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After the Champions League draw, Benitez immediately flew back to Liverpool, because the next night, the league match between Liverpool and Reading was about to start, and Benitez had to rush back to direct this game, so they

I flew back to Liverpool that evening.

In the 30th round of the Premier League, Liverpool faced Reading at home. For this game, Liverpool had a full lineup because most of Liverpool's main players did not play in the game in midweek.

In this league, Benitez put these people on the field, and Qiu Ze also came on the field. In the 19th minute of the first half, Qiu Ze sent a penetrating blow.

The through ball shredded Reading's defense. Fernando Torres successfully countered offside and scored with a powerful shot, giving Liverpool a 1-0 lead.

In the tenth minute of the second half, Qiu Ze and Fernando Torres were replaced by Benitez. Benitez asked them to take more rest. After all, the league has now reached the most critical moment, and it is very important for the players to maintain sufficient physical fitness.

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Less than three minutes after Liverpool's substitution, Reading equalized the score with a header from a corner kick by their forward.

Seeing Reading equalizing the score, Benitez had no regrets, but he still felt a little knotty in his heart. Every league game now is very important for Liverpool. They can't afford to lose a single point now.

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Fortunately, at the end of the game, Liverpool's senior Peter Crouch hit Reading's goal with a long shot from outside the penalty area, surpassing the score again. Two to one.

This was also the final score. Liverpool won the game at home without any danger and got three points. In this round of the game, Arsenal got off to a bad start and eventually gave up the second place in the league to

to Liverpool.

After the 30th round of the Premier League, the first place in the league is still the Red Devils Manchester United. Manchester United currently has 70 points and ranks first. Next is Qiu Ze's Liverpool team, which currently has 68 points.

, temporarily ranked second in the league, only two points behind Manchester United.

Ranking third in the league is Arsenal. Arsenal currently ranks third in the league with 67 points. They are only one point behind Liverpool. And ranked fourth in the league is Chelsea. Chelsea currently has 60 points.

With five points, they are only two points behind Arsenal.

The Premier League is very interesting now. There is really not much difference between the top four. Now there are eight rounds left in the league. Now the suspense of the Premier League championship has returned. This season, there is not much difference between the top four in the Premier League.

The gap is really not big, and this competition is one of the most intense seasons.

After this round of the league, the third round of the English League will usher in a highlight, which is the battle between Manchester United and Liverpool. In this round of the league, the third round of the Premier League this season

The second round of the red derby is about to begin, and Liverpool will challenge Manchester United at the away Old Trafford Stadium.

The red derby plays a very important role in English football. The grudges between the two teams have been running deep for more than a hundred years. Now this game also has the background of a battle for the top spot in the Premier League. The popularity of this game

The scene can be imagined.

Before the game, the battle between the fans of both sides started. Fans of both sides took out the embarrassing things in the history of the other club to disgust each other. Some guys even directly cursed and insulted the players of the other team.

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The derby battle hasn't even started yet, but the atmosphere is already so heated. It's really sharp.

Before the game started, when the players from both sides were interviewed by media reporters before the game, they also had a heated exchange of words, especially between Cristiano Ronaldo and Qiu Ze. Both of them seemed to be very fond of each other.

Not being used to each other, they criticized their opponents one after another, which added a new aspect to the game.

March 23, 2008, Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester.

At this time, the Old Trafford Stadium has become a sea of ​​red. The red of Liverpool is different from the red of Manchester United. The battle between the two same colors in the same league is still extremely hot. This game is not a derby win but a derby. The two teams'

Fans had already started fighting each other in the stands, and players from both sides were preparing to play at this time.

At this time, the situation inside the Old Trafford Stadium was even more heated than the previous red derby at Anfield, because the Old Trafford Stadium was larger and more magnificent than the Anfield Stadium. After all, there were two more stadiums here than Anfield.

With more than 10,000 people, the momentum must be even greater.

The entire Old Trafford stadium was filled with Manchester United's team anthem "Glory Belongs to Manchester United". The fans of the Red Devils and Manchester United were louder than any other game at this time, because this was a red derby and they could not

Losing to the Liverpool people, they want the Liverpool people to know where this is, this is Old Trafford!

The fans of Liverpool did not show weakness at all. We killed you last time, and we can kill you this time. The fans of Liverpool immediately cheered and sang "You Will Never Walk Alone". They seemed to be turning this place into Anfield.

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Manchester United fans have been preparing for this day for a long time. They put up banners like this at their home stadium Old Trafford: "Chris, please come and be a sparring partner for our Manchester United stars" and "Gerrard, why are you here now?"

You’re not dead yet”, “Liverpool you guys only belong to the last century, disband now”.

Naturally, the fans of Liverpool will not let the fans of Manchester United stand out. The fans of Liverpool also raised banners "Hey, Ronaldo, you are Brazilian", "Manchester United should go to hell"? "Not at any time"

It belongs to you, Manchester United and you have no need to exist at all.”

The atmosphere at the scene was very heated. Before the game even started, fans from both sides started fighting crazily. Lyon fans pulled apart Shangzi and madly criticized the opponent's players. Dashiji cursed the opponent's players to defend their own.

The team cheers.

At this time, the players from both sides had already appeared in the player tunnel. The game was about to start. Now the fans from both sides were even more excited and couldn't wait.

"Hello, fans and friends, this is Sky Sports. Today we bring you the match between Manchester United and Liverpool at home in the thirty-first round of the 2007-2008 English Premier League. Now the players from both sides have

Come out, let me introduce to you the rosters of both teams today." Sky Sports commentator Tim Laursen explained.

Sky Sports commentator Tim Laursen immediately said: "Today Benitez arranged a 4-2-3-1 formation. This is Liverpool's most important formation this season. The goalkeeper position is

The team’s main goalkeeper is Spaniard Reina.”

"The back four are Finnan, Carragher, Hyypia and Riise. Arbeloa, who had been starting until today, did not appear in the starting list. I wonder if he is injured?" Sky Sports

Commentator Tim Laursen said, "But we didn't get any news of his injury before the game! Maybe this is just a normal rotation of Benitez."

"In terms of the double defensive midfielder position, today Benitez chose the partnership of Gerrard and Xabi Alonso." Sky Sports commentator Tim Laursen was slightly surprised, "Now Mas

It will be difficult for Celano to grab a starting position in Liverpool's midfield. No wonder Sir Alex Ferguson seduced Mascherano before the game!"

In an interview with reporters before the game, Alex Ferguson publicly stated that he was very optimistic about Mascherano and hoped to bring the Argentinian player to Old Trafford.

However, this old guy only mentioned the introduction of Mascherano before the game against Liverpool. It is obvious that he is not sincere. What his purpose is is clear to the media, reporters and fans.

, after all, this is not the first day everyone comes into contact with football.

"In the three forward positions there are Kuyt, Chris Chiu and Benayoun." Sky Sports commentator Tim Laursen continued, "Today the Israelis returned to the starting lineup again.

I wonder how this guy will perform today?"

"The one at the front is still the center Fernando Torres from Spain." Sky Sports commentator Tim Laursen said calmly.

"Okay! Tim has introduced Liverpool's starting lineup to everyone, and now I will introduce to you the starting lineup of the home team Manchester United today." Sky Sports football commentator Gary Lineker said immediately.

"Today Manchester United head coach Alex Ferguson arranged a 4-4-2 formation, which was exactly what the media expected before the game." Sky Sports football commentator Gary Lineker said, "In the goalkeeper's position,

The Dutch goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar remains unchanged in his position."

"The four back positions are Evra, Vidic, Ferdinand and Gary Neville." Sky Sports football commentator Gary Lineker said, "Manchester United's full-back Gary Neville is finally an important player.

Back to the starting lineup, this guy’s injury is finally healed.”

"In the double defensive midfield position, there are Hargreaves and Anderson. Today, Anderson's task is obviously to defend." Gary Lineker analyzed, "And when Anderson was in Porto, he was working with Chris?

Qiu has a match, and his task today should be more to defend Chris."

"On the two sides are Nani and Cristiano Ronaldo." Sky Sports football commentator Gary Lineker said in surprise, "Giggs did not start today, but Cristiano Ronaldo."

Ronaldo's younger brother Nani appears in the starting position, which should be a big change."

"The two people on the front line are Rooney and Tevez." Sky Sports football commentator Gary Lineker said immediately.

"Okay, at this time, we have introduced the starting lineups of both sides. Now the game is about to begin. Let's focus on the game." Sky Sports commentator Tim Laurson said immediately

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"Okay, the players from both sides have already appeared, and the game is about to start." Sky Sports commentator Tim Laursen said.