Chapter 410: Neymar's Happiness Troubles

Klopp's tactical intention is very obvious, which is to take advantage of the team's equaliser opportunity to continue to attack without stopping, and Liverpool will use the attack to completely break down their opponent Manchester City.

A draw is meaningless for Liverpool, at least they need to win the game to make the first leg meaningful, otherwise they will be under a lot of pressure to start the second leg away with a 2-2 draw!

All Liverpool has to do is take advantage of the momentum of the goal just now, and make a big move. Win the game!

Don't give your opponent a chance to breathe.

Don't let them come back to their senses.

Stunned Manchester City with a wave of attacks.

Mane's arrival made Liverpool's attack sharper, and now Salah and Mane are both working at the same time, which makes the Manchester City team a little difficult to parry, Jiang Chenxi is even more active in the middle, you don't know which side he will suddenly go to but connect with his teammates:

Jiang Chenxi and Salah have a full degree of tacit understanding, and it stands to reason that he will choose to connect with Salah on the right side, but don't forget that Jiang Chenxi's goal just now was generated on the left side, and the cooperation between Mane and Jiang Chenxi is becoming more and more proficient.

Manchester City's passivity from the beginning of the second half of the game relaxed mentality has hidden dangers, and then the second half of the game at the beginning of the passive, and after conceding the goal, Liverpool's offensive is more violent, so to speak, in the second half of the Manchester City team has not slowed down, in a passive state of bewilderment.

In the 69th minute of the game, the Liverpool team's indiscriminate bombardment finally paid off again.

Jiang Chenxi took the ball at the top of the arc of the penalty area, he tried to shoot from a distance, the first shot was blocked by Mangala with his body, Salah's ball week pretended to cut in, and again distributed it to Jiang Chenxi, Jiang Chenxi took the ball and adjusted it slightly, after the opponent's central defender was attracted by Mangala and Otamendi, he suddenly passed a diagonal line, and Mane, who came on as a substitute, suddenly inserted at high speed, and was not offside!

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"Stop him!" Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart shouted, and before he could finish speaking, Mane passed the ball!

It's not a highball!

It is a very fast boccia ball that sticks to the ground.

Jiang Chenxi wanted to finish the tackle, but he was blocked by Mangala.

I could only watch the football slide past the goal.

"Salah !!"

At the back post, the unmarked Salah swept the ball into the empty net, which was scored without suspense, but it made everyone excited.

"We're ahead! Exceed the score again! The Liverpool radio announcer shouted excitedly that once the goal was scored, Manchester City's two away goals would put much less pressure on Liverpool, at least to ensure that they could advance to the next leg, even if it was a draw.

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Manuel Pellegrini looked up to the sky and sighed from the sidelines.

In this game, he and his team were fully prepared, and they did not panic when they conceded goals quickly at the beginning and fell behind 0-1, and were able to pull two goals in a row to reverse it, which was not easy.

However, the Manchester City team was able to achieve the first reversal, this time after Liverpool scored two goals in a row, their morale is difficult to mention again, speaking of which, the Manchester City team does have 'Liverpool phobia' or more precisely'Jiang Chenxi's phobia', and finally mustered up the courage to fight, and achieved good results, but it will soon be suppressed back, in this case, it is really a little difficult to muster up morale again.

In fact, after Liverpool scored two goals in a row and fell behind 2-3, the morale of the Manchester City team was greatly affected, and they played a little chaotic, relying more on the individual ability of the stars in attack, and they were also a little embarrassed at the defensive end.

Had it not been for the luck of the post blocking a shot from Milner, City would have conceded again.

In the end, when the referee from Italy, Rizzoli, blew the whistle for the end of the game, the score on the electronic scoreboard at Anfield Stadium read: Liverpool 3:2 Manchester City!

This game was really full of twists and turns, Liverpool had a dream start, Manchester City scored two goals in a row, and then in the second half of the game, Jiang Chenxi led Liverpool to score two goals in a row.

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In the post-match press conference, Manuel Pellegrini praised his players despite feeling a little depressed and regretful, "We played the best half of the season, but the result was not satisfactory, which is unacceptable, but for Manchester City, this result is not unacceptable, we got two away goals, which is very precious!" ”

Jurgen Klopp took the blame for the poor performance in the first half on his own, "I was surprised by Manchester City's performance, obviously they did a great job and Liverpool lacked the necessary preparation, it's my responsibility, I didn't expect the opponent to play so well, Mr Pellegrini deserves admiration! ”

This also surprised Pellegrini, you must know that the last time the two sides met, there was a big war of words, and Pellegrini couldn't wait to stage a real PK with Klopp.

Another game played at the same time as the Liverpool vs Manchester City team is the match between Bayern Munich and Benfica, in the end, Bayern Munich defeated Benfica 1-0 at home with Chilean star Vidal's goal in the opening two minutes, although it won, but Bayern Munich's performance has also been widely criticized and questioned by the German media, thinking that in such a state, Bayern Munich is not sure to pass easily in the second leg of Portugal.

A day later, the other two Champions League quarter-finals were over.

Barcelona beat Madrid 2-1 at home, with Atletico Madrid taking the lead in the first half thanks to a goal from former Golden Boy captain Fernando Torres, but Barcelona scored twice in the second half thanks to a brace from Uruguayan star Luis Suarez, who ultimately beat Atletico Madrid 2-1 at Camp Nou.

Since becoming Barcelona's first-team manager, Enrique has maintained a home win record in the Champions League. Since entering the Enrique era, Barcelona have scored 27 goals and conceded just five goals in Champions League games at the Camp Nou.

After this victory, the Catalan media finally began to acknowledge Enrique's coaching quality and began to praise their manager.

After becoming Barcelona's first-team manager, Enrique led his side to a winning record against Atletico Madrid, and the Red and Blue won all six games by a single goal. Interestingly, in the three matches that have been played between the two sides this season, Barcelona have come back from behind with a goal to win.

Prior to the first leg of the quarter-finals, Atletico Madrid had conceded just three goals in this season's Champions League, all three of which were scored by Benfica players. The 2-1 defeat to Barcelona at the Camp Nou was the first time Atletico Madrid have lost away from home in the Champions League this season: in the group stage, the Bianconeri had an away record of 2 wins and 1 draw; In the quarterfinals, Simeone's team won a draw away from home.

In addition to praising Enrique, the Catalan media are also full of praise for the veteran Alves.

Alves had a great game, setting up Suarez's game-winning goal and the Brazilian right-back delivering crosses to his team-mates on a number of occasions. In one-on-one duels, Alves won eight times, in addition to eight successful clearances. Throughout the game, Alves made 107 passes and 87 in place, with a pass completion rate of 86.13%. ”

The entire Catalan media is praising Alves, but, interestingly, Alves' contract will expire at the end of this season, however, the two sides have not reached an agreement on continuing to work together, and after the season, the excellent right wing-back will be free to join any team on a free transfer, and the news is now widely accepted that Alves and Serie A giants Juventus are relatively close.

The other Champions League quarter-final is a clash of the best in the world, with Real Madrid away at Paris Saint-Germain.

Despite the general perception that this was a strong conversation, when the game was over, people's first reaction was:

Popular!

In the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals, Real Madrid lost 0-2 away to Paris Saint-Germain. The Galactic Battleship suffered a huge setback on the road to the 11th crown.

This Real Madrid team was a disappointment, after "rookie" Zinedine Zidane led his disciples to win unanimous praise from the media after a surprise away win over Barcelona at the Camp Nou in the Spanish national derby. At the Camp Nou, Real Madrid has a new look, both offensively and defensively.

However, only 4 days later, the Galactic Battleship was once again in chaos. Although Paris Saint-Germain has stars such as Neymar, Ibrahimovic, Cavani and Di Maria, the most unexpected thing is that Real Madrid will open the door to Paris Saint-Germain to fight back.

So, what did Zidane do wrong to drive this Real Madrid team to a dead end?

Against Barcelona, Real Madrid took a defensive stance and the overall formation was at the back. Real Madrid's backline is largely active on their penalty line, they don't leave their posts without permission, and the defence is very tight. Such a defensive line compressed Barcelona's attacking space, and in the end, the MSN combination was in vain.

However, in the match against Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid's formation continued to advance, and the back line almost stood near the center circle. In fact, Real Madrid's performance on Barcelona was replicated by Paris Saint-Germain. Paris Saint-Germain adopted the tactics of Real Madrid against Barcelona, compressing the space up front and then attacking behind two of Real Madrid's full-backs.

When you have the ability to control the space on the pitch, you can switch between the two tactics freely, but Real Madrid are not. In the previous round of 16 and Roma, Real Madrid was very high as a whole, and in the end Roma got a lot of good opportunities, but Dzeko and other Roma goalscorers were worried about their shots and wasted a lot of opportunities. As a result, Real Madrid were able to advance to the next round. In fact, once Roma seize their chances, it will be Real Madrid who will be eliminated.

In the league match against Barcelona, Zidane realized that the team's forward pressure would not help, so he arranged for the team to retreat as a whole, but this time, Zidane did not understand this. He didn't understand why he was able to win at Camp Nou.

In addition, Casemiro was also considered by the media to be the biggest intoxicating result of Real Madrid's defeat in this game.

You know, just four days ago, the victory of the national derby, Casemiro was still considered the hero of the game. Against Barcelona, he made tackles, interceptions, blocks everywhere. He looks to be the new Makelele, and the Madrid media cheered for it. However, for Zidane, he forgot why Casemiro was able to stand out against Barcelona.

At the Camp Nou, Real Madrid are all at the back and playing aggressively, so Casemiro has less space to cover, and he only needs to steal the ball and play against the Barcelona players. In the match with Paris Saint-Germain, the Real Madrid front was advanced, and Casemiro's coverage became wider and he took on more interception tasks.

Casemiro's efforts didn't work, and to make matters worse, he was awarded a penalty for a foul in the box. Casemiro's front was stretched and he had to cover more space. If the formation is not so high, Casemiro may be better positioned in the box.

In addition, and most importantly, the powerful BBC, which was highly anticipated by the fans, was dumbfounded.

In the match against Barcelona, the Real Madrid BBC combination performed well, and the counterattack again and again was very sharp. As long as the BBC team is present, they always find a way to find a way to score. Gareth Bale, Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema all have the advantage in terms of speed and physicality.

And this time, Real Madrid controlled the ball and controlled the possession, but could not find space for the BBC. Back in the 2014 semi-final against Bayern, Real Madrid used a classic counter-attack to beat Bayern 4-0 away. And when the team tried to play possession, it all proved to be futile.

Cristiano Ronaldo had six shots on goal in the game, but only one on target, and it was the first shot on target in the 73rd minute. Bale had five shots, all five of which were off target.

This defeat also gave the media a voice for the first time: when Liverpool needed someone to stand up the most, Jiang Chenxi stepped forward, while on Real Madrid's side, Ronaldo was in a slump with the whole team.

"It's different, Real Madrid's opponent is Paris Saint-Germain, they are very strong, this is a team with stars such as Neymar, Ibrahimovic, Cavani, etc., Real Madrid is still playing away, it is more difficult! Liverpool are playing at home, and their opponents are facing their beaten Manchester City, with much less pressure. ”

Marca defended Cristiano Ronaldo, but what did they mean by their report that angered Manchester City fans?

Does it mean that I, Manchester City, am a fish belly, and Paris is a strong team?

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France, on the other hand, were full of praise for Neymar and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who scored a goal each and were the biggest contributors to the 2-0 home win over Real Madrid.

"Neymar proved to be excellent value for money." - The newspaper "Parisien" exclaimed.

"This race is going to be the most special in my career because I have proven my worth and I am very happy to be able to lead Grand Paris forward!" Neymar said.

Neymar didn't notice that when he said this, Ibrahimovic next to him had a bad expression, of course, even if he noticed, he wouldn't care, he came to Paris to be the boss, otherwise why would he come to Ligue 1?

This direct confrontation with Ronaldo completely 'suppressed' the other party, which made Neymar happy, and it could even be said that he was full of confidence, he stared at the quarterfinals table, after killing Real Madrid, who would be better in the semifinals?

Is it to meet his old club Barcelona and face Messi directly?

Or touch Liverpool and tell the world that Neymar is even more powerful than Jiang Chenxi, the FIFA Golden Ball?

Destroy Ronaldo first, then Messi or Jiang Chenxi?

It's a tough choice.

Neymar feels that he has a happy troubles right now.

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