Reborn Liverpool

Chapter 391 The final round of the Champions League group stage

On December 12, the sixth round of Group C of the UEFA Champions League group stage in the 12-18 season began. Liverpool played against Naples at Anfield.

Liverpool previously ranked first in the group with 5 games, 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss with 8 points, but this round must win to secure the first place.

In view of the greater certainty of victory in Paris' away game against Red Star, Naples, which has 7 points, must win to squeeze out Liverpool and advance to the top [-] of the Champions League. Therefore, this battle is a life-and-death battle for the Italian team visiting Liverpool.

The two sides played lineup:

Liverpool (4-3-3):
1 - Alisson;
66-Arnold, 3-Maguire, 4-Van Dijk, 26-Robertson;
10-Zhang Mai, 5-Winal Dumu, 7-Milner;
11-Salah, 9-Firmino, 10-Mane.

Naples (4-4-2):
25 - Ospina;

19- Maximovich, 33- Albiol, 26- Coulibaly, 6- Rui;

5-Alan, 17-Hamsik, 8-Ruiz, 24-Insigne;
14-Mertens, 7-Callejon.

In this game, Liverpool sent the strongest lineup. Defenders Gomez, Chamberlain, Klein and Solanke were absent due to injuries, and Lovren was injured as a substitute;

Arnold returned to the starting lineup, Robertson ushered in the 50th game of the Red Army career, Firmino, Mane and Salah all shot together.

For Naples, Chiriches and Verdi were absent due to injury, Hamsik led the starting lineup, and Insigne, Mertens and Callejon played hand in hand.

The game started amid the frantic shouts at Anfield, and the two sides quickly adapted to the opening situation.

In the 7th minute, Liverpool quickly counterattacked. Robertson made a cross from the left side of the front court. Salah stopped the ball too much when he single-handedly hit the ball and was confiscated by Ospina.

Naples immediately counterattacked, Mertens returned a pass, and Hamsik shot from the top of the penalty area over the crossbar.

In the 9th minute, Arnold made a cross from the right side of the front court, and Milner's header went over the crossbar.

Naples advanced very fast in the frontcourt. In the 13th minute, Van Dijk took the ball down Mertens and got a yellow card.

Next, Liverpool made efforts in the midfield, and Zhang Mai and others restricted Hamsik and Insigne well.

In the 16th minute, Zhang Mai passed the ball in the midfield, and Firmino's shot from the top of the penalty area was blocked by the defender.

Two minutes later, Milner made a free kick pass from the right side of the penalty area and was cleared by the defensive player. Wiener Dumu tried to shoot from the outside and was blocked by the defensive player.

In the 22nd minute, Arnold made a cross from the right side of the penalty area, and Mane scored from behind, but Liverpool's goal was invalid due to offside.

In the 26th minute, Salah played the ball, and Firmino's shot from the left side of the penalty area was blocked by the defender.

In the 32nd minute, Milner's 25-meter shot missed the right post again.

Liverpool's indiscriminate bombing for nearly 20 minutes finally succeeded. In the 34th minute, Zhang Mai went straight, and Salah scored a low shot from a small angle on the right side of the penalty area.

1-0!Salah scored his third goal in the Champions League this season and his 3th goal in all competitions this season.

The lagging visiting team fought more fiercely, suppressing the Red Army's offensive for a while.

In the 35th minute, Louis attempted a shot from the outside and was resolved by Alisson.

2 minutes later, Callejon slanted, and Luis shot low from the left side of the penalty area and missed the right post from the far corner.

As the game time passed, the Naples players moved more and more. Coulibaly stepped on Salah in the 40th minute and received a yellow card.

In the 41st minute, Liverpool quickly counterattacked, Milner made a cross from the right side of the penalty area, and Arnold's shot from the right side of the top of the penalty area was blocked by the defender.

In the 2nd minute of stoppage time, Naples could not enter the Red Army's penalty area, and Mertens lobped 40 meters away and missed the right post.

At the end of the first half, with Salah's goal, Liverpool led Naples 1-0 at home and entered the intermission.

In the second half, the two teams changed sides and fought again, and the competition on the field became more intense.

In the 48th minute, Salah picked a pass from the right side of the penalty area, and Wijnaldumu shot over the crossbar in the penalty area.

Two minutes later, Zhang Mai scored the ball at the front of the penalty area, and Salah shot a low shot from the right side of the penalty point and missed the right post.

In the 56th minute, Arnold inserted a pass, and Salah tried a shot from the outside and was blocked by the defender.

In the 57th minute, Callejon made a corner kick from the right, and Albiol's header was resolved by Alisson.Liverpool also had a very threatening attack afterwards. Arnold crossed from the right side of the penalty area, and Firmino's header was confiscated by Ospina.

In the 59th minute, Zhang Mai passed the ball from the right, and Van Dijk tried a shot from 40 meters away and missed the right post.

In the 61st minute, Arnold passed the ball, and Henderson's shot from the top of the penalty area was confiscated by Ospina.

Naples made a substitution adjustment in the 62nd minute, and Zelinski replaced Ruiz.

In the 62nd minute, Mane passed the ball, and Milner went into the penalty area and shot from the far corner to the right post.

The situation in Naples did not improve, and Milik replaced Mertens in the 67th minute.

Liverpool continued to attack. In the 69th minute, Milner scored a goal. Arnold's 30-meter shot was confiscated by Firmino's backup Ospina.

In the 70th minute, Naples used up the last substitution spot, and Gulam replaced Ruy.

Three minutes later, the Naples attack, which added three new forces, worked. Milik passed the ball from the bottom line on the left side of the penalty area, and Zelinski shot into the net in front of the small penalty area.

1-1!The tenacious Naples finally equalized the score, but the Italian team will have to continue to score if they want to advance.

In the 76th minute, Salah passed Naples goalkeeper Ospina single-handedly and had no chance to kick. The cross from the left side of the penalty area was resolved by Ospina who returned to the defense in time.

One minute later, Robertson made a cross from the left side of the penalty area, and Mane's single-handed shot was bravely resolved by Ospina.

In the 79th minute, Insigne made a pass from the left side of the front court, and Callejon shot from close range to hit the plane.

Liverpool also began to make personnel adjustments. Klopp replaced Firmino with Keita.

In the 82nd minute, Arnold made a pass from the right side of the front court. Zhang Mai nodded and then rubbed the ball. Wijnal Du Mu relayed the header and missed the left post.

In the 83rd minute, Milner made a direct pass. Wiener Dumu shot from the left side of the penalty area and was confiscated by the defensive player backup Ospina. Salah then interfered with Ospina's kick-off and received a yellow card.

In the 85th minute, Liverpool made a substitution, and Fabinho replaced the cramp Milner.

In the 86th minute, Salah returned a pass, and Wijnaldumu made a low shot from the right side of the penalty point and missed the left post.

In the 87th minute, Zhang Mai made a cross pass from the left side of the penalty area after breaking through. Mane's shot went wide of the left post when no one was watching in front of the small penalty area.

In the 89th minute, Insigne shot 18 meters over the crossbar.

Liverpool replaced the injured Alexander-Arnold with Lovren in the 90th minute.

In the 2nd minute of stoppage time, Naples almost tied Liverpool, Fabinho made a clearance error, and Milik stopped the ball at close range and shot a goal, which was bravely saved by Alisson.

In the 4th minute of stoppage time, Salah made a direct pass, and Mane got a one-handed opportunity to take a penalty kick from the right side to face Naples goalkeeper Ospina with a low shot that went wide of the left post.

In the last minute of stoppage time, Robertson made a pass from the left, Zhang Mai pulled up a header in the crowd, and the ball passed through the ten fingers and got into the net.

2-1!Zhang Mai beat Naples in overtime, and both sides fought until the last second.

In the end, Liverpool defeated Naples 2-1 at home and advanced to the top 16 of the Champions League as the top of Group C.

Although Liverpool won the final victory, the thrilling game process still caused great criticism from the outside world.

As a Liverpool fan, you really must have a strong heart. Even so, you must prepare a quick-acting heart-saving pill, because watching the Red Army game is really worrying for the fans. You don’t know them until the last moment of the game. Can you win the game.

In the past few seasons, Liverpool fans have come here like this. It is almost a contest between the striker and the defense. If the striker scores more goals and the defense has less short-circuits, then they win;

Of course, this is usually the case. After Liverpool led 2-0, they started an anxious performance, and the wave lasted to the last minute.

Tonight's Anfield Stadium, although not leading 2-0, once again created a thrilling game.

With Salah scoring from a small angle in the 34th minute, Liverpool defeated Naples 2-1 at home and advanced in a thrilling manner, but the way Liverpool advanced was quite thrilling, because Naples was only a few feet away from escape in stoppage time.

In the 92nd minute of the game, Naples made a cross from the right. Fabinho, who came off the bench, won the first point, but failed to complete the clearance. When the shot was less than 5 meters away, he abruptly resolved this very threatening shot.

If Naples scored a goal, it basically meant that Liverpool was out, because the situation at the time was that if Naples overtook the score, Liverpool would have to score another goal to qualify.

Game time is running out.Such a shocking situation made all Liverpool suffer, especially in the last 15 minutes, when Naples put all their eggs in one basket and started to play high, with all formations pressing forward.

Of course, Liverpool created such a stalemate situation, but also thanks to their own gift, all kinds of happy football, so that the Red Army fans can't stand it.

Especially the winger Mane, if he can seize the opportunity to score goals, then there will be no chance of Naples' almost reversal. The Senegalese star wasted three single-handed opportunities:

In the 77th minute, Mane wasted Robertson's strike; in the 87th and 94th minutes, Mane wasted Salah's two second passes;
Of course, Salah, who scored the first goal, also had a chance to perform a hat-trick. He failed to score a single-handed goal at the beginning due to too much stoppage, and then failed to complete a shot when he passed the goalkeeper.

Fortunately, Liverpool survived 90 minutes, and Zhang Mai sealed the victory at the last second.

Of course, compared to the previous seasons, Liverpool has had fewer games like this in the past one or two years, because Liverpool spent nearly 1.8 million pounds in the transfer market to make up for the loopholes in the defense.

After signing Van Dijk, Maguire and Alisson, Klopp's team became the best defensive team in the Premier League. After the first 16 rounds, they only conceded 6 goals. The key factor for the first place in the standings.

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12月12日，2018-2019赛季欧冠小组赛第6轮结束了所有小组赛征程。

最终巴萨1-1战平热刺，国米1-1战平埃因霍温，利物浦2-1战胜那不勒斯，巴黎3-1战胜贝尔格莱德红星。

So far, the top 16 of the Champions League has all been produced, Liverpool and Paris have qualified together, while Inter Milan failed to seize the opportunity and was eliminated by Tottenham.

Group A: Dortmund, Atletico Madrid; Group B: Barcelona, ​​Tottenham; Group C: Liverpool, Paris; Group D: Porto, Schalke 04;

Group E: Bayern, Ajax; Group F: Manchester City, Lyon; Group G: Real Madrid, Roma; Group H: Juventus, Manchester United.

英超四支球队全部进入了欧冠淘汰赛，2018-2019欧冠18决赛的抽签将在12月17日于瑞士尼翁欧足联总部进行。

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