Chapter 404: A new record for winning points in the Premier League, and the ups and downs of the sec

Chapter 404: A new record for winning points in the Premier League, ups and downs in the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals

Arsenal took a one-goal lead as a guest, and the frenetic atmosphere at Old Trafford cooled down quickly. The vast majority of Manchester United fans sat back in the auditorium with gloomy faces, looking at the Arsenal players celebrating their goals with heavy faces.

Only the Arsenal fans who traveled with the team cheered wildly and celebrated the first goal.

Martin + Aubameyang's counterattack was very fast, and the battle almost ended in less than ten seconds.

The ultimate efficiency also made many fans sigh.

Can football be played like this?

Those who are not Arsenal fans are a little depressed.

The defense is already weak enough, but we cannot invest too many troops, otherwise we will face Arsenal's unsolvable counterattack.

How to kick?

The most important thing is that this Arsenal team is not the main team, but a semi-main team.

This... is also the horror of Arsenal.

As long as Martin plays, that... will be the strongest lineup.

PP sports commentator Zhan Jun said in a deep voice: "It is said on the Internet that Professor Wenger will retire this summer. The head coach who will take charge of Arsenal next season only needs to not change tactics easily and copy his homework to lead this invincible team and once again inform the whole world." Football!”

Manchester United fans watching the game live were desperate.

The offense can't get in, and the defense can't hold on.

Many Manchester United fans on social platforms have begun calling for Mourinho to be dismissed...

The game restarted, and Manchester United, which was lagging behind, was a little confused.

Sanchez, who joined Manchester United from Arsenal, has further increased his running coverage. He will see if he can find the defensive loopholes of his former club through running without hesitation.

As an important core player of the former Arsenal, Sanchez's ability to capture opportunities is not bad, and he can integrate into Manchester United. However, if he wants to find the defensive gap that his former club exposed in a blink of an eye, it is really impossible to do it for a while.

What makes him feel depressed is the super personal ability of his former teammate Martin.

The offense cannot break the defense, and the defense cannot defend it.

He doesn't even know how to kick.

Mourinho also had the same troubles. He stood in the home team coach's technical area with his brows furrowed, shaking his head repeatedly as he looked at the offense that couldn't open up the situation.

When he looked at Madang, his wise eyes became particularly regretful.

The treatment that old rival Wenger is enjoying now should belong to him...

Just two days.

Two days to go!

The game continued on the field, and Manchester United, sitting at home, gradually gained the initiative in the game.

Sanchez, who has high hopes from Manchester United, raised his hand to ask for the ball responsibly, hoping to help his current team Manchester United break the goal of his old club Arsenal through his efforts.

Only in this way can he prove that he is worthy of the second highest salary in the Premier League.

But no matter how hard Sanchez tried, he couldn't knock on the door guarded by Cech.

Not to mention whether there are shooting opportunities, the number of times connected to the football is very few.

Not to mention creating enough chances to score.

Time passed by second by second, and soon came to the end of the first half.

Manchester United failed to equalize the score and played more and more impatiently.

The frequency of offensive and defensive transitions when possession of the ball changes hands is accelerated.

The difference is that when football comes to Arsenal, it will move forward in an orderly manner.

The frontcourt players of the home team Manchester United find it difficult to cooperate with Arsenal, which relies on overall defense, so they always fight alone.

Individual efforts are often not comparable to those of the team.

Arsenal's threat increased under Martin's series organization. His through ball accurately found Aubameyang who was diagonally inserted into the right rib of the penalty area. The latter still completed the shot despite Lindelof's close marking.

The football, which was close to the ground, flew directly from Lindelof's crotch to the goal.

De Gea reacted quickly in front of the goal. He fell sideways to the left and extended his arms to hook the ball outside the goal post.

"wowowoooooo——"

A burst of fearful exclamations subconsciously rang out from the home fans above Old Trafford.

Mourinho, who was standing in the technical area directed by the home team coach, let out a sigh of relief.

However, when his eyes locked on Martin, his heart suddenly thumped.

Next, one of Arsenal's best scoring methods is the corner kick attack!

Martin, the star player, is extremely capable of scoring corner kicks.

Without special instructions, there will be dedicated corner kick defenders approaching Martin on the field.

Lukaku and Matic.

Two big guys over 1.9 meters tall.

Such a corner kick defensive tactical lineup is enough to show that Mourinho values ​​​​Martin.

But in many cases, it is not necessary to be tall and powerful to play an important defensive role in corner kick defense...

Ronaldo saw that the corner kick taken by the left-footed player had an obvious arc from the large penalty area to the small penalty area.

Martin, who was defended by Lukaku and Matic, moved very strangely in the penalty area. Through continuous sudden stops and turns + Aubameyang and Dericht's pick-and-roll, he came to the right front of the small penalty area.

Smalling, who had spotted the landing point of the football and was about to head the ball to clear the ball, saw a dark blue figure appear in front of him, like a black cloud covering the sun, facing the ball.

"Martin!!!"

Sky TV commentator Andy Gray looked at the Arsenal players who appeared on the broadcast screen. The huge Arabic numeral [10] on the back of the jersey was particularly eye-catching, and his voice couldn't help but rise an octave higher.

Martin leaped high and put his forehead toward the strongly spinning football, twisting his waist and swinging his abdomen, concentrating all his strength on his forehead.

The football changes its trajectory and flies towards the far end of the goal at a faster speed.

De Gea, who was moving towards the near corner, saw the incoming ball and his eyes focused. He instantly took a step to the right with his left foot, followed by a step with his right foot. The center of gravity of his entire body was concentrated on his right foot. He bent his knees and jumped up, subconsciously extending his right hand to move towards the speed. Football like a shooting star.

De Gea, who has the best goal-line reaction speed, was still half a beat too slow. Before his right hand was fully opened, the very fast football flew over his fingertips first.

The falling football hit the upper edge of the left goal post with a strong rotation, bounced into the net, and fell into the embrace of the snow-white net...

"Goooooooooooooooal——"

"The ball went in! Martin!! Use the corner kick opportunity to help Arsenal expand the score before the end of the first half!"

"2:0! Wonderful header!"

"Oh My God! The king of headers really deserves his reputation!"

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The Arsenal players inside and outside the penalty area, the coaching staff members in the coaching bench, the bench players and the Arsenal fans who traveled with the team all seemed particularly excited, dancing and dancing to express the joy of expanding the score.

On the contrary, Martin, who scored the goal, was particularly calm, standing on the spot and hugging his teammates who came forward to celebrate.

Sanchez's instinct when Martin scored was to smile and celebrate, but soon he realized that he had moved to Manchester United. The smile on his face froze and was replaced by a heavy heart in an instant.

However, this scene was still captured by the on-site director and broadcast in subsequent playbacks.

"Sanchez has been used to celebrating goals by hugging Martin who scores goals in the past two and a half seasons. Fortunately, he reacts quickly. If he went up to hug him directly, it would probably be very embarrassing..."

PP sports commentator Zhan Jun laughed.

The on-site director successively showed close-ups of Manchester United stars Lukaku, Pogba, Sanchez and other stars, and finally showed Mourinho with his hands on his hips.

The faces of each of them were full of weakness and depression.

The Arsenal players celebrated the goal, and the time was exactly 45 minutes into the first half.

The fourth official came to the sidelines and held up an electronic sign showing the Arabic numeral [1].

Meaning there is still the last minute of the first half.

Manchester United, which had a kick-off advantage, wanted to narrow the gap quickly, but there was a lack of changes in the offense. There was no shot until the referee Oliver blew the whistle to end the first half.

Arsenal went into the break with a two-goal lead.

Fifteen minutes passed quickly, and players from both sides returned to the court one after another.

Mourinho and Wenger seemed to be satisfied with their respective starting players and did not make personnel adjustments before the change of sides.

Arsenal, who have a Champions League semi-final second-leg contest next week, have a clear playing style: defend + control the ball, consume game time reasonably, and save players' physical energy.

Manchester United, which lacked variability in positional battles, failed to score a goal to narrow the gap.

Arsenal are not in a hurry and focus on stability.

In the 60th minute of the game, Arsenal took the lead in making personnel adjustments.

Cavani and Xhaka replaced Mkhitaryan and Ramsey respectively.

While keeping the formation unchanged, Xhaka partnered with Coquelin, Aubameyang, Martin and Ronaldo served as the three forwards, with Cavani at the forefront of the striker.

After replacing the main players, Arsenal's playing style has changed again, and the forward pass has increased significantly.

The most direct change brought about by Martin's position is the wave of offensive attacks.

The Manchester United fans in the audience let out bursts of exclamations.

In the 74th minute, Arsenal played a series of exquisite coordination in the three front areas.

As soon as Martin advanced to attack the right rib, he stopped Ronaldo's diagonal pass and cut into the right rib of the penalty area.

Herrera was half a beat too slow to react. He realized too late that he should have committed a foul and stretched out his foot.

Smalling quickly made up the defense.

But Martin didn't give him a chance to get closer. He adjusted his steps and hit directly.

The instep hit the middle and lower part of the football hard.

There are plenty of parts to eat.

Boom~

A crisp muffled sound emerged spontaneously.

The football shot up from the ground like a cannonball.

Even though goalkeeper De Gea is known for his extremely fast reaction speed at the goal line, he had no reaction to Martin's powerful and heavy shot, which was about 13 yards away from the goal.

All he can do is keep his eyes from losing sight of football. It wasn't until the football hit the upper left corner of the goal (from the goalkeeper's perspective) that he fell back in relief.

It seemed that instead of hitting the net, he knocked him down...

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The commentators in the on-site commentary box were shouting almost crazy, cheering for Martin's goal that was close to sealing the victory.

Arsenal fans who traveled with the team even danced excitedly, expressing their joy at the goal.

The Manchester United fans at home couldn't stand it any longer. They shook their heads and stood up.

Out of sight is pure.

It was as if he knew in advance that the game would take a worse turn.

In fact, this is not the case. After Arsenal took a three-goal lead, they no longer organized effective attacks and focused more on reasonable passing.

Retention is necessary for the players on the field.

First of all, next Tuesday is the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals against Bayern at home.

Secondly, the World Cup is getting closer and closer. There is no need to kick the opponent to death when the victory is secured.

If you encounter a defensive player with a brain, there is really no place to cry.

In the 88th minute of the game, Manchester United took advantage of a corner kick to get back a victory.

Fellaini, who came on as a substitute, headed Sanchez's attacking left corner kick into Cech's goal.

This goal was also the last goal of the game.

In other words, Arsenal defeated Manchester United 3:1 as a guest with Martin's two shots and one pass.

With the victory in this game, Arsenal also set a new championship points record.

上赛季的38轮联赛战绩是34胜3平1负积105分。

After playing 36 rounds this season, the record is 35 wins and 1 draw.

The points have reached 106 points.

Create a new Premier League championship points record.

However, how far this record will end has not yet been determined.

There are only two rounds left in the league, which means Arsenal can raise their championship points record to 112 points!

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The 2017-2018 Premier League season has concluded all 36 rounds.

阿森纳以106分高居榜首，曼城26胜5平5负积83分紧随其后。

输球的曼联24胜6平6负积78分排名第3，热刺22胜8平6负积74分排名第4。

意外战平斯托克城的利物浦20胜12平4负积72分排名第5，失去最佳的缩小分差机会。

Chelsea ranks sixth with 20 points with 7 wins, 9 draws and 67 losses.

With the last two rounds of the league left, Manchester City is locked in to qualify for next season's Champions League.

Manchester United is six points ahead of fifth-placed Liverpool and can secure qualification for next season's Champions League group stage as long as they remain undefeated in the next round.

The final spot will be between Tottenham and Liverpool.

There is a two-point difference between the two, and there are still two rounds of the league.

Since seventh-placed Burnley is 13 points behind sixth-placed Chelsea, they have missed the European war.

The relegation spot is still very close.

In addition to deputy captain West Bromwich Albion, they are as many as seven points away from the fourth-last Southampton and are relegated to the British Championship ahead of schedule.

The remaining two relegation places will be divided between up to six teams.

They are Stoke City, Swansea, Southampton, Huddersfield, West Ham United and Brighton.

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Arsenal's Champions League semi-final second leg against Bayern at home kicks off at 8:45pm on Tuesday.

The entire Bayern team arrived in London on Monday afternoon, actively preparing for the second leg, which is not a big suspense.

Many German media, including many, do not believe Bayern will reverse their defeat on the road.

Never would I have imagined that the Germans' iron will would be revealed in an impossible match.

At the packed Emirates Stadium, thirty minutes into the game, the scoreboard showed 0:2.

The home team Arsenal is in front and the away team Bayern is in the back.

If Bayern scores another goal without conceding a goal, the total score can be equalized.

If they score two more goals, they can turn defeat into victory and upset defending champion Arsenal in the away game.

"Incredible match!"

German Sky commentator Marcel Leif shouted almost crazily: "Who would have thought that Bayern Munich, which was considered to be eliminated early before the game, would lead Arsenal by two goals in the away game?"

Robben, who scored the goal to expand the score, was particularly excited. He used his trademark sliding kneel to express the ecstasy brought by the goal.

The Bayern fans who traveled with the team were as excited as children, dancing and dancing.

On the other hand, the fans of the home team had heavy faces, pursed their lips, and forgot to make any sound.

When everyone thought that the powerful Bayern would equalize the total score in one go, Gunners captain Martin stood up.

He helped Arsenal narrow the gap in the 32nd minute...

Taking advantage of the kick-off, the football passed through multiple passes to the feet of Martin, who was about thirty meters away from the goal.

He stopped and turned, passed Vidal, who was returning from injury, and fired angrily without waiting for Javi Martinez to take over.

Boom~

Robben, who was actively involved in defense, clearly heard a crisp muffled sound.

Then I saw the football carrying surging energy rising from the ground. The stretched right thigh of teammate Javi Martinez, who was blocking from the side with overwhelming force, flew past at high speed and roared towards the upper right corner of the goal.

Goalkeeper Neuer caught the menacing football, took a step to the left with his right foot, and kicked the ground with his left foot. His whole body flew into the air, his left hand spread out, and his open fingertips moved towards the powerful and heavy football. .

"There's a show!"

Neuer could already feel the energy of football on the fingertips of his left hand, but the smile on his face froze instantly.

The energy coming from the fingertips was too surging, and the power I felt instantly was much greater than the power coming from the fingertips...

"Oh No!"

Noelle was shocked.

The football slightly changed its trajectory and did not deviate from the goal. It hit the inner edge of the upper post of the right goal and hit the net...

"Goooooooooooooal——"

Sky commentator Andy Gray blurted out as the ball crashed into the snow-white net.

"Beautiful! It's Martin again! He stood up when Arsenal was facing a crisis! Helping the team narrow the point difference! 1:2! Arsenal is only one goal behind!"

Central 5 commentator He Wei said impassionedly.

After scoring the goal, Martin's rare emotion surged. He stood there, lifted up his right shorts, and showed off his strong and terrifying thigh muscles.

"Martin!"

"Martin!!"

"Martin!!!"

More than 50,000 Arsenal fans subconsciously chanted hysterically.

Wenger, the home team coach who directed the technical area, let out a sigh of relief.

Heynckes on the other end stood there numbly, with his mouth half open, and it took him a while to react.

The super personal scoring ability is still revealed...

No matter how good the defense is, it cannot limit Martin, who has an overwhelming desire to score.

Before the game restarted, Heynckes was still giving himself psychological hints.

Martin's goal was just an outstanding personal performance.

Other players also performed sluggishly.

As everyone knows, Martin's goal directly detonated the team's state.

Three minutes later, Martin received Cavani's return ball at the front of the penalty area, and without stopping the ball, he directly hit the ground with a powerful kick.

Neuer reacted quickly and reached down to the left side to save the ball.

However, Ronaldo, who joined the attack later, showed up keenly on the line to save the ball. He completed the follow-up shot from the arch of his left foot before Boateng fell to the ground to block it.

The football, which was close to the ground, flew over first, crossed the goal line and hit the snow-white net before Neuer made his second save.

The Emirates Stadium was boiling instantly.

Overwhelming cheers swept the entire venue.

Two goals in a row within three minutes!

The momentum of Arsenal's goals is not over yet.

Before the end of the first half, Mahrez's dribbling in front of the penalty area on the right was kicked to the ground by Robben who was actively defending.

The referee on duty, Frappart, whistled for a foul and gave Arsenal a direct free kick from a very good position.

"Robben's foul is likely to give Arsenal the opportunity to score a goal!"

Central 5 commentator He Wei’s words came true.

Martin kicked a direct free kick about 23 meters from the right edge of the penalty area into the upper right corner of the goal.

Neuer, who was ready to pounce on the ball, didn't even react. He could only passively follow the football with his eyes, and actually declared that he was beyond his reach...

3: 2!

In the 44th minute of the game, Arsenal scored three goals in a row to take the lead after conceding two goals first!

(End of this chapter)