Chapter 143: There is no way back
Arsene Wenger did everything he could, even some shady tricks, but the course of the game was completely contrary to what he envisioned.
At the end of the first half, Arsenal's players walked into the dressing room one by one with their heads down.
2:0!
It's not Arsenal who are ahead, it's Fiorentina.
According to Arsene Wenger's thoughts, in this game, Fiorentina, who led on aggregate, would definitely be conservative in order to keep the win, but it backfired.
As soon as the game began, Fiorentina launched a tidal wave of attacks that caught Arsenal off guard.
Fiorentina took the lead in the seventh minute of the first half, and it was Digan who scored the goal, and his long-range shot from outside the box focused on Galla's shoulders before hitting the sideline and flying straight into the net.
With one goal behind at home, the advantage of away goals no longer exists, and Arsenal can only attack desperately in the next game, but a lot of troops have been invested in the attack, which brings a void in the back.
Fiorentina seized another chance just before half-time when Digan dropped back into midfield to steal Rosicky's ball, then dashed to the edge of the Arsenal penalty area and fired a short pass into the back of the net.
2:0!
It can be said that when the first half was over, Arsenal had been pushed to the edge of the cliff, one foot had already fallen, and what was waiting for them would be 45 minutes later, someone kicked down and fell to pieces.
In the locker room, Wenger also lost his temper rarely, and the usually gentle professor seemed to be thunderous at the moment: "Are you planning to go to Moscow like this?" Yes! Be a spectator and watch Fiorentina and Manchester United, or Liverpool compete for the highest honour in European football, and watch Manchester United or Liverpool defend the honor of English football! ”
Arsene Wenger's anger silenced the Arsenal players, most of them were picked up by Wenger, for them, Wenger is not only a manager, but also a mentor and a loving father, but now this loving father is angry, because of their performance.
What should they do?
Fight back!?
But they only have 45 minutes left, and if they want to go to Moscow, they will have to score five goals in 45 minutes to win.
Can it really be done?
With this doubt, the two sides started the second half, even if the big score lead, Fiorentina still did not intend to slack off, they continued to attack, and attacked with all their might.
In front of the crazy Fiorentina players, the Arsenal players were a little scared.
On the pitch, only Cesc Fabregas is still desperate, he is the captain of the team, at this point he has to show his strength, if the captain keeps going down, then there is really no hope.
But in fact, even Cesc Fabregas didn't think they still had a chance, scoring five goals in the half, and Arsenal might be able to do it for other opponents, but in the face of Fiorentina, a group of crazy people in purple skins, I am afraid that even the Cosmos team will come, and they will feel powerless.
As the minutes passed, the Arsenal team, which needed to score more, was suppressed by Fiorentina on the field, and Fiorentina didn't even want to stop to catch their breath, their eyes were just staring straight ahead, staring at Arsenal's goal, eager to shoot and blow it down.
Damn it!
Cesc Fabregas also felt tired, but he continued stubbornly, even pushing into the striker position to look for opportunities.
Finally, when the game reached the sixty-fifth minute, Fiorentina attacked, Mutu's corner shot failed to hit the strength, was easily obtained by Almunia, and then drove directly to the midfield.
Maniche and Flamini battled for the top, and the ball flew high again, landing in front of Cesc Fabregas, who stepped forward quickly and controlled the ball.
It wasn't an absolute chance, but Cesc Fabregas had no choice after receiving the ball, with the two forward team-mates, Bam Adebayo and Theo Walcott not in a good position.
Fiorentina are in full force to defend and if they hesitate, the attack will come to naught.
At the moment, Cesc Fabregas has only one path to choose from, and that is forward, forward, all the way to the Fiorentina goal.
Kompany rushed from the diagonal side and tried to knock Fabregas down, but Fabregas had a premonition and stepped on the ball with his foot, telling him to stop abruptly in the middle of the advance, which caught Kompany off guard, and then stabbed the ball forward, and the ball was knocked out of Thiago. Silva slipped between his legs and Cesc Fabregas accelerated again, catching up with the ball as he entered Fiorentina.
'Fabregas' chance, he's in the box!'
In the face of the attacking Frei, Fabregas appeared very calm, aimed at the goal, and stabbed the shot, although Frei squatted in time to block the ball, but Fabregas's shot was too fast.
The ball slipped between Frey's legs and rolled straight into the net.
“GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!”
With a roar, Cesc Fabregas rushed into the Fiorentina goal, he seemed to see hope, held the football in his arms, and ran back, greeting his teammates as he ran, hoping to wake up the fighting spirit of his teammates in this way.
Arsene Wenger was also a little moved, but the goal didn't excite him at all, and he did delight in Cesc Fabregas's tenacity.
However, scoring a goal at this time has no impact on the outcome of the game, with an aggregate score of 5:2, if Arsenal wants to advance to the final, they must score four goals in the next 20 minutes, which is too difficult for Arsenal's young people.
Although Cesc Fabregas still didn't want to give up, he was still working hard, but his efforts looked a little weak, the team's spirit was gone, and even his goal could not awaken the fighting spirit of his teammates.
He wanted to use the captain's authority to cheer up his teammates and shout at them: "The game is not over yet, we still have a chance!" ”
But this kind of nonsense, I'm afraid that even he doesn't believe it, scoring four goals for Fiorentina in 20 minutes doesn't seem to be completely impossible, but there is a prerequisite that Fiorentina relaxes its vigilance.
But just look at the appearance of the Fiorentina players on the pitch at the moment, they are not ready to give the Arsenal any chance, even if they lead by a big score, but after conceding a goal, the Fiorentina players still give people the feeling of anger, and they even want to launch a counterattack, score another goal, and completely kill the game.
What material did this group of people use to cast it?
Cesc Fabregas was a little confused, but when he saw that Deegan didn't care about the injury in order to chase a ball, a sliding tackle, the man flew off the sideline and hooked the ball back.
It was this man, this man who was two years older than him, it was Degan, who, as the leader of Florence, injected a powerful soul into Florence.
No matter what the situation is, never give up, treat every minute of the game, 100% dedicated, under the leadership of Degan, the Fiorentina players, like a group of beasts that never know tired, crazy impact, hard fighting.
At this time, Cesc Fabregas can only admit: Arsenal is not unjustly lost! Florence had the strength to go to Moscow.
'Cesc Fabregas's goal didn't make any difference to the game, the Fiorentina people didn't suffer in the slightest, they were still 100 per cent focused, they treated every ball and tried their best, it's hard to imagine how they could sprint all the way to the end, but that's the truth, compared to Arsenal, they have more fighting spirit and more desire to win.
ESPN's commentator Morrison said this in a very helpless tone, and before the start of the two-legged match, almost all English people hoped that this year's Champions League final could be turned into a civil war for English clubs to prove the strength of English football.
Especially after England missed the European Championship under the leadership of the stupid McClaren, the proud Englishman hopes to be able to achieve something in the club arena, proving that English football is still the most advanced and powerful in Shijie, and the Premier League is still the most Haode league in Shijie.
And in the previous Champions League final, there have been Serie A derbies, La Liga derbies, and there must be no Premier League derbies, and now is the most haode opportunity.
But looking at the situation on the field, it seems that this is really difficult to achieve, with an aggregate score of 5:2, Arsenal must score four goals if they want to advance, this task is too difficult.
Cesc Fabregas wanted to give up, but the captain's armband kept reminding him that even if he was going to fall, he had to be a fallen Arsenal man.
This deep sense of powerlessness made Fabregas's body numb, and Florence refused to give them any chance at all, they wanted to kill them all.
Especially Degan, the game has come to an end, and he is still running, answering, passing, shooting, as if the game has just begun.
Looking at Degan, Fabregas couldn't help but feel a little envious, how much he wished he had a strong body like Degan.
"Attack! We attack! Don't forget what I said to you! ”
Deegan woke Fabregas with a loud roar, his head down, his legs moving, and the game going on.