Leeds United beat Liverpool 3-0 at home, but now the outsiders are more optimistic about Liverpool.

Because there are three absolute cores that Leeds United can’t play in this game!

Pique, the absolute core of Leeds United’s defence, the soul of the defence. If such a person couldn’t play, Leeds United’s defense would definitely have problems. Who could play Pique’s role? Obviously not!

Without Pique, Leeds United’s defensive strength would definitely drop by a notch.

Sedu Keita, Leeds United’s absolute regular at the back, Leeds United’s most popular point of defence. Sedu Keita usually doesn’t look very conspicuous, but he’s definitely one of the most important tasks in Leeds United’s defence. His absence was definitely the biggest loss to Leeds United’s defence.

Luca Tony, this is Leeds United’s number one shooter!

These words show the importance of Luca Tony, and he is a very important part of Leeds United’s counterattack, without him, Leeds United’s counterattack will be problematic.

With defensive and offensive problems, how could Leeds United go against Liverpool?

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez told reporters ahead of the match: “There is a good chance that Liverpool have a problem with Leeds United.” “We ‘re ready now. We’ ll do our best to attack this game. We ‘ll attack from the start because we need too many goals!

Obviously, Benitez was prepared to give it a shot and clash with Leeds United.

Liverpool have no other option but to attack to maintain their only chance.

Liverpool are now three goals behind Leeds United and they drew with Leeds United after scoring three goals at home without conceding a goal. They need to score four goals and keep Leeds clean sheets before they can advance to the next round.

If Leeds United scored a goal in this round, Liverpool would have to score five if they wanted to win!

Therefore, this match for Leeds United was also very bad, very difficult.

No wonder Rafael Benitez insisted Liverpool attacked like crazy at the start of the game.

Liverpool really have no other choice but to attack like crazy to have a last chance!

Liverpool fans are pouring into their home stadium at Anfield to cheer for Liverpool, hoping they can create a miracle, just like they did in Istanbul, Turkey, three years ago.

Liverpool fans are singing the team song “You’ll Never Walk Alone”.

Zhong Cheng’s brows were tightly knitted. This match was even more difficult than he had imagined. The suspension of Pique and the others had a huge impact on Leeds United. This is almost going to ruin the future of Leeds United. Leeds United are in a lot of trouble.

Albertini stood beside Zhong Cheng and said, “Boss, our players are ready. Don’t worry, our Leeds United will definitely win this match!”

Zhong Cheng shook his head slightly and immediately said, “It’s very difficult for Leeds to win this match. What I’m thinking is that we shouldn’t lose too badly. I hope we can make it to the next round with the number of goals in the first round.”

Albertini’s heart trembled. Zhong Cheng actually didn’t have the confidence to do so?

“Liverpool are very strong, especially offensively. Without Sedu Keita, it would be difficult for us to restrain Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard,” said Zhong Cheng, who saw through Albertini’s doubts.

Albertini was silent. He knew that Zhong Cheng was right.

Leeds United’s most successful move of the season has been Sedu Keita.

To tell the truth, Albertini admired Zhong Cheng very much now. Back then, Sedu Keita had been introduced by Zhong Cheng alone. At that time, no one could see Sedu Keita’s strength and potential. Everyone thinks Sedu Keita is not worthy of joining Leeds United.

However, Sedu Keita’s performance shocked everyone.

Sedu Keita jumped on Muhammad Sissoko when he was injured and did well to squeeze his rivals M’Bia and Yaya Touré into the bench. Even after Muhammad Sissoko recovered from his injury, Sedu Keita was still seated at the back of the main team.

Sedu Keita’s performance this season has been so impressive that many media and celebrities have even dubbed him “the Premier League’s number one defender”. This showed Sedu Keita’s strength!

Albertini had never expected Sedu Keita to achieve such a result when he faded out of the introduction of Sedu Keita. Zhong Cheng’s vision was truly amazing.

Although M’Bia and Yaya Touré were both very strong, they were indeed not comparable to Sedu Keita. No matter who replaced Sedu Keita, there was no way to stop Fernando Torres and Gerrard. This was a very dangerous thing.

Albertini understood what Zhong Cheng meant. He said, “I see, boss, we will definitely strengthen our defenses!”

At this time, Albertini also understood why Zhong Cheng would send two defensive players at the back of the game, and also two defensive players.

Albertini went down to prepare, while Zhong Cheng stared worriedly at the stadium. He always felt that this match was very suspensive, and his heart was not calm.

No wonder Zhong Cheng kept emphasizing defense in the dressing room, especially against Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres.

This match was indeed a difficult one for Leeds United.

However, Zhong Cheng obviously wouldn’t give up on this match. Leeds United’s goal was to win the Champions League this season. Now that they had just reached the top eight, they naturally wanted to take a step further.

No matter how difficult the situation was, Leeds United would not give up. Leeds United wanted to win!

Today, a lot of Leeds United fans have come to Liverpool and they are heading to the Anfield Stadium. Obviously, the Anfield Stadium is a home to the Devil in the Premier League. The atmosphere here is very good, especially the Liverpool fans in the KOP stands. They are jumping like crazy, jumping, singing and shouting like perpetual motion machines, as if they will never be tired …

Therefore, the visiting players could feel a lot of pressure when they played here.

However, the Leeds United fans were not convinced. They also used their strength and morale to fight with the Liverpool fans!

It was in this situation that the players from both sides walked into the Anfield Stadium,

The fans on both sides of the arena naturally burst into wild cheers, welcoming the arrival of their own players. Liverpool fans shouted: “Victory! Victory belongs to Liverpool! Long live Liverpool, Liverpool advance to the final four!”

Leeds United fans were booing Liverpool fans. Liverpool were too arrogant. They were courting death.

At this moment, Benitez walked to the visiting coach’s seat and arrived in front of Zhong Cheng.

Zhong Cheng smiled and stretched out his right hand towards Benitez, gripping his right hand tightly.

Benitez stared at Zhong Cheng and said, “Welcome to Anfield, Roja.”

Zhong Cheng smiled and said, “Thank you!”

Zhong Cheng’s gaze was also incomparably sharp. When their gazes met, sparks instantly splashed everywhere!

The two of them didn’t chat much, because everything was in their eyes. This made the atmosphere of the match even more exciting!

At this time, the commentator of the match began to introduce the starting lineup of the two teams to the fans. The starting lineup of the two teams today is as follows:

Home: Liverpool, Coach: Rafael Benitez, Formation: 4-4-2

Goalkeeper: Reina

Fourth Guards “Left to Right”: John Lithur, Skrtel, Agger and Steve Finnan

Four midfielders “from left to right”: Ryan Babel, Xabi Alonso, Javier Mascherano and Steven Gerrard

Twin strikers: Fernando Torres and Crouch

This is Liverpool’s starting lineup for today, which is very different from the starting lineup for the first leg. Goalkeeper Pepe Reina has recovered from injury and appeared in the starting lineup. Veteran Dudek is back on the bench.

There was no change in the defensive line. There was a change in the midfield. Zenden did not start today. He did not even make the roster. The first to start was the Dutch genius Ryan Babel. He was a fast winger and had an amazing attacking prowess.

Liverpool have not changed their attacking style either-Torres and Crouch are still there.

Guest: Leeds United, Head Coach: Zhong Cheng, Formation: 4-2-3-1

Goalkeeper: Zhong Zheng

Four defenders “from left to right”: Patrick Evra, Compani, Ivanovic and Sagna

Double waist: Yaya Touré and Muhammad Sissoko

Three avant-garde “Left to Right”: Frank Ribery, Joan Gourcuff and Joaquin

Single forward: Edison Cavani

This was the starting line-up for Leeds United. It was obvious that there had been a big change. Pique, Sedu Keita and Luca Tony were suspended from the game. There was no way for them to appear in the game. Leeds United’s formation had all changed.

Pique was replaced by Ivanovic, which was beyond many people’s expectations. They all thought it was Gary Cahill. Who knew it was Ivanovic?

The biggest change was in the back line, becoming two of them, Yaya Touré and Muhammad Sissoko. Everyone could see that Zhong Cheng did not want to defend, he was still looking forward to wrinkling his counterattack. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been on Yaya Touré ‘s attacking backside. He would have been on Mbia and Muhammad Sissoko’s team.

Many people at the scene could see Zhong Cheng’s intentions. Leeds United were waiting for a chance to retaliate.

There has also been a change in the vanguard, with Luca Modric taking turns today and French striker Joan Gourcuff stopping, which is a normal rotation.

Only Edison Cavani was left in front. Edison Cavani was an excellent attacker. He was very comprehensive. Most importantly, he was very active. He covered a wide area in the front court and was able to participate in defense. This was what Leeds United needed for this game.

So today, Edison Cavani was alone in front of the line.

Everyone at the scene could tell that Leeds United’s tactic today was very obvious. It was a defensive counterattack. Of course, their focus was still on defense, but they didn’t give up the chance to counterattack.

Zhong Cheng still hoped that the team could use the counterattack to deter Liverpool, so that the Liverpool people did not dare to attack with all their might, and they had to be wary of Leeds United’s counterattack at all times!