At the beginning of the second half, the situation suddenly changed.

Because of an accidental ball.

Although football matches still rely on absolute strength, when the two teams are about the same strength, sometimes an unexpected ball can change a lot of things.

This accidental goal was also very strange.

Leverkusen's defense passed back, and Baros was chasing after him. It would have been better for Bute to kick the ball away, but for some reason, he chose to go through and stopped the ball with his feet, and then it was tragic.

Baros seemed to have guessed that he would do this, and did not stop at all, but stretched out his foot.

Benitez jumped up. This was an unexpected surprise.

Augenthaler shook his head. Bute is that kind of atypical goalkeeper. For example, he likes to take penalty kicks and show off his footwork.

Of course, there were times when the game was played beautifully, but this time it was completely messed up. Butt sat on the ground feeling very upset.

Baros was celebrating with his teammates. The Liverpool players knew that this goal was too important. With a ball in their hands, it would be much easier to go to the away game. Defensive counterattacks are the least labor-intensive.

Schneider came over and patted Bute on the head, "Okay, I don't blame you."

"Of course it's my fault, I was too stupid."

"All right."

The Leverkusen players are somewhat complaining, because it is very simple. The 0-0 that the team worked so hard to defend is gone. Then they have to fight hard to make up for the disadvantage of one goal.

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After the restart, Leverkusen immediately pressed up. They hoped to make up for the ball quickly, but Liverpool's midfielder played very smart at this time.

Anyone who watches football has heard the term "control the midfield".

So what is control?

Is controlling the ball at your feet called control? Of course not. The Germans controlled the game in all three group matches at the World Cup in Russia, but they lost.

In fact, control means to proceed according to your own ideas. For example, Leverkusen is playing on the wing at this time, and Liverpool are not afraid. They strengthen their defense in the middle, and Leverkusen's passes cannot threaten Liverpool. This

It's called control.

Augenthaler was already frowning because the rhythm of the game was under Liverpool's control. This was a very unpleasant feeling, as if he was being restrained.

At this time, Augenthaler thought of the Brazilian parallel import França in his formation.

França spent 9 million euros on Leverkusen. You must know that Milan only spent 10 million to introduce Kaká. In that era, the value of young players was so affordable.

But after coming to Germany, Leverkusen discovered that Franza's confrontation was too bad and his private life was very indulgent.

The Germans have requirements for players' private lives, which the Brazilians cannot tolerate the most, so his relationship with Augenthaler is average, but at this time Augenthaler wants to give the Brazilian a chance, because he has

Talent may lead to a surprise victory.

Augenthaler gestured to Franca. The Brazilian was dumbfounded and pointed at himself, "Me?"

"right."

He was not ready to play at all because the head coach didn't like him, but...he is a professional player after all, and he will play whenever necessary.

In the 65th minute of the game, Augenthaler made a substitution and Franza replaced Voronin.

Benitez has not done much research on the Brazilian. He may have good skills, but since he has been excluded from the starting lineup by the coach, how strong can he be?

This is a problem.

But soon, Benitez realized that he was wrong, and Franza gave Augenthaler a surprise.

In fact, the reason why Leverkusen scouts chose França instead of Kaká was because of França's superb performance in the Brazilian League. They just didn't expect that he was not suitable for the European League. This shows that França is actually a good player.

Very strong.

Five minutes after Franza came on the field, he performed a dribble in front of the penalty area, using a very light ball with the sole of his foot.

Hyypia was completely deceived. He moved out of the way and Franca shot, but the ball went high.

"f*ck."

Augenthaler also seemed to regret a little, why he didn't send Franza earlier, but this guy is indeed a crazy knife, even if he sent him earlier, it might not have any effect. To put it simply, Franza was only there for him.

Express when you like to express.

Benitez became vaguely alert. This guy seemed a bit interesting, at least he was different from the Germans.

The biggest characteristic of Brazilians playing football is that they are crazy and have a lot of small skills. Some people think small skills are useless, but there are also people who are fascinated by the surprises brought by small skills.

"Give me a surprise," Augenthaler thought to himself.

Benitez certainly didn't want Leverkusen to come alive, and he kept applauding to remind his players.

"Come on, come on."

Benitez has coached more than 100 games and has rich experience. He knows that a very strange trend has appeared on the court at this time, that is, Liverpool players are relaxing, which is indeed the case, compared with Manchester United and Chelsea in the league.

In comparison, Leverkusen is indeed a little weaker. When it was 0-0, the team was still cautious.

But once they take the lead, the pride in the players' hearts is inevitable, and this pride may eventually bring great disaster.

Benitez called Gerrard over and said, "Cheer up, your opponent is not a loser. If they score, it will be an away goal."

Gerald nodded, "I will pay attention."

But problems on the court cannot be solved by yelling from the coach. For example, during the 2018 World Cup, Loew was also very anxious on the sidelines, but the players on the court still wandered. I don’t know whether it was intentional or really.

The body is not good.

Just like that, Leverkusen once again stole the ball in the midfield and attacked. Schneider passed the ball to Berbatov, and the Bulgarian headed the ball back to Franca. The Brazilian put his bow and arrow in the air and kicked Kara.

Ge Fei stood out and caught the eye.

But unexpectedly, just when everyone thought França was going to shoot, he changed his action and made a pass with his toes.

"Catch the ball."

So clever.

At least with this goal, Franza felt like Romario. This little toe movement was what Romario was good at back then.

The next thing is very simple. Facing Dudek, Franza pushed the shot into the far corner. It was like a practice shot, it was basically impossible to miss.

Dudek made a save, but the ball rolled close to the ground and into the far corner. There was no suspense and he scored from the bottom corner.

Dudek hit the lawn hard several times, feeling very aggrieved.

Carragher was still stunned. He didn't expect Franza to be so skillful in getting around. This was simply a master level.

Carragher shook his head, and Benitez on the other side also shook his head. Despite all the precautions, his opponent still scored.

I feel bad, this is an away goal.

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