#头条群星9月榜 #
After returning to the Bernabeu to beat visiting Liverpool by one goal, Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti of Italy joined three of his compatriots to reach the last eight of this season's Champions League, and four Italian managers have reached the last eight of the Champions League for the first time, and it is also the first time that they have appeared in this top European competition, three of the top eight places have been occupied by Serie A teams, including Milan, winner of the league in the previous two seasons, and Napoli, who have touched the Serie A trophy with one hand, as the biggest sufferer in Liverpool's Champions League in the past six seasons , the two teams from Madrid have defeated the team of Uncle Klopp 5 times, and it is worth mentioning that Ancelotti has left his own coaching mark on 5 of the remaining 8 teams in the Champions League, and although Real Madrid has little hope of winning the league this season, they already hold 14 Champions League titles, and they are steadily moving towards the 15th big ear after giving Liverpool a record record for the largest point difference in the two-legged knockout stage of the Champions League in history.
Ancelotti, who has led Real Madrid closer to defending the Champions League title, and three other Italian managers occupy half of the top eight managers of the Champions League this season
For a long time, sometimes this hatred lasts forever
The 2:5 goal match between Liverpool and Real Madrid in the first leg in late February is still vividly remembered, the "scramble" of the two goalkeepers staged a Callius-style super mistake gift to the opponent, the Real Madrid forward led by Benzema Vinicius continued last season's Champions League reversal script, the 37-year-old Magic Flute and the 36-year-old Benzema respectively used assists and goals to make Liverpool once again suppressed by Real Madrid, and Klopp only had a 1% chance to turn around after the manager's big defeat, even in the eyes of the most optimistic Anfield fans, This is just an unwillingness to publicly acknowledge the second leg of the Bernabeu battle, which has long been reduced to the last stubbornness of going through the motions;
"I said after the game three weeks ago that Real Madrid had qualified and now we know that there is still a game to play. If there's a 1% chance, we'll give it a try. We're going to play against a strong opponent and try to win, it's a possibility, we're here for that, we'll see where we can go. In the pre-match press conference before the second leg of the two teams, Uncle Scum, who has been beaten by teams from Madrid five times in the past six seasons, spoke further confirming that they who have dominated Anfield's comeback miracle, and when they visited the Bernabeu with a three-goal disadvantage, they may have already regarded not to lose too ugly as the primary goal of this battle.
After a 5-2 home defeat to Real Madrid, Klopp's 1% turnaround hopes look more like talk
Since Klopp joined the team, after rising strongly from the 17/18 season, Liverpool have a proud record in the Champions League, they have been invincible in the clash with their Premier League opponents, but they have always been unable to break free from the shackles of fate when facing Real Madrid, Salah left early due to injury in the Champions League final in the 17/18 season, Karius made a catastrophic mistake, and a new hatred between the two teams has turned a new page; In the 20/21 Champions League 1/4 final, the reigning Premier League champions suffered a rare wave of injuries, especially the temporary central defender combination of Kabak and Phillips, facing the attacks of Vinicius Cros and others, which made people feel helpless to kill the thief and unable to return to the sky;
When the two teams met again in the Champions League final last season, the Egyptian pharaoh's phrase "I have an account with them" also added more highlights to the final reunion of the two teams four years later, but Salah failed to complete the revenge Liverpool also failed to achieve the four-tier high, losing the most important league and Champions League titles, this season's Liverpool is like a deflated ball, can only take the Premier League fourth as the most realistic goal now;
Salah's account with Real Madrid may be difficult to settle
In the Champions League, Real Madrid have completed the bloodline suppression of Liverpool in recent seasons
After winning the Champions League and Premier League for two consecutive seasons, the Fenway Group's revenue management strategy behind the team has not changed at all, which makes Uncle Scum's team unable to make timely and proactive changes to the aging lineup like some clubs, whether in terms of player renewal or the introduction of favorite players in the transfer market, Klopp's heavy metal rock football tactics for the high consumption and high requirements of core players, all of which make the starting 11 people who are gradually entering the year of establishment, begin to run and strangle opponents, etc. Inevitably, there has been a significant decline;
Among them, the hunger for victory and championship glory is degraded on the one hand, but more importantly, the players who implement Uncle Scum's tactics cannot escape the erosion of time, coupled with the departure of Edwards, who has worked with Klopp to complete a number of beautiful transfer deals, his successor Ward will leave as soon as he takes over, and the financial support of Fenway Group, all of which make Liverpool unable to quickly complete the signing of players of the same level to complete the replacement after losing several championship members;
Factors such as the aging of the main roster and changes in senior personnel and Fenway Group's investment strategy have affected the team's performance on the field this season
Thiago, Jota, Luis Diaz's injury stop, Keita, Núñez, Gakpo and the original lineup run-in degree, all make Liverpool after winning the Premier League championship, although at the end of last season there was hope of completing the quadruple, but now it seems that it is also the last trace of the team's combat power before the disintegration of the Red Arrows, and then with Mane's departure of Fimi at the end of this season, the contract of rotational substitutes such as Oxlain Keita expires, wanting to reshape the brilliant Liverpool of previous seasons. It is inevitable to start a long-overdue lineup change and upgrade.
With the departure of Fimi at the end of this season, Salah is the only one left to bring the team multiple championships
At the Bernabeu Ancelotti, Klopp's 1% turnaround plan frustrated
After the disastrous defeat at home in the first leg, the performance of both teams on their respective fronts also showed different degrees of ups and downs, Real Madrid's Copa del Rey lost to old rival Barça in the first leg, the league lost points on Atletico Betis in a row, facing relegation team Espanyol also completed the reversal after lagging, the galaxy battleship in the league seems to have been unable to play spiritually, it seems that there is a trend to bet on the Champions League again;
Liverpool have recovered from the previous slump with Chelsea in the middle of the league, keeping five clean sheets, and sending their arch-rivals Manchester United a record 0:7 defeat, but the away loss to Bournemouth, who had been defeated by nine goals in the first leg, also made fans shout that they couldn't understand the team in front of them;
In the first round, both teams showed varying degrees of state ups and downs on their respective fronts
From last year's Champions League final defeat to the second leg at the Bernabeu, Liverpool's manager and players have repeatedly mentioned the past 19 years, starting with Klopp's loss of last year's final and saying, "Where is next year's final?" Istanbul? Get ready to book your hotel. "This is because the Germans want to replicate the year after losing to the Real Madrid final in '18 and they made up for the runners-up of the previous season with a Champions League trophy;
Before leaving for Madrid, Fabinho, the main player of the team, was still cheering the team, "For example, against Barca in 2019, we managed to turn the situation around. We know that this (reversal) is possible. Although the 1% chance of a turnaround in the mouth of Uncle Scumbag looks more like a reluctance to go through the motions, the 108,000-mile distance between planning and execution is well known to all Liverpool players, especially Klopp himself, 10 months after the last Champions League final meeting between the two teams, Uncle Slag was once again defeated by the team led by Ancelotti, who was his neighbor, this time losing 2-6 on aggregate to Real Madrid, and also the biggest point difference loss in the team's history in the two legs of the Champions League knockout stage.
Liverpool, who once completed a three-goal second-leg comeback in the Champions League, failed to put on such a good show at the Bernabeu this time
Given that Henderson and Bajchetic confirmed early on that they would not be able to play this game, Liverpool, who were already weak in midfield, actually did not have much backhand to play in this position, Fabinho, who gradually recovered his form, naturally occupied a starting place, and the remaining 1 appearance opportunity will be selected among Elliott, Keita and Milner, etc., the team lacks qualified full-backs, and youngsters such as Elliott, Fabio Carvalho and Jones are struggling when playing on both wings;
How to make a fuss about the richest striker combination has also become the key to whether Klopp can score the first goal at the Bernabeu as soon as possible, the tacit understanding between Salah and Núñez has gradually become more and more chemical, Gakpo has also had the momentum to succeed Fimi in recent games after joining, the Dutch retreat can narrow the technical gap with the Real Madrid midfielder, coupled with Jota, who has returned from injury, the intention of the visiting Liverpool to put up a starting battle formation in unison is obvious;
The absence of captain Henderson has left Liverpool, already weak in midfield, to pin their hopes more on the well-staffed striker
Faced with a menacing but 3-goal lead, Carlo Ancelotti's Real Madrid bet more on the selection of the team's midfield, referring to last season's Galaxy battleship based on the tactical system of four midfielders, all the way to Paris Chelsea, Manchester City, Liverpool won the 14th Champions League trophy, An Shuai is determined to rely on the gourd to continue to sacrifice the four-midfield configuration, the two veterans of Kroos and Camavinga Valverde two young people to start, especially the Uruguayan's multi-position attributes, Although Alaba's injury and Camavinga's adjustment to support the midfield will put Real Madrid left-back to the test of the opponent's right-wing Salah Arnold's attacking combination, relying on the midfield cluster effect to delay the high-intensity impact of Liverpool also keeps the trend of the whole game firmly in the hands of Ancelotti.
Liverpool's rising altitude has forced Real Madrid to play Nacho at left-back to fend off the likes of Núñez Gakpo
Midfielder Valverde, who can wear many hats like Benzema, offers more possibilities for the boss to line up
Carlo Ancelotti has used 433, 424 and 442 formations in the last three league games, establishing an absolute advantage in the first leg and more room for rotation in the second leg
In order to control the consumption of core players in the central midfield and create space suitable for the front trident to play, Liverpool has recently reduced the frequency of high pressure, tall Nunez and Gakpo are not ideal candidates to interpret the heavy metal flow, in the first leg of the two sides, Liverpool's performance without the ball was very aggressive, through Nunez and Carvajal and Gakpo and Camavinga, Liverpool's own confrontational advantage helped the team build up the advantage in the first 15 minutes. Ancelotti, who suffered a loss once, will naturally not let the team fall twice in the same place when he returns to the Bernabeu;
Due to its own advantages in technology, Real Madrid is not eager to take the initiative to expand the lead when it is unable to use high pressing to occupy the initiative, and the first line of defense composed of Benzema's magic flute is not enough to intercept the ability, but through the control of the ball to achieve the end of the game according to the team's best way of playing, so fans have seen the classic scene of the Bernabeu's four-midfield showdown against four forwards;
A classic scene of four midfielders versus four forwards
Valverde and Benzema are both at the same time, which is the key to Real Madrid's ability to withstand pressure and quickly manage the situation
After the opening, Benzema frequently retreated, and the four behind him built a five-midfield barrier, and Courtois learned the lesson of the first leg, and opened a big foot when he encountered pressure, Real Madrid was determined not to give Liverpool the opportunity to start the game through pressure, on the back line, when Valverde retreated to a certain depth, Real Madrid even once showed a five-back position, Valverde retreated to protect Carvajal from being targeted, Nacho on the left performed well when staring at Salah, Camavinga can reduce lateral complements, focus on steals, insert attacks;
Valverde took more care of the right flank, allowing Real Madrid to switch freely between the five midfielders and the back five
The low post defense uses the mobile five defenders to block the space, and the defensive transition stage relies on the five midfielders behind Valverde, creating offensive opportunities with Vinicius in front, Real Madrid relies on the multi-position attributes of Valverde and Benzema, the two swinging men, and takes the center of gravity backward to resolve the pressure brought by Liverpool's four-forward combination, compared with the first leg of the competition, Valverde's appearance on the right and Benzema's frequent retreat help the midfield advantage adjustment, it is Ancelotti who allows Klopp to be away from home. Even the important reason why the theoretical 1% chance of turning over was lost;
There is not enough space up front, and Núñez does not have many attack tools when standing up front, only a distant nod to the goal
It was only after the format of the game became open that Núñez returned to his comfort zone
Throughout the entire first half, Liverpool's strong point in front of the field can really play content is only Nunez, Jota and Hakebo are directly submerged, the former has no advantage in the face of Real Madrid defenders, the latter only has the ability to return passes under the surrounding, in this case, the significance of full-back assists is not much, after all, even if he does not go forward, Arnold may be easily passed by Vinicius one-on-one;
As a result, Liverpool are completely in a dilemma, they must attack when they are 3 goals behind, but they just fall into the arms of Ancelotti, Vinicius does not pull back sharply like Benzema to help the midfield, and the bears who save their physical strength to specialize in Alexander-Arnold's right side make Liverpool face the threat of Brazilian's attack throughout the game like a bone in the throat;
Real Madrid's attacking bears on the left will always be a time bomb for Liverpool's right wing
Once the fighting four-striker cannot score the first goal in the shortest time, as time goes by and the player's mentality becomes impatient, it will be a high probability event to be seized by Real Madrid to counterattack and score, so it is difficult for Klopp's 424 tactics not to be targeted by the sophisticated Carlo Ancelotti, so after completing the formation layout of the first leg to remedy its own holes, Real Madrid reduced the risk factor of this game from the beginning.
Making the most of Valverde's versatility, Real Madrid calmly coped with Liverpool's onslaught to close the gap
Resisting Liverpool's attack, Real Madrid entered the positional attacking stage, the advantage of the midfield began to show, hidden under the superstar halo of Kroos and Modric, benefiting from the protection of Rudiger and Militão, Nacho replaced Alaba to play left-back to reduce the pressure on the back, after returning to the familiar midfield position, the young Camavinga can also enter the attack in addition to completing the defense, compared to the physically strong but insufficient speed of Chuameni, the former's flexibility is very prominent, and it will have a good effect when facing teams that are good at pressing;
The youngster who joined the team last season just needs more experience to complete the historical mission of the three midfielders of the succession ceremony, from the panic of the first leg in the first 15 minutes to the next 165 minutes of ease, the two-legged game against Liverpool became a milestone on Camavinga's growth path, trying to quickly complete the gap Liverpool, after nearly 80 minutes without results, was finally controlled by Real Madrid with the advantage of midfield. Vinicius and Benzema, the most crucial attacking combination to win last season, scored the only goal of the game.
After returning to midfield, Camavinga did a better job of breaking the counter-attack, cutting forward, and completing the long-range shot
As the midfield advantage continued to accumulate, Real Madrid eventually completed the fatal blow thanks to the bear and Benzema
I already knew how to know such a stumbling block as I didn't know each other in the first place
The 1-goal win over Liverpool at home is also the 300th milestone match of the Champions League for Real Madrid, followed by Bayern's 280, Barcelona's 277, Manchester United's 238 and Juve's 220, as the giants of the Champions League victory, Real Madrid and another team from Madrid, Atletico Madrid, have been the bitter master of Liverpool's European journey five times in the last 6 seasons, with the exception of the Champions League in the 18/19 season, when Liverpool won 2-0 Tottenham in the final:
In the 17/18 Champions League final, Liverpool lost 1-3 to Real Madrid and missed the title;
In the 19/20 Champions League 1/8 final, Liverpool scored 2-4 on aggregate and Atletico missed the quarter-finals;
In the 20/21 Champions League 1/4 final, Liverpool scored 1-3 on aggregate and Real Madrid missed the semi-finals;
In the 21/22 Champions League final, Liverpool 0-1 Real Madrid missed the title;
In the 22/23 Champions League 1/8 final, Liverpool scored 2-6 on aggregate and Real Madrid missed the quarter-finals.
Counting the two-legged defeat of Liverpool this season, the team from Madrid has been the bitter winner of the last six seasons to end Liverpool's European competition
As the manager of Real Madrid, Carlo Ancelotti, he has been unbeaten in the last 6 games against Klopp: Everton 0:0 Liverpool, Everton 2:2 Liverpool, Liverpool 0:2 Everton, Liverpool 0:1 Real Madrid, Liverpool 2:5 Real Madrid, Real Madrid 1:0 Liverpool, another old acquaintance of Liverpool in the Galaxy battleship team, is also Klopp's least willing opponent, according to statistics, French striker Benzema has scored 12 goals in the last 7 Champions League knockout matches, although he is 1 year older than last season, But Benzema, who seems to show his killer nature as soon as he arrives in the knockout stages of the Champions League, can never be underestimated:
Liverpool 2-5 Real Madrid: 2 goals;
Real Madrid 3-1 Manchester City: 1 goal;
Manchester City 4-3 Real Madrid: 2 goals;
Real Madrid 2-3 Chelsea: 1 goal;
Chelsea 1-3 Real Madrid: 3 goals;
Real Madrid 3-1 Paris: 3 goals.
Benzema, who won the best of the match, remains the most feared striker of all opponents in the knockout stages of the Champions League
After finishing this season's Champions League mission, Liverpool star Van Dijk said in an interview that the team must bring in new blood if it wants to become more competitive, "Obviously, the players will leave, this has been announced, so if we want to reach the level of the last five years, we need to bring in high-level players, especially if these players leave, everyone knows it will be very difficult, it is very difficult to find the right new signings, but in this case, the club has to do their job; We still have a lot of games to play and we want to get to the Champions League. I think it will also help attract the best players in the world. It won't always be the way it would be, but it would definitely help. ”
Liverpool centre-back Van Dijk believes the team needs fresh blood to improve its competitiveness
Liverpool's next league game will kick off after the international break due to the FA Cup last weekend, and they will face title-contenders such as Manchester City and Arsenal, to which Van Dijk said: "It will be very decisive, we all know it. We can't find the consistency we've had in the last few years this season, but we need to get that form back. It sounds simple, but it's the hardest part of football. The most difficult thing as a player is also to be consistent in every game; We will give it our all because I want to play in the Champions League and we all want to play in the Champions League. The fans want us to play in the Champions League. We are players on the pitch and have to put in performances and perform well, but we also need our fans. They are always with us in moments of glory, and we may need them even more during this period. We will fight; We all know that playing at home costs us a lot. The way the goal was conceded, especially in the second half, which was very disappointing for us, on the pitch, you play against one of the best teams in the world and they punish you immediately. That's what it is, and we paid for it. We started well in that game, but we let the advantage slip away. "That means we're giving ourselves an almost impossible task." Anything can happen on the pitch and we've shown it many times at this club. There were some opportunities, but we failed to create miracles. ”
After the international break technique, what awaits Liverpool will be a series of vicious battles
After losing to Real Madrid's failure to replicate Jurgen Krope, who reversed Barca's miracle, it was natural to be disappointed, and when asked by reporters about the rest of the season, Uncle Scumbag responded, "If you want to qualify, 2-5 down is not a good result. You need to have a special performance and we failed to do that tonight. Real Madrid had the best chance and Alisson made two wonderful saves. The teams that should have made the cut have made the cut, and we have to admit that. The knockout stage is like that, it's not what we want, but that's what we end up getting; ”
"You need moments in games like this and if we can score in the first half, that could give us a spark, but that's just hypothetical. Real Madrid were the better teams in all three halves of both legs, which is why they advanced; If we draw at home and play like we did tonight, we might also be out and we can't come here expecting to get something. We were prepared for the special performance that could happen tonight but it didn't happen and nobody thought 'how could Liverpool be out' and that was probably the best sign. The teams that should have advanced advanced, as it was during the knockout stage; When we come back from the international break, we have a real week of football, and I would say there are three games – Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal – that could determine our fate this season. ”
A few strong conversations in April are likely to determine Liverpool's final league place this season
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"Siyoyo hates Yoyo and hates to return to the first time", Milner, who replaced Heng as the starting midfielder in this game, although he also tried his best in the game, but still could not help the team complete the impossible task away from home, also admitted after the game that once the team makes a mistake against an opponent of Real Madrid's level, it is difficult to have a chance to win, "obviously in the game we had a chance, there were moments when we played threatening, but we didn't end up scoring the ball, Maybe in other situations we didn't take advantage and play to some advantage, and a goal could change the game. In the two legs against Real Madrid, we played well in some periods; Real Madrid have a lot of experience and great ability, so when you play against them, it's not enough to play well in some time periods, and before the second leg against Real Madrid, the Liverpool players believed they could complete the comeback We know that if we're at our best, then we're capable of getting the comeback, and like I said, against a team as good as Real Madrid, with such experience, then you have to be at your best for two 90 minutes over two legs. ”
Veteran Milner admits that against an opponent like Real Madrid, he can't give him a chance