Chapter 105: The Wind Rises
Soon, Arsenal's team in Pot 4 of this group was also drawn, which was Galatasaray (Turkey).
In this way, the teams in Group E are: Arsenal, Paris Saint-Germain, Club Brugge (Billy), Galatasaray (Turkey).
Yang Ling said softly: "This group should be very good, if there are no accidents, Arsenal should be able to keep two and fight for one." ”
Lin Qiaoxin looked at the equation and asked curiously: "Then are you confident that you can win against Paris Saint-Germain?" I heard that their striker Mbappe is very good, and he was only 18 years old last year, and he helped the national team win the World Cup. ”
The equation did not hesitate and said: "Let's not talk about whether to win or not to win against Paris Saint-Germain, anyway, before we play Paris Saint-Germain, we have to win every group game, so it is the safest." ”
Lin Qiaoxin couldn't help squinting, feeling that this answer was too perfunctory.
"What is this? Are you deliberately overly cautious even though you are strong? She muttered.
"This is not deliberately false and wronged, just to accumulate character before the game~" Yang Ling explained with a smile.
That's what the equation says, and that's what it says.
There are a total of 6 rounds of matches in the Champions League group stage, and the first round will be on September 19, which is next month.
BJ time is:
09-19, 00:55 Galatasaray vs Paris Saint-Germain
09-19, 03:00 Arsenal vs Club Brugge
The final grouping of the Champions League is as follows:
Group A: Liverpool, Napoli (Italy), Red Bull Salzburg (Odilie), Lyon (Ligue 1)
Group B: Bayern Munich, Tottenham, Olympiacos (Greece), Red Star Belgrade (Servi)
Group C: Zenit (Hungry Rose), Real Madrid, Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia), Atalanta (Italy)
Group D: Juventus, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen (Bundesliga), Lokomotiv Mozelco
Group E: Arsenal, Paris Saint-Germain, Club Brugge (Belgium), Galatasaray (Turkey)
Group F: Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund, Inter (Italy), Slavi Prague (Jet)
Group G: Manchester City, Benfica (Pugra), Shakhtar Donetsk, RB Leipzig (Germany)
Group H: Lille, Ajax (Ha Lan), Valencia (Sibanga), Genk (Billie)
As soon as all the groups were drawn, the major football media in Europe began to report on it.
"Arsenal have a very strong squad, they have champions in their squad, and before the transfer window closes, PSG can consider bringing in Equation 10!"
- Paris Football
'Arsenal want to do well in the Champions League, they need to bring in another signing, and the competition in Group E could be fierce!'
- The Times
'Bayern Munich drew Tottenham Hotspur in the group stage and judging by their all-time head-to-head record, they always have the advantage against London sides.
- Munich Zeitung
'Inter Milan are once again in the group of death, they have only brought in Romelu Lukaku now, and they should have brought in the Orient before the transfer window closes.
- Milan Sports Newspaper
"Arsenal have set a release fee of 70 million euros, which is a very good option for non-Premier League teams, and Serie A teams can try to bring him in."
- Roma Sport
"After losing Ronaldo, Real Madrid opted to bring in Eden Hazard, but the star has yet to return from injury!"
- World Sports Newspaper
"There is no suspense for Barcelona to qualify from the group of death, but the time has come for them to consider Messi's contract."
- Marca
In China, football media and online news naturally released the draw grouping for the Champions League at the same time.
Although the time reached 00:30, there were still a lot of messages in the message section of the online news.
"Finally, when Arsenal's Champions League game is finished and the fourth round of the Premier League is played, Brother Fang will play the first Champions League game in his career, and it is not easy to get to this point!"
"The opponent in the first game is Club Brugge, Arsenal must win and get off to a good start."
"Don't worry, this hasn't started yet, let's save up character first!"
"But Inter Milan is miserable, this year is the death group again, if I were Young Master Zhang, I would buy the equation with 70 million euros first!"
"Don't, their old Zhang family has lost a lot of character, it's better not to contaminate it."
"It's a pity that the first game was not played between Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain, otherwise you can see a direct confrontation between Equation and Mr. M."
"That's it? If I were Mr. Mu, I would buy the equation with 70 million termination money now, and I still want to play Paris Saint-Germain? Bring it to me, you!! ”
"Presumptuous! Can Mu always be offended?!! ”
By the next day, PSG had won a Ligue 1 match.
Mbappe was questioned about the Champions League group stage during his interview in the mixed zone.
'Killian, what do you think of yesterday's Champions League group draw? Do you think PSG can win the group? The reporter asked.
Mbappe crossed his hands on his hips and said seriously: "Paris Saint-Germain is one of the best clubs in the world and I am eager to win all the trophies with the team. The Champions League trophy is very attractive to any European team, so we will do everything we can to complete this difficult task. As for group first, that's what we're going to do right now! ”
However, the reporter asked again: "Then do you think Paris Saint-Germain's strength is better than Arsenal?" ”
Mbappe confidently said: "I don't think Ligue 1 is worse than any league, and for Arsenal, we will definitely give it our all! ”
Hearing this, the reporter suddenly perked up, and felt that Mr. Mu's momentum was so strong,
Ligue 1 can finally stand up!
It is a great blessing for Paris that they have such a talented footballing talent!
Soon, Mr. Mu's "declaration of war" was spread by the media and came to North London.
As a result, there are reporters squatting outside the gates of Arsenal's base almost at any time. Everyone wants to pry more sensational statements out of the mouths of Arsenal stars.
However, to their disappointment, the Arsenal base has long been closed for training, refusing all outside media. After this turmoil has passed, it will be open to the outside world again.
Therefore, Arsenal's side has not been affected by the outside world.
After Arteta joined the assistant team, Professor Arsene Wenger continued to talk to the club about transfers, bringing in Ben White and Tierney at full-back for a total of £30 million. At the same time, there are also redundant cleaning staff.
But that's not all, the agent of the equation, Huang Taixi, has been frequently appearing in the Arsenal base recently.
He's pitching a young striker from Norway to the club
It's September 11th.
Arsenal ushered in the fourth round of the Premier League, and they went away to play the Canary Norwich.
In this game, manager Arsene Wenger made some squad changes, such as Alexandre Lacazette, Equation, Saka, and Saliba on the bench, and seemed to want to add to the team's squad changes.
thereupon
Seeing that the first half of the game was a bit dull,
Saka chose to whisper and chat, "It seems that we are going to play Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League in the next game, Mbappe is really good?" ”
Lacazette listened, covered his mouth and said: "You mean Mbappe? However, our opponents in the first round of the Champions League were Club Brugge. ”
Saka replied in a whisper: "I know, we can get to know Mbappe in advance, anyway, we have to play home and away games with Paris Saint-Germain"
At this time, Saliba sat next to him, his expression looked serious, and suddenly interjected: "Actually, I used to play in Ligue 1 on loan, playing full-back, and I had a direct confrontation with Mbappe"
Saliba paused, saw everyone's eyes look at him, and then continued,
'He's really strong and as long as the ball is at his feet, I feel like I can't limit him alone. Because he was able to choose the easiest way to create a threat in a very short period of time. So in the eyes of others, he can create a threat as long as he gets a pass. ”
Lacazze nodded: "It's true, I went back to Paris to meet this kid before, he is indeed a natural goal machine. ”
Saka nodded, "Since everyone says so, then he does have what he can do." It's no wonder why he said those things before. Great people are great no matter where they are, it doesn't matter which league they are in. ”
When the equation heard this, he only laughed in his heart.
He didn't care about what Mr. Mu said a few days ago, after all, Mr. Mu always became famous at a young age, and he was arrogant, and he would openly say that American football was relatively backward.
After Mbappe's words, suddenly, Saka said: "By the way, the team has recently come to the team with a new striker, do you know? ”
Lacazette was a little curious, "Do you know who it is?" ”
The equation also looked over, and Saka smiled and said, "I just heard about the news, I forgot who it was."
Everyone on the bench was almost laughed at by the "honest" Saka.
The conversation has been very relaxed off the field,
However, the game on the field was a bit tough.
Until the end of the first half, the score was 0-0, with Arsenal having 71 per cent possession but only three shots on goal, including one on target.
Norwich's defence was tenacious and almost came close to two dangerous counter-attacks.
After everyone on the bench saw this situation, they didn't talk or laugh anymore.
Instead, Norwich opened the scoring in the early stages of the second half, taking advantage of a short corner and heading past Arsenal.
Manager Arsene Wenger couldn't hold his nerve and immediately began to make substitutions.
Saka comes on, Xhaka comes on; The equation is replaced, and the S Luo is replaced; Nketiah came on and Alexandre Lacazette came on, and it was the rhythm of the all-out attack.
Now the Champions League, EFL Cup, and FA Cup have not yet started, and if this game is lost, it will undoubtedly be a thunder at the end of the season!
Equation then came on the pitch and took the captain's armband from Xhaka.
Anyway, this was the first time he wore the captain's armband, but it was too late to tinker with it, so he slapped it and began to observe the opponent's lineup.
Canary Norwich don't have many stars in the team, but in this game, each and every one of them is actively defending, belonging to the kind of team that desperately defends but is not dirty.
Soon, after coming on the field, Lacazette chose to retreat to receive the ball,
He wants to do a wall-to-wall fit with the equation.
But there was someone in front of the equation and there was no chance to pass the ball. Lacazette's retreat was still blocked.
Equation had to move the ball in succession outside Norwich's half.
Saka, on the other hand, had two passes in quick succession on the left flank, and he was slick and flickering, but it was still difficult to penetrate them. There are two people to help defend him!
Even when Lacazette came on as a substitute, he was still kept out in the box.
He opted to drop back to receive the ball and take away the man who was marked, but Norwich still had other players to fill in.
This is something that the opponent has studied before the game, and has arranged a restriction on the core of Arsenal.
"Long shot!"
The equation shook off his opponent on the spot and passed the ball to Saka on the right, while gesturing at the same time.
Immediately, he ran to the ribs!
Saka understood in seconds, and after the ball was played, he chose to rush down the right and cross into the bottom.
Norwich's full-backs scrambled to follow him.
But to his surprise, Saka suddenly made a sudden stop, shook off his position, and then made a gesture to the bottom,
However, the truth is that Saka bumped the ball with his heel again and passed an inverted triangle in the direction of the exchange.
"Suffered!"
Norwich's full-back tightened and turned to look.
And Lacazette had already thrown off the defense in advance, ran out of an oblique arc, and just received an inverted triangle pass in this small gap!
Seeing Lacazette's flexible movement, he decisively gave up his rib insertion and rushed towards the penalty area.
When Lacazette received the inverted triangle pass, Norwich's men immediately followed him and stretched out their legs.
However, it was still too late!!
Lacazette lifted his toes and didn't lift his head to deliver an overhead pass into the middle of the six-yard box.
This is a tacit cooperation cultivated in countless trainings!
The Premier League commentator immediately exclaimed!
"Alexandre Lacazette is so flexible and his movement in the box is perfect!!"
"He crossed over the top and found someone with this goal!!"
"It's the equation, he stepped forward in time, he ran in place!! Thirteen yards in front of the goal, the goalkeeper has no way to attack!! ”
"This small gap in front of the goal is the running of Lacazette and the pull of Saka on the wing!!"
"Equation's sense of smell is extremely sensitive, and he seized this great opportunity!!"
The equation jumped gently between the two tall defenders, and this was the small cooperation of the teammates in the restricted area that they had practiced in training!
All you need to do is run in place, and your teammates will be able to deliver a tacit pass!
This one is very easy for the equation.
The positions of the opposing two defenders were already out of order, and they didn't have time to jump.
I can only look back and watch the equation put the football into the goal!
The score is 1:1!!
The goalkeeper stiffened and could only watch feebly as the gate was breached.
But
The equation didn't have time to be happy, so he quickly picked up the football that had just scored the goal, and quickly returned to the center circle line!
Because the game was already in the 85th minute, Arsenal had no time to spare, and if they wanted to win, they had to race against time.
The teammates also hurried back to their respective positions.
However, Norwich were not panicked and they were okay with a draw, but they had to step over them to score another goal.
In the end, the score was locked at 1:1!
Arsenal's winning streak was terminated.
The equation is just a lore game.
However, he was not frustrated, a draw is not the end of the world. Arsenal can still hold on to the table.
At the same time, the equation is quite sober,
After all, if the squad wants to improve, a draw is a tuition fee that must be paid. No one is born knowing.
Professor Wenger's change of formation obviously needs further adjustments.
By this time, the game was over, and managers Arsene Wenger and Altaert were already in constant communication
The Premier League commentator looked at this scene and concluded: "The game is over, Equation's header saved Arsenal today, and drew the Canary Norwich. ”
'Arsenal have had a lot of new faces this season and obviously they need time to get used to it. Hopefully they can rely on last season's champions to survive this time. ”
"However, the first round of the Champions League group stage on 19 September is fast approaching, and it will be up to manager Arsene Wenger to make changes."
(End of chapter)