Chapter 521 Why Do You Have to Score a Goal Yourself?

Liverpool is preparing for the first Champions League match of the new season. The whole team is full of fighting spirit. Head coach Klopp nodded frequently with satisfaction. As long as the players maintain a high sense of glory, there will be no surprises in future games.

Lyon is no longer the French Ligue 1 overlord of the year. There is nothing to be afraid of. However, Klopp cannot take the first round of the game lightly. Everyone is a professional player and the difference in ability is not particularly large. The overall strength of Lyon is quite different from that of Liverpool, but it is not so large that the strength of the opponent's players can be ignored.

Ndombele and Fekir are French internationals, Depay is a Dutch international and a former Manchester United player. Their strength should not be underestimated.

Fekir was once a player that Liverpool desperately wanted to get in many summer transfer windows. Unfortunately, Lyon did not learn well and only wanted to open a black shop all day long, and finally chose Fabinho and Naby Keita.

Before the Champions League match day, the British media still focused on Liverpool and Li Qing, speculating whether they would surpass the Celtics' 62 league rounds of unbeaten cross-seasons created from November 1915 to April 1917.

There are countless celebrities, experts and fans who have joined the discussion. Even Li Qing received questions. His answer is very simple, just two words - must break!

In a blink of an eye, the first match day of the 2018-2019 UEFA Champions League has arrived, and the first round of the group C match between Liverpool and Lyon at home is about to kick off.

Anfield Stadium, which can accommodate 54,000 fans, was full. With the UEFA Champions League theme song "Champions League" resounding throughout the stadium, players from both sides followed the Turkish referee Cakir from the player channel to the stadium, and Liverpool fans in the KOP stand performed a TIFO show.

The content is the animated version of Li Qing holding up the six championship trophies won in 2018, with a group of letters on the bottom edge, which means: Set sail for the new season, we want to defend the title!

The UEFA Champions League theme song is full of religious praises, and it is easy to make people feel a kind of blood boiling feeling. The players from both sides who came to Anfield Stadium felt the fanatical atmosphere coming to their faces, and they were eager to try, and they couldn't wait for the game to start.

Lyon, a traditional giant from Ligue 1, did not show weakness at Anfield like most teams did. They took advantage of the kick-off to quickly organize a threatening attack.

Fekir and Depay cooperated continuously, and Ndombele's straight pass was very accurate in the end, just in line with Depay's forward route. If it weren't for Alisson's quick reaction, Lyon would have been very likely to score a goal away from home.

"wowoowowoowoooooo——"

With the huge exclamation over Anfield, Liverpool coach Klopp couldn't sit still. He rushed to the sidelines, grinning and roaring at the players on the field.

I don't know if Klopp's spurring worked. In the next game, Liverpool took the initiative in the game. Li Qing, who played as a right winger, began to use his excellent footwork to test the toughness of Lyon's left-wing defense.

After two consecutive breakthrough attempts, it can be seen that Genesio made full preparations for Li Qing's technical characteristics before the game, so that Li Qing did not find a good breakthrough rhythm.

However, the Liverpool fans in the audience were not panicked at all. In addition to the breakthrough on the right, Li Qing also had very high attainments in long passes and assists.

If Salah and Mane had not found the feeling of shooting, Liverpool could have opened the scoring in front of the home fans.

Lyon's opening three-pronged attack lost its power and could only passively defend. The core of the midfield, Ndombele, became a defensive midfielder and had no time to participate in the attack. As time went on, the defensive pressure became greater and greater. Head coach Genesio frowned more and more, and had some doubts about getting out of the away game unscathed.

"Damn it!"

Li Qing, who came to the left, used the change in rhythm to win a long-range shot opportunity. The football he kicked out was powerful and the angle was very tricky. Goalkeeper Anthony Lopez stretched his body to the extreme and did not touch the football. Genesio closed his eyes in pain and cursed.

"Bang~"

Only the muffled sound like the sound of nature resounded throughout the Anfield stadium. He was like a spring breeze and ecstatic!

However, his smile soon froze on his face. Li Qingyuan's shot hit the right goal post and bounced back. Salah was very alert and reacted quickly. Before Denayer cleared the ball, he leaned forward, kicked his feet, and completed a spectacular diving header.

Anthony Lopez hadn't gotten up yet, so there would be no more surprises in the header that hit the goal.

"aoaoaooaoooooooooo——"

The huge shouts like a tsunami told all the fans in front of the TV that the ball had gone in!

Salah, who scored the goal, played a sliding kneeling celebration, but the Lyon players were unwilling to accept it and complained to the assistant referee, saying that Salah was offside first and the ball should be invalid.

The assistant referee was very firm in his judgment, and the Lyon players had to give up. The slow-motion replay given by the on-site director also verified Salah's innocence. He... was not offside!

"Liverpool opened the scoring in the 14th minute! Salah scored to break the ice, but I still have to say that if Li Qing hadn't shot the ball, Salah wouldn't have had a chance to score into the empty goal."

He Wei, the commentator of China Channel 5, raised his voice eight octaves: "Not 80% credit, but 60% is due."

Liverpool coach Klopp was like getting a shot of adrenaline, full of confidence for the next game.

Genesio's mood was completely different from Klopp's. The game he saw at the new Wembley Stadium was completely different from this game, which meant that the efforts in the past were in vain.

That feeling... was very depressing.

In addition to Li Qing, Liverpool also had Salah and Mane!

It was just a little mediocre under Li Qing's super data. If Li Qing was not there, Salah and Mane's data would definitely be superstar-level.

Lyon players were full of fighting spirit and consciously strengthened their offense. Ndombele, who was originally responsible for defense, also strengthened his offense. Head coach Genesio had a bad feeling, but he did not spoil the players' fun. The team was now in high spirits. If they did not make a concerted effort at this time, when would they be able to equalize the score?

The fanatical atmosphere at Anfield did not decline because of Liverpool's passive defense. On the contrary, even more huge cheers broke out, one wave after another.

"aoaooaoaooaoaoooooo——"

In the 27th minute, Depay's long shot after cutting in from the left side of the attack was interfered by Wijnaldum and lacked power. Alisson easily held the ball in his arms. He did not control the rhythm of the game, but took a quick run-up, holding the football with his right hand and swung it violently, and the football flew quickly to Li Qing, who was only about 15 meters away from the center line on the right side of the defense.

Mendy and Denayer rushed towards Li Qing at the same time, and even the other central defender Marcelo was ready to make up for the defense. Li Qing, who had a wide field of vision, raised his mouth slightly, thinking: "Why do I have to do it myself to score a goal?"

He took the initiative to retreat with his back to the attack direction to meet the falling football. Without any adjustment, his left foot naturally swung up and hit the upper middle part of the football that fell to the height of his knees.

Ndombele, who was approaching at high speed, only heard a muffled sound of 'Boom'. Genesio, who was standing in the command area of ​​the visiting team coach, clearly saw the football flying from Liverpool's defensive right to the attacking left at a very fast speed.

Li Qing's non-stop pass was not blind, but very targeted. The ball was moving quickly in the direction of Mane's running like a wild horse...

"Oh-My-God!"

German Sky commentator Marcel Reif exclaimed: "This is a beautiful pass."