Six Hundred and Ninety-Eight Obstacles?

Liverpool only won by one goal in the first round of the UEFA Champions League 1/8 finals, but their strong state is still continuing. There is only one question about Liverpool: When will they stop?

Returning to the league on the weekend, Liverpool challenged Southampton as a guest. The latter is currently ranked sixth in the Premier League and has performed very well this season.

Even one of the strong contenders for a Champions League seat.

Liverpool's league game continued the start of the past few league games, while Southampton played very conservatively at home. It is hard to say how much trouble Liverpool has caused due to their hard-working and tenacious defense, but Liverpool's striker status has begun to decline. Fowski missed two must-goal opportunities, Gareth Bale also failed to show a strong threat, Mbappe worked hard, but he couldn't do it alone.

In the end, Liverpool blasted 26 shots in the away game but failed to score a goal. They drew 0:0 with Southampton.

In an interview after the game, Situ Yunbing said that the UEFA Champions League game in Ukraine in midweek had a great impact on the team's state, but they will adjust quickly.

Chelsea, meanwhile, were held to a 1-1 home draw with Burnley as they missed their chance to close the gap on Liverpool.

There was no battle in the middle of the week, and Liverpool got plenty of room for adjustment.

In the upcoming 27th round of the league, Liverpool will face Manchester City at Anfield.

At the pre-match press conference, Situ Yunbing began to put pressure on Manchester City.

"City did well last season, but not this season.

More than a month ago, we could still say that Manchester City qualified for the group stage in the Champions League. They performed better than before in the European arena, but they lacked luck. The morale hit was very heavy.

A two-game losing streak in mid-to-late January has knocked City out of the title race.

If the media still thinks that Manchester City has hope of winning the league title this season, it must be ignorant and stupid, trying to mislead their fans and readers and giving Manchester City fans the most unrealistic fantasy.

In my opinion, the current Manchester City is very similar to the former Liverpool. It is strong, able to play some good games, and firmly locked in the top four of the Premier League.

But they missed the championship!

Tomorrow's game is an opportunity for Manchester City to prove themselves,

In the same way, I will also expect Liverpool to prove that I am right with a good performance! "

Pellegrini also talked about the championship situation before the game, and his tone was a little heavy.

"We have Liverpool and Chelsea in front of us, there are only 12 rounds left in the league, and we have to work hard to be perfect and expect two competitors to make mistakes, which is really difficult!

But there is hope.

If we give up, there is no hope.

There is no doubt that Liverpool is strong, but it is also an absurd view to say that Manchester City has no power to fight back against them.

We will try to beat Liverpool at Anfield, and if we do, I think there will be some subtle changes in the title race! "

The happiest is of course Chelsea, they just need to play their game well, and then they can sit back and watch the tigers fight!

Perhaps many teams and fans across the Premier League are cheering for Manchester City, hoping that Manchester City can delay Liverpool's progress at Anfield.

At least don't let the suspense of the championship disappear before May!

On the last day of February, Anfield Stadium ushered in the highlight of this round of the league. Liverpool played at home against Manchester City!

On a sunny afternoon, Situ Yunbing stood on the sidelines quietly waiting for the start of the game.

Pellegrini stopped to watch Situ Yunbing for a few seconds after entering the stadium before going to the visiting team's coaching bench and sitting down.

When he came to England to coach, what impressed Pellegrini most was what Situ Yunbing once said to him.

Manchester City seems to have failed to really become a stumbling block on Liverpool's way forward!

It has been almost two years, and Pellegrini feels powerless!

Not only is it at an absolute disadvantage in direct dialogue, but even the overall performance of the team's multi-line combat throughout the season, Manchester City is definitely weaker than Liverpool.

As a coach, it is actually difficult to repeatedly emphasize the strength and weakness of the lineup and the opponent. It seems to be shirking responsibility and a cowardly act.

But this further highlights the gap between the level of coaching.

Pellegrini sighed secretly, then put aside all distracting thoughts, and concentrated on facing this strong Premier League dialogue!

Situ Yunbing didn't have any thoughts about Manchester City.

In his opinion, Manchester City is like this in the hands of Pellegrini, more than enough than below.

From the Mancini era to today, Manchester City's almost five-year cycle has let people see that the team's form is basically stable, but it is not astonishingly powerful.

Can make achievements in the Premier League, but can't dominate!

The hardware conditions are not bad, at least not too much.

If you want to have a big breakthrough and development, you must change the shape of the team. There is no doubt that the coaching team is doing this job.

The starting players of the two teams walked into the Anfield stadium in high spirits, and each player looked determined and ready to fight.

The Anfield stadium was full of hustle and bustle, and the Red Army and Blue Moon fans created a good battlefield atmosphere for the players of the two teams!

"Good afternoon, everyone, the 27th round of the English Premier League, the defending champion Liverpool will host Manchester City at home and the game will start at Anfield Stadium!

Before the start of the game, Liverpool topped the table, 3 points ahead of second-placed Chelsea and 9 points ahead of third-placed Manchester City!

It can be said that the result of this game will directly determine whether Manchester City still has a chance to compete for the league title this season!

Manchester City must at least be undefeated to maintain their qualifications for the championship. Otherwise, they will be 12 points behind Liverpool, so with 11 rounds left in the league, Manchester City will definitely have no chance to reverse!

Liverpool's recent state is obvious to all, and it is definitely the strongest team in the Premier League and even the five major European leagues.

However, Manchester City is ups and downs. They were only 2 points behind Liverpool at one time, but they failed to seize the opportunity to bite Liverpool. Now they are 9 points behind.

Before the game, most of the media were optimistic that Liverpool could beat Manchester City at home and take all 3 points.

I think this is also Situ Yunbing's style. He will definitely kill Manchester City's championship hopes at home.

Alright, let's take a look at the starting lineups of the two teams.

Liverpool started today with 433.

Goalkeeper: Ter Stegen.

Defenders: Azpilicueta, Van Dijk, Koulibaly, Robertson.

Midfield: Casemiro, Coutinho, Kante.

Forwards: Mbappe, Lewandowski, Gareth Bale.

Liverpool today played Kanter, who has returned from injury, to strengthen the defense of the midfield.

Manchester City started today with 442.

Goalkeeper: Joe Hart.

Defenders: Zabaleta, Kompany, Mangala, Krarov.

Midfielders: Sterling, Yaya Toure, Fernandinho, Silva.

Forwards: Dzeko, Aguero.

Basically, there are no surprises in the starting lineups of the two teams, but it is unexpected that Manchester City did not adopt a 433 but 442 formation.

The kick-off ceremony before the game has been completed, let us see what kind of sparks the two teams will have in this contest, and whether Manchester City can continue to retain the hope of winning the championship after this game! "

The cheers at Anfield shook all directions, almost in the midst of the din, Liverpool took the lead to kick off.

Coutinho passed the ball diagonally to the full-back Robertson from behind the center circle, and then the Liverpool formation began to press up.

This is the rhythm of Liverpool's counterattack.

Situ Yunbing was not surprised. Pellegrini still had self-knowledge. If Manchester City came to the away game and did not put their tails between their legs, it would be a bit arrogant and stupid.

Liverpool did not blindly speed up the attack. When Gareth Bale had the ball on the left side of the frontcourt, Zabaleta, Yaya Toure and Sterling attacked him from three sides. Reese Bale fell into a desperate situation. In desperation, he pulled the ball to the side and suddenly turned and knocked the ball back. Robertson followed up and quickly passed the ball diagonally in the middle.

Coutinho dribbled the ball horizontally in front of Fernandinho. Fernandinho did not dare to rush up and leave the front of the penalty area. This allowed Coutinho to easily find space to pass the ball diagonally to Mu Bape's feet.

Mbappe's forward breakthrough caused Krarov to withdraw his center of gravity, but he cut the ball across to the front right of the penalty area and suddenly kicked the ball to the far point of the penalty area.

The Manchester City generals looked back, and what caught their eyes was Gareth Bale running wildly to meet the ball with a header!

Joe Hart blocked the near corner of the goal and played steadily, holding the ball in his arms smoothly.

"Liverpool's attack after the opening turned into a shot. Although Gareth Bale's header did not test Joe Hart, Liverpool's offensive fluency and transfer rate are still impressive. Manchester City needs to be vigilant against Liverpool. Offensive transfer!

It is likely that within a few seconds, Liverpool will be able to complete the offensive transfer and create a threatening shot! "

Manchester City's first wave of offensive was not ideal.

When Sterling also appeared to be very restrained in attacking from the right, Manchester City's offensive advancement seemed to be a mouse-hunter, fearing that once the ball was lost, they would turn around and be unable to return to the defense in time. If Liverpool played a fast break, the defense line would be in jeopardy.

When the midfielder attacked patiently and inverted, Liverpool's formation retreated and set up a tight defense line. Silva finally passed the ball straight from the left to the center of the frontcourt to find Aguero. The latter was very close to Dzeko, but because of the wing Insufficient utilization caused the two of them to fall into the encirclement of Liverpool.

There was defensive pressure from Van Dijk behind Aguero, and when he went out to find Dzeko, the ball was cut off by Casemiro.

As soon as Liverpool stole the ball, Manchester City's midfielders immediately retreated. The defensive line was tightly arranged, and it was obvious that they were in a dense defensive posture!

Maybe it was really scared of being beaten by Liverpool!