Chapter 348: Successive Promotions

After winning 2-1 at Paris Saint-Germain, Arsenal hurried back to England to prepare for the 33rd round of the Premier League. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

This game is Arsenal's away challenge to Everton, if they can win smoothly, then Arsenal will win the Premier League title this season five rounds in advance!

For this, Arsene Wenger fielded what he considered to be the strongest squad.

However, when the game actually started at 7:30 p.m. on April 5, 2014, the situation was completely unexpected.

Arsenal suffered the strongest resistance this season in this game! Everton fought to the end with Arsenal as if they had been beaten to the death.

In the end, when the game was over at full-time, the two sides were tied 0-0!

Arsenal unfortunately drew with their opponents, while Liverpool emerged victorious! In this way, Arsenal got one point and the league points were 92, while Liverpool became 77!

A difference of 15 points! And there are just five rounds left in the league, which means that if Arsenal doesn't have a point and Liverpool wins all five games, Liverpool still hopes to get the same points as Arsenal!

So it's hard to say who will succeed in winning the league!

Therefore, the suspense of whether Arsenal is really the league title can only be postponed until the next game.

However, Arsenal's most important task for now is still the European Champions Cup.

At 7:45 p.m. on April 8, 2014, the second leg of the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League officially began, with Arsenal hosting Paris Saint-Germain.

Because Arsenal won 2-1 in the last game, a draw in this game can be a smooth promotion.

So as soon as the game began, Arsenal took advantage of the home advantage and launched a fierce attack on Paris Saint-Germain.

However, Paris Saint-Germain is obviously not willing to be eliminated by Arsenal, so they also played unusually active in this game, although it is an away game, but the offensive momentum is not worse than Arsenal at all!

So, in the first ten minutes of the game, the two sides played extremely fiercely, and you went back and forth wonderfully.

In the twenty-third minute of the game, the deadlock of the game was finally broken.

It was an attack organized by Zhang Xu, who received a pass from Wilshere in the middle and suddenly made a straight pass that tore through the Paris Saint-Germain defense and accurately delivered the ball to Walcott's feet on the left side of the penalty area.

Walcoat faced the rolling soccer ball and only shot hard!

Football hits the net! 1 to 0! Arsenal took a one-goal lead and turned the aggregate score into three to one!

This time, Paris Saint-Germain was forced into a desperate situation!

If they can't get two goals back, Paris Saint-Germain will definitely be eliminated by Arsenal!

In this case, PSG broke out completely!

As a result, the game once again entered a stalemate.

The first half ended quickly, and the second half changed sides.

As soon as the game began, PSG took advantage of a free kick opportunity and stubbornly pulled a goal back! The total score became three to two!

Paris Saint-Germain suddenly saw the hope of victory again, and the momentum of the attack was even more fierce.

However, what they didn't expect was that this ball greatly stimulated Zhang Xu's nerves and made Zhang Xu particularly annoyed, so Zhang Xu broke out!

Zhang Xu, who broke out in full force, is very terrifying! When his skills in all aspects are fully displayed, he is a god standing on the court!

God who can do anything!

Less than three minutes after PSG's goal! After Zhang Xu received Ramsey's pass outside the penalty area, he immediately picked up his thigh and shot with a kick!

The soccer ball blows a gust of wind through the crowd and into the top right corner of the goal!

PSG's goalkeeper reacted well, but the power of the shot was so great that the ball hit the goalkeeper's hand and flew into the goal without changing direction!

Two to one! The total score is four to two again!

If this cannonball has not been able to extinguish PSG's ambitions, then next, Arsenal once again showed their strong strength!

In the sixty-fourth minute of the game, it was Zhang Xu, after he passed the ball through the middle line, he actually played a very rare trick with the ball!

The ball is divided, Marseille is maneuvered, Cruyff turns!

In three moves, Zhang Xu shook off three Paris Saint-Germain players, and then when everyone thought he was going to pass, he suddenly passed!

With a push with his right foot, the ball passed through the Paris Saint-Germain backline and came to the right edge of the penalty area!

Giroud arrived and after taking a step, he faced the attacking goalkeeper and fired directly into the far corner of the goal!

PSG's goalkeeper couldn't make a save and the ball rolled into the net!

Three to one! The total score became five to two!

Arsenal seal the win!

After this goal, PSG's morale and fighting spirit suddenly dropped to a freezing point, and despite the successive substitutions of two players, the team still had no fighting spirit.

In the end, Arsenal successfully advanced to the semi-finals of the European Champions Cup with a score of 3-1 and an aggregate score of 5-2.

The opponent in the semifinals is Zhang Xu's well-known old opponent - Atletico Madrid!

Next up, Arsenal have another big game, and that is the FA Cup semi-final: Arsenal take on Wigan Athletic at Wembley Stadium!

On April 12, 2014, at 5pm sharp, a semi-final of the 2013/14 English FA Cup was played at Wembley Stadium, with Arsenal taking on Wigan Athletic.

Arsenal have lost just one of their last seven games against Wigan. This is the first time the two sides have met in the FA Cup. Arsenal are looking to reach the FA Cup final for the 18th time and equalled Manchester United's number of finals. The Gunners last reached the final in 2005, but have won nothing in all competitions in the past nine years since winning the trophy for the 10th time.

Wigan were relegated after a historic upset last season, and it was Chelsea who reached the FA Cup final for the second year in a row. The two sides have met 20 times in history, with Arsenal having the upper hand with 15 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. Oxlade-Chamberlain replaced suspended Flamini, with Fabianski and Ramsey rotating their starters.

Arsenal's line-up is still the familiar 3-2-3-2: goalkeeper 21-Fabianski; Defenders No. 3 - Sagna, No. 5 - Vermaelen, No. 4 - Medsak; Back 18 Zhang Xu and 8 Arteta; The midfielders are No. 16 Ramsey, No. 11 Ozil, No. 19 Cazorla; Forwards No. 9 Podolski and No. 15 Oxlade-Chamberlain.

To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Heathborough massacre, kick-off has been delayed by seven minutes for all professional football matches in England this weekend.

After the start of the game, Wigan Athletic, the FA Cup champion last season, played unusually actively, and in the face of Arsenal's tidal attack, they did not use defensive counter-attacking tactics, but fought against Arsenal.

I have to say that Wigan Athletic's choice is really not good, and the current Arsenal, in defense, because of Zhang Xu's solid defensive line, is very solid at the back.

Arsenal came close to opening the scoring in the fifth minute when Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's cross from the right was saved by Carson Podolski with a header from the edge of the six-yard box.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was active on the right and he burst into the right side of the box from Ramsey to cause Carson problems, but Arsenal's corner lacked threat.

In the 26th minute of the game, Cazorla took a corner kick, Zhang Xu's header was ferried, and Sagna's close-range shot from the left side of the small penalty area slid past the goal.

Wigan Athletic faced Arsenal's tough defense and ferocious attack, and gradually fell into the downside, although they still attacked Arsenal's backfield from time to time, but the threat was not too great.

In the 28th minute of the game, McManaman's shot from a tight angle on the right side of the penalty area was slightly high. Then Fu Qiong's shot was easily blocked by Zhang Xu.

In the 41st minute of the game, Bocejour fouled Oxlade-Chamberlain in front of the penalty area, and Podolski's free kick from 25 yards went straight wide.

Arsenal finally broke the deadlock in the 43rd minute when Podolski crossed from the left and Mesut Ozil burst into the box on the left side of the box with a one-on-one shot from 10 yards!

Wigan Athletic's goalkeeper Carson reacted in time, but his outstretched right leg failed to stop the ball and the ball flew into the goal!

1 to 0! Arsenal lead by one goal!

Wigan Athletic almost pulled the score back in the 63rd minute when Mertesacker tackled McManaman on the edge of the box and Gomez took the penalty! As a result, Fabianski, who played on the top and bottom Szczesny, miraculously saved the football from the bottom line!

In the 67th minute, Ramsey crossed from the right, and Podolski fired wide from 10 yards. Powell, who is on loan from Manchester United, replaces McManaman. Arsene Wenger also made changes, with Olivier Giroud coming on for Podolski and the German's slow exit to express his displeasure and scattered boos from the fans.

In the 74th minute, Oxlade-Chamberlain's long-range shot from 30 yards out was confiscated by Carson. Gomez is booked for a foul on Olivier Giroud.

In the 81st minute of the game, Cazorla crossed from a corner kick from the right, and Giroud's header from the edge of the small penalty area hit the left post and bounced back. Olivier Giroud's header was then crossed, and Medsak's header in front of the six-yard box was barely saved by Carson, and Kleiney cleared in front of the goal line.

Arsenal expanded the score in the 82nd minute, Wigan cleared a corner, Oxlade-Chamberlain passed in front of the penalty area, and Zhang Xu scored with a header on the right side of the small penalty area!

Two to zero!

This goal completely broke the morale of Wigan Athletic, and in the following games, Wigan Athletic team lost morale and the whole team retreated to defense.

In such a situation, Arsenal did not bother to continue to chase and play, so they slowed down the pace of attack.

In the 87th minute, Giroud's low shot from the edge of the box was confiscated by Carson. Macarthur is booked for a foul on Oxlade-Chamberlain.

In the end, Arsenal won Wigan Athletic with a score of 2-0 and successfully advanced to the FA Cup final! (To be continued.) )