1150 The situation has taken a turn for the worse
When Gerrard was poked from behind before he could stop the ball, it wasn't just Gerrard who panicked!
There's Koeman, and all the other Liverpool players.
If Liverpool wants to counterattack, it must grasp the opportunity to switch between attack and defense, especially from defense to attack!
On the other hand, if it is not handled well, then there is no way to talk about counterattack, which will allow the opponent to calmly arrange the defensive line, and the counterattack will become a positional war.
And the worst situation is that at the moment of the transition between offense and defense, the transition from defense to offense is not completed, but the opponent successfully counter-grabs and becomes a continuation of defense.
When the opponent attacks continuously, Liverpool's defense will be very passive!
The first defense has disrupted the defensive formation, and it needs to be adjusted in a short period of time to rearrange the defensive line, that is, during the time of the team's attack, the backfield is actually in the defensive reset or specific adjustment according to the situation.
But once there is no such time, the defense line is prone to huge flaws!
That's where the panic out of Gerrard, his team-mates and his coach comes from.
Barcelona will have a succession of attacks.
The man who stabbed the ball at Gerrard's feet was Xavi.
And the stabbed ball rolled in the same direction as Yaya Toure.
Yaya Toure grabbed the ball with his back before Alonso, flicked the ball horizontally to complete the turn, Yaya Toure looked at the Liverpool defence, Mascherano rushed towards him in a hurry and tried to steal, Yaya Toure made a decisive move and passed the ball to the place behind Mascherano.
Messi slickly crosses the edge of the box.
Aurelio was almost unresponsive and Messi got rid of the defense, and this cannot be blamed for Aurelio, in fact almost all Liverpool defenders have just relaxed their minds. Even if Gerrard misses the ball. It's also to pass the ball to the front court. Then they will have more or less a few seconds to catch their breath.
But when these precious seconds are gone, everyone will naturally be caught off guard.
There will also be a ripple effect in the line of defense.
Skrtel immediately came to press Messi, who slashed the ball diagonally into the box with his left foot.
Ibrahimovic slipped in behind Skrtel to receive Messi's through ball.
He looked in the direction of the goal, and Ibrahimovic slammed into the goal with amazing momentum!
This time Ibrahimovic didn't pursue the angle of hitting the far corner.
Barcelona's counter-attack was decisive and fast, and before Reina could move to the near post, Ibrahimovic's powerful shot into the top corner of the net was slotted into the top corner!
The football flew by like a meteor and went straight to the top right corner of the goal!
A stunning goal!
Ibrahimovic also rushed into the net immediately after the goal and held the ball in his arms, holding his head high and holding the football in his arms like a fearless warrior running towards the backfield. On the way, he high-fived and celebrated with teammates such as Iniesta, Yaya Toure, Messi and more.
The cheers that erupted from the stands at Camp Nou were like a tsunami, even more magnificent than before!
All Barcelona fans were thrilled.
Look, miracles are happening!
Miracles are happening!
"Barcelona completed the comeback! Barcelona led Liverpool 2:1 in this game, and the aggregate score was 3:5, with two goals left! With two more goals they will equalize!
This time it was Liverpool themselves who made a mistake, Alonso's pass to Steven Gerrard was poked away by Xavi, and then Barcelona immediately launched a lethal attack, Yaya Toure's pass to Messi tore through Liverpool's defence. Messi's precise through-ball created chances for Ibrahimovic, who lived up to the efforts of his team-mates. He slammed the ball into the Liverpool goal with a powerful volley!
Will a miracle happen?
Barcelona are now completely dominant! ”
Koeman's face changed abruptly on the sidelines, Liverpool couldn't get a good attacking opportunity for a long time since the goal was scored in the first half, and the situation took a sharp turn for the worse, and it was very passive!
He immediately gestured to the players on the field, asking Qin Xiong and Torres to go back to participate in the defense, no matter what, to get through the first half, there are only a few minutes left, Liverpool has to go into the dressing room to breathe a sigh, and at the same time, Coman has to start thinking about how to crack Barcelona's current offensive and defensive system.
Pep Guardiola is very excited, and he firmly believes that when the situation starts to improve, Barcelona has every chance to stage a Jedi counterattack and complete a miraculous comeback!
The king of European football will not easily lower his arrogant head!
Barcelona will not give away the throne easily.
Liverpool's generals are a bit of a foggy mindset, that's true.
Because the situation is too passive and has nothing to do with the score, if they just look at the score, they don't need to panic at all.
But given the situation, it's a different story.
If they continue to fight like this, there is a real chance that they will be reversed!
Qin Xiong and Torres were preparing to kick off in the center circle, and Koeman's orders would be carried out, and Qin Xiong also knew that the changes and plans he had made in his previous exchanges with Gerrard and Alonso had been aborted.
He overlooked the fact that whether it's a ground pass or a high pass, first the player has to be in possession of the ball!
Possession requires a relatively safe space, but Gerrard and Alonso don't!
Unless they play particularly well in that moment and are able to get rid of the defenders around them.
But that's too risky.
If you can get rid of 5 out of 10 times, the 50% probability is very high.
However, the cost of 5 failures is not worth it at all compared to the result of just passing the ball to the front court 5 times!
Now I can only go into the locker room first, take a break, and redo the plan.
After the restart, Qin Xiong stayed in the midfield, passing the ball with Gerrard and Alonso, and using the pass to consume a certain amount of time.
When Barcelona began to press forward slowly, Qin Xiong suddenly made a short pass with Torres and began to attack forward.
He came to the middle of the front court to advance the ball, and when he encountered Yaya Toure, Qin Xiong pulled the ball to the right and took the ball to no man's land as much as possible.
Yaya Toure was in hot pursuit, Qin Xiong was about to get caught in the bag after the ball came to the right wing, and after he saw that Torres was almost in the box, he crossed from 45 degrees on the wing.
The ball went around Pique's head, but it also denied Torres a header.
Fortunately, the cross flew behind the Barcelona defenders and they couldn't get a header out of the way.
Eventually, the ball was passed to the touchline.
Barcelona played the touchline ball from the back close to the baseline and they regrouped to continue their attack.
Liverpool retreated, and after fending off a Barcelona attack, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half.
The players of both teams walked to the tunnel with serious faces.
The pressure on Barcelona comes from scoring at least two goals in the second half, while Liverpool have to solve the dilemma they are facing and try to break free of the cage in the second half! (To be continued.) )