1347 The Peak is Coming
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Manchester United did not show any ability to threaten Liverpool at Anfield. They devoted their main energy to defense, which also made Liverpool waste their efforts even if they tried to win another goal at the last moment.
After 3 minutes of injury time passed, the referee blew the whistle to the end of the game!
The information about the game recorded on the big screen no longer changes.
Liverpool 1:0 Manchester United.
Anfield echoed the Reds' songs, and fans held their scarves high to bid farewell to the Reds' last home game of the Champions League this season!
In the next round, Liverpool will move to Old Trafford to challenge Manchester United, and will not return to Anfield regardless of whether they can reach the finals or not.
"The first leg of the Champions League semi-finals ended at Anfield. Liverpool beat Manchester United 1-0 at home with Raul's gold goal. Liverpool has taken the lead and has a certain lead. They will be more confident and calm when facing Manchester United in the next round. Manchester United needs to break through Liverpool's goal at home to advance to the final. We will see you again at Old Trafford!"
After the game, the serious-looking Koeman shook hands with Ferguson after the game.
The two coaches have different thoughts, so naturally Ferguson can't say how disappointed he is. At least the current score makes it seem like Manchester United have not been completely kicked out.
Although Liverpool cannot be said to have entered the Champions League final steadily, Koeman does not care about the seemingly weak advantage in the score. He is very satisfied with the process of the game. The content presented generally makes him more confident without considering the score.
At the post-match press conference, Koeman was not as disappointed as expected by the outside media. Instead, he was excited.
"The players are savoring this game and I think we will reach the top. There is a fantastic atmosphere at Anfield tonight, but it never makes our players feel relaxed. They always focus on their own games and show confidence in winning and trust in each other. I really have to be happy about the players' performance. Each of them played very well tonight."
"Our concentration, urgency and passing speed are excellent in this game, and we are definitely considered top performance. We have more opportunities in the second half and are more threatening. Although the opponent's goalkeeper Van der Sar's performance is extremely brave, Raul's goal tells us that Van der Sar can be defeated."
Speaking of the starting lineup arrangement, Koeman said: "The continuity of the choices in playing such a game gives us good experience and dedication. I have very good choices like Kuyt, Raul Mereles, and Tiot. We have questions about selecting people, but that's exactly what we want."
"I might make a big adjustment to Newcastle United's game considering Sunday's game, as we'll play Manchester United in the middle of next week. Our fans don't have to be disappointed and failed to seize more scoring opportunities, but overall we're happy with our performance. Especially in the second half, we really have a lot of really good opportunities."
Manchester United goalkeeper Van der Sar's performance was amazing, and Koeman couldn't help commenting after the game: "He is very good. I know he may retire. His performance is the best goalkeeper I have ever seen in Manchester United games. The scene of his repeated successful saves made me worry. Maybe no matter how much we paid, we wouldn't be able to score. Of course, Raul scored in the end, which was an amazing result!"
Perhaps in the eyes of the outside media, Liverpool's current state should face all opponents, either killing their opponents, or hitting them with passion.
The 1:0 result of this game is a bit dull.
Of course, this is based on the results.
If Liverpool didn't win three or four opponents, they should be very disappointed.
But Koeman did not express such emotions. On the contrary, he was very happy and proud of the team's performance.
Even made bold statements, Hongju is about to reach its peak!
This is not difficult to understand. As a Dutch, Koeman has seen too many passionate attacks on the gorgeous Tulip Legion.
Generation after generation of uncrowned kings almost destroy their opponents with offense, but ultimately died from passionate offensives.
Liverpool can now play a game against Manchester United to suppress their opponents without giving them a chance to score a goal, which is actually rare!
Even if Manchester United threatened in the counterattack, it created danger, but not scoring is a hard indicator.
In history, many teams with gorgeous offensive styles of passion were eventually strangled by defensive counterattacks.
Liverpool can now achieve this kind of free retention, which is a huge leap!
This is a qualitative difference.
Therefore, Koeman doesn't care whether the team's narrow advantage of leading Manchester United by just one goal can bring a better game foundation for the second leg. What he cares about is being able to suppress Manchester United and the team's defense line will not concede the ball!
Ferguson said in a light tone at the press conference after the game: "Marte d'Or performed well today. We had the opportunity to lead at Anfield. Maybe if we scored the first goal, Liverpool would not have the chance to break through Manchester United's goal. No matter what, this is football! Maybe you will seize the result of Manchester United's loss to amplify the difficulties that Manchester United is in. The difficulties faced are not like this in my eyes. In the 180-minute game, Liverpool scored first, and there are 90 minutes left. As long as Manchester United scored one goal, the game will return to the starting point.
And don't forget that the next round will be played at Old Trafford, and Manchester United will have home games."
The result is now quite normal. It can be said that Manchester United just lost the game as expected, but they have not been completely eliminated. They don’t have to panic. The difficulty of returning to home court to equalize the score is not as great as imagined.
The next day, in addition to paying attention to the results of this England derby, Fleet Street media also made a major report on the moving scene that appeared after the game!
"The Red Devil's Eternal Legend!"
"When Raul took the initiative to exchange jerseys with Giggs, the two legends with the most appearances in the Champions League created a moving scene.
Nowadays, every appearance of Giggs means a new record, and the starter against Liverpool is no exception. His 125th Champions League match was ranked second, and his 141 European club games made Giggs surpass Carragher and became a British player no.1."
Liverpool and Manchester United were mortal enemies, but the scene after the game made many fans applaud the two legends. They will leave one day, but now every picture they left to the fans will become a classic.
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Chapter completed!