Chapter 841
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Even Benítez protested to the fourth official on the sidelines, but it would not change the score that had now become a fact.
The Liverpool fans in the Anfield stands fell into a huge sense of loss and frustration after their protest.
It was not the first time Qin Xiong had played in Anfield. One of the players that Liverpool fans least wanted to see was Qin Xiong.
He had finally transferred out of the Premier League. After a year of peace, they did not expect to see him behave atrociously in Anfield on the Red Army's turf!
Bosque walked to the sidelines and gestured for the team to start strengthening the defense to prevent Liverpool from scoring at the last minute.
Even if Real Madrid should be able to get more golden opportunities now, Bosque still chose a cautious approach.
There was nothing wrong with that. After all, the score of 4: 3 was very favorable to Real Madrid.
He replaced Robben with Salgado to strengthen the defense in the middle and backfield.
Qin Xiong and Snede also retreated to play conservatively in control of the game.
Liverpool immediately launched an attack after the restart. They could not accept the result of the defeat in Anfield, but the situation was getting worse.
In the 86th minute of the game, Qin Xiong passed a wonderful pass to Raúl from the top of the center circle.
Raúl charged into the penalty area alone. He faced the falling football and headed straight for the goal.
Reina blocked the ball head-on and Raúl regrettably missed a good opportunity.
His stamina was exhausted and his technical movements were not completed well enough.
This header was more like a forced effort.
After Raúl missed the opportunity, Bosque replaced Raúl with Higuaín.
Higuaín ran actively after he came on.
But he had not yet found the tacit understanding with the main lineup.
He was slightly impatient.
In the following five minutes, Snede and Guti each sent a precise straight pass to Higuaín, but he was ruled offside and failed because he started running early.
Liverpool's offense could only rely on long shots in an attempt to create a threat.
Only Gerard's long shot from 30 yards away tested Casillas, but he was still unable to score.
In the last minute of injury stoppage time, Riise's long shot was blocked by Ramos' leg.
Liverpool got a corner kick.
This should be the Red Army's last attack of the match.
When the corner kick came out, the penalty area was overcrowded. Casillas was about to jump to hit the football when he was knocked to the ground by Carragher. The referee whistled and ruled that the Liverpool player had committed a foul for colliding with the goalkeeper.
Before the Liverpool players had time to complain and protest, they heard the referee blow the whistle again.
The match was over!
"In the first leg of the 2007-2008 UEFA Champions League semi-final at Anfield, Liverpool lost to Real Madrid by 3: 4 in Anfield at home.
Liverpool had the upper hand in the first 30 minutes of the game. They led Real Madrid by 2: 0 at one point. But since then, Real Madrid quickly adjusted and burst out with a strong fighting power. They scored three goals in a row to reverse the score.
Gerard's penalty kick made the score 3: 3 at one point. Qin Xiong's goal in the last minute helped Real Madrid secure the victory!
Congratulations to Real Madrid for winning the game. They have established a huge psychological and score advantage in the next round at Bernabéu.
Liverpool must beat Real Madrid at Bernabéu if they want to advance to the final!
But Real Madrid have not tasted defeat in any of the competitions this season. I'm afraid it will be even more difficult to break their unbeaten golden body at Bernabéu!
But will Liverpool, who has staged shocking comebacks in the past, give us an eye-popping game at Bernabéu?
Let's wait and see, audience friends. We'll see you at Bernabéu in a week! "
At the end of the game, the Real Madrid players took off their jerseys and hugged each other to celebrate, but they still restrained themselves.
Everyone now knew that there was only one game left before the Champions League final. They could not get carried away at this time.
Qin Xiong was interviewed by the reporters on the sidelines.
"Coming to Anfield again to play in a game and scoring two key goals in the game, are you satisfied with your performance?"
Qin Xiong smiled at the camera and said, "It's not bad. I played at the level I usually play in training today."
"Will facing Liverpool make you more excited? Do you miss the time in the Premier League? "
"Being able to play against a Premier League powerhouse like Liverpool is naturally exciting, but I won't let my mind wander during the game. My attention will be fully focused on the game. As for the Premier League game, that's a thing of the past. I'm enjoying Real Madrid now."
"Let's talk about your second goal. Was it an offside goal?"
"Of course not. Otherwise, the goal would definitely be ruled invalid."
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The atmosphere at the post-match press conference was a little strange.
Most of the reporters seemed to be dispirited, probably because Benítez's apprentice did not "kill" his master, Bosque, which was a little disappointing.
In fact, from the strength of the team's lineup, the team's state of the season, and its performance in the league tournament.
It was only natural that Liverpool was not optimistic about the encounter with Real Madrid.
Therefore, no matter how much anticipation there was before the game, the reporters were dispirited when the result of the game was not unexpected.
Benítez said in his summary of the game, "Liverpool played well for 30 minutes. Before 30 minutes, everything was going according to our plan, but after 30 minutes, everything changed. We couldn't control the game, especially in the second half. The players' mentality led to the team's eventual loss of the game. "
Bosque generously praised Liverpool's performance.
"We won by a thrilling margin. Liverpool's fighting power at home was terrifying. What changed the game?
Qin Xiong's first goal. When we were two goals behind, the team needed to score to stabilize the team's morale. At that stage, Qin Xiong's goal helped us change the score to 1: 2. Although we were one goal behind Liverpool, we had an away goal. To some extent, this goal completely changed the overall trend of the game.
Imagine, without this goal, Liverpool scored the third goal and led Real Madrid by three goals.
Then the pressure on us would be extremely heavy, and the team might suffer a big defeat at Anfield!
When we started to score goals, the game was back on track. "
After Qin Xiong scored twice in this game, it could be said that he had locked in as the best scorer in the Champions League this season.
And now, he was on the road to breaking the record.
In this season's Champions League group stage and knockout stages, Qin Xiong scored a total of 16 goals!
Even if he could not advance to the final, there was still the next game to score for him.
Of course, no media dared to say that Real Madrid would be eliminated by Liverpool at home. Then, Qin Xiong still had two games to set a new scoring record and leave the latecomers in the dust!
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