Chapter 738 - Advance to the Champions League Semifinals?
For many defensive midfielders, defensive speed players have their own unique tricks, and Brazilian Lucas's trick is to like to play the horse first when facing speed players one-on-one, and the previous responsibility of defending Iroh was handed over to Mascherano, so he often protected in the middle and did not have the opportunity to directly confront Iro.
It wasn't until a few minutes ago that Mascherano showed off his spikes in front of Iro, and the guide received a yellow card himself, which also allowed Lucas to find an opportunity to give Iroh a chance to get off the horse.
In the group stage and bronze medal match of the Beijing Olympics last year, he became the green leaf of Aillo, and now his mentor Benitez is under great pressure, and he also took advantage of Xavi Alonso's injury to play the main team, he wants to save Benitez and prove himself, so he did not hesitate to approach the left rib of his own defense when Mascherano defended Aello.
Sure enough, Iroh easily used a feint to get past Mascherano, and Lucas ...... I also found an opportunity to shovel over on the side.
It's just that the effect is very different from what he imagined, and Iroh has a very strong premonition of danger, so he jumps forward.
Lucas's side tackle was aimed at Elo's right ankle, but he didn't expect it to end up only on the sole.
Except for the pain of falling to the ground, Iroh didn't do any substantial damage at all.
Instead, Lucas received a yellow card, which was a disaster for a defensive midfielder, who couldn't let go of his hands and feet, and didn't dare to make up for it with fouls when he lost his position, which was completely equivalent to putting shackles on his hands!
But what made Lucas even more speechless was yet to come, and after Iroh sat on the grass and finished sorting his shoes and socks, he whispered a few words in Modric's ear and took the football from his hand.
This is...... Want to try the rhythm?
"Oh? Iroh is going to take this free-kick? ”
Huang Jianxiang was still explaining Lucas's foul just now, and when he saw Iroh who appeared in the camera with a football, he instinctively became puzzled.
It stands to reason that the position of the free kick at this angle is a bit off for Elloh, five meters in front of the corner of the Liverpool penalty area on the left, about 60 degrees from the left post, and 28 or 9 meters from the goal.
Also puzzled is standing on the field nervous Benitez, now he really regrets it, before the game if he didn't think about defense first, he will not send a double back to limit Iroh in the game, but what I didn't expect is that fifteen minutes passed, both midfielders have received yellow cards, what to do with the next 75 minutes?
And judging from Iroh's current posture, it seems that he is going to kick it.
Remembering Elo's astonishing free-kick percentage, Benitez was nervous again.
In stark contrast to his expression, Jose Mourinho has never left the dugout except for Mascherano's previous move to tackle the shiny soles of Elo's shoes, clearly showing confidence in his team.
Lucas and Babbel stood 9.12 metres away from the ball and became Liverpool's defensive wall.
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The referee blew the whistle when he saw that the wall was standing still, and the players in the Liverpool penalty area did not make obvious hand movements.
Immediately, huge boos erupted in the stands.
Meanwhile, the Liverpool players on the pitch at Anfield were nervous, especially goalkeeper Reina.
It was only then that he understood the meaning of what Callicias said during the national team's training camp, which turned out to be ...... The player who can make Casillas scared really save zài!
Iroh's trademark run and acceleration, the third step is extraordinarily large, and his left foot is about 30 centimeters on the left side of the football, directly causing goalkeeper Reina to move his throat, but Iroh's handling of the ball this time is very different from usual.
Because...... He didn't shoot straight at goal!
At the moment when his right foot was about to hit the football, the ball was hit from the inside instep to the outside instep, and the ball rolled against the turf towards Modric, who was preventing Liverpool's rapid counter-attack in the middle.
Lucas and Babbel jumped instinctively, and they jumped with all their might, so their abundant fitness and good explosiveness made them jump very high.
If this is the case, it can have a significant effect if it is a direct set-piece or cross in defence, but Iello does not shoot or cross, but passes the ball to Modric, and then follows the acceleration he has just made and accelerates directly in the middle of the process.
The boos in the stands were also disrupted by the sudden change in Ielloh, and many Liverpool fans forgot to let out a shrill boo.
"Run! Knock on the door!! Lineker opened his throat and was about to wait for Iro's shot to score, but Iroh in the camera did not do so, but passed the ball to Modric, fortunately, his reaction was fast enough, and his voice changed, exclaiming: "Pass! Set-piece tactics? ”
Modric did not pass the ball from Iello to the penalty area, but hit the wall and passed the ball to Iro's forward route, in order to make Iro's speed fully add up, the amount was very much in advance.
By the time Lucas landed on the canvas, it was too late to catch up with Iro, but Abelloa was fast enough, but the distance between the two was more than five metres, so there was still a long way to go for Liverpool's defence.
The passing power is a bit big, which might seem like a lot of advance for a player with average speed, but it's just right for Iro.
Iroh stopped the ball on the run and then picked up his left foot to make a cross.
Players from both sides in the box quickly intertwined, and goalkeeper Reina also adjusted his pace in small steps, ready to attack and pick up the ball at any time.
Seeing this, Abelloa came from a long distance and flew over to interfere with Iroh's cross.
However, Iroh didn't pick up his left foot to cross, but to ...... In order to disrupt the defensive rhythm of the defenders in the Liverpool penalty area.
Really!
After Iroh picked up his left foot and dunked the ball back to the right, the Liverpool players in the box all showed a different kind of relaxation, and then, Iroh didn't make any adjustments and directly crossed with his right foot.
Reyna looked up at the ball and didn't choose to take the ball, as Iroh's cross was too powerful, fast and flat, not suitable for attacking.
Looking at the football flying in front of the goal, the Liverpool players in the penalty area became nervous again, but the previous state was from nervous to relaxed, and now from relaxed to nervous again, such a change is not so easy to adjust.
John Terry and Carvalho at the front didn't get on top of the ball, and Didier Drogba in the middle didn't quite jump off under the defence of Skrtel and Carragher, and the ball flew to the back post.
Dosena jumped in a hurry, but at this moment he deeply felt the pressure from behind!
Then with the perfect amount of physical contact in mid-air, the strong Branislav Ivanovic nodded the ball in the back of the ball towards goal.
Reyna moved quickly from the near corner, but he gave up on the third step as Ivanovic's header was headed towards the near corner and he couldn't save the ball even with all his might.
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"Ai-cross!!" Chelsea TV commentator Clive Walker shouted, his voice lengthened as the camera shifted: "- Branislav Ivanovich!" ”
“Gooooooooooooooooal!! Chelsea lead Liverpool by one goal away!! ”
"Iroh crosses!!" Huang Jianxiang excitedly shouted: "The football flies to the back point, Ivanovic!" The ball went in, it went in, it went in!! ”
The Chelsea fans in the stands raised their arms and chanted, while the Liverpool fans lost all color for a moment, as if they had seen the results of last year.
The same is true of the Liverpool players on the pitch, and even the captain Steven Gerrard has his hands on his hips and looks confused.
Is it really going to be eliminated again?
They don't know.
In the past, Iroh has been used as a finisher to kill games, but what he didn't expect was that his assist ability was also excellent.
In the face of such a comprehensive Aelo, is it still possible to win in a reversal?
The probability is almost equal to zero!
The game restarted, and Liverpool's players on the pitch gave the impression that they couldn't find the north.
Five minutes later, Mascherano and Lucas, who were carrying yellow cards on their backs, defended Airo in the middle as if they were in vain, and they did not dare to foul in the face of Ailo's forced use of speed to break through, so they also allowed Ailo to find an opportunity to get a direct shot at the edge of the penalty area, goalkeeper Reina leaped forward, but did not save on the football, and the football hung in the corner of the goal.
0:2
The home team is in the front, the away team is in the back.
Benitez watched as the celebrating Chelsea players had their mouths half-open and didn't make a move for a while.
Chelsea fans were happy as children, knowing that Chelsea would reach the last four of the Champions League for the third season in a row.
However, just before half-time, Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard showed Liverpool's resilience with a long-range shot from 30 yards out that went straight past Cech's goal.
Chase the score to 1:2
Just when everyone thought that this wonderful Champions League quarter-final would be a turning point and a shocking reversal, iron defender Branislavic took advantage of a corner kick opportunity to push the ball into Reina's goal, expanding the score to two goals again, giving the excited Liverpudlian a blow to the head.
What made it even more difficult for the home team to accept was that in the 81st minute of the game, Mascherano lost control and was sent off with two yellows and one red.
It didn't take long for Lucas, who was also carrying a yellow card, to accumulate two yellow cards while defending Iroh and was sent off.
To add insult to injury, manager Rafael Benitez also protested off the pitch and was sent off.
With two penalties on the pitch and the manager in the stands, everyone knows that Liverpool have nothing to do.
Before the game, substitute Nicolas Anelka added the icing on the cake as Chelsea won 4-1 away at Liverpool.
This result was beyond everyone's expectations, Liverpool actually had eight consecutive defeats against Chelsea, and if nothing else, it would be very likely to lose nine in a row!