Football’s First Defender

Chapter 644: The Expected Draw

Due to the suddenness of this attack, the referee was running too far back and was not at an excellent angle. Is there any handball in the penalty area? The referee was really blocked from sight, no See.

But what happened in the penalty area on the right happened to be in front of the goal line referee and within the sight of the line referee.

After receiving firm handball confirmation from the two assistant referees, the referee pointed directly to the penalty spot.

"Penalty kick! After some discussion, the referee decisively awarded a penalty kick!"

"Looking at the slow-motion playback, when Moreno quickly chased the ball back, he obviously didn't expect that the forward flying football would be hooked back by Fernandez's stretched feet, causing him to react too late, and subconsciously reached out to block the football. , was caught and awarded a penalty kick."

"This goal was awarded a penalty kick, which is not unjust."

Eremenko stood on the penalty spot and took a deep breath to adjust his mentality.

This is an excellent opportunity for the team to score at home, and I must seize it.

Eremenko is constantly giving himself psychological hints, constantly letting himself adjust the angle and strength of the goal.

"Run up, hit the door!"

"Pillar!"

"This is……"

"Moussa! A follow-up shot!"

"The ball went in!"

"Moussa, head first for CSKA Moscow."

Eremenko's penalty kick this time, when facing Mignolet, was a bit too pursuit of the angle.

The result of pursuing the ultimate is that after a little deviation, it almost made a big mistake.

Fortunately, because of the control angle, the power of the shot was reduced. The ball hit the post and bounced back without flying out of the baseline.

But Musa, who had been waiting for an opportunity in the restricted area, was now like a cheetah, rushing forward quickly.

Getting rid of everyone, and without pressure, he pushed the ball with one kick, making Mignolet helpless at such a close range.

Musa's first goal in this UEFA Champions League was achieved entirely by his own enthusiasm.

In fact, Yang Feng was also very active. He rushed forward without waiting for the victory in front of the goal, but both sides also started on the penalty area line, but Musa's speed was really too fast...

Relying on a missed penalty and a goal after a supplementary shot, CSKA Moscow took the lead at home.

After the home team scored a goal, in the final stage of the first half, they still maintained an offensive forward pressure.

The main offensive points are all concentrated on the right side. After Fernandez created a penalty kick, his offense on the right side became more vigorous.

Especially in the case of cooperating with teammates to move forward, continue to create opportunities on the right.

Before the end of the first half, Fernandez went down quickly, and after receiving a through ball from Tosic, he made a direct cross and hit the goal.

Yang Feng followed Dunbia who was running forward, but in the fierce physical confrontation between the two, they both lost their balance slightly, unable to complete the point grab and clearance, and the ball was missed.

Fortunately, Skrtel was underprepared for the missed goal at the previous point, and Moussa, who followed up, was also underprepared.

This ball, passing quickly in front of Mignolet, Skrtel, and Moussa, may not be half a meter away from the goal. Flying out of the bottom line, CSKA Moscow missed a good opportunity to expand the score.

Entering the halftime break, for Klopp, although it is acceptable that the team cannot win this cold away game, he does not want the team to lose in Russia just like this.

He can accept a draw, because then CSKA Moscow will only get 1 point, and it will not directly widen the gap between each other like 3 points.

In order to take the initiative to advance to the Champions League, Klopp does not want the team to lose in the away game like this.

After thinking about it, in the second half, Liverpool still had to start to strengthen their offense.

The first to come on was Coutinho, who had fully warmed up during the intermission.

Originally, if the situation on the field was okay, then Klopp did not intend to let Coutinho play, but now that they are behind, the core of the team's offense still has to go into battle and overcome difficulties for the team.

After having a core player in the midfield, Liverpool's offense finally started to look a little bit better.

In the second half, relying on Coutinho's offensive restraint and connection in the middle, it also effectively drove the team's side attack.

Especially on Moreno's side, with the mood of atonement, he was quite active on the offensive end in the second half.

At the beginning of the second half of the game, Moreno moved forward, received a through ball from Coutinho, and directly passed the ball from the bottom to the goal. Benteke, who followed up, overwhelmed Berezutski. Completed the header, but it was a pity that it was blocked by Akinfeev.

Not only the attack from the wing, Coutinho's breakthrough in the center also reaped miraculous effects.

In the face of a Russian team whose playing style is more reckless than England, a midfielder like Coutinho, as long as he can endure the infringement of other players, actually has a lot of room to play.

In the 63rd minute of the game, Coutinho seized the opponent's defensive space, used his excellent foot ability, passed two people in a row, and directly entered the penalty area.

With one kick, he shot directly to the far corner of the goal.

Fortunately, Akinfeev, as Russia's No. 1 national gate, reacted quickly enough.

Flying to save, barely blocked Coutinho's wonderful kick, avoiding CSKA Moscow's conceded goal.

Although the score has always been 0 to 1 behind, but judging from the situation of the game in the second half, Liverpool still has an absolute advantage.

Immediately afterwards, Klopp made another substitution adjustment, replacing Origi with Lallana. While retaining the high point of Benteke in the frontcourt, he further increased the team's organizational players in the frontcourt and further mobilized Liverpool. overall offensive capability.

With a better scorer, for Liverpool's offense, it seems a little smoother.

In the 75th minute of the game, Liverpool's continuous siege finally reaped miraculous results.

Coutinho and Lallana cooperated in continuous passing in the middle, and then Lallana kicked a diagonal through ball to find Klein who was plugging in on the right.

Klein made a bottom pass. This ball, Klein's pass, did not find the densely populated goal, but passed near the penalty spot.

With Benteke attracting the opponent's attention at the previous point, Milner's sudden advance in the attack, directly at the penalty spot, completed a diving jump to the top, and completed the goal.

Because the ball landed too low when it hit the penalty area, Milner's header almost hit the ground, and this header hit the goal with a rebound.

Akinfeev reacted quickly enough and jumped into the defensive position.

It's just that in the flash, Akinfeev chose to seal the ground. As a result, the ball bounced in front of the goal and bounced high. It was too late for Akinfeev to raise his arm again.

1 to 1, with Milner's header, Liverpool equalized the score.

In the second half of the game, relying on the tactical change after switching from defense to offense, Liverpool recovered the score in the away game and finally achieved a draw.

Although the results of three consecutive draws are a bit ugly, at least Klopp has remained unbeaten in all competitions since he took office, but it is still worthy of everyone's appreciation...

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