With the referee's whistle, the second leg of the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals between Liverpool and Real Madrid officially began. The home team Liverpool kicked off first. At first glance, Liverpool did not act like
Everyone thought they were being conservative, first solidly defending and then waiting for an opportunity to counterattack. On the contrary, they attacked.
It stands to reason that Liverpool have already gained a 2-0 advantage in the away game at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. They are not in a hurry now. The one who is anxious now should be Real Madrid, who should be seeking stability.
However, Liverpool really didn't do this. They seemed to want to completely beat Real Madrid to death right from the start, so that their path to promotion would be more solid.
Liverpool's fierce attack at the beginning really surprised the Real Madrid people, which they did not expect. This time the Real Madrid people came to Liverpool's Anfield to win, and they had to win big, because they didn't want to
Be eliminated.
Real Madrid's tactic today is to attack fiercely. In their thinking, that is, Liverpool should defend and wait for a counterattack. Therefore, Real Madrid has almost no defensive arrangements, so this disrupts Real Madrid's rhythm.
Real Madrid was a little flustered at the start.
On the sidelines, Real Madrid head coach Juande Ramos was frowning and his whole face was twisted together. It was obvious that he was very worried now that the tactics he had arranged before the game were successful.
He didn't expect Liverpool to be so bold.
Juande Ramos immediately walked to the sidelines and signaled Real Madrid to stabilize first and not rush to attack. This was an away game after all, so it was acceptable to be patient.
After the Real Madrid players saw the coach's gesture, they immediately and slowly retracted it. Now everything is about stability. First stabilize the moment, and then launch the attack. In the eyes of the Real Madrid people, it is impossible for Liverpool to complete the game.
The game is so frantically offensive, with such a high-intensity attack, Liverpool can only last for more than thirty minutes at most.
On the sidelines, Liverpool's head coach Rafael Benitez was sitting comfortably on the coaching bench, watching the progress of the game. The current game did not exceed his expectations at all, and he felt very safe, Juande La
Moss did not disappoint him.
On the pitch, Liverpool's attack was very fierce. Xavi Alonso in the middle grabbed the football and before Real Madrid forward Raul rushed up, he passed the football across the ball and it rolled to Gerrard's feet.
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After receiving the ball, Gerrard immediately passed through the midfield at high speed and pressed towards Real Madrid's penalty area. Real Madrid's Dutch midfielder Sneijder immediately stepped forward to block the Liverpool captain.
After coming to Real Madrid, Sneijder did not get many opportunities. He has become a marginal figure in Real Madrid. It is said that he will be sold after the end of this season. Of course, Sneijder is not willing to accept being sold.
, he hopes to stay in Real Madrid and create his own world.
Today he finally got the opportunity to start. Of course he hopes to impress the head coach with his performance, so that he can get more opportunities in the following games and move towards the main position of Real Madrid step by step.
Seeing Liverpool captain Gerrard rushing over with the ball, Sneijder immediately rushed forward and stood in Gerrard's path.
Of course Steven Gerrard saw Sneijder rushing towards him, he immediately moved Qiu to the side, accelerated and changed direction in order to overtake directly.
Dutch star Sneijder had already expected it. When Gerrard had just set aside the football, Sneijder fell to the ground and shoveled the football away from Gerrard's feet. The scene immediately rang out.
to the applause and cheers of Real Madrid fans.
Sneijder rarely played like this before. He is a technical midfielder. He is good at offensive organization and technical aspects. Such fierce defense like today was really rare before. It can be seen that Sneijder today
Virtue is very hardworking.
Unfortunately, the football did not roll to the feet of Real Madrid players, but to the feet of Russian Czar Arshavin on the wing.
After catching the football, Arshavin did not pause or hesitate, and directly dribbled the ball diagonally from the wing towards Real Madrid's penalty area. Arshavin floated past Sneijder like a gust of wind and hit Real Madrid.
Madrid's penalty area.
Real Madrid's center back Pepe rushed out immediately. He would not let Arshavin have a chance to take a long shot from the front of the penalty area. These frontcourt players of the Liverpool team all have a very threatening long shot. Pepe
Pei pushed it forward very actively.
Pepe was very active in defense. As soon as Arshavin brought the ball to the edge of the Real Madrid penalty area, Pepe crossed in front of Arshavin. Arshavin had no room to shoot, so he immediately crossed the ball horizontally, trying to get past Pepe.
Pepe, but Pepe immediately stuck up and interfered with Arshavin with his strong body. This made Arshavin very uncomfortable, and his body seemed to be about to collapse in the next moment.
Under such great pressure, it was difficult for Arshavin to make a move, let alone escape. Arshavin raised his head and glanced in the penalty area. Liverpool's center Torres was tightly pressed against Real Madrid's Italian center back Cannavaro.
Any chance.
Arshavin knows that even if the ball passes into the penalty area, there is not much chance. What's more, now it is difficult for him to pass the football into the Real Madrid penalty area. Pepe is like a stick to him.
Make him very uncomfortable.
Suddenly, Real Madrid's full-back Drenthe rushed up, trying to attack Pepe from both front and back. Arshavin's heart tightened, he looked up behind Drenthe, and then he rushed forward before Drenthe could rush forward.
Push the football towards the side.
The football quickly rolled past the oncoming Drenthe and towards Real Madrid's right wing.
At this time, Liverpool's right midfielder Robbie Keane rushed in and chased the football crazily. Arshavin passed the ball very well. He did not directly pass it to Robbie Keane's feet, but instead
In front of Robbie Keane, it gave Robbie Keane room to accelerate and sprint.
Robbie Keane was very fast. He caught up with the football in two steps. He did not stop the ball, but gently moved the football forward. This was the bottom of the ball.
Drenthe was so shocked that he immediately turned around and chased after Robbie Keane. However, the distance between the two was already huge, and he had no chance to step forward to interfere with Robbie Keane's pass.
The Liverpool fans stood up for the first time at this moment, staring at the stadium with bright eyes. They knew how important this goal was to them. If this goal was scored, Real Madrid would want
To advance, you have to score three goals in the following games.
Real Madrid fans who came from afar also felt the crisis. This ball was really dangerous, because Robbie Keane on the wing had no interference at all. He could not only pass the ball with a good threat, but also
He cut inside and broke into Real Madrid's penalty area.
Danger! This is really, really dangerous for Real Madrid.
On the sidelines, Real Madrid head coach Juande Ramos was even more nervous. He could clearly feel his heartbeat speeding up involuntarily, and his face was full of worry.
In the middle of the penalty area, Liverpool's center Fernando Torres saw Robbie Keane taking the ball. He immediately resisted Cannavaro and pressed towards the Real Madrid goal. He was almost in the small penalty area.
Seeing Fernando Torres pressing forward, Real Madrid's center back Cannavaro immediately followed. He couldn't let Torres grab this point, otherwise it would be quite dangerous. Behind Cannavaro, Real Madrid
The full-back, Ramos, also quickly followed up, and he was ready to make a clearance.
At this time, Robbie Keane on the wing looked up at the penalty area, and then he immediately swung his leg and curled the ball into Real Madrid's penalty area.
"Cross! Robbie Keane!" Sky Sports commentator Tim Laursen roared loudly, he was extremely excited.
In Real Madrid's penalty area, Torres, Cannavaro and Ramos rushed towards the small penalty area crazily. However, during the run, they looked up and discovered that Robbie Keane's ball was not passed in the direction at all.
In the small penalty area, he did not look for the first line of attack, but passed the football behind him and directly looked for the players on Liverpool's second line.
Cannavaro and Ramos were shocked when they rushed towards the small penalty area. They turned to look behind them, and they discovered that Liverpool's No. 10 player Qiu Ze quickly rushed in from outside the penalty area and rushed to where the football fell.
Position, without stopping the ball, swing your legs directly to meet the ball and push!
"Chris! Volleyed..." Sky Sports commentator Tim Laursen roared passionately and wantonly. The sound was like a rumbling cannon, shaking people's hearts.
The Liverpool fans at the scene were extremely excited. They raised their hands excitedly and waved excitedly. Some people shouted Qiu Ze's name crazily, excited.
The Real Madrid fans who came from afar looked extremely defeated. They seemed to have seen how their team was lagging behind. On the sidelines, Real Madrid head coach Juande Ramos had a livid face and bit his lip.
Boom! The rushing Qiu Ze did not use force, but swung his legs to gently push the football towards Real Madrid's goal. In this way, his leg swing was not very large, which increased his accuracy. Moreover, the ball was
Keane's passing speed is still relatively fast, so the original speed of the football is very fast. After it bounces off Qiu Ze's foot, the speed is still very fast.
The pushed football flew between the bodies of Ramos and Cannavaro with a gust of wind, and flew quickly to the lower left corner of the Real Madrid goal.
Real Madrid goalkeeper Casillas has been pressing on the right side of the goal because he wanted to block the angle and prevent Robbie Keane from sneaking in. Moreover, when Robbie Keane passed the ball, Casillas
Yas also made some mistakes in his judgment. He also thought that Robbie Keane would look for Fernando Torres in the penalty area, so he did not move far enough to the center.
Also, part of Casillas' line of sight was blocked by Cannavaro in front of him. He didn't see Qiu Ze's shooting action clearly at all. He naturally had a big difference in his judgment of the ball.
, he could only rely on his own imagination to pounce on the ball.
Obviously, Casillas' luck today was not against the sky. Although he pounced in the right direction and the ball was only a few centimeters away from the ball, he still failed to prevent the ball from flying into the goal behind him.
One to zero! Liverpool took the lead just eight minutes into the first half, extending the total score to three to zero. Now Real Madrid was in trouble.