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Liverpool and Real Madrid's UEFA Champions League 18 final was watched by the whole of Europe and even the whole world.
Both teams had a lot of big name superstars. In terms of competitiveness, one was a super powerhouse in La Liga and the other was the current leader of the English Premier League. The dialogue between the strong naturally attracted attention.
When the players of Liverpool and Real Madrid walked into Anfield Stadium with their heads held high, the noise at the scene reached a small climax.
"Welcome to Anfield, the first leg of the UEFA Champions League 18 final between Liverpool and Real Madrid will be held here.
Although many people did not want Liverpool and Real Madrid to meet so early in order to prevent the lack of strong teams to support the later knockout stages, they still met for the third consecutive year.
This game could be said to be a gathering of superstars and full of stories.
Qin Xiong will face his former team, Real Madrid, for the first time as a Liverpool player, and Arbeloa in Real Madrid's squad will also face his former team, Liverpool, for the first time.
In the past two knockout stages, Liverpool and Real Madrid's confrontation record showed that once in each season, the other side advanced and the other side was eliminated.
Let's take a look at the starting lineups of the two teams.
Liverpool's starting lineup at home is 4-231.
Goalkeeper: Reina.
Defenders: Johnson, Carragher, Skrtel, Aurelio.
Midfielders: Kuyt, Mascherano, Gerard, Alonso, Qin Xiong.
Striker: Torres.
Real Madrid's starting lineup is also 4-231.
Goalkeeper: Casillas.
Defenders: Ramos, Pepe, Albiol, Arbeloa.
Midfielders: Van Der Vaart, László Diarra, Kaka, Gago, Ronaldo.
Striker: Benzema.
The kick-off ceremony for the two teams is about to end and the game will begin immediately. "
After the Champions League theme song ended, the pre-match kick-off ceremony also came to an end.
Real Madrid kicked off first!
Pellegrini and Comain stood on the sidelines with serious expressions. They both wanted to see how the two teams would perform after the match began.
In a fight between experts, no mistakes were allowed.
When the referee blew the whistle, Benzema kicked the ball to Ronaldo, who passed the ball back to Kaka.
Real Madrid's offensive group began to move forward. It looked like they were going to launch a lightning fast attack.
Kaka pretended to pass the ball to Gago at the back. When Torres rushed up, he feinted to deflect the ball to the side, bypassing Torres and started to move forward!
When he attracted Gerard, he immediately passed the ball to the front left.
Ronaldo kicked the ball under the double team of Kuyt and Johnson and directly poked the ball to Benzema, who kept a sufficient distance from him.
After poking the ball, he nimbly rushed forward. Benzema also kicked the ball and stuffed the ball diagonally into the space behind Johnson.
Ronaldo controlled the ball without anyone marking near the end line on the flank!
Real Madrid's offense was a threat!
Of course, they had so many top star players. It would be a joke if they could not play a threatening offense.
Ronaldo cut into the penalty area in front of the end line. When Carragher came to block, he looked outside the penalty area. Mascherano had already retreated to his position, leaving not much space for Ronaldo to choose from.
He kicked the ball across a short distance and only flashed a sufficient angle in front of Carragher. Then, his calf instantly fired a volley!
It was a very hidden shot!
The football flew out from Carragher's leg and flew towards Liverpool's goal with great force.
Ronaldo's explosive power was amazing enough!
The goalkeeper, Reina, made an emergency save in a flash and pounced horizontally to block the ball!
Ronaldo's shot was not only hidden, but also unexpected!
Reina almost let the city gate fall due to insufficient preparation.
The bouncing football was cleared by Skrtel in the penalty area.
"Real Madrid's first wave of offense was a threat since the start of the game. Ronaldo's cold shot almost turned into a goal!"
Two minutes later, Liverpool's midfield controlled the ball. Alonso passed the ball diagonally to the front right. Kuyt spiked the ball into the middle on the right side of the midfield and then passed it across the left flank.
When Van Der Vaart was ready to close in on Qin Xiong to intercept, Qin Xiong faced the rolling ball and directly kicked back with his right heel. He ran forward without looking back.
Van Der Vaart turned his head to look in the direction of the rolling football. He saw Aurelio step forward and kick the ball to Qin Xiong's running route.
The rhythm of the game was very smooth and fast.
Las Diarra ran to intercept Qin Xiong, which allowed Qin Xiong to see the inner-cut route.
Before Las Diarra could close in, Qin Xiong slowed down his dribbling rhythm and began to cycle.
Las Diarra did not dare to rush forward to intercept. Qin Xiong suddenly stood still on the ball after he had cycled twice in a row.
Las Diarra was originally swaying left and right in the rhythm of the game, wary of Qin Xiong's change of direction to break through. Now his mind suddenly went blank. He subconsciously stretched out his leg to intercept the ball under Qin Xiong's foot.
Las Diarra had just moved forward when Qin Xiong also moved. He stepped on the football and slid down to the ground. At the same time, he used his other heel to clamp the ball with both legs and threw it forward from behind!
A rainbow pass!
László Diarra missed. Qin Xiong ran past him and the football flew over his head!
Anfield let out a cry of surprise and immediately applauded like thunder.
On the route that Qin Xiong cut into the middle, Kaka came back to catch up. Gago also began to close in on Qin Xiong.
Facing the football that fell from the air, Qin Xiong used the top of his foot to offload the ball. It was flawless.
When Kaka and Gago approached, Qin Xiong passed the ball diagonally through the gap between the two players. After the ball was sent out, he ran forward directly.
Gerard received Qin Xiong's pass in front of the penalty area. He did not hesitate to send the ball diagonally to Qin Xiong.
Torres was preparing to run in front of the penalty area when Qin Xiong rushed over.
He paused on the line of the penalty area and pretended to pass the ball to Torres, who was running to the right front.
Albiol immediately followed Torres. Pepe also had the tendency to move towards Torres.
However, Qin Xiong buckled his foot and broke through from the other side of Pepe's body!
Ramos ran from behind to interfere. He tried to find an angle to tackle the ball, but he did not dare to take the risk. He was afraid that his tackle would cause Qin Xiong to win a penalty kick.
After Qin Xiong charged into the penalty area, he faced Casillas.
Casillas had been teammates with Qin Xiong for three years. He knew what to do at this moment. He could not hesitate and had to make a prompt decision!
Therefore, when Qin Xiong showed signs of shooting with his left foot under Ramos' interference, Casillas did not hesitate and immediately made a save.
Qin Xiong could not make any other feints because that would give Ramos a chance to intercept the ball.
He used his left foot to volley. It was also a small burst of strength to volley!
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