Chapter 326: Li Qing in a Desperate Situation

“aoaoaooaooaooooooo——”

The entire New Wembley Stadium was instantly covered by the loud cheers of Liverpool fans.

Witnessed by tens of thousands of fans, Li Qing jumped high, twisted his waist and shook his abdomen, and headed the football to the lower left corner of the goal.

Goalkeeper Ederson stood in the middle of the goal and was too far away from the landing point. Out of instinct, he stood there without making any reaction, just watching the football hit the lower left corner of the goal.

“Gooooooooooooooal——”

The iconic elongated voice of Sky TV commentator Andy Gray sounded in the live broadcast room of the New Wembley Stadium.

Juli TV commentator Zhan Jun shouted ecstatically: "At the desperate moment of falling behind! It still depends on Li Qing! His first shot after coming on as a substitute helped Liverpool to pull back a goal! And he scored with a header, which he is not good at! There is still enough time in the first half. Can Liverpool continue to score goals under his leadership?"

"A child in the family is like a treasure!" Zhan Jun's voice rose eight degrees: "Li Qing, who signed his first professional contract with Liverpool, proved to the world that even a weekly salary of 500,000 pounds is worth it!"

Klopp excitedly raised his arms and shouted in front of the home team coaching seat, venting the huge pressure brought by narrowing the score.

In his opinion, as long as Li Qing scored, the game would be settled, even if they were still two goals behind.

Li Qing, who scored the goal, did not celebrate the goal. He bypassed the confused Manchester City players blocking him, picked up the football in the goal from Ederson's depressed eyes, turned around and called his teammates to hurry back to their own half and wait for Manchester City to kick off again.

There was not much time left in the first half, but as long as there was a threatening attack, it would be enough to equalize the score.

The entire Liverpool team knew about Li Qing's magical scoring ability. They saw from Li Qing's header goal after coming off the bench... Li Qing's condition was indeed good.

Since he was in excellent condition, then... equalizing the score was definitely not a problem!

The entire Liverpool team retreated to their own half, and the Manchester City players woke up as if from a dream, shaking their heads in frustration.

Manchester City coach Guardiola frowned again, feeling vaguely uneasy.

He had wanted to maintain the 3:0 lead until the end of the first half, but Li Qing scored a goal just a few minutes after he came on the court, which made him wonder... Was it the wrong choice to defend and counterattack?

Li Qing's header was the result of the bombardment after his team retreated to the half...

Strengthen the attack?

Guardiola looked up at the scoreboard. There were still more than three minutes left in the first half. Intensifying the attack would likely expose space in the backcourt. Salah and Mane were both very fast, and Li Qing's pass was accurate. It was possible that he would score another goal before the end of the first half...

What should he do?

Guardiola scratched his head but found that he had no hair on his head, and finally just sighed.

The commentators in the live commentary booth all praised Li Qing, who scored as a substitute. Liverpool fans and Li Qing fans in front of the TV were full of passion, believing that Liverpool was likely to turn defeat into victory in this game!

Liverpool fans at the new Wembley Stadium regained their enthusiasm, and deafening cheers followed one after another.

Manchester City fans realized that they could not fall behind Liverpool fans, and the passion they released formed a trend of confrontation...

The fanatical atmosphere of the entire stadium reached an extreme.

In the restarted game, Manchester City still played according to Guardiola's previous tactics. The offense lacked characteristics, and quickly lost control of the football under the continuous pressing of Liverpool players with great momentum.

Guardiola, standing on the sidelines, rolled his eyes. His team's best way of playing was passing the ball with his feet and skilled personal skills, but Liverpool intercepted the ball and counterattacked after a few times.

Fortunately, Fernandinho knocked Li Qing to the ground immediately. This time, it was very likely that they would lose the ball again from attack to defense.

The atmosphere on the scene became more and more fanatical as Li Qing came on the court. Manchester City fans and Manchester City coach Guardiola felt different degrees of tension.

The score is indeed leading now, but they don't know whether the two-goal lead can be brought to the locker room.

There was less and less time left in the first half. Guardiola chose to let the players focus on defense in the remaining game time because he was too afraid of Li Qing's performance.

Little did he know that his team was best at attacking.

The tactics formulated before the game were also tit-for-tat.

As Manchester City players retreated to the half-court defense, the offense organized by Li Qing became more and more threatening, but time came to the end of the first half, and the fourth official also held up the electronic card for one minute of injury time.

That is to say, there was only one minute left for Li Qing and Liverpool.

Klopp, who had been waiting for the goal to appear again on the sidelines, couldn't help but wonder, should he play it safe in the last minute?

However, at this moment, Li Qing, who received the ball, raised his butt and pushed Gundogan, who was rushing up, back, and Fernandinho, who was guarding in front of the central defender, out. Li Qing's eyes lit up, and he pushed the ball with his left foot arch, and the ball rolled straight to Firmino, who was standing at the top of the penalty area with his back to the goal.

Firmino carried Kompany and knocked the ball horizontally to Salah who cut inside to receive the ball.

Otamendi was originally going to stick to Salah, but Salah took the initiative to approach him, and pushed the ball back with the outside of his left foot, and the ball rolled right towards Li Qing.

Fernandinho, who turned to defend Firmino and Salah, felt a jolt in his heart and realized that something was wrong. He turned around and saw Li Qing had already raised his left foot about 30 meters away from the goal, pretending to shoot from a distance!

NO!

At this moment, Gundogan rushed up, and Li Qing quickly retracted his raised left foot, pulled the ball back, and waited until he could get out of the angle, and raised his left foot again.

In a flash, when Li Qing was about to kick the football with his left foot, De Bruyne, who came quickly behind him, stretched out his hand and pushed. Li Qing, who was completely focused on the long shot, suddenly lost his balance and fell forward.

Atkinson, the referee on duty, blew his whistle decisively, indicating that De Bruyne had committed a foul and showing a yellow card.

Guardiola's heart tightened. He was not nervous about De Bruyne getting a card, but... the place of the foul.

Near the middle, less than 30 meters away from the goal, a place very suitable for Li Qing to take a free kick.

The broadcaster gave the straight-line distance from the Manchester City foul site to the goal - 28 meters.

Li Qing has scored many direct free kicks this season, so Guardiola felt a strong sense of uneasiness, as if Liverpool would definitely score another goal before the end of the first half...

As it turned out, Guardiola's premonition was still very good.

Manchester City's five-man wall failed to stop Li Qing. The football had a clear drop when it reached the highest point. Ederson, who was fully prepared, jumped to the extreme but couldn't touch the football.

The football, like a cannonball, hit the inner edge of the left post of the goal and refracted into the net. The fanatical atmosphere of the new Wembley Stadium instantly rose to the extreme...