Reborn Liverpool

Chapter 295 I just want to score goals

The time has entered March 2018. For Liverpool, the top 3 of the Champions League is stable, and the competition in the Premier League is becoming more intense.

On March 3th, the 4th round of the Premier League kicked off. Liverpool faced Newcastle at Anfield.

Liverpool's nearly 21 home games against Newcastle have achieved 17 wins and 4 draws and remain unbeaten. The Red Army is bound to win this battle.

Despite this, Klopp rested several players in rotation, Henderson and Lovren played in rotation, and Zhang Mai, who will definitely play in the second round of the Champions League, also sat on the bench.

Liverpool's goalkeeper position is now played by Mignolet and Pickford in turn, and No. 1 Karius has rarely appeared on the squad.

The game was successfully won by the Red Army. Liverpool's shots and ball possession rate were twice that of their opponents. Salah and Mane scored successively.

Arsenal have not yet broken free from the pain of being hammered by Manchester City in the last round. They lost 1-2 to the underdog Brighton in this round.

Not surprisingly, Tottenham and Manchester United defeated their opponents in the middle and lower reaches of the league, taking all 3 points and chasing each other in the standings.

3月5日，英超第29轮的一场双强战在伊蒂哈德球场展开争夺，曼城主场1比0力克切尔西，贝纳尔多下半场开场35秒进球。曼城3连胜后紧跟利物浦之后，切尔西遭遇客场3连败后已落至联赛第五。

Chelsea double-killed Manchester City last season, but lost at home this season, and now they are double-killed by Manchester City after losing an away game. It can be said to be tit for tat!
With the hegemony between Liverpool and Manchester City this season, there seems to be no suspense about the major awards this season.

Most of the selections for the best team, best player and other awards will go to two teams.

Other teams can only pick up the leftovers of the players of the two teams. However, it is very difficult for other players to rewrite the best team of the season on their own.

Salah has undoubtedly locked a position as the best striker. The Egyptian surpassed the previous Suarez with 32 goals in a single season, because Liverpool has at least 10 league rounds left this season, and the score of 32 goals in a single season has also been achieved. More goals than the Newcastle team.

Not only that, this is Salah's 24th Premier League goal. With this goal, he successfully tied Kane in the scorer list. The two tied for second with 24 goals respectively, and they are approaching the front Zhang Mai.

However, it is difficult for Zhang Mai to be defined by the British media on the specific position on the court. It can only be said that he is the versatile frontcourt core in any best team.

Can you believe that the current top scorer in the Premier League and second in assists is just a midfielder who has scored 20 goals in the Champions League!

After Liverpool continued to win, Zhang Mai himself didn't care much about the affairs of the Premier League, but focused on continuing to score goals in the second round of the 1/8 final.

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3月7日03:45，利物浦终于在安菲尔德球场迎来了欧冠1/8决赛次回合的比赛。

利物浦首回合6比0大胜，此前5次对阵波尔图3胜2平保持不败。

红军此前9次欧战主场对阵葡萄牙球队取得6胜2平1负，其中2次均取胜波尔图，唯一的败局是12年前对阵本菲卡。

Porto is just the opposite of Liverpool. The English team had 17 draws and 2 losses in the previous 15 European wars without a win.

Except for the persistent Zhang Mai who will continue to play, Klopp rested a large number of main players in this battle. Lallana, Milner, Matip, Solanke, Ince, Moreno and Gomez played in rotation. Rius also started the game.

Compared with the first round, Porto, which has no hope of appearing, has rotated as many as 10 players. In the main lineup of the first round, only central defender Reyes continued to play.

The starting lineups for both sides are as follows:
Liverpool (4-3-3):

1 - Karius;

12-Gomez, 32-Matip, 6-Lovren, 18-Moreno;
7-Milner, 14-Henderson, 10-Zhang Mai;

20-Lallana, 28-Ince, 29-Solanke.

Porto (4-4-2):

1 - Iker Casillas;
2- Maxi Pereira, 28- Felipe, 23- Reyes, 30- Dalot;
87-Bruno Costa, 10-Torres, 20-Andre, 17-Corona;
9- Abu Bakar, 18- Varys.

Although most of Liverpool's players are substitutes and rotations, the visiting team Porto is more interested in training young players. The Red Army fans eager to witness the team's promotion to the Champions League semi-finals still filled the Anfield stadium. The scene was full of red flying, The singing is loud and clear.

Before the game, there was a moment of silence for the Italian player Astori who had just passed away.

It is a pity that the 31-year-old Fiorentina captain and Italian international defender Astori died in his sleep on March 3.

In memory, Serie A and Serie B have announced that all remaining Serie A and Serie B matches will be postponed.

UEFA also decided that before all the Champions League and Europa League matches this week, the audience will observe a minute's silence for the tragic death of Fiorentina captain Astori.

Astori is so respected, which has a lot to do with his respect for his profession and his fellow players.

Because 6 years ago, the former Livorno midfielder Piermario Morosini was still alive and kicking in the game, but suddenly fell to the ground and died suddenly during the game.

After Astori learned the news, he immediately requested the suspension and postponement of Serie A and Serie B for the sudden death of Morosini. Astori once wrote, "Please postpone the game. No game is important anymore. He is only 25 years old, let us mourn Mario together..."

His proposal once touched the Italian football world. Although Morosini was not a well-known player, both Serie A and Serie B at that time accepted Astori's suggestion.

Therefore, Astori has always been a model of respecting athletes, and a model of professional football that puts aside money interests and political factors.

rest in peace!You are a good person!
Zhang Mai mourned in silence with everyone, and expressed deep envy and pride in his heart.

The game officially started. Liverpool, who are playing at home, can control the game with ease, while Porto said that "newborn calves are not afraid of tigers", and strengthened the pressing to try to improve the rhythm.

The Red Army took the lead in scoring in the 18th minute. Gomez made a cross from the right, but Lallana's close-range shot was saved by the young Casillas.

Zhang Mai, who came in from behind at high speed, shot a low shot before the opponent's defender made a clearance. The ball went straight into the lower right corner of the goal. Casillas, who was still on the ground, said there was nothing he could do.

1-0!Zhang Mai said to the cheers of the audience, "Another 20 genius points!".

Porto then launched a counterattack, Corona sent a direct pass, but Abu Bakar shot wide in the penalty area.

In the 31st minute, Milner made a diagonal pass, and Solanke shot from 12 yards from the right rib of the penalty area, but the post in the middle and far corner bounced back.

In stoppage time in the first half, Milner passed a free kick diagonally, and Lovren headed over the goal in front of the small penalty area.

In the second half, the two sides changed places to fight again, and Liverpool was still on the offensive.

In the 48th minute, Lallana made a low pass from the left, but Milner missed the shot from 12 yards.

In the 55th minute, Liverpool won a free kick at the front of the penalty area, and Zhang Mai's "leaf ball" was saved by Iker Casillas.

"Not bad! He is indeed the world's number one goalkeeper."

Even Zhang Mai gave the former "world's number one goalkeeper" a thumbs up.

It seems that without spending genius points, it is difficult to directly break through the gate guarded by Casillas, whose rating has dropped to the star level.

Porto gradually regained its disadvantage on the field by relying on the youth army's random rush.

Then Abu Bakar passed the ball, and Varys' long shot was saved by Karius.

In the 69th minute, Porto Torres' long-range shots and free kicks lacked threat.

In the 74th minute, Ince's shot from outside the upper left corner of the small penalty area was blocked, followed by Zhang Mai's header shot to make it 2-0.

In the 77th minute, Zhang Mai made a diagonal pass from the right. Milner rushed to the top from 12 yards and fell into Casillas' arms. Zhang Mai was then replaced by Chamberlain.

Since then, the two sides have attacked and defended each other, but they have not been able to change the score.

In the 82nd minute, Corona cut into the left side of the penalty area and shot a low shot slightly wide of the near corner.

In the 86th minute, Solanke counterattacked with a low shot from the left side of the penalty area and was confiscated.

In the 89th minute, Torres' free kick in front of the penalty area was blocked by Lovren.

At the last moment, Casillas saved Ince's header from 12 yards beautifully.

At the end of the game, Liverpool finally defeated Porto with Zhang Mai's brace and advanced to the semi-finals of the Champions League with a total score of 8-0.

The home victory was expected, and the minds of Klopp, Zhang Mai and others flew to the results of other games and the upcoming quarter-final draw ceremony on March 3.

(End of this chapter)