Young Football Player

Every year from mid to late February, that is almost the day when the Champions League knockout rounds start.

There are still many things to watch in this year's Champions League round of 16.

First of all, Barcelona vs. Manchester City, Chelsea vs. Paris, these two strong matchups are very interesting.

Manchester City, Paris, and Chelsea are currently the three most famous local teams in European football. They have encountered strong opponents in the top 16 of the Champions League. It is indeed not very popular with UEFA.

In addition, Real Madrid played against Schalke 04. This is a repeat of last season's Champions League final. Although the current Schalke's strength has declined sharply, it is still very topical.

On February 18th, the Porto team came to Liverpool. The first round of the Champions League round of 16 this season is about to start at Anfield.

As one of the overlords of the Portuguese Super League, Porto has been able to see them in the Champions League for a long time, even if they reach the knockout round, it is common.

But in the knockout stage of the Champions League, Porto's strength is slightly insufficient, and it is difficult to move forward.

There are often Porto in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, but Porto in the quarter-finals is rare. The last time they were able to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League was six years ago.

As for the semi-finals that go further, it has to be Porto led by Mourinho this season.

At 7:45 pm local time in the UK, inside the Anfield Stadium, the two sides of the game were ready to go.

Both teams have arranged a 433 formation, Liverpool side,

Goalkeeper: Mignolet

Defenders: Moreno, Skrtel, Lovren, Emre Can;

Midfielders: Henderson, Gerrard, Lallana;

Forwards: Coutinho, Lee Jackie, Sterling.

Glenn Johnson is injured and Rodgers temporarily has Emre Can comeo at right-back.

Zhan originally played as a defensive midfielder, so it's okay to play a guest role as a full-back.

It seems that the defensive midfielders in football are often regarded as panacea, and they can often be seen on the court when they play as central defenders, fullbacks, midfielders, and forwards.

433 over Porto,

Goalkeeper: Fabiano;

Defenders: Sandro, Marcano, Pereira Maicon, Danilo;

Midfielders: Casemiro, Herrera, Oliver Torres;

Forwards: Tello, Martinez, Brahimi.

The current Portuguese Super League teams, especially the competitive Portuguese Super League teams, are basically dominated by Brazilians.

For example, in Porto today, as a Portuguese Super League team, among their eleven players, five are Brazilians, three are Spaniards, and the remaining three are Colombians, Mexicans and Algerians, but none Portuguese.

Such an all-foreign aid lineup will be scolded to death in some places.

Of course, this kind of lineup is also a characteristic of Porto. The famous European black shop is mainly engaged in discovering talents from South America, bringing them back to the Portuguese Super League for leveling, and then selling them to European giants at a high price to earn huge profits.

Brazil itself is a Portuguese-speaking country, so it is easy to communicate in language and culture. The Portuguese Super League has also become a good springboard for Brazilian players to enter Europe.

Currently in the Porto team,

There are three Brazilian talents Sandro, Danilo and Casemiro, but Casemiro is on loan from Real Madrid and is not a Porto player.

Although Porto arranged a 433 formation, after the start of the game, they played quite conservatively at Anfield.

The current head coach of Porto is the Spaniard Lopetegui. He has coached the Real Madrid youth team and the Spanish youth team before. This season is his first season in charge of Porto.

Therefore, this season is also Lopetegui's first time leading a team to play in the Champions League, and facing a giant team like Liverpool, he is relatively conservative in tactical arrangements.

Porto had concerns, so they played conservatively, but Liverpool had no concerns.

It was a very good opportunity to draw Porto in the top sixteen of the Champions League. According to the English media, this is simply a guarantee for the top eight.

Therefore, in this schedule of home first and then away, Liverpool must win at home.

If they can't win at home, going to the away game in that round may really overturn.

Immediately after the start of the game, Liverpool launched a strong offensive at Anfield.

In the 3rd minute, Li Chenglong passed the Spanish defender Marcano by piercing the crotch once, and completed a threatening kick in the penalty area, but the ball hit the post and bounced out.

This risk in front of the goal made Anfield stadium boil, and the home fans began to stand up and shout, singing the team song together.

"When you're walking through a storm."

"Look up, don't be afraid of the dark."

"At the end of the storm, there will be a golden sky."

"you'll never Walk Alone."

This is the first time in six years that Liverpool participated in the Champions League knockout round again. Of course, the fans will not miss such a good opportunity. The Anfield stadium has long been packed with fans.

In the singing of "You'll Never Walk Alone", Liverpool became more and more courageous, and the effect was quickly received.

In the 11th minute, Li Chenglong received the ball in the frontcourt, pulled the ball and turned around and successfully got rid of Casemiro's press, and immediately sent a 45-degree diagonal pass.

The ball draws an arc in the air and flies accurately to the back of the goal and points above Coutinho's head.

Brazilian defender Maicon saw that the pass was a huge threat. If the ball was passed like this, Coutinho would have several options to score.

So he took off early and tilted his head, trying to push the ball out of the baseline first.

Maicon may think that this clearance is very handsome, but after the ball is refracted by the top of his head, it is unbiased and flies directly into the dead corner on the upper right of his own goal.

"Goooooooooooal~~~~~~~~~" England's commentator shouted immediately.

"The goal is scored~~~~Own goal~~~~This is an own goal!!"

"The Brazilian had a very precise header and headed Bruce's pass into his own goal."

"This header is perfect, it goes straight to the dead corner, and he can definitely compete for the Puskas Award."

The England commentator shouted presumptuously, and at the same time satirized the Brazilian defender who scored an own goal.

Shocking cheers erupted at Anfield at the same time, like a storm was coming.

Li Chenglong cheered loudly on the sidelines with the whole team, and his teammates came over and embraced Li Chenglong excitedly.

Although the opponent scored an own goal, it was Li Chenglong's pass that forced the opponent to score an own goal. Naturally, Li Chenglong contributed the most.

Lopetegui on the sidelines started scratching his hair. He arranged a conservative defensive tactic, but he was scored at the beginning of the game.

But without much thought, Lopetegui stood on the sidelines and continued to ask his players to stabilize the defense.

It is not terrible to fall behind by one goal. As long as you can stabilize your mentality, there is still a chance to recover everything in the future.

This is a series, and the two rounds add up to 180 minutes. What Lopetegui has to do is not to let his team be defeated because of a 10-minute goal.