Chapter 322: Battle Dortmund Again
After 10 league games, Arsenal have 30 points in the league, far ahead of the rest of the Premier League and firmly at the top of the table. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Second, third and fourth places all have a measly 20 points, with Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur respectively.
It's only been ten rounds, and it's ten points away from the second place!
As a result, the media in England began to sing the praises of Arsenal loudly, and at the same time predicted how long the Arsenal phenomenon would last.
"Ten league games are won, Arsenal's rise is in sight!" 》
This is a report from Sky Sports, which reads: "After 10 rounds of the league, we were surprised to find that Arsenal have won all 10 league games so far this season.
Now Arsenal have reached a staggering 30 points in the league, which is 10 points more than the second place!
What is the concept of ten? In other words, Arsenal won three more games than the other teams! Plus a draw!
Such a big points advantage is rare in the Premier League, and every time such a situation occurs, generally speaking, this season's league championship is basically ironclad.
In other words, Arsenal's hopes of winning the league title this season are already very high. The signs of Arsenal's resurgence are very clear!
Let's take a look at Arsenal's other competitions, again, Arsenal have won every game. Whether it's the Emirates Cup, warm-up matches, League Cup, or European Champions Cup-related competitions, Arsenal have won without exception.
In this way, we can find that Arsenal has played a total of 20 games this season, and 20 of them have been victories!
Twenty wins in a row! Even after removing three unofficial games, Arsenal have won a staggering seventeen consecutive games! In this way, it is three games away from the 20-game winning streak set by Real Madrid!
However, we took a look at Arsenal's next three games, the opponents were away to Dortmund, away to Manchester United, and home to Southampton, these three opponents, except for Southampton, who are slightly weaker, Dodmund and Manchester United will be the biggest obstacle to Arsenal's record.
If Arsenal are looking to break the record, then their fourth opponent is Marseille and playing at home, and if they get past the first three hurdles, this game may not be impossible to win.
Therefore, the key to Arsenal's winning streak lies in the next Dortmund and Manchester United!
Seventeen Wins in a Row! Arsenal record in sight! 》
This is a report in the "Sun", which reads: After Arsenal won the game against Liverpool, they have won 17 consecutive victories! This has tied Inter Milan's record of 17 consecutive wins, and is close to the 20 consecutive wins set by Real Madrid, the highest record in football, that is, three games!
This kind of Arsenal is really too terrifying, if this does not show the rise of Arsenal, then please look at the number of goals conceded by Arsenal!
Seventeen consecutive wins, conceding --- two goals!
That's right, there are only two!
This only shows that Arsenal's defense has been strong to the extreme!
If Arsenal's defense is so strong, whose hero should be counted, then there is no doubt that it is China Zhang!
China's strong defensive and organizational skills, the improvement of Arsenal's defensive strength is immeasurable! It is precisely because of China Zhang that Arsenal has conceded so few goals and has a terrifying seventeen consecutive wins!
Here we have to sigh, Mr. Wenger, your vision is so unique, China Zhang is only 37.5 million pounds, it is really worth it, even if it is 100 million euros, it is worth it to get such a player!
While the news media were singing praises for Arsenal, the whole of Arsenal rushed to Dortmund, Germany, the day after the victory over Liverpool.
Because on November 6th, it is the match day of the away game against Borussia Dortmund.
At 8:45 p.m. on November 6, 2013, the fourth round of Group F of the UEFA Champions League group stage began, and Arsenal challenged Dortmund away.
Arsenal are unbeaten in their last four Champions League visits to Germany (two wins, two draws) and have scored in eight consecutive Champions League games in Germany. Arsene Wenger has managed 150 Champions League games, second only to Alex Ferguson's record of 190, and his start was the same as against Liverpool in the league, with Cazorla continuing to replace Wilshere with an ankle injury and Rosicky taking on his former club. Mesut Ozil has lost five of his six away games against Borussia Dortmund.
It is still a 3-2-3-2 two-back formation: the goalkeeper is No. 1 Szczesny; The defenders are No. 3 - Sagna, No. 4 - Mertesacker, No. 6 - Koscielny; The midfielders are No. 18 Zhang Xu and No. 8 Arteta, and the midfielders are No. 16 Ramsey, No. 11 Ozil and No. 19 Cazorla; Up front are No.12 Giroud and No.14 Theo Walcott.
Vermaelen, Gibbs and Rosicky, Bendtner were all on the bench.
Borussia Dortmund have played their 100th Champions League game in their history, and have kept a clean sheet in just one of their last seven Champions League games, winning seven in a row at home in the Champions League, equalling the club record set between 1996 and 1998, and are unbeaten at home against English sides (four wins, three draws). Coach Jurgen Klopp ended a two-match ban with Papastathopoulos replacing Hummels, who suffered a thigh injury.
The match was played in the rain, which was a challenge for both sides. Because slippery grass and smooth balls can have a detrimental effect on ball control.
What's more, it will have a huge impact on the goalkeeper's save!
Seeing this weather, Zhang Xu's first thought was to increase the intensity of long-range shooting! He didn't believe that his powerful long-range shot could be easily saved by the opposing goalkeeper.
Do what you think! This is Zhang Xu's style of doing things.
Therefore, when the game started, Zhang Xu quickly set off an offensive frenzy, inserting forward again and again, and shooting from a distance again and again, so that the Dortmund team was overwhelmed and tired of coping.
In the 3rd minute of the game, Zhang Xu was about 35 yards away from the goal, and shot directly from a distance, and the football crossed the right post!
In the 6th minute of the game, it was still Zhang Xu, when he was near the halfway line, he saw that Dortmund's goalkeeper was standing a little forward, and without saying a word, he directly picked up his thigh and shot a super long-distance shot!
I have to say that this time Dortmund's goalkeeper has made a meritorious service!
After he saw Zhang Xu's shot, he subconsciously took a few steps back, and after seeing the football flying, he immediately rushed towards the goal regardless of the question, and after approaching the goal, he turned around and quickly jumped up and pounced on the football flying in the air.
Luckily, he pounced! He directly used his hands to lift the football off the crossbar!
Although the football was lifted out of the bottom line, Dortmund's goalkeeper couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat! It's really dangerous!
Because it is at home, Dortmund's attack is also relatively fast.
In the 17th minute of the game, Reuss took a long free kick on the left side, Ramsey fought with Sven Bender at the back point, but pushed the ball to the middle of the penalty area, Subotic was 7 meters in front of the goal, and after being held by Zhang Xu, he had to choose the most difficult volley! The result was far off the left post!
In the 22nd minute of the game, Zhang Xu's header cleared, and Schmelzer's left-footed volley from 24 meters away from the goal on the left side was blocked by Sania, and then when he shot again, he failed to hit the right position and missed.
Later, Artetara was booked for tugging at the hem of his opponent's shirt when he was keeping an eye on Błaszczykowski.
In the 25th minute of the game, Reuss pulled to the right side to pass, Grosskreutz picked up a pass on the right side of the penalty area, and Bwaszczykowski's volley shot from 9 meters in front of the goal was blocked by Zhang Xu and missed the right post.
In the 36th minute of the game, Koscielny pulled down Lewandowski behind his back and was yellow carded.
In the 37th minute of the game, Borussia Dortmund's Błaszczykowski knocked back on the right, and Mkhitaryan stepped into the penalty area 14 meters from the goal and his left-footed shot was blocked by Zhang Xu.
In the 42nd minute of the game, after Zhang Xu burst into the penalty area with the ball, he suddenly shot coldly, and the football was unconsciously blocked by the opponent's goalkeeper, and the football rolled out of the bottom line by the goalpost.
In the 44th minute of the game, it was Zhang Xu again, he was outside the big penalty area, a straight pass, directly tore apart the opponent's defense, but Giroud, who received the ball, slipped in front of the goal, and the shot failed to hit the power, and was easily confiscated by the opponent's goalkeeper.
The first half of the game ended, the two sides played 0-0, and after the second half of the rematch, Zhang Xu still maintained a high-pressure situation.
Five minutes into the second half, Ramsey's cross from the right was headed over by Walcott from eight yards out and the ball was tipped out of the left post by the Dortmund goalkeeper with his fingertips, and after the corner kick was broken, Arteta volleyed high from 27 yards in front of the goal.
One minute later, Mkhitaryan quickly advanced the ball, Błaszczykowski's volley from 13 yards from goal on the right side of the box was saved by Szczesny, and Reuss made a follow-up shot into the net, but it was offside and the goal was disallowed. This attack should be regarded as Dortmund's most threatening attack.
In the 54th minute of the game, Ramsey took a free kick high from 30 meters in front of the goal.
In the 62nd minute of the game, Dortmund created another threat, Mkhitaryan crossed the ball over the top, Shaheen cushioned Mkhitaryan again, Mkhitaryan pushed into the empty goal, but Shahin was offside.
In the 62nd minute of the game, the score was finally rewritten!
Ozil picked up a left-footed pass from the front of the penalty area on the right side, Zhang Xu's header was ferried, and Ramsey rushed into the bottom left corner from 4 meters in front of the goal!
The ball is in! 1 to 0! Arsenal take the lead away!
In the 65th minute of the game, Giroud crossed from the left, Ramsey stopped the ball at the back point **** and dodged Schmelzer, and the half-volley diagonal shot from 8 meters in front of the goal was pulled out of the bottom line by Weidenfeller, Cazorla took a corner kick on the right side, and Giroud grabbed the shot from 7 meters in front of the goal and was cleared with his left foot on the goal line of Saheen!
In the 67th minute of the game, Schmelzer fired a low left-footed shot into the side netting from 28 meters from the left side.
In the 70th minute of the game, Cazorna took a free kick and Mertesacker shot high from the head. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Hofmann then came on to replace Boułašczkowski and Bender.
Although Dortmund wanted to get back the score, luck was never on their side, and Zhang Xu was in charge at the back, so Dortmund was stunned and didn't give Dortmund a chance.
In the end, Arsenal beat Borussia Dortmund 1-0 in this game to continue to occupy the first place in the group stage.
Moreover, the streak has also been pushed forward to the eighteenth game! (To be continued.) )