Chapter 281: Shoot the bumblebee

In the end, Arsenal beat Canary Norwich 4-1 at the Emirates Stadium. The Norwich centre-back took advantage of a corner in stoppage time to score a face-saving goal.

The three points he had hoped for didn't make Wenger much more excited. Because these three points have long been his, in his heart, he is still a little worried. Because of the diagnosis of the team doctor, Medessat had to recuperate for half a month. This means that in the Champions League group stage against strong rival Dortmund in midweek, Merdessaart will not be able to play, and can only use Vermaelen.

To be honest, Arsene Wenger is really not at ease with Vermaelen on the pitch right now, and the Belgian centre-back's appearance this season is obvious to all. In fact, on the training ground, Vermaelen's performance is still very good and meticulous. But I don't know why, as soon as I get on the field, it's important to have something going wrong.

Merderssat was originally a German and one of the main central defenders of the national team. With his knowledge of the German team and his international team-mates, Merdessaart is the most suitable candidate, but has now been injured by Norwich

Therefore, Wenger is quite a headache now, knowing that the game against Norwich City will not let Merdessaart play, and a central defender from the reserve team will be brought in.

There are Champions League days, time always flies quickly, and three days later it's matchday.

In this round of the Champions League group stage, Arsenal met last season's Champions League runner-up, Hornets Dortmund, on their home turf.

It's a tough opponent to play against and all Gunners fans and players know that.

On the night of 22 October, Arsenal's Emirates Stadium was lit up like a jewel under the night sky. Inside the stadium, there was a lot of noise. Even though it was a working day, it didn't affect the fans' love for football and their loyalty to their team. After getting off work early in the afternoon, the Arsenal fans had a hasty dinner at home before taking their families to the Emirates Stadium. They know who they are against tonight, and they know how difficult their opponents are. The reason they came here was simple, to cheer the team on and then witness a victory.

Of course, there are also a lot of Dortmund fans from Germany, and they come with the team. In Europe, when teams go to other countries to play the Champions League, there are always many fans who voluntarily follow them to cheer for the team. Especially in this kind of competition where the strength is close and the two tigers fight to the death.

"Welcome to the famous Emirates Stadium in London, England, and now we bring you a highlight of this season's Champions League group stage. Premier League giants Arsenal, also in Group F, met last season's Champions League runners-up, Borussia Dortmund from the Bundesliga. Arsenal want to end their embarrassing eight years without a title with a history-making title, and Borussia Dortmund want to sweep away the slump and continue to fulfill the dream that was not achieved last season. On the premise that these two teams will have to emerge from this group of death. ”

"Arsenal are currently top of the group with two wins in a row and six points at the top of the group, and if they can beat off the Hornets at home tonight, the initiative to qualify will be almost in their hands. Borussia Dortmund and Napoli are not having a good time, they are currently tied on three points, but Dortmund is temporarily second on goal difference, and Napoli deigns to be third. Of course, the saddest thing is actually the French powerhouse Marseille, because they have not picked up a single point so far, and they are bottom with zero points. This is obviously not good news for them, and if they don't make a little progress, they could be the first team to be eliminated from this group of death. ”

"Okay, the players from both sides have played, now I'm going to give you a starting list for both sides. For the visiting team Borussia Dortmund, the goalkeeper is the No. 1 main player Weidenfeller, the two central defenders are Hummels, who is partnered by the new Greek central defender Papadopoulos who joined this summer, and the two wing-backs are the German national team partner, Piszczek is paired with Schmelzer. In midfield, Borussia Dortmund were paired with a midfield three, with Sven Bender in the midfield and Gundogan partnering Turkish midfielder Shaheen in midfield. On the front line, on both sides of the Reuss and Grosskloitz divisions, the center is the main center forward Polish's Lewandowski. ”

Borussia Dortmund's main centre-back, Serbian Subertic, was not included in the squad for this game due to injury. Will Papadopoulos, who replaced him, be able to withstand Arsenal's attack? We'll see. After Gotze moved to bitter rivals Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund bought Armenian attacking midfielder Mkhitaryan to replace him, while bringing in Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, the top scorer in last season's French Cup, to bolster him, but neither man started the game. I don't know if he will come off the bench next, but it is worth mentioning that after joining Dortmund, Mkhitaryan and Aubameyang have both scored goals in the Bundesliga and the German Cup, but they have not yet achieved anything in the Champions League. ”

"On the Arsenal side, the goalkeeper is naturally the main Polish international Szczesny, and the central defender is the Gunners captain Belgian Vermaelen and French international Koscielny. On the flanks are Spanish left wing-back Monreal and French black Sagna on the right. In midfield, vice-captain Mikel Arteta partnered Wilshere, a 'small threat' known as Arsenal's future captain. The forward is the German midfielder Ozil, who is worth 50 million euros from Real Madrid this summer, and the Spaniard Cazorla, who is partnered by German international Podolski, is the striker, and the forward is Li Zihan, a talented Chinese goalscorer from the giants Juventus for 20 million euros this summer! ”

"Because in a league game a few days ago, central defender Medsart went off due to injury, so he didn't even make the substitute list for this game, and it seems that his injury is not light. And the Belgian centre-back Vermaelen, who has been out of form at the beginning of this season, should be a time bomb on Arsenal's side, and Arsene Wenger is also incompetent and can only trust his captain again. I don't know if Vermaelen will live up to the professor's trust in this game, anyway, the central defender of the reserve team is not as good as Vermaelen who is not in shape, and the professor is also unavailable. ”

"As soon as Mesut Ozil arrived at Arsenal, he quickly integrated into the team and Arsene Wenger's tactical system. This is also Wenger's recruitment, he never looks at fame or strength to recruit, most of what he looks at is whether this player is suitable for Arsenal's system, there is no doubt that Ozil made Arsenal earn this deal. It didn't take long for the German to make a difference, not to mention that he was only twenty-four years old. This also shows more about Arsene Wenger's approach to recruitment, and of course, it may also have something to do with the club owner's reluctance to spend money.

"Speaking of the gains and losses of recruitment, in Li Zihan's deal, Arsenal is definitely making a lot of money. 2,000 euros to buy a nineteen-year-old genius, last season's Serie A silver boot and assist king double winner, if one more goal Li Zihan can get the top scorer in Serie A. In addition to the adaptation period when he just came to Arsenal, Li Zihan's appearance is remarkable. After that, it was a complete explosion, and he proved with his actions who is the hottest talented young striker in Europe at the moment. Li Zihan has scored a lot for Arsenal in the league and the Champions League, and has scored in the previous two rounds of the group stage to help Arsenal win. Will he still be able to score in this game and secure a three-point win at home for Arsenal? Let's wait and see. ”

There are three key matches in this round of the group stage, AC Milan played at home against Barcelona yesterday, Real Madrid at the Bernabeu today, and Arsenal vs Borussia Dortmund. Because of Marseille's incompetence, their home game against Napoli in the Group of Death did not get much attention.

So almost half of Europe's eyes are focused on the match between Arsenal and Dortmund, this Mars collision with the Earth, who will win in the end, everyone is looking forward to it.

Before the game even started, the singing in the Arsenal stands never stopped, and the fans cheered for the team in this way. The 3,000 away fans who came from afar couldn't make a splash in the singing of more than 50,000 Arsenal fans in the stadium.

After the players of both sides went through the necessary ceremonies, the game officially began.

Dortmund, who were playing away, got the right to kick off, and after the ball was released, the Hornets did not rush to attack directly. Instead, the ball will be done, first look at the shape shì.

Arsenal also did not press aggressively high and as long as the ball did not cross the halfway line, the Arsenal players were in position. If the opponent has the intention of crossing the ball through the halfway line, they will immediately lean in and press it.

The front court was handed over to Li Zihan to disrupt the situation alone.

Shaheen received the ball, saw Li Zihan come up and immediately distributed the ball to Grosskloitz on the side, Grosskloitz, known as the "big cross", did not take the ball to prepare to attack, but passed the ball again to Sven Bender in the back position after Cazorla came up.

Sven Bender saw Li Zihan rushing towards him, and knocked the ball to Gundogan again.

Li Zihan is not stupid, he didn't chase the ball when he saw it, and observed the situation in situ a little.

"At the start of the game, neither side was in a hurry to attack. The master's move is like this, don't be impulsive, patiently observe the opponent's every move, and if you find a flaw, you can directly press it on a large scale. Isn't it all written like this in the novel, the two peerless masters fight against each other, and they don't do anything for a long time, and the two sides are staring at each other like Arsenal and Dortmund now, and the two sides are still looking at each other's weaknesses. In the end, Uncle Zhan Jun, who couldn't stand it anymore, couldn't help but complain.