The 0-2 defeat to Real Madrid naturally has many points worth summarizing by the Arsenal coaching staff, such as the tactics formulated before the game were too conservative, the lack of preparation for the outbreak of several key players on the other side, and the failure to make the most appropriate response when the score was behind and the situation was extremely critical, etc.

However, Li believes that the biggest problem for the team at the moment is the lack of a real leader and a world-class superstar in the attacking end, otherwise the Gunners will not be able to create more threats to the opposition defence in the Santiago Bernabeu. Due to the tight backline, the team's midfielders must put most of their energy into defense, and in order to match the 4-5-1 position, the two sides of Belasino and Golovin and the substitute Albrighton have been relatively large, so that the shortcomings of the Arsenal striker's poor individual combat ability have been fully exposed.

Moussa Dembele, who started the game, was a standard finisher, only good at putting the ball into the opposition goal, and he was not particularly reliable, let alone anything else. Lacazette, who came off the bench, was known for his all-round appearance, dribbling, speed, and awareness were above average, but he was caught in the same problem as the whole team, that is, there was no ability that stood out, and he lacked lethal moves when he was most needed to step up.

Similar to the latter, there is also Bellasino, the striker could have some opportunities in the center forward position when playing for West Bromwich Albion, Stoke City and other teams, but after joining Arsenal, the manager used it as a winger and a generalist in the forward position, resulting in the habit of preferring anti-offside and shooting at the first time developed when he was a single arrow was gradually changed, and he was no longer suitable for charging at the front.

As for the only serious high school striker in the team, Chuma, as a bridgehead in the positional battle, he is naturally competent, and his foot skills are also good, but after all, he is far from the level of Ibrahimovic, and he can't ask for more in terms of speed, and he needs the support of his teammates.

This set of forward configurations with different advantages is still very powerful in ordinary games, and to paraphrase an advertising slogan, there is always one suitable for the current opponent. But once it encounters an extreme situation, such as this clash with Real Madrid, when the team's overall attack cannot be played and the striker is urgently needed to open the situation with his superb individual ability, Arsenal will be powerless and can only sit and wait for death.

So in the rare two-day rest day after the game, Li Mudi couldn't relax well, and even when he led his daughter, who had just mastered the ability to walk, to take a slow walk in the garden, he couldn't keep his attention focused enough, so that the little angel at home fell several times, which made his mother angry. If it weren't for the persuasion of Lin Yuna, who had returned to London from Asia not long ago, it is estimated that the Gunners coach's dinner might not have been settled.

He has been thinking about how to bring in a top attacker to help Arsenal make up for the lack of super attacking firepower, but it has been difficult to find the right person in a short period of time. Not to mention how much money it costs, it's hard to find a superstar of this caliber in the transfer market, and no matter which one of them is priceless to their respective clubs until their peak is over, selling such a star who can change the game on his own is largely unseen in the last decade or so.

Real Madrid sold Ronaldo because they were worried about the latter's age and unwilling to pay him a high salary, so they "reduced the price" to Juventus, but even such a situation is unavoidable, Li Mudi can't expect a big pie to fall from the sky again and fall on his head, so this plan seems to be fundamentally impossible to prepare in advance, and can only see if God will give an unexpected surprise.

After returning to A.T. Kearney on Saturday, the Gunners boss put aside everything that had nothing to do with the team's preparations, and although there was still half a month to go before the final showdown, everyone's mood had begun to gradually get nervous. This nervousness is not a strong mental reaction due to fear in the broad sense of the word, but a necessary gesture of importance for professional players before every game.

Although in terms of the strength of the two sides in the final, the Arsenal side with a lower average age and better performance for most of the season was on the side, but Messi and others have taught all the British people a good lesson in the semi-finals, and the idea of carelessness will naturally not appear in the minds of the Gunners.

But after all, there is still a short interval between the pinnacle battle of the Champions League, and the team's coaching staff is also very careful to adjust everyone's competitive state, so as not to let the players enter too early into the excitement. Fen mood, so as not to affect the performance of the game. Therefore, a lot of stress reduction and relaxation items were added to the daily training, so that the whole base maintained an optimistic atmosphere for the next two weeks.

After this situation was reported by the British media, it also infected the vast majority of domestic fans, greatly reducing the heat of the war of words between Britain and Spain that intensified because of the results of the two semi-finals, and also indirectly alleviating the pressure on the Dortmund police. Otherwise, if there is a fierce clash between the fans of the two countries in the stadium, the consequences are still unimaginable.

Just before fans around the world are waiting for the final super meal of the season, the major European leagues have ushered in the final results, and the most eye-catching is of course the final championship of La Liga and Serie A.

In the Iberian Peninsula, Madrid both ended up with 27 wins, 7 draws and 4 losses, and the two sides won by one goal each in two direct conversations, and the two sides only won by goal difference according to the regulations, which is extremely rare for the first time in the history of La Liga. (PS: The top of the table was tied on 22 points in the 1930-31 season, but the Basque Lions won the championship directly by scoring points from each other, and did not enter the process of competing for goal difference)

As a result, Real Madrid won the 34th league trophy in team history with a slight advantage of three goals, beating the city's rivals by a narrow advantage of three goals, and slightly redeemed some of the regrets of the Champions League that almost completed the reversal but had no choice but to go out.

As for the Apennine side, the ending was even more dramatic, as Torino, who had previously led the table for most of the season, lost to Meazza in the penultimate round, losing almost the league title and giving Juventus a bargain, and even Li Mudi felt sorry for his old club.

On April 30, the English FA Cup final was also booked at the new Wembley Stadium, and Manchester City defeated local rivals Manchester United 2-1 thanks to Riyad Mahrez's goal in extra time, and climbed the podium of the country's first cup competition after three years.

However, Paul Scholes did not return empty-handed in his first full season in charge, leading the Red Devils to a narrow victory over Serie A giants Roma at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen four days later, winning the Europa League for the second time in the club's history since 2016/17 and earning the final ticket to next season's Champions League.

At this point, the 2021-22 season of European football, full of surprises and excitement, is only left with one final and most talked-about matchup: the summit conversation between Arsenal and Barcelona. May 8 is the time to draw the final end of the past ten months, and people can't wait for the finale.

Truth be told, these two teams will meet in the final, which few could have predicted when the knockout rounds have just started or even when the draw for the semi-finals has been announced. Before the start of the quarter-finals, Arsenal and Barcelona were in joint eighth place with the sixteen-team team to win the title, even behind Torino, who had little European experience.

However, they have reached the highest stage step by step with a more stable performance than their opponents in each round, especially in the face of opponents whose overall strength is stronger than themselves, they have shown the heritage of the world's giants, which is really commendable.

Compared to Arsenal's natural return to winning the Premier League title last year after the injury situation improved, Barcelona's journey to the final is obviously more legendary. After Pique and Rakitic and other older generation cores either retired or left, this season's Catalan team is actually in a period of adjustment, and its performance in La Liga has shown a big step backwards from being able to compete with Atletico Madrid last season to the last minute, although it still won the third place, but the points difference between the top two teams has come to more than ten points, which is obviously not the best Barcelona.

Messi, who is about to turn 35, has finally returned to Earth from outer space after his lifelong enemy Cristiano Ronaldo, and even if he can still play some amazing games in some games, he can no longer be the only master on the green field. A total of 42 appearances in all competitions in a single season, scoring 14 goals and providing 19 assists can still be described as great, but there is a difference between Wu Lei and his invincible existence back then.

It is no wonder that the Western media will frequently break the news that he is about to move to the United States, because the magic of the plum ball king is indeed gradually decreasing, and he is likely to leave a relatively perfect back for all fans, rather than leaving with a depressed attitude.

In order to allow the legend of the team to have the most comfortable environment in what may be the final season, Barcelona FC did not make major changes to the squad in the two transfer windows of this season, and most of the new signings are young people with high potential who have not yet fully cashed in.

If all goes according to plan, the coming summer will be a pivotal moment for the La Liga giants to undergo a massive renewal, with Dorberg, Abel Ruiz, Calles Alenia and Marc Cucurella among the likes of Coutinho, Dembele, Umtiti and Semedo in their prime, and with the huge amount of money to bring in at least two top stars, Barcelona's competitiveness will soon recover. At that time, the entire European football will inevitably face a new round of bloodshed.

However, that will be next season at the earliest, at least in this Champions League final, it is Arsenal who have the advantage.

Although the attacking styles of the two teams are different, the attacking power formed is basically equal, and the frontcourt combination of Messi and Cupinho and Malcolm and Ousmane Dembele can be said to be full of spirit and is among the best in the world in terms of technical ability. And Belasino, Balco, Golovin is behind Lacazette, the strength is not too much, although there is a gap between the opponent in terms of absolute talent, but compared to Barcelona's strikerless tactics can still be more targeted to extend the range of attack to the opponent's penalty area, the effect is also good.

But football is not just about attack, it is also important to play a role in the whole game, especially in such an important final.

As mentioned before, Barcelona's current defense line is actually not very reliable, due to the coach's personal habits and the team's lack of substitutions, Semedo, Umtiti, Lenglet and teenager Juan Miranda played almost the entire season, but they have never been able to find the best tacit understanding, and mistakes occur more frequently.

After the older generation of midfield stars such as Sergio Busquets, Rakitic and Vidal faded out of the main lineup, the team's midfield defensive ability has also declined significantly, the only academy defender Sergi Samper has never been able to satisfy the coaching staff, and the new Dutch star Bazol brought in from Wolfsburg has been unable to integrate into the Barcelona system. The loss of this barrier in front of him has caused the Catalan giants' defensive rating to drop another step.

On the other hand, on the Arsenal side, after two seasons of adjustments, although they are also a little weak in the substitution link, the strength of several main defenders has been widely praised. And compared to the opponent in the final, the Gunners have no obvious weaknesses, and there are Ndidi and Torreira in front of them, which can be called the best behind-the-back midfield combination in world football at the moment, and the defensive ability is not a little bit.

It was with this advantage that Li Mudi allowed his players to attack the opponent's left side of the defence while maintaining a solid back, and launched a fierce attack on Juan Miranda, who was born in 2000, and it was Lacazette who scored a crucial goal in the 37th minute of the first half.

Although Barcelona replaced the veteran Jordi Alba in the second half to fill the hole, the 33-year-old former Spain international was clearly unable to help the team in attack, resulting in Messi and others trying their best to create particularly good scoring opportunities when they had to guard against the Gunners counter-attacking at all times.

In the end, the score was maintained at 1-0 until the end. Amid the flying streamers and confetti, Arsenal lifted the first UEFA Champions League trophy in 136 years, fulfilling the decades-old dream of all Gunners fans.

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