Reborn Liverpool

Chapter 387

Liverpool is going smoothly in the Premier League, but for the Champions League Group C games, Klopp has a bit of a headache.

Liverpool only scored 7 points in the first four rounds of the group stage. Although they temporarily ranked first, they did not have the prestige of the defending champion. Next, they have to play against Paris.

Before Liverpool's away challenge to Paris in the fifth round of the Champions League group stage, the two major French giants Mbappe and Neymar returned from injuries and are likely to catch up with this focus battle.

Liverpool, led by Klopp, was unlucky. The striker ace Mane fell ill, and whether the Senegal international could play against Paris was now questioned.

The "Liverpool Echo" reported that Mane is now ill and may not be able to participate in the Champions League match between Liverpool and Paris.

The newspaper stated that Mane will go to the Melwood base for inspection again on Tuesday morning local time. At that time, Klopp will make a final decision on whether to take Mane away based on the inspection results.

Because the Liverpool team will gather on Tuesday and go to Paris together, and the game will be held at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday local time.

Just before that, Mane signed a new contract with a weekly salary of 15 pounds, and the contract was extended to 2023.

If nothing else, Klopp would have attended the press conference on Wednesday morning with Mane, but it seems that Mane's situation is not optimistic.

On the other side, Neymar and Mbappe, who were injured in the national team before, have now returned, especially Mbappe. It is reported that he will definitely catch up with the key battle with Liverpool.

Liverpool and Paris are in Group C of the "death group".At present, Liverpool and Naples occupy the top two places in the group respectively, Paris ranks third with 5 points, and Red Star Belgrade ranks bottom with 3 points.

The difference in points between the four teams is very small, and all have the possibility of qualifying, and the match between Liverpool and Paris will even determine the qualifying places in advance.

On November 11, Klopp, together with Zhang Mai, Mane and Salah, appeared at a press conference in Paris in the morning, breaking the outside rumors.

At the same time, Neymar and Mbappe also attended the press conference with coach Tuchel, and the whole Paris army attacked.

Even with all the cards out, the two coaches still confuse each other at the press conference:
Tuchel (Paris coach): Liverpool played very well. They have a very good coach and many good players.This game will be a huge challenge for us, I hope my players will be full of passion and patience.The key to this game is to be able to limit the performance of Mane, Salah and Firmino.I know it's going to be difficult because they keep switching positions.But no matter what, we have to play confidently and keep attacking. We have to think about how to win the game instead of worrying about losing the game.

Red Army fans: What about Zhang Mai?Does Nima pretend that Zhang Mai is not in her eyes?Or are you sure that Uncle Zha will continue to refrigerate Zhang Mai?

Klopp (Liverpool coach): Paris has an overwhelming advantage in the league and we must make sure they cannot overwhelm us.Of course, Paris also knows that we are not an easy opponent to deal with, and they will definitely strive to win.Tuchel is a passionate and creative coach, there will always be various solutions, so we must be fully prepared.

Paris fans: Everyone knows that our worst part is the coach. You didn't even mention Mbappe and Nei Shao. What do you mean?
In fact, everyone understands that this battle is "Grand Paris is facing a life-and-death situation for qualifying, and the Red Army strives to win the initiative undefeated"!
The strongest trident of the two sides is fighting again. The winner is likely to be the midfielder behind the striker. Who will limit Liverpool's Zhang Mai?

Paris, which was invincible in the Ligue [-] league, came to the Champions League and fell into a slump.

After a 1-1 away draw with Naples in the last round of the group stage, Tuchel's team temporarily kept their hope of advancing, but the situation is still very embarrassing.

Judging from the current situation, this round of facing Liverpool will be a life-and-death battle for Paris. The Ligue [-] giants can only win the promotion initiative if they win their opponents, and once they lose to the Red Army, they may be eliminated in advance.

In the last round of the group stage, Liverpool unexpectedly lost to Red Star Belgrade, which became the biggest turning point in the qualifying situation of Group C.

Because of the loss of the easiest chance to score points, the Red Army had to smash the two strong teams of Naples and Paris in the last two rounds.

In this round of the game, if there is no accident, Naples will beat Red Star Belgrade at home.

In this way, only by striving to be unbeaten at the Parc des Princes, can Liverpool take the initiative in qualifying in the final round of competition.

In the case of Naples winning the Belgrade Red Star, once Liverpool unfortunately loses to Paris in an away game, if Paris wins in the last round, the Red Army not only needs to win the game to successfully advance, but also strive for a clean sheet or a big victory over the opponent.

Tuchel confirmed at the pre-match press conference: "Neymar and Mbappé are both in good physical condition. They have completed the team training in the past two days, and the two can start 100% of the game."

Neymar and Mbappe have confirmed their start, which means that the Paris CMN combination and Liverpool's strongest trident Salah + Mane + Firmino will fight again.

But Liverpool also has a more terrifying Zhang Mai. Goals and assists are as simple as eating and drinking. Tuchel must have a way to deal with it, but he just doesn't say it.

11月29日晚，2018-2019赛季欧冠小组赛C组第5轮迎来一场焦点战，法甲霸主巴黎圣日耳曼坐镇王子公园球场迎战英超豪门利物浦。

This is the fourth confrontation between the two sides in the European competition. Paris has a record of 4 win and 3 losses in the previous 1 meetings.

两队在1997-1998赛季欧洲优胜者杯半决赛首次相遇，当时巴黎先是主场3-0痛杀利物浦，随后尽管在客场0-2败北，但依旧以3-2的总比分淘汰对手晋级决赛。

In the first round of the UEFA Champions League group stage this season, Paris lost 2-3 to Liverpool at Anfield.

巴黎在主场并不怵英超球队，此前8次欧战主场对阵英格兰球队仅1次落败，其余7场3胜4平。

The starting lineups for both sides are as follows:
Paris Saint-Germain (4-4-2):
1-Buffon;

4-Korrell, 2-Thiago Silva, 3-Kimpembe, 14-Bernate;

11-Di Maria, 6-Verratti, 5-Marquinhos, 10-Neymar;
9-Cavani, 7-Mbappe.

Liverpool (4-3-3):
13 - Alisson;
12-Gomez, 6-Lovren, 4-Van Dijk, 26-Robertson;
5- Wijnaldum, 10- Zhang Mai, 7- Milner;
11-Salah, 9-Firmino, 10-Mane.

In this campaign, Neymar and Mbappe returned to the starting line-up in Paris, and Correll, Bernat and Di Maria appeared in rotation;

Liverpool rotated 3 people, Zhang Mai, Gomez and Milner started the battle.

At the start of the game, amidst the cheers of the fans, the home team, Paris, obviously entered the state earlier than Liverpool, who was a guest in Paris.

Paris' formation is 4-4-2, but after the offensive was launched, the CMN combination in the frontcourt made three arrows.

In the 3rd minute, Paris took the lead in creating a threat. Neymar slanted in the midfield, and Mbappé missed a low shot with his right foot from the right side of the penalty area.

In the 6th minute, Di Maria's left-footed long-range shot was saved by Alisson, and then Paris took a tactical corner kick from the right. Neymar dribbled the ball to the front of the penalty area and then made a cross. The header was too high and was easily resolved by Alisson.

In the 13th minute, Verratti made a low pass from the center of the frontcourt. Mbappe got the ball from the left side of the penalty area and knocked across the center and was cleared by Van Dijk. Bernat took the ball from the left side of the penalty area and shot with his right foot.

1-0!Paris leads, this is Bernat's second goal this season, and he has scored in two consecutive Champions League games.

The Red Army fell behind and the situation on the court was very passive. It was difficult for Zhang Mai to connect with the forward trident. Liverpool could only tighten their own fence first.

In the 18th minute, Wijnaldum pushed Neymar outside the penalty area, and was warned by the referee for a defensive foul.

In the 22nd minute, Liverpool had their first shot. Salah received a pass from Milner on the right side of the penalty area and missed it with his left foot.

One minute later, Zhang Mai was taken care of by Paris in the midfield, and Verratti also received a yellow card for a shovel foul.

In the 26th minute, Zhang Mai got rid of Verratti in the frontcourt and went straight. Wijnaldum's right-footed shot from the middle of the penalty area was blocked.

In the 33rd minute, Mbappe succeeded in breaking through on the right, and Gomez got a yellow card for a foul in desperation.

In the 37th minute, the score on the field was rewritten. Neymar sent a precise pass from the midfielder. Mbappe dribbled the ball into the penalty area from the left side of the front court and knocked across the middle. Lovren blocked it. Neymar followed up with his left foot and scored net.

2-0!Paris expanded the score. This is Neymar's fourth goal in the Champions League this season and his 4th goal in all competitions.

The situation of the Red Army who conceded a goal again was critical. Zhang Mai and Milner retreated to their own half and acted as a strong midfielder to defuse the sharp attack of Paris.

In the 44th minute, Mane counterattacked quickly after stealing the ball from the midfielder. He dribbled the ball all the way to the left side of the penalty area and was tripped to the ground by Di Maria. The referee on duty took a penalty kick.

Captain Henderson was not on the field, and Milner, the second penalty shooter in the team, made a penalty and Liverpool pulled back a goal.

1-2!This is Milner's fourth goal in all competitions this season, and also the second goal of England's tough guy in the Champions League.

After halftime, Paris temporarily leads Liverpool 2-1.

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again, and neither made personnel adjustments.

Liverpool shrunk the two wings to strengthen the defense, and Zhang Mai and Milner could gradually push the frontcourt to participate in the offense, and the field became a five-fifth trend.

In the 47th minute, Marquinhos took advantage of a free kick to push the goal with his right foot, but the line referee raised the flag for offside and the goal was invalid.

In the 52nd minute, Neymar forced a long shot under Robertson's close defense, and the ball was confiscated by Alisson.

One minute later, Mbappe was brought down by Zhang Mai before going in, and Neymar's direct free kick was blocked by the wall.

In the 59th minute, Salah received a pass from Milner at the front of the penalty area, and an angry shot with his left foot was blocked by the opponent's defender. Then Robertson picked up the ball from outside the penalty area and passed it to the middle. Firmino followed up with a header and went slightly wide.

In the 65th minute, in order to maintain the vitality on the court, Tuchel changed two people in a row. Alves and Choupo Moting came on the stage to replace Di Maria and Cavani respectively.

Liverpool immediately made substitution adjustments, and Wijnaldum, who had a mediocre offensive performance, was replaced by Keita.

In the 70th minute, Neymar made a corner kick and Marquinhos headed the goal. The ball bounced off the ground and went straight to the goal. Alisson flew to save the ball.

Shortly afterwards, Firmino was replaced by Sturridge, and Shaqiri came on to replace Milner.

In the 83rd minute, Mbappe missed a shot from the left side of the penalty area, and Alisson threw the ball in his hand and launched a quick counterattack.

Zhang Mai received Alisson's ball in an arc in the middle circle, passed Verratti and Kimpembe in a one-stop half, and finally kicked an angry shot before Thiago Silva stepped forward to block it. The world wave broke through the goal guarded by Buffon.

2-2!Zhang Mai's long-range shot helped the Red Army equalize the score. This was also Hua Guochao's third goal in the Champions League this season.

Afterwards, Paris was unwilling to draw and launched a final counterattack. Unfortunately, time is running out.

In the final stoppage time, Robertson tripped Neerma and was warned by a yellow card, and then Verratti hugged Zhang Mai in midfield and was almost expelled by a red card.

As the final Neymar free kick was saved by Alisson, the whole game ended, and Liverpool finally drew 2-2 with Paris in the away game.

(End of this chapter)