Just like in January, Villa also have seven games in February, and unlike in January, Villa's opponents in February are too heavy in terms of weight. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

On February 1, in the 23rd round of the Premier League, Villa challenged Arsenal away.

On February 11, in the 25th round of the Premier League, Villa hosted Chelsea.

On February 22, in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16, Villa hosted Atletico Madrid.

On 27 February, in the League Cup final, Villa faced Liverpool again.

Arsenal, like Liverpool, are both offensive and defensive teams, and they have also changed their defensive players in large numbers at the beginning of the season. In the league game at the beginning of last month, Liverpool faced a strong Aston Villa and finally lost by a goal, so it can be said that Liverpool's targeted tactical deployment still has an effect, which provides Arsenal with valuable experience in coping. And Arsenal, who have learned from the experience and lessons of their predecessors, although they are not as good as Liverpool in the current ranking, are not much easier to deal with than the Reds.

Chelsea, the culprit who ended Villa's various records in the first half of the season, met again this season, and the whole Villa team wanted to avenge that arrow. It's just that Chelsea, which is weak in attack and strong in defense, has not learned the lessons of last season, and they still have not improved their attacking side this season, but have continued to strengthen their defense. In doing so, despite placing them in fourth place in the standings, it made all the teams feel "sick".

Just look at the stats and see that Chelsea currently have the most goals conceded in the entire Premier League, two fewer than Villa. Even Villa, who have the strongest attack this season, can only play 0:0 against Chelsea, and the situation of other teams can be imagined. Against a fortress that cannot be breached, even if Chelsea's attack is also unsuccessful, no team will be happy in this situation.

Atletico Madrid, the third millennium of La Liga, under the strength of Barcelona and Real Madrid, the Sheets have not been able to raise their heads for more than ten years. However, Atletico Madrid can lead the second echelon of La Liga all year round, and this strength cannot be underestimated. Not to mention, they can still amaze from time to time, the Champions League runners-up in 2014 and 2016, the La Liga champion in the 2013-2014 season, the Atletico Madrid in explosive form, and even the hegemons of world football today have to concede three points.

Liverpool, who lost to Villa by a goal in the league game at the start of the second half. But in this kind of game with a very small score gap, no one can say whether it is more of a factor of strength or a little more of luck. And when the two teams meet again, no one can guarantee that whoever will win. What's more, after the duel between Arsenal and Villa, Liverpool can also learn more experience against Villa again, so it is not yet known who will die in the League Cup final.

In addition to these four strong opponents, Villa's 26th round of the league is also immediately following the Champions League match, Villa's opponent is another team in the West Midlands, and the first half of the away draw against Villa's West Bromwich Albion.

Being able to draw Villa, whether it is playing well or Villa's core striker being absent due to injury, undoubtedly shows that West Bromwich Albion still has a certain strength. Villa, on the other hand, have to deal with fitness issues caused by the schedule, so this game is also quite interesting.

Then in February, when there was already half a week less and the schedule became dense, Villa still had to face so many strong matchups, which was an extremely severe test for the whole Villa team.

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In the first game of February, at the Emirates Stadium, Villa took on Arsenal away.

For the fans who were there or not, this game can only be described in four words, that is, hearty.

Like Liverpool, Arsenal were also fierce in the first half. The difference is that Villa was not suppressed again this time, but rose strongly in the wave of attacks in the arsenal and started an offensive battle with Arsenal, but the formation did not accelerate. In this case, by the end of the first half, the two sides had already played at 3-2, and Arsenal was temporarily ahead.

In the second half, Villa also moved out of the accelerated version of the TF-BP tactic as always, but because the attack in the first half consumed too much energy, this time Villa's new tactics only lasted 20 minutes. Although Villa scored two goals during this period to successfully overtake the score, Arsenal, who had been dormant for the time being, also learned the lesson of Liverpool, waited for Villa's attack to die down, launched a counter-attack, and equalised in the final ten minutes of the game. And this goal battle can only end in a draw.

In stark contrast to this game, the match between Villa and Chelsea can only be described as lethargic. In the face of the "aggressive" Villa, Chelsea put on a dense defensive formation throughout the field, and the Blues, who were already specialized in defence, made Villa's attack once again fruitless. As in the first half of the game, the second contest between the two sides this season still ended in a 0:0 draw. And Chelsea also became the first and only team to face Villa in a season-long league game since Wang arrived in England.

Extremely aggrieved by Chelsea at home, the whole Villa team was holding back a fire, and the object of their anger was naturally the next game, that is, the opponent of the 24th round of the Premier League, Brighton.

7:0, Villa bloodied their opponents at the same time, but also set a new record for their biggest win in the Premier League, the previous record was in the 1994-1995 season, Villa beat Wimbledon 7:1.

It's just that Villa's players don't seem to have vented enough, and Atletico Madrid has become the target of extreme innocent attacks. The Sheets, who have faced Barcelona and Real Madrid in the past, who dominated the midfield, are now facing Aston Villa, who dominate with speed, and they are clearly inexperienced. Coupled with the fact that Villa's players intensified their attack, intentionally or unintentionally, Atletico Madrid fled from the Villa Park stadium after a 4-1 victory.

Embroiled in a big Champions League victory, Villa travelled to the Hawthorn Stadium on the outskirts of Birmingham the next day to take on West Bromwich Albion. The imposing Aston Villa, this time did not let the "tragedy" of the first half repeat, after sweeping the opponent 4:0, continued to climb to the top of the morale, to Wembley Stadium in central London, to prepare for this season's League Cup final.