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Istanbul, Ataturk Olympic Stadium!

The players of both sides have not yet played, but the 20:30 displayed on the big screen in the stadium reminds fans that there are only ten minutes left before the start of the game!

At this time, the atmosphere in the stadium is like the calm before the storm, and everyone is gathering strength and waiting for an unreserved outbreak...... A real touch-and-go!

On the turquoise turf, the huge Champions League match publicity logo is particularly dazzling at this time. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Soon, though, its luster would be lost to the twenty-two players who set foot on the pitch.

At the entrance of the players' tunnel, outside the yellow cordon drawn by the staff, reporters from all over the world held their cameras in their hands, waiting for the players to come out of the tunnel.

Waiting, anxiously waiting...... This is the unanimous thinking of almost everyone who follows this game on the pitch and in front of the TV.

…… Finally, the shocking Champions League theme song "Champions League" sounded!

People know that the moment they have been waiting for is finally coming!

There was a round of applause from the fans in the stands, and the waiting reporters put their fingers on the shutter!

First of all, escorted by four Turkish guards, an official in a crisp suit appeared in everyone's field of vision holding the trophy of the Champions League!

With the arrival of the trophy, the scene ushered in the first climax.

The shutter clattered constantly, and the cameras in the hands of the journalists recorded the appearance of the trophy!

Soon, the trophy was placed on the trophy display table outside the entrance of the players' tunnel!

At this time, no one pays attention to the silver trophy anymore, because the players of the two teams are already playing side by side!

Boom~~~~ When the captains of the two teams, Gerrard and Zanetti, appeared in the field of vision of the fans at the front of their respective teams, the Ataturk Olympic Stadium was completely boiling!

The Liverpool players are still wearing sports jackets, while the Inter Milan players are already fully armed and wearing the jersey directly!

When Chen Xi appeared in the field of vision of the fans, the atmosphere of the scene reached its peak!

He was definitely the focus of attention in this final!

He is not only the king of Inter Milan, but even many Liverpool fans are looking forward to their former king's performance in this final!

For the Turkish fans, who occupy almost one-third of the scene, this Chinese is also the most famous one on the field!

The players on both sides also signaled to the fans in the stands.

Next, it's time for a series of pre-race rituals.

Group photos before the game, handshakes between the two sides, exchange of team flags and other ceremonies were completed in a hurry.

When shaking hands, Chen Xi can also smile at many of his old teammates in the Liverpool team. But after the ceremony, Chen Xi began to make final preparations with a solemn expression.

In the stands!

In addition to the enthusiastic fans, another special group, the commentators, are also busy on the commentary bench.

Nearly 200 commentators from more than 70 countries were squeezed into a narrow comment section like canned sardines.

The uncomfortable environment did not affect their condition, they were all doing the final analysis of the game with the fullest spirit and the most passionate voice...... "The 2004-2005 Champions League final, the defending champion Liverpool vs. Inter Milan is about to start, I am your old friend Paul Mortensen......"

"The players from both sides have already played, and the atmosphere at the scene is simply hot, okay, let's take a look at the starting lineups of both sides first......" Carracci, the commentator of Italian national television, naturally also appeared on the scene.

"We can see that there is no suspense in their squad on the Inter side. Jose Mourinho fielded the strongest squad in the team. Up front are the 'three macho' Vieri, Adriano and Edison. In midfield, too, Stankovic, Essien and Cambiaso remained. At the back, Zanetti, Materazzi, Carvalho and Zambrotta lined up at one time. The goalkeeper is still their goalkeeper Toldo......"

"Liverpool have a bizarre four-four-one-one formation, with Czech striker Barosz still playing the line as a lone arrow. Behind him is the Australian Colwill. From left to right, the midfielders are Reese, Steven Gerrard, Marcos Alonso and Luis Garcia. At the back, Finnan, Carragher, Hyypia and Traore lined up. The goalkeeper is the Polish goalkeeper Dudek, who showed great courage in the penalty shoot-out in last year's Champions League final......"

'Benitez did what he said before the game, with a defensive formation. In midfield, Reese, Steven Gerrard and Xavi Alonso are all good at attacking and defending. At the back, there are four strong defensive players. After reaching the knockout round, they almost relied on this tactic to make it all the way to the final. At their feet were giants Juventus and upstart Chelsea......"

'Mourinho's squad hasn't changed, but I don't know if he has made any tactical changes. After all, he had a closed training session before the game......"

Commentators from various countries are conducting a comprehensive analysis of both sides of the game, with various accents.

…… When the commentators introduced the lineup, the captains of both sides also finished picking sides.

Steven Gerrard was defeated on the flank, so Liverpool's Colwill and Barosh were in the middle of the centre.

At this time, fans throughout the Ataturk Olympic Stadium and even around the world are waiting for the whistle to start the game!

Honk!!!

Gonzalez didn't show his reserve at this time either, and when he saw the time of the game, he blew the whistle in his mouth!

The ball rolled from Baroshe's feet to Colwill's feet and then to Gerrard's feet...... As the ball began to move, the players, who were still at rest just now, also began to run.

Liverpool didn't go as one might think, with their feet at the back and then pushing forward slowly.

After the ball was passed several times, and after reaching the feet of Xavi Alonso, the Spaniard sent a long ball directly to the left side of the field!

Seeing Alonso's long pass, Chen Xi suddenly noticed that something was wrong!

Since before the game, Benitez repeatedly stressed that he would continue to use defensive tactics.

Therefore, Mourinho did not arrange the defense of the opening attack of the Liverpool team in the pre-match arrangement.

As a member of Liverpool last season, Chen Xi is obviously no stranger to Liverpool's style of play.

It's just that after they lost Chen Xi's fast horse this season, they rarely used this method anymore.

Who knows, in this crucial final, they played it out!

At the same time, Mourinho on the sidelines was also nervous. He suddenly felt that the seemingly honest Spaniard in front of the other coach's bench was actually very cunning!

On the field!

Today, as a left midfielder, Reese has quietly run to the front court after serving.

At this point, he happened to be on the path of the ball!

His speed is not as fast as Chen Xi's, but as a wide player, it is enough.

Easily offloaded Xavi Alonso's comfortable long ball.

Reese didn't make any extra moves, and directly accelerated, and threw off Essien, who was about to come over to make up for the defense.

The Nordic player doesn't have flashy skills, his way of passing is very simple, which is an accelerated sprint.

Therefore, when Zanetti came to defend it, Riser was still ready to force a breakthrough after another change of speed!

Nesse's crisp style of play obviously made Zanetti a little uncomfortable, his reaction was slightly slower by half a beat, and his right foot that was about to break the ball ended up tripping Riser to the ground!

Shhh~~~ The scene resounded with bursts of boos from Liverpool fans.

Obviously, they were very unhappy with this foul by Zanetti!

At the same time, many Liverpool fans have set their sights on Chen Xi.

In their opinion, if it was Chen Xi who appeared on the left side of the attack just now, they would probably have taken the lead!

After seeing Zanetti's foul, Mourinho on the sidelines breathed a sigh of relief.

Compared to the rush just now, this kind of ready-to-go set-piece is obviously better to defend.

Gonzalez decisively blew for a foul on Zanetti and walked over to give Zanetti a verbal warning.

Zanetti respectfully accepted Gonzalez's warning.

After all, for the foul he just had, a yellow card wasn't too much.

Sure enough, Reese, who got up from the turf, was a little dissatisfied with the referee's decision: "This should be a yellow card!" He's deliberately fouled, Mr. Referee! ”

Gonzalez smiled gracefully, then shook his head. Signal that they are ready to take a free-kick.

Before the game, there were many media questions that he would be biased as a Spaniard towards a Liverpool team with many compatriots.

The pressure would have been even greater if he had given Inter a yellow card as soon as he opened the game. So he still chose a prudent way of law enforcement!

Benitez on the sidelines also shook his head helplessly.

In his opinion, without a wing player like Chen Xi who is excellent in speed and technique, this kind of attack is not easy to play!

Seeing that the team got a free kick in front, a number of big men of the Liverpool team came to the Inter Milan penalty area.

Although they started the game with a rush to attack, the tone of their game was defensive counter-attacking.

Therefore, set-pieces up front are extremely important for them.

The Liverpool team has a number of big players, Traore, Hyypia, Reese, and Gerrard are all big men who are over 1.85 meters tall. Players such as Carragher and Baros also have good headers.

All of a sudden, the air defense alarm sounded in the penalty area of the Inter Milan team!

Chen Xi also returned to the penalty area to participate in the defense, and he defended his close partner on the left side last season.

The two are of similar height, but physically, Chen Xi has a certain advantage.

Therefore, Chen Xi can be said to have eaten him to death.

Of course, Chen Xi also knows that according to Liverpool's set-piece tactics, it is unlikely that the ball will be passed to Reese's header.

After Xavi Alonso set the ball up, Liverpool's players lined up in a horizontal line in the Inter Milan penalty area.

This position looks good defensively, but when they spread out later, it will throw Inter Milan into chaos in the penalty area.

It was clearly a set-piece tactic that Rafael Benitez had arranged before the game.

Honk!

With Gonzalez's whistle, Xavi Alonso started the run.

The Liverpool players also started their own runs. Surprisingly, they did not scatter in all directions, but continued to run straight forward in this formation.

Obviously, they are preparing to outflank them at one time!

Chen Xi then grabbed Reese's jersey and ran with him.

However, Xavi Alonso didn't send a pass over the top into the box, but went straight to the penalty spot with a low flat ball laterally!

And it was also at this time that Gerald, who was originally rushing forward with the large army, suddenly retreated!

This also caught Adriano, who was defending him, a little off guard, and was managed to get rid of it by Gerrard.

When Gerrard dropped back into place, the ball flew to his left and he turned sideways and volleyed a left-footed sideways volley!

It was a very difficult shot and the left foot was not Gerrard's usual foot!

But Gerrard's kick was solid, and the ball hit the far corner of the goal like a cannonball!

Toldo, who was preparing to defend against Liverpool's header in front of the goal, also looked a little helpless about Gerrard's powerful volley in the penalty area, and he didn't even make a symbolic save, but could only watch the ball hang in the corner of the goal!

“unbelievable！！！ what~a~fantastic~gooooooooooooooooooooooooal！！！ Stephen ~~~~~~~~ Gerrard!! Paul Mortensen's familiar voice rang out at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium. As an English commentator, he could have cheered for the goal without reservation.

Less than a minute into the game, Liverpool scored from a set-piece in front of Inter Milan!! Without a doubt, it was the fastest goal in the Champions League final! At the same time, this is also a kick in the world wave! This reminds me of the 2002 Champions League final, Zinedine Zidane's goal of flying immortals! Gerrard's shot was even more difficult!! The defending champions got off to a fantastic start!! ”

Almost at the same moment, the Liverpool fans at the scene also erupted in a tsunami-like cheer!

Then, they frantically shouted Gerald's name.

After the successive transfers of Chen Xi and Owen, Gerrard has become the king of Liverpool, and his wonderful goal in the final has made him a well-deserved hero of the Reds!

(To be continued)