1139 The strongest and challenger
When Gerrard received Qin Xiong's pass in front of the Barcelona penalty area, Barcelona's back line was penetrated again!
Keita simply couldn't have blocked Gerrard in the first place.
Pep Guardiola was stunned from the sidelines, Liverpool had a tactical change in the second half, and this change made the Barcelona midfielder's adjustment to Qin Xiong and Torres directly failed!
Even his thinking was actually confused by Liverpool's overall offensive and defensive posture in the first half!
Pique and Maxwell were caught between Torres, Pique did not dare to act rashly, in such a moment of crisis, only Puyol dared to take a risk!
He immediately moved to the front of Gerrard, both afraid of Gerrard getting up and shooting, and afraid that Gerrard would go straight into the box.
Keita, as a defender, naturally subconsciously blocked Gerrard at this moment.
However, when Puyol and Keita went together to block Gerrard, the gap in Barcelona's back line was invisibly widened.
After Qin Xiong passed the ball, he directly ran inward, taking advantage of this sudden vacancy!
Puyol is aware of Qin Xiong's running, but he is now in a difficult position, he can only resolutely defend one side, since he has come to Gerrard's front, he naturally cannot leave the defense area to chase Qin Xiong, and in order to destroy Liverpool's attack that seems to completely destroy Barcelona this time, he must step forward more decisively to one-on-one with Gerrard.
But Gerrard didn't give Puyol that chance at all.
Liverpool's attack was not an accident, and Liverpool practiced such tactics during the preparations. In such an environment. How to do it. He knew it.
The vacancy has appeared, Qin Xiong has also run inward, and Gerrard did not hesitate to send a through ball!
The ball rolled through the gap between Keita and Puyol and cut straight into the ribs of Barcelona's back line like a sharp knife, completely tearing apart Barcelona's defence.
Qin Xiong completed the anti-offside position, he was diagonally facing the goal, and the football rolled in front of him. He stepped on the right step, adjusted his pace, and hit the door directly!
Without rubbing and shooting, without pushing and shooting, Qin Xiong almost closed his eyes and completed a burst shot without thinking!
Miracles are a great thing!
Rumble!
Goalkeeper Valdés tried to make a save in front of goal, but when the football flashed in front of his eyes, he couldn't react.
When I came back to my senses, the football was already spinning in the goal behind me!
Qin Xiong saw the football crashing into Barcelona's goal, his cold expression suddenly became wild and hideous, and he rushed to the KOP stands with a roar to celebrate the goal!
Anfield is boiling!
Red Army fans cheered for Qin Xiong in ecstasy. Shouting his name, die-hard fans immediately sang a battle song in praise of Qin Xiong!
'Liverpool extended their lead early in the second half!
Another counterattack. Another counterattack!
Liverpool put the counter-attack into a violent aesthetic!
They were simply sharp and effective in attacking Barcelona's defence.
This time is no exception, Qin Xiong attracted a number of Barcelona defenders on the left side of the front field with the ball, after he contained Barcelona's defensive force, he created an opportunity for Gerrard who was inserted in the middle, and then led the chain reaction of Barcelona's defense, and then Gerrard assisted Qin Xiong who cut into the penalty area, Qin Xiong's shot was shocking, strong and powerful, and the ball speed was amazing!
Valdés didn't react, he didn't react and could only raise his hands in surrender.
Barcelona are 3-1 down at Anfield! It was a dangerous score, and the reigning champions of the Champions League suffered the biggest crisis in European competition in two years! ”
The Reds roared at each other in celebration of the goal, feeling a sense of pride and satisfaction at the opportunities created by the team's concerted efforts and the advantages they had built.
Koeman finally smiled on the sidelines before celebrating with the assistant coach as they hugged each other.
At this stage, Liverpool's construction this season can be said to have borne fruit.
Now Liverpool is not afraid of strong opponents, has the courage to accept challenges, is not afraid of failure, and becomes stronger step by step, from the outside to the inside, from the teamwork of skills and tactics to the internal fighting spirit, Liverpool is condensing and shaping a real strong temperament!
Pep Guardiola was expressionless, as if he was deep in thought, and he seemed to be a little dazed by Liverpool's goal.
He can think that the key point of Liverpool's attacking attack in the middle is that Gerrard was consciously exerting force in the second half!
This is the subtlety of Liverpool's tactical arrangement for this game.
Coman dug a hole for him!
And he jumped in!
This is something that Guardiola cannot tolerate.
Pep Guardiola looked up at the scoreboard, and the 3-1 score above made him feel heavy.
If it is 2:1, Barcelona still has a chance to correct the adjustment, but 3:1, in other words, Barcelona will have to return to the home stadium at least 2:0 to advance to the last four of the Champions League.
The opponent is Liverpool, and Guardiola can only dare to say that the gap between the two teams is within one goal.
That is to say, it is normal for Liverpool to win Barcelona by one goal, or Barcelona to win Liverpool by one goal, or even a draw between the two teams.
Now Barcelona are two goals behind, which forces Barcelona to score again to close the gap between the two teams.
Otherwise, a return to Camp Nou would be a do-or-die game, and Barcelona would be very passive.
Pep Guardiola whispered: "3:1, 3:1"
This score made him very embarrassed, unable to make Barcelona shrink the defense to stabilize the field, and it was difficult to resolutely let Barcelona break the boat and fight Liverpool.
In the midst of indecision, the game continued.
The hearts of the Barcelona generals were equally heavy, and when Anfield sang loudly, and the Reds fans were praising Qin Xiong's bravery and greatness, magic and strength, the pressure on Barcelona could be imagined.
Especially for the Barcelona defenders, Qin Xiong is like a nightmare lingering in their minds.
In the 59th minute of the game, Iniesta controlled the ball in the middle, and he was caught in the circle of five Liverpool players, which looked like a classic picture, reflecting Iniesta's skillful possession of the ball.
But when Andres Iniesta could only pass the ball back to Xavi, Barcelona's attack was still helpless.
Pep Guardiola seemed to have figured it out on the sidelines.
The game at Anfield is already a situation that has to be fought for!
If Barcelona retreated, it would be a much greater mental blow to Barcelona than losing a game and being eliminated from the Champions League.
Because Barcelona won the six crowns last season!
Recognized as the strongest team in Europe today!
Even if Liverpool is a strong challenger, Barcelona can't afford to show weakness by backing down! (To be continued.) )