Chapter 348 Double Crown vs. Double Crown
Before the 36th round of the 2017-2018 Premier League season, the Premier League considered that Liverpool could win the league championship early as long as they did not lose. The Barclays Trophy, symbolizing the league championship, was sent to Anfield Stadium in advance.
At the end of the game, the Liverpool fans in the audience temporarily forgot about the tragic defeat in midweek and were immersed in extreme carnival.
The unbeaten streak of one year and three months has been broken, but the Premier League has completed 51 rounds of unbeaten across the season, and is only the last two games away from AC Milan's 53-round unbeaten run across the five major European leagues.
Whether it is the league championship or the undefeated league across seasons, Liverpool fans are worthy of pride.
Losing to Barcelona at home has become a thing of the past, and the team is not in its strongest form. The loss was expected, but they did not expect to lose three goals. However, after a few days of buffering, Liverpool fans are ready to rekindle the war next week. The second leg of the Champions League semi-finals is full of confidence.
Why?
Li Qing is in excellent condition!
"Game over! Game over!"
Juli TV commentator Zhan Jun said ecstatically: "Congratulations to Li Qing! Congratulations to Liverpool for successfully defending the title! This championship is Liverpool's second championship trophy this season! After the end of the season, there will be an FA Cup final against Manchester United! If they defeat Barcelona in the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals four days later, Liverpool may win four championships in the 2017-2018 season!”
"Liverpool, who clearly showed strength at home, drew with Stoke City 2:2. There is no need to wait for the result at the Etihad Stadium. Liverpool won the 2017-2018 Premier League championship two rounds ahead of schedule! Let us congratulate Li Qing! Congratulations to Liverpool! Their overall performance this season is perfect, with 32 wins, 3 draws and 99 points in 35 league games, setting a new Premier League championship points record..."
China Channel 5 commentator He Wei said with excitement.
Commentator Xu Yang said loudly: "Li Qing has contributed 70 goals in the league this season. Liverpool's successful defense of the title is largely due to Li Qing's outstanding performance and BIG6's outstanding performance. It would be wrong to mention next week. Barcelona fans may not want to hear these words in the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals, but what I want to say is that Li Qing’s ability is there. Even if Barcelona defeats Liverpool with three goals as a guest, it may not necessarily be able to advance to the Champions League final... …”
Premier League staff arranged a simple on-site podium at Anfield Stadium, and Liverpool players wore a red T-shirt with the number [20] printed on it, which symbolized Liverpool's 20th English top league championship in team history!
"Unknowingly, Liverpool has won the 20th English top league championship in team history! They have also tied with Manchester United, and the two teams are tied for the most wins in the English top league!"
The ecstatic Juli TV commentator Zhan Jun said loudly: "Sir Alex Ferguson once said that his greatest achievement in his life was to pull Liverpool off the throne. Now... the young player Li Qing has single-handedly pulled Liverpool down again. Go back! Li Qing is only seventeen years old, and his contract with Liverpool will end in June 2024. There is no doubt that the Liverpool dynasty is coming..."
The most fanatical moment at Anfield was when Liverpool captain Henderson held up the Barclays Cup, which symbolized the league championship. Fifty thousand Liverpool fans chanted hysterically, venting the unfavorable atmosphere that had been held in their hearts for many years, especially The older generation of Liverpool fans feel proud.
At this time, a large number of Liverpool fans went to the official accounts of Manchester United's official website, INS, Twitter, Facebook and other social platforms to vent their anger, satirizing Ferguson's "harsh words" back then.
The Liverpool players who won the league title early were not too excited. For them, winning the championship was actually a matter of time. In the middle of next week, they will go to the Camp Nou to challenge Barcelona.
Although not many people believe that Liverpool will reverse Barcelona at Camp Nou, Liverpool players are full of confidence in future games. Even if there is only a 1% possibility, they will try their best.
As the new Premier League champion, you must defend your own dignity.
At the Etihad Stadium, the Manchester City players who had finished the league learned about the awards ceremony held at Anfield Stadium. Although they had known the result for a long time, they still felt a little sad that Liverpool had actually won the league championship.
A season's worth of hard work was wasted just like that.
Guardiola looked at his disappointed disciples and couldn't help but recall the fourth round of the league at the Etihad Stadium at the beginning of the season. If he finally won against Liverpool, the result would definitely be completely different now.
However, there are no ifs in this world. Manchester City is doomed to lose everything this season. He can only look ahead to next season, hoping that the team's performance can suppress Liverpool and win the 2018-2019 Premier League championship.
The next day, Liverpool won the 20th English top league championship in team history and became the focus of most English media reports. Only the local media in Manchester selectively ignored it and focused on the Champions League semi-finals in the middle of next week. Round two.
It is worth mentioning that Manchester City, which set a new Premier League runner-up points record, also became the most mentioned team that day. Of course, this is a great shame for Manchester City players, just like Manchester United, which finished second in the league in the 2011-2012 season.
At the same time, Liverpool head coach Klopp went to Deportivo Riazor Stadium in Galicia, northwest Spain, to watch the home team Deportivo play Barcelona in the 35th round of the 2017-2018 La Liga season.
This is a relatively important game for Barcelona. As long as they defeat Deportivo La Coruna as a guest, Barcelona can win the league championship four rounds in advance.
Klopp, who was sitting in the audience, gained a lot. Barcelona sent most of their main players in the away game. Obviously, they wanted to defeat Deportivo and win the league championship. Therefore, they played many core tactics to prepare him for the next Champions League semi-finals. Full confidence in the second round.
Messi, who performed well at Anfield in midweek, once again showed off his power. His hat trick helped Barcelona defeat the home team Deportivo La Coruna 4:2 at the Riazor Stadium and win the 2017-2018 La Liga championship four rounds ahead of schedule.
It is worth mentioning that Barcelona, like Liverpool, has not lost a single match in the league so far this season. However, compared to Liverpool, which has more wins and fewer draws, Barcelona has had more draws in the league.
In addition, Barcelona defeated Sevilla 5-0 in the Copa del Rey final last week, which means they have won two championships this season. If they lose to Liverpool in the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals next week by a close score, they will be very disappointed. Possibly competing for the Triple Crown.
Barcelona won the Spanish double and Liverpool also won the double, so the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals at Camp Nou became even more compelling.
Of course, except for Liverpool fans who believe that Liverpool will complete an epic reversal, everyone believes that it is a matter of time before Barcelona advances to the Champions League finals this season...
Will Liverpool achieve a comeback?
If you ask Li Qing this question, he will nod subconsciously: Yes!
