Liverpool's form surprised the fans, but it scared Comain.
After Qin Xiong scored the fourth goal, Comain immediately made a substitution!
He was really afraid that the team was a little too excited.
It was more important to know that the game at San Siro in a few days' time was more important.
So what if Wigan Athletic beat him a hundred times?
Wasn't it just a few points in the league?
Liverpool would not be affected even if they lost the game.
But if they went crazy in this insignificant league game and their bodies fell back due to excessive excitement, what would they do if they could not be mobilized in a few days?
Originally, he just wanted to further hone the frontline, but he did not expect Qin Xiong and Suárez to be like neutrons bombarding an atomic nucleus, causing a nuclear explosion!
In the 27th round of the game, Liverpool finally defeated Wigan Athletic by 8: 0.
This made the fans overjoyed. The team's form was so hot that it was naturally easy to defeat the declining AC Milan in the Champions League.
Comain smiled and said at the post-match press conference, "I hope Liverpool's performance in a few days' time won't have a huge contrast."
After Liverpool's victory over Wigan Athletic in Anfield, they began to prepare for the game at San Siro.
In the other games in the same round, the focal battle was the Manchester derby.
The Red Devils, Manchester United, defeated Manchester City 2: 1 at home!
Arsenal defeated Wolverhampton Wanderers 2: 0 at home.
Chelsea, on the other hand, was forced to a 0: 0 draw by Fulham in the West London derby. If Čech had not bravely saved a penalty kick, Chelsea might have been killed by Fulham. Of course, if Torres had not wasted a one-on-one goal, Chelsea might have won.
The Blues fans were panicking about Chelsea's form!
Looking back at the first half of the season, before the encounter with Liverpool, Chelsea had only lost one game. At that time, they were neck and neck with Liverpool, with only a one-point difference. People thought that the battle for the title would be between the Red Army and Liverpool. However, after losing to Liverpool in Anfield, Chelsea experienced a nightmare!
Before the three consecutive victories in the New Year, Chelsea had only won two of the 11 matches in the Premier League!
Now, he had also played against Liverpool in the second half of the Premier League. Chelsea was double-killed by Liverpool at Stamford Bridge, and then he could not even beat Fulham!
This made the Blues fans worried. If another month or two of dismal results came, the Blues would definitely bid farewell to the Champions League next season!
He looked at the scoreboard.
Liverpool took the lead with 69 points.
Arsenal followed closely behind with 55 points.
Manchester United was firmly in the top three with 54 points.
Manchester City's 50 points was a fourth place that could be chased.
Chelsea's 46 points were a little far from the top three, but there was still a four-point gap with Manchester City in fourth place. It was still possible to catch up.
However, to catch up with the ones in front, he had to be in good form first!
There were only 11 rounds left in the Premier League …
Liverpool visited Milan City again this season in the Champions League and had to play in the same stadium for the second time.
Giuseppe Meazza in the group stage and Roma in the knockout stage were actually in the same stadium.
This time in Milan City, Suárez could not play for Liverpool in the Champions League because he had played for Ajax in the first half of the season.
Baines did not have any qualification issues.
Liverpool had a strong team and there was not much of a problem.
AC Milan, on the other hand, was in a predicament of having too few players.
Allegri, the awkward uncle, was scratching his head.
Ambrosini, Pirlo, Boateng, and the others were injured. Van Bommel, Emmanuel, Elsen, and Cassano could not play for AC Milan in the Champions League.
AC Milan was already facing a strong opponent like the defending champions, but they were facing a lot of problems.
Liverpool and AC Milan's encounter in the Champions League was a hot topic. The historical record naturally reminded people of the 2005 Champions League final and the 2007 Champions League final. People would think of the shocking reversal in Istanbul and the unstoppable Kaka in 2007.
However, many years had passed. The once magnificent AC Milan was in decline, while Liverpool was in full swing and working hard to restore the dynasty in Europe!
At the pre-match press conference, Allegri expressed his respect and vigilance for Liverpool. He believed that Liverpool was a member of the three super teams in Europe. AC Milan might not have an absolute advantage at home, but they would try their best to win.
Comain was looking forward to playing against AC Milan. He defined the knockout stage encounter as a clash between the traditional strong teams in the Champions League!
In terms of the number of championships won, the seven-time AC Milan and six-time Liverpool were the protagonists of the Champions League, second only to Real Madrid, who had won the Champions League ten times!
Because of this, how could the encounter between the second and third place not be exciting?
He looked forward to the two teams giving the world the most exciting game!
In fact, Comain said this because he hoped that AC Milan would not play the Italian chain defense.
Attack, attack boldly, and then Liverpool will crush the Rossoneri and the Rossoneri!
On the night of February 16, the atmosphere at the San Siro stadium was bursting. The cheers from the packed stadium's stands shook the entire stadium.
Liverpool and AC Milan players walked out of the players' tunnel.
Before that, Qin Xiong greeted some of his former teammates in AC Milan.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Flamini, Robinho. It seemed that wherever he went now, Qin Xiong's "former teammates" would appear.
If there were any acquaintances, players like Nesta and Seedorf, he would have dealt with them a long time ago.
It was a pity that he did not see the elegant Pirlo today.
After catching up, Qin Xiong walked into the stadium with the team.
The theme song of the Champions League echoed in the San Siro.
"Welcome to the great San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy. The first leg of the Champions League's 18th finals will start here today. After two months of rest, the strong teams that advanced to the top 16 of the Champions League began to fight each other.
The defending champion Liverpool's draw was judged as bad by the outside world. They were the first in the group, but they were drawn against the second strongest team, AC Milan.
The two teams had a deep grudge. They had met in the Champions League finals twice in the past six years, and each team had won the championship once. Today, they did not expect to meet so early in the Champions League's 18th finals.
Liverpool did not have any main players who could not play today except for striker Suárez who could not play due to qualification issues. AC Milan was different. They had many main players who were absent due to injury or qualification issues.
Overall, the defending champion Liverpool was the more favored side.
Let's take a look at the starting list for both sides.
AC Milan's starting lineup: 4,312.
Goalkeeper: Abbiati.
Defenders: Abate, Nesta, Epes, Antonini.
Midfielders: Gattuso, Thiago Silva, Flamini, Seedorf.
Forwards: Robinho, Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Allegri used the veteran Nesta and Epes as the center back today, and Thiago Silva as the defensive midfielder. He did not know if such a defensive formation could withstand the Red Army Liverpool's powerful offensive.
Liverpool's starting lineup: 4,333.
Goalkeeper: Reina.
Defenders: Johnson, Skrtel, Agger, Baines.
Midfielders: Mascherano, Alonso, Gerard.
Forwards: Qin Xiong, Raúl, Kuyt. "
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