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26. In-form striker

After winning two consecutive matches in the Champions League group stage, Liverpool returned to the league to challenge Manchester City away from home.

Manchester City spent a lot of money this summer. After the Middle East consortium took over, Manchester City's pockets suddenly bulged up. During the summer transfer, they made a great deal of high-profile, and in the transfer

When the club's door was about to close, they made a final transfer.

That is Robinho, who has been having conflicts with Real Madrid this summer. This cost Manchester City 32.5 million pounds, and this guy became the Premier League champion this summer.

When Real Madrid wanted to introduce Cristiano Ronaldo, Robinho felt very unhappy. Especially this summer, Cristiano Ronaldo was once very close to Real Madrid and almost transferred to Real Madrid.

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At that time, Robinho was even more troubled. This guy even shouted, "With me without him, without him, without me." At that time, Real Madrid believed that Cristiano Ronaldo joining Real Madrid was a certainty.

,So, at that time, Real Madrid had a very bad attitude towards Robinho.

Robinho was wronged and of course he didn't want to stay in Real Madrid anymore, so he made a small fuss for three days and a big fuss for ten days, until Robinho couldn't even leave. In the end, the upstart Manchester City

It cost Robinho a sky-high price of 32.5 million pounds.

This deal was completed just before the transfer door was closed. Manchester City is really courageous.

With such a large investment, Manchester City's performance has improved slightly this season, but it still has not achieved the results he expected. In their view, they want to hit the UEFA Champions League qualifying round, but now they are still far from this position.

far away.

However, the league has just begun, and they are not far behind the teams in front. Manchester City believes that they can make a breakthrough this season. Moreover, they have not yet played against the top four teams. Once they play against each other, they firmly believe that the top four are not

dream.

Next, in the seventh round of the Premier League, Manchester City will face Liverpool at their home court. They are now six points behind. In two games, if they beat Liverpool, they will only be one goal behind. Therefore, they are not

It's not that there is no chance.

Moreover, Qiu Ze, the core of Liverpool's midfield, is injured now. Liverpool's strength during this period must be greatly reduced. This is Manchester City's luck and opportunity, which gives Manchester City more confidence in winning the game.

After the game started, Manchester City performed very well, and the owner's attitude was very good. They dominated Liverpool from the beginning. I have to say that Manchester City's strength is very good, especially the Robinney they spent a lot of money to introduce.

Oh, this guy is very good, especially his speed and dribbling, and he has caused a lot of trouble for Liverpool.

In the 16th minute of the first half, Manchester City's Robinho received a through ball from teammate Ireland in the middle, and then dribbled past two Liverpool defenders at high speed and entered the Liverpool penalty area. Faced with the attack

Reina and Robinho directly pushed the shot into the far corner, giving Manchester City a 1-0 lead.

After taking the lead, Manchester City became even more excited. They frantically attacked Liverpool's penalty area. At the beginning of the second half, Manchester City's Robinho went to the meeting alone again and scored twice, giving Manchester City a two-goal lead.

Manchester City performed well in this game and showed their strength. Just when everyone thought that Manchester City was guaranteed to win, the situation on the court suddenly changed. Robbie Keane, who was replaced by Benitez, suddenly broke out.

A direct volley from the front of the penalty area, the ball passed through Manchester City's defense and flew directly into Manchester City's goal. One to two, Liverpool got a goal back.

This is also an official match goal that Robbie Keane scored after joining Liverpool. To be honest, Robbie Keane cost Liverpool a lot of money, but after coming to Liverpool, Robbie Keane got more playing opportunities.

Not many, he was on the bench almost every game.

Liverpool spent such a high price to introduce a bench player, which makes their counterparts in the Premier League feel very luxurious. However, the games of this season have just begun. The only ones that are played now are the Premier League and the Champions League, like the League Cup, the Football Association

Neither the World Cup nor the World Club Cup has been launched yet. Once these competitions are launched, there will be plenty of time for Robbie Keane to play.

In this game, Robbie Keane performed well as a substitute and scored a goal as soon as he came on. This shows that Robbie Keane is in good condition. Benitez on the sidelines is thinking about whether there are multiple Robbies.

?What about Keane’s chances?

Just three minutes later, Liverpool equalized the score. Fernando Torres scored the goal, but it was Robbie Keane who assisted.

Seeing Liverpool equalize the score so quickly, the Manchester City fans couldn't accept it. Just now they were sure of victory, and now they were equalized. What is the situation? Three points became one point, which became too fast.

Alright.

The players of Manchester City couldn't accept it. They didn't want to see three points become one point, so Manchester City stepped up their offense, hoping to surpass the score as soon as possible and get three points. Now three points are crucial for the players who are determined to compete in the Champions League.

It is extremely important for Manchester City.

Manchester City's massive attack did create a lot of trouble for Liverpool, but the loopholes in the defense were also very large. When Manchester City couldn't attack for a long time, Liverpool seized the opportunity and Gerrard counterattacked to score.

beyond.

Three to two, Liverpool reversed Manchester City in the away game and secured three points. These three points are more important than anything else. In this case, Liverpool is still clinging to Chelsea and launching a strong impact towards the top spot in the league.

To be honest, during the period when Scolari took charge of Chelsea, Chelsea's results were very good and they firmly occupied the first place in the Premier League. This also created a lot of pressure on Liverpool, especially Bennett.

S.

Liverpool's investment this summer is very huge, and their goals will naturally not be low. Now there are powerful teams like Chelsea eyeing the league, and there are also ignored strong teams in the Champions League. This season, it will be very difficult for Liverpool to stand out from the crowd.

However, now that Liverpool is clinging to it, the pressure on Benitez is still a little less. If Liverpool is thrown away that day, the pressure will really come. It is impossible to say that Benitez will lose everything because of this.

Where is the rice bowl?

Therefore, Benitez is very cautious now, walking on thin ice with trepidation, and every step he takes feels like he is facing an abyss.

After the seventh round of the league, Liverpool will have a single match next week. On the weekend, Liverpool will face Wigan Athletic at home. Qiu Ze is still unable to play in this game because his injury has not healed yet.

In this game, Benitez sent out a two-forward formation, with Robbie Keane and Fernando Torres starting together. It seems that the last game against Manchester City gave Benitez confidence, and he wants Robbie to start.

?More games for Keane.

Robbie Keane did not disappoint Benitez. In the tenth minute of the first half, Robbie Keane took the lead in the counterattack and helped Liverpool lead Wigan Athletic by one goal.

The game got off to a good start.

Robbie Keane performed very well, and Fernando Torres naturally would not remain indifferent. In the 29th minute of the first half, Spanish forward Fernando Torres succeeded in a volley from the penalty area, giving Liverpool a 2-0 lead.

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In less than 30 minutes, Liverpool took a two-goal lead, which seemed to have beaten Wigan Athletic. In the 38th minute of the first half, Spanish forward Fernando Torres received Alejandro in the penalty area.

Chauvin's header from the corner kick was successful, giving Liverpool a 3-0 lead and establishing the victory.

Liverpool led 3-0 before the half-time game was over. Liverpool was sure to win this game. However, the situation suddenly changed in the second half. Wigan Athletic seemed to be possessed by Chelsea, scoring two goals in the first 20 minutes of the second half.

The ball changed the score to 2 to 3, which scared Liverpool.

After that, Liverpool's players became much more serious and did not give Wigan Athletic a chance. This resulted in a 3-2 result and Liverpool once again gained three points. However, these three points seemed very thrilling. If the Liverpool players

If we wake up later, the three points in this game will fly away.

Fortunately, at least the three points are still in their hands, and Liverpool is still putting huge pressure on Chelsea. Next, in midweek, Liverpool will play against Atletico Madrid away from home. Atletico Madrid has already shown its performance in the previous games.

Given their strength, even Liverpool would not dare to underestimate this opponent. This is the Raptors of the fourth-tier team and should not be underestimated.

At this time, Liverpool urgently needed Qiu Ze to return to the team, but the team doctor said that Qiu Ze was not able to play yet and he had not fully recovered. Although he could resume training, for the sake of safety, Qiu Ze could not play in this game.

After receiving the notice from the team doctor, Benitez frowned and thought for a while before deciding not to wear Qiu Ze in this game and let Qiu Ze recover from his injury. Because, the weekend league is much more important than this UEFA Champions League, because

Liverpool will challenge Chelsea away from home at the weekend.

Obviously, Qiu Ze is needed more in the weekend games. In order for Qiu Ze to play in the weekend games, Benitez gave up the idea of ​​taking Qiu Ze to Spain.

Therefore, when Liverpool went to Spain, Qiu Ze stayed in Liverpool and he will watch this game in front of the TV.

Spanish forward Fernando Torres returned to Spain. This was the first time the Spanish forward returned to the Calderon Stadium after leaving Atletico Madrid. It was also the first time he faced his old club. His thoughts must be very complicated.

While waiting for Fernando Torres to return to Madrid, the fans of Atletico Madrid gave Fernando Torres a very warm welcome. Many fans pulled out banners to greet Fernando Torres.

Fernando Torres has always been the pride of Atletico Madrid. Even though he is no longer a player of Atletico Madrid, the fans of Atletico Madrid have already supported Fernando Torres. Some fans even directly pulled out "You scored a goal"

, let’s not cheer, okay?” Seeing such a banner made Fernando Torres burst into tears.

Atletico Madrid's strength is very good. Liverpool already knew it through the first two rounds of the UEFA Champions League group stage. However, during the game, they really felt the power of Atletico Madrid. Their attack is really good. Forlan

The two strikers Aguero and Aguero are very strong and have caused a lot of trouble for Liverpool.

In the 41st minute of the first half, Atletico Madrid forward Diego Forlan took a long shot directly from the front of the penalty area. The ball was fast and powerful. Although it was saved by Reina,

, still failed to stop the football from entering the net.

One to zero, Atletico Madrid took a one-goal lead before the end of the first half, which made Atletico Madrid fans excited. However, they were not excited for long. Not long after the second half started, Fernando Torres, who had been in excellent form recently, was in the penalty area.

He caught the ball and fired shots to kill his old master.

One to one, Liverpool went to Spain and got a draw. Although Liverpool did not win this game, the result was pretty good and the people of Liverpool could accept it.

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