Chapter 389: Benítez is playing for his life!
In the continuous back and forth tug of war, veteran Hyypia finally showed signs of fatigue.
When Su Dong ran from the right to the left along the penalty area line following the pass from the Barcelona midfielder, Hyypia was panting heavily and was not following as closely as before, obviously due to excessive consumption.
After all, the game had been going on for almost ninety minutes.
Su Dong was near him. After realizing this, he ran to the left again and made a gesture to Ronaldinho from a distance that was not known to outsiders. Only Barcelona players knew what it meant.
Afterwards, Su Dong ran into the penalty area, forcing Carragher and Hyypia to retreat as well.
Both of Liverpool's central defenders marked Su Dong closely.
Ronaldinho then ran forward to the open space and raised his hand to receive the pass from Deco.
Finnan did not step forward immediately, giving Ronaldinho one or two seconds to handle the ball. After the Brazilian player stopped the ball, he glanced towards the top of the penalty area.
Su Dong, who was originally running into the penalty area and retreating with Carragher and Hyypia, suddenly turned around and ran out at this time.
Both of Liverpool's central defenders were startled and both followed up immediately.
Carragher was running in front, and Hyypia was following behind, a little slower, causing their positions to overlap.
Su Dong was near the midpoint of the penalty area at the top of the arc. He raised his left hand to ask for the ball and leaned his body against Carragher who was chasing him.
Ronaldinho understood what he meant. This was not the first time he and Su Dong had cooperated.
Seeing that Su Dong raised his left hand, Ronaldinho didn't wait for Finnan and Gerrard to approach, and quickly sent a curve ball with his right foot, and quickly lifted the ball to the top area of Liverpool's arc.
As Gerrard was approaching Ronaldinho and Carragher and Hyypia were behind Sudong, Hamann did not stand in front of Sudong at the first time, but stood outside the arc top area, ready to support Gerrard at any time, for fear that Ronaldinho would dribble past Liverpool's captain.
But this would widen the distance between Haman and Su Dong.
Ronaldinho's pass fell perfectly into the range of Su Dong's left foot. After Su Dong stopped the ball with his foot, he pulled it behind him, blocking Carragher's body and turned around.
The Brazilian superstar's long pass was like a shot put. After being unloaded by Su Dong, it stopped beside him. After turning around, Su Dong could kick the ball directly.
The whole process sounds long, but it actually happens in the blink of an eye.
At this time, Hyypia's position was still somewhat overlapping with Carragher's, and he did not appear on Carragher's right in time, resulting in the ball being on his right foot after Su Dong turned around, and there was no defensive player between him and the right side of the goal.
Traore realized the danger and rushed over immediately, but Su Dong was ready.
Turn around, kick, and shoot with great force!
The ball flew towards the right side of the goal at lightning speed.
Dudek dived sideways, but still failed to prevent the ball from entering the net.
…
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!"
"Oh my God, in the 87th minute, at the final stage of the game, at the crucial moment, Su Dong stepped forward again!"
"He used a signature Bati GOL from the top of the penalty area to break Dudek's goal!"
"This is definitely Su Dong's signature shot. He has a very good grasp of the shot from this position."
"We can see that Su Dong stopped the ball, turned around and shot. His action was done in one go, leaving no chance for Liverpool's defenders to react or block. Moreover, the shot was very powerful and went straight into the right side of Liverpool's goal."
"Dudek reacted, but there was nothing he could do!"
“One to one!”
"Now Barcelona has successfully reversed the score!"
…
The moment Su Dong kicked the ball, he had a strong feeling that the ball was successful.
When he saw the ball go into the net, he quickly rushed out of the court, shouting excitedly all the way.
The fans at Anfield were in disbelief. They couldn't imagine that they had been leading the entire game, but at the last crucial moment, Barcelona managed to equalize the score.
Now, the total score between the two sides is one to one, but Barcelona reversed Liverpool with Su Dong's valuable away goal.
The Reds had no choice but to press forward and try to score another goal in the final few minutes.
…
When he saw Su Dong's shot hit the goal, Rijkaard, who was full of anger, yelled, rushed out of the coaching area, and cheered.
If the Dutch Black Swan had not been stopped by the fourth official on the sidelines, he would probably have rushed towards Su Dong to celebrate this precious goal together.
"Amazing! This kid is amazing!"
Rijkaard shouted loudly, making no secret of his admiration for Su Dong.
I don’t know how many times this has happened.
Looking at this season's Champions League, it can almost be said that Su Dong is dragging Barcelona forward.
This situation was particularly obvious when the team entered the knockout stage. Almost every time the team encountered difficulties and crises, Su Dong stepped forward and led the team out of the predicament.
Whether it was away against Bayern or away against Chelsea, it was Su Dong who saved the team.
Now, at Anfield, it was Su Dong's goal again that led Barcelona to reverse Liverpool.
This is simply unbelievable! If it was before the season, who would dare to imagine such a scene? You know, when Barcelona signed Su Dong for a record-breaking price, almost the whole world was skeptical.
But now, who still doubts? …
When Rijkaard was shouting excitedly, Benítez looked at the Dutch Black Swan with disgust, turned his head and looked at the court again. He became more and more angry, and walked directly to the sidelines and yelled at the players.
"How did you guys coordinate? How did you make him stop the ball and turn around in such a critical place?"
Benítez yelled in anger, but he was cursing Rijkaard in his heart.
Damn it, what are you showing off for? If it weren’t for Su Dong, you would have cried to death in the bathroom now!
It was only thanks to Barcelona's wealth that they were able to buy Su Dong. If Barcelona had no money, you would have been finished long ago! But Benítez was indeed annoyed.
They were leading the entire game, but were defeated at the last crucial moment. What kind of thing is this? "Damn it, this guy is deliberately trying to sabotage me!" Benítez was so angry that he cursed.
He now wanted to tear Su Dong into pieces.
Why don't you know how to hold back? Yestedan shook his head helplessly. He was really helpless.
Carragher and Hyypia did make mistakes just now, but at this point in the game, their physical energy is exhausted, their technical movements are distorted, so it is normal for the players to make mistakes.
What’s really terrible is that Su Dong seized Liverpool’s mistakes.
In other words, the mistake just now was made deliberately by Su Dong.
…
"From the slow-motion replay, we can clearly see Su Dong's movement."
"Before receiving the ball, his movement was very clever. He deliberately brought Carragher and Hyypia together, and then suddenly retreated to make their movements overlap."
"If it was before, Carragher stepped forward and Hyypia assisted in defense, after Su Dong stopped the ball and turned around, Hyypia would immediately step forward to block it, and Su Dong's shooting angle would not exist. But after their positions overlapped, after Su Dong stopped the ball and turned around, the shooting angle appeared."
“It was a really wonderful goal!”
"This goal definitely reflects Su Dong's strength and characteristics. Whether it's his positioning, physical confrontation, footwork, or the finishing touch, he is excellent."
"One to one, now Barcelona has reversed Liverpool in the total score."
"Benitez is going to play for his life!"
…
Indeed, Benítez was going to fight for his life! When the game resumed, Liverpool made a substitution, with Kewell replacing Hamann.
Both Gerrard and Cowell went forward, leaving only Biscayne behind them.
Riise on the wing also actively moved forward to support the team's attack on the left. Together with Cisse in front, Liverpool obviously wanted to give it a go and fight Barcelona to the death in the last few minutes of the game.
Rijkaard also immediately made his final substitution, replacing Ronaldinho with Gerard.
This is a substitution to strengthen the team's midfield defense.
Although Gerard has not performed well for Barcelona this season, his strength is still good. Substituting him at this time is more of a hope to strengthen the defense in the midfield and backcourt and protect the defense line.
Liverpool's offense is not outstanding. It can even be said that the Red Army's biggest problem now is offensive scoring.
This means that when Liverpool's entire team presses forward, it looks like they are very powerful, but in fact it is difficult for them to create a threat in the frontcourt.
Barcelona unified their thoughts and the whole team retreated. Only Su Dong was left in the front, and the others all returned to the 30-meter area and participated in the defense.
A few minutes passed quickly, but for the players on the field, every minute and every second seemed extremely long.
The fans in the stands were also cheering wildly for the home team and rooting for them.
Even goalkeeper Dudek pressed towards the center line in the stoppage time, hoping that the team could score against Barcelona.
Barcelona was struggling to cope with this desperate style of play, but at this moment when the team's victory was in sight, no one cared about anything else, as long as they could defend and win!
A full six minutes of added time were added.
Rijkaard was furious on the sidelines. He thought it was biased towards the home team and that the penalty kick should not have been played for so long.
But the referee did not listen to him and continued the game until the 96th minute. Only when he saw that Liverpool really had no hope of scoring a goal did he blew the whistle to end the game.
Anfield fell silent.
It was so quiet that only the cheers of Barcelona players could be heard.
Barcelona players huddled together on the sidelines, cheering wildly to celebrate their team's advancement to the Champions League final.
Liverpool players collapsed on the field one by one, some even covered their faces and cried, feeling extremely disappointed and sad about the result.
Because they were leading the whole game, but at the last moment, Barcelona reversed the score. How could this be embarrassing? Su Dong was supported by the Barcelona players. They surrounded Su Dong as if they were a hero returning from a triumphant victory.
(End of this chapter)
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