Reborn Liverpool

Chapter 305 Finale of 1/4 Finals
As the major European leagues enter the final stage, and the rankings have also entered the most brutal competition period, the latest information has been released on the much-watched European Golden Boot rankings.

After the end of the 33rd round of multiple competitions, the current European Golden Boot competition has also entered a fierce competition.

Zhang Mai ranked first with 30 league goals. Salah missed this round. He currently ranks second with 29 league goals.

Messi scored a hat-trick in this round of La Liga, and his league goals also came to 29 goals.

European Golden Boot rankings as of April 4 (top 8):

Zhang Mai (Liverpool), 30 goals, 60 points;
Salah (Liverpool), 29 goals, 58 points, Messi (Barcelona), 29 goals, 58 points;
Immobile (Lazio), 26 goals, 52 points, Lewandowski (Bayern), 26 goals, 52 points;
Jonas (Benfica), 33 goals, 49.5 points;
Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain), 24 goals, 48 ​​points; Kane (Tottenham), 24 goals, 48 ​​points, Icardi (Inter Milan), 24 goals, 48 ​​points;
Ronaldo (Real Madrid), 22 goals, 44 points, Suarez (Barcelona), 22 goals, 44 points.

Zhang Mai was the European Golden Boot last year. This season, he scored 23 goals in the UEFA Champions League. He is the most popular among the top killers.

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On April 4th, the second round of Liverpool's Champions League quarter-finals was fought at the Etihad Stadium. The public generally believed that the Red Army would win this battle.

Manchester City lost 1-2 at home to Liverpool. Gabriel Jesus scored in the opening 2 minutes, Salah equalized, and Firmino scored a lead.Liverpool beat Manchester City 5-1 on aggregate.

Liverpool beat Manchester City 3-0 in the first round. It is commendable that they also blocked the powerful Manchester City away goals.

This is the 10th time for Liverpool to participate in the European derby, but the Red Army has not won 9 draws and 5 losses in the previous 4 European derbies.

The starting lineups of both sides were played on the sidelines:

Manchester City (3-1-3-3):

31 - Edson;
2-Walker, 30-Otamendi, 14-Laporte;

25 - Fernandinho;

20-Bernardo, 17-De Bruyne, 21-Silva;
7-Sterling, 33-Jesus, 19-Sane.

Liverpool (4-3-3):

1 - Karius;

66-Arnold, 3-Maguire, 4-Van Dijk, 26-Robertson;
10-Zhang Mai, 5-Winaldum, 21-Chamberlain;
11-Salah, 9-Firmino, 19-Mane.

Bernardo and Sterling played in rotation, Manchester City put up a desperate 3-1-3-3 offensive formation, and Aguero was still sitting on the bench.

Liverpool is still the main force in the first round, only replacing Milner with Wijnaldum, Klopp means "I am me, I am not afraid of you going crazy at home".

At the beginning of the game, the Premier League's "controlling king" still has the style, and has also accelerated the offensive rhythm, which has a tendency to disrupt the Red Army's pre-match arrangement.

Manchester City took the lead in only 2 minutes of the opening, Fernandinho passed the ball, Sterling made a low pass from the right side of the penalty area, and the unguarded Jesus pushed into the net from 12 yards.

The replay showed that Sterling made an obvious push against Van Dijk but did not give a penalty. The Dutch central defender's appeal to the referee was rejected.

1-0, Manchester City suddenly seemed to see the hope of overtaking and advancing, and began to exert continuous pressure.

In the 11th minute, Silva passed the ball, and De Bruyne was marked to death by Zhang Mai, and he barely shot and kicked in front of the penalty area.

In the 16th minute, Liverpool entered Manchester City's penalty area for the first time. Mane shoveled Otamendi for a foul, and Ederson pushed the Senegalese to vent his dissatisfaction. Both were given yellow cards.

Liverpool remained on the defensive afterwards, and Manchester City's offense became more violent.

In the 21st minute, Sane shot obliquely from the left side of the penalty area.

After 2 minutes, Silva returned a pass, and De Bruyne's low shot from 25 yards was confiscated by Pickford.

There was controversy in the 30th minute. Bernardo volleyed from the right side of the penalty area and hit Wijnaldum. The referee then awarded the Portuguese a handball foul in the melee. Guardiola also expressed dissatisfaction on the sidelines.

In the 33rd minute, Bernardo's shot from the right side of the penalty area was blocked by Robertson.

In the 38th minute, Liverpool's quick counterattack, Chamberlain's peripheral arc shot was confiscated.

In the 41st minute, Bernardo made a strong shot in front of the penalty area. Maguire made a header to clear the siege. The ball deflected slightly and hit the left post and rebounded.

Immediately afterwards, the ball saved by Pickford was blocked by Jesus, and Sane stabbed into the net from close range and was ruled invalid for offside.

In the final stoppage time of the first half, Salah passed the ball, and Chamberlain shot high from the right side of the small penalty area with almost zero angle.

After the first half, Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola protested the first-half penalty and was finally sent to the stands.

The law enforcement authority of the Premier League cannot be challenged, and Manchester City also lost the chance to get back the score at home.

At the beginning of the second half of the game, Liverpool, with a stable military spirit, gradually regained the disadvantage in the midfield under the leadership of Zhang Mai.

Liverpool equalized the score in the 56th minute. Salah made a direct pass. Mane was forced into the penalty area by several people and was barely saved by Ederson. Zhang Mai followed up with a small angle from the left side of the penalty area and scored an empty goal. 1- 1.

This is the 24 goals scored by Zhang Mai in the Champions League this season, and it is also the key away goal scored by Liverpool, which means that Manchester City must score 4 more goals to ensure a comeback.

Can you break through the Red Army's gate 30 times in 4 minutes?This arithmetic problem caused great fluctuations in the emotions of the Manchester City players, and Liverpool was able to gain the upper hand in the confrontation for the first time.

In the 62nd minute, Wijnaldum missed a long shot, and then Zhang Mai's long shot from the front of the penalty area was saved by Edson.

In the 66th minute, Guardiola made a remote substitution in the stands, and Aguero replaced Silva.

Manchester City's offense improved again. In the 70th minute, Laporte hit Van Dijk with a long shot and deflected high, and then Otamendi's header went high in a corner kick.

In the 75th minute, Manchester City made another substitution and Gundogan came off the bench.

Gundogan, who had just played, immediately planned a wave of offensive. He made a pass from the left side of the penalty area to a far point, and Aguero missed the goal with a zero-angle header.

Manchester City's defense, which had been fruitless for a long time, gradually became a little slack. In the 78th minute, Otamendi conceded the ball under the pressure of Firmino. After getting the ball, Zhang Mai cut into the left side of the penalty area 10 yards and shot a low shot into the net. 2 -1.

Zhang Mai's brace made Manchester City's promotion wish even more out of reach, and the Blue Moon players were a little discouraged.

In the 85th minute, Jesus passed the ball. Sane, who was offside, crossed Gundogan from the left side of the penalty area and scored. The referee ruled that the goal was invalid.

The two sides played each other offensively and defensively in the ensuing game, maintaining the 2-1 score until the end.

张迈的2粒进球让利物浦2-1逆转曼城，红军两回合双杀蓝月亮5-1晋级欧冠四强。

Another day later, the other three second-round matches also ended, and the other three seats in the semi-finals also surfaced.

Real Madrid lost 1 to 3 at home to Juventus, but still advanced 4 to 3 on aggregate. Juventus first chased 3 goals and then the buzzer was awarded + dyed red. Ronaldo made the final lore, and Buffon was sent off for protesting!
The old lady regretted that she stopped in the semi-finals. How dare you say that Real Madrid is not the son of UEFA?

Bayern Munich drew 0-0 with Sevilla at home, Soria made several rescues, Correa hit the crossbar with a header, and Correa was sent off in stoppage time.

Bayern advanced to the semi-finals with a total score of 2 to 1, and they had to rely on the crossbar to rescue the weakest team in the top 8. Zhang Mai is not optimistic that Bayern can win the Champions League, but hopes that the Bundesliga giant can become Liverpool's opponent in the semi-finals.

Another quarter-final second-leg match held in Rome achieved a great epic reversal. Barcelona was finally killed by Rome!
In this second-round match with Totti, Cassano and Premier League coach Ferguson watching the game, relying on Dzeko's first lead + points, Roma finally defeated Barcelona 3-0.

巴塞罗那首回合4-1主场大胜罗马，双方总比分4比4平，巴萨因客场进球少出局，成为冠军联赛淘汰赛历史上第3支首回合净胜3+球却出局的球队。

Barcelona's unexpected exit has changed the situation in the Champions League semi-finals. Zhang Mai is sure that UEFA will never let Liverpool and Real Madrid meet in the semi-finals in order to guarantee Real Madrid to the final.

Is it the seasoned Bayern or the emerging hungry wolf in Rome?Zhang Mai, who has already scored 25 goals in the Champions League (8 in the knockout round), is waiting to see!

(End of this chapter)