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Anfield.

Liverpool put together a starting lineup that seemed conservative.

But after the referee blew his whistle, Liverpool's offense broke out in full force.

The two full-backs take turns coming in.

Alonso organizes and dispatches passes to the wing.

Gerrard charges forward along the center, lying in wait behind the two forwards.

When Shen Hao was still observing how Liverpool was going to break through Leeds United's defense with a full-back attack, he suddenly smelled danger.

Crouch took the initiative to pull over to support him, and Kuyt was also approaching his side. Together with Gerrard, the three of them maintained a triangle positioning system.

Riise advanced from the wing and was assisted by Crouch in passing and cutting.

Then he made a pass.

Kuyt went to the middle of the penalty area to outflank him.

Although there is only one point, at least the entire attack is completed from beginning to end!

Shen Hao suddenly remembered that when Benitez coached Valencia and defeated Real Madrid and Barcelona in La Liga, he was very good at this kind of unilateral teamwork in the frontcourt, and once defeated the opponent without any help.

Master tactician, well-deserved!

It looks like there are two forwards, but it is actually three forwards!

Toldo struck out and confiscated the ball.

Kuyt failed to grab the point.

Liverpool retreated quickly.

Occupying the advantage of home court, they are also burning physical energy.

Being overtaken by Arsenal in the league, it can be said that Liverpool did not have any worries in this second round contest.

Because the initiative to compete for fourth place in the league is not in their hands.

Whether the Champions League can come back depends entirely on whether a miracle can happen tonight.

Leeds United's offense advanced to the frontcourt and was strongly suppressed by Liverpool.

Liverpool, who burned physical energy and strengthened their zone defense, clearly suppressed Leeds United in terms of rhythm and speed.

Rivaldo cut in from the right and failed to create a threat.

Liverpool's attack is back with a vengeance.

After switching sides to the right, when Finnan advanced on the right side of the frontcourt, Kuyt took the initiative to respond, but Crouch stayed in the center.

Roy Keane went to cut off the passing line between Finnan and Kuyt.

Finnan passed the ball directly to the center, and Gerrard took the initiative to connect with the ball in the middle, stopping and passing the ball into the penalty area after forming a containment.

After stopping the ball, Crouch quickly moved the ball out of the angle and shot.

It's a bit hasty and the quality is mediocre.

Toldo moved one step and made the save.

Unsurprisingly.

However, this momentum is not good.

Liverpool's offensive coordination style is actually very simple.

Not complicated or cumbersome at all.

If you hit the left side, you'll hit the left side, and you can't even see the offensive shift.

But they relied on their fast-paced offense with frequent sprints to put Leeds United into a passive position.

This is arguably the same approach as how Leeds United played them in the first leg.

Leeds United struggled to quickly improve their status while resisting Liverpool's attack.

At this time, they did not choose a conservative response.

If we pull back and compress the defense line and put the bus in place, perhaps the defensive effect will be much better.

But this is contrary to the tactics Shen Hao formulated before the game.

Coming to Anfield, what Leeds United is fighting for is not victory, but away goals!

Defeated Liverpool 2-0 at home in the first leg.

The key is to keep the opponent clean.

In this way, if Leeds United scored a goal at Anfield.

The difficulty for Liverpool to make a comeback has skyrocketed.

Leeds United scored one, and Liverpool needed to score four to make a comeback!

Even if Liverpool defeats Leeds United 3:1, Leeds United will eventually advance to the Champions League final.

Because Leeds United have away goal advantage.

Liverpool fans cheered with enthusiasm.

They misunderstood Benitez.

It looks like the formation is conservative.

But the style of play is not conservative at all.

As the game approached 25 minutes, Liverpool's attack from the right side used a triangle pass and cut.

After Gerrard responded, he headed towards the penalty area.

Finnan sent a direct pass to the ground.

Kuyt stretched to the extreme and turned around to get rid of Candela, and sent a cross in front of the baseline.

The effect of this ball passing is very average.

But Crouch kept adjusting his position and then jumped and shook his head to ferry.

He had no way of heading the ball towards the goal to create a threat, but the header just happened to find Gerrard, who cut inside. The latter unloaded the ball on his chest and continued to move forward, which allowed Roy Keane to come from behind. There was no chance of destruction in pursuit.

The moment the football bounced off the ground, Gerrard fired a shot!

The football shot into the upper left corner of the goal like an arrow from the string!

Toldo could do nothing about the ball, he could only watch it and sigh.

"Oops! Gerrard scored! The captain of the Red Army stood up. Liverpool's goal seemed to come naturally after taking the advantage at home."

"We were suppressed from the beginning in terms of momentum and rhythm. It has improved in recent minutes, but the worst thing is that Liverpool scored at this time!"

"The total score is Leeds United leading Liverpool 2:1. If there is another goal, then this next goal will be very crucial."

Anfield was filled with cheers.

Liverpool fans seem to see hope of reversal!

Indeed, hope emerged.

At least Liverpool only needs one more goal to equalize the total score and erase the advantage established by Leeds United in the first round.

Gerrard did not celebrate after scoring, but repeatedly raised his arms during the retreat, making the atmosphere even more fanatical.

The noise was deafening.

Shen Hao looked serious.

He didn't show any emotion after losing the ball.

Instead, he gestured firmly to the team as before.

Don't waver!

Continue to fight according to the requirements before the game!

Leeds United fans were a little panicked.

Mainly coming to the threshold of the Champions League final.

The worry about gains and losses has become more important than ever before!

Liverpool's morale was greatly boosted, but Leeds United was still suppressed by rhythm and momentum after kick-off.

It seems that Liverpool's players are like wolves and tigers, and even though Leeds United fought back, they still fell into a disadvantage in the competition.

Leeds United was forced to start fouling to interrupt the opponent's rhythm.

Liverpool's overall momentum was maintained for too long, which even made Shen Hao a little frightened.

What he fears is that if Benitez adopts this style of play in the first round of the Champions League, can Leeds United still establish an advantage in the first round?

However, this is also the result of experience gained through trial and error in the confrontation.

Today Liverpool completely used Gerrard as the main scoring point.

The 532 system is also trying to offload Gerrard's defensive tasks as much as possible, allowing him to fully exert his offensive strength.

It's a pity that Liverpool only has one Gerrard.

Kuyt and Crouch can be even stronger if one of them is strong.

Leeds United may be really in trouble.

Shen Hao is still confident, mainly because he saw that in order to maintain the high-intensity offensive rhythm of Liverpool, the two full-backs' assists have begun to appear disjointed.

As the game approached 40 minutes, when Gerrard was forced to pass the ball to the wing under the defense of Jamie Redknapp and Roy Keane, Candela decisively and actively attacked.

Finnan also went to fight for it.

But it was supposed to be a response, but the rhythm didn't keep up!

Candela touched the ball first, flicked the ball forward to the left, and then dodged Finnan's outstretched hand.

Finnan realized something was going to happen, so he committed a foul immediately.

But he reached out and grabbed the empty space.

After dodging, Candela quickly caught up with the football and dribbled forward quickly.

Leeds United's forward moved quickly.

Finnan can't come back.

Candela can drive forward, but of course the fastest way to play is teamwork.

Ribery pressed the back line to start on the wing, and Candela's direct pass was very decisive.

When the football rolled from the wing to the edge of the penalty area, Ribery had already speeded up and successfully countered offside. Although he was not in the penalty area, he already had the advantage of attacking depth the moment he touched the ball.

After stepping inside and entering the penalty area, Ribery took a look at the situation in the middle and sent a decisive cross.

Carragher tried to block the damage with a flying tackle, but failed to touch the football.

He looked towards the center in horror.

Agger reached out and grabbed Ronaldo.

As a result, Ronaldo slipped and fell to the ground while rushing forward!

Shen Hao's pupils shrank slightly on the sidelines, and he immediately raised his right hand with an angry look.

The first reaction is to put pressure on the referee.

But in the next second, the football that Ronaldo failed to catch was rushed to the back of the penalty area by Rivaldo and then fired a powerful shot into the lower right corner of the goal!

Simply neat!

Shen Hao's raised right hand turned into a fist and waved heavily!

"The ball went in! Rivaldo! Ronaldo was dragged to the ground by Agger when outflanking the point. Fortunately, Rivaldo also followed up at the back point. Otherwise, if the referee did not call Agger a foul, then It really makes me want to cry.”

"It's really unexpected. Rivaldo scored again. This away goal for Leeds United is worth a thousand dollars!"

"Yes, just now Liverpool narrowed the score gap to one goal. Now the gap seems to be back to two goals. In fact, Liverpool needs to score three more goals to complete the comeback!"

The worries of Leeds United fans have finally been put to rest.

Rivaldo's goal was a reassurance for them.

Now advancing to the Champions League final is completely guaranteed!

Leeds United fans can cheer as much as they want!

The Liverpool generals were stunned for a moment.

This lost goal is too fatal!

Their goal is actually to get two goals back first, and then they will switch to a defensive posture.

Because that would be their limit.

But the second goal was not scored by them.

The balance of victory and defeat tilted heavily towards Leeds United.

Benitez sighed inwardly.

Even if Liverpool takes advantage of the home court, it will only take 30 minutes at most to burn the limit of physical energy and rhythm after the start.

It doesn’t mean that you lose your ability after 30 minutes.

But the intensity cannot be maintained.

The ability to persist until now is directly related to Gerrard scoring a goal and letting everyone see hope, which brought stronger motivation.

But in the end he couldn't hold on until he scored the second goal.

Leeds United beat Liverpool 1:1 away from home.

The total score is 3:1 ahead of Liverpool.

Now if Liverpool wants to advance, they must score three goals in a row without conceding a goal!

Benitez knew this was impossible.

They may have scored three Leeds United goals in a desperate attempt.

But how could Leeds not score?

Leeds United hid its main force in the league last weekend.

Compared with Liverpool in terms of physical fitness, he will not be at a disadvantage at all.

In the box, Zhao Xin hugged Chen Hao and laughed heartily.

The closer Leeds United is to the Champions League final, the higher the probability of his big harvest.

Although Liverpool fans were desperate at this time, they still cheered for the team.

At least Liverpool showed their fighting spirit and determination today from the perspective of fighting spirit.

Even if the results are unsatisfactory.

But it's better than surrendering.

Leeds pulled back to strengthen their defence.

In the last few minutes of the first half, the two teams' regular offensive tug-of-war failed to create a threat.

Halftime is over.

Shen Hao turned around and walked quickly into the players' tunnel.

Leeds United wanted to score away goals, but their goal has been achieved.

Now you have to do your best to lock in your tickets to the Champions League final!

When he returned to the locker room, he was more focused on adjusting the team's mentality and inoculating the players' minds.

Avoid losing a good situation and destroying the Great Wall.

In the second half, the two teams returned to the field and changed sides to fight again.

Leeds United's overall attitude became pragmatic, although it did not completely shrink defensively.

But he is deliberately keeping the pace down.

Liverpool showed a stubbornness and still forced the speed to launch a strong attack.

The spirit is commendable and the fighting spirit is admirable.

But now Leeds United is not only more calm, but Liverpool's own state and physical fitness are not enough to support them to maintain a fast pace for a long time.

The effect of the scene cannot be compared with that of the first half.

Gerrard's hard work is worthy of the captain of the Red Army.

But Crouch and Kuyt began to be surrounded by Leeds United in the backcourt, which made Gerrard stand alone.

Liverpool fans are sad, even a little distressed.

nobody is perfect.

Gerrard has expressed his thoughts about leaving the team and sent signals to the outside world.

Although it is believed by the outside world that this is a small trick he played in order to increase his salary and renew his contract.

But from a factual perspective, Gerrard is more important to Liverpool than any other player, or even coach.

His contribution is also obvious to all.

Just wanting to carry a team to the top of Europe is still too arduous and heavy a task.

Just after the 70th minute of the game, Liverpool could no longer maintain the fast pace. When Leeds United controlled the ball in the midfield and set the pace, their frontcourt players launched a counterattack.

Speed ​​and intensity are reduced.

Jamie Redknapp burst forward to break the blockade.

Rui Costa's pass was a delight to watch.

Jamie Redknapp passed the ball to the front area of ​​Liverpool's penalty area but did not encounter a top defense interception.

Liverpool's defenders were nervously keeping an eye on Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Ribery.

They were afraid of going up to Jamie Redknapp and losing their defensive position.

Jamie Redknapp fully adjusted and kicked off the goal in front of the penalty area!

So easy!

The explosion without interference produced a very high mass.

Like a white rainbow passing by, the football flew directly into the upper left corner of the goal!

Liverpool fans closed their eyes in pain.

The former captain of the Red Army sprinkled a pinch of salt on their wounds.

But maybe now for Jamie Redknapp, ten years in the Red Army is not as good as two or three years in white.

He is already a legend at Leeds United, as he won every major honor at the club except the Champions League with Leeds United.

Leeds United fans were ecstatic.

Totally enjoying the game.