At the end of the first half, the score was Liverpool 2:0 Chelsea.
After the half-time break, players from both teams returned to the field and continued the game.
Chelsea tried hard to find opportunities, but unfortunately they had no way to limit Gu Ran's power.
In the 57th minute of the second half, Coutinho's breakthrough on the left rib caused Chelsea to foul, and the referee decisively awarded a free kick.
The Red Army fans who were watching the game at home all stood in the stands and shouted Gu Ran's name in unison.
Gu Ran stood calmly at the penalty spot. This free kick was very difficult as the angle was very off and the ball was at least 35 meters away from the goal.
However, Gu Ran used a crescent-shaped scimitar kick and a deadly elevator shot, and shot the ball into the net without disappointment!
The Red Army fans at the scene cheered wildly!
The score on the big screen at Anfield was immediately changed to Liverpool 3:0 Chelsea! In the following games, Chelsea was unable to stop the powerful Liverpool.
In the 63rd minute, Gerrard intercepted the ball in the backcourt and counterattacked. After two passes, the ball was passed to Coutinho's feet. While dribbling the ball, Coutinho made a long pass to the empty area at the top of the arc. Gu Ran, who was running at high speed, jumped up directly, using the inertia of the air stage to stay in the air, and made a long-range high-altitude bombing and headed the ball into the goal! Chelsea's goalkeeper had no time to react! The ball went in! The score on the big screen at Anfield was immediately rewritten as Liverpool 4:0 Chelsea! Chelsea was beaten!
Seeing that they had no chance of winning, Chelsea switched to defense with all their might.
In the following games, the two sides fought closely in the midfield area, and the rhythm of the game was always interrupted by minor fouls.
Liverpool, which had an absolute advantage, had no intention of creating a bigger score.
In the end, when the final whistle sounded, the score was Liverpool 4:0 Chelsea.
The fourth round of the FA Cup ended with Liverpool easily eliminating Chelsea and advancing to the fifth round . The next three games were all Premier League games, against Aston Villa at home on February 6, West Ham United at home on February 9, and Arsenal away on February 18.
In the matches against Aston Villa and West Ham United, Mourinho sent out half of the main players each time and achieved crushing victories.
As long as Liverpool can win the game against Arsenal and get 3 points, they can ensure that they will be in the top 4 of the Premier League. Even if they lose all the subsequent Premier League games and all their main opponents win, Liverpool can still ensure that they will be in the top 4 and automatically qualify for the next Champions League.
Therefore, Mourinho attached great importance to the match against Arsenal and sent out all his main players.
Facts have proved that Mourinho is very good at restraining the passing and controlling flow and the passing and cutting flow.
In the first half, the two teams were tied at 1:1. Arsenal got a penalty goal, and Gu Ran created a chance for Suarez, who equalized the score with a header.
In the second half, Arsenal ran out of energy and their habitual collapse came again.
Liverpool seized the opportunity, and the energetic Gu Ran took on the entire Arsenal defense line and scored two goals within five minutes.
Arsenal were completely stunned.
Before the end of the game, Gu Ran completed another assist and a long shot, changing the score to Arsenal 1:5 Liverpool.
Liverpool have already secured a place in the next Champions League.
Next, as long as Liverpool can get another 6 points in the remaining games, they will exceed the theoretical points of all teams. That is to say, even if all other teams win all the next games, they will not be able to surpass Liverpool. Then Liverpool will be able to win the Premier League championship in advance!
Liverpool fans are going crazy with joy.
It was the first time that they had basically secured the Premier League title just halfway through the season! This all seemed like a novel written by some low-brow online novelist.
On February 21, the Champions League round of 16 began, and Liverpool traveled to Milan to challenge the Serie A giants AC Milan away.
Milan has also made sufficient preparations for this game.
Milan's fanatical fans even sang and danced all night outside the hotel where Liverpool were staying, just to prevent Liverpool players from getting a good rest.
What's even more terrible is that the hotel service girls in Milan also flirted with the players and left their phone numbers, as if they were ready to sacrifice themselves for AC Milan's victory.
Fortunately, Gu Ran was completely unmoved.
I don’t know if the other players were moved, but Mourinho is still very strict in terms of discipline. Mourinho even checked the room personally, so there shouldn’t be any big problems.
After the game started, AC Milan launched a solid defense and fought a positional battle with Liverpool.
Both sides focused on defense because the situation in the first half was a bit dull. Both sides were very cautious and gave almost no chance to the other side.
In the 43rd minute of the first half, Gu Ran suddenly exerted force, dribbled the ball through Milan's defense, and sent the ball to Suarez who was waiting on the left side of the penalty area. Suarez shot hard, but unfortunately the ball hit the crossbar and flew out of the end line.
This was the most exciting goal in the first half, but it was a pity that it didn't go in.
The match between masters may not be exciting to watch, and the World Cup knockout matches may not necessarily result in many goals, because both sides are too cautious and no player dares to lose their position rashly. Once a loss of position causes the other side to score a goal, the blame will be very terrible.
At the end of the first half, the score between the two sides was fixed at 0:0.
Players from both sides left the field and returned to the locker room to rest.
In the second half, AC Milan obviously adjusted its rhythm and increased the impact of both wings.
Liverpool continued to play steadily and wait for their chance.
Finally, after 80 minutes, AC Milan's offensive slackened and the physical strength of AC Milan players also dropped significantly.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Mourinho replaced the young Sterling and Chamberlain, Gu Ran went at full speed, and the Liverpool trident directly tore the whole field apart!
In the 83rd minute, Gu Ran pushed forward at high speed in the middle. After eating two strong midfielders of Milan, he attracted at least three defenders. Gu Ran directly passed the ball to Sterling who was equally fast. After getting the ball, Sterling accelerated and cut inside, making an extremely fast and dazzling two-on-two cooperation with Chamberlain.
Before AC Milan's defensive players could react, Chamberlain dribbled into the penalty area, half turned around and knocked the ball back to the top of the penalty area!
Gu Ran had somehow gotten rid of the player who was marking him, and he quickly got to the empty space at the top of the arc, and volleyed the ball towards the goal! The ball went in! This was the first goal of the game, which was almost over! Liverpool scored first away from home! The score on the big screen at San Siro Stadium was immediately changed to AC Milan 0:1 Liverpool! The Red Army fans who came from afar celebrated wildly in front of tens of thousands of silent Milan fans! The game was not over yet! The sadness of AC Milan fans was not over either!
In the 88th minute, Chamberlain received a long pass from Henderson, broke through AC Milan's defense with speed, and made a triangle pass! Gu Ran, who had already penetrated into AC Milan's penalty area, was double-teamed by two central defenders. In this situation, Gu Ran directly made a golden hook shot!
The ball went in again!
Although the 1/8 knockout rounds of the Champions League are played over two rounds and the winner is determined by the total number of goals, they cannot beat Liverpool, which has Gu Ran, in their own home stadium. Once they go to Liverpool, which is full of football hooligans, their hope will be even slimmer.
Beep, beep, beep!
The referee blew the whistle to end the game!
In the first round of the Europa League quarter-finals, Liverpool defeated AC Milan with a two-goal advantage away from home!
Soon, the two sides will play the second round in 7 days, which is on February 26!
After the game, Mourinho led the Liverpool players on a chartered flight to leave Milan and return to Liverpool.
The team had a one-day holiday and then returned to the training base for closed training in preparation for the upcoming second-round match against AC Milan.
On February 26, AC Milan visited Anfield.
The two sides continued to test each other steadily in the first half, and players from both sides played very cautiously, trying to avoid mistakes and giving the other side opportunities.
In the 33rd minute of the first half, Liverpool's Coutinho was tripped by a Milan player while dribbling in front of the penalty area. The referee immediately showed a yellow card to the Milan player and awarded Liverpool a free kick in a good position.
All the Liverpool fans in the stadium were excited and everyone was shouting Gu Ran's name in unison.
Gu Ran stood at the free throw spot with a determined look, and with a classic crescent-shaped scimitar and a deadly elevator move, he easily scored!
The score on the big screen at Anfield was immediately changed to Liverpool 1:0 AC Milan, and the total score reached Liverpool 3:0 AC Milan.
This situation makes it impossible for AC Milan to continue playing while taking advantage of the situation.
AC Milan must give it a try.
In the 42nd minute of the game, Milan broke into the right side of the penalty area, but Van Dijk did not give him a chance. He blocked his position half a step in advance, forcibly intercepted the pass, and then gave the ball directly to Gerrard. Gerrard then made a precise long pass to the empty space in the midfield.
Gu Ran attacked frantically and AC Milan’s defenders couldn’t stop him at all!
Gu Ran grabbed the football that was still rolling forward at the first moment. Without even stopping the ball, he directly shot it from a very long distance outside the penalty area!
This ball was at least 45 meters away!
AC Milan's goalkeeper was blocked! The ball was shot into the net!
The ball went in! The score on the big screen at Anfield changed to Liverpool 2:0 AC Milan, the total score was 4:0 AC Milan!
Liverpool is unstoppable! AC Milan wants to change the situation, but the more anxious they are, the more points they give Liverpool!
At the end of the first half, AC Milan players returned to the locker room dejected, while Liverpool players returned to the locker room excitedly.
Although you are not allowed to open champagne at halftime, there seems to be nothing wrong with actually opening champagne at halftime.
In the second half, players from both teams came back on the field and continued the game.
In the 55th minute, Liverpool, who had the upper hand, launched a fierce attack on AC Milan on the left. Coutinho and Suarez cooperated continuously, and then Suarez made a triangle pass back to the front of the goal, who then inserted into the back row and scored in front of the goal!
The score on the big screen at Anfield Stadium immediately changed to Liverpool 3:0 AC Milan, and the total score was 5:0 AC Milan!
AC Milan has almost no chance! It is basically impossible to create an Anfield miracle in front of Mourinho's team.
In the 78th minute of the game, AC Milan finally seized an opportunity, made a cross from the wing and scored a header.
The score was changed to Liverpool 3:1 AC Milan, and the total score was 5:1 AC Milan.
Although AC Milan finally scored a goal, it came too late and there was still a 4-goal gap. It would be as difficult as climbing to the sky to catch up with another 4 goals away from home.
In the 85th minute, the physical strength of AC Milan players had declined significantly.
Gu Ran used his superior physical strength to break through the middle, and after using his body and speed to overwhelm the entire defense line of AC Milan, he made a beautiful feint to shake off the goalkeeper and easily shot the ball into the goal in mid-air.
The ball went in! This goal also completely killed the game!
The score was rewritten to Liverpool 4:1 AC Milan, and the total score reached Liverpool 6:1 AC Milan!
Beep, beep, beep!
As the referee blew the final whistle, the Liverpool fans in the entire stadium were boiling with excitement!
In the Champions League round of 16, Liverpool defeated Serie A giants AC Milan with an aggregate score of 6:1 and advanced to the quarter-finals!
Tens of thousands of people sang the song "There is a handsome oriental man named Gu Ran"! After the game, Mourinho asked the players to stay calm, because three days later, it would be the final of the English League Cup, and Liverpool would face the White Lily Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley Stadium! Mourinho only gave the main players a half-day holiday, and after half a day, the main players returned to the training ground for targeted training.
On March 3, the Carabao Cup final officially began! Tottenham Hotspur launched a fierce attack on Liverpool at the beginning of the game, but Liverpool countered the attack without fear.
In the 11th minute, Gu Ran attracted at least four Tottenham defenders at the front of the penalty area and passed the rainbow ball to Coutinho who cleverly inserted the ball. Coutinho did not stop the ball and volleyed it into the goal! Liverpool 1:0 Tottenham Hotspur.
Tottenham, who had lost one goal, launched another frantic attack, but the more fierce the attack, the more physical energy they consumed.
In the 42nd minute, Gu Ran seized the opportunity, attracted four defensive players in front of the penalty area, and passed the ball to Sturridge who was not guarded. Sturridge accelerated and shot from a small angle!
The ball goes in! Liverpool 2:0 Tottenham Hotspur! In the injury time, Tottenham Hotspur had a great counterattack opportunity, but unfortunately Kane was too young and was blocked by Gerrard, who then blocked the ball with Van Dijk.
At the end of the first half, the score was Liverpool 2:0 Tottenham Hotspur.
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(End of this chapter)