Chapter 687 - Reckoning?

Where: Anfield.

Time: 13 minutes 54 seconds.

Character: Salah.

Task: Settle accounts.

Progress: 76 minutes and 06 seconds left to reach the event.

[Super, super, huge, huge mistake! ] 】

[Appear at the feet of Courtois!] 】

[Mistakes are like a reincarnation!] 】

[It was Karius before!] 】

[Now it's Courtois' turn! 】

[Salah expands the score for Liverpool! ] 】

【2:0! 】

Just now, Courtois accidentally touched the ball with his calf when he cleared the ball and lost control.

The quick-witted Salah seized his chance and sent the ball into the back of the net.

After the goal, Salah raised his head to the sky and let out a roar of rage.

Before the game, he said in public that the game with Real Madrid was to settle accounts.

The two teams have often played each other in the Champions League in recent years, and Real Madrid has won five wins, one draw and two losses, gaining the upper hand.

Among them, there is also a victory over Liverpool in the Champions League final and won the Champions League.

Liverpool's generals are holding back their strength to overturn Real Madrid at home.

Salah even said bluntly that he and Real Madrid should settle the two accounts owed.

Less than 15 minutes into the game, Liverpool scored two goals to make Real Madrid a little doubtful.

In terms of starting arrangements, Tchouameni in the back position of Real Madrid was unable to play due to injury, and Kroos had just returned from injury and was not suitable to start, which led to the hidden dangers of Real Madrid's defense at the back.

Ceballos, who has been in good form in recent games, sat on the bench and stayed as a backhand.

On the other hand, Liverpool, except for Thiago, who is out due to injury, the rest of the main players all start.

And in recent games, Liverpool's new trident Gakpo, Nunez, and Salah have been in hot form, posing a great threat to Real Madrid's defense.

From the start of the game, Liverpool showed the running ability and physical confrontation of the Premier League team, pressing Real Madrid and taking a two-goal lead.

It is worth mentioning that in this game, Liverpool changed the former high pressure to the middle pressure, so that the tall striker can create a position advantage when facing small players.

Carvajal and Camavinga, pressed by Nunez and Gakpo, looked a little embarrassed and unable to move the ball forward.

In such an important game in the Champions League, the disadvantage of one position is enough to affect the outcome of the game.

Not to mention that the two positions were blown up by each other at the same time.

Tactical mistakes have put Real Madrid's defence in jeopardy.

In the 26th minute, Alaba's injury was undoubtedly worse.

The shortcomings of Real Madrid's lack of depth on the bench were finally completely exposed at this moment.

In an effort to stabilize the defence, Carlo Ancelotti asked Rossi and Vinicius to reclaim protection and change the formation to 4-5-1 to fill the space in the ribs.

Seeing Real Madrid retract its defense, Liverpool was not in a hurry to press hard, and still implemented the manager's pre-game tactics step by step.

After a 10-minute transition, the Real Madrid defence gradually stabilized, at which point Carlo Ancelotti immediately played a second card.

Camavinga and Ernesto Valverde stepped up their pressing, relieved the pressure on the defence and fought back.

When the two of them came up to grab it, the central defender Militão had to push it out in time and make up for the midfield position.

Full-back Carvajal inside the box to prevent the opposition from sneaking up on Militão to leave the void behind him.

Real Madrid, which was two goals behind, seemed to have suddenly opened up the second pulse of Ren Du and had a tough encounter with the opponent in the midfield.

Valverde's strong physical fitness and fighting ability have been unleashed, and Camavinga's form has become more and more stable.

Under the wide range of defense coverage of the two young players, Modric's defensive area has become smaller, and Rossi and Benzema can "walk defensively" to save energy and accumulate strength.

In the 30th minute, Real Madrid began to try to counterattack with depth.

The task of assaulting the restricted area naturally fell on Vinicius.

Courtois won a corner kick from Alexander-Arnold with both hands, then rushed forward quickly and launched a counter-attack with his hand on the ball.

After Modric won the ball, just past midfield, he sent a through ball forward.

Vinicius at the front of the pitch was not offside, weaving his way between centre-backs and full-backs, looking up to see his team-mates as he burst into the box, ready to cross the middle at any moment.

When Van Dijk was returning to defend, he kept looking back at Benzema's position and always did a good job of tackling protection.

He also spotted Rossi, who had cut diagonally into the middle of the box from the wing, ready to outflank him, and reminded Robertson to pay attention to the back point protection.

Robertson was stuck in a cross, and even if Vinicius had passed the ball, he would have intercepted it.

Vinicius pushes down again, there is no angle, he has to pass the ball to the box.

Before passing the ball, he hurriedly glanced in front of the goal, and saw Rossi at the back point, who was signaling for him to pass the high ball.

Vinicius flicked his left foot, quickly flicked the ball forward with his right foot, and then cut forward at great speed, taking advantage of the defender's lack of defence, and passed the ball to the middle.

It's a high ball that passes,

But the landing point is not the back point, but the middle lane.

Robertson was stuck in the passing lane, and he couldn't always lock down Rossi's specific position at high speed.

But whether the ball was crossed high or low, it was cleared by him.

Only if the pass goes to the middle, not in his defensive zone, will Real Madrid have a chance.

Rossi was supposed to flank diagonally, but after Robertson got stuck in position, he first paused, hid in the blind spot of the defender's vision, and then suddenly moved laterally, bypassing Robertson and appearing in the middle.

At this moment, Vinicius passed the ball to the middle, and the unguarded Rossi shook his head and headed it to the back post.

Goalkeeper Alisson couldn't react and could only stand still and watch the ball go into the net.

【GoAL!!!!! 】

[Real Madrid pulls back one! ] 】

【1:2!! 】

[At a critical time, it has to be Rosie! 】

[His header is not an absolute advantage!] 】

[But his running position makes Liverpool unguardable! ] 】

[Vinicius also plays a key role in the attack!] 】

[His bottom cross, can't be prevented at all! ] 】

[Vinicius, who came to the left side, has increased significantly in terms of the success rate of dribbles and the number of dangerous passes! ] 】

[No matter where Rossi is, the goal efficiency has always been guaranteed!] 】

[The game did not lose suspense because of Liverpool's blitzkrieg at the beginning! ] 】

[Rossi's goal sounded the clarion call for Real Madrid's counterattack! ] 】

Carlo Ancelotti applauded as he conveyed tactics to the players.

"Keep pressing forward and get the ball back!"

As Liverpool's midfield is not similar to Barca's pass-and-control style of play, Carlo Ancelotti is not afraid to engage them in hand-to-hand combat.

As Real Madrid pressed forward the formation, the two teams entered a stalemate.

At this time, the test is the ability of both sides to grasp the offensive opportunities.

In the 42nd minute, Camavinga sent the ball behind the opponent's defense after a successful steal in the midfield.

Rossi's starting speed threw the defense behind him in an instant.

[Real Madrid chance! 】

【Single Knife Ball!】 】

[It's in the forbidden area!] 】

[Buckle the goalkeeper! ] 】

[Fell! 】

[Penalty, penalty! 】

Just when the on-site commentator was shouting frantically, Liverpool celebrity Carragher in the live broadcast room slammed the table angrily.

With Benzema scoring the penalty, it took less than half an hour for Real Madrid to go from 2:0 to 2:2.

Not to mention Carragher, but other Liverpool fans, they are all as emotionally out of control as him.

This account is going to be settled!