264 First time back to London to race
With an epic home victory, Liverpool's performance became the focus of attention in the UK and across Europe after the game!
"Three times behind and three times to tie, the classic tactical free kick strike!"
"The Red Army's three musketeers have a classic combination, and the tactical free kick helps the Red Army reverse Milan!"
"Defoliant ball against deciduous ball, two new generation of free kick masters will face off at the top of Anfield!"
"The Red Army has defeated the defending champions, and the championship group will definitely have their place!"
…… Compared to the British media, Italian fans are looking for something to watch in AC Milan.
"The away side is leading three times, although Milan is still honored!"
"Milan's rookie Kaka is performing well, and the Brazilian is looking forward to the new season!"
"Milan lost to Anfield, expect San Siro to get revenge!"
…… In addition to the outstanding performance of Liverpool's players in this game, the British media did not forget to once again promote the claim that the Premier League has surpassed Serie A to become the first league in Europe.
Liverpool was only fourth in the league last season and only reached the Champions League finals through qualifying, while AC Milan is the reigning champions of the Champions League.
The Italian media were very dismissive of the British media's remarks, believing that the Liverpool victory was not convincing, and said that AC Milan would definitely give the Liverpudlians a defeat at the San Siro!
The media's scolding war, Chen Xi didn't have the heart to care. As for whether the Premier League is the first league in Europe or Serie A is the first league, Chen Xi has no interest in arguing. Although he is now a British, he is not an Englishman in his bones and heart, and he does not regard himself as one of his own in Great Britain at all. He only needs to be responsible for the team he plays for, and he does not need to carry the overall honor of a nation or a country, especially if this nation has nothing to do with him.
Of course, when it comes to the England national team, Chen Xi will also do his best to maintain the honor of the Three Lions, because that is also the team he plays for!
Liverpool failed to top the group despite a win over their strongest opponents, with Ajax beating Bruce 2-0 in the other game, giving the Dutchman a goal advantage to temporarily top the group.
In this regard, Chen Xi and his teammates don't mind too much, all they care about is the final ranking, and now the Champions League has just begun!
After the two matches in the Champions League were over, as the commentator said, the classic clash between Liverpool and AC Milan became the most exciting game of the round.
At the same time, the goals in this game also accounted for half of the top ten goals in the first round of the Champions League group stage officially selected by UEFA after the game!
The classic tactical free kick combination, because of its clever design, surpassed Chen Xi's solo breakthrough to become the best goal in this round of the Champions League, and Chen Xi's zero-angle shot after single-handedly challenging the right side of the AC Milan defense was ranked second, in fact, many fans think that this goal is actually more ornamental.
In addition, Chen Xi and Pirlo's two direct free kicks and Owen's gravitational flying cushion shot also entered the top 10!
And Kaka's assist after a dragon on the left was excluded from the top 10 goals, no way, who called so many wonderful goals in this game? It can't be six out of ten goals, right? How does this make other competitions mix?
The free-kick tactical coordination also became a hot topic in the media after the game.
Chen Xi said in an interview after the game that the tactic was indeed something he came up with on the fly. His claim was also answered in the affirmative by the other two players in this tactical free-kick, Gerrard and Owen.
This made some experts who originally thought the ball was a quiet rehearsal before the game by the Liverpool team.
At the same time, many football celebrities have also said that in addition to being an excellent player, Chen Xi may be able to become a top coach after retiring.
Of course, although their ideas are very reasonable, they are too early to say, after all, Chen Xi's career has just begun.
After playing the mighty AC Milan, Liverpool only had two days of rest before the sixth round of the league was played. Fortunately, this game is also a home game, which saves the Liverpool team from the fatigue of traveling.
Even so, at Anfield against promoted Malicester City, Liverpool were exhausted.
The conversation between the leaders and the promoted side, which was thought to be without any suspense, started with a goal from Leicester City.
Leicester's goal in the eighteenth minute gave them the lead on the road!
Not to mention the Liverpool fans, even some Leicester fans who came with the team felt unbelievable.
However, the goal also stirred up the morale of the Liverpool players, who should perhaps be grateful to Leicester City for scoring early, and if the goal had been scored in the last minute, Liverpool might have capsized in the gutter.
Although Benitez rotated in several positions in this game, Chen Xi and Gerrard, the two absolute cores of excellent physical fitness, appeared in the main lineup.
It was they who helped Liverpool complete the comeback again in this game!
First, Chen Xi assisted Barosh, who replaced Heskey as the starting striker, to score the equalizing goal just before the end of the first half. Then halfway through the second half, Gerrard's scalpel-like precision through ball found Chen Xi on the left side of the penalty area, and Chen Xi made it overnight to help the team overtake the score.
The score of 2-1 was also maintained until the end, and although the win was not good, Liverpool still got the three points as they wished!
At the same time, there was also a satisfactory result for Liverpool at Old Trafford, with Manchester United and Arsenal tied 0-0 in the highlight of this round. This is clearly the best result for Liverpool.
Both teams are Liverpool's main rivals in the league, and a maximum of three points can be picked up from a game, and a draw between the two teams will each take a point, which means that a point "disappears" out of thin air, which is obviously very beneficial for Liverpool!
In this way, Liverpool also topped the standings with a record of six consecutive wins, leading the Arsenal team by 4 points!
After this league game, Liverpool can finally take a break and their next league game will be played in a week against Charlton Athletic.
The game was played away from home, and it was also Chen Xi's first return to London after moving to Liverpool.
It's a pity that Charlton's home stadium is in south London, but Chen Xi's friends all live in the north London area, and after playing Charlton, Chen Xi and his teammates will take a flight in London to play the second round of the Champions League group stage away, so I don't know if Chen Xi has a chance to get together with friends and a few women-
A week passed quickly, and Chen Xi came to London with the team.
At the Valley Stadium, Benitez fielded his full squad despite a Champions League game just three days away.
In the stands of the stadium, in addition to the Liverpool fans who came with the team, there were also many supporters of Chen Xi.
Yang Xu and a few of them needless to say, Liverpool is so far away that they all went to Anfield to watch the ball a few times, Chen Xi returned to London for the first time after the transfer, how could they miss it?
Lao Zhang also came to the valley stadium with Yang Xu and them, after Chen Xi's transfer, he was rarely able to go to the scene to cheer for Chen Xi, after all, he was a person with business to do, and he was not as free as Yang Xu and his students!
In addition to these acquaintances, there were also a number of Tottenham fans who came to the valley.
They have not forgotten Chen Xi, who once made great achievements for Tottenham, in fact, they are now fans of Chen Xi in addition to Tottenham fans!
Although their number is small, they can also give Chen Xi and Liverpool a certain amount of support, plus more than 2,000 Liverpool fans who came with the team, the Liverpool team is not fighting alone!
With so many voices of support, after a week's rest, Chen Xi and his teammates, who are in high spirits, naturally will not have any reservations in this game!
Less than ten minutes into the game, Liverpool took the lead.
Chen Xi's corner kick found the top of Hyypia's head, and the Reds captain blasted the home team's door open with a powerful header to help the team open the scoring!
The early goal was a mess for Charlton Athletic's players, who were hoping to pick up at least a point at home.
Just five minutes later, Liverpool scored again, this time by Steven Gerrard, who opened the door for Charlton Athletic with a powerful long-range shot from outside the box!
When the game went on for nearly half an hour, the goal that many Chen Xi's supporters were looking forward to finally arrived!
Chen Xi won the ball on the left side and cut in, and then curled the ball directly into the far corner of the goal, expanding the score to 3-0. It only took half an hour for Liverpool to seal the win!
Chen Xi, who scored the goal, also received warm cheers from his supporters and some Liverpool fans who came to the scene, which made Chen Xi feel like playing at home!
In the end, the game ended with a 5-0 victory for Liverpool, and in the second half, Benitez replaced three absolute main players, including Chen Xi, in one go. Obviously, this game is not over yet, and Liverpool have set their sights on the Champions League group stage in midweek!
(To be continued)