Liverpool beat Manchester United 2-0 at home!
This quickly became the front page of major media in the UK and the world the next day.
Yang Yang, one after another, has once again become the focus of world attention.
After more than half of the season, all previous doubts about Yang Yang's inability to adapt to the Premier League have completely disappeared.
Whether in the first half or the second half, Yang Yang's performance is satisfactory.
As the focus of this round, the Double Red Club has always touched the hearts of countless fans, especially involving the league championship.
With this game's three points, Liverpool have once again caught up with Manchester United, but still only ranked second.
Manchester United's goal difference is a lot more than Liverpool. This is the most depressing thing for the Reds.
Counting this game, Liverpool this season against the other three teams in the league's top four, both Manchester United and Chelsea completed a double play, but only lost to Arsenal, but Liverpool at the time was just in the trough Ke's injury hurt the team.
Because Chelsea and Arsenal have also won opponents, the league rankings have not changed much.
Cristiano Ronaldo didn't score, but Drogba scored.
Therefore, in the Premier League shooter list, Yang Yang led with 21 goals, Drogba followed with 18 goals, and the Portuguese ranked third with 16 goals.
There are nine rounds left in the league, and everything is still suspenseful.
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Application by Mascherano, Yang Yang from the middle, Benitez and the coaching staff soon agreed that Winston Bogard will be responsible for tailoring the training for Mascherano.
This Dutch fitness coach is still a Liverpool consultant.
So, Winston Bogard, who had just flew back to China in early January, had to fly back to Liverpool.
But this time he will not stay too long, at most a week.
All of Liverpool up and down, they are also full of confidence in the training of Winston Bogard, especially the few injured players, also hope to take the opportunity to give Winston Bogard a good look .
Many times, some injuries of professional players can be avoided.
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When Liverpool beat Manchester United in the Premier League, Barcelona also had mixed results in La Liga.
After a fierce defeat to Liverpool at home, Rijkaard's team felt painful.
The next day after the game, Rijkaard and Eto'o staged a play that would sum up, and the two sides formally reached a settlement.
In the twenty-fourth round of La Liga, at home in the focus game against Athletic Bilbao, after many months, Eto'o Kobe finally qualified again and assisted Xavi in the 30th minute.
In the 41st minute, Ronaldinho assisted Eto'o.
After one pass and one shot, Eto'o's premiere after a comeback showed a stunning state.
It is worth mentioning that the talented teenager Messi was placed on the bench in the game, and the substitute Eto'o appeared in the 67th minute, but there was no good performance.
A week later, Barcelona challenged Sevilla away.
This is the La Liga title race this season, Barcelona tops the list, and Sevilla is close behind.
Eto'o still did not play this game, Ronaldinho, Messi and Giuli formed a trident in the frontcourt.
Rijkaard eliminated his long-time three-four-three formation. The midfielders were Van Bronckhorst, Xavi, Iniesta and Zambrotta. The four players were diamond-shaped and the back line was Puyo. , Marcos and Oleg.
This set of styles made Barcelona start fiercely on the road. In 14 minutes, Zambrotta assisted Ronaldinho to score a goal, and then in the 29th minute he made a red card for his opponent.
But in the thirty-ninth minute, Daniel Alves assisted his teammate on the right to score a goal and equalized the score.
After changing sides in the second half and fighting again, Daniel Alves personally fought and broke Valdes' goal again, reversing the score.
Two minutes later, Guri was sent off with a red card, and then Zambrotta accumulated two more yellow cards and was sent off with a red card.
Juan de Ramos ’team played very vigorously at home, reversing Barcelona 2-1.
This victory also allowed Barcelona to give up the league leader position, Seville took the summit!
The Catalan media are very dissatisfied with Barcelona's recent performance. They believe that Rijkaard not only lost his competitiveness in the Champions League, but also faced huge challenges in the La Liga domestic rule.
Losing to Sevilla, Barcelona is undoubtedly pushing itself to a desperate situation.
Not only in the Champions League, but also in La Liga.
As long as they take another step back, there is a dangerous abyss behind them.
However, Rijkaard said in an interview with the media that the team does not have enough time to be frustrated, because the focus of the second round of the UEFA Champions League round 16 will soon be ushered in, they must do their best to prepare.
The Barcelona coach even said unabashedly, "At Anfield, we must attack with all our strength."
Both the Catalan media and the British media have unanimously determined that Rijkaard will adopt a three-four-three formation.
Because when he played against Sevilla, he deliberately harmonized this set of styles.
In this regard, Rijkaard did not give a direct response, but said, "Liverpool's home record is very good, so all the pressure in this game is on Liverpool's side, and Barcelona has no pressure."
In an interview with the media, Eto'o also said that he no longer cares about other things, only thinking about one thing, that is how to help the team beat Liverpool on the road and advance to the quarterfinals.
Xavi, Ronaldinho, Messi, Deco and other players have also accepted media interviews, publicly expressed their confidence to win a reversal on the road to help the team successfully advance to the quarterfinals.
Barcelona's technical director Bergeristan said that he hopes to see Liverpool continue to defend at home.
"If they only want to keep the score of three to one, then we will be very happy, because our opportunity is coming!"
"With our offensive ability, it is not impossible to score three goals away!"
But soon, the British media said that Bergeristan was deliberately playing a psychological war.
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When Barcelona's provocation was sent to England, Liverpool players also responded.
"I looked at Barcelona's lineup against Sevilla. They didn't arrange the main force. Obviously, they gave up this key league and paid more attention to our opponent."
In an interview with the club's official website, the Red Army coach said, "We must make every preparation to respond to this challenge with a positive attitude. We have a good chance in the Champions League. I firmly believe that the team can advance."
Captain Gerrard also said that the first round of the game has improved the influence of the Red Army in world football.
"Before the game, everyone thought that Barcelona would beat us, but through this game, we sent a signal to the world that we have enough strength to defeat all opponents, even at Barcelona in Camp Nou! "
Gerrard also called on the players to play their best level as they did in the Camp Nou, focusing on every minute of the game, because Barcelona will not easily take the title of defending champion.
Yang Yang, who played a hat trick at Camp Nou, also accepted an interview with Liverpool's official website. He said he was ready.
"We should forget the first round score of three to one and focus on the second round."
"Barcelona is really strong, but I want to say that at Anfield, we have not lost to any team this season."
In addition to Gerrard and Yang Yang, Liverpool players also expressed their views, indicating that the team is determined to win a victory at Anfield Stadium, even if the opponent is all out of Barcelona.
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When announcing the team's 18-man roster to Liverpool, Rijkaard responded to Benitez's provocation and even felt a little irritated.
"I like to play against such a team, because their head coach seems to know everything, but generally speaking, this kind of people who know everything, often don't know anything."
Rijkaard even rarely pointed his finger directly at Liverpool itself. He thought Liverpool's tactics were too simple.
"Just watching a few games, you can know how they played. They are a team that fights hard. The discipline is good, but there is no surprise. I do n’t think I need to find how to beat them because I already know enough. "
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The head-to-head battle between the two coaches undoubtedly ignited the fighting between the two teams.
The media around the world have also followed this focus battle.
The match between the Champions League champions in the past two seasons, the contest between Yang Yang and Messi, the two talented rookies, the gorgeous offensive football and the fierce competition between the disciplined forces, this is definitely the most eye-catching game in the world. .
Liverpool's tactics will not change much, basically the first round of the game is continued.
Benitez is convinced that no matter how Barcelona adjusts, it will never leave two key points.
The organization depends on Deco, the attack depends on Ronaldinho!
As long as these two points are pinched, Barcelona is strangled by seven inches.
Although Sissoko played unsatisfactory in the first half against Manchester United, Mascherano has not yet shown the strength to replace it, so Liverpool's lineup will not be adjusted.
On the contrary, Barcelona will take the form of three, four, three.
Ronaldinho, Eto'o and Messi form a trident, which is the least suspenseful option.
Four midfielders and three defenders are a bit controversial, because in the game against Seville, Barcelona took the big diamond midfield position, using two side Zambrotta and Van Bronckhorst , But the effect is not good.
But in any case, the contest between the two teams has already attracted the attention of fans and media reporters all over the world.