Just as the Liverpool fans were comforting themselves that losing two points at home in the sixth round of the Premier League was not a big deal, the Liverpool fans were pleasantly surprised after the other games in the sixth round of the Premier League were all over: there was a light at the end of the tunnel!
Liverpool was at the top of the league table!
Chelsea was defeated!
Defeated at the Etihad Stadium, defeated in the city of Manchester!
Manchester City defeated Chelsea 1: 0 at home!
Tevez killed Chelsea!
What could be more surprising than this?
Arsenal lost 2: 3 to West Bromwich Albion at the Emirates Stadium!
Arsenal only caught up when they were behind 0: 3 at home. Unfortunately, they could only get back two goals in the end.
Wenger was so angry that he cursed the team for being possessed!
If there was anything else that made the Liverpool fans happy in the sixth round of the Premier League this week …
Naturally, it was their arch-rival Manchester United forcing a 2: 2 draw with Bolton Wanderers at the Reebok Stadium!
Oh, damn it, it was the traitor Owen who saved the team at the last minute that allowed Manchester United to take a point at the Reebok Stadium.
However, as long as they thought of Liverpool sitting at the top of the table and in a better situation than the previous round, the Red Army fans could temporarily forget about Owen's defection to Manchester United.
This weekend was really unexpected for the Red Army fans.
They thought it would be a bolt from the blue, but they did not expect it to be as beautiful as the bright moon in the sky.
Liverpool 16 points, Chelsea 15 points, Arsenal 10 points, Manchester United 9 points.
Even a draw could widen the gap between Liverpool and their rivals for the title. Fleet Street shouted that Liverpool's road to defending the title was as if God was helping them!
And when the top European leagues ended this week, a miracle that could only be seen once in two years appeared.
The Times published a headline: "Week of Trouble for the Rich and Powerful! Only 3 Wins for Europe's 10 Rich and Powerful! Absurd Scene Seen Only Once in Two Years "
The weekend that just passed could definitely be called a black weekend for the European football powerhouses.
The ten European powerhouse teams had only achieved three wins, three draws, and four losses this weekend. The winning rate was only 30%.
Last season's La Liga champions, Barcelona, Serie A giants, AC Milan, and Juventus were the only three lucky teams this weekend.
Manchester United managed to force a draw with the relegation team, Bolton Wanderers, after falling behind twice.
Chelsea lost 0: 1 to Manchester City in the away game.
Arsenal unexpectedly lost 2: 3 to the newly promoted West Bromwich Albion at home. After the game, Wenger was so angry that he repeatedly said that he did not recognize his own team.
The defending champions, Liverpool, managed to force a draw with Sunderland, a mid-tier team, with Gerard and Qin Xiong as their saviors at home.
Real Madrid drew with the newly promoted Levante in their away game.
Inter Milan was tragically killed by Roman striker Wu Sinić at the last moment and did not even get a single point.
Bayern Munich was defeated 2: 1 by the little-known Mainz at home.
Seven of Europe's top ten powerhouse teams failed to get all three points this weekend, with only three draws and four losses!
The three powerhouse teams that won this weekend were Barcelona and AC Milan. Barcelona defeated Athletic Bilbao, who had one player sent off early, 3: 1 in the away game.
AC Milan defeated the visiting Chelsea team 1: 0 at home with Ibrahimovic's goal.
Juventus defeated Cagliari 4: 2 at home with Krasic's hat-trick.
The powerhouses collectively encountered a black weekend, which had only happened once in the last two years.
On the weekend of August 29 to September 1, 2008, Mourinho's Inter Milan drew 1: 1 with Sampdoria in the away game.
Later, Chelsea was forced 1: 1 at home by Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League.
On the other hand, AC Milan lost to the newly promoted Bologna by a score of 1: 2 at home.
Liverpool's away game with Aston Villa was a goalless draw, and the main striker, Torres, unfortunately suffered a thigh injury …
An even colder upset was still to come. Barcelona lost 0: 1 to the newly promoted Numancia in the first round of La Liga.
Juventus drew 1: 1 with Fiorentina in the away game.
The upsets continued. Real Madrid lost 1: 2 to Deportivo de La Coruña in the away game. Even powerhouses like Werder Bremen and Roma, who were not considered powerhouses, suffered either draws or losses.
The only two lucky ones were Bayern Munich and Arsenal. The former beat Hertha Berlin 4: 1 with their home advantage, while the latter beat Newcastle 3: 0 at the Emirates Stadium.
If the weekend two years ago happened to coincide with the start of the first round of Serie A and La Liga, the results could be understood because the powerhouses were slow to get into the zone. But this weekend, with several rounds of the league tournament already underway, the powerhouses collectively put on a show of black humor. The Champions League factor could not be ignored.
In the second round of the Champions League group stage next week, Inter Milan faced their nemesis, Werder Bremen, Manchester United faced La Liga's leader, Valencia, in the away game, and Chelsea faced the new French Ligue 1 champion, Marseille at home. For these three powerhouses, this round was a key round to determine their prospects for advancement. Therefore, they could not afford to be careless in the face of strong opponents.
Relatively speaking, the domestic league season was long. Temporary gains and losses could not determine the final results of the season.
Therefore, it was not difficult to understand why Comain would still calmly say that a draw was a fair result after a 2: 2 draw with a weak team in the away game.
Liverpool could be considered a blessing in disguise. In the black weekend where the powerhouses collectively fell, the Premier League's BIG4 team could be said to be "completely wiped out." None of the powerhouses won. At the same time, Liverpool widened the gap with the teams behind them and sat at the top of the table.
As if blessed by the goddess of luck, Liverpool immediately plunged into the preparation for the Champions League.
Torres worked even harder on the field. He knew that he needed to get back into the zone and needed to prove himself through goals.
But there was always a voice in his heart that he did not dare to say in public: he thought that the support he received was not enough!
Qin Xiong's degree of freedom and Qin Xiong's team support were, in his opinion, more than his!
September 30th.
Liverpool faced the Dutch powerhouse, FC Twente, at Anfield.
Comain played his main force in this game. As Liverpool had to play in the FIFA Club World Cup at the end of the year, he needed to establish the situation of advancing to the Champions League group stage before November to avoid the embarrassing situation of having to play a life and death game in the last round of the group stage last season.
Therefore, Liverpool did not hold back at all at home. From the first minute of the game, they pursued Twente fiercely.
Torres scored.
It was an assist from Raúl. Seeing him score, the Red Army fans were happy for him. His teammates were happy for him. The coaching team headed by Comain was naturally happy for him too!
And the most dazzling player in the game was still Qin Xiong.
Qin Xiong scored the second and last goals to finally help Liverpool beat FC Twente at home by 4: 0.
In the other game in the same group, Inter Milan also beat Werder Bremen at home by 4: 0.
After two rounds of games, the points situation in the group was very favorable for Liverpool.
Liverpool had 6 points, Inter Milan had 4 points, FC Twente had 1 point, and Werder Bremen had 0 points.
As long as Liverpool played the next two back-to-back games with Inter Milan, then it was possible to advance from the group stage and even win the first place in advance!
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