The strongest winger

Chapter 482
Liverpool slowed down their offensive rhythm, and Valencia also got a breathing space. If the home team continues to bring pressure, it may not be a problem to expand to two goals before the end of the first half.

While the home team was slowing down the offensive rhythm, Valencia also organized several threatening attacks. In the 34th minute, David Silva made a pass from the front of the penalty area. David Villa understood it and took advantage of the force of Carragher to hit him. However, it was a pity that the angle of the shot was too straight and the football was saved by Reina.

"As the star of the team, Ai has almost become invisible during this period of time. This is completely inconsistent with his status in the team. If he fails to score in this game, then his consecutive non-scoring record will be extended to three games. If he really ends the game with this score, then he will definitely bear a lot of responsibility..."

The narrator of Spanish national television said.

Valencia, as Spain's only remaining La Liga team in the UEFA Champions League this season, is undoubtedly the team that all fans who support Spanish football support. However, Valencia did not play their traditional pass-and-control football.

In the league, teams like Real Madrid and Barcelona can be played helplessly. How come they can't play football when they come to England now?
Not scientific!

If he hadn't taken into account the national TV platform, he would have suspected that Valencia was involved in match-fixing.

※※※

Indeed, apart from Aiello's eye-catching breakthrough shot in the opening game, there were no bright spots in this half hour, so there is a reason why Valencia played relatively passively in the opening half hour.

As the pace of the game slowed down, Valencia's ball possession ratio also caught up. In the 35th minute, the ball possession ratio of the two sides became 62% and 38%. I believe that as the game continues, the ball possession ratio of both sides will be further reduced.

During this period, Ai Luo consciously increased the number of times he took the ball.

Since Liverpool put up two central midfielders in this game, the defense in the center relies more on Mascherano's positioning and defense, so he doesn't have much time to spend on Aiello. After all, relying on Gerrard alone cannot hold a position in such a large area in the center.

This also made Ai Luo active again after disappearing for half an hour.

Flores saw that the number of times Ai Luo took the ball began to increase, and his nervousness was much better than before. He knew that as long as Ai Luo's state is in good condition, then it will be a matter of scoring goals sooner or later.

Aiello still took the ball from the familiar left. This time, Mascherano did not come to defend, because the right midfielder Pennant had already stepped forward to help defend, and together with Finnan, he pinched Aiello.

Although Pennant's speed and agility are high, his physical condition cannot be compared with Ai Luo.

Ai Luo only needs to lean on Pennant with his back, and the latter cannot make any defense. To describe it in one sentence: physical fitness is a flaw.

So Pennant is more of a help defender when defending Aiello.

Two minutes later, Ballack pre-judged near the midfield and blocked the ball that Gerrard had passed to Dirk. Then he passed the ball to David Silva without hesitation.

Gerrard made a mistake in passing the ball. Naturally, he wanted to step forward to block the attack at the first time, but David Silva's obvious position gave him this opportunity.

After passing the ball, David Silva also made a right shoulder sinking action, cheating Gerrard to move the center of gravity in advance, and then taking advantage of this time difference, kicked his right foot, and his body passed to the left, and David Villa also passed the ball with a kick.

Mascherano didn't know well, so he hurried forward to defend David Silva, but the latter also didn't give him a one-on-one chance, and directly passed the ball to Aiello on the left sideline with his left foot. Pennant rushed over like a cat smelling fish.

Even stopped!

Mascherano quickly twisted his waist and turned around to chase Aiello. The latter did not continue to dribble the ball, but passed the ball from an angle to the unmarked Ballack in the middle, and then directly accelerated suddenly, throwing Mascherano two positions away in an instant.

Gerrard turned and rushed towards Ballack, but Ballack passed the football to Aiello before he rushed up, because he was here to make a transition. Although Mascherano did not give up chasing Aiello before, the distance between the two cannot be ignored. As David Villa moved forward, a vacuum appeared at the front of Liverpool's penalty area.

Naturally, Ai Luo would not give up this opportunity. He directly moved the ball forward, facing the goal guarded by Reina, and then suddenly swung his right foot 26 yards away from the goal.

"Danger!!!"

Kenny Dalglish exclaimed violently. Although he slandered Ai Luo before the game, as a professional coach, he naturally knew Ai Luo's power when he was unmarked.

As soon as Carragher started to step forward to defend Ai Luo, he saw the football shortening the distance with him at a speed visible to the naked eye. His body subconsciously made a self-protection action, stopped suddenly and turned a 180-degree body, trying to block the shot with his back.

But his flash just now just left a gap for football.

The football flew straight to the upper right corner of the goal like a cruise missile.

ooh ooh-
At the same time that Ai Luo shot the ball forward, there was a deafening booing from the stands, but when they followed Ai Luo's sudden kick, the booing stopped abruptly and was replaced by exclamation from the audience.

Reina didn't dare to be negligent, he moved his feet quickly, and then exerted force on the toe of his left foot, and his whole body bounced out like a spring compressed to the extreme, and his body fully stretched out in mid-air.

Even the fans in the KOP stand behind the goal hugged their heads, because from their vision, the football is heading towards the absolute dead end of the goal!
bang-
With the sound of the football hitting the goal post, the die-hard fans of the KOP stand at Anfield Stadium sat on their seats as if they had experienced a life-and-death struggle.

You must know that they were standing in the stands from entering the stadium until Ai Luo shot. If you look at the problem from another angle, you can see that Ai Luo's kick did not hit the post, but hit them.

Because if Ai Luo's goal is scored, then Liverpool will be in danger!

In other words, they have to score another goal in the next game time to drag the game into overtime, and they need to score two goals in a row to advance directly to the final, and this is still based on the possibility of not conceding a goal.

※※※

The football hit the junction of the crossbar and the right column and flew back into the field, and then was headed out of the baseline by Agger, who reacted quickly, temporarily relieving the crisis.

Reina, who was still in shock, climbed up from the turf, and then roared at the defending teammates, obviously very dissatisfied with his defense line's distraction at this moment!
As the football was pushed out of the bottom line, Flores, who was standing on the sidelines to celebrate the goal, looked up to the sky and sighed.

It really is the home goal post!
Ai Luo did not show too much frustration, but spit out casually. After all, a long-range shot that goes straight to an absolute dead end is rare. Since there is no such life, why bother to worry about the past tense?

※※※

This corner attack ended when Albiol pushed the football out of the bottom line. During the time when Reina kicked the goal kick, the director of the stadium re-switched the long-range shot of Aiello just now, and it was from multiple angles.

"Liverpool's defense once again lost their minds at a critical moment. Gerrard and Mascherano were not in their positions, which resulted in no protection in front of the two central defenders. Ai got an excellent long-range shot. If it weren't for the goalposts at home, Valencia would have evened the score!"

The BBC commentator explained in a slightly dissatisfied tone.

"The football hits the junction of the crossbar and the right column and bounces back into the field. There is only a small gap. Even if it is offset by five centimeters diagonally, there is still a possibility of scoring. What a pity! If Aiello can score the ball, he will not only create a new Champions League scoring record in a single season, but also help the team remain invincible!"

From Huang Jianxiang's tone, regret can be clearly heard.

At this moment, countless Chinese fans looked up to the sky and sighed. From the slow-motion replay just now, we can see the beauty of Ai Luo's long-range shot. There is no rotation in the air, just like a cruise missile that has been carefully calculated.

It would be a pity not to enter!
After Benitez saw that Ai Luo became active again, he ordered Mascherano to strengthen the defense against Ai Luo, so Ai Luo returned to the state of half an hour, except for the necessary pass transfer. He can see him, and the offense at critical moments can always find no one.

During this period, Liverpool also organized several attacks, but the effect was not great.

Of course, a large part of the reason for this is that Aiello played a restraining role. Otherwise, Liverpool's right assist ability would not be what it is now. It is nothing new to rely solely on the left attack, and it is also very simple to defend.

Time passed quickly, and it was the 45th minute of the first half in the blink of an eye. The referee did not give a second of stoppage time, and then blew the whistle to end the first half.

The two teams then entered their respective locker rooms.

It is worth mentioning that the fans in the stands did not boo overwhelmingly, but contributed a small amount of applause.

PS: Book exchange group 426343867
(End of this chapter)