1239 Challenge!
If the game had been 45 minutes, Atletico Madrid had almost sealed the win, they did everything they wanted to do, giving Liverpool an unexpected blow and a head-on blow when Liverpool wanted to fight back!
Atletico Madrid doesn't seem to be staging a myth to create a miracle, but it can teach Liverpool a lesson to the Champions League champions to stop looking down on the world!
But the Champions League winners are not so easy to knock down.
Even Flores, the young marshal who single-handedly planned today's drama that has shaken all the audience, understands this truth.
He didn't relax, and he won't let the Atletico Madrid crowd let their guard down.
Before the game restarted, he kept clapping to motivate his players and tell them to focus on defending.
Don't give Liverpool any chance and let the Reds die in despair!
But spiritual motivation alone is not enough to dominate the world.
When the Champions League champion seems to have been woken up and burst out of real energy, and even because he does not want to be nailed to the shame pillar to glow with a stronger rebound explosiveness, the young coach Flores and the Atletico Madrid generals may be a little caught off guard.
In the 40th minute of the game, Liverpool started to attack, attacked, and burst out in an all-round way!
The momentum is majestic, because the midfield, the full-backs all press through the half, and the attack begins to play faster and sharper.
Isn't Atletico Madrid picking up the pace?
When Liverpool enters the rhythm of the battle after 40 minutes of play, take a look at who is stronger than the fight!
In the 43rd minute of the game, the Liverpool midfielder passed the ball back and forth, and after causing the Atletico Madrid defense to tilt to the right, Alonso orchestrated a whirlwind play on the left.
Qin Xiong and Aurelio stepped forward side by side on the left side, and the two collided with the wall in succession to break through Assunsan and break through Perea's defensive zone.
Aurelio cut to the bottom line and knocked Qin Xiong's pass back to the top of the penalty area.
Gerrard hits the ball with a heavy shot!
Gerrard aimed at the bottom left corner of the goal, and he was extremely confident in his shooting skills, but he didn't expect De Gea, a candidate for the new generation of Spanish goalkeepers, to react quickly and block the ball with one palm to the right!
Gerrard was sighing as he missed the goal. De Gea fell in front of the goal line with his eyes wide open, revealing a very unwilling look!
Because he saw that from far and near, the Liverpool players rushed to the small penalty area and were ready to shoot!
He saw the man's face clearly, the object that all the goalkeepers of the top teams in Europe must study: Qin Xiong!
With no Atletico Madrid player around Qin Xiong able to stop him, De Gea realised that he might not have a chance to hold on to the ball. Because he himself was still lying on the goal line, and in the process of getting up, Qin Xiong got up to shoot with his feet.
The ball rolled from De Gea's newly raised armpit into the goal, but De Gea got up halfway and involuntarily pressed down again to lie in front of the goal line!
It was as if he was powerless to resist in front of Qin Xiong, so he could only fall!
After Qin Xiong broke the goal, he rushed into the goal, held the ball in his arms and ran towards the backfield. His expression did not change in the slightest, as if he had completed a trivial matter.
"Liverpool pull a goal back! In the case of three goals behind, the Reds seemed to wake up like a dream, they finally cheered up, played a pleasing team cooperation, and finally Gerrard completed the shot, De Gea had already blocked Gerrard's powerful shot, but unfortunately the ball speed was too fast, he could only barely block it, and then gave Qin Xiong the opportunity to make up for it!
Atletico Madrid were just two goals ahead of Liverpool before half-time. ”
Koeman grimaced. Flores, on the other hand, looked grim.
Liverpool scored at the best of times in the worst of circumstances!
Before the end of the first half!
If the second half was down by three goals, the game would undoubtedly be tougher.
However, it seems that falling behind by two goals will not be so depressing for the European champions, which will help Liverpool to calm down, calm down, regain self-confidence, sort out their heads, and the whole team will face the next games more reasonably and positively.
Because of this, Flores was actually very disappointed in his heart. If he was destined to be scored by Liverpool, he would rather be in the second half than before the end of the first half!
The Reds fans in the stands were also relieved.
Isn't it just three goals behind?
Liverpool have the strength to chase it back!
Even AC Milan have been beaten by them.
Atletico Madrid wants to kill Liverpool, dream!
The first half of the game was over. Both teams returned to the locker room.
Koeman returned to the dressing room to give the squad more time to rest and calm down before he took stock of the first half, including pointing out Atletico Madrid's weaknesses.
Atletico Madrid certainly have weaknesses and there are areas that can be exploited by Liverpool.
It's just that Liverpool lost control of the game from the beginning of the first half, and the impact of the opponent was too violent, so that the players focused more on doing a good job defensively.
Now the mentality of the whole team has stabilized. The team can think calmly and approach the second half in the right way.
'We can beat Atletico Madrid, they gave us a big problem today, but we have nothing to fear! Today is a challenge for us, and we must face it bravely and overcome all difficulties! ”
Before the start of the second half, Coman made a pre-war mobilization.
The Liverpool generals also have a fire in their hearts.
They are Champions League winners, but they don't want to be trampled under the feet of the Europa League winners, it's a shame!
In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again.
Flores' Atletico Madrid did not make many tactical adjustments, still focusing on defensive counter-attacks.
Liverpool, on the other hand, have made some changes in attack.
The team is playing more deep offense.
Torres and Raul have always pressed Atletico Madrid's back line, always ready to counter offside.
After the start of the second half, it was obvious that Atletico Madrid's frantic pressing was starting to reduce the lethality of Liverpool.
Because Liverpool were prepared first, and at the same time, the whole team was in the game, and they will no longer be caught off guard like a thunderbolt from the sky in the first half.
In the 49th minute of the game, Qin Xiong attracted the attention of Raul Garcia and Assunção from 40 yards from the goal, and at this time he crossed the ball directly to the middle.
Alonso followed up with a non-stop kick and the ball rolled past Godin, and Torres had a chance to shoot diagonally behind him.
De Gea went out to block Torres' angle.
Torres forced his kick and shot into De Gea's arm and bounced out of bounds.
Former Atletico Madrid's golden boy Torres seems to be facing his parent team today, and his power has plummeted! (To be continued.) )