Chapter 1

When Chen Yingxiong suddenly appeared at the corner of the penalty area and then shot, no one realized it would be a goal.

After all, his shot looked too rushed, and the angle wasn't great either.

Who would have thought that the football would squeeze through the gap between Valdes and the goalpost!

Valdes had actually sealed off the angle quite well; there was only a tiny gap, but Chen Yingxiong seized it.

"Damn it! A lucky goal!"

Some Barcelona fans cursed unhappily after they realized what had happened.

But even if it was luck, they still scored. No matter how fiercely they cursed, it wouldn't change the fact that their team was already one goal behind.

The huge roar of the entire Anfield stadium reminded those three thousand-plus Barcelona fans of this.

The reality was cruel.

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Chen Yingxiong didn't sprint to celebrate after scoring. He just stood there and roared at the sky.

Then his teammates swarmed him and buried him.

Scoring less than ten minutes into the game was a great start.

More importantly, the goal gave the Liverpool players even more confidence in defeating Barcelona by a large margin in this match!

"Liverpool scores! The game has only been going on for eight minutes! And they've taken a one-goal lead! They've already gained the advantage in the two-legged semi-final!"

"This start couldn't be better for Liverpool!"

"Hero! It's Hero again! It's always Hero! Liverpool fans must be used to his goals!"

"Hero has scored against Barcelona again! He truly lives up to his reputation as Barcelona's nemesis!"

"Left foot! Hero's left foot! You can't even imagine how bad Hero's left foot used to be! Now, his left foot can kick such a tricky goal!"

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While the Liverpool players were celebrating, the Barcelona players stood there stunned.

They still couldn't believe that their goal had been breached so easily by Chen Yingxiong.

Apart from his relatively erratic movement, suddenly appearing in a defensive blind spot, was there anything special about Chen Yingxiong's performance in this play?

When he shot, many thought the football would go wide of the goal, or at best, hit the side netting, making the Liverpool fans think it was a goal and celebrate for nothing.

Who would have thought the football would actually go in…

Pique loudly questioned his teammates, "How did he appear there? How did he do it? Did anyone see?"

No one answered his question, not because they didn't want to, but because they couldn't. They didn't know when Chen Yingxiong had left their defense and suddenly appeared there…

They were too caught up in the moment, but those fans, television viewers, and even Guardiola watching the game from the sidelines could see everything clearly.

While Liverpool was passing the ball around, Chen Yingxiong didn't just stay in the center of the penalty area, because that would make it easy to mark him.

So he kept running. Sometimes to the left, sometimes to the right, sometimes making feints as if to receive a pass in the center.

But at first, his range of movement was small, just inside the penalty area.

He ran back and forth like this without receiving any passes. The Barcelona players got used to it, and their attention was drawn to the Liverpool players with the ball, especially Götze, who was good at organizing the attack. They weren't as concerned about Chen Yingxiong, who was always wandering around them.

At this moment, Chen Yingxiong suddenly pulled out to the left wing. At first, he was just on the edge of the penalty area.

At the same time, the football was on the right wing for Liverpool, a million miles away from Chen Yingxiong, and the focus of the Barcelona defense shifted there as well.

Then Chen Yingxiong ran out of the penalty area, pulling up near the sideline. It was as if he was going to receive a long diagonal pass from his teammates.

But still no football was passed to him. Instead, the Liverpool players passed the ball back, as if they were going to reorganize their attack.

However, they didn't really pass it all the way back to the defense. It stopped with Gerrard, who continued to pass the ball forward.

At this point, Chen Yingxiong suddenly moved from the wing to the corner of the penalty area.

Soon the football fell to Götze's feet. At this moment, everyone's attention was on Götze, even the television camera's focus was on Götze.

No one noticed Chen Yingxiong.

But Götze just passed the football to Chen Yingxiong's feet. He didn't even look up, as if he knew Chen Yingxiong would be there from the start!

What happened next… everyone knows.

In fact, Chen Yingxiong used erratic movements to deceive Barcelona's defense, and then unexpectedly appeared in an opening.

Of course, this opening wasn't a guaranteed goal-scoring opportunity.

Even Guardiola didn't pay attention to it at first.

But at this moment, the quality of a superstar flashed with dazzling brilliance!

Chen Yingxiong resolutely shot from this position, which wasn't exactly an opportunity, and the football actually went into the goal!

When the football flew into the goal, Guardiola slapped his forehead in frustration.

He really didn't know what to say that Chen Yingxiong could score from such a position.

Were we just unlucky?

Guardiola wondered. Since this wasn't a guaranteed goal-scoring opportunity, it was natural that Barcelona was just unlucky.

He didn't realize that facing Liverpool was probably the real reason why Barcelona was unlucky…

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Chen Yingxiong's goal plunged the entire Anfield into a sea of ​​joy.

The cheers continued until the game restarted, and there was no sign of stopping.

The Liverpool fans didn't expect their team to take the lead so quickly. Happiness came so fast that it almost overwhelmed them.

Although Chen Yingxiong had declared before the game that he would completely end the suspense in the first leg, many Liverpool fans were still rational. They thought this might be Chen Yingxiong's psychological warfare, or perhaps encouragement for himself in the face of a strong enemy.

Anyway, not many people really believed that Liverpool could completely end the semi-final suspense in the first leg.

In fact, they thought it would be a good result if they could beat Barcelona at home and prevent them from scoring an away goal. This result would be enough for them to drink all night, and they didn't dare to ask for too much.

Now that they saw the team take the lead so quickly, they immediately felt that their expectation should be realized.

So they were especially excited.

Amid the huge cheers, the game restarted.

Amid the huge cheers, Barcelona's attack ended without success.

Amid the huge cheers, Liverpool regained possession and launched a fierce attack on Barcelona's goal.

Amid the huge cheers, Guardiola's expression changed slightly. He sensed danger.

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Liverpool's offensive was like a tide, and it didn't weaken because they had taken a one-goal lead.

The commentators were surprised, and many television viewers and fans were also surprised.

They knew very well what Liverpool's playing style was like.

A frantic attack at the start, then taking the lead. After taking the lead, they would shrink back directly, waiting for the opponent to press forward to attack, and then they would counterattack.

Liverpool was very skilled at this, and everyone was familiar with it.

But today the situation seemed to be different from usual.

Liverpool's offensive didn't slow down after they scored, it even became more intense!

Even those viewers sitting in front of the television, through the television screen and satellite signals, could feel the monstrous killing intent stirred up by Liverpool's attacking wave!

The Barcelona players on the field felt it the most deeply.

Especially when their attack ended without success, Liverpool's counterattack far exceeded their expectations.

They were still dealing with Liverpool according to their old way of thinking, thinking that Liverpool would shrink back to defend after scoring, leaving large swathes of space for them, and giving up possession, allowing them to roam freely in the middle and front.

Just as they thought so and planned to do so, they were hit hard by Liverpool.

Liverpool's offensive combination punches came at them head-on.

They could only hold their heads in their hands and couldn't fight back at all.

"This is Liverpool's chance - Bale crosses, Hero's header! What a pity... just wide!"

"Sanchez suddenly shoots! Valdes makes a wonderful save!"

"Götze's through ball... is blocked, Gerrard follows up with a long shot - oh! That was close!"

"Liverpool's offensive is getting fiercer and fiercer, and it's even showing a tendency to intensify... it's really unbelievable, is this the Liverpool we know! Today this team looks like it's going to be at home and Barcelona..."

The commentator paused here. He was frightened by the thought that had appeared in his mind.

Liverpool wants to attack Barcelona? And attack from the first minute of the game?

This... isn't that too crazy?

He paused for a moment, and finally said the thought in his heart: "... Attack!!"

The guest next to him said: "I don't agree with your statement, John... an attack is when both sides open up and attack back and forth. But so far we have only seen Liverpool attacking, as for Barcelona, ​​they haven't threatened Liverpool's goal much!"

But this didn't make the commentator John feel any better. This fact made it even more difficult for him to accept, because Liverpool had completely suppressed Barcelona, ​​leaving Barcelona without even the strength to fight back... We've broadcast Barcelona's games for more than ten or twenty games, whether in La Liga or in the Champions League, when has Barcelona been so embarrassed?

Has Liverpool become so terrifying?