Chapter 875: Four to Zero! Liverpool miraculously achieved a super comeback and reached the Champions League final first
The Premier League winner's award ceremony was simple and full of joy, and Manchester City didn't have a celebration right away because everyone had bigger expectations.
What's more, the second leg of the Champions League semi-final is just around the corner and they don't have time to celebrate.
Manchester City immediately focused on preparing for the Champions League.
A 3-0 win in the first leg gave City the upper hand, but there are too many examples in the Champions League to tell them they can't afford to let up.
On May 8, the second leg of the semi-finals between Barcelona and Liverpool took the lead!
Barcelona only need to lose by a small margin to make it to the final.
Liverpool were beaten 3-0 in the first leg at Camp Nou, having won only one of their previous four home games against Barcelona in Europe in the UEFA Cup in 2001, with one draw and two defeats in the remaining three.
This is the 10th meeting between the two teams, with three wins, three draws and three defeats respectively.
Judging from the results, the two sides are evenly divided.
Liverpool are unbeaten in the last 21 European home games with 15 wins and 6 draws, and have won 7 of the second leg of the last 8 European knockout rounds at home, but the previous two first legs were eliminated by 3 goals.
Barcelona have won the first leg of their last 42 European knockout rounds and qualified 38 times.
Historical data is quite favorable for Barcelona.
Barcelona has won only 2 of the last 14 Champions League semi-finals away, with 2 draws and 10 losses in the remaining 12 games, and all of the last 3 games have been lost. Eight of the last 12 Champions League knockout games have been lost away.
Liverpool's two main players, Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino, were both sidelined through injury, with Divock Origi, Shaqiri, James Milner and Joel Matip rotated.
This casts a shadow over Liverpool up and down.
Barcelona fielded the same starting line-up as for the first leg.
"Drop! ……”
At eight o'clock in the evening, the referee blew the whistle for the start of the game.
Liverpool, who were the first to serve, launched a ferocious attack as they had no way back, and tonight they had to win not only but by a big margin to have a chance to turn the tables around.
Just one minute into the game, Mane cut into the left side of the box and crossed, and Shaqiri swept a shot into the box!
Alba scrambled out from the edge of the six-yard box before Henderson!
Barcelona escaped.
Suarez and Coutinho were booed by Reds fans every time they got the ball.
Because they used to play in Liverpool, in the hearts of Liverpool fans, they are "traitors"!
Liverpool launched a ferocious high press, which put Barca's attack in a difficult situation.
In the seventh minute of the first half, under the strong pressure of Liverpool, Alba made a mistake with his header, Mane took the ball and then crossed horizontally, and Henderson, who was criticized in the last game, burst into the penalty area and pushed the shot!
The football was barely saved by Barcelona goalkeeper Ter Stegen!
Origi pushes an empty goal into the net from the edge of the small penalty area!
1 to 0!
Liverpool pull a goal back!
The total score became 1-3!
Anfield Stadium roared with joy and Liverpool fans saw their chance to come back!
After the game restarted, Liverpool frequently put pressure on Barcelona.
In the thirteenth minute of the first half, Liverpool had a counterattack opportunity, and Mane's shot from a small angle on the left side of the penalty area was saved!
Liverpool missed a great chance to score.
As time went on, Barcelona gradually stabilized their position and launched an attack on Liverpool.
In the twenty-third minute of the first half, Alba passed back, and Messi volleyed into the near corner from the left side of the penalty area!
The ball was saved by Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson!
Soon after, Barcelona had another chance to attack, Messi broke through a diagonal pass, and Coutinho's push from the edge of the box on the left was saved by Alisson!
Liverpool cleared a corner, Rakitic passed, Messi's left-footed volley from the edge of the penalty area grazed the right post!
Lionel Messi remains Barca's most dangerous player.
After two minutes of stoppage time, the first half ended with Liverpool going into the break with a 1-0 scoreline.
This made the atmosphere very tense at Anfield as Liverpool were still two goals behind.
After a fifteen-minute half-time break, the players from both sides returned to the field to change sides and fight again.
Once the game began, Liverpool continued to press high and press.
In the sixth minute of the second half, Messi made a direct pass and broke through the Liverpool defense!
Suarez gets a one-on-one chance and shoots low from the right side of the box!
Alisson, who was brave in the first half, made another wonderful save and saved Suarez's low shot to block Ali!
This made Liverpool feel as if Lady Luck was on their side tonight.
In the ninth minute of the second half, Liverpool launched an attack through a steal, Alexander-Arnold stole Alba on the right and the cross was deflected, and Wijnaldum pushed and shot in the box!
Football hits the net!
Two to zero!
The total score became 2-3!
Liverpool are just one goal away from equalising!
The atmosphere at Anfield was heating up and they saw hope of an equaliser!
The Barcelona fans were so nervous that their hearts almost stopped.
After the game restarted, Liverpool poured out of the nest and launched a ferocious high press!
In the eleventh minute of the second half, Liverpool once again completed a steal and launched a quick counterattack!
Shaqiri crosses from the left, Wijnaldum heads in front of the small penalty area!
Three to zero!
The total score became three to three!
Liverpool miraculously equalised and put the two sides back on the same page!
Anfield thundered with joy, and Liverpool fans were speechless with excitement!
At this point, Barcelona seemed to wake up from a dream.
Valverde replaced Coutinho with Semedo to strengthen the attack and defense on the wings.
In the seventeenth minute of the second half, Barcelona got a good position for a free kick in front, and Messi's free kick was blocked by the human wall!
Barcelona get a corner.
Alba's corner kick caused a scuffle, and Messi found an opportunity in the scuffle and shot from a tight angle on the right side of the penalty area!
The football was bravely blocked by Alisson!
The competition on the field is white-hot.
In the twenty-fourth minute of the second half, Liverpool got a corner kick opportunity, and no one expected that this corner kick would eventually change the situation between the two sides and become a topic of conversation among the media and fans.
Alexander-Arnold tried to concede to Shaqiri's corner, the Barcelona players were still arranging their defensive positions, Arnold suddenly returned to the corner flag and fired a corner kick directly, and the unguarded Origi volleyed into the top left corner in front of the small penalty area!
Four to zero!
The aggregate score became four to three!
Liverpool has achieved a comeback!
At this time, the Barcelona backline was still in a state of confusion.
Amphidel was completely boiling and they achieved a great comeback!
In the next game, Liverpool will focus on defense and disintegrate Barcelona's offensive again and again!
In this way, Liverpool finally achieved an epic comeback with a score of 4-0 and reached the Champions League final for the ninth time!
After the game, Anfield was completely insane, and Liverpool did a miracle and achieved themselves!
Barcelona fans didn't believe their eyes at all, and many fans shed tears of sadness.
Why?
They howled in their hearts.
The crowd of reporters on the sidelines was full of shock, and the Champions League was ...... Sure enough, it's a stadium that is good at creating miracles!
The first leg was 0-3, and it was even possible to achieve a comeback?!