In the 20th minute of the game, Porto players suddenly discovered that Liverpool's high pressure in the midfield and frontcourt suddenly became more intense.
This sudden change made them uncomfortable. Once the ball came to the center, it would be immediately pressed by Liverpool crazily, causing them to hastily move to the side every time, otherwise they would lose the ball directly.
In the 22nd minute of the game, the ball came to the center circle again. Porto midfielder Herrera received a cross from his midfielder partner Oliveira. He tried to break through the center with the ball, but ended up diving into Liverpool's encirclement.
Before Herrera could cross the halfway line, he was surrounded by Firmino, Henderson, and Wijnaldum who had withdrawn.
In the blink of an eye, the ball was lost and was picked up by Mane who moved into the middle.
After Mane got the ball, he was also blocked by two Porto players and was forced to turn around. He directly passed the ball diagonally back to Mo Yang who was on the left.
Mo Yang poked the ball in front of him, started speeding along the wing, and bumped into right back Pereira outside the penalty area on the right side of Porto.
Pereira was ready to tremble and steal, but Mo Yang didn't wait for him and directly kicked off the ball at a 45-degree angle and made a pass.
The ball drew an arc over the Porto penalty area and went straight to Firmino in front of the small penalty area at the back post.
Firmino and the 190CM Porto center back next to him took off and competed for the top, but they relied on the advantage of seizing the position in advance and reached the top.
But the ball was headed too straight, and Firmino headed it directly into the arms of Porto goalkeeper Nozesa.
"Tsk tsk, here we come!"
"This is the speed of Liverpool's attack. From the midfield steal to the transfer to the completion of the shot, it took a total of 11 seconds to complete the attack. This is Liverpool's super attack speed and Mo Yang's super efficiency!"
During the live broadcast, Zhan Jun saw Liverpool's changes in the midfield and laughed, saying: "Klopp's tactical arrangements have begun to activate. Mo Yang has shifted the team's defensive focus to the midfield and frontcourt to suppress Porto.
This propulsive quality from back to front.”
On the sidelines, Porto coach Conceicao also noticed the changes in Liverpool.
Twenty minutes before the game, he found that Liverpool did not play the kind of offensive rhythm that he was afraid of. He was still vaguely happy and excited, feeling that he smelled the wonderful smell of victory.
Before the game, he had seen the terrifying pace and crazy run-and-gun suppression tactics used by Liverpool against Manchester City, and he knew very well that if Liverpool were to use such tactics at the Dragons Stadium, they would be absolutely helpless.
Now it seems that Liverpool, playing away from home, did not abandon the frightening run-and-gun tactics in this game to focus on stability. Instead, they waited for the players to become familiar with the venue and to enter the match state.
Wait until you understand their tactics before fighting.
Looking at Herrera and Oliveira, who were in a panic on the court being robbed by Liverpool, and had no choice but to do anything, Conceicao suddenly realized that Klopp was not going back to Anfield for the second leg to have another showdown.
idea.
Looking at Liverpool's increasingly crazy high-pressure situation on the field, it is clear that they are going to kill them directly at the Dragon Stadium and end the game in one round.
Although Conceicao saw Klopp's true purpose, he was helpless.
Let's not talk about Liverpool's monster-like midfield super core. Just talking about Liverpool's frontline trident that is in such good condition that it makes your soul tremble is enough to give him a headache.
In the 24th minute of the game, Porto took a goal kick and came to the back of the center circle.
Mo Yang and Herrera who were right next to them rushed to the landing point quickly. Mo Yang was shorter. After rushing to the landing point first, he did not choose to stop the ball, but took off to meet the ball. He used his right foot to directly kick the instep.
Pad pass.
The ball flew back from Herrera's head, accurate to a millimeter, and landed directly at the feet of Firmino in front of the top of the Porto arc.
Seeing the ball flying back, Firmino gently released it and the ball stopped at his feet without any rebound.
At this time, Herrera, who was aware of the danger behind him, and Marcano, the Porto center back in front of him, were quickly approaching him one after the other.
After stopping the ball, Firmino quickly turned around and faced the penalty area, but he did not pass the ball, but stood there calmly and waited.
After Porto center back Marcano took two steps forward, Firmino suddenly took off his foot and made a direct pass in front of Salah, who was in the ribs.
Marcano was pierced in the crotch, and the ball rolled diagonally into the penalty area from the right side of the top of the penalty area.
The ball almost came to everyone, and there was no one around Salah at this time, so he did not receive any interference.
Taking the ball and entering the penalty area, Salah took a look at Porto's other central defender Reye, who quickly returned to the center of the penalty area, and his position was very precise.
Reyes looked behind him to see Mane's position while running, and adjusted his position at any time. He got stuck behind Salah and inserted the unmarked Mane, while slowly approaching Salah.
But the next second, Reyes was dumbfounded, more than 45,000 Porto fans were stunned, and Conceicao was so angry that he vomited blood!
In full view of everyone, Salah, who came directly to the edge of the small penalty area, suddenly turned sideways and kicked up, looking very much like he was going to hit the near corner.
Reyes didn’t dare not believe it, and he couldn’t help it!
So without saying a word, he quickly fell to the ground and slid to block it!
However, it turned out that Salah faked a shot and dunked the ball directly to his left foot. Before Marcano came back, he quickly took a shot with his left foot.
Suddenly the ball made an arc in front of the Porto goal and went straight to the far post.
"Clang!"
Mane had just run to the small penalty area. Before he could react, he felt a punch on his somewhat bald forehead and fell to the ground with his face covered.
"boom!!!"
Seeing the ball bouncing off the post and being headed into the goal by Mane, the more than 4,000 Red Army fans at the scene were a little dumbfounded and then fell into a revelry.
On the sidelines, Klopp threw three farmer punches with a happy face.
Conceição next to Klopp had a look of helplessness on his face.
Salah on the field saw his shot picked up by Mane. The guy was stunned for a moment, and then he was amused by the confused Mane.
Salah ran over and pulled up the dizzy Mane to celebrate together.
Live broadcast room.
"This is the ability of a top forward! It directly predicts Reyes' prediction!"
"Salah's spike frequency is very fast and the arc is very full. Unfortunately, the angle he wants is too tricky. Fortunately, Liverpool were lucky today and allowed Mane to passively push it in."
"But this is the advantage of Mane. He never gives up. Even though he knew Salah would shoot by himself, he still ran away. This is the professional attitude that a top player should have. As long as there is a slight chance, he cannot give up!" Zhang
Lu spoke at length and chuckled.
"Both of them should also thank Mo Yang and Firmino! Mo Yang's pass and Firmino's through ball were both just right!" Zhan Jun nodded in agreement, "Especially Mo Yang, this time he attacked him
Obviously we saw the gap in Porto's ribs that was exposed because the full-back came in too quickly."
"Firmino is also very smart. When he gets the ball, he understands Mo Yang's offensive intentions!"
"He waited for Marcano to come up, just to create more space for Salah to attack in the ribs. It was really a tacit understanding."
Zhang Lu continued to answer and said: "Yes, Liverpool's goal can be said to have completely exposed Porto's defensive problems. Porto did not protect the two ribs enough when switching from offense to defense in this game!"
"In this ball, Porto's left back Telles, after the goalkeeper kicked the ball out, he directly moved forward to participate in the attack. He never thought that the ball would be passed back, and completely ignored Sala who was getting into the ribs.
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"Looking at the past two seasons, once Klopp's team scores the first goal, their ability to kill the game will increase infinitely! It seems that they have never lost in a game where Liverpool scored first!"