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Pellegrini was slightly pessimistic at the post-match press conference for the first leg of the UEFA Champions League 18 final. "Real Madrid should have conceded two fewer goals, but the team's mental slackness after the equalizer and the penalty kick led us to lose the game with a two-goal gap."
The reporters who watched the game and the football pundits were all fine.
They agreed with Pellegrini's statement.
Pepe's foul could be said to have caused a disaster. If he had not fouled, at least it would have given Casillas a better chance to save. But what about the penalty kick?
That would have become Qin Xiong's penalty kick that humiliated Real Madrid. Not only did it hit Real Madrid in terms of the score, but it also made Liverpool more arrogant on a mental level.
And after Ronaldo scored the equalizer, Real Madrid quickly conceded the third goal, which was an important turning point in the game.
Real Madrid had not yet gained a firm foothold and faced the game better based on the psychological advantage brought by the goal draw. As a result, they fell behind again in the blink of an eye. What was supposed to be a good morale boost turned into a blow instead!
Pellegrini vowed for the next leg of the game at the Bernabéu. "We will carefully study the loss of this game, summarize the lessons learned, and correctly complete the turnaround in the next leg. Every Real Madrid player is full of confidence in this."
Comain attended the post-match press conference in high spirits. He praised the performance of the Liverpool players and then said that the next leg would be at the Bernabéu. Liverpool would make good use of the advantage laid down in the first leg!
They would never give Real Madrid a chance to make a comeback!
The Liverpool players went to a nearby pub together for a small-scale celebration after the game.
Everyone put on casual clothes and became the focus of the pub. They walked into the private room, then everyone sat together, had a few drinks, and celebrated the victory.
"Real Madrid is not that great. They don't have a lot of things on the technical and tactical level."
Torres said disdainfully after putting down the wine glass.
Gerard smiled and said, "After all, they are a team that has undergone a major overhaul. They have not really taken shape yet. We should understand that, but Real Madrid is still very strong. Their individual combat ability is enough to make every team wary. Otherwise, we would not have conceded so many goals. We have to be more careful in the next round. "
"Steven is right, but I think the next round will be easier because in Bernabéu, Real Madrid seems to be born with shackles. They will play with great pressure. Also, Real Madrid is a team that naturally advocates offense. Even if the team's rear defensive line has problems, they will still attack. I believe we will have more opportunities to attack in the next round!"
Qin Xiong told everyone his true inner thoughts. This was not to let everyone underestimate the enemy, but to let everyone be prepared in advance to seize Real Madrid's weakness in Bernabéu and exploit it as much as possible!
The Liverpool players nodded. They knew it too. They had experienced it firsthand when they faced Real Madrid for two consecutive years during the Benítez era.
Everyone celebrated together until one o 'clock in the morning and parted ways.
Qin Xiong went to bed when he got home.
They were too tired. If it were not for the intense game and the excitement in their hearts could not be quelled, they would have gone home to rest.
The next day, Fleet Street released the Champions League report.
The title of The Times was: Red Army Sinks Galactica!
"In the battle at Anfield, Real Madrid, known as the second generation of Galactica, did not show a strength stronger than the Red Army. Liverpool has been dominating the field with their home advantage and finally took the lead with a score of 5: 3. There is a high probability of them advancing to the Champions League quarter-finals!"
"The Guardian" expressed its concern.
"There are hidden dangers behind Liverpool's big victory!"
"Liverpool, who lost three goals at home, exposed the shortcomings of their defense. Once they go to Bernabéu, will Real Madrid, who is in a better state, hit Liverpool's defensive line full of holes? We can't imagine that Ronaldo, Kaka, and Benzema are all star players who can break through Liverpool's goal at any time! Comain must be alert to this and improve the defense! "
The Star sang praises for Qin Xiong.
"February is a time for Qin Xiong to reminisce. First, he met with his old master, Arsenal, and then with his old master, Real Madrid. He showed a wonderful performance and greeted his old masters by scoring goals. Maybe there is no old minister in the world who does not give face to his old masters like Qin Xiong. But from another point of view, we should feel sorry for Arsenal and Real Madrid. They missed the best star player in the world!"
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After the Champions League, Liverpool's entire team rested and recuperated. The continuous games were too much of a burden on the main players. In the Premier League this weekend, Comain let most of the main players rest.
Liverpool went to Manchester to challenge Blue Moon Manchester City.
Before that, Manchester's red master, Manchester United, was first defeated by Liverpool's city rival, Everton 3: 1 in the away game!
And Chelsea took down Wolverhampton Wanderers 2: 0 in the away game.
Arsenal … Sorry, the championship contenders no longer cared about Arsenal. They had been completely kicked out of the championship contenders after losing to Liverpool in the last round.
The battle of the BIG4 had become a three-way battle.
Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea.
Liverpool, who did not send their main players, played very conservatively in the away game. Comain did not have high expectations for the team. It was good to be able to get points.
Manchester City's new manager, Mancini, wanted to get a victory against Liverpool to boost the team's morale. As a result, Manchester City's frenzied 90-minute attack yielded no results. In the end, they could only shake hands with Liverpool at home.
0:0
Although Liverpool's points gap was shortened by Chelsea in the round, behind Liverpool, Manchester United lost three points and Liverpool gained one point, which widened the gap between them and the second-placed team.
At the end of the 27th round of the Premier League, Liverpool led Manchester United by nine points and also led Chelsea by nine points. Chelsea climbed to second place in the league with the advantage of goal difference.
With 11 rounds left in the Premier League, Fleet Street believed that within the next six rounds, if Chelsea and Manchester United could shorten the points gap with Liverpool to within five points, then it was really difficult to conclude who the final winner would be.
In particular, Liverpool had to have a direct confrontation with two direct competitors!
That was a six-point battle!
Once Liverpool lost in a row, maybe Chelsea and Manchester United could join forces to give Liverpool an unprecedented Premier League collapse!
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