Five Hundred and Fifteenth Red and Blue Battle!
There are 6 rounds left in the league, leading Manchester United by 8 points in the standings!
The result of Manchester United's home defeat to Manchester City relieved Liverpool of a lot of tension.
This has the same effect not only on the main lineup, but also on those substitute players who are aiming for opportunities.
Because if they are under great pressure to play, it is easy to bring negative effects without enough experience.
Liverpool went to Lisbon as a guest to challenge Benfica, and the Liverpool team showed a very high level of competition.
Although Benfica put on a comeback or death momentum at home, Liverpool defeated Sporting Lisbon in the away game through strict defense and sharp counterattack!
Coutinho continued to instigate threatening offensives, Sterling dribbled and rushed forward with the spirit of a horse-riding battalion, and Vardy showed his killer qualities when he saw blood sealing his throat!
Benfica fans can't believe it!
They lost 2:4 at home at the feet of Liverpool's substitute lineup!
It seems that Liverpool, who did not appear in the main lineup and whose strength has declined a lot, played a game that shocked the European football world!
The excellent performance of young players really makes people have to look at this Liverpool team with admiration.
Situ Yunbing proudly told reporters after the game: "I think I can repeat Shankly's famous words now. The best team in the world is Liverpool, and the second only to Liverpool is Liverpool's second team!"
This is an excellent compliment to the team's performance today. Situ Yunbing is also at a loss for words and doesn't know how to praise them.
Although it is obviously exaggerated, Liverpool's substitute lineup stepped on the corpse of Benfica to enter the semi-finals of the Europa League!
At this stage, Liverpool is very close to the championship on both fronts, and the end is close at hand!
Back in the league, Liverpool challenged Reading as a guest, and Liverpool, who played the main force of the whole army, was equally astonishing in the away game!
Suarez, Gareth Bale, Riyad Mahrez, and Gerrard's rapid pass and cut in the front court are dazzling, and the threat of Eriksson and Casemiro from time to time is also impressive Reading had trouble sleeping and eating.
There were hardly any waves in this game, and the trend was very stable. Liverpool firmly grasped the initiative in the away game, and the successive onslaughts paid off. Gareth Bale scored a goal in the penalty area to open the scoring for Liverpool.
Then there was Suarez's performance. He headed the ball in the anti-offside and scored a volley from Johnson's cross in front of the penalty area line!
Mahrez added the icing on the cake with a supplementary shot!
Liverpool beat Reading 4-0 in the away game, taking all 3 points!
Situ Yunbing left Reading's home court in high spirits, and the next thing is to watch Manchester United!
Manchester United challenged Stoke City as a guest in this round. Ferguson's team also showed their desire for the championship and perseverance. Although the team was not in the best condition, they still beat Reading 2-0 in the away game!
Liverpool, 84 points.
Manchester United, 76 points.
With 5 rounds left in the league, Manchester United's chances are getting slimmer!
Finally, there was no battle in the middle of the week, and Situ Yunbing also gave the team an extra day off to allow them to adjust.
Situ Yunbing still worked hard in the middle of the week, studying the data of the opponent in the final sprint stage,
Then give Alonzo a task to follow up and observe, to ensure that when Liverpool faces these opponents, there will be no lag in information.
Liverpool will face the Blues Chelsea at Anfield this weekend.
Chelsea drove high and low this season, once leading the standings alongside Liverpool, but failed to last until Christmas, Rodgers dismissed get out of class, and the team also had the embarrassment of winning consecutively for more than a month. Under the leadership of Benitez, they are now striving to keep the top four positions.
The encounter between the two teams this time will be Liverpool's final test in the league!
After playing Chelsea, the opponents in the following schedule have no other strong opponents except for the deadly enemy Everton.
At the pre-match press conference, the reporters were still asking him his opinion on Benitez, Situ Yunbing shook his head and said: "I have already answered this question a few months ago, I will not make any comments.
This is a match between Liverpool and Chelsea, not an opportunity to pick on the manager and reveal small things. If you only focus on personal grievances, then I am very disappointed in you. "
The topic finally returned to the game itself. The reporters were very interested in Liverpool's current strength and Situ Yunbing's criteria for selecting players.
In fact, the subtext is to expect Situ Yunbing to send Sterling, the England emperor in their eyes, to the position of absolute main force.
Situ Yunbing said indifferently: "The opponents have different styles in each game, they are good at different tactics, the strength of the players in each position is also different, and the players in our team are also in different states.
I will not set an absolute standard for myself to select players, I will make a judgment based on the actual situation, and make a list after weighing.
Of course, the premise is that I can see the dedication of the players, and I will not ignore their efforts. In some clubs, players can't get a chance to play no matter how hard they work. I don't think this will happen in Liverpool.
We have a heavy schedule this season. We have played 16 games in the Europa League alone!
There are still two Europa League games to come!
Counting the Carabao Cup and the league, we will end up playing more than 60 games this season!
So I think the chances I assign to players are reasonable, even for a player like Vardy who was in the lower leagues last season, he has played more than 30 games this season!
This is Liverpool, not Reading! "
Regarding the prospect of the game, Situ Yunbing talked eloquently.
"Chelsea is now fighting for the top four Champions League qualifications. Their fighting spirit will not be weaker than ours. At the same time, they have performed well in the recent period. I think the confrontation at Anfield will be a wonderful and fierce confrontation!"
Benitez's team is indeed doing well, at least they are the mid-upstream team most likely to get the top four.
Rafa Benitez said almost nothing about Liverpool ahead of the game.
He understood it.
Even if he broke his heart for Chelsea, he has no future at Stamford Bridge. To this day, there are still fans protesting against him at Stamford Bridge, and it is not a small scale.
Fleet Street predicts that Benitez will be dismissed after the end of the season, regardless of whether he can lead the team to the top four in the league.
Therefore, under this background, Benitez can't make trouble with Liverpool and make himself a thankless person.
On April 20th, Liverpool was sunny and Anfield was packed, and the battle between Liverpool and Chelsea came as scheduled.
There were many Liverpool celebrities in the stands, as well as celebrities from English football.
This may be the most critical battle for Liverpool on the way to the Premier League title!
It must be attracting attention!
Once Liverpool wins this round, it is really only a matter of time before Liverpool wins the championship.
The advantage over Manchester United is not of much analytical significance, because no one thinks that Liverpool will stage a bloodbath in the last four rounds of the league!
Anfield was noisy before the game, and Liverpool fans could be seen everywhere in the stands waving flags and holding scarves!
Situ Yunbing was waiting for Benitez on the sidelines. When the other party arrived, he took the initiative to shake hands with the other party, showing the friendship of the landlord, and also declared the change of the times.
Whether it is the return of Hodgson or Dalglish, in fact, it cannot be strictly defined that they have had an era in Liverpool, after all, Liverpool is at a low point.
And Situ Yunbing is now leading Liverpool to fulfill Benitez's unfinished dream, a dream that Liverpool fans have been looking forward to for 20 years!
Situ Yunbing exchanged friendly greetings with Benitez and then came to the coach command area of the home team. The fans could clearly hear wild cheers for him!
Benitez is actually a bit embarrassed. Returning to Anfield as the former Liverpool coach, there is not a single fan here holding up a sign welcoming him back.
Maybe if he is not coaching Chelsea, then there will be fans who will show him welcome.
But come back wearing a blue jersey, sorry, Liverpool fans can't be so generous.
And now Situ Yunbing is fanatically supported by fans at Anfield!
This is what Benitez envied.
When he was coaching Liverpool, he could only feel the fans so crazy when celebrating after winning the Champions League!
In the league, never before!
This is actually very easy to understand. After all, Situ Yunbing cleaned up the mess and recreated the glory of Liverpool after cleaning up the mess!
When the starting players of the two teams entered the field, it was obvious that the generals of Liverpool came to the battlefield with an extremely surging fighting spirit!
"Good afternoon, all viewers, welcome to the 34th round of the Premier League, a focus match at Anfield Stadium!
This is a battle between red and blue. The Red Army Liverpool is at home against the Blue Army Chelsea!
Liverpool ranks first in the standings. They have been leading for 8 months and are very close to the championship!
Chelsea have not been back since falling out of the title race last November and are now battling for a top-four finish.
This is a game that neither team can afford to lose. Liverpool hopes to lock the league title early and end the suspense. If Chelsea loses this game, they may fall out of the top four!
Now let's take a look at the starting lineups of the two teams.
Liverpool starting 433.
Goalkeeper: Ter Stegen.
Guards: Glenn Johnson, Skrtel, Benatia, Robertson.
Midfield: Eriksson, Gerrard, Casemiro.
Forwards: Sterling, Suarez, Gareth Bale.
Chelsea also started 433 today.
Goalkeeper: Cech.
Defenders: Ivanovic, Terry, Luiz, Bertrand.
Midfield: Mikel, Mata, Ramires.
Forwards: Oscar, Torres, Hazard.
Let us wait and see who wins this battle between red and blue! "
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