Reborn Liverpool

Chapter 251
Liverpool's away game to Moscow made the whole team physically and mentally exhausted, and they had to prepare for the next round of the Premier League immediately after returning.

Fortunately, the FA has a little humanity and postponed the 7th round of the Red Army game for one day, rescheduling it for Sunday afternoon.

英国当地时间10月1日16：30，2017/18赛季英超第7轮一场焦点战在圣詹姆斯公园球场展开角逐，利物浦客场挑战纽卡斯尔。

利物浦近21个主场对阵纽卡斯尔取得17胜4平保持不败。但近11次客战纽卡斯尔6次告负。

双方英超历史交锋44场无0比0，纽卡斯尔11胜9平24负处于下风，其中主场10胜5平7负。

This is the 172nd confrontation between the two sides. Before that, Liverpool had the upper hand with 81 wins, 41 draws and 49 losses.

Newcastle, which is affectionately called the "Magpies" by the fans, is also a down-and-out veteran Premier League team.

Newcastle United has been ups and downs between the Premier League and the Championship in recent years. After defeating Preston in the 2016–17 season, they won the Championship and returned to the Premier League this season.

The defending champion of the Premier League played against the newly promoted horse, which was not much to watch at first, but the former Liverpool meritorious coach Rafael Benister led this newly promoted horse, which is interesting.

Benitez is a Spanish coach who coached Liverpool for 2004 years from 2010 to 6 and won many honors.

In 2005, he led Liverpool to stage the famous "Istanbul Miracle". After falling behind by three goals in the first half, he defeated AC Milan with three goals in a row, and finally won the UEFA Champions League in the 04-05 season.

Benitez also became the second active coach to win the UEFA Cup and the European Champions Cup in two consecutive seasons after Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho.

Although Klopp has helped Liverpool win a Premier League title, he is far from reaching Benitez's achievements in the European war.

Klopp vs. Benitez, history vs. the present, is the biggest highlight of this game. The fighting skills of Liverpool's previous and former coaches have attracted a lot of attention from the British media.

On the sidelines of the historic St. James' Park Stadium, the starting lineups of both sides were quickly released:

Newcastle: (4-2-3-1)
1 - Elliott;

22-Yedlin, 6-Lassels, 2-Clark, 19-Manquillo;
8- Shelvey, 23- Merlino;
11-Matt Ritchie, 17-Ayoze-Perez, 30-Atsu;
21 - Joselu.

Liverpool: (4-3-3)
13 - Pickford;

12-Gomez, 3-Maguire, 6-Lovren, 18-Moreno;
8- Fabio, 5- Wijnaldum, 10- Zhang Mai;

11-Salah, 15-Sturridge, 19-Mane.

Liverpool rotated 6 people in this battle, Pickford, Gomez, Lovren, Moreno, Wijnaldum and Sturridge played in rotation.

Klopp and Benitez also had friendly greetings and conversations before the game. Under the warm and harmonious surface, there was each other's vigorous fighting spirit.

At the beginning of the game, the visiting team, which was obviously superior in strength, quickly gained the upper hand, and Newcastle also put on an expected counter-defense posture to fight.

Only 3 minutes into the game, Zhang Mai split in the middle, and Salah missed Mane's cross from 12 yards in front of Newcastle's goal.

In the 7th minute, former Liverpool midfielder Shelvey's arc shot was confiscated by Pickford.

Shortly afterwards, Zhang Mai launched an attack in the middle again, and Zhang Mai continued to charge in front of the goal after passing through to Sturridge. Unfortunately, the impatient Sturridge lobped wide in front of the penalty area.

Newcastle gradually adapted to the offensive rhythm of the Red Army and began to launch some offensives to counterattack.

Liverpool's two central defenders and flanks were well protected, and Newcastle's attack mostly ended outside the box.

Within 6 minutes before and after, Russells and Matt Ritchie's peripheral long-range shots were all obtained by Pickford.

In the 16th minute, it was Zhang Mai's pass again. Sturridge's shot in the penalty area was blocked by Russells and hit the latter's hands, but the referee did not give a penalty.

In the 23rd minute, Liverpool shot three times in a row. First, Wijnaldum's front point shot in the corner kick was blocked and then hit the near corner post. Then Lovren's supplementary shot in front of the penalty area was blocked. Mane finally made it in the penalty area. The shot from a small angle on the left went wide of the near corner.

Newcastle was lucky to escape, but there must be a loss under long-term defense.

In the 29th minute, Liverpool finally broke the deadlock on the field under a mad attack. Zhang Mai cut in from the left and scored a world wave from 25 yards into the upper left corner of the goal.

1-0!The Red Army scored first in the away game.

The game continued, and Newcastle stepped up their offensive efforts under the command of Benitez on the sidelines, and gradually recovered their disadvantages on the field.

In the 36th minute, a mistaken attack by Newcastle equalized the score:
Joselu received a direct pass from Shelvey and got a single-handed opportunity to break through. Lovren made a tackle from the edge of the penalty area to make a clearance. The ball hit Joselu's calf and deflected into the lower right corner.

1-1!Newcastle quickly pulled back a goal amidst the huge cheers at home, but the replay showed that Joselu was slightly suspected of offside, but the referee had already ruled that the goal was valid.

In the next 10 minutes, Newcastle withstood several waves of Liverpool's offensive and kept the 1-1 score until the end of the first half.

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At the beginning of the second half of the game, Liverpool took the lead in launching the offensive.

In the 50th minute, the aggressive Liverpool missed a good opportunity. Newcastle defender Clark made a clearance error. Sturridge's single-handed shot from 10 yards was blocked by goalkeeper Elliott. Salah then made a supplementary shot from 12 yards higher.

In the 55th minute, Zhang Mai rubbed a header in the penalty area, and Mane's barb shot from the edge of the penalty area missed again.

Liverpool failed to attack for a long time, and a stalemate gradually formed on the field, and the confrontation between the two sides became more intense.

In the 61st minute, Gomez knocked down Atsu and was warned by the referee with a yellow card.

In the 66th minute, Salah picked a pass to Sturridge and almost made a single shot on the right side of the penalty area. Finally, because Sturridge started a little later, Elliott attacked in time to make a clearance.

Klopp on the sidelines seemed calm, but he was already scolding Sturridge for his waste in his heart, and immediately started to make personnel adjustments.

The incumbent is most afraid of people saying that he is not as good as his predecessor, not to mention that in front of many British media and fans, Liverpool's draw is considered a loss.

In the 68th minute, "Shot King" Sturridge and the mediocre Mane were replaced by Firmino and Solanke respectively.

The game continued, Liverpool's offense became more ferocious as newcomers came on the field, and Newcastle was still struggling to resist.

In the 72nd minute, Liverpool got another corner kick, and Shelvey scored a header before Maguire in front of the goal line.

In the 75th minute, Zhang Mai switched to the left and made a pass from the bottom. Solanke shot from the front and missed the near corner.

In the 79th minute, Liverpool finally got an excellent scoring opportunity. Zhang Mai and Salah hit the wall on the right side of the penalty area to cooperate. The dexterous Egyptian striker was pulled down by the Newcastle defender when he started again. The referee awarded a penalty kick.

Zhang Mai took the penalty himself, and a tricky angled cut broke through the gate guarded by Elliott, 2-1!Liverpool finally lead the home team again.

Newcastle coach Benitez quickly replaced two offensive players, trying to equalize the score in the last ten minutes.

However, Liverpool's attack has become a general trend. Klopp urged the players to continue attacking excitedly on the sidelines. The situation on the field is still under the control of the Red Army.

In the 88th minute, Liverpool missed a good opportunity to expand the score. Moreno made a pass from the left. Chamberlain, who had just replaced Fabio, rushed to the top of the penalty area.

In the 92nd minute, Diame, who had just come off the bench as a substitute for Newcastle, deflected a shot in front of the small penalty area and entered Pickford's arms.

The replay showed that Diame's shot hit Lovren, but the referee had already blown the whistle for the end of the game.

At the end of the game, Zhang Mai scored twice to help Liverpool beat Newcastle 2-1 away, and also saved the dignity of coach Klopp.

In the 7th round of the league ahead of schedule on Saturday, Manchester United beat Crystal Palace 4-0 at home, continuing to overwhelm Liverpool at the top of the list with a goal difference advantage. The situation is still fierce.

The England national team also successfully advanced to the World Cup with a record of group victories at the end of the month, which can be regarded as good news for the smoke-filled Premier League.

(End of this chapter)