The Real Madrid fans were in complete despair!
There was still hope when they were one goal behind. Real Madrid were just racing against time. One goal was enough to change the overall situation!
But when Pepe knocked down Torres in the penalty area and was sent off with a red card, all the beautiful ideas were shattered.
For the rest of the game, Real Madrid had to play one less player in the away game and had to face a penalty kick from Liverpool.
The Red Army fans cheered and looked forward to Gerard's successful penalty kick.
Gerrard withstood the pressure and scored the penalty kick in one go. He was ecstatic after scoring the goal and ran to the sidelines with Torres to accept the worship of the fans with their arms around each other's shoulders!
"4: 2, Liverpool finally extended their lead at home. Gerard's penalty kick flew directly into the top right corner of the goal. Casillas misjudged. After this goal, the difficulty of Real Madrid's comeback in Anfield has skyrocketed. It is almost an impossible task! They have to score two goals in less than 20 minutes, and they have to prevent Liverpool from scoring again. "
Bosque completed the substitution before the restart. He did not replace the attacking player with the defender to fill in the rear defensive line. Instead, he replaced Higuaín with Guti.
Guti, who only needed to play for less than 20 minutes, naturally had enough energy. He would replace Qin Xiong and push Qin Xiong forward to play as the shadow forward while Raúl played as the center forward.
As for the defense, it was up to fate.
Benítez clenched his fists and waved them around. He thought the overall situation was set.
Although he made the same adjustments to his strategy in the last confrontation, he felt that the situation had changed.
Real Madrid played one less player!
Lucas came on to replace Vila. Liverpool put on a tight defensive formation in the middle and backfield to deal with Real Madrid.
After Real Madrid's restart, Liverpool appeared calm and composed. Real Madrid's offense encountered huge resistance. The attacking space became narrower and there was no space for individual dribbling to break through. If they stuck to the ball for a long time, they would be frantically besieged by their opponents.
Even Qin Xiong found it difficult to maintain possession of the ball for a long time in such an environment.
Gerard, Kuyt, Mascherano, Alonso, Lucas, Liverpool's midfield was simply a team of engineers!
In such an offensive environment, Real Madrid's skills and tactics could not be played at all. Even the chances for long shots were pitifully few.
Qin Xiong frequently moved to the flank and then used crosses or cross-cut to the top corner of the penalty area to shoot long shots.
In the 82nd minute of the game, Robben passed a 45-degree pass from the flank. Qin Xiong ran into the penalty area and jumped high to attack with a header. He grabbed the point, but Reina's save blocked his shot!
Qin Xiong, whose stamina was almost at its limit, still gritted his teeth and persevered. Today, he almost ran all over the field and played in many positions. His role and role were also repeatedly changing.
Liverpool's counterattack weakened because Torres appeared isolated, but he still worked hard to create opportunities.
In the 85th minute, Torres received Kuyt's pass in the front field and tried to pass Heinz with the ball, but Heinz blocked his position and Cannavaro chased the ball to stifle his performance.
Real Madrid frequently began to pass.
Ramos also rushed up. When the 89th minute of the game arrived, the Real Madrid players seemed to have gone crazy. Snede, Robben, Raúl, and Ramos all rushed into the penalty area and pressed in front of the goal. Heinz raised his leg to pass from the flank and the Liverpool players who retreated deep seized positions in the penalty area. Then Arbeloa headed the ball in front of the goalpost to lift the siege.
The football that bounced out of the penalty area fell to Qin Xiong's position.
Mascherano rushed forward in horror to do a flying tackle, but Qin Xiong started diagonally and used his chest to take the ball away. Then he raised his leg to shoot after the football bounced to the ground!
Qin Xiong's shot was completely based on luck. He could not see an obvious shooting angle at all. The goal was overcrowded!
He consciously pressed the ball down, not to play a bouncing ball, but to play a low ball.
After the football flew into the penalty area, Agger raised his leg to block, but the speed of the ball was too fast and his reaction could not keep up. The football brushed his foot and changed direction slightly, but still flew towards Liverpool's goal. Reina fell to the ground to save. If Agger had not blocked that, he should have had a chance to block the ball.
But after a slight change in direction, the football changed its angle when it came into contact with his palm. The football bounced back and up. Reina looked up and saw the football hit the bottom of the crossbar and bounced into the goal!
The Red Army fans in the stands of Anfield Stadium were stunned.
Motherf * cker!
Real Madrid can still score?
Even Benítez was a little shaken!
"Real Madrid has narrowed the gap to one goal again! They are only one goal away from a miracle! Only one goal away!
Qin Xiong scored a hat-trick. He has put in a lot of effort in this game and made a great contribution to Real Madrid.
But the team is still behind!
The injury stoppage time is out, and there are four minutes!
Will Real Madrid create a miracle in the remaining four minutes?
Will Liverpool give away their ticket to the top eight? "
When Qin Xiong returned to the midfield, he already felt his legs trembling. It was a sign of cramping.
But he was already standing, ready for the next sprint and outburst.
Liverpool's captain, Gerard, stood up and clapped his hands at his teammates with a dignified look. He encouraged his teammates not to let down their guard and play the last few minutes of the game well.
They would be able to take revenge and eliminate the defending champion, Real Madrid!
The game started again. Liverpool began to pass the ball in the backfield, while Real Madrid's midfielders all rushed into Liverpool's half of the field to press.
However, Snede, Robben, Raúl, and Qin Xiong could not run!
Humans could not run faster than a football, let alone in the current situation.
Liverpool calmly passed the ball. They did not shrink back like some small teams who had not seen a big scene. Instead, they opened up their formation and expanded the space, allowing the Real Madrid players to run more in the counter-pressing. With their physical fitness reaching the limit, the Real Madrid players could not rush!
Liverpool did not attack again, and Real Madrid could not rush up to counter-press. In that case, Torres could give Real Madrid a fatal blow at any time!
During the pressing, Robben fell down with cramps. Real Madrid was forced to reduce a player for 20 seconds. Bosque did not have a chance to substitute because the game was not stopped at all, except for the time when Robben went out to receive treatment from the team doctor.
In a state of complete exhaustion and unable to prepare for another attack, the referee blew the whistle to end the game.
The score on the scoreboard was fixed at 4: 3 (6: 5).
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