Carragher limped to the sidelines under the worried gazes of the Red Army fans. He looked very upset, as if he was too ashamed to face his parents.
Not only did he give the opponent a penalty kick, but he was also unable to continue playing, which made him feel like he was better off dead.
Comain patted him gently on the shoulder to comfort him and did not blame him.
Agger rushed into the field after a simple warm-up. He replaced Carragher.
He also carried Comain's defensive tactical instructions.
Comain asked Mascherano to strengthen the defense on Robben's side and handed the defense on the other side to Gerard.
Alonso might be a little thin in the middle, but there was no other way. He could only adjust and try his best to contain Bayern Munich's terrifying flanks.
Under the expectant gazes of the Bayern Munich fans, Olić walked to the penalty spot and prepared to take the penalty kick created by Robben.
After the referee blew the whistle, Olić ran up. He aimed at the lower left corner of the goal and shot a powerful volley. Then he looked up at the goal and saw that Reina had predicted correctly and was pouncing towards the football!
"Reina saved Olić's penalty kick! Oh, what a pity, Thomas Muller! Muller snatched the shot and sent the ball into Liverpool's goal!
This young player has become the hero of the team today. He scored Bayern Munich's second goal! "
The Red Army fans were excited when they saw Reina save Olić's penalty kick. But in the next second, Muller, who was the first to rush into the penalty area, pushed the ball back in the direction of the goal. Reina was powerless to reverse the situation. The ball still went in!
Liverpool struggled a little in the face of the penalty kick, but they could not change their fate.
Everything that Kerman had been thinking about was now useless.
The situation on the field helped him make a decision.
With a two-goal deficit, Liverpool could only fight with Bayern Munich!
There was no way out!
This was probably the biggest crisis the Red Army had encountered since their Champions League campaign.
Less than 20 minutes into the game, they were two goals behind and the backbone of the defense, Carragher, had to leave the field due to injury.
Liverpool's players looked solemn. Qin Xiong, Torres, Alonso, Gerard and the others gathered together to cheer each other on as Bayern Munich celebrated.
Qin Xiong said, "It's not a big deal to be two goals behind. The most important thing is that we still have plenty of time. Don't be discouraged and don't let your imagination run wild. Trust your teammates and trust our team. We can overcome the difficulties and break through any obstacles that prevent us from winning the title!"
Everyone nodded in agreement after hearing this, sending positive signals to each other, allowing the entire team to stabilize their emotions and maintain their balance in this crisis.
When the game resumed, Liverpool first took control of the situation on the field and let the substitute, Agger, familiarize himself with the rhythm of the game and get into the game state.
Otherwise, Liverpool's weakness in the center back would be exploited by Bayern Munich.
In the 23rd minute of the game, Qin Xiong and Gerard had a two-versus-one on the flank of the midfield. He dribbled along the flank and continued to move forward. This time, he still did not have a one-on-one confrontation with Lahm. Instead, he changed direction in front of the penalty area. When van Bommel rushed towards him, he passed the ball to Torres in the middle of the front of the penalty area.
Torres's back was facing Bayern Munich's penalty area. He pretended to turn to the left. It was a feint. In fact, he was protecting the ball and turning to the right. Then he swung his leg to shoot.
Torres did not get the ball accurately. The ball rolled out of the end line slowly and deviated from the goal.
Bayern Munich was not going to let them off after gaining the upper hand. They wanted to take advantage of their victory and continue to attack. Even Van Gaal, who was in the technical area, was still encouraging Bayern Munich to attack crazily!
In theory, Liverpool's defensive quality would be worse than before because Carragher was obviously stronger than Agger. Therefore, Bayern Munich had to seize the opportunity to crush Liverpool in today's game. They had to seal their ticket to the final and make the second leg completely lose suspense.
In the 28th minute of the game, Ribéry dribbled along the left flank and pushed forward. When Gerard and Johnson double-teamed him, he passed the ball to the middle. Schweinsteiger was just about to receive the ball when someone behind him slid and intercepted the ball ahead of time.
Dirk Kuyt!
Dirk Kuyt intercepted the ball like a textbook example. Not only did he disrupt Bayern Munich's attack, but he also controlled the ball at his feet. When he got up, Schweinsteiger immediately rushed towards him to snatch the ball.
Dirk Kuyt passed the ball diagonally to the back of the field and then twisted his body to rush forward.
Alonso ran a step forward and did not stop the ball. He kicked the ball diagonally to the left flank.
Qin Xiong led the ball forward just past the center line.
Liverpool's attack was the same as it had been since the start of the game.
It was focused on Qin Xiong!
Qin Xiong did not push the ball forward quickly. He calmly observed the situation in the middle.
Torres moved forward with Bayern Munich's defensive line. Dirk Kuyt ran forward very quickly and was soon parallel to Qin Xiong.
At this moment, Qin Xiong suddenly began to accelerate.
When he came to the offensive danger zone, Van Bommel rushed over to prevent Qin Xiong from cutting inside. However, he did not dare to rush directly to the flank to close in on Qin Xiong.
If that was the case, there would be no defensive barrier in front of the penalty area!
Schweinsteiger had not yet returned to his position and Gerard was rushing up at full speed. Once Van Bommel completely left the defensive zone in front of the penalty area, the middle would give Liverpool a good space to attack.
In Van Bommel's mind, Qin Xiong would definitely cut inside or cut sideways.
Even Rahm was probably thinking the same thing.
When Qin Xiong and Lahm were only three meters apart, Lahm's main defense direction was Qin Xiong's cut inside.
At this moment, Qin Xiong suddenly kicked the ball to Lahm's right side, and then burst forward from Lahm's left side at an extreme speed.
Lahm first thought that Torres would cut through the gap between him and Van Buyten.
When he turned his head to look, he noticed Qin Xiong's running position from the corner of his eye. Only then did he realize that he was being broken through!
He passed the ball!
He turned around and rushed to Qin Xiong's running position, but Qin Xiong's physical ability was stronger. When Lahm came over, he collided with Lahm. Lahm seemed to be slightly rebounded and he could not stick to Qin Xiong.
After Qin Xiong successfully passed the ball, he caught up with the football he kicked near the end line. Before Van Buyten could block it, he rubbed the ball with the outer instep of his right foot to the back of the penalty area!
In the middle of the penalty area, Demichelis secretly pulled Torres' jersey so that Torres could not move.
But Qin Xiong did not intend to pass the ball to Torres at all!
The football that rolled past the goal was stared at by the fans in the stadium.
The Bayern Munich fans were horrified to see that Badstuber seemed to have realized something. After Kuyt rushed past him, he turned to chase after him!
Kuyt came to the back of the goal and met Qin Xiong's pass close to the ground. He volleyed the ball into the goal guarded by Buyte!
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