964 Nerves
The Anfield Stadium finally rang out with the excited cheers of Real Madrid fans!
Qin Xiong's goal was not only wonderful, but also just right, it can't be said that this was the best time to score, but at least not after Real Madrid's hopes were completely shattered!
The Liverpool crowd watched in shock as Qin Xiong completed a volley to score, and then saw him rush into the goal again and hold the football in his arms, panting and running towards the back with his teammates.
"Real Madrid pulled a goal back! This time Liverpool's counterattack did not work, Alonso's pass error gave Real Madrid a chance to play a fast attack, Ramos's advance made the Liverpool defense tremble, Raul's pass was very wise, Sneijder's pick pass showed artistic beauty, and finally Qin Xiong scored with a shocking volley!
Real Madrid still have hope of a reversal!
Maybe there is less time left for Real Madrid now than when they were 2-1 down, but now Real Madrid only need to score one more goal to tie the game and they can knock out Liverpool by goal advantage! ”
Yes, the situation changed unexpectedly.
At halftime, even if Real Madrid was tied at 2:2 in the second half, the game was only back to the starting point.
But now the score is 2:3, if Real Madrid can score another goal, then the score of 3:3 can make Real Madrid advance to the quarterfinals of the Champions League!
It was a very morale booster.
The only downside is that Real Madrid only has half an hour left.
Rafael Benitez was furious at Alonso's misguided passes, the kind of manager who would have to talk to Alonso about the handful of misplaced passes even if he had a pass completion rate of more than 90 per cent in 90 minutes.
This time, Alonso not only made a mistake in passing, but also caused the team to concede a goal.
Perhaps in Benitez's eyes, it might have been worse.
If Alonso can pass the ball in place, maybe Liverpool can score another goal and kill Real Madrid. Now it is a goal recovered by Real Madrid, inside and out, where is a goal?
Liverpool have learned their lesson, and in the face of Real Madrid's high pressing, a slight mistake on the counter-attack could create a shocking crisis in defence. On the contrary, it gave Real Madrid a better chance to attack!
The situation of the game has changed subtly over time, and these changes are one of the charms of football.
Liverpool patiently looked for opportunities in positional battles and appeared calm on counter-attacks and began to approach the game more cautiously.
In the 67th minute of the game, Real Madrid played a delicate match in the front, after Robben and Qin Xiong switched positions, Qin Xiong broke through Aurelio on the right side, and he cut into the penalty area and sent Robben a return pass.
Arjen Robben then crossed the ball to Sneijder, and there was a clear gap on the left side of the Liverpool penalty area. Sneijder sent a through ball and Higuain ran diagonally to complete the anti-offside position, and unmarked faced the attacking Reina, boldly slid the ball past Reina.
At this moment, the Reds fans in the Anfield stands were terrified!
Although the angle is small, it is an empty door after all.
Raul flanked the run in front of the goal, and Qin Xiong also waited for his chance at the back of the goal.
Both expected Higuain to be able to cross the ball quickly, but Higuain chose to shoot himself!
Bang!
The ball bounced off the post and out of the line!
Raul, who rushed forward, slipped and fell inside the Liverpool goal. Qin Xiong stopped and lost his temper on the court in a rare way!
He kicked on the doorpost in front of him, his annoyed expression quickly reined. Turn around and run backwards.
Higuain knelt on the ground and hid his face, looking embarrassed.
He knew what he had wasted.
That could be a chance to turn the game around!
Not only can Real Madrid lead Liverpool by virtue of away goals.
It also allows Real Madrid not to take a big risk at Anfield to take the initiative!
The whole Liverpool squad was in shock, and Reyna deliberately delayed the time to allow the team to get through the psychological buffer.
"Higuain's performance today was really unsatisfactory, he passed Reina beautifully, but his choice to shoot is debatable, Raul in front of goal, and Qin Xiong at the back of the goal. They had a better chance and Higuain might have scored if he had made up his mind to pass the ball!
Unfortunately, he put too much faith in his finishing skills and the post denied him a goal. Now he can only live in remorse. ”
Liverpool are more determined to fight Real Madrid's counter-attack after relieving the crisis.
Because there is not much time left in the game, their defensive pressing aggression has also increased, and they are not afraid of fouls or cards!
In the 72nd minute of the game, Sneijder's forward pass to Raul was cut off by Mascherano, and Liverpool instigated a counterattack again!
This time, it was Lera who dribbled forward from the left side of the midfield, and before Ramos could press the ball onto Steven Gerrard, who was under intense defensive pressure to cross diagonally to the right.
Liverpool's counter-attack shifted widely, and Real Madrid's high-pressing tactics failed.
Kuyt, who had been dormant for a long time, did not cling to the wing, he cut into the middle to receive Gerrard's pass, got rid of Heinze's close pressing, and pushed towards Real Madrid's penalty area, which was constantly retreating.
When he saw enough of the pass open, Kuyt didn't hesitate to squeeze the ball diagonally behind Pepe.
Torres started from behind Pepe, strode into the penalty area, Pepe turned around and saw that after Torres successfully stopped the ball with the outside of his right foot, he directly chose to put a shovel behind his back!
Torres lost his balance after being hooked in the calf and fell into the box!
The referee's whistle sounded, and Pepe immediately got up and shook his hand at the referee to indicate that it was not a foul action!
Anfield was in a state of uproar, and Reds fans immediately put pressure on the referee!
Steven Gerrard ran to the referee's side and pointed at Pepe, constantly complaining about how much damage Pepe's dangerous tackle could do to the players.
The referee was selfless and walked up to Pepe and stretched out his hand to pull out a card.
A red card that looks like blood!
Pepe hugged his head in disbelief, he tried to defend and vent, but was persuaded by Ramos and Cannavaro.
Amid the mocking boos of the Reds fans, Pepe walked out of the pitch with his head down.
Bosque, who was standing on the sidelines, turned a blind eye to Pepe's figure!
Obviously, the old man was also angry.
At this time when the players need to calm down the most, Pepe is actually "nervous" again!
It was impossible to tackle the ball but chose to put it down, and it was a back-tackle that FIFA expressly prohibited.
This red card is not wronged at all! (To be continued.) )