Tendou was subbed off, and soon after, Klopp subbed off several other key players.
Because in the next match, Liverpool would need to go to Munich to challenge the Southern Kings, Bayern.
That was the second leg of the Champions League, the most important match of the month for Liverpool.
With several key players off, Liverpool chose to see out the game.
Burnley's formation took the opportunity to press into Liverpool's half, creating some dangerous situations.
But under Van Dijk's command, Burnley still found it difficult to score even a single goal.
And in the 91st minute of the match, Arnold completed a tackle, seized the opportunity, and with an ultra-long pass, sent the ball into the Burnley half.
Mané dribbled past three players on the left. Seeing that the goal was about to be breached again, Bardsley hurriedly went for a slide tackle but underestimated Mané's speed.
By the time he had tackled Mané, the player's body had already entered the Burnley penalty area.
TWEEET!
The referee pointed to the penalty spot with one hand and also showed a yellow card.
Burnley had received the "yellow card + penalty" package.
Mané took the penalty himself and easily beat the goalkeeper with one kick.
5:0!
Liverpool had thrashed Burnley at home, avenging the frustrating draw from the last match.
"What's important is not the stats, but the victory."
"The gap between us and Man City is very, very small right now. For us, any victory is not as important as getting the 3 points."
"If you let me choose between stats and the championship, I would rather my goals and assists be 0 in exchange for Liverpool being the Premier League champion!"
Tendou's post-match interview was too hypocritical.
At least Riko, who knew his "size," was sure of it.
If sacrificing all his own stats could get Liverpool a Premier League title, that man would most likely choose Liverpool without a title.
After all, no stats means no performance. And what's the difference between no performance and not playing?
In this aspect, Tendou actually fit very well with Ego Jinpachi's "egoist" football philosophy.
However, the Liverpool fans gave his "awakening" a very high evaluation, believing that this was a true "Liverpool role model."
And, Tendou was not as extreme as Noel. He was willing to sacrifice himself to a certain extent in exchange for the team's victory.
For example, right now, they felt that their relationship with Liverpool was very healthy.
I get the stats, Liverpool gets the victory.
Perfect!
After returning home, Riko relentlessly teased Tendou about his hypocrisy.
As a result, that night she had to wear a Bayern jersey...
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March 12th.
Liverpool arrived in Munich a day early.
They would have their second battle with Bayern at the Allianz Arena tomorrow.
The result of this match would decide who would advance to the next round.
Before the match, the agent, Jonathan, contacted Tendou about three lucrative endorsement contracts.
BMW hoped to sign Tendou for an annual endorsement fee of 8 million.
But Jonathan thought he could wait. They had a very good chance of negotiating the contract to over 10 million, on the premise that Tendou must continue to perform well on the Champions League stage.
As an agent, Jonathan understood the value of a superstar contract all too well.
It represented an annual income of at least tens of millions of Euros, higher than the salary Liverpool was currently paying Tendou.
Besides the real money, being able to sign such a contract also meant that Tendou's commercial value had reached the top of the football world.
Once this deal was done, more luxury brands would come knocking in the future.
Tendou was only 18 years old.
His future earning potential was limitless.
"My goal is to get them to raise the offer to at least 10 million, on the premise that you have to play well in the Champions League."
"For example, tomorrow's match against Bayern Munich is a golden opportunity. They are the best team in the Bundesliga, bar none!"
"Of course, if possible, I hope your opponent in the quarterfinals is Real Madrid."
Jonathan was not optimistic about the defending champions, Real Madrid.
It wasn't because of CR7's departure.
It was that after the three-peat, the Real Madrid players had lost their ambition. The current Real Madrid starters were a group of veterans in their 30s.
In the previous 3-peat, they had relied on a certain momentum and a winner like CR7.
Now that this leader had gone to Juventus, that momentum at Real Madrid should have dissipated.
But Real Madrid was a giant club with a huge brand, still above Bayern and Barcelona. At a time like this, of course, they had to step on them hard.
"If there's a chance, I hope to see Liverpool against Real Madrid in the quarterfinals. That way, your value will be even higher!"
"They might not even make it to the quarterfinals."
"Huh? You're that pessimistic about Real Madrid?"
Jonathan was very surprised. Although he also wasn't optimistic about Real Madrid, it depended on who they were compared to.
Compared to teams like Liverpool, Man City, and Barcelona, this year's Real Madrid was certainly a bit lacking.
But their opponent in this round was Ajax, an Eredivisie team...
No matter how bad Real Madrid was, they wouldn't lose to a team outside the top five leagues, right?
After all, Real Madrid was still ranked third in the league this year.
"Who knows? Let's wait and see."
Tendou didn't say much.
La Liga used to be a two-horse race between Real Madrid and Barcelona. Later, after Simeone's transformation of Atlético Madrid, it became a three-horse race.
For Real Madrid, third place was already a very bad result.
...
Back to the Champions League.
Before this match, some teams had already completed their second knockout round.
Porto, back at home, showed tenacious resilience, defeating Roma 3:1 and dragging the match to a penalty shootout.
In the end, the Portuguese giants, Porto, advanced to the next round with a 4:3 penalty shootout victory.
Then there was Manchester United.
After being shut out 2:0 at home by PSG in the first leg, they went to the Parc des Princes for the second leg and actually beat PSG 3:1.
At the end of the match, the aggregate score was 3:3. In the end, Manchester United advanced to the next round on the away goals rule.
The result of this match surprised many fans.
Trailing by 2 goals away from home, with their core midfielder, Pogba, suspended for a red card, Manchester United had actually completed a miraculous comeback?
The Red Devils fans themselves couldn't believe it, and then they were ecstatic.
After the excitement, some fans suddenly came to their senses.
Could it be that they had really chosen wrong?
Was Mourinho really right?
Was the World Cup-winning midfielder, Pogba, the real cancer?
Otherwise, how could you explain that with him, they were shut out 2:0 at home, and without him, they had come from behind to advance away from home...
Then there was Tottenham. After taking a 3:0 lead in the first leg, they went away to challenge Dortmund. Tottenham didn't do much, very pragmatically focusing on defense.
In the end, in the 49th minute of the second half, through a counter-attack, Adam Blake scored the only goal of the match, eliminating Dortmund with an aggregate score of 4:0.
This match was very much in line with people's expectations.
Most people could see that with Dortmund's squad strength, it was not enough to support them fighting on multiple fronts.
Trailing 3:0 in the first leg, Dortmund directly chose to give up the Champions League to focus on the league.
This was their biggest goal this season.
As for Barcelona against Lyon, the two sides had drawn 0:0 in the first leg.
In the second leg, back at the Camp Nou, Barcelona stopped pretending and won a big 5:1 victory over Lyon, advancing to the next round.
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