"On the evening of April 12th, BJ time, the draw ceremony for the 2012-13 UEFA Champions League semi-finals was held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. The four teams that reached the semi-finals drew their respective opponents, Arsenal and Dortmund. They will compete with the two La Liga teams to qualify for the finals. After the semi-final draw, the latest odds issued by mainstream European betting companies show that the two La Liga teams Real Madrid and Barcelona are still the two most promising favorites.
After the semi-final draw was announced, Bwin, a well-known sports betting company in Europe, immediately updated the winning odds. Real Madrid became the favorite to win the championship at 1 to 3, but the British company William Hill was more optimistic that Barcelona could win the final crown. The lowest odds of 2.87 to 1 were offered.
In terms of third and fourth place, the two companies have surprisingly consistent views: Arsenal is the third favorite at 5.6 to 1, and Dortmund is last at 6.5 to 1..."
There are almost two weeks until the start of the game, and all parties have already begun to promote and hype it in full swing.
Regarding the reunion between Barcelona and Arsenal, even "The Times" believes that the La Liga giants have a greater chance of winning.
“This season, Barcelona has 5 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses in 10 Champions League games, scoring 18 goals and conceding 10 goals;
Arsenal had 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, scoring 19 goals and conceding 13 goals.
The gap between the two sides is not very big, and it can be seen that both teams suffer from serious star dependence. Messi accounted for 8 of Barcelona's 18 goals, while Lin Yun accounted for 7 of Arsenal's 19 goals. In this respect, the two sides are considered to be a tie, but in terms of past record, Barcelona obviously has more experience in the Champions League semi-finals.
From the 2002-2003 season to the present, Barcelona has only missed the Champions League once, reaching the top 16 twice, the top 8 once, the top four three times, and winning the championship three times; Arsenal failed to advance from the group once, and entered the top 16 four times and won the championship three times. Top 8, 1 top 4, 1 runner-up.
In terms of player value, Messi, Iniesta, and Cesc Fabregas have all entered the global T10, while Arsenal does not even have a player in the top 20.
All things considered, Barcelona obviously has a greater advantage..."
"AS" and "Marca" even sentenced Arsenal and Dortmund to death early.
"Wenger is unfortunate. If he can draw Dortmund, he and his team may still hope to enter the final and equal his best Champions League result. But it is a pity that now he can only watch one game at his doorstep. El Clasico in the Champions League final..."
Most of London was wailing.
Although the slogan of revenge has been launched, most people are actually very pessimistic. The general premonition is that old grudges have not yet been avenged, and new grudges will be added...
In such a depressing atmosphere, Arsenal continued its league journey.
On April 13, Arsenal faced Norwich City at home.
Wenger continued to use the formation that defeated Juventus in the away game, focusing on experimenting with his two forwards.
Judging from the results of that game, this formation was not actually a success, because although it won, the small victory with 1 goal was full of chance. In addition, Juventus was suppressed almost the entire second half of the game, so most people Not optimistic about this formation.
Who would have known that after this 4-4-2 was repeated in the league, the Gunners would have a crushing game.
At the beginning of the game, Ramsey and Walcott flew on both wings, tearing apart the opponent's defense from both sides.
In the 20th minute, Ramsey picked a pass from the ribs of the penalty area. Giroud stopped the ball on his chest and swept it to the goal. Lin Yun easily pushed and shot through the net.
Five minutes later, Walcott passed the ball in from almost the same position on the other side of the penalty area. Lin Yun calmly passed the opponent's defender and returned the favor, giving Giroud a nanny-style assist.
Giroud didn't waste the opportunity and easily pushed the ball into the goal.
2-0.
Arsenal continued to hit hard in the second half.
In the 58th minute, Arteta's long shot was blocked, and Lin Yun made a follow-up shot, expanding the score to 3-0.
After this goal, Wenger replaced Lin Yun, but substitute Cazorla was the icing on the cake, making the score 4-0.
Arsenal is in hot form and has won three consecutive games recently.
During the same period, top-ranked Manchester United and Manchester City also defeated their opponents 2-0 and 1-0 respectively, and the top three in the league remained unchanged.
Lin Yun has scored 9 goals in four games in the league, plus 7 goals in the Champions League. He has scored 16 goals for Arsenal since joining.
The question at the joining ceremony, "Van Persie scored 10 goals in his first season at Arsenal, how many do you think you can score?" became a joke.
Although Van Persie is still in hot form and is the strongest contender for the Premier League Golden Boot this season, if compared to his first season, he is not even worthy of carrying Lin Yun's shoes.
General Fan also answered the question about Lin Yun head-on for the first time in the interview.
"The Premier League is a very competitive league. It is not easy to score goals here. Lin is very good and it took almost no time to adapt to this place. This is very valuable, but he is still very young. What he needs to do most at the moment is to maintain his stability……"
Talking about stability to a player who has scored in ten consecutive games is obviously a joke.
In 4 Champions League games, two national team games, and 4 league games, Lin Yun has scored in every game. Not to mention England, the whole of Europe is paying attention to when he will stop scoring goals.
On April 16, in the 34th round of the Premier League, Arsenal played against Everton.
Lin Yun started again, but this time his partner on the front line was Podolski.
The game was very stalemate at one time. Neither side got many chances in the first half. Lin Yun's performance seemed a bit sluggish, and all three of his shots missed.
The beginning of the second half was almost a continuation of the first half. Just when Everton's defenders were complacent and thought they had successfully accomplished something that their counterparts at Bayern and Juventus had failed to do, Lin Yun suddenly broke out.
In the 71st minute, Wilshere passed through the middle. Lin Yun almost drove the ball to the goal in a rampant manner, and sent the ball into the dead center of the goal with a light kick.
Two minutes later, substitute Giroud sent a wonderful pass. Lin Yun calmly passed the defender and hit the ball into the upper right corner of the goal, scoring twice again.
What made him hate it was that as soon as the goal was scored, Wenger replaced him in a hurry...
"Only Arsene Wenger can stop Lin Yun from scoring goals" has become a hot meme that has swept the entire European football world. Arsenal has contributed another fresh joke to everyone, but compared to the previous ones that made Nana fans feel a loss of face. What a joke, the gunman is somewhat arrogant this time.
Everyone knows that Wenger is gathering strength for the upcoming Champions League semi-finals. Naturally, they will not blame him for being impersonal. Instead, they are more looking forward to whether a suppressed Lin Yun will explode in the game against Barcelona.
On April 19, the 35th round of the Premier League was also Arsenal’s last game before the Champions League semi-finals. The Gunners challenged Fulham away.
Lin Yun sat on the bench this time.
Behind them, Chelsea and Tottenham are pressing harder. The task of competing for the fourth place this season has not yet been completed, but Wenger is now focused on the Champions League. If it were not for maintaining his condition, he would have wanted to send a full substitute to play today.
As a result, despite deliberate efforts to hide their clumsiness, the two sides fought until the 75th minute, still 0-0.
At this time, Wenger waved his hand and let Lin Yun come on.
Lin Yun's fans were so angry that they almost vomited blood.
"It's only fifteen minutes. You have to interrupt Lin Yun's continuous scoring streak to feel comfortable, right?"
"Sure enough, Wenger is Lin Yun's biggest enemy."
"Old thief, you and I have nothing to do with each other!"
"What are you thinking? Fifteen minutes is not enough? Who are you looking down on?"
Lin Yun is still confident that he can continue to score goals today, but I don't know if the "super substitute" played a role. Even Wenger couldn't stop him from scoring a hat trick today.
In the 77th minute, a volley from a small angle broke the net.
In the 86th minute, he successfully countered offside and scored with a shot.
In the 93rd minute, after receiving a corner kick from Arteta, he pushed the ball into the blind corner...
Suarez, who is now very popular in Leeds and is both a father and a mother, only scored 4 goals in 13 games in his first season in the Premier League, while Lin Yun has only scored 10 goals in 10 games for Arsenal since his debut. Scored 21 goals, plus 9 goals for the national team, his data has reached 30 goals in 12 games.
The strongest rising star, well deserved.
Just when everyone was exclaiming who could stop Lin Yun, the Champions League semifinals finally arrived.
