My football skills are so strong! I am the king of control

"To all the fans who are watching the second leg of the Champions League semi-final, Liverpool's away game against a strong opponent is about to begin!"

"The main players of both sides came on the field. First of all, for Barcelona, ​​Lenglet was still in the starting lineup, and the right back was replaced by Roberto from Semedo in the first leg."

“This may be good news for Barcelona fans, but the midfield combination is still Coutinho and Ousmane Dembele!”

"Coutinho's form in the league has been gradually improving recently. In the last round against Villarreal, he scored a beautiful goal."

"So, fans, can Barcelona create the biggest comeback in the history of the Champions League? If they can do it, it will probably exceed the power of the Champions League itself. It will make countless Barcelona fans become lifelong followers of this team."

"But if we see Liverpool's starting XI, you'll understand how little hope Barcelona have of doing this."

"Lin Chen leads the team, with Wijnaldum and Rodri starting. Now Rodri seems to have become a fixed starter in Liverpool's midfield!"

"In the back line, Van Dijk and Lovren are paired together, as are Joe Gomez and Matip. To be honest, I don't understand this lineup."

"Does Klopp want Gomez to play as left back and Matip as right back? But Arnold is clearly on the bench."

"The three forwards in the frontcourt have not changed, the goalkeeper is still Alisson, the game will start soon!"

What confuses Barcelona the most is Liverpool's arrangement of four defenders in this game. They put three central defenders on the field. Joe Gomez can play as a full-back, but you can't ask him to take care of both the left and the right, so one central defender must be switched to play as a full-back!

At least that's what Valverde thought, but when the game started, Liverpool had no full-backs on the field.

Not only did Joe Gomez not play as a full-back, nor as a center back, but he played as a winger!

Matip, Lovren and Van Dijk formed a three-man central defender. Wijnaldum, who started the game, was the right forward. Lin Chen and Rodri were in charge of the midfield. Together with the three forwards in the frontcourt, Liverpool played in a 343 formation that Klopp had never played before!

"Should I use this formation that I have never used before against Barcelona?"

"Is it a bit too aggressive, or was Klopp brainwashed by Guardiola before the game?"

"We need to see how Liverpool intend to limit Barcelona with this tactic."

Scholes believed that Klopp played this formation to limit Barcelona, ​​but just a few minutes into the game, it was Liverpool who created a good opportunity first.

The eighth minute of the game!

Wijnaldum first stayed in the midfield, then suddenly ran to the right forward position, staying between Roberto and Ousmane Dembele.

Alisson made a long pass to Wijnaldum, Wijnaldum stopped the ball, Ousmane Dembele and Roberto rushed towards him almost at the same time!

The two seemed to have no tacit understanding, but also seemed to want to execute synchronized defensive tactics.

Wijnaldum waited for a second and then passed the ball to the midfield, and Lin Chen received the ball and passed it straight on!

Wijnaldum turned around and overtook Ousmane Dembele, and Roberto's pursuit speed was slightly slowed down because of Ousmane Dembele's sprint, so Wijnaldum was able to face Pique alone!

At this time, Pique just wanted to figure out how Liverpool would attack next. Wijnaldum's beautiful skills allowed him to face Pique calmly. Then he suddenly knocked the ball back, and Rodri, who had just been preparing to respond in the backcourt, suddenly appeared!

Powerful long shot!

There is no one at Barcelona to protect the defenders!

Rodri's long shot towards the goal was of very high quality. Ter Stegen made another super save with an excellent save to block the ball out of the goal!