City forgives Klopp in an ode to football

There are no better at this. Manchester City and Liverpool They showed the world that nobody has their level on the field in a titanic duel, which the Premier had to decide and left everything open to a knife duel in seven days. The final tie knew little to Guardiola: the City was better, but forgave. Liverpool competed like no one else can, and showed no mercy. those of Klopp equalized twice the goals of DeBruyne and Gabriel Jesus thanks to Diogo Jota and Mane respectively. It is incredible that after these 90 minutes, the Premier continues the same as before Sunday.

“We deserved to win this game & rdquor ;, De Bruyne asserted after the final whistle. The Belgian is sweet at the key moment of the season, leading the army of Guardiola: “We should have scored more. I think we dominated the match and created enough to take it away, but the way we played today is the way we have to keep until the end & rdquor ;, he added.

The Belgian genius took five minutes to confirm that the high expectations for the match were going to be fulfilled: in the first minute he launched a counter for Sterling the infallible failed, and on the fifth he opened the can. A left-footed shot that grazed Matip to disarm Allison.

Pep warned in the previous. “I have never gone out to tie a game and I am not going to do it & rdquor ;, and he fulfilled it. Opposite, however, he had a survivor like no other. After each light blue setback, Liverpool Klopp it grew up This was the virtue that saved them. He had his best minutes of the first half after 1-0, which culminated in another genius from his errant lanes: Robertson’s cross for Alexander-Arnold who, at the far post, yielded to Diogo Jota to shoot.

The carousel of script twists that followed the 1-1 was overwhelming. Stones and DeBruyne they forgave in the rival area, Ederson flirted with a heart attack by playing a ball from his goal line. Too many actions on the field to stop to think how, from the band, Pep and Klopp They tried to attack each other.

Guardiola protected his exit from the ball by joining Bernardo Silva with Rodri in the double pivot. The Portuguese did absolutely everything. Gabriel Jesus, surprise in eleven, served as a reference for more long starts and disarm Klopp’s pressure. Liverpool bet more on the break than usual, joining Alexander-Arnold with the midfielders, and it was precisely from his back that City’s second blow came: Cancelo’s delicious cross that Gabriel Jesus stamped into the net entering like an arrow.

The Etihad did not breathe until the break. City deserved the advantage, but still Laporte he had to leave an imperial ‘tackle’ to Diogo Jota. And suddenly, the Liverpool that never dies reappeared.

those of Klopp they came back from the dugout like a storm. Salah was missing throughout the game except for one action: the one that served him to detect an unchecking by Mané and leave him only to save the 2-2 net. Liverpool does not forgive. City did.

Guardiola’s men fired six more times and had enough to win. “I leave with the feeling of leaving them alive, but head up. That’s what I told the team in the locker room. We show the world the level we have, we dignify this sport. It is the way to go & rdquor ;, recognized Pep.

Van Dijk took an attempt from Gabriel Jesus under the sticks, who soon after was filled with the ball by not giving a killer pass to De Bruyne. Even Mahrez, revulsive, he tried it with a Vaseline that was out of force at the end. Who thanks him is the Premier: he has before him seven days at the knife between two titans seeking glory.

Manchester City: Edison; Walker, Stones, Laporte, Cancelo; Rodri, Bernardo Silva, De Bruyne; Gabriel Jesus (Grealish, d. 83), Sterling (Mahrez, d. 75), Foden.

Liverpool: Allison; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson; Henderson (Keita, m.78), Fabinho, Thiago; Salah, Diogo Jota (Luis Díaz, m.70), Mané (Firmino, m.84).

Goals: 1-0 (m.5), De Bruyne; 1-1 (m.13), Diogo Jota; 2-1 (d. 37), Gabriel Jesus; 2-2 (m. 46), Mané.

Referee: Anthony Taylor.

Cards: Robertson (m.28), Bernardo Silva (m.39), Thiago (m.60), Fabinho (m.84), Van Dijk (m.89).