Chapter 350: Massacre Bayern, Champions League quarterfinals!
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Liu Nian Fei Shui
Chapter 350: Massacre Bayern, Champions League quarterfinals!
The 2016-2017 EFL Cup final ended with Arsenal defeating Manchester United 2:0.
This result surprised no one.
Arsenal fans are once again the happiest fans in the world.
They were ecstatic and shouting for joy.
I was so excited that I couldn't sleep all night.
Many European mainstream media predict that Arsenal may make great progress in all competitions this season and replicate last year's achievements.
Last year's Arsenal lineup was not good. Before Martin joined, they were the top [-] players in the Champions League. They competed for the top four in the Premier League. After Martin joined them, they quickly won championships in various competitions.
Before the start of this season, Arsenal suddenly became generous after being privatized by the Kroenke family and introduced many powerful stars.
The thickness of the lineup and the depth of the bench are not comparable to last season.
As the newly joined players adapted to the tactical system, captain Martin scored a high number of goals. Almost every game was overwhelming, and the opponents had no room to fight back.
The Premier League and Champions League are the best microcosms.
The Premier League currently leads No. 2 Chelsea by 15 points, and defending the title is only a matter of time.
They met the Southern King Bayern in the Champions League 1/8 finals and easily defeated their opponents in the first round as a guest.
It’s easy to handle both events, let alone the others.
There is no opponent at all.
In this context, winning the championship is not difficult at all.
In particular, captain Martin is in very good shape and is directly involved in two goals in basically every game.
Every game starts with 2:0, how will others beat it?
Even Barcelona, the Cosmos team at its peak, couldn't do anything.
The news that Arsenal won the EFL Cup quickly became the headlines of major sports media, and star Martin naturally appeared on the front page.
His popularity expanded significantly again.
He is handsome and good at football, so it is not easy to gain fans.
The Arsenal players who won the EFL Cup were given a day and a half of vacation. Except for Martin, who continued to practice extra every day, the other players used it to enjoy the rare rest time and spend time with their families.
On March 3, the whole team returned to Colney training base to prepare for the fourth game against Liverpool this season.
Two of the first three games were EFL Cup semi-finals, and the remaining one was the first leg of the league at home.
In three games, Arsenal scored nine goals and conceded only two.
Martin alone scored 6 goals and 1 assist, and participated in seven direct goals.
In this battle at the league level, the entire Liverpool team is highly motivated.
The purpose is to avenge the defeat at the Emirates Stadium in the first round of the league!
In addition, after finishing the league game with Liverpool, in four days we will face Bayern at home in the second leg of the Champions League 1/8 finals.
Although they defeated Bayern 2:0 in the first round as a guest, we still cannot take it lightly in the second round back at home, otherwise we may be reversed and eliminated by Bayern.
As the defending champion of the Champions League, especially after winning 2-0 away from home in the first round, if they are eliminated at home, it will definitely become a joke around the world.
Therefore, for Arsenal, which has just won the EFL Cup, this season's journey to win the championship has truly entered a feverish stage.
He cannot be neglected and has become one of the core preparations for the Arsenal team.
Since Arsenal has a Champions League match next week, priority should be given to the schedule.
Liverpool VS Arsenal is another typical strong dialogue, so it is arranged in the first game of this round.
当地时间周六中午12点30分，2016-2017赛季英超第27轮联赛率先在安菲尔德球场拉开战幕。
The 26th round of the league ended. Arsenal was affected by the fact that they played the EFL Cup final on the weekend. Like Manchester United, they did not play the 26th round of the league, which means that both teams have one game less.
Arsenal's lead is too big. Even if No. 2 Chelsea wins, they still have a 12-point lead.
Liverpool has played 26 rounds, with 14 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses, ranking fifth in the league with 49 points, four points behind No. 5 Manchester City. However, Liverpool will not have a European war mission next week, so they do not need to be distracted while they are full of physical fitness.
Even if Liverpool at home faces Arsenal, who are undefeated in 61 league games across the season, they all want to eat each other!
However, Liverpool currently does not have the lineup strength to reach the Champions League final next season. It lacks the key players of the Red Arrows Salah and the defensive stalwart Van Dijk.
There is also a stable Brazilian national goalkeeper Alisson in front of the goal. Even if he is at home, it will be difficult to compete with Arsenal who are in full swing.
Coutinho is indeed very capable, but his style of play is too soft. Obviously there is no way to compare with Salah. He is very uncomfortable facing Kante's close marking.
The visiting team Arsenal's first goal came from Coutinho's mistake.
In the 18th minute, Kanter successfully intercepted the ball and handed the ball to Van Dyke immediately.
The Dutch central defender has grown very quickly and keeps passing the ball to Xhaka.
Xhaka received the football and did not go through Martin. He directly made a long pass to Gnabry on the left.
The Liverpool players who switched from attack to defense once again made the mistake of paying too much attention to Martin to the detriment of other Arsenal attacking players.
Gnabry is definitely not particularly fast, but he is still fast compared to Klein who has returned from a serious injury.
He brought the ball about 30 meters away from the baseline, attracted enough attention, and handed it to Cavani who followed up at high speed in the middle. The latter paused and sent a kick to Walcott who came in at high speed from the right. Large straight plug.
The Liverpool fans at Anfield subconsciously let out a burst of exclamations.
Everyone thought that Walcott, who stopped the ball and cut into the right rib of the penalty area, would hit the goal directly, but he passed an inverted triangle to the left and back.
The footage provided by the on-site director covered the entire restricted area.
Fans watching the live broadcast of the game happened to see an Arsenal player wearing a golden jersey running out of the lower left corner of the screen.
Then the commentator shouted hysterically: "Martin——"
Cavani has attracted all the defensive attention in the middle, and Martin, who is participating in the attack, is unmarked after inserting.
In other words, he relied on his ghostly movement to appear in the agreed running area of the counterattack tactics formulated before the game.
Knife rises and falls.
A kick that doesn't stop the ball and hits the ground with the instep.
Goalkeeper Mignolet's line of sight was blocked. By the time he saw the football come out of the gap between the people, it was too late to react. Therefore, his center of gravity sank in the direction of the ball, and he knelt on one knee with his right foot, looking at the collision. The snow-white ball net is beyond reach.
Arsenal leads 1:0 as a guest!
Klopp, standing in the technical area commanded by the home team coach, was really powerless.
The players are too weak.
The lineup must be upgraded this summer.
Otherwise, it would be impossible to compete with teams like Arsenal, Manchester City, and Chelsea for the Premier League title.
To magnify it, it cannot be competitive enough in the Champions League.
Watching Arsenal's solid performance, Van Dijk sighed: Such a good central defender, why did he join Arsenal?
His mind couldn't help but think of German international Hummels, who he had worked with when coaching Dortmund.
Although he will turn 30 next year, the central defender is slightly older and more mature.
Then he thought of Paris Saint-Germain captain Thiago Silva.
Although he is a bit older, he has rich experience in competition.
A mature and strong team must have a world-class central defender.
As for the offensive players, he already has a plan in mind.
This summer, Salah must be bought no matter what.
When the time comes to play a misplaced winger with Mane, the defensive end may be insufficient. With the false nine Firmino, the offensive end can bring unexpected pressure to the opponent.
Just when Klopp's mind was wandering too far, the game had restarted.
Liverpool, who were lagging behind, had to try to get the score back by strengthening their offense.
Arsenal's overall defense was very good and did not give any chance to Liverpool, who were not the Red Arrows.
Before the end of the first half, Gnabry broke through the left rib of the attack and won Arsenal a direct free kick about 28 meters from the goal.
Liverpool fans at Anfield became nervous when they saw Martin preparing to take the penalty.
Klopp, standing in the home team coach's command area, clearly felt a little uneasy.
For a free kick at this position, his intuition told him that Martin's scoring rate was very high!
as predicted!
Martin's direct free kick hit the upper left corner of the goal and scored his second goal of the game.
Even if Mignolet was prepared, there was nothing he could do. He could only watch helplessly as the powerful and heavy football hit the snow-white net.
Arsenal led by two goals at halftime, and everyone knew there would be no big surprises in this game.
Arsenal, which dominates Europe, is so strong in controlling the field after leading the score that no team can break the defense.
Once too much effort is invested in the offense, huge problems will be exposed when switching from offense to defense.
And Arsenal will seize the opportunity to counterattack and kill the game!
At the end of the game, the scoreboard showed a score of 1:3.
Arsenal, who took the first kick off, took all three points, and their lead over Chelsea once again expanded to 15 points. As Chelsea defeated West Ham United 2:1 as a guest in the later game, the point difference returned to 12 points.
However, Arsenal has one game in hand. As long as they get three points in the league against Southampton, the point difference between the two teams will return to 15 points.
Arsenal fans don't pay attention to the difference between the two teams at all. Anyway, it will end with Arsenal winning the championship.
The 2016-2017 Premier League season has reached the 27th round. The home team with one game less has 12 league games left, and it is impossible for Chelsea to catch up.
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After Arsenal played away to challenge Liverpool in the league, the team quickly shifted their focus to the Champions League.
周二晚上8点45分，他们将会在主场迎来拜仁慕尼黑的欧冠1/8决赛次回合较量。首回合做客2：0赢球只能说是奠定了晋级基调，要是次回合的主场比赛稍有差池，南大王拜仁很有可能抓住机会。
You must know that according to the original history, Arsenal has never reached the level of Bayern in the Champions League.
All Europe is paying close attention to this contest.
Arsenal fans and Bayern fans once again took the lead in confronting each other via social platforms.
With their recent excellent performance, Arsenal fans have no fear. They have never been afraid of anyone on social platforms. They just hate them. Anyway, the result of the game is always won by the home team in their hearts.
Bayern fans are not uneasy about Arsenal's strength, but they are hesitant about Martin's super performance.
So many Bayern fans pray to God, hoping that Martin will have some minor problems on match day.
At noon on Monday, the entire Bayern team took a flight from Munich to London to prepare for the second leg of the Champions League 1/8 finals.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, Ancelotti took Hummels to attend the regular pre-match press conference.
Facing media interviews, Ancelotti, who once coached Chelsea in London, is still very confident.
The British media would definitely not make Ancelotti feel comfortable, especially the pro-Arsenal media, who directly attacked him.
"Where does your confidence come from?"
"Please, you lost 0:2 at home, not won 20:0 at home."
"Oh My God! After losing at home, you still have the absolute confidence to beat Arsenal as a guest, who has been unbeaten for nearly two seasons?"
"What kind of international joke are you kidding?"
……
With every word spoken by the British reporter at the scene, Ancelotti's face grew darker and darker by the end.
The routine press conference before the game naturally ended on bad terms.
The local German media criticized the British media for lack of respect for Ancelotti.
The British media has always been sharp in their words, so they pushed back at that time.
As a result, the media from the two countries started fighting on social media, spitting at each other, and even fans from both sides applied to join.
Fans from other countries will naturally not let go of such an opportunity to watch the excitement, and some media and fans even deliberately add to the anger, hoping to make the incident even bigger.
The players on both sides of the game were not affected in any way. The respective head coaches asked their players to remain highly focused and put all their energy into the second leg of the Champions League 1/8 finals tomorrow night.
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At around 07:30 pm local time the next day, the two teams entered the Emirates Stadium to warm up. The Emirates Stadium, which can accommodate [-] fans, was nearly full, and their respective starting lineups were also leaked.
The home team Arsenal is still a 4231 formation.
Goalkeeper: Petr Cech
Defenders: Monreal, Van Dijk, Koscielny, Bellerin
Midfielder: Xhaka, Kante
Midfielder: Sanchez, Martin, Gnabry
Forward: Cavani
The visiting team Bayern also used a 4231 formation.
Goalkeeper: Neuer
Defenders: Alaba, Hummels, Boateng, Rafinha
Midfielder: Vidal, Javi Martinez
Forward: Douglas Costa, Thiago, Thomas Muller
Forward: Lewandowski
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"beep~"
At 8:45 pm, the standard match time of the Champions League, Greek referee Sidiropoulos blew his whistle.
Arsenal, who had the home advantage, took advantage of the opportunity to kick off the ball first and launched an offensive, holding Bayern in half court to defend.
"aoaooaoaoaooaoooo——"
Many Arsenal players poured into the half-court to participate in the attack. The home team fans in the auditorium let out huge cheers like a mountain roar and a tsunami, cheering for their beloved team.
Central 5 commentator He Wei had just finished announcing the starting lineups of both sides. When he saw that Arsenal did not follow the routine and directly launched a mercury-like attack, his voice suddenly rose an octave: "Arsenal is trying to grab the opening rhythm. I am full of confidence before the game. Can Bayern withstand Arsenal's indiscriminate attack?"
"Bayern is not a team that is good at defense, but Ancelotti sent Xavi Martinez and Vidal as double midfielders in this game, probably to strengthen the defense."
Commentator Xu Yang said solemnly: "But whether it can withstand it is still a big question mark. Arsenal's advantage at home is too obvious, and Martin is in very good condition. He is very likely to help Arsenal in continuous attacks." Na takes the lead!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Martin received Xhaka's direct pass forward and passed it. When he came to the left edge of the top of the penalty area, he swung his left foot and hit.
The kicked football is powerful and heavy, like a shell that has been released from the chest.
Neuer, who was very focused, blocked the ball sideways and kept the ball away with one palm.
Ancelotti, who was standing in the visiting team coach's technical area, had just let out a deep breath, and the breath suddenly rose to his throat again.
Neuer's save did not block the ball out of the baseline, but focused on the front of the left goal post and bounced back to the goal.
Cavani reacted faster than Hummels and Boateng. He leaned down from the small penalty area line and dived to the top, heading the football that dropped to the height of an ordinary person's thigh toward the goal.
Neuer, who had just finished his save, had just landed and was helpless as he watched the football flying toward the goal again.
"Ball! The ball is in!!!"
央5解说员贺伟朗声道：“诺伊尔扑出了马丁的远射！但是卡瓦尼门前反应非常快，他的头球补射把球送进拜仁球门！阿森纳收获梦幻开局！主场1：0领先拜仁！总比分3：0领先！”
Arsenal fans throughout the Emirates Stadium burst into deafening cheers.
Arsenal head coach Arsene Wenger was still sitting on the coaching bench with his legs crossed, just high-fiving the assistant coaches on both sides in celebration.
For him, scoring first was a planned outcome.
Getting the start and scoring the first goal means there will be no surprises in the game.
The Arsenal players on the court celebrated the goal excitedly, while the Bayern players who lost the ball sighed.
I came to the Emirates Stadium with a 0:2 deficit and only played for 2 minutes...
Falling behind with a total score of 0:3...
If you want to reverse the situation and advance, you must score three goals in a row in the remaining game time without conceding a goal!
It seems to be a goal that can be achieved, but... the possibility of completion is infinitely close to zero.
the reason is simple.
First of all, Arsenal's overall defense is very good, and secondly, the offensive end is unstoppable.
Excellent on both ends of the floor.
how do you play
Ancelotti can also think of tactics to reverse the unfavorable situation.
But the feeling of the players on the field is the most intuitive.
Starting from the two rounds of the Champions League quarter-finals last season to the first round of the quarter-finals this season, the feeling in the three Champions League games is that Arsenal's dominance is too strong.
It does feel very smooth when attacking and is very likely to score goals.
But once you have such an idea, you are not far away from losing the ball...
Bayern had a kick-off advantage in the restarted game, but their offense felt restrained and there was no way to pose a threat to Cech's goal.
Ancelotti's uneasiness grew stronger.
as predicted!
In the 9th minute of the game, Arsenal got a corner kick opportunity. Sanchez took a corner kick on the right. Martin jumped high at the penalty spot, overwhelming Boateng and Lewandowski like a mountain, and smashed the ball into the right goal. Goalkeeper Neuer had no reaction.
"Martin! Scored the goal with a domineering header!"
Central 5 commentator He Wei said impassionedly: "His goal helped Arsenal lead Bayern 4:0 with a total score. If the South King cannot narrow the point difference in the restarted game, then the team that will advance to the quarterfinals of this season's Champions League There will be no suspense."
Less than 10 minutes into the game, Bayern fell behind by two goals and fell behind by four goals in total. The whole team showed a look of despair.
However, things that make them even more desperate are yet to come.
In the 23rd minute, Gnabry caused a foul on Vidal by attacking the right rib, winning the team a direct free kick about 26 meters from the goal.
Captain Martin looked like he was taking a penalty kick under the attention of fans all over the world. The football he kicked was like a rainbow across the sky and hit the upper right corner of the goal.
Neuer again had no reaction.
3: 0!
While the Arsenal players celebrated the goal wildly, the Bayern players looked at each other.
What the hell, how long has it been since the game started?
Just three goals behind?
Five goals behind on aggregate?
Arsenal, who were leading by a big score, focused on defense in the restarted game. Bayern had no choice but to score first as much as possible.
The result is that the offense has not yet knocked on Arsenal's door, but the defense has problems first.
The cost of increasing the number of offensive people is that there will be a serious shortage of defensive people when switching from offense to defense.
In the 37th minute, Kanter intercepted the ball and handed it directly to Martin. The latter turned around 360 degrees to protect the ball, and connected with a diagonal pass of more than 60 meters to accurately find Sanchez who was advancing at high speed from the left.
Sanchez, who was in his prime, received the ball and passed the defender Hummels, and succeeded with a low shot from the left rib of the penalty area into the far corner.
4:0
At this point in the game, Bayern has completely admitted defeat.
But this goal was not the last goal of the game.
In the second half, Giroud, Walcott and Bayern player Robben each came off the bench and scored a goal.
In the end, Arsenal defeated the Bundesliga giant Bayern 6:1 at home and advanced to the quarterfinals of this season's Champions League with a disparity of 8:1 in total!
(End of this chapter)
The 2016-2017 EFL Cup final ended with Arsenal defeating Manchester United 2:0.
This result surprised no one.
Arsenal fans are once again the happiest fans in the world.
They were ecstatic and shouting for joy.
I was so excited that I couldn't sleep all night.
Many European mainstream media predict that Arsenal may make great progress in all competitions this season and replicate last year's achievements.
Last year's Arsenal lineup was not good. Before Martin joined, they were the top [-] players in the Champions League. They competed for the top four in the Premier League. After Martin joined them, they quickly won championships in various competitions.
Before the start of this season, Arsenal suddenly became generous after being privatized by the Kroenke family and introduced many powerful stars.
The thickness of the lineup and the depth of the bench are not comparable to last season.
As the newly joined players adapted to the tactical system, captain Martin scored a high number of goals. Almost every game was overwhelming, and the opponents had no room to fight back.
The Premier League and Champions League are the best microcosms.
The Premier League currently leads No. 2 Chelsea by 15 points, and defending the title is only a matter of time.
They met the Southern King Bayern in the Champions League 1/8 finals and easily defeated their opponents in the first round as a guest.
It’s easy to handle both events, let alone the others.
There is no opponent at all.
In this context, winning the championship is not difficult at all.
In particular, captain Martin is in very good shape and is directly involved in two goals in basically every game.
Every game starts with 2:0, how will others beat it?
Even Barcelona, the Cosmos team at its peak, couldn't do anything.
The news that Arsenal won the EFL Cup quickly became the headlines of major sports media, and star Martin naturally appeared on the front page.
His popularity expanded significantly again.
He is handsome and good at football, so it is not easy to gain fans.
The Arsenal players who won the EFL Cup were given a day and a half of vacation. Except for Martin, who continued to practice extra every day, the other players used it to enjoy the rare rest time and spend time with their families.
On March 3, the whole team returned to Colney training base to prepare for the fourth game against Liverpool this season.
Two of the first three games were EFL Cup semi-finals, and the remaining one was the first leg of the league at home.
In three games, Arsenal scored nine goals and conceded only two.
Martin alone scored 6 goals and 1 assist, and participated in seven direct goals.
In this battle at the league level, the entire Liverpool team is highly motivated.
The purpose is to avenge the defeat at the Emirates Stadium in the first round of the league!
In addition, after finishing the league game with Liverpool, in four days we will face Bayern at home in the second leg of the Champions League 1/8 finals.
Although they defeated Bayern 2:0 in the first round as a guest, we still cannot take it lightly in the second round back at home, otherwise we may be reversed and eliminated by Bayern.
As the defending champion of the Champions League, especially after winning 2-0 away from home in the first round, if they are eliminated at home, it will definitely become a joke around the world.
Therefore, for Arsenal, which has just won the EFL Cup, this season's journey to win the championship has truly entered a feverish stage.
He cannot be neglected and has become one of the core preparations for the Arsenal team.
Since Arsenal has a Champions League match next week, priority should be given to the schedule.
Liverpool VS Arsenal is another typical strong dialogue, so it is arranged in the first game of this round.
当地时间周六中午12点30分，2016-2017赛季英超第27轮联赛率先在安菲尔德球场拉开战幕。
The 26th round of the league ended. Arsenal was affected by the fact that they played the EFL Cup final on the weekend. Like Manchester United, they did not play the 26th round of the league, which means that both teams have one game less.
Arsenal's lead is too big. Even if No. 2 Chelsea wins, they still have a 12-point lead.
Liverpool has played 26 rounds, with 14 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses, ranking fifth in the league with 49 points, four points behind No. 5 Manchester City. However, Liverpool will not have a European war mission next week, so they do not need to be distracted while they are full of physical fitness.
Even if Liverpool at home faces Arsenal, who are undefeated in 61 league games across the season, they all want to eat each other!
However, Liverpool currently does not have the lineup strength to reach the Champions League final next season. It lacks the key players of the Red Arrows Salah and the defensive stalwart Van Dijk.
There is also a stable Brazilian national goalkeeper Alisson in front of the goal. Even if he is at home, it will be difficult to compete with Arsenal who are in full swing.
Coutinho is indeed very capable, but his style of play is too soft. Obviously there is no way to compare with Salah. He is very uncomfortable facing Kante's close marking.
The visiting team Arsenal's first goal came from Coutinho's mistake.
In the 18th minute, Kanter successfully intercepted the ball and handed the ball to Van Dyke immediately.
The Dutch central defender has grown very quickly and keeps passing the ball to Xhaka.
Xhaka received the football and did not go through Martin. He directly made a long pass to Gnabry on the left.
The Liverpool players who switched from attack to defense once again made the mistake of paying too much attention to Martin to the detriment of other Arsenal attacking players.
Gnabry is definitely not particularly fast, but he is still fast compared to Klein who has returned from a serious injury.
He brought the ball about 30 meters away from the baseline, attracted enough attention, and handed it to Cavani who followed up at high speed in the middle. The latter paused and sent a kick to Walcott who came in at high speed from the right. Large straight plug.
The Liverpool fans at Anfield subconsciously let out a burst of exclamations.
Everyone thought that Walcott, who stopped the ball and cut into the right rib of the penalty area, would hit the goal directly, but he passed an inverted triangle to the left and back.
The footage provided by the on-site director covered the entire restricted area.
Fans watching the live broadcast of the game happened to see an Arsenal player wearing a golden jersey running out of the lower left corner of the screen.
Then the commentator shouted hysterically: "Martin——"
Cavani has attracted all the defensive attention in the middle, and Martin, who is participating in the attack, is unmarked after inserting.
In other words, he relied on his ghostly movement to appear in the agreed running area of the counterattack tactics formulated before the game.
Knife rises and falls.
A kick that doesn't stop the ball and hits the ground with the instep.
Goalkeeper Mignolet's line of sight was blocked. By the time he saw the football come out of the gap between the people, it was too late to react. Therefore, his center of gravity sank in the direction of the ball, and he knelt on one knee with his right foot, looking at the collision. The snow-white ball net is beyond reach.
Arsenal leads 1:0 as a guest!
Klopp, standing in the technical area commanded by the home team coach, was really powerless.
The players are too weak.
The lineup must be upgraded this summer.
Otherwise, it would be impossible to compete with teams like Arsenal, Manchester City, and Chelsea for the Premier League title.
To magnify it, it cannot be competitive enough in the Champions League.
Watching Arsenal's solid performance, Van Dijk sighed: Such a good central defender, why did he join Arsenal?
His mind couldn't help but think of German international Hummels, who he had worked with when coaching Dortmund.
Although he will turn 30 next year, the central defender is slightly older and more mature.
Then he thought of Paris Saint-Germain captain Thiago Silva.
Although he is a bit older, he has rich experience in competition.
A mature and strong team must have a world-class central defender.
As for the offensive players, he already has a plan in mind.
This summer, Salah must be bought no matter what.
When the time comes to play a misplaced winger with Mane, the defensive end may be insufficient. With the false nine Firmino, the offensive end can bring unexpected pressure to the opponent.
Just when Klopp's mind was wandering too far, the game had restarted.
Liverpool, who were lagging behind, had to try to get the score back by strengthening their offense.
Arsenal's overall defense was very good and did not give any chance to Liverpool, who were not the Red Arrows.
Before the end of the first half, Gnabry broke through the left rib of the attack and won Arsenal a direct free kick about 28 meters from the goal.
Liverpool fans at Anfield became nervous when they saw Martin preparing to take the penalty.
Klopp, standing in the home team coach's command area, clearly felt a little uneasy.
For a free kick at this position, his intuition told him that Martin's scoring rate was very high!
as predicted!
Martin's direct free kick hit the upper left corner of the goal and scored his second goal of the game.
Even if Mignolet was prepared, there was nothing he could do. He could only watch helplessly as the powerful and heavy football hit the snow-white net.
Arsenal led by two goals at halftime, and everyone knew there would be no big surprises in this game.
Arsenal, which dominates Europe, is so strong in controlling the field after leading the score that no team can break the defense.
Once too much effort is invested in the offense, huge problems will be exposed when switching from offense to defense.
And Arsenal will seize the opportunity to counterattack and kill the game!
At the end of the game, the scoreboard showed a score of 1:3.
Arsenal, who took the first kick off, took all three points, and their lead over Chelsea once again expanded to 15 points. As Chelsea defeated West Ham United 2:1 as a guest in the later game, the point difference returned to 12 points.
However, Arsenal has one game in hand. As long as they get three points in the league against Southampton, the point difference between the two teams will return to 15 points.
Arsenal fans don't pay attention to the difference between the two teams at all. Anyway, it will end with Arsenal winning the championship.
The 2016-2017 Premier League season has reached the 27th round. The home team with one game less has 12 league games left, and it is impossible for Chelsea to catch up.
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After Arsenal played away to challenge Liverpool in the league, the team quickly shifted their focus to the Champions League.
周二晚上8点45分，他们将会在主场迎来拜仁慕尼黑的欧冠1/8决赛次回合较量。首回合做客2：0赢球只能说是奠定了晋级基调，要是次回合的主场比赛稍有差池，南大王拜仁很有可能抓住机会。
You must know that according to the original history, Arsenal has never reached the level of Bayern in the Champions League.
All Europe is paying close attention to this contest.
Arsenal fans and Bayern fans once again took the lead in confronting each other via social platforms.
With their recent excellent performance, Arsenal fans have no fear. They have never been afraid of anyone on social platforms. They just hate them. Anyway, the result of the game is always won by the home team in their hearts.
Bayern fans are not uneasy about Arsenal's strength, but they are hesitant about Martin's super performance.
So many Bayern fans pray to God, hoping that Martin will have some minor problems on match day.
At noon on Monday, the entire Bayern team took a flight from Munich to London to prepare for the second leg of the Champions League 1/8 finals.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, Ancelotti took Hummels to attend the regular pre-match press conference.
Facing media interviews, Ancelotti, who once coached Chelsea in London, is still very confident.
The British media would definitely not make Ancelotti feel comfortable, especially the pro-Arsenal media, who directly attacked him.
"Where does your confidence come from?"
"Please, you lost 0:2 at home, not won 20:0 at home."
"Oh My God! After losing at home, you still have the absolute confidence to beat Arsenal as a guest, who has been unbeaten for nearly two seasons?"
"What kind of international joke are you kidding?"
……
With every word spoken by the British reporter at the scene, Ancelotti's face grew darker and darker by the end.
The routine press conference before the game naturally ended on bad terms.
The local German media criticized the British media for lack of respect for Ancelotti.
The British media has always been sharp in their words, so they pushed back at that time.
As a result, the media from the two countries started fighting on social media, spitting at each other, and even fans from both sides applied to join.
Fans from other countries will naturally not let go of such an opportunity to watch the excitement, and some media and fans even deliberately add to the anger, hoping to make the incident even bigger.
The players on both sides of the game were not affected in any way. The respective head coaches asked their players to remain highly focused and put all their energy into the second leg of the Champions League 1/8 finals tomorrow night.
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At around 07:30 pm local time the next day, the two teams entered the Emirates Stadium to warm up. The Emirates Stadium, which can accommodate [-] fans, was nearly full, and their respective starting lineups were also leaked.
The home team Arsenal is still a 4231 formation.
Goalkeeper: Petr Cech
Defenders: Monreal, Van Dijk, Koscielny, Bellerin
Midfielder: Xhaka, Kante
Midfielder: Sanchez, Martin, Gnabry
Forward: Cavani
The visiting team Bayern also used a 4231 formation.
Goalkeeper: Neuer
Defenders: Alaba, Hummels, Boateng, Rafinha
Midfielder: Vidal, Javi Martinez
Forward: Douglas Costa, Thiago, Thomas Muller
Forward: Lewandowski
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"beep~"
At 8:45 pm, the standard match time of the Champions League, Greek referee Sidiropoulos blew his whistle.
Arsenal, who had the home advantage, took advantage of the opportunity to kick off the ball first and launched an offensive, holding Bayern in half court to defend.
"aoaooaoaoaooaoooo——"
Many Arsenal players poured into the half-court to participate in the attack. The home team fans in the auditorium let out huge cheers like a mountain roar and a tsunami, cheering for their beloved team.
Central 5 commentator He Wei had just finished announcing the starting lineups of both sides. When he saw that Arsenal did not follow the routine and directly launched a mercury-like attack, his voice suddenly rose an octave: "Arsenal is trying to grab the opening rhythm. I am full of confidence before the game. Can Bayern withstand Arsenal's indiscriminate attack?"
"Bayern is not a team that is good at defense, but Ancelotti sent Xavi Martinez and Vidal as double midfielders in this game, probably to strengthen the defense."
Commentator Xu Yang said solemnly: "But whether it can withstand it is still a big question mark. Arsenal's advantage at home is too obvious, and Martin is in very good condition. He is very likely to help Arsenal in continuous attacks." Na takes the lead!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Martin received Xhaka's direct pass forward and passed it. When he came to the left edge of the top of the penalty area, he swung his left foot and hit.
The kicked football is powerful and heavy, like a shell that has been released from the chest.
Neuer, who was very focused, blocked the ball sideways and kept the ball away with one palm.
Ancelotti, who was standing in the visiting team coach's technical area, had just let out a deep breath, and the breath suddenly rose to his throat again.
Neuer's save did not block the ball out of the baseline, but focused on the front of the left goal post and bounced back to the goal.
Cavani reacted faster than Hummels and Boateng. He leaned down from the small penalty area line and dived to the top, heading the football that dropped to the height of an ordinary person's thigh toward the goal.
Neuer, who had just finished his save, had just landed and was helpless as he watched the football flying toward the goal again.
"Ball! The ball is in!!!"
央5解说员贺伟朗声道：“诺伊尔扑出了马丁的远射！但是卡瓦尼门前反应非常快，他的头球补射把球送进拜仁球门！阿森纳收获梦幻开局！主场1：0领先拜仁！总比分3：0领先！”
Arsenal fans throughout the Emirates Stadium burst into deafening cheers.
Arsenal head coach Arsene Wenger was still sitting on the coaching bench with his legs crossed, just high-fiving the assistant coaches on both sides in celebration.
For him, scoring first was a planned outcome.
Getting the start and scoring the first goal means there will be no surprises in the game.
The Arsenal players on the court celebrated the goal excitedly, while the Bayern players who lost the ball sighed.
I came to the Emirates Stadium with a 0:2 deficit and only played for 2 minutes...
Falling behind with a total score of 0:3...
If you want to reverse the situation and advance, you must score three goals in a row in the remaining game time without conceding a goal!
It seems to be a goal that can be achieved, but... the possibility of completion is infinitely close to zero.
the reason is simple.
First of all, Arsenal's overall defense is very good, and secondly, the offensive end is unstoppable.
Excellent on both ends of the floor.
how do you play
Ancelotti can also think of tactics to reverse the unfavorable situation.
But the feeling of the players on the field is the most intuitive.
Starting from the two rounds of the Champions League quarter-finals last season to the first round of the quarter-finals this season, the feeling in the three Champions League games is that Arsenal's dominance is too strong.
It does feel very smooth when attacking and is very likely to score goals.
But once you have such an idea, you are not far away from losing the ball...
Bayern had a kick-off advantage in the restarted game, but their offense felt restrained and there was no way to pose a threat to Cech's goal.
Ancelotti's uneasiness grew stronger.
as predicted!
In the 9th minute of the game, Arsenal got a corner kick opportunity. Sanchez took a corner kick on the right. Martin jumped high at the penalty spot, overwhelming Boateng and Lewandowski like a mountain, and smashed the ball into the right goal. Goalkeeper Neuer had no reaction.
"Martin! Scored the goal with a domineering header!"
Central 5 commentator He Wei said impassionedly: "His goal helped Arsenal lead Bayern 4:0 with a total score. If the South King cannot narrow the point difference in the restarted game, then the team that will advance to the quarterfinals of this season's Champions League There will be no suspense."
Less than 10 minutes into the game, Bayern fell behind by two goals and fell behind by four goals in total. The whole team showed a look of despair.
However, things that make them even more desperate are yet to come.
In the 23rd minute, Gnabry caused a foul on Vidal by attacking the right rib, winning the team a direct free kick about 26 meters from the goal.
Captain Martin looked like he was taking a penalty kick under the attention of fans all over the world. The football he kicked was like a rainbow across the sky and hit the upper right corner of the goal.
Neuer again had no reaction.
3: 0!
While the Arsenal players celebrated the goal wildly, the Bayern players looked at each other.
What the hell, how long has it been since the game started?
Just three goals behind?
Five goals behind on aggregate?
Arsenal, who were leading by a big score, focused on defense in the restarted game. Bayern had no choice but to score first as much as possible.
The result is that the offense has not yet knocked on Arsenal's door, but the defense has problems first.
The cost of increasing the number of offensive people is that there will be a serious shortage of defensive people when switching from offense to defense.
In the 37th minute, Kanter intercepted the ball and handed it directly to Martin. The latter turned around 360 degrees to protect the ball, and connected with a diagonal pass of more than 60 meters to accurately find Sanchez who was advancing at high speed from the left.
Sanchez, who was in his prime, received the ball and passed the defender Hummels, and succeeded with a low shot from the left rib of the penalty area into the far corner.
4:0
At this point in the game, Bayern has completely admitted defeat.
But this goal was not the last goal of the game.
In the second half, Giroud, Walcott and Bayern player Robben each came off the bench and scored a goal.
In the end, Arsenal defeated the Bundesliga giant Bayern 6:1 at home and advanced to the quarterfinals of this season's Champions League with a disparity of 8:1 in total!
(End of this chapter)
