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Chapter 202 Champions League Second Group Match
After crossing West Ham United, Liverpool continued to move forward, the League Cup was tactically abandoned by Klopp, and the full bench team played 1:1.

In the sixth round, they easily defeated Everton 2:1. Sterling and Royce scored a goal alone. Lin Yi did not continue his record of scoring goals in his own appearance, but his statistics are already terrifying. He didn't play in the second round due to injury, played 5 rounds in the league, scored 5 goals, and assisted 5. This statistic tops the five major leagues. Even if someone scores more goals than him, they can't match him in assists.

After that, Liverpool will usher in the Champions League game again. The opponent is Basel from the Swiss Super League. Although it is a Swiss Super League team, Klopp has repeatedly emphasized before the game that you must not underestimate your opponent. Although Real Madrid is easy in the first round Defeated the opponent, but Basel played very tenaciously and almost kept the draw, but unfortunately fell short at the last moment.

That game was really beyond everyone's expectations.

After the start of the game, Real Madrid scored the first goal, but Basel equalized the score after 6 minutes.

Then the Real Madrid defender scored an own goal, and Real Madrid fell behind in the score.

Before the end of the first half, Ronaldo helped the team equalize the score.

Then in the second half until the last 10 minutes, neither side scored a goal. The score of 2:2 was not broken until the No. 809 minute, and Real Madrid won the opponent with a goal at the last moment.

Although Basel is a team in the third tier, everyone feels that they are no different from Ludogorets in the fourth tier. It is only natural that Real Madrid beat them. The key is to get a few more margins from them ball.

As a result, face the weakest opponent.Real Madrid almost didn't win!

It was really surprising to everyone who followed the game.

Therefore, Liverpool dare not underestimate Basel's opponent. Although the opponent is not strong on paper, Klopp still requires the whole team to be prepared.

Because of the lessons learned by Real Madrid, after the start of this game, Liverpool played cautiously at their home court.Afraid of losing the ball first.

And Basel also played very aggressively. They ran tirelessly, especially the pressing in the midfield, which really made Liverpool a little uncomfortable.

It is worth mentioning that this team has a Japanese striker Yoichiro Kakiya, so not only the Chinese media paid attention to this game, but even the Japanese media also paid close attention. Popularity is also top-notch.

The two sides played relatively stalemate in the first half.

In order to get points in the away game, Basel will do everything possible, as long as the rules allow...

Their goalkeeper, Nivaclik, even received a yellow card for stalling.

At that time, it was already 10 minutes, and there were still 5 minutes before the end of the first half. Liverpool's offensive was gradually intensifying.Watzlik was worried that the team would lose the ball at the last moment. If that was the case, it would be a huge blow to the morale and confidence of the team, so he adopted a strategy of delaying time.Of course, this approach also attracted a yellow card for him.

At the end of the first half, neither team could score and the score was 0:0.

Klopp's assistant coach also felt that the Basel team was indeed a bit different, and said to Klopp: "In the last game, they scored 2:3 with Real Madrid at the end of the first half. And in this game, they still defended our offense in the first half and did not concede a goal. Their defense really has a set..."

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In the first half, he failed to score a goal and the team's offense was slow to start, which made Feimi a little anxious, but in the locker room he found that Lin Yi was very calm, so he was very surprised: "Lin, aren't you worried? "

"What are you worried about?" Lin Yi asked strangely.

"We haven't been able to break through the gate of Basel for a full 45 minutes!"

Lin Yi spread his hands: "Then we still have 45 minutes."

Firmino was puzzled: "How do you know that we can break through the opponent in the second half, what if we can't?"

"This is the Champions League, Feimi. This is the Champions League!" Lin Yi said while shaking his head. "Do you think, which of the teams that can come to the Champions League is a big one? Which one can't have a little bit of their own skills? So we have to calm our minds. If we want to break through the enemy, we can't mess up our own positions and don't let impatience affect us!"

Hearing what Lin Yi said, Firmino was also stunned.He slowly let go of his hand and looked at Lin Yi. It took him a while to realize that, too, Ludogorets dealt with it too easily in the last round, which gave him the illusion that other unknown teams It is also easy to deal with. Now that I think about it, maybe I was too impatient in the first half.

"You're right, Lin...it's the Champions League!"

Although the first half did not go very smoothly, Klopp did not adjust his tactics, let alone make substitutions.

Just like that, the team returned to the field.

After the start of the second half.Liverpool continued to dominate while Basel retreated to their own half.

Everyone knows that the 5 minutes before the start of the game and the 5 minutes before the end are the most likely to lose the ball.

Basel is not stupid here, of course they don't need to press out and attack each other.

In this game, they have a very realistic wish, that is to strive for a tie.If there is a particularly good opportunity, then consider winning.

Basel was pretty good and did recover the defense.

But their goal was broken in the No.408 minute—3 minutes into the second half!

"Lin Yi!!!"

The cheers from the stands were even more deafening.

Amidst their cheers, Lin Yi ran towards the corner flag area.

His teammates chased after him and hugged him at the corner flag.

"Lin Yi's goal opened the scoring for Liverpool! This is his third goal in the Champions League!! He has scored in two consecutive Champions League group matches. Lin really deserves to be a highly anticipated genius! Last season's goal European Golden Boot!!"

Lin Yi's goal helped Liverpool take the lead, and also made the whole Liverpool team feel better.

Just 3 minutes after he scored, Firmino was tripped by a Basel player after receiving a pass from Lin Yi in the penalty area. A penalty for Liverpool!
This penalty is undisputed, Firmino does not show any signs of flopping, and the Basel players have no way to appeal and protest.

Liverpool has an unwritten rule, that is, unlike other teams, they do not have a fixed order of penalty shooters, such as the first penalty shooter and the second penalty shooter.

No, Klopp did not make such an arrangement at all.

So what happens after Liverpool wins a penalty?

It depends on the player on the field who feels good and who takes the penalty. If he makes a penalty, then if he takes a penalty next time, it will be him again until this person does not want to take a penalty kick or misses the penalty.

So who will punish?

Lin Yi just scored a goal, he was in good shape, and everyone wanted him to take the penalty.

But Lin Yi didn't want to take this penalty, he asked Fei Mi: "Why don't you come?"

As a result, Fimi shook his head and refused: "My first Champions League goal doesn't look like a penalty."

"Hey, don't look down on the penalty kick!" Lin Yi couldn't help shouting.

"I don't mean to look down on the penalty kick, I just think it's such a commemorative goal, if it's a penalty kick... how boring to say..." Fimi waved his hands and shook his head, refusing to take the penalty kick.

Seeing the two pushing back and forth, Sterling couldn't bear it anymore and stood up from the crowd: "I'll take care of it."

This is a Champions League goal, the striker doesn't need it?

So Sterling stepped forward and put the football on the penalty spot.

Others exited the restricted area.

When only Sterling and the opposing goalkeeper Watzlik were in the penalty area, the referee blew his whistle.

Sterling runs up and shoots with his foot!

The football flew into the goal, 2:0!

After leading by two goals, Liverpool slacked off a little, but was pulled back by Basel striker Gash in 7 minutes.

Then Henderson shoveled someone behind the back during the scramble, which caused him to get a red card and was sent off directly!
In fact, when Basel scored the goal, Liverpool didn't think it was a big deal. With their strength, it is very easy to take the lead again.

However, when Henderson was sent off, they really felt the tension.

The supporters of Basel are very happy. Now the score is only one goal away, and the number is one more than the opponent. If we work harder, we may be able to draw with a strong opponent again!
Some people think more radically, thinking that they can look forward to a victory.

But the Basel people obviously thought a bit too good.

Even if Liverpool has one less player, as long as they are serious, they are still enough to crush them at home.

Just four minutes after Henderson was sent off, Liverpool organized an attack.

After Gerrard got the ball in midfield, he passed the ball to Reus and ran forward.

Because Henderson was sent off, Royce, who was supposed to play as a midfielder, went to the wing and played as a winger.

In this way, the area in front of the midfield was empty of people, just allowing Lin Yi to return to the middle.

In the process of running forward, Lin Yi was already observing, imprinting all the running positions of the players on both sides in his mind.

When Royce passed the ball back to him, he didn't even need to stop the ball to observe or something.He faced the football with a pick and kicked a pass!
The football passed over the heads of the Basel defenders and fell behind them.

The Basel defender who was picked over his head saw the Liverpool striker appearing in front of him as soon as he turned his head!

He raised his arm to signal offside.

But did not hear the referee's whistle.Instead, they heard overwhelming cheers.

Amidst the cheers, Firmino stretched out his foot to stop the football, and then raised his other foot to kick the football!

"Firmino!!!" Marcel Lefla yelled in a long voice.

The football kicked by Firmino flew past Basel goalkeeper Vaclik and hit the net behind him!

"The goal is scored! Firmino!! Liverpool's beautiful cooperation! Onside! He is onside!"

After the goal, Firmino lay on the ground in a daze for about half a second before getting up from the ground, and then turned around to celebrate the goal.

As a result, as soon as he turned around, he bumped into Royce who was rushing forward.

The two embraced together, and Lin Yi quickly came up to join in the fun.

"3:1! Firmino scored his first Champions League goal of the season! This young man has been really hot in Liverpool recently...Look at Lin Yi who assisted him. The performance of the Premier League is also terrible. Liverpool's signings in the new season have really made a fortune. No wonder Hoffenheim was able to beat Bayern to win the Bundesliga championship last season. Just look at how terrifying the twin stars of Huo Village are. knew!"

Originally, Liverpool lost one person, which made Basel's confidence soar.

But 4 minutes after Henderson received a red card, Firmino scored and helped Liverpool expand the score again. This was tantamount to pouring cold water on the players of Basel.

Let the Basel players realize the huge gap in strength between them and Liverpool, even if they have one more player, they cannot make up.

With this in mind, Basel's offensive threat is much less.

Liverpool's attack is not over yet.Facing such a weak opponent, victory is no longer the first pursuit, but to gain more goal difference, so that when the goal difference needs to be compared later, you will not regret it.

So Liverpool's offensive continued unabated.

And in the No.805 minute, Leiwa, who came off the bench, made the icing on the cake, expanding the score to 4:1.

But this goal has nothing to do with Lin Yi, he has already been replaced, and he will save his strength for the next league!
Because it is a two-line battle, the physical strength of the players still needs to be maintained. In order to ensure that Lin Yi can get a better rest and ensure that his physical fitness is not a problem, Klopp replaced Lin Yi in advance for two consecutive Champions League group matches.

In the end, Liverpool defeated Basel, which was not very strong, 4:1 at home, and won two consecutive victories in the Champions League group stage.

After two rounds of the group stage, the team ranked first in this group is Liverpool, not Real Madrid. This must have been unexpected before the start of the group stage.

Everyone has won both games, but Liverpool's goal difference is more than that of Real Madrid. This is something that everyone did not expect before.

But no one can say that Liverpool will definitely get the right to qualify for the group, or get the first place in the group.Because only two games were played in the group stage, and there are six games in total.

Moreover, Liverpool has not played against Real Madrid yet, this is probably the game that will determine where Liverpool will end up.

Real Madrid was forced by Basel in the first round of the group stage and almost failed to win. It was a small upset.

However, in this round of the group stage, their performance was finally normal, and they beat Ludogorets 3-0 at home.

Their performance in this game also allowed supporters to regain their confidence in them.

If Real Madrid can continue this state, the two games against Liverpool will definitely be very interesting.

And what about Liverpool?
After playing the game against Basel, they did not continue to focus on the Champions League.

Compared with the Champions League, their biggest obsession is still in the league. After the reorganization of the Premier League, Liverpool has not yet had a Premier League champion. This is already the obsession of all Liverpool players and fans!

(End of this chapter)