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  Liverpool is one of the teams that attract most of my attention. It is famous for its spirit of never giving up in games, and it never loses faith when competing with any top team in the world. But many people criticize that, Liverpool is famous for its “instability”, which means that it can win any team in the world, and likewise, it can lose any team, too. The recent two matches Liverpool in Premier League proves this saying again.

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  In the 23rd round of Premier League, Liverpool confronted with Manchester City in Anfield stadium. Before that Match, Manchester City, the 1^st of Premier League, had never lost a single game in the whole season. Moreover, in the 4^th round this season, Manchester City defeated Liverpool by 5:0. As a result, almost all people thought that it would be hard for Liverpool to get points from Manchester City. However, no one anticipated that Liverpool would offer Manchester City the first loss of their season.

  At the 9^th minute of the match, Chamberlen seized the ball from Manchester City, rushed to the front of penalty box, and scored a ball. Later, Mané, Philmino and Salah’s goals changed the score to 4:1. Although Manchester City made a hard attempt to get back their advantage, Liverpool won the game by 4:3. Liverpool defeated Manchester City, and no other team in Premier League had done this so far, in this season.

  After the victory, Liverpool was praised by the soccer fans around the world, for its restless attack and passionate pass. It seemed that Liverpool was on top of the world. But don’t forget that, Liverpool is an “unstable” team.

  In the 24^th round of Premier League, Liverpool competed with Swansea, the team which ranked last in the whole League. This time, no one believed that Liverpool wouldn’t gain points from Swansea. Well, that thing just happened. It was almost a miracle. Liverpool had no method to penetrate the defense of Swansea, and was beaten by 0:1.

  After this game, people can’t help asking, which one is the real Liverpool? The team which defeated the top team in League, or the team that lost all the advantages in front of the weakest team in League? In my opinion, both are real Liverpool. These two games reflected the real problem of Liverpool.

  It is beyond doubt that, Liverpool’s attacking players are outstanding. Mané, Philmino and Salah’s speed and collaboration made it hard for any team to resist their attack. Despite that, Liverpool is far from a perfect team. The problem is that, Liverpool’s midfield and backfield players lack creativity. When facing the teams, where almost all the players gather in the backfield, Liverpool has no way to create a good way to pass the ball into the penalty box. That’s why Swansea didn’t let Liverpool score even a single ball. What’s more, the goalkeeper, Carius, was not skilled enough. Many times, he just couldn’t keep the ball safely in his hands.

  Thus, the unbalance between attack and defense, is the main reason why Liverpool often gives us surprise. If Liverpool wants to be a world-class team, it should buy more great backfield players.

Speaking of La Liga, most people will come up with two teams: Barcelona and Real Madrid. These two teams are not only the symbol of La Liga, but also stand for the top-class soccer in the world. Needless to say, every game between them is historical, worth watching. Soccer fans call it the National Derby, which means the game between the best two teams in a country (Spain).

The National Derby has a long history in Spain. Real Madrid usually symbolizes the central government of Spain, while Barcelona embodies Catalonian. Catalonian has always had a strong desire to become an independent country, which makes it conflict with Spain government.  Sometimes, sport games serve as the substitution of the wars between two power. That’s why National Derby is so meaningful.

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The last national Derby took place on Dec 23rd, 2017. At that time I was in hospital after a surgery on my leg. But I watched it using my laptop, which got rid of my pain for a while. (It sounds ambiguous that my leg was broken due to the soccer, but I still utilized it as a way to kill my pain.) Personally I’m in favor of Barcelona, for many of my good friends are Barca fans. Before the game, people anticipated a lot about it. Will C. Ronaldo, who just won the Golden Ball, destroy the Barcelona in Nou Camp Stadium? Will Messi  play as the king of  Nou Camp?

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At the beginning of the game, the white colored team was in a dominant position. The created many opportunities in the box of Barcelona. It seemed that C. Ronaldo deserved the Golden Ball Award, who performed actively in the front. However, Real Madrid’s series of attacks didn’t get any outcome. It was funny that C. Ronaldo even once missed the ball from his feet, which was a rather low-level mistake. Barcelona could barely threaten the goal of Real Madrid. It was noticeable that the only great chances  of Barca in the first half was created by Paulinho , a midfield player transferred from Chinese Soccer Super League.

In the second half, the situation changed significantly.  At the 54th minute, Rakitic crossed the midfield fast and passed to Roberto, who then assisted Suarez to score the goal. At the 64th minute, Carvajal used his hand to stopped the ball, which led to a red card and a penalty. Messi then changed the score to 2:0. At the 93rd minute, Vidal completely killed the game, making the final score 3:0.

It is quite surprising that in the second half, Barcelona had such an overwhelming advantage. The first reason is that, Barca was more durable than Real Madrid. Real Madrid didn’t act as actively as the first half in the second half, so they lost the dominant state. The second reason, in my opinion, is the performance of players. C. Ronaldo almost disappeared after the first 20 minutes of the game, while Messi, Paulinho kept running to the box until the last minute.

After this game, Real Madrid has less chance to achieve the La Liga Championship.  It is time for Zidane to reconsider his strategy. Real Madrid need to make a change, or they will lose more.