Before the game against Porto, Arsene Wenger said that although the team is missing five absolute main players, the remaining players must play their best to win the opponent, which is non-negotiable. But this game makes people believe that once they enter the knockout stage, they can't ignore the strength of any so-called weak team, and people would rather give up the league for the time being than fight for the knockout round. At this stage in the Champions League, it's too difficult to play a game without conceding a goal; So Arsenal are still very confident now, although they are indeed a little embarrassed now, although they have indeed received a lot of criticism.

Fabianski replaces Almunia, Campbell replaces Galla, Denilson replaces Alexander Song, and Bendtner replaces Arshavin. Arsenal, who lost almost half of their main team, relied on Campbell's header to earn valuable away goals in Portugal. However, the 1-2 score away from home was not a satisfactory score for Arsenal, especially if it was still in the case of Arsenal's self-destructive victory; It can be said that Arsenal's two goals conceded were their own problems, and they forced themselves into an awkward situation.

While 1-2 was a largely satisfactory scoreline, Arsenal could have done better. Although there was an away goal, which meant that Arsenal only needed a 1-0 to qualify for the quarter-finals of the Champions League in the second leg at home, Arsenal's performance in this game was disappointing, and the huge holes in the back line made it difficult for the Gunners to go far in the Champions League.

There were many reasons why Arsenal lost 2-1 to the Dragons in this game, Fabianski played erratically and the referee's enforcement was poor. Porto scored twice as a bit of a surprise. But at the end of the day. Arsenal's lack of performance at their best may be the key reason.

The defeat away from home is a given, and all Arsenal can do is hope for a home comeback in the second leg, and Arsene Wenger said after the game: "I still have a lot of confidence in the players, we still have chances in the second leg. ”

Indeed, having taken away an away goal from the Dragons Stadium and losing only by a single goal gives Arsenal reason to be optimistic about the prospects of the second leg. Judging by what has been shown in many ways, Arsenal's second-leg promotion should not be a problem either.

Arsenal's last home defeat in the Champions League was in the semi-finals last season, when they lost 3-1 to Manchester United, but since then, Arsenal have never been defeated on a home day in the Champions League, with Arsene Wenger's side winning all three of their previous group games, which means defeat to Manchester United. Arsenal have learned from this and have improved significantly at home.

Furthermore. Arsenal are played by Porto, a Portuguese side who have never won at Arsenal's home stadium in their history, having been beaten 4-0 at the Emirates Stadium last season and 2-0 in the 2006-07 north London clash with Porto. With both games silent and goalless, Arsenal's home stadium is a difficult fortress for Porto to overcome.

The Gunners have reason to be angry, but they also have to sum up their problems, and the lack of a number of main players is an excuse, and the current tactical bottlenecks may be the signs that need to be vigilant.

"It's ridiculous. It's incomprehensible that he couldn't defend his penalty at all, but had he never played football before? If he had played, I don't know how he would have explained how we were going to defend the penalty. After the game, Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger lashed out angrily. I believe that the return pass was an accident, Campbell touched the ball very unexpectedly, and the referee should have given us time to get out of the wall. ”

The last time referee Hansen became famous was in the Shijie Cup qualifiers European play-offs, where he caused an uproar when he let go of Thierry Henry's handball assist. This time, the controversial decision caused Arsenal to lose away, and for a time even sounded the tone of UEFA conspiracy theories.

Michel Platini was narrowly elected president of UEFA in 2007, and since then, the Frenchman has focused on promoting Europe's minor leagues and attacking high-level leagues such as the Premier League. The specific embodiment includes: starting from the quarterfinals of the Champions League, let the Premier League and Serie A collectively die; Let the Premier League teams have a civil war in the knockout stages; Referee misjudgment when necessary, especially Nordic referees.

And in this round of the game, not only Arsenal suffered an embarrassing controversial decision, but the Serie A team Fiorentina fell tragically to the referee's whistle. Bayern won 2-1 at home to Fiorentina, with Arjen Robben converting a penalty in the first half and Fiorentina centre-back Kroldrup equalising in the second half, after which left-back Gobby was sent off. Just before the break, substitute striker Klose scored from an offside position.

The first leg of this season's Champions League quarter-finals was generally intense and exciting, but the referee's decision caused controversy was also the focus of attention from many fans and the media. For Arsenal, they now have to accept the embarrassment of losing away, and they have never been able to win the game at the Dragon Stadium.

The defeat away from home was a huge blow to the Gunners, who were proud of their lack of pride despite their impressive league performances, but the proud Arsenal were beaten in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. While the prospects in the league are promising, this is not a reason for the Gunners to relax now, and they need to work harder.

With the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals still in more than half a month now, Arsenal now need to learn the lessons of this game, and they need to adjust their emotions at this time. The prospects in the league are very good, so the Gunners naturally need to grasp the situation that has been so hard to open up now, and they cannot continue to make mistakes at this time. As for the Champions League, the Gunners believe they will have the best laugh in the second leg.

For Arsene Wenger's Arsenal, a defeat in the two-legged knockout rounds was not the end of the day, with the positive side being an away goal. That way, when they return to the Emirates Stadium, the Gunners can look for opportunities with hope.

The Gunners really need to work hard and they will certainly feel complacent because they have opened up good things in the league, but Arsenal have learned a lesson in this Champions League knockout game and they are hurting at this time. There are still 12 rounds in the league, although it is basically all the hard battles, but Arsenal's advantage is not big; As for the Champions League, Arsenal's tragic self-destructive future now puts themselves on the back foot.

Let him pass the Champions League for a while, all Arsenal need to do now is prepare for the league game, and the Gunners need to extend their lead in the league. The difficult schedule has passed for them and now it's time for Arsenal to reap the rewards.

Returning to London, Arsenal did not have much time to rest, and on 21 February, the 27th round of the league was played at the Emirates Stadium, with Arsenal at home against the Black Cats Sunderland. The league leaders are confident of a team struggling in the relegation zone, and while Arsenal are certainly a little tired from the intense fixtures of this period, they don't need any reason to win at home to Sunderland. Because Arsenal need to win this game, because Arsenal need to extend their lead in the table.

Almunia recovered from a finger injury in time and Eboue, Sylvestre, Ramsey, Alexander Song and Walcott rotated to start. Arsenal look good, and while the recent Champions League defeat is bad news, what is more important for Arsenal is the health of the players, which is what the Gunners are sure of in their league sprint.

Arsenal took the lead in the 27th minute, Eboue burst into the right side of the penalty area to face the three-man package cross, Xiao Qing easily pushed the goal on the left side of the small penalty area, Xiao Qing scored again, and the score of 1-0 also made Arsenal take the initiative in this game in their hands; Xiao Qing's strong performance in the league scorer list continues, and this season's Premier League Golden Boot is likely to be won by Xiao Qing, because Xiao Qing is in good shape now, and Xiao Qing's goals are very stable throughout the season.

Xiao Qing's outstanding performance has made Arsenal fans have more confidence in the team's regain of the league title in five years, although there are still eleven rounds of games, but Xiao Qing's form this season has not had many ups and downs, and they naturally believe that Xiao Qing can continue to maintain this state in the sprint moment of Zuihou.

Xiao Qing's good form also brought a lot of help to Arsenal, and in the 66th minute of the game, Xiao Qing was fouled in the frontcourt; Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas scored from a free-kick and Arsenal sealed a 2-0 win at home.

It's great news for the Gunners, who continue to push forward in the league and they look to be on the verge of getting more and more secure, and the league title is a certainty for them. Because while Arsenal maintained their strong performance in the league, their main rivals failed to keep up with Arsenal; The two main rivals, who had suffered setbacks in previous fixtures, looked set to finally be dragged down by Arsenal.

Although Chelsea's 2-0 win at Wolves was not far behind Arsenal, Manchester United suffered a 3-1 defeat to Everton at Goodison Park, and they suffered their second defeat in three games, which also made Manchester United a little out of breath at this crucial moment and unable to continue to entangle with Arsenal and Chelsea in the standings. Now it looks like the league title is a war between Arsenal and Chelsea. (To be continued......)