During the halftime break, the Liverpool team was very cautious. Benitez emphasized over and over again that he must not relax, must maintain 100% concentration at all times, and must not give the Barcelona people
Any chance.
This made the Liverpool players think that Benitez was worried too much and was almost going crazy? However, they nodded seriously and said that they already knew and they would never relax.
The Barcelona people will not be given a chance.
Seeing the assurances from the Liverpool players, Benitez felt a little better. However, at this time, he looked up at Qiu Ze and asked: "Chris, how is your injury? Can you do it?"
Keep going?"
Seeing Benitez's worried look, Qiu Ze smiled slightly and then said: "Boss, don't worry, I'm fine now, I'm fine."
Seeing Qiu Ze's relaxed look, Benitez felt relieved. Because before the game, the Liverpool team doctor discovered that Qiu Ze's injury was not completely healed.
I think Qiu Ze should rest well for another day or two, and the injury will be completely healed.
However, at this time, the Liverpool team encounters such an important game. Without Qiu Ze, the Liverpool team will suffer a lot. Moreover, Qiu Ze showed good condition in training and did not seem to be affected.
Due to the impact of the injury, and Qiu Ze himself saying that there was no problem, Benitez allowed Qiu Ze to start.
Judging from the performance of the first half of the game, Qiu Ze's condition is very good, but his injury still has some impact on him. Qiu Ze's running in the first half of the game is obviously a series of games in which Qiu Ze participated.
The shortest one in the game, and Qiu Ze was still affected a little during the pressing battle in the game, and Benitez also saw it, so Benitez would ask such a question at this time.
Moreover, before the game, the Liverpool team doctor actually made his request. He agreed that Qiu Ze could play, but he believed that Qiu Ze could only play for about 70 minutes at most. He hoped that Benitez could play in the game.
Qiu Ze was replaced in the 70th minute of the game, otherwise it would aggravate Qiu Ze's injury and make it difficult to recover in the future.
Liverpool is now leading Barcelona 1-0. If the score continues like this and Barcelona does not score, Benitez still very much hopes to ensure the safety of Qiu Ze. He is prepared to give up the ball in the 70th minute of the game.
Substitute Qiu Ze.
Now at this time, he asked about Qiu Ze's injury. He wanted to know Qiu Ze's condition and see if there was any special situation. However, from the current point of view, Qiu Ze's injury is still very good.
No impact at all.
This reassured Benitez. Finally, he once again reminded the Liverpool players to be careful not to give Barcelona any chances.
On the other side, Barcelona's head coach Guardiola is also worried about Messi's injury at this time. Although Messi returned last weekend and performed very well in that game, Messi's
The injury was also not completely healed.
This is also the reason why Messi was not very active in the first half of the game. Messi has been playing very carefully in the first half of the game. He seemed to be worried about his injury. Especially seeing such a fierce playing style of Liverpool
When playing, Messi's actions will appear a little cautious.
Therefore, Messi didn't get many chances in the first half of the game. However, after Barcelona lost the ball, Messi's mentality changed. This guy became more open and he got more chances.
, and his performance became more and more active. At the end, this guy almost helped Barcelona equalize the score.
Although Messi's performance is becoming more and more normal, Guardiola is also worried about Messi's injury at this time. He is afraid that something will happen to Messi and this game will be difficult to play. However, fortunately,
There doesn't seem to be any problems on Messi's side, and Messi himself feels very good.
This reassured Guardiola, but then Guardiola fell out. He severely criticized Barcelona in the locker room. In his opinion, Barcelona's performance in the first half of the game was substandard.
Yes, his performance was absolutely scummy, with no redeeming qualities at all.
He didn't want Barcelona to perform like it is now in the second half of the game. He reminded Barcelona's players that they must play well in the second half of the game, strive to score goals as soon as possible, and firmly hold the initiative in their own hands.
Soon, the fifteen-minute halftime break ended, and the players from both sides walked out of the locker room and walked onto the court to prepare for the second half.
At this time, neither side made any substitutions, and the original team continued to return to the court for the game. In fact, these people on the court are already the most elite force that the two teams can currently produce. Their performance in the first half
The game was pretty good and they didn't need to make substitutions.
Although Liverpool had a great advantage in the first half, the defensive problems were exposed at the end of the first half. This is a hidden danger for Liverpool now.
Barcelona's performance in the first half was unsatisfactory, but at the end of the first half, they gradually found the feeling of the game. Therefore, Barcelona really didn't need to make any adjustments.
Come.
Soon the second half of the game between the two sides officially started. After adapting to the 45 minutes of the first half, Barcelona gradually adapted to Liverpool's style of play. Therefore, from the beginning of the second half, Barcelona's possession time immediately increased.
, and gradually regained the rhythm of the game.
The Barcelona team is now starting to dump the ball in the backcourt. They are advancing layer by layer and organizing the attack. However, their speed of passing the ball has obviously accelerated, but their mistakes have not increased. It can be seen that the Barcelona team is really good in this regard.
Very powerful.
Liverpool obviously increased the intensity and speed of their pressing, but they also have to think about their physical fitness. It is impossible for them to press with such high intensity throughout the whole game. They do not have that physical fitness.
In the first half of the game, Liverpool had already consumed a lot of physical energy. If it continues to consume so much in the second half, Liverpool may not be able to last the whole game. And when the physical fitness of the Liverpool players has problems, the chances of the Barcelona people will not be lost.
come yet?
Therefore, at this time, the Barcelona people are really not in a hurry. They are wearing down the patience and energy of the Liverpool people with their own possession of the ball, while waiting for the moment when Liverpool's physical fitness problems occur. The Barcelona people are really "insidious".
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Of course the Liverpool players knew what the Liverpool people were thinking at this time, so at this time, the Liverpool team did not press crazily. They had to think about the whole game. Therefore, it seemed that their pressing had increased, but in fact they
It was also reserved and not as crazy as the first half of the game.
Therefore, at this time, the pressure on the Barcelona players is not as great as in the first half. Don't they control the football at their feet now?
The Barcelona players watched their possession rate increase, and they knew that the Liverpool people had reservations. And the scene also showed clearly that the Liverpool team was indeed not as crazy as the first half, and now they seemed
Agreed with Barcelona's practice of controlling the ball and passing the ball.
What this agreement means is that in Barcelona, you can control the football at your feet, and you can pass the ball however you want. However, it must be in your half, in a relatively safe position, where you can do whatever you want.
No matter how you pass the ball, we at Liverpool will not interfere with you.
But as long as your Barcelona team steps into a relatively dangerous position, the Liverpool players will pounce on and bite people like mad dogs. In this relatively dangerous position, the Liverpool players press very fiercely, which is no better than in the first half.
The competition is so bad.
Yes, this was Liverpool's strategy in the second half. In the first fifteen minutes of the second half, Liverpool's strategy seemed to work very well. Barcelona tried to attack this dangerous area many times, but was intercepted by Liverpool.
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However, at this time, there are indeed some problems with the physical fitness of the Liverpool players. The game has gone on for sixty minutes. At this time of the game, the physical fitness of the players has almost reached the point, especially since Liverpool is fighting so hard.
A fierce team, their physical energy consumption is obviously much greater than that of Barcelona, so at this stage, Barcelona gradually began to threaten Liverpool's goal.
During this time, the Barcelona fans also became energetic and began to shout crazily to cheer for the team. They hoped that the Barcelona players could seize the opportunity at this time, kill Liverpool, and win.
Liverpool fans saw Barcelona threatening Liverpool's goal bit by bit on the pitch, and they began to feel anxious. This was not a good sign.
At this moment, Barcelona midfielder Xavi suddenly sent a straight pass, and the ball immediately penetrated the direction of the Liverpool team. The Liverpool players seemed to be aware of the danger of this line and realized that Xavi was going to pass the ball.
This line. However, their physical condition prevented their actions from keeping up with their thoughts, so this line was left vacant.
The football immediately passed through Liverpool's defense and rolled quickly to the feet of the African cheetah Eto'o who was rushing forward. The Liverpool fans in the audience were extremely nervous. There were even many Liverpool fans who closed their eyes directly and did not dare to watch anymore.
Woolen cloth.
"Damn it! Danger!" Sky Sports commentator Tim Laursen's heart skipped a beat when he saw this scene.
The African cheetah chasing the ball did not continue to bring it forward. Because the Liverpool center back in the penalty area was also crazy to get close to him. If he continued to dribble the ball, he would probably be intercepted by the Liverpool center back.
This opportunity was lost.
Therefore, after catching up with the football, Eto'o, the African cheetah, immediately set up a fort and opened the cannon door.
"A volley, dangerous!" Sky Sports commentator Gary Lineker exclaimed when he saw Eto'o suddenly take a shot, which scared the Liverpool fans.