Xiao Qing and his teammates are ready, the third game of the Champions League group stage is the game they feel must win, because as long as they win this game, then Arsenal will qualify for the group ahead of schedule, so they have to grasp it!

At home to Birmingham City in the league, Arsenal have won seven in a row in all competitions while also playing a very fluid attacking combination. In the Champions League group stage, they are away to Eredivisie champions AZ Alkmaar, and although the young tiger Theo Walcott is unable to play due to injury, the Gunners still hope to give a big gift to Arsene Wenger's 60th birthday on October 22 with a victory through team efforts.

The reason why the Gunners are so confident is not only that they are in excellent form in the squad, but also because of the sluggish state of their opponents AZ Alkmaar. AZ Alkmaar have won just one of their last nine matches in all competitions, despite a full squad. Coupled with the fact that DBS Bank, owned by the club's biggest sponsor and also the club's chairman, Sherinha, was recently taken over by the Dutch central bank due to poor management, the home team's financial and military morale is bound to suffer greatly.

From this point of view, it is extremely likely that the gunners will pinch the "soft persimmons" in this battle. For Arsene Wenger, who is about to turn 60, he has never led the team to the Champions League in his thirteen years at Arsenal, so reaching the top of European football has become the most important thing he wants to accomplish in his next coaching career at Arsenal. And now Arsenal's performance since the new season has made the French full of expectations, although Arsenal may have all kinds of shortcomings, but they really have the hope of hitting the title again.

Arsenal still seem to have some injuries. Theo Walcott suffered a right knee injury in a Premier League game. Rosicky also joined the long list of wounded soldiers. As for the main goalkeeper Almunia, who has not fully recovered from his injury, this also makes Arsenal look a little depressed, because the current Arsenal has not been able to completely get rid of the injury problem since the beginning of the new season.

In this game, Italian goalkeeper Mannone continued to start, and Almunia returned as a temporary substitute; From right to left, Sagna, Galla, Vermaelen, Klichy; Midfielder Song, midfielder attacking methods Bregas, Diaby, Arshavin; On the forward line are naturally Van Persie and Xiao Qing.

For the home side, goalkeeper Sergio Romero; On the back line, Arriense, Moisander, Moreno, and Paulsen lined up; midfielders Holman , Da Silva, Schals, Martens; Up front, former Tottenham Hotspur striker Hamdoi and Belgium international Dembele are partnered up front.

Arsenal has a clear advantage in terms of fame and strength, so the Gunners are full of confidence in winning away and then scoring three points to advance from the group; Arsenal's top two opponents in the group were won by Arsenal, while AZ Alkmaar were in poor form to pick up just one point. This is the first meeting between the two teams in an official competition, and Arsenal are confident that they will continue to be strong in this game.

AZ Alkmaar wore a red and white shirt that resembled Arsenal. Arsenal wear a dark blue away shirt. After the opening, both sides played unhurriedly. In the ninth minute, Arsenal's first threatening attack almost broke the goal, Arshavin distributed the ball to the left side, Diaby stepped into the penalty area and moved to the back point, Xiao Qing adjusted his left-footed volley ten yards from the goal and hit it too positively and was firmly held by the opponent's goalkeeper, Xiao Qing was a little regretful, if he didn't adjust and waste time, maybe he might be more threatening.

In the fourteenth minute, Arshavin made a rare gesture and played a return pass to his own half near the centre circle. The ball flew straight out of the baseline. In the eighteenth minute, Arshavin handed the ball to Cesc Fabregas on the left side of the penalty area. Cesc Fabregas broke through to the ground near the baseline and crossed, but the ball was already off the line.

Although Arsenal failed to find the back of the net in the first 20 minutes of the game, they were ferocious; The presence of Cesc Fabregas and Arshavin has convinced Arsenal's players that it is only a matter of time before they score in the game, and now they have begun to suppress AZ Alkmaar and believe that a complete crushing of their opponents is not far off.

This game was thought to be a one-man show for Arsenal, because AZ Alkmaar has really been in bad form recently, and more importantly, there is a clear gap between their strength and Arsenal; However, the game was somewhat surprising, and although AZ Alkmaar were indeed passive at every turn, they were still able to keep the goal without conceding, and even scare Arsenal with counter-attacks that found the right opportunity.

AZ Alkmaar had their first chance on goal in the 28th minute, when last season's Eredivisie striker Hamdoi received a through ball from his teammate and fired a quick shot from the edge of the box just over the crossbar.

Arsenal responded soon when Diaby's cross from the right was near the back post and Arshavin cleverly lobed the ball into the side-netting. The current Arsenal are a little distressed and unable to score, although they have plenty of initiative now, but they are still a little far from scoring.

Xiao Qing actually had some distress at this time, and there was no way for Arsenal's midfield to be too active; Although everyone believes that with the performance in Hoffenheim last season, every opponent needs to pay enough attention to Xiao Qing, and after coming to Arsenal, Xiao Qing's thorough and continuous outbreak has made every opponent of Arsenal pay more attention to Xiao Qing in the game.

Although Xiao Qing's performance since the new season has been quite outstanding, he is now beginning to receive more attention; Although Xiao Qing was not completely frozen, it also made him encounter more difficulties in the game. Xiao Qing felt that this might not be a very good signal, because their opponent must have a thorough understanding of him, and their defensive strategy has begun to further improve, which naturally makes Xiao Qing encounter more challenges in the next games.

The frustrated Arsenal began to be ruthless, and their sudden start to strengthen the defense made AZ Alkmaar very uncomfortable, which also allowed Arsenal to seize the opportunity.

In the 36th minute of the game, AZ Alkmaar's Finnish defender Moisander made a mistake when he received a cross pass from his teammate, which made Arsenal feel energetic; Arsenal formed a three-on-two in front, first the broken ball Arshavin plugged in and then inserted Xiao Qing, Xiao Qing quickly dribbled the ball forward and did not give Alkmaar a chance to make amends, he knocked on the back post on the left side of the penalty area, and the unmarked Cesc Fabregas easily pushed the goal from six yards.

1-0, Arsenal once again took the lead in the first goal, they seem to be going to continue their attacking rhythm to win, and they are also very sure of winning three consecutive games in the group stage away from home.

Arsenal were not in good form in this game, perhaps because the players were a little tired due to not having enough rest time, and their attacking performance was not as fluid as in previous games.

It was only in the 41st minute that Arsenal had their first corner, when Cesc Fabregas's curling shot from the edge of the left side of the box was securely denied by Alkmaar goalkeeper Sergio Romero. In the 44th minute, Van Persie received Xiao Qing's ball and made a strange shot from the edge of the penalty area, and Romero received the ball with both hands, but the ball rebounded quickly and high above the crossbar.

Arsenal had plenty of chances in the first half, but they couldn't keep scoring, and their luck and AZ Alkmaar's strong defence made Arsenal very frustrated, and they couldn't seal the game in one go.

Yibian fought again, and Xiao Qing was completely active in the second half of the game. In the 48th minute, Xiao Qing shoveled Van Persie's national team teammate Schals head-on, and was warned by the referee with a yellow card, but fortunately, Xiao Qing's foul was not particularly bad, of course, Van Persie's initiative to make peace was also a big reason, so this conflict was quickly resolved.

In the 54th minute, Van Persie's free kick from 25 yards away from the goal flew directly to the far post, Xiao Qing headed the goal, although the angle was very good, but the ball was saved by Romero, who reacted quickly. In the 59th minute, Xiao Qing faced the opponent's defender Moreno on the right side of the bottom line, but the ball was fouled and fell to the ground, and the referee signaled the game to continue; Xiao Qing was depressed, this is definitely a very haode breakthrough, this should be a penalty, but it is a pity that the referee does not pay attention to Xiao Qing at all.

Xiao Qing's activity has put AZ Alkmaar's defensive pressure on them, but Arsenal seem to continue their poor form, and they still dominated the second half but could not completely seal the victory. And just when Arsenal seemed to be satisfied with the 1-0 victory, they suffered a huge blow, and the birthday celebration for Arsene Wenger was basically messed up.

Arsenal has begun to make substitutions to strengthen the defense and prepare to defend the victory of this game, Xiao Qing and his teammates are also firmly in control of the situation of the game until the end of regular time. But just one minute into stoppage time Arsenal relaxed and their opponents stubbornly seized the equaliser.

In the third minute of stoppage time, AZ Alkmaar's free kick was hoisted into the penalty area, and the careless Arsenal made an unforgivable omission; AZ Alkmaar midfielder Da Silva headed in a right-footed volley from close range and AZ Alkmaar miraculously equalised in the middle of the game.

The DSB Stadium, which can only accommodate 20,000 people, was boiling, and everyone did not expect the plot of this game to be like this, and the fans of AZ Alkmaar were also very satisfied with the team's draw.

Xiao Qing and his teammates looked at each other, they didn't expect that three points in one minute in the game would become one point, and they didn't expect that the victory in hand flew away, and the birthday celebration of coach Wenger was also completely messed up! (To be continued......)