Chapter 207 Champions League Advance Qualification
Chapter 207 Champions League Advance Qualification
Chapter 207 Champions League Advance Qualification
Chelsea's lead has shrunk, which has also brought greater suspense to the Premier League.
This is the result the FA wants to see most.
The Triwizard struggle for hegemony, this pattern will continue until the end of the league.
At the other end, there are many teams that will be relegated, and the relegation situation this year will also be very complicated.
There are 20 teams in the Premier League, which is different from the Bundesliga. Although there are not many strong teams, the schedule is indeed quite dense.
In the middle of the week, the fifth round of the Champions League group stage was held, and Arsenal faced Udinese at home.
The two teams had 7 points before, but the Lyon team and Bremen have already played the game. Lyon is still very tenacious. With Juninho's free kick, they defeated Bremen with 1 goal, making the group's qualifying situation , also becomes complicated.
Two 7 points, one 6 points, and one 5 points.
There is a chance.
If Arsenal beat Udinese in this game, they can advance one round and secure the first place in the group.
In the final round, Udinese, Werder Bremen and Lyon still have a chance to qualify.
Arsenal is playing at home, so it is natural to seize this opportunity.
In the press conference before the game, Wenger said that he would definitely win, and Vieira, who returned from injury, also vowed.
Of course, Spalletti will not give in. Winning the game may also advance to them early.
As the match day approached, players from both sides entered Wembley Stadium, and the fans at the scene burst into cheers.
Today's fans are basically fans of the home team. Italian fans generally don't like to go to England to watch football.
The Heythel tragedy that year, the grievances between the fans of the two countries, has not yet been completely resolved, and the Italian fans are also afraid to come to England to watch the football.
If something happens again, it will be miserable.
At the beginning of the game, Arsenal launched a fierce attack. Jia Yi made a direct breakthrough. The opponent, Fiore, came over and used harassment tactics to prevent Jia Yi from breaking through comfortably.
As a result, Fiore's delay only increased Jia Yi's fighting spirit. He slammed his foot suddenly and then sped up. He could only do this kind of action with invisible knee pads, otherwise, his knees would definitely not be able to bear it.
Fiore was thrown away by Jia Yi's sudden acceleration. He wanted to foul, but he didn't dare to step down because of the difference in their positions. In this position, it is easy to get a red card.
Jia Yi quickly adjusted his step, volleyed vigorously, and the ball went straight into the dead corner.
1: 0!
It is still the iconic volley, as long as it hits the goal, it is difficult for De Sanctis to save it.
Excited Jia Yi rushed to the sidelines and shouted at a camera: "Who else? Who else dares to compete with me?"
Teammates also ran up one after another, excitedly cooperating with Jia Yi and making all kinds of weird noises.
On the sidelines, Wenger looked at the time. When the goal was scored, the pointer had only passed 5 seconds!
He couldn't help but laugh, and said with a smile: "It seems that Jia Yi's desire to win is very strong today."
With a goal scored so quickly, the 3 points in this game have become Arsenal's possession again.
When Jia Yi wants to score a goal, he can always create surprises.
The Highbury Stadium is already boiling, and the huge decibels make people worry whether the stadium will resonate and then collapse.
After experiencing multiple Premier League titles, the Champions League has undoubtedly become a heart problem for Arsenal. Therefore, everyone attaches great importance to every game in the Champions League and looks forward to it.
Jia Yi's goal will undoubtedly open the door to victory. Once the team wins, they will lock in the first place in the group and advance to the top 16.
This is the minimum goal.
Now the team is about to accomplish this goal, so the fans are very excited.
The Udinese players are still in a state of confusion, this is just the start, why are they one goal behind?
Many people haven't run hot yet, the opponent has already scored, how can this ball be kicked?
Spalletti was also very depressed. He had guessed the progress of the game, but he didn't expect it to be so fast, and he was already behind.
It's really not easy to play now. Udinese may be considered a relatively good offensive team in Serie A, but when they encounter a giant team like Arsenal, their offense is not enough.
And today Spalletti did not have three strikers. In order to get 1 point away from home, Udinese's formation today is a 3-6-1 formation.
Trying to maintain the numerical advantage in the midfield and limit Jia Yi's performance, but Jia Yi's unreasonable shot directly blasted a world wave, completely defeating Spalletti's wishful thinking.
The game continues.
After the re-kick-off, Udinese attacked.
But the ball was on the wing, and there was no way to pass it.
With Iaquinta alone in the middle, it's not easy at all.
In desperation, they had to choose to pass the ball back and forth.
This kind of war of attrition is of no benefit to them.
Seeing that the ball could not enter the penalty area, Fiore began to break through. However, he came to face Vieira, who had returned from injury, and it was also Alexander.
Although Fiore's feint was realistic, he couldn't shake Vieira. In desperation, he passed to Jankulovski who was on the wing.
This is also another assault point. If he can't think of a way to do this, then there is no way.
Jankulovski faced Lauren and passed the ball directly, but this time Lauren turned faster and stopped him directly behind.
Jankulovski screamed and made a gesture of covering his face with his hands.
But the referee ran over and gave him a yellow card, which was obviously for diving.
Lauren's movements were very clean and neat, and the referee was not far away, so he could see clearly.
Therefore, this time, Jankulovski is stealing chickens and losing money. He received a yellow card. This is his third yellow card in the Champions League group stage this season. It is not good for him. In the next round, he will accumulate stop game.
Against Lyon, without Jankulovski, it would be difficult for Udinese to guarantee victory over Lyon.
After all, Jankulovski has always been Udinese's sharp knife on the wing.
But this time, something even more surprising happened.
Jankulovski, who received a yellow card, ran back cursingly. The referee rushed up, took out another yellow card, and then drew out a red card. Two yellow cards turned into one red, and Jankulovski was punished. down!
Spalletti walked to the sidelines with a gloomy face, and Jankulovski, being smart, now completely put Udinese on the brink of death.
Once this goal is lost, the Lyon team must be won in the last round, but the Lyon team will also fight to the end. Once Arsenal clean up Bremen, then whoever wins the two of them will be able to qualify from the group.
But Jankulovski was suspended for the last round, which undoubtedly became a huge loss for Udinese.
Instead, the fans booed and mocked Jankulovski's behavior mercilessly.
Of course, I am very satisfied with the players of the home team.
Now that there is one less opponent, the game is undoubtedly much easier to play.
As the game continued, Arsenal really began to control the situation on a large scale, completely suppressing the Udinese players in their backcourt, unable to move.
After missing Jia Yi's precise cross, Van Persie finally seized a chance in the 19th minute. His header from the far post went straight into the net, 2:0!
Jia Yi passed the ball very erratically, and the ball was still turning. Both the opponent's central defender and the goalkeeper made a mistake in their judgment, giving Van Persie a chance to basically empty the goal.
This goal basically sealed the victory.
Before the end of the first half, the cooperation between the veteran Bergkamp and Arshavin was also very eye-catching. The last goal was Arshavin. , 3:0!
The ball Bergkamp stopped the ball all of a sudden, it is really full of praise, he stopped the ball directly to Arshavin's feet.
This kind of football IQ is really few people can match.
And then, Spalletti removed both Fiore and Iaquinta, obviously giving up the game, ready to let them have a good rest, and fully prepare for the game against Lyon.
In the end, there were no disturbances in this game. Arsenal defeated Udinese 4-0 at home. In the case of an unfavorable start, they accumulated 5 points in 3 games, 1 wins, 1 draw and 10 loss. They qualified for the group one round ahead of schedule. And locked the first place in the group.
After the final whistle, the Highbury Stadium also cheered for a while to celebrate the team's qualifying.
In the post-match press conference, Wenger said arrogantly: "No one can beat us. Our goal is to win the championship. This season, Jia Yi will definitely make our wish come true. His ability surpasses the current era. Other players, his worth is far higher than [-] million pounds!"
"Yes, I personally agree with Arsene, Jia Yi's presence makes it impossible for us to take away points from Highbury.
But we will try our best to beat Lyon in the last round, and we hope that Arsenal can show their sportsmanship and help us stop Bremen. "
Spalletti is a bit flattering, and its purpose is naturally self-evident. I hope Arsenal will not let Bremen go in the last round.
If Arsenal does not give Werder Bremen 3 points, then Udinese actually only needs 1 point to qualify from the group.
The emotional intelligence of these head coaches is really not ordinary, unlike Mourinho, a madman who only knows how to offend people. If Chelsea encounters this situation, then they are likely to be killed by their opponents.
(End of this chapter)
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