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Chapter 260: Unsatisfactory results

After the Liverpool team returned to Liverpool, they were indeed warmly welcomed by Liverpool fans.

Half of Liverpool was boiling with excitement.

In the news reports the next day.

Liverpool's winning of the Premier League title also made the whole of England excited.

All the media are reporting on this.

All Liverpool fans are going crazy about this.

Even if Liverpool loses all the remaining games this season, Liverpool fans will feel that this will be a very successful season.

For Liverpool players, their next opponent is the absolute overlord of the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich.

This is after the Champions League was restructured.

Liverpool and Bayern, the first encounter between the two giants.

In the history of the Champions League.

Liverpool and Bayern have only played against each other twice in total.

That was in the semi-final of the European Cup in the distant 1980-1981 season.

Liverpool drew 0-0 with Bayern Munich at home in the first leg and drew 1-1 away. With the advantage of goal difference, Liverpool advanced to the Champions League final that season.

This game took place almost forty years ago.

Therefore, the media will not mention this game.

What everyone is concerned about is the current situation of the two teams.

There is no doubt that Bayern Munich has a very strong squad.

But they have been in the Champions League since they won the 2012-2013 season.

For several consecutive seasons, they were eliminated in the quarterfinals or semifinals.

In the Bundesliga, Bayern is unrivaled and has almost no rivals.

But in the Champions League, they have been unable to make a breakthrough.

This season, the team invited back the meritorious head coach Heynckes to save the day.

The old coach did stabilize the team's situation quickly, and this season they successfully reached the semi-finals of the Champions League.

The German media and Bayern fans are all hoping that Heynckes can replicate his achievements in the 12-13 season, eliminate Liverpool and reach the Champions League final.

In this game, Klopp met his old rival.

Whether it is Bayern or Heynckes.

They can all be regarded as Klopp's old rivals.

In the Champions League final of the 12-13 season, Bayern, led by Heynckes, defeated Dortmund, led by Klopp.

Now, the two sides meet again in the Champions League.

Naturally, that game will be brought up again by the media.

Also.

Liverpool has participated in the Champions League intermittently over the years. Last season, Liverpool participated in the Europa League.

So, in terms of the recent state of the Champions League knockout stage.

Liverpool also has no games to refer to.

but.

For Chinese fans.

They can look forward to Sunshine leading Liverpool into the final.

If Sunshine can defend the Champions League title, it will naturally make history.

CCTV will also broadcast this game live.

Countless Chinese fans waited in front of the TV, looking forward to an exciting game.

The first leg of the match was played at Anfield.

Liverpool will play at home first and then away.

This schedule is relatively less favorable.

Therefore, Liverpool’s strategy is, of course, to make good use of the home games.

At home, we must strive to win.

The game begins.

Liverpool, playing at home, was very active.

In particular, Salah returned from injury in this game.

Let Liverpool feel more confident.

First minute of the game.

Salah, who had been absent for more than a month, broke into the penalty area and shot with his right foot at a small angle. However, the ball lacked power and was confiscated by Bayern goalkeeper Ulreich.

Although no goal was scored.

But this attack quickly made the atmosphere at Anfield become fanatical.

Amid the crazy cheers of the home fans.

Liverpool launched wave after wave of attacks.

This made Bayern Munich's old coach Heynckes unable to sit still from the very beginning.

He hurried to the sidelines.

Pressing down with both hands allowed the Bayern Munich players to stabilize the situation.

Playing away.

For Bayern, they just need to bring back a draw to complete their mission.

It would have been even better if we could have scored an away goal.

The thinking behind the game for both teams was, one to play it safe, the other to win at home.

Reflected in the game.

Bayern Munich retreated across the board and defended their own dangerous area.

Leaving all the periphery to Liverpool.

Although Heynckes returned to the team.

But he did not actually make any fundamental changes to the structure of the Bayern team.

Bayern is still the Bayern that has been deeply influenced by Guardiola.

Their ball control is excellent.

For Bayern.

As long as they can withstand Liverpool's fierce attack in the opening stage.

They will be able to gradually use their ball control skills to take control of the game into their own hands.

As for Liverpool, they are no strangers to the "K-style" of rushing and attacking.

When Klopp coached Dortmund.

The main competition in the Bundesliga is between Bayern and Dortmund.

And after Klopp left Dortmund.

There are also many teams of this style in the Bundesliga.

Therefore, the players of Bayern Munich are not in a hurry.

They know how to deal with Liverpool.

Just wait patiently.

Slow down the tempo of the game. Don't play fast and get into Liverpool's rhythm, otherwise it would be dangerous.

and.

The risks of Liverpool's high-pressure tactics are obvious.

Space in their backcourt may appear at any time.

Look at Klopp standing on the sidelines from the start of the game.

will know.

How afraid he is of his old rival Bayern.

But he had no better choice.

Play at home first, then play away.

This will force the team to achieve a good result at home.

If we don’t play well at home.

How can they turn the tables away from home?

Think of Barcelona.

They lead Liverpool 3-0 at home.

As a result, Liverpool returned to their home court and directly reversed the game.

A three-goal lead could mean being eliminated.

Any top team is difficult to deal with on their away field.

and so.

Liverpool will not miss the opportunity at home.

The home team didn't dare to press forward and attack.

Do you dare to do it away from home?

Under the guidance of this idea.

Liverpool's onslaught lasted ten minutes.

Within these ten minutes.

The busiest player is Bayern Munich goalkeeper Ulreich.

Because Neuer was seriously injured.

So now Ulreich has got the position of Bayern's main goalkeeper.

After all, Neuer was once considered a candidate for the world's best goalkeeper.

Be his successor.

The pressure is still quite great.

Ulreich has also been trained.

He made a high catch to block.

Continuously resolved Liverpool's attacks.

Finally, Bayern Munich withstood Liverpool's offensive in the opening stage.

Moreover, anyone with a discerning eye can see it.

Ten minutes later, Liverpool's attack slowed down.

They are not iron men after all.

It is impossible to maintain a high-intensity offensive posture for too long.

Liverpool players after a period of attack.

Adjustments are also needed to give ourselves a chance to breathe.

And at this time.

Bayern Munich's opportunity has come.

Heynckes stood up from the coaching bench.

He came to the sidelines.

This is a signal.

A signal for Bayern Munich to start the second phase of the game: try and take control.

Just now.

Liverpool attacked from the back.

After a series of passes.

Sunshine retreated from the penalty area and received a pass from full-back Arnold.

When the ball was passed, it was very fast and at an awkward height.

But when Yangguang stretched out his foot, the football seemed to be stuck to his foot and he stopped it steadily.

Seeing this scene, Heynckes suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.

"Sunshine got the ball."

The commentators said.

behind him.

Javi Martinez was staring at him.

Hama is a midfielder who can play as a centre-back and he is very tall.

The defensive confrontation ability is very strong.

But he didn't get the upper hand in front of the sun.

He tried to find opportunities by making Sunshine make mistakes through confrontation.

But when he crashed into it, it felt like he was not knocking down a human being, but a mountain.

A big mountain.

The sunlight did not move.

He held the ball firmly, pressed Hama behind him and turned around.

After completing the turn, Yangguang dribbled the ball forward slowly.

Javi Martinez tried to defend forward several times, but was always blocked by the sun.

The two men were entangled, and the sun was about to enter the danger zone of Bayern Munich.

Hama realized that he couldn't let the sun go down like this.

He has to foul.

He decided to stretch out his foot and knock the sunlight to the ground.

But just as he stretched his foot.

It was as if the sunlight had eyes on the back of its head. It suddenly moved forward and just dodged Javi Martinez's attack.

After shaking off Javi Martinez, Yang Guang met another Bayern midfielder Thiago.

Although Thiago is also Spanish, he and Hama are players of two different styles.

He is short and frontal defense is not his forte.

Facing Yang Guang who was coming up with the ball, he fought and retreated, preparing to find an opportunity to steal the ball.

Just now.

Yangguang's body sank.

This made Thiago think that the opponent broke through from his left side, so Yangguang could directly create space and shoot with his right foot.

Therefore, he did not dare to delay and quickly moved to his left.

But right now.

Sunshine certainly dribbled the ball to his left, which is Thiago's right.

He then shifted his focus.

Breaking through from Thiago's right.

Thiago turned around quickly, the short player turned very quickly, but when he turned around, the sun had already blocked him behind him. At this time, unless he fouled from behind, he could not stop the sun from moving forward.

Thiago was very decisive. He quickly stretched out his foot and kicked Yangguang's ankle.

But the opponent did not fall to the ground. Instead, he stumbled and took the opportunity to catch up with the ball.

"It's over!"

In the commentary box.

the England commentator chanted.

At Anfield, fans also cheered.

"Go! Yang!"

Amid the cheers of the fans.

Sunshine took a step back with the ball and rushed towards Bayern Munich's penalty area with great momentum.

Central defender Hummels was forced to leave the defensive zone and move forward. He rushed up quickly and wanted to kick the ball away with him.

But Yangguang flicked the outside of his right foot slightly and passed by him.

Hummels's sweeping foot failed to reach the ball.

At the critical moment, he retracted his foot - because Yang Guang broke into the penalty area. As a central defender, he instinctively feared using such an action to deal with the opponent in the penalty area.

This might just be a penalty and a yellow card.

Hummels pressed his body against Yangguang, and the two of them entangled and entered the penalty area together, but the football was still at Yangguang's feet.

"Sunshine. Beautiful! He dribbled past three people and entered the penalty area!"

The cheers at Anfield are almost enough to burst your eardrums.
Danger!

Heynckes frowned.

That dangerous aura finally became a reality!

Hummels was entangled with the sun. Normally, in this situation, most players would spend most of their energy on confronting their opponents.

It is difficult to have enough strength to kick.

But that doesn't include sunlight.

After entering the restricted area.

The only thing he could see was the opponent's goal.

He looked up at the goal, leaned his body towards Hummels, almost leaning on his opponent, and used his body weight to create space for shooting, but his right foot did not move.

Because at this time, there is no time to swing your thighs.

He just swung his calves.

The tip of the toe stabbed the middle of the football like the hammer of a rifle hitting the primer.

The football suddenly flew like a bullet, sticking to the ground and heading straight towards the blind corner of the goal.

The speed and angle of the ball were impeccable.

This made it impossible for Bayern Munich goalkeeper Ulreich to make a save.
He swooped down.

Watching the ball with regret.

The football went into the goal along the post.

And when he landed.

The fingertips were a full meter away from the goalpost.

Completely out of reach.

The Bayern fans in front of the screen were stunned.

before this.

The German TV commentator told them.

Bayern Munich is actively recovering.

The purpose is to consume Liverpool's offensive energy.

Wait until they have almost finished attacking.

It's time for Bayern Munich to take control of the situation.

Ten minutes.

The commentator said that Bayern's chance had come.

This makes Bayern Munich fans very excited.

Who would have thought.

The commentator finished speaking a minute later.

Liverpool scored.

Bayern fans held their heads in their hands and stared at the TV screen in disbelief.

"Sunshine! Beautiful! The ball goes in. This is his 22nd goal in the Champions League this season. Quite a spectacular blast down the middle. Who says a center forward can't crush the opponent single-handedly? Haha!"

He Wei said happily.

"He dropped back to support the defense, dribbled forward, dribbled past players, and scored! Look at his ability with the ball, absolutely world-class!"

Heynckes turned around and sat back in the coaching seat in great displeasure.

He was also looking forward to Bayern's reversal.
Sunshine, sunshine, and more sunshine
Before the game, he had already conducted very careful research on the player and constantly emphasized the importance of defending Sunshine.

In the end, it still couldn't be prevented.

This encounter with Liverpool
It's not easy to kick.

He glanced at the excited Klopp not far away.

I vaguely remember the competition between Klopp and Bayern when he was coaching Dortmund.

This guy's team.
Always so difficult to deal with.

"Eleven minutes into the game, Liverpool took the lead. Their statistics during those eleven minutes were completely overwhelming, with 80% possession and four shots on goal, while Bayern had none."

The German commentator began to become worried.

At this time, Liverpool fans began to look forward to the second goal.

If we can get a big win at home.

Just like against Barcelona.

Then the second round will basically lose its suspense.

After the game restarts.

Bayern Munich also began to try to attack.

They had lost the ball immediately.

Continue to defend.

It doesn't make much sense.

They need to press forward and attack to try to equalize the score.

Otherwise, the game would end with a score of one to zero.

This is not a good thing for Bayern Munich.

They need at least an away goal.

Thus.

Even if we lost 1-2 away from home.

Back home.

You can also be more confident.

Bayern Munich's offensive capabilities are certainly very strong.

This game.

Bayern used a 4231 formation.

Goalkeeper Ulreich.

Central defender Hummels partners with Sule.

Right back Kimmich, left back Alaba, and defensive midfielder Thiago and Javi Martinez.

Ribery is on the left and Robben is on the right.

Center forward Lewandowski.

Behind Lewandowski is Thomas Muller.

This is the lineup.

I dare say that there are no more than three teams in the world that have a more luxurious lineup than this one.

So when Bayern's offensive came.

Liverpool also had to temporarily avoid the attack, retreat and defend.

Bayern also created threats on the offensive end many times.

In the first half of the game, Bayern Munich's most threatening attack came from Robben's cut-in.

After Old Man Luo cut in from the wing, the only thing he had in mind was the goal.

He cut past two Liverpool defenders and then took a volley.

As a result, the football hit the post and flew out of the bottom line.

This shot made Anfield a lot quieter.

Liverpool fans realised.

The opponent they faced was the German champion, Bayern Munich, which is known as one of the strongest teams in Europe.

Liverpool is leading.

But they were a little careless.

The score may be reversed soon.

Next game.

The two sides go back and forth.

Each posed a threat.

But no goals were scored.

After the first half of the game.

The score was fixed at one to zero.

Liverpool, playing at home, is temporarily leading.

Although it was only a one-goal lead.

But the whistle that ended the first half was good news for Liverpool.

There is a statistic this season.

Liverpool has never lost a game as long as they score first.

As long as Liverpool is the leading side after the first half, they have won all the games.

This data.

This gave Liverpool fans a reassurance.

The German commentator was comforting the Bayern Munich players: "Bayern Munich has a strong ability to come back this season. This season, they have never lost a game when they were one goal behind in the first half!"

"Liverpool used up too much energy in the first half. Bayern Munich will have the advantage in the second half."

"Bayern's attacking group is very strong and they will definitely be able to break Liverpool's goal in the second half."

Bayern Munich did step up their attack in the second half.

In the 49th minute of the game.

Bayern almost equalized the score.

Ribery made a cross pass in front of the penalty area, and Muller rushed to the back post, but the ball hit the side net.

He was only half a step slower.

To know.

At that time, Liverpool goalkeeper Karius was on the other side of the goal post.

He was facing an almost empty goal.

It can be said.

If Muller was just a little bit faster, this ball would have definitely gone in.

"Mueller! Aa ...

The German commentator yelled in regret.

"He almost equalized for Bayern!"

Mueller himself also felt very regretful.

He slapped the grass hard, and when he stood up from the ground, he couldn't help but sigh to the sky.

Klopp on the sidelines was shocked by Bayern's attack.

He kept waving his arms, signaling Liverpool players to press forward and attack.

Use offense to suppress the opponent.

Bayern Munich was encouraged by their own offensive.

Both sides coincidentally put their efforts on the offensive end.

The scene of the game.

It became much better than the first half.

In such a situation.

Most people thought that a goal would be scored soon.

But that's how football games are sometimes.

Both sides were creating chances.

Neither side scored a goal
Although there are many opportunities on both sides.

But the second half of the game.

Neither side scored a single goal.

At the end of the game.

The score is frozen: one to zero.

This was a score that made both sides feel helpless.

Needless to say, the home team Liverpool.

Logically, they should be satisfied with the result.

But if you consider that they hit the post three times in the second half.

Any Liverpool fan would regret the result of the game.

"The Anfield goalpost stole the show once again."

The English commentator complained.

And what about Bayern Munich?
They certainly wouldn't be satisfied with this result.

Because they are the lagging party.

and.

They are yet to score an away goal.

This is terrible.

(End of this chapter)