After the halftime break, Tottenham stepped up their attack in the second half. After all, they were only one goal behind and still had a chance to equalize or even reverse the score.
Tottenham are currently ranked third, with the same points as Liverpool, but they are one place behind because their goal difference is not as high as Liverpool. Therefore, if they defeat Liverpool in this round, Tottenham may also compete for the championship.
The reason for ranking so high is naturally that Tottenham has good offensive power, especially the combination of forward Harry Kane and winger Son Heung-min, who have scored a lot of goals.
In the 57th minute of the second half, Son Heung-min dribbled the ball from the right and attracted Velarde's attention. He suddenly made a big foot move and moved the ball into the gap on the left.
No. 20 left midfielder Ali unloaded the ball without being marked and then passed the ball into the penalty area. Harry Kane got the better of Sakho and sent the ball into Liverpool's goal.
The small number of Tottenham fans at the scene suddenly fell into crazy joy. It was obviously very exciting to score and equalize the score at Anfield.
Harry Kane, who scored the goal, also rushed to the stands and celebrated enthusiastically with fist pumps, causing boos from the Red Army's home fans in the stands.
Although Harry Kane is the main player of the England national team, in this stadium and in the league, Liverpool fans will never applaud his goals.
Ali's unmarked, smooth receiving and passing, and Harry Kane's grabbing shots can all be regarded as signs of Liverpool's poor condition.
Fortunately, scoring a goal at Anfield also reached Tottenham's limit. In the remaining time, Willard and his teammates paid more attention to Ali, Eriksen and others, coupled with the strict defense of Son Heung-min and Harry Kane, Tottenham finally did not score any more goals.
Liverpool, on the other hand, has various means to attack. Whether it is ground attack, air attack, or set-piece attack, Liverpool has no shortage of means, and Willard is an all-around fighter.
In the 74th minute, Liverpool got a free kick in the frontcourt, and Willard hit the goal directly about 26 meters away from the goal.
However, the ball was not controlled well and the ball finally hit the crossbar and bounced back into the penalty area.
Just when Tottenham players and fans wanted to breathe a sigh of relief, Coutinho burst out from the crowd, volleyed and successfully kicked the ball back into the goal.
Goalkeeper Lloris fell to the ground and couldn't get up because he had just saved Willard's free kick. Naturally, he was helpless against Coutinho's shot.
Coutinho took advantage of the threat created by Willard's direct free kick and succeeded in a follow-up shot, helping Liverpool regain the lead 2-1.
The score did not change after that. Both sides had bad luck and missed an excellent scoring opportunity. Son Heung-min and Harry Kane once hit the wall continuously and broke through the interceptions of Willard and Henderson, allowing Son Heung-min to rush into the penalty area and get a chance to shoot from close range in the penalty area.
As a result, his shot missed the angle and hit goalkeeper Mignolet directly.
On Liverpool's side, Sturridge also pushed a good ball from Milner's winger into the arms of goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, missing a chance to seal the victory with a header.
Fortunately, the opponent did not score, and Liverpool was able to maintain the 2-1 score until the end, and finally won a three-point victory.
Tottenham unfortunately lost in the strong dialogue between second and third place, trailing Liverpool by three points. Liverpool, on the other hand, narrowed the point gap between them and Leicester City to 2 points. However, this round of Leicester City's game has not been played yet and will not be played until tomorrow.
The next day, Leicester City hosted Southampton.
Southampton only gave Liverpool a 3-2 defeat in the last round. Willard and others hope that Southampton will treat them equally and give Leicester City an upset.
The result was disappointing. Leicester City ended the game with a minimal cost of 1-0, continuing to lead second place Liverpool by 5 points and ranking first in the standings.
Looking at Leicester City's continuous 1-0 scores, Willard and others were helpless and smiled bitterly. Why didn't anyone step up and restrain the Blue Fox?
Even if the Blue Fox scores a goal, the Blue Fox's three points will become one point.
The condition of Schmeichel Jr., Kante, Mahrez, Vardy and others is really enviable.
Moreover, Liverpool not only has to catch up with Leicester City, but also the Europa League.
In a few days, Liverpool will go to Europe's famous Devil's home stadium, the Westfalenstadion, to challenge Dortmund.
Although Dortmund is not a top club, it is also a famous youth team in the Bundesliga. It is still very competitive in the European war. Liverpool must go all out to win.
After two home and away Europa League knockout matches, it's really hard to say whether they will fall behind in the league again.
But now that they have entered the quarter-finals, it is impossible for Liverpool to give up the Europa League. If they really make it to the final and win the championship, it will be a European championship after all.
We can only take one step at a time.
The players were too tired and in poor condition, so even though there was an away game in the Europa League in a few days, Klopp still gave everyone a day off to let everyone rest.
Willard and others were naturally very happy.
Even though Velarde is in good physical condition, flying back and forth to South America to play for the national team is very tiring, not to mention other teammates. Not to mention the heavy physical burden, his physical fitness and injury resistance are not as good as Velarde's. No wonder he gets tired easily. Injuried.
Being able to get a day's rest is a luxury for the current Liverpool players.
After a day's rest, everyone returned to the training base, and indeed their mental state was much better.
Then there is daily training, and then preparation for the Europa League game against Dortmund.
At 20:00 on the evening of April 7, at the Westfalenstadion, with the referee's whistle, the first leg of the 2015/2016 Europa League quarter-finals between Dortmund and Liverpool officially began.
Although Firmino returned from injury, Klopp did not let him start for safety reasons. Instead, he sat on the bench, waiting for the opportunity to come off the bench. The starting one was No. 7 Milner.
Center forward Sturridge felt tired, so he did not start this game, with No. 27 Origi playing forward.
The Hornets played first home and then away, and were at a disadvantage in terms of schedule, so they naturally went all out and played their main force. In the starting lineup of 4231, Schmelzer, Hummels, Piszczek, Reus, Mkhitaryan, Aubameyang and other famous players are not to be underestimated. There are even some players on the bench. Sitting there are Shaheen, Pulisic, Shinji Kagawa and many other powerful stars.
Liverpool's goal is simple. Regardless of whether they can win or not, the first thing they pursue is to score away goals. As long as you score an away goal, you will have a certain advantage when you return to home in the second round.
Adhering to this policy, Liverpool did not back down because of the away games and the madness of the opponent's fans, but continued to insist on the 433 high press and offensive formation.
As for the crazy fans in the Westfalen South stands, Liverpool players are not afraid. You know, the Anfield Kop stand that can be seen at every home game is no less impressive than the Dortmund Stand.
The Westfalenstadion can only intimidate Liverpool players in a limited way. The only thing that needs to be worried about is the physical fitness of Dortmund's youth team.
Aubameyang, Mkhitaryan, and Royce are all young and outstanding talents with plenty of physical fitness. Whether Liverpool, which is full of injured soldiers and in poor condition, can withstand the impact of the Hornets' attack group, it depends on whether it can withstand the impact of the Hornets' attack group. It more tests the tenacity of the Red Army's defense.
After the game started, Liverpool did not rush to attack. After all, they are playing away from home, so they need to observe the opponent's situation first.
Dortmund was playing at home and was at a disadvantage on the schedule. They wanted to take advantage of Liverpool's away game and unsteady footing to see if they could score first, so they launched a fierce attack at the beginning.
Reus, Mkhitaryan, Durm, and Aubameyang, with the support of their backcourt teammates, took turns attacking Liverpool's defense, trying to break through the Red Army's goal.
But the presence of Willard prevented the Hornets' opening attack plan from being realized.
In the 3rd minute, Mkhitaryan broke through Henderson and Lovren and was intercepted by Sakho. He wanted to pass the ball to Aubameyang who ran into the penalty area, allowing Aubameyang to grab the shot. , Verard saw through the passing intention, rushed over from the side and made a decisive flying tackle in the penalty area, destroying the ball before Aubameyang.
Aubameyang was also brought down in the penalty area by Velarde, causing a burst of cheers from the Hornets fans in the stands, shouting "foul" and "penalty kick" to put pressure on the referee.
But referee Carlos Velasco knew exactly what was going on and waved his hand at Aubameyang, who wanted a penalty kick, and signaled Liverpool full-back Alberto Moreno, who had received the ball, to continue playing.
In the 8th minute, the Hornets made a comeback. Royce broke through the interception of Red Army captain Henderson after hitting the wall with Mkhitaryan on the left, and then cut inside while tangled with full-back Klein. Inverted triangle pass.
Mkhitaryan and Aubameyang rushed into the penalty area, attracting the attention of Liverpool defenders, including Willard, who retreated into the penalty area to prepare for the top battle.
But as soon as he saw Royce's movements, Velarde guessed that he might want to pass the ball in an inverted triangle. While keeping an eye on Aubameyang in the penalty area, he shouted to the defensive midfielder Emre Can outside the penalty area. : "Jen, follow Castro!"
Emre Can heard Velarde's shout and immediately rushed towards Castro outside the penalty area. At this time, Royce passed the ball in an inverted triangle to the top of the penalty area. Dortmund midfielder Castro rushed up and hit the goal with a heavy kick without stopping the ball, blasting the ball in the direction of Liverpool's goal.
But Emre Can arrived in time from the side, fell to the ground to block the hole of the gun, and successfully blocked the ball with his calf.
The ball bounced off Emre Can's calf, flew into the penalty area, and landed right on top of Aubameyang's head.
But he had nothing to do, because Velarde was better than him in terms of height, weight, bounce, and header. Although Aubameyang occupied the landing spot, Velarde still jumped up and pressed on top of his head to clear the ball. .
Dortmund's consecutive attacks failed to work.
