Chapter 437: The Time to Witness the Miracle Has Arrived (Part I)

Li Zihan comforted his teammate Cazorla for a few words, and then stood in this position thinking about this free kick, as he has a very high attainment in free kick technology, he should like the opponent to give him a direct free kick in front of a good position.

But at this time, he had some faults.

He knew it was probably the only chance for Arsenal in the whole game, so the pressure was on him.

Although he is already very mature, he is only a twenty-year-old young player in the end. At such a critical moment of life and death, there are still no veterans who can calm down.

He wasn't distracted at all about who would come on as a substitute for Cazorla.

Soon Wenger made a substitution - because Arsenal now have no time, so he did not dare to delay, did not let the substitute players warm up, but went straight to the field.

For Podolsky, this is a sad story, because - it is not he who replaced him!!

"Cazorla went down injured, and now I can't see whether the injury is serious or not, I hope there is not much of a problem, the injury is really too damaging for Arsenal. It was the veteran Rosicky who came on and it was clear that Arsene Wenger wanted to use the veteran's experience to help the team towards the end of the game. ”

Rosicky was waiting for the game, and his expression was quite stern. Because he knows why the coach chose him at this time, you must know that Chamberlain and Podolski are the most impactful people on the bench now.

Podolski sat sullenly on the bench, and he got up just as Wenger looked in this direction. didn't expect Wenger to call Rosicky next to him, and the embarrassed Porti had to hug Rosicky who stood up, looking like he was cheering for his teammates, but in fact———— he was just using this way to resolve the embarrassment.

Sure enough, no one noticed anything wrong with Podolski's movements, including Arsene Wenger

After Rosicky came on the pitch, the fourth official once again raised the LED sign in his hand, only this time it was not the substitution number, but the second-half stoppage time.

Five minutes!!

The collective boos of Bayern Munich, who are playing at home, filled the Allianz Arena because they felt that the stoppage time was too long and that the shape of the pitch was really not clear enough. Although their own team led in aggregate and defended the opposition's core players, it still did not reassure the fans.

And Arsenal fans are not satisfied with this stoppage time, because he hopes that there will be 10 or even 15 minutes of stoppage time, so that Arsenal still have hope. And five minutes is a bit short!

'The referee gave five minutes of stoppage time, which is almost the upper limit of stoppage time. Probably because Franck Franck Franchi, Pizarro and Cazorla were injured in the 80-plus minutes, the referee gave five minutes of stoppage time. There is no disputing the timing, but for Arsenal it will be their last chance, and it could be the Gunners' final five minutes in the Champions League this season. ”

"Bayern Munich can't be careless because there's so much to happen in five minutes, so they still have to be very focused."

After Rosicky came on the pitch, the referee from Italy, Rizzoli, blew the whistle for the game to continue, and also signaled that Arsenal could take a free kick.

Li Zihan ran very smoothly, then came to the ball and leaned over and drove the ball up.

"Lee's free kick, very good quality straight to the goal!!"

There was no surprise that Li Zihan's free-kick opted for a direct shot on goal, because in the face of Boateng and Dante and Martinez's defence, neither Merdessaart nor Giroud had a great advantage in the box.

The ball arced around the wall and went straight to the top right corner of the goal.

Neuer obviously predicted that Li Zihan would hit the goal directly, so he reacted quickly when the ball came.

His sideways save stretched wide and ended up with both hands on the ball that was trying to drill into the goal.

"Neuer!! Saved Bayern Munich again, in the face of Lee's high-quality free kick, he was very calm and beautifully defused the crisis. ”

Li Zihan shook his head regretfully, giving him no time to be annoyed, so he could only quickly devote himself to the game.

In the final moment, Arsenal launched a huge counterattack, and even the central defenders began to enter the field and press past the halfway line. Bayern Munich, on the other hand, did not concede an inch in the core area of their defense and seized an opportunity to launch a counterattack.

In the first two seconds, the Arsenal players rushed to the Bayern Munich penalty area, and two seconds later, the Bayern Munich players ran to Arsenal's empty backfield, and the Arsenal players turned around and chased back frantically.

If it weren't for Götze's marksmanship being a little far from Robben and Ribery, perhaps Arsenal would have been completely killed by the opponent in stoppage time.

Seeing this scene, Bayern Munich's supporters are still more relieved, at least from the three minutes of stoppage time, although Bayern Munich seems to be passive, but the opponent's attack is no threat, but the two counterattacks launched by their side almost scored.

So they no longer pay attention to the situation on the pitch, but frequently look at their watches in the hope that the five-minute stoppage time will pass quickly.

When the game came to the fourth minute of stoppage time, that is, the 94th minute of the whole time, Bayern Munich had already begun the countdown.

"Fifty-Nine"

"Fifty-Eight"

"Fifty-Seven"

Arsenal fans were silent, some clenching their shirts, some covering their foreheads with scarves, and some eyes began to moisten.

Even the commentators are preparing for Bayern Munich's victory and Arsenal's defeat.

Li Zihan was a little uncomfortable by Martinez's close defense, and he eventually began to retreat from his position, and finally he retreated to the left and right of the wing-back and attacking full-back.

Looking at Li Zihan's movements, everyone knew that Arsenal was finished. Because their most threatening and most likely core player to score has retreated to the halfway line, this distance is so far from the opponent's goal, how can it threaten the opponent's goal? Even the long-range rays of the world wave are impossible.

Martinez hesitated, but finally did not step forward to form a close defense against Li Zihan. Because if he goes up, he will be a little forward, and then he will not be the back waist, but the front waist.

As for Bayern Munich's only midfielder in the game, Martinez thinks it is better to keep his position at the back. This will also help the team defend against other Arsenal attacking players.

Ramsey handed the ball to Li Zihan, who retreated to take the ball, and Li Zihan took the ball and turned comfortably without interference. Then he took a big stride and rushed directly past Götze, who wanted to interfere. It's just that Gotze's defensive ability is really average, and he is not a defensive player, but a powerful attacking midfielder.

So Li Zihan had a very easy time with him.

Li Zihan, who chased the ball again, immediately took the ball to start his speed, like a yellow lightning bolt, and instantly crossed the midline and rushed to Bayern Munich's backfield.

Martinez knew he had made a mistake because he forgot how fast his opponent was. Once such a player has his speed up completely, it will be difficult to defend, and the only good way is to form a close interference defense when he has the ball or has not yet run up the pace.

It's just that this is no longer possible for Martinez, because Li Zihan has already rushed over with the ball on the side.

Martinez also rushed up to meet him, and at this time he had to stop the opponent, even if it was a foul - he didn't have any cards on him anyway.

Li Zihan was about to encounter Martinez who was running towards him, but this time Li Zihan did not choose to rush directly with the ball to the other party.

Just before the two were about to "collide", Li Zihan passed the ball diagonally to the feet of Ozil, who was pulled to the side, and then quickly bypassed Martinez from the side.

Mesut Ozil had a good heart, and instead of stopping the ball, he kicked the ball to the front of Li Zihan's running route. Ozil is very knowledgeable about such passes, and it is completely easy to come by.

Li Zihan's pass was very decisive and the ball speed was fast, and Martinez hadn't reacted yet. However, by the time he reacted, Li Zihan was already on his side and ready to bypass him.

Martinez was stunned and his mind went blank. The only thought left is that you must not let the other party pass, even if you use all means.

The next moment, the body of the Spanish midfielder made a conditioned reflex. He stretched out his foot and went directly to the feet of Li Zihan, who was without the ball, as if he thought that the opponent had a ball at his feet, and then went to poke the ball himself.

Li Zihan didn't expect the opponent to do this, because the opponent's foul can be red card when he is not on the ball.

Lacking preparation for a while, he tripped over Martinez's right foot. People running at high speed are easily affected by the unstable center of gravity and difficulty maintaining balance.

Not just people, anything fast has this characteristic. Including speeding cars on the highway, fast high-speed rail, and so on

Li Zihan was no exception, unable to maintain his balance, and planted directly on the ground.

"Foul !! Martinez brought Lee down when he didn't have the ball, which was definitely a malicious foul. He deserves to be punished!! ”

"Li Zihan, here!! Oops, tripping Martinez, this foul tactical malicious foul! ”

Martinez only realized what he had done when he stretched out his foot to trip Li Zihan, and then broke out in a cold sweat, because he was very self-aware that this action was going to get a red card.

But he quickly figured it out, even if it was a red card, it didn't matter, because when he was sent off, the opponent had no time, which was almost Arsenal's last tens of seconds. When the referee blew the whistle to signal that he had committed a foul and gave a card, he was talking nonsense and delaying time, and the game was over.

Bayern Munich is guaranteed to advance, even if they are banned for two rounds after the game. And when Bayern Munich successfully kills the next opponent in two legs, he will be released from the ban in the later games.

So Martinez figured it out at once and accepted the reality.