield last time and I believe we can still win this game because it's our home turf. ”

Nasri was also asked what time he would be able to play, and Nasri replied: "I'm in good shape, I'm recovering well, I'm ready to play, I'm sure the manager will give me a chance to play." ”

Nasri's return surprised reporters, after all, in a previous interview, Marseille coach Gretz also said that Nasri is not good and will most likely not appear in this game. However, it didn't take long for Nasri to overturn this statement himself, could it be a smoke bomb from Gretz?

Yes, at this time, Liverpool's manager Rafael Benitez is also wondering if this is Benitez's smoke bomb? But after Nasri's words came out, he was convinced that it must be Gretz's smoke bomb.

Speaking to reporters before the game, the Liverpool captain said: "It got worse after the defeat to Besiktas, we had a steep slope to face. But with our last two Champions League performances, we've regained the initiative in our own hands. Compared to the team we lost to Marseille, we have improved from the ground up. ”

"We are very important in the first round of the team, and of course I believe that we can beat Marseille and advance to the next round." Gerrard was confident.

In fact, Steven Gerrard and Liverpool had a similar experience three years ago, when they also faced a situation where they had to beat Olympiacos in the first round of the group stage in Zuihou. As a result, they conceded a goal first, and they relied on three consecutive games before the end of the game to successfully advance, and finally won the Champions League that season.

In order to arouse the confidence of the whole team, Gerrard specifically mentioned the scene of that year: "Everyone will remember the game against Olympiacos, it will give everyone confidence. The difference is that this time we will play away from home and we will face more difficulties. However, the team has played a lot of good games recently, and there is still a good chance of winning. ”

Having trailed Marseille in terms of win-loss relations, Liverpool are faced with a situation where they can only control their own destiny if they win. But in Gerrard's view, this situation could also lead to a chance for the team to win: "Marseille are under a lot of pressure like us, and after a poor start we are no longer favourites, and maybe the opposition were hoping to see us out early, but it didn't. So for Marseille there must be a big fear of a counter-attack from us and it's an opportunity that we have to take advantage of. ”