Football: The strongest post-zero generation

Liverpool beat Hoffenheim at home, and Tottenham, who lost 1-2 to Inter Milan at Meazza in the first round, lost again at home and lost 2-4 to Barcelona, giving people a sense of possibility of going out of the group stage after the last two rounds of six rounds.

Manchester City narrowly beat Napoli 2-1 at the Stade Sao Paulo in the first round after losing to Paris Saint-Germain in the first round, claiming their first win in the group stage of the 2018-2019 Champions League, and also giving those Manchester City fans who travel with the team the possibility of beating Liverpool at Anfield at the weekend.

It may be very unlikely that Manchester City will beat Liverpool away, but there is still a bit of luck in the hearts of Manchester City fans, who think that the team they support has a chance to beat Liverpool away and end their unbeaten league record.

Manchester United, the last side to represent the Premier League in the Champions League group stage, played Valencia at Old Trafford for 90 minutes, with each side picking up a point each.

Liverpool's home stadium Manchester City is the highlight of the 8th round of the 2018-2019 Premier League season, and it is the top battle, and the Premier League arranges the game time very carefully, and it is the last game of this round.

The game is the last game of the 8th round, media reports will not wait for the game to come to pay attention, "Manchester Evening News" is full of confidence in the away team Manchester City, they believe that Liverpool is indeed the league to win seven consecutive wins to top the league, Manchester City is also good, 6 wins and 1 draw to accumulate 18 points, as long as the away defeat Liverpool, Manchester City will be 1 point advantage to reverse the top of the league leader.

"The Times" is also more optimistic about Manchester City, Liverpool has been unbeaten in the past 61 league rounds, 547 draws, and the winning rate is as high as 88.5%, but this world pays attention to balance, winning to the extreme is losing, Liverpool has created the best unbeaten streak in the 21st century, it is difficult to remain unbeaten here in the case of continued mental tension, even at home.

Liverpool's local "Echo" and "Post" are as optimistic about Liverpool as ever, Manchester City is in excellent form this season, unbeaten in seven rounds, only conceding three goals in defense like Liverpool, but attacking a full seven goals less, and Liverpool's leading scorer Li Qing contributed 17 goals in seven rounds, only four goals less than the whole Manchester City team, which can be described as a hot state.

What makes Liverpool fans feel confident is that Li Qing has contributed 12 goals in the last four league games, and in the last round of visiting Stamford Bridge, he staged a big four, creating an unprecedented free kick big four, his feet are hot, and he contributed 1 goal and 2 assists in the Champions League group stage of the Rhein-Neckar Arena to challenge Hoffenheim in midweek, showing his excellent competitive state.

For many Liverpool fans, as long as Li Qing is in good form, then winning away from home becomes a matter of course.

Excluding Liverpool's final league game against Manchester City, nine of those league games were played over two days, with Brighton beating West Ham 1-0 at home on the first day to claim their second win of the new season.

Burnley drew 1-1 with Huddersfield, Leicester lost 1-2 to Everton, Crystal Palace 0-1 Wolves, Watford 0-4 Bournemouth.

On the same day, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola attended a regular press conference before the game in Manchester, and in the face of media reports, he was interviewed with his head held high, although Liverpool coached by Pu did not perform well in the past, he always believed that the future would be better, and the loss in the past does not mean that he will concede goals in the future.

Coupled with a strengthened squad and a better understanding of the players, Pep Guardiola is confident of leading his side to the top of the league table by beating Liverpool at Anfield.

Home team Liverpool manager Kepp was interviewed by the media and did not respond to Guardiola's answer, he said indifferently: "All those who want to beat Liverpool will eventually return with hatred, Manchester City is not the first team to have such an idea, nor is it the last team, I believe the result is the same, and it will be Liverpool who will win the game in the end!"

Captain Henderson, who accompanied him at the regular press conference, was as confident as ever, and said with a smile: "Jurgen is right, in the words of many media friends, isn't the football game just a contest that Lee won?"

The media supporting Liverpool applauded loudly, and the media supporting Manchester City scoffed, but considering that Liverpool still has home advantage, no one has stepped forward to raise the bar, so as not to be slapped in the face.

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Liverpool's home game against Manchester City has never been short of highlights, and the celebrities and fans of the two teams took the lead in launching an overwhelming mutual attack mode on social platforms, and the players and coaches of the two teams appeared to be friendly and did not join in the war of words.

Before the focus of Liverpool vs Manchester City, there are still three games to end, Manchester City, which has recently fallen into a discord, defeated Newcastle 3:2 at home, Fulham lost to Arsenal 1:5, and Southampton lost 0:3 to Chelsea.

With all nine matches in the 8th round of the 2018-2019 Premier League season over, the world's sports media and fans are focused on Liverpool's Anfield Stadium in Merseyside.

The Anfield Stadium, which has a capacity of 54,000 fans, was packed two hours before the game, with the home team Liverpool fans accounting for about 70 per cent of the stadium, Manchester City fans 1.5 per cent and the remaining 1.5 per cent filled by neutral fans.

An hour before the game, players from both sides came to the pitch to warm up, with Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola getting each other's starters.

In fact, before the master moves, there is a focus on the strongest lineup that the opponent may offer, and the two teams had a direct confrontation in the Community Shield at the beginning of the season, when Liverpool defeated Manchester City with Li Qing's 2 shots, 1 pass and 42.

Compared to the Community Shield, which lacks core players, the 2018-2019 Premier League Round 8 squad is significantly more complete.

The official formation of the visiting team Manchester City is still 4231, goalkeeper Ederson, defenders Mendy, Laporte, Stones and Kyle Walker, double back Fernandinho partner David Silva, the three forwards are Sterling, De Bruyne and Mahrez, and the forward is Aguero.

Liverpool are still full of 433, goalkeeper Alisson, defenders Robertson, Van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Alexander-Arnold, midfielders Wijnaldum, Henderson and Li Qing, forwards Mane, Firmino and Salah.

"Beep~"

With the referee on duty Michael Oliver, the last game of the 8th round of the 2018-2019 Premier League season was announced.

With the vast majority of commentators still broadcasting the starters to the fans on TV, Sergio Aguero had already fired a dangerous shot on target, and had Alisson not reacted so quickly that City would have been able to break the deadlock at the start of the first half.

Juli TV reporter Zhan Jun changed his words: "Liverpool has won seven consecutive wins this season, but the first thing that should be done is to defend, otherwise let Manchester City score first, and the game will enter difficult mode......"

The apprehensive Liverpool fans then raised their eyebrows, and Li Qing tested Ederson's concentration with a long-range shot. _

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