Arsenal host Schalke for the first time the two teams have met, and Schalke have been at the bottom of England in the past, and fell to Manchester United last year, so Arsenal still feel they should have a certain advantage. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Of course, this is not a boast, they have appeared in the Champions League for 14 consecutive years, and they can be proud of such a record.

However, Arsenal also suffered a break in this game, not only Rosicky, Vermaelen, Wilshere and Ramsey were all unable to play due to injury, but Arsene Wenger was also banned by UEFA for two games again. However, after a suspended league fixture, Santos and Alexander Song both returned, while three new signings Arteta, Benayoun and German defender Mertesacker made their Champions League debuts, just two days after Arsenal won for the first time in the league with a narrow win over promoted Maswansea City.

Schalke is not very good in comparison, Metzelde, Escudero and Hieldebrand have not returned from injury, and Pukki also missed the game because of a sudden cold before the game, but there is also good news, Matip and Gundogan, who are suspended in the league, can start, which also greatly eases Schalke's defensive tension.

As they were playing on the second matchday, the other two opponents in the group had already finished the game, with Marseille beating last season's Greek champions Olympiacos 1-0 away from home, and Jang Lin-dong also played well in the second half as a left wing-back.

In the first 20 minutes, the Marseille backline made a number of mistakes, but unfortunately the last Greek champions failed to take their chances. Marseille created a good chance in the 37th minute when Remy cut across the box from the left on the left after receiving a through ball from Sheroux and brushed past Dopoulos to shoot hard at the neutral post.

After the start of the second half, Marseille was replaced by Zhang Lindong, which was also Zhang Lindong's first Champions League game.

In the 51st minute, before Morel knocked on the bottom line from the left, Lucho González picked the ball past the goalkeeper to make it 1-0. Marseille came close to doubling their lead shortly thereafter when Cherou's powerful shot was saved by Argentine goalkeeper Costanzo. In stoppage time, Marseille defender Rod van Nistelrooy was sent off with a red card for a foul.

This game is irrelevant to the battle situation, but since Zhang Lindong can play, it will naturally be followed by many Chinese people, and the real highlight is this game.

Arsenal put on a 4-2-3-1, although these people say they don't care about Ai Fan, but in fact everyone knows that a European Golden Boot is not for nothing, so the professor still made a relatively smooth formation.

Goalkeeper Szczesny, the back line from left to right, Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny and Gibbs, the back Alexander Song and Arteta, the front three little tigers Walcott, Benayoun and Santos, the forward line naturally has only one Van Persie, which is also the strongest lineup that Arsenal can come up with so far.

And Magath's arrangement is more aggressive, he has no intention of defending at all, after all, a team like Arsenal wants to defend is equivalent to looking for death, it is better to directly put on a posture and Arsenal real swords, anyway, they have a phenomenal player like Ai Fan in the team, and they will not worry about what kind of opponent they face, the only thing that makes Magath a little weak is that if Arsenal also follows last year's Manchester United style of play to really face Schalke, then will there be a repeat of last year's situation? So he also made a targeted arrangement.

The goalkeeper is naturally Zhang Chong, he has been the main force in the first four games, although there are also goals conceded, but the overall situation is still more satisfactory to Magath, and he is naturally a choice without doubt. The set-up of the back line was a bit unexpected, and the right wing-back was still Hegel, who had been a good performer in both games, and although he had little experience in the game, he played well and there was no reason to replace him. Kristo is back on the left side of his familiar side, and he still doesn't like the middle position, and being able to return to the position he is most familiar with will naturally give him a chance to show more ability.

The centre-back pairing is Hovidez and Joel Matip, who had been playing centre-back since the start of last season and had done a good job and now has to be entrusted with a heavy role again.

The midfielder is still a combination of Gundogan, Ai Huan, Mata and Fuchs, this midfield combination has always been Magath's favorite, but for many reasons they have never had a chance, and today in order to be able to completely liberate Ai Huan, Magath is also open.

The forward line is still a combination of Raul and Farfan, Raul as the pillar of the forward line is already a bit cheap and old-fashioned, but fortunately, his prestige is great, and he is at the top of the Champions League goal list, and he will always give people a huge threat. Farfan's technique is very good, and he can return to the midfield at any time to organize the attack, which is also to share some pressure on Ai Huan.

Both sides played all their hole cards, hoping to take the lead in this kind of game, after all, the strength of this group stage is average, and in the eyes of many people, the battle between these two teams is to compete for the top spot in the group.

The Emirates Stadium has long been full, and the Schalke expeditionary corps has also entered the stadium, they sat in a corner of the northwest stand surrounded by Arsenal fans, but their singing has not stopped, repeatedly singing Schalke's war song to cheer for their team, but their singing can not prevail at all, because the singing of more than 60,000 English fans is even more ferocious, they sing the Arsenal team song while drinking beer, this kind of scene is very strange to the German fans who have never been allowed to drink in the stadium, fortunately, the German fans are not afraid, and they do not back down in the face of England's famous football hooligans。

The stadium in England is different from most stadiums on the European continent, the first row of stands is the same as the stadium, but there is a billboard less than a meter to block it, which is almost equivalent to the fans and players playing together, so even if there is no cage sound effect like Schalke, it can also have a crazy and terrifying effect, and the average person will really be a little weak.

Fortunately, Ai Huan has a big heart, even in the face of overwhelming abuse on the field, he will not change his face, jogging back and forth on the sidelines, mentally calculating the width and length of this court, speaking of which this field is different from other places, even Old Trafford is also biased.