Chapter 399 Dominant performance: turning the 2-chapter combined elimination system into a single ga

Chapter 399 Dominant performance: turning the two-round elimination system into a single game to determine the outcome!

"Beep~"

With the whistle of Turkish referee Cakir, the first leg of the 2017-2018 Champions League quarter-finals between Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain officially began.

Paris Saint-Germain, which had a kick-off advantage, did not rush to attack, but played steadily and gradually to test Arsenal's defensive concentration.

Neymar, who joined Paris last summer, has a very high sense of fear of Arsenal led by Martin.

无论是2015年欧洲超级杯，亦或者是2016-2017赛季欧冠1/4决赛次回合，都让他感到绝望。

He was absolutely unwilling to face Arsenal again in the quarter-finals of the Champions League in this campaign.

But sometimes that's the case, the draw doesn't change based on one's wishes.

But since they meet in the Champions League, it also means there is no way out.

The whole team must work hard to defeat Arsenal led by Martin.

Also fearful of Martin is Mbappe, whose memory of last season's Champions League semifinals is still fresh.

A strong feeling of powerlessness.

It is precisely for this reason that both Neymar and Mbappe want to prove themselves in the Champions League quarter-finals this season.

You must know that the combined transfer fees of the two are 4 million euros!

What did the outside world say?

Martin is more than enough for two people!

How can I bear this?

I can't bear it!

You have to show some strength.

But even though they worked very hard, ran without hesitation, and tried their best, they were unable to pose a threat to Cech's goal.

It is no exaggeration to say that it cannot even break the defense, let alone pressure.

After surviving the three blows from Paris, Arsenal, sitting at home, naturally took over the initiative.

The defensive system led by Thiago Silva and Marquinhos gradually felt the pressure from Martin.

The three midfielders composed of Lo Celso, Verratti and Rabiot have good forward pushing and creative abilities, but the defense is very weak.

It cannot be said that there is no defense, but the offensive system led by Martin can quickly advance and directly face the entire back line of defense.

Whether it's individual dribbling or team passing.

Emery, who was standing in the visiting team coach's technical area, felt tremendous pressure. He pursed his lips and stared at his own penalty area.

Obviously, he is afraid that the team's defense will suddenly lose focus and lose the ball.

Coming to the Emirates Stadium, the best result is a draw.

I just always feel that the results will not develop in the ideal direction...

Martin's attacks forward were continuous and continuous.

Gnabry and Mahrez connected with Martin's ball from the two wings, testing the defensive concentration of the two full-backs of Paris.

Especially Mahrez, his left foot skills are very good.

Cutting inside to hit the goal or cutting inside and then passing it to Alves or Martin can create very good opportunities.

What is surprising is that the little-known Areola, with help from God, successively saved the must-goal opportunities of Cavani and Martin.

Seeing Areola's super performance, Emery has some unplanned expectations for visiting the Emirates Stadium.

Win!

The defensive end did not lose the ball, and the offensive end received continuous offensive opportunities with the ball.

"aoaooaoaoooooo——"

The Paris fans who traveled with the team were very excited and shouted hysterically, cheering for the team that continued to attack.

Neymar, Mbappe and Di Maria don't cooperate much, but they have strong individual combat capabilities and seek opportunities through their strong personal dribbling ability.

Lo Celso, Verratti and Rabiot all have strong forward passing abilities. As long as the front trident receives the ball, they can threaten the defensive system led by Van Dijk and Kanter.

Especially Neymar and Di Maria, two people with exceptionally good foot skills who can perform tricks in a small range.

Of course, both of them were very low-key when facing Martin's defense, and they would take the ball out decisively to avoid losing it.

Paris Saint-Germain's individual combat capabilities are very strong, but individual efforts cannot be compared with the team's.

It seems to be full of threats, but in fact there is no threat to Cech guarding the goal.

Commonly known as the thunder is louder than the raindrops.

Paris's continuous attack did not create an absolute scoring opportunity, and Arsenal, playing at home, once again took control of the attack.

After receiving the football, Martin connected the whole team through his personal understanding of the game trend, and used the strength of the team to attack Paris' defensive system that has performed well since the beginning.

Thiago Silva is already thirty-three years old, but his judgment of the ball path and replacement are very timely and accurate.

If it is an ordinary team, it is really difficult to find a way to break the game, but through a period of observation, Martin already knows how to help the team take the lead.

In the 27th minute of the game, Mahrez received a pass from Martin on the right and feinted a few shots. When Alves came in at high speed, he passed the ball violently.

Neymar never likes to return to defense. Lo Celso failed to keep up with the rhythm, and Marquinhos shouldered the heavy responsibility of covering up the defense.

Thiago Silva is keeping an eye on former teammate Cavani and he has absolute confidence.

As long as Arsenal follows its past offensive routine and finds Cavani in the penalty area, he will definitely be able to resolve the danger.

Alves, who was driving forward at high speed, glanced at the penalty area, and Thiago Silva thought that this was how he felt.

But Alves' next pass was beyond imagination. He made a pass but suddenly stopped on the spot and unexpectedly passed the ball to the right side of the penalty area and the corner of the penalty area.

Mahrez's forward thrust took away Berchiche's defensive attention. Lo Celso followed Alves. Martin, who was originally being marked by Verratti and Rabiot, suddenly accelerated and appeared in the direction of Alves' pass.

Rabiot, who was belatedly aware of the situation, stepped forward to defend but did not expect Martin to use the arch of his right foot to pass the ball to the center.

Verratti, who had just taken a step towards Martin, perfectly demonstrated his advantage in the center of gravity. He stopped and turned around, stretching out his foot to interfere with Xhaka's receiving the ball.

Martin's pass from the arch of his right foot to the top of the penalty area was close to the ground.

Xhaka did not need to adjust, and immediately used the arch of his left foot to push the ball towards Mahrez, who was diagonally inserting into the right rib of the penalty area.

Rabiot, who was originally guarding Martin, subconsciously turned around and assisted left back Berchiche in guarding Mahrez, who has a strong left foot.

He had a hunch that Mahrez would stop the ball with the outside of his left foot and then hit the goal.

In fact, Rabiot was half right.

Mahrez did handle the ball with the outside of his left foot first, but... it wasn't to stop the ball, but... to pass the ball!

Starting from Alves's diagonal pass after running at high speed, Martin, Xhaka and Mahrez all passed and received the ball with one kick, so that the Paris defensive players were like cows leading the way.

"aoaoaooaooooooo——"

When the Arsenal fans in the audience saw Mahrez passing the ball with the outside of his left foot to the forward Martin, a deafening roar sounded in the sky above the Emirates Stadium.

"Mahrez! Pass the ball! Martin!!!"

At the same time, the voice of He Wei, the commentator of CC5, suddenly rose an octave higher, almost shouting like crazy.

The fans who were sitting in front of the TV watching the live game subconsciously became energetic and stared intently at the broadcast screen.

Martin, who appeared at the spot where Mahrez passed the ball, swung his left foot and completed a powerful and heavy shot in the defensive no-man's land between the penalty spot and the right rib of the penalty area.

Boom~

Thiago Silva, who was about to step forward to block, heard the sound and saw a white light flashing past his eyes. When he turned to look at the penalty area, the football had already hit the inner net in the upper right corner of the right corner. .

Goalkeeper Areola, who had performed well before, stood there, stunned, and did not even react.

……

“Goooooooooooooooooal——”

"Beautiful! Martin!! He sent Mahrez's ball into Areola's goal!"

"Oh My God! Ice-breaker Martin helps Arsenal take the lead! Leading 1:0 at home!"

"Martin again! His 12th Champions League goal this season!"

The commentator in the live commentary box/remote broadcast room blurted out.

Martin, who scored the goal, stood there and hugged Cavani, Mahrez and other teammates who stepped forward to score.

※※※※※

Emery, the coach of the visiting team, was directing the technical area with his hands on his hips, shaking his head and sighing.

His team's defense is actually very good, but Arsenal's offense is too subtle.

Especially the consecutive kicks starting from Alves left no one with time to react.

Martin's final left-foot blast was so powerful and heavy that it was like a cannonball and so close to the goal that goalkeeper Areola, who had performed well before, did not react.

Defense is inherently passive, and the biggest advantage of kicking the ball is that it can increase the initiative to the extreme, causing the defensive players to be led by the nose all the time.

The live broadcast restores Arsenal's wonderful goals.

"Arsenal's positional play was so exquisite this time. Passing and receiving were all done with one kick. It's understandable that Paris Saint-Germain's defensive players couldn't keep up with the rhythm. After all... no matter how good the defense is, it's only driven by the offense. The nose goes, again, the offensive coordination is very good."

Central 5 commentator He Wei said with a solemn expression after watching the replay of the goal.

"Martin!"

"Martin!!"

"Martin!!!"

The Arsenal fans at the Emirates Stadium were particularly excited and continued to shout with excitement.

In their view, although the ball coordination is very beautiful, the player who makes the final kick is also very important.

Martin was also the initiator of this attack and the finisher of the final goal. It goes without saying how important it is.

Before the game restarted, the on-site director gave a meaningful close-up shot of Neymar and Mbappe.

The combined transfer fee of the two was exactly 4 million euros. Before the game, a large number of media and fans compared the two with Martin.

From a conventional perspective, it is not a fair comparison. After all, two to one is one, but these people think that the two of them are inferior to Martin...

This is a bit bullying. They admitted that Martin was stronger, but disagreed that both of them combined were not as good as Martin.

It was with this thought that Martin scored a goal that made them both feel particularly depressed.

When the game restarted, PSG, which had fallen behind, did not rush to attack blindly. Instead, it continued to play according to the tactics formulated before the game, looking for holes in Arsenal's defense.

But Neymar, who received the ball, was eager to prove himself. When he received the ball on the left, he did not organize the attack step by step as coach Emery emphasized.

Emery noticed Neymar's one-on-one fight, but he didn't dare to say anything.

Neymar spent 2.2 million euros on the boss. If there is a dispute, it will definitely be his own squid.

With no other choice, Neymar can only play as he pleases.

Neymar took the ball on the left and continuously used his superb foot skills to cut inside to find shooting space. However, Arsenal's defensive system was impregnable and Kante's coverage area was large enough. Coupled with Martin's timely defense, Neymar moved further and further inside. The harder it is to control the football.

In order to defend against the loss of the ball from offense to defense, he could only dunk the ball back and pass it to the left back Belchiche.

Paris continues to organize the offense, and Lo Celso, Rabiot and Verratti have a clear division of labor, but an offense that lacks changes is often difficult to penetrate the defense.

Arsenal still played at their own pace under Martin's deliberate control.

The defensive end performed very well, and the offensive end gradually gained opportunities.

In the 37th minute, Neymar received the ball again and went solo.

Kante, who was defending, was very quick and intercepted the ball from Neymar's feet.

Arsenal switched from defense to attack.

After receiving the football, Martin protected the ball 360° on the spot, turned around and passed Verratti, and then sent a diagonal through ball to the right front.

Mahrez got the ball and pushed forward continuously on the right. Thiago Silva did not dare to neglect and retreated while fighting.

"aoaooaaooaoaoooo——"

There was a deafening roar at the Emirates Stadium.

Thiago Silva, who is experienced in the game, has already taken his position. He only waits for the help of his chasing teammates to complete the defense.

What he didn't expect was that the young Rabiot was very impatient, and it was too late to remind him.

In desperation, Rabiot kicked down Mahrez who was pushing the ball out.

"Beep~"

The referee Cakir blew the whistle to indicate a foul and gave a yellow card.

"Oh? Rabiot fouled and gave Arsenal a direct free kick in a good position."

As soon as CC5 commentator He Wei finished speaking, the on-site director showed the camera to Martin who had just passed half time.

"Rabio's ball was a bit inappropriate. Thiago Silva stayed in his position. He didn't need to foul. Mahrez pushed the ball out too much. How can I put it? He's still too young."

Commentator Xu Yang shook his head and said: "You must know that Martin's free kick range is about 35 meters. A foul at this position is no different from a penalty kick."

This may sound exaggerated, but... Martin's free kick scoring rate is very high.

Last season, he scored an astonishing 13 direct free kicks in all competitions, making him the player with the most free kicks in the year.

It is no exaggeration to say that Martin is a player who can treat free kicks as penalty kicks.

The visiting team's head coach Emery was also speechless about Rabiot's foul. From his perspective, as long as he forced Mahrez to the wing with Thiago Silva controlling the ball, it was a successful defense.

As a result, a foul occurred.

Goalkeeper Areola had watched Martin's goal highlights countless times before the game and was terrified of Martin's free kick skills.

Although the visual distance between the foul spot and the goal post on the left side of his body was about 33 degrees (goalkeeper's perspective), which was approximately meters, he still formed a four-man wall.

The method adopted is to block the near corner with a human wall and stand in the far corner.

The Arsenal fans at the Emirates Stadium were very excited. They sang and danced and sang "Martin's Song".

[In the summer of 15, we got a new gun]

【he! From the mysterious dragon kingdom]

[The defense is impregnable and the offense is overwhelming]

[Proficient in scoring and assisting]

【Martin! Martin! ! Martin! ! ! 】

[The new king of Emirates Stadium, please accept the sincere worship of believers! 】

【Martin! Martin! ! Martin! ! ! 】

[He said he would lead us to win all the championships! 】

【Martin! Martin! ! Martin! ! ! 】

【we believe! Just like he is now leading us to win game after game! 】

……

"Beep~"

The loud singing of "Martin's Song" quickly swept the audience from several stands, and the referee Cakir blew his whistle.

Martin, who was standing behind the left side of the football, started to run.

Because he was too far away from the goal, the number of his approach steps changed from three to four.

Then the left foot that he stepped out stood about 25 centimeters to the left of the football, and the right foot that swung from back to front hit the middle and lower part of the football hard with the instep.

Boom~

The moment the instep where the shoelaces are tied comes into contact with the football valve, there is a crisp and muffled sound.

The football shot up from the ground without any rotation, whizzed past the top of the wall with an unstoppable momentum, and flew towards the upper right corner of the goal.

Goalkeeper Areola had an advance prediction, but he believed that the flight path of the football was high and would most likely go above the crossbar.

I never expected that the football flying to the highest point would suddenly sink.

Like leaves separated from branches.

Caught people off guard!

It was too late for Areola to react. He could only watch helplessly as the powerful and heavy football flew into the goal and hit the 10-minute angle between the inner edge of the left goal post (from the goalkeeper's perspective) and the lower edge of the crossbar. White ball net toward the snow.

"Oh My God! Martin!! World wave!!"

"Goooooooooooal——"

"Martin scored from a free kick to help Arsenal lead PSG by two goals at home!"

"Another fantastic unanswered goal! Goalkeeper Alphonse Areola had no reaction!"

……

After scoring the goal, Martin stood there, opened his arms, and hugged his teammates who came forward to celebrate the goal.

Wenger, who was sitting in the coaching bench, secretly let out a deep breath, then stood up and high-fived his assistant Boulder Gary Williams, who came over to celebrate, venting the ecstasy brought about by the two-goal lead.

At the other end, almost all the players in front of the Paris coaching bench and on the bench shook their heads and sighed in pain.

They know that in the first round of the away game, if they want to get a draw determined before the game, the difficulty is as high as the sky.

The Paris fans who traveled with the team sighed, obviously disappointed with the performance of the players on the field.

But the real despair is yet to come.

PSG, which was two goals behind, could only strengthen its offense and narrow the gap.

They were supposed to organize a mercury-like attack. Unexpectedly, Arsenal continued to control the football after the ball changed hands, which caused some imbalance in the mentality of some Parisian players.

Marquinhos, who originally performed relatively steadily, was a little impatient in helping to defend Cavani in the penalty area. He extended his foot to poke the ball half a beat and knocked Cavani down. The referee Cakir sentenced him to death.

Yellow dot set meal.

Martin, the top penalty taker, lived up to the expectations of the fans who had bad news about his teammates. He easily kicked the ball into the goal guarded by Areola.

"Penalty kick!"

"Martin completed his first hat-trick in the Champions League this season!"

"Beautiful!! 3:0! Arsenal leads Paris Saint-Germain with three goals at halftime!!"

Central 5 commentator He Wei blurted out the words eloquently.

The whistle sounded in the first half and the scoreboard showed 3:0.

The faces of the Paris Saint-Germain players were ashen as they walked towards the tunnel, especially Neymar and Mbappe, who were introduced with high hopes of 400 million euros.

Throughout the first half, the two did not create any danger.

On the other hand, Martin took advantage of the few opportunities to complete a hat trick.

After a 15-minute intermission, the game changed sides again in the second half.

The Paris players, who were three goals behind, were completely mentally unbalanced, especially Verratti, whose mentality was prone to explosion.

In the 56th minute, Verratti committed a retaliatory foul after losing the ball. He tackled Gnabry from behind and received a direct red card.

After diagnosis by the team doctor, Gnabry was fine.

Wenger replaced him with Ronaldo just to be on the safe side.

Paris Saint-Germain, who was a guest, defeated many with less and was defeated like a mountain.

第66分钟、78分钟和第90+2分钟，卡瓦尼、马赫雷斯、范戴克各入一球，把比分定格在6：0。

Among them, the goals of Cavani and Mahrez were directly assisted by Martin.

The quarter-finals of the Champions League are a two-leg elimination system, but everyone knows that the second round is meaningless.

Paris Saint-Germain has a dominant performance in Ligue 1, but it is impossible to beat Arsenal with six goals without conceding at the Parc des Princes.

(End of this chapter)