This player is not professional

Chapter 319
Salah nodded reflexively at first, but then shook his head: "No, I think you are right, Lin Yi."

"That's how it is." Lin Yi readily accepted Salah's compliment. "Those who are afraid of making mistakes can only stand still. If you stand still, you will never reach the end. In the second half, you have to play like you did in the first half. When you get the ball, as long as you have the chance, move forward resolutely. Don't be afraid. Mistake.”

Salah nodded vigorously: "I listen to you!"

Lin Yi smiled and patted his shoulder: "You don't have to listen to me when you're on the court, listen to yourself."

Salah nodded and asked: "Will Atletico Madrid still attack like crazy?"

"Nonsense." Lin Yi rolled his eyes at him. "Is Simeone such a person who is easily satisfied? He must be thinking about taking advantage of the current state of the team to establish a big enough advantage in the first game, so Atletico Madrid will definitely counterattack in the second half, and it will be a crazy counterattack. By then their There must be a lot of space in the back line, and that's your opportunity."

Salah's eyes shone when Lin Yi said it, and he seemed to have seen his heroic appearance galloping across Atletico Madrid's half in the second half...

After the start of the second half, Simeone's team launched a very fast attack on the Liverpool goal.

Regarding this, Klopp was well prepared during the halftime break.In this case, it is clear at a glance what countermeasures Atletico Madrid can have, and there is no need to guess.

In response to Atletico Madrid's counterattack, Liverpool's countermeasures were very simple, which was to defend and counterattack.

Shrink the defense, and then wait for an opportunity to fight back.

The morale of the Atletico Madrid players is indeed very high, but their morale is high, and Liverpool's morale is not low. They have just pulled a goal back and they can even be said to be "morale like a rainbow", so the game is not as good as the Atletico Madrid fans. As you can imagine, the scene from the beginning of the first half is repeated.

Atletico Madrid's offensive is indeed very fierce. Just judging from the offensive momentum at the beginning of the second half, it is really no less than the trend at the beginning of the first half.

But Liverpool in the second half was different from Liverpool in the first half.

Facing Atletico Madrid's aggressive offensive, Liverpool responded with a sharp counterattack.

In the 408th minute, just 3 minutes into the second half, Atletico Madrid launched an attack. Alda Tucha's shot from a small angle on the left side of the penalty area was saved by Mignolet.

The saved football was cleared by a Liverpool player. Lin Yi grabbed the second spot and directly found Salah with a long pass. Liverpool took advantage of the situation and launched a quick counterattack!
Salah ran 30 meters with the ball and then passed the ball across the goal. Firmino received the ball at the edge of the penalty area and shot slightly wide.

Although they didn't score a goal, they scared the Atletico Madrid fans enough - when the football missed the goal, there was a huge exclamation in the stands, and they almost thought the ball was going in...

"Firmino's shot missed a little, what a pity! Liverpool's counterattack was of very, very high quality!"

However, although this attack did not score a goal, it did not affect the Liverpool players.

Because they know that there are still many such opportunities in the second half, so they don't need to worry at all.

Sure enough, in the next 10 minutes, Liverpool got two more chances to counterattack. Although they did not score, they still posed a threat to Atletico Madrid's defense and made Atletico Madrid fans frightened.

After three consecutive counterattacks like this, Atletico Madrid also realized that if they continued to attack like this, they might lose the ball before they could score...

So Atletico Madrid, which was originally aggressive and wanted to eat Liverpool alive, now had to face a choice - continue to attack, regardless of defense, and strive to score the third goal?Or should we recycle it appropriately to avoid losing the ball?

Atletico Madrid players were confused.

Simeone on the sidelines knew something was wrong as soon as he saw this situation.

The mentality of the players is unstable, and at the same time they cannot agree on the goal of the game.

This situation is very dangerous. If it is delayed for a long time, the team will be out of touch, which will give Liverpool more opportunities to take advantage of it.

So Simeone immediately made adjustments. In fact, the tactics were the same as now, except that he needed to stabilize the morale of the army and unify his thinking.

He made the same decision as at half-time, which was to keep attacking.

Although attacking may cause them to concede another goal in the game, if they don't attack, the chance at Liverpool's home court is even smaller.

And with Simeone's temper and character, it is impossible to give in at this time.Of course, we have to fight to the death with our opponents.

After being unified by the head coach, Atletico Madrid finally got rid of its previous hesitant state and began to bombard Liverpool's goal.

Of course, Liverpool were already prepared for Atletico Madrid's tactics, and they were not afraid. They just defended and counterattacked.

During this period, of course, Atletico Madrid had more shooting opportunities, while Liverpool had fewer opportunities.

There are also some thrilling scenes. For example, in the second minute of No. 70, Juan Fran made a pass from the right side of the penalty area. Fernando Torres headed the ball ten meters away from the goal, but Mignolet used his finger. After blocking it for a while, it hit the crossbar and bounced back.

Torres followed up with another follow-up shot, but Manquillo, who retreated to the goal line, blocked it with his foot.

"Torres!! Manquillo made a key defense! He blocked the football at the goal line! What a risk! Atletico Madrid almost scored!"

In the next game, Atletico Madrid's main forward Torres was also injured and was unable to persist in the game and had to be substituted.

Costa's substitution was a huge loss to Atletico Madrid's offense.

Atletico Madrid without Torres will have a harder time breaking through Liverpool's goal.

Many Atletico Madrid fans showed disappointed expressions, as if they had seen the outcome of the game in advance.

After Torres left the field, Atletico Madrid's morale began to gradually decline.

Now there is less than 15 minutes until the end of the game.

In the 709th minute, Torres passed the ball and Thiago shot from a small angle on the left side of the penalty area, but was saved by Mignolet.

In the 804th minute, Liverpool got a chance to counterattack. Firmino passed the ball and Royce almost made a one-shot ball. However, the football he shot when facing Oblak was kicked by the Belgian goalkeeper. Blocked out...

Until the referee blew the whistle to end the game, the score was never rewritten.

In the end, Liverpool lost to Atletico Madrid 1:2 in an away game, but left with an away goal. Although Klopp said he would take away the victory, there was no way. The opponent was in great form, and Liverpool itself lacked a little luck. , but he is confident to defend the home court. After all, Atletico Madrid players cannot perform so well in every game.

On March 3, the two sides fought again, this time it was Atletico Madrid who went to England to fight. Because the league lead was too large, Klopp rotated the players for two consecutive games, and most of the main players got sufficient rest.No way, Liverpool this season is much stronger than last season. They have only lost three games in the league so far, with one draw and one loss in the two rotations, but they are still a full ten points ahead of No. 9 Arsenal.

Playing at home and waiting for work, Liverpool has a great advantage both physically and mentally.

After the game started, Liverpool did not rush and fight in an attempt to equalize the score. Instead, they followed the previous tactical arrangement and played very steadily.

On the other side, Atletico Madrid did not launch a huge offensive immediately.

However, the composure of both sides did not last long, and an offensive battle soon took place when both needed to win.

In the 20th minute, Liverpool launched an attack and reached the edge of Atletico Madrid's penalty area.

Lin Yi saw an opportunity.

Salah was trying to cut in from the left, and he attracted the attention of Atletico Madrid players, while Henderson quietly changed positions with him and moved to the left rib.

Because Salah cut inside, he took away the Atletico Madrid right back who was following him. In addition, he also attracted the center back Godin who was defending in this area.

On the other hand, there is an empty space on Henderson's side.

Observation and thinking only took a moment. Lin Yi didn't stop. After adjusting, he directly sent an overhead pass!
The football went straight to Henderson on the left rib!

And Henderson was there. With almost no one marking him, he calmly padded the football with his chest and then volleyed it with his feet!

The football went straight to the top corner. Although Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Oblak made a save, Henderson stopped the ball from his chest and volleyed too smoothly, so Oblak was left with The reaction time was very, very short and he failed to save the football...

The football almost flew into the goal against the lower edge of the goal post!

Klopp jumped up from his seat, raised his arms and shouted.

Liverpool equalized the total score and scored an away goal, but now they are ahead of Atletico Madrid.

"Henderson Wagner! A wonderful volley!! Liverpool equalized the total score and had an away goal. Now the initiative is in Liverpool's hands, but the game has just begun, and Liverpool still need to maintain this advantage. Just live there..."

But it's not over yet.

3 minutes later, just 3 minutes after Liverpool scored, they scored again!
This time it was Lin Yi again. He knocked the football behind him with his heel on the penalty area line. Royce followed up and shot!
The football drew a wonderful arc, bypassed Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Oblak, and flew into the goal for the second time!

"2:0!! 2:0!! Liverpool is two goals ahead of Atletico Madrid! Royce expanded the team's lead!" the England commentator shouted excitedly. "They are leading Atletico Madrid by two goals at home, so this is how they should play. This is Liverpool's true strength!"

After Liverpool led Atletico Madrid 2:0, the score never changed until the end of the first half.

However, Atletico Madrid did not give up. Although another goal was scored, they still needed one goal. We equalized the score. If it was the same away goal, the worst case scenario would be overtime.

But soon the Atletico Madrid players received a wake-up call!
"Lin——Yi!!!" England's commentator roared in a long voice. "3:0! Liverpool leads Atletico Madrid 3:0! Can I say that the suspense of this knockout match is over?"

Amidst his roar, Lin Yi ran towards the corner flag area, waving to his teammates to follow him, and everyone celebrated the goal together.

And his teammates rushed forward very happily.

In the Liverpool dugout, Klopp celebrated with hugs and hugs from those around him.

Everyone is excited.

A two-goal lead in the first half couldn't make them so excited. It was this goal in the second half that released all their emotions.

Three goals lead!
Now it is no longer enough for Atletico to score one goal, they must score two to advance to the quarterfinals.

After taking a three-goal lead, Klopp started making substitutions.

First, Reiva was replaced with Toure.

5 minutes later, Klopp replaced Royce with Youjan.

Lin Yi did not change now. Although he was three goals ahead, Klopp was still very cautious.

Until the second minute of No. 80, Zhan made a cross from the wing and assisted Henderson to score the fourth goal of the game.

Liverpool leads Atletico Madrid 4:0, and there are only 10 minutes left in the game.

Klopp then decided to use the third substitution.

"4:0! The suspense of Liverpool's game is gone! They have locked a place in the top eight!" the England commentator couldn't wait to announce.

This goal was like a hammer from an auction house. It fell for the third time and was the final word.

In fact, there are still 10 minutes left before the game ends.

Football is round and anything is possible, right?
It's just that the possibility this time is indeed a bit too low. After all, it takes 10 minutes to score three goals. This requirement is too high, and Atletico Madrid is not in the same explosive state as at home.

Liverpool's four goals almost dampened Atletico Madrid's fighting spirit.

In the 804th minute, Lin Yi was replaced by Klopp.

This is Liverpool's last substitution.After Lin Yi came off the field, he stood on the sidelines and waved to the fans in the stands.

Liverpool fans all stood up and applauded Lin Yi to thank him.

After Lin Yi came off the field, the match between Liverpool and Atletico Madrid was uneventful. Atletico Madrid did not give up, but they still failed to seize the opportunity brought by Lin Yi's absence.

It wasn't until injury time entered, with the game over in 3 minutes, that Atletico Madrid players gave up completely and calmly accepted their fate of being eliminated!
Soon, as the referee's whistle sounded, Liverpool successfully surpassed Atletico Madrid and successfully entered the next round of the Champions League!
(End of this chapter)