After the game started, Juventus, as the Serie A class leader and playing at home, launched an offensive, trying to win the first victory and give Liverpool a disincentive.
However, the bad weather, field conditions, and Liverpool's high press made it difficult for Juventus to get a chance to shoot calmly in the threatening area. Even if he occasionally takes a shot, it will not pose much threat due to the interference of Liverpool's defensive players.
Liverpool, on the other hand, was naturally not to be outdone. After more than ten minutes of adapting, it gradually entered the state of the away game and began to increase its counterattack when it got the ball.
If the field conditions are not good, then use more aerial attacks. It just so happens that Coutinho and Mane are both tall, and Firmino is a pseudo-center. Velarde can directly jump over Firmino and rush into the penalty area to fight for the top.
In the 15th minute, Velarde passed the ball to Firmino while dribbling forward, and then rushed into the penalty area, attracting a lot of Juventus' defensive attention.
Then, Firmino, who was outside the penalty area, passed the ball to Coutinho, who rushed into the penalty area from the left.
Unfortunately, Coutinho's header failed to hit the goal frame and was slightly higher than the crossbar.
In addition to aerial ball competition, long-range shots are also a good way to score goals in heavy rain. Sometimes, even if the goalkeeper pounces on the ball, there is too much water on the ball and it is too slippery, so he may lose his hand.
In the 24th minute, Willard saw that there was something wrong with Buffon's position. He suddenly took a shot from outside the penalty area, a full 28 meters away from the goal, and hit a long-range shot with a speed of over 100 per hour. Go straight to the upper right corner of the goal.
The 99% shot and the power brought by his physique made Velarde's shot of extremely high quality, like an arrow piercing the clouds, cutting through the rain curtain and heading straight for the blind corner.
Defender Chiellini in the penalty area wanted to head the ball to clear the ball, but failed to get the ball.
Goalkeeper Buffon is indeed a world-class goalkeeper. Even in the heavy rain, he reacted very quickly, took a step sideways, jumped to save, and successfully touched the ball with his fingertips.
But as mentioned before, in the rain battle, there was too much water attached to the surface of the ball, making it too slippery. Moreover, Willard's shot was too powerful. Even if Buffon touched the ball and pushed it outwards, he could not push the ball out of the post.
The ball only slightly changed its line and hit the inside of the post, but eventually bounced firmly into the net. Buffon, on the other hand, fell next to the post, causing a splash of water, but it had no effect.
Velarde scored his first goal in the Champions League, opening the scoring for Liverpool on the road and helping the Reds lead 1-0 over Juventus.
The commentator of England's Sky TV also sang praises for Willard:
"The ball went in!!!"
"World wave!"
"In his first Champions League game, Willard scored a beautiful long-range shot and completed his first Champions League goal performance."
"This goal also gave Liverpool a 1-0 lead in the away game."
"Buffon couldn't do anything about the ball. His saving ability was indeed world-class and he successfully touched the ball. However, the ball was too slippery. Velarde's shot was also very powerful and Buffon failed to get the ball out. The post eventually hit the inside of the post and bounced into the net.”
"This goal also announced the arrival of Velarde to all teams participating in the Champions League."
"On the highest level of the Champions League, Willard will definitely leave his mark."
Velarde was also very excited about his first goal in the Champions League. He rushed to the corner kick area and kicked the corner flagpole hard to vent his excitement, and then hugged and celebrated with his teammates who were catching up.
After the game restarted, Juventus stepped up its offense and paid special attention to marking Velarde in defense.
As a Serie A class leader who is particularly good at defense, Juventus is indeed good at chain defense. Even Velarde can no longer easily break through Juventus' defense.
Of course, this was also related to the poor weather and venue. Velarde did not dare to do many technical moves for fear of accidentally slipping.
This allowed Juventus to not concede another goal for the rest of the first half, but their offense was unable to achieve much results. Both Higuain and Dybala were drowned in Liverpool's high press. Even with the support of several players in the midfield, it was of no avail.
Because Willard's defensive ability is also top-notch, and his physical fitness, awareness, and speed are very high. He can find loopholes in time and run over to cover the defense through speed, or remind his teammates to plug the loopholes.
Although Juventus is strong, it is still difficult to score goals against Liverpool.
The first half ended with a score of 0-1, and Liverpool, playing away from home, was in the lead. However, the lead was not big, just one goal, and the score could be rewritten at any time in the second half.
After a 15-minute rest, the game changed sides again in the second half.
In the 53rd minute, Alves passed a good ball to Higuain, but Higuain himself reacted a beat slower and started late. In addition, Velarde also reacted in time and immediately rushed over to steal the ball. Higuain and Velarde exchanged a fierce kick.
As a result, Velarde was indifferent and controlled the ball, passed it to his teammates, and launched a counterattack. Although there was no goal in the end, Juventus was frightened.
As for Higuain, he fell to the ground due to inertia. When he was finally pulled up by Vera, he said helplessly: "You have such strength, I finally know how uncomfortable it is to be your opponent. I miss playing with you in the national team." Time to be teammates.”
The implication is that Willard's physique and strength were too strong, which made him suffer a big loss.
Willard laughed and said, "There's nothing we can do about it. Who made us our opponents today!"
The game continued. As time passed, Juventus's offensive became more and more fierce. They were behind in the score and naturally wanted to equalize or even reverse.
This is their home court and their first match of the Champions League this season. They want to get off to a good start at their home court.
However, Liverpool's high press made it difficult for Juventus to attack into the penalty area, and could only occasionally threaten Liverpool's goal with long shots.
In the 65th minute, Asamoah took a long shot from outside the penalty area and hit a good long-range shot. However, the angle was slightly correct and goalkeeper Mignolet made a hard save and successfully saved the ball.
Juventus wins a corner kick.
But this time Juventus failed to grab the first point of the corner kick. The spot was grabbed by the Red Army opponent Henderson, who pushed out of the penalty area to clear the ball.
Moreover, the second point was also taken by Firmino who was returning to defense. The Red Army launched a counterattack. Unfortunately, when Velarde wanted to pass it to Mane, the ball sank into a puddle and was intercepted by Bonucci. The ball was cleared.
If it weren't for the venue, Willard's pass might have penetrated Juventus' defense, giving Mane a chance to shoot a semi-single shot.
Juventus's offense continues because this is their home court and there is no retreat. They must attack and equalize.
But things went against expectations. Before the old woman could score the equalizing goal, in the 71st minute, Liverpool took advantage of a collective counterattack opportunity. Willard made a pass from the right, and Coutinho grabbed the first goal in the penalty area. A little bit of ferrying was given to Mane.
Mane faced an aerial ball passed by Coutinho in the penalty area. He did not stop the ball and adjust. He relied on Juventus midfielder Khedira who was returning to defense and volleyed the ball into the old woman's door. .
Mane's shot in the penalty area was close, powerful and had a tricky angle. Even the world-class goalkeeper Buffon was powerless and could only watch the ball go into the net.
Liverpool won another victory and took a 2-0 lead away from home, basically sealing the victory.
In the next game, although Juventus changed two players in a row and continued their crazy attack, they were still unable to break through Liverpool's goal. Not to mention equalizing, he couldn't even score a goal.
The reason was that Juventus was lacking in offense, and the weather and venue were too bad. However, they did not have an offensive lineup like Liverpool and could not break through the Liverpool defense led by Velarde, which led to the final result.
But no matter what, facing the Red Army led by Willard, Juventus only scored two goals, which can be considered a good defense.
After all, Villard is no longer what he used to be, and his shooting skills have reached 99, which is close to full value.
After 3 minutes of stoppage time, the referee Ayitkin blew the whistle to end the game. Coincidentally, the rain gradually stopped at this time, but the Juventus players and fans seemed to have no feeling. They were dejected and very disappointed.
It’s understandable if you think about it. As a top team in Serie A and a giant, they lost the first Champions League game of the new season at their home court, and they lost 0-2 without scoring a single goal. Everyone would be disappointed.
In comparison, Liverpool is completely different. Even though there were only more than a thousand die-hard fans who traveled with the team to Italy, Velarde and his teammates still came to the sidelines and had a warm interaction and celebration with the more than a thousand fans to celebrate the Red Army's first Champions League game of the season. A good start to the game.
Willard also received an experience reward of 10 million for starting a game + 10 million for 1 goal + 20 million for winning prizes + 50 million for A-level performance = 90 million.
For Willard, whose experience required for upgrade has reached 4 billion, he can only have a glimpse of experience in European games and national team competitions. As for a game such as the Premier League, EFL Cup, and FA Cup that costs 1 million goals, experience has become useless.
Of course, no matter how much experience you have, the game still has to be played.
In the post-match interview, Juventus coach Allegri said: "Liverpool is very strong, especially Velarde, who can almost match up to two players. He can be seen in both offense and defense, and his personal ability is world-class. He It determines the direction of the game.”
"We are not unfair in losing to Liverpool led by Willard, even though it was at home."
"However, we did not perform at our best today and we need to learn from it and prepare for future games."
