Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

"Okay, now that we're back from halftime, we can see... wait, why is Ronaldo's right hand wrapped in a bandage? Did he get injured during halftime?"

The camera immediately focused on Ronaldo's right hand.

There were faint traces of blood seeping out.

The camera pans up, revealing Ronaldo's very serious expression and extremely fierce eyes.

"Did a brawl break out in Sporting Lisbon's locker room during halftime?"

"It seems that the 3-0 scoreline completely shattered the mental defenses of the Sporting Lisbon players; they were broken down, leading to infighting."

"It's likely that Ronaldo criticized his own defense, which angered the defenders, leading to..."

As the camera panned across the entire Sporting Lisbon team, the commentators began to speculate.

However, Sporting Lisbon, including head coach Triguera and assistant coach Maxi, all looked like they were ready to fight, making it difficult to determine who Ronaldo had clashed with.

Could it be... that he had a conflict with the whole team?

It's not impossible, after all, I've heard that Ronaldo has an arrogant personality and doesn't fit in with the team.

News of the infighting at Sporting Lisbon quickly spread among the fans.

Liverpool fans are very happy.

Although the game was already a foregone conclusion, Ronaldo, as a left winger, frequently needs to engage in physical contact with defenders using his right hand. A right-hand injury would definitely impact his performance, likely reducing him to only half his usual level.

Sporting Lisbon's previously threatening wing play has been reduced to Quaresma's solo attack, making it even less likely they can break through Liverpool's defense.

However, just a few minutes into the match, Inter Milan president Moratti excitedly stood up and waved his arms in the stands.

Because their Inter Milan's handpicked next midfield maestro, Hugo Viana, has blossomed.

"Viana! It's Viana again! This is his third dribble past a man in a short period of time, and he's succeeded again!"

"Gerrard, who scored in the final stages of the first half, couldn't stop Viana at all... McAllister! Viana dribbled past two players and surged into the heart of the middle!"

"Henjos comes out... Viana passes across to Duncan, who, without controlling the ball, passes it again to Quaresma who has cut inside. This is the area where Quaresma can shoot with the outside of his foot. Quaresma takes the shot... and crosses!"

"It wasn't a shot on goal, it was a cross!"

"Drogba was in a good position, Drogba... fell!"

"Drogba fell after the penalty spot, and Hyypia raised his hands to try to prove his innocence, but the referee still blew his whistle and showed Hyypia a yellow card!"

"Sporting Lisbon has been awarded a precious penalty!"

"Viana's dribbling was amazing! Quaresma's handling was full of wisdom... Liverpool symbolically discussed with the referee, they can afford to concede a goal."

"Quaresma stood at the penalty spot. He is Sporting Lisbon's first-choice penalty taker, but based on the data we have so far, Quaresma's penalty-taking ability is hardly good."

"He has missed four of his last nine penalties, a success rate of only 63.3%, which is 15 percentage points lower than the average penalty conversion rate in the Portuguese league!"

"He recently missed a penalty, in the Portuguese league... Oh my god, Quaresma has missed another penalty! Liverpool goalkeeper Westerweide guessed the right direction and successfully saved Quaresma's penalty!"

"A rebound shot! Cristiano Ronaldo scores on the rebound!"

"A close call! Sporting Lisbon didn't miss this precious opportunity! Ronaldo saved Quaresma; it seems the person he got into a fight with wasn't Quaresma, otherwise he wouldn't have put in so much effort for the rebound."

"McAllister captured Ronaldo's injured right hand while chasing him. Ronaldo looked to be in pain, but he still managed to get into position and take the shot."

"1-3, Sporting Lisbon has pulled one back. Considering it's only been five minutes into the second half, they seem to have another chance!"

"Those fans who were planning to switch channels should definitely stay! The following matches might be even more exciting!"

Huang Jianxiang made a prediction against his conscience in an attempt to retain fans, prompted by the director.

In fact, Liverpool were guaranteed to win this match.

If a team can't even win 3-0, then we really need to consider whether the betting companies have kidnapped the players' families.

In the stands, Barcelona coach Rexach was scribbling in his notebook: "Quaresma, explosive winger... a key player... terrible penalty takers..."

Fifty-sixth minute.

After a period of passing the ball around, Liverpool initiated a through pass from Gerrard, who was playing relatively relaxed.

This is a very risky move; Gerrard would never dare to do that during a tense match.

But when the team has a significant advantage, shouldn't the players show off their skills?

Gerrard, skilled and daring, delivered a through ball to... Deng Kai's feet.

Liverpool's players were quite taken aback; several of them were even running ahead, waiting for the ball to arrive.

But football will never come.

When Gerrard lunged at Duncan, Duncan had already completed a long pass counterattack.

Smicer's counterattack was quick, quick because of his speed.

Deng Kai's counter-attacks are fast, fast because of his passes.

He is a turbocharger that can instantly jump a team from first gear to fifth gear.

"Ronaldo accelerates! Babel has Ronaldo in his way... A fierce scramble ensues... He's past him! Ronaldo is past him! So fast! The Portuguese supercar has instantly outpaced the German! There's no way forward for him now!"

"Sir Alex Ferguson stood up in the stands! He was very excited, and I believe that Manchester United fans at this moment know why Ferguson was so excited."

"Everyone sees Giggs in Ronaldo! Manchester United's left winger isn't even past his prime yet, and they've already found a suitable successor! They're so lucky!"

"Hypia was forced to step up and fill in."

"Ronaldo's cross! Who says Ronaldo can't pass? This cross was of extremely high quality!"

"Drogba leaps high and delivers a powerful header...goal!"

"That was incredibly fast! It was a superb counter-attack; from Deng Kai's interception to Drogba's goal, it took only seventeen seconds!"

"Two to three! The game is really getting tense now, Sporting Lisbon is closing the gap so fast!"

"Incredible! Like a rare flower blooming! Keep in mind, this is only Ronaldo's second assist in this UEFA Cup tournament, and it's already so crucial!"

"Cristiano Ronaldo has had no more than five assists in all his games this season."

"Sporting Lisbon to sign Drogba this season was absolutely the right decision. That goal alone is worth far more than his transfer fee!"

"Before the match, some fans mocked Drogba as a bankrupt version of Heskey, but now that Drogba has scored, where are Heskey's goals?"

"Gerrard needs to take responsibility for this goal; he lost possession far too easily."

I like playing football on the ground: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him.