Liverpool's attack in the 54th minute of the game made Louis Van Gaal almost crush the pen in his hand.
Alonso launched an attack from the middle of the backfield. He passed the ball diagonally to Kuyt on the right flank.
Kuyt dribbled the ball to advance to the flank in the dangerous area in front of the penalty area and then passed the ball to Gerard.
Torres looked like he was going to cut forward into the penalty area, while Kuyt cut inside the penalty area.
Gerard passed diagonally in front of the penalty area to the right flank of the penalty area.
Kuyt received Gerard's pass after he cut inside and headed straight for the goal!
Bute blocked the near corner of the goal. In the face of Kuyt's header, he held the ball high above the crossbar with one hand.
Louis Van Gaal reacted violently because Bayern Munich's defense was still pinned down by Qin Xiong.
Even if Qin Xiong "disappeared" in this attack.
But as long as Qin Xiong was on the field, he would be highly valued!
Comain saw this point and now began to shift Liverpool's offensive focus, while Qin Xiong mainly completed the support and containment work.
Bayern Munich's players were also aware of this point. If they continued to attach great importance to Qin Xiong's presence, then it was likely that the defense in other areas would be blown up by Liverpool!
Gerard, Torres, and Kuyt, this three-man offensive team, was not enough to make Bayern Munich feel a lot of pressure? What's more, their attention was diverted by Qin Xiong in the background.
The players on the field did not have time to think, especially the attacking players in the middle and front field.
For them, scoring goals was the first priority.
Bayern Munich launched a wave of threatening attacks in the 60th minute of the game.
Schweinsteiger and Ribéry passed the ball on the left side of the front field. Then, under Gerard's interference, Schweinsteiger passed the ball to Olić in time.
Olić knocked the ball back to Thomas Muller, who kicked the ball to Robben.
The best player in Bayern Munich's lineup this season was Robben. After he received Muller's pass before he cut across the penalty area, the defenders around Liverpool rushed to press him.
However, Skrtel and Agger were still focused on sealing off Olivier and Muller. However, no one had expected Ribéry to enter the penalty area from the left flank and come to the side closest to Robben.
Robben stuffed the ball straight into the penalty area.
Ribéry had formed a one-handed attack!
Countless Bayern Munich fans stared at Scarface expectantly, hoping that he could turn this heaven-sent opportunity into a goal!
Ribéry was diagonally facing the goal. His shooting angle was not very good, and he was not a striker. He tried his best to control his footwork to finish the shot.
He kicked the ball out!
After the shot, he looked up and saw the ball fly towards the goal with great force. But in the next second, Ribéry lowered his head in disappointment.
The ball flew into Reina's arms!
"What a pity. Ribéry's shot was easily received by Reina. Ribéry was only focused on exerting force and lacked an angle. He seemed to have shot the ball directly into Reina's arms. Bayern Munich is able to create good opportunities during their attacks, but they are disappointing in their grasp of the last kick. "
It was not only the fans who were disappointed. Louis Van Gaal was also disappointed.
Bayern Munich's forward line could be said to be a little weak this season.
Among the forwards, whether it was Thomas Muller, Klose, Olić, or Gomez, their combined goals might be good, but their goal average was too low!
Before the game, Fleet Street did a statistic.
That was to add up the goals scored by Bayern Munich's forwards other than Robben to get a result.
Their total goals were two less than Qin Xiong's total goals in the Champions League and Premier League in a single season!
In other words, Qin Xiong's goals alone were more than the total goals scored by Bayern Munich excluding the above four players and Ribéry!
Robben was a winger, but Robben's goal scoring rate this season was very high. His total goals had already exceeded 20.
But there was clearly a problem.
In other words, Bayern Munich's ability to grasp opportunities was a huge imbalance.
Although Qin Xiong's goal scoring rate in Liverpool's squad was also the player with the highest goal scoring rate, Torres had also scored 30 goals in the Premier League and Champions League so far this season.
Bayern Munich's striker's goal scoring rate was similar to Liverpool's midfielder, Gerard's.
The problem that troubled Bayern Munich was that they could only pin their hopes on Robben. It was a bit difficult for Peter Pan to create and grasp opportunities. Robben could occasionally perform miracles, but it did not mean that it could become a stable phenomenon.
Even Liverpool, Barcelona, and Real Madrid did not dare to pin all their hopes on Qin Xiong, Messi, and Ronaldo. That would allow them to win, but it would not guarantee the highest winning percentage.
Louis Van Gaal felt helpless. He lacked a goal machine!
In the 67th minute of the game, Liverpool's midfield intercepted the ball. Thomas Muller received Schweinsteiger's pass and tried to turn around. He was fiercely tackled by Mascherano and lost the ball.
Muller, who knelt on the ground to complain to the referee, did not receive any response.
Liverpool attacked again.
Mascherano passed the ball to Alonso. The power to organize the attack was still in the hands of Liverpool's commander.
Alonso judged the situation and accurately sent the ball to Kuyt's feet after observing all six sides.
At this moment, the defenders in Bayern Munich's backfield saw Liverpool attack from the right side again, instead of the left side where Qin Xiong was.
They were afraid that Liverpool would break through the defense again, so they began to shift their focus to a balanced defense.
Van Bommel moved to the middle in front of the penalty area.
Van Buyten and Demichelis were in the middle, while Lahm and Badstuber also stuck to the edge of the penalty area.
When Kuyt dribbled forward to advance the attack, Gerard also rushed forward along the middle. Gerard also observed the opponent's defensive changes.
When he noticed the change in Bayern Munich's defense, he changed his running trajectory along the middle.
He leaned slightly to the right.
Torres on the front line also observed Bayern Munich's defensive adjustments. He was originally in the middle, but he also began to lean to the right.
It looked like Gerard and Torres were close to Kuyt's side.
They wanted to play a triangular attack.
Bayern Munich's defensive line naturally began to lean to this side.
But during the adjustment process, it was not possible to synchronize everyone.
Then, an opening would appear.
Qin Xiong was also running. This time, he still ran on the cutting line.
But the space in front of him was constantly expanding.
He knew in his heart that his teammates were creating better attacking opportunities for him. This required Bayern Munich to change first, and then Liverpool to adjust accordingly according to the situation.
At this moment, the situation that Liverpool really wanted in the second half finally appeared!
Qin Xiong was released!
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