"The referee awarded Liverpool a penalty! Chambers fouled Arnold in the penalty area!
This foul should not be disputed!
This is really worse for Arsenal!
They have fallen behind by two goals and are likely to be behind by three goals before the end of the first half!
Arsenal's defensive line has shrunk too obviously, causing Liverpool to cooperate from the outside to cut the bottom line into the penalty area and form a threatening offensive!
Arnold was very calm in the Arsenal penalty area this time. If Chambers does not foul, he will have a good passing line and vision.
Chambers gave Liverpool a penalty for a foul. If the penalty is scored, then the suspense of the game will really disappear!
Unless Arsenal can stage a shocking reversal in the second half!
But in the Champions League final history can be three goals behind in the case of the final comeback to win the championship only one team, that team is called Liverpool! "
Klopp felt like he was about to collapse!
Karius was given more time, but he did not expect the situation to become extremely passive. This passiveness made Arsenal not only lose the threat of counterattack, but also have problems with the defense!
Liverpool's performance in dealing with the complex situation of the game is obviously better than Arsenal.
Natural selection, survival of the fittest.
Liverpool's current overall strength is reflected in their ability to respond to opportunities.
Superb ability to adapt to overall transformation in complex situations.
Situ Yunbing stared calmly at Arsenal's restricted area.
There has been a huge contrast between the performance of the two teams in the stands of the Olympic National Stadium in Kiev, and some of the Arsenal fans are already in tears.
No one seems to believe that Arsenal can make a comeback. Yes, the comeback always requires some light of hope to flash up, but their sky seems to be shrouded in boundless darkness.
The Red Army fans suppressed their excitement, waiting for the result of the penalty kick, and wanted to see if they could finally rewrite the score to 4:1 before the end of the first half!
Lewandowski stood in front of the penalty spot and prepared to take the penalty.
The Arsenal generals are in a terrible mood, as can be seen from their expressions, while the Liverpool generals are calm and still focused on the game. They seem to forget the score, from the individual performance combined with the overall consistency, and no one is separated. The entire technical and tactical system or highlight individual performances!
This is a final for them to make history, and it is also the peak moment for them to enter the myth!
No one will be absent for a second, no one will forget their mission!
When the referee blew the whistle, Lewandowski fired the ball to the lower left corner of the goal after a run-up. Although the pre-judgment was correct, Karius, who still had no master, had a correct prediction, but it was obvious that the save action was not strong enough to cause the save distance to be too short.
The football went straight to the bottom left corner of the goal and rolled into the Arsenal goal!
Karius knelt before the goal line and hung his head dejected, as if he never had the courage to hold his head up.
Lewandowski turned around and smiled to meet the teammates who rushed to celebrate!
The morale of the Arsenal generals has clearly fallen to the bottom!
"Lewandowski's penalty kicked overnight! Liverpool changed the score to 4:1!
After this goal was born, Liverpool has basically locked the Champions League champion!
Although it sounds a bit exaggerated, and the history of the Champions League final also has a lesson from the shocking reversal.
But we can think about it carefully. Liverpool today is far stronger than AC Milan at the time, and coach Situ Yunbing has not had a black history of being overturned during his ten-year coaching career!
Arsenal's disadvantages are too great. From overall strength to on-the-spot performance, some players have experienced major abnormal performance. Now if Arsenal wants to come back, unless there are very drastic and positive changes in the overall performance in the second half, they have no hope! "
The first half of the game is about to end. They did not attack after Arsenal kicked off, because they need to go into the dressing room to make adjustments more than Liverpool!
Arsenal did not attack, and Liverpool did not start a frantic counter-grab in the frontcourt. Liverpool's current advantage is enough to make them wait for the end of the half game with peace of mind.
When the referee blew the whistle at the end of the first half of the game, the Liverpool players walked towards the player channel with an air. Situ Yunbing and Klopp also turned and walked into the player channel together. Instead, the Arsenal players dragged on. Pulling it back, it looks like everyone is worried.
Karius lowered his head and walked to the sidelines. The tremendous pressure and guilt made him have two tears on his face before he walked out of the sidelines, and tears dripped down the tip of his chin!
This scene will naturally be captured by the live broadcast. This is indeed a performance that a player in the Champions League final should not have, whether it is a mistake or a reaction after a mistake.
After Situ Yunbing returned to the locker room, he stood in the middle of the field to observe the reactions of the Red Army generals.
Nowadays, European football still circulates that in the locker room of Istanbul halftime, AC Milan will celebrate the championship in advance, and even plan to open champagne!
Will Liverpool react like this today?
Situ Yunbing was pleased that he did not see Liverpool players have forgotten the words and deeds of celebrating.
Maybe it's because they have played four consecutive Champions League finals and they have very rich experience in the finals. According to Situ Yunbing's coaching style, after being a leader for many years, they will warn the team not to relax their vigilance at all.
The Liverpool generals are still taking a step-by-step rest adjustment, and then waiting for Situ Yunbing's midfield training.
Situ Yunbing cleared his throat and said: “I don’t know what Arsenal’s coach Klopp would say to Arsenal’s players in the room not far away at this moment, but I think he will be twisted. Do your best to mobilize the morale and fighting spirit of the Arsenal players, let them not give up, let them strive to achieve an incredible miracle in the second half!
Such a miracle has not happened before, and Liverpool today is not AC Milan in the past, so we can't give our opponents any chance in the second half!
We even have to work hard to score more goals!
Next, everyone will listen carefully to my tactical adjustments and remember one thing. If we work hard for another 45 minutes, we will personally write the greatest history of European football! "
The Liverpool generals nodded their heads.
Situ Yunbing also began to make the technical and tactical arrangements for the second half seriously.
After the intermission, the players of the two teams returned to the court to change sides.
Arsenal's substitutions at halftime are not surprising.
The 36-year-old Czech goalkeeper Cech was on the verge of being ordered to replace Karius.
Karius was sitting on the Arsenal bench and covered his head with a jersey. It seemed that he still couldn't stop his tears, but others didn't know how to comfort him.
Perhaps today Karius’ tears can flood the Kiev National Olympic Stadium!
Although compared to Arsenal's loss of the championship, his personal success or failure, the bright future suddenly turned into darkness is indeed not worth mentioning, but such a picture is indeed embarrassing.
Klopp should also be very clear that changing goalkeepers can no longer have a fundamental impact on the situation on the court.
Because the 4:1 score will form a huge pressure on the shoulders of the Arsenal team!
At the same time, Arsenal is already in an absolutely passive position in terms of morale and strategic situation.
The second half of the game started, Liverpool's tactics changed, the overall formation retreated, at a glance, defensive counterattack!
Klopp smiled bitterly when he saw this. At this moment, he could feel Situ Yunbing's strong will to hold the championship trophy in his hands!
Situ Yunbing coached for ten years, from the defensive counterattack when he debuted to the subsequent frenzied attack and oppression, and then to the overall control of the attacking situation shaped by defense during the Liverpool period. When he is about to end in European football, he will be the first name. The tactics of the world draw a perfect end to this coaching career!
Liverpool handed over the initiative to Arsenal, allowing Arsenal to organize and control in the midfield, but if Arsenal wants to enter the key area of Liverpool's defense, then they will be madly surrounded by Liverpool!
In the 51st minute of the game, Arsenal attacked from the front court. When Mane received Wijnaldum's pass from the left side of the front court, Mbappe was the first to press him!
Mane was forced to hop the ball to a crosscut to get rid of it, but Kanter's interception followed, and Mane reluctantly took the ball to find Firmino in the middle.
Van Dijk stole the ball on time.
After stealing the ball, Liverpool immediately launched a fast attack. Eriksson received the ball from the back of the center circle and knocked the ball across to the left. Robertson followed up and then kicked the ball forward.
Sane led the ball on the wing just past the midfield and then turned into the inner track. When he faced Milner, Sane quickly completed the wall collision with Lewandowski, who was following the midfield. He received Lewandowski's pass from the left side of the penalty area, dialed the ball cross-cut from the angle in front of Koscielny and kicked the ball!
The football goes straight to the bottom right corner of the goal!
If this shot was replaced by Carrius who was in an abnormal state in the first half, it is likely to be converted into a goal.
But the old goalkeeper Cech swooped bravely to block the ball out of the baseline!
Arsenal fans applauded Cech. At this time, everyone will have an idea, if Cech were today's starting goalkeeper, how great!
Even if he had just passed his 36th birthday a week ago!
"Cech, who came on the bench, made a world-class save and he blocked a threatening shot from Sane!
Liverpool's counterattack formed a threat to the goal, Arsenal's life will be even more sad!
Liverpool put more energy on defense in the second half, which made Arsenal very uncomfortable. If they do not reinforce the frontcourt, they will not be able to threaten Liverpool’s goal, but if they reinforce it, it will weaken the defense. Liverpool’s quick counterattack will block them. Can you live?
It can be said that the overall situation has been decided at this stage of the game!
Liverpool will not let the champion slip away from them! "