In the evening, the first matchday of the third round of the Champions League group stage kicked off, and Liverpool's players watched the big teams from other groups in the hotel conference hall, with Arsenal in the spotlight. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

After the game, the mood of the Liverpool players and coaches was not good, because Arsenal slaughtered Slavia Prague with a score of 7:0 at home, equaling the largest score difference in the history of the Champions League, and the state was so good that it exploded, and the game became garbage time after half time, and Arsenal's players hardly had to consume any physical energy, which was a huge negative for Liverpool's weekend match with Arsenal.

The other big clubs were a couple of games, with Inter Milan beating CSKA Moscow away, Manchester United beating Dynamo Kyiv 4-2 away, and Champions League favourites Barcelona being held to a draw away by Glasgow Rangers.

The first day of the match gave Liverpool both confidence and a precautionary shot to Liverpool, and the underdogs may also play a good game at home, and if Liverpool are not careful, they are not in good shape, and it is not impossible for them to be beaten or drawn by Besiktas.

The next day, the focus of the world's major media comments was on Arsenal and Barcelona, praising Arsenal and devaluing Barcelona, and even the bookmaker adjusted the odds of Arsenal and Barcelona to win the championship.

The focus of the second day's game was on Chelsea and Schalke 04, with a huge gap in quality between Liverpool and Besiktas, and few people thought Besiktas would be upset, so not much attention was paid to it.

But in Istanbul, the match between Liverpool and Besiktas has swept the city, almost to the point that women and children know it, the streets and alleys, shops and bars, are full of fans and non-fans talking about the game, even Galatasaray and Fenerbahce fans have a lot to watch the game, of course, they want to see how the superstar-studded Liverpool torture Besiktas, especially to see Chen Yu's performance up close, this is a rare good opportunity, Chen Yu fans in Turkey will not miss it.

The game started at 7:45 p.m., and in the morning there were countless Turkish fans carrying the flag of Besiktas in the streets and alleys of Besiktas, because Liverpool fans also came a lot, Turkish fans wanted to put pressure on Liverpool, and fans on both sides clashed from time to time, but the Turkish police took precautions in advance, and large-scale group fights did not occur.

With two hours to go before the start of the game, the Inani Stadium opened its doors to let fans in, and the die-hard Besiktas fans at the first stadium put up layers of banners in the North Stand, full of violent and provocative phrases such as "Welcome to Hell" and "Death to Liverpool!" "Here only Allah is above!" Wait a minute.

By the time the game was half an hour away, the stands with a capacity of 3,200 fans were almost full, and the players had come out of the dressing rooms to warm up on the pitch. The on-site commentators from various countries also warmed up, introducing the background of the game and the starting line-ups of both sides to the fans in person and in front of the television.

“…… This is the third round of Group A of the Champions League group stage, in the previous two games, Liverpool has 4 points with one win and one draw, and Porto has 4 points with one win and one draw, but Liverpool has the advantage of goal difference and ranks first in the table, Marseille has 3 points with one win and one loss, ranking second, Besiktas has zero points from two losses and is facing elimination...... For Liverpool, this game is not about qualifying, it is about the battle for the top spot in the group, and against Besiktas, it is a battle of life and death. Now that we've got the starting line-ups for both sides, there shouldn't be any changes to the line-ups......"

A round of applause from the Liverpool fans...... Well, the owner of Liverpool also came to the scene, but Hicks didn't come, only Gillette came...... Now I still take a look at the starting lineups of the two sides, Liverpool's starting lineup today is like this, the goalkeeper is 25 - Reina / 3 - Finnan, 23 - Carragher, 4 - Hyypia, 12 - Aurelio / 16 - Pennant, 20 - Mascherano, 8 - Gerrard, 19 - Babel / 9 - Chen Yu, 10 - Voronin, this is a traditional British 442 formation, Alonso, Reese, Kuyt, Pennant were rotated, it is estimated that it is also to prepare for the big game with Arsenal at the weekend, In the absence of many key players and Gerrard has just returned from injury, Chen Yu is obviously indispensable, and if Liverpool locks up the win early, Chen Yu will definitely come down to rest......

“…… Let's take a look at Besiktas's line-up again, goalkeepers No. 84 Arikan/22-Tandogan, 5-Gukhan, 58-Toraman, 19-Uzumez/14-Tro, 18-Cisse, 2-Kurturus/10-Delgado, 13-Bobo, 21-Oscán...... Terrible! Sagram is so fat, he actually discharged a 433 formation, playing three strikers against Liverpool, and he also fought hard today...... Rustu didn't start, Catinho was also a smoke bomb, and Higuain didn't play, but the specific effect depends on the game......

At this time, the main players of both sides also warmed up, returned to the locker room to change their jerseys, listened to the coach's final arrangement, and prepared to play, only the substitute players were still playing on the field, but the fans were still very enthusiastic, applause was thunderous, and boos were like a tide.

Away team locker room

Rafa Benitez is making his final moves.

"Don't underestimate the enemy today, the opponent looks very energetic, and the atmosphere on the pitch is comparable to Anfield, we have to play according to the training, don't get dizzy, and pay attention not to get hurt, especially Chen Yu, you run more and run less, and carry the ball less...... Try to score first, the sooner you score, the better, if they see hope, our game will be difficult......"

Benitez was serious and didn't have a smile on his face, which put a lot of pressure on the players, but Benitez was not pretending, he hasn't been in a good mood since watching Arsenal's 7-0 win, not so much worried about this game now, but because he was worried about the weekend's game against Arsenal.

Home team dressing room

Sagram is also enthusiastically cheering up the players, in Sagram's view, against a strong team like Liverpool, tactics are important, morale and courage are even more important, if you look at the tactical play, Besiktas will never be able to beat Liverpool.

“…… It's our last meaningful group game in the Champions League, so let's have no illusions, if we can't win Liverpool at home, will we be able to do that at Anfield? Will 6 points allow us to qualify from Group A? This is impossible, if we still want to make it to the round of 16 historically, we must break the kettle and give it a go, for us, if we lose, we will lose, but if we win, even if we don't qualify in the end, we can win the respect of the world! Don't have too many thoughts, forget about the victory or defeat, forget that the opponent is Liverpool, forget who Chen Yu is, just to fight with them, to give full play to your greatest strength, fight! Lads, Allah'm watching you guys, the fans are waiting for you......"

Sagram is also very demagogic, but the most exciting thing for the players is the fans, the Besiktas fans on the field are cheering and singing, the sound is loud, even if they can hear it in the dressing room, the kind of blood that makes the players excited, they want to fight now more than ever, they want to show their talent and courage in front of the fans who love them.

At 7:40 a.m., the Liverpool players and Besiktas players led the caddies out of the dressing room, and they were greeted by a flood of cheers and boos.

After the usual pre-match ceremony, referee Laursen blew the whistle to start the match.

It was the visitors Liverpool who kicked off first, and after kick-off, Liverpool launched a fierce attack on Besiktas.

Although Benitez repeatedly used Barcelona as a warning before the game to remind the players to be careful, this is not contradictory to their opening onslaught, for Liverpool, the safest thing to do is to score early, destroy the opponent's morale and hope, if the opening is too conservative, let the opponent play with confidence, the outcome of this game is difficult to say.

Besiktas performed very positively in the cheering of the fans, Liverpool pounced like a mad dog after kicking off, but Liverpool started to play very fast and concise, Chen Yu and Volenin passed the ball back and quickly inserted it into Besiktas's half, Gerrard in the middle received the ball and passed it back to the central defender Carragher, Carragher immediately passed the ball back to Gerrard, at this time Chen Yu had been inserted into the 30-meter area of Besiktas, and Gerrard did not hesitate to pass the ball in the middle distance. The ball flew straight in front of Chen Yu and fell down.

Chen Yu didn't wait for the ball to land, and directly pumped the ball towards the goal with a movement similar to two kicks.

Liverpool's attack speed is too fast, Besiktas has not found the right rhythm, Liverpool three passes and two passes to form a shot, although Chen Yu has people in front of and around him, but no player can interfere with him, can only watch him shoot.

Even the goalkeeper No. 84 Arikan was not prepared enough, he saw Chen Yu shoot before flying to save, fortunately Chen Yu's shooting angle was not tricky enough, and Arikan barely used his fingertips to hit the ball out of the bottom line.

"Get off the horse! Chen Yu definitely wants to give Besiktas a dismount! ”

The Turkish commentator at the scene screamed, his tone full of anger.

And this time Sky Sports' TV broadcast special guest, former Liverpool legend Souness, said it more rationally. As a coach who has coached in the Turkish league, he said that Besiktas had few opportunities to fight with European giants and did not adapt to the rhythm of Liverpool, so he was caught off guard by Chen Yu.

Finally, Souness said: "Besiktas should be grateful to their Allah, if this goal is scored at a tricky angle, if it is scored by Liverpool in the opening period, this game will not be watched." ”

Benitez on the sidelines shook his head in disappointment, Liverpool's attacking method was what he envisioned, attacking quickly, taking the lead quickly, taking advantage of the opponent's eagerness to win, playing a few of their counterattacks to lock up the victory, but Chen Yu's shot was saved. Before a minute of the game, Liverpool had a chance to shoot, which made Sagram on the sidelines almost break out in a cold sweat, he knew that Liverpool was strong, watched a lot of TV footage, and only after the game started did he know how strong it was and how fast the pace was.

Now that the opponent got a corner, Sagram quickly asked his players to step up their defense, keep an eye on a few of Liverpool's arrowheads, and also guard against players waiting for a long-range shot from outside the penalty area, leaving no chance for Liverpool.

Liverpool's corner kick was taken by captain Gerrard in Alonso's absence, Gerrard's corner kick was very characteristic, fast and spinning, the goalkeeper was very sure, and Liverpool's players were very familiar, under the scramble between the two sides, Liverpool's defender Carragher grabbed the landing point, but the top was a little high, and the ball flew out above the crossbar.

Besiktas kicked the goal, the goalkeeper passed the ball to the defender, Liverpool's forwards Volenin and Chen Yu forced over, behind them, the midfielder also pressed forward, boldly pressed, and seemed to open the full-court pressing mode, which made Besiktas's players a little panicked, and the defenders did not dare to control the ball, and quickly kicked the ball out.

Although Besiktas was forced to kick a big shot, they played in a 433 formation today, and the players were widely distributed in the frontcourt, and the ball was grabbed by Besiktas's winger Oskan.

Oscan is a fast horse on the wing, he quickly broke through to the bottom line along the wing, Aurelio and Babel came to attack, Oscan was very decisive to pass the ball back to his teammates in the middle, and ran back himself.

The Argentine international Delgado in the middle of Besiktas took two steps forward and suddenly passed the ball into the corner of the penalty area, when Oscan ran back into place, and his outside instep volleyed into the near corner of the goal, goalkeeper Reina flew to save but the ball flew wide of the post and flew off the line.

At this time, just three minutes into the game, Besiktas saved a little face for himself by his winger, and also gave Liverpool a reliable long-range shot.

The Besiktas fans in attendance admired their team's way of responding so strongly, and they expressed their affection and respect to Oskan with thunderous shouts.

The commentator at the scene also shouted: "...... Right! That's the way it works! An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth! Only with this kind of temperament can we win this game! Otherwise, the only thing that awaits us is defeat, Liverpool are much stronger than us, and we must remember that this is a war, not a football game......"