In the final stage of the first half, Barcelona still played in a leisurely manner, playing according to their own tactics, as if they were not lagging behind. However, the fans of the visiting team did not have any dissatisfaction.
Because they know this is how their team plays.
However, just as the first half was about to end, Barcelona launched a very threatening attack.
Originally, the Barcelona players were playing according to their previous practice, moving back and forth in the midfield and pushing forward layer by layer. It seemed that the Barcelona players had gone down the same old path again. However, at this moment,
, Xavi in the midfield suddenly sent the football to Messi's feet on the side.
After receiving the ball, Messi did not pass the ball, but suddenly rushed towards Liverpool's penalty area with the football. This time, Messi rushed towards Liverpool's defense alone.
Messi is a guy with a short stature and may seem frail, but this guy is very flexible and fast. He can change direction, smash the ball, turn around, etc. very quickly. His ups and downs, tossing and turning, look like a jumping bird.
Little flea.
Messi's breakthrough ability is really very strong, and although this guy is not particularly strong in physical confrontation, he is very smart in playing football, and his ability to prevent opponents from physical confrontation when he gets the ball is very good.
powerful.
Therefore, you often see several people rushing to grab the little flea, but they can't snatch the football away. This little flea is really very strong, and is called Maradona's successor.
Although many people in Argentina have been called Maradona's successor, Messi is undoubtedly the closest to Maradona among these people. Many people even think that Messi is very likely.
He will surpass Maradona and become a football legend.
Now, Messi suddenly rushed towards Liverpool's defense with the ball. Liverpool's defensive players immediately rushed to meet him and started to chase and intercept. However, no matter how hard Liverpool's defensive players tried, they were unable to stop Messi.
This is a breakthrough.
Messi changed direction and turned around so fast that the Liverpool players simply couldn't keep up. Soon, Messi threw away Liverpool's defensive players and came to the edge of Liverpool's penalty area.
Now, the Liverpool team is in danger.
Liverpool's central defender Skrtel immediately rushed out and stood in front of the little flea. However, Skrtel did not dare to get too close. If he got too close, he would definitely be killed by the little flea.
Breakthrough, so now Skrtel is trying to prevent the little flea from continuing to break through to the penalty area.
Seeing Liverpool's center back Skrtel appear in front of him, the little flea Messi moved his left foot and immediately moved the football to the side, preparing to break through directly. Skrtel reacted with a sudden reaction and stepped back.
Take a step to prevent Messi from breaking through.
Seeing that Skrtel's reaction was good, Messi, who was just testing and not really breaking through, immediately pulled the football back. He could see that although Skrtel was tall and strong, he actually reacted very quickly and wanted to break through.
It's definitely not easy.
Just when Messi pulled back, Skrtel immediately returned to his position and continued to stand to prevent Messi from continuing to break through.
Seeing that it was very time-consuming for him to break through Skrtel, Messi had no intention of breaking through Skrtel. He immediately passed the football diagonally to the African cheetah Eto'o in the penalty area who was leaning against Liverpool center back Carragher.
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After sending the football out, Messi immediately stepped out into Liverpool's penalty area, preparing to move forward. Seeing Messi's action, Skrtel was shocked: "Nah, this guy is going to have a one-two."
When he thought of this, Skrtel immediately turned around. He didn't want Messi and Eto'o to fool him. He immediately turned around and blocked Messi from advancing while trying to win the football.
Even if you can't take it off, you must safely escort the football to the goalkeeper's hands.
However, the moment Skrtel turned around, Messi, who had been advancing forward just now, suddenly withdrew his steps and moved laterally along the line of the penalty area. Eto'o, who was holding the ball, pretended to hand over the ball to Messi.
After the one-two, he immediately pushed the football straight to the top of the penalty area.
There, the little Argentinian flea rushed over quickly. Without saying a word, this guy just kicked the football hard.
"Shoot!" Sky Sports commentator Tim Laursen suddenly roared excitedly.
The Liverpool fans in the Anfield Stadium suddenly became extremely nervous. They were all staring at the Liverpool goal with their mouths open. They were deeply afraid that Liverpool's goal would be breached by the Barcelona boys. If that was the case, then Liverpool would be in trouble.
That would be dangerous.
The Barcelona fans who came from afar were very excited. They jumped up and prepared to cheer excitedly.
On the sidelines, Barcelona's head coach Guardiola was also very excited at this time. He stood up immediately and stared at the Liverpool goal. How he wished to see the football fly into Liverpool.
The situation of the goal.
Boom! There was a muffled sound, and the football hit the billboard behind the Liverpool goal.
"I bought it! It was almost! It was just so close. It was so thrilling. It was so dangerous. The people of Liverpool are so lucky." Sky Sports commentator Tim Laursen had a feeling at this time.
The feeling of surviving a disaster.
"Yeah! It was so thrilling just now. It was just a little bit close. Today is really a lucky day for Liverpool. However, Barcelona's attack is very threatening. This Liverpool team's defense is a wake-up call. Liverpool
People must pay attention, otherwise the result of this game is really difficult to predict." Sky Sports commentator Gary Lineker also said with lingering fear.
Barcelona's attack was really threatening. It almost broke through Liverpool's goal and evened the score. Liverpool really couldn't be careless in the rest of the game.
On the sidelines, Liverpool's head coach Benitez was also frightened by this. Really, he really thought the football had entered the net just now. From his side, it looked very much like a goal. Okay.
When the goal didn't go in, Benitez immediately walked to the sidelines to remind the Liverpool players to pay attention to their defense.
When playing against a team like Barcelona, one cannot be half-hearted and take it lightly. Benitez kept reminding the Liverpool players on the sidelines, and the Liverpool players all expressed that they knew and they would definitely pay attention.
To be honest, this moment really scared the Liverpool players. It was too dangerous just now, really.
Liverpool's defensive players are still nervous at this time. They also have a feeling of surviving a disaster. This reminds them that they must play well in the next game and cannot take it lightly at all.
Such opportunities have been lost, and the Barcelona people really feel very unlucky. What a good opportunity this is. This is also the best opportunity for Barcelona in the first half of the game. It was not grasped, which of course also made Barcelona
The players felt extremely regretful.
However, this attack gave the Barcelona players more confidence. They firmly believed that if the game continued like this, they would win the game.
The Barcelona players immediately launched a ferocious attack, hoping to equalize the score in the first half. However, there was not much time left in the first half, and the Barcelona players simply did not organize a single attack.
After an effective attack, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half of the game.
At the end of the first half of the game between the two sides, Liverpool temporarily led Barcelona 1-0, and the total score was also the same. Everything now is beneficial to Liverpool.
As soon as the first half ended, the home fans in the Anfield Stadium were very excited. Although the home team was greatly threatened in the final stage of the first half, they still maintained a one-to-zero advantage. This made
They were very happy.
Liverpool's players all hope that Liverpool will continue to play like this in the second half of the game, so that they can defeat Barcelona and go to the Champions League final of this season with Manchester United.
The Barcelona players were a little depressed and even very unconvinced. They believed that it was not their fault that they fell behind 0-1 in the first half. This was entirely due to the referee's favoritism and the home whistle.
If they hadn't conceded the goal, if it weren't for the referee of this game, it would be hard to say that Barcelona would be in the lead now.
Of course, the Barcelona fans were also very dissatisfied. They booed the referee of this game crazily in the stadium. They also believed that this game was completely ruined by this damn referee. If it hadn't been for him, this would have happened.
This game will definitely be more exciting, and the leader must be their Barcelona team.
Although regretful and angry, Barcelona fans are full of confidence in the next game. The final stage of the first half has given Barcelona fans hope. They firmly believe that their team will win the final victory.
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After walking back to the locker room, Benitez was very satisfied with the overall performance of the first half. He also praised Qiu Ze and Fernando Torres by name. He believed that this was the first half of Liverpool's performance.
The two best players in the game.
Then, Benitez talked about what he was not satisfied with in the first half of the game. After taking the lead, in Benitez's opinion, Liverpool's players were a little relaxed, so they gave Barcelona the lead.
Such a good opportunity almost led to catastrophe.
Benitez sharply reminded the Liverpool players during the halftime break that they must not be so lax in the second half of the game, otherwise, the Barcelona people will make them regret it. Benitez reminded again and again.
, it can be seen that he attaches great importance to this point, so he will take the trouble to emphasize it again and again.
Benitez is now really afraid that the Liverpool players will be accidentally attacked by the Barcelona people. The Barcelona people are very strong and cannot be taken lightly at any time, otherwise the Liverpool team will be doomed.