i am a football star

Chapter 148 Champions League Final ([-])

In football matches, the two teams are not given too much rest time before overtime. There is only a few minutes to drink some water and eat something to replenish energy. Overtime will start soon.

The whole Liverpool team gathered on the sidelines, drinking water and replenishing energy. Several important players and the team's medical team helped massage their thighs. Liu Ting also belonged to the type of massage.

Heynckes is talking about the things that need to be paid attention to in extra time: "We need to play more steadily in overtime. Don't give them a chance easily. It doesn't matter if it is delayed to a penalty shootout. I don't think anyone in Liverpool will be afraid of a penalty shootout. We can completely defend and counterattack, understand?"

"Understood!" Most of the players were tired, and the answer seemed not very imposing.

After Liverpool defeated AC Milan on penalties in the 05 Champions League final, Liverpool had unique confidence in penalty shootouts. Although Liverpool also lost in penalty shootouts after that, this inexplicable confidence still exists.

The head coaches of the two teams are explaining to their players what to pay attention to during extra time. At the same time, in the stands, Beckenbauer is saying to Platini: "Congratulations, Mr. Chairman, even if the game is over now, this is still a successful Champions League final. With this game, European football can expand its influence around the world."

In the stands, those celebrities were all arranged together. Xu Zhengxin of Liverpool was by his side. He took over the words and said: "Liverpool has never lacked goals in the finals of European competitions in recent years. The 07:1 loss to AC Milan in 2 is already the game with the fewest goals. I think UEFA should consider giving Liverpool more care."

除了07年那场，利物浦还在00/01赛季联盟杯决赛5：4击败了西班牙球队阿拉维斯，两队一起打进了9个进球，追平了联盟杯决赛历史的两队总共进球数，接着就是04/05赛季和AC米兰的那场3:3再点球大战。

What Xu Zhengxin said was of course a joke. Liverpool, as a Premier League team, would be fine if Platini didn't target them.

After only about 5 minutes of rest on the sidelines, the referee came to inform the two teams that overtime was about to begin, and the players of the two teams returned to the field.

Barcelona used a substitution before the start of overtime. Pedro came on to replace Henry. Henry did not perform well in this game, which may be the reason for his injury.Henry and Messi scored twice in Barcelona's 6:2 away victory over Real Madrid, but Henry was injured at the last moment of the game. After that, Henry has been recuperating and waiting for the Champions League final. The Champions League has always been Henry's dream. He once publicly admitted that the reason he left Arsenal was for a Champions League.

Henry finally caught up with the final and got the start, but his performance in this final was not ideal, so Guardiola replaced Henry with Pedro.

The first half of the extra time of the Champions League final began, and the two teams played more cautiously in the first few minutes.

The first shot of overtime came late in the 7th minute, Puyol's cross from the right, and Keita's long-range shot went high.

In the 11th minute, Liu Ting dribbled the ball in front of the penalty area and was fouled by Pique. Liverpool got a free kick in a good position. Gerrard's free kick bypassed the wall, but finally slipped past the crossbar.

This free kick stimulated the hearts of Barcelona fans and made Liverpool fans sigh.

Both Liu Ting and Gerrard scored 7 goals in the Champions League before the game, second only to Messi who scored 8 goals. Both of them have the opportunity to compete for the Champions League Golden Boot, but Heynckes talked to them specifically and asked them to focus on winning in the final.

Both Liu Ting and Gerrard did this in this game, and there were not too many unreasonable shots. Especially after Messi scored, the chances of the two competing for the Golden Boot were even smaller. Now the most important thing is to help the team win the championship.

Up to now, both Heynckes and the players on the field have discovered that before the game, Liverpool and even most people thought there would be loopholes in the two sides of Barcelona.

This is also the reason why Heynckes asked the team to pay attention to defense, because the opponent's formation has no good breakthrough points, and scoring in a game can only rely on the personal ability or luck of the own players, which will be the most difficult game for the head coach to control.

There were only 15 minutes in the first half of extra time, and the time passed quickly. Both teams failed to score a goal, so they had to wait for the second half to decide the winner.

There is no intermission in the overtime of football matches. After 15 minutes, the two teams will directly switch places and continue playing. Of course, the referee has the right to consider giving 2 minutes of water replenishment at his discretion.

The two teams got 3 minutes to drink water on the sidelines, and then the game started immediately.

At the beginning of the second half of overtime, Barcelona began to attack aggressively.

In the 16th minute, Harvey went straight from midfield, and Eto'o hit the goal directly in the restricted area and was blocked by Mascherano.

In the 18th minute, Iniesta dribbled the ball and was pulled down by Mascherano. During this time, Xiao Ma defended left and right and became the busiest person on the field.

Guardiola on the sidelines was secretly happy watching the situation on the field. The reason why he was not afraid of playing overtime was La Masia’s youth training system. La Masia’s training camp has always had a tradition of focusing on physical strength. As expected.

Seeing that Liverpool was suppressed, Heynckes quickly used a substitution. In the 19th minute of overtime, when the ball was dead, Guardiola asked veteran Hyypia to replace Arbeloa.

As Liverpool's main central defender, Hyypia once helped Liverpool win the UEFA Cup and the European Champions Cup. He is a meritorious player for Liverpool. Now that he is getting older, he plans to play in the Bundesliga next year. The schedule there is not as tight as the Premier League. Hyypia can still contribute his last strength.

Zhan Jun said: "Hypia got the chance to play, and he replaced Aveiroa to play right back. Heynckes mainly wanted to use Hyypia's experience to help the team defend. During this time, Barcelona attacked fiercely. Abeloa was an attacking full-back. He scored the equalizer goal for Liverpool, but he was not helpful enough for the team's defense, so Heynckes used this substitution."

Heynckes intended to let Hyypia play to help the team defend, but as soon as this substitution was over, Liverpool's goal was broken.

In the 20th minute, Carragher fouled Messi in front of the restricted area. Harvey took a free kick and flew directly into the upper corner of the goal. Reina, who performed generally today, was helpless.

"Xavi! A beautiful free kick! Barcelona took the lead again. Barcelona is only 10 minutes away from their first triple crown and the Spanish team's first triple crown. They just need to hold on to the last 10 minutes!" The Spanish commentator was cheering happily.

Zhan Jun said again: "Facing Barcelona's mad attack, Liverpool, whose physical strength has declined, still lost the ball. At this time, there are only 10 minutes before the end of the game. Liverpool must hurry up."

The good-tempered Heynckes was also furious when he lost the ball at this time, but he didn't know who to get angry with. Carragher, who fouled Messi in a dangerous position, was responsible for the ball. At the same time, Reina, who performed unsatisfactory in the final, was also somewhat responsible. His position was not very good just now, but the two of them are not too responsible, and they cannot be blamed.

The Barcelona players were celebrating wildly, the Barcelona fans in the stands were also happy, and the Liverpool fans were disappointed and sad.

When the Liverpool fans were disappointed, the short and fat Bill kept yelling, spreading to the surrounding Liverpool fans: "Now is the time when the team needs us the most, we have to cheer for them!"

Soon there was a tidy singing of "You'll Never Walk Alone" from the stands of Liverpool fans. The Liverpool players who were still lost on the field looked up one after another. The Liverpool fans in the stands were standing and singing the team song to cheer everyone on.

"You'll Never Walk Alone" is an evolution of a popular song in the early years. The song itself is very catchy. After being sung by Liverpool, it has already become the most famous football song in Europe, especially in the United Kingdom and Germany. This song is often heard in games, and the team in the game has nothing to do with Liverpool. Even Dortmund fans in the Bundesliga once wanted to use this song as their team anthem.

With the beginning of the Liverpool fans, many neutral fans also sang along. Liverpool fans sang standing while neutral fans sang sitting. For a moment, it seemed that the whole audience was singing this song.

The game restarted, Liverpool was making the final counterattack according to Heynckes' instructions, while Barcelona made the most normal reaction, shrinking the defense and counterattacking when they had the opportunity.

In the 22nd minute, Liu Ting's long-range shot won a corner kick for Liverpool.

In the 23rd minute, after Torres broke through with the ball, Gerrard's shot from the restricted area line was confiscated by Valdes.

Liverpool's continuous siege of Barcelona's goal.

In the 26th minute, Dirk Driven made a strong attack and Xavi Alonso intercepted the ball at the feet of Yaya Toure. Alonso went straight into the penalty area.

"Goooooooooal!!! Dirk!!! He did it! Liverpool equalized and we didn't lose the game!" Alan Hansen was cheering for Dirk.

Dirk, who scored a key goal, rushed to the sidelines and knelt down. This was his rare passionate celebration.

Zhan Jun said: "No one would have thought that this overtime game would be so ups and downs. The first half of overtime was passed peacefully, just to wait for the unpredictable second half. Barcelona scored a goal to overtake the score first, and then only 6 minutes later Liverpool equalized the score!"

The Spanish commentator added: "The discard was caused by the Ivorian's mistake. He was carelessly intercepted by the backcourt. Liverpool counterattacked directly. In the end, Barcelona was equalized. Maybe Guardiola shouldn't let him play central defender."

Before the Champions League final, Guardiola wanted Keita to play as a guest at right back. In the end, Keita said that he was very uncomfortable at right back, so Puyol went to the right, and Yaya Toure was asked to withdraw to the central defender position.

The neutral commentator said: "This should be the best UEFA Champions League final in the past two years. First, Barcelona scored the lead, and then Liverpool equalized and then overtook. Then Barcelona also equalized and then overtook. Liverpool now equalized again. Now the score has become 3:3. Liverpool may have a relationship with the score of 3:3. There are still about 5 minutes to the end of the game, and it is likely to be another penalty shootout."

(End of this chapter)