1347 The pinnacle is approaching
Tomorrow is 515, the anniversary of the starting point, and the day with the most benefits. In addition to the gift bag and school bag, this time's "515 Red Envelope Flip" must be seen, how can there be a reason not to grab the red envelope, set the alarm clock high~
United failed to threaten Liverpool at Anfield, focusing entirely on defending and leaving Liverpool to lose their last-minute attempts to make another goal.
Three minutes of stoppage time passed, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game!
The information on the big screen that records the match no longer changes.
Liverpool 1:0 Manchester United.
Anfield reverberated the Reds' anthem and fans held their scarves aloof as they bid farewell to the Reds' last Champions League home game of the season!
In the next leg, Liverpool will move to Old Trafford to take on Manchester United, and then will not return to Anfield whether they reach the final or not.
"The first leg of the Champions League semi-final at Anfield came to an end, Liverpool beat Manchester United 1-0 at home thanks to Raul's golden goal, Liverpool have the opportunity to take the lead, they will be more confident and calm in the next leg against Manchester United, Manchester United need to score Liverpool's goal at home to qualify for the final, we will see you at Old Trafford!"
After the match, a stern-faced Koeman shook hands with Ferguson.
The two managers have different ideas, and Ferguson can't say how disappointed he is, at least the current scoreline makes it look like United haven't been completely kicked out.
Although Liverpool cannot be said to have reached the Champions League final safely, Koeman did not care about the seemingly narrow advantage in the scoreline, and he was happy with the course of the game. The overall presentation of the content made him more confident. Regardless of the score.
At the post-match press conference. Instead of being as disappointed as the outside media expected, Koeman was in high spirits.
'The players are savoring the game and I think we're going to be at the top. There was a fantastic atmosphere at Anfield tonight, but it never let our players slacken as they were always focused on their game and showed confidence and trust in each other. I'm really happy with the players, every single one of them played really well tonight. ”
"Our focus, urgency and passing speed were outstanding. It's definitely a top performance. We had more chances and were more dangerous in the second half, and while goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar was unusually brave, Raul's goal showed that Van der Sar could be beaten. ”
Speaking about the starting line-up, Koeman said: "The continuity of selection in a game like this gives us a lot of experience and commitment, I have very good options like Kuyt, Raul, Mereles, Tiot, we have a problem with the selection but that's what we wanted. ”
"Thinking about Sunday's game. I'm probably going to make a big change against Newcastle United because we have a Manchester United game in the middle of next week. Our fans need not be disappointed. We didn't get more chances to score, but overall we were happy with our performance. Especially in the second half, we had a lot of really good chances. ”
Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar was a miraculous performer, and Koeman had to say after the game: "He's fantastic, I know he might retire, he's the best goalkeeper I've ever seen in a United game. I couldn't help but worry that we couldn't get a goal no matter how much we worked, but of course Raul scored in the end, which was a great result! ”
Perhaps in the eyes of the outside media, Liverpool's current state should be to face all opponents to kill the opponent's fart, or to fight passionately.
A 1-0 result like this one was a bit flat.
Of course, this is based on the results.
Liverpool should be disappointed if they haven't won three or four of their opponents.
But Koeman did not express such emotions, instead he was happy and proud of the team's performance.
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It's not hard to understand that, as a Dutchman, Koeman has seen too many passionate attacking Tulip Army.
Generations of uncrowned kings have almost always destroyed their opponents with offense, but in the end they have died in the offensive of passion.
Now Liverpool can play a kind of suppressive game against Manchester United without giving the opponent a chance to counterattack and score, which is actually rare!
Even if United threatened on the counter-attack and created danger, the lack of a goal was a hard indicator.
Historically, many teams with flashy offenses and passionate play have eventually been killed by defensive counterattacks.
The fact that Liverpool are now able to retract and release is a huge leap!
This is a qualitative difference.
Therefore, Coman doesn't care whether the team's slight advantage over Manchester United by just one goal can bring a better basis for the second leg, what he cares about is being able to suppress Manchester United and not conceding a goal at the back!
Speaking at the post-match press conference, Ferguson said lightly: "Manchester United played well today, we had a chance to take the lead at Anfield, maybe if we had scored the first goal, Liverpool would not have had a chance to break down the United goal, either way, this is football!" Maybe you're going to take advantage of Manchester United's defeat and magnify the predicament that Manchester United are in, the difficulties they are facing, not in my eyes, 180 minutes of the game, Liverpool scored first, and in 90 minutes, as long as Manchester United score a goal, the game is back to square one.
And let's not forget that the next leg will be at Old Trafford, where United will have the advantage of being at home. ”
The result is now in order, and it is fair to say that United have only lost the game as expected, but they are not completely eliminated, and they do not need to panic, and it will not be as difficult to return to home as it would be to try to equalise.
The next day, in addition to paying attention to the results of this English derby, the Fleet Street media also reported on the moving scene that appeared after the game!
"The ageless legend of the Red Devils!"
When Raul took the initiative to exchange shirts with Ryan Giggs just after the game, the two legends with the most Champions League appearances made a moving scene.
With Ryan Giggs today, every appearance means a new record, and the start against Liverpool is no exception. His 125th Champions League game was second behind Raul, and his 141 European club games saw Ryan Giggs overtake Carragher as the No.1 player in the United Kingdom. ”
Liverpool and Manchester United were sworn enemies, but after the game, many fans applauded the two legends, they will leave one day, but now every image they leave to the fans will become a classic.
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