1460 Battle for the Throne
"The atmosphere at Anfield Stadium is full of energy tonight! The second leg of the Champions League 1/8 finals will be staged here.
Since Liverpool lost to AC Milan 0:2 in the first leg, this made the prospect of the defending champion advancing to the Champions League quarter-finals very unfavorable. In times of crisis, we saw Liverpool fans unite and created huge momentum in the stands of the stadium to put pressure on AC Milan.
The defending champion who fought on multiple lines did not have the momentum of being in the Champions League knockout match in the past two years. After losing to AC Milan, the "Milan Sports" said that the Ross and Blacks will give defending champion Liverpool a heart-wrenching battle of Waterloo!
Let's see what kind of competition will be staged in Anfield today.
Liverpool has set up a 433 formation today, and it is obvious that it will put full pressure on AC Milan.
Goalkeeper: Reiner.
Defenders: Johnson, Scotter, Thiago Silva, Baynes.
Midfielder: Mascherano, Alonso, Gerald.
Forwards: Raul, Suarez, Qin Xiong.
AC Milan set up a 4312 formation away today.
Goalkeeper: Abiati.
Defenders: Abate, Mex, Bonella, Anthony.
Midfielders: Emmanuelson, Van Bomer, Robinho, Nocerino.
Forward: Ibrahimovic, Salavi.
Today AC Milan let Robinho serve as the front midfielder, and young player Salavi and Ibrahimovic partnered with the forward line. I don’t know if such a combination can threaten Anfield. You should know that Liverpool’s home defense is still very tough.
OK, let’s watch the game together.”
Liverpool played a vigour since the beginning of the game.
After a continuous pass from midfield, Baynes assisted to receive Alonso's pass and then passed the ball directly.
Qin Xiong cut across the sidelines in the frontcourt. After meeting his long-lost old teammate Emmanuelson, he neither passed nor passed the ball. Instead, he directly chose to take a long shot from the top corner of the penalty area!
A curved ball shot the ball into the far corner of the goal, which made AC Milan sweat.
AC Milan certainly knows Qin Xiong's threat, so in the three midfielders today, Emmanuelson and Van Bomel mainly cooperate with the back line to mark Qin Xiong.
AC Milan's offense relies on the frontcourt trio. Nocerino and Emmanuelson in the midfield responded at best when they just passed the midfield, and the full-back did not dare to assist.
This made AC Milan's offense very difficult.
In the 6th minute of the game, Robinho finally received a pass from his teammate's backcourt from the front midfield. He turned around and got rid of Alonso's defense and faced Mascherano's press. He hurriedly kicked the ball in the direction where Ibrahimovic was, but Thiago Silva took the lead and grabbed the ball and intercepted it!
The former guard of the Ross and Blacks now meets the old main stadium. Thiago Silva has already felt the huge booing from AC Milan fans and the traitor's reputation in San Siro.
Liverpool's offense is first dominated by midfield possession, and after making a horizontal pass, the ball is passed to Qin Xiong's feet.
Qin Xiong continued to control the ball on the left side of the frontcourt to create offensive pressure.
In the 13th minute of the game, Qin Xiong dribbled the ball on the left and broke through Abat. After a continuous emergency stop and sharp turn, Abat's center of gravity was unstable and was broken through by Qin Xiong.
Emmanuelson had already retreated to the penalty area to block Qin Xiong's advance, and Van Bomel also moved to the left side in front of the penalty area to prevent Qin Xiong from turning to the corridor in front of the penalty area.
AC Milan's defense line does list Qin Xiong as the first defensive focus.
However, Qin Xiong is still creating a threat.
After dribbling into the penalty area, he suddenly knocked the ball down behind him with his heel.
Baines assisted and then passed the ball straight. Qin Xiong used his physical confrontation to squeeze out Emmanuelson to make the football rolling corridor, and then after the football rolled over, he simply shot with a straight shot!
Mex made a key interception, and his flying tackle touched the ball with his thigh, allowing the football to fly into the stands.
"The danger occurred in AC Milan again in the penalty area. Fortunately, Mex blocked it in time, otherwise it would be hard to say whether Qin Xiong's shot would rewrite the score. Liverpool has put a huge pressure on AC Milan at home, but the offensive point is too single, and almost all the attacks are concentrated on Qin Xiong."
This is exactly the means to achieve Liverpool needs to do and want to achieve its goal.
When Qin Xiong continues to threaten on the left side of the frontcourt, AC Milan's defense will naturally tilt to this side.
As the 21st minute of the game came, AC Milan's midfielder made a mistake in passing the ball to the frontcourt.
Nocerino wanted to send a straight pass to Salave, but his intention was too obvious, and Johnson broke the ball and cut it off.
Liverpool immediately instigated a fast break.
Johnson passed the ball to midfield commander Alonso, who then passed the ball directly to the left side of the frontcourt.
While Qin Xiong retreated to meet, AC Milan's defense line was already tilting to this side!
Qin Xiong directly passed the ball with a long pass across a large scale to the right.
This change caught AC Milan off guard. They all subconsciously thought that Qin Xiong would do it himself!
They were also used to defending Qin Xiong like this.
It is believed that Qin Xiong will be trapped and killed in San Siro like in the last game.
But they were wrong!
Liverpool lost in the last game, not only Qin Xiong's performance was sluggish, but Liverpool's team was not very good.
However, after the adjustments over the past half month and the importance of this game, Liverpool still has home advantage, so their performance will naturally be better.
Moreover, the strategy and routine of playing against the east and west is even more handy.
The long pass from the cross section of the court with the foot cross-frame made the Red Army fans at the scene exclaim!
There is a lot of room on the right side of the frontcourt because AC Milan's defense line is concentrated on the left side.
When Raul skillfully stopped the ball here, the audience could realize that Liverpool's offensive transfer was completed!
Raul did not drag on the mud, and he immediately passed the ball across the board.
Gerald, who was inserted in the back, touched the ball before Nocerino, and took the opportunity to go forward and hit the penalty area!
Before Anthony could join forces with Bonella to block Gerald's forward line, Gerald passed the ball directly behind Boonella.
Suarez, who was suspended from the England stadium, has been holding up several games!
Cooperating with Gerald's straight pass, Suarez started amazingly, cutting straight behind Bonela, then turned around and shot with a half-turned shot!
This volley made the visual sense of bursting.
The football rushed into the upper corner of the goal in the blink of an eye!
Abiarty didn't have time to make a save!
Anfield cheered, and the fans waved their fists and shouted passionately.
Chapter completed!