Chapter 362 Super huge effect! Once again overtaking Cristiano Ronaldo to top the Champions League t

Chapter 362 Super huge effect! Once again overtaking Cristiano Ronaldo to top the Champions League top scorer list!

"Martin!"

"An unstoppable long-range shot scored!"

"Arsenal equalizes the score as a guest!"

Central 5 commentator He Wei said impassionedly: "We each scored a goal in the 15th minute of the game. There is a high probability that the next game will be more exciting and... there will be more goals."

"Martin's long-range shot fully demonstrated his superb scoring ability."

Commentator Xu Yang was full of passion: "With this goal, Martin has caught up with Cristiano Ronaldo and shares the top scorer list in the Champions League! Based on Real Madrid's super performance in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals and Arsenal's strength, there is a possibility of advancing to the final. It’s very big, so there are still two games between the two of them. How high will this number of goals be raised to in the end?”

During the conversation, the live director restored the whole process of the wonderful goal.

From the moment Martin receives the ball and breaks through Fabinho, to taking advantage of rhythm and speed to pass Bakayoko...

The pass to Cavani, who deliberately pulled out of the penalty area with his back to the goal, was unexpected. The latter's artillery skills were also very good. The football he pushed out was smooth and steady, completely in tune with Martin's running rhythm.

People arrive at the ball!

Martin's right foot when he completed the shot hit the instep, and the football kicked out was very powerful. In the frame-by-frame playback, it can be clearly seen that goalkeeper Subasic actually touched the ball with his fingertips, but he did not have time to exert force. It was broken by the extremely powerful football, so it did not change the trajectory of football.

The screen was shown to the stadium again, and the fans in front of the TV saw Monaco goalkeeper Subasic having his fingers checked by the team doctor.

The CC5 commentator said: "I think Martin's long-range shot from the foot is very powerful, and it may hurt the Croatian goalkeeper."

"I hope it's nothing serious."

Guest commentator Xu Yang said seriously.

Due to the special nature of the goalkeeper and the goalkeeper of Monaco who lost the ball, the referee Raos could only wait.

Based on Subasic's own feelings and the preliminary diagnosis of the team doctor, Jardim, who was standing in the technical area commanded by the home team coach, suddenly let out a sigh of relief.

His biggest concern was that the score was tied and the main goalkeeper was injured.

Not to mention wasting a substitution, the most important thing is that it affects the team's morale.

Luckily fortunately!

The game restarted, and Monaco, who won the right to kick off, did not have the impact of the early start. It was obvious that their head coach Jardim had formulated a detailed game plan before the game.

Every few minutes, the tactics will change.

The atmosphere at the Louis II Stadium is fanatical, but the capacity of this comprehensive stadium is really limited, so the huge shouts cannot be compared with a professional stadium with a capacity of 4+.

Home fans have limited influence on visiting team players, and the performance of the home team will be affected to some extent.

Twenty minutes into the game, Arsenal also changed their original step-by-step defensive tactics to increase their pressing intensity.

So much so that Monaco's offensive players did not dare to hold the ball too much and speed up the passing rate.

Players whose technical abilities are not up to par will suffer a significant decline in the stability of passing and receiving under tremendous pressure.

The central defender Glick who received the ball at the end did not seek merit but no fault. He chose to make a big-footed clearance when faced with Cavani's pressing.

Whether it is Falcao or Mbappe, their standing headers cannot be compared with Van Dijk and Koscielny.

Van Dijk squeezed his position and didn't even need to take off. He headed the ball with his forehead and flicked his neck, accurately pointing the ball to Xhaka.

Xhaka, who joined Arsenal last summer, has been integrating into Arsenal for nearly a season and has perfectly fit into Arsenal's tactical system. The organization and offense he is responsible for is getting better and better.

Mbappe intends to use his speed advantage to pounce and steal the ball.

Xhaka handled the ball decisively without any delay. He raised his left foot and pushed the ball to Kanter with the arch of his foot...

Arsenal's passing speed near the midline was very fast. After three passes and two downs, the football came to Martin who was facing the goal.

Both Bakayoko and Fabinho became nervous and fought and retreated.

Martin did not delay his opportunity. He was about 40 meters away from the goal and sent a diagonal pass to the left in the middle.

Sanchez, who attacked the left rib, stopped and walked to the middle. After attracting enough defensive attention, he sent a reverse pass to the left.

"Monreal!"

Following the shouts of Central 5 commentator He Wei, Monreal, who was running forward at high speed along the left sideline, took the right pass in the direction in front of him and looked up at Ka who ran into the penalty area. Varney.

In fact, this kind of tactical routine has been practiced many times before the game. Monreal, who took a few quick steps to catch up with the football, knew where to pass it with his eyes closed.

He raised his head with confusion.

The football shot up from the left wing and flew towards the penalty area with a strong inward arc. The two central defenders following Cavani ran towards the front point of the left rib of the penalty area.

Everyone thought that the defense was guaranteed, but they didn't know that Monreal's cross was not for Cavani at all, but...

“—Serge Gnabry!”

Gnabry got in front of the inward left-back and swung his left foot to shoot from the penalty spot.

It is already very rare for Subasic to respond, and it is completely unrealistic to want to turn the tide.

"Bang~"

Soon enough, a crisp collision sound brought hope to the Monaco people who were holding their heads.

"wowowoooooooo——"

Glick belatedly kicked the football that bounced off the post and cleared the baseline. The home fans in the auditorium subconsciously let out a wave of frightened exclamations.

"Goalpost!!"

Sky TV commentator Andy Gray's voice rose an octave: "The left post of the Stade Louis II saved Monaco!"

Gnabry, who kicked the ball into the goalpost, put his head in his hands and looked a little incredible.

Big brother Cavani was very fond of him and said: "The performance is already very good."

Wenger, who was in charge of the technical area as coach of the visiting team, also applauded Gnabry, obviously recognizing his performance on the field.

The on-site director took advantage of this time to restore the entire process of Arsenal's goal.

"Arsenal's transition between offense and defense was too fast. The offense was very smooth, like mercury pouring to the ground. It was full of fun to watch and extremely threatening at the same time. If Gnabry's shooting skills were better, Arsenal would have reversed the score. "

CC5 commentator He Wei finished sighing. When he saw the broadcast showing Martin, his voice rose another octave: "Arsenal got a corner kick opportunity. This is one of their best scoring methods. Martin is also the team's best header scorer." The player with the most has a chance to overtake the score!"

Monaco coach Jardim, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, became a little nervous again.

He really doesn't know if the players on the field can limit the set-piece scoring that Arsenal is best at.

The defensive tactics are indeed formulated in great detail before the game, and the effect depends entirely on the players.

The most important factor is the attacking side taking the initiative.

As long as Arsenal cooperates well, no matter how good the defense is, it will ultimately be passive.

Arsenal fans who traveled with the team became excited and shouted hysterically.

The Louis II Stadium is a comprehensive stadium with a fan capacity of only 18523.

Although the proportion of Gunners fans is not high, only reaching 1/10, with their high momentum and unrestrained shouting, they broke through the boos from the home fans and brought a relaxed game atmosphere to the visiting team players.

Sanchez took a corner kick from the left, and Martin suddenly accelerated from the middle of the penalty area, ran to the front point, jumped, and headed the football that fell to the height of his forehead towards the goal.

Unfortunately, there was strong physical contact with Bakayoko in the air, and the football he pushed was very powerful, but unfortunately the accuracy was slightly worse.

As the football missed the left goal post, the home team fans in the audience let out a sigh of relief.

Monaco goalkeeper Subasic planned to take a short goal kick and then launch an attack from the backcourt, but Arsenal did not give him a chance and directly defended from a high position.

In order to ensure that the football was not intercepted in the backcourt, Subasic had no choice but to drive the ball to the frontcourt with his big feet.

Mbappe and Falcao, who is over 30 years old, cannot compare with Van Dijk and Koscielny in terms of height or strength, so they have no air superiority.

Arsenal gained the ball easily, started to organize the attack from the backcourt, and gradually threatened Subasic to guard the goal.

Jardim was worried and frightened.

The tactics formulated before the game so far are almost useless except for a successful start.

He really doesn't know if the team can withstand it...

The Monaco players on the field were paying close attention, fearing that they would make defensive mistakes and lose the game.

They don't know how their careers will develop in the future and whether they will have the opportunity to reach the Champions League finals. But now there is an opportunity to advance to the Champions League finals before them, so they don't want to miss it and regret it for the rest of their lives.

Each player put in 120% concentration and covered a very wide range of runs.

It is also true that Arsenal's offensive players with the ball will choose to reliably hand the ball to their teammates on the weak side. Many opportunities are fleeting, and giving up risks also means eliminating potentially fatal passes.

Of course, this abandonment of risk refers to Arsenal players other than Martin.

Their ability to grasp timing and create opportunities is not strong.

Martin, who serves as the absolute core, is waiting for opportunities. He is constantly interspersed with runs, transitions, and distributions to capture fleeting opportunities.

But it has to be said that Monaco's defense is very good, and it is no wonder that it can support efficient defensive counterattack tactics.

It’s just that many times hard work is always made worthless by bad luck.

In the 36th minute, Martin received the ball in the middle of the attack and braked on the spot. He temporarily got rid of the follower Fabinho and sent a diagonal pass to the left with his left foot.

Sanchez, who was running towards the passing lane at high speed, unexpectedly crossed his legs and passed the ball.

Sidibe, who was marking Sanchez, thought that Sanchez would stop and move the ball in the direction of travel. Bernardo Silva, who actively participated in the defense, also had the same idea.

result……

Monreal, who moved forward at high speed along the left sideline, passed the football passed by Sanchez to the left sideline area of ​​​​the penalty area in front of the right.

After realizing it, Sidibe and Bernardo Silva subconsciously turned around to chase Monreal, who had no speed advantage. They realized too late that they should pay attention to Sanchez's defense.

After passing the ball, Sanchez ran at high speed and Monreal passed in the same direction. Monaco's passively defensive defense showed signs of crumbling.

Sanchez, who ran to the left side of the penalty area and near the baseline, made a cross with his left foot without stopping the ball.

The defensive right center back Glick put his hands behind his back to avoid a handball foul, but he was afraid of eating the ball and turned his head a little when blocking the ball from the front, and his left elbow leaked out.

Unfortunately, Sanchez's cross hit Glick's left elbow.

Cavani in the penalty area and Sanchez who passed the ball could have raised their hands to report Glick for a handball foul.

"beep~"

The referee Raos had already put the whistle in his mouth, hesitated for about half a second, and finally blew the whistle in his mouth, pointing his right index finger in the direction of the penalty spot.

Central 5 commentator He Wei's commentary voice suddenly rose an octave higher: "Penalty kick!!"

Glick, who committed a handball foul, subconsciously faced Laos and said that he had both hands behind his back and there was no handball.

Laos, who was gradually balding, could see clearly, pointed at his eyes, and then slapped his left elbow with his right hand.

Monaco coach Jardim stood on the sidelines and shrugged, expressing his confusion.

The home team fans in the audience also booed harshly, sending it to the referee Raos who awarded the penalty kick.

However, this behavior did not change Laos's original intention of judging the penalty, which still pointed to the penalty spot.

Immediately, the on-site director gave slow-motion playback from various angles.

"Antonio Laos saw it very accurately. Alexis Sanchez's cross hit the left elbow of the blocked Kamil Glick. This was an obvious hand foul that expanded the defensive area."

Sky TV commentator Andy Gray said loudly: "There is no problem with the penalty kick!"

Cristiano Ronaldo, who was watching the live broadcast of the game, was a little speechless. He obviously knew that Martin is Arsenal's number one penalty kick taker. So far, he has maintained a 15% accuracy in penalty kicks. The penalty kick is undoubtedly equivalent to giving Martin the opportunity to increase the goal score to goals. , thus once again leading the Champions League scorer list.

Although he scored in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, it was at home. If he went to the Calderon Stadium in the second leg, the possibility of scoring would be lower. On the other hand, Martin's second leg was at home.

They scored two goals in the first leg as an away team. What about returning home?

Then you can't kill them indiscriminately?

On the court, Monaco captain Fal was trying to communicate with Laos to see if he could take his life back.

As a result, naturally it cannot.

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"Goooooooooooooooooooal—"

Martin easily converted the penalty kick, and Sky commentator Andy Gray instinctively drew out his voice.

"The goal is scored! Martin scored his 15th goal in the Champions League this season! He leads the scorer list again!"

Central 5 commentator He Wei said impassionedly: "The half of this game is not over yet, Arsenal is a guest and leads the score 2:1! This means that Arsenal has a great possibility of reaching the finals for two consecutive seasons, leaving Martin With two and a half games left, he is still two goals away from the record of 2013 goals set by Cristiano Ronaldo in the UEFA Champions League in the 2014-17 season. I personally feel that it is very possible to set a record of his own!"

"We can even imagine that if Martin played in the sixth round of the Champions League group stage and the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, based on his scoring efficiency, Cristiano Ronaldo's Champions League single-season scoring record may have been broken."

Guest commentator Xu Yang said solemnly.

The Dragon Kingdom fans who stayed up late to watch the live broadcast of the game were immediately in high spirits and full of expectations.

"Easy hit! Martin scored twice!"

"Arsenal has completed the reversal of the away game score, with two away goals in hand. The home team Monaco is in big trouble, but there is still enough game time. Maybe... they have new offensive routines to equalize the score or even take the lead!"

"The defending champion Arsenal is so dominant!"

Commentators from other TV stations spoke eloquently as Arsenal players celebrated their goals.

……

The Arsenal fans at the Louis II Stadium were ecstatic and danced to express their team's lead.

The Monaco players on the court were depressed, and their confidence in advancing to the finals was close to hitting rock bottom.

Mbappe looked at the man involuntarily.

Although he scored so many goals, he didn't look excited at all.

so cool!

He subconsciously asked himself: When can I become a man like Martin?

At this moment, captain Falcao patted him on the shoulder again and encouraged him as usual: "Killian, you don't have to envy others, because your talent makes everyone envious. Sooner or later, you will surpass Martin and become The best football player on the planet.”

"Really? Captain?"

Mbappe's eyes showed a strange look.

Of course Falcao couldn't bear to tell the truth. He nodded: "Yes, Killian."

……

Monaco, a team with a relatively low average age, has performed at a very high level this season and has become the biggest dark horse in the Champions League this season.

Logically speaking, young players are not good at playing against the wind, but Monaco, who were lagging behind, played quite aggressively.

Of course, it's just aggressive.

Until the end of the first half, the scoreboard showed no change to the 1:2 score.

In the second half, Monaco changed sides and fought again. Monaco, which was lagging behind, gave up the relatively steady and steady tactics at the end of the first half and adopted a more active high-position defense.

The offensive system led by Martin has a tacit cooperation in passing and cutting, and does not give Monaco, which is actually not good at high-position defense, any opportunity to take advantage of.

The quick passes constantly strained Monaco's defense, and the home team's players with wide running coverage gave people the feeling of being headless.

In the 53rd minute of the game, Arsenal expanded the score.

Martin, Xhaka, Monreal, and Sanchez successively played exquisite shots on the left rib of the offense, and dribbled the ball to the left rib of the penalty area as if there was no one in sight.

Just when everyone thought he was going to shoot, he chose a selfless cross to the center.

Cavani, who was ready to eat the cake, easily pushed the shot into the net, helping Arsenal expand the score to 2 goals.

1: 3!

The home team goes first and the away team goes last.

The Louis II Stadium became silent. Arsenal fans who traveled with the team once again seized the opportunity to show themselves, and huge cheers broke out one after another.

Central 5 commentator He Wei said passionately: "Arsenal leads Monaco 3:1 as a guest. Although the first round is not over yet, I know that if nothing unexpected happens, they will have a high probability of entering the Champions League for two consecutive seasons. finals!"

Monaco, who conceded another goal, had no way out, and they could only use the opportunity of the restart to increase their offensive intensity.

Jardim also tried to adjust his tactics through substitutions, but the substitutes needed time to adapt to the rhythm on the court.

Arsenal, who widened the point difference, gave no chance at all.

In the 64th minute, Martin got the ball in the backcourt to initiate a counterattack. He sent a precise long pass to Walcott, who was coming on as a substitute at high speed. The latter got the ball in stride and brought it to the right rib of the penalty area without taking any credit. Choose to send an inverted triangle pass.

Cavani attracted a lot of attention at the front point, and Sanchez detoured into the middle and kicked the ball into the lower left corner of the goal.

1:4

The visiting team Arsenal almost sealed the victory!

(End of this chapter)