Chapter 402 Leading
The score between the two teams has become 3:0.
This score means there is no suspense in the game. Although Everton players are still fighting on the court, the players of both teams actually know that there will be no suspense in the result of the game, so Benitez started to substitution.
Zhang Tiehan and Garcia were both substituted.
After the two left the game, the two teams continued, and Everton was under much less pressure. They scored a goal in the last time of the game, which was considered to have a little face back, but that was all the same. The final score between the two teams was 3:1, and Liverpool won the derby.
Winning the next round of the league, Liverpool has firmly held third place in the league, but it is still one point away from Manchester United, which ranks second in the league and has one less game. This is really unexpected - Liverpool's recent results are unexpected, and Manchester United's results are also unexpected.
Manchester United performed better than Liverpool. Without the pressure of the Champions League, they focused all their energy on the league. They have achieved seven consecutive victories in the league. Such results have put pressure on Chelsea ahead.
Liverpool also performed well, but it was just a four-game winning streak. This is the result since Zhang Tiehan came back. In terms of the league, it is not easy for Liverpool to catch up with Manchester United. You should know that Manchester United will have one less game. If Manchester United can win this game, Manchester United will have four more points than them.
In the late stages of the league, four points were simply fatal.
Of course, Liverpool probably shouldn't have too high requirements. Their main energy is still focused on the Champions League. No one even mentioned Liverpool's next league game after playing against Everton. The game against West Bromwich seemed to have been ignored. It was not until the day of the game that the media mentioned it slightly.
West Bromwich's performance this season is not very good. They have been hovering around the relegation circle and are currently ranked fourth from the bottom in the league with only one point advantage. Their collision with Liverpool seems to be destined to be closer to heaven and hard to get out of the quagmire.
The final score is 2:0.
After confirming the victory, Benitez replaced Zhang Tiehan and Alonso in order to preserve his strength and won the league. Liverpool continued to keep a close eye on Manchester United in the league and preserved the hope of competing for second place in the league.
West Bromwich is in a deeper quagmire in the relegation quagmire and is currently only leading the top three with a goal difference.
But no one paid attention to West Bromwich. Everyone is more concerned about the competition between Liverpool and Manchester United. Although they defeated West Bromwich, there was no good news for Liverpool after the game. Manchester United also won the opponent and won the make-up match with Fulham the next day. In other words, the points gap between Liverpool and Manchester United has become a real four-pointer. With only five rounds left in the league, it is really difficult to tie the points.
However, Liverpool has no time to care about the league at this time. They focus all their energy on the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals three days later, and compete with Barcelona at the Camp Nou Stadium.
All European fans are staring at the Champions League.
The match between Liverpool and Barcelona is the most popular in the four matches. The match between the two teams is already interesting. Liverpool is the defending champion and they have the European Golden Boot from last season. With these two points, Liverpool is enough to attract attention. Barcelona is one of the recognized strongest teams, and their football is gorgeous enough to attract everyone to watch.
In the first leg, the result of the two teams fighting was 3:2. Liverpool had a goal advantage and Barcelona scored away goals. This score made the second leg full of suspense.
A few days before the second round, European football news began to be filled with reports about the two teams. The content of the reports included all aspects, including the recent situation of the two teams, the history of the two teams, and the lineup of the two teams, etc. These reports were all for the two teams to pave the way for the second round of the two teams to fight.
In various reports, both teams are also preparing for the game.
Liverpool has been preparing for the game. The match against Everton and West Bromvic in the middle of the two rounds was actually not in Benitez's plan. He didn't even make any preparations for these two games. All he wanted was to have a Champions League with Barcelona.
For Liverpool, the Champions League is the most important thing.
Perhaps Liverpool fans hope that the team can make a breakthrough in the league, but that is unrealistic for Liverpool at present. After all, there are only a few rounds left in the league, and the hope of winning the championship is too slim.
The most practical thing is the Champions League.
Not only the honor of the Champions League, but also the income of the Champions League, the latter is very important to a club, especially Liverpool's economy has always been problematic. If you can earn more income in the Champions League this season, it will be quite beneficial to the team.
In addition, Benitez also has his own ideas.
When it comes to the best coaches in recent years, everyone will think of Mourinho. This Portuguese is indeed doing well. In Porto, he coached for two seasons and won the "Mini Triple Crown" and the "Big Triple Crown". Such results are amazing. After all, Porto is just a Portuguese giant. It is incredible that the giants in the minor league have won the League Cup and the Champions League championship in two seasons.
So Mourinho became famous.
He came to England and Chelsea, but Benitez, who had been famous for about the same time as Mourinho and had good results in leading the team, was ignored. In fact, he came to England the same year as Mourinho. Mourinho taught Chelsea and he coached Liverpool.
The two are only one year apart.
But the whole world is paying attention to Mourinho, and his attention to Benitez is limited to "a good Spanish coach". That's all, Benitez is naturally unwilling to give up. After leading Liverpool to the Champions League last season, his attention has not increased much. The media's evaluation of Liverpool is that "The Reds created a miracle". As for Benitez... it was probably ignored.
It's a new season now.
What if Liverpool can win the Champions League again?
Occasionally, Benitez will think so. He knows that he does not belong to the kind of person who attracts the attention of the media, but as a football coach and a public figure, he naturally hopes to recognize more people. If Liverpool can still win the Champions League championship, the whole world will probably pay attention to Liverpool. Have you noticed yourself as the Liverpool coach?
perhaps......
This is Benitez's little thought.
......
Two days before the game, Liverpool got bad news, and Liser was injured and could not play.
Riser's injury was not serious, he was injured in naked feet and could heal after two weeks of rest, but this also made him miss the game against Barcelona.
Losing Riser before the battle is definitely not good news. Although Riser is not the most important player in Liverpool, he is one of the few trustworthy players on the wing. His defense is very stable and he can also provide some support in the frontcourt in terms of offense. Riser is the kind of player who can play in any position. With him, it is easier for Benitez to arrange the lineup.
But now he has to make some adjustments to the roster.
At the same time, reports on the Champions League have increased as the game approaches. The day before the game, on the way to Spain, many Barcelona players were interviewed, and they seemed to be using interviews to ‘welcome’ Liverpool’s arrival.
In the interview, many Barcelona players bluntly stated that the team will win.
"I can be sure that victory will definitely belong to us." Deco expressed his great confidence in victory in the interview. When the English reporter asked why, Deco said. "In the first leg, we had two goals. That game proved that Liverpool's defense line could not stop our goals. Now when we returned to the Camp Nou, I can't think of a reason for them to take away the victory. I think as long as we perform normally, we can eliminate them to advance to the semi-finals."
What Deco said sounds reasonable...
However, the English media expressed disdain for this. They didn't think what Deco said made sense. Because Barcelona scored a goal in the last round, so now he returns to the Camp Nou. Can Barcelona beat Liverpool?
What's the reason for this!
But it has to be admitted that most people are still optimistic about Barcelona. The World Sports analyst pointed out that Barcelona has two advantages over Liverpool: one is that the game is played at the Camp Nou Stadium, and Barcelona plays better at home at Barcelona; the other is that Barcelona is one goal behind in the score, but they have two away goals advantages. They only need one 1:0 to eliminate Liverpool.
This is just an external advantage. In fact, Barcelona's overall football is the biggest advantage. Now no team in the world dares to say that they can take away a victory in Barcelona, and even a draw is a luxury.
This is Barcelona at present.
The entire Liverpool team also seemed very low-key after arriving, with no players taking the initiative to accept interviews or anything else. After arriving at the hotel, everyone went back to their rooms to rest. There were many media reporters waiting at the entrance of the hotel, but they didn't see Liverpool players coming out until the next day.
They were all ready to go to the training ground to warm up.
In this situation, we know that Liverpool is unwilling to accept interviews. This is understood by the Spanish media as "insufficient confidence". They even reported "Barcelona will win" without scruples. Before the game, reports about Barcelona were everywhere, but there were few reports about Liverpool, just like Barcelona played with a small team. This situation made the English media very angry. They hoped that Liverpool players would stand up and say a few words, but they could not interview Liverpool at all.
After warm-up before the game, the press conference, the fans entered the court, and the two teams officially entered the court. With the whistle sounded from the referee, the whole game finally began.
At the opening, the Camp Nou Stadium, the call of nearly 90,000 Barcelona fans made the entire stadium a world for Barcelona, just as if there was only Barcelona here and no other team.
This is the world of Barcelona!
But after five minutes of the game, the call for Camp Nou became much smaller.
Many Barcelona fans looked at the stadium scoreboard in disbelief, and the score displayed there became 0:1. The home team was in front of the away team and the scores of the two teams were rewritten in just five minutes.
Chapter completed!