Five Hundred and Forty-One Anfield versus the Red Army

Ye Yifeng once visited Liverpool.

When playing Everton with Wolfsburg.

He was deeply impressed by the charm of this seaport city.

As they sat on the bus heading to the hotel, Griezmann whispered beside him: "I heard that girls in Liverpool will wear bikinis to nightclubs even in winter."

Ye Yifeng quickly asked: "If it were a fat woman, she would be very dissuaded, right?"

Griezmann was speechless.

Ye Yifeng told him that if he sneaked out to go to a nightclub at night, he would play a video for himself and watch it live.

Griezmann obviously just said it casually.

Ye Yifeng, who shared a hotel room with Correa, stood at the window overlooking the city.

Correa called his family, and then saw Ye Yifeng standing in front of the window, lost in thought. He asked curiously: "Is the night view of the city beautiful?"

To be honest, England is incomparable to Madrid in terms of city and weather.

Ye Yifeng looked back at him and smiled.

The direction he looked towards was Manchester.

It's only half an hour's drive from Liverpool.

I heard that it was a city that was in sharp contrast and even contradictory style and customs to Liverpool.

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The next night, Atletico Madrid came to Anfield.

Red Army fans have already held their scarves high in the stadium and sang their team anthem.

You never walk alone.

Ye Yifeng walked through the narrow indoor passage of Anfield and saw the famous sign: Welcome to Anfield.

Although it was intended to deter his opponents, Ye Yifeng was particularly excited.

Checked in to another famous stadium.

Lining up to go on stage, Ye Yifeng had no acquaintances in Liverpool.

I have heard of Egi Messi like Salah.

Although he and Firmino had played against each other in the Bundesliga, they had only met face to face.

His performance in the league that year was not particularly far behind that of Ye Yifeng.

It is only 10 fewer goals than Ye Yifeng in the league.

Because of this, he got the opportunity to join Liverpool the year before last.

Ye Yifeng glanced at Liverpool's starting lineup. Goalkeeper Karius also played against them in the Bundesliga.

Liverpool seems to have acquired many players from the Bundesliga.

Chamberlain had a strange expression when he saw him.

King of nicknames?

Ye Yifeng has enough nicknames, but Chamberlain obviously has more.

He is relatively famous as the king of tragedy.

He debuted at Southampton at 0:5. After playing for Arsenal and being beaten 4:0 by Liverpool, he publicly expressed his willingness to switch to the Red Army, hence his name Zhang Zhijun. After joining Liverpool, he was beaten 5:0 by Manchester City. Zhang Jiuling became famous all over the world. .

I have always wanted to play in the middle of the midfield, known as Zhang Juzheng and Zhang Zhizhong.

When Liverpool's statistics were all at 0, people affectionately called him Zhang Quandan or Zhang Wuji.

In the last round of the Champions League, he hit Manchester City's goal with a long shot. He made waves in the world and was named Zhang Zhenyue!

But Ye Yifeng still likes his ultimate nickname.

His idol is Gerrard, and thanks to Nana, he gradually performed well.

His name is, Zhang Jie!

Ye Yifeng almost wanted to remind his teammates, don't let this person named Zhang change his name again today!

While he was thinking about it, someone suddenly patted his arm from the side. He turned his head and looked around, and the tall Klopp came into view.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

Ye Yifeng shook hands with the other party.

"It's been a long time indeed. It seems like I have been away from Germany for a long time."

"Can you please do something for me?"

Ye Yifeng looked confused. He knew Klopp but was not familiar with him.

"Let me hear what it is first."

"Don't go to Manchester City in the summer."

Ye Yifeng almost laughed, but Klopp left with a smile on his face.

Don't wait for Ye Yifeng to give the answer.

Ye Yifeng did not make it difficult.

But what he wanted to express was passed on to Ye Yifeng.

Don't go to Manchester City! ! !

Klopp, who has been working hard at Liverpool for two and a half years, although he is far away from Manchester City this season, he still has the ambition to compete for the championship in the future.

In Klopp's mind, if Ye Yifeng goes to Manchester City.

Fleet Street could give the Premier League a big headline: -Over!

After gathering his emotions, Ye Yifeng put aside distracting thoughts and devoted himself wholeheartedly to the upcoming game.

The starting players of both teams appeared.

The fervor at Anfield was deafening.

Top stadium, top stage.

Top competition.

Every player is full of energy.

Simeone and Klopp stood there with serious expressions on their faces.

"Good evening, dear viewers, and welcome to the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, where Liverpool will face Atletico Madrid at Anfield at home!

There are no underdogs in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, and the semi-finals will naturally be the top competition in European football.

The last time Liverpool reached the semi-finals of the Champions League was ten years ago in the 2007-08 season.

It can be said that Klopp has brought Liverpool out of the quagmire after two and a half years of coaching and brought Liverpool back on track.

Atletico Madrid has been a frequent visitor to the Champions League knockout rounds in recent years and is also the favorite to win the Champions League this season.

The good news for Liverpool is that Atletico Madrid's leader of the backline, Godin, is out injured.

Their trident has more room to perform.

Let's take a look at the starting lineups of both teams.

Liverpool started 433.

Goalkeeper: Karius.

Defenders: Alexander-Arnold, Van Dijk, Lovren, Robertson.

Midfielder: Milner, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Henderson.

Forwards: Salah, Firmino, Mane.

Atletico Madrid's starting number was also 433.

Goalkeeper: Oblak.

Defenders: Juanfran, Jimenez, Savic, Felipe Luis.

Midfielder: Koke, Saul, Partey.

Forwards: Griezmann, Costa, Ye Yifeng.

The game is about to start, let's see if Liverpool can break Atletico Madrid's goal at home today just like Manchester City's goal! "

After the referee blew the whistle to start the game, Atletico Madrid took the lead in launching the offensive.

They had no intention of playing defensive counterattack today.

Simeone is keen to score away goals at Anfield.

If the tactics are too conservative, it is likely that the counterattack will fail but the goal will be lost.

For opponents like Liverpool who can fight and grab, Atletico Madrid hopes to use more intense pressing to restrain them.

Ye Yifeng moved to the left side of the frontcourt to receive the pass from Koke. Full-back Arnold and midfielder Milner came to press him.

The moment Ye Yifeng smashed the ball under his feet and changed direction to dodge Milner, the opponent pulled him and he continued to move forward. Although his speed was affected, he could still control the ball.

Before he could make a fake move, Arnold also rushed to block the inside route. Ye Yifeng took advantage of the situation and spiked the ball from the outside to break through. Milner had already let go, but Ye Yifeng had been affected before and his rhythm was a bit messy.

While forcibly speeding forward, Arnold turned around to confront him, causing him to lose his footing and fall out of the sideline.

The referee blew the whistle for a foul on Arnold, but did not take out the card.

The scale of the action just now was indeed not that big.

Premier League team defense pays attention to proactive pressing and does not give opponents enough room to move.

Liverpool's new look under Klopp in the past two years is to fight for every inch of ground on the court while making fast break play simple and efficient.

Atletico Madrid's generals decisively increased their pressing aggressiveness. Liverpool is not easy to deal with. They must be tougher.

In the 4th minute of the game, Chamberlain was collided by Cork while receiving a pass in the middle of the frontcourt and fell to the ground.

The referee blew the whistle for a foul on Cork, and then had to call Cork in front of him to give a verbal warning.

There is no warning for now.

Although Liverpool did not adopt a defensive counterattack, they also carried out local encirclement and suppression quickly, and the players were in place very quickly.

Amid the deafening cheers at Anfield, Liverpool and Atletico Madrid were locked in a tussle.

In the 8th minute of the game, Ye Yifeng dribbled in from the left and made an emergency stop to pull the ball in a V-shape to avoid Milner's press. Then when he moved forward with the ball, Arnold, Chamberlain, and Henderson were chasing him from behind. .

Ye Yifeng couldn't adjust the direction of the ball, so it would be easy for the ball to be intercepted, and there would be no obvious route for the ball to be released.

But when he reached Van Dijk and started to slow down, Van Dijk chose to step back slightly.

Is this man who is expected to become the world's number one central defender cowardly?

Or do you have other plans?

As Ye Yifeng dribbled and slowed down, he was originally preparing to pass, but he was far away from Van Dijk.

This resulted in an imminent flank attack from pursuers Henderson and Milner.

He forced his kick to shoot.

The football played with his left foot missed the right goalpost by half a meter and flew out of the baseline.

Klopp's expression did not change at all.

He knew Ye Yifeng's threat.

Liverpool's defensive focus today must be this superstar.

The two teams struggled in the midfield and it was difficult for them to create good opportunities.

On the contrary, friction gradually increased.

Liverpool changed their thinking and started playing on the wing.

The two full-backs Robertson and Arnold frequently assisted and reached the frontcourt. Their passing method was somewhat similar to Barcelona's diagonal passing. The difference is that Barcelona's diagonal passing is a threat.

And they are more inclined to transfer.

In the 11th minute of the game, Robertson made a diagonal pass from the left frontcourt to the right.

Salah cut inside to receive the ball, then dribbled forward two steps and suddenly crossed in front of Felipe Luis to complete the breakthrough.

He does have a bit of Boss Mei’s style.

Turning inside, he saw the goal and tried to take a long shot.

The football flew through a slight internal arc towards the far corner of the goal.

The distance is a bit far.

Oblak easily confiscated the ball.

Ye Yifeng was targeted and defended, which meant he couldn't do anything.

In particular, he found that Van Dijk was very stable. In order to avoid being broken through, he tended to retreat when defending. Ye Yifeng lacked the absolute speed to overpower his opponent, otherwise the moment he retreated would be the best opportunity to change direction and pass.

Ye Yifeng took the lead in creating opportunities for his forward teammates.

In the 16th minute of the game, he pulled the ball back when Milner rushed to block the inside route. When Chamberlain slumped his shoulders and faked, he changed his direction and cut across the middle. Then he passed the ball diagonally to the front and right of the penalty area. .

Griezmann ran and hit the ball.

Costa responded with another pass from the center.