Young Football Player

On May 17th, the 37th round of the Premier League, Liverpool, who returned triumphantly from Madrid, will face Crystal Palace at home.

Before the start of the game, Anfield was full of excitement, as if this game would be a life-and-death battle for the title.

Liverpool fans held up a lot of red numbers 6 in the stands, and at the same time, there were flaming phoenix flags flying around, which not only showed their welcome ceremony for Liverpool, but also their desire for the sixth Champions League title.

This year's Champions League is the eighth time in Liverpool's history that they have reached the Champions League final.

Liverpool have won five of their previous seven finals, losing only two.

Among all the teams that have participated in the Champions League finals more than three times, Liverpool has the highest rate of winning the finals.

Moreover, Liverpool lost two finals, one was the UEFA Champions League final in 1985. At that time, the Heysel tragedy happened, and the Liverpool team had no intention of playing, so the referee gave the "weaker side" Juventus a far-fetched penalty. No player went up to theory at all.

At that time, Platini scored a penalty kick to help Juventus win the game 1:0, and the Bianconeri won the first Champions League championship in their team history.

The other time Liverpool lost the final was the 2007 UEFA Champions League final. In the season Kaka led the team, Liverpool was avenged by Milan in Athens. Inzaghi scored twice in the final.

Now, Liverpool will participate in the Champions League final for the eighth time, and it is the team that has participated in the Champions League final the fourth most times, second only to Real Madrid, Milan and Bayern.

For Liverpool fans, they are not only happy with the team's achievements, they are even more happy to see the hope of the team's revival.

Crystal Palace is currently ranked 12th in the Premier League and has successfully relegated, but there is no hope for the European war. It can be regarded as a team without much demand.

Liverpool, on the other hand, wants to win the game as much as possible and strive to secure the Champions League qualification as soon as possible.

In the other matches of the current round of the Premier League that took place last night, Arsenal drew 1:1 with Manchester United at Old Trafford, while Manchester City beat Swansea 4:2 away.

In this case, Manchester City's points have reached 75 points, locking in the top four in the Premier League one round ahead of schedule.

Manchester United's points are 70 points, Liverpool and Arsenal are both 69 points.

Including the match against Crystal Palace this round,

Liverpool have three league games left, Arsenal two and Manchester United have just one last game left.

Therefore, in the current situation of competing for the fourth place, Manchester United seems to be temporarily ranked third, but it is actually the worst situation.

For Liverpool, as long as they can win two of the three games, they will lock in the top four.

Arsenal's two unbeaten victories can also secure the qualification for the Champions League. Manchester United not only wants to win by itself, but also has to hope that Liverpool and Arsenal make mistakes, especially Arsenal.

It is also worth mentioning that Chelsea, who won the championship in advance, lost 0:2 to West Brom in an unexpected away game in this round, which made them miss the record of becoming the second highest scoring champion in the history of the Premier League.

Even if Chelsea win the next round, they will only win the championship with 91 points.

Although Crystal Palace has no desires and no desires, they played very well at Anfield. They may want to take revenge. In the first round of this season, Lee Chenglong completed his big four at their home court.

The opening attack was fruitless, and Zaha instead relied on a counterattack to open the scoring for Crystal Palace, but Lallana equalized the score for Liverpool in the first half.

In the second half, Sturridge and Sterling scored consecutive goals to seal the victory for Liverpool.

Li Chenglong probably used too much force at the Bernabeu in the middle of the week, and this game was a bit weak, and he won it lying down.

But after the game, the Crystal Palace players rushed up excitedly, all wanting to exchange jerseys with Jackie Lee.

That hat-trick at the Bernabeu made Jackie Chan's name even louder.

Leading different teams to the Champions League final for two consecutive years, now some media are beginning to praise Lee Chenglong, saying that he is already a player at the same level as Ronaldo Messi.

Moreover, this statement has received a high degree of recognition.

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After winning the Crystal Palace, Liverpool will still have a game in the middle of the week, before the 33rd round of the Premier League.

In the middle of this week, Liverpool went away to challenge Hull City, while Arsenal played against Sunderland at home. The two games started at the same time. This will be two supplementary games that can determine the fate of Manchester United.

If Liverpool win, they will directly lock in the top four, and if Arsenal win, they will overtake Manchester United by two points.

In the past, Hull City was still a team that was inextricably killed on the relegation line, but now that the season is coming to an end, Hull City is already a team that is basically about to be relegated.

At present, there is only the last round of the Premier League left. The two teams, Burnley and Queens Park Rangers, have been relegated ahead of schedule, while Hull City, the third-to-last, is six points behind Newcastle, the fourth-to-last, and has a goal difference of six goals. The disadvantage is that it is basically difficult to catch up.

The probability of Hull City wanting to relegation exists only in theory.

I have won both games, and Newcastle has to not lose in the last round, and at the same time, I have to desperately recover six goal difference.

If Hull City really had this ability, they wouldn't be reduced to this level.

So Hull City is a team that is basically locked in relegation.

Although there is only a theoretical probability of relegation, Hull City played really fiercely at home.

All kinds of fierce pressing and interception made it difficult for Liverpool to organize an effective offense.

It was not until 70 minutes into the second half that their physical strength was almost exhausted, and Liverpool finally opened up the situation.

In the 78th minute, Li Chenglong made a pass in front of the penalty area. In order to prevent Sturridge from receiving the ball, the Irish defender McShane, who was physically weak, took off early and headed the ball into his own goal.

Relying on this own goal, Liverpool won the game with a difficult 1:0 in the away game, and locked in the Champions League qualification for next season in advance.

In fact, it's not just about qualifying for the Champions League, Liverpool has directly locked in the top three and will directly enter the Champions League group stage next season.

Because in another make-up match at the same time, Arsenal actually drew 0-0 at home to Sunderland, who had no desires.

In this case, after all 37 rounds of the Premier League, Chelsea ranked first with 88 points, followed by Manchester City and Liverpool with 75 points, and Arsenal and Manchester United with 70 points.

Liverpool, Manchester City, Chelsea, the three teams have completely locked the qualification for the Champions League group stage next season.

Manchester United and Arsenal, the two teams will live and die in the final round, competing for the last Champions League place in the Premier League.

The two teams are currently tied on points, but Arsenal have a five goal difference advantage.

In the last round, Arsenal will face West Brom, who have nothing to desire, at home, and Manchester United will play away against Hull City, which has been relegated in advance.

Arsenal only have a small advantage. If there is a slight mistake in the last round, they may be robbed of the Champions League qualification by Manchester United.

At the same time, even if Arsenal make no mistakes and successfully win the game, Manchester United is not without a chance.

Manchester United can win Hull City by a huge score in the away game, and then rely on the goal difference advantage to overtake Arsenal.

In short, Arsenal's dull draw in this make-up match gave Manchester United another ray of hope.

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After winning the Hull City game away, Li Chenglong took the initiative to exchange jerseys with his old teammate Robertson.

And he not only exchanged jerseys, but also sent invitations to each other at the same time.

"Andrew, Hull City has been relegated, how about playing for Liverpool next season?"

"Liverpool? Are you serious?" Hearing this sudden invitation, Robertson's face was full of surprise.

Robertson's performance in Hull City this season is not bad, and he has also received some good comments.

But most of the media's positioning of Robertson is just the main player of the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League.

The main reason is that Robertson's body is thin, and he suffers a bit in confrontation. In a relegation team like Hull City, which has been suppressed for a long time, his offensive talent cannot be used at all, so he is not highly evaluated.

Now that Hull City has been relegated, Li Chenglong feels that this is a good opportunity to win him.

The price is not high, and it can also strengthen the left side.

Although Moreno is currently the main force at Liverpool's left-back position, his ability is relatively average. In the confrontation with strong teams, Moreno has always been a little reluctant.

If Robertson can come over, it can strengthen the team's left attack very well.

"Andrew, you have to believe in yourself, you are the kind of player who has the ability to play the main role in the giants." In the end, Li Chenglong patted the opponent on the shoulder, and immediately stepped away after the chic pretense was over.