Football’s First Defender

After a key victory against Tottenham, the Liverpool team rested overnight, and the next day, they flew directly to Munich, Germany, preparing for the second round with Bayern.

Unlike Liverpool, which has just experienced a hard battle in the league and won a thrilling victory, in the fairly relaxed environment of the Bundesliga, Bayern has rotated a large number of main players and made sufficient preparations for this European war.

On the day of the game, amidst the cheers of tens of thousands of Bayern fans at the Allianz Arena, Bayern will surely burst out with all its vitality.

The temperature at night in Munich is not too high, but the audience at the scene rushed to the warmth.

At the end of the half-time game, the Allianz Arena was full of laughter and laughter, so that the fans did not feel cold.

The scoreboard on the sidelines showed a huge 2-0. According to the usual practice, the home team was ahead.

Bayern, who are playing at home, can easily qualify for this game with only one small draw, but the arrogant Bayern soldiers will not play so wretchedly at home.

Originally, in this game, according to the score situation, Liverpool, which should take the initiative to attack, was completely at a disadvantage in the tentative attack against Bayern in the away game, and did not create enough offensive opportunities.

Bayern did not have much change in formation selection from the first round. Although Bayern had to control the offensive initiative at home in terms of tactics, they still sent three midfielders to stabilize their defensive lineup first.

It's just that Mueller, who was on the right, was put on the bench by Heynckes this time, and Robben started instead.

For other position players, nothing has changed.

The Robbery combination that started the game showed the strength of the most terrifying wing duo in Europe. From the very beginning of the game, they did whatever they wanted on Liverpool's two wings.

Especially on Robben's side, Jose Enrique just faced Bale and other Tottenham speed players on the weekend. He was attacked on the wing, did not rest for a few days, and flew away to play against Bayern.

The physical reserve and competitive state are not at their best. Facing one of the best right-sided attackers in the world, Jose Enrique was the first to lose after Robben's repeated breakthroughs.

In this game, due to Lucas' yellow card suspension, Liverpool's midfield defense has actually dropped a lot. It is still a bit reluctant to deal with Bayern's central attack, and it is no longer able to help the wing defense.

Jose Enrique, who could only ask for blessings, did not persist for too long. In the 21st minute of the game, Robben's continuous rhythm changes at his feet once again found an attacking space.

After shaking off Jose Enrique's defense, Robben directly moved the ball laterally. At the front of the penalty area, he made a signature left-footed shot from the far corner to hit the goal. This time, Yang Feng's supplementary defense and Reina's save , failed to stop Robben's wonderful kick, a beautiful arc, the ball flew into the dead corner, 1-0, Bayern took the lead, and firmly grasped the initiative of promotion in their own hands.

Robben's wonderful personal performance ignited the passion of the Allianz Arena, but unlike the joy of the mainstream fans, thousands of Red Army fans in the away team area seemed a little silent when the team fell behind.

The kops all hope that the team can create miracles in the away game, but the reality somewhat disappoints them.

Turning around, Liverpool tried to take the offensive initiative, but still couldn't break through Bayern's defense.

And Bayern, at their home court, will not follow the plan of playing defensive counterattacks when they lead.

Bayern, still at home, used a more violent attack to counterattack Liverpool's counterattack.

Bayern's attack is still constantly creating opportunities. Liverpool's defense has been kept on the fence in the away game. There is no good way to limit Bayern's mercury-like attack.

And Bayern's top finishers are trying to seize the opportunity to further complete the finish.

In the 37th minute of the game, Bayern's continuous offensive has been creating opportunities, and finally expanded the advantage of the score again.

Ribery on the left did not go to the center to respond too much in this game. Instead, he kept trying to break through on the left during the game, constantly hitting Glenn Johnson's defense zone.

Robery combined two of the world's top wing assaulters, posing a huge threat to Liverpool's defense.

Unlike Robben's iconic inward cut on the wing, for Ribery, he is on the left and has no fixed attack mode.

Or speed up to the bottom, or make an emergency stop and cut inward, and take advantage of your own direction change, which is unpredictable.

Ribery made another breakthrough. While Glenn Johnson was still thinking about how Ribery would choose, this time Ribery had no choice but to forcibly accelerate to the bottom.

Glenn Johnson's defensive hesitation caused him to slow down a step, and was successfully completed by Ribery's accelerated breakthrough.

With the last kick, Franck Ribery made a change and passed it to the goal for his teammates to grab a spot. Instead, he exerted more force, passed a wider angle, and swept the ball directly back to the penalty spot. position, an inverted triangle pass.

Schweinsteiger's volley hit the goal and directly expanded the score to 2-0. Bayern's left and right wings each directed Bayern's two wonderful goals in the half, which almost completely ended the suspense on the field.

Two goals behind, still a guest at the Allianz Arena, if Liverpool want to advance, they must score at least 3 goals, and they must also ensure that Bayern cannot score goals.

Regardless of offense and defense, these two tasks are not easy for Liverpool in this game.

Perhaps, in terms of defense, Yang Feng's explosion and the relaxation of Bayern's own players can be counted on to try to prevent Bayern from scoring in the second half.

But what about offense?

In the first half, Liverpool wanted to play offensively, but even if Liverpool wanted to play against each other, under the suppression of Bayern's offensive, Liverpool's chances to go out and attack were really limited.

Without the accumulation of offensive times, how to score goals? Does it also depend on the release of Bayern players, or huge mistakes?

Rogers is struggling with when and how to change the formation in the second half so that the team can play an effective role on the offensive end and can better threaten Bayern's defense.

In the first half of the game, for Liverpool, due to Lucas' cumulative yellow card suspension in the European war, Rodgers' three midfield configuration can only allow Henderson, Gerrard and Joe Allen to change positions. Relying on the back, using the advantages of numbers to try to complete a good defense, but lacking Lucas' defensive coverage, Liverpool's midfield defense has significantly reduced its contribution to the overall defense.

In this state, when the midfielder bears heavier defensive responsibilities, naturally he does not have more strength to invest in the offense.

In this game, Sturridge, who played on the left, and Suarez, who was at the forefront, performed well. Using their personal abilities, they seized several rare opportunities and created a certain threat.

But Tang Ning on the right side was completely lost. Facing Alaba's defense, Tang Ning was completely restrained and did not contribute what he should have on the side.

With 45 minutes left in the game, the team is facing huge problems both offensively and defensively. It needs to score at least 3 goals to have any hope of reversing the promotion. The morale of many players has been affected. There are many unfavorable factors.

Changes! At least get your spirits up! Play Liverpool's momentum!

Having strengthened his mind, Rodgers wanted to gather the morale of the team during the 15 minutes of intermission and try to create more trouble for Bayern in the second half...