965 to the limit
Real Madrid fans are in utter despair!
Originally, there was hope for being one goal behind, but Real Madrid was just racing against time, and one goal was enough to change the situation!
But when Pepe was sent off for bringing down Torres in the box, all good ideas were shattered.
In the coming days, Real Madrid will have one man less to play away from home and face a penalty from Liverpool.
Reds fans cheered as they watched for the penalty kick from Steven Gerrard.
Gerrard withstood the pressure and won the penalty, and he showed ecstasy after the goal, and ran to the sidelines with Torres to receive the fans' bow!
4:2, Liverpool finally extended their lead at home, Gerrard's penalty flew directly into the top right corner of the goal, Casillas misjudged, after this goal, Real Madrid's difficulty in reversing at Anfield skyrocketed, almost impossible task! They will need to score two goals with less than 20 minutes remaining and will need to avoid Liverpool scoring again. ”
Bosque made a substitution before the restart, and instead of replacing the attacking player with a defender to fill the back line, he replaced Gourti for Higuain.
Guti, who only needs to play for less than 20 minutes, naturally has enough energy, and he will replace Qin Xiong, pushing Qin Xiong forward to play shadow striker, and Raul to play center.
As for defense, it can only be left to fate.
Benitez clenched his fists heavily, and he thought the big picture was decided.
Although he made the same adjustments as he did in the last meeting, he feels that the situation has changed.
Real Madrid have one less player!
Lucas came on to replace Chelsea and Liverpool put on a dense defensive formation in central midfield to deal with Real Madrid.
After the re-kick-off of Real Madrid. Liverpool looked calm. Real Madrid's attack was met with great resistance. The attacking space has become more narrow, there is no space for individual dribbling breakthroughs, and if you stick to the ball for a long time, you will be surrounded by the opponent frantically.
Even Qin Xiong struggled to maintain possession for long periods of time in such an environment.
Gerrard, Kuyt, Mascherano, Alonso, Lucas, Liverpool's midfield is nothing short of a sapper!
In such an offensive environment. Real Madrid's skills and tactics could not be played at all, and even long-range shooting opportunities were pitiful.
Qin Xiong frequently moved to the wing, and then used crosses or crosses to the top corner of the box to shoot long-range shots.
In the 82nd minute of the game, Robben crossed at 45 degrees on the side, Qin Xiong rushed into the penalty area and jumped high to head the goal, he grabbed the point, but Reina's save kept his shot out!
Qin Xiong, whose physical fitness has almost reached the limit, is still gritting his teeth and persevering, today he is almost running wildly, playing multiple positions, and his role and role are also changing repeatedly.
Liverpool's counter-attack has subsided. Torres looked isolated, but he was still trying to create chances.
85th minute. Torres picked up Kuyt's pass in front of him and tried to get past Heinze, but Heinze got stuck in position and Cannavaro chased the ball to stifle his performance.
Real Madrid frequently started to cross with their feet.
Ramos also rushed up, when the game came in the 89th minute, the Real Madrid players seemed to go crazy, Sneijder, Robben, Raul, Ramos all rushed into the penalty area, and it was forced in front of the goal, Heinze crossed from the side, and the Liverpool players who retreated deeply grabbed positions in the penalty area, and then Abeloa cleared the ball with a header in front of the post.
The football that bounced out of the penalty area fell to Qin Xiong's location.
Mascherano rushed forward in horror to make a flying tackle, but Qin Xiong started diagonally to take the ball away with his chest, and then the football bounced to the ground and then shot with his feet!
Qin Xiong's shot was completely lucky, he couldn't see an obvious shooting angle at all, and the goal was overcrowded!
He consciously pressed the ball down, not to hit the bounce ball, but to hit a low flat ball.
After the football flew into the small penalty area, Agger raised his leg to block, but the ball speed was too fast, his reaction could not keep up, the football rubbed at his feet and changed direction slightly, but it still flew to Liverpool's goal, Reina fell to the ground laterally to save, if Agger did not block that, he should have a chance to block the ball.
However, the angle of the ball changed when it made contact with his palm, and the ball bounced backwards and upwards, and Reina looked up to see that the ball had hit the underside of the crossbar and bounced into the goal!
Reds fans in the stands at Anfield Stadium were jaw-dropping.
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Can Real Madrid still score?
Even Benitez was a little distraught!
"Real Madrid have once again reduced the gap to one goal! They are just one goal away from a miracle! Just one ball away!
Qin Xiong scored a hat-trick, he put in a lot of effort in this game and also made a huge contribution to Real Madrid.
But the team is still behind!
The stoppage time came out, there were 4 minutes!
Will Real Madrid pull off a miracle in the remaining 4 minutes?
Will Liverpool give away their quarter-final tickets? ”
When Qin Xiong returned to the midfield, he could already feel his legs trembling, which was a sign of cramps.
But he was already standing, ready for the next sprint and outburst.
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard stepped up and clapped his team-mates with a solemn expression, encouraging them not to let their guard down and play the final few minutes.
They will be able to get revenge and eliminate the defending champions, Real Madrid!
The game restarted as Liverpool began to fall at the back, while Real Madrid's midfielders all rushed into Liverpool's half to press.
However, Sneijder, Robben, Raul, and Qin Xiong couldn't run!
It is impossible for a person to run faster than a football, let alone in the current situation.
Liverpool passed the ball calmly and calmly, they did not shrink like some small teams that have never seen a big scene, but opened up the formation, expanded the space, and let the Real Madrid players run more in the counter-robbery, and with the physical fitness to the limit, the Real Madrid players can't rush!
Liverpool didn't attack again, and Real Madrid couldn't have all the defenders rush up to counter-attack, in that case, Torres could give Real Madrid another fatal blow at any time!
In the pressing, Robben went down with cramps, Real Madrid was reduced by 20 seconds, and Bosque did not have a chance to make a substitution, because the game was not stopped at all, except for the one time when Robben went out to be treated by the team doctor.
Completely exhausted but unable to brew an offensive again, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game.
The score on the scoreboard is fixed at 4:3 (6:5). (To be continued.) )