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After playing the warm-up match and returning to Liverpool, Chen Xi and Gerrard and other players who participated in the English national team did not appear in the FA Cup quarter-finals!

First, Benitez is still not so cold about the FA Cup, and secondly, the opponent Black Cat Sunderland is not very strong. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Sunderland, who were relegated last season, are struggling in League One (later the Championship) this season, and they are not daring to focus too much on the FA Cup, even if they want to return to the Premier League.

The reason why they reached the quarterfinals was also because they were lucky in the draw.

In fact, I don't know if it's deliberate or coincidental, but so far in this year's FA Cup, the draw has always surprised people.

Take, for example, the quarter-finals, when there were nine Premier League teams and seven lower-tier teams in the round of 16, and all but one of the unlucky third-tier teams met in pairs.

In other words, the other games are head-to-head between Premier League teams!

This ensures that there are at least three lower-tier teams in the FA Cup quarter-finals.

Coincidentally, two more lower-tier teams were drawn in the eighth-final draw, and Sunderland's good fortune came to an end, as they ran into Liverpool as the extra of three lower-tier teams.

Such a draw means that there is at least one lower division team in the final, and of course, if Sunderland can upset Liverpool, the lower divisions will be able to occupy half of the semi-finals.

In the eyes of the media, this draw result is also a kind of care for the FA's low-level teams in the case of less and less "dragon slaying myths"!

After all, as a traditional cup competition that teams of all levels can participate in, the FA doesn't want it to be the plaything of the top teams.

This time, Liverpool's substitutes were still very good, and they played a 4-1 victory against Sunderland.

Baros continued his good form by scoring twice in this game and was instrumental in the team's progress to the semi-finals.

The Czech striker is clearly using such a hard-won game to find his form for the European Championship!

In this game, because Chen Xi did not appear in the squad, the media did not pay too much attention. Because everyone is paying attention to Chen Xi's record-breaking problem!

Many media even think that Benitez is incomprehensible and doesn't let Chen Xi score a goal in such a game!

Of course, some media outlets that know Chen Xi can also understand Benitez's approach. They know that as long as Chen Xi is willing to score goals, he can do it even in the league or even the Champions League. So he is naturally reluctant to score goals in a game like the FA Cup. What's more, he just played a national team match three days ago!

In the middle of the week after this FA Cup, Liverpool ushered in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals!

In this game, Chen Xi finally appeared at Anfield in everyone's expectant eyes!

In the first leg, Liverpool played a 3-0 at Mercedes Stadium, and it stands to reason that there was no suspense in this game.

However, Benitez, who is cautious by nature, did not dare to take it lightly, and with his knowledge Stuttgart, the youth army is notoriously crazy about the team. Once they are beaten crazy, no one can guarantee that they will not have a comeback battle at Anfield!

Therefore, Benitez is still the main force in this game!

After the official start of the game, the performance of the Stuttgart team also confirmed Benitez's speculation.

Even when playing away from home, Summer's side still launched a frantic attack from the start.

The combination of young coaches and young players meant that Stuttgart were not afraid of defeat and that they were willing to gamble. Their mood is like an advertisement for a certain black tea, "young and without failure"!

Many Liverpool fans who did not travel to Germany with the team thought that the team that was beaten 3-0 by the team was just going through the motions today. They are more concerned about Chen Xi's record!

However, Stuttgart's opening performance surprised them!

These guys are too violent, aren't they?

When Stuttgart's attack was at its most frenzied, they only left a central defender and a midfielder in the midfield!

Even their centre-back Bolden didn't run up and hit a long-range shot!

Rao is like this, and Summer, who is on the sidelines, has been waving his arms sparingly, signaling the players to "press!" Press on! ”

Under the onslaught, Stuttgart finally paid off in the 10th minute!

Lam, who was put back on the left side today and completely liberated by Summer, sent a precise cross after running all the way to the bottom line with the ball!

Kuranyi in the middle showed excellent sense of the penalty and still grabbed the header in the dialogue with Hyypia.

Although Kuranyi's header was stubbornly saved by Dudek. But Brazilian striker Cacau appeared on the ball like a civet cat and easily made a follow-up shot!

1 to 0!

It was a goal that sent Anfield Stadium to a dead end!

Benitez on the sidelines waved his hand depressedly, originally thinking that the group of young people in Stuttgart, as long as they failed to attack for ten minutes in a row, would inevitably enter a period of decline, and at that time, as long as his team could seize a counterattack opportunity, it would be enough to defeat them!

As a result, I didn't expect that they were scored at this juncture of ten minutes!

Benitez knew that it was not a way to let them attack like this again, and he was driven crazy by this group of stunned young people, and maybe it really capsized the Liverpool team.

Therefore, he also came to the sidelines and waved his hand at the players!

than offense? Liverpool really doesn't scare anyone!

So, after the restart, the field turned into a wonderful attack!

Liverpool fans also quickly recovered from the goal they had conceded, and in their opinion, the goal was just an accident. In fact, as long as the team can win, they want to see a good goal shootout!

Chen Xi also became very relaxed today, although he bullied Ram several times in the last game, he also had to admit that the little man was still more difficult.

Today, a full-back was changed to deal with him, and he was even more in a no-man's land!

Within five minutes of conceding the goal, Chen Xi had already delivered two excellent quality crosses!

It's a pity that Husky and Owen in the middle missed the opportunity one after another!

Especially Owen, this guy actually deflected an opportunity that was close at hand, almost empty!

If it weren't for the fact that Bang Sal had been slightly injured recently, Chen Xi really wanted to wonder if this guy had been squeezed dry by Bang Saar!

Liverpool's side is in full swing, and Stuttgart is also attacking with no concedes.

Hleb showed his demeanor as a Belarusian magician after receiving the ball on the edge of the box, and a series of dazzling breakthroughs actually led him to the Liverpool penalty area!

Fortunately, Dudek made a timely attack after seeing through his intention to break through.

When Hleb suddenly cleaned up, he found that Dudek had blocked in front of him, and the door in a hurry was blocked by Dudek!

This made the Liverpool fans at the scene break out in a cold sweat.

You know, if the score becomes 0-2, this game is really hard to say!

After all, this is Liverpool's home stadium, and Stuttgart's goals are all away goals. From the third goal, it can be said to be a fatal goal for the Liverpool team!

Benitez was also furious that the team's entire defence was being played by the opponent alone. The Spaniard had apparently forgotten that they also had a guy in their squad who often played with the opposition defence!

At this time, the Liverpool team urgently needs a goal to stabilize the morale of the army and blow the confidence of the opponent!

In such a situation, Chen Xi, who is called the king by the fans, stood up!

Receiving the ball on the left side, he faced the opponent's right-back Buttcher, and with an easy feint, he shook him and headed towards the middle of the penalty area!

At this time, the opponent's back Sordo made up for it, and Chen Xi did not stick to the ball, but passed the ball to Heskey, who was leaning on the opponent's central defender in the penalty area.

Husky didn't stop the ball, but directly met the ball and asked for a push, deflected the ball and then retreated to the edge of the penalty area!

It turned out that Chen Xi accelerated to get rid of Soldo after passing the ball and continued to plug in the middle!

I have to say that although Hesky's scoring ability as a center is not very good, his ability to make the ball is still relatively good!

The ball he passed back, Chen Xi almost didn't need to adjust his pace, and he shot angrily directly to meet the ball!

Whew~~ Owen and Bolden in the penalty area only felt a gust of wind blowing in their ears. Then there was a huge cheer from the stands!

In front of goal, Hildebrand, like Bolden, did not make any moves, but watched as the ball drilled into the goal like a cannonball!

The goal clearly set the mood in Anfield on fire, and the scene became a sea of jubilant red.

Although the score became 1-1 again, it did not change much for the Stuttgart team. Because they would have had to score four goals at Anfield if they wanted to advance.

Even if Liverpool score a goal, if they win 4-1, they can still advance with the advantage of more away goals!

So, after the restart, Stuttgart's attack was not affected by the goal conceded!

They will continue to pose a threat to Dudek's guarded gates.

Some of the Stuttgart fans who came with the team were also very sad, and in their opinion, if they could play like this at home, how could they have fallen into such a step?

Of course, they didn't put their minds on self-pity, but spared no effort to cheer for their team. Coming to Liverpool despite losing 0-3 at home in the first leg proves their loyalty to the team!

For ten minutes in a row, Kulanyi, Cacau, Hleb and even centre-back Bolden all surprised Anfield fans. But their shots are always a fraction of a second away from the goal!

After a long period of attack, the young players of the Stuttgart team began to become impatient, as Benitez had guessed!

Kuranjla got to the edge of the box, picked up the ball and turned to shoot from distance...... Directly blocked by Hyypia!

After receiving the pass from Hleb on the wing, Cacau did not pay attention to Hleb's intention to make a one-two, but received the ball and turned around, and another long-range shot, the ball hit the stands!

Lahm dribbled the ball wide and cut inside...... Long shot!

Bolden suddenly came to the edge of the box...... Long shot!

…… At this time, the Stuttgart team's attack changed from the previous layered and rich means to long-range shots again and again!

This is obviously the best manifestation of their impatience!

Chen Xi and his teammates obviously know that this is their best chance to overtake the score!

In the 38th minute of the first half, taking advantage of Lahm's assist, Xavi Alonso found his compatriot Luis Garcia on the right with a long pass!

After receiving the ball, Luis Garcia burst straight into the penalty area and pushed the ball across the middle!

This time, Owen finally didn't waste another chance, 2-1, and the overall score became 5-1!

This is obviously a big blow to the confidence of the Stuttgart players!

The first half ended 2-1, and when the Stuttgart players returned to the dressing room, they all looked dejected!

In the second half, their form didn't seem to get much adjustment. Maybe even Summerer doesn't have hope!

It was Liverpool who showed attacking aggressiveness at the beginning of the second half!

Finally, in the 60th minute of the game, the goal that the fans were expecting appeared!

Gerrard delivers a scalpel-like through ball from the edge of the box.

Chen Xi on the side suddenly appeared on the left side of the penalty area, and in the face of Gerrard's pass, Chen Xi did not stop the ball, but directly turned sideways and pushed the ball to the far corner with his right foot!

Hildebrand couldn't reach it and could only watch the ball fly into the goal!

“gooooooooooooooal！！！ Forty-seventh goal! Edison equalled Ian Rush's all-time single-season scoring record held by Ian Rush! In other words, Edison became Liverpool's top scorer in a single season! ”

The whole of Anfield was in a frenzy!

Chen Xi was also crushed by his teammates, ravaged crazily!

Chen Xi himself didn't celebrate too crazy, because in his opinion, only when he had the record alone was the time to really celebrate!

This goal also completely made the Stuttgarts give up resistance, and Chen Xi was also replaced by Benitez in the 70th minute and failed to break the record!

This made the fans very regretful, and as a result, the Liverpudlians did not beat the water dogs.

The score of 3-1 remained until the end, and Liverpool advanced to the quarterfinals of the Champions League with an aggregate score of 6-1!

(To be continued)