Reborn Liverpool

Chapter 307 Difficult League Schedule

There are still two weeks before the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, and Liverpool still has two rounds of the Premier League in between.

4月15日17/18赛季英超第34轮开战，利物浦在安菲尔德球主场迎战伯恩茅斯。

Bournemouth has always been Liverpool's scoring boy. The Red Army has no defeat in the 12 matches between the two sides in history, of which 5 home games have 4 wins and 1 draw.

The starting lineups for this game are as follows:

Liverpool (4-3-3):

22 - Mignolet;

66-Arnold, 6-Lovren, 4-Van Dijk, 26-Robertson;
14- Henderson, 5- Wijnaldum, 21- Chamberlain;
11- Salah, 9- Firmino, 20- Lallana.

Bournemouth (4-4-2):

27 - Begovic;

2-Francis, 3-Steven Cook, 5-Ake, 11-Daniels;

24-Fraser, 4-Gosling, 16-Lewis Cook, 33-Abby;

17-Joshua-Kim, 18-Defoe.

Captain Henderson returned to the starting lineup, Zhang Mai and Mane took turns, Mignolet, Lovren and Lallana started.

After the start of the game, the dominant Liverpool attacked aggressively with their home momentum, and the visiting team Bournemouth immediately switched to a comprehensive defense.

Liverpool almost scored in the opening 3 minutes. Arnold made a pass from the right. Salah shot from the edge of the small penalty area and missed the right post.

In the 7th minute, Liverpool took the lead, Henderson made a diagonal pass from the right, Firmino's header was barely saved by Begovic, and Lallana stabbed into the net from the edge of the small penalty area.

1-0!Lallana, who rarely played this season, was so happy that he ran all over the field.

Then there was still Liverpool's overall suppression, and Bournemouth had a rare chance to score the Red Army's half.

In the 18th minute, Arnold took a free kick from 25 yards to the lower left corner and was saved by Begovic.

Shortly afterwards, Salah's low shot from the edge of the penalty area was also confiscated. After that, the game was deadlocked, and Bournemouth's counterattack lacked threat.

The stalemate remained in the second half, Liverpool's offensive was raging, and the visiting team, which was struggling to resist, still did not make much progress.

In the 52nd minute, Van Dijk, who assisted the frontcourt, made a long shot.

In the 58th minute, Arnold passed the ball after stealing in the frontcourt, and Salah broke through to the arc of the penalty area and his low shot was confiscated.

In the 63rd minute, Salah broke into the right side of the penalty area and was pushed down by Ake. The referee did not give a penalty and Klopp was dissatisfied.

Liverpool expanded the score in the 69th minute. This time it was Arnold's diagonal pass from the right, and Salah lobbed a header from 12 yards into the net.

2-0!This is the Egyptian striker's 40th goal this season, including 30 in the league, and he is tied for the top scorer in the Premier League with teammate Zhang Mai.

Liverpool, with two goals in hand, did not slow down their offensive, and Bournemouth's counterattack was still difficult to be effective.

In the 79th minute, Chamberlain passed the ball. Firmino passed the goalkeeper in the penalty area and then shot, but Ake made a clearance in front of the empty goal.

Before the end of the game, Liverpool expanded the score again, Chamberlain passed the ball, and Firmino shot into the lower left corner from 15 yards, 3-0.

Bournemouth had only 2 shots and zero shots. Liverpool was able to maintain the 3-0 score until the end.

At the same time, in a strong dialogue at Wembley Stadium, Manchester City, which was eliminated by Liverpool from the Champions League, vented their anger on the home team Tottenham.

Gabriel Jesus, Gundogan and Sterling scored goals, Manchester City beat Tottenham 3-1 away and continued to catch up with Liverpool in the league.

Tottenham, which lost this round, is only 3 points more than Chelsea, who is fifth in the league, and the competition for the Champions League qualification next season has become fierce again.

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一周时间很快过去，17/18赛季英超第35轮比赛在4月21日开始，利物浦远赴山楂球场挑战西布朗。

对阵双方英超历史交锋23场，利物浦14胜5平4负优势明显，但利物浦近5次客战山楂球场仅胜1场。

Manchester City is chasing behind, Klopp dare not slack off, Mane and Salah start, Zhang Mai sits on the bench at any time, Maguire, Milner, Moreno, Klavan, Gomez Rotate with Ince.

The starting lists of both sides were quickly played on the sidelines:

West Brom (4-4-2):

1 - Foster;
2-Nyom, 25-Dawson, 26-Hegazi, 3-Gibbs;
10-Phillips, 8-Livermore, 11-Brent, 14-McLean;
9-Rong Dong, 19-Jay.

Liverpool (4-3-3):

22 - Mignolet;

12-Gomez, 17-Krawan, 3-Maguire, 18-Moreno;
14- Henderson, 5- Wijnaldum, 7- Milner;
11-Salah, 28-Ince, 19-Mane.

After the start of the game, Liverpool, who were playing away, took the lead and launched the first attack.

In the 4th minute, Liverpool took the lead. Mane cut into the left side of the penalty area and made a pass from the corner kick.

Then Gomez crossed, and Salah broke into the penalty area and shot from a small angle on the right side of the penalty area, which was blocked by Livermore and then slipped out.

West Brom, who was successfully attacked by Liverpool, went through the panic at the beginning of the game, settled down to deal with their opponents, and gradually gained some opportunities.

In the 15th minute, Brent made a long shot.Matt Phillips' shot from the right side of the penalty area is confiscated.

Then Liverpool immediately counterattacked, Milner made a cross from the right, and Ince rushed 10 yards higher.

In the 26th minute, Salah shot directly from a free kick from 25 yards from the right.

In the 37th minute, Livermore passed the ball, and McLean shot from a small angle on the left side of the penalty area and slipped out.

The two sides began to come and go, and the field gradually fell into a stalemate.

In the 42nd minute, the highly skilled Liverpool almost expanded the score. The West Brom defender made a mistake in making a clearance.

After the final break, the game continued in the second half. West Brom, who were behind at home, took the initiative to change their formation and continued to exert pressure on the Red Army's gate.

In the 49th minute, Macklin missed a long shot.

In the 54th minute, Brent passed a free kick into the penalty area, and Hegazi missed the goal with a header.

In the 66th minute, Dawson missed the goal in a free kick melee.

The home team failed to score for a long time, but Liverpool, who had been on the defensive in the second half, succeeded in one blow and expanded the score on the field.

In the 72nd minute, Chamberlain made a diagonal pass, and Salah shot into the net 10 yards from the left side of the penalty area, 2-0.

This is Salah's 41st goal this season, including 31 goals in the league. He has scored consecutively in the past 6 games, surpassing Zhang Mai, who did not play, to dominate the scorer list by 1 goal.

The coach of West Brom on the sidelines immediately dispatched troops, and even changed two people to strengthen the attack. The Red Army also began to shrink the defense intentionally.

In the 79th minute, West Brom pulled back a goal. Jay Rodriguez sent back a corner kick from the middle and far. Dawson's close-range push was barely blocked by Mignolet. 1-2.

Then West Brom struck while the iron was hot, and Rongdong shot from the right side of the penalty area was saved again by Mignolet.

The momentum on the football field is often "easy to contain but difficult to let go". The Red Army's offensive, which had previously taken the lead and then shrank its defense, was hard to recover, and was completely suppressed by West Brom for a while.

In the 82nd minute, Klopp hurriedly played with Zhang Mai and replaced Wijnaldum to strengthen the defense of the midfield.

As a result, the Red Army's right-wing Gomez fouled in the next minute. Brent made a free kick from the left.

2-2!West Brom will equalize the score. Zhang Mai, who had just played, was a little hot on his face. He immediately rushed forward after explaining to the defender.

Unwilling to draw, Liverpool, led by Zhang Mai, launched a big sprint in the last 10 minutes of the game. West Brom players all returned to their own half to defend with all their strength.

In the 87th minute, Zhang Mai made a wonderful pass to the left goal post after breaking through the front of the penalty area, and Ince rushed to the top and missed under the interference of the defender.

Then Salah made a pass from the right. Zhang Mai in the middle was held back by the opposing defender and failed to get a header. Unfortunately, the referee turned a blind eye.

There were 5 minutes of stoppage time, and Liverpool won a corner kick in the 93rd minute. This may be Liverpool's last chance to attack in this game.

Zhang Mai gave up the opportunity to compete for the top this time and withdrew to the top of the penalty area. Milner, who had a good heart, drove the ball to the front of the penalty area. Zhang Mai, who was relaxed by West Brom, scored a volley and broke through the fingers of the home team goalkeeper Foster. close.

3-2!Zhang Mai's world wave lore at the last moment allowed Liverpool to take all three away points. This is also Zhang Mai's 31st league goal this season, and he once again tied for the top spot with Salah.

On the second day, Manchester City sat at the Etihad Stadium at home and beat Swansea 5-0. Silva, Sterling, De Bruyne, Bernardo and Jesus scored goals. Mendy came off the bench.

In this way, after the 35th round of the Premier League, Manchester City is still 4 points behind Liverpool in one less game, maintaining strong pressure on the Red Army who intends to defend the title.

Liverpool's next round of the league will be against Stoke City at home. Although the opponent is not strong, the game time is relatively tight. It is only 3 days after the first leg of the Champions League semi-final.

Therefore, Manchester City fans have reason to believe that Liverpool won the Premier League and beat Roma, and then suffered a small miss in the league due to fatigue...

If Liverpool can hold on in round 36, what about round 37?An away game against Chelsea, the time is still the third day after the second leg of the Champions League semi-final!
(End of this chapter)