Chapter 387: World Cup group draw, polo king dominates

Chapter 387: World Cup group draw, polo king dominates

"Beep~beep~beep~~"

The whistle sounded at the end of the game, but the football kicked out by Martin was still flying. The camera provided by the on-site director was very professional, and the football swooped towards the unguarded goal with the attention of the world.

"It's beautiful, but it's a pity that the referee Anthony Taylor blew the whistle to end the game first."

PP sports commentator Zhan Jun changed the subject with unabated enthusiasm: "However, Arsenal allowed two to chase three, defeated Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium, and expanded the points advantage to 11 points after winning the first 5 consecutive victories. , this season the two Manchester teams have risen together, and a five-point lead is likely to be the advantage in winning the championship at the end of the season."

Sky TV commentator Andy Gray said loudly: "What should I say about Anthony Taylor's whistle today? It's a bit disappointing. There were various missed whistles in the first half. Since the injury time gave Manchester City such a long Time, why can't we be patient and give it a few more seconds? It was the end of his whistle that killed Martin's very beautiful long-distance lob."

Henry, who served as the guest commentator, smiled and said: "Fortunately, every goal Martin scores is very beautiful, and there are no less than one or two wonderful goals."

"Too."

Andy Gray nodded lightly.

The broadcast screen soon showed Arsenal captain Martin.

The past ninety minutes of the game didn't feel too revealing, but anyone who knows football knows that he plays a vital role in the trend of the game.

He was involved in the second-chance goal, and was directly involved in the go-ahead goal.

Well deserved man of the match.

In addition, in addition to being very effective on the offensive end, the defensive end also appeared in key defensive positions many times to defuse Manchester City's offense.

Martin, who led the team to win the game, first high-fived and hugged his teammates to celebrate, then took the initiative to walk towards his friend De Bruyne and said with a smile: "Ting Ding, how do you feel?"

De Bruyne said angrily: "I want to beat you."

"Are you sure you can beat me?"

Martin blinked.

De Bruyne: "..."

"Okay, isn't it just a loss? It's as if no one has ever lost. How about you stop renewing the contract and just mess with me when the contract expires? You'll win every game, okay?"

Martin smiled and put his arm around De Bruyne's shoulders.

"You've never lost before!"

De Bruyne gave Martin a small look.

"If you compare with me, then... your weak heart may not be able to withstand the blow."

"Goodbye~"

"Aren't you going to exchange jerseys?"

"Your jersey collection is out of room."

"Then you expand it~"

De Bruyne: "..."

In the end, the two exchanged jerseys and chatted for a while under the lens of reporters in the mixed zone.

At a regular press conference after the game, Manchester City coach Guardiola, who was reversed by Arsenal, accepted an interview with the media and took the responsibility for the loss. He then said that the season has only started 11 rounds and there will be enough league games in the future to recover the score.

The reporters in the press conference hall have long been accustomed to the answers of the head coach of the team that lost to Arsenal, and they did not refute anything.

Anyway, at the end of the season, we look forward to the new season...

The main one is a tough talker.

It was Arsenal's turn to hold a regular press conference after the game. Wenger, who was interviewed by the media, fully recognized the players' efforts in the game.

The media reporter was very good at taking the lead and asked Wenger if he could comment on the performance of the referee team during the 90 minutes.

Adhering to the principle of winning without causing trouble, Wenger did not answer the question directly, but deliberately changed the topic to the difficult-to-win game.

Although Wenger did not take the initiative to comment on the referee's biased whistle, media reports on mainstream social platforms caused an uproar.

Under pressure, the Football Association immediately stated that it would review the final top spot and consider the overall performance of the referee team.

On Sunday, another focus of the Premier League came to an end at Stamford Bridge.

After Manchester United suffered a 0:4 defeat last season and was humiliated by Conte, he proved himself in this campaign. He defeated his old club Chelsea 3:0 in a hearty away game.

The 2017th round of the 2018-11 Premier League season has come to an end.

阿森纳以33分高居榜首，输球的曼城28分排名第2，曼联26分排名第3，热刺23分排名第4，切尔西和利物浦同积19分却因为净胜球的不同分列第5和第6。

Scorer list.

马丁以19球遥遥领先哈里·凯恩8球、阿圭罗8球、瓦尔迪7球和萨拉赫7球。

The lead in the assists list is not big, but it still ranks first with 5 assists, surpassing De Bruyne and Sane.

However, because Martin put all his energy into the last shot, his assist data has dropped significantly compared to the previous two seasons.

It is also true that Martin scored four more goals than the same period last season.

The performance is most obvious in the Champions League, with half more goals than in the same period.

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The 2017th round of the 2018-11 Premier League season has ended, and world football has entered the last international match day of 2017.

These two international match days will also determine the six teams that will reach the finals of the World Cup among the fighting countries.

Martin is still shortlisted for Portugal's international warm-up match in November, preparing for two international A-level matches with Saudi Arabia and Samurai.

The two games were still easy wins. In the friendly match against Saudi Arabia, Martin and Ronaldo both passed and shot, winning the game 3:0.

The international warm-up match against Sam was even more impressive. He scored a hat-trick in the 1 minutes after coming on as a substitute, turning a game that should have been a 1: draw into a hearty victory.

The play-off rounds to determine the six World Cup qualifying spots have also been settled.

The total score of the North Central and Asian play-offs ended with Australia 3:1 Honduras advancing.

The total score of the South America and Oceania play-offs is Peru 2:0.

The last four qualifying teams in the European zone are: Croatia, Switzerland, Sweden and Denmark.

The most regrettable thing is that Italy was eliminated by Sweden 1:0 in the two rounds of play-offs.

But due to the recession in Italy, this situation is normal...

The old ones are older, the younger ones are younger, and the Mesozoic generation is still missing.

All 2018 qualifying teams for the 32 Fighting Nations World Cup have been finalized, and the group draw ceremony will be held on the 1st of next month at the Kremlin in Moscow.

After the international break, Martin returned to Colney training base and the whole team prepared for the first North London Derby of the season.

Sitting at the Emirates Stadium at home to face the challenge of Tottenham.

Before the game, Tottenham fans were arrogant on social platforms, and celebrities also believed that they should win after losing so many times, and began to build momentum for the team.

The reason is simple, Arsenal is plagued by injuries.

Cavani and Xhaka, who participated in the international match day, were both affected by muscle injuries and have been determined not to participate in the weekend's North London Derby.

Arsenal fans and celebrities continue to support the team and believe that injuries will not affect Arsenal.

The most important thing is that the iron-clad Martin is in good physical condition and will surely lead Arsenal to beat the visiting Tottenham at home.

The battle ends in ninety minutes.

The scoreboard shows the score is 4:0

Martin scored 1 goal and 3 assists, helping Arsenal once again gain a hearty victory at home!

They defeated Big6 teams Manchester City and Tottenham before and after the international match day, plus they defeated Liverpool and Chelsea in the opening stage. This means that Arsenal defeated four competitors except Arsenal, which has not yet played against Manchester United.

Many media believe this means that Arsenal is still the favorite to win the Premier League title in the 2017-2018 season.

As usual, the schedule will usher in European competitions.

Considering that Arsenal secured first place in the group in advance, Qarabak, who went to Azerbaijan in the fifth round, did not bring many main players to the group stage.

Players such as Martin, Van Dijk and Sanchez are all staying in London to prepare for the league's double matches in a row.

Despite this, Arsenal remained unbeaten and drew 2:2 with Qarabag as a guest.

The other group match in the same group ended with Atletico Madrid defeating Roma 2:0.

结束全部五轮小组赛，阿森纳4胜1平积13分排名小组第1，马竞1胜3平1负积6分排名小组第2，罗马1胜1平3负积4分排名第3，卡巴拉赫3平3负积3分垫底。

There is only one final round left in the group stage. Atletico Madrid, Roma and Kabalah all have the hope of advancing to the top 16, and they all have the possibility of being eliminated.

The final result can only be announced after the sixth round of the group stage.

……

Arsenal have finished playing Manchester City and Tottenham in the league, and their Big6 opponents only have the 15th round of home games against Manchester United.

Prior to this, they had a 3-0 win over Burnley and a 5-0 win over Huddersfield in the league.

Martin contributed 3 goals and 3 assist.

After playing the home league match against Huddersfield, time has entered December.

After 14 rounds of the Premier League this season, Arsenal ranked top three with 42 points, Manchester City with 37 points, and Manchester United with 35 points.

These three teams are unique in their performance in the Premier League this season. Among them, Arsenal is one step ahead.

Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham have fallen behind, with 26 points, 25 points and 24 points respectively.

In the remaining 24 rounds of the league, there is a high probability that they will only fight for a place in the Champions League next season.

Arsenal's first league game in December is a home match against Manchester United in the second season of Mourinho.

This Manchester United performed very well in the first 14 rounds of the league. Their performance in the strong dialogue was relatively eye-catching. They defeated Chelsea and Tottenham and drew with Liverpool. Only Arsenal and Manchester City in the Big 6 have not yet played against each other.

Of course, although Manchester United was in very good shape during Mu's second year, it was still far behind Arsenal.

The focus of Arsenal VS Manchester United is scheduled to be held in the last game of the 15th round.

Wenger, who participated in the FIFA annual awards ceremony and won the Men's Football Coach of the Year, hinted at retiring next summer, which is equivalent to saying that the number of times Wenger and Mourinho will face each other will enter a countdown.

Both the media and fans miss Mu Yiqi's golden years.

But before that, it was Moscow, the belligerent country, that attracted the world's attention.

The 2018 World Cup will start next summer. All 872 participating teams, including the host nation, have been in place after games.

The group drawing ceremony kicked off on the second day of December.

Moscow, Kremlin.

Iceland and Panama are participating in the World Cup for the first time.

Egypt returned to the World Cup after 28 years, and Peru took longer, after 36 years.

What is most regrettable is the absence of four-star Italy, the capital's first team since the 1958 World Cup in Sweden.

The Chilean team of Martin's Arsenal teammate Sanchez was also eliminated as the Copa America champions. Sam's country missed the finals for the first time since the 1986 World Cup.

The draw ceremony followed traditional rules, and the 32 teams were divided into four tiers based on October's FIFA rankings.

It is worth mentioning that the drawing ceremony of this World Cup is different from the previous one. It will not look at the continent to which the team belongs, but will all be divided according to the international ranking.

The principle of drawing lots is that 1 team will be drawn from each pot to form a group of 4 teams, with a maximum of 1 European teams in each group. Teams from other continents cannot be in the same group.

Interestingly, the favorites Spain and England have fallen into the second tier, and the draw of the two teams will also become one of the biggest suspense in the World Cup draw ceremony.

At the lottery site, more than 1300 people attended.

Pele, Ronaldo, Maradona, Ronaldinho, Matthaus, Seedorf and other football celebrities were all present.

Martin was also invited by FIFA, but he had to face Manchester United at home the next day, so he did not go.

After all, the distance between London and Moscow is more than 2,500 kilometers.

So I can only watch the lottery ceremony in front of the TV.

Apu, the eldest brother of the fighting nation, and Infantino, the president of FIFA, delivered speeches successively. Miroslav Klose, a member of the German team who won the last World Cup, entered the ceremony holding the Hercules Cup.

Former England striker and BBC supporter Gary Lineker and combatant sports journalist Koman Denaya hosted the draw.

The representative of the host country, 91-year-old former Soviet striker Simonyan, and Maradona, Cafu, Cannavaro, Klose, Puyol, Banks, Blanc, and Fernando representing the eight former championship teams Lan served as the draw guest.

The result of the draw was no different from what Martin remembered.

Portugal is still drawn in Group B with Spain, Persia and Morocco.

The remaining draw results are:

Group A: Warring States, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Uruguay

Group B: Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Persia

Group C: France, Australia, Peru, Denmark

Group D: Argentina, Iceland, Croatia, Nigeria

Group E: Brazil, Switzerland, Costa Rica, Serbia

Group F: Germany, Mexico, Sweden, South Korea

Group G: Belgium, Panama, Tunisia, England

Group H: Poland, Senegal, Colombia, Sakura Country

……

The draw ceremony for the thirty-two participating teams has ended. News spreads very fast in the mobile Internet era, and the us-media era has also tightened the connection between media and fans around the world.

There is no doubt that in the coming period, the focus of the media and fans will be on the just-concluded World Cup group draw.

……

Martin's concentration was excellent and he quickly turned to the Premier League, which kicked off at the weekend.

As of the start of the Arsenal VS Manchester United league, there has been no upset. The strong and weak games all end with the victory of the strong team, and the teams with similar strength each get one point.

As the game time gets closer and closer, the fans looking forward to the start of the game are getting more and more excited.

Many Manchester United fans are very self-aware and are not arrogant because of Mou's excellent overall performance in the second year. They believe that the best result of the guest game at the Emirates Stadium is to escape unscathed.

However, such remarks were still responded to by many neutral fans: Want to eat shit?

In the eyes of many fans, Manchester United's league games at the Emirates Stadium are about winning when they lose less.

Such remarks also affected the regular press conference before the game.

Mourinho, who was interviewed by the media, faced the ridicule of some fans. He answered very seriously: "When we go to the Emirates Stadium for the league, we are here to win. Is a draw the most ideal result? Lose less and win instead? No. existing!"

However, when the game was over, the score displayed on the scoreboard made Mourinho, who stood in the visiting team's coach's technical area with his pocket for most of the game, look very ugly.

3:0

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

Arsenal captain Martin once again dominated the game with 2 goals and 1 assist.

At the regular press conference after the game, Mourinho, who was interviewed by the media, generously admitted that his playing skills were inferior to others, and by the way, he hinted at the management, meaning that if he wants to remain competitive in the league, he must introduce players in the winter transfer window. A centre-back capable of playing the main role.

"Football London" reporter asked about Pogba who was sent off for a flagrant foul in the second half. Mourinho's first thought at the time was "idiotic behavior", but when accepting media interviews, he must be from the team's perspective, so it is for The disciple complained that the referee Oliver's sentence was too harsh.

After playing against Manchester United in the league, Arsenal turned their focus to the final round of the Champions League group stage in midweek.

To lock in the first place in the group in advance, it is still necessary to steadily improve the overall state to prepare for the subsequent quarter-finals of the League, Club World Cup and League Cup.

Before the final round of the Champions League group stage this season, Atletico Madrid fans and Roma fans were panicked.

One is afraid that Arsenal will play hard, and the other is afraid that Arsenal will not play hard.

In addition to Arsenal qualifying early in Group C, Atletico Madrid, Roma and Qarabag are all likely to become the second team to advance to the knockout rounds.

The most critical point is at Arsenal.

Atletico Madrid, with six points, has an advantage over Roma. As long as they don't lose as a guest, they can advance to the top 16 regardless of whether Roma can defeat Qarabag.

Roma ranks third with four points and faces Qarabag at home in the final round. If they want to advance, they must rely on Arsenal to defeat Atletico Madrid at home.

Qarabak does have hope of promotion, but they must first defeat Roma as a guest and rely on Arsenal to defeat Atletico Madrid.

The eight sixth-round group matches ended on Tuesday night, European local time, and a total of 13 top- teams were determined. The last three seats will be decided on Wednesday night.

In the two games between the Emirates Stadium and the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, one team will advance to the top 16 of this season's Champions League as the second-placed team in the group!

Arsenal did not send out all the main players in the final round of the group stage, but a semi-main team headed by Martin.

But for many teams that play against Arsenal, as long as Martin is on the field, then... he is the main force.

Roma coach Di Francesco, who was far away in Rome, felt relieved when he saw Martin appearing in Arsenal's starting lineup.

At the end of the half, the scoreboard showed 2:0.

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

Martin contributed both goals.

Another stadium.

Stadio Olimpico, Rome.

1:0

Shalawi helped the home team take the lead.

After the 2-minute intermission, Atletico Madrid, which was trailing by two goals, had no way out. They had to draw as much as possible with Arsenal in order to overwhelm Roma and advance to the top of this season's Champions League as second place in the group.

However, that's often the case.

The more you think about something, the less likely you are to complete your planned plan.

Martin took advantage of Atletico Madrid's massive pressure to assist Welbeck, who came on as a substitute, to score the goal that expanded the score.

3:0

Simeone, who was in charge of the technical area as coach of the visiting team, seemed to have just woken up from a dream and realized that the possibility of a draw with Arsenal as a guest was gone.

He was a little lost, and turned to his assistant Boggs: "What's the score in Roma?"

Seeing the look on the face of his long-time grumpy fat assistant, he sighed: "It goes without saying, I already know the result."

"I haven't said yet..."

Boggs said, scratching the back of his head.

When Simeone saw his assistant's expression, he immediately became energetic: "Could it be that Karabak equalized the score?"

"No."

Listening to Boggs's clear answer, Simeone couldn't help but roll his eyes: "..."

Two ninety-minute games competing for a place in the Champions League knockout rounds ended. Arsenal at home defeated Atletico Madrid 3:1, and Roma defeated Qarabag 1:0.

In other words, Roma reversed Atletico Madrid with a 1-point advantage and advanced to the top of this season's Champions League as second place in Group C.

Atletico Madrid, which lost, ranked third in the group with 6 points and will move to the 1/16 finals of this season's Europa League.

(End of this chapter)