On April 4, Comain led the team to Birmingham City.
The sixth last round of the Premier League should be the most relaxed game for Comain since he took over Liverpool.
Compared to the EFL Cup, the FA Cup was easier. At least in the domestic cup, Comain still had some expectations. It was just that the substitute lineup was really not good.
But before the game started, the red and blue battle between Manchester United and Chelsea had the result that the Red Army wanted to see the most.
Chelsea won!
As a result, Liverpool had one less game, leading Chelsea by eight points and Manchester United by nine points.
In the sixth last round of the game, Comain had no pressure whether it was a win, a loss or a draw.
The game could be lost. Liverpool had enough room to lose points.
Considering that they would be visiting Barcelona in a few days and Comain had to rotate, the current environment could not be better.
Just think about it, if Manchester United won, Liverpool really dared not say that they could afford to lose this game!
At Birmingham City's home ground, Liverpool sent the substitute lineup to play.
Comain naturally would not say "you can lose this game". He would still motivate the team and hope that the substitute players would cherish the opportunity to play and contribute to the Red Army's rise to the top of the Premier League.
Comain, who looked serious on the surface but was relaxed on the inside, sat in the technical area and watched the game.
He could not help but start to think about the upcoming summer transfer.
Some players in Liverpool's substitute lineup did not meet the standards of a top team, while some players had actually communicated with Comain in the hope of leaving in the summer.
For example, the Spaniard, Riera.
This was also the awkward position of Liverpool's current football position.
At the end of the day, Liverpool was not a super powerhouse like Barcelona or Real Madrid.
In Real Madrid, many good players were willing to be substitutes and endure the suffering at Bernabéu while waiting for their opportunity.
But at Liverpool, a player like Riera would not be able to get a chance to play regularly, so he would feel that there was no need to waste time at Anfield.
Liverpool had a high probability of achieving a very good result this season. They could even go one step further and achieve glory.
But the feeling that the team gave to outsiders was that it still had not reached the status of a super powerhouse to make outstanding players willing to join.
The status of the team still needed to accumulate good results over time and gradually improve.
Comain didn't want to force anyone to do something they didn't want to do. That would cause instability in the locker room. He had already suffered a lot in Valencia.
However, the summer transfer had to be handled properly.
Birmingham City, which was in the middle of the table, drew 1: 1 with Liverpool at home.
Comain shook hands with the Birmingham manager in a friendly manner after the game and then walked into the players' tunnel with satisfaction.
In the post-game interview, he praised the players for their performance.
"It's no accident that Birmingham City is in the middle and upper reaches of the league table. They are very strong, and we have hidden many of our main players to prepare for the Champions League in a few days. I think the lads have done their best to get a draw with today's lineup. This one point is very precious. It allowed us to not be caught up by our pursuers during a difficult time when we were fighting on two fronts. This is a very good result. I'm happy for the team. Now we have to get ready to go to Barcelona."
Comain was right. Liverpool lost two points in the round.
But looking at the situation in the table, Liverpool did not weaken their advantage.
At the end of the last round, Liverpool led the second-placed Manchester United by nine points. At the end of the round, Liverpool still led the second-placed team by nine points, but the second-placed team was replaced by Chelsea. This had no impact on Liverpool.
There were only five rounds left in the league.
In theory, Liverpool needed to win two games and draw one game to secure the league title. But according to Liverpool's lead over Chelsea and Manchester United by more than ten goals, perhaps Liverpool only needed to win two out of the five games to be crowned Premier League champions!
After the English Premier League match, Liverpool's entire army set off for Barcelona!
Barcelona had just defeated the Basque lions, Athletic Bilbao, 4: 1 at home in the league, when the Red Army came in strong!
On April 6, the Liverpool team arrived in Barcelona!
The images of the Red Army players in casual clothes walking out of the airport and boarding the bus were followed and reported by the Catalan media.
They did not look nervous or serious, and the players were quite relaxed. Qin Xiong even waved to the camera lens to greet them.
And this image was also captured by the Catalan media for the pre-game report of the Champions League.
Qin Xiong waved with a smile on his face and was captioned by Mundo Deportivo: Hey, Barcelona, I'm here again!
In the three years that Qin Xiong played for Real Madrid, he visited Barcelona three times. Real Madrid never lost, with two wins and one draw!
It could be said that as a superstar, Qin Xiong had long been remembered by the Barcelona people, starting from the 2006 Champions League final, when Qin Xiong and Henry teamed up to defeat Ronaldinho's Barcelona to reach the top of Europe!
Liverpool began to rest in the hotel they stayed in. When night fell, a large number of Barcelona fans gathered outside the hotel. They kept singing outside the hotel as if they were holding a small concert.
Standing in front of the window of the hotel room, Qin Xiong and Torres looked down at the scene outside the hotel together.
Torres said helplessly, "They are really troublesome."
Obviously, the Barcelona fans were disturbing the rest of the Liverpool players.
Qin Xiong laughed.
"Don't you think they are cute? From another perspective, if we were Barcelona, or Liverpool, and our fans went to disturb our opponents all night, I think it would be our happiness. "
Torres heard this and shook his head with a bitter smile.
Qin Xiong drew the curtains and then went about his routine. What should be done was done.
Go to bed and sleep.
The next day, Liverpool had a simple training. In the afternoon, the pre-game press conference for the Champions League was held.
Guardiola said seriously to the reporters, "Liverpool's recent form has been very good. They also let most of the main players rest in the league last weekend. Barcelona has to face an energetic Liverpool team. Tomorrow night's game will be a difficult battle."
"Has Barcelona thought of a way to restrain Liverpool? Especially with a three-goal gap, how can they turn the situation around? "
"The game is always full of uncertainty. We will improve against Liverpool, play better than the last game, and try to make a comeback. But this will require us to put in a lot of effort. I believe Barcelona can do it. We are a team that can create miracles and never give up!"
Guardiola was about to face the most difficult game in his coaching career!
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