Chapter 51: Battle against Arsenal

The next day, the news about Dortmund's post-match match made headlines.

"Dortmund's midfield core Guan Peng and Heynckes bet!"

"Borussia Dortmund's midfielder Guan Peng predicts that he will score 15 goals and provide 15 assists in the Bundesliga!"

"Who will win on both sides? The best midfielder in the Bundesliga? ”

However, Guan Peng's outstanding performance in this national derby still attracted widespread attention, after all, not everyone can score a hat-trick at the home stadium of Bundesliga hegemon Bayern Munich.

Guan Peng is the first Chinese player to score a hat-trick at the Bundesliga giants Allianz Arena and the youngest player to score a hat-trick at Bayern's home stadium.

"Guan Peng - the pride of China, Chinese player Guan Peng scored a hat-trick in the Bundesliga match against Bayern Munich, scored three goals, and assisted his teammates to score once." China's Central Television (CCTV) once again broadcast the news during the news broadcast, and many ordinary people in China who watched the news broadcast gradually learned that there was such a young man who was so powerful abroad.

"Guan Peng - the strongest player in Chinese history!" The post appeared on Guan Peng's website, including various goal highlights from Guan Peng's season and a lot of information about Guan Peng's daily life.

"A must! No one in China has scored a hat-trick against the giants of the five major leagues! ”

"That's true, and Guan Peng is now the heart of the midfield for Bundesliga champions Borussia Dortmund, which has never been done before in China."

"We may have more expectations for him, I think maybe Guan Peng can complete that bet, then it's really awesome!"

Everyone doesn't want Guan Peng to really lose in the bet, they can only hope that Guan Peng will cheer up in the next Bundesliga game, but Guan Peng is very happy, Guan Peng scored three goals in this game and assisted once, which is 14 victory points plus 10 victory points to complete the task, and he now has a lot of victory points.

However, Dortmund's immediate task is the fifth round of the Champions League in midweek, Dortmund will travel to the Emirates Stadium to take on Arsenal, this game has attracted the attention of countless people, as long as Dortmund can draw their opponents, Marseille lose to Olympiacos, Dortmund can join Arsenal to advance to the round of 16 if they win the last meeting between the two sides.

In the first leg between the two sides, the two teams drew 1-1 at Borussia Dortmund's home stadium, Signar Iduna Park.

Arsenal currently top Group F with 8 points, Marseille 7 points, Borussia Dortmund 6 points, Olympiacos 1 point, as long as Wenger's side take all three points in this game, they will definitely qualify early.

And if Arsenal draw with Borussia Dortmund and Marseille do not lose to Olympiacos, the Gunners could also qualify early.

If Arsene Wenger's side qualify, Arsenal will reach the last 16 of the Champions League for the first 12th consecutive season since 2000/01, which will undoubtedly set a new record for the club.

From 2001 to 2006, Rosicky spent five memorable seasons at Borussia Dortmund, scoring 22 goals in 145 appearances for the team.

The 2011/12 season was the Czech captain's sixth season at Arsenal, although he made just nine appearances and played 494 minutes in the league and Champions League this season.

Rosicky had already been named in Arsene Wenger's 18-man squad, but the Czech suffered a thigh injury in training and his place was replaced by Diaby, who had returned from injury.

Arsene Wenger said: 'He's had an operation in June and hasn't played a minute this season so it's great to have him back. 'Diaby is likely to be a substitute.

Although Arsenal may qualify with a draw, it is not easy for the Gunners to get points in this game, and on Saturday at the Allianz Arena, Dortmund defeated Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich with a score of 4-0 with the play of Gotze and Guan Peng, showing excellent competitive form.

In official competitions, Dortmund have won five and drawn one of their last six games, and they have no other significant attrition in this game except for defender Subotic who is seriously injured, so Klopp's side will be determined to fight to the death.

Gotze is worth paying attention to this campaign, he has always been the target of Arsenal, but now I am afraid that the value of the German Wenger can not afford, many people know that Wenger is famous for liking young players, just like Guan Peng was also quoted by Arsenal, but Dortmund gave Guan Peng a price tag of at least 35 million euros, which made Arsenal a little discouraged, otherwise Wenger wanted to package and buy GΓΆtze and Guan Peng, the two core players of Dortmund.

Arsenal have won seven and drawn one of their last eight games, and have won five consecutive league games. Rosicky said: "We're getting more and more integrated as a team, which makes our defense better and better. ”

Indeed, there have been occasional individual mistakes at the back, as Mertesacker did against Norwich. But now Arsenal are more active in defending in midfield and are significantly more compact.

In attack, Ramsey was also very satisfied: "We created a lot of chances and we should have scored more. ”

Walcott was more active and in hot form, Van Persie practiced his left-right bow skills, and Gervinho was basically integrated into the team...... All this shows that Arsenal have gone up a notch in terms of quality today, and there is a world away from the team that narrowly managed to draw 1-1 with Borussia Dortmund at the start of the season.

In a week's time, Arsenal will meet Manchester City in the Carabao Cup, with Fulham on the way. Mancini is currently enjoying the rotation, and although Wenger has worse hands than Mancini's, the necessary rotation is essential.

Of particular interest is Chamak, who currently has a combined 175 minutes of playing minutes in the Champions League and Premier League, and Bordeaux duly extended an invitation to return to Ligue 1, but the Moroccan said: "It's a great feeling to play for a team like Arsenal, I'm trying to adapt to the Premier League and improve myself, hopefully I can continue for a long time. "Chamak's ability is not bad, but there are certain problems with the team's tactical system, and Wenger will definitely give him a chance.

Speaking at his pre-match press conference, Arsene Wenger said: "Robin came off the bench in the last Champions League game [at home to Marseille] because we took into account the advice of the team doctor. Robin van Persie is in very good shape for tomorrow's game, which means he will start. In the league, Robin van Persie has made 12 appearances this season, scoring 13 goals and providing three assists. However, he scored just one goal in four appearances in the Champions League.