For the semifinals of the tournament, Liverpool would face one of their staunchest rivals, Everton, being the third clash between the two teams so far this season. Despite going ahead on the scoreboard thanks to a penalty from Alonso (minute 27), Van Persie tied the game at the end of the first half (minute 44). That goal prevented Casillas from breaking the record set by Italian goalkeeper Walter Zenga of spending 517 minutes with a clean sheet in a World Cup finals. Despite the harshness of the punishment, the player had the opportunity to appeal this sanction, however, he decided not to do so since he recognized his mistake and did not want to make the wrong impression on the Liverpool fans by appealing for a reduction in his punishment.. For the 36th date of the day, he would score his first hat-trick with the Liverpool team.
In 1939, when the League resumed, Deportivo had a young and enthusiastic team, ready to fight and on July 16, 1939, Deportivo beat Racing de Ferrol 4-1 in the first game played in times of peace. Liverpool would respond in the second half, when Suárez himself scored, in the 62nd minute of play, what was the temporary tie in the derby and his second goal in his personal account against those from Goodison Park. Parallel to his participation in the Premier League, Luis would have his first international participation with Liverpool playing in the UEFA Europa League, in addition to defending the Reds in the English League Cup and the FA Cup, but without the successes of the previous season. With both braces, Suárez would reach 15 goals in the league, becoming the Uruguayan footballer with the most goals scored in a Premier League season, a record held by former Uruguayan player Gustavo Poyet, who scored 11 goals in the 1998-99 seasons and 2000-01 with Chelsea.
Curiously, the first hat-trick that Suárez had scored in the Premier League had been against Norwich itself, in the previous season. 6 with an accurate header that goalkeeper Petr Čech could not contain. The controversy would come when there were about 10 minutes left to finish the match; Suárez would cross the ball for Carroll to finish off with a header, however, said shot was blocked by goalkeeper Petr Čech on the same goal line. Although a positive balance was expected at the start of the second half of the season, Inzaghi's Milan fell apart in the early days, even going several games without knowing victory, alternating defeats and humiliating draws for the squad as the one obtained 2-2 against Hellas Verona, showing that Milan have not yet been able to raise their heads, except for a few games in the Italian league despite both the winter signings and the performance of the clubs with which Milan is fighting in the middle of table. In his 39 games, he accumulated 3,254 minutes played.
The Toffees would go ahead with Nikica Jelavić's goal 24 minutes into the game. In his 44 games, he accumulated 3,721 minutes played. It was on October 9, 2014 and it meant the first defeat for the national team in a qualifying match since October 7, 2006, after 36 games without defeat. The striker scored his seventh league goal on October 29, 2008 against Sochaux and scored again on the following matchday against Le Mans. With the game appearing to end and heading into extra time, Andy Carroll scored his team's second goal in the 87th minute of play, securing Liverpool's place in the final after six years. Although Liverpool would win their respective group, they would be eliminated in the round of 32 at the hands of Zenit Saint Petersburg. ↑ abcd Digital Portal Cycling Site (ed.).