The entire Atlético Madrid team had a tacit understanding to speed up the pace. Although some players in Liverpool's formation were aware of this, not everyone had such keen insight.
In the eighth minute of the game, after Aurelio passed the ball to Qin Xiong in the backfield, he put Qin Xiong in a very awkward situation.
Alonso and Gerard were further away from Qin Xiong and had not run out of space.
Reyes was chasing Qin Xiong behind. Qin Xiong could only dribble the ball forward, but he was caught in the encirclement of Pereira and Assonção. Qin Xiong might have realized what Atlético Madrid was planning in his mind, but he also overestimated his competitive state.
He really did not fully get into the rhythm of the game.
When he forced his way through the encirclement of Assonção and Pereira, he dribbled the ball through the gap between the two men.
But the dribble was a little big, and he had to use his full speed to catch up. In the end, his speed was slowed down after contact with Assonção's body.
Gordin stepped forward to intercept the ball and then passed it straight to Raúl Garcia in the front left.
Atlético Madrid's quick counterattack swept in!
Garcia passed the ball to Simao on the left side of the front field, who dribbled straight into the Liverpool's penalty area.
Mascherano had just moved parallel to his feet to intercept when Simao immediately passed the ball short to Fran in front of the penalty area.
Fran dribbled forward to break through Agger's defensive zone. When Agger came in front of him, Fran slanted the ball into the empty area behind Agger.
Agüero ran agilely diagonally to get rid of Carragher. In this instant of explosive speed, Carragher could not keep up!
Agüero did not hesitate to half-turn and volley in the right area of the penalty area!
A low ball flew to the far corner of Liverpool's goal. The angle was extremely tricky!
Reina reacted quickly and pounced horizontally, but he could not even touch the football with his fingers.
He fell to the ground and turned his head to look, only to see the football hit the inside of the goal post and bounced into the goal!
Atlético Madrid was the first to break the goal!
Agüero ran along the sidelines with an excited smile on his face, while Major General Flores waved his fists in celebration!
"Atletico Madrid actually scored first! They were obviously more active in running than Liverpool at the start of the match. Their overall performance in both areas was better than Liverpool's!
Their goal came from a quick counterattack. It started with the defensive line intercepting the ball and quickly passed through the midfield. Then, Simao dribbled the ball and cut inside to disrupt Liverpool's defense in the middle. Then, the strike partners, Fran and Agüero completed the cooperation. Finally, the Argentinian star player, Agüero, made the final decision!
This volley displayed Agüero's exquisite archery. His ability to grasp opportunities in front of the goal is too strong. "
Comain didn't look too good on the sidelines.
To be honest, Atlético Madrid was a bit of a bully!
With more energy, Liverpool were caught off guard.
The Liverpool players were also a little confused by the goal concede.
In the last ten minutes of the match, they felt a sense of powerlessness that they hadn't felt in a long time!
It seemed that the Atlético Madrid players were more agile and faster. They seemed to be unable to keep up with the pace of their opponents!
In other words, it had been a long time since they had encountered an opponent who could take the initiative to speed up the pace of the game to the extent that they couldn't bear it!
However, Atlético Madrid's offense and defense were like a whirlwind. The defense swept quickly, and the offense was as fast as lightning.
Now they needed to calm down, adjust their mentality, and face the game more seriously.
Liverpool tried to regroup, but the first thing to stabilize was the midfield!
Qin Xiong, Gerrard, and Alonso were all experts who had been on the battlefield for a long time.
Needless to say, in difficult situations, their responses were the fastest and the most correct.
They helped Liverpool stabilize the situation in the midfield, making the opponent's encirclement and suppression futile through continuous quick short passes.
In the 16th minute of the game, Gerard received Qin Xiong's cross pass in the middle of the front field and quickly stuffed the ball diagonally into the right side of the penalty area.
Raúl cut diagonally into this area, and then pretended to shoot in front of Dominguez, but he turned the ball back and sent the ball to Torres's feet in front of the penalty area after swinging out the passing space.
Torres turned the ball diagonally to the left side of the penalty area when Gordin came to close in on the ball.
Seeing that there was a great opportunity to shoot, Torres's left leg volleyed the ball out of bounds!
"Torres's second shot today, and he still didn't hit the goal range!
He doesn't seem to feel very good about his shooting today. I don't know if it's because he's facing his mother team, Atlético Madrid. Will this disturb his concentration in the game? Would it cause him to be in a mess?
In short, he didn't show his true colors as a striker. "
Six minutes later, Qin Xiong dribbled the ball on the left side of the front field and cut inside. This time, after he cut inside, he once again spiked the ball back to the side of the flank. After circling the ball, he sent out a precise pass.
When the football landed at the back of the goal, Atlético Madrid's two center backs lost their protection of the landing spot. They were too focused on blocking Torres.
Raúl caught up with the landing spot at the back of the goal. He headed the ball directly at the junction of the goal post and the crossbar and bounced out!
The Red Army fans in the stands were a little frantic.
Liverpool seemed to have stabilized their position and were going all out to counterattack. The opportunity was created, but the way they grasped the opportunity was disappointing.
It was a little torturous!
Atlético Madrid was still playing fast attacks. They had been destroying Johnson's nerves. Most of the attacks were concentrated on Simao's side, and Johnson resisted the pressure with difficulty.
But in the 31st minute of the game, when Atlético Madrid suddenly changed the direction of their attack, the Liverpool full back, Aurelio, was easily broken through by Reyes. The scene at the scene was terrible!
Aurelio hastily tried to steal the ball, but Reyes was one step ahead of him. When Aurelio turned around again, he actually fell to the ground himself!
After Reyes dribbled the football into the penalty area, Agger came to block. Mascherano and Carragher chose to block Agüero together.
Then, Frye, who was lying in ambush outside the penalty area, strode into the penalty area.
Reyes passed the ball diagonally back to Fran's running line.
Fran charged into the penalty area and decisively shot after he took a step with the ball!
The ball made Reina want to cry.
It was as if Fran had shot him at close range!
He had no time to react. The football flew into the goal from thirty centimeters away from his head in the blink of an eye!
Reina hoped that Fran's target was him.
But it was not!
The Red Army's goal was breached for the second time in the 32nd minute of the game!
Fran celebrated with open arms, and the waves of cheers for Atlético Madrid were deafening!
Liverpool seemed to be on the verge of being blown up!
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