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759、The First Knockout

Long Shute was violated 16 times by the opponent in the 80 minutes of his appearance. Every time he got up, he stood behind the free throw point.

He turned all 16 free kicks into direct shots and converted them into 4 goals...

Considering that his shooting positions are almost 40 meters away, such goal efficiency is already shocking enough.

Although Tottenham's "dragon-slaying tactic" was destroyed by Longsho's ultra-long-distance free kick in the 23rd minute, and although the final score of the game was a bloody 7-0, their tactics successfully inspired other Premier League teams.

Even England's own media are analyzing:

"Pochettino is likely to trigger a disgraceful trend. Liverpool's future opponents will no longer focus on winning the ball first, but will focus more on kicking the legs of Reds players, especially the omnipotent Captain No. 95."

The football world has never lacked the concept of "If you can't play, you will be ruined". Whether in Chinese football or in mainstream European arenas - otherwise, when Neymar uses a light rainbow to play with his opponent, his opponent will angrily put him on the ground, and there will be a large number of people who are obsessed with him. And his opponent is a "iron-blooded man" and he has to do it if he is a man!

One Tottenham can't destroy you, but the other 18 teams do this, and you will definitely be ruined the day!

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"I can't spend this Valentine's Day with you, Sweet."

Long Shute, who returned home, applied to Emma in advance:

"We're going to Spain to play the Champions League in those two days."

As a professional player’s wife, Emma has long been accustomed to her: “You only spent Valentine’s Day with me when you were injured in 2015…”

Long Shute hugged her and gently kissed her moist lips:

"To get into battle lightly, today I will destroy all the ammunition!"

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On the evening of February 14, Liverpool began the first challenge of the Champions League knockout match at the Pisjuan Stadium in Spain.

Liverpool's opponent is Sevilla, who competed with them for the UEFA Champions League nine months ago.

There is a saying that "the enemy is very jealous when they meet." Many people think that Sevilla may be able to strengthen the attack and avenge the defeat 9 months ago...

But everyone was disappointed. The "Europa League King" set up a bus at his home court...!

Holding a bus is the simplest tactic in the football world. As long as you pile all the players in the penalty area, you can form a dense back line!

But placing a bus is also the most complex tactic in the football world. Purely accumulating players will often affect the team's original defensive system!

Sevilla is obviously the latter.

In addition to Real Madrid coached by Mourinho and Atletico Madrid of Simeone in the past two years, most Spanish teams have invested far less energy on the defensive end than on the offensive end, so Sevilla's choice to set up a bus with a temporary cram, not only did not play the role of a solid wall, but instead caused some chaos to his players.

Everyone wanted to defend Long Shute. When the Red Army captain was most closely guarded, as many as 5 Sevilla players were eyeing him within three meters!

The core of the team was siege, and other Liverpool players gained relatively more space. This time the flash was right winger Salah.

"Egypt Messi" took advantage of Sevilla's defense being concentrated around Longshute and performed three shocking processes in the home team's penalty area!

Within 30 minutes, two in-cut shots were completed and one direct assist was made. Salah used his feet to easily disrupt this La Liga powerhouse!

It is difficult for Sevilla players to continue to maintain their previous defense, and Long Shute, who had a fierce morale, raised his charge cannon without hesitation, and "tumbling" towards the opponent was a shuttle, expanding the score from 3-0 to 6-0...

Although there is still a second round, no one in the world would think that Sevilla can still perform a shocking reversal in Anfield...

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Liverpool beat Sevilla 6-0 and did not become the most eye-catching topic in the first round.

The most surprising game in the other 7 sets of matches was undoubtedly the one between Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona.

Paris's new core - Neymar cooperated closely with his teammates and used a 5-0 score at the Princes Stadium to knock his old club down cleanly!

Barcelona, ​​which has Messi, Suarez, Coutinho, Iniesta, Pique, Busquets, Alba and Ter Stegen, did not suffer serious injuries or experienced too intensive schedules, but they seemed like sleepwalking throughout the game!

There were only 7 shots in 90 minutes, and only 1 shot hit the goal frame, while Paris's shots were 12 times that of theirs!

You know... the captain of Paris Saint-Germain and main defender Thiago Silva did not even play!

The 21-year-old local defender Jin Pompei... actually made Barcelona's old king-level martial arts world unable to find the direction to shoot!

Under Neymar's leadership, players such as Di Maria, Cavani, Draxler, Verati, Lucas Jr. almost made Barcelona's defense line into a sieve. The players in Paris Grande seemed to be possessed by Longshu!

"It goes without saying that Liverpool's strong recovery has become an important part of Europe that cannot be ignored. Perhaps... an era represented by Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern will enter a new chapter this year?"

Although the strength of Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain is obvious to all, the entire football world is still the world of traditional wealthy families.

Bayern swept Arsenal 5-1 at home, and Professor Wenger is about to become the Champions League sixteenth in another year.

Real Madrid beat Napoli 3-1 at the Bernabeu, and there was almost no pressure to advance to the defending champion.

Juventus defeated Porto 2-0 away in Portugal, and the Serie A overlord also stepped into the quarterfinals with one foot.

Leverkusen lost to Atletico Madrid 2-4 at home, and the promotion situation is in jeopardy.

Tottenham defeated Dortmund 3-2 at home, and the two teams will inevitably have a fierce battle in the second leg.

As the team with the least experience in the top 16, Leicester City played a 2-2 match with the second newcomer in Ligue 1, Monaco, with both offense and defense, keeping the suspense of promotion for a few weeks later.

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There is a possibility of changing the results during this period, with at least three weeks apart in the Champions League knockout round.

For example, the main players suffered injuries, and the team's overall condition suddenly declined...

But for Liverpool today, they do not have these unexpected factors.

On February 19, the Reds came to London again on the weekend after the first round.

It was a quarterfinal of the FA Cup, where they easily beat the trembling Chelsea 4-1 at Stamford Bridge to advance to the quarterfinals afterwards.

Three days later, on February 22, on this day that was not auspicious but very funny, the Reds, who had a large rotation, defeated the Blue Foxes, Leicester City 4-2 away.

Ranieri is still as cunning as ever. If Long Shute had not come out of the bench in the 70th minute and solved the battle with two goals, the Italian old fox would have probably won a draw at his home court, thus becoming a hero in the entire Premier League.

But since Long Shute appeared, his opponent could only shake his head and sigh!

Another 3 days later.

This time the venue of the game was moved to the Wembley Stadium in London.

The final of the English League Cup will be held in this magnificent stadium!
Chapter completed!
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