Flowing like water, beautiful as poetry

At Chen Anno's rallying cry, Liverpool regrouped.

Exactly!

It wasn't as if they had never fallen behind before.

As long as Chen Anno was there, Liverpool would never lack goals.

Play soon resumed.

With the lead secured, Real Madrid played with greater composure and confidence.

Their defensive structure through midfield and at the back remained exceptionally disciplined.

Unlike some teams, they did not drop everyone back when settling into defense and let their opponents lay siege outside the penalty area.

Real Madrid consistently maintained a gap of around seven or eight meters between their defensive and midfield lines, never more than ten.

Every Liverpool advance had to negotiate this carefully maintained defensive barrier. Push a little too far forward, and they would stumble into Real Madrid's offside trap.

The match soon reached the twenty-third minute.

Having already been caught offside twice, Mane had no choice but to drop into midfield to receive the ball.

But the moment he received it, two Real Madrid players swarmed him aggressively.

With Modric providing cover, Marcelo brought Mane down with a fierce sliding tackle.

The ball, however, rolled toward Rodri's feet.

Liverpool still had possession.

Brych applied the advantage rule, extending both arms to signal that play should continue.

Rodri took the ball forward a few steps.

At that moment, every Real Madrid defender's attention was focused on him.

Casemiro moved toward him, while Modric closed in from the side.

In that split second, Rodri pushed the ball with his left foot, delivering a precise pass to Chen Anno on his left.

Chen Anno received it near the center circle, still almost fifty meters from goal.

The instant he got the ball, Casemiro and Toni Kroos charged at him together.

Without even taking a touch to control it, Chen Anno gently tapped the ball