On the night of April 29, Anfield shone brightly. Half an hour before the start of the game, the passionate and loyal Liverpool fans in the stands were already in position. They held up their slogans, waved their flags, raised their scarves, and sang in unison …
The atmosphere in Anfield was unprecedentedly feverish, regardless of the outcome of the game, whether Liverpool would advance or Bayern Munich would play in the final.
This game would be Liverpool's last home game in the Champions League this season!
Coupled with the excitement of winning the Premier League title, Anfield's unprecedented grandeur was not difficult to understand.
Comain and Louis Van Gaal walked into the stadium together before the start of the game. The two managers stood in front of the technical area and waited for the game to start.
"Look at Anfield today, it's so shocking! It seems that all the fanatical Red Army fans have flooded into the stadium. There are no spectators sitting in the stands. They are all standing up, waving their flags, holding up their slogans, or singing at the top of their lungs. They are using their actions to support the home team, Liverpool. This is the traditional English fan culture. Today, Liverpool's Anfield is telling the world why English football can get to where it is today, and why their fan culture can spread all over the world!
Bayern Munich lost the first leg of the semi-final with a score of 3: 4. They came to Anfield with the determination and will to make a comeback. I believe Bayern Munich will not give up. They will strive to cause trouble for Liverpool and tell Liverpool that if they want to advance to the final, a victory in the first leg is not enough. Only the side that can completely trample over the opponent's corpse to advance to the final is qualified to take away the ticket!
There was only one change in Liverpool's starting lineup today compared to the previous game.
Carragher had to withdraw from the previous game due to injury. After the game, the team doctor diagnosed that he needed two weeks to recover from his injury, which caused him to miss the game. Agger will replace him.
Liverpool's starting lineup is 4: 2: 1.
Goalkeeper: Reina.
Defenders: Johnson, Agger, Skrtel, Aurelio.
Midfielders: Kuyt, Alonso, Gerard, Mascherano, Qin Xiong.
Striker: Torres.
Bayern Munich's starting lineup is 4: 2: 1.
Goalkeeper: Bute
Defenders: Lahm, Van Buyten, Demichelis, Badstuber.
Midfield: Robben, Schweinsteiger, van Bommel, Ribéry.
Forwards: Gomes, Klose.
Today, Bayern Munich fielded two strong center forwards. It looked like Louis Van Gaal was not shooting at random. Bayern Munich came prepared. What kind of surprise did they prepare for Liverpool? Let's wait and see! "
Torres and Gerard were ready to kick off in the center circle. Torres and Gerard stared at each other for a moment, and then looked at Qin Xiong and other teammates.
They knew that they were very close to the finals, but no one could be overly optimistic about whether they would enter heaven or hell after 90 minutes.
All victories were fought for. No matter how good the situation was, they still had to fight!
Otherwise, don't complain when you fall into hell!
The game began and Liverpool immediately launched a fast attack at the start of the game.
Qin Xiong made a 45-degree pass on the left flank.
His pass found Dirk Kuyt, who cut into the penalty area from the back of the penalty area. Unfortunately, Kuyt's header deflected the ball.
But Liverpool's momentum of gaining the upper hand by a show of strength was shown in the first minute of the game!
Bayern Munich's lineup today could be said to be an undisguised plot, and it was not elusive.
Klose and Gomes' deterrence in the penalty area was enough to imagine, which determined Bayern Munich's strategy.
They mainly used Klose and Gomes as the fulcrum and let Ribéry, Robben, and Schweinsteiger plug in from the back to score unexpected points.
Bayern Munich obviously wanted to use a strong center forward to take on the center back combination of Agger and Skrtel.
In the first ten minutes of the match, Bayern Munich completed three passes to attack. Klose and Gomez each snatched a chance to head the ball. This was already a very high success rate.
Unfortunately, Klose's header was deflected, and Gomes' header directly sent the ball into Reina's arms.
In the 13th minute of the game, Qin Xiong and Gerard played an exquisite combination on the left flank of the front field. After the two of them hit the wall, Qin Xiong cut into the penalty area from the bottom.
In the penalty area, Qin Xiong dribbled horizontally to the front of the goal area. He knocked the ball out after meeting Van Buyten. Van Bommel immediately rushed to intercept, but Qin Xiong dunked the ball back in the direction of the end line. Van Buyten was not shaken this time, but he could not block Qin Xiong's passing route.
Qin Xiong smoothly used a flower-arranging kick to pass. His right foot went behind the left supporting foot and kicked the ball to the back of the goal.
His pass surprised Bayern Munich, and the defenders were a little caught off guard.
Kuyt put a lot of pressure on Badstuber. In the process of rushing to the back of the goal, Badstuber focused too much on the physical confrontation with Kuyt. After Kuyt turned to open up the distance between them, Badstuber lost his balance for a moment.
He could not control the direction of his forward charge. The worst thing was that he was facing his own goal, and Qin Xiong's pass was over Bute's head, so Bute could not make a save, but he was close to the goal.
The football that fell in front of the goal was directly knocked into his own goal by the staggering Badstuber with his shoulder!
Then, Badstuber himself rolled into the goal!
There was a huge cheer in the Anfield stands, and the cheers of the fans rose and fell like a wave.
The Bayern Munich fans, who came from afar to look forward to the team's miracle, were numb. Their desperate hearts were hit hard again at this moment. It seemed that after the despair, they were no longer desperate. Their eyes looked down at the field and watched the development of the game naturally.
“OMG！ Badstuber is so unlucky, he actually scored an own goal! Qin Xiong's flower-arranging kick was so sudden that Bayern Munich's defenders were not prepared. Badstuber was criticized after the last game. He did not stop Kuyt's play at all. Today he made another mistake in the confrontation with Kuyt. Maybe we should say that he defended Kuyt this time, but he simply helped Liverpool score!
This disgraceful own goal will be a great blow to Bayern Munich's morale.
The score is now 1: 0, and the total score is 5: 3. Liverpool is two goals ahead of Bayern Munich. "
Badstuber could not lift his head in the goal. It was Bute who pulled him up to give him the courage to continue playing, but the other Bayern Munich players were in a terrible mood.
The situation was bad, and their own teammate made an unforgivable mistake.
On the Liverpool side, the players crowded around Qin Xiong to celebrate. Qin Xiong made the opponent score an own goal, which completely relieved the Liverpool fans.
Bayern Munich now had to score three goals to achieve a comeback!
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