"The second half restarts."

"Judging by the line-ups of the two sides back on the pitch, neither team has any idea of making substitutions."

'The young Ajax was brilliant in the first half and although they were equalised, it was a goal from Ibrahimovic who was a crucial goal from the Swedish centre-forward.

'Now we'll see if Arsenal will make tactical changes at half-time.

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'Ajax served first, but very quickly, the ball was lost.

"Arsenal are still in control of the situation on the pitch, and the Gunners have an overwhelming advantage overall, but judging from the performance in the first half, Ajax is not completely without the ability to resist, both teams are old powerhouses in Europe."

'Look at Arsenal's attack this time.

'Ljungberg on the right didn't have a chance and crossed to Vieira in the middle.

'Patrick Vieira goes to the left and passes to Pire.

'Thierry Henry pulls the ball down the left flank, which is the most dangerous area for the French striker.

'Against Trabelsi, Henry was very fast, very nimble with his feet, passed back to Pire, cut inside.

"Pire's re-pass, beautiful two-by-one......"

"Henry takes the ball again, faces Heitinga, and passes back to the penalty area......"

"Pire......

"The ball is in!!!"

“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL！！！！！！”

"Oh my God, less than two minutes into the second half, Arsenal scored a crucial goal through Thierry Henry's assist for Pire!"

"Two to two, the two sides are back on the same starting line again."

'It was a very, very morale-boosting goal and it was entirely an individual performance by two top stars, Thierry Henry and Andreas Pire.

'Ajax have three players defending on this flank, Trabelsi, Heitinga and Sneijder, but all three of them have been toyed with by Arsenal's two superstars and have nothing to do.

'In particular, Thierry Henry's final assist for Pire's kick, Sneijder tried to pull Pire's in the box but finally let go, and he obviously knew the consequences of bringing Pire down.

'The situation turned abruptly and Arsenal equalised again at the start of the second half, 2-2.

'It was definitely a spark of passion between top stars, a wonderful combination.'

"Thierry Henry and Pire from Arsenal!"

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The Amsterdam Arena fell into a deathly silence.

Head coach Ronald Koeman patted his forehead the sidelines, shaking his head incessantly, clearly unable to accept the sudden change, and he would never have imagined that his team would be equalised by Arsenal just after the start of the second half.

But what can he say in the face of such a goal?

Complaining about the player's poor defense?

No, Henry's back-to-back collision with Pire's back-to-back was not only fast, but also very tacit, and the Ajax defenders simply didn't have enough time to react, let alone give a countermeasure.

To put it mildly, in the face of such an opponent, you can really only wait for death.

The goal was an absolute blow to Ajax's morale.

Just in the dressing room, he was still encouraging and mobilizing the players, and he must keep the start in the second half, but he didn't expect that Arsenal came directly to such a moment as soon as he came on the field, which made the Ajax players not frustrated?

Looking at the stunned players on the court, Ronald Coman suddenly felt a sense of pity, they are not very old, most of them are only in their early twenties, but they have to suffer such a huge blow, can they withstand it?

'We need to hold on now, Ronald.' Luther Carroll reminded from the sidelines.

Ronald Coman nodded incessantly, took a deep breath and walked briskly to the sidelines.

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In the chairman's stands, after seeing Arsenal score at the start of the second half to equalize the score, chairman Van Praag raised his hands in surprise and kept shaking his head, his face full of frustration and frustration.

Ajax was extremely fortunate to score two goals for Arsenal in the first half, as long as they held the score of 2-1, there was still hope for the visit to Highbury Stadium, but now, not only was it equalized, but also gave Arsenal two away goals.

In such a crucial knockout match, it is quite disadvantageous to give the opponent two away goals in the first leg.

"The most important thing now is to hold on, the 2-2 score is not desperate, but if you can't hold it, it could be a fiasco at any time." Van Gaal said calmly.

He gives people the feeling that he is winning or losing a game, everything that happens on the court has nothing to do with him, and it does not arouse the slightest emotional fluctuation in him, but at such times it makes people feel that he is trustworthy.

"We were too young and we started a little carelessly, which gave Arsenal an opportunity to take advantage of, and the combination of Thierry Henry and Pire's is really world-class, even if we focus on defense, we may not be able to defend it, so it's understandable to concede such a goal."

Van Gaal's eyes were fixed on the pitch, and when he noticed Koeman, the home coach, walking to the sideline to encourage his players, a flash of appreciation flashed in his eyes, and Koeman made the right choice.

"It's also a challenge for our young players, and the difficulties on the football pitch are like touchstones, gold or stone, and after the grinding of the difficulties, they will soon emerge."

Van Praag nodded, he is not the kind of chairman who doesn't understand the ball at all, and even if this game is really lost, it is normal, after all, in the face of a strong Arsenal, Ajax winning is the underdog.

It's just that there is some interesting expectation in his eyes when he looks at the court.

As Louis van Gaal said, the difficulty is the litmus test, whether it's gold or stone, it's up to the next player's performance.

Ibrahimovic, Van der Vaart, Wesley Sonk, Sneijder......

Who will be able to step up and save Ajax?

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What a tough opponent!

Yang Yang looked at the French young player who was panting and walking back beside him, and secretly praised in his heart.

The speed is fast, the explosiveness is strong, and the endurance is very good, which makes Yang Yang can't help but feel that all his advantages are not worth mentioning in front of him.

It's hard to believe that this is an eighteen-year-old.

And Klich is already so good, so how scary is the world's top left wing-back, Ashley Cole?

Compared to them, the left wing-backs in the Eredivisie are too loose.

Especially as the game deepened and entered the second half, Chrissy did not dare to give Yang Yang the slightest space and opportunity.

Trabelsi was already exhausted in the face of Pire and Henry, and it was impossible to press up to support Yang Yang, Sneijder was delayed, Ibrahimovic was locked in front, Van der Vaart began to fall into a habitual physical bottleneck after the second half, and running gradually couldn't keep up with the pace of the game.

Yang Yang was not surprised by the performance of the team's captain, as he did so in most of his games.

It is said that a serious injury in the past, after removing the meniscus, caused him to lose his speed, resulting in his current inability to play his favorite striker, and had to adjust to the middle, but playing in the midfield requires a lot of running, which is his weakness.

He faced midfielders like Patrick Vieira and Edu in this game, especially Patrick Vieira, the black and strong midfield superstar was putting too much pressure on him, and Yang Yang believed that it would be difficult for anyone in Van der Vaart's position to play normally.

What to do?

Yang Yang looked around helplessly, and he felt as if he had fallen into a helpless situation.

Arsenal were demoralised after the equaliser and launched a wave of attacks on Ajax, with a clear strategy of seeking more goals or at least a draw back to London.

But for Ajax, a draw is unacceptable.

There is no win at home, and the possibility of qualifying away from home is slim to none, if not impossible.

But now that the whole team is so embarrassed, how can they still score?

What to attack?

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Ronald Koeman was quick to make adjustments.

In the 60th minute, Ajax replaced Van der Vaart with Galasek.

This substitution is clearly to strengthen the team's midfield defence, after all, Sneijder's delay is just a buffer, and he is better at Ajax to play as a central midfielder, or a more advanced midfield position, using his passing and playmaking skills.

Van der Vaart handed the captain's armband into the hands of Galasek before he stepped off the pitch, and the 30-year-old came on with Ronald Koeman's tweaks, allowing Sneijder to move up front and drag himself behind with Frenkie de Jong in a back two.

Timely substitutions and tactical adjustments helped Ajax stabilize the situation on the pitch, and Arsenal's attack was also curbed to a certain extent, especially the double back of Galasek and De Jong significantly strengthened the protection in front of the defence.

But soon, Arsenal also further strengthened the team's attacking front, and the high striker Kanu replaced the average Spanish teenager Reyes in this game, which was obviously to further strengthen Arsenal's attacking front.

It is not difficult to see from this substitution that Ajax is at an absolute disadvantage in terms of overall strength and bench depth, while Arsene Wenger is not satisfied with a draw at all, he wants to take a win away from home.

Taking advantage of Arsenal's substitution, Yang Yang glanced up at the scoreboard, and the time was exactly sixty-four minutes.

Head coach Ronald Koeman told him before the game that he was going to play between 70 and 75 minutes, and the time for him to leave the game was getting closer and closer, but he was always difficult to get a chance on the right side.

This time, Galasek came on the pitch and did not bring any instructions from Ronald Koeman to Yang Yang, which seemed to confirm what the manager said in the dressing room at halftime that he could not ask more of his players.

Especially Yang Yang.

But this does not mean that Yang Yang has no requirements for himself.

Facing Chrissy in the whole game, Yang Yang basically didn't take any advantage, and he was very unconvinced.

It was the most unfortunate game he played since his debut, against an 18-year-old who was only a year older than him, and he really couldn't believe he couldn't take advantage of the opponent, even if Klich was Wenger's handpicked hope.

He just wants to give it his all, and even if it doesn't, he wants to create opportunities for his teammates who come off the bench next.

Just thinking about it, Ajax finally hit another counterattack.