1151 Moment of Life and Death
Liverpool and Barcelona returned to the dressing room together.
Koeman walked into the dressing room with a solemn face, he didn't praise or motivate the team, after all, at this point, it would be flashy to talk about dream goals or something, and the team needs to be realistic to improve the situation.
Coman looked around the dressing room with a serious expression, and then said in a deep voice: "Everyone knows that we are facing a difficult situation, although we are ahead, but at Camp Nou, Barcelona did play an unexpected strength today, and now we are in an extremely passive state. ”
Koeman's words were nodded in agreement.
There is a consensus that recognizing reality is the basis for improving it.
"We can't just look at the current scoreline, 5-3, we are two goals ahead of Barcelona, as long as we keep the score, we can knock out the defending champions, in theory it is true, but if we just hold on, can we do it? Not necessarily, not really. It's not that I don't have confidence in our defence, it's that Barcelona are really strong and we don't have to kid ourselves! ”
The Liverpool crowd looked solemnly as they stared at Koeman and pondered how to turn the tide.
Coman paused for a few seconds before saying: "We still have to put our hopes on the attack!" The reason is simple, now we have the same number of away goals as Barcelona, but if we score one more goal and we have the lead in away goals, then Barcelona will eliminate us not just as a matter of equalising, they will have to score one more goal! Overtake us in aggregate! ”
The generals nodded together when they heard this, and what Coman said made sense. Liverpool now have the same number of away goals as Barcelona. But all it takes is Liverpool to score one more away goal. Even if the aggregate score is a draw, then Barcelona will be eliminated!
Next, Coman explained the tactical adjustments he made, and carefully explained the team's counter-attack adjustment strategy.
The Red Army generals listened attentively, and no one will take it lightly at this point, and no one will be distracted at such a critical moment.
At half-time, the players from both teams returned to the Camp Nou.
Barcelona fans are positive and optimistic right now.
It only takes two more goals for Barcelona to draw with Liverpool on aggregate.
Scoring goals is a regular occurrence for Barcelona. They are the top teams with super offensive firepower on a par with Real Madrid, Liverpool and other strong teams.
Scoring goals is never a problem!
The two sides changed sides and fought again.
Barcelona immediately launched an onslaught in the second half.
At one time, it still made Liverpool a little overwhelmed.
In the 53rd minute of the game, Ibrahimovic was the fulcrum in the front, he sent a diagonal plug to Iniesta, and in the duel between Johnson and Iniesta, Johnson was defeated today!
It's just that Andres Iniesta's shot from the left wing into the box isn't as lethal as he is in the middle.
After Reyna made a brave save from Andres Iniesta's diagonal shot towards goal, Yaya Toure deflated wide of the net from the edge of the area.
Liverpool's second-half changes had yet to materialize, but Barcelona put Liverpool under unprecedented pressure.
In the 59th minute of the game, Xavi received Messi's return pass on the periphery and shot from a distance, and the football hit the arm of Skrtel, who was defending in the penalty area. The referee decisively awarded a penalty, which made the Liverpool crowd a little crazy.
Skrtel almost frantically rushed to the referee to protest and appeal.
"My hand didn't stretch out. It was always close to my body and didn't expand the defensive area, so why a penalty? Why! Why? ”
Skrtel, who couldn't restrain his emotions, was warned by the referee with a yellow card, and Gerrard and Alonso had to pull him away, and then Gerrard went to protest with the referee, but at this time the referee couldn't listen to any words at all, and the penalty could not be changed.
"Oops, Liverpool was awarded a penalty in the second half, this decision is debatable, although Skrtel's arm is not close to his torso, a little open, but his sideways action, in fact, did not expand the defensive area, this is a fact, but the referee awarded the penalty also has a basis, the football did hit his hand and then unloaded the force to the ground and was cleared by Carragher. Now the game is at the most crucial moment, once Barcelona score this penalty, the gap between the two teams is only one goal, and there is still half an hour left on the game time! ”
The Liverpool crowd stared at Messi with a puff of fire in their hearts to take the penalty.
Under the expectant gaze of 100,000 Barcelona fans at Camp Nou, Messi calmly fired the penalty into the bottom left corner of the goal!
Although Reina predicted the right direction, he couldn't save as fast as Messi's shot, and could only watch the football fly into the goal with regret.
Messi once again rushed into the goal, held the ball in his arms and ran to the backfield.
"Messi hits the penalty! Oh, my God! Are miracles really happening? 5:4, Liverpool is only one goal ahead of Barcelona! As long as Barcelona score one more goal, then the two teams will be tied! Will there be overtime? ”
The morale of the Barcelona generals was unprecedentedly boosted.
Pep Guardiola clapped incessantly on the sidelines, praising his players' performances but also reminding them to stay calm.
The Barcelona crowd set up before kick-off, they exude a majestic momentum, every player knows what to do, and the key players to contain Liverpool's counter-attack are the king's way to restrain Liverpool today!
The Liverpool players may have really started to panic a bit, and after the restart, Johnson returned possession directly to Barcelona with an irresponsible pass.
This caused Qin Xiong, who was active in the midfield area, to roar triumphantly at Johnson's side.
"Panic what! Calm down, calm down! ”
Johnson immediately raised his hand to apologize to his teammates and ran back to his zone to do defensive work.
Barcelona, who are getting stronger and braver, see that the gap between the two teams is only one goal, and their pursuit of attack has become more crazy.
In the 67th minute of the game, after Xavi and Yaya Toure combined in the midfield to rush past Gerrard, Xavi squeezed the ball diagonally into the left rib gap, and Iniesta suddenly pulled the ball back in the face of Johnson after successfully receiving it at the bottom, shook it out of the gap and crossed.
Ibrahimovic in the middle of the pitch pressed Carragher for a header.
It was a goal that literally put the hearts of all Reds soldiers and fans in their throats, and if it did, Liverpool would have literally destroyed all the advantages they had built up in the first leg.
But fortunately, Ibrahimovic's header was a bit positive, and he was held directly in Reina's arms.
While the Barcelona fans felt sorry and the Reds fans were relieved, Koeman roared with excitement on the sidelines.
"Attack! Red Army, attack! (To be continued.) )