A fierce battle between Liverpool and Bayern Munich was about to begin at the Allianz Arena.
"The first leg of the Champions League semi-final at the Allianz Arena is about to begin.
Liverpool, who won the Premier League last week, will be challenging the Bundesliga leaders, Bayern Munich.
Although Liverpool has returned to the English throne after 20 years, Liverpool's performance in the Champions League in the last five or six years is better than Bayern Munich's. In the past few seasons, Liverpool has reached the Champions League final twice and won the title once and the runner-up once. They are a regular contender in the top eight and top four. Bayern Munich, on the other hand, pales in comparison. It has been nine years since they last won the Champions League. After reaching the Champions League semi-final this year, the Bayern Munich fans have high expectations for the team. This can be seen from the performance of the home fans in the stands at the Allianz Arena.
After winning the Premier League title, Liverpool is bound to completely shift their focus to the Champions League this season. They are looking forward to creating even more brilliant achievements.
Let's take a look at the starting lineup of both teams for the game.
Bayern Munich starting lineup: 442.
Goalkeeper: Bute.
Defenders: Lahm, Van Buyten, Demichelis, Badstuber.
Midfielders: Robben, van Bommel, Schweinsteiger, Ribéry.
Forwards: Muller, Olić.
Liverpool starting lineup: 4231.
Goalkeeper: Reina.
Defenders: Johnson, Carragher, Skrtel, Aurelio.
Midfielders: Kuyt, Alonso, Gerard, Mascherano, Qin Xiong.
Forward: Torres.
The game is about to start. Bayern Munich will kick off first! "
Bayern Munich did not immediately launch a fierce offensive after the game started. They were observing the situation.
Liverpool's shocking performance of eliminating two of the La Liga giants in succession was enough to make the European heroes wary.
Therefore, Bayern Munich needed to observe the game after the game started to see what tactics Liverpool would use to face the game today.
Liverpool did not adopt a tight defensive stance. Instead, they played against Bayern Munich openly.
In the third minute of the match, Bayern Munich launched an attack on the right flank. Robben received Schweinsteiger's pass and began his individual performance.
First, he seemed to charge forward along the flank, but when he got in front of Aurelio, he suddenly stopped his dribbling rhythm and changed the direction of the ball horizontally. In this kind of confrontation that relied on a high frequency of changes in rhythm, Aurelio was caught off guard. Robben's change of direction on the spot was also famous in European football.
After getting rid of Aurelio, Robben encountered Mascherano. He pretended to pass the ball to Schweinsteiger, who plugged in from behind in the middle. Mascherano's defensive center of gravity was tilted. Robben saw this and spiked the ball in the direction of the penalty area. After breaking through Mascherano, he dribbled the ball horizontally in front of Skrtel. After pushing the ball horizontally for two steps, Robben completed a volley shot!
The ball curved and looked like it was going to hit a dead corner. In the end, it brushed the goalpost and flew out of the end line.
Although Robben did not succeed, he did not feel that it was a pity. The match had just begun.
"Robben's individual performance was very exciting. He continuously broke through successfully, and the ball seemed to be stuck to his feet. Bayern Munich made a good deal last summer. They brought Robben from the Bernabéu to the Allianz Arena. Robben's performance has been eye-catching since the beginning of the season. He and Ribéry formed the Robben combo and were extremely strong in the Bundesliga and Champions League. The rarest thing is that Robben's frequent injuries, which worried people, did not become a factor that hindered his progress this season. The threat that a healthy Robben can create is not to be underestimated!"
Although Bayern Munich's offense on the flank was not as superb as Manchester United's speed and the combination of two or three players' passing and cutting, their offense on the flank was also famous this season!
That was by relying on two extremely strong individual players on the flank, Ribéry and Robben.
These two players could turn the opponent's defensive line upside down through simple coordination or individual combat ability!
Liverpool was prepared for a fierce battle today. Comain did not simply want to go head-to-head with Louis Van Gaal, but Liverpool itself had the capital to go head-to-head with Bayern Munich!
In the seventh minute of the game, Liverpool attacked in the front field and the football came to Qin Xiong's feet.
Lahm, who could be the left and right back, was facing Qin Xiong in attack and defense today.
Qin Xiong passed the ball along the flank. In addition to catching up with Robben today, he also had an old opponent like van Bommel, who was in the Netherlands.
Qin Xiong changed direction 40 yards away from the goal and cut across the middle. After many years, he once again faced off against van Bommel.
Van Bommel retreated to block Qin Xiong's route to the goal while waiting to defend against Qin Xiong.
Qin Xiong slowed down his dribbling rhythm and just as he passed the ball forward, he immediately flicked the ball horizontally after van Bommel made a horizontal move to defend and intercept.
Schweinsteiger retreated and was about to intercept when Qin Xiong suddenly kicked the goal before he could!
About 35 yards away from the goal, Qin Xiong's cold shot caught Bayern Munich's players off guard.
The goalkeeper, Bute, was no exception.
He hurriedly moved horizontally to make a save and tried to hold the ball in his arms, but the football rebounded. He immediately ran a few steps forward and pressed the ball under his body before Torres could shoot again.
Phew!
The Bayern Munich fans in the stands of the Allianz Arena breathed a sigh of relief.
They almost lost the ball!
Liverpool's offense from the start of the game was focused on Qin Xiong.
And Qin Xiong basically did not have a direct one-on-one offensive and defensive confrontation with Lahm.
He always cut inwards to disrupt Bayern Munich's midfield defense and then make a long shot or pass.
This led to Bayern Munich's defense, which originally valued Qin Xiong, to lean closer and more towards Qin Xiong.
In the 16th minute of the game, Ribéry received Oyster's return pass from the left flank and dribbled the ball forward. He and Badstuber, who came up to assist from behind, completed a one-two pass to the wall and finished the ball.
Johnson's performance in the face of a top opponent, especially an opponent with outstanding individual ability, was always unsettling.
It could not be helped. He was not a world class player. His assists were more outstanding than his defense, but his instability in defense always made people worried.
Today was no exception.
When Ribéry controlled the ball in front of the end line and pretended to pass, Johnson seemed to bravely go back and lift his leg to block Ribéry's pass.
But Ribéry nimbly hooked the ball and dribbled it forward. He directly brushed past Johnson and charged into the penalty area!
Alonso retreated into the penalty area to intercept. Ribéry pretended to kick the goal and Alonso also made a blocking action. Ribéry repeated the same trick and hooked the ball past Alonso.
In the Red Army's penalty area, the scar-faced man was unscrupulously stirring up trouble!
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