Chapter 405: The Champions League decisive battle where history deviates

Chapter 405: The Champions League decisive battle where history deviates

"aoaoaoaoooooo——"

The Emirates Stadium was filled with hysterical chants from Arsenal fans.

"The one who scored the go-ahead goal for us was——"

On-site announcer Smith's inflammatory shouts instantly reached the entire stadium through the radio.

"—Martin!"

More than Arsenal fans shouted in unison.

The majestic momentum not only swept the entire Emirates Stadium, but could even be felt in most of North London.

The neutral fans and Arsenal fans in front of the TV were very happy to watch the game. The game was exciting and goals were scored one after another.

Only Bayern fans feel like they are on a roller coaster, going from top to bottom.

There was only one goal left to equalize the total score, and the result... Martin and Ronaldo equalized the score within three minutes.

Before the end of the first half, Martin took advantage of a free kick in the frontcourt to overtake the score.

At this point, Arsenal leads with a total score of 6:2!

According to theory, Bayern still has a certain possibility of turning defeat into victory.

As long as they don't concede a goal in the remaining game time and can score four goals in a row, they can reverse the situation and advance.

Unfortunately, the possibility of this has become extremely slim.

When the game restarted, the Bayern players were still confused and their minds had not returned to the game itself.

If Hummels hadn't fouled decisively, Arsenal might have used a lightning-fast counterattack to expand the score in one fell swoop.

It was not until the fifteen-minute intermission that they gradually recovered, but everyone knew that Bayern could not create another miracle.

After all, when Martin combines the entire Arsenal team into a highly effective unit through his personal efforts, it means that no opponent can defeat them!

Heynckes, who was standing in the visiting team's coach's technical area, had a heavy expression on his face, and there was no sparkle in his eyes. It was completely opposite to Arsenal's previous two-goal lead.

Wenger was completely relieved now. He sat back on the coaching bench with his legs crossed, looking more like an ordinary football fan.

The Arsenal fans in the audience were not as worried as they were in the first 30 minutes of the first half. They became impassioned and shouted one wave after another.

The second half of the Yi Bian battle was less exciting than the first half.

Of course, the Bayern players still consciously strengthened their offense and tried to narrow the point difference, working hard for the hope that was only theoretically possible.

But Arsenal, led by Martin, maintained a high level of attention, and the cooperation between the players returned to seamlessness, unlike the occasional mistakes made in the first 30 minutes of the first half.

It is impregnable and can be used by Arsenal in the second half.

The current score is enough for Arsenal to advance to the Champions League finals for three consecutive seasons. Wenger's team has a very low attitude.

Defend and counterattack.

As time passed by, Bayern coach Heynckes’ frown deepened.

He knew his hopes of leading Bayern to a treble twice were about to be dashed.

Although they did not want to accept their fate, the team's lack of change in offense was unable to break the goal guarded by Cech.

The most fatal moment came in the 62nd minute.

Bayern, which has been unable to attack for a long time, has invested more and more offensive troops, and its offense has become rough.

Right back Kimmich received the ball from Robben and stopped it. Mendy defended decisively and fell to the ground with a tackle to intercept the ball.

Kimmich was affected by inertia and fell out.

Robben and others looked to the referee for a foul.

But Skomina saw clearly that Mendy's movements were clean. He pointed at the football with his right index finger, indicating that there was no problem.

Mendy also reacted quickly and swept the ball to Ronaldo while he was lying on the ground. The latter passed it to Xhaka in the middle.

Tolisso pounced, and Xhaka turned the ball and handed it to Martin who responded in the middle.

Javi Martinez's defensive awareness is indeed outstanding. He pounced on Martin immediately, and also called on Tolisso who jumped over his head to put pressure on Robben who was actively engaged in defense.

Martin has a wide field of vision, and he passes the ball directly to Xhaka without stopping.

No one expected Martin's handling of the ball.

Xhaka, who was mentally prepared, kicked the football from Martin directly to the attacking right rib.

The on-site director switched the camera and saw a red figure passing through the center line at high speed, chasing the football sent by Xhaka with a certain advance.

This scene is particularly exciting for Arsenal fans.

Bayern fans, on the other hand, looked ashen-faced.

There were no Bayern defenders within five meters of the Arsenal player.

Hummels, who is closest, has not yet passed the halfway line...

"Mahrez!"

Central 5 commentator He Wei said impassionedly.

Arsenal fans watching the match live instantly became excited.

In the first round at the Allianz Arena in Munich, it was Mahrez's three counterattack goals that helped his beloved team defeat Bayern 3:0 away from home!

Neuer was frightened by Martin's long-range lob kick. His position was different from other games. He was farther back, which resulted in losing the opportunity to clear the ball immediately.

Mahrez has basically been frozen throughout the game. How can we waste another opportunity to counterattack?

While running at high speed, he led the ball in the direction in front of him and brought the ball to the edge of the penalty area in just a few seconds.

Facing Neuer who struck belatedly, he calmly used his superb foot skills to knock Neuer down before scoring the ball into the unguarded goal.

4: 2!

Let two chase four!

"aoaoaooaooooo——"

There were huge, hysterical chants from the Arsenal fans at the Emirates Stadium.

Mahrez, who scored the goal, was also extremely excited. He once again expressed the ecstasy brought by the goal by sliding on his knees.

The entire stadium was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

The Bayern legends sitting in the VIP seats shook their heads and sighed.

Although I had already guessed the ending when Arsenal scored three goals in a row, it is still a bit sad to see another goal conceded.

Head coach Heynckes closed his eyes in pain.

He knew that the game was completely hopeless!

The total score became 7:2.

With a gap of five goals, how can we do it in the remaining half hour?

And it is still based on the premise of not conceding the ball.

The degree of difficulty is ridiculously high.

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In the second leg of the first Champions League semi-final at the Emirates Stadium, Mahrez scored the home team's fourth goal, which basically meant that the suspense of the game was ended.

The remaining game time became completely garbage time.

Neither side has any desire to attack.

They played the rest of the game in perfect harmony.

"Beep~beep~beep~~"

The referee Skomina blew his whistle to signal the end of the game, and the score on the scoreboard did not change.

After conceding two goals first, Arsenal relied on Martin's brace, Ronaldo's supplementary shot and Mahrez's goal to reverse Bayern 4:2 at home and eliminated the Bundesliga champion Bayern with a total score of 7:2. It was three consecutive games. Reached the Champions League final this season.

"competition is over!"

"competition is over!!"

"Congratulations Martin! Congratulations to Arsenal. With the elimination of Bundesliga giant Bayern Munich, Arsenal has eliminated Serie A champion Juventus, French Ligue 1 champion Paris Saint-Germain and Bundesliga champion Bayern Munich in the knockout rounds of the Champions League this season!"

Central 5 commentator He Wei blurted out passionately: "If nothing else happens, the final opponent in the Champions League final will be Real Madrid, the opponent in the past two Champions League finals. If we can win the final, we will basically lock in the La Liga championship. , then Arsenal this season will become the most valuable champion in the history of the Champions League!"

The on-site director also immediately gave Martin a close-up shot, pushing it to a close-up shot of his face.

There is no doubt that he is the best player in this game.

It was his unsolvable long shot that knocked on the door guarded by Neuer and led to the next three consecutive goals.

Bayern had mixed emotions after losing, and every player was full of regret.

From full of hope to despair, it only takes about ten minutes. What they experienced personally made them feel sincerely sad.

Martin no longer had the playful smile he had in the first round. He, Robben and other Bayern players all patted their shoulders and hugged in comfort.

Head coach Arsene Wenger and Heynckes chatted for a long time, with their arms around each other's shoulders, as if they were reunited with old friends.

The reporters in the mixed zone pointed their cameras at the 'successful person' Martin and kept pressing the shutter in their hands.

Martin has long been accustomed to this kind of life, and he accepted interviews with state media and reporters with a normal expression.

Leading Arsenal to the Champions League finals for three consecutive seasons is a feat that is certainly shocking and cannot be replicated.

Just like Cristiano Ronaldo, the team that won three consecutive Champions Leagues in his previous life.

He couldn't help but wonder, would Ronaldo, who had not won three consecutive Champions League titles, join Juventus after this year's World Cup?

At the same time, Ronaldo, who was staying at a hotel in Rome, watched the second leg of the Champions League semi-final between Arsenal and Bayern.

Seeing Martin, who has become a teammate of the national team, perform well, his mind couldn't help but think of the Champions League final losses to Arsenal and Martin in the past two seasons, and a strong fighting spirit swept through his body instantly.

Tomorrow night's second leg of the Champions League semi-finals will certainly not give Roma a chance to repeat the second leg of the quarter-finals.

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The second leg of the 2017-2018 Champions League semi-finals kicked off at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.

Due to the incredible performance of the home team Roma in reversing Barcelona in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, many media and fans are full of longing for Roma, which performed extremely well at home, in the second round.

The game process also verified that Roma is indeed worthy of admiration.

Although the first half was a bit useless.

In the first half, Ronaldo, Benzema and Ramos each scored a goal, but the score was 1:2.

Ronaldo and Benzema kicked the ball into the goal guarded by Alisson, but Ramos accidentally blocked the ball into his own door.

The method is also extremely depressing.

When Varane made a big kick in front of the goal, he didn't expect to kick Ramos in the face who had no time to dodge. Neither goalkeeper Navas nor other players expected it, which resulted in the rebound of the football being unstoppable...

This way of losing the ball also gave many Roma fans hope!

It was as if I saw God guiding me.

After changing sides, Roma seemed to be a changed team, just like the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, full of aggression.

In the 52nd minute, Shalawi got the ball from the left and ran all the way to the left rib of the penalty area. His right-footed shot was saved by Navas but fell right in front of Dzeko. The latter shot back to equalize the score.

The feverish atmosphere in Rome's Olympic Stadium instantly boiled, and the home fans were even more excited. The players who fought for it were as if they were beaten to death. They directly suppressed the best club of the century, Real Madrid, in the half-court defense, so that Cristiano Ronaldo had to frequently participate in the team's games. Overall defense.

As the head coach, Zidane made a prompt decision and adopted a shrinking defensive formation to stabilize the situation.

In the following period, the two sides exchanged offense and defense, but they were just a little short of scoring.

Until the 86th minute of the game, Nainggolan received a pass from Kolarov and volleyed the ball directly into the net from the top of the arc in the penalty area. Goalkeeper Navas had no reaction.

3:2

Roma takes the lead!

There are more than three minutes left in injury time, and there are seven minutes left in injury time.

The goal came late, but it gave Roma fans around the world hope.

At this point in the game, the Real Madrid players also panicked.

Zidane does not have very good cards in hand, and he does not want to play too passively. After the game restarts, he will use the kick-off advantage to pass the ball reasonably, which consumes the game time and at the same time consumes the hot heart of the home team players to counterattack.

I have to say that Zidane's tactical adjustments were timely.

In the final stage of injury time, Kolarov sent a precise long pass of nearly 60 meters.

Yundale, who came on as a substitute, smashed the ball back from the right rib of the penalty area and hit Varane's open arm. The referee on duty decisively awarded a penalty kick.

Nainggolan made a penalty kick.

Because the goal came too late, there was little time left for the Roma team to equalize the total score.

When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the football was still at the feet of the Real Madrid players.

The Roma players who had worked hard all game collapsed one by one, gasping for air.

In the past ninety minutes, they gave their all.

There is no extra energy in the body.

Roma ultimately failed to achieve a theoretical reversal at home, but their outstanding performance won recognition from fans around the world.

Many reporters in the mixed zone took their shots to the Roma players who were doing their best, and kept pressing the shutter in their hands.

"papapapappaaaa——"

The home fans gave thunderous applause to the players who fought hard to the last second. The fanatical home atmosphere once again swept the entire Olympic Stadium. Even Martin sitting in front of the TV could really feel it.

This season's Champions League group stage, the fanatical home atmosphere at the Olympic Stadium is simply unforgettable.

Although this stadium is a comprehensive stadium, and the auditorium is separated by nine runways from the stadium, it does not affect the fanatical home fans from releasing their energy and creating a fanatical home atmosphere.

Real Madrid and Arsenal have met in the Champions League final for three consecutive seasons, which has also made fans around the world full of expectations.

There is no doubt that these two teams are the two best performing teams in the 2017-2018 season.

Meeting again in the Champions League final will undoubtedly bring great expectations to people.

In the Champions League finals of the past two seasons, Arsenal indeed defeated Real Madrid to win the Champions League. But in the third Champions League final, as long as the game is not over, no one dares to easily say who is the champion.

Even the Arsenal fans who have been extremely 'rampant' in the past three seasons have kept a low profile and did not lose their character before the final.

After the game at the Olympic Stadium in Rome, Martin took out his mobile phone and sent a WhatsApp message to Ronaldo: Get ready, we will see you in the final at the end of the month.

About half an hour later, Ronaldo's answer was much sharper than De Bruyne: I am the new European champion, and next month we will fight for the world championship together.

When Martin saw Ronaldo's recovery, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, and his eyes shone with anticipation.

Real Madrid this season is somewhat different from the Real Madrid in his impression.

He remembers that the season when Real Madrid beat Liverpool to win the Champions League was not the league title and the FA Cup.

In addition to being close to securing the La Liga title this season, Real Madrid also reached the Copa del Rey final at the end of last month and defeated Barcelona thanks to Cristiano Ronaldo's brilliant performance.

In other words, the 2017-2018 Champions League final is likely to be a competition for a Triple Crown winner!

Arsenal has secured the league title in advance, and their opponent in the FA Cup final is Manchester United. Winning is a high probability, so it is very likely that they will have a Mars-to-Earth clash with Real Madrid at the Kyiv Olympic Stadium with the recognized double title. Peak showdown.

Regarding the Champions League final, the British media and the Spanish media took the lead in a war of words on social platforms.

Fans from both sides also showed signs of joining, but they did not go deep.

Fans of both teams are very persistent in building character before the game.

Wenger and Zidane were very low-key in interviews with the media, saying that the team would focus on the next game first.

For the Champions League final, preparations will be made before the game.

Of course, no one believes this.

Except for the World Cup final, no competition can compare with the Champions League final!

At 8:45pm on Thursday, the second legs of the two Europa League semi-finals kicked off.

After ninety minutes of fierce battle, Atletico Madrid and Liverpool eliminated their respective opponents and successfully advanced to this season's Europa League finals.

Recently, the British media has been at odds with the Spanish media. The top league teams from the two countries met again in the Europa League final after the teams met in the Champions League final. The level of attention is definitely not as simple as 1+1=2.

chain reaction!

However, in the Europa League finals when Premier League teams competed with La Liga teams, the Premier League teams were at an absolute disadvantage.

Since the Europa League final was moved to a neutral venue, Premier League teams and La Liga teams have played each other four times.

The La Liga team has three wins and one loss.

If calculated according to regular time, three wins and one tie.

This means that the La Liga team won the game at the end of the 2000-minute battle, and the draw at the 2001-minute mark dates back to the - season.

That season, it was Liverpool who reached the final this season who had the last laugh.

At that time, Liverpool and La Liga team Alaves played 4:4 in regular time, relying on the golden goal in the first half of overtime to win the Europa League championship.

Considering that the Europa League is ultimately the second-tier European competition, its influence and gold content cannot be compared with that of the Champions League.

But what the Spanish media wants is to regain confidence from the Europa League.

After all, Arsenal, led by Martin, had the last laugh in the Champions League finals of the past two seasons.

Closer to home, as time goes by, the British media and Western media, led by European mainstream media, have returned their focus to their respective leagues.

The season is not over yet, Champions League qualification seats, European competition seats and relegation have become the focus of much attention.

(End of this chapter)