[Football] Crown of Thorns

Although the preparation is very good, football is not a game that can be calculated. On Sunday, Liverpool's away game against Chelsea at Stamford ended in a draw. Cesc Fabregas assisted Terry with a header and Gerrard A header equalized the score.There are 2 rounds left in the league, and the Red Army is currently 1 points behind the first place Chelsea.

Apart from the confrontation in the game, the most touching thing in the whole game was Gerrard's departure. After the Red Army captain Gerrard helped the team equalize, he was replaced by the coach, and Gerrard's performance not only It is the pride of the fans of the Red Army, and it also won the applause of Mourinho and all the Blues fans. The applause at the Stanford Stadium at that moment made people even more supportive of the veteran's demeanor.

Immediately afterwards, Liverpool ushered in their Champions League opponent Barcelona at Anfield, and the second leg of the semi-final started on Wednesday night.

The fans were singing in the stands, and in the stadium, the players of the two teams stood in rows, puffing out their chests under the bursts of flashing lights.

The UEFA Champions League theme song played over the stands is still flying, it is still so simple and high-spirited, and the intense enthusiasm may also be indifferent.

Gama raised his head and looked at the sky above.

The weather in Liverpool today is not good. It looks gloomy during the day, and the night in May is not hot. According to the weather forecast, there may be rain, but the dull air is always dull, but there is no raindrop.

His little Amy will be one year old at the end of this month. The child is growing fast, and with her baby fat round face, she can already see that she will be a beauty in the future. Some people have already joked that it is better to make an appointment. Of course, Jia Ma Declined altogether.

Before today's crucial battle, Gama would of course give Monet the family and friends tickets, and Monet readily agreed to bring little Amy to watch the game.

Little Amy is a very courageous little girl, and she is not afraid of crowded places, always dancing and waving her hands, smiling happily.

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Gama's lips.

Furtado, who was standing beside him, poked him, "What are you laughing at?"

"nothing!"

After the pre-match ceremony, Gama stretched his waist, "Today we will definitely win!"

"Of course."

Furtado smiled, "Little Amy is growing so fast!"

Hearing the words of praise for her daughter, Jia Ma was immediately happy, "No, she has grown very fast, she is very healthy and cute..."

Gama blah blah blah, blah blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. ! !

The starting lineup of both parties:

Barcelona (433):

Goalkeeper: 1-Ter Stegen;

Defenders: 22-Alves, 3-Pique, 14- Mascherano, 18-Alba;

Midfielder: 5-Busquets, 4-Rakitic, 8-Iniesta;

Forwards: 10-Messi, 9-Suarez, 11-Neymar.

Liverpool (433):

Goalkeeper: 22-Mignolet;

Defenders: 18-Moreno, 5-Furtado, 4-Toure, 2-Glenn Johnson;

Midfield: 8-Gerrard, 10-Dagama, 24-Joe Allen;

Forwards: 7-Torres, 15-Sturridge, 29-Borini.

Compared with the previous game, both sides have not changed much in terms of personnel.

The referee for this game is Masik from Serbia.

On Wednesday, May 5th, at 13:20, the Premier League Liverpool faced the challenge of Barcelona at the home stadium of Anfield, and started the second round of the UEFA Champions League semi-final.

In the last game, Liverpool won the first game with a score of 2-3. In today's game, if they want to qualify, then Barcelona must win Liverpool to have hope, and Liverpool can eliminate their opponents and qualify smoothly even if it is a draw.Therefore, the pressure can be said to be all on Barcelona's side...

"Hehe, do you believe this?"

In the locker room before the game, when the players discussed this issue, Gama sneered again and again.

Jie Baozi looked serious, "Of course...don't believe me!"

Since the European football war, Liverpool has occupied two places in the top ten super-reversal games in Europe. History can learn from it. Whoever believes in such rumors that they can win is a fool.

Fumbled to find a piece of chocolate from the bag and put it in his mouth, Gama pulled his lips, "It's impossible to think about it, is Barcelona the kind of opponent who will easily admit defeat? And..." At this point, Gama Ma pouted, "Liverpool has so many enemies."

The strange yin and yang, and the wrong words made Jie Baozi silent.

After a few seconds, Jie Baozi forced a smile, "It won't be too obvious."

"Hehe, anyway..."

Gama chewed hard a few times and swallowed the bitter dark chocolate, "I hate this taste."

Jie Baozi glanced at the brand of candy that Jia Ma ate, "If it is too pure, it will be bitter."

"Bitter taste can make people sober."

After taking a sip of water to wash away the bitterness in his mouth, Jia Ma smiled brightly again, "I'm thinking too much, but I still have to be careful, and avoid those foul moves, especially the vague ones."

"I know."

Jie Baozi nodded, and especially emphasized this problem with his teammates when he was leaving the door.

Rogers, who was standing at the door, listened to his captain's arrangement, and while he was relieved, he suddenly felt a little redundant as the coach.

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"The starting lineups of both sides in this game are exactly the same as in the first round..."

"For Barcelona, ​​the MSN combination leads the team's starting lineup. It can be seen that Enrique's preparations are not conservative at all..."

The game started.

From the very beginning, Barcelona played very aggressively. Alves and Mascherano took the lead in attacking on the right. Suarez also stepped up the press in the frontcourt, which made the Red Army's defense seem a little uncomfortable at the beginning.

However, the Red Army’s tactical meeting before the game was also prepared for the attack on Barcelona. Furtado and Toure sit in the middle, and Moreno and Johnson are supplementary defenses on both sides. Their task today is to defend with all their strength and stay close to home. field.Including Gerrard, he also moved his position back by another three meters today, and today the main attacking force is entirely on Gama.

Sure enough, although the Barcelona side attacked with all their strength at the beginning of the game, they failed to get a chance several times. When they slowed down, Gama dribbled the ball and launched an attack, and created the opportunity first.

In the 5th minute, Gama made a straight pass, and Sturridge hit the goal with a long shot.

This sudden shot made Barcelona's defense flustered for a while. If the little lion hadn't reacted quickly, the goal might have been scored.

Ter Stegen hugged the football tightly with both hands, and took a slow breath.

Really, it's too dangerous.

On the Anfield stadium, the enthusiastic cheers of the Red Army fans sounded.

The red and blue fans who came from afar let out an exclamation of relief.

"Ter Stegen's reaction is quite fast. Although he will make some inexplicable mistakes from time to time, he is still quite powerful at critical moments..."

"That's right, especially his wide defensive range and quick response, which is quite good."

"Sturridge's long-range shot was saved by Ter Stegen bravely."

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In the 9th minute, Liverpool, who were playing at home, scored the first goal!

First, Gama's pass, Torres scored a point and successfully blasted the goal, the ball was blocked by Pique's long legs and went out of the baseline.

Reds corner.

Gerrard's corner kick passed Busquets accurately, Barcelona made a human error, leaving Gama unguarded, he headed the ball inside the penalty area and gave the ball to Torres, who kicked from close range Volley, the goal is successful.

Liverpool 1-0, leading Barcelona 4-2 on aggregate.

Torres had a big smile on his face.

In this season, from being ridiculed and discredited at the beginning, to the goals that followed, he became the top scorer in the Premier League, and then to the two goals against Barcelona in the Champions League, people not only sighed, the Spanish golden boy really 's back.

The warm hugs from his teammates made Torres smile even brighter...

At this time, a certain bastard who was far away in Madrid muttered and muttered when he saw this scene on the TV screen, and someone slapped him while muttering.

Someone beside him praised: Well done!

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After scoring the goal, Liverpool played more aggressively. Under the attention of the fans, Gama brought the ball to Barcelona's half, shook the opponent's three players in one breath, and then directly kicked and bombarded the goal.

Although the ball failed to enter the net due to the interference of the defense, Liverpool won another corner kick.

Although the game only lasted less than 10 minutes, the imposing Liverpool made the Red Army fans even more excited. They sang the song again--ringoffire, the classic song of Johnny Cash (Jonnycash) Changed into their own version by Liverpool fans in 2002, the song has become a must-sing victory anthem for every game the team wins, starting with the 2005 European Champions Cup final.

The singing became louder and louder, and the voices of the fans were heard throughout the stadium.

Gama took a breath and looked up at the stands around him.

Although it is a good thing that the fans are happy, it is not good to start celebrating after only 10 minutes of the game!

Thinking about his cloudy physique, Jia Ma suppressed the thought.

It may be that MYGOD here doesn't like me very much. After 2 minutes, there was a problem with Liverpool's defense. Toure and Morino made a mistake in cooperating. After receiving Messi's through pass, he succeeded in anti-offside. When he faced Mignolet, he crossed the ball to Neymar who followed up. Neymar easily hit the empty goal and Barcelona 1-1 Liverpool.The total score became 4-3.

Seeing this 'tragedy' happening, Gama inhaled and inhaled again.

TNND legs, play with me is it!

Sensitively noticing Jia Ma's glaring expression, Futado clicked his tongue, looked up at the sky, looked down at the ground, and ignored the fire-breathing dragon in front of him.

Although it is not his responsibility to lose the position of the back defense, as a central defender, Furtado knows that the mistakes in the backcourt are also due to the loss of position between him and his teammates. His lack of replacement just now is also a problem.

"Let me think, is this the first time Molino has made an important mistake at left-back?"

The Sky Sports commentator in the live broadcast said so.

The guest who was specially invited to this game was former Manchester United defender Gary Neville. He shook his head and said very frankly: Moreno's performance was terrible, and marking mistakes was his biggest problem.

On the court, Gama also shook his head. He could get angry with Furtado at will, because he knew that the two of them had a good relationship, and it was okay to talk casually, but he couldn't do the same with Morino.

Furtado waved his hand and said that he would pay attention to the defense next.

Gama sucked in his breath and turned to Gerald.

Jie Baozi made a gesture, also expressing that he would pay attention.

Regardless of the fact that Liverpool still seems to be playing in a 433-[-]-[-] formation today, in fact, among the three midfielders, only Gama is at the front. Joe Allen and Gerrard have both moved their positions back. Their main task today is defense.

The loss of position in the rear is not only the problem of Morino alone, it is also their responsibility for not being able to stop MSN's attack.

The game continued, and Gama dribbled the ball back into the Barcelona half. First, he passed an oblique long pass into the penalty area. Borini headed straight into the dead corner of the goal. Ter Stegen reacted amazingly and saved the ball out of the baseline!

Another corner kick.

This time it was Torres who ran to the corner flag to serve.

Gama stared at Tomi, who glanced at him, then kicked.

The ball was sent to the back of the penalty area. Pique's height in the crowd was particularly noticeable, but the position of the ball was not conducive to his height to grab points. Sturridge, who was lower than him, bravely rubbed his head The side of K's neck brushed against the football.

The two entangled and rolled to the ground, the football flew out, and Jia Ma kicked the ball hard.

Mascherano rushed to block the ball with his body, the football bounced in the opposite direction and Torres volleyed.

It's a pity that the ball hit the crossbar and bounced away.

In front of the crowded goal, someone took a breath, and the players on both sides raised their heads and looked at the free football.

"So nervous!"

In the live broadcast room, the former Red Army captain Souness, who was invited by the team today, made such a sigh.

The host Anthony laughed, "Graeme, what do you think of today's game?"

The Red Army star smiled, "It was a good game."

"Hey, why is it so good?"

"Probably because both sides played well!"

Souness, who once played in midfield and became a coach after retiring, also has a good way of speaking, "Barcelona is really strong. Our players played very hard and bravely. It was really a good game."

Although the host of the scene, Anthony, is a diehard Red Army loyalist, he can only shake his head helplessly in the face of the old captain of the Red Army who is not willing to enter, and can't find a topic!

On the field, it was the Red Army's goal again. Gama tiptoed a shot in the penalty area, and the ball was saved by Ter Stegen.

The little lion held the ball and slowly stood up after slowing down.

In the last game, Gama put a lot of pressure on him, and in this game, he messed up the goal he guarded from time to time before attacking. What's wrong with MD's defense? Why can't he stop it? Live Gama's offense?

Seeing that the ball missed, Gama stepped back slowly.

Why is the attack so fierce, of course it is for defense!

Barcelona's offensive power is too great. In order to put pressure on the opponent, Gama used all his strength and went all out to attack.

In the previous games, when Gama organized the offense, he would pass the last kick to his teammates most of the time, and most of his energy was devoted to organization.

The opponent is Barcelona. It can be said that the opponent was caught off guard in the last game, but not today.

Liverpool's initiative should be on defense, so he must attack with all his strength to hold the opponent's footsteps.

The Red Army's tactics were quickly seen through by Barcelona, ​​but Enrique has been thinking about how to curb the opponent's attack power.

"Limit Da Gama's offensive power."

That's what the assistant said.

Enrique nodded slightly, but how to limit it?

That's the problem.

Some players, everyone knows how to deal with him, but they always can't deal with him?

why?

It's because, even if you know his weaknesses, your player still can't limit the opponent's performance.

Enrique stared at the situation in the stadium, feeling a little anxious.

Barcelona has a genius that can't be restrained no matter how restricted by the opponent, and Liverpool also has such a genius.

"I really didn't expect that Da Gama, who is fully fired, is so powerful!"

Anthony took a breath.

On the other side of the Sky Sports broadcast room, Neville was also talking about the same person.

"Dagama is indeed underestimated."

"Because he's not well-known?"

The host next to him asked.

Neville nodded, "Although Da Gama has performed very well in the past few years, in general, when talking about first-class stars, everyone will first think of Ronaldo, Messi, Kaka, among the midfielders. I will also think of Alonso, Xavi or Iniesta first, etc. Da Gama is a good midfielder, but everyone still thinks of his ex-girlfriend first..."

"Haha, our goddess, Miss Monet. Today she also came to the scene with her child~~"

"Yes, because after Da Gama came to England, he was most famous for being in a relationship with Miss Monet. After that, everyone's attention seems to be..."

Neville shook his head.

"As a result, the fact that Vasco da Gama was a superb midfield maestro has been overlooked."

"Yes."

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Jia Ma wiped off his sweat, looked at the opponents surrounding him from three directions in front of him, and the corners of his lips twitched slightly.

Do you think you can stop me with a pack of wolves?

Ha ha……

Step on the ball, press the sole of the foot slightly and apply force, the football goes out from the right foot and hits the inner side of the left foot and then bounces, the heel of the right foot is lifted to the side, the football bounces behind, Gama hits the ball with the back of the head , The football flew out.

Gerrard pushed from behind, and when his opponent was stunned, Gama had already jumped out from between them.

Catch the ball and shoot from distance!

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PS: Jia Ma, who was overshadowed by his ex-girlfriend's fame——well, did you say you can get a raise?Gama asked.