Arsenal will once again face a strong opponent in the league, and the ninth round of the game will be against Chelsea, who are third in the table; Arsenal is going to be ruthless at this time, because Arsenal's performance in the previous strong dialogue is very average, and even at a disadvantage. Now with Chelsea as a direct contender for the league title, the Gunners will have to emerge victorious in the game.

However, before this game, Arsenal need to make some preparations for the Champions League group stage; This time their opponents are Ligue 1 giants Marseille; This is a direct battle for the top of the group, in the previous group stage both teams won both games, if you can win the game in this game, then the certainty of winning the group is greater, and even at this time you can basically get a chance to qualify from the group.

Although they are playing away from the Villadelon Stadium, the Arsenal players don't mind; The pros are used to constantly going away from home, and the most important thing for them is to be able to win this game. Xiao Qing and his teammates are ready, and this time the away trip must be a victory!

Several teams are in a difficult league game, and Arsenal must also fight for the initiative at this time; Now Arsenal will need to secure a place in the group stage as much as possible so that they can work better for the league. Multi-line operation is a huge test for the team, especially the depth of the current Arsenal squad is very average, and they also need to seize the opportunity at this time; Obtaining the right to qualify for the Champions League in advance can better focus on the competition for the time being, as the Gunners do not have so much capital to spend all the time.

This is the first time in the history of the two teams that they have met each other. Although Marseille's strength is very good. Although the Gunners are visiting the Stadio de Velodron. But Arsenal undoubtedly has the initiative in this matchup; Marseille's performance in this group can be said to be a sudden outstanding, and they also had some impressive performances in the previous games; However, against Arsenal, the Gunners will not give Marseille a chance to continue to advance strongly as a dark horse.

Arsenal's squad has not changed much, with goalkeeper Szczesny; On the back line are Jenkinson, Koscielny, Mertesacker and Alaba; In midfield, Alexander-Song, Mikel Arteta, Cazorla and Theo Walcott are returning from injury; On the forward line, of course, Xiao Qing and Van Persie are there.

Marseille goalkeeper Mandanda, who plays at home; At the back are Cesar Azpilicueta, Morel. Diawara, Nkulo; In midfield are Diarra, with Cherou, Lucho González and Valbiena; Up front are Remy and Ayew.

The Gunners will be confident of this game and they will have to win this one; So Arsenal were resolute and proved their dedication to this game with their performance from the opening whistle. Arsenal came to the Velodron Stadium and they came for the win.

In the fourth minute, Alexander Song's mistake at the back was tackled by Remy, and he was booked for a foul on the tackle that followed. Then Remy and Valbiena fell into the offside trap. Arsenal were resolute and smart defensively, and they did a good job of limiting Marseille's attack. At this time, the Gunners are also more sure that they will be able to burst out on the offensive end.

In the ninth minute, Arteta split the ball. Theo Walcott's cross from the right was headed wide by Van Persie in an offside position. In the twelfth minute, it was Arteta who passed, and Xiao Qing, who unloaded the ball well, shot a smooth long-range shot slightly higher. The Gunners' offensive was very good, they used a strong and resolute attack to complete the suppression of Marseille, and it was at this time that they slowly grasped the initiative of the game.

When Arsenal has more control of the game, when the Gunners smoothly enter the rhythm of the game, it means that the difficulty of winning on Arsenal has increased exponentially; The Gunners played very fluently in attack, which also means that Arsenal will use their better performances to win the game, and their strong attacking ability will completely explode. This is a huge test for any team, and although Marseille's quality is very good, if they want to limit Arsenal's crazy goalscorers, Marseille can't do it for the time being.

At the beginning of the eighteenth minute of the game, there was only a burst of heart-wrenching exclamations left at the Velodron Stadium; Under the frantic attack of the Gunners, Marseille could not get out of the half at all, and Marseille, who was pressed in the penalty area, also sent four corners in less than three minutes, and they are now completely blinded by Arsenal's various shooting methods, although they know that this is a thirst-quenching defense, but they have no choice, they can only clear the bottom line and send a corner kick under the pressure of Arsenal again.

Xiao Qing smiled helplessly, and then squeezed to the goal again to prepare for the fifth corner kick; Either the opponent's goalkeeper dragged the ball out of the bottom line or hit the defender to pop off the bottom line, which is really frustrating. However, Xiao Qing still maintained enough confidence at this time, he believed that he could seize the opportunity this time, and he believed that there would not be a sixth consecutive corner kick.

Arteta took a corner, but in front of the crowded goal, the Marseille players were well prepared, and Xiao Qing did not grab the ball; There was chaos in front of the goal, with players from both sides scrambling for the ball. Xiao Qing gritted his teeth and used his strength to forcibly block the defender, although the body leaning back was already out of balance, but the toes were still poking the ball, Xiao Qing was fighting, and many times in the chaotic battle still needed some luck.

Xiao Qing's luck was good, the ball was not blocked by the defender, and the Marseille goalkeeper Mandanda was also blocked by a chaotic figure, his reaction was half a beat slower, and the ball rolled from his side into the goal; Xiao Qing's stabbing shot in front of the chaotic goal gave Arsenal a 1-0 lead away at the Velodron Stadium!

Arsenal broke the deadlock, and Marseille's players were also hit hard by Xiao Qing's goal; Although they are holding back a lot of energy in their hearts, Xiao Qing's goal made the Marseille players very injured, they have worked hard, but Xiao Qing still seized the opportunity, they fell behind at home, and their dead defense was still broken by Arsenal!

The morale of Arsenal's players completely exploded, and they never scored under a series of strong attacks, which really made Arsenal's players feel a little aggrieved; And Xiao Qing's goal made the emotions of the Arsenal players completely released, they were able to score, they were able to smash Marseille's turtle shell, and Arsenal's attack was still invincible!

The Arsenal players went even more frantic for the rest of the game, and in the 33rd minute, Cazorla went down the left flank and connected Marseille defenders Nkulo and Diawara, and his shot from a tight angle hit the far corner of the net that Morel had turned to. The Marseille goalkeeper quickly pounced on the goal, and the outflanked Xiao Qing flew directly to the goal; Xiao Qing's toe stabbed the ball first, and the Marseille goalkeeper's misposition also made Xiao Qing score twice easily.

The 2-0 Arsenal basically sealed the victory of this game, for Arsenal, they simply did not think that Marseille could equalize or even reverse the score on them; The Gunners are full of confidence, with three consecutive Champions League group wins and a win from the group of death, Arsenal can do that!

Arsenal, who won 2-0, did not relax their pressure on Marseille, and the most important thing is to win the game steadily; Although the Gunners slowed down the pace of the game, the initiative in this game was always in the hands of Arsenal. In the second half, Marseille did not have a few threatening shots on goal, and in the 73rd minute of the game, Theo Walcott's cross from the right made Van Persie shoot into the near corner of the net at the far post to help Arsenal seal the victory completely!

Three to zero, Arsenal did a good job of fulfilling their task for this game; With three consecutive wins in the group stage, the current Gunners have also scored nine points in the group standings, and they are completely in control of the initiative to qualify; The second place is Marseille, with two wins and one loss with six points, and they also have a great chance of qualifying from the group; Dortmund, who are favored to qualify from the group of death, lost 1-3 away to Olympiacos and finished bottom of the group in all three games, and it seems that there is only a theoretical possibility left to qualify from the group.

Arsenal performed very well in the Champions League group stage, and now it looks like they should not have too much difficulty to qualify from the group, and the group top is close at hand, which is very good news for Arsenal. Arsenal have had a lot of ambition this season, and now the Gunners are also using their increasingly strong performances to move towards that goal, and Arsenal have continued to surprise people during this time.

Although they are in the group of death, Arsenal still have full confidence in winning the group; It's just that I have to admit that this kind of performance is also a bit unexpected for Arsenal now, because the group stage performance is too easy, Arsenal did not encounter too many obstacles in the group stage, and they seem to be about to win the group in the group of death. While this was one of Arsenal's strong performances, it was indeed beyond almost everyone's expectations.

Xiao Qing is in a good mood, with this victory, Arsenal is also more confident to prepare for the London derby with Chelsea, this must be a hard battle! (To be continued......)