No. 332: Advance to the quarterfinals of the Champions League!
Arsenal's original opponent was Hull City, and Arsene Wenger hid most of his main team for the Champions League in three days' time. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
The first half was a close affair, with both sides creating a couple of good chances but failing to capitalise on them.
After the start of the second half, the situation remained deadlocked, and it was not until the seventeenth minute that the deadlock was broken.
In the seventeenth minute of the second half, Hull City attacked from the right. Roski crosses the middle. Savani was not clean and was defeated by the opposing striker Eduardo. Costa seized his chance and shot hard!
Almunia failed to keep the ball out of the net, and the ball went into the net!
The ball is in!
The score became 1-0!
Hull City leads!
Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, Wenger immediately made substitutions, he changed two people in a row, Chen Fan and Van Persie both played!
A minute after the two came on, Arsenal were awarded a direct free-kick in front.
Chen Fan, who was in charge, did not shoot directly, but made a direct pass, and the football drilled into the penalty area!
Van Persie leaned on the opposing defender, stepped forward, stopped, shot, and the football flew into the goal from the right side of the goal like a cannonball!
The ball is in!
The score becomes 1 to 1!
"Changing people is like changing knives......"
A reporter on the sidelines lamented.
This is often the case on the pitch, and when a boss is at a stalemate or in a passive situation, the manager uses substitutions to change the situation on the pitch, which often works wonders.
After the equaliser, Arsenal slowed down once again, they had no desperate need to win against each other, as long as they remained unbeaten, they could accept it.
But where Hull City will let them get what they want, and speed up the pace of attacking and defensive transitions, Arsenal have to speed up the tempo as well.
It's a very bad feeling, a feeling of being led by the nose.
In that case, let's fight a fast-paced battle against each other!
In the twenty-seventh minute of the second half, Hull City took advantage of a corner kick opportunity and scored a goal in the melee to overtake the score!
Five minutes later, Chen Fan and Van Persie cooperated in the opponent's penalty area, tearing apart the opponent's defense in a small space, and Van Persie pushed the shot!
Football hits the net!
The score became two to two!
Arsenal equalised again!
After the equaliser this time, Arsenal did not slow down the tempo of their attack as before, and as soon as they had the opportunity to attack, they immediately launched a quick counter-attack with a direct pass.
In the thirty-fourth minute of the second half, Chen Fan gave a direct pass to Van Persie, who was standing on the line of the opponent's penalty area, in the hinterland of the opponent, and the latter made a direct cross!
Chen Fanfei stepped forward and entered the opponent's penalty area with the football, and in the face of the opponent's double bag, he made a quick stop, and then crossed with a kick!
Song who was inserted in the back row pushed directly!
Football hits the net!
Four to two!
Arsenal extend their lead to two goals!
Arsenal used actions to tell the other side - it's not that I don't have the ability to play against you at a fast pace, it's just that I don't want to do this, because we still have to fight on three fronts!
Hull City then understood that Arsenal at this time was different from Arsenal last few seasons.
In previous seasons, at this stage, they could have compared with Arsenal on the pitch and in scores, and even beat their opponents.
However, they can't rest on their laurels, and once the game resumes, they launch another fierce attack!
Arsenal had two goals in hand, the strength began to be recycled, Chen Fan returned to the penalty area, and Van Persie was left alone in the front line.
In the end, Arsenal held the two-goal advantage until the end of the game, and Arsenal was unbeaten in 30 rounds of the Premier League this season!
Chelsea then came on with a 4-1 home win over West Ham United and the next day, Manchester United beat Fulham 3-0 at home!
The competition for second place is getting more and more fierce!
As we enter March, the weather in London is starting to warm up, but Arsenal are stuck in a busy schedule, and a series of fierce battles await them.
On the third day of the away win over Hull City, they welcomed Porto at home!
Arsene Wenger did not make a big deal this time and sent most of the main force, but Chen Fan and Cesc Fabregas sat on the bench.
Once the game started, Porto, who had no way back, played quite aggressively. When they were in the defensive phase, they started to press frantically in midfield.
When attacking, they almost poured out!
Compared to Porto, Arsenal can advance as long as they don't lose to their opponents by a small score in this game, so they are not as strong as their opponents in terms of momentum.
If it weren't for the colour of the fans' jerseys in the stands, reminding people that this is the Emirates Stadium, people would have thought it was the Dragons.
Porto is anti-guest-oriented!
Intense artillery fire rang out in front of the Arsenal goal, and Almunia became the busiest man on the pitch, he blocked high and broke up the opponent's shots again and again.
Arsene Wenger, who was standing in the command area, knew that he could not immediately change the mentality of his players, and perhaps only after the opponent scored a goal could he inspire their fighting spirit.
In the twenty-first minute of the first half, Porto's efforts were rewarded.
Colombian striker Falcao fired a powerful shot from the edge of the penalty area, Almunia's vision was blocked, and when he jumped up, the ball was only five meters from the goal!
The next moment, the football is in the net!
The score became 1-0!
The goal inspired Porto to get even more motivated, and they went even more crazy after the game restarted.
The football soon came to their feet again, and Wenger, who was standing in the command area, frowned, damn it, do you have to wait for the opponent to score another goal before you can come to your senses?
"Attack!"
"Attack!"
Porto boss Patrick Ferreira yelled at the pitch as he encouraged his players.
In the 35th minute of the first half, Porto got a direct free kick opportunity in front, and the free kick sent by Berluschi went around the human wall, and Falcao jumped high, which was a header!
Almunia stubbornly blocked the football, but Barella alertly stepped forward to make a follow-up shot, and Almunia could only look at the ball and sigh, watching the football get into the net!
The ball is in!
Two to zero!
Porto are tied at 2-4 on aggregate and they are two goals away!
It was only then that Arsenal came to their senses, but it was too late, and their attacks were broken up again and again by a powerful Porto.
At the end of the first half, Porto led 2-0. Arsene Wenger had a rare flare in the dressing room at half-time, and what would greet them if they were overturned by Porto at the Emirates Stadium?
The curse woke up the Arsenal players, and after the start of the second half, they once again showed their quality to the world, and the mercury attack appeared at the Emirates Stadium!
In the first fifteen minutes of the second half, Arsenal had five shots on goal, which means they averaged one shot in three minutes.
However, those five shots still failed to score a goal, and Wenger began to make substitutions, directly replacing Chen Fan and Cesc Fabregas.
As they came on, Arsenal's attack became more and more intensive, and in the thirtieth minute of the second half, Arsenal tore apart Porto's defence with clever combination.
Chen Fan made a cross five meters from the bottom line!
Van Persie, who was ambushed in the middle of the penalty area, saw that he couldn't shoot directly, so he knocked back directly and inserted the attacking Ebou with a heavy cannon!
The soccer ball flies into the net from the right side of the goal!
The ball is in!
One to two!
Arsenal close the gap!
Seven minutes later, Chen Fan made a precise cross from the side, and the football flew backwards!
The unguarded Cesc Fabregas shoots straight with a cushion!
Football hits the net!
The score became two to two!
Arsenal equalised!
Porto was completely desperate......
In the final minutes, both sides failed to score, and the score remained 2-2 until the end of the game.
So far, Arsenal has advanced to the quarterfinals of the Champions League with an aggregate score of 6-2!