The game continued. Although Maribor had given up the idea of attacking and concentrated on defending, Liverpool did not stop because of the big lead.
Everyone is already in their best form, everyone wants to attack, everyone wants to score goals, and everyone wants to take advantage of this rare opportunity to score a goal, assist, or show off their skills.
No matter how weak the opponent is, this is still a Champions League game after all, isn't it? And it's not a play-off or anything like that, but an official Champions League group stage.
Then everyone saw that during the sports battle, not to mention the two midfielders Milner and Henderson, even the two full-backs Alberto Moreno and Alexander-Arnold were frequently attacking, which was completely bullying Maribo. You have no ability to fight back.
Everyone can see that Liverpool's backcourt is very empty, especially the two wings. The Maribor players and coaches can see it, but they can't take advantage of it.
It’s not that I don’t want to, it’s that I can’t achieve it! Even if he occasionally passes the ball into the gap, Willard's return speed and the presence of Van Dijk also ensure the stability of Liverpool's defense. Even if Maribor passes the ball into the gap, he cannot take advantage of it. .
Ten minutes had passed since Willard's third goal. In the 36th minute, Liverpool once again played a wonderful team game. In the end, Sturridge knocked in the penalty area and Salah followed up. shot and kicked the ball into the Maribor goal.
5-0, Liverpool has expanded the score to this extent, and now the first half is not even over yet.
Opportunities are rare and conditions are hard to find. Liverpool's players did not stop. As soon as they grabbed the ball after the game restarted, they immediately went into the attack and continued to collect statistics on Maribor.
Although Maribor tried his best to defend, all Liverpool players were in great shape in this game and Maribor could not stop them at all.
Let alone Willard, you can't stop anyone else.
Before the end of the first half, in the 44th minute, Willard broke through from the right and passed the ball to Salah. Salah dribbled horizontally and tried to bring the ball into the penalty area for a shot, but he used a small skill to break through the midfielder. When Vrhovec was dribbling the ball into the penalty area, Vrhovec pulled Salah down from behind in desperation.
"Beep..." The referee's whistle sounded, and Vrhovec was sentenced to a foul. Although he was not shown a yellow card by the referee, he was awarded a free kick.
Vrhovec didn't even defend himself. The fact that he didn't get a yellow card for pulling someone down from behind might be because the referee saw them as being too pitiful. There was no way they could escape the free kick.
Then, with countless people watching at the scene and in front of the TV, Villard made it in one fell swoop, sending the ball into the near-end corner of the goal with a full-moon scimitar kick.
Goalkeeper Handanovic tried his best to save the ball, but the angle of the ball was too awkward, and Handanovic could only fly in the air and watch the ball hit the net.
The score became 0-6, and Liverpool, playing away from home, was already six goals ahead of the home team Maribor.
"Goooooooooooooooooooooooal..."
"Happy Fourth!!!"
"Willard's direct free kick went in."
"He scored four goals in the Champions League."
"And it's only the first half. Willard still has 45 minutes in the second half to continue scoring goals."
"In the history of the Champions League, only Messi in 2012 and Adriano in 2014 have completed a five-goal performance in a single game."
"Will Willard become the third player in the history of the Champions League to score five goals in a single game?"
"Will Willard become the first player in the history of the Champions League to score six goals in a single game?"
"let us wait and see."
At halftime, Maribor made two substitutions in a row, removing their only forward and attacking midfielder and replacing them with two defensive players. They no longer think about scoring goals or saving face. They just want to win as little as possible and not lose more than double digits.
Judging from Liverpool's efficiency of scoring 6 goals in the first half, Maribor really needs to be careful. It is really possible for Liverpool to score a double-digit score.
Therefore, it is reasonable for Maribor to make such an adjustment during the halftime break.
However, Liverpool on the other side also made substitution adjustments, withdrew Salah and replaced him with substitute forward Origi, and Salah took a rest.
But Origi, who came on as a substitute, was very active like the other players, and taking advantage of his good physical fitness, he fought harder and ran even more than Salah. Although he does not have the skills of Salah to make a one-on-one breakthrough, he is still very useful in supporting the movement of Willard, Sturridge, Firmino and others.
Although Liverpool's offensive power was weakened compared to the first half due to the ebb and flow, the presence of Willard continued to maintain Liverpool's offensive ability.
In the 58th minute, Willard once again staged a good show of breaking into Longtan alone. After receiving a pass from Milner on the left side of the penalty area, he moved left and right, using fried meatballs, pulling the ball, spiking the ball, flicking the cow's tail, Marseille continued to mobilize Maribor's players through pirouettes and other actions, and he suddenly passed five people from the crowd and broke into the penalty area, and got an opening to kick the ball.
There is no suspense. Although the shot on the spot does not require too much force, the shot of Velard, who is in full physical condition, is already strong enough. In addition, he deliberately shot a tricky angle, even if he was interfered by the defensive players around him. But Willard still hit the ball within the frame and avoided goalkeeper Handanovic's save.
Willard scored again, helping Liverpool expand the score to 7-0.
The commentators at the scene and in front of the TV went crazy, roaring at the top of their lungs, introducing to the audience and fans the greatness of Velarde's five-goal performance in a single game.
In the entire history of the Champions League, only Messi of Barcelona in 2012 and Adriano of Shakhtar Donetsk in 2014 have scored five goals in a single game.
Willard is the third player to accomplish this feat.
Regardless of the strength of the opponent, being able to complete this number of goals is enough to be recorded in the history of the Champions League.
Of course, there is still plenty of time for Velarde, and he still has plenty of time to complete the miracle of six goals in a single game for the first time in the history of the Champions League.
At this time, Liverpool's players also gave up their intention to score goals and began to go all out to assist Velard, hoping to help Velard score the sixth goal as soon as possible and complete a historic breakthrough.
Maribor also knows this. Almost all defensive players are guarding Velarde tightly, blocking all Velarde's breakthrough and shooting routes. Although no one can guard Verard in one-on-one defense, it is difficult for Verard to break through the siege of multiple people at the same time under the interference of multiple people.
In the 73rd minute, seeing three people intercepting him, and three other people surrounding him, and his teammate Milner was completely unguarded, Willard did not pursue his breakthrough goal, but passed the ball into the gap. Milner in and yelled for him to shoot.
Milner originally wanted to pass the ball back to Willard, but Willard did not run forward at all after completing the pass, and was still surrounded by several opponents. Naturally, it was impossible to pass the ball back.
Coupled with Willard's shouting, Milner stopped the ball to adjust without interference, and then aimed at the far corner and hit a push shot.
The ball was of high quality and had a tricky angle, so even though the force was not very strong, goalkeeper Handanovic still failed to pounce. He could only watch the ball stick to the far corner post and get into the blind corner.
Liverpool extended the score to 8-0.
But Milner did not celebrate after scoring the goal. Instead, he rushed into the goal, picked up the ball and ran to the center circle. He simply high-fived his teammates along the way and then placed the ball in the center circle to signal Mali. Bol hurriedly kicked off the ball as if it was Liverpool who were lagging behind.
But Maribor, who was originally behind by the score, was dragging its feet and didn't get the ball out for a long time, as if it was deliberately stalling for time.
This funny scene made all neutral fans laugh, but everyone knows that Maribor's purpose of delaying time is just to not want Willard to continue scoring goals and not to let Liverpool score double-digit goals.
They don't want to lose by more than double digits and become a bigger laughing stock. Although 0-8 is embarrassing enough, it is certainly not as embarrassing as 0-10, and it is not as embarrassing as Willard's six goals in a single game.
No matter how much Maribor struggles, the game has to be played.
After the game restarted, Liverpool continued to provide assists to Velarde, hoping to help Velarde become the first player in the history of the Champions League to score six goals in a single game.
Willard is also working hard to sprint towards this achievement.
Although Maribor tried his best to stop it, sometimes the difference in strength was too great and it was ultimately unstoppable.
In the 86th minute, when Velarde once again took the ball and passed several people and dribbled the ball to the penalty area line, and when he was about to enter the penalty area, midfielder Kaba couldn't hold back after all, and stretched his foot to poke the ball. The result was not only He missed the ball and tripped Willard.
The referee's whistle sounded and Liverpool got an excellent free kick opportunity, but the distance was slightly closer.
But for Velarde, who has a full shooting rate and a skill of 98, it is still an excellent scoring opportunity.
Willard did not waste this opportunity to score. He used a free kick with a huge arc and sent the ball around the wall into the near corner of the goal.
Goalkeeper Handanovic accurately predicted the attack and moved ahead to make the save. However, the angle was too tricky and he still failed to pounce on the ball. He could only watch the ball pass diagonally above his palm and fly into the goal.
Liverpool led the home team Maribor 9-0 in the away game. Willard finally scored his sixth goal of the game, completing the miracle of completing six goals in a single game for the first time in the history of the Champions League.
"Goooooooooooooooooooooooal..."
"The ball went in!!!"
"Oh my god, the ball really went in."
"Villard completed the first miracle of six goals in a single game in the history of the Champions League."
"invincible!"
"Although Willard has already broken many world records, it is quite exciting to see him accomplish another world-class achievement with his head and kicks and go down in history."
"Willard is destined to become a great name in football history."
"In the world's top Champions League, performing the miracle of six goals in a single game is truly unrivaled."
"Villade's scoring efficiency is really terrifying."
"Perhaps, Velarde will become the first player to score more than 1,000 goals in an official game, which is more valuable than Pele's goals in all official games and warm-up matches."
