Chapter 608: Barcelona suffered a shocking reversal, and Real Madrid almost came back

The difference from the previous game is that Liverpool, who played away from home this time, was obviously not as powerful as the last game in terms of momentum.

On the contrary, Manchester City, playing at home, scored at the speed of light and, with the cheering of tens of thousands of fans at home, hit an offensive climax that made Liverpool feel a little suffocated.

The defensive pressure on Liverpool's side was very high, and the players had to use tactical fouls to stop the opponent.

In just ten minutes, they received three yellow cards in succession.

And because Liverpool's movements were relatively large and the fouls were relatively rough, the opponent Manchester City was also really fired. Manchester City players also received cards because they could not control the movements of their feet, or simply committed fouls out of revenge. .

In the 14th minute, Liverpool forward Manny even clashed with Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson, and the two sides almost started fighting.

The referee unceremoniously slapped both men with 50 rebounds each and showed each a yellow card to let them calm down.

"Edson has quite a temper!"

Guardiola frowned and said to Arteta.

Arteta nodded: "Young people are full of blood, so this is inevitable!"

Manchester City is a technical team, which is very different from those passionate teams.

Arteta feels that there is no need to completely deny other sects. While maintaining his own technical characteristics and advantages, he can learn from them appropriately.

For example, if the players of this Manchester City team can play more energetically while maintaining their technical advantages, their combat effectiveness will definitely be further improved.

Arteta's words were not very clear, but Guardiola understood what he meant.

At the time, the Red Devils had several iron-blooded leaders such as Cantona and Keane. These people had very bad tempers and often made rough fouls on the court.

They often do bad things such as provoking opponents and getting into fights.

But you can't deny that these people can bring great motivation to their teammates on the court, making the team seem to have found the backbone, their combat effectiveness is greatly improved, and the entire team becomes more aggressive and resilient.

The Red Devils team under Ferguson had a very loud slogan: 'No reversal, no Red Devils'.

This Manchester United team can often fall behind, rely on their tenacious fighting spirit and indomitable spirit to work together and fight hard, and finally complete the comeback and defeat their opponents.

Compared with the original Red Devils, the current Manchester United is much worse.

Neither side scored any more goals in the first half. After more than ten minutes of play in the second half, Guardiola saw that the victory was determined, so he began to arrange for the players on the bench to go out to warm up, preparing to replace some of the main players on the field around the 65th minute. Players are substituted.

After eliminating Liverpool, they still have stronger opponents waiting for them.

At this time, we must try our best to maintain the condition of the main players, avoid injuries, and conserve physical fitness so that the team can go further in the Champions League.

But before Guardiola could complete the substitutions, Liverpool scored.

Liverpool's goal came from a counterattack in the backcourt. The ball was picked up from the wing and passed to the center. Salah made a transition and passed it to Manny. The latter dribbled the ball diagonally into the penalty area and held the defender's body. After the confrontation, he forced his kick to shoot.

Ederson had already attacked and immediately fell to the ground to save the ball, but the ball did not go far. Salah, who followed up, adjusted after getting the ball and shot again. This time Ederson had nothing to do. I can only watch the football fly into my own goal.

After the goal, Salah did not waste time to celebrate. Instead, he immediately rushed into the Manchester City goal, picked up the ball rolling in the net, greeted his teammates, and ran back.

Obviously, Liverpool has not given up completely, they are still trying to equalize the score.

After Salah scored the goal, the total score gap between the two sides was reduced to one goal.

But one disadvantage for Liverpool is that they trail by more away goals.

If they want to defeat Manchester City, they need to score at least two more goals.

At this time, the game has reached the 60th minute of the second half, and there is only half an hour before the end of the game.

It's not that difficult to score two more goals at Manchester City's home court!

But Salah has been in very hot form recently, and the goal he just scored gave him great confidence that he will be able to lead the team to a comeback.

"Salah, Salah again, he can always stand up and save the team when the team is in crisis!"

"Liverpool haven't given up yet, they still have a chance!"

In the stands, the Liverpool fans were extremely excited.

Many Liverpool fans were already in despair after seeing Lin Quan's goal in the first half, but Salah unexpectedly brought hope back!

"Salah is so powerful and this transfer is so worth it!"

"I suggest the club give him a salary increase immediately. Such a good player cannot be abducted by other teams like before!"

Last season, Coutinho also performed well at Liverpool, but was abducted by Barcelona at a high price.

Although Liverpool received a huge transfer fee as compensation, they lost a player who was extremely important to the team. For many fans, they felt that this transaction was a loss.

Of course, they may not think so when Coutinho has been idle in Barcelona for several years and his value and condition have plummeted.

But at this moment, the lesson of losing Coutinho makes them eager to keep Salah. Liverpool is not the kind of black market that makes money by selling players. They hope to get a stable main lineup, so that the team's Only when results are guaranteed can a revival be completed under the leadership of Klopp.

It's hard to say, but Liverpool hasn't won a league title in almost 30 years.

Although the opponent's goal at this time was slightly beyond Guardiola's expectations, he was not greatly affected and still completed the substitution in the 65th minute.

Seat B comes on, replacing David Silva, Gundogan comes on, replacing Fernandinho.

These are two matchup substitutions. Manchester City's formation has not changed, but with the addition of new blood, especially the appearance of seat B, Manchester City's attacking group in the frontcourt has become more active.

In the 67th minute, after Seat B came on the stage, he quickly launched an attack in the frontcourt. Lin Quan passed in the middle and passed to the wing.

After receiving the ball, Sane passed the defender, cut inside the penalty area and hit the goal from a small angle.

The shot angle was very small, and the opponent's goalkeeper's positioning was also very good. Sane's shot did not pose a threat, and the ball was caught by Liverpool goalkeeper Karius.

After Karius got the ball, he immediately looked up to the wing, preparing to pass the ball to his teammates, allowing them to use the time difference to counterattack.

However, his sight seemed to ignore the Manchester City players appearing next to him.

After Karius saw the position of his full-back, he just threw the ball out, but the ball was intercepted by his opponent on the way.

It was Manchester City's No. 10 Lin Quan who stole the ball, and the location where he stole the ball was right on the line of the penalty area!

The moment he stole the ball, he made a single shot, and when he took two steps forward, the single shot became an empty goal, and even the opponent's goalkeeper was left behind by him.

Lin Quan was actually not sure that Karius would make a mistake at first, but after seeing that Karius didn't seem to notice him, he consciously slowed down.

After all, Karius's huge, huge mistake in the Champions League final was impressive, which made him feel a little hopeful.

And Karius's performance did not disappoint him. This guy really didn't notice himself in front of him, which made Lin Quan not know what to say.

Of course he couldn't refuse the other party such a big gift.

Facing the empty goal, Lin Quan easily pushed and scored, rewriting the score to 2:1. Manchester City once again took the lead, and the total score became 5:3. Manchester City regained a 2-goal lead!

Karius's mistake hurt morale very much.

All the Liverpool players were crestfallen, their faces full of frustration and despair.

They finally recovered one, but the goalkeeper gave it away so easily. What did they think?

On the sidelines, Klopp was also stunned.

The broadcast camera gave him a close-up, and the German was seen frozen in place. His messy stubble and fluffy and unkempt hair made him look quite haggard, which made people feel distressed just by looking at him.

Maybe it was at this time that Klopp firmly decided to change his goalkeeper!

Liverpool's frustration is Manchester City's pride. Lin Quan did not celebrate wildly after scoring the goal, because the goal was not difficult to score, so there was nothing to celebrate.

But his teammates didn't think so anymore. A group of people laughed and rushed over, surrounding him. Some people pressed his forehead, some slapped his chest, and some gave him warm hugs.

Lin Quan's goal completely relieved the hearts of the Manchester City soldiers. At this time point, scoring in this way will greatly damage the opponent's morale, and it will also make the next game of Manchester City a mess. Much more relaxed.

Guardiola thought so too, so he used up the last substitution in the 75th minute. He replaced Mbappe and Lin Quan, allowing him to accept the cheers of the fans alone.

Manchester City fans were very considerate. When Lin Quan came off the field, they stood up collectively, chanted Lin Quan's name, and gave him warm applause.

Lin Quan walked to the sidelines and applauded the fans in the stands.

After high-fiving Mbappe on the sidelines, he stood on the sidelines and applauded the fans in the stands again.

Guardiola personally handed him a towel and asked him to go to the bench to rest.

"Replace me at this time. Aren't you afraid of overturning?"

After Lin Quan sat down, Harland on the side quickly handed over a bottle of water. Seeing that the overall situation was decided, Guatu also sat down next to him.

"The opponent's morale has collapsed and they no longer pose a threat. Besides, there are two people on the court, Sane and Mbappe. If the opponent dares to act recklessly because you are not there, these two people will give them A lesson learned.”

Guardiola looked confident and the rest of the game confirmed his prediction.

Liverpool's morale was really shattered by the goal they just conceded. After the game restarted, it was obvious that their players' motivation to run had become worse.

The players seemed to have resigned themselves to their fate and no longer attacked as aggressively as they did at the beginning.

The Manchester City players who came on the bench were very active, but without Lin Quan's organization and support in the frontcourt, it was difficult for Manchester City to threaten in the frontcourt.

The score of 2:1 remained until the end.

In the end, Manchester City defeated Liverpool at home and away, advancing to the semi-finals with a total score of 5:3.

When Manchester City confirmed their promotion, Roma suffered a huge upset.

Roma, which suffered a 1:4 away defeat to Barcelona in the first round, actually swept Barcelona 3:0 after returning to their home court in the second round.

This is a score that no one expected before the game. After all, Barcelona's advantage is too great.

The Romans can be said to have created a miracle, knocking the faces of countless experts and celebrities.

After the game, Roma eliminated Barcelona and entered the Champions League semi-finals with the slight advantage of an away goal.

So don't underestimate any team, and don't think that if you have a huge lead in the first round, you can take it lightly in the second round.

Barcelona's painful lesson is in front of us, a warning to the teams behind!

It seemed that they were stimulated by Rome. In the next day's game, Juventus seemed to be victorious and defeated the defending champion Real Madrid in the away game.

In the second minute, Mandzukic helped the team break Real Madrid's goal. ,

In the 37th minute, Mandzukic scored twice.

In the 60th minute, Matuidi scored Juventus' third goal.

The total score between the two sides was completely tied, and even the number of away goals was exactly the same!

Real Madrid seems to be about to repeat Barcelona's mistake. As long as their opponents score another goal, they will definitely be eliminated!

However, they failed to seize this opportunity.

In stoppage time, Real Madrid launched its final attack. In the 93rd minute, a Juventus player fouled in the penalty area and gave the opponent a penalty kick.

Buffon, who was dissatisfied with the referee's decision, pushed the referee and was sent off with a direct red card.

This red card further worsened Juventus' situation. They were already facing a life-or-death penalty kick. The team's main goalkeeper was also sent off with a red card. Allegri had to quickly replace substitute goalkeeper Szczesny.

But it is a pity that the latter, who had no time to warm up, failed to block Ronaldo's penalty kick after coming on as a substitute.

In the end, Real Madrid narrowly defeated Juventus with a total score of 4:3 and advanced to the semi-finals in a thrilling manner.

Although Real Madrid won, it was a fluke. If it weren't for the penalty kick given by the referee at the last moment, it would be hard to say whether the game would win or lose.

So after the game, many fans felt sorry for Juventus.

Juventus's record in European competitions has been getting better and better in recent years, but their luck has not improved at all. They either encountered Manchester City or Real Madrid.

Who can withstand this!

However, from these two games between Roma and Juventus, it can be seen that Serie A has finally recovered after years of troughs. (End of chapter)