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Ahead of the second leg against Real Madrid, Liverpool have two league games and an FA Cup semi-final to play. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoThe schedule can be described as dense.

The FA Cup has reached the semi-finals, and it must be a little reluctant to let Benitez give up like this.

Fortunately, the Liverpool team drew a lottery this time. The remaining FA Cup semi-finals are Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal in the Premier League triling, plus lower-division side Millwall!

In such a situation, the Liverpool team actually avoided Manchester United and Arsenal and drew Millwall. It seems that the FA really cares about this team that has graced the Premier League this season!

Benitez was also relieved that he could give his squad a break in the FA Cup semi-final.

You must know that Millwall's reach for the FA Cup semi-finals is a good record, but they haven't even met a Premier League team along the way. It can be seen from this that it is not how terrifying their strength is.

Aside from this FA Cup semi-final, Benitez is also considering whether to let the main players rest in the league. After all, the season has come to an end. The fatigue of the players has accumulated to a certain extent.

And in the last game, Liverpool also worked very hard at the Bernabeu, and the players played very hard.

Back at Liverpool, the club conducted a physical examination for the players and found that many of the main players, including Chen Xi, were very tired.

In the end, Benitez gritted his teeth and simply started the rotation directly from this round of the league. Because the opponent in this round is the underdog Leicester City. Benitez clearly thinks they can win them even with the team's substitutions. After all, there are a lot of strong players on the bench for Liverpool.

In this way, Chen Xi and several other main players also avoided the fatigue of running to the away game again.

However, at Leicester City's Pacers Stadium, Benitez's team almost capsized away!

Leicester City, who were tasked with relegation, burst into a tenacious fighting spirit on their home turf and took the lead in less than ten minutes!

After taking the lead, Leicester City put on an honest posture.

This made Benitez very helpless, because as a weapon for the team to break the dense defense, Chen Xi was not even brought to Leicester City by him!

In this way, Leicester City's defense held out until the second half.

Benitez ran out of three cards in his hand, but the scene didn't change much.

Although Liverpool's substitutes have also had a lot of opportunities in cup competitions this season, they are not as consistent as the main players.

Throughout the second half, Benitez anxiously paced back and forth on the sidelines.

He seems to have seen that after the game, the team's unbeaten record is outdated, and the media collectively criticizes his underestimating opponent.

Heaven and earth conscience, he really just wants the main players to have a good rest!

Just when Benitez was at a loss, Liverpool finally had players step up!

Danny Murphy!

In previous seasons, the Reds' main left midfielder was even selected as a powerful player for the England national team several times. After the arrival of Chen Xi this season, he was completely squeezed to the bench.

This old courtier of the Red Army is also gradually forgotten by the fans!

But this time, he stepped up at the most dangerous time for the team!

This midfielder, who is only 1.75 meters, appeared in the Leicester City penalty area in the 84th minute of the game!

In the face of Smitchell's cross, he jumped high in the long opposition penalty area.

beat the opponent's 1.87-meter-tall central defender and completed a powerful header!

At that moment, the Pacers court fell silent.

Only the Liverpool bench on the sidelines erupted in a loud cheer. Benitez, who felt like he had escaped, was also celebrating wildly on the sidelines!

After the goal, Danny Murphy frantically vented his emotions with a roar.

Looking at Danny Murphy's crazy appearance, Benitez was also very helpless, with the team having such a perfect left midfielder as Chen Xi, Danny Murphy could only spend time on the bench.

After the game restarted, the Liverpool team was in high spirits and launched successive attacks.

It's just that in the last few minutes, the Leicester City team unified their thoughts, stuck to the end, and finally got a point!

This point is obviously an important game for Leicester City, which is aiming for relegation.

Arsenal fans in north London were also excited after the game.

Because after biting Liverpool for so long, they finally waited for Liverpool to make a mistake, and in this way, Arsenal took the opportunity to close the gap to four points.

Liverpool still need to face Arsenal and Manchester United in the final rounds of the league, so the ownership of the league title is still in suspense! ――

For Benitez, retaining his unbeaten run is good news for his team. In fact, although he often tells his players not to care about the record. But as a coach, who wouldn't want to create a dynasty? Obviously, such an unbeaten run of games like Liverpool heralds the rise of a dynasty!

After playing the match against Leicester City, Liverpool went to the semi-finals of the FA Cup almost as the original team!

Millwall, a team that made a miracle and made it all the way to the FA Cup semi-finals, finally failed to continue to create miracles.

The legendary myth of slaying the dragon did not happen to them.

At Anfield, Liverpool won the game cleanly 2-0 and advanced to the final with their heads held high.

In the other semi-final, Manchester United and Arsenal won 1-0 away to reach the final.

With defeats in the league and Champions League, Sir Alex Ferguson is left to talk about the FA Cup. Even so, if he really wants to win this title, he must pass the Liverpool level!

The English derby, which took place in the FA Cup final, has also been paid attention to by the media early! ――

After playing the FA Cup, Liverpool welcomed the league opponent Blackburn Rovers non-stop.

This time, Benitez finally sent Chen Xi and other main players who had a week off.

One is that the league situation no longer allows his team to make mistakes.

Second, Benitez is also making the team find its form and prepare for the second leg of the match with Real Madrid!

Blackburn's strength has declined significantly this season due to the departure of Duff and other key players, and they have also degenerated into a middle and lower team in the league. But they don't need to worry about relegation.

As a result, at Anfield, they have formed little effective resistance.

In the seventh minute of the opening game, Chen Xi, who had been holding back for a week, used a side run to break through the door of the Blackburn team.

It was also his 38th league goal, just three away from the team's all-time record of 41 league goals in a single season!

With Chen Xi in good form, breaking the record is obviously only a matter of time!

Seeing Chen Xi score, Benitez on the sidelines was also very happy. Because he knew that Chen Xi's state had not been affected by the one-week truce.

The fans also gave Chen Xi the warmest applause and cheers. They hope that in the next game against Real Madrid, Chen Xi can also play so well and help the team reach the semi-finals!

In addition to Chen Xi, some other main players are also using this game to find their form.

It can be said that the Liverpool team is playing the Blackburn Rovers team as Real Madrid!

Poor Blackburn were reduced to sparring partners for Liverpool.

Before the end of the first half, Owen also scored a goal!

After Chen Xi once again broke through to the penalty area with the ball on the left side, he pushed the ball sideways to the middle!

In the face of this extremely comfortable pass, what Owen had to do was to push the ball easily, and the ball went into the net without any suspense.

After scoring the goal, Owen did not celebrate alone, but ran to Chen Xi and gave him a bear hug directly!

Obviously, Owen is very satisfied with Chen Xi's nanny-style assist!

Chen Xi and Owen have both scored in the Red Army's three musketeers, so how can Gerrard watch these two partners shine?

In the fifteenth minute of the second half, Steven Gerrard used a long-range shot to help Liverpool extend the score to 3-0.

Looking at the three musketeers of the Red Army who hugged each other tightly, the fans of the Liverpool team were also very excited. There is no doubt that these three men are the absolute heart of the Liverpool team they are today. Their form directly determines the form of this Liverpool team.

Through today's game, Liverpool fans also saw the excellent form of the Red Army's three musketeers, which also made Liverpool fans full of confidence for the next game.

In their opinion, Real Madrid has the world's famous six superstars, while Liverpool also has the young Red Army trio!

At Anfield, the Reds' trio will defend their team's honor and won't let the Galactic Battleship go wild here!

In the end, the score of this game was locked at 3-0.

After the victory was confirmed, Liverpool also played with some reservations in the final minutes, after all, they have a crucial Champions League game in a few days.

In the same round, Arsenal, who are also preparing for the second leg of the Champions League, also won. This also keeps the gap between the two teams at 4 points.

(To be continued)