Chapter 746 Champion, not one less!
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Chen Ai Ting
Chapter 746 Champion, not one less!
On the evening of April 29th, Liverpool's Anfield Stadium.
This is the first leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-final, Liverpool host Manchester United at home.
Ferguson paid special attention to this away game, and arranged the strongest defensive lineup, hoping to win a draw in the away game.
For Liverpool's number one star Yang Yang, Ferguson even arranged for O'Shea and Fletcher to focus on him.
Unexpectedly, in just 9 minutes of the opening, Liverpool scored the first goal.
Yang Yang took the ball on the left side to plan an attack, and after dribbling inside to attract the attention of the defense, he passed the ball to Gerrard.
The captain of Liverpool dribbled the ball in at high speed and put it behind him. Crouch made a push in front of the goal and opened the scoring for Liverpool.
Then the two sides played inextricably until No. 60 minutes of the second half, when Yang Yang took the ball in from the left again and passed it diagonally with his right foot.
In the end, Liverpool beat Manchester United [-]-[-] at home.
Although Yang Yang failed to score a goal in the whole game, he was still very active. He actively attracted Manchester United's defensive attention and created opportunities for his teammates frequently. However, due to his poor ability to seize opportunities, Liverpool only scored two goals.
After the game, although Yang Yang had only one assist, he was still selected as the best player in the game.
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Entering May, the Premier League No.30 five rounds, Liverpool vs. Newcastle at home.
The latter is currently ranked No.19 in the Premier League, and relegation is already a certainty.
After winning the championship early, Benitez focused all his attention on the away game of the Champions League in the middle of next week and the subsequent FA Cup final, so this game was dealt with with a large rotation, but even so, Liverpool still defeated Newcastle cleanly at home [-]-[-].
No.20 In two minutes, Dirk Dirk first assisted Benayoun to score, and Gareth Barry assisted Dirk Dirk to score 5 minutes later.
In the No.807 minute of the second half, Gareth Bale assisted Lucas Leiva to score.
The [-]-[-] victory over Newcastle allowed everyone to see the overall strength of Liverpool and the high spirits shown by the team. Obviously, the team is united and working hard towards the goal of the quadruple crown.
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Old Trafford, Manchester, May [-].
In the second leg of the Champions League semi-final, Liverpool challenged Manchester United away.
This is also the sixth duel between Liverpool and Manchester United this season. In the first five games, Liverpool have won all of them, which has greatly frustrated the confidence of Ferguson's team.
Even Ferguson, who has always been proud and arrogant, had to admit before the game that it was difficult for the team to beat Liverpool to enter the final. The only thing he wanted was to beat Liverpool at his home court and save face.
But Liverpool is obviously unwilling to give the opponent such an opportunity.
The Red Army showed an aggressive momentum from the beginning of the game, and they had the upper hand as soon as they came. In the No. 17 minute of the game, Yang Yang forced a breakthrough on the left and created a corner kick.
Xavi Alonso's corner kick and Carragher's header from inside the box gave Liverpool the opening goal.
And this goal almost completely broke up Manchester United's will to resist, not only because the total score was [-]-[-], but also because Liverpool scored an away goal.
In other words, Manchester United must score four goals before they can reverse Liverpool, otherwise the Red Army will successfully advance to the final.
After opening the scoring, Benitez and Liverpool began to fight back defensively, and did not intend to give Manchester United such a chance. This made Ferguson and Manchester United almost vomit blood with anger, but there was nothing they could do.
Manchester United themselves did not dare to press heavily, because Liverpool's counterattack ability is also dreadful.
In the end, amidst the dullness, the sixth double red of the season would end with a [-]-[-] away victory for Liverpool.
The Red Army killed Manchester United six times this season, completing an unprecedented feat in club history.
And Ferguson also had to admit after the game that Manchester United's state this season is indeed not as good as Liverpool, especially on the offensive end, but he believes that Manchester United will perform even better next season.
But no matter what, Liverpool finally defeated Manchester United with a total score of [-]-[-] and successfully advanced to the Champions League final.
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At the Emirates Stadium, Barcelona first beat Arsenal [-]-[-] at home in the first round, and then beat the Gunners [-]-[-] away, and finally advanced to the final with a total score of [-]-[-].
The duel between Liverpool and Barcelona, the rivalry between Yang Yang and Messi, the contest between Benitez and Guardiola...
This is a duel between the two strongest and best teams in European football this season, and what is even more rare is that both Liverpool and Barcelona have won the league championship ahead of schedule, and both have entered the cup final at the same time.
Due to the relationship between the Premier League, Liverpool has one more League Cup title than Barcelona.
When the results of the semi-finals of the Champions League came out, fans all over the world began to look forward to the arrival of this peak duel between the giants. Everyone was guessing whether it was Liverpool led by Yang Yang who defeated the enemy?Or is Barcelona led by Messi even better?
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On May 30th, Premier League No.[-] will play six rounds.
Liverpool challenged West Ham United away.
Yang Yang continued to sit on the bench and did not appear in the starting lineup, but Gerrard started and scored the first goal for Liverpool in only 2 minutes of the game.
In the 307th minute, Gerrard created another penalty and scored it himself, expanding the score for Liverpool.
Then until the No.804 minute, Gareth Bale, who replaced Yang Yang as the starter, made another victory for Liverpool.
In the end, the Red Army once again beat West Ham United [-]-[-] away.
With consecutive victories from the bench, Liverpool not only has good strength, but also their state and morale have also reached their peak.
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Three days later, due to the weekend's FA Cup, Liverpool and Chelsea's Premier League No.30 round seven was adjusted to the middle of the week, and the Red Army challenged West Bromwich Albion away.
With Gareth Barry's goal in the No.208 minute and Dirk Dirk's goal in the No.603 minute, Liverpool beat West Bromwich Albion [-]-[-] away.
Yang Yang didn't even make the squad this time, so he concentrated on recharging his energy and preparing for Saturday's FA Cup final.
Chelsea also beat Blackburn [-]-[-] at home this round with goals from Malouda and Anelka.
Both teams are gearing up to get off to a good start for Saturday's FA Cup final.
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And on May [-], Spain held the Copa del Rey final.
Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao [-]-[-] without any surprises.
Since then, Guardiola's team has swept the entire Spanish football world with the momentum of the double crown, and at the same time is ambitious to win the Champions League final.
The godfather of Barcelona, Cruyff, even stated in a column that in the upcoming matchup in Rome, as long as Guardiola's team continues to stick to its pass and possession style of play, it will definitely be able to beat Liverpool.
"Don't forget, there hasn't been a team that has lost in the knockout rounds in these years and can still win the championship!"
But Cruyff's remarks quickly attracted criticism from the British media, because Real Madrid lost in [-] and [-], but they both won the championship in the end. How can they say they didn't?
The Catalan media quickly supported Cruyff and believed that Cruyff’s statement was correct, because European football has undergone very obvious tactical innovations in recent years, especially from the [-] to [-] seasons. The development of tactics has advanced by leaps and bounds. Any team that wants to make a difference in the Champions League must maintain stability.
"Since [-], no team has played in the knockout rounds and won the championship."
"And if the scope is expanded, since the restructuring of the Champions League, there has never been a team that has lost at home in the knockout rounds and won the championship in the end."
Obviously, the Catalan media is building up momentum for Barcelona's Champions League final.
As for what Cruyff and the Catalan media said, Yang Yang made it clear in an interview with Liverpool’s official website that this is indeed the case, but it doesn’t mean there won’t be any in the future.
"Liverpool will be the first!"
Yang Yang was full of confidence, and his loud words boosted the morale of Liverpool.
The team has been winning consecutive battles recently, even if they are on the bench, they are enough to cut melons and vegetables in the Premier League.
Now, there are only two finals in front of Liverpool.
Not only Yang Yang, but coach Benitez also said in an interview with the media that he is full of confidence in the team's victory in the Champions League.
"When it comes to Champions League finals, we have more experience than our opponents. In the last five years, we have reached three finals and won twice, including a three-goal comeback and the win against AC Milan."
"Obviously we could have handled the Champions League final better."
Gerrard also said that everyone in the locker room is gearing up, "I think all of us are ready."
However, the captain of Liverpool also reminded the players that the Champions League final is still to come, and the most important thing for Liverpool next is the FA Cup final, and Chelsea must not be easy to play.
"Hiddink is without a doubt a top manager and he has Chelsea that are not easy to deal with."
"I think the most important thing for us right now is to put aside the Champions League final and concentrate on preparing for the FA Cup final. We hope to end this season with the best results."
Yang Yang agreed with Gerrard's words, saying that the team will continue to play every game steadily and steadily.
"I think we have enough strength to win this result because we are the strongest."
In addition, Liverpool players such as Xavi Alonso, Crouch, and Dirk Dirk were also interviewed by the media one after another, expressing their confidence and desire.
Everyone's goal is very clear, not only the FA Cup, but also the Champions League, Liverpool want it all!
One can't be less!
(End of this chapter)
On the evening of April 29th, Liverpool's Anfield Stadium.
This is the first leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-final, Liverpool host Manchester United at home.
Ferguson paid special attention to this away game, and arranged the strongest defensive lineup, hoping to win a draw in the away game.
For Liverpool's number one star Yang Yang, Ferguson even arranged for O'Shea and Fletcher to focus on him.
Unexpectedly, in just 9 minutes of the opening, Liverpool scored the first goal.
Yang Yang took the ball on the left side to plan an attack, and after dribbling inside to attract the attention of the defense, he passed the ball to Gerrard.
The captain of Liverpool dribbled the ball in at high speed and put it behind him. Crouch made a push in front of the goal and opened the scoring for Liverpool.
Then the two sides played inextricably until No. 60 minutes of the second half, when Yang Yang took the ball in from the left again and passed it diagonally with his right foot.
In the end, Liverpool beat Manchester United [-]-[-] at home.
Although Yang Yang failed to score a goal in the whole game, he was still very active. He actively attracted Manchester United's defensive attention and created opportunities for his teammates frequently. However, due to his poor ability to seize opportunities, Liverpool only scored two goals.
After the game, although Yang Yang had only one assist, he was still selected as the best player in the game.
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Entering May, the Premier League No.30 five rounds, Liverpool vs. Newcastle at home.
The latter is currently ranked No.19 in the Premier League, and relegation is already a certainty.
After winning the championship early, Benitez focused all his attention on the away game of the Champions League in the middle of next week and the subsequent FA Cup final, so this game was dealt with with a large rotation, but even so, Liverpool still defeated Newcastle cleanly at home [-]-[-].
No.20 In two minutes, Dirk Dirk first assisted Benayoun to score, and Gareth Barry assisted Dirk Dirk to score 5 minutes later.
In the No.807 minute of the second half, Gareth Bale assisted Lucas Leiva to score.
The [-]-[-] victory over Newcastle allowed everyone to see the overall strength of Liverpool and the high spirits shown by the team. Obviously, the team is united and working hard towards the goal of the quadruple crown.
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Old Trafford, Manchester, May [-].
In the second leg of the Champions League semi-final, Liverpool challenged Manchester United away.
This is also the sixth duel between Liverpool and Manchester United this season. In the first five games, Liverpool have won all of them, which has greatly frustrated the confidence of Ferguson's team.
Even Ferguson, who has always been proud and arrogant, had to admit before the game that it was difficult for the team to beat Liverpool to enter the final. The only thing he wanted was to beat Liverpool at his home court and save face.
But Liverpool is obviously unwilling to give the opponent such an opportunity.
The Red Army showed an aggressive momentum from the beginning of the game, and they had the upper hand as soon as they came. In the No. 17 minute of the game, Yang Yang forced a breakthrough on the left and created a corner kick.
Xavi Alonso's corner kick and Carragher's header from inside the box gave Liverpool the opening goal.
And this goal almost completely broke up Manchester United's will to resist, not only because the total score was [-]-[-], but also because Liverpool scored an away goal.
In other words, Manchester United must score four goals before they can reverse Liverpool, otherwise the Red Army will successfully advance to the final.
After opening the scoring, Benitez and Liverpool began to fight back defensively, and did not intend to give Manchester United such a chance. This made Ferguson and Manchester United almost vomit blood with anger, but there was nothing they could do.
Manchester United themselves did not dare to press heavily, because Liverpool's counterattack ability is also dreadful.
In the end, amidst the dullness, the sixth double red of the season would end with a [-]-[-] away victory for Liverpool.
The Red Army killed Manchester United six times this season, completing an unprecedented feat in club history.
And Ferguson also had to admit after the game that Manchester United's state this season is indeed not as good as Liverpool, especially on the offensive end, but he believes that Manchester United will perform even better next season.
But no matter what, Liverpool finally defeated Manchester United with a total score of [-]-[-] and successfully advanced to the Champions League final.
……
At the Emirates Stadium, Barcelona first beat Arsenal [-]-[-] at home in the first round, and then beat the Gunners [-]-[-] away, and finally advanced to the final with a total score of [-]-[-].
The duel between Liverpool and Barcelona, the rivalry between Yang Yang and Messi, the contest between Benitez and Guardiola...
This is a duel between the two strongest and best teams in European football this season, and what is even more rare is that both Liverpool and Barcelona have won the league championship ahead of schedule, and both have entered the cup final at the same time.
Due to the relationship between the Premier League, Liverpool has one more League Cup title than Barcelona.
When the results of the semi-finals of the Champions League came out, fans all over the world began to look forward to the arrival of this peak duel between the giants. Everyone was guessing whether it was Liverpool led by Yang Yang who defeated the enemy?Or is Barcelona led by Messi even better?
…………
…………
On May 30th, Premier League No.[-] will play six rounds.
Liverpool challenged West Ham United away.
Yang Yang continued to sit on the bench and did not appear in the starting lineup, but Gerrard started and scored the first goal for Liverpool in only 2 minutes of the game.
In the 307th minute, Gerrard created another penalty and scored it himself, expanding the score for Liverpool.
Then until the No.804 minute, Gareth Bale, who replaced Yang Yang as the starter, made another victory for Liverpool.
In the end, the Red Army once again beat West Ham United [-]-[-] away.
With consecutive victories from the bench, Liverpool not only has good strength, but also their state and morale have also reached their peak.
……
Three days later, due to the weekend's FA Cup, Liverpool and Chelsea's Premier League No.30 round seven was adjusted to the middle of the week, and the Red Army challenged West Bromwich Albion away.
With Gareth Barry's goal in the No.208 minute and Dirk Dirk's goal in the No.603 minute, Liverpool beat West Bromwich Albion [-]-[-] away.
Yang Yang didn't even make the squad this time, so he concentrated on recharging his energy and preparing for Saturday's FA Cup final.
Chelsea also beat Blackburn [-]-[-] at home this round with goals from Malouda and Anelka.
Both teams are gearing up to get off to a good start for Saturday's FA Cup final.
……
And on May [-], Spain held the Copa del Rey final.
Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao [-]-[-] without any surprises.
Since then, Guardiola's team has swept the entire Spanish football world with the momentum of the double crown, and at the same time is ambitious to win the Champions League final.
The godfather of Barcelona, Cruyff, even stated in a column that in the upcoming matchup in Rome, as long as Guardiola's team continues to stick to its pass and possession style of play, it will definitely be able to beat Liverpool.
"Don't forget, there hasn't been a team that has lost in the knockout rounds in these years and can still win the championship!"
But Cruyff's remarks quickly attracted criticism from the British media, because Real Madrid lost in [-] and [-], but they both won the championship in the end. How can they say they didn't?
The Catalan media quickly supported Cruyff and believed that Cruyff’s statement was correct, because European football has undergone very obvious tactical innovations in recent years, especially from the [-] to [-] seasons. The development of tactics has advanced by leaps and bounds. Any team that wants to make a difference in the Champions League must maintain stability.
"Since [-], no team has played in the knockout rounds and won the championship."
"And if the scope is expanded, since the restructuring of the Champions League, there has never been a team that has lost at home in the knockout rounds and won the championship in the end."
Obviously, the Catalan media is building up momentum for Barcelona's Champions League final.
As for what Cruyff and the Catalan media said, Yang Yang made it clear in an interview with Liverpool’s official website that this is indeed the case, but it doesn’t mean there won’t be any in the future.
"Liverpool will be the first!"
Yang Yang was full of confidence, and his loud words boosted the morale of Liverpool.
The team has been winning consecutive battles recently, even if they are on the bench, they are enough to cut melons and vegetables in the Premier League.
Now, there are only two finals in front of Liverpool.
Not only Yang Yang, but coach Benitez also said in an interview with the media that he is full of confidence in the team's victory in the Champions League.
"When it comes to Champions League finals, we have more experience than our opponents. In the last five years, we have reached three finals and won twice, including a three-goal comeback and the win against AC Milan."
"Obviously we could have handled the Champions League final better."
Gerrard also said that everyone in the locker room is gearing up, "I think all of us are ready."
However, the captain of Liverpool also reminded the players that the Champions League final is still to come, and the most important thing for Liverpool next is the FA Cup final, and Chelsea must not be easy to play.
"Hiddink is without a doubt a top manager and he has Chelsea that are not easy to deal with."
"I think the most important thing for us right now is to put aside the Champions League final and concentrate on preparing for the FA Cup final. We hope to end this season with the best results."
Yang Yang agreed with Gerrard's words, saying that the team will continue to play every game steadily and steadily.
"I think we have enough strength to win this result because we are the strongest."
In addition, Liverpool players such as Xavi Alonso, Crouch, and Dirk Dirk were also interviewed by the media one after another, expressing their confidence and desire.
Everyone's goal is very clear, not only the FA Cup, but also the Champions League, Liverpool want it all!
One can't be less!
(End of this chapter)
