50 Classic God Battle XXXVI Liverpool 4-0 Barcelona Inception
"I've never seen anything like it." As a veteran pundit, former England marksman Alan Shearer's statement is undoubtedly a bit exaggerated; after all, there is no shortage of stunning comebacks in the history of the Champions League, as the Barcelona team in front of him had performed a good show from 0-4 to 6-5 two years ago. But this time, the former kings became the laughing stock of the world as they were swamped by the ferocious waves of Anfield and allowed themselves to be nailed to the post of shame.
The once unbeatable Champions League powerhouse, Barcelona, still invincible in La Liga, was overturned 4-0 by Liverpool on the road after a 3-0 win at home. In the words of Reds boss Jurgen Klopp, "the whole game was very emotional, I don't know how the lads did it". Indeed, while Barcelona are no longer the dominant force they were when they won the Champions League in 2015, and Liverpool are the runners-up in the 2018 edition, such a reversal still came at a bizarre time. One might have expected a comeback from the Reds, but one would never have expected them to win outright.
Suarez, who returned to Anfield, was not treated with any courtesy. While being heavily defended, the Uruguayan was subjected to a barrage of boos from the fans.
One of the key points is that Liverpool's disadvantage is not only 3 goals to catch up, their ace scorer Salah and the gold leaf Firmino also due to injury can not play. The strongest "trident" missing two corners, the result of the original can only play as a substitute striker Origi and the second half of the substitute midfielder Wennardim became a hero, to the remnants of one of Europe's top teams blood wash. This can only mean that the Reds were invincible, and in this moment they were the pride of heaven. As for Barcelona, who have fallen from grace, in the words of striker Luis Suarez, "we look like schoolboys". The Uruguayan also played in Liverpool for several years, and for the Reds got the Premier League runner-up, but this night at Anfield for him there is no warmth, in addition to the pain of the defeat, Suarez also enjoyed the whole game from the home fans booing.
There is no doubt that Liverpool's home ground is magical. Here the Reds fans show unrivaled enthusiasm, providing energy for their beloved team, but also making the visitors feel as if they were under siege. And that's exactly what Barcelona experienced that day: the "first ever" Messi was silent, although he still claimed to be the team's hardest-working attacker with 5 shots on goal; Suarez, Coutinho, Busquets, Piqué ...... these names sound The names that sound like a thunderbolt are all inactive, and in the first seven minutes of the game began to show that they could not withstand the pressure of the situation, from the left back Alba's return of a pass error began to collapse.
Alisson's key saves were also a key factor in Liverpool's success in advancing. He has already made two career comebacks against Barcelona, and deeply appreciates the magic of Anfield.
The hosts, who did not have as much possession as Barcelona, used ferocious forward pressing and lightning-fast bursts to break down and destroy the defense and confidence of the former dominant team. They were not only courageous, but also showed extraordinary soccer intelligence in the winning goal. While Barcelona players were still arranging their defensive positions, thinking that Liverpool were going to change the ball, Alexander-Arnold, who had just left the corner flag, immediately turned back and quickly kicked the ball, letting Origi in the penalty area wait for the right one.
Both Arnold's false concession and Origi's well-preparedness made it hard to believe that the Reds' general would ever have such intelligence and understanding again. The latter once revealed after the game, "I looked at him at the time and he looked up and locked eyes with me for a brief moment, and then I instinctively realized it." Sometimes, soccer is so subtle. The era belonging to Barcelona is long gone, and Liverpool were destined to be the kings of the Champions League that season.
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Champions League fiasco, Barcelona. If in four or five years ago, these two groups of words expressed most of the Catalan giants invincible posture; but recently the two together again, but let a person more than sighs and feelings, only because nowadays the tragedy of the "victim", most of the time into the Barcelona. 2017 0 than 4 Paris, 2018 0 than 3 Rome, 2019 0 than 4 Liverpool, 2020 2 to 8 Bayern, 2021 1 to 4 Paris ...... If 2017 is still in the history books of the big reversal in response, then after every tragedy, Barcelona more than before the game sound superior party, but often after 90 minutes, Messi and his teammates can only see their opponents to advance. This year's Champions League 1/8 final after the first round of the defeat of Paris, Barcelona can turn the tide? After all, this time, they are the underdogs ......
Alisson "In that moment, Barcelona will remember what happened in Rome!"
Q What unforgettable memories do you recall from being at Anfield?
A A lot, like the game against Barcelona, wow, that was a perfect example of the magic of this stadium. We believed in ourselves and made a brave plan for it, which helped the team to make the comeback and reach the final.
Q When you were a Roma player, you also experienced a bad loss here (5-2,2017-18 Champions League) ......
A It was so intimidating at that point. First of all you're facing a very good team, then the fans in the ground make them even more unstoppable. There's no doubt that if we were to play at Anfield, I'd prefer to be on Liverpool's side.
Q You've actually done it once in Rome before you turned Barcelona around with Liverpool.
A Yes, when you've succeeded, you feel it's possible to do it again. I know the situation was bad and the opponent was still Barcelona, but they must have remembered the previous match with Roma. Even though everyone from Barcelona says they've learned from the bitter defeat and won't be in a similar situation again.
Q You made several saves to avoid Barcelona being the side that scored first at Anfield.
A We all know how important defense is, and if the team concedes the first point, there is no hope of a comeback. But once we scored the second goal, we started to believe that we could make a miracle happen.
Q Liverpool's second and third goals were only two minutes apart, could you have predicted the situation being reversed that quickly?
