Chapter 343 Undefeated in 50 league games and Premier League points record
The 2017-2018 Champions League semi-final draw ended. Since Li Qing was definitely absent from the first leg, head coach Klopp felt a bit of a headache. Li Qing's absence from the first 30 minutes of the League Cup final is still fresh in his mind.
If there is no Li Qing against Barcelona led by Messi, the difficulty of winning will be very high.
The only good news is that Liverpool will sit at Anfield Stadium at home in the first round, which can best guarantee that the team can stabilize the situation in the first round and avoid an early collapse.
When the result of Liverpool's draw with Barcelona came out, the reports from the English media, Spanish media, Brazilian media and Argentine media became lively.
Last summer, Barcelona and Liverpool had a story.
Coutinho completed a contract extension with Liverpool last summer, and his weekly salary became the highest in the team. However, Barcelona, which lost Neymar, began to contact Coutinho privately, which made Coutinho, who had promised to live at Anfield forever, change his mind. You have to join Barcelona.
If Coutinho had expressed his wish to leave the team before the season preparations, neither the club's senior management nor head coach Klopp would have much objection. Join Barcelona.
This... is undoubtedly a huge blow to the team's preparations. Neither the club's senior management nor head coach Klopp will compromise, thinking of hiding Coutinho until the winter transfer window before releasing him.
At the critical moment, Li Qing played a more prominent role in the attacking midfielder position than Coutinho, so Klopp agreed that Coutinho would leave the team and exchanged 140 million euros in cash for Van Dijk and Chamberlain, allowing Liverpool to The overall strength does not decrease but increases...
Why did Coutinho choose to break his skin and join Barcelona last year?
Not for the Champions League title?
This time the two teams faced off directly in the Champions League semi-finals, and the media reporters naturally had endless stories to tell.
The situation of Liverpool and Barcelona in the league is almost exactly the same. Liverpool is nine points ahead of second-placed Manchester City in the league with one game less, and Barcelona is 11 points ahead of second-placed Atletico Madrid. This means that there will be no pressure on the two teams in the league and they can almost match up. All attention is on the Champions League semi-finals!
The two rounds of competition will definitely be hearty and soul-stirring.
However, due to Li Qing's two yellows and one red in the second leg of the quarter-finals, the Champions League semi-finals in the first leg at Anfield may lack all the highlights.
The Li Qing VS Messi showdown that the English and Argentinian media hope to see can only wait until the second round.
Li Qing's role in the Liverpool team has been verified in countless games in the past, and it was vividly demonstrated in the League Cup final. Liverpool without Li Qing was beaten by three goals in more than half an hour, but Liverpool with Li Qing quickly pulled back two goals. City, and completed the winning goal before the whole game.
This is also where the English media and Chinese media are worried, while the Spanish media are excited. They believe that Barcelona is likely to kill the game early when Li Qing misses the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals!
Coutinho also clenched his fists secretly, thinking about proving himself in the first round at Anfield Stadium.
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There are still two weeks left in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, leaving both Liverpool and Barcelona with a relatively long period of preparation. Klopp plans to use this time to practice how to play the game without Li Qing.
In the opinion of Klopp's coaching staff, there is no need to score a goal in the first round of the home game, but they must try not to concede a goal. The best result is 0:0 in the first round. According to Li Qing's average efficiency of two goals per game, then the ban will be lifted. Li Qing's comeback is very likely to lead the team back to the Champions League final after 11 years!
Over the weekend, Liverpool faced the challenge of Bournemouth at home. Before the game, the English media talked about this game. If Liverpool can remain unbeaten at home, they will tie Arsenal's record of 49 unbeaten matches in the Premier League across seasons.
The Liverpool players who noticed the media reports noticed that the team had unknowingly completed 49 league rounds without defeat.
The next round of the league is a guest challenge to West Brom. Judging from Liverpool's state, the possibility of losing is very low, which means... Liverpool is very likely to create a new Premier League record of unbeaten streaks across seasons.
Bournemouth has performed well this season and is currently ranked 10th in the league, 9 points ahead of the relegation zone and 14 points behind the European competition. This basically means that there is no hope of relegation in the European war this season. It is destined to not be a guest to challenge the leader Liverpool in the league. Too desperate.
West Brom's situation is dire. Currently, after 33 league rounds, they are ranked last in the league, 10 points behind Crystal Palace, which is fourth from last. There are only five rounds left in the league, which basically means that they have been relegated in advance.
On Sunday, the 34th round of the 2017-2018 Premier League season ushered in many focus battles.
With fewer and fewer league rounds, Champions League seats, Europa League seats and relegation have become particularly important.
The most watched game is nothing more than Manchester City's visit to challenge Tottenham. If Manchester City fails to win on the road, once Liverpool wins the league game at Anfield later in the season, it will mean that Liverpool will have one game less. In the 35th round of the league, only a draw is needed to win the league championship three rounds in advance.
After ninety minutes of fierce battle, Manchester City defeated Tottenham 3:1 by virtue of its overall strength advantage, and was only six points behind Liverpool with two more games.
Manchester City fans still have a sense of luck, but Liverpool at home performed extremely well and made more achievements. With the goals of Li Qing, Salah, Wijnaldum and Joe Gomez, they won 4:0 at Anfield Stadium. The victory over visiting Bournemouth tied Arsenal's record of 49 unbeaten league games across seasons from May 2003 to October 2004, and equaled Jose Mourinho's coaching of Chelsea in the 2004-2005 season. Created a Premier League record of 95 points.
Compared with Arsenal's unbeaten record of 36 wins and 13 draws, Liverpool's 47 wins and 2 draws are more convincing, and the number of goals scored is even greater.
The 34th round of the 2017-2018 Premier League season has come to an end. Liverpool, with one game less, ranks first in the league with 31 wins, 2 draws and 95 points.
Manchester City ranks second in the league with 27 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses in 34 games, with 86 points. With the last four rounds of the league left, it is possible to create the runner-up with the highest points in the history of the Premier League.
Manchester City still has the last four rounds, and Liverpool still has five rounds. The difference between them is 9 points, which means that as long as Manchester City cannot win at home in the next round, Liverpool can win the league championship in advance if they win.
Of course, with fewer and fewer league rounds, it is only a matter of time before Liverpool win the league title.
In the first game at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester City did not give Liverpool a chance to win the championship in advance. They defeated Swansea 5-0 at home.
Two hours later, Liverpool defeated West Bromwich Albion 3-0 as a guest. The season points reached 98 points, setting a record for the highest points in the Premier League. At the same time, it also created its own 50-game unbeaten streak in the Premier League across the season.
