Real Madrid's corner kick created chaos in Liverpool's penalty area.
Gerard and Ramos both failed to grab the header. As a result, the football bounced in the penalty area. Benzema shot in the chaos but was blocked by Skrtel's body.
The bounced football rolled towards Van Der Vaart. The Dutchman lifted his left foot and shot directly.
In order to avoid the human wall, his shot went over the crossbar.
The crisis in front of Liverpool's goal was temporarily resolved.
Kuyt did not provide much support in the offense today in order to restrict Ronaldo more.
In the 13th minute of the game, Kuyt passed the ball to Torres in the midfield, who passed the ball after breaking through Arbeloa.
The football flew straight to the back of the penalty area. Qin Xiong, who cut inside the penalty area, shook off Ramos, but lost in a scramble with Pepe. However, Pepe's header was forcibly intercepted by Gerard from under Pepe's feet.
Liverpool launched a second attack. Gerard dribbled the ball to the front of the penalty area. Pepe and Albiol both came to block him. Gerard sent a straight ball under his feet.
Qin Xiong, who was unmarked, faced Casillas one-on-one in the penalty area. He shot directly into the far corner of the goal. Casillas did not react in front of the goal and could only spread his hands to express helplessness.
Just as Qin Xiong was about to celebrate, he waved his hand in the direction of the sideline.
The Red Army fans in the Anfield stands shouted at the assistant referee who raised the flag, probably trying to put some pressure on him.
"Qin Xiong's goal was blown off. The assistant referee signaled that he was offside first. We rewatched the replay and confirmed that Qin Xiong was offside! And it was somewhat obvious. "
The Real Madrid players did not intend to slow down because they were behind in the score.
In the 17th minute of the match, Kaka suddenly sped up in the midfield. He pretended to pass the ball to Ronaldo in front of Mascherano, but he turned his foot and broke through diagonally!
His breakthrough made it impossible for Mascherano to keep up. Although Alonso wanted to stop him, Kaka still rushed past him.
When Kaka saw Skrtel coming up to block him, he sent a kick straight at him.
Benzema cut into the empty space behind Skrtel and took advantage of the situation to shoot!
It was a decent opportunity, but Benzema sent it flying with a kick.
The Real Madrid fans who came from afar were particularly disappointed. They hoped that Real Madrid would be able to retreat from Anfield in one piece!
If that was the case, the probability of defeating the opponent in Bernabéu would be very high.
Three minutes later, Qin Xiong dribbled from the left side of the midfield and pushed forward to attack. His speed was not fast. He was waiting for his teammate in the middle to follow up. That teammate was Alonso.
When he dribbled the football to a place about thirty yards away from the goal, he was in a predicament.
Las Diarra, Van Der Vaart, and Ramos surrounded him.
At this time, he did not panic. He turned sideways with his back to the sideline and passed the ball to the middle.
It was almost certain that Gerrard would face Gago head-on in the middle.
Because of this, Qin Xiong used himself as bait to attract Real Madrid's main defensive force.
Sure enough, Gerard stopped the ball in front of Gago with his foot and then blocked the position to not give the opponent a chance to press with his foot. After the confrontation, he forcefully dribbled forward to the penalty area.
Pepe, Albiol, and Arbeloa shrank into the penalty area and tried to mark both Gerard and Torres.
However, a man rushed up from behind Gerard and completely messed up Real Madrid's defensive line. They could not mark the man immediately.
Xavi Alonso.
When Gerard passed the ball to Alonso, Alonso already had a chance to lift his foot, but he still adjusted the ball forward and then lifted his foot to shoot!
The football shot out like an arrow from the bow. Casillas was a little helpless. Real Madrid's rear defensive line allowed the opponent to lift his foot so unscrupulously. Was there any justice left?
Alonso's explosive shot sent the ball into the top left corner of the goal. Casillas did everything he could but still could not reverse the situation!
Anfield was instantly shaken. The Red Army fans shouted and waved their fists enthusiastically!
"Alonso!!!! Xavi Alonso broke through Casillas's ten fingers! A beautiful shot. Liverpool widened their lead in the 19th minute of the game through cooperation in the front field!
In this attack, Qin Xiong played the role of the organizer. He pushed the offensive and attracted the opponent's main defensive force to pin down the opponent and create a better attacking space in the middle. Then he passed the ball out and the offense shifted. Gerard crushed Gago and then created a chance for Alonso, who plugged in from behind, to shoot. Alonso did it in one move!
Liverpool led Real Madrid by 2: 0!
Real Madrid's problem is that they have too few players in the front field who can return to participate in the defense.
Benzema, Ronaldo, Van Der Vaart, and Kaka. It's a pity that Real Madrid let Liverpool easily crush their midfield defense. "
Alonso hugged Gerard to celebrate together and waved at Qin Xiong on the way.
When the Red Army generals came to the Kop stands to celebrate, the Real Madrid generals looked at each other with an incomprehensible look.
Was there a problem with the offense or the defense?
God knows.
Pellegrini was at his wit's end.
Sometimes he simply could not command these big name superstars, just as he could also realize that his conversation with Qin Xiong was actually ignored by Qin Xiong.
In Real Madrid, he did not have much real power at all.
He could only walk to the sidelines and clap his hands to signal the players to cheer up and face the next game with a positive attitude and action.
The Real Madrid fans were shocked and annoyed!
They were shocked that Liverpool led Real Madrid by two goals in twenty minutes. They were annoyed that the second-generation Galactica never showed a convincing performance.
They fell behind Barcelona in the league tournament, and as soon as they met a strong opponent in the Champions League, they looked like they were about to surrender in twenty minutes!
Ronaldo stood in front of the kickoff point early. He was in a standard battle stance, and his expression was frighteningly cold.
It did not matter whether he avoided it or not.
One of the biggest highlights of the game was: Ronaldo VS Qin Xiong.
Of course, the two men would not have a direct conversation, but the core of the contest was which of the two men could lead the team to victory.
When Qin Xiong took the lead to show off at Anfield, Ronaldo's competitive spirit, which had existed since he was a child, would not let him choose to remain silent.
Moreover, to become the world's number one and the world's strongest, Qin Xiong was a hurdle that could not be ignored.
In a situation where the two men had the opportunity to compete on the same field, if they could not win, it was difficult to be more convincing than the other side.
In any case, Real Madrid had to show their strength!
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