Chapter 398: 4 million people want to become Paris, Martin can kill it with just one person
Chapter 398: million people want to become Paris, Martin can kill them all alone
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The other seven teams are: Roma, Barcelona, Sevilla, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid and Manchester City.
The draw ceremony for the 2017-2018 Champions League quarter-finals was held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon at 1 pm on Friday.
The event has reached the quarterfinals, which means there are no evasive rules.
Under the auspices of Marchetti, director of the competition department, the draws for four pairs of eight quarter-finals were completed one after another.
Barcelona draws Roma.
Sevilla drew Bayern Munich.
Defending champion Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain are drawn together.
Real Madrid and Manchester City are automatically paired.
When the draw results came out, the vast majority of the media and fans believed that only the four clashes between Arsenal VS Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid VS Manchester City were interesting enough.
actually not.
Martin saw Barcelona VS Roma when Barcelona and Roma met in the Champions League quarter-finals in the World Cup year, and his mind couldn't help but think of Barcelona, which had been reversed continuously.
However, the Champions League has changed with his participation, but it is not sure whether the same reversal will happen again.
Arsenal has finished the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals and will face the FA Cup quarter-finals at the weekend.
vs Southampton at home.
The south coast side have not been doing well this season, with a significant drop from last season.
Thirty rounds of the league ended, ranking 17th, only one point above the relegation zone.
There are only eight rounds left in the Premier League this season. Southampton, which is at risk of being relegated, is playing away from home and does not bring many main players to the Emirates Stadium.
The result can be imagined.
Arsenal, in their heyday, defeated visiting Southampton with two goals at home.
After all, the two teams have very good cooperation.
Arsenal's main defender Van Dijk transferred from Southampton.
Walcott, Chamberlain, Chambers, etc. who previously played for the team all came from the Southampton youth training.
With this kind of relationship, you definitely won't win much.
2:0
Martin and Xhaka each scored one goal.
After playing the FA Cup quarter-finals, it is the league before the international match day in March.
Visit the King Power Stadium to challenge Leicester City.
The Blue Foxes, who set a Champions League record in team history with two-front operations last season, only have domestic matches this season, and their league points have reached 40 points, ranking eighth.
It is far behind the top six and is unlikely to be relegated.
It is equivalent to saying that Leicester City this season has no worries about relegation and no hope of European competition.
Therefore, Leicester City's senior management has instructed the coaching staff to train young players.
As a team outside the Big 6, it must find a correct positioning if it wants to survive in the Premier League.
Teams like Leicester City that lack continuous capital injection from their owners have to learn to make new players and become a processing factory for players to become stars.
Arsenal's current main midfielder Kante and main winger Mahrez are both from Leicester City.
Therefore, Leicester City, which was at home, sent out main players + substitutes + youth team players.
Facing a team dominated by young players, the Gunners led by Martin defeated the home team 3:0 as a guest.
After the league game, the team disbanded on the spot in Leicester, and the players took flights to the national team's hotel to report and prepare for the international match day in March.
The Portuguese Football Association has arranged two warm-up matches for Portugal.
But it was not held in Portugal, but in Switzerland.
One was played at the Leutzgrund Stadium in Zurich and the other was played at the Stadium in Geneva.
The opponents are Egypt and the Netherlands respectively.
After arriving at his hotel in Zurich, Martin saw his long-time friend Ruben Neves in the hotel lobby. He gave him a big hug: "Long time no see."
Although Ruben Neves joined Wolves last summer, he has struggled in the English Championship this season and is currently ranked first, 13 points ahead of third-place Fulham, which basically means that he can directly get a seat in the Premier League next season.
"Yeah, long time no see."
Ruben Neves gave his best friend Martin a shot at success.
The two used to be teammates in the Portuguese U15 and U17 national youth teams, and now they are teammates in the national team. They feel very emotional.
At 3:23 pm on March 8, the standard kick-off time for European competitions.
Portugal welcomes the Egyptian team led by Salah and Elneny at the Letzgrund Stadium.
Both teams want to hone their lineups during the international break and become familiar with opponents with similar team styles in the group stage.
Egypt and Portugal's group stage opponent Morocco are both North African teams and have similar tactics.
It has been less than three months since the start of the Group Stage of the World Cup for the Fighting Nations. In order to ensure their own health, both sides have not tried their best and chose to play it slow.
The quadrennial World Cup is getting closer and no one will do anything risky.
Martin did not start, he was on standby.
Portugal, whose overall strength is dominant, may not have the support of Martin's super offensive ability. Ronaldo's main lineup and the Egyptian team ended in a goalless draw in the 45 minutes of the first half.
The situation did not change until Martin came on as a substitute in the 60th minute of the game.
The originally sluggish offense suddenly became smoother, and the defensive system propped up by Elneny quickly collapsed under Martin's continuous dispatch.
In the 72nd minute, Martin received the ball from the B seat on the right side of the attack and passed it continuously. After getting rid of Elneny, he passed the ball immediately.
The football flying towards the penalty area drew a wonderful arc in mid-air, as if it was equipped with a navigation system and accurately found the penalty spot for Ronaldo, who was leaping high.
Cristiano Ronaldo of Instant Noodles Luo Dacheng smashed Martin's well-timed cross into the goal guarded by Mohammed Shinawi.
Five minutes later, Ronaldo returned the favor and passed the ball to the left of the attack very accurately, finding Martin who was ambushing at the back point.
With all the fans watching, Martin scored with a header.
2:0
Portugal scored two goals in five minutes.
Taking a two-goal lead, the following game consciously stopped kicking.
The score on the scoreboard did not change until the end of the game.
Salah, who has made a splash after joining Liverpool this season, got the ball in the right rib of the attack as if there was no one around. He passed Moutinho, Rolando and Pepe, and kicked the ball into Patrice from the left rib of the penalty area. Austria guards the goal.
In the end, Portugal defeated Egypt 2:1.
Winning the game is a natural result for many people, but the process is a bit heart-wrenching.
Like Arsenal, the offense relies too much on Martin.
Ronaldo, B, Joao Mario and other main players all started the game. The team that should have made achievements in the first half was like a headless fly, unable to break Egypt's defense.
It wasn't until Martin came on as a substitute that the problem of scoring goals was solved.
The Portuguese media and fans are very fortunate to have Martin in the World Cup.
Often at this time, they will always thank the Dragon Football Association for the gift.
If Martin hadn't been used for two years, Portugal wouldn't have been able to use him.
As a result, the Dragon Football Association was once again severely criticized.
The kind that affects the whole country.
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After playing the international A-level warm-up match against Egypt, the Portuguese team went to Geneva to prepare for the warm-up match against the Netherlands.
There are still very high expectations for this game.
The combination of Van Dijk + De Ligt is Arsenal's close to regular combination.
The Geneva Stadium can accommodate 30,000 spectators and is packed with seats.
Obviously, it is the competition between Portugal and the Netherlands that brings huge heat.
An hour before the game, the starting lineups announced by both sides made the fans waiting for the start of the game excited.
the reason is simple.
Almost all the main players are playing!
Portugal has a 442 formation.
Goalkeeper: Patricio
Defenders: Mario Rui, Font, Rolando, Cancelo
Midfielder: B Fee, Martin, Ruben Neves, B seat
Forwards: Andre Silva, Cristiano Ronaldo
……
The Dutch team uses a 352 formation.
Goalkeeper: Cillessen
Defenders: Ake, Van Dijk, De Ligt
Midfielder: Verena, Van de Beek, De Jongen, Wijnaldum, Hartbauer
Forwards: Depay, Babel
Before the game, in the player tunnel, club teammates with good relationships had an exchange with each other.
Martin put one hand on Van Dijk's shoulder and rubbed De Ligt's short blond slightly curly hair with the other, talking and laughing.
The other Dutch players looked at Martin with envy.
Van Dijk and De Ligt had only a paltry idea.
I hope Martin can play more leisurely.
Don't fire submachine guns among your own people.
Kick-off is on time at 8:45 pm.
Portugal is preparing for the World Cup in three months' time, focusing on tactical adjustments. The Dutch team missed the main match of the World Cup, mainly to find new players who can take on important responsibilities for the Mesozoic generation, and to prepare for the European Cup two years later and the World Cup four years later.
Although both teams mainly focus on running-in lineups, Portugal, led by Martin, plays a more threatening game.
This... is also the difference in the core of the midfield.
Martin can quickly integrate into the whole team, and by observing the movements of his teammates, he can achieve the ultimate in passing and receiving details, and perfectly implement the game tactics formulated by head coach Santos before the game.
The Dutch team's offense is fragmented and lacks integrity.
It seems that the Netherlands' offensive is overwhelming, but in fact it does not threaten Patricio's goalkeeping at all.
On the contrary, Portugal's attack was very accurate, and every hit was accurate.
If it weren't for Van Dijk's outstanding performance on the defensive end, the Netherlands would have surrendered at the end of the first half.
2:0
After half-time, core players such as Martin and Ronaldo were all replaced.
The warm-up match is mainly about the team's running-in performance, as long as the tactics specified before the game are played.
After Portugal lost its backbone Martin, there were big problems on both offense and defense.
It is difficult to create killing opportunities on the offensive end, and loopholes are gradually exposed on the defensive end.
No one expected that after Portugal led by two goals in the first half, the Netherlands scored three goals in the second half.
At the end of the game, the scoreboard showed 2:3.
The on-site director knew football very well and immediately showed the camera to Martin, who led Portugal with ease in the first half.
It is not difficult to see that Portugal with Martin and Portugal without Martin are two teams.
I just didn't expect that Portugal would decline so severely after Martin was replaced.
If you can't attack, you can't defend.
Head coach Santos looked very grim, obviously dissatisfied with the players' performance in the second half.
Perhaps the reversal is inseparable from the poor performance of the players, but the head coach's responsibility for arranging the formation and adjusting tactics is the first to bear the brunt.
As a result, the Portuguese domestic media had a voice.
I hope the Portuguese Football Association will find a quality head coach.
Some media even expressed the hope that Mourinho, who coached Manchester United, would also serve as the head coach during the World Cup.
Many people originally looked at it as if they were just joining in the fun.
The person involved, Mourinho,'s eyes lit up.
Not being able to coach Martin at the club level is a great regret in life. When I have the opportunity to coach Martin at the national team level...
Heart moved.
Unable to contain his excitement, Mourinho asked his agent Mendes to test the Football Association's tone.
It's just that the result is no different from what was imagined.
The top brass of the Portuguese Football Association directly refused.
First of all, Santos has coached the national team for four years and led the team to win the European Cup two years ago. Naturally, it is impossible to fire him because of a poor performance in one game.
Secondly, liquidated damages.
After winning the European Cup in France, the Football Association gave him a four-year contract extension with a salary increase.
Mourinho sighed after receiving Mendes' reply. He even wanted to say: What if I pay liquidated damages?
But after thinking about it, I decided to forget it...
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After the international match day in March, the focus of fans around the world returns to the league and Champions League.
According to the schedules of major leagues, starting a league game in April will lead to the first round of the Champions League quarter-finals.
Arsenal plays PSG!
Before that, Arsenal faced the challenge of Stoke City at home.
With the last seven rounds of the league left, Stoke City has 27 points, four points away from Southampton, Swansea, West Ham United and Huddersfield, who are tied for fourth from bottom. The pressure to relegation is very high, so even if they visit the Emirates Stadium They are all trying their best to score points in the away game.
Obviously, they had reservations because they thought Arsenal would be distracted from the Champions League knockout rounds.
Indeed, Arsenal, as a major player in the international football team, basically all the main players played in the two warm-up matches of the national team during the international match days.
Before the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, it is natural to give the main players enough rest time to avoid muscle fatigue after a long journey.
It's just that Stoke City's overall strength is much worse than Arsenal, and they play away from home.
The most important thing is that Arsenal with Martin playing is the full main lineup!
At the end of the game, the scoreboard showed 3:1.
Before the league game against Manchester City at Goodison Park had even started, Arsenal, who scored all three points, extended their points to 21 points.
If Manchester City fails to defeat Everton away from home, Arsenal will win the 2017-2018 Premier League title six games ahead of schedule!
Two hours later, Manchester City, which needed to focus on the Champions League quarter-finals against Real Madrid, ended up with a 1:4 draw with the home team.
In other words, Arsenal, who are 20 points ahead, won the 2017-2018 Premier League championship six rounds ahead of schedule.
[Another early win, the Gunners’ dominant performance! 】
[New gun king? No! Gun King Martin! Create a gunner legend! 】
[Martin: The green field is given to the players first. Are there any objections? 】
[Will it be an undefeated season and win the championship again? The 22-year-old Martin has already caused all the stars to eclipse him! 】
……
The hot topics on all major social platforms were once again dominated by Martin.
There are still two rounds of the Champions League quarter-finals against Paris Saint-Germain. Martin, who has attracted much attention, has no extra thoughts about external reports and praise. He and the team are preparing for the focus game against Paris Saint-Germain at the Emirates Stadium three days later.
The entire Paris Saint-Germain team arrived in London on Tuesday afternoon.
Participating in the visiting team's regular press conference before the game were head coach Emery and top star Neymar.
The two admitted that Arsenal, which dominates Europe, is very strong, but they both have full confidence in their team and believe that they will definitely eliminate Arsenal in two rounds and advance to the semi-finals!
Later attending the home team's regular pre-match press conference were Wenger and Cavani, who transferred from Paris.
Wenger, who was interviewed by the media, said that any opponent is qualified to pursue victory, but whether the pre-game rhetoric can be turned into reality depends on specific performance.
In the interview, Cavani first thanked Paris for their cultivation, and then mentioned that he will do his best in tomorrow night's game and repay his old club with his best performance.
Regarding the battle between Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain, the European mainstream media gave a very gimmickic title before the game: Siyuanwei VS Martin
Last summer, Paris spent 2.2 million euros to terminate Neymar's contract, and then spent 1.8 million euros to reach a rent-and-buy agreement with Monaco for Mbappe before the summer transfer window.
This is equivalent to saying that Neymar and Mbappe are worth 400 million euros!
This... is also the focus of French media.
But the British media are not false at all, especially the London media, who believe that Arsenal, with Martin, will casually kill PSG with a striker of 400 million.
The French media and Paris fans don't think so.
As a result, media and fans from both sides launched a heated debate on social platforms.
The person involved, Martin, did not pay attention to the outside reports. The other two people involved, Neymar and Mbappe, were a little unhappy. They thought that together they could not overthrow Arsenal in the away game?
It is precisely with the French golden boy Mbappe and the Brazilian king Neymar that the entire Paris team is full of confidence.
You must know that Paris' midfield and backfield configuration is not bad.
Especially the double central defender combination from Brazil.
Thiago Silva and Marquinhos.
At 1:4 that night, the first round of the two quarter-finals started on time.
After ninety minutes of fierce fighting, Barcelona defeated Roma 4:1 at the Camp Nou.
Another game that came to an end at the Pizjuan Stadium ended with Sevilla losing 1:2 at home to Bayern.
Taking into account the overall strength of Barcelona and Bayern, European mainstream media have basically determined that Barcelona and Bayern will have a high probability of reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League this season.
Martin, who was paying a little attention, didn't think so. He also deliberately posted on the social platform Ins that he planned to 'abduct' Alisson, the Brazilian national goalkeeper, to the team this summer: I'm optimistic about your home comeback!
As a public figure, Martin's remarks immediately aroused strong dissatisfaction among Barcelona fans.
Martin, who has received various criticisms, was too lazy to respond and quickly turned his focus back to tomorrow night's first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals against Paris Saint-Germain.
The day passed quickly.
With about two hours left until the start of the game, the Emirates Stadium, hosting the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals between Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain, was overcrowded early.
The overwhelming chants continued for a long time.
There was still an hour before the game started and the auditorium was nearly full.
At the same time, the starting lineups of both sides of the game also appeared on UEFA's official website.
The home team Arsenal is still in a 4231 formation.
Goalkeeper: Petr Cech
Defenders: Mendy, Van Dijk, Koscielny, Alves
Midfielder: Xhaka, Kante
Midfielder: Gnabry, Martin, Mahrez
Forward: Cavani
……
The official formation given by the visiting team Paris is 433.
Goalkeeper: Areola
Defenders: Berchiche, Marquinhos, Thiago Silva, Meunier
Midfielder: Verratti, Rabiot, Lo Celso
Forwards: Neymar, Mbappe, Di Maria
Both sides of the game played their best, which also made neutral fans who followed Real Madrid VS Manchester City feel a little confused.
I don’t know which one to watch.
Both teams are star-studded and very tangled.
Therefore, fans who are able to do so can directly play double games.
I watch Arsenal VS Paris Saint-Germain on my laptop, and I watch Real Madrid VS Manchester City on my tablet.
Against this background, the highlight match between Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain at home came as scheduled, with overwhelming cheers coming one after another.
(End of this chapter)
