Arsenal came back from behind to win the north London derby and are soaring through the table; But Arsenal don't have much time to rest at this time, because the fifth round of the Champions League group stage is just around the corner. However, fortunately, in the first four rounds of games, Arsenal won all four games and locked up the first place in the group, so they can also choose to rest at this time.

Arsenal did not opt to have their main squad play more games when they were already top of the group; Xiao Qing, Cesc Fabregas and other main players did not travel with the team at this time, and the players who participated in the fifth round of the group stage were more rotation players in the usual time, and it was difficult for them to ensure that they got more playing time.

The fifth round of the group stage was played at the Municipal Stadium in Braga, Portugal, where Arsenal thrashed Braga 6-0 at home, and that game was also the first meeting between the Gunners and Braga in history, but this round of the trip to Portugal was another challenge for Arsene Wenger and his disciples. Arsenal have never won on Portuguese soil, and with the fact that Arsenal have withdrawn almost all of their main squad in this game, it naturally gives Braga a chance to claim a victory.

The Arsenal players were still in good form here in this game, as they drew with Braga for the majority of the game; Although Braga is a powerhouse in the Portuguese Super League, Arsenal's strength is worthy of recognition even if they are substitute players.

However, Braga scored in the 82nd minute when the Portuguese counter-attacked, midfielder Van Diño's long pass was met by Matthews who burst into the box after a successful offside counter in front. Facing the attack of Arsenal goalkeeper Fabianski. Get the ball into the net first. Braga, who are playing at home, take a 1-0 lead.

In the Zuihou moment of the game, Braga extended the score, the home team launched a counterattack in midfield, Matthews rushed forward with the ball at high speed, and shot hard into the net under the interception of three Arsenal players, Arsenal goalkeeper Fabianski did not react to this, Braga beat the defending Champions League champion 2-0 at home.

Arsenal lost to the Municipal Stadium Braga as they suffered their first defeat of the season. Although it was a strategic abandonment by Arsenal. It is true that the defeat in this game will not affect Arsenal's Champions League prospects and league situation, but the problems exposed in this game are still a bit of a headache.

Although Arsenal is a substitute, Arsenal is obviously superior in overall strength; And Arsenal conceded two goals in a row in the game, Arsenal goalkeeper Fabianski's repeated attacks are desperate, he always makes mistakes, and Arsenal's goal is difficult to reassure under his guard. As for the other goalkeeper Almunia is still recovering from injury, of course, Almunia is not a reliable goalkeeper.

Arsene Wenger really needs to think about the team's main goalkeeper, and Arsenal really need to pay more attention to defense at this time if they want to create brilliance in all competitions. Conceding goals in successive games is definitely not what a team that wants to create glory should be. Arsenal's backline is really in need of improvement. The current Arsenal may not have any problems in attack, but the lack of defence is like a time bomb. This could well be a huge threat to ruin Arsenal's efforts for an entire season.

If Arsenal want to go further, they need to make sure they don't let their opponents get their chances as much as possible, and they need to be flawless in the game. Although the current Arsenal's performance this season is generally very good and strong, Arsenal has also exposed some shortcomings in the process, which is also what the Gunners need to pay attention to.

In this round of the game, the qualifying situation of each group has basically been clear, but for the Champions League group stage on this day, perhaps the most interesting thing is Real Madrid's shuffle.

Shuffle door refers to the deliberate application for yellow (red) cards on the football field, in this round of the Champions League group stage Real Madrid defeated Ajax 4-0 away, but the score was not the only focus of the game, Real Madrid two players in the game to eat red cards, the way caused controversy.

Rather than damaging Real Madrid, these two yellow cards will benefit them, and according to UEFA rules, three yellow cards accumulated in the group stage will result in a one-game ban, and the two who already had two yellows before "chosen" to turn yellow to red and be suspended in the final round of the group in an innocuous way, avoiding the possibility of being banned in the knockout round due to a potential third yellow.

I have to say that Real Madrid's choice is right or wrong, but this has indeed caused a lot of waves; Xiao Qing doesn't care much about Real Madrid's shuffle, because he only needs to pay attention to his team's opponents in the next Champions League match; Arsenal are now top of the Champions League group stage, so they now need to pay attention to the situation in the other groups.

For Arsenal, they are now more focused on their own team's performances and have to admit that the surprise defeat at Braga was disappointing, the Gunners' first competitive defeat of the season, and a relatively significantly weaker opponent. Although the expedition and substitute play were also a reason for the defeat in this game, it is an indisputable fact that Arsenal still lost the game after all.

Perhaps the only good news for Arsenal is that even if this game is lost, it will not affect their group qualification in the slightest; And in this game, several main players have chosen to rest, which also makes the already more tired Gunners main players get a rare time to rest and adjust, they have more energy to focus on the league at this time, Arsenal can more haode grasp the existing foundation in the league and continue to expand the lead.

The current Gunners are seizing the time to rest and recover their physical fitness, but at this time, there are still some troubles in Arsenal, which is also making people cry and laugh, and of course, it is also the existence of Xiao Qing's incomparably weak heart.

It's the damn England paparazzi again, and The Sun first broke the news that Arsenal teenager Wilshere was cheating on a pole dancer. This is another affair at Arsenal, Arsene Wenger's affair has just lowered some temperature, Wilshere's revelation of such a thing has also made the media pay more attention to the strong Arsenal this season, obviously they are extremely concerned about Arsenal, because Arsenal's performance deserves the enthusiasm of the fans.

Xiao Qing is very painful, he really doesn't know anything about the eighteen-year-old Wilshere's cheating Xiao Qing, it looks good now, there are obviously a lot of people who do such things, as long as they are not exposed by the media, then these guys are obviously enjoying their lives incomparably. But now that it has been exposed, then only embarrassment and headaches remain.

Although the busy schedule these days has made Xiao Qing and Pixie indeed not have frequent trysts, although Xiao Qing now thinks that his confidentiality work is still in place; But as the saying goes, how can you walk by the river without getting your shoes wet; Xiao Qing is really worried that when he wakes up one day, he will find that the headlines of the major media are his own lace news, and he also believes that these damn paparazzi must be paying special attention to him as the most performant player this season, and they must be hoping to dig up heavy news in themselves.

And at this time, another trouble for Arsenal also came; Although Arsenal has an excellent record this season, some of Arsenal's problems have also been exposed under such an excellent record.

New signing Chamak is in good form and firmly locks in the starting position, he and Xiao Qing form Arsenal's forward combination in the first half of this season, and the effect is really good; But Arsenal's "self-confidence" Bendtner couldn't sit still, and he actually openly threatened the club to leave if he couldn't play the main team again.

Although Bendtner, who had recently returned from injury, took advantage of the rest of Xiao Qing, Van Persie and Chamak in the Braga game, he finally got the qualification to start; Although he failed to score in this game, Bendtner's form was basically reasonable, so the confident emperor exploded.

It is an indisputable fact that Bendtner still has some potential and ability; Before last season, he was still able to get relatively consistent playing time, but after Xiao Qing arrived at Arsenal, his status in the team plummeted. Although Bendtner's serious injury last season gave Bendtner a lot of opportunities, he was unlucky to have a damn injury; And this season's Bendtner has also been sitting on the bench for a long time, he can only watch the new signing Chamak perform well, and now Van Persie is also returning from injury.

So in this way, the confident Bendtner is not calm, Xiao Qing is undoubtedly Arsenal's striker first, Van Persie is basically locked in a main force, and Chamak's good performance this season is obviously a strong contender for Arsenal's main striker. So even if Arsenal is playing three strikers, but Bendtner can only sit on the bench, and now he can only be said to be Arsenal's fourth striker, which is a role that basically does not get any playing time.

A few years ago, the Danes may have been fine when they first started with the Gunners, but over the past few seasons, Bendtner's flamboyance and self-confidence have been evident thanks to his success at club and in the Danish national team. Now he is asked to be a substitute for a Moroccan newcomer Chamak, and the "self-confidence emperor" naturally can't accept it.

Arsenal must be very depressed, because in the original situation, Arsenal actually began to break out in the team! (To be continued......)