Reborn Liverpool

Chapter 309 Prospects for the second round in the fog

The Champions League semi-finals finally ended the first round of the competition. The "two horses" in the away game won one and lost one, and the two teams that can finally enter the final have loomed.

But for now, Rome and Bayern, who lost the first round, still have the possibility of reversal.

After all, we have seen too many reversals in this year's Champions League.

The second-round confrontation will be held on May 5 and 2 respectively.

Among them, Real Madrid will return to the Bernabeu to meet the challenge of the Bundesliga hegemony. The two away goals in the first round will undoubtedly give the Galacticos more capital to advance. In addition, Bayern general Arjen Robben is injured. It is not sure whether he can play in the second round. The game caused Bayern's strength in the away game to be greatly reduced.

This season, Real Madrid has only lost one game at home in the Champions League. Such a result is indeed worthy of Real Madrid's pride.

But it is worth noting that what Real Madrid lost was precisely the life-and-death 1-4 against Juventus in the quarter-finals.

Compared with Juventus, Bayern Munich is stronger and has no troubles in the league. If Bayern can strengthen the central defense in the away game and limit Real Madrid's offensive speed, then there may be a chance to reverse.

The second round of Liverpool VS Roma will be on May 5, exactly the same as the previous round of knockout rounds, and Roma suffered a disastrous away defeat in the first round.

As the "Champions League gift package" in the eyes of everyone, the Red Wolves of Serie A faced the Red Army of the Premier League, still relying on the negligence of their opponents and their own efforts, they scored two key away goals at the last moment!
If it is said that the last 1-4 disastrous defeat made everyone look down on Roma's promotion prospects, then this time everyone is expected to expect another "shocking reversal" from the Red Wolves.

Liverpool, who will play away in the second round, will undoubtedly face a huge challenge. Midfielder Wilt Chamberlain will be reimbursed for the season due to injury, and the team's own physical fitness will also have a question mark, plus the hidden attribute of "robbing the rich and helping the poor".Various factors prevent people from completely trusting the Red Army.

Liverpool, which scored 3 goals in the first round, is now very melancholy. The whole club is in panic, only Zhang Mai is calm and composed.

There are too many "reversal dramas" in the UEFA Champions League this season. Think about the lace that broke out in the UEFA Champions League draw, and then contact the law of "extreme things must reverse".

In short, this year's Champions League, what happens is not surprising. Even the Real Madrid fans who have won the Champions League twice in a row dare not shout the slogan that they must enter the final.

"The Red Army returns to the blessed land, the hungry wolves hope for a miracle" - British and Italian media are spat at each other, and both sides hold their own words without distinguishing the superiority.

The coaches of the two teams also had different speeches before the game, and there was no trace of humility and courtesy of famous coaches.

Di Francesco (Roma coach):

The team has some good results in the Champions League, and we have experienced an amazing trip to the Champions League.

We believe that we can come back again and we don't want to stop there. This is our attitude towards football and life.

I'm an optimist, I think football is fun, that's what drives me, I want to bring joy to the fans, let them celebrate at the final whistle, that's part of my job.

Klopp (Liverpool manager):

No time to let yourself go, of course not.

How to do it?When do you have time to do it?I ran into the team doctor on the way to the press center, and he told me his concerns and other things that didn't make it easier for me.

That's the reality, it's a tense moment for the lads, when someone blows the whistle we have to go out on the pitch and fight and stay on the pitch until the whistle blows again.

We are more confident to be on the highest stage, let us see where the team can go in the end.

For the second round of Liverpool's guest at the Olympic Stadium in Italy to challenge Rome on May 5, UEFA even released a special "Guide to Watching the Match" for the first time.

The "Guide to Watching the Game" is divided into three parts, namely the record of the confrontation, the situation of the players and the four highlights.

Confrontation record:

They met in the past 6 times in European history, Liverpool got 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, being the upper hand.

In the 1984 Champions League final, Liverpool played "away" against Rome and won the fourth Champions League trophy in team history;
00-01赛季联盟杯决赛第四轮，利物浦客场2-0、主场0-1，总比分2-1晋级；

01-02赛季欧冠16强小组赛，利物浦客场0-0战平，最后一轮主场2-0完胜，力压罗马以小组No.2杀进八强；
The most recent match was the first leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-finals this season. Liverpool swept Roma 5-2 at Anfield and took the lead.

Player situation:

Injury reports for both teams:

Roma: Castorp (Injured), Stroman (Injured), Perotti (Injured), Defrel (Injured);
Liverpool: Lallana (Injured), Henderson (Injured), Chamberlain (Injured), Matip (Injured), Gomez (Injured);

Predicted starters for both teams:

罗马（4-3-3）：1-阿里森/11-科拉罗夫、5-胡安、20-法兹奥、25-佩雷斯/4-纳因戈兰、16-德罗西、7-佩雷格里尼/92-沙拉维、9-哲科、14-希克
利物浦（4-3-3）：13-皮克福德/66-阿诺德、4-范迪克、3-马奎尔、26-罗伯逊/7-米尔纳、10-张迈、5-维纳尔杜姆/19-马内、9-菲尔米诺、11-萨拉赫

Four things to watch:

Aspect 1-Liverpool visits the blessed land of two Champions League trophies:

The Olympic Stadium in Rome can be called the blessed land of Liverpool. It was in this stadium that the Red Army was crowned the Champions League champion for the first time.

In the Champions League final of the 76-77 season, Liverpool defeated Borussia Monchengladbach 3-1, winning the Champions League trophy for the first time in team history;
In the Champions League final of the 83-84 season, Liverpool defeated Rome "away", winning the Champions League trophy for the fourth time in team history;

It can be said that 5 of Liverpool's 2 Champions League trophies were won at the Olympic Stadium in Rome. In addition, Liverpool visited Rome 3 times and achieved an unbeaten record of 1 win and 2 draws.

Aspect 2 - Roma wants to create another Champions League miracle counterattack:

If Roma loses 0-5 at Anfield, then the second leg of the Champions League semi-final will not be played at all.

However, Roma chased two goals in a row at the last moment, lost 2-5 to Liverpool in the away game, and scored two away goals, which means that the Serie A club still has a fight, and they have not completely lost hope of promotion.

Just in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League this season, Roma lost 1-4 to Barcelona at the Camp Nou. At that time, everyone thought that the red wolf was out.

Shockingly, Roma overturned Barcelona 3-0 at home and drew with a total score of 4-4. With the advantage of more away goals, they reached the semi-finals of the Champions League after 34 years.

Now, will Rome continue to create miracles and make another comeback?
Look at No. 3 - can Salah fight back again:
This season, Salah is one of the best players in European football. Since his transfer from Roma last summer, he has maintained a good competitive state.

So far, he has played 48 times on behalf of Liverpool, scoring 43 goals and assisting 15 times, including 13 appearances in the Champions League (including qualifying matches) and scoring 11 goals.

In the first round of the UEFA Champions League semi-final, Salah started the game. He performed brilliantly and brutally dismembered his former club Roma. He not only scored a goal, but also assisted Mane and Firmino to score.

Today, Salah once again represents Liverpool, playing for his former club Roma, and it is still on the territory of the Red Wolves, where the Egyptian star played for two seasons.

Point 4-Will Zhang Mai make Liverpool fail in Rome?

Zhang Mai is a miracle player in the Premier League in recent years, and his personal data will not be discussed here.

Zhang Mai is less than 20 years old, and he has already won two Premier League titles and an FA Cup title in just three years since his debut. This year, while continuing to hit the Premier League for three consecutive titles, the Chinese star who entered the Champions League for the first time was instantly wiped out. Evened the personal data gap between super giants such as Melo, and repeatedly broke various Champions League scoring records.

According to statistics, from the first day of stepping into the top league, Zhang Mai has never let go of any championship trophy on the way forward, and has remained unbeaten in every game he started, and often came off the bench to save the ball Team.

Can Roma stop Zhang Mai's magical record at home?We will wait and see!
Well, UEFA's "Guide to Watching the Game", in addition to increasing the readers' attention a lot, did not say anything about the results of the game.

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On April 4th, the 28th round of the Premier League kicked off. Liverpool rested most of the main players. In the end, Zhang Mai, who came off the bench, scored a lore in stoppage time and managed to narrowly beat Stoke City 36-1 at home, continuing to rank first in the standings.

In the 36th round of the Premier League game on the second day, Manchester City beat West Ham 4-1 in an away game, and continued to put pressure on Liverpool with one game less and 4 points behind.

(End of this chapter)