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Chapter 315 The Old Woman

"Arnold passes the ball in! Yang!! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!!"

"Goal! Goal!! Ahhh! Liverpool have scored a near-game-winning goal! They scored in the 87th minute!"

"Yang! A signature header! Beautiful! Beautiful! Wow!!"

"Brighton came close to success, but now they are about to fall short!"

Liverpool's winning streak continues! It's going to be their twentieth victory!

The commentary booth immediately erupted in excitement.

Although, including injury time, the game still has a few minutes left.

But nobody thought Brighton had a chance to tie.

because.

The game has reached its final stage.

Brighton brought on three defenders, replacing all their forwards.

Even if they wanted to retaliate.

Some are willing but unable to do so.

not to mention.
Their opponent is Liverpool.

Inside the stadium.

Brighton fans fell silent.

The Liverpool fans in the away stands roared.

"This is Liverpool! This is the Sun! Long live Liverpool!!!"

Courtside.

Klopp after seeing the ball fly into the goal.

Unable to contain his roar, he leaped up and swung his fist forward with tremendous force.

Liverpool's coaches and substitutes were all mixed up.

"Fuck! Fuck!"

"I thought Liverpool's winning streak was finally coming to an end!"

"Win! Twenty consecutive wins!"

"Brilliant!"

"We still need sunshine!"

"Sixty points! Sixty points!"

"Is the Premier League title a sure thing this season?"

Snapped.

Guardiola turned off the TV.

He doesn't expect Brighton to score again.

They'd be lucky if they didn't concede a goal.

although.

I didn't expect Liverpool to drop points.

But a mysterious smile appeared on Guardiola's lips.

That smile, almost unintentionally, made one mistake it for Mourinho's smile.
Their winning streak is almost over!

Guardiola thought to himself.

He knew it when he saw Klopp and his assistants, as well as the Liverpool substitutes, head the ball into Brighton's net.

Liverpool's winning streak.

We're almost there.

The pressure from the winning streak has begun to overwhelm Liverpool.

this means.

Manchester City is behind Liverpool.
It's not that there's no chance at all.

The league's marathon is not over yet.

Liverpool are currently in the lead.

Not necessarily, he might be the final champion!

Guardiola took a deep breath.

His team.

It will be like a maggot clinging to a bone.

They've been following closely behind Liverpool, waiting for their chance.
He believed.

With the second half of the season underway.

The FA Cup and Champions League matches are coming one after another.

Liverpool will definitely drop points.

They could never maintain such a crazy level of play for an entire season.

And that's what Manchester City needs to do now.

It's about being the best version of yourself.

waiting
A chance to overtake!
Klopp breathed a heavy sigh of relief.

He was also aware of this problem.

We've won twenty straight games.

The pressure on the players will accumulate with a winning streak.

If Liverpool pulls ahead by a wide margin, then it's not a big deal.

But Manchester City, behind them, are still in such good form.

Even.

Liverpool beat them twice this season.

Manchester City are now only four points behind.
Klopp didn't know.

When will this season's winning streak end?

I hope that's the time.

Liverpool can build a large enough lead.

Thanks to Yang Guang's decisive goal.

Liverpool defeated Brighton away from home.

They secured their twentieth league victory of the season.

I got a score of 60.

With two fewer games played.

They are four points ahead of second-placed Manchester City.

Top of the list!

After the game.

The English media were in an uproar.

Liverpool are virtually invincible!

When will Yang's frenzied state finally end?

Has Liverpool's winning streak ended? Yang: Not yet!

Brighton's coach and players were quite frustrated after the match.

The sentence they mentioned most often during the interviews was...

We lost to the sunlight.

Yes.

If it weren't for the sunlight.

Liverpool's winning streak has come to an end.

After the game.

Liverpool's key players will get a week of rest.

Sunshine, on the other hand, was to take a group of substitute and youth team players to North London.

Participating in the second leg of the League Cup semi-final.

Liverpool led 3-2 after the first leg.

However, considering that the opponent has two away goals.

once.

Tottenham can beat Liverpool 1-0, or even 2-1.

They can both benefit from away goals.

Advance to the League Cup final.

Before the start of this match.

The media speculated widely.

Will Klopp continue to use the same lineup as in the first leg?
Some people speculate.

Klopp may be forced to use more of his key players due to the pressure of the score in the first leg.

But when Liverpool's squad list was announced.

Many media outlets gasped in shock.

"Ahead of the second leg of the League Cup semi-final, Liverpool announced their squad list, and from this list, we can only see two key players, Sunshine and Alisson."

"Is the League Cup semi-final important? It certainly is, but Klopp has shown his madness."

"Or perhaps, is this a trust in the sunlight?"

For a while.

The media were amazed by Klopp's madness.

In the second round, advancement is uncertain.

so what?

We'll use the same lineup as before.

People thought.

Liverpool's current lineup will face significant challenges playing away from home.

But in fact.

Their lead lasted until the 87th minute of the match.

"The match has reached the 87th minute, and Liverpool still leads 1-0 away from home, with a 4-2 aggregate lead! It's worth noting that Liverpool's goal scorer wasn't Sunny, but the young Jones."

Just as the commentators were talking.

South Korean player Son Heung-min helped Tottenham Hotspur pull one back.

They tied the score at 1-1.

But by then it was already the 89th minute of the match.

Seeing a glimmer of hope, Tottenham pressed forward aggressively.

But in the end.

They failed to deliver the decisive blow.

With this draw,

Liverpool have made it to the League Cup semi-finals!
"Match over! Match over!! Liverpool have eliminated Tottenham to advance to the League Cup final! They accomplished this feat with an almost laughable lineup! Unbelievable!"

"It's worth noting that Liverpool's opponent in the League Cup final is the formidable Manchester City. Will they field the same lineup for the final?"

The camera focused on Klopp as he rushed onto the field to celebrate.

In fact.
On the bus back from Liverpool.

On the team bus, Klopp announced: "The League Cup final is a reward for you, even though the opponent is Manchester City, but... the best squad is still yours!"

As Klopp finished speaking.

One group of players immediately cheered.

That's what they're most worried about.

They worked incredibly hard and made it to the finals.

As a result, when it came to the final, these people had to watch the main players take the field from the stands.

If this situation occurs.

That was really frustrating.

And now. The head coach's promise.

This greatly boosted the confidence of these young people!
After the second leg of the League Cup semi-final.

1 month 19 day.

Liverpool return to their home ground.

They defeated Crystal Palace 2-1 at home.

The winning streak has reached its 21st game.

Three days later.

They went to play Wolves away from home.

This is a rescheduled match from the 18th round of the league.

结果
It was during this match.

Liverpool's winning streak came to an abrupt end.

They also suffered their first loss of the season.

The team lost 1-2 away from home.

The winning streak ended in its 21st game.

And on the points leaderboard.

Manchester City seized the opportunity to pull back three points.

Liverpool now have a game in hand, and their lead is now down to just one point.

After the game.

Klopp looked somewhat helpless in front of the camera.

“From the moment we broke the record, we knew this day would come sooner or later. It’s like a pair of boots that were bound to fall eventually; we just didn’t know when they would hit the floor. In a way, that’s a good thing because it allows us to start afresh!”

After this match.

A large number of negative comments about Liverpool have appeared in the English media.

But next.

Liverpool responded to these comments with their performance.

On January 31, in the 1rd round of the league, Liverpool hosted Leicester City.

The Leicester City of today is not the Leicester City that miraculously won the Premier League title three seasons ago.

However, they still maintained a certain level of competitiveness in the Premier League.

This match will not be easy.

But they faced Leicester City's defensive counter-attacking style.

Liverpool broke through Leicester City's defense in the third minute of the match.

The rest of the game fell into Liverpool's rhythm.

finally.

Liverpool cruised to a 3-0 victory at home, rediscovering their winning rhythm.

February has arrived.

February 3rd.

Nineteenth round of rescheduled matches.

Liverpool beat Newcastle 2-0 at home.

This way.

Liverpool have extended their lead over Manchester City to four points.

The 24th round of the league will be held three days later.

Liverpool beat West Ham United 1-0 away from home.

On February 9th, in the 25th round of the league, Liverpool defeated Bournemouth 3-0 at home.

After this match.

The media's tone seems to have changed.

because
The Champions League knockout stage is about to begin.

Liverpool are heading to Juventus for an away game!
This season.

Cristiano Ronaldo has returned to Juventus.

This has made the first leg of the Champions League Round of 16 match highly anticipated.

Cristiano Ronaldo's transfer away from Real Madrid is considered a decline in his career.

But he certainly wouldn't admit it himself.

At the pre-match press conference.

Cristiano Ronaldo stated, "I am still the best footballer in the world! Yang? He is excellent, but my team and I can beat him!"

Everyone can see the fighting spirit in Ronaldo's eyes.

Juventus manager Allegri is very satisfied with Ronaldo's fighting spirit.

He knows it too.

After dominating Serie A with consecutive title wins.

Juventus' management.

They will definitely have certain requirements regarding the Champions League results.

after all.

Dominating Serie A is no longer enough to satisfy Juventus' ambitions.

They spent a hefty transfer fee to bring the 33-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo to Turin.

That's enough to demonstrate.

Juventus' management is determined to make a breakthrough in the Champions League.

But to be honest...
Juventus did not perform well in the Champions League group stage this season.

If they had performed well, they wouldn't have fallen to second place in the group and been drawn against Liverpool.
The highly anticipated first leg of the Champions League Round of 16 match kicked off at Juventus' Allianz Stadium.

Before the game.

Many people are quite looking forward to this match.

But after the game started.

Both sides played very cautiously.

Playing at home, Juventus adopted a defensive counter-attacking strategy.

The goalkeeper is Szczesny.

Center-back Bonucci partners with Rugani.

Left-back Alex Sandro.

Right-back Cancelo.

In midfield.

Matuidi, Pjanic, and Bentancur formed the midfield trio.

The attacking lineup includes Cristiano Ronaldo, Mandzukic, and Dybala.

Judging solely from this lineup.

Juventus has a pretty impressive squad.

However, they did not take the initiative at home.

Instead, they took it back.

Waiting for Liverpool to press forward and attack.

Liverpool fielded their strongest lineup for this match.

Goalkeeper Alisson.

Center-backs Van Dijk partnered with Matip.

Left-back Robertson, right-back Arnold.

The midfield consists of Henderson, Wijnaldum, and Naby Keita.

The forward line consists of Mane, Sunny, and Salah.

Klopp's team didn't press too hard on the road.

A strong starting lineup gives Klopp the confidence to defeat his opponent at home.

Since the opponent is playing defensively at home.

Wasting their home advantage.

There's not much to say about Liverpool's side.

At worst, it'll be zero to zero.

Juventus' squad has changed significantly compared to a few years ago.

But deep down...

This team is quite conservative.

Their tactical style is very stable.

A staunch practitioner of the one-to-zero principle.

She was an old woman.

It's as steady as a rock.

The first half of the game proceeded at a leisurely pace for both sides.

The game was rather uneventful.

This has disappointed many people.

And this is still the highlight match of this round.
Before the game.

UEFA is hyping up the "super striker battle" between Ronaldo and Sunny.

This made everyone think that the two teams were about to have a passionate and attacking battle.

结果
The match was so boring it made me sleepy.

This is rather cruel for Chinese fans who have to stay up late to watch the games.

"Home ground! This is Juventus' home ground! Juventus, you'd better step up!"

Liverpool fans couldn't resist stirring things up in the comments section.

"Huh? Wasn't this the passionate Liverpool team? Wasn't this attacking football? Why did you all retreat?"

Juventus fans immediately retorted.

For a while.

Comment area.

It's more entertaining than the competition itself.

Klopp glanced at Allegri not far away.

He is not in a hurry.

You don't press down.

I'll deal with you slowly.

Anyway.

Juventus' attacking players are all adept at playing fast counter-attacks.

I'm not going to give you that chance!

I'd like to see.

Are you really able to hold your breath?

At home, they simply don't take the initiative to attack.

They managed to grind the game to a 0-0 draw against Liverpool.

Klopp sat on the coach's bench, legs crossed.

Allegri stood on the sidelines.

It seems unlikely that any changes will be made to the game in the near future.

that's it.

Amidst the fans' considerable disappointment.

The first half of the game.

The score is now 0-0.

(End of this chapter)