Louis Van Gaal had indeed formulated a very detailed tactical arrangement for this game.
But Liverpool's form in Anfield was too good!
Coupled with the home advantage, the energy after the weekend's rest, and the focus that was not distracted by the league, Liverpool played with an unstoppable momentum in the first half!
In the 38th minute of the game, Qin Xiong cut across the middle to receive Gerard's short pass and suddenly sent a straight ball to Torres. After Torres, who had charged into the penalty area, was tackled by Demichelis when he raised his foot, Louis Van Gaal closed his eyes in despair.
Even the Bayern Munich fans in the stands did not rally together to protest when the referee blew the whistle. After their despair, they had become numb.
"Liverpool was awarded a penalty kick in the final stage of the first half! Demichelis tackled Torres and the referee decisively awarded a penalty kick. This is a reasonable and correct decision. If there is any controversy, it is that the referee only showed a yellow card to Demichelis, which made the whole Liverpool team unhappy and angry! "
Gerard chattered to the referee, arguing that the referee's punishment was too light and that Demichelis should have been sent off with a red card!
But perhaps because Liverpool was already too far ahead, the referee could not bear to see Demichelis suffer, so he did not sentence him to death.
Liverpool's protest was to no avail. Gerard walked into the penalty area and prepared to take the penalty kick.
Under the gaze of all the Red Army, Gerard sent the penalty kick into the goal guarded by Bute.
"3: 0, the total score is 7: 3, Liverpool killed the game! They did not give Bayern Munich a chance to fight back!
This is a regrettable situation for us. After Bayern Munich lost the Allianz match, they may have shown courage and will after coming to Anfield, but in the actual confrontation on the field, they directly bowed down to the Red Army Liverpool! "
Bayern Munich's players were overshadowed. The competition was already a form of torture for them.
After transferring to Bayern Munich, Robben, who had been in high spirits for almost the entire season, lowered his head. He also felt helpless. Originally, he and Lahm were very good partners on the flanks, but when Qin Xiong, the devil, blocked in front of Lahm, Lahm did not dare to attack. He had to restrain himself and use all his strength to resist Qin Xiong's suppression.
Schweinsteiger's performance in the midfield was always fluctuating. Obviously, he was not in his best form today. In front of Gerard, who was as strong as a tiger, Schweinsteiger was on the weaker side.
Louis Van Gaal's designated double center forwards passing strategy in an attempt to create pressure in front of the Agger + Skrtel center-back combination defense was completely aborted.
Bayern Munich's offensive formation had been suppressed by Liverpool, so the final fatal attack on the offensive side was impossible to talk about.
Louis Van Gaal resigned himself to fate. He began to deploy his players. He brought on Timoshchuk and the veteran Klose was brought off.
Bayern Munich began to strengthen their defense to avoid conceding more goals.
After Comain saw Louis Van Gaal's adjustments, he also made the corresponding measures. However, he did not make a substitution. Instead, he ordered the team to maintain a foothold in the game.
In the last few minutes of the first half, the game was peaceful. The two teams walked into their respective locker rooms.
Liverpool's players were not ecstatic about the three goals they scored against Bayern Munich in the first half.
For them, no matter how many goals they scored against Bayern Munich, it did not seem to be that important anymore.
Uncontrollably, some people must have started to fantasize about the final.
Comain opened his mouth with a serious face.
"I know you must think I'm being long-winded if I emphasize focus again. But what I want to tell you is this: we will go to the Bernabéu to participate in this season's Champions League final. That is the stage that belongs to us!
Our goal is to be the champion, because we are a championship-level team! "
All the players nodded in agreement with Comain's statement.
At this moment, Liverpool's players did not allow anyone to question their level and level!
We are the champions of the tournament!
We are fighting to sweep the championship!
Comain immediately said, "Is Bayern Munich dead? No! On the football field, as long as there is still time, Bayern Munich will still be breathing. What are they thinking when they are breathing? Admitting defeat? Congratulating us on our victory?
No!
Absolutely not!
They will struggle, they will hate in the heart of their great pain, and they will want to destroy everything in anger. Before they destroy everything, the first thing they want to destroy is us!
Because we are the culprits who caused them pain!
Now, every one of you listen to me clearly.
We will go to the Bernabéu, we will play in the Champions League final, and we will work hard to lift the Champions League trophy in the next Champions League match.
But before that, we still have one more thing to do.
We have dealt a heavy blow to Bayern Munich. We have made them bleed, suffer, and be covered in bruises.
We have dug a grave for Bayern Munich in front of all our local fans in Anfield, our home ground. It can even be said that we have pushed Bayern Munich into the grave.
In the second half, for the remaining 45 minutes, we only need to do one thing. Just one thing.
Close Bayern Munich's coffins and start to bury them with soil. Make sure they won't jump out of their coffins to scare us and our supporters.
Lads, let's go together and end Bayern Munich's last breath. The Bayern Munich fans will do the rest. They will mourn the end of their Champions League campaign in Anfield. They will have plenty of time to mourn in front of Bayern Munich's tombstone.
Tell me, can you do it? "
"Yes!"
The locker room reverberated with a deafening response.
Although Comain's words were slightly gloomy, it just happened to refocus Liverpool's attention on the game.
Both sides switched sides in the second half.
Liverpool did not relax at all. They firmly controlled the situation on the field and focused on stability. They did not give Bayern Munich a good attacking environment. At the same time, they were more aggressive in the scramble for the ball.
Bayern Munich's morale picked up after the halftime interval. It did not look like they were going for broke, but more like they were trying to regain some dignity in Anfield.
Their offense picked up slightly, but they had fewer chances.
In the 67th minute of the game, when Robben passed a pass from the flank to create a chance for Gomes to steal the ball in front of the goal, Liverpool made a mistake. It was the same mistake that Bayern Munich made at the start of the game.
When Skrtel blocked Gomes's steal, he faced his own goal and blocked the ball into the goal!
The Red Army fans in the Anfield stands were extremely magnanimous and did not put pressure on Skrtel.
But the score changed in the end.
3: 1. The total score was 7: 4.
Bayern Munich pulled a goal back.
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