240 This time, the trophy of dreams has never been so far away (Part I)
"It's still Sun, his through ball finds Aubameyang in front and it's a great opportunity!"
A pass from midfield tore through Barca's defence and Umtiti and Pique were broken in between.
"Hell!" Both Pique and Umtiti are tall and slow to turn. So by the time they turned around, Aubameyang was already far away.
Sun's pass instantly stirred up the Gunners fans, who looked expectantly at the running No.17.
Get close to the goal, shoot!
Ter Stegen's fingers touched, and the ball changed direction slightly, but it rolled towards the goal.
Gunners fans are getting louder and louder, eager to send the ball into the back of the net with the sound waves generated by their own voices.
In the end, though, the ball couldn't get into the back of the net, and Coutinho's first-half denied a shot from Aubameyang, and although Aubameyang also won the second penalty, Ter Stegen was quick to get back into position, and he blocked the Gabon international's follow-up shot.
In an instant, the cheers turned into lamentations, and they began to feel a little excited, like a basin of cold water. Although it was not as cold as it was thorough, it was not pleasant.
Because this attack was fantastic, it was a perfect one-on-one shot.
Aubameyang, who lost his center of gravity and fell to the ground after the stoppage, also hit the ground hard, and he was more chagrined and remorseful than the fans.
'Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's shot didn't equalise the scoreline, which was a shame. Alan Smith also whispered.
Five minutes later, there was another unfortunate news from Arsenal's side, as midfielder Xhaka sprained his ankle in the clash with Butskec, and although the initial diagnosis was not a major problem, it was clear that there was no way to continue the game. In desperation, Wenger had to replace Xhaka with veteran Cazorla.
As a defensive player, Xhaka's role in central midfield is something that every fan can see, he is like a barrier.
'Cazorla came on and replaced Xhaka, who couldn't play, which is not a good thing because Cazorla is not a player who is good at defending. Martin Taylor is worried about whether the current Arsenal midfield defensive hardness can withstand Barcelona's attack.
Cazorla ran to Sun Xiang's side after coming on the court, and the two seemed to be communicating something, and then Sun Xiang gave a thumbs up and nodded.
'It's like Arsene Wenger has made a tactical change, he's a master tactician.
In between, Sun Xiang left his midfield, and then stood in the position of Xhaka before. Obviously, Sun Xiang kicked the back midfield.
"Sun has come to the midfield position, and to be honest, we haven't seen him in this position for a long time, because he has changed so much from where he was when he first debuted."
The game restarted, and Sun Xiang, who was back in the midfield position again, began to move away from the goal.
Despite this, Sun Xiang's long-range shooting skills are still his means of scoring, and long-range shooting is exactly what a midfielder should have.
After returning to half-time, Sun Xiang's vision was also widened, and he could have more time to juggle the players on the left and right flanks, which was also a benefit for the team's attack.
But only the offense.
The problem of defense already exists, because Sun Xiang is a player who is strong in attack and weak in defense, and his more task at the back is to pass the ball, while the defense still has to be completed by the two central defenders in the back.
But in fact, it can only continue like this now, there is no full-back player on the bench, or no player Wenger can safely put him in this position. So he could only use the method of front waist and back again to pull Sun Xiang back.
Seeing this, Valdés smiled slightly. He has watched so many games against Sun Xiang, and he will naturally know that this is a player with very weak defensive ability, and it is obviously not a good idea to let him play the position of the back midfielder.
"Alba, tell them to play through the middle, that Chinese has a bad defense." After saying that, he looked at the stadium with confidence.
After returning to the backfield, all the free-kicks in the backfield were also handed over to Sun Xianglai, and he drove to the front to find his teammates.
Wilshere on the left leaned on Roberto, controlled the ball and passed to Cazorla.
Cazorla observed his teammates around him and did not have an ideal exit point, so he could only pass back to Sun Xiang again.
On the right, Bellerin attacked forward and Sun Xiang passed the ball to Bellerin.
Bellerin faced Alba, Ozil came to answer, and Buzkets behind him also followed closely, unable to pass over, and then had no choice, or could only pass the ball back to Sun Xiang behind.
'Obviously, after Sun left the front court, the players didn't know how to pass the ball a little bit, they had to pass the ball back, which would be a bit of a waste of time.
Sun Xiang also understands this truth, he needs to find an offensive launch point that can attack.
At this moment, a gap appeared, and at the same place where Butskec had been pulled away by Ozil, there was a corridor that connected to Lacazette's side.
When it was too late, Sun Xiang shook his ankle and passed the ball, Iniesta didn't touch the ball, and Lacazette behind him got it.
Meanwhile, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was also moving between Pique and Umtiti, and the previous one-on-one ball allowed him to spot a minor gap between the two.
Alexandre Lacazette also understood it, and gently rubbed an overhead ball at his feet, and Aubameyang also came out of the crowd at this time to face the goalkeeper is a header.
This position can actually shoot, but he is worried that the time he will stop the ball will affect his shot, so he chooses a header lob goal.
It has to be said that Aubameyang's header skills are not as agile as his feet, although he went around Ter Stegen but the speed was not fast, and the goalkeeper still held it after landing, and Arsenal once again missed a good chance.
And this time, Sun Xiang, who was far away in the center circle, also hammered the turf angrily, which is not to blame Aubameyang, it is not easy to score in the final, he is just regretting the opportunity that the team missed, otherwise he is now ahead.
The failure to capitalise on two must-score chances, coupled with a goal down with 10 minutes to go, has taken a bit of a blow to the team's confidence.
'Aubameyang missed that opportunity again, he's done twice.' Alan Smith said.
'With 10 minutes to go, a goal down, Arsene Wenger's side need to work hard and Sun has done a great job because it was his first Champions League final and it was a good performance.
Martin Taylor praised Sun Xiang, which is an encouragement.
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In the 83rd minute, Sun Xiang relied on his personal ability to dribble the ball in the midfield and hit the goal directly at the top of the arc of the penalty area.
At this time, Sun Xiang gasped for breath and used this short time to rest.
In the eighty-fifth minute, Koscielny intercepted Iniesta's pass, a long pass to the front, Lacazette did it back when someone was marking, and Sun Xiang, who was following behind, hit the goal directly from 35 meters away from the goal, and the shot was full of power, but the angle was too positive to be accepted by the goalkeeper, after which Sun Xiang also roared, so as to vent the impatience in his heart.
"Sun was a little anxious, and the shot from this position was a bit too casual."
On the right side, in fact, Bellerin and Aubameyang are empty, and Barcelona's attacking line has not returned.
'He should have passed to the right, but he didn't, he went to shoot. Alan Smith said.
At this time, the price of youth began to be revealed, and the anxiety and restlessness began to manifest in the 19-year-old.
"You can't blame him for it, but in fact he behaves very well, and impatience will always appear."
In the 90th minute, after Sun Xiang's overhead ball was cleared by Pique's header, the thrilling Champions League final also blew its last three long whistles. Please pay attention to the latest chapters in the future