Revive Liverpool

Chapter 99 Champions League Playoffs

Li Nan was with Keira Knightley in Venice. During the few days in Venice, Li Nan and Keira Knightley have been getting tired of being together.

But time waits for no one, and the two of them spent only a few days together, so Li Nan had to return to Liverpool.

As the chairman of the team, Li Nan chose to cheer for Liverpool at home, and he also urged his own players.

Liverpool have just finished their first Premier League game of the new season, and now they need to prepare for the Champions League play-offs they got after a hard-working season last season.

Liverpool first home and then away, the first round of the Champions League play-offs will be played at Anfield, Liverpool's home stadium.

Because Liverpool in the original time and space did not qualify for the European War, they will participate in the third round of the League Cup.

Now that Liverpool have qualified for the European War, they naturally do not need to participate in the third round of the League Cup.

Liverpool, on the other hand, is preparing for the UEFA Champions League, and cannot let their qualifications for the UEFA Champions League, which they struggled with last season, just disappear.

No matter what, I have to take a walk in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League, let's go after the group stage!

Originally, Li Nan wanted to go to Udinese to dig some people, dig Udinese's defense line all over, and weaken Udinese's strength.

But Udinese knew that his opponent in the Champions League play-offs was Liverpool, so he was unwilling to sell his players to Liverpool, and set the transfer price of each player that Liverpool wanted to buy to inflated prices.

The price of one player is enough for Liverpool to buy two players of similar strength from other teams.

Udinese, who was originally a black shop, is now even more ruthless when facing Liverpool.

Let Li Nan directly give up the idea of ​​signing in Udinese, give up these outside ways, honestly let the team play the Champions League play-offs, and use their strength to defeat the opponent!

Anyway, facing Udinese, Liverpool's hopes of getting a ticket to the Champions League group stage are not small.

At 8:16 on August 18, the first round of Liverpool's Champions League play-offs will begin.

The lineup sent by Liverpool at home: The goalkeeper position is still Liverpool's main goalkeeper Keylor Navas.

On the back line are Danny Rose, David Luiz, Agger and teenager Martin Kelly.

In midfield are Meireles, Gerrard, De Bruyne and Henderson.

The players on the front line are Griezmann and Lewandowski.

Liverpool did not send Suarez, their big killer, but put him on the bench.

It is estimated that Pochettino, as the head coach, feels that facing Udinese, Liverpool can easily win at home without Suarez's appearance.

After all, Liverpool will face Arsenal away in 4 days, and this game requires Suarez to take a good rest.

At most, replace Suarez at the last moment of the game, get familiar with the tactics with his teammates, find a match, and adapt to the rhythm of the game.

After the opening ceremony, Liverpool's Champions League matches this season officially began.

Only 1 minute into the game, Udinese's young defender Ekstrand received his first yellow card of the game for uprooting Griezmann.

In the 4th minute, Liverpool successfully took the lead in the score.

Meireles sent a precise cross from the right, and Griezmann scored in front of the goal, Liverpool [-]-[-]!Liverpool lead Udinese at home.

Without the big killer Suarez, Liverpool still easily broke through Udinese's goal.

In the 9th minute, De Bruyne took a corner kick. In the new season, Liverpool has transferred many midfielders. Among them, there are many corner kicks and free kicks. De Bruyne and Henderson can both become Liverpool's corner kicks and free kicks.

Coming to the frontcourt, David Luiz, who joined the corner kick attack, rubbed in the front and back. Lewandowski, who was in the back, grabbed the ball, relayed the header, and headed the ball into the goal. Udinese's goalkeeper was overwhelmed.

Liverpool led Udinese 10-[-]. Less than [-] minutes into the game, Liverpool took a [-]-[-] lead at home.

In the 13th minute, Udinese was almost able to equalize the score, and Udinese won a free kick in the frontcourt.

Di Natale, who took the free kick from Udinese, spun the free kick directly to the goal, but the ball hit the crossbar, and the Liverpool fans at the scene were shocked!
After 1 minute, Di Natale attempted a lob in a counterattack and was confiscated by Navas.

In the 17th minute, Udinese picked a pass from the frontcourt, and Kanter stretched out his foot before Isla formed a single-handedly.

In the first 20 minutes, Liverpool's possession rate was as high as 62%.

In the 26th minute, Udinese got another chance to equalize. Almeiro used his excellent explosive power to get a single chance. Fortunately, Navas saved the ball and Isla's supplementary shot was blocked by David Luiz!
In the 33rd minute, Gerrard and Meirelles had two consecutive shots blocked by Udinese players.

In the 43rd minute, Liverpool got a free kick, but their free kick was seen through by Udinese, and Gerrard's angry shot was blocked.

After halftime, Liverpool temporarily lead Udinese [-]-[-].

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again. Pochettino replaced Martin Kelly with Flanagan and chose to give Flanagan another chance.

Young players should give more opportunities and give them some room for error.

In the first 15 minutes of the second half, Udinese's possession rate rose to 56%, and Liverpool was somewhat passive.

But in the first 15 minutes, Udinese took the initiative, but was able to turn the advantage into a goal, and has not been able to score a goal, pulling the score.

Pochettino opted to replace Meireles and Sterling.

In the 69th minute, Sterling got a semi-single-handed chance in the counterattack, but Sterling's pick was a bit confusing, and Handanovic easily confiscated the ball.

In the 72nd minute, Pochettino used the last substitution spot and replaced Griezmann with Suarez.

In the 74th minute, Udinese got another free kick in the frontcourt. It was still Di Natale who took the free kick. Di Natale's shot was saved by Navas!

Three minutes later, Sterling relied on his speed advantage to break through the barrier alone in the counterattack, but his shot was blocked by the opponent's defender.

In the 85th minute, Sterling broke into the penalty area and fell under the defense of Ekstrand, but the referee did not say anything.

In the 91st minute, Liverpool almost scored another goal. De Bruyne drove straight in and sent a through pass. Lewandowski pushed from the far corner and was bravely saved by Handanovic!
In the end, Liverpool defeated Udinese [-]-[-] at home and won the first round of the UEFA Champions League play-offs.

(End of this chapter)