521 Champions VS Championships
Boosted by the double win over Real Madrid, Arsenal host Liverpool at Highbury at the weekend.
There are only ten rounds left in the Premier League.
Arsenal are just three points clear of Chelsea.
Now it's time for every point to count.
Fortunately, the fighting spirit and morale of the team are very strong.
Liverpool, by contrast, are demoralized.
As the defending champions of the Champions League, they were beaten home and away by Benfica.
At Highbury, Benitez knew that Arsenal were on the cutting edge at this time and did not want to go head-to-head with Arsenal, so he made a slightly more conservative tactical arrangement.
The game was in a stalemate, but in the opening stages of the second half, Qin Xiong took a direct free kick to make a save for Reina, and Cesc Fabregas sent the ball into the net with a follow-up shot in front of the goal.
After Arsenal scored first, Liverpool had to take the initiative, which made Arsenal's second goal come quickly, in the 67th minute of the game, Qin Xiong burst into the right side of the penalty area to receive Pire's cross and headed the ball to the goal, assisting Henry's cushion shot to send the ball into Liverpool's goal.
Liverpool pressed heavily from two goals down, while Arsene Wenger made conservative substitutions, taking some of his key players off the pitch until full-time injury time.
2:1
Arsenal beat Liverpool at home to extend their three-point lead over Chelsea.
In addition to Qin Xiong's rapid growth, Wenger's delightful harvest this season is the maturity of Cesc Fabregas, coupled with Thierry Henry's excellent form in the second half of the season, and the imminent return of Campbell and Ashley Cole. When the most crucial stage of the season is approaching. Arsenal's overall form is much better than expected.
The consumption of the FA Cup is missing. Arsenal only need to deal with the league and the Champions League at this stage, and the Champions League quarter-finals will not be until the end of March, until then, Arsenal can concentrate on the league, and the players' physical control is relatively much better.
Premier League Round 30.
Arsenal continue to sit at home and take on London neighbours Charlton Athletic.
Arsenal, who switched fluidly between attack and defence, easily beat Charlton Athletic at home, with a score of 4-0 that came as no surprise to Fleet Street, and Arsenal were on fire. Fully capable of creating a slaughtering scoreline.
But what shocked Fleet Street, and surprised Arsenal, was that Chelsea lost to Cravennon Stadium in the same round.
Lost 0:1 to Fulham!
"After being eliminated from the Champions League by Barcelona, Chelsea's morale was clearly blocked out of the quarter-finals, and with the huge mental pressure to catch up with Arsenal for a long time this season, Chelsea's performance is no longer as consistent as before, will this defeat be a watershed moment in the race for the Premier League title? With eight league games remaining, the six-point gap is not to be underestimated, and if Chelsea can't take advantage of Arsenal's distraction from the Champions League to catch up, then Chelsea may still lose the title in spectacular fashion this season! ”
Round 31 of the Premier League. With Arsenal preparing for their home game against Juventus in four days' time, Arsene Wenger fielded a relatively conservative line-up on the road. Thierry Henry, Qin Xiong, and Pire did not play, veteran Bergkamp played his last remaining heat, Campbell returned from injury to find a feel for the game, and Ashley Kerr entered the bench to give him some game time.
The closing stages of the season are not easy to play, and the teams in the middle of the table have no desire to go back, but those teams that attack the European places and the relegation team are the hardest to gnaw.
Arsenal were on the verge of being beaten by Portsmouth, and ended up drawing 1-1 with a thrilling 31-game unbeaten run in the Premier League this season.
Chelsea returned home to beat a visiting Manchester City 2-0 to cut the gap on Arsenal to four points.
For Arsenal, the toughest fixture of the final season has arrived.
There is only a week between the two legs of the Champions League quarter-finals, and for these two games, it is bound to affect the league.
It is no coincidence that points have been dropped at Portsmouth, with the Champions League under the influence of the second leg and the score immediately after the second leg.
The worst-case outcome would of course be that Arsenal will not only be out of the Champions League, but will also be reversed by Chelsea at this stage or further reduce the gap in points.
Arsene Wenger began to encourage the whole team in the team, so that everyone can cheer up and overcome these difficulties with a tenacious fighting spirit, and do not have too much mental pressure for the time being, play game by game, concentrate on facing the present, and don't think too far.
Italian coach Fabio Capello led the Bianconeri Juventus to London!
In addition to the news that Arsenal and Juventus met in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, which caused the news that Mars hit the earth, Patrick Vieira will return to Highbury for the first time wearing a Juventus shirt is also interesting.
Arsenal have become accustomed to the absence of Patrick Vieira, Campbell, Ashley Cole and Lauren's slippery form as they were knocked out by Arsene Wenger.
The outside world has always believed that Arsenal is not the strongest Arsenal in the existing squad, but this situation must be looked at rationally, and it is not the strongest players who pile up together to become the strongest squad.
After spending most of the season, Senderos has not become a time bomb in Arsenal's defence, and although Flamini is not a good full-back, he is not far from Ashley Cole in terms of defensive efficiency, and Arsenal have the best team chemistry in Wenger's tactical strategy based on the team's situation.
Juventus had a major hidden danger when they ushered in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals: Nedved could not play due to injury!
Nedved's absence from the first leg was a major positive for Arsenal.
Capello tried to downplay the issue as much as possible in his pre-match press conference to avoid undermining the team's confidence and not wanting to show weakness in front of opponents.
As a tough manager, Capello naturally doesn't bet on one player to win or lose the game, he has more confidence in himself.
With him, Juventus is fine!
Arsene Wenger also avoided talking about Nedved's absence in his pre-match press conference, instead wanting to explain Campbell and Ashley Cole on the bench.
'The team is in good shape at the moment, the return of Campbell and Cole is very important for the team, but I will choose when to get them back into the starting line-up based on their physical condition and the feeling of the game, Senderos and Flamini have been excellent this season and I still trust them in the upcoming game against Juventus!'
March 29, evening.
Premier League champion Arsenal and Serie A champion Juventus have a fierce battle in the Champions League 1/4 finals! (To be continued......)