Chapter 400: Win the championship with 112 points? 5 consecutive FA Cup titles?

Chapter 400: Win the championship with 112 points? Five consecutive FA Cup titles?

Martin shined at the Emirates Stadium, scoring 3 goals and 2 assists to lead Arsenal to a 6-0 victory over visiting Paris Saint-Germain.

The game has just ended, and fans who like to watch high-level football matches believe that Arsenal has advanced to the semi-finals of this season's Champions League ahead of schedule.

The reason is simple.

Paris does not have the ability to beat Arsenal at home by six goals.

At the regular press conference after the game, head coach Emery took responsibility for the loss in accordance with international practice.

The French media were very angry and criticized him verbally. Some media also said that Paris fans hoped that Emery would resign voluntarily to apologize.

Suddenly, Emery's face turned dark.

But he didn't answer. After all, there were some things that he couldn't take the initiative to talk about.

In addition, he asked himself that there was nothing wrong with the tactics. The main reason for the away defeat was that the players did not play according to the game tactics they formulated before the game.

Before ending the press conference, Emery bit the bullet and said that he still had a chance to compete at the Parc des Princes in the second round.

Anyone with a little bit of thinking ability knows that the possibility of reversal only exists in theory.

The British media were in tacit understanding and silently watched as the French media, dominated by the Paris media, bombarded Emery.

The first leg of another Champions League quarter-final held at the same time came to an end at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

Real Madrid beat Manchester City 3-0 at home, with Ronaldo scoring twice and Ramos adding the icing on the cake.

At the end of all four Champions League quarter-final first-leg contests, judging from their performance in the first round, Barcelona, ​​Bayern Munich, Arsenal and Real Madrid are the four teams most capable of advancing to the semi-finals.

However, whether they can advance or not depends on their performance in the second round.

Of course, in the eyes of many media and fans, Arsenal is certain to advance.

Even without Martin in the second round, Paris will not be able to complete a huge comeback at home.

Arsenal players get a day off after playing in the Champions League.

The league has been won ahead of schedule, so we can put the remaining games on hold and focus on the Champions League and FA Cup.

Therefore, Wenger gave the main players rest time during the busy schedule in the second half of the season to avoid injuries caused by participating in too many games.

It is also true that Arsenal, which dominates Europe, has no players suffering from fatigue injuries.

Over the weekend, the world's focus was on the British stadium.

The second round of the Manchester City Derby in the Premier League this season will start at Old Trafford.

The game was extremely exciting and thrilling.

The visiting team Manchester City ended the second half with a 2:0 lead. Unexpectedly, the situation suddenly changed in the second half. Mourinho scored three goals in a row through a magical substitution adjustment, achieving a huge reversal at home.

At 33pm on Saturday, Arsenal will face their opponent Southampton in the rd round of the league at home.

After 32 rounds of the league, Southampton is only one point above the relegation zone, ranking 15th only due to goal difference.

Although many players who played in the Champions League during the week were on the bench in the weekend league, Southampton, which was obviously not as strong as the home team, still could not score points on the road.

4:2

Arsenal took three points at home.

Benefiting from Manchester United's home victory over Manchester City, the points between Arsenal and Manchester City increased to 23 points.

The next day, the team resumed training at the Kearney training base.

Because the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals starts at 1:4 on Tuesday night, the normal operation is to go to the game city on Monday.

It means that Arsenal does not have much time to prepare for the game. Fortunately, they won the home game with six goals in the first round. As long as they do not actively make various mistakes in the second round at the Parc des Princes, there will be no problem in advancing to the semi-finals of this season's Champions League.

At noon on Monday, the entire team took a flight from Heathrow International Airport to Paris to prepare for the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals.

Obviously, the disastrous defeat of Paris Saint-Germain in the first round caused the vast majority of fans to believe that there was no way to make a comeback, and no home team fans came to the international crossing to cause trouble for everyone at Arsenal.

The regular post-match press conference for the first leg?

In the eyes of many Paris Saint-Germain fans, that is Emery's imagination.

Even at home, it is impossible to score six goals against Arsenal without conceding.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Wenger and former Paris Saint-Germain player Cavani attended the regular pre-match press conference. Assistant coaches Bould and Gary Williams took the players to the Parc des Princes for pre-match acclimatization.

At this time, UEFA staff are also busy arranging the Champions League logo and making on-site arrangements for the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals to be held at this stadium tomorrow night.

One day passed quickly, and the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals between Paris and Arsenal and Manchester City and Real Madrid started on time at 1:4 pm local time in Europe.

Considering that Arsenal defeated Paris Saint-Germain with six goals in the first round, the second round at the Parc des Princes lacked a certain degree of enjoyment.

The second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals at the Etihad Stadium has attracted huge attention. After all, Manchester City, who lost three goals in the first round as an away team, may still be able to complete a comeback when they return home.

Arsenal fans will definitely not miss the second leg at the Parc des Princes.

Although there is little suspense about promotion due to the big victory in the first round, as die-hard fans, they definitely want to win every game.

Until...win the championship!

Even though PSG almost won the league, they still sent out all their main players in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, which had no suspense. The visiting team Arsenal made three rotations in the lineup.

Ronaldo replaced Gnabry, Ramsey replaced Xhaka, and Bellerin replaced Alves.

But Arsenal, with Martin, played with all their main players.

Paris Saint-Germain, which had the advantage of home court, did not have much advantage. It only relied on the mighty momentum at home to gain continuous offensive opportunities, but it still did not create an offensive opportunity to break the goal guarded by Cech.

In the first thirty minutes, both sides exchanged offense and defense, but neither side had a decent offense.

Until the game came to the end of the first half.

Martin played exquisite cooperation with Ronaldo, Bellerin, Ramsey and Cavani on the right side of the attack. He unexpectedly made a pass from the ground and accurately found Mendy who cut into the far point of the penalty area.

Mendy stopped and played without anyone marking him, and his feet were up and down.

Goalkeeper Areola was unable to cover the entire goal at all, and his subconscious save did not save the team.

0:1

Arsenal led by one goal as a guest, with a total score of 7:0.

Such a score gap also means a complete loss of suspense.

The helpless look on Emery's face as the home team's coach directs the technical area is also a microcosm of the entire Paris Saint-Germain team.

The second half of the easy-sided battle became completely garbage time, and both sides were somewhat uninterested in fighting.

Ninety minutes of regular time were over, and the referee Skomina did not even add time and directly sounded the end of the game.

In the end, the visiting team Arsenal relied on Martin to assist Mendy to score, defeating the Ligue 1 hegemon Paris 0:7 as a guest, and defeated the opponent with a total score of 0: to advance to the semi-finals of this season's Champions League.

The other game that kicked off at the same time can be said to have been normal for both sides. After 2 minutes of fierce battle, Guardiola's Manchester City defeated Real Madrid 1:2. However, the three-goal defeat in the first round dug too deep, so that the total score was 4 : was eliminated.

At the regular press conference after the game, Wenger, who was the first to attend, accepted an interview with the media and took the initiative to talk about advancing to the Champions League semi-finals.

He said without hesitation: "Champion! Why not?"

"Since the Champions League was restructured, no team has ever won three consecutive championships."

The reporter from Madrid's "Marca" frowned.

"Before we won two consecutive Champions League titles, no team had won two consecutive Champions League titles after the reform."

Wenger spread his hands.

The reporter from "Marca" was at a loss for words. The reporter from "Football London" seized the opportunity and asked: "Both the EFL Cup and the Premier League have won the championship, the Champions League and the FA Cup have both reached the semi-finals, and the outside world is talking about Arsenal. It will definitely replicate the championship record set in the last two years. Does Professor agree with this view?"

"Sure, why not?"

Wenger, who is 68 years old, asked rhetorically.

Media reporters from England applauded one after another.

With Manchester City being eliminated by Real Madrid, Arsenal became the only one in the Premier League.

At this time, except for the British media that strongly supported Tottenham, they all sided with Arsenal.

At 1:4 pm the next day, Martin, who returned to London, watched the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals between Roma and Barcelona at home.

He wanted to know if this game was any different from what he remembered.

Before the game, Roma fans had no hope. They just wanted to cheer for their team.

Stadio Olimpico, Rome.

Dzeko helped Roma open the door to victory in the sixth minute.

However, in the subsequent game time, the two sides exchanged offense and defense. The goalkeepers of both sides, Alisson and Ter Stegen, made wonderful saves one after another to keep the goal.

The 1:0 lead was maintained until the end of the first half.

In the 11th minute of the second half, Dzeko got the ball and entered the penalty area. Pique, who was out of position, pulled him down and the referee Tilpan on duty whistled a yellow dot package.

Captain 'Second Generation' De Rossi hit a penalty kick to extend the score to two goals.

This kind of game process is exactly the same as what Martin remembered.

The total score tied at 3:4, and the home fans seemed to see hope of equalizing the total score.

Losing 1:4 as a guest in the first round but gaining valuable away goals also means that as long as they score another goal at home and don't concede a goal defensively, they can reverse Barcelona by virtue of their advantage in the number of away goals!

The morale of Roma, which was leading by two goals at home, was boosted, and the atmosphere at home became more fanatical. Barcelona, ​​which was trailing by two goals, suddenly panicked. Barcelona's star Messi made rare body movements to signal his teammates to stay steady, but affected by the frenetic atmosphere of Rome's Olimpico Stadium, there was no way to calm down.

Roma, who saw hope of promotion, launched a wave of offensives and launched an indiscriminate attack on Barcelona's defensive half.

In the 81st minute of the game, Roma's attack hit the right wing. Umtiti's cross from Yundale was blocked by falling to the ground and kicked the ball out of the baseline.

The home team gets a corner kick opportunity.

Forward Yundel, who came on the bench, took a corner kick with his left foot in the right corner of the attack, which was flat and fast. He accurately found the Greek central defender Manolas who was going forward. His header from the forward point shot into the goal. The far side of the goal.

Goalkeeper Ter Stegen had no reaction.

In an instant, the entire Rome Olympic Stadium was boiling.

The score displayed on the scoreboard became 3:0.

The total score becomes 4:4

If the game ends with the current score, Roma will reach the semi-finals of this season's Champions League with the advantage of more away goals!

In the subsequent game time, Barcelona, ​​which had no retreat, could only attack without reservation.

The morale of the Roma players was high and they relied on their extraordinary willpower to ensure the safety of the defense.

Four minutes of injury time ended, and the referee Tirpan decisively blew his whistle to signal the end of the game!

In other words, Roma completed an epic comeback at home.

The Barcelona team, which had been reversed again, knelt on the spot when the whistle sounded. They all thought of the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals last season.

But that game was even worse.

Defeat Arsenal 5:1 at home.

As a result, they were defeated 0:5 in the away game.

As a result, many fans active on social platforms suddenly remembered the Instagram posted by Martin after the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals.

When I opened the Instagram post that Martin posted that day again, there were already a large number of new comments.

The general idea is around remarks like [Prophet].

另一场欧冠1/4决赛次回合也降下帷幕，拜仁在主场跟塞维利亚战成0：0，但是凭借首回合做客的2：1，成为第四支晋级本赛季欧冠半决赛的球队。

The second legs of the four Europa League quarter-finals ended on Thursday night, European time.

Marseille defeated Red Bull Leipzig 5:2 at home and advanced with a total score of 5:3.

Liverpool drew 2:2 with Central Army Moscow as a guest, with a total score of 6:3.

葡萄牙体育1：0击败马竞，但是首回合0：2落败导致总比分1：2遭到淘汰。

最后一个名额是落在奥超球队萨尔斯堡红牛身上，在首回合2：4输球的情况下回到主场4：1击败拉齐奥，总比分6：5晋级成功。

One o'clock in the afternoon one day later.

UEFA's Nyon headquarters held the draw for the 2017-2018 Champions League semi-finals and Europa League semi-finals.

After a simple process, Arsenal were once again drawn with Bayern, and Real Madrid and Roma were paired freely.

The Europa League semi-final draw results are not much different from the Champions League semi-final draws. Two teams with the word "horse" meet, and the team without the word "horse" is automatically paired.

Marseille VS Atletico Madrid, Liverpool VS Red Bull Salzburg.

……

The draw for the Champions League/European League semi-finals has ended, and most of the focus of European mainstream media is on the Champions League semi-finals.

Especially old enemies Bayern and Arsenal.

The two teams have met in the knockout stages of the Champions League for the third consecutive season.

2015-2016赛季欧冠1/4决赛、2016-2017赛季欧冠1/8决赛和本赛季欧冠半决赛。

A proper grudge match.

When the draw result was finalized, the Bayern players at the Sebena training base were on the verge of tears.

They even want to touch Real Madrid, and the best result is to play Roma.

Unexpectedly, he bumped into Arsenal again.

Without Martin, Arsenal would be Bayern's favorite opponent.

With Arsenal having Martin, Bayern has never eliminated Arsenal again.

When they meet in the Champions League semi-finals this season, no player has any confidence.

Real Madrid drew Roma and the whole team was very happy.

In their view, Roma's overall strength, which eliminated their arch-rival Barcelona, ​​was limited. Barcelona's elimination was entirely due to underestimating their opponents. By the time they realized that the situation was not good, it was too late to adjust their status.

Coming to the Champions League semi-finals, the Real Madrid team had only one idea.

Reaching the Champions League final again!

The two semi-finals of the Europa League were affected by the lack of influence of the competition, and the attention was very limited, not even as good as the weekend league games.

……

The 2017-2018 Premier League season has reached the 34th round, and the European competition seats and relegation next season have entered a white-hot stage.

As of 33 rounds, Arsenal has 97 points, Manchester City has 74 points, Manchester United has 72 points, Tottenham has 70 points, Liverpool has 67 points, and Chelsea has 60 points.

There are only five rounds left in the league. In addition to Arsenal, which has already obtained the opportunity to directly participate in the Champions League next season, Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham and Liverpool will compete for three places to directly participate in the Champions League group stage next season.

Chelsea are 10 points behind fourth-placed Tottenham and have little chance of a comeback.

Burnley, who is in seventh place, has 49 points, 11 points behind the Europa League qualifying round, which also means there is no hope for the European war.

Anyway, the European competition seats for next season are firmly controlled by the Big6 teams.

The league relegation battle is quite fierce.

Except for West Bromwich Albion, which is at the bottom with 21 points, there is not much hope. From Stoke City, which is second to last with 27 points, to Everton, who is ninth with 41 points, there is a risk of relegation.

Of course, Everton's relegation is only a theoretical possibility. They have the same probability of being relegated as deputy squad leader West Bromwich Albion. They are 10 points ahead of the relegation zone.

However, starting from Brighton, which is ranked 15th with 35 points, there is a risk of relegation.

Whether they can successfully avoid relegation depends on their performance in the last five rounds of the league.

In this context, all 10 league games of this round kicked off respectively.

Arsenal, who successfully advanced to the semi-finals of the Champions League, performed normally at St. James' Park and easily won the game 2:0.

At this point, Arsenal has scored 100 points in the league.

Based on their performance this season, there is a high probability that they will break the 105-point championship record set last season.

There are four games left in the league, which means the points record will be raised to 112 points!

It is normal for the defending champion to win, but it was also an upset.

In need of distraction, Manchester United, which will play in the FA Cup semi-finals next week, lost 0:1 at home to vice-president West Bromwich Albion.

In the relegation battle, Crystal Palace defeated Brighton 3:2 at home.

In a strong dialogue, Tottenham, who also needed to prepare for the FA Cup semi-finals like Manchester United, lost 1:3 at home to Manchester City.

At the end of the 34th round of the league, the British arena has entered the FA Cup semi-finals.

Chelsea vs Arsenal and Manchester United vs Tottenham.

Both semi-finals were played at the neutral venue New Wembley Stadium.

Last summer, Tottenham demolished White Hart Lane to build a new home stadium and will rent the new Wembley Stadium this season and next season.

The FA Cup semi-finals happened to be played at the new Wembley Stadium rented by Tottenham, which is equivalent to owning half of the home court.

But the process and result of the game did not go as Tottenham fans thought.

After ninety minutes of fierce battle, Manchester United finally defeated Tottenham 2:1 and took the lead in advancing to the 2017-2018 FA Cup final.

The second FA Cup semi-final will be played at 8pm the next day.

With four rounds left in the league, sixth-place Chelsea are seven points behind the Champions League, which basically means they will miss next season's Champions League. They are also 11 points ahead of seventh-place Burnley, almost locking in next season's Europa League qualification.

Therefore, Chelsea focused their energy on the FA Cup semi-finals, hoping to defeat Arsenal at the new Wembley Stadium and advance to the final.

However, the result of the game was very different from the plan.

Arsenal, which dominates Europe, still showed strong dominance and beat Chelsea, who were striving for a place in the finals, without any temper.

At the end of the game, the scoreboard showed 0:4.

Chelsea, who drew the home team's draw, are in front, and Arsenal, who drew the away draw, are in the back.

Arsenal has reached the FA Cup final for five consecutive seasons!

While having created four consecutive FA Cup titles, there is also an opportunity to create a new five consecutive titles!

Every gun fan is excited.

(End of this chapter)