Chapter 1324
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At the end of the first half of the game, the Liverpool players walked to the players' tunnel with a lingering fighting spirit.
They were now full of a strong sense of dignity and self-preservation. It did not mean that they could not accept failure. They were still clear-headed, but they absolutely could not accept that they had not played their true strength and lost to their opponents in a muddle.
When Shakhtar Donetsk took the lead to break the goal, Liverpool became an enraged beast full of rationality.
Back in the locker room, Comain praised the team's performance and stressed that there could be no slack in the second half!
"Let Shakhtar Donetsk see the strength of the European champions! Even if they are a dark horse, we will grind their bones to dust in Anfield today! "
These were Comain's original words, which were enough to inspire a new round of fighting spirit in the Red Army.
In the second half, the two teams switched sides and fought again.
Shakhtar Donetsk seemed to become hesitant with the score of 3: 1.
They did not know whether to defend or attack. From the looks of the game, they were more inclined to defend, but they were not resolute in their defensive counterattack.
After weakening their counterattack, it was difficult for them to create excellent shooting opportunities in the danger zone in front of Liverpool's goal.
In the 52nd minute of the game, Qin Xiong crossed the ball on the left side of the front field. Under the control of the technique of dribbling and changing the rhythm, he crossed the ball past Miksitarian. But at the moment of the shot, Fernandinho's sliding foot touched the football, causing the football to change direction and eventually slide past the goal.
There was a huge sigh in the Anfield stands.
All the Red Army fans believed that if Fernandinho had not touched the football, then Qin Xiong's rubbing shot diagonally towards the goal in front of the penalty area would have dropped the ball into the corner of the goal!
Because that was the way Qin Xiong was better at breaking the goal.
Three minutes later, Meireles passed the ball to Gerard in front of the penalty area on the right side of the front of the penalty area. The Red Army captain tested Piatov with a long shot from a heavy cannon.
Piatov pounced horizontally and hit the ball out of the sideline with both fists.
Liverpool's offensive was like a tide!
Shakhtar Donetsk had gone from being high-spirited at the start of the game to being a little scared.
Under Liverpool's continuous and powerful offensive firepower, they felt the danger of being exhausted.
In the 60th minute of the game, William dribbled the ball in the front field to advance the offense and cooperated with Judson on the side. He also tried to cut horizontally in front of the penalty area to shoot, but Skrtel and Mascherano blocked his shooting path.
William tried to give Adriano a straight pass, but his intention was too obvious. Adriano's positioning was also not very clever. Agger blocked William's straight pass in time.
Liverpool's defense was successful!
Successful defense after successful defense was also a blow to Shakhtar Donetsk's confidence in attacking!
In the 64th minute of the game, Johnson came up from the right flank. He and Gerard went down after they hit the wall. Johnson, who was far away from the full-back Lander, passed the ball without any interference.
The football bypassed behind the two center backs of Shakhtar Donetsk, and Raúl leaped from the middle to head it out!
The football flew straight to the middle of the goal. The header very close to the goal made Piatov a little flustered. But Raúl's header was too straight. In a hurry, Piatov lost his balance and used both hands to tap the ball. The football landed in the small penalty area.
Ishchenko went forward and half-turned to break the siege. He could not find a better way because he was facing his own goal.
He just wanted to quickly and decisively kick the damn football out of his own penalty area.
But the football that flew out diagonally was sent directly to Johnson's feet.
It was obvious that Ishchenko's attempt to save the situation did not work. Perhaps his mind was also in a mess.
This time, Johnson observed the situation in the middle and sent out another pass.
The football flew slightly diagonally to the top of the penalty area arc.
There, Gerard looked like he was going to outflank the position and come up for a long shot.
This made the two center backs of Shakhtar Donetsk immediately rush out to defend.
But Gerard used the arch of his foot to cushion the football as it flew over. The football was knocked diagonally into the penalty area by him.
In the empty space on the left side of the penalty area, Qin Xiong rushed over and gently cushioned the ball with his thigh. Then when the football landed, he steadily and skillfully controlled it under his feet.
Piatov just got up from the ground and rushed to Qin Xiong.
Qin Xiong was in Shakhtar Donetsk's penalty area and dribbled the ball to the goal at a moderate speed.
When the two men were about to meet head-on, Qin Xiong suddenly looked like he was going to break through diagonally. Piatov directly fell to the ground to block Qin Xiong's dribbling route. He could use his hands and extend his arms to increase the success rate of blocking the route.
But Qin Xiong buckled his foot and directly bypassed Piatov from the reverse route.
After Piatov fell to the ground, he looked to the other side of his body and watched Qin Xiong effortlessly dribble the ball past him. His pupils shrank as if he felt his heart was being crushed. Every step Qin Xiong took this time was like stepping on the dignity of Shakhtar Donetsk under his feet!
Qin Xiong bypassed the goalkeeper!
Facing the empty goal, he almost closed his eyes and casually kicked the ball, and then the football flew into the goal!
In the Anfield stands, all the Red Army fans stood up and cheered. The noise was earth-shattering.
Qin Xiong opened his arms and slowly ran to the side of the field. He had a proud look on his face, as if he had just completed a trivial matter.
Comain pumped his fist on the sidelines and then began to applaud Qin Xiong's goal.
The Shakhtar Donetsk's manager looked defeated. He could not accept the reality in front of him.
"Liverpool continued to expand their lead in the second half! This time, it was an opportunity created by continuous offense. Gerard received Johnson's cross and passed the ball to Qin Xiong, who cut inside the penalty area. The skilled and bold Qin Xiong faced the attacking goalkeeper, Piatov. He calmly dribbled past Piatov and completed the goal with an empty goal!
In a situation where they were behind 0: 1, Liverpool scored consecutively in the first half and now they are leading 4: 1!
Shakhtar Donetsk would never have thought that after their dream start, the trend of the game would be a nightmare!
Now they are three goals behind the defending champions. Will they continue to play defensive counterattack, or will they take the initiative to attack comprehensively to try to narrow the score gap? "
When the Shakhtar Donetsk players saw that the score gap was already 1: 4, they knew that they had to do something next, especially in the offensive aspect.
Otherwise, even if they returned to their home ground, they would certainly not be able to make a comeback at home!
It was no exaggeration to say that no team in the entire European football world could beat Liverpool by a net of three goals in a game, even if it was in Eastern Europe, which had a different climate from Europe, and had the advantage of home ground.
Therefore, Shakhtar Donetsk knew that they had to narrow the gap. They could lose the game, but they must not lose by so much!
Attack! They had to attack!
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