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Ronaldo's ground cut directly turned into a lore goal. Although Liverpool tried their best to counterattack to find opportunities, but there were only a few minutes left in the game, and they couldn't play the effect at all.

In this way, Liverpool lost 1:2 at home to Real Madrid in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, and was defeated by the opponent for the third time this season.

And this score basically declared Liverpool's death sentence.

In all the two-round knockout rounds in the history of the Champions League, the teams that lost at home in the first round were almost eliminated.

And there have been two accidents in total, namely Ajax in the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League in the 95/96 season and Inter Milan in the top 16 of the UEFA Champions League in the 10/11 season. Turnaround situation.

And they all just lost 0:1 at home in the first leg.

In the Champions League knockout round, losing 0:1 at home and losing 1:2 are completely different scores.

If they lose 0:1 at home in the first round, they only need to go to the away game for a small victory in the second round, and there is a great chance to complete the comeback.

Going to an away game to win a 1:0 can drag the game into overtime, and if neither side scores a goal in overtime, they can enter a penalty shootout.

If it is an away game with one goal and more goals, such as a 2:1 or 3:2 away game win, or even a small victory with more goals, you can directly rely on away goals to win more goals. And advance.

But if you lose 1:2 in the first round, even if you win 1:0 in the away game in the second round, it is not enough, and you will still be eliminated because of fewer away goals.

In this way, the team that wins the first leg can have more room to maneuver and have a better chance of winning the game.

So in general, Liverpool's 1:2 loss to Real Madrid at home is basically dead.

At least in the history of the Champions League, no team has ever lost 1:2 or more at home, but has successfully reversed and advanced.

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Liverpool lost to Real Madrid at home, which made the English media howl.

This year marks the first time in three years that a Premier League team has reached the semi-finals of the Champions League since Chelsea in 2012.

However, Liverpool lost to their opponents at home in the first round. It seems that they are basically hopeless to advance, which is indeed a bit disappointing.

And what's worse is that Liverpool have lost to Real Madrid three times this season, and they will probably lose again in the next round at the Bernabeu. By then, they will be killed four times in the season, which is really embarrassing.

After the game, Liverpool from top to bottom expressed their determination to continue fighting in front of reporters and strive to go to the Bernabeu to reverse and advance.

But in fact, everyone seemed a little weak when expressing their determination.

After the Champions League semi-final, it will soon be the weekend league match day, Liverpool will go to Stamford Bridge to play Chelsea.

The English media has already made arrangements for Liverpool. Anyway, the Champions League is basically out, so let's fight Chelsea and try to grab a point from Chelsea, so as to stabilize our top four position as much as possible.

Liverpool are currently only three points ahead of fifth-placed Manchester United in the Premier League standings, which is an unsafe position.

If Liverpool lose to Chelsea in an away game next, it is very likely that Manchester United will catch up.

Only by getting points from Chelsea can Liverpool continue to suppress Manchester United and stabilize their top four position.

But in the face of such a statement, Li Chenglong does not quite agree.

In Li Chenglong's heart, the Champions League is only a home loss, and there is still something to be done in that game, and it is absolutely impossible to just give up.

So Jackie Lee went to Rogers on purpose to express his wishes.

Coach, I think we should rotate in the league on weekends to accumulate energy for the second round to the Bernabeu. Li Chenglong expressed his thoughts straight to the point.

But our Champions League qualification is not stable. Rogers is obviously more inclined to the media.

But we still have a make-up match. Even if we lose to Chelsea in the league on the weekend, we can still get points through that make-up match and regain the initiative to fight for the top four again.

Mr. Coach, this is the semi-final of the Champions League. If you win, you can go to the final of the Champions League. Many players have never been able to get a chance to participate in the final of the Champions League. We cannot judge this series just because of a loss in the first leg. death penalty.

I think we have a chance in this series, really.

We are doing the rotation now, just using a small risk of fighting for the top four in exchange for a chance to advance to the Champions League final, or even a chance to win the Champions League. Whether it succeeds or not, this exchange is definitely worth it...

Jackie Lee just expressed his desire to go to the Bernabeu and Real Madrid for a decisive battle, but he didn't know whether Rogers would accept it in the end.

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On May 9th, in the 36th round of the Premier League, Liverpool went to Stamford Bridge to challenge Chelsea, which had won the championship ahead of schedule.

In the final selection of players, Rogers adopted Lee Chenglong's opinion and rotated the team.

However, at the press conference before the game, many reporters asked him whether the purpose of arranging the lineup in this way was to go to the Bernabeu and Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-finals, but Rogers expressed a different view.

In fact, Real Madrid has already taken a huge advantage in the semi-finals of the Champions League, and we have almost no chance.

But we are Liverpool, and we must not be killed by the opponent four times in one season. This is never allowed.

The main purpose of my arrangement of this rotation is indeed for the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals, but our goal is to avoid being quadruple-killed.

What Rogers said was false and true. Of course, the reporters couldn't believe it completely, but they didn't believe it at all.

This can be regarded as a different kind of smoke bomb, but I don't know if it will work.

Liverpool has undergone a big rotation, and Chelsea, they were eliminated by Liverpool in the Champions League and the League Cup this season. They held their breath in their hearts and wanted to teach Liverpool a lesson.

Now that the opportunity has come, of course they will not let it go, and the elite will try their best to strive for a big victory.

Chelsea fans at Stamford Bridge put up many banners, all saying that they want to beat Liverpool at home and knock Liverpool out of the top four.

This game does not directly prevent Liverpool from qualifying for the top four, but there is indeed such a possibility that Liverpool will make mistakes in their busy schedule and eventually fail to compete for the top four.

Rogers arranged for the team to be as conservative as possible, even if they are shameless and stick to the penalty area, as long as they can score one point, it will be a huge success.

But after the big rotation, Liverpool is no match for Chelsea with strong troops.

Liverpool kept the first half without conceding a goal at Stamford Bridge, but they were conceded three goals in a row in the second half, and finally lost 0:3 to Chelsea in the away game.