Volume 1: When a Hero Appears, People Pay Attention. Chapter 78: The Critical Thirty-Sixth Round (First Update Guaranteed)
Liverpool defeated Bayern Munich 3:1 away from home, basically declaring that they have advanced to the final.
Although Bayern Munich's head coach Klopp has not given up yet, everyone thinks he is a tough talker.
The media has now begun to discuss who will become Liverpool's opponent at the Nou Camp.
If Barcelona can reach the final, of course it would be best. This is a game that everyone wants to watch. In the more than ten years since Liverpool's re-emergence, it has basically been the history of the confrontation between Liverpool and Barcelona. The two sides have played against each other many times. Of course, at their most glorious time, Barcelona was completely defeated by Liverpool.
But now this is Barcelona's chance for revenge.
At home, Liverpool is at the end of its game. In Chen Yingxiong's last season, there is no better time for revenge than this - if Chen Yingxiong retires, Barcelona will feel at a loss as if they can't find an enemy.
At the same time, they will receive enthusiastic support from 80,000 home team fans at home.
This is the best chance to beat Liverpool and get revenge on them.
Therefore, Barcelona's desire to reach the final is very urgent.
However, there is also a result that Barcelona least wants to see, that is, Real Madrid eliminates them, reaches the final, and then meets Liverpool at Camp Nou.
This is definitely a disaster for Barcelona fans!
Will those Barcelona fans who have bought tickets in advance come to watch the game or not? If they come, who will they cheer for? Real Madrid and Liverpool are both their mortal enemies. The difference is that one has been against them for more than a hundred years, and the other has only been against them for more than ten years, but the hatred value is the same.
If these two teams really meet in the final, it will be a huge shame for Barcelona.
It is absolutely unacceptable.
Barcelona will not let this happen at all costs.
Now that Liverpool has entered the Nou Camp with one leg, in order to avoid the worst situation, Barcelona is desperately trying to knock Real Madrid out.
And Real Madrid seems to be aware of this. They also tried their best to slap Barcelona in the Nou Camp.
So the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals between Real Madrid and Barcelona the next day was quite intense.
There were red cards, controversial penalties, and wonderful goals.
In the end, Real Madrid narrowly defeated Barcelona 3:2 at home.
But this victory may not be a good result for Real Madrid. Because they were sent off midfielder McChrystal Scott during the game. As Real Madrid's main player, he was sent off, which was a huge loss to Real Madrid's combat effectiveness. Real Madrid's second round match was unlucky.
What's more, Barcelona also scored two away goals, winning despite losing.
For Liverpool. It's a good thing that these two teams are fighting each other, they can reap the benefits.
Anyway, whoever advances to the finals will definitely be scarred.
Maybe Chen Yingxiong likes to challenge the limit, but as the head coach of Liverpool, Gerrard must like the safest way to win.
Regardless of the process, you can win the championship. He won't feel any shame if he wins against Barcelona or Real Madrid's second team.
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Since Liverpool returned to the country, the number of fans outside the Melwood training base has not only not decreased, but has gradually increased.
Chen Yingxiong's volley from a small angle at the Allianz Arena became a hotly discussed topic later on. The same is true outside the Melwood training ground.
Fans from all over the world may not speak the same language, but this does not prevent them from dancing and talking about Chen Yingxiong's wonderful goal.
The better Chen Yingxiong's performance, the more reluctant Liverpool fans will be.
In the last year of Chen Yingxiong's career, he frequently struggled with injuries. After sitting on the bench for a long time and looking at the green field alone, maybe everyone will feel much better now.
I even hope that he retires early, because I don't want to see a person who was once so proud become so depressed.
But Chen Yingxiong is born to be a guy who likes to go against the general public. Everyone thinks that the twilight years of a player's career should be very bleak. However, he was as lively as he was when he was young. And the more he behaves like this, the more reluctant everyone is to let him go.
Because he's so great. How does he look like a man who is almost forty-one years old?
People may even wonder why you always have to hold your head so high. Why can't we bow our heads?
Now you even want to beat time!
Chen Yingxiong's goal in the first round of the Champions League semi-finals made more fans feel reluctant to leave Chen Yingxiong. They came to the Melwood training base one after another.
But these fans are very orderly.
They did not block Chen Yingxiong's car after the training. Ask him for his autograph.
Everyone knows that Chen Yingxiong is currently focused on the game and does not want to disturb him too much.
So at the end of Chen Yingxiong's career, he, the most popular player in the Liverpool team, got a rare moment of leisure.
This is indeed what he needs, so he can prepare for war with peace of mind.
Not preparing for the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals, but preparing for the thirty-sixth round of the league.
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The thirty-sixth round of the Premier League is not a strong dialogue, but it is still a key game-in the thirty-sixth round of the Premier League, Liverpool challenged Portsmouth away from home.
Because this game is likely to be the game that ends the suspense of the Premier League championship this season.
As long as Liverpool can beat Portsmouth away from home and Arsenal does not win at home, then Liverpool can surpass the opponent and become first in the league.
Liverpool's opponent Portsmouth was not strong in this game. If it were normal, such a game would never be broadcast live across the country.
But today, this game was selected to be broadcast live nationwide.
Everyone wants to see if Liverpool can return to the top spot in the league. Since losing the league title last season, they have never returned to the top spot in the league, a position they were once very familiar with.
Before the game, Arsenal head coach Hall said that they would not admit defeat because as long as they can continue to win, the league championship will still belong to them.
He was quite right. After all, Arsenal are still one point ahead of Liverpool in points.
It's easy for them to win the league championship. They just need to keep winning without looking at anyone's face.
And it doesn’t take them long to hold on. Just three games, the last three games at the end of the season.
As long as they achieve three consecutive victories, the championship will still belong to them.
However, many people think this is a theoretical statement, but in reality it is something else.
Arsenal's new defeat, and such a disastrous defeat at home, was a serious blow to their morale. Even if their opponent is not strong next, just Fulham, how much attention will they have on the game then?
Lost to Liverpool 1:6 at home. This is indeed a big blow.
However, since Arsenal has not played a game since that game, no one knows what is going on in their team.
So the thirty-sixth round of the league may be a moment to reveal the mystery.
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Because the venue is arranged long before the season.
So it's really like fate.
Liverpool's away game against Portsmouth, and Arsenal's home game against Fulham. were scheduled at the same time.
This reinforces the feeling of life and death.
Many neutral fans even plan to set up two TV sets to watch two games at the same time.
The game officially starts at 4:30 pm local time on Sunday.
Arsenal scored right from the start and got off to a perfect start. Their morale seemed unaffected. The first shot went in, and luck was on their side.
The commentators went crazy.
"Arsenal! Arsenal! Arsenal! They're ahead!"
The sound was hoarse, as if Arsenal had not taken the lead, but the championship.
The Emirates Stadium was abuzz.
At the same time, at Fratton Park, Portsmouth's home stadium, Liverpool had not yet been able to score a goal, and the Portsmouth team was huddled in the penalty area. The purpose is not to let Liverpool score.
I don’t know what benefit Portsmouth will get from doing this... Anyway, they have no worries about relegation and have no hope of European competition.
Maybe I just don’t want to be a stepping stone for Liverpool to ascend to the throne.
But Arsenal fans are very grateful to them.
Arsenal's unexpected lead caused some commotion among Liverpool fans, who chanted Chen Yingxiong's name in the stands.
At this time, Liverpool also needs to score goals to stabilize the morale of the army and... undermine Arsenal's confidence.
If Liverpool fails to score goals, the Arsenal players' fear of Liverpool will gradually subside. Then when they calm down, they can really win three games in a row and defeat Liverpool with a one-point advantage to defend the title. League Championship.
Only Liverpool's side scored as quickly as possible. Only then can we put pressure on Arsenal players. Let them know that Liverpool is still invincible and want to go against Liverpool. They will all die miserably in the end!
They are not worried that the Arsenal players do not know the news here.
Just like the Liverpool players obviously already know the latest news about the Arsenal game, they are also paying attention to the situation here.
These two teams were "absent-minded" in today's game.
That's why fans like them chanted Chen Yingxiong's name.
This is not their home stadium, Stanley Park.
However, in order to witness the historical moment, there were many Liverpool fans who followed the team to the away game, more than 1,500 of them.
They bought tickets in various ways before they squeezed into Fratton Park Stadium.
Liverpool fans have always been known for their loud voices in England.
More than 1,500 people shouted loudly together, and the momentum completely overwhelmed the remaining 10,000 Portsmouth fans.
So the shouts of "Hero! Hero! Hero!" rang out over Fratton Park.
Amid the roar, Chen Yingxiong raised his right fist.
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