Chapter 688: Anfield Tragedy
After a short half-time break, players from both sides returned to the pitch again.
A familiar melody resounded in the Anfield stadium.
Tens of thousands of Liverpool fans sang "Never Walk Alone" to cheer for the team.
Carragher, whose palms were red, calmed down and continued to comment and explain the game.
In the second half, the game officially began as Benzema passed the ball back to the backfield.
Real Madrid continued to follow the tactics of chasing points in the first half, using Vinicius' speed to attack Liverpool's wide defence.
In the 48th minute, Salah used his personal ability to shoot from inside the penalty area, which was blocked by Courtois.
He is bent on settling accounts with Real Madrid, and he is in a burst of state and has created threats many times.
Alexander-Arnold swept the ball out of the box and threatened Real Madrid's goal with a corner kick.
MilitΓ£o's timely push to defuse the attack and kick the ball towards the touchline in midfield.
It was a successful clearance, but Rossi didn't give up and went all out towards the ball.
Rossi was joined by Reds captain Jordan Henderson.
It was clear that Henderson, who was further back, would be one step ahead of Rossi in controlling the ball.
Henderson didn't dare to be careless, taking advantage of his position, protecting the ball with his back, jamming Rossi, intending to roll the ball out of the touchline.
But Rossi didn't give up and was still desperately catching up.
The strong sense of oppression emanating from his body made Henderson, who has always been an iron-blooded fighter, tremble.
Somehow, Henderson actually had the idea that he would be broken.
After seeing his teammates rushing to pick him up, he passed the ball before it rolled off the sideline.
It's okay if you don't pass it, this pass shocked Robertson, who rushed to answer him, into a cold sweat.
He had no idea that Henderson would pass the ball to him.
Coupled with the fact that the two were too close to each other, Robertson was unprepared for the sudden pass, and the ball slipped past him.
Rosie saw the opportunity and squeezed out of the two's bag.
[Liverpool's backfield coordination error! ] γ
[It's dangerous! γ
γReal Madrid's chance! γ
[Rossi crosses! γ
[There is Benzema in the middle! ] γ
[Stuffed over! γ
[Rosie is single-handed! γ
γShot!! γ
[The goal was scored, Real Madrid just started the second half, and the score was overtaken! ] γ
γ3:2οΌοΌ γ
[What's wrong with Liverpool?] γ
[It seems that I haven't woken up from the intermission! γ
[Such a low-level mistake should not have happened! γ
Not to mention the fans, even Klopp himself was stunned when he saw the team make such a fatal mistake.
For a while, he was applauding reluctantly, cheering up the players.
It's also in public, and as a manager, you should take the lead in boosting morale when morale is low.
In fact, Klopp's heart has long been galloping thousands of horses, eager to send the "farmer's three punches" to the player who makes a mistake.
After the score was overtaken, Klopp immediately adjusted his tactics, changed from mid-post pressing to high pressing, and began to make a large number of low crosses from the wing, allowing Gakpo and Nunez on the front line to compete for the top.
After two seasons of training, MilitΓ£o has improved a lot when defending high balls.
Another centre-back, Antonio Rudiger, is assured of height.
In the next ten minutes, Real Madrid successfully defused the opponent's many crosses and tried to keep the goal intact.
With Liverpool throwing in a lot of wide crosses, the ball has changed hands repeatedly, and the tug-of-war has tested the striker's ability to take chances, and Rossi and Benzema, who have been walking, began to exert their strength.
and the two of them worked together, as well as Modric.
With Camavinga and Ernesto Valverde covering and running, Modric left his fitness for the second-half counter-attack.
In the 65th minute, Modric seized Liverpool's forward passing error, broke the ball and quickly advanced with the ball, first throwing off the chasing Fabinho, and then passing to Benzema, who was in front.
[Single knife! γ
[Benzema, Benzema, Benzema!!! γ
γShoot!γ γ
γGoALοΌοΌοΌοΌοΌ γ
[Real Madrid has scored again! ] γ
[From Modric's steal and assist! ] γ
γ4:2οΌ γ
[Real Madrid became the first team to score 4 goals in a single game at Anfield in the Champions League!] γ
[I have a hunch! γ
[This record won't be held for long!] γ
[There are 25 minutes left in the game!] γ
This explanation is simply murderous!
In the stands of Anfield's die-hard fans, the photographer gave a few beautiful young ladies a full five seconds to cry.
Klopp stood helplessly, his hands in his pockets.
With his passionate fists, I'm afraid this fight will never happen again.
The appearances of Roberto Firmino, Jota and Joel Matip did not give Liverpool any changes at both ends of the pitch.
On the contrary, Real Madrid only made personnel changes after the 85th minute.
Ceballos, Kroos and Asensio came off the bench to replace Luka Modric, Vinicius Jr. and Ernesto Valverde.
Unlike last season's tactics, Ancelotti was previously controlled by veterans to wear down opponents.
Then send young players to win the game quickly through a wave of attacks.
This season, the veterans are a year older, and in the face of Liverpool's early strength, Ancelotti did the opposite, using the charge of young players to withstand layers of pressure, and the veterans only came on at this time, using control and game experience to win the opponent.
Carlo Ancelotti is a master tactician, able to fully exploit the potential of his players through analysis of the situation within limited conditions.
Towards the end of the game, Liverpool suffered another blow.
Alisson received Van Dijk's return pass and could have slotted it up front to avoid Rossi's tackle.
But the Brazilian international made a miraculous low ball.
The ball hit Rossi's outstretched right leg and bounced into the net.
Real Madrid 5:2 Liverpool.
[Oh, in! γ
[Another super, super, huge, huge mistake!] γ
[Alisson did not escape the cycle of this mistake! γ
γ5:2οΌ γ
[Rossi scores a hat-trick!] γ
[At the same time, it also broke the record for the highest goals conceded in a single game at Anfield!] γ
[Rosie is crazy! γ
[Liverpool wants to score three goals in the second leg, it is quite difficult! γ
[The loud "Never Walk Alone" has become silent at this moment! ] γ
[As the lyrics say:]
When you walk through a storm, raise your head, don't be afraid of the darkness. At the end of the storm, there is a golden sky, and the sweet song of a lark! γ
[But, tonight's Anfield, there are no golden skies and larks!] γ
[It's the dark sky brought by the storm!] γ
[It's Rosie's chic deadly triple! ] γ
[It's a helplessness when you get lost! γ
[It's the constant pain and struggle before the reunion! ] γ
[Only after experiencing these!] γ
[You and your fans will cherish every moment when you go hand in hand!] γ
[Only those who have experienced loss and separation! γ
[You will never walk alone!] γ