On the evening of March 10, Liverpool and AC Milan staged the second leg of the Champions League 1/8 final at Anfield.

The starters of both teams meet in the tunnel of the players.

Ibrahimovic standing in the AC Milan queue turned his head to look at Liverpool's starting lineup, and suddenly the corners of his mouth raised a touch of mockery and said to Qin Xiong: "Is the defending champion going to be a shrinking turtle at home today?" ”

The AC Milan players couldn't help but smile.

They were not arrogant, and the players were understandably resentful in this round due to the fierce sparks that collided between the two teams in the previous round.

But to vent your grievances, of course, you have to win.

So when Ibrahimovic taunted Liverpool, his team-mates immediately chimed in, not going too far, but the gesture was definitely to be put on display.

In terms of the art of war, this is the law of agitation!

Disrupt Liverpool's established deployment.

Qin Xiong, who was standing behind Gerrard, turned around and pretended to glance at Liverpool's lineup, he saw Tiot, Mascherano, Merelles, counting Gerrard, Liverpool's midfield combination today is really hard and crazy!

Qin Xiong retracted his gaze and said casually: "I don't know who will be beaten into a turtle with a shrunken head on the field, if AC Milan has the ability to suppress Liverpool at Anfield, you are powerful." ”

The Liverpool generals also suddenly showed a mocking smile.

Ibrahim was about to say something, but Nesta, the leader, turned to Ievee and said, "Don't talk in vain, it's embarrassing." ”

Ibrahimovic was bored with himself, and the big brother who was full of prestige in the team let go. He shut up.

In any case, the Liverpool generals still have a lot of respect for Nesta, it is no exaggeration to say that. Many of their players grew up watching Nesta's heroism on the field.

Under the leadership of the referee team, the players of the two teams walked into the stadium.

The deafening noise at Anfield has created a huge psychological strain on the AC Milan players.

They will have to beat Liverpool by two goals in this stadium to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League!

The opponent itself is very strong, the field advantage is on the opponent's side, coupled with the terrifying atmosphere created by the fanatical fans in the stands, the hearts of the entire AC Milan team players have become extremely heavy.

Liverpool players, on the other hand, stepped onto the pitch with confidence.

The tsunami-like cheers made them more motivated, and the support from the fans made them feel that their power would become stronger!

Beat AC Milan and enter the quarterfinals!

"The second leg of the Champions League quarter-final at Anfield is about to begin. Defending champions Liverpool host AC Milan and took the first leg away from San Siro. Leading AC Milan 2-0 on aggregate, if AC Milan can't beat Liverpool by two goals away today, then AC Milan will be eliminated, which is simply an impossible task.

Today Liverpool started 442.

Goalkeeper: Reina.

Defender: Johnson. Skrtel. Agg, Baines.

Midfielders: Mascherano, Meireles, Tiot, Gerrard.

Forwards: Raul, Qin Xiong.

Liverpool changed their starting formation today, and the more used 433 changed to 442.

AC Milan started 4312.

Goalkeeper: Abbiati.

Defenders: Abate, Nesta. Thiago Silva, Jankulovski.

Midfielder: Seedorf. Boateng, Strasser, Robinho.

Forwards: Ibrahimovic, Pato.

After the kick-off ceremony, the two teams set up in their respective halves and are about to start a battle! ”

Liverpool's battle plan today is to snipe AC Milan frantically in midfield, rather than shrink and play counter-attack.

Mascherano, Tiot, Meireles, Gerrard, plus Qin Xiong, who plays as a shadow striker, will have a very high coverage in midfield, and there will also be a full-back who can be improvised in the midfield defence.

AC Milan arguably actually played a 433 formation because they needed goals to turn the game around!

But today AC Milan's midfield was very weak.

Seedorf, Boateng's defensive contribution is very low, Strasser is only 20 years old, although he seems to belong to the role of black and hard in the midfield, but he is still inexperienced, and the big players in Liverpool's midfield are not unknown, I am afraid he has suffered today.

From the start of the game, Liverpool put up a flat push posture in midfield.

Steven Gerrard, Merreles, Tiot, and the trio lined up in a disc shape to push forward the attack.

The trio had the advantage in running and fighting for position, and then Qin Xiong met in front, and Raul pressed the opponent's back line to make AC Milan a little overwhelmed from the start.

In the 3rd minute of the game, when Liverpool's midfield line crushed AC Milan's midfield through passing and cutting and flat pushing, Qin Xiong received a pass from Tiot in front of the penalty area, and then Abate and Nesta formed a joint defensive line in the direction he was forward.

Raul was marked on the other side by Thiago Silva and Jankulovski.

Qin Xiong didn't force it, but casually passed the ball behind Raul like a leisurely stroll.

Strasser rushed towards Qin Xiong, but he swooped down, and then saw Gerrard, who rushed up from behind Raul, to meet the ball and shoot from a distance!

The ball flew diagonally towards the goal, and Abbiati gave up when he saw that the shot was powerful and angled.

Was it just like that?

Abbiati thought in her heart in frustration.

Bang!

The soccer ball bounced back after hitting the goal crossbar well!

The bouncing ball landed at the feet of Mereles, who tried to deliver a lethal through ball, but the ball was a bit wide, penetrating the AC Milan defence, but also making Raul unable to catch up after the anti-offside position, and the ball rolled off the line.

There was a loud sigh from Anfield, and the Reds fans in the stands mourned Gerrard's long-range shot hitting the crossbar, and there was a round of applause.

In any case, Liverpool's momentum is playing out.

At the front end of AC Milan's attack line, Ibrahimovic and Pato on the front line watched the back line fall into a situation of turmoil again, both of them were a little helpless, and secretly said in their hearts: What are you doing?!

Allegri showed a classic embarrassed expression on the sidelines, and he really didn't expect Liverpool to use such tactics against AC Milan at home.

In his mind, Liverpool should play defensive and counter-attack.

It's a conventional idea, as Liverpool did so in the Champions League last season, establishing an advantage in the first leg and defending on the counter-attack to secure promotion in the second.

But Liverpool's posture today cannot be said to be balanced offensively and defensively, or inclined to attack!

Pressing the opponent with offense.

Because the AC Milan midfielder was too weak today!

Weaker than the Gattuso + Flamini combination in the previous round!

The Liverpool midfield is extremely powerful, whether it is attacking to push flat, or the crazy pressing at the expense of physical strength in the defense, physical confrontation and tackling skills, Liverpool has the advantage!

Then, Liverpool will be able to cut AC Milan's midfield line perfectly today, so that the opponent can't connect back and forth, and then destroy AC Milan like crazy! (To be continued.) )