Despite being mentally prepared before the game, Real Madrid did not expect the away game against Liverpool to be so difficult.
As a tactical fanatic, Benítez must have studied many of Real Madrid's classic games. It could be said that in the La Liga arena, many La Liga teams also used one tactic or another to restrict Real Madrid. For the time being, no team could make Real Madrid taste defeat, but it did not mean that the tactics used by those teams could not restrain Real Madrid in a real sense at a certain stage of the game.
After analyzing, researching, and summarizing, Benítez then incorporated his own tactical ideas, and the tactics to limit Real Madrid were on the verge of coming out.
But tactics were tactics. Whether the tactics could be realized depended on the team's ability to execute the tactics.
Liverpool did perfectly in the first 25 minutes of the game!
The rear defensive line limited the space and the midfield surrounded the ball frantically to disrupt Real Madrid's offensive organization.
Then, when Real Madrid's attack group could not defend, they decisively threw themselves into a quick counterattack.
Liverpool's tactical ideas made it seem that they had already figured out Real Madrid.
In the 29th minute of the game, Qin Xiong switched to the left flank. He dribbled and rushed forward on the left flank. Before he reached the penalty area, he changed the direction of the ball horizontally.
Liverpool's defenders thought that Qin Xiong would perform his signature cross cut and dribble in front of the penalty area.
But Qin Xiong spiked the ball behind Arbeloa when he came up to press and then controlled the ball under his feet again before he went straight to the end line.
At this time, Liverpool's defensive line was forced to retreat and almost returned to the small penalty area.
They feared the threat of Qin Xiong's continued possession of the ball, especially if Qin Xiong crossed the ball in front of the goal. Someone must be able to block his pass.
Qin Xiong dribbled into the penalty area. Faced with Arbeloa rushing over to press again, he calmly pulled the ball back and dribbled one step outside.
Mascherano rushed over to snatch the ball. Qin Xiong passed the ball to Guti, who plugged in from behind. Then, he brushed past Mascherano.
Guti passed the ball back to Qin Xiong. At that moment, Qin Xiong was surrounded on all sides.
They were Carragher, Alonso, Mascherano behind him, and Hyypia, who had compressed space and moved over.
In the crowded penalty area, Qin Xiong shot the ball towards the goal on the spot.
He wanted to hit a blind spot. He had also seen the circuit.
But perhaps because he wanted to control his footwork too much, the football he sent out was easily confiscated by Reina.
Qin Xiong gritted his teeth and thought to himself, The ball speed is not enough!
The angle was controlled well, but the strength was not enough. The light ball naturally did not fly fast. Although Raynor looked relaxed when he caught the moon in the air, he was actually a little scared. If the ball had been faster, he might have only been able to look at it and sigh.
After holding the football, Reina rushed straight to the edge of the penalty area.
The Real Madrid players suddenly woke up from a dream.
Damn it!
It's coming again!
Liverpool's fast attack!
It was another good chance to fight back.
Reina threw the ball at the edge of the penalty area and passed the ball to Gerard, who had retreated back to the midfield.
Gerard knocked the ball horizontally to Kuyt, who came up from the flank, under Diarra's pressure.
After the pass, Gerard immediately turned around and ran forward at a high speed.
Kuyt strode forward with the ball, and he still went on the inner-cut route.
He was trying to lure Diarra to assist in the defense and create a better space for Gerard.
Diarra really took the bait!
He really could not sit back and watch Kuyt push forward so unscrupulously to attack.
He had just run two steps when he saw Kuyt quickly send the ball out. The football rolled behind Diarra.
Gerard did not slow down and let the ball in front of him. He began to dribble forward to attack.
Torres cut diagonally from the left to the right in front of the penalty area.
Gerard passed the ball straight to Torres's diagonal running route when Heinz rushed up to block.
Torres had just run in front of Cannavaro when he stopped the ball with his right foot. Then he took a small step back to poke the ball, and then turned unexpectedly!
He had just run from left to right, and now he completed the turn from right to left.
When Cannavaro's interception failed, Pepe rushed over to intercept the ball at Torres's feet.
Before Pepe could kick, Torres gently poked the ball behind Pepe, and then dodged Pepe's interception and directly rushed forward!
The Holy Baby Torres's form today was off the charts, just like his incredible form when he came to the Premier League.
His ability to get rid of the ball in a small area was stronger than in the La Liga game!
Torres, who rushed forward to control the football, had already formed a one-man attack!
Ramos returned to the penalty area from the flank and rushed towards Torres. Casillas also abandoned the goal to expand the defensive area and rushed in the direction of Torres.
Torres poked the ball diagonally to the right front, and then used the tip of his foot to kick the bottom of the ball when Ramos and Casillas were about to block him. The football flew up and diagonally flew to the right rear of Casillas!
Ramos had already kicked out, but it did not help!
Casillas raised his arm in a panic and the football passed by.
The two men looked back at the same time and saw the agile football draw a small parabola trajectory and finally fall into the lower left corner of the goal!
Anfield was shaken again. The Red Army fans proudly shouted Torres' name and fixed their eyes on him as if the most dazzling protagonist on this stage today was Fernando Torres!
Torres slid and rushed to the sidelines with a wild smile. Gerard rushed from behind, hugged his head and kissed him hard on the forehead. Then the two men laughed and waved their fists at the stands and roared.
Benítez tilted his head slightly on the sidelines. He turned and walked back to the technical area and sat down. He calmly spoke a few words with his assistant.
"They found the right rhythm of the game, which is good. Real Madrid is not as strong as we thought."
Benítez might be a little rampant at this time, but even if he told the whole world what he said, then not many people would think he was wrong.
After all, there were very few teams that could lead Real Madrid by two goals this season.
It could even be said that in this season's Champions League, only Liverpool had a two-goal lead over Real Madrid in the game!
"Torres scored twice to help Liverpool lead Real Madrid by 2: 0.
It was another quick counterattack. Liverpool's tactics today were very restrained Real Madrid. We can see that Liverpool's rapid advance and pass and cut in the counterattack was very effective.
But we have to praise Torres's individual performance for this goal.
After receiving Gerard's pass, he first turned around and got rid of Cannavaro, then dodged and broke through Pepe's defense. Finally, he calmly kicked the ball into the far corner of the goal and sent the ball into the goal!
Real Madrid should think of a way, otherwise I'm afraid they will suffer their first defeat of the season at Anfield, and this defeat will be their Waterloo! "
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