Football: The strongest post-zero generation.

Chapter 334 The Sufferer
The choice of Manchester United head coach Mourinho was also made out of helplessness. Manchester United did have great success under Ferguson's coaching in the past. The problem is that as Ferguson ended his coaching career, Manchester United seemed to have begun to pay off the debts it had won in the past.

Not to mention that the lineup is not good, Ed Woodward, who is in charge of signings, always buys players he doesn't like to use, and the players born in the 1990s in the team are difficult to manage, especially taking Pogba as an example. , he can't even listen to criticism, he will get angry with you even if you say something to him.

In the middle of next week, the second leg of the Champions League 1/8 finals will be played at home against Sevilla. On the weekend, there will be a double red match, which immediately gives me a headache.

In terms of gold content, the Champions League is naturally more important, but for Manchester United's tradition, the double red is the most important.

Manchester United's lineup is not good, and the depth of the bench is not good. Obviously, it is impossible to play at full strength in a two-line battle, which is why Mourinho has the idea of ​​​​discarding one of them.

The league leaders have been in very good form recently, especially the leading striker Li Qing. Even if they play against Liverpool at home with all their strength, they are unlikely to win the game. It is even possible that they will lose to both Reds and Sevilla when they play at full strength.

Although Sevilla can only be considered a strong team in La Liga, La Liga teams have always been the victims of Premier League teams and are very difficult to deal with. Otherwise, Manchester United would not have drawn with Sevilla 0:0 at the Pizjuan Stadium.

After a day of thinking, Mourinho decided to focus on the second leg of the Champions League 1/8 finals.

Of course, this does not mean that he has given up on the home league game against Liverpool. It can only be said that the focus is on the Champions League, and the home league game against Liverpool is all about personnel.

2017-2018赛季英超第30轮联赛首场便是本赛季第二回合双红会，这场比赛也是两队历史第200场交锋，过去曼联以79胜55平65胜占据上风，不过曼联最近几场面对利物浦的成绩并不好……

Old Trafford, which can accommodate 76000 fans, was packed. As the team that has won the most European championships in England in the past is competing against the team that has won the most English top league titles, the level of attention will naturally not be low.

Manchester United has fielded its strongest lineup at present, with goalkeeper De Gea, defenders Ashley Young, Smalling, Bailly and Valencia, double midfielder Matic partnering McTominay, and forwards Mata, Sanchez and La Shford, Lukaku is at the front.

Liverpool, who took a break in midweek, have all their main players, including goalkeeper Karius, defenders Robertson, Van Dijk, Matip and Alexander-Arnold, midfielders Henderson, Wijnaldum and Li Qing, and forwards Mane and Firmi. Nou and Salah.

The commentators and football experts who received the starting lineups of both sides before the game were not optimistic about Manchester United playing at home. After all, the league leader Liverpool has been in very good form recently. Manchester United will not only have to be distracted from the second leg of the Champions League 1/8 finals next week, Pogba, the core of the field, was exempted from the game due to injury.

Which one is strong and which one is weak is already clear.

It's just that Manchester United and Liverpool have been feuding for a long time, and Manchester United fans will not give up to Liverpool fans easily!

Li Qing is the player who threatens Liverpool the most, so as long as Li Qing gets the ball, a tsunami of violent boos will erupt above Old Trafford.

The team coached by Mourinho is known for its defensive counterattacks, which can bring the best game experience to the team with limited resources. Li Qing, who is in excellent condition, is gradually disappearing in Mourinho's defense.

"Manchester United's defense is still very good..." Xinying Sports commentator Jin Xiangkai had just finished speaking. The football came to Li Qing's feet again. His sudden acceleration threw away the elderly Matic, and McTominay lacked competition. Experience, not decisive enough in fouling at critical moments, Li Qing directly faced Manchester United's entire defense.

Smalling had no choice but to step forward and put pressure on Li Qing. Firmino made a decisive move behind him. Li Qing flicked the tip of his left foot and the football flew into the air and flew into the space behind Smalling.

Bailly was not experienced enough in the game and pushed Firmino from behind when his position was blocked. For a moment, Firmino, who was about to shoot with his right foot, lost his center of gravity and fell to the ground. .

The referee on duty, Anthony Taylor, was very clear in the stands. He blew the whistle decisively, pointed to the penalty spot with his left hand, and took out a yellow card from his trouser pocket with his right hand.

Li Qing does not know how to take a penalty kick, which is a non-technical matter. Salah, who took the penalty kick, made it in one fell swoop, helping Liverpool open the scoring away from home.

Mourinho, who was standing in the command area of ​​​​the home team coach, had no choice. The strength of the two teams' lineups was very different. Coupled with the availability of top players, it was not surprising that the home team fell behind first.

In the 38th minute, Li Qing and his teammates played wonderful one-twos one after another. The slow turning characteristics of Matic and McTominay were fully exposed. Li Qing, who broke into the penalty area, faked a shot and dunked past the reckless Smalling. He chose a very calm low shot against goalkeeper De Gea, and the ball escaped from De Gea's crotch and went out of the net...

The score on the scoreboard changed from 0:1 to 0:2. Mourinho knew that the team was completely powerless at home.

不过0：2并非曼联主场的最终比分，下半场拉什福德和李擎分别帮助两队取得进球，1：3的比分是两队历史第200次交战结果。

As Manchester City defeated Stoke City 2:0 in the away game, the points gap between Liverpool and Manchester City is still nine points. However, with the last eight rounds of the league left, if Manchester City wants to reverse Liverpool and win the 2017-2018 Premier League championship, it will be A miracle is needed.

Among Liverpool's last eight league opponents, the strongest was Chelsea. However, if no accidents occurred at that time, the result of the match between the two teams would not affect the final ownership of the league championship, because the second round of the two teams' confrontation was in the 37th round.

In addition, the only threats to Liverpool are Crystal Palace and Everton, who rob the rich and give to the poor. Of course, they are only threats. As long as Liverpool does its best, there is no surprise in defeating these two teams.

2017-2018赛季英超第30轮相继结束，全世界的体育媒体焦点放到周中重燃战火的欧冠1/8决赛次回合。

The two games on the first match day of the Champions League are Manchester United VS Sevilla and Chelsea VS Roma. The five Premier League teams that have advanced to the Champions League last 1 this season have been eliminated by Juventus except Tottenham. Manchester City and Liverpool have already announced their promotion. , the third Premier League team that the English media expected to advance to the Champions League quarter-finals did not wait. Manchester United lost 2:0 at home to Sevilla. Since the two sides fought 0: in the first round, it was equivalent to Sevilla eliminating Manchester United as a guest. A minor upset was exposed.

Chelsea defeated Roma 1:0 at home, and the total score was 2:2. The home team Chelsea was able to advance to the quarterfinals by virtue of its advantage of more away goals.

There were no accidents in the other two quarter-finals. Barcelona easily defeated Shakhtar and Bayern eliminated Besiktas.

(End of this chapter)