Chapter 295 New Champions League Record!
Li Qing placed the ball at the foul spot. According to the distance given by the broadcaster, it was about 26 meters, a very suitable distance for direct free kicks, but because the position was biased to the left, it seemed more suitable for right-footed players to take the penalty.
However, considering Li Qing's super-accurate footwork, left-footed players can also take free kicks at this position.
More than ten days ago, he scored a direct free kick to the left in this stadium against Chelsea, and the position was closer.
Atletico goalkeeper Oblak must have done enough homework before the game. Knowing that Li Qing's free kicks were very good recently, he arranged a sufficient human wall with six players, which means that there were only four Atletico players in the penalty area to defend other Liverpool offensive players.
If Li Qing chose to pass the ball, it would likely bring unexpected consequences.
But then again, shooters have the arrogance of shooters, especially for the young and energetic Li Qing.
In addition, if Li Qing wants to break Ronaldo's record of 11 goals in the Champions League group stage in the 2015-2016 season, he must score the ball, otherwise he can only share the 11-goal record with Ronaldo.
As I said before, shooters are all proud. Li Qing is impossible to give up the free kick opportunity that may be scored when the game time is getting less and less.
The fanatical atmosphere at Anfield Stadium reached its peak. All the Roma fans in the Olympic Stadium in Rome were concentrating and holding their breath, fearing that breathing too much would affect Li Qing's performance.
For Roma fans, only Li Qing's outstanding performance can make their team stand out from Group C.
Sitting in the coaching seat, Roma coach Di Francesco even directly grabbed the tablet held by his assistant Tony and stared at it intently.
Li Qing looked through the human wall at goalkeeper Oblak standing in the middle of the goal on the right. A standard human wall guarding the near corner and goalkeeper guarding the far corner, his eyes narrowed immediately.
It is a bit unrealistic to play a falling leaf ball at this position, otherwise it is very likely that the ball will not fall after it has gone out of the baseline.
Besides, [Superstar Moment] has been used up, and there is no way to complement the free kick, so the only option is to choose the inner instep arc ball with a relatively high accuracy rate.
The talent [Free Kick Master] has a 5% chance of scoring. As long as the height of the football is controlled and the speed of the ball is increased, this ball is still very promising.
"Beep~"
At this moment, the referee Majic just blew the whistle in his mouth.
Li Qing's run-up distance is not long, only two steps. He took a small step forward with his left foot and a big step with his right foot. He stood about 30 centimeters to the right side of the football, with his body center of gravity to the right, forming about 60 degrees with the ground. His right arm naturally rose clockwise from small to high to maintain his body balance. His left foot was like a rope whipping a gyroscope, kicking the football from the side.
In order to give the football more friction with the air, thereby increasing the arc, the inner side of the left instep cuts the football and there is an upward movement.
The football did not make a crisp sound from violently hitting the football. It quickly flew into the air, flew over the head of Koke, the leftmost wall, and fell to the upper left corner of the goal with a clear arc from outside to inside.
Goalkeeper Oblak watched the football fly quickly from Koke's head to the upper left corner of the goal, and his footsteps moved quickly. When he just finished stepping and crossing the football with his two feet, he had already reached the same level as the penalty spot.
Oblak's goal line technology is first-class, and his reaction and bounce speed are outstanding among top goalkeepers, but Li Qing's direct free kick not only has a fast speed, but also a very tricky angle, almost brushing the ten-point angle between the left post and the crossbar of the goal and rushing into the net.
"Gooooooooooooooal——"
The Liverpool fans at Anfield subconsciously made a huge shout like a tsunami: "aoaoaoaoaooaooooooo——"
Klopp in front of the home team coaching seat did not have much emotional change, but just lightly high-fived his assistants Buvac and Kravitz to celebrate the goal. For Liverpool, beating Atletico at home has no meaning, that is, turning the five-game winning streak in the group into a six-game winning streak.
That's all.
Simeone in front of the visiting team coaching seat was ashen, and Atletico, who lost, could only move to the Europa League.
As a giant in La Liga second only to Real Madrid and Barcelona, participating in the Europa League is somewhat unsuitable for the status of a giant.
However, he was helpless.
Atletico is now in a transition between the old and the new, and the results are not stable enough. The problem of relying too much on Griezmann for scoring has been exposed very seriously recently.
At the same time, the Roma fans at the Olympic Stadium in Rome suddenly broke out, like boiling water, bursting out with huge shouts as violent as a tsunami.
Those fans who didn't understand what was going on were stunned for a moment, and it took several seconds for them to react, and then they quickly joined the crazy celebration team, creating a fanatical atmosphere on the scene.
In the coaching booth of the home team, Di Francesco raised his arms and shouted, looking up to the sky, venting the pressure brought by Liverpool's overtaking score.
There were even many Roma fans in the audience shouting: "Li, we love you!"
He Wei, the commentator of Tianchao 5, was in high spirits: "Li Qing helped Liverpool overtake the score in the 89th minute of the game! This goal is his 12th goal in the Champions League this season. He surpassed Ronaldo to become the player with the most goals in the group stage of the Champions League history!"
"If the young player Li Qing can play in the fifth round of the group stage away to Qarabag, perhaps... this number of goals will be further increased..."
The commentator Xu Yang shouted passionately.
After the excitement, Sky TV commentator Andy Gray said solemnly: "Another new record! I think...what record in the football world can't be created by Li! The Champions League single-season goal record? Why not? Li has now contributed 12 goals. Liverpool, who are sure to advance to the round of 16, still have at least two knockout games. Li, who is in great shape, averaging two goals per game is definitely not a problem. If he goes one step further... 18 goals? 19 goals? 20 goals?"
At this point, his voice suddenly rose eight degrees: "Oh-My-God! That's crazy! Could it be... that Liverpool will be completely revived this season? Re-rule European football?"
Li Qing, who scored the goal, was not too excited. He was as cool as head coach Klopp and simply high-fived his teammates to celebrate the goal.
Losing means elimination for Atletico Madrid, because Roma in another stadium is already leading Qarabag by a large margin. If they want to advance, they must equalize the score in the remaining game time.
Many times, ideals are very skinny and reality is too cruel.
Liverpool fans at home were full of fighting spirit, and most of the substitutes who got the chance to play especially cherished such an opportunity, bursting out 120% or even 200% of their abilities.
In addition, Atletico Madrid's defensive players were worried about Li Qing's comeback, and the front and back fields were quite disconnected at the end of the game.
Until the end of the game, the scoreboard showed 2:1 and did not change. In the end, Liverpool defeated Atletico Madrid with two goals from Li Qing who came on as a substitute.
While Liverpool won six consecutive group games, it was equivalent to sending Atletico Madrid into the Europa League.