1157 Waiting time to announce the champion
Liverpool returned triumphantly, and the Red Army generals continued to revel in the plane, and everyone sang in unison to express the joy of victory.
When returning to Liverpool, there were still many fans in the city who gathered from the bar and came outside the airport to welcome the heroes' return.
Fleet Street highly praised Liverpool's elimination of Barcelona, especially Qin Xiong, who won four consecutive wins, became the focus of media reports.
Qin Xiong got rid of Maxville, Butsques, Yaya Toure at the Camp Nou. His goal after breaking through Pique was repeatedly broadcast by major European media, becoming the most popular football goal video.
Red Knapp Jr. said in a visit to the BBC Sports program: "The future is hard to say, but for this season, Qin Xiong defeated C Ronaldo at the Bernabeu and Messi at the Camp Nou. He is now the best in the world, and no one can question this!"
Of course, Red Army fans are already extremely convinced of this. They are full of confidence in the team and believe that Liverpool, who has Qin Xiong, Gerald, Torres, and Alonso, is already the strongest team in Europe!
And this team is now starting to plunder honor!
Koeman gave the team a day off, gave the players a good rest, and then held an in-team meeting when the players returned to the team for training on Thursday.
The meeting summarized and affirmed the players' performance and achievements in recent two-front battles.
The most important content is that Koeman revealed the team's game rotation plan during the Champions League semi-finals designated by the coaching staff.
After two Premier League games, Liverpool will usher in the Champions League semi-finals, with one Premier League game between the two semi-finals.
To have the best performance in the semifinals.
The main players will naturally rest as much as possible before and during the Champions League, and the substitute will play in the league.
The problem facing Liverpool is that the main players will deal with the Premier League this weekend, and the main players will rest for a week, and then embark on the battlefield of the Champions League semi-finals.
The Red Army generals said there was no problem and agreed with the coaching staff's arrangements.
Even after the fierce battle at Camp Nou, they were already a little tired. However, in order to ensure that there are no changes in the league battlefield, the main players have the responsibility and obligation to shoulder the heavy responsibility of continuous combat.
By the weekend, the 34th round of the Premier League and the fifth-last league start.
In the championship group, Manchester United, who is theoretically likely to win the championship, will be the first to play.
Last weekend, Manchester United lost the battle with Chelsea in the King of Heaven due to referee issues, and the probability of successful defending the title became very slim. In the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, Manchester United was eliminated by Bayern Munich again. It can be said that they suffered a double blow within a week, and their morale fell to the bottom.
Against this backdrop, Manchester United's away game to Blackburn did not show a convincing performance.
Finally, he shook hands with Blackburn 0:0.
Liverpool is the second to make a debut, and at Anfield, they welcomed East London team West Ham United.
Liverpool's performance in this game was somewhat constrained, and the continuous combat had a great test of physical fitness, especially at the end of the season.
West Ham United has set up a intensive defense to restrain Liverpool. In addition, West Ham United is the fourth-last position in the league, even if it is a point, it may become a life-saving point for relegation. So they united in using the iron barrel formation to block the crushing of Liverpool.
In slow-paced games, Liverpool strives for stability, which is the game strategy formulated by Koeman.
I don’t want the scattered rhythm in the Premier League to break the rhythm of the game, but instead expose Liverpool’s physical fitness problems.
Liverpool was once in a difficult situation while constantly creating opportunities and trying to break intensive defense.
Until the 68th minute of the game, Gerald suffered a foul in the frontcourt and Liverpool received a direct free kick opportunity.
Qin Xiong took the free kick for the fourth time in front of the football.
This time, he used his signature elevator ball to blow open West Ham United goal!
The moment the football fell into the West Ham United goal, the Reds fans in the stands of Anfield Stadium were ecstatic and shouted Qin Xiong's name in unison. After Qin Xiong celebrated the goal, the voice of "Premier League champion" echoed in the whole stadium.
Please forgive Liverpool fans for being unrestrained. This is not because they have been so arrogant that they think that they will definitely reach the top of England before the championship battle is settled.
But the cry that can’t wait to dream back to the peak after waiting for twenty years!
West Ham United immediately changed their formation style after conceding the ball, and they needed points to ensure they could relegate. This gave Liverpool more opportunities.
In the 74th minute of the game, Alonso made continuous wall-to-wave collisions with Qin Xiong in the frontcourt and passed the ball to assist Torres in the penalty area.
8 minutes later, Gerald broke into the penalty area and suddenly knocked the ball back. Qin Xiong, who was ambushing in front of the penalty area, led the ball and took two steps horizontally and shot. The football went around the defender's head and headed straight for the far corner of the goal, and finally got into a dead corner!
3:0
Liverpool beat West Ham United at home and won the fifth-last game in the league.
Koeman hugged every player who played after the game. He was sure in his heart that the league championship had been obtained and now he could fully devote his energy to the Champions League!
The Red Army generals also knew this well.
Everyone was excited, expectant, and even a little nervous.
It can be imagined that it is unimaginable that after returning to the top after twenty years of leaving the league championship, the feeling of being sought after and supported by fans.
The league can ensure the championship, and the Champions League is in a state of unstoppable momentum. Everyone is looking forward to winning in the Champions League.
Then this season can be said to be close to perfection!
Another champion rival, Chelsea, made its final debut.
At Stamford Bridge, the Blues beat Bolton 1-0, and although they scored three points, Ancelotti personally admitted that the league championship was already owned by Liverpool after the game.
With four rounds left in the league, Liverpool led Chelsea by 9 points and Manchester United by 12 points.
Considering the goal difference between Manchester United and Liverpool, it can be officially announced that Manchester United's dream of defending the title is completely shattered!
The Blues Chelsea may only be able to win another victory for Liverpool and will declare a failure in the championship.
But that's all theoretical.
In fact, Ancelotti's personal confession represents the voice of all Chelsea people.
In four rounds of games, Liverpool can ensure the championship by only 3 points or 4 points. Nowadays, even if one or two main players are injured and absent, it is impossible to win in four games!
Chapter completed!