At 2:00 a.m. Beijing time on March 21, the FA Cup quarterfinals: Liverpool away to Nottingham Forest.
Liverpool started 433, Firmino, Jota and Elliott formed a forward trident, midfielders Neville Chamberlain, Fabinho and Keita, four defenders Zimmikas, Van Dijk, Conat, Joe Gomez and goalkeeper Alisson. Klopp has made a lot of rotations in recent multi-front battles, but the total value of this starting eleven-man squad is still as high as 400 million euros, which is more than enough against a mid-championship team.
The total value of the Nottingham Forest starting eleven is only 27.3 million euros, and the total value of the whole team is only 56.2 million euros, which is not as high as the value of Liverpool striker Jota (60 million euros).
In the opening 7th minute, Chamberlain's shot with the ball at the top of the arc on the right was blocked. Nottingham Forest then counter-attacked, Johnson crossed from the bottom, but there was no teammate in front of goal, Lowre crossed again from the right, and was released by Keita in time.
In the 12th minute, Jota dribbled into the box and was brought down by Worrell, and the referee did not show any indication.
In the 28th minute, the Nottingham Forest defender made a mistake and Firmino formed a one-handed knife, but a pick-and-kick shot was saved by the goalkeeper.
In the 43rd minute, Zimikas crossed from the left, Elliott crossed to the back post and Gomez fired high from distance.
In the 49th minute, Alisson made a mistake at the back, and Davis shot from a tight angle inside the penalty area, but Alisson reacted in time to defuse the attack.
In the 63rd minute, Liverpool made a substitution adjustment, Luis Díaz, Henderson, Takushi Minamino, Thiago replaced Keita, Fabinho, Chamberlain and Elliott.
In the 70th minute, Gomez made a mistake at the back and Sinkelnagar seized the opportunity to hit the goal, but was blocked by Van Dijk.
In the 76th minute, the Liverpool midfielder made another mistake when Kolbak took the ball and crossed diagonally into the penalty area, and Sinkel Nagel inserted a shot that was deflected.
In the 78th minute, Zimikas on the left swung the ball into the penalty area after swinging off the defender, and Jota hit the goal. Liverpool lead Nottingham Forest 1-0. It's a killer ball.
Liverpool's FA Cup semi-final opponent is Manchester City, and in the Premier League and Champions League, Liverpool's main rival for the title is also Manchester City.
In the Premier League table, Manchester City currently ranks first with 70 points in 29 games, followed by Liverpool with 69 points in 29 games. In the 32nd round, Liverpool will play away against Manchester City, staged the Premier League title "Battle of King Mountain", the losing side, I am afraid that it will lose the initiative to compete for the title, if it is drawn, the competition between the two sides may continue to the last round.
In the Champions League, after entering the quarter-finals, Manchester City and Liverpool are in the upper and lower half of the zone, and only when they reach the final can they have the opportunity to meet.