Southampton's defense was repeatedly broken by Liverpool's two wingers.

In the 25th minute, Kuyt made a quick breakthrough and made a cross pass from the bottom. Suarez made a forward shot with his instep. Fortunately, Davis was in a good position and reacted very quickly. He blocked Suarez's shot with his calf, and Southampton escaped.

However, Liverpool's attack was getting stronger and stronger. Although they lacked the ability of their midfield organizing core, the individual strength of Liverpool's other stars was difficult for Southampton to match.

Southampton could only huddle near the penalty area and defend with all their might, with little chance to break out.

In the 33rd minute of the game, Liverpool made a big move on the right side of Southampton. Left winger Maxi Rodriguez made a beautiful two-on-two combination with Gerrard who was running around. Gerrard took the opportunity to shake off Mikel who was marking him and went straight into the Southampton penalty area.

Mikel reached out to pull Gerrard, while Fonte and Jaidi also stepped forward to defend.

Under such circumstances, Maxi Rodriguez still believed in Gerrard very much and passed the ball directly to Gerrard's feet.

Gerrard stopped the ball and protected it in one go, then turned around and prepared to shoot.

Mikel immediately pulled Gerrard to the ground! Fonte followed and immediately cleared the ball out of the danger zone.

The referee blew the whistle, gave Mikel a yellow card, and awarded Liverpool a direct free kick near the penalty area.

The Red Army fans in the stands cheered excitedly.

For Gerrard, a free kick from this distance is almost like a penalty kick! Gerrard stood on the penalty spot very confidently.

Under the command of Davis, the Southampton team urgently formed a human wall, and even Gu Ran stood in the human wall.

Gerrard glanced at Southampton's goal, then took a run-up and kicked the ball! Gerrard's heavy artillery! The football was like a powerful shell, with a strange arc, bypassing the wall of people and heading straight for the upper left corner of the goal! Goalkeeper Davis judged the route correctly, but the speed of the kick was too fast and the power was too great!

Davis leaped towards the flying football, stretching his body to the limit, but still failed to touch the football.

The ball was shot into the net with unstoppable precision! The ball went in! The referee gestured to the center circle, indicating that the goal was valid!

The score on the big screen at Wembley Stadium was immediately changed to Liverpool 3:1 Southampton! Liverpool fell behind by one goal at the start, but quickly relied on their own strength and scored three goals in just over 30 minutes, completing a 3-1 comeback!

Southampton went from leading by one goal at the start to falling behind by two goals!

The Southampton fans in the stands all held their heads in pain. In fact, the Saints fans knew that Southampton was not as strong as Liverpool. They also knew that it was a surprise for them that Southampton could get to where they are today. They also knew that they would most likely lose this game to Liverpool, but... it was still hard for the Saints fans to accept being beaten like this.

The Liverpool Red Army fans were singing and dancing excitedly!

This game has been played so far, it can really be described as thrilling! Under the leadership of King Kenny Dalglish, the Liverpool team played with the spirit of the Liverpool Red Army!

Liverpool fans sang praises of King Kenny and waved a fan banner that read "We Liverpool don't need Gu Ran".

At this time, Southampton really needs someone to step up.

Liverpool still maintains a very high offensive pressure.

Southampton was suppressed near their own penalty area and had to defend with all their might. The situation was very passive and ugly.

Gu Ran sprinted back and forth in the middle, not giving Joe Cole and Gerrard more opportunities to organize and connect the ball. Other defensive players also strengthened their marking on Liverpool's two wings.

In the 44th minute of the game, with two minutes of injury time, Southampton was still two goals behind.

However, Liverpool's offensive slowed down after being stubbornly broken by Gu Ran for several consecutive waves.

In the first half, Liverpool reached the physical window period and their overall condition declined.

Gu Ran immediately seized the opportunity, accelerated and sprinted, sliding on the ground to intercept Joe Cole's ground ball to Gerrard! Then, Gu Ran stood up and ran with the ball! The entire Southampton team immediately switched from defense to offense, especially Chamberlain on the left side, who sprinted wildly without the ball along the left side! Midfielder Lucas immediately flew towards Gu Ran fiercely, and Carragher and Agger also doubled up on Gu Ran.

Gu Ran made a quick stop and turned, avoiding Lucas' fatal sliding tackle, and then passed the ball to Chamberlain in front of him on the left! Chamberlain's stop was a little slow, and after getting the ball, Chamberlain cut directly into Liverpool's penalty area!

Agger quickly retreated to block Chamberlain!

Chamberlain knocked the ball back behind Agger! Lallana followed in time, dribbling through Liverpool's shredded defense and into the penalty area! Lallana shot! This shot was very decisive! The angle was also good! The power was also good!

However, Liverpool's goalkeeper Reina was very experienced and reacted very quickly! When Reina saw Lallana kicking the ball, he immediately fell to the ground to save it!

The football hit Reina's arm and bounced out of the penalty area!

Carragher saw the landing point and quickly occupied the best position to receive the ball! Before the ball landed, a black shadow directly hit Carragher! Carragher only felt a flash in front of his eyes, and his whole body seemed to be hit by a chariot, and he couldn't stand at all.

By the time Carragher had finally managed to keep his balance with his own ability, the black shadow had already used a beautiful and swift Marseille turn to wipe out the football in front of him!

That shadow was none other than Gu Ran! Carragher subconsciously pulled Gu Ran's jersey to prevent him from dribbling the ball!

But Gu Ran kicked the ball directly from the spot, a violent long-range shot! Reina, who had just climbed up from the grass, jumped up to save the ball, but the power of Gu Ran's domineering shot was too great, and the football was like a cruise missile, accurately shooting towards the upper left corner of the goal! Reina had clearly judged Gu Ran's shooting route, but he was really powerless!

The football slams into the net! It's in!

The referee pointed to the center circle with both hands, indicating that the goal was valid!

The score on the big screen at Wembley Stadium was changed to Liverpool 3:2 Southampton! The two sides contributed 5 goals in the first half! Although Southampton was reversed by Liverpool's crazy attack in the first half, at the end of the first half, Southampton relied on Gu Ran's unreasonable and domineering long-range shots to keep the suspense of the game!

Yes! Liverpool don't even think about popping champagne at halftime!

...(End of this chapter)