On the evening of December 12, 2007, Velodrome Stadium in Marseille.
Today, groups of fans gathered here early. Groups of fans wearing sky-blue striped shirts walked past the local TV cameras with excitement, and at the same time, they kept shouting and cheering for the team.
Fans holding fireworks and club scarves could be seen everywhere. There was even a group of fans holding a large banner: The Champions League top 16 is ours!!
Originally, there was only a small group of fans at the beginning, but in the blink of an eye, the square instantly enlarged, and groups of fans quickly gathered, shouting excitedly: "The top 16 of the Champions League is ours, the top 16 of the Champions League is ours."
Strength is ours..."
Before the game started, the Velodrome Stadium was already filled with excited crowds. Groups of festive fans sang the team's anthem and shouted the names of their favorite players in the stadium. Scarves and ribbons were in their hands.
It kept flying in their hands. Some fans even lit up the fireworks impatiently. The fiery red fireworks soared into the sky and quickly filled up half of the sky.
"The top 16 of the Champions League is ours!!" That huge banner was particularly conspicuous in the huge stadium, and it fell in the eyes of every Marseille fan and was engraved in the heart.
festival!!
Yes, today is the festival for Marseille fans, the long-awaited festival!!
"Hello, audience friends and fans. I am your old friend Sergey. I am very excited today because I finally stand on the stage of the Velodrome Stadium to reach the top 16 of the Champions League! Audience friends
, are you ready? The decisive battle! The decisive battle has come! Friends and comrades! Take up your courage, pick up your weapons, and fight with the people of Liverpool!" Sergey, the commentator of the Marseille Sports Channel, was passionate.
Shouts rang out from the speakers, and the atmosphere at the scene was heightened.
When the fans at the scene heard Sergey's voice, they kept waving things in their hands and roaring. The atmosphere of the entire stadium slowly rose, which made the Marseille players in the stadium enjoy it very much!
"Now that the players from both sides have played, the game is about to start. Let me take this time to introduce to you the starting lineups of both sides for this game!" Sergey said slowly, turning over the information in his hand.
First of all, Sergei introduced the visiting team Liverpool's starting lineup today. Today, Benitez has a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Reina as the goalkeeper. There is no doubt about this.
In the back four positions are Arbeloa, Carragher, Daniel Agger and Riise. In the double defensive midfield positions are Mascherano and Gerrard, and in the three forward positions are Barcelona.
Bell, Chiu Ze and Kuyt, with Spanish forward Fernando Torres at the front.
The home team Marseille still formed a 4231 formation today. The goalkeeper position is Mandanda, who is Marseille's substitute goalkeeper. The number one goalkeeper was injured and he only took up the position recently.
The four back positions are Taivo, Rodriguez, Jiwe and Bonnard. The double defensive midfielder positions are Cana and Ziani. The three forward positions are Valbuena,
Xie Lu and Cen Deng. The one at the front is Niang.
Today, Marseille's "new Zidane" Nasri really did not appear in the starting lineup. This was indeed beyond Benitez's expectation. He thought this was a smoke bomb by Marseille coach Gretz.
, now it’s good, it’s really times that this guy was deceived.
"flute……"
"The referee blew the whistle for the first half of the game, and the final round of the 2007-2008 UEFA Champions League group stage officially started. The home team Marseille kicked off the ball first, and now it is midfielder Kana who takes the ball.
!" Sergey's voice came, and the fans at the scene burst into passionate cheers, and the hot waves boiled over the whole place.
Today, Marseille are wearing sky blue jerseys, while Liverpool are wearing all red jerseys. Marseille midfielder Cana caught the ball, and Fernando Torres rushed up. Cana dunked the ball slightly,
Then push the ball to Zenden on the wing.
Zenden caught the ball and did not rush forward. Instead, he directly knocked the ball back to the defense. Niang rushed forward. At this time, his side was indeed empty. The game had just begun, and at this time, the football was still playing.
Marseille's defense! Therefore, Liverpool's defense against Niang was a bit lax.
J. Rodriguez, who caught the ball, saw this and drove the ball forward with a big kick towards Niang's head. Seeing the ball flying, Niang jumped up suddenly. Behind him,
Carragher rushed forward suddenly and jumped high with momentum. However, when he jumped up, he discovered that he did not seem to be able to jump as high as Nianang.
The ball flew toward his head, and Niang shook his head violently. However, a strong force suddenly came from behind, and Niang's body, which was lying in the air, suddenly lost his balance.
With a "Bang!" sound, Niang's body slammed onto the court.
"Ah!" Some timid female fans in the stands suddenly covered their mouths with their hands, but the frightened screams still came out clearly.
"Flute..." the whistle sounded, and the referee quickly blew the first foul whistle of the first half. At the same time, he also called Carragher aside. The Liverpool players looked at the referee in horror.
, I was afraid that he would play his cards at this time. Fortunately, the referee only verbally warned Carragher! And gave Marseille a direct free kick thirty-three meters in front of the field and slightly to the left.
"Damn... that's at least a yellow card!" Marseille head coach Graetz first saw Niang hitting the ground violently, and his heart was shocked. Later, he saw that the referee only verbally warned Carragher.
Unable to stand it, he jumped out suddenly and complained.
"Please watch your words, sir!" The fourth official appeared next to him like a ghost. Carragher stretched out his hand angrily, and then returned to the coaching bench.
Seeing this, the Marseille fans were very dissatisfied. They roared crazily on the court: "Black whistle! You bastard, did you see clearly? This should be a yellow card! Yellow card! Damn it!"
The Marseille fans were very unhappy. In their opinion, this was definitely a yellow card. However, the referee ignored Carragher. This was simply outrageous. The Marseille fans immediately criticized the referee of this game. At the same time,
Cursing Liverpool's Carragher.
When Carragher saw that the referee did not play the card, he immediately entered the penalty area from behind. At this time, he had better not make a sound, otherwise there would be no good results.
"Mr. Referee, this should be a yellow card!" At this time, the Marseille players rushed up and asked the referee of this game to speak. The Marseille players all said in confusion.
.Although they know that the situation cannot be changed now, they can put pressure on the referee to favor them in the future.
"I see it clearly and I know how to make the decision. Just take care of yourselves!" The referee stared at the Marseille players coldly and was not affected at all.
Free kick, just after the game started, they got a direct free kick in the frontcourt, which made the Liverpool fans at the scene a little nervous. It seems that Liverpool really can't be careless in today's game. Moreover, this start seems to be very unfavorable for Liverpool.
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"Are you okay?" Xie Lu, who ran over, asked Niang who fell to the ground. The guy's face was full of worry.
"It's okay!! How can this little energy cause anything to happen to me? Let's go out later and scare the boys in Liverpool!" Niang spat indifferently and said to Sherou, with a look on his face.
Full of smiles.
"Okay! Pay attention later, I will hit you on the head, find a good position!" Sherou said to Niang, Niang blinked to show his understanding, and then quickly rushed into Liverpool's penalty area.
Cheroux leaned down and played with the ball. Liverpool goalkeeper Reina carefully arranged the wall. Reina didn't know the footwork of Cheroux before, and Marseille's free kicks had always been taken by Nas.
He had never studied Xie Lu before, so he was very nervous and cautious at this time.
"Stay to the left, stay to the left!" Reina shouted loudly, which was particularly loud in the stadium.
Sheyrou put the ball and stood up and retreated. At this time, Dutch winger Zenden came over and said something in Sheyrou's ear. Not long after, Sheyrou looked up at the Liverpool goal again, and then looked at
He glanced at Chen Deng and nodded.
"Damn it... why did this guy come up to cause trouble!" Reina felt bitter in his heart. Originally, it was difficult to deal with Xielu, but now he has come to Cenden, which is really a headache!
"Looking at the performance of these two people, it seems that Nazenden will take the kick. However, this coordination will not be that simple... maybe this is his way of confusing. Well, that must be the case. Xie Lu will take the kick.
!" Reina thought slowly.
In the penalty area, Niang slowly retreated and pushed back with his strong body. The thin Arbeloa behind him was overwhelmed. In front of Niang, Carragher focused all his energy on the free kick.
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At this time, Liverpool's penalty area was full of people, and Qiu Ze also returned to the penalty area to participate in the defense. The Marseille fans at the scene were excitedly cheering for Marseille, and they were looking forward to the first goal.
Woolen cloth.
"Flute!" At this moment, the referee of this game blew the whistle for serve, and the Liverpool people were extremely nervous.
Cen Deng suddenly exerted his strength to run, quickly walked in front of the ball, then raised his legs... put them down gently, and ran over...
"Huh...fortunately, it's blocked right, but it's on the left, or..." Reina, who was relieved, was judging where the ball from Xielu's penalty would fly to, when Xielu, who was running up, kicked the ball out.
, that trajectory...
"Damn it! Not from the left, not from the right, but a pass..." Seeing the ball drawing an arc in the air and flying towards the center of the penalty area, Reina slipped due to a misjudgment.
The ball rotated at high speed in the air and flew into Liverpool's penalty area.
All the Liverpool fans were extremely nervous, and they all nervously watched the football flying in the air. The faces of the Marseille fans were full of surprise, and they had already raised their hands!
A sky-blue figure suddenly rushed forward from behind, jumped high, and pressed Carragher deeply beneath him.
Facing the incoming ball, the lion shook his head violently, and the ball suddenly flew towards the goal...