Liverpool's second half gave Atlético Madrid the jitters.
Although Torres's shot was blocked out of bounds by De Gea, the scene was still thrilling.
The time needed to score a goal was never very long.
The players and coaches were well aware of this.
Because of this, the key was not whether there was a goal or not.
It was whether the opponent could create a chance to shoot, especially a chance to shoot in the penalty area.
If it was possible, it meant that there was a problem with the defense!
It was not enough to completely contain the opponent.
If Liverpool could kick in the penalty area, how could Atlético Madrid rest easy?
In the 53rd minute of the game, after Qin Xiong and Gerard had a series of short passes in the front field, Gerard stuffed the ball straight to Raúl, who was in an offside position, and Liverpool once again had a chance to shoot in the penalty area.
Unfortunately, Raúl's shooting angle was too small, and his shot was directly received by De Gea.
De Gea held the ball and began to launch a counterattack.
He threw the ball to the side to Ujfalusi, who then passed the ball straight to the front to Simao.
Simao did not dribble to advance this time. Liverpool had a lot of space in the backfield to attack.
He just needed to send the ball to the front line.
After Fran retreated to receive the ball, Mascherano closed in and snatched the ball close to Agüero.
Agüero quickly shook off Agüero, and then charged diagonally into the penalty area after he controlled the ball.
At the crucial moment, Carragher made a clean tackle!
Agüero looked at the football in front of him that was destroyed by Carragher, and his whole heart sank into great disappointment.
If he could get past Carragher in the crucial duel, then he would be able to face it alone!
The football that was destroyed by Carragher rolled in front of Johnson, and Johnson directly passed the ball diagonally from the backfield to the other side of the field.
Aurelio then passed the ball diagonally to the middle, and Alonso stopped the ball when no one was defending. He turned and dribbled forward to advance the attack.
At this moment, Atlético Madrid's rear defensive line, which had been threatened by Liverpool's shots in the penalty area, was a little nervous.
He was afraid that Liverpool would play a quick pass and cut again and then send a fatal straight pass.
As Torres and Raúl continued to retreat, the two midfielders, Garcia and Assunção, were also on guard against Gerard's advance.
When Alonso came to the area 40 yards away from the goal, Garcia had to press up, and Alonso was trying to lure out an Atlético Madrid midfielder to create space for Qin Xiong to attack.
As soon as Garcia moved, Alonso immediately sent the ball out.
The football was passed diagonally to the feet of Qin Xiong, who was running inside.
Seeing that Qin Xiong was like a sharp sword stabbing into Atlético Madrid's penalty area, Assunção could not sit idly by. He immediately moved horizontally to defend against Qin Xiong.
However, Qin Xiong suddenly changed directions just as he was about to reach him!
He crossed paths with Assonsang.
Qin Xiong, who was already only about 25 yards away from the goal, swung out at an angle and directly kicked the goal!
Atlético Madrid's rear defensive line had already retreated into the penalty area. No one could come up to interfere with Qin Xiong.
Perea originally planned to do so on the other side, but the plan was aborted after Qin Xiong crossed the ball.
The football shot by Qin Xiong did not have a trace of spin and went straight to the top right corner of the goal with an extremely domineering impact.
Spain's new generation of genius goalkeeper, De Gea, really understood what it meant to be powerless!
He could only turn his head to look at the ball and sigh. He did not make any move to save.
The speed of the ball was amazing. When he wanted to save, he subconsciously judged that it was too late!
When the football flew into Atlético Madrid's goal, the whole stadium was shocked!
The Atlético Madrid fans in the stands were a little nervous, while the Red Army fans roared!
How could the Red Army fall so easily?!
Atlético Madrid, congratulations, you have awakened the sleeping lion!
"Qin Xiong! Qin Xiong! Super Qin Xiong blasted open Atlético Madrid's goal with a long shot from outside the penalty area for the second time!
Liverpool is back from the dead!
Liverpool really looked like the Champions League champions in the second half. They looked like they had not woken up in the first half.
3: 2, Atlético Madrid only leads by one goal! "
Comain clapped and nodded on the sidelines.
It could be said that Atlético Madrid disrupted Comain's pre-match deployment. Although Atlético Madrid was strong, in terms of the team's technical and tactical configuration, Liverpool could play to their advantage and crush Atlético Madrid.
Qin Xiong's goal was the implementation of Liverpool's established tactics before the game.
Take a look at Atlético Madrid's midfield configuration.
Reyes, Garcia, Assonsang, Simão.
There were two midfielders and two wingers in the team.
And Liverpool's midfield? Qin Xiong, Gerard, and Alonso were enough to crush them!
If Atlético Madrid's crazy impact had not disrupted all the plans in the first half.
Liverpool would not have been in such a difficult situation.
Now, it was time to get everything back on track!
The young manager Flores seemed expressionless, but he was secretly gritting his teeth.
Liverpool's strength was beyond imagination. Everything in the tactics he developed was perfect, but there might be a fatal loophole.
Time!
If the game was 45 minutes or 60 minutes, Atlético Madrid could definitely win.
But if the game was 90 minutes, Atlético Madrid might not.
A team of Liverpool's level could not muddle through the entire 90 minutes of the game. It was impossible for everyone to be mediocre with a gathering of superstars.
And Atlético Madrid could not maintain their physical state for 90 minutes to crush.
In the game, the players and the team's performance would fluctuate in all aspects.
Once Liverpool came from the bottom to the peak, Atlético Madrid could not resist at all.
This was a matter of course. Otherwise, how could Liverpool be worthy of the Champions League title? And how could Atlético Madrid just be the Europa League champion?
Raúl picked up the ball from inside the goal, and the Liverpool players ran to the midfield with their heads held high.
They had already recovered two goals from a three-goal deficit. There were still more than 30 minutes left in the game. They were not worried. It could be said that this confidence was not possessed by many teams.
Most teams would either panic or give up when they were three goals behind.
But the Red Army would not give up, and would use the right strategy to reverse the situation!
The game restarted, and Atlético Madrid shrank their defensive line even further. They were now left with only one way to defend and counterattack.
Because they considered themselves to be weak, they were unwilling to take risks easily after getting the advantage.
Liverpool's frenzied attack continued, and Atlético Madrid began to be a little breathless.
In the 65th minute of the game, Atlético Madrid finally got a chance to counterattack, but Reyes was stopped by Aurelio's foul on the front flank.
This made Atlético Madrid very unhappy. They needed to threaten when the counterattack opportunity arose. Score a goal!
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