Soon, the second half began without any changes to the lineups of both sides.

Because Arsenal have fielded the strongest squad in the ball, manager Arsene Wenger has also done enough pre-match work. Whether they can win big Paris or not depends on the performance of the players on the pitch and the luck of the day.

However, who knows after the start of the game,

PSG suddenly shrunk their formation and pressed less intensely than in the first half.

The second half was Arsenal's kick-off, and everyone was a little surprised to see the opponent's sudden retreat.

It turned out that they were in the locker room and were expecting the rhythm of the second half.

As a result, who knows, Grand Paris actually made such an unexpected choice.

However, Arsenal carried the football through the half, and the formation of the big Paris came up.

Thierry Henry was surprised to see the scene in the studio, saying: "It's really rare to see that manager Mauricio Pochettino didn't keep his team pressing in the first half. ”

"It's a rare choice of retreat."

"It's hard to imagine this is the style of play in Paris."

Ron thought for a moment before saying, "It's really rare. However, I think manager Mauricio Pochettino must have wanted to win this game, which is why he opted for this tactic, maybe they have a trick up their sleeve to win the game. ”

At this point, Equation felt that there were very few passing lines in front of him.

The space in the half court became very narrow,

The people of Grand Paris paid for the aggressive running, so that almost all around them were them.

This is a familiar bus tactic.

I didn't expect such a luxurious lineup as Grand Paris to choose such a pragmatic tactic.

In an important cup competition like the Champions League, it is the wisest decision to play defensive counter-attacks. If a team that doesn't even defend well, it won't have a chance to reach the cup final.

This has been a well-established fact in recent years.

Especially after the 2018 Paris national team won the World Cup on defense, many teams that won the cup relied on defense to the end.

Of course, this is also related to the fall of Barcelona's pass-and-control football. If you want to win the cup now, only efficiency is king, and possession alone will not be able to lift the championship trophy.

When manager Arsene Wenger saw this, his face fell into thought. In important cup matches, in fact, I am not afraid of the weak team putting on the bus, but I am afraid that the strong team will bend down the noble posture and pragmatically choose to defend and counterattack.

This is definitely a big problem for Arsenal's passing and cutting combination, and if they can't solve it, it will be difficult for them to fight their way out of the knockout rounds.

Assistant coach Mikel Arteta also frowned, aware of the problems they were about to face.

"Still. Paris Saint-Germain haven't scored yet, so why defend now? Arteta sniffed something was wrong.

Arsene Wenger nodded and said, "Yes, so we have to be careful. Attention must be paid to the opponent's quick counterattack. ”

After saying that, Professor Wenger immediately shouted to the field, signaling the team not to rush to launch a full-scale attack, and to be careful of the gaps behind him.

And the whole Arsenal team naturally knows this, because, when things go wrong, there must be demons,

Grand Paris had obviously fought against them before, but now it suddenly shrunk, it must have other plans.

As a result, Arsenal did not press all the time, and chose to invest a small number of attacking players, trying to get good front-court players to score goals with a flash of inspiration.

But as a result, Arsenal have less support up front, and they can't help but feel a little tricky in the face of the bus tactics of Paris.

It is difficult for a handful of people to pose a threat in the penalty area of Grand Paris.

So, the football slipped around the perimeter with great difficulty. Equation, Martinelli, Alexandre Lacazette, Saka Saka, it's very difficult for them to just keep the ball and not make mistakes.

Because I feel that I am surrounded by people from Paris, the most important thing is that the other party has a lot of small actions today, which has caused serious interference to them.

In the 60th minute, Bukayo Saka tried to cross from the right, but the ball was unexpectedly blocked off the touchline with two defenders.

Then, Saka threw the ball in with his hand, and the equation received the ball with his back, and the black and hard Gueye stuck to him tightly, pulling and pulling to prevent him from turning and breaking through with the ball.

Gueye's movements are very subtle and sophisticated, and the referee really didn't notice it.

However, the equation is like a camera installed behind him, and he doesn't turn around, but he is stuck in position, and his back is first to resist Gayer's defensive harassment.

Then, the ball that fell under his feet was indeed sent to the front of the penalty area with a precise cross in the middle.

The soccer ball flew out of a parabola that was neither tall nor short,

Lacazette's eyes lit up, and he was still thinking about whether to run to catch the ball thrown by his hand, but he didn't expect the equation to send such a key pick.

Lacazette then turned around and volleyed the ball before the opponent came up to make up for it.

There was a loud bang.

The kick was so strong that the ball flew straight to the top right corner of the goal.

However, Navas played superbly, flying and making a save, he blocked the must-have goal with one hand.

The audience was in an uproar, and everyone was in disbelief.

The two central defenders, including Grand Paris, were shocked, and they didn't expect their teammate's Keylor Navas to fly so high and block the ball with one hand.

This is simply a door god!

The teammates hurriedly pulled Navas up on the ground, and shouted excitedly, and the momentum of the defense suddenly cheered up.

When the equation saw that the goal was blocked, he couldn't help but hold his head in his hands,

"Oh cow, this is still the wall of sighs."

In the past, when Navas was still in Real Madrid, his nickname was Na Wall, and he contributed a lot of supernatural saves, which could make all Meilinger feel at ease.

After all, Keylor Navas is the main goalkeeper for the Champions League treble.

However, the ball was still on Arsenal's side, and Equation received the ball and tried to attack again.

But

After Keylor Navas made a supernatural save, the momentum of Grand Paris suddenly revived, the concentration of the defense was more concentrated, and the defense became more solid.

Ron watched the replay and sighed: "Keylor Navas was still in great form today, ruthlessly denying Arsenal's goal. It's really a pity, the equation's pick is full of spirituality, I don't even know how he did such an accurate pick! He's a ruthless passing machine. Please forgive me for being blunt! Because now, it's hard for me to find a midfielder like him. ”

Henry listened to his compliments and couldn't help but wonder if he had come a little too much today.

This guy is even more like Arsenal's famous name than him, and if he continues to tout like this, Henry is about to wonder if this guy is stealing the show.

Henry was almost amused by the thought, and after watching the replay of the shot just now, he said: "Indeed, it was obviously a wise decision for Grand Paris to bring in Keylor Navas this season. This is one of the reasons why they opted to shrink their formation in the second half, with the quality of Keylor Navas, it is indeed guaranteed that no goals will be conceded. ”

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Manager Mauricio Pochettino also exclaimed after seeing the miraculous save.

He hurriedly applauded the players on the sidelines, then looked at the time, ready to give the order

Suddenly, Arsenal's attack made a mistake and Martinelli's dribbling was broken.

Pochettino's eyes moved, thinking that it was this time, and he quickly waved his big hand on the field, signaling that it was time to launch an attack, so as to catch Arsenal off guard.

That's how Pochettino adjusted in midfield, trying to break the deadlock with a change of pace.

Immediately, the formation of the big Paris surged out like a tide, causing extremely strong pressure on Arsenal's half-time instant.

The Arsenal defense obviously didn't realize the sudden acceleration of Paris in advance, and it was really a little caught off guard for a while.

However, goalkeeper Leno also reacted quickly,

He fell to the ground quickly, intercepted Mbappe's powerful low shot from the perimeter, and held the football firmly in his arms.

When coach Arsene Wenger saw this scene, he immediately became anxious and hurriedly instructed his disciples on the sidelines to stabilize the defense.

Although the score is still 0:0,

But half of the time has passed,

If you concede a goal again at this time, you are likely to lose the game.

For the next four minutes, the Parisian defence did not retreat again, and they kept pressing Arsenal's half-time attack.

Two crosses in a row almost made the goal.

Equation and his teammates have been tired of defending, but he has not lost his defense by chasing the pass.

The equation is still very awake, still paying attention to the gap behind his opponent.

This time, Grand Paris got a corner kick, Verratti took the corner, and then found Icardi at the back post with precision.

However, goalkeeper Leno moved quickly and slapped the ball out before Icardi got on the head.

The ball arced and landed in the penalty area.

At this time, Lacazette and Equation are on the periphery, Lacazette is a striker, and it is reasonable to stay on the perimeter and wait for an opportunity to counterattack. And the equation is purely that he doesn't want to fight for the top, and his stay in the penalty area will only add chaos to his teammates, so it is better to stay outside and wait for opportunities.

After the ball was shot by Leno, it fell right to the feet of Saka at the top of the arc, and he stabbed Lacazette not far away before he could be interfered with.

And the latter was being held tightly by Kimpembe, with no chance to turn around with the ball.

Just as Lacazette gritted his teeth, he felt that he could not help it, and he was about to be stabbed by Kimpembe's outstretched foot.

Seeing that Arsenal's quick counter-attack was about to be blocked.

between electric light and flint,

Two pink figures suddenly rushed out!

One is Martinelli on the left, and the other is the equation in the middle,

As fast as red lightning, the two of them sprinted towards the hinterland of Grand Paris!

Lacazette didn't have time to surprise and quickly hit Kimpembe with his back, and after knocking out of the space, he passed the ball to the nearest Martinelli.

And the speed of the equation is even faster, in the form of a straight red line, straight into the hinterland of Greater Paris!

Martinelli got the pass, but before the opponent could catch up, he decisively sent a pass forward.

With this pass, he used all the strength of his body,

The ball rolled against the turf at a rapid pace, rubbing against each other, and suddenly slid a beautiful diagonal arc in the final stages, chasing the number 10 jersey.

At the same time, because the ball drew an arc, it perfectly avoided the two defenders.

Arsenal formed a 1-on-2 tie up front.

Equation turned his head and glanced behind him. He gritted his teeth, it was not enough, his speed was not enough,

This ball is still close to being received.

We have to do everything we can!

His breath was almost burning, and he had used all his strength.

The next second, in everyone's astonished eyes,

I saw that Arsenal No. 10 suddenly accelerated again,

With an astonishing frequency of his feet, he suddenly ran out of the afterimage, leaving Meunier and Silva behind in an instant,

He was as fast as an arrow off the string, slamming into the deadliest part of PSG!

Then

Equation gets the pass first.

Under the desperate gaze of Meunier and Silva, he stabbed the ball in a second, but Navas was a step slower to strike, and the ball passed through his wicket and rolled towards the white line of the goal.

The equation was tripped and fell to the ground by Navas under the high-speed running,

This time, he fell and felt like he was about to fall apart, but his eyes still did not leave the direction of the goal.

"Enter, must enter."

The teammates endured the unfair penalty for most of the half, and finally created such a great opportunity

People live for that breath, and they must let their opponents get the end they deserve!

Meunier and Silva still didn't give up, they quickly got past the fallen Navas and the equation, and quickly chased after the football, trying to catch it at the last second.

However, it was already too late.

It was in the middle of the penalty area, and they couldn't catch up, and the ball rolled into the goal.

The Emirates Stadium was boiling in an instant, almost like an earthquake.

People shouted wildly and Arsenal finally broke the deadlock and led 1-0!

Meunier chased it until the last second, and it all crashed into the net.

When Navas saw the goal, he lowered his head and slowly crouched up.

Equation breathed a long sigh of relief, this time he finally didn't waste another chance to score.

It wasn't until his teammates rushed over in surprise that he smiled and sat up.

Immediately, Martinelli and Saka quickly picked up their captain from the ground, and everyone happily ran to the sidelines to celebrate the goal.

And in the Sky Sports studio,

The expression on Ron's face had become extremely exciting, and he almost jumped up by relying on the live broadcast replay.

Henry next to him was also very surprised, but after seeing the reaction of the commentary partner, he actually felt that he couldn't find a word to describe it, it was really the other party's expression was too rich and exaggerated.

“33.31km/h！ The top speed of the equation is 33.31 km/h. ”

Ron finally couldn't help but exclaim, he pointed to the screen excitedly and said loudly,

"This is the data that UEFA has just measured, OMG, audience friends, this speed is too exaggerated"

This is almost the same as not so long ago, when Son Heung-min faced Burnley in the first half, reaching 33.41km/h, while the equation was a little slower. But you must know that Fang did not debut as a winger, and the position has always been a midfielder. His final speed directly surpassed the other two, and this speed up was really incredible! ”

"New audience friends, you heard me right. Yes, trust your ears, the core of Arsenal is to play as a midfielder. ”

(End of chapter)